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Wizadore is another in a long line of recent 'arcade adventures'. This one is from Imagine, a new name in BBC software but well established for other micros. Wizadore is a serious competitor to Micro Power's Castle Quest. The graphics are good and well thought out and the game is as much a challenge as Castle Quest.

The object of Wizadore is to manoeuvre a wizard about the screen, collecting three scrolls and a sword, and to destroy the evil dragon Smaun. The only drawback with this game, and the reason I gave it four stars instead of five, are the poor key layout, and the difficulty in picking up objects. To move your wizard left and right you must use the corresponding cursor keys. A and Z move up and down with Shift for fire and Delete to pick up objects. For those of us who aren't left-handed this can be very tricky to master, and even after playing it for some time now I still cannot control the wizard properly.

Imagine are running a competition, like Micro Power, in which £100 can be won each month up until the end of August. Overall, the game was fun to play but frustrating to master. If you can cope with the awkward keys then buy it!