Hmm, strange bunch of peeps, this Ocean mob. Obviously a bunch of sado-masochists since their latest Addicted To Fun compilation is all about a bunch of hard guys battering hell out of each other - I can think of better ways of having fun! Ian Osborne dons his kinky leather gear and investigates further...

The compilation couldn't have got off to a worse start - the C64 conversion of arcade classic Double Dragon is a pile of doggy doo-doos.

The tiny sprites are crudely drawn and flicker hideously. The multi-load's mind-numbingly slow, and coin-op features such as the pit into which careless characters fall and the large enemies that burst through walls are all conspicuous by their absence.

Why Ocean bought the rights to this piece of drivel is beyond me. Double Dragon is the sort of game you want to swap with a friend the day after you bought it. If I were you I'd check out Target Renegade instead.

Shadow Warriors is better (it could hardly be worse!), but it's still not much cop. The plot's basically a Hollywood martial-arts-movie cliche, with a clandestine organisation teaching a secret art to a bunch of hard nuts who save the world without anyone ever knowing. And how do they do it? By bashing hell out of all and sundry, of course!

With a game this average, it's difficult to find anything to say. The backgrounds are pretty good, sprite masking strict but accurate, reasonable graphics and sound. etc - it's nothing disastrous, but nothing to write home about! Shadow Warriors is OK but by no means great.

Now this is more like it! Another street-level beat-'em-up in which the good guys (i.e. you) wander around battering the baddies (i.e. everyone else) in an on-going quest to rescue the president of the US of A. Personally, I'd let the bad guys keep him and pour myself a cup of tea instead, but then I don't suppose that'd make a good computer game.

Easily the best game on the compilation, Dragon Ninja features great sprites which scroll smoothly and clearly, fast, exciting gameplay, and some great touches such as the double walkways and truck scene - only loses out on Sizzler mode 'cos of the lack of two-player option.

With three very similar games, only one of which is any good, The Ninja Collection just isn't worth the asking price. If I had a tenner to spend, I'd rather get two decent budget releases and a bag of fish and chips.