People we don’t care about doing things we can’t believe

Johnny and Adam - two LA-based teenaged surfer dudes - discover they are in actual fact crown princes of the Asian kingdom Patusan. Following an unprovoked ninja attack, Johnny's latent martial arts prowess manifests, while Adam realises he can manipulate certain events in his environment via the controls of his SEGA Game Gear handheld console. Vital aptitudes that will stand them in good stead for defeating the wickedly corrupt Colonel Chi who has made a career out of suppressing the downtrodden folk under his rule.

Would you believe that Surf Ninjas, box office bomb extraordinaire, spawned a computer game for the Amiga, CD32 and DOS-based PCs? Published in 1994 by Capstone, with Creative Edge at the coalface shovelling pixels, it's unsurprisingly a member of the crowded beat 'em up genre. Well, that's what they'd have you believe long enough to part with your £30 or thereabouts. You'll see.