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This is a game with a scenario like one of those awful old horror films that some people like to watch on TV when they're too tired to go to bed.

The cast features killer tomatoes, manic mushrooms and psycho swedes, all gunning for the hero Smiffy. He's a humble lad who's trying to make a living by pulling up the weeds in a cabbage patch. He earns £100 per weed, but loses £25 if he accidentally uproots a cabbage.

The first screen is a display of green cabbages on a black background. Smiffy's very nicely animated figure strolls round the scrolling landscape trying to get the weeds which sporadically appear.

But he also has to avoid the grim-looking tomatoes who'll chew him up given half a chance. It's not too difficult as they are pretty dumb fruit. When Smiffy's first day's work is done he goes back to face the additional problem of those psycho swedes. These are of a similar rotund shape, but are yellow and look much happier with their lot in life. However, they're no more intelligent and don't pose too much of a problem.

Neither do the purple manic mushrooms which are the next hazard, although they do seem to have a little more grey matter.

Revenge is graphically very attractive and the scrolling is exceptionally smooth. Control is easy with the user-defined keys. There are ten skill levels and some good sound effects. But the game is disappointing because there is not enough for you to do. Even at the fastest levels you're still waiting to be excited.