| A, B, C... Lift Off |
Longman Software |
(Issue 22, p84) |
A simple but useful program which young children will enjoy. |
| Aaargh! |
Melbourne House |
29% (Issue 68, p44) |
Unexciting and badly executed coin-op conversion. |
| Abbreviations |
Teachers Pet Software |
(Issue 56, p108) |
Aimed at the 9-12 age group it tests children's knowledge of a variety of abbreviations. |
| ABC Games |
Artic Computing Ltd |
(Issue 2, p98) |
Aimed at children 5-8 it is designed to improve spelling skills. |
| Abu Simbel Profanation |
Dinamic Software |
78% (Issue 19, p106) |
A good but very difficult game, nothing outstanding though. |
| Academy: Tau Ceti 2 |
CRL Group Plc |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 36, p178) |
A worthy sequel. |
| Accelerator |
Century City Software Ltd |
66% (Issue 13, p23) |
Average shoot em up distinguished by graphics. |
| ACE (Air Control Emulator) |
Cascade Games Ltd |
81% (Issue 32, p13) |
Above average for this type of game. |
| ACE 2: The Ultimate Head to Head 48 |
Cascade Games Ltd |
62% (Issue 48, p14) |
A poor imitation of Ocean's Top Gun. |
| ACE 2088 |
Cascade Games Ltd |
56% (Issue 64, p18) |
Pretty and well programmed, but the basic game concept is lacking. |
| Ace of Aces |
US Gold Ltd |
62% (Issue 38, p102) |
Nicely detailed, but generally unplayable flight simulation. |
| Ace of Aces |
US Gold Ltd |
55% (Issue 58, p111) |
Destroying enemies becomes simple after practice and there's little else to keep you coming back for more. |
| Acheton |
Topologika |
87% (Issue 53, p47) |
Definitely one of the best versions of the genre on offer. |
| Acrojet |
MicroProse Software Ltd |
83% (Issue 37, p36) |
An entertaining flight simulator, competently produced. |
| Action Biker |
Mastertronic Ltd |
52% (Issue 19, p17) |
Disappointing. |
| Action Fighter |
Firebird Software Ltd |
82% (Issue 71, p58) |
Spy Hunter analogies apart Action Fighter is a good blasting game that should at least be considered. |
| Action Force |
Virgin Games Ltd |
35% (Issue 46, p28) |
Too difficult, unattractive and a wasted licence. |
| Action Force 2 |
Virgin Games Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 52, p12) |
The ultimate in protection games. Great graphics and a mound of playability - the only thing it lacks is definable keys. |
| Action Reflex |
Mirrorsoft Ltd |
88% (Issue 31, p28) |
A very good game, frustrating at times but addictive. |
| Action Reflex |
Mirrorsoft Ltd |
76% (Issue 56, p88) |
If you've enjoyed other ball-bouncing games , get yer hands on this! |
| Ad Astra (To The Stars!) |
Gargoyle Games |
80% (Issue 4, p14) |
Addictive, attractive graphics and very playable. |
| Addams Family, The |
Ocean Software Ltd |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 98, p14) |
A smash hit conversion with all the fun of the film - and more besides! |
| Adder Attack |
Mogul Communications Ltd |
64% (Issue 4, p85) |
An average game from an older idea, medium addictive. |
| Adidas Championship Football |
Ocean Software Ltd |
83% (Issue 79, p43) |
Well presented and playable football: a bit late for the World Cup fever. |
| Adidas Championship Tie Break |
Ocean Software Ltd |
73% (Issue 83, p54) |
A reasonable tennis simulation with a host of options to cater for all tastes. |
| Admiral Graf Spee |
Temptation Software Ltd |
54% (Issue 1, p103) |
Reasonably good of its type. |
| Advanced Art Studio |
Rainbird Software Ltd |
(Issue 40, p108) |
A full featured Art Studio. |
| Advanced Soccer Simulator |
Mastertronic Plus |
82% (Issue 64, p28) |
All-in-all a well-above average management sim. |
| Adventure |
Adventure Software |
84% (Issue 36, p151) |
Interesting |
| Adventure Games Pack |
Psychaedelic Hedgehog Software |
15% (Issue 96, p31) |
If you put all these games together you still wouldn't have a decent adventure. |
| Adventureland |
Adventure International |
70% (Issue 14, p104) |
Quite good. |
| Adventure Playground |
Widgit Software Ltd |
80% (Issue 85, p30) |
The challenges are tough enough to keep adventure buffs playing until Klingsor's demise. |
