Croakit (Kerian) (BBC Model B)

Rather too late to catch a mass market and not the best available I'm afraid.

Rocky (Superior) (BBC Model B)

Very difficult... Some of you 'wonder players' out there may be able to pick up this sort of game with no problem, but slow people like myself would have great difficulty.

Bumble Bee (Micro Power) (BBC Model B)

Changes of direction are tricky... There is a joystick option which makes it slightly easier.

Planetfall (Argus Press) (BBC Model B)

An exciting two- or more player game which is a little overpriced but good fun.

Colditz (LVL) (BBC Model B)

Two word commands are used and they can't be abbreviated: a lot of typing.

Bridge Master (Dragon Data) (Dragon 32)

A winner... The acid test was to place a proper bridge player down in front of the computer; I did so and had to drag him away when I wanted to go home.

If I Had A Million (Phoenix) (Dragon 32)

An involving package good on fun but low on originality.

Lunar Rover Patrol (Dragon Data) (Dragon 32)

Not the sort of game to which I would become addicted, but certainly very enjoyable.

Junior's Revenge (Dragon Data) (Dragon 32)

This is far too expensive for an arcade game.

El Bandito (Dragon Data) (Dragon 32)

Playing this gave me a lot of laughs and I shall certainly be playing many more times.

Get The Geese Off/Word Race (Solway) (TI99/4A)

The computer cannnot verify the meaning or spelling of words, but will check that the letters used are legal.

Speed Snake (Softchoice) (Sinclair ZX81)

Deceptively difficult to master... Getting your name at the top of the hall of fame requires a lot of effort.

Computerized Diet (Softchoice) (Sinclair ZX81)

Because dieting is such a personal, sometimes very serious business, I can neither recommend nor condemn this program.

Mr. Munchee (Softchoice) (Sinclair ZX81)

As with all ZX81 games, the rather negative feel of the keyboard doesn't make for very long games sessions.

Home Budget (Kuma) (Spectrum 48K)

The reasonable price might make the problems bearable for those who are numerate.

ABC (Compusoft) (BBC Model B)

I don't think many schools would be willing to spend £6 on a game of this quality.

Music (7+) (Argus Press) (Spectrum 48K)

Clever Clogs smiles or grimaces, correct answers are shown and the tune plays at the end.

Star Trucker (9+) (Argus Press) (Spectrum 48K)

Disasters strike unexpectedly, robbing you of force field or credits, and you can be killed: if so, an official Star Trucker newsflash tells the world.

Wizard Box (Scisoft) (Spectrum 48K)

Good use of the colour, sounds and graphics capabilities of the Spectrum, although they could have devised a means of escaping back to the menu.

Chemistry 1 (Sunland) (BBC/Electron)

A very unimaginative and tedious program suited to someone desperate to learn limited facts as quickly as possible.

Cosmic Kidnap (Superior) (BBC Model B)

A definite must for all "shoot 'em out of the sky" fans.

Dragon Attack (Computer Games) (Sord M5)

This type of game is now totally out of date, and I can't see people flocking to buy this.

Galax Attack (Dragon Data) (Dragon 32)

A reasonable game of Space Invaders but I have seen more interesting versions.

Tank Battalion (Computer Games) (Sord M5)

There are some nice touches to this game, such as different street patterns for successive screens, realistic explosions, two players option and nice tunes.

Johnny Reb (Lothlorien) (Dragon 32)

I cannot judge how accurate the tactical adjustments are, but I have enjoyed playing the game and will do so again.