Enigma Force (Beyond)

An excellent game. I am quite enamoured with Maul, the manic droid, and love the way he spins on his axis during the game.

Yie Ar Kung Fu (Imagine)

Yie Ar Kung Fu is a replica of Konami's arcade game - from whom it has been licensed - the graphics are colourful and well drawn, and the animation is fluid.

Winter Sports (Electric Dreams)

Winter Sports is only moderate value for money but the implementation of the events is usually so minimal as to render the whole thing one of the weaker compilations we've seen.

William Wobbler (Wizard Development)

The puzzles have some wit and ingenuity, and Crowther is obviously capable of designing a good game, but William Wobbler is most unexciting.

1985: The Day After (Mastertronic)

The curse of this game is that it seems to have so little point. The only challenge comes from the unroadworthy nature of your spacecraft, but that is likely to prove more frustrating than fun.

Costa Capers (Firebird)

How can Firebird put a game like this into its 'Hot' range? It has produced better in the Silver range for a fraction of the price!

Austerlitz (Lothlorien)

Those who are interested in military problem-solving should enjoy challenging it at any of its three levels of difficulty.

Sir Fred (Mikro-Gen)

The game is reminiscent of the Wally epics, though the graphics are not as big, bright or colourful. That, however, is more than made up for by the lack of attribute flicker and realism of movement.

Aladdin's Cave (Artic)

While it's no Christmas turkey, neither is it much more than a stocking filler, and I can't help thinking that this sort of thing is better suited to a budget range nowadays.

Commando (Elite)

Exciting, challenging and guaranteed to keep you playing until keyboard or joystick fatigue get you shipped out on home leave.

Arena (Lothlorien)

Despite its complex appearance, it doesn't take long to get into, and while purists from either the strategy or the arcade camps are unlikely to go for it, I'm sure the many in between will love it.

Barry McGuigan's World Championship Boxing (Activision)

Sports simulations are usually not my scene but Barry McGuigan knocked me flat.

Think! (Ariolasoft)

Full marks, then, to Ariolasoft and Co for a demanding, intriguing game.

Three Weeks In Paradise (Mikro-Gen)

A pleasure to play... I would recommend it to any Wally mad enough to buy it.

Roller Coaster (Elite)

Roller Coaster may seem an after-thought release by Elite, but it is way ahead of most of the Willy rip-offs.

Sweevo's World (Gargoyle Games)

A funny game with quick movement and a what-the-heck feel about it... It really does succeed in poking fun at the sometimes pretentious Ultimate sagas.

Rasputin (Firebird)

Firebird gives little information about the game on the cassette insert and you will find it difficult to get your bearings. It is, nevertheless, sufficiently different from Knight Lore and the others to make it interesting.

Beach Head 2 (US Gold)

Perhaps the parts don't make up a satisfactory whole and the tiny graphics are hardly impressive, but if you were a fan of part one then this is worth a look.

Lord Of The Rings (Melbourne House)

The multi-role/multi-player option is pretty neat. Very few games have used it before but it helps to extend the breadth of an adventure.

Swords And Sorcery (PSS)

Becomes remarkably compelling in time and I found myself, near dawn, still struggling to build up power to get past a particularly tough and vicious creature in the second quadrant.

Souls Of Darkon (Taskset)

Not bad. The presentation is attractive, despite the key repeat problem, and there is sufficient interest in the early section to get you involved and keen to solve the riddle of the altar and the monolith.

West Bank (Gremlin)

I found it best to play with a joystick in one hand - which scrolls new doors onto the screen - and three fingers on the firing keys for each room.

Your Health (HiSoft)

It's healthier than sitting in front of the television for hours on end and beats the worry of knowing you've just partaken of 120 calories.

10 Pack Volume 3 (Automata)

Good but not outstanding. Worth buying as a stocking-filler, especially for Crazy Castles and Here There By Tygers.

Raiders Of The Lost Ring (Arcade Systems)

If you are looking for some mindless sub-arcade game at a budget price this might suffice, but as it's selling for the price of far superior programs, leave well alone.

Mikie (Imagine)

A worthy game, with enough suspense and difficulty to keep you interested in plugging on from screen to screen.

Super Arcadia (Digital Precision)

This game is notable for its awful graphics, flat music, and the appalling use of English in the instructions.

Transact (Dialog)

Transact has many features to commend it. It is relatively easy to use, the screen layouts are clear and easy to read and, in general, the error-trapping is good.

QL Flight Simulator (Microdeal)

It is a pity that the presentation is so scruffy but, if you can put up with it, the program compensates for Microdeal's lack of polish.