Vindicators (Tengen) (Amiga 500)

One to look out for. The best bits are the explosions. Large, colourful and loud. And the sound is fab.

Run The Gauntlet (Ocean) (Commodore 64/128)

If you feel you can put up with another multi-loeader, you could do a lot worse than look here.

Amiga Version (Amiga 500)

The Amiga version doesn't play much differently from the C64, but there's still enough to make it a very playable, if unspectacular, 16-bit game.

3D Pool (Firebird) (Commodore 64)

Fast, realistic, playable, addictive and fun.

Populous (Electronic Arts) (Amiga 500)

The best game I have played yet on the Amiga. It's an outstanding work of imagination. It's amazing.

Alien Legion (Cainstar) (Amiga 500)

The main appeal of Alien Legion is visual, and there's four longish levels here which should test most of you for a while.

The Running Man (Grandslam) (Amiga 500)

The Running Man is fun for a while. But behind all the glitz is still a run of the mill beat-'em-up.

Blasteroids (Image Works) (Amiga 500)

Asteroids never really did a great deal for me, and Blasteroids only did a little to change that. I suppose devotees of the machine won't feel so detached.

Cybernoid II (Hewson Consultants) (Amiga 500)

As a sequel, Cybernoid II is outstanding. It's a well recommended purchase, and a game which has kept the office away from its work!

Eliminator (Hewson Consultants) (Commodore 64)

Eliminator is a fine conversion, and one that Hewson can be proud of. The only problem is that the original game wasn't all that hot.

Zany Golf (Electronic Arts) (Amiga 500)

An outstanding piece of software. Graphics, sound and presentation are all excellent.

Action Service (Cobra Soft) (Commodore 64/128)

Due to awful presentation, graphics and gameplay you're probably not going to want to play Action Service for very long.

Action Service (Amiga) (Amiga 500)

If you haven't got it yet, don't.

ACE 2088 (Cascade) (Commodore 64)

The graphics are very poorly designed and have very little variation, there's hardly any sound and there's no playability at all.

DNA Warrior (Artonic Products) (Commodore 64)

A good game which lets itself down. Were it quite a bit faster, and with a bit more variety, then maybe it would have been different.

War In Middle Earth (Virgin/Melbourne) (Amiga 500)

Graphically wonderful, fun to play, challenging and involving. If you've got a brain in your head and you want to use it, or even if you are a fan of the books, buy it. You won't be sorry.

War In Middle Earth (Melbourne House) (Commodore 64/128)

It's a very demanding adventure game which is true to the spirit of Tolkien. Though it may not have all the aesthetic appeal as the Amiga version, and it might not play as well, it's still a very good game.

Willow (Mindscape International Inc) (Amiga 500)

If it's a puzzling, mappable, lasting challenge you're looking for, this could just be the one for you.

Prison (Chrysalis) (Amiga 500)

If maze games appeal to you, this is quite a good one.

Human Killing Machine (U. S. Gold) (Commodore 64/128)

Due to the ease of HKM it won't last long, add this to the poor graphics and awful gameplay, and what you have is a game that is only marginally more enjoyable than a kick in the head.

Human Killing Machine (U. S. Gold) (Amiga 500)

The Amiga's gameplay is just a little better than that of the C64 due to the very slightly increased difficulty. But I'd still give the game a miss.

Shoot-'Em-Up Construction Kit (Outlaw) (Amiga 500)

It's as easy as using Lego.

Scorpion (Digital Magic) (Amiga 500)

It's not brilliant, but once you learn to cope with the collision detection, it can be fun.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (Buena Vista) (Commodore 64/128)

Leave Jessica to Judge Doom and go and see the film again instead.

Tiger Road (US Gold) (Amiga 500)

The graphics are nice, backdrops are OK; but the sound is the game's best aspect.

Tech (Gainstar) (Amiga 500)

A decent game.

A Question Of Sport (Elite) (Amiga 500)

Good as a two player game, but I couldn't help but feel a little cheated on the one player game. After all, the computer knows all the answers!

Titan (Titus) (Commodore 64/128)

As with the Amiga version, the C64 version contains the same semi-monochromatic screen display and too-fast-for-the-eye-to-follow scrolling that made the Amiga version so hard on the eyes.

Action Force (Mastertronic Added Dimension) (Commodore 64/128)

A reasonable game... Chunky but pleasant graphics and horizontal shooting with helicopters and jeeps.

Pastfinder (Mastertronic Added Dimension) (Commodore 64/128)

It looks pretty dated now but the game's still surprisingly absorbing.

Heavy Metal Paradroid (Ricochet) (Commodore 64/128)

Definitely a winner! The graphics are fantastic, complementing what is still the best scrolling routine on the C64. Great sound effects too.

Turbo Esprit (Encore) (Commodore 64/128)

Not as good as the Spectrum version, but if possible give it a look just for the laugh.

Hardball (Kixx) (Commodore 64/128)

Hardball has a twin screen approach, nice detailed graphics for the pitching and hitting, and then it switches to an overhead of the field when the ball is hit. Worth having.

Little Computer People (Ricochet) (Commodore 64/128)

Dan Dare II (Ricochet) (Commodore 64/128)

Chase (Mastertronic) (Amiga 500)

Space Quest 2 (Sierra) (Amiga 500)

An exciting and often hilarious adventure.