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This is yet another program from Mastertronic which proves that cheap does not always equal nasty.

There have been one or two sheepdog-type programs before but in general they were pretty dire. This game has got it right and provides all the irritation and frustration of dealing with the mindless wool machines that I remember from my days on the farm. Actually, the game does not have a rural setting but, as the title implies, is set in the future on the planet Andromadous.

The task is very much in the sheepdog vein as your droid has to round up the six Ramboids in twenty caverns within a time limit and tae them in correct order to be transported back to Earth.

Each cavern consists of a maze of tunnels which your droid can fly around, dig himself down to allow Ramboids to pass over him or tunnel through walls. Each operating mode is selected by pressing the fire button and, by holding the fire button down, you will be shown the location of each remaining Ramboid.

Before you can actually begin to round up the flock, you have to get from the bottom of the screen to the top, past hundreds of 'wild' Ramboids who obstruct your path. This seemingly simple task can be annoyingly frustrating. A nice touch is that, at the start of each game, you can enter a password which will allow you to begin on the screen you last achieved access to.

An action-packed mind-boggler at a great price.