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Romantic Robot were a company more associated with hardware, but their first release was a fine game and well worth a mention. At the beginning, it looks as though you are about to take part in a race. Four maggots line up and an ant fires a starting pistol, but three of the maggots race off and become your extra lives. Now you realise that you are infact at the start of a maze game. Apart from winding your way towards the exit, you need to ensure that your maggot keeps his energy up by feasting on the snacks that litter the trail. You know, the sort of grub that you can always find in your average garden maze: milshakes and cups of tea. What's more, there are other nasty obstacles in your way which will require the correct objects to ovecome. Although it is essentially an old fashioned maze game, there are enough bright ideas to keep you hooked.

WRIGGLER
Romantic Robot / £5.95

Ross: Romantic Robot's not a name I'd come across before, so I was very pleasantly surprised by this game. You're a contestant in the Annual Maggot Marathon, so all you have to do is wriggle your way to the finish.
The area of play covers 256 screens and features a whole geography of distinctly different landscapes, each with its own problems. You start the race with three competitors but they soon head off in different directions. You have the choice of following them or making your own way. The paths you follow are bordered by multi-coloured foliage - similar species to those growing in Sabre Wulf. All the time you're racing, your energy decreases, so you must either eat or become just another pile of bones in the lonely wastes. Food, in the form of ice creams or cups of tea can be picked up and eaten whenever you're on your last legs (legs? maggots? Oh, well! Ed.).
Two varieties of ants and spiders lurk within the leaves - the first are relatively harmless, but watch out for the others, they're deadly.
The graphics are very good if a little sparse but they do become repetitive and the game plays on the slow side. All in all, a respectable runner-up rather than a winner. 3/5

Dave: A very original game with fun graphics, but it's a touch slow to play There's a large area to explore but illogical layout makes mapping difficult. 3½/5

Roger: I'd like to say this was rotten to the core but you won t worm it out of me ...