With what passes for summer in the UK (we just had a sunny weekend...), a young man's thoughts turn inevitably to love, Quake and fragging. Kona's latest deathmatch offering for Quake2 satisfies two out of these three, and that ain't bad at all. In fact, in this case, it's rather good.

Worlds Between The Margin is a very tight level indeed. It's built around a single, tall atrium with several passageways and staircases wrapped around it, winding upwards. At the very top a sturdy bridge spans the gulf, linking the two final routes to the summit. This is the perfect place to sit and rest, dangle your legs over the side, and maybe lob a grenade or five into any one of a number of tempting holes.

At many points during your dash to the top, the passageways open back out on to the main chamber, often with assorted ledges and platforms jutting out over the drop. These can be used to shortcut some of the corridors, and it's easy to jump across the whole atrium in places - especially with height on your side. It gets truly insane with the addition of four teleporters (two 2-way systems).

"Faster movement than a nun's first curry," as they say.

In fact, the amount of connectivity that is provided for a level of this size sometimes makes it feel like you're playing the Lithium mod. On speed. Some will see this as a negative point, as it reduces those clever, tactical route considerations you can usually employ to gain an advantage over your opponent. On the other hand, the sheer speed at which you can tear round the level is great fun if you're in the mood for it.

The hard-hitters for this level are the railgun (as always), rocket launcher and super-shotgun. Supporting fire comes in the multi-barreled, ammo-guzzling form of my beloved chaingun, and the bouncetastic grenade launcher. The RG sits at the very top of the level. It's on one side of the bridge, whilst a YA lies on the other side; fine prizes to reward your dangerous ascent. The Mega-Health is found tucked away in an alcove at ground level ... but watch out for those pineapples.

From an architecture point-of-view, this is classic Kona stuff. There's a fresh look provided through good use of Lunaran's lovely Q3A LunDoom texture set - plenty of shiny metal which suits the soft blue and yellow lighting very well. Excellent visuals and atmosphere here.

Just a couple of niggles, though. The first is a HoM error which, if you're standing in the right position, allows you to see through a wall right across the map. If you've got the railgun too, it's a terrific but unfair ambush opportunity as you wait for your opponent to stick their head round the far wall. Secondly, some of the hallways are very cramped indeed, so you tend to bounce off bits of architecture as you rattle along on your merry way. Fortunately, these points don't really detract too much from what is otherwise a solid DM level.

Another high speed, don't-dare-blink fragfest from Kona. At this rate, he'll owe me a new mouse and keyboard.