Putty Squad (System 3)

It's big. It's bold. It's beautiful... Every aspect of the original Putty has been improved on and the 50+ varied levels will give you going for ages, making this the first worthwhile platform game to come out all year.

King's Quest VI (Sierra)

It's another point-and-click adventure, and a big one with a name that should ensure it sells plenty. The script lacks sparkle and could do with some attention from a LucasArts defector.

Kid Chaos (Ocean)

This could have been something really special, but is relegated to mere 'Well worth a look' status by a catalogue of ludicrous flaws.

On The Ball World Cup Edition (Daze)

There are some minor imperfections, more than made up for by the joy that this game will bring you. If you like football of course.

Universe (Core)

Detestably unplayable. It's the sort of game where you can feel the programmers looking over your shoulder, exchanging uproarious laughter when you get stuck or die, without ever realisting exactly what they've done.

Switchquiz (Switchsoft)

A nice try at doing something different with the Amiga, but the hardware makes it too expensive and the relatively few questions don't justify the cost.

World Cup USA '94 (U. S. Gold)

A pathetic game, amateurishly programmed.

Ishar 3 (Silmarils)

I find it hard to believe that people are still into this uninspired fantasy dross.

Stunt Car Racer (Kixx)

Every Amiga owner should be forced to own a copy of this classic by law.

Hits For Six Volume 6 (Prism)

Not quite as bad value as the others in the series, if you can't be bothered picking up the titles you want on budget.

Hits For Six Volume 7 (Prism)

Almost inconceivably worse value than the other two volumes if you can't be bothered picking up the titles that you want on budget.

Hits For Six Volume 8 (Prism)

Hmmm, what's the point?

Worlds Of Legend (Action 16)

Basically the same as Legend... Either of them can be thoroughly recommended. And in fact are. By me.

Archer Maclean's Pool (The Hit Squad)

A great game, and the definitive pool sim on the Amiga but somehow not as much fun as it really should be.

European Football Champ (The Hit Squad)

The very worst sort of football game. Backwards and forwards you'll go, backwards and forwards. It's actually more like playing basketball than football.

Carrier Command (Kixx)

Clunky, quirky and definitely hard to get into, Carrier Command still manages to be a surprisingly playable blend of (graphically poor) action and (stunningly poor) strategy.

Banshee (Core)

A shoot-'em-up that wears its special pants with pride, and comes with two extra levels in this CD32 incarnation.

Darkseed (Cyberdreams)

A bravura attempt at something different, and genuinely unsettling in its depiction of a small town harbouring a Sinister Secret, but the game is deeply unsatisfying.

Legacy Of Sorasil (Gremlin)

Painfully obvious RPG stuffed with monsters and traps that hamper your progress in entirely the wrong way.

Kasejagd (Pd Soft)

A bit slow, and the controls are crap and make the game virtually unplayable. And the graphics aren't very good either.

Metograsp (Pd Soft)

A competent enough two-player battle-mode blaster that delivers the goods in terms of instant playability, but lacks originality and variety.

Scorched Tanks (Pd Soft)

The game itself is still pretty decent, but what's the point in another version of Worms which adds so little to the genre?

Task Force (Pd Soft)

A decent enough strategy RPG... The underlying passion of the game wins through.

Cognition (Pd Soft)

A decently addictive puzzler, with some fine cinematography supported by strong direction, which keeps it developing at a fine old pace.

Turbo Hockey (Pd Soft)

An okayish two-player, head-to-head ice hockey sim (sim used in the loosest possible sense) but it could do with a few more options and variety.