Quazatron (Hewson Consultants) (Spectrum 48K)

One of those games you start playing at lunchtime and still be at it at midnight! Addictive just isn't the word.

Alien Highway (Vortex) (Spectrum 48K)

Although it's pretty similar to Highway Encounter, this game is still fun and challenging to play.

Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back (Palace) (Commodore 64/128)

With great graphics, sensational sound and gameplay which at times borders on being frustrating - but nevertheless addictive - Pumpkin is a winner... Don't delay, buy it today.

Heavy On The Magick (Gargoyle Games) (Spectrum 48K/128K)

Miss this at your peril.

Bounces (Beyond) (Spectrum 48K)

A sort of futuristic squash on elastic bands. Good fun.

Fairlight (The Edge) (Amstrad CPC464)

A game as pretty as a picture... Isvar, sword-in-hand, can move in all directions, jump, pick up objects and store them in pockets.

Golf Construction Set (Ariolasoft) (Commodore 64)

Ariolasoft launched the game at Wentworth where the club stalwarts were soon enthusiastically playing the game.

Green Beret (Imagine) (Spectrum 48K)

Fast, furious and terribly addictive.

Cyberun (Ultimate) (Spectrum 48K)

There may be a dynamite game lurking somewhere in Cyberun. But the more one plays, the more you get the impression there isn't.

Starquake (Bubble Bus) (Commodore 64)

If you wonder why your Spectrum-owning friends have not been around lately, I bet they've bought Starquake! It's brill!!!

10 Computer Hits 2 (Beau Jolly) (BBC Model B)

Very good value.

Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes (Global) (Spectrum 48K)

Good fun... The game is packed with undeniably silly things, salad bowls, sauce bottles and rampaging tomatoes.

Way Of The Tiger (Gremlin Graphics) (Spectrum 48K)

The key to the game's appeal is variety. Each stage provides an original challenge, and you can really feel yourself becoming more competent with the pole and the sword.

Saboteur (Durell) (Amstrad CPC464)

Despite some quirks with movement, and the animation becoming a little jerky at times, it's a good game.

Karate Combat Vs. Yie Ar Kung Fu (Superior) (BBC/Electron)

If you're a martial arts freak, you've got a choice between Karate Combat and Yie-Ar Kung Fu. You'll probably enjoy both these efforts but I think Karate Combat's the superior product.

Sai Combat (Mirrorsoft) (Spectrum 48K)

Sai Combat is good fun, graphically excellent and, if you've so far steered clear of all martial arts games, this could be the one to get you hooked.

Sodov The Sorcerer (Bug Byte) (Spectrum 48K)

This conversion looks pretty and is playable if not long on lasting appeal.

Starstrike II (Realtime) (Spectrum 48K)

A nice-looking, well presented and thought out game - but it needs to be faster.

RMS Titanic (Electric Dreams) (Commodore 64)

One of the best Electric Dreams releases yet.

C.O.R.E. (A 'n F) (Spectrum 48K)

A map is essential to get into the vast, complex and challenging game.

Alter Ego (Activision) (Commodore 64)

The game is intriguing, enthralling, funny, witty and thoroughly enjoyable. Peter J. Favaor, the man who conceived and created it, deserves the highest praise.

The Comet Game (Firebird) (Spectrum 48K)

There's nothing particularly wrong with The Comet Game, but then again, there's nothing to get really excited about.

Equinox (Mikro-Gen) (Spectrum 48K)

An unusual combination of arcade adventure and shoot-'em-up... Blasting everything in sight won't get you very far. You have to learn the right combination of objects.

Psi-5 Trading Company (US Gold/Accolade) (Commodore 64/128)

Fiendishly difficult to play and vastly entertaining.

V (Ocean) (Commodore 64/128)

If you are a code-cracking type of genius, you'll probably enjoy this game.

Astro Plumber (Blue Ribbon) (BBC/Electron)

The graphics are only average and it's the sort of arcade action you've seen many times before. Frankly, it's dull.

Ravage (Blue Ribbon) (BBC Model B)

In this relaxed space adventure, you choose your own level of play, from dead easy at level 1 all the way up to fast and furious at 9.

Joey (Blue Ribbon) (BBC/Electron)

The game can be played at slow, medium or fast speed, and you can choose to start at any of the nine screens. Graphics are only average, except for Joey himself.

10 Computer Hits Volume 2 (Beau Jolly) (Amstrad CPC464)

The Amstrad machine has been starved of good games lately, but this stops that.

Spindizzy (Electric Dreams) (Commodore 64)

With the interest of a decent challenge, and entertaining gameplay, it should be a hit.

Kirel (Addictive Games) (Spectrum 48K)

A nice part of the game is the way you can rotate screens through 90 and 180 degrees.

Hocus Focus (Quicksilva) (Spectrum 48K)

Overall this game is not what I expected - it looks like something that was written in 1982 rather than 1986!

Eggs Of Death (Entiesoft) (Enterprise)

At last an original Enterprise game that really cuts it.

Phantom Of The Asteroids (Mastertronic) (Commodore 64/128)

A neat and cheap treat... Good fun, fair graphics and great music.

Steve Davis Snooker (CDS) (BBC Model B)

Probably the next best thing to a real game.

Iwo Jima (PSS) (Commodore 64)

To be honest I found reading the author's notes about the game more interesting than playing it.

Roboto (Bug-Byte) (Spectrum 48K)

Quite an entertaining little game. Good fun for an hour or two.

Marie Celeste (Atlantis) (Spectrum 48K/128K)

Described as a graphic adventure, Marie Celeste has only crude graphics, but the game benefits from fast execution.

The Terrors Of Trantoss (Ariolasoft) (Spectrum 48K/128K)

The limitations of this game make the adventure hard.

Project Thesius (Robico) (BBC/Electron)

This game is thoroughly polished. It has a slick feel and - more important - is fun to play.

Perry Mason: The Case Of The Mandarin Murder (Telarium) (Commodore 64)

A thoroughly entertaining program... Although I have a couple of very strong suspicions as to whodunnit, I have a horrible feeling that I have only begun to scratch the surface of the case.

Pilgrim (CRL) (Commodore 64)

Should please those who enjoy a text adventure.

Ultima IV: Quest Of Avatar (US Gold) (Commodore 64/128)

This is an absorbing game with plenty of depth, that should please those who enjoy quest-type adventures, and dedicated purists who are partial to straying occasionally from the orthodox text/graphics adventure format.

Return To Ithaca (Atlantis) (Spectrum 48K/128K)

This could have been a really good game. But I suspect that the limitations of programming in The Quill have resulted in a lot of the detail of the original myth not being covered.