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"Never, never, under any circumstances trust a game with the words Super and Simulator in the title," my old grandad used to say to me. He would never have been taken for a ride by Super Scramble Simulator.

The race against the clock is split into five sections, each containing three different courses to test your skill as a ride: leaping massive obstacles in a single bound. Trenches, though only six inches deep, throw you completely: go too fast and you're in the grass; too few revs and the engine dies between your legs leaving you literally over a barrel.

But disappointingly no bodies fly, and no machinery is smashed. If you can't be a rubber neck, what's the point of motor sport? Gameplay is tricky and slow, with controls too closely grouped. Everything is done on the joystick and, since simultaneous actions are often required, life is not easy.

Graphics are functional and unimaginative. As usual, Ben Daglish, who did the marvellous music for HATE, has put together a great audio track, but £9.95 for an audio tape is just too much to ask.

Neither an original theme, nor imaginatively handled. Full price? Forget it.

Clear five stages.

Suppose so.

Graphics 46%
N. Unexciting.

Sonics 84%
P. Superb tune, as you'd expect from Ben D.
N. Dull sound effects.

Grab Factor 22%
N. Far too fiddly.

Staying Power 43%
P. Plenty of stages.
N. But that's not enough to grab anyone.

Overall 39%
I've had more interesting headaches.