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The most compulsive games are usually the simplest in concept. Be warned: this game is no exception.

Remember the Sieddabs? We battled them in Hewson's last effort, 3D Space Wars. Well, they're back with a vengeance. Their armour division has to protect the priceless di-lithium crystals from light fingered Spectrum owners.

You must rush around the grid and grab as many as you can before enemy droids line you up in their sights. Each cluster of jewels is in a pattern, and each jewel must be grabbed before you can progress to the next, and more hostile Sieddabs. A clock is ticking away, only replenished by grabbing red crystals.

Simple? It is. But don't let this fool you. This is one of the most difficult and compulsive I have ever played. Having stayed up all night I can report that I have cleared the first screen! Only seven more to go...

The most maddening aspect is that when you lose a life, all crystals are replaced. In fact, this game requires a different strategy to any other game I have played. Instead of watching your man you must keep an eye on the Androids who patrol the edges of the screen. An excellent game which I will still be playing months from now.

T.B.