Cool Croc Twins (Arcade Masters) (Commodore 64)

A lot of fun... There's certainly enough here to keep you playing for absolutely ages.

Turbo The Tortoise (Codemasters) (Commodore 64)

Early stages are a bit too easy, but finishing the last two levels is much more tricky... Everything's so well executed you do want to stick with it right to the end. Unfortunately, that end does seem to come depressingly soon!

Xenomorph (Pandora) (Commodore 64/128)

A large adventure with 3D arcadey bits thrown in. It's disk only, and there's a serious amount of disk swapping... and you'll need patience to get used to the control systems... and a bit of brain-power to solve the puzzles... But then, things are so much more rewarding when you have to work at them.

Klax (The Hit Squad) (Commodore 64/128)

Put simply, Klax is a brill puzzle game.

Nightbreed (The Hit Squad) (Commodore 64/128)

Nightbreed is big. It's not an easy game and there are loads of levels. We're talking all-night sessions here (which is quite apt, really). The graphics are deep and mysterious and there are tons of weird and disgusting monsters to befriend.

Cyberball (The Hit Squad) (Commodore 64/128)

Cyberball is fast and smooth with pretty good graphics. The only thing is, once you get good at it it's quite easy to beat the computer. A friend is an essential accessory.

Summer Camp (Kixx) (Commodore 64/128)

If this is your 'thing', you might as well go off to a real summer camp and pretend to be a mouse there. Still, the graphics are nice, which counts for something I suppose.

Sly Spy (The Hit Squad) (Commodore 64/128)

Not much of this game is particularly "spy-like", but all of it is rather good fun. If you can forgive the painful multi-load, you'll have a lot of violence-related gameplay to look forward to.

Emlyn Hughes International Soccer (Touchdown) (Commodore 64)

A king amongst footie games... It's quick, it's accurate and it's got tons of excitement, so it beats the real England football team hands down.

Silent Service (Kixx) (Commodore 64/128)

Graphics aren't bad, and the gameplay is great. Once you get your head around the tricky parts, you should be able to skim around beneath the waves, blasting at every surface ship you come across. There's a lot of skill involved here, 'cos you don't move as quickly as the enemy ships.

Italy 1990 (Kixx) (Commodore 64/128)

It's easy to get the hang of; easier than Emlyn Whatshisname, but it's tough to win all the time. There are loads of things you can do, like decent passes, banana shots (whatever they are!) and, er, other things too.

Quattro Megastars (Codemasters) (Commodore 64/128)

Two good games, two games that are piles of poo... It's a tough decision. Two out of four ain't bad, but it ain't particularly good either.

International Ice Hockey (Zeppelin Games) (Commodore 64/128)

The sort of game you would have avoided a few years ago, and you'd be wise to avoid it now. The large Spectrum-like graphics are blocky, crudely-drawn things, that chug around the screen without the grace you'd expect from people on ice. Stick to Skate Wars.

Millennium Warriors (First Star) (Commodore 64/128)

It's good, but it could've been better. Only five battles is a bit stingy, and all the pretty text boxes and spacecrafty bits don't make up for it. All the same, it's jolly amusing in two-player mode and with all the collectables you can find, there's a wee bit of strategy involved too.

The Olympiads (MicroValue) (Commodore 64/128)

A solid sporty compilation. The good graphics give a great atmosphere.