KNIGHT RIDER a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. For those of you that can remember this 1980's series and always wanted to be that man who didn't exist, here's your chance with a game that does exist.

However, like all those 1980's programmes that you loved back then, when you watch them now they look rather comical and insubstantial and this game suffers from the same traits.

The game has all the characters from that series: Michael Knight (of course), Devon Miles and April Curtis and they help you throughout the game to stop Michael's crazy brother, Gareth, and his evil plot.

The game starts with a training mission that sees you flying around a track as fast as you can and then driving on two wheels before using your turbo boost to jump across gaps the standard stuff for a super car like KITT.

Once the training is over with, which gives you a feel for the controls of the car, it's straight into your first mission to stop a speeding car from a bank robbery.

From this point the game sees you burning rubber to different locations trying to piece together Gareth's plan.

Once you complete each mission then the next part of the story is revealed and all this culminates in a battle with Gareth and KARR, the evil prototype for KITT, in an oil refinery.

So all the elements are there for an excellent game, spread over ten missions the only problem is the missions are too short and before you know it you've destroyed KARR (or at least sent him to a watery grave) and the game is over.

The graphics are reasonably well presented, with KITT looking like I remember, and the driving scenes are exciting enough, if too short.

There are some puzzles scattered throughout certain levels, which require you to use some of KITT's special equipment to get from one area to the next.

However, you don't need to be a Mensa super brain to work them out.

The sounds are pretty realistic and the music fits in well but the keyboard controls make it difficult to drive the car with any degree of accuracy and there doesn't appear to be the ability to use a PC steering wheel.

I admit I enjoyed what there was of the game but with a little more thought it could've been more engaging and the levels should certainly have been longer.

The chases ended without me having to do very much, I just had to chase baddies either into the hands of the police or into a mine shaft and that completes the mission.

But it might've been better if I'd had to catch them and run them off the road rather than just chase them for some specified distance.

While the concept is certainly a welcome one, when you complete the game you may feel like you've wasted your money.

However, the game is ten quid less than most new releases.

Perhaps the developers recognise the game is too short? Anyway, if you're in your mid to late 20's and want a game that'll take you back to when you were a child for just a few hours then this could be for you.

Rating: 3/5