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Incentive Software have created the Medallion label through which to present the best adventure submitted to them using their Graphic Adventure Creator.

Winter Wonderland is a nicely seasonal offering. It will give you a warm glow as you struggle through ice and snow on your computer, your central heating combating the chill of the real ice and snow outside.

You are supposed to be meeting a Russian Archeologist in Tibet, to visit a 'dig' which is believed to hold evidence of civilisation which has advanced independently, but at the same rate as Mankind. Flying a Cessna to the lower slopes of the Himalayas, you run into a snowstorm and crash land. Staggering from your wrecked plane, you start the adventure...

As you trudge through the snow, you come across a hidden path that leads to Shangri La, an ice city of golden paths. They seem to be expecting you at the local hotel, so you shack up there and take a stroll around. Being penniless, you're unable to take in the tourist attractions, like the ski-ing and ice-skating, nor can you buy any souvenirs in the impressive shopping centre over the ice-bridge.

Now, if only you could find a creditcard somewhere... Perhaps then you would be able to buy some super-glue, a book or two. Who knows, you might soon form an idea, and do something useful with them!

This is a pleasant adventure, with plenty of snowy scenes, although, happily for response times, there isn't a picture at every location. The vocab could have been a bit more comprehensive, or failing that, some more informative messages on your words might have been provided. Scoring is out of 100, and points are awarded for solving the puzzles, which take you deeper into the game.

The GAC performs well in this adventure, although its worst feature shows - the noticeably delayed response when it is searching for words that don't exist. Overpriced for a Utility adventure (£4.95 would have been more reasonable) nevertheless, it should give hours of amusement when it is too cold to venture outside into the real thing!