Bewitched (Imagine) (Commodore Vic 20)

Considering the limitations of the unexpanded Vic 20 Bewitched is quite a feat of programming.

Pole Position (Atarisoft) (Atari 400/800/600XL/800XL/130XE)

An excellent implementation of the original and I enjoyed playing it. The car graphics were a little unclear, but generally the game is very playable.

Tutankham (Parker Brothers) (Commodore Vic 20)

A superb piece of software... It's not easy and should keep you busy for several hours.

Ant Attack (Quicksilva) (Spectrum 48K)

Interesting 3D effects, and the ants are horrifyingly lifelike, as are the movements of your hero.

Barmy Burgers (Blaby Computer Games) (Spectrum 48K)

A good game for any Spectrum-owning Burgertime fan.

Purple Turtles (Quicksilva) (Commodore 64)

Although not a game to set the adrenalin flowing, Purple Turtles has a certain addictive quality and I found it very enjoyable to play.

Zalaga (Aardvark) (BBC Model B)

One of the best shoot-'em-ups on the market, and well worth your attention.

Bat Attack (Alligata) (Commodore 64)

This game has a really stupid bug. When moving from one screen to another, the bombs that are in the process of falling are not cleared, but frozen and displayed in the subsequent screen.

Stix (Supersoft) (Commodore 64)

Although the game was exciting to play, I feel this particular version will have to iron out its mentioned defects to become a games players' favourite.

Blue Max (Synapse) (Atari 400)

If you like the idea of a game based on the Battle of Britain then you'll enjoy playing Blue Max.

Gridrunner (Llamasoft) (Spectrum 16K)

The graphics are excellent... Movement is very fast, and the game is quite difficult to play.

Kong (Anirog) (Commodore 64)

A reasonable version of the arcade hit although I couldn't help feeling it could have been a lot letter.

Pooyan (Datasoft) (Atari 400/800)

I can find absolutely nothing to criticise in Pooyan. The game is very playable and addictive.

Maurice Minor (J. Morrison Micros) (Dragon 32)

Maurice is very sluggish in answering the controls and it's impossible to keep him travelling in a straight line.

Fortress Of Narzod (Gce) (Vectrex)

The most frenetic shoot-'em-up yet on the ever improving Vectrex.

Treasures Of Tarmin (Mattel) (Intellivision)

There is a lot to this game - both in terms of video games fun and intellectual challenge. There's no better Christmas present for an Intellivision owner.

Galaxians (Atarisoft) (Atari 2600)

A classy reproduction of the arcade game and one that deserves to be in all shoot-'em-up fans games collections.

Terrahawks (Philips) (Philips Videopac)

A good addition to the range of games for the G7000.

Space Fury (CBS Electronics) (Coleco Vision Games System)

Space Fury isn't up to the usual standard of games available for the Colecovision, and when compared to the original Asteroid games it really does fall flat on its face.