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If somebody had come up to me and said that Alligata had packaged Blagger, Eagle Empire, Neanderthal Man, Web Runner. I would tell them to go away and check their facts.

This surprising move is most welcome I am sure to those punters who have not yet sampled these very good games. I don't know what the original purchasers thing. Still, it makes economic sense to get the most from your costly software development and it works in the music industry with compilations of the best sellers, especially or course around the Christmas period.

Monaco is timely, since racing car games are back in vogue with Pole Position and 3D Grand Prix plus the eagerly awaited Crammond spectacular. It is a straight up and down the screen, scroll it quick and play it fast game. Great fun, colourful and noisy!

Blagger is a real winner, the first in what is turning out to be a series of games designed around the platform game with Roger the Dodger learning his way around the tricky computer landscape.

Neanderthal Man is another wander about the maze type game although much more limited in scope. Good for the younger player, this one. Eagle Empire is an early game, and it shows. It's professionally produced but is essentially a space invaders/galaxians combination. Great colours though, smooth swift action and keyboard/joystick control. This can't be bad, all on one tape.

Then comes Web Runner. Once again, not the most sophisticated game on the market but very well presented and programmed single screen shoot-out stuff. The player travels along the strands of web shooting spiders. It is a very enjoyable game to play though with limited lasting appeal.

No major complaints about this package then. Alligata do not come up with below par games in the first instance and when they put a bunch together for our further delectation, and at a bargain price, it is time for those who did not buy first time around to take notice. Perhaps this will set the trend for other games houses as we move into 1985.