LET’S begin with something gentle, and not too challenging. If you’re tiring
of holiday turkey leftovers, however, then Sheep (Empire Interactive,
£29.99 on the PC and Sony PlayStation) is likely to make you sick of lamb
as well. It takes its cue from entertaining yet frustrating puzzlers such as
Lemmings. So the premise is very simple: herd a defenceless flock of
sheep across a series of terrains—farmyards, abattoirs,
discotheques—back to their home planet. You had, of course, realised that
sheep are intelligent visitors from space sent to observe us? Fun, but annoying
when your flock dashes out in…
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