Nebulus (Hewson Consultants) (Amiga 500)

A mentally stimulating, reflex testing, light hearted game that must rank as one of the best ever releases.

Wizard Wars (U. S. Gold) (Amiga 500)

Keep away from this one.

Bombuzal (Image Works) (Amiga 500)

A nice idea, but one which has been spoilt by one or two stupid mistakes. The biggest one being that the control is horrible.

Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge (Ocean) (Amiga 500)

Ocean have tired to make use of the Amiga with a different approach to the game in using digitised pictures of the great man to accompany the action. Unfortunately, these only serve to highlight what was the game's main weakness on 8-bit: it's still a very stilted joystick waggler.

Pacmania (Grandslam) (Amiga 500)

Pacmania is a good game. There's no denying that. It's playable, fun, a bit on the easy side maybe, but fun nonetheless.

By Fair Means Or Foul (Superior/Alligata) (Commodore 64)

The action is quite humorous - at first - but the novelty soon wears off. If By Fair Means Or Foul is a winner, then it's by a poke in the eye, rather than a clean knock-out.

Around The World In 80 Days (Pandora) (Commodore 64/128)

Gameplay is almost non-existent; the controls are slow and unresponsive, and as for the time it takes to fire, you're better off trying to avoid things.

Cybernoid II (Hewson Consultants) (Commodore 64/128)

Superb music and sound effects, really brilliant flowery graphics and gameplay that requires a bit of thought and a lot of concentration, not just a sharp trigger finger.

Impossible Mission 2 (Epyx) (Amiga 500)

If you have ever played Impossible Mission on the C64, it could be that you'll be very disappointed with this, but it's still a good challenge if you discount the reputation it has to live up to.

Battle Island (Novagen Software Ltd) (Commodore 64)

This is by no means original but it does provide many hours of strategic blasting, though the cheapo graphics and feel may detract too much for the perfectionists among you.

Captain Blood (Infogrames) (Commodore 64)

Definitely one of the closest conversions ever, this is deserving of any C64 owner's attention.

The Muncher (Gremlin) (Commodore 64/128)

A Rampage clone with three stages in the game: the Beach, Nintendo Park and the Army Base. It's quite easy and intended, I would say, for novice-demolishing-people-eating prehistoric monsters and not old hands at the original.

Battlechess (Interplay) (Amiga 500)

Maybe as a chess program, it's not the best ever on the Amiga, but it's definitely the most interesting and certainly the most fun.

Live And Let Die (Domark) (Commodore 64/128)

Poor old Cubby Broccoli must be turning in his grave by now. Please lads, do the guy justice and release a decent Bond game.

Fernandez Must Die (Image Works) (Amiga 500)

Fernandez Must Die is a good little game, but it doesn't really add anything to the mounting pile of Amiga innovations.

Cybernoid (Hewson Consultants) (Amiga 500)

The earlier 8-bit faults have been ironed out and Cybernoid now provides even more of a challenge than did its inspiration.

Driller (Incentive) (Amiga 500)

Driller could have been such a good game, had the programmers tried to write it for the Amiga, and not done a simple conversion of the 8-bit game.

Roy Of The Rovers (Gremlin) (Commodore 64/128)

Don't be fooled by the name, and if you're expecting an action-packed football sim, stay away.

Fusion (Electronic Arts) (Amiga 500)

There are two ways you can play Fusion. You can either play it as a straight, well balanced cross between frantic blasting and taxing problem solving, or you can take it as a straight shoot-'em-up. Either way, it's a damn good game.

Final Assault (Epyx) (Commodore 64)

A very poor offering on the whole. Rock-climbing is a subject that, right from the start, would seem foolhardy to try to convert to a home micro, and the resulting gameplay is so thin that it requires a toupee!

Savage (Firebird) (Commodore 64)

Get this immediately. The animation is first rate, smooth, fast and realistic. And the sound is the best I've ever heard on the C64... Lots of great tunes and FX, with lots and lots of samples.

Bubble Ghost (Accolade) (Commodore 64)

A fairly original, if simple concept, but the gameplay is quite addictive.

Platoon (Ocean) (Amiga 500)

Five stages of arcade action which get progressively better. No-one can deny that it's a tough and lasting challenge.

The Games: Summer Edition (Epyx) (Commodore 64/128)

The term 'flogging a dead (or at least severely ill) horse' springs to mind.

Commando (Encore) (Commodore 64/128)

Good clean fun... Whilst the graphics are a bit small, the sound is good (great high score music) and the gameplay frenetic.

Professional Ski Simulator (Code Masters) (Commodore 64/128)

Fun, in a sort of frustrating way.

Pro Skateboard Simulator (Codemasters) (Commodore 64/128)

This owes a fair bit to 720 Degrees but isn't as good. If you don't want to end up on tranquilisers, don't buy it.

Ace Of Aces (Kixx) (Commodore 64/128)

Stormingly good fun. Guide your Mosquito bomber through several sections of U-boat sinking, V-1 rocket destroying, trainbusting and jerry bashing in a completely absorbing WWII flying game.

10th Frame (Kixx) (Commodore 64/128)

Terrific animation, some great sound effects, and a pretty realistic pinfall which makes it all the more gratifying when you get a strike.

Cheap Skate (Silverbird) (Commodore 64/128)

Plenty of fun - and hardly taxing on the grey matter. Good title too.

Psi-Droid (Zeppelin Games) (Commodore 64/128)

Plenty on offer here for blasters, mappers and arcade adventurers alike.

Pulse Warrior (Mastertronic) (Commodore 64/128)

What with trying to avoid the deadly aliens, and attempting to control several rapid and unwieldy pulses, the job in hand is a real toughie.

Chrono-Quest (Psygnosis) (Amiga 500)

Sloppy in parts, but the adventure has an interesting theme, with plenty of variety once you get the time machine moving.

Ingrid's Back (Level 9 Computing) (Commodore 64/128)

The most genuinely funny of Level 9's adventures to date.