Tony Bridge was an obvious candidate to produce a comprehensive 'map' to help adventurers through the maze of games available and to teach the techniques required to solve them.

His advice columns are well-written and well-read and he has not disappointed with this book.

It kicks off with a clear, highly readable appraisal of the way in which computer adventures developed from early war-gaming, through Dungeons and Dragons to the Crowther-Woods mainframe breakthrough and then on to the dazzling array of text, role-playing and arcade-style games now on offer to all Atari models.

The first section also discusses the nuts and bolts of playing the adventures and the selection of foes likely to be encountered.

In the second half of the book Tony Bridge joins forces with Gary Radburn to provide a type-in-and-run graphics adventure with some clearly explained routines which can be easily adapted.

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