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This program closely resembles the well-loved caterpillar game, albeit with differeing participants.

You heroically endeavour to wipe out the sundry occupants of a field of mushrooms. The arch-protagonist is a worm which weaves its way down the screen.

If you shoot it, some of its segments are destroyed and turn into mushrooms and the beast splits into smaller, faster worms.

To annoy you, a noisy eagle flaps around trying to get you. Kill it for a random bonus.

From time to time a tarantula spider will amble across the bottom of the screen. You can't kill it but it can certainly sort you out.

The mayhem is increased by a scorpion which creeps across the screen turning mushrooms into white poisonous ones. If the worm hits one of these, it moves straight down the screen.

The occasional mosquito appears to replenish the mushrooms in the field.

The animation and design of the creatures are brilliant and the overall pace of the game is fast. As you score increases, things get faster, busier, noisier and meaner.

A freeze game option is available so that you can get a coffee and you can disable the sound if desired.

On the minus side, the instructions were barely adequate.

A.W.