4 Most Horror (Alternative)

All these games are somewhat rubbish. I'd say that you'd be much better off buying one better budget game instead.

Battle Command (Ocean)

Fast, fun and, er, flippin' violent. If the idea of big pieces of metal chewing up the countryside sounds okay to you then this comes highly recommended.

Cricket Captain (D&H Games)

If you like management sim and cricket, this might 'bowl' you 'over', but the appeal is limited.

Cromwell At War 1642-1645 (Cases)

A solid and playable wargame. It could serve as an okay intro to the 'genre'.

European Superleague (CDS)

Easy-to-pick-up footie management sim, with more life that most, and plenty of clever touches.

Frost Byte (Micro Value)

If you're looking for a challenge, with some pretty meaty levels and a fair bit of strategy, then you could do a lot worse than have a nibble at this.

Gary Lineker's Hot-Shot! (Kixx)

The only thing the game doesn't try to do is to be any good.

Great Gurianos (Encore)

If you really need a barg hack-'n-slash, go for Barbarian. It's more gruesome and certainly a lot better than this hollow offering.

Hydra (Domark)

A completely crap Tengen coin-op conversion about speedboats. Don't even think about it.

Jocky Wilson's Compendium of Darts (Zeppelin)

If you're a darts fan, then this is probably the game to get. And it's refreshing to see a 'personality' licence that doesn't take its subject too seriously for once.

Kenny Dalglish Soccer Manager (Zeppelin Games)

Purists may frown upon the icons and graphics (and speed!) but by and large it's pretty hot. Go buy.

Mercenary: The Second City (Novagen)

I don't normally go loony over a game but Mercenary is quite simply perfect. Mercenary is The Best Barg. Ever. Go and buy it at once, you lucky people.

Mercs (US Gold)

Smart and speedy, certainly. It's just a bit too easy for the seasoned campaigner.

Multimixx 1 (Kixx)

These are unquestionably the best golf simulators of all time so conclusively this must be the ultimate golf compilation.

Passing Shot (Encore)

Fast and furious, great for one player and excellent for two. And with a few extra brownie points for making the game a mixed doubles match, I'd tot that up as, ooh, a Your Sinclair Megagame.

S.D.I. (The Hit Squad)

It sounds like fun, and it is full of nice touches, but the only real snag is that it's all a bit simple, monotonous, and dated, even though it's only two years old.

Sherlock Holmes: The Lamberley Mystery (Zenobi)

The Lamberley Mystery isn't a great game. But it's a pretty damn good one. Recommended for the more experienced player, who can cope with the program's occasional quirks.

Skull & Crossbones (Domark)

A piratical slash-'n'-pick-'em-up with confusing sprites. If Skull And Crossbones was £3, I'd recommend it, but it's not.

Techno Cop (Kixx)

If we were to introduce an award for duffer re-release of the month, then this game would no doubt be sitting nervously in the audience wondering if it was going to win.

Viz: The Computer Game (Virgin Games)

A lot of fun the first time you play it, but it goes downhill fast. It's not that big and it's not that good.

The Wombles (Alternative)

A flip-screen arcade adventure. It's not completely tragic, but it's all rather boring.