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Vortex is yet another very cleverly written game from Software Invasion, who are really building a reputation for themselves in the writing of graphical games for the BBC Micro. This game uses high-resolution graphics and is in black and white.

As you fly through space, with alien spacecraft attacking you from all sides, you must deploy laser torpedoes to destroy the aliens, while trying to avoid the asteroids and space debris which hurtle towards you. The feature that makes this game stand out is the way in which objects appear to get larger as they move towards you, only to shrink away again as they move away [This seems to be almost a trademark of Software Invasion - Ed].

This game is a very good example of its kind but suffers perhaps from the absence of any colour, while the game itself offers little in the way of variety.