Undercover Babes lacks many of the subtleties of the original Qix or its numerous variations (newer re-hashings such as California Sexy and X-Men: The Last Stand Mindmaze add multiple enemies and power-ups, for instance) and it's easier than most, too. However, the all-important ladies you're rewarded with are sharp, attractive and, erm, varied. Presentation errs on the minimal side, with the lack of any audio compounding the simplicity of the visuals. This is complicated further by the comparatively random nature of the flux's movement – it regularly changes direction and length. Secondly, there's a mysterious energy flux also wandering round the levels, which spells certain death if it touches your line of light before a section has been completed. Firstly, re-crossing the light line that you lay is as much a no-no as it was back in the days of Tron's light cycles. Whilst the concept is simple enough, it's complicated by two things. Repeat until you've claimed a sufficient percentage of the screen and you'll complete the level and reveal the girl in all her glory. Completely surround a section and not only do you 'own' that isolated percentage of the grid, you'll also reveal a section of the naked lady beneath. The challenge is a variant of arcade classic Qix, and charges you with claiming sections of the screen by tracing a line of light around it with your yellow cursor.
Okay, so you don't actually get vaporised (unless your handset has a particularly dodgy battery) but your in-game avatar might. Yet the latter is exactly what faces those brave enough to seek the titular prize of Babes Uncovered. Intimidating as these dangers are, they have not, on the whole, tended to be life-threatening or included the opportunity to be vaporised by a mysterious energy fluctuation. Like any quest worth pursuing, the road is long and the perils plenty, with everything from cutting remarks and sarcastic laughter to open-palmed slaps and even (shudder) marriage lying in wait for the unsuspecting bachelor.
Since the dawn of civilisation, men the world over have been united in the pursuit of one noble quest: getting fair maidens to reveal themselves.