my granddad came home from the war a changed man. he was bitter, quick to anger and aggressive. he'd grown to hate animals too. should a dog yap, he'd rush to kick it.

how does one discuss such a person without being exploitative? perhaps we frame him as a product of external forces, a war perhaps, in effect making him blameless. I like to remember him with the aphorism, "you can't kick every barking dog."

Pink Gator is a good name for a band I reckon. Stuck for a band name? Go on, call yourselves Pink Gator, I don't mind. Or Panda Punch. Something involving animals at least.

Features:

• Full colour
  
• Interactive menu
  
• Bosses and enemies
  
• Sophisticated Mode7 & effects
  
• Lots of noise
  
• Battery-backed memory saves the extraordinary progress of our young heroine
  
• Excellent fun for one player