Volfied (Empire) (Commodore 64)

This Qix successor is one cool play. You won't be bashing away for hours on end, but I'm pretty sure it'll be in and out of your cassette deck with alarming regularity.

Mercs (U. S. Gold) (Commodore 64)

Inconsistent graphics and sound effects. A game based on a peace summit would've been far more exciting.

Betrayal (Rainbird) (Commodore 64/128)

Red Heat (The Hit Squad) (Commodore 64/128)

No amount of snazzy digitized graphics can mask a repetitive and ultimately annoying beat-'em-up. Give this Arnie blarney a wide berth.

Impossamole (GBH) (Commodore 64/128)

What may have been slightly disappointing at full price has finally found its niche.

LED Storm (Kixx) (Commodore 64/128)

One hell of a challenge and, what's more, has smooth, fast graphics that'll blow your pantaloons off.

Quattro Racers (Codemasters) (Commodore 64/128)

Despite being a bit crude, all four of these games have a strange way of keeping you playing. For this reason alone you should give them a go.

Quattro Firepower (Codemasters) (Commodore 64/128)

Absolute shoot-'em-up freaks may find some pleasure in this but the lack of a good game design makes it more annoying than engrossing.

Ghostbusters II (The Hit Squad) (Commodore 64/128)

If you have the patience of a saint and can ignore the hideous multiload delay, then there is a graphical treat in store.

American 3D Pool (Zeppelin Games) (Commodore 64/128)

A neat, visually appealing and, above all, massively playable game... Oozes playability.

Quattro Cartoon (Codemasters) (Commodore 64/128)

With the exception of Frankenstein Jnr. this is tidy little gathering - even if it isn't going to set the world on fire.

Multimixx 3 (Kixx) (Commodore 64/128)

You get three games here but it's worth buying just for Bionic Commando alone, because this game is simply brilliant.

England Championship Special (Grandslam) (Commodore 64/128)

Not only is this game awful to play, it keeps 'locking up' and crashing at regular intervals. I'd like it over 'ere son, in the bin.

Virtual Worlds (Domark) (Commodore 64/128)

There are some people out there who haven't enjoyed the Freescape games, and in all probability they never will. That's the nature of these titles. Those who have tried and enjoyed one or more of these games should not miss this package.

Power Up (Ocean) (Commodore 64/128)

Turrican, Altered Beast and Rainbow Islands together make this a worthy compilation. There's a little bit of pleasure to be had from X-Out. As for Chase HQ, use the tape as a blank.

Multi-Player Soccer Manager (D&H) (Commodore 64)

Despite how dated it is, I have a sneaking suspicion that die-hard soccer management freaks will still get a kick out of this. Me? I took a whole month's takings and immediately retired to Rio.