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More and more software houses are bringing out their own budget labels, the latest in line is Creative Sparks with their Sparklers label. They've done it in the Americana mould and brought out old games but at a cheaper price. This game in particular, though, hasn't been previously released.

You become a hero who is known around town as the White Viper because of the large white snake on your family's coat of arms. While you were out walking one day you saw an evil spirit come along and snatch your beautiful wife away. So being the gallant knight you are, it's off to get your armour only to find that it has been taken.

There are five parts to successfully completing the game. The first of which is probably the easiest I have ever encountered. You are in the forest with the princess and you must stop the evil spirits from getting her and your armour, by chopping them up with your sword. You gain an extra life for every spirit killed. But seven lives is the maximum you can get.

The next thing you must do is capture a trusty steed so you can set off in pursuit of your true love. This is done by fencing him in with bits of the perimeter fence - but watch out, for every so often out comes an evil spirit and it's bye-bye to your fence. Be careful because every bit of fence is precious if you're hoping to catch that steed. This isn't too tricky but can start to get tedious after a while.

The next section though, had me completely flummoxed. How you are actually meant to complete this is beyond me. You have now mounted your horse and must jump across the lake from island to island collecting bits of armour. How far you jump depends on how long you keep the fire button depressed, and as if that wasn't hard enough there is a nice little swamp fairy who is more than willing to send back to scratch.

The last two parts of the game are feeding time and the rescue but I could not manage to get up to these and I doubt if you will either.

White Viper is nothing special and has nothing that makes it especially interesting. In all fairness, I can't see any reason for anyone to buy it other than the price.