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Every now and then our crafty Editor tries to catch me out by giving me a game with no instructions or anything; this was one of those. The game is so good however that it virtually seduces you into playing it without any need for mere words. I resisted giving it top marks because I had to save something for its big brother, reviewed later on...

On your screen is displayed The Grid which has been invaded by zippy centipedal Droids and their cronies the Zappers which project mutating Pods onto the intersections of your Grid. You, the lone Gridrunner, must laser the Droids and the Pods whilst avoiding the projection beams of the Zappers, before the Droids finally zip their way down the Grid and destroy you.

Not an easy task, I can tell you. You can move your Gridrunner horizontally; and halfway vertically too, but no higher. Extremely fast action, good sonics and super graphics which become really wild as the game hots up. The way the graphics move makes it a visual treat even for a beginner. I found the sonics had a creepy metallic quality which all true aliens must possess. Yummy!