Tranz Am (Ultimate) (Spectrum 16K)

A good game and initially I found it quite compulsive.

Terror-Daktil (Melbourne House) (Spectrum 48K)

Lots of atmosphere but fails as a game... After a few goes, it becomes extremely tedious.

Zipzap (Imagine) (Spectrum 48K)

Professional packaging, amazing graphics, thoughtful facilities and well priced.

Cookie (Ultimate) (Spectrum 16K)

Well up to Ultimate's excellent standard... Good use of sound... Excellent game.

Centropods (Rabbit) (Spectrum 16K/48K)

As I write this review I still have a sore trigger finger from too much playing.

Personal Income Tax (Newbrain) (Newbrain)

If money is limited, then the Which? algorithms would be a better buy; at the end of the day you'd be more likely to have understood what you have submitted to your local tax office or financial adviser.

Homacc (Gemini) (BBC Model B)

Very idiot-proof and well presented, with a simple instruction leaflet to guide you.

Small Business Accounts (Sinclair Research) (Spectrum 48K)

The total inflexibility of the system make the profit or loss figure more unreliable with each update.

Sales Ledger And Purchase Ledger (Ramtop) (Spectrum 48K)

Difficult to use... The information given is very disjointed, it is limited in content and sometimes confusing.

Home Accounts (AM Electronics) (Spectrum 48K)

With the bank check option, the convoluted instructions become mind-boggling and could cause inadvertent entry or deletion of items, with disastrous consequences to the opening balance.

Subs (JRS) (Jupiter Ace)

A pleasant game with some claims to originality, which is certainly a plus.

Tank Atak (Supersoft) (Commodore 64)

Sound and graphics are used to the full in this imaginative game.

Sniper (Soft Joe's) (Dragon 32/64)

What looked like an initially good graphic presentation failed to create any interest.

Persac/Blitz (Pasesoft) (TI99/4A)

Screen display and sound are good, but I lost interest in both games as there is no increase in degree of difficulty and play became repetitious.

Slap Dab (Anirog) (Commodore Vic 20)

A nice original game with good graphics and sufficiently difficult to satisfy anyone.

Colossal Adventure (Level 9 Computing) (Atari 400/800/600XL/800XL/130XE)

If adventures are your game, then this is your adventure - at an incredible price!

Smugglers Cave (Quicksilva) (Spectrum 48K)

For anyone who likes adventure, this is a game that they will certainly enjoy.

Demon Knight (ASP) (Spectrum 48K/128K)

A text-only Adventure which, excepting Help, Quit and Inventory, requires two-word commands.

Xadom (Quicksilva) (Spectrum 48K)

100% all round... This program uses a very friendly style from the moment it is run.

Blue Dragon (MP) (BBC Model B)

The screen display is attractive and uncluttered with a good use of colour.

Phantom Slayer (Microdeal) (Dragon 32)

This game doesn't give you a fighting chance - the odds are on the phantom every time.

Storm (Microdeal) (Dragon 32)

The initial temptation to dash around shooting at everything is not the best of tactics, as your shots are limited.

Bopswizzle (Bamby) (Dragon 32)

Not a good example of commercial software. It's bugged, and I wouldn't pay more than a couple of pounds for it.

Racer Ball (Microdeal) (Dragon 32)

If you've been after a Pacman game on your machine, then I think this is a very enjoyable version.

Gridrunner (Salamander) (Dragon 32)

This game has just about everything you could want and should soon be shooting up the software charts.