Another in the series of compilations of earlier releases, this twin cassette or disc anthology features Chop Suey, Mediator, Elektraglide and Quasimodo.

Chop Suey is an impressive martial arts game enabling you to pit your Kung-Fu skills against another player or the computer.

As well as being able to jump upwards and shuffle quickly to the left and right, each fighter can kick high, low or to the body, jab and somersault over the opponent.

Elektraglide is a sort of Pole Position with tunnels. There are no other drivers to compete against. What you have to watch out for and avoid are giant spheres and cubes which come rushing ot of the sky towards you.

A plane will also fly over, dropping large columns onto the track as added obstacles.

There are three courses and steering modes to choose from. The game plays very fast (the speed of the graphics will turn your hair white). As a result, it can be a bit on the difficult side but if you like a challenge and plenty of speed, you should enjoy this one.

Mediator is an unusual and tough mixture of multi-screen arcade action and problem solving.

Apart from the first, each screen offers something different and you can only progress by overcoming the hazards and solving the mysteries presented on each screen. A real challenge.

Finally, Quasimodo is a platforms and ladders type game offering three basic scenarios. Scene 1 has you throwing cannonballs down from the castle battlements at ladder-climbing archers.

Scene 2 has you swinging from rope to rope in the bell tower. The final scene sets you scaling the castle wall, fighting off all comers.

Quasimodo is graphically the weakest of the bunch, but still offers some good play.

This is probably the strongest compilation from English Software yet issued and provided you haven't got most of the games on it, Smash Hits Volume 5 is certainly a good buy.