Rockford's Riot (Monolith)

A fun game to play which can keep you addicted for hours and hours.

Bounty Bob (US Gold)

One of the more complex platform games around, this one could go down well with platform game freaks.

Caesar's Travels (Mirrorsoft)

The book and the game are extremely useful for encouraging young children to make decisions, either on their own or after discussion with others, and are great fun to use.

Convoy (Budgie)

Despite its professional packaging, this is simply a disappointment from start to finish. Leave well alone.

The Dam Busters (US Gold)

This is a tedious game. It's easy to reach the dam but hard to drop the bomb successfully. Doing this time after time becomes a bore.

Halley's Comet (Eclipse)

My only serious gripe is that not enough printed information came with the program.

Kiddisoft (Kiddisoft)

With a little bit of polishing, this magazine could be a successful venture - I certainly hope it is.

Letaset (Eclipse)

Despite the poor production and presentation, this is a simple utility which I found easy to use once I got going.

London Adventure (Fridaysoft)

The plot is commendably lucid and would keep any adventurer well absorbed.

Macadam Bumper (PSS)

All in all, a good package, well executed, which you will probably go back to again and again.

Nightshade (Ultimate)

A very good game. Technically, a lot better than anything else for the Spectrum. However, I was confused as to the actual object of the game.

Nursery Rhymes (Softlee Systems)

The infant teachers who tried out the program for me felt that it would be a very useful teaching.

One On One (Ariolasoft)

They only good thing about the game was the package it came in, but it would have been a good idea to have included some basic basketball rules.

Paint Plus (Print 'N Plotter)

An interesting feature is provided with key 0, which flips the four UDG banks in rapid succession to test out UDG animation sequences.

Screen Machine (Print 'N Plotter)

Highly recommended for Spectrum users with artistic fingers.

The Secret Of St. Brides (St. Brides)

Not a bad adventure. It creates a lot of atmosphere.

Star Firebirds (Insight)

It's extremely playable but you are unlikely to return to it often.

The Sunflower Number Show (Macmillan)

As an attempt to make sums more enjoyable, I'm afraid the program is a dismal failure.

Super Sam (Budgie)

Looking at the quality of recent budget software, I'm afraid that "Super" Sam doesn't make the grade.

A Tangled Tale (Pocket Money)

A cheap tonic for a crazy world. The program's simple structure and imaginative graphics will appeal to the young and yet the width of response to anything you type in will keep the not-so-young happy as well.

Robin Of Sherwood (Adventure International)

Unlike many other TV tie-ins, this is a superb implementation of the original. The graphics are nothing short of stunning and the plot maintains your interest throughout.

Turntaking (The Learning Process)

The ideal situation for using the program would be to have it set up so the child could leave it and return to it at will, with, of course, an adult present to support the learning activities.

The Way Of The Exploding Fist (Melbourne House)

The best beat-'em-up yet.

The Rats (Hodder & Stoughton)

If Hodder & Stoughton had ironed out the faults with this, I would have been declared it perfect. However, its shoddily finished format may detract from the success the game deserves.