Having fetched those trusty - or should that be crusty? - shorts from behind the back of the wardrobe, it's time to get down and do that funky fitness groove. Sport's Best comprises three games - Tennis Cup, Turbo Cup and Panza Kick Boxing. Now Panda Kick Boxing sounds much more fun...

The most blatantly original thing that Tennis Cup has over its peers is its as-seen-in-the-screenshot split-screen approach - phew! It's almost worth giving up your Robinson's for. However, splitting the screen has serious repercussions for the size of the playing area. The court becomes thinner and therefore appears far more three-dimensional than usual so you can't see much of it above the net. It seems strange when you compare it to other tennis programs, or even TV coverage, where you get a higher point of view. It takes time to get used to all this.

If you compare it to Pro Tennis Tour 2 it's not very good - there is no skill in serving, and placing the ball exactly where you want is difficult. It's easier to return serves but harder to score aces, while adjusting the power and style of your shot is tricky at best. Despite this, Tennis Cup is still one of the best tennis games you can get.

"I enjoyed this superb piece of software as much as I enjoyed being at the wheel of my Loriciel Porsche," remarked an obviously highly bemused Rene Metg - whoever he is. Because this is a French game you get a choice of four frog racing circuits to bomb around on.

Why Rene chooses to wax lyrical about this game is hard to say. Driving games have to be pretty damn special to work and, if you are going for a track-based program, then Indy 500 and F1 Grand Prix are much better. The challenge with these games lies in mastering the controls of the car to their fullest - something that Turbo Cup fails to deliver. But if OutRun is more your bag then you want lots of different scenery, cars and weather conditions. Unfortunately, all Turbo Cup offers you is a Road Blasters-style car and then it sends you round and round a boring track. Even the controls are a bit dodgy and it's far too easy to start skidding.

A quick mention must go to the different gear-changing methods. You can use a second joystick, the keyboard or even the Fire button as the clutch, and the joystick as the gear lever. Alternatively, stick to the automatic gears and prepare to be let loose on that hot French tarmac.

Poor old Rene, no wonder why no-one has ever heard of him. If his driving is as crap as this game then getting down at the corner shop in one piece must be an achievement. What a duffer.

Barbarian was good, IK+ was great, but they came out years ago. Final Blow, Final Fight and WWF are the most recent arcade beat-'em-ups which, unfortunately, lost almost everything on conversion to the small screen. However, Panza Kick Boxing is different. Specially created for home computer use, it's probably the best beat-'em-up you can get for your ST.

The game enables you to play in two ways. You can either dive right in and work out all the different manoeuvres by waggling the joystick around - and have great fun into the bargain - or you can select some of the 55 moves and assign them to different joystick positions. It's best to start off with the first method to get used to the game, then select your moves. All this practice enables you to really start progressing. The graphics are excellent with some great character animation. Can this game really be from the same people who brought us Turbo Cup?

An excellent boxing game, a great tennis game and an awful driving game are what you get. Two out of three isn't bad and might even be worth shelling our your hard-earned cash for.

1. Panza Kick Boxing is excellent. Tennis Cup is good, but not as good as Pro Tennis Tour 2 and Turbo Cup is rubbish.