Dark Tower (Melbourne House) (Commodore 64)

Worth checking out... Though it isn't particularly original and not quite as addictive as some.

Empire Of Karn (Interceptor Micros) (Commodore 64)

Unatmospheric... This problem was enhanced by the unhelpful responses to many commands.

Screaming Abdabs (A 'n F) (Dragon 32)

The animation of the little man is particularly good as he battles his way through.

Penetrator (Melbourne House) (Commodore 64)

In spite of additional features, this game is not an improvement on the classic scramble game... Probably released about 18 months too late.

Stellar 7 (US Gold) (Commodore 64)

Excellent value and totally enthralling.

Blagger Goes To Hollywood (Alligata) (Commodore 64)

One for every C64 owner! Very difficult at first... you only have five lives.

Raid On Bungeling Bay (Ariolasoft) (Commodore 64)

The graphics and sound are excellent... Allows you to try out different tactics to jack up your score.

A Day In The Life (Micromega) (Spectrum 48K)

Graphics are large and move very smoothly.

Nato Commander (US Gold) (Commodore 64)

A tough game which takes effort to master and will probably appeal to the enthusiast.

Gogo The Ghost (Firebird) (Commodore 64)

The graphics are nothing spectacular but this didn't detract from the playability of the game.

Bridge Player 2 (CP Software) (Spectrum 48K)

Quite realistic and easy to follow.

Sleuth (Beebugsoft) (BBC B/B+/Master 128)

I wasted an hour trying, unsuccessfully, to enter dual screen mode before finding out that one has to enter this mode before loading a program.

Premier League (E&J Software) (Spectrum 48K)

If this all sounds like Addictive's Football Manager, it is! The difference is that it's slower, cheaper, and doesn't feature the match highlights. Not as good, in my opinion.

Quasimodo (Intrigue) (TI99/4A)

Documentation is fairly good, and the robust packaging as usual shows a graphic quality which is clearly impossible on the 4A.

Tempest (Superior) (BBC Model B)

I was slightly disappointed to find that the Beeb version was written using Mode 5, but once I got accustomed to the low resolution screen the game was just as exhilarating as the original.

Tiler (Interceptor Micros) (Spectrum 48K)

There are many, much better games for your Spectrum, some at half the price.

Mini Office (Database) (Amstrad CPC464)

A word counter is displayed at the top of the screen, along with the number of words per minute being typed in edit mode.