Pinball Wizard, the first pinball table simulation for the Amstrad, is a conversion of the popular Spectrum game. There are five speeds to choose from and the display's colourful. But what a pity Sagittarian Software didn't take the opportunity to offer any different screen layouts. The ball's rather small, but the flipper response is fast.

MULE is here at last. It's a sort of cross between Kingdom and Monopoly, but in a sci-fi setting. There are three skill levels and up to four can play, or you can play against your Commodore 64. The aim is to amass dollars by installing MULEs (Multiple Use Labour Elements) for mining or cultivating. Might sound dull, but it's turning more than a few heads and looks set to do well.

No, there's no mistake, The Hobbit does now cost £17.95 - on disk. There are over twice the locations, with sound and better graphics.

The Wriggler is Romantic Robot's first game. Written by Devonshire House, the cassette features original music to listen to while playing the game - shades of Automata. There are four basic locations, some 250 screens and an unusual scenario. As a maggot your aim is to come first in the Annual Maggot Marathon. Also unusual is the loader; ever seen a Spectrum screen load from the bottom up? And the programmers really know their code - the graphics and animation are excellent. Even better, there are surprises throughout. Esoteric maybe, but a sure hit with those in the know - buy it.