Batman: The Movie (Ocean)

Outstanding... The game is the best movie licence this year - if not ever - capturing the same dark and dominating air that pervaded the film.

Power Drift (Activision)

Dangerous, high speed fun... We've always been told not to drink and drive, but to Drift and drive is electrifying.

Buffalo Bill's Rodeo Games (Tynesoft)

Beautifully drawn backdrops... but it becomes boring to play. It may occasionally surface from your collection when you have a few mates round and you want something you can all play together though.

Xenophobe (Microstyle)

A lot more fun with two players, but this seems someone has to suffer the keyboard controls.

War Machine (Players)

One of the best budget games we've seen... Beautifully detailed, clear, colourful and impressive graphics.

Rampage (The Hit Squad)

Brutally destructive fun, although all you do is tour from city to city and destroy; one ruin looking just like any other to me.

Mr. Heli (Firebird)

A classic shoot-'em-up with massive firepower and one I'll certainly play for a long time to come.

Action Fighter (Firebird)

If I'd seen Action Fighter in the arcades five years ago, I wouldn't have played it then either. Pretty enough but shallow and hackneyed gameplay.

Action Service (Infogrames)

An interesting idea, but that's about it. Icon-driven games just don't work on the CPC.

Dynamite Dux (Activision)

Instant, addictive fun. It might actually be a bit too easy, but it's great fun nevertheless.

Grand Prix Master (Dinamic)

A good game that's easily picked up, but simply too difficult.

Avon (Topologika)

A good all-round adventure that deserves to do well.

Panic Beneath The Sea (John Packham)

Although the graphics are nothing to rave about (as with most GAC games), and the parser is unfriendly in places, the puzzles are well though out and cleverly implemented.