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Och aye, 'tis a terrible story; one fit tae tickle the sporran of many an Oric owner. Did ye not know that over the centuries Nessie has evolved into a vicious man-eating beastie?

Not only that but there's more than one of them and an unacceptable number of tourists are being eaten.

In this game your job is to keep the number of Nessies down to a reasonable level. But how do you kill a Loch Ness Monster? Apparently you can harpoon them like whales or drop a poisoned fish on them.

The screen displays a map of the loch with areas of shore, water and vegetation. Also displayed are many fish, some normal some poisoned. The player sets off in his wee boat in search of his monstrous quarry.

Exterminating them is no easy business. With the harpoon you must hit them head on, otherwise they merely fragment and cause you even more problems. A more efficient method is to get them to eat poisoned fish. Unfortunately, you must pass over 25 ordinary fish before being awarded a poisoned one.

The graphics in this game are not fantastic, but then what Oric game does amaze you graphically? The monsters are long squiggly lines and the different areas of water, land and weed are clearly distinguishable.

The sound, though, is quite good. The opening tune is that old favourite about racing someone to the 'bonny, bonny banks of' curiously 'Loch Lomond'.

The boat makes a good chugging noise and a clever blocked sound when stuck in the weeds.