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Sweet take on a race game as players swap the cockpit for a penguin and glide across the ice to their destination part of the course. Cheeky sea lions pop up though and players must avoid them, the holes in the ice and even the fish they frivolously toss in your direction. Not all is to be avoided though and a discerning eye is a must to determine if it’s a hole in the ice or a welcome flag to give bonus points or even a brief respite through a period of flight.

Plenty of tributes to its mighty back catalogue in game for the discerning gamer. Taking out tanks that appear in the maze means keeping a keen eye out for where they will appear, if in control of the skirmish. Otherwise it means grabbing those freeze power ups or blasting a whole in the maze to sit in, perhaps even behind camouflage.

The penguin protagonists look like they have escaped from Pengo as they work together to get to the exit. Team work is a must as both penguins need to escape the level in order to progress.

Absolute classic gameplay assures Bomber Man a place in the gaming hall of fame. Simple graphics suit the fast pace perfectly as later 3D attempts remonstrated. Multiplayer is where this comes into its own.

Delightful chip tunes add a cheery, medieval banquet feel to the old school platform action. The hero is a pixelated Robin Hood look-a-like who nimbly negotiates moving platform lifts to collect the keys to clear the cavernous levels.