Supercode 3 (CP Software)

Graphics Machine (McGraw-Hill)

Master Tool Kit (Oxford Computer Publishing)

It fulfils most people's Basic requirements and makes handling long complicated programs a lot easier.

Extended Basic (CP)

It is not tremendous value for money. It provides only 10 new commands.

Kirel (Addictive Games)

Addictive say the game has 'a lot of original ideas'. That's pushing it, but it certainly puts a lot of old ideas from other programs together in a new way.

Redhawk (Melbourne House)

An excellent introductory adventure.

Starstrike II (Realtime/Firebird)

Just before writing this review I loaded the game for a brief final look... and when I finally dragged myself away it was over an hour later which tells its own story.

Green Beret (Imagine)

You'll find Green Beret more challenging than Commando - another game in this reactionary Ramboesque Smash the Red Threat phase.

The Young Ones (Orpheus)

Disappointing graphics... and a rather chaotic game. The one unusual feature is the way other characters interfere with you, stealing your objects and telling tales on each other.

10 Computer Hits 2 (Beau-Jolly)

Excellent quality... 10 Computer Hits 2 is quality rather than quantity and with nearly ten games you might really want to play and play again.

30 Games (Quicksilva)

Of the 30 games I think around ten merit more than a few minutes play and perhaps five will get you hooked.

Hotshots (The Force)

The wizzo graphics help to disguise the fact that Gyron is one of the most complicated games to win ever. If your brain is up to it, you'll love it.

Off The Hook ()

The Way Of The Tiger (Gremlin)

Bigger, better and brighter than its stablemates - it even adds a strand of adventure to the genre.

Alien Highway (Vortex)

It's fiendishly hard, and some of the problems will have you tearing your hair.

Rasputin (Firebird)

The animation here is smoother than anything I've seen before, and on top of that there are at least five or six things happening on the screen simultaneously.

Space Hunter (Mastertronic)

It's all very competently programmed, despite its two rather incongruous sections... though it's probably limited in its lifespan.

Delta Wing (Mastertronic)

If you can find a Spectrum-owning friend and you both have Interface 1 and separate TVs, then you can indulge in true one-to-one combat, with each of you getting your own cockpit view.

Heavy On The Magick (Gargoyle Games)

Further modules and new main adventures are promised, so keep your eyes open and don't hesitate about buying Heavy On The Magick. It's a demon's delight.

Marie Celeste (Atlantis)

This open feel to the game combined with a non-linear plot, makes for a neat snappy little adventure.

Questprobe 3: The Fantastic Four (US Gold)

Unless you're smart enough to get through this in one or two goes you may well end up feeling cheated and disappointed.

The Comet Game (Firebird)

The 3D effects are good but the action is predictable.

The Tarot (Psychic Software)

A real missed opportunity. All Psychic manages to do is produce a database of Tarot meanings, and put in some fake gypsy music.

V (Ocean)

At first, the status displays seemed baffling and I had great trouble with the icon panel. Then slowly I was hooked and drawn in. Frustration turned into a determination to suss it all out and I was converted.

Taxcalc (Consumers' Association)

Powerprint II (Buttercraft)

It is useful for designing posters but so is a large sheet of paper and a box of coloured pens.

Sport Of Kings (Mastertronic Added Dimension)

I can't see this being one of Mastertronic's biggest sellers. To anybody who isn't a disciple of the Tote it's likely to appear slow and boring.

Ballblazer (Activision/Lucasfilm)

Possibly the best, most convincing sport simulation on the market, even if there's nothing real to simulate.

Legend Of The Amazon Women (US Gold)

I was well-prepared to hate this game, given that it's late and backed by one of the most appalling ad campaigns. In fact it's great fun to play, and I wouldn't mind betting it'll do well.

Who Dares Wins II (Alligata)

The graphics are small and basic and if Alligata thinks this will compete with Commando, Rambo and Green Beret, it should think again.

Cyberun (Ultimate/US Gold)

Offers quite a challenge, more so as there are no instructions other than a lengthy storyline.

QL Slime (Datalink Systems)

Dragon Hold (Rubicon Computer Systems)

TechniQL (Talent)