Story: There is no story here. Just a series of four shooting mini games that you use the Light Phaser with. On each stage you must shoot a required number of targets and if you shoot less than that number then it is game over.

In the first stage you must shoot birds, in the second stage the targets are balloons and blimps, the third stage you have to hit balls that are running through a tunnel system before they leave the screen and the last stage is set in space where you must blast spaceships equipped with shields.

I think there are 24 rounds in total, although I cannot confirm this, the stages repeat themselves over the course of the game only they get harder. The enemies become faster and some of them start moving in different patterns.

Rating = N/A

Graphics: The graphics are a mixed bag really. The backgrounds for the levels are some of the most simple I've seen for the system. The hot air balloons in the ariel attack stage are dreadful and look as though they were made in minutes using Paint. Despite the simplicity of the backgrounds they are very vibrant and colourful and once I was concentrating on shooting the targets I hardly noticed their shortcomings. Also, it makes the sprites stand out a lot more so they are not getting lost in the background.

Although the backgrounds are very basic the sprites used in the game are completely different. They are excellently drawn and their animation is quite good too. It's a shame this kind of effort wasn't put into the backgrounds though.

Rating = 6/10

Sound: The in game music is okay, very mediocre but it suits the game quite well and you don't tend to notice it once you are concentrating on the screen. The game has very few sound effects due to its simplicity as I only noticed gunshots and explosions but these are well produced.

Rating = 6/10

Controls: Well, not much I can really put here apart from aim the gun and pull the trigger to fire. Whilst playing I noticed all my shots were accurate so you can't blame a poor performance on the software as such.

Rating = 9/10

Playability: The game is quite entertaining despite it not being one of the best shooting games for the system. There is an impressive amount of variety in each of the four stages which helped to sustain my interest. It is quite challenging and there are plenty of cool graphical touches such as the holes that appear in the background of the stage whenever you miss a shot and the way the balloons get knocked away by the blasts from your weapon. It is things like this that make it a more interesting shooter.

The only downsides are with only four different stages it doesn't take long for things to get dull and I was soon putting it away to play other games. Also the game becomes more of a memory test than a game where skillful reflexes are needed in the later stages.

Rating = 7/10

Value for money: The game itself can be rather hard as the difficulty level increases very rapidly. I found it to be round 6, in one of the ball maze levels, when I started to realize that it wasn't going to be easy and consequently lost. I have no problems with playing a game through again and again to try and beat my record but this one is ultimately boring and I can't see anyone playing it for more than a few days once the novelty has worn off.

Rating = 4/10

Rarity: I bought my copy, complete, for £3.99 in an independent games store about six years ago so back then it was quite a good price. Nowadays I wouldn't want to pay more than £2 - £2.50 for it.

It is fairly uncommon and I haven't seen it in a Gamestation store but I would assume they would sell it within the region of £1.99 to £3.99.

The best place to get this would be ebay. A few copies surface every month and you would be looking at a price of 99p to £4 for a complete copy.

Rating = N/A

Overall: A fun game that just gets a bit tedious over time. Certainly not one of the best Light Phaser games. Unless you are getting it for a collection I would recommend getting Operation Wolf or Space Gun first.

Rating = 6/10