A deafening HIIYAAAH! signals the arrival of yet another does of chop-sockey action to try and rule supreme over the current compilations and beat 'em-ups which are currently doing the rounds. Oceans effort involves three arcade conversions, namely Double Dragon, Shadow Warriors and Dragon Ninja, which were all quite successful when first released.

First one the sparring mat is Double Dragon, where as Billy and Jimmy Lee you and a friend can kick the excrement out of the evil gang that has kidnapped Billy's girlfriend Marion. This game is the worst on the pack. Some of the most tedious and excruciatingly boring gameplay ever devised makes the Quit feature possibly the best feature about his game.

Shadow Warriors is one of my favourite beat 'em up arcade games, even though it's getting on a bit now. The Speccie version features colourful graphics, with some large sprites and tasty backgrounds that can become a little confusing at times whislt I found the controls too unresponsive to generate the fun and addictiveness of the coin-op. Oh well, back to the arcade version.

Dragon Ninja is the last to kick it's way into the package and again involves a rescue mission - this time the President of the good ol' U.S. of A has been abducted ("Thats happenin' - ED")

This conversion loses the simultaneous two player option, but it's still a faithful conversion. Graphics are well defined, the sound is adequate, and the action is involving and enjoyable. This one is definitely the pick of the bunch but it cannot compensate for the other two atrocities on this pack. If you want Dragon Ninja, get it on budget, and leve this pack in the Dojo of Dreadful Compilations.

Label: Ocean Memory: 48K/128K Price: £9.99 Tape Reviewer: Matthew Denton

Call me The Master of Moany-Jitsu, but the Ninja Collection just fails to make it past the level of white belt in the compilation grades. This is definitely one to avoid like a rotten bird's nest soup - otherwise till leave a nasty taste in your mouth.