At last an education game for youngsters that really can be fun for the family. You're given a word at the top of the screen which is hidden twice amongst a jumble of letters. You have to find that word, using a joystick or keys to position a 'window' around it. You then fire: and if you get it right, lots of little men jump around at the bottom of the screen. A wrong answer or choosing the decoy word (there's only one of those) makes a little man fall down.

But the game has a number of variations; like not displaying the word you're looking for, and bringing in four-letter words (they're all clean). A tougher section is the mixture of three and four-letter words.

Word Feud is also designed for one or two players. Single players can challenge the frog or butterfly which steadily eat the letters whilst you're trying to figure the word out. You lose if they manage to eat both words. For two players, there's two windows and a more competitive edge.

The bumph claims that Word Feud has a 750-word vocabulary, so the game shouldn't become predictable. The letters are large and clear; and the graphics are good (especially the frog). Shame about the incessant pulsing sound - but you can turn that off.

This is a good game for parents and children to play together. Whether it's educational or not is a different matter. It's fun, it's well thought out and has more than one facet. Good use of function keys too.