4x4 Off-Road Racing (Epyx)

Buggy Boy may have disappointed some people, but it's a million times more playable than this!

The Archon Collection (Electronic Arts)

As with most strategy-based games, the two-player mode provides the most fun.

Big Foot (Codemasters)

There just isn't enough in this game to keep me occupied for long and I don't recommend it unless you are a hardened Codemasters fan.

BMX Freestyle (Codemasters)

If you think you are skilled enough to do well, give this one a whirl.

Captain Blood (Infogrames)

Captain Blood will, without doubt, take some time to get into but if you can persevere it should be rewarding.

Dark Fusion (Gremlin Graphics)

As in R-Type, knowing the attack waves of the aliens is vital, but here you have to know them to such precision the fun goes out of the game.

The Deep (US Gold)

Better presentation, faster action and a lower price tag could've made this flawed game good.

Treasure Island Dizzy (Codemasters)

I guarantee you will get hours of fun out of this game. A must for everyone's software collection.

Dragon Ninja (Imagine)

Technically, the monochromatic graphics are not overly impressive, although the oriental 128K title tune and bashing sound effects are okay.

Dynamic Duo (Firebird)

It's probably best playing it in one-player mode, flipping between the characters, so you can't blame anyone else for your mistakes.

Ancient Battles (Cases)

A masterpiece of programming.

The Hermitage (Pegasus Developments)

Deprived of any kind of effective mystical atmosphere the 'shocking' scenes are simply amusing.

Heroes Of The Lance (US Gold/SSI)

Apart from the reluctance of Goldmoon and Raistlin to cast certain spells in one or two life-or-death situations, the game has been converted in a very acceptable fashion.

Human Killing Machine (US Gold/Go!)

This is one of those products that jumps out of the screen at you, kicks you to the ground and says, "Play this, or I'll smash your face in!" - it's just so good.

Incredible Shrinking Sphere (Electric Dreams)

Well designed, and more or less perfectly implemented, ISS is a pleasure to play.

Ingrid's Back (Level 9)

A fine adventure as well as a funny one, and should provide welcome light relief for weary adventurers.

International Speedway (Silverbird)

If I had £1.99 knocking about, this would be one of the last games I would buy. Definitely not recommended.

Into Africa (Rack-It)

The game itself should provide hours of play for adventure fans with forty controllable characters, eight radio operators and a massive landscape to explore.

Jocky Wilson's Darts Challenge (Zeppelin Games)

It's a fair simulation and I'm sure fans of the sport will rush out to buy it.

Maria's Christmas Box (Anco)

Even if you like to keep abreast of both Miss Whittaker's assets, Maria's Christmas Box turns out to be just one hugs boob.

Nonamed (Mastertronic)

All the graphics in the game are excellent and would do any full-price game proud, it's just a pity the gameplay isn't so good.

Rally Simulator (Zeppelin Games)

Rally Simulator would simply be a waste of money if you bought it, stay away!

Reveal (Mastertronic)

Soon gets extremely tedious, especially when aliens decide to darken the blocks on the opposite side of the screen again (fume!).

Run The Gauntlet (Ocean)

An excellent game. Go and Run The Gauntlet now!

Spitting Image (Domark)

A mediocre beat-'em-up which looks far better than it plays.

Tank Command (Atlantis)

A pleasing mixture of arcade and strategy with simple but effective graphics.

W.E.C. Le Mans (Imagine)

Nothing particularly outstanding about it, but it's a great way to let off steam.

War In Middle Earth (Melbourne House)

Goes to prove that if a games concept is sound and has the ability to capture your imagination - which this product certainly does - you don't need lots of flashy graphics to produce an enjoyable computer game.

Obliterator

A pretty good game... I really enjoyed using the icons to put together some complex moves.

Xenon (Melbourne House)

All the levels look great... and once multi-loaded in you can play a level as often as you want without going back to Level One.

Zone Trooper (Gamebusters)

Could provide an hour's exploring for the hardened arcade adventure player, but it won't last long.

Obliterator (Melbourne House)

The 128K tune is acceptable and while I didn't find this game as playable as Barbarian, this is worth a look.