| Adventures of Barsak the Dwarf, The |
Gilsoft International |
53% (Issue 4, p51) |
In this case the excellent implementation seems more due to the excellence of the Quill than to the game itself. |
| Adventures of Saint Bernard, The |
Carnell Software |
58% (Issue 4, p86) |
A good idea that doesn't seem to have been pushed far enough and represents only fair value for money. |
| Afghan Attack |
Southern Software |
60% (Issue 15, p96) |
Quite good, but possibly a bit expensive, especially for a Quilled game. |
| Africa Gardens |
Gilsoft International |
84% (Issue 4, p51) |
Excellent, addictive and very good value for money. |
| Afterburner |
Activision Inc |
86% (Issue 59, p9) |
A great conversion of a very popular coin-op, which perhaps loses out in the long run due to its repetitiveness. |
| Afterburner |
Activision Inc |
85% (Issue 87, p50) |
Okay-ish as a stand-alone game. |
| After Shock |
Interceptor Micros Software |
89% (Issue 34, p95) |
A quality, traditional, adventure. |
| Agent Orange |
A'n'F Software |
59% (Issue 38, p23) |
An original and intriguing idea, but lacking in the finer elements of gameplay. |
| Agent X |
Mastertronic Ltd |
85% (Issue 37, p117) |
A great piece of budget software. |
| Agent X 2 |
Mastertronic Ltd |
56% (Issue 48, p170) |
A disappointing sequel, with each section derivative of a different style. |
| Ahhh!!! |
CRL Group Plc |
61% (Issue 9, p109) |
Above average shoot em up. |
| Airbase Invader |
CP Software |
68% (Issue 6, p52) |
Above average to good, playable and reasonably addictive. |
| Airborne Ranger |
MicroProse Software Ltd |
82% (Issue 60, p22) |
A very competent and unusual simulation which has long-lasting appeal. |
| Air Defence |
CCS |
(Issue 16, p141) |
Not as good as NATO Alert, but a good start at a genuine realtime war game. |
| Airline Cases |
CCS |
(Issue 40, p104) |
Interesting and realistic simulations of different business situations. useful for encouraging the users to handle a wealth of different information. |
| Airwolf |
Elite Systems Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 13, p28) |
Addictive, playable and fun, excellent. |
| Airwolf |
Elite Systems Ltd |
47% (Issue 56, p87) |
Fans of the TV series may find a little enjoyment in this prehistoric relic but even that is pretty doubtful. |
| Airwolf 2 |
Hit-Pak |
61% (Issue 43, p18) |
Each game in itself is average, with 3DC coming out on top, but the whole package represents good value and hours of playing time. |
| Alcatraz Harry |
Mastertronic Ltd |
43% (Issue 9, p123) |
Below average to poor in execution and content. |
| Alchemist |
Imagine Software Ltd |
85% (Issue 2, p13) |
Excellent. |
| Alien |
Mind Games |
(A CRASH SMASH, Issue 15, p124) |
An excellent game - should keep you going for weeks. Hitchcock would have loved it. |
| Alien 8 |
Ultimate Play The Game |
95% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 15, p16) |
A slightly better game in most respects than Knight Lore, and therefore generally excellent. |
| Alien Evolution |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
75% (Issue 42, p35) |
It's derivative of a good format, the graphics have stood the test of time, and the game is highly playable - but weaker on lasting appeal. |
| Alien Highway |
Vortex Software |
88% (Issue 29, p23) |
Another one for Highway Encounter fans everywhere. |
| Aliens |
Electric Dreams Software |
84% (Issue 37, p18) |
A good attempt at capturing the action and atmosphere of the film. |
| Alien Storm |
US Gold Ltd |
89% (Issue 93, p56) |
A winning and varied coin-op conversion to shoot and beat away boredom. |
| Aliens USA Edition |
Electric Dreams Software |
45% (Issue 47, p14) |
The lesser of two Aliens tie-ins; this US version is closer to the film, but the graphics are poor and gameplay very difficult. |
| Alien Swarm/Arena! |
Titan Programs Ltd |
57% (Issue 3, p108) |
Fair to average. |
| Alien Syndrome |
ACE Software |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 57, p84) |
All the gory gameplay from the coin-op has been maintained in this addictive conversion. |
| Alien Syndrome |
ACE Software |
84% (Issue 69, p49) |
A first class arcade conversion. |
| All or Nothing |
Abbex Electronics |
72% (Issue 11, p56) |
Generally good, not perhaps as addictive as expected, but certainly has lots of content. |
| Alpha-Beth |
A'n'F Software |
(Issue 16, p104) |
Poor. It annoys me greatly when so-called educational games feature errors of grammar, spelling and punctuation. If, for instance, the player cannot answer a question and selects the pass key to go on to the next one, the computer responds with 'Too hard for you? Your (sic) not trying'. In Alpha-Gen, too we are informed that 'The instructions that follow can for your convenience (sic) be printed out'. |
| Altered Beast |
Activision Inc |
67% (Issue 71, p63) |
Good conversion, beastily unscrolled to near undeath. |
| Altered Beast |
Activision Inc |
69% (Issue 95, p61) |
A slightly above average beet-'em-up that may just appeal to fans of the coin-op. |
| Alternative World Games |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
85% (Issue 55, p80) |
An enjoyably wierd and whacky world tour, slightly marred by a very tedious multiload. |
| Amaurote 128 |
Mastertronic Added Dimension |
94% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 40, p116) |
An amazing achievement in budget software, highly playable and addictive. |
| Amaurote 48 |
Mastertronic Added Dimension |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 40, p116) |
An amazing achievement in budget software, highly playable and addictive. |
| American Football |
Mind Games |
71% (Issue 13, p125) |
A good strategy simulation of an unusual game. |
| American Turbo King |
Code Masters Ltd |
61% (Issue 76, p46) |
Holds nothing we haven't seen before. |
| Anamagon's Temple, The |
Mediandroid |
39% (Issue 57, p44) |
There are far more entertaining budget adventures available. |
| Anarchy |
Rack-It |
77% (Issue 48, p165) |
A straight forward, addictive puzzle shoot-'em-up - as good as its Dominic Robinson pedigree. |
| Ancient Quests |
Mirrorsoft Ltd |
(Issue 25, p44) |
Enjoyable to play, and good value for money, but limited in terms of educational value. |
| Android 2 |
Vortex Software |
90% (Issue 2, p13) |
Excellent on almost all counts, highly addictive and 1st rate Value for Money. Highly recommended. |
| Andy Capp |
Mirrorsoft Ltd |
73% (Issue 49, p23) |
Plenty of appeal for all Andy's readers. |
| Anfractuos |
Players Software |
46% (Issue 39, p116) |
Could have been improved by some rigorous playtesting, as it stands it feels unfinished. |
| Angleball |
Mastertronic Added Dimension |
51% (Issue 46, p28) |
A neat snooker variation. |
| Animated Strip Poker |
Knightsoft |
66% (Issue 15, p118) |
A reasonable implementation of Poker, but even with the novelty value of a stripping graphic, perhaps not that compulsive after a few plays. |
| Animator 1 |
Softcat Micros |
(Issue 28, p100) |
Designed as a sprite designer not a art studio. |
| Annals of Rome |
PSS |
85% (Issue 38, p77) |
The sum of this game is greater than its parts and has been rated highly. |
| Antagonists, The |
Addison-Wesley Productions |
60% (Issue 19, p94) |
Detailed and interesting book, program locations poor. |
| Ant Attack, 3D |
Quicksilva Ltd |
85% (Issue 1, p16) |
Very highly recommended. |
| Antics: Birds And The Bees 2, The |
Bug-Byte Software Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 6, p9) |
Original, playable and addictive, excellent value and highly recommended. |
| Antteroo |
Central Solutions |
60% (Issue 28, p90) |
Two very average games for an average price. |
| APB |
Domark Ltd |
93% (A CRASH Smash, Issue 68, p40) |
APB is the best of the Tengen coin-ops and the best conversion so far! |
| APB |
Domark Ltd |
84% (Issue 90, p44) |
A great game which is hard to put down. |
| Apocalypse - The Game of Nuclear Devastation |
Red Shift Ltd |
(Issue 43, p51) |
Recommended to those who are certain they'll have someone else to play it with. |
| Apollo 11 |
Darkstar |
70% (Issue 5, p83) |
Mixed feelings overall from average to good! |
| Apple Jam |
DK'Tronics Ltd |
47% (Issue 2, p71) |
Poor on instructions, a game for younger players with a limited addictivity. |
| April 7th |
Zenobi Software |
49% (Issue 95, p43) |
The text's good and there's some semblance of a game in there somewhere. |
| Arcade Flight Simulator |
Code Masters Ltd |
64% (Issue 66, p43) |
Okay game, but lacking in decent gameplay and addiction. |
| Arcade Fruit Machine |
Zeppelin Games Ltd |
59% (Issue 75, p47) |
While definitely not one of the best fruit machine simulations about, you can get some enjoyment out of it. |
| Arcade Trivia Quiz |
Zeppelin Games Ltd |
80% (Issue 75, p46) |
A real winner on your own and especially with some friends. |
| Archers, The |
Mosaic Publishing Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 37, p53) |
Very good. |
| Archon 1 |
Electronic Arts |
83% (Issue 18, p21) |
An involved game, very good, though pricey. |
| Archon Collection, The |
Electronic Arts |
72% (Issue 62, p70) |
Games mixing strategy and arcade skills are few and far between, so two for the price of one can't be a bad deal. |
| Arc of Yesod 48, The |
Thor Computer Software |
89% (Issue 26, p129) |
A great little game, very much the follow on to Nodes of Yesod - maybe too similar. |
| Arctic Fox |
Electronic Arts |
41% (Issue 55, p20) |
A botched rejuvenation of an ageing genre. |
| Arcturus |
Visions Software Factory |
57% (Issue 3, p39) |
Very good for puzzler enthusiasts. |
| Arena |
MC Lothlorien Ltd |
67% (Issue 46, p67) |
There isn't quite enough happening to hook interest. |
| Arendarvon Castle |
Addison-Wesley Productions |
75% (Issue 18, p102) |
Quite good. |
| Astrotutor |
Astrocalc |
(Issue 38, p48) |
Rather unsophisticated in terms of screen display and booklet presentation, but a good introduction to the subject. |
| ATF (Advanced Tactical Fighter) |
Digital Integration |
89% (Issue 50, p17) |
Excellent: impressive arcade elements in a user-friendly simulation. |
| Athena |
Imagine Software Ltd |
75% (Issue 45, p21) |
A challenging arcade conversion with plenty of depth. |
| Athlete |
Buffer Micro Ltd |
51% (Issue 8, p100) |
Fair to average. |
| Atic Atac |
Ultimate Play The Game |
92% (Issue 2, p37) |
Excellent. |
| Atlantic Challenge |
Virgin Games Ltd |
48% (Issue 32, p21) |
Not a terribly exciting or entertaining simulation. |
| Atlantis |
M&J Software |
60% (Issue 8, p73) |
Fair, food element can become a distraction. |
| Atlas Assignment, The, |
Virgin Games Ltd |
60% (Issue 6, p76) |
A rather modest text adventure. |
| Atom Ant |
Hi-Tec Software Ltd |
78% (Issue 82, p45) |
Another excellent conversion of a Hanna-Barbera cartoon. |
| A to Z |
I.E.C. Software |
(Issue 27, p54) |
Suitable for very young children. |
| ATRAM |
Websters Software |
(Issue 12, p160) |
Nice box, shame about the game. |
| Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes |
Global Software |
89% (Issue 28, p23) |
A great game of a very bad movie. |
| ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) Simulator |
Code Masters Ltd |
66% (Issue 46, p130) |
An amusingly entertaining and playable biking game of dubious lastability. |
| Auf Weidersehen Monty |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
85% (Issue 40, p34) |
A fine continuation of the long-standing Monty Mole theme. |
| Auf Wiedersehen Pet |
Tynesoft |
54% (Issue 7, p39) |
Mixed opinions from fair to good. |
| Austerlitz 1805 |
CCS |
76% (Issue 67, p40) |
Simple to use but a challenging and authentic wargame. |
| Autochef |
CCS |
(Issue 44, p95) |
For business studies students, excellent practice in reading accounts and balance sheets. |
| Automania |
Mikro-Gen Ltd |
88% (Issue 7, p7) |
Very good to excellent, playable and addictive. |
| Avenger: The Way of the Tiger 2 |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
85% (Issue 36, p173) |
Another good Gauntlet clone. |
| Axe of Kolt, The |
FSF Adventures |
93% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 84, p39) |
A little gem - the best adventure game this year. |
