First Strike (Elite) (Commodore 64)

Technically impressive, fact-paced aerial action which arcade fans will love.

Thunderbirds (Grandslam) (Amiga 500)

Four games packed with superb puzzles.

Tusker (System 3) (Commodore 64)

The game holds together extremely well with gradually more devious traps - in themselves a reward for solving puzzles - some of which are very, very devious indeed.

Skateball (Ubi Soft) (Commodore 64/128)

Badly presented and over-simple.

International Team Sports (SportTime/Mindscape) (Commodore 64/128)

Nice packaging, shame about the game.

Shinobi (Virgin) (Commodore 64)

A very accurate coin-op conversion with plenty of playability.

A. P. B. (Domark) (Amiga 500)

The C64 effortlessly handles another superb coin-op conversion.

Xybots (Tengen) (Commodore 64)

With little in the way of variation in the gameplay, the endlessly similar mazes prove the final nail in the game's coffin.

Aaaargh! (Melbourne House) (Commodore 64)

Aaaaargh indeed! Gameplay is tough and uninspired.

Arthur (Infocom) (Amiga 500)

With the great puzzles, some attractive graphics and a superb vocabulary and parser, plus the odd touch of humour, Arthur has all the ingredients to make a first class adventure.

Myth (Magnetic Scrolls) (Commodore 64/128)

Experienced adventurers will probably find it a bit easy, although they'll have plenty of fun reading the humorous text and admiring the beautiful graphics.

Paperboy (Encore) (Commodore 64/128)

It's a shame that there isn't a variable difficulty option, as the first few goes are a touch on the hard side, but other than that this is an above average title with not that many grey hairs.

Jack The Nipper (Kixx) (Commodore 64/128)

There's something here for everyone including a wicked sense of humour...!

Ghosts 'N Goblins (Encore) (Commodore 64/128)

It's challenging without being frustratiing, difficult without being impossible.

Masters Of The Universe (Kixx) (Commodore 64/128)

Some above average effects and a good title tune, make for a reasonable purchase.

Rescue On Fractalus (Mastertronic) (Commodore 64)

Buy this piece of software history or die, as the Jaggis might say!

Mr. Heli (Firebird) (Commodore 64/128)

A poor ST game is ported across to the Amiga with minimal changes.

Xenon II: Megablast (Imageworks) (Amiga 500)

Graphics, weapons and sheer playability keep you glued to the joystick.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Rodeo Show (Tynesoft) (Commodore 64)

An original twist on a well tested theme.

Omni-Play Basketball (SportTime/Mindscape) (Commodore 64)

An irritating, convoluted sports sim which only a basketball fanatic could love.

Falcon Vs. F-16 Combat Pilot (Commodore 64)

Flight sim fans will love this game, but others might find it a bit tough to begin with.

Strider (US Gold) (Amiga 500)

A brilliant coin-op conversion crammed full of arcade playability.

Sleeping Gods Lie (Empire) (Amiga 500)

An intriguing and atmospheric adventure.