It'll drive you mad. Four compulsive driving games in one box. You'll be taking your life in your hands, so think once; think twice; think "how fast can I go around this corner?"

Chase HQ gives you a cop's uniform, a nagging administrator called Nancy and a Porsche 928 Turbo. You must catch up with a notorious criminal in his sports car, dodging on the way legitimate road-users, barriers, road-forks and other hazards. Conveniently, the perpetrator has a large arrow above his car.

There follows a great cat-and-mouse chase, during which you must simply ram the enemy repeatedly...

Speed and graphics are astounding, with great colours and wonderfully smooth movement. Sprites are big and flicker-free and the sound-effect maintain this high standard. There is no tune, but the turbo noise is great, and there is descent speech as well.

Hard Drivin' is also found on the TNT collection from Domark. And it's a classic. You travel around a stunt circuit, trying to stay on the road and complete the stunts, and trying to avoid other road users lugging their shopping back from Waitrose.

The stunts are all seen in vector 3D, and the game has an Instant Replay facility, whereby you can crash horrifically, and watch it all afterwards in slow motion from an outside view (presumably a hospital bed!).

If you go round the course fast enough, you get to race the Phantom Photon. Despite his name, he's not a sub-atomic particle; he's a fast car who you'll have to beat around both the speed and the stunt circuits (you select which one you wish to drive on at a junction).

There is much fun to be had with Hard Drivin' but Domark is right; it certainly is hard. Controlling the vehicle is not easy, and though you have three lives, you'll curse and spit whenever you lose one.

Rudimentary sound, mono (but fast) vector graphics and difficult gameplay don't sound promising. But in fact Hard Drivin' is great.

Turbo Outrun is alas the weakest of this bunch. You've a Ferrari F40, you've got your best girl by your side, and the open road ahead. That's about it, really. You're racing across the USA, trying to beat a mysterious grey Porsche 959, and the clock. Oh. and you have a number of turbo boosts to hurl you across the continent. You'll need them to overcome the barriers and boulders which block your path.

Graphics are clear, with a satisfying impression of blurred speed. However, control is sluggish, and the car lurches slowly from roadside to verge as you turn. To represent other road surfaces, the car sometimes becomes even more unresponsive.

There are no spot sounds. Instead, a tune plays continually - OK, but no replacement for the tyre-squealing, engine-revving sounds that should have been included. The result is a curiously soulless game, with many nice touches, but no great overall appeal.

Power Drift is a different kettle of fish. You have a sort of dune buggy, capable of 244 km/h. That's over 150 mph in real money. You pick a driver from a mug-shot gallery, and off you go, racing eleven other bods. The buggies tear round small, twisty courses, bashing each other and vying for the lead. You must achieve at least third place to continue through to the next round. And there are 27 tracks waiting.

The sheer fun of the game, with its responsive play, is its greatest asset. It's fast, furious, frustrating and other things beginning with f. The buggy is very controllable, and you learn to drift the back out round corners, thus powering past your opponents. Sections of the track are elevated, and seemingly unsupported. Your forward vision is cut down dramatically, so you might plough into the back of some other speed-freak pootling along just over the crest. The kart has two gears (fast and very fast), and will spin out if hit badly enough, so the worst that happens is you watch your mates whizz past while you build up your speed once more.

Nice, chunky graphics and an insistent soundtrack give this game a lovely sense of atmosphere. It's a scorcher, and after you start playing, you'll be hooked for ages.

OK, so Turbo Out Run isn't going to win any records, but even that's not bad. A driving fan's dream!

Overall, Wheels Of Fire is a high quality compilation. Turbo Out Run is the worst game, but even that is OK. If you like driving games, and you don't have any of these, then buy this collection. It'll blow your wheels.