Blast Arena Advance (Mathew Carr) (Game Boy Advance)

Could well be the perfect handheld game... Any self-respecting GBA, SP, Micro or DS owner needs to get themselves one of these.

Aqua (CEZ Games Studio) (Amstrad CPC464)

Let's just hope that this is a temporary blip for CEZ Game Studios... After the masterpiece that was Cannon Bubble, Aqua is a disappointment of biblical proportions.

Barbie Seahorse Adventures (Imitation Pickles) (PC (Windows))

There's nothing new here... If the game had been given improved clarity of direction, and a proper theme, then this review would have been far more positive.

Blizzard's Rift (Cronosoft) (Spectrum 128K)

A great concept that attempts to tie together well-established facets of several games. I wouldn't consider it a bad game but ultimately, it tries to do too much.

Burn The Trash (Cactus-Soft) (PC (Windows))

An indie-gaming triumph, and has further reinforced Cactus' esteemed profile as a developer of truly original games.

Daedalian Opus (Karoshi) (MSX)

The game's like a well-tuned - albeit very small - engine, and as a remake the developers' love of the original game shines through the whole thing.

Elevators Amiss (Atari Age) (Atari 2600)

A little variation would have elevated the score of this otherwise commercial quality release, but as it stands I can only reward it with an above average rating.

Fraxy (ZG) (PC (Windows))

If the developers continue to revise the content of this, Fraxy will certainly be a title to keep an eye on.

Frogger '07 (Victragic) (Commodore Vic 20)

If you want to truly understand how good this game is, load up one of the clones such as Hoppit, Hopper or Frog Chase and compare them to Victragic's debut.

Gangsters/Sniper (Fandal) (Atari XE/XL)

The presentation of both releases is above average, but sadly the lacklustre game-play is not up to scratch.

Hurrican (Poke 53280) (PC (Windows))

Every second you're not playing Hurrican is a shame.

Ifrit (Zac Soft) (PC (Windows))

With a bit more work it could have been a freeware classic, but unfortunately its shortcomings result in the overall experience being no more than an enjoyable, short-lived distraction.

IO: The Remake (Mersey Remakes) (PC (Windows))

The original C64 game was a lot breezier than this... Your ship moves like it's flying through treacle, and your bullets aren't much quicker.

Joe Gunn (Cronosoft) (Commodore 64/128)

A modern C64 masterpiece!

Kikstart (Cosine) (Commodore 64)

Don't see this as a C16 game being played on a C64, see it as a new game for the machine and I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I did.

Lemmings DS (Mathew Carr) (Nintendo DS)

Lemmings DS takes a criminally small amount of space on your flash card, even with all the levels and this is a truly brilliant conversion of a classic game.

Malaika: Prehistoric Quest (Karoshi) (MSX)

Very unresponsive... It's hard to get over the heavy lack of originality and the frustration caused by the poor jump mechanism.

Marble Logic (Unreal) (Commodore 64)

Marble Logic's lack of originality detracts from what otherwise is a title with flawless production quality.

Mechatron: 2154 (Ray Norrish) (PC (Windows))

Robotron is good. Mechatron is a very good remake of Robotron. Ergo, Mechatron is good.

Millenipede (Firestorm) (PC (Windows))

Millenipede doesn't pretend to have any depth - but the game performs brilliantly as a short and rewarding distraction from work.

Reaxion (Cosine) (Game Boy Advance)

Excellent... the game's simple premise, automatic saving and short timer-based levels all add up to make Reaxion GBA one of the best homebrew puzzle games I've played.

Spiga (Prospero) (PC (Windows))

Those who can cope with the high adrenaline action are spoilt with a variety of different game-modes - increasing Spiga's lasting appeal.

Stranded 2.5 (Cronosoft) (Spectrum 48K/128K)

While the puzzle genre won't appeal to everyone, Stranded 2.5 is highly recommended.

The Rebels (CC Soft) (Commodore 64)

Bloody brilliant fun to play, something along the lines of classics like Bubble Bobble for two player co-operative fun with just a dash of Bruce Lee.

Thrust Advance (RGCD) (PC (Windows))

Genuinely deserves a place in your GBA grab-bag... It's a five-minute-at-a-time game, but there are going to be a lot of those occasions.

Traffic Jam (Imanok) (MSX)

A well put together and elegantly simple game without half a bazillion bells and whistles added to it.

Ultra Violent Worlds (Vorlon) (Amiga 500)

UVW looks promising but is sadly typical of late Amiga releases - visually it's impressive but the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired.

Urban Legend (Elens) (PC (Windows))

Thirty missions of top quality AI-fuelled gritty urban guerrilla combat for just over a tenner is a great deal in anyone's book.

Zub (RetroSpec) (PC (Windows))

I wholeheartedly recommend this to all of you.