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One of the classic adventure themes which start: "You are on a path leading through a dark wood."

The aim is to find a scroll with clues to how to go on and find a map.

There are, of course, a selection of hostile monsters in the wood, and treasure here and there.

The player is invited to choose one of five characters, each with a different mixture of strength, luck, dexterity, constitution and charm, and these are used in a complex calculation to decide who wins fights with the monsters.

After a lengthy but easy loading, a very attractive three-dimensional picture of a primrose path and trees and mountains appears, scrolling to the usual adventure-style prompts.

I hit a few snags though. On one occasion I plodded steadily north repeatedly finding the same hole in the ground. Another time I went on and on and on, and found nothing. Curved space, perhaps.

The instructions on the insert are mind-bogglingly comprehensive.

H.C.