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You'd have to be plumb crazy not to try this game - it looks really good. You'd also have to be plumb stupid not to score at least 50,000 points on your second attempt.

Perhaps I'm being fussy, but Plumb Crazy just isn't enough of a challenge. I really enjoyed the first three or four screens, but by the fifth I was running out of steam... and I hadn't even lost a life!

The idea is quite compelling. At the top of the screen on the right is a tank which threatens to explode unless pressure is reduced by connecting it to a relief valve on the other side of the display.

You control the plumber as he selects various bits of pipe from a store at the bottom of the screen, and joins them in a line to connect the valve and the tank.

Unfortunately there are a number of rocks lying in the way, so the pipe has to twist and turn to reach its destination. In extreme cases, rocks may be dynamited to make way for the pipe, but there is a strictly limited amount of explosive available.

The number of rocks increases as you progress, so you need to build up a stock of dynamite for later stages. If you make a mistake and want to remove a length of pipe, a spanner is available. However, grabbing the spanner means you have to drop the length of pipe you are carrying.

There is also a resident ghost who makes periodic appearances, crossing the screen from right to left. It seems to be fairly intelligent. but is very easy to avoid.

Nice game with nice graphics, but too easy by half.