| F-15 Strike Eagle |
MicroProse Software Ltd |
84% (Issue 42, p19) |
Polished programming makes this conversion from Atari a must for flight-simulation addicts. |
| F-16 Combat Pilot |
Digital Integration |
84% (Issue 86, p53) |
One of the best flightsims we've seen, buy it now. |
| F-16 Fighting Falcon |
Code Masters Ltd |
53% (Issue 76, p46) |
If you're desperate for lightgun games then give this a whirl, but you will have to be pretty desperate. |
| F-19 Stealth Fighter |
MicroProse Software Ltd |
83% (Issue 73, p44) |
Microprose fly where they know best - if only Bill Stealy flew Firebirds just as well! |
| F1 Tornado Simulator |
Zeppelin Games Ltd |
51% (Issue 84, p76) |
If you want something that provides more than half an hour's entertainment, look elsewhere. |
| Factory Breakout |
Poppy Soft |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 6, p97) |
Addictive, playable and highly recommended. |
| F.A. Cup Football |
Virgin Games Ltd |
64% (Issue 27, p126) |
Well put together, but a simple game which might disappoint some people. |
| Fahrenheit 3000 |
Softstone Ltd |
81% (Issue 13, p60) |
A very good, hard game with its own features, good value for money. |
| Fairlight: A Prelude |
The Edge Software |
95% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 22, p26) |
A stunning game, achieved with a new programming technique. |
| Fairlight 2: A Trail of Darkness, The |
Edge Software |
81% (Issue 36, p33) |
Good, but nothing new. |
| Fairly Difficult Mission |
Zodiac Software |
76% (Issue 55, p57) |
Presentation throughout is impeccable. Colourful graphics and one or two special effects. |
| Falcon Patrol 2 |
Virgin Games Ltd |
56% (Issue 17, p14) |
Fair but very dated. |
| Falcon the Renegade Lord |
Virgin Games Ltd |
64% (Issue 42, p24) |
Above average game with an interesting idea, but lacking the polished graphics and more involved content that would make a hit. |
| Falklands 82 |
PSS |
33% (Issue 27, p81) |
Everybody makes mistakes. This is PSS's. |
| Fall Guy, The |
Elite Systems Ltd |
76% (Issue 12, p86) |
A game with good playability, but lacking in addictivity. |
| Fall of Rome, The |
ASP Software Ltd |
55% (Issue 8, p101) |
For strategy fans and younger players this could be worthwhile, as there is a fair amount to handle. Overall on the average side. |
| Famous Five on Treasure Island, The |
Enigma Variations Ltd |
81% (Issue 89, p45) |
Imaginative, well designed but with one or two minor quirks. |
| Fantasia Diamond |
Hewson Consultants Ltd |
100% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 5, p74) |
A long adventure with many interesting and logical problems to solve.. Highly recommended. |
| Fantastic American Football |
Zeppelin Games Ltd |
78% (Issue 80, p46) |
A good simulation of a fast and frantic game. |
| Fantastic Voyage |
Quicksilva Ltd |
78% (Issue 16, p132) |
Mixed opinions from below average to very good, playable and reasonably difficult. |
| Fantasy, The |
Mediandroid |
49% (Issue 43, p74) |
Not good. |
| Fast and the Furious, The |
Go! |
(Issue 46, p140) |
Both are adequate shoot-'em-ups with average lastability. |
| Fast Food Dizzy |
Code Masters Ltd |
68% (Issue 63, p83) |
What really disappoints is the pedestrian pace at which the action takes place. |
| Fat Worm Blows a Sparky |
Durell Software Ltd |
95% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 34, p142) |
Extremely silly, and wonderful fun. |
| Federation |
8th Day Software |
78% (Issue 51, p44) |
Within the limits it sets itself it is a compelling and highly polished game. |
| Fernandez Must Die |
Image Works |
87% (Issue 58, p92) |
A playable shoot-'em-up which perhaps suffers slightly from repetitiveness. |
| Feud |
Bulldog |
91% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 38, p28) |
An excellent start to a new label, which proves that budget arcade adventures are alive and well! |
| Fiendish Freddy's Big Top of Fun |
Mindscape International Inc |
94% (A CRASH Smash, Issue 76, p44) |
Roll up, roll up for a Smashing day at the circus!! |
| Fifth Quadrant, The |
Bubble Bus Software |
48% (Issue 44, p27) |
Some good features - it's interesting to control four characters - but unplayable. |
| Fighter Bomber |
Activision Inc |
73% (Issue 77, p48) |
A graphically pretty and competent 3-D flight sim for the technically minded. |
| Fighter Pilot |
Digital Integration |
86% (Issue 2, p93) |
An excellent simulation and game - highly recommended. |
| Fighter Pilot |
Digital Integration |
76% (Issue 61, p38) |
A competant and complex flight sim which is worth another look at the new budget price. |
| Fighting Soccer |
Activision Inc |
68% (Issue 71, p58) |
Albeit misnamed, a really good attempt at a soccer sim. |
| Fighting Warrior |
Melbourne House |
73% (Issue 22, p14) |
Graphically excellent, but a bit short on gameplay variety. |
| Fighting Warrior |
Melbourne House |
45% (Issue 75, p48) |
I'd stay well clear: there are better rereleased games about. |
| Final Assault |
US Gold Ltd |
38% (Issue 61, p11) |
Your money would be better spent on a woolly hat and a pair of wellies! |
| Final Fight |
US Gold Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 93, p54) |
Whopping graphics add that extra sparkle and make a basic beat-'em-up a winner! |
| Final Matrix, The |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
75% (Issue 41, p112) |
This unusual and addictive game presents a very tough challenge. |
| Final Mission, The |
Incentive Software Ltd |
70% (Issue 10, p106) |
Good. |
| Finders Keepers |
Mastertronic Ltd |
85% (Issue 13, p124) |
A neat and fairly original game with good playability and excellent value at the price. |
| Fire and Forget |
Titus |
55% (Issue 