Adventure (Gavin Barker)

Binary Brains (Pooter)

Travel With Trashman (New Generation)

It is a pity that New Generation could not have taken more care with the graphics and humour.

Buzz Off (Electric)

Skill and judgement are needed for success and the game concept is limited to just one task.

Danger Mouse In Double Trouble (Creative Sparks)

Should keep any aging youngster entertained for hours and the only danger is that the real youngsters will not get a look-in.

Zombie Zombie (Quicksilva)

Less playable than 3D Ant Attack, despite the welcome provision of joystick options.

Hareraiser (Haresoft)

Lacklustre, stark and simple screens depicting the countryside, with an occasional hare bouncing around and then disappearing... It's difficult to understand why this program was produced at all, though cynics may draw their own conclusions.

Combat Lynx (Durell)

Arcade gamers might find it tedious because of the lack of immediate excitement. If, however, you are a level-headed player who likes to take time in developing skills, Combat Lynx will pay off.

Highway Code ()

The tape is instructive for experienced drivers and learners alike, but it is not as comprehensive a guide to the highway code as the HMSO version.

Peter Pan (Hodder & Stoughton)

Well produced and should have a strong appeal to fans of the boy wonder and his band of lost adventurers.

Battle Zone (Quicksilva)/3D Tank Duel (Real Time)

If you are after classic original arcade simulations then both games are good buys. If you want excitement from your computer then just pass them by.

Tiler Tim (Microwish)

Very much a high-score merchant's game, deceptively easy and quite compelling.

The Key To Time ()

Good-humoured, well written and a joy to play.

Pyjamarama (Mikro-Gen)

The action, plot and graphics of Pyjamarama from Mikro-Gen are great. This Wally is a winner.

Kentilla (Micromega)

The program may well be just too devious for the average adventurer. Time will tell.

The Eye Of Bain (Artic)

The Eye Of Bain should provide many hours of solid entertainment. Great value.

Deus Ex Machina (Automata)

A game to be played first and talked about later. So, go ahead and do it. We won't look but we will guarantee - well, almost - that you will be intrigued.

Stagecoach (Creative Sparks)

An exciting game, full of incident and variety.

Beach Head (US Gold)

An excellent game of arcade skill and strategy.

Black Hawk (Creative Sparks)

It is not a simulation, it will not stretch your intellect but it is difficult and demanding.

Kokotoni Wilf (Elite)

Not having anything to fire at the monsters may put you off but for those who like to plan strategic play, and find a quiet corner of the screen, the game is excellent value.

Astroplaner (Romik)

A definite disaster, a game to steer clear of unless you are making a collection of turkeys.

Night Gunner (Digital Integration)

A compulsive and demanding program.

Hampstead (Melbourne House)

A serious irritation is a racist bias. Was it really necessary to have a grinning Pakistani in a north London Post Office, a 'foreign' voice on the station tannoy and middle eastern races selling hamburgers?

The Final Mission (Incentive)

The problems are well up to standard, there is also the pull of the concluding portion of the prize winning sentence.

Chinese Juggler (Ocean)

Each level is easy and, once you have been past the eighth or ninth level, there is not much left to do.

Ghost Rider (Positive Image)

The rather unspiring presentation counts against the program. So does the fact that it is extremely temperamental about loading.

Gilligan's Gold (Ocean)

Sadly, our team found it near impossible to pick up the gold or pick-axe or to manoeuvre the wheelbarrow.

Computer Wimp (Hutchinson)

The publishers make no apologies for the American bias, explaining that to change the text would be 'to alter the flavour without adding anything to the quality'.

Micronet Book (Melbourne House)

A lot of information has been packed into such a small volume and no Micronet user should be without it.

The Complete Spectrum (Granada)

Much of what is in the compilation has been culled from other Granada books... so beware.

The Micro Enquirer: Spectrum (Century)

About ten percent of the information contained within its pages is about the home computer market, the rest being specialist and business sectors.