MiG-29 Super Fulcrum (Domark)

An excellent, rewarding game for newcomers and old hands alike... It's sure to keep your head in the clouds for a long time to come.

Gazza II (Empire)

Gazza 2 is surprising fun and the pace of the football matches is much more realistic than many other footie games - there's plenty to learn and improve upon as you play.

Total Recall (Ocean)

A good beat-'em-up platform cum adventure game. It's nothing new, but if you're a fan of the film, give it a try.

Metal Masters (Infogrames)

A brilliant beat-'em-up... It's worth selling your grandma for.

Night Shift (Lucasfilm)

A novel and fun idea, but ultimately just a variation on the spinning plates theme - the better you get, the more dolls you're asked to make.

Tournament Golf (Elite)

This is good, but there's not enough improvement over other games of the genre to make it a must buy.

Turrican II (Rainbow Arts)

It's difficult enough to challenge even the most accomplished arcade fan, but not so hard that it's going to stop your average game-player from making progress.

Dragon's Lair II: Timewarp (Readysoft)

As a game, Dragon's Lair 2 is visually stunning but as thin as your wallet after you've bought the damn thing.

Enchanted Lands (Thalion)

An enjoyable, absorbing platform game with more twists than a pig's willy warmer.

Jupiter's Masterdrive (Ubi Soft)

Basically just another racing game, but with more depth and better graphics than most.

Advanced Destroyer Simulator (Futura)

Brilliantly atmospheric... It's very easy to become totally absorbed by the game and find yourself obsessively determined to carry out your mission - whatever the cost!

Crime Wave (Access)

A truly awful game, dragged out of the 20 percent range by the amusing nature of the graphics.

Bug Bash (Big Shot Software)

It says on the box that it took two years to develop - two wasted years if you ask me.

Dick Tracy (Titus)

Unmitigated crap. If the future of film licences looks like this, then don't bother. Games which look like a child's first BASIC program shouldn't see the light of day.

Multi-Player Soccer Manager (D&H Games)

This strategy game probably appeals more to die-hard football fans than other kinds of game-player, but the program is very well designed and completely icon-controlled.

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