Beyond The Ice Palace (Elite)

A fun run-and-blast game that should keep you occupied.

Nebulus (Hewson/Gremlin)

Such devious problems make this stand out from the crowd - the design, programming and gameplay are all of outstandingly high quality.

Impossible Mission II (US Gold/Epyx)

If you liked Impossible Mission then you'll love this and if you didn't then give this a look anyway. One thing though: it's a multi-load game.

Venom Strikes Back (Gremlin)

Not exactly a mould-breaker but bags of entertainment value.

Bravestarr (Go)

Colourful, well-animated sprites... A game that only younger gamesplayers will find challenging.

Crazy Cars (Titus)

Rushing around the course is fun to begin with... When you've overtaken all the other cars, there's little challenge.

Oink (CRL)

The first and third sub-games are very playable variations on well-established themes. The second one is keyboard-smashingly frustrating.

Dark Sceptre (Firebird)

Another that promised a lot, but failed to deliver. Unfortunately most of the time is spent waiting for something to happen.

Sabotage (Zeppelin)

What can you say about yet another scrolling shoot-'em-up? It's a nice blast and little else.

Fruit Machine Simulator (Codemasters)

You can't win any money so what incentive do you have to keep playing? The quest for a new high score is not rivetting stuff.

Gothik (Firebird)

Good enough fun to play, but there are already many games in a similar vein on the market.

Hunt For Red October (Grandslam)

Expensive and incredibly difficult. Reaching the US is a task worthy of Clint Eastwood, but the frustration factor may stop you from even trying.

Charlie Chaplin (US Gold)

A nice concept... It's a pity it doesn't work. Every script involves just walking around and punching people.

Pink Panther (Magic Bytes/Gremlin)

Nice try at capturing the cartoon spirit, but the game fails to deliver. Once you've raided one house, you've raided 'em all.