A submarine snore

ALIENS meet Rise of the Robots and X-COM: Terror from the Deep in this disappointing new Infogrames action simulation set during the run-up to World War II.

The date is January 1937 and you are Lieutenant Ryan, third-in-command of the secret service submarine HMS Victoria which has been sent on an operation to the South Pole. Operation 'Polaris' rescues a young Norwegian explorer, Bjorn Hamsun, and picks up two mysterious crates which had been trapped under the ice.

In the operation, however, the second in command, Lieutenant O'Leary, is feared dead (you step in to fill his shoes) and Hamsun's father remains trapped in his frozen prison. Hamsun himself remains in deep shock and in a state of mental agitation.

After being attacked by enemy ships, the hold of the submarine catches fire and, upon investigating, Ryan and the ship's commander, Captain Lloyd, discover that the ice around the crates has thawed. Before they realise what is happening, however, a huge tentacle reaches out from the cell door and whisks Captain Lloyd to his demise.

Before long, you are faced with a deadly monster that looks like a cross between a robot and the creatures from Alien and Species - without the slobbering mouth.

Your job now is to not only stay alive, but to guide the submarine to safety and prevent the creature from falling into enemy hands - a daunting and dangerous task.