Special Criminal Investigations (Ocean)

A superb conversion. Undoubtedly the race game of 1990.

Midnight Resistance (Ocean)

A first-class conversion... You really wonder how they managed to cram it all in and offer great playability to boot.

Creatures (Thalamus)

Brilliant black humour... and the best three sub-games ever!

Puzznic (Ocean)

A superb puzzle game.

Legend Of Faerghail (Rainbow Arts)

Well presented, atmospheric and intelligently designed, Legend Of Faerghail is an essential purchase for all RPGers.

The Immortal (Electronic Arts)

It's a classy product, breaching many gaming categories. Both adventurers and arcade fanatics will enjoy this one.

King's Bounty (New World/US Gold)

Although a rather simple design, King's Bounty does have many interesting features that make it pretty addictive. That element, along with its high replay factor, make it a recommended buy.

Corporation (Core)

A simple shoot-'em-up with brilliant graphics. Shame.

Bat (Ubisoft)

A good example of French software. Full of promise, good graphics and sound but suffering from poor interface and game design.

Battlemaster (PSS/Mirrorsoft)

Battlemaster has too little depth with too little tactical meat to be considered by anyone but Gauntlet fanatics, who would, in turn, be disappointed with it as a true arcade game.

FA-18 Interceptor (Electronic Arts)

Get FA-18 Interceptor, take to the skies, turn up the volume, hit and afterburners and enjoy!

Macadam Bumper (Players)

Players must have totally flipped to bother releasing such a load of old... pins.

Outlaw (Players Premier)

The game looks different, plays okay for a while, but you soon get bored.

Run The Gauntlet (The Hit Squad)

The game is more fun with two or more players, even though they can't play simultaneously, the competition makes it so much more interesting.

Prison Riot (Players Premier)

With its limited, often sickly colour scheme like green and red, you start to understand why the prisoners rioted in the first place!

Delta (Kixx)

For shoot-'em-up fans, this is a quality, if unoriginal, product with plenty of variety.

Strike Fleet (Electronic Arts)

Powerdrome (Electronic Arts)

Arcade fans might become bored with it, but more tactical-minded players will love all the options and formidable challenge.

Out Run (Kixx)

OutRun on the C64 is okay, but there doesn't seem much point to it with mini-stages, no junctions and basic graphics.

Plotting (Ocean)

A fun, but unremarkable, puzzle game.

Badlands (Domark/Tengen)

Atomic Robokid (Activision)

An enjoyable shoot-'em-up with some beautifully detailed backdrops... Plenty of variety throughout the many levels.

Hard Drivin' (Domark/Tengen)

Even the AA couldn't rescue this old wreck - that's all you need to know!

Killing Game Show (Psygnosis)

Sixteen Pits Of Death provide a formidable challenge, while graphic variety provides a strong incentive to persist.

Team Yankee (Empire)

A superbly executed mix of tactics and shoot-'em-up action.

F-19 Stealth Fighter (Microprose)

Fast, deep (192-page manual) and very entertaining to play.

Subbuteo (Goliath Games/Electronic Zoo)

Totally lacking the board game's fun element... Becomes boring after a few games.

International Soccer Challenge (Micro Style)

No substitute for Kick Off 2. It's too easy to score with a set routine, and no skill is needed to dribble whilst tackling the opposition is very tricky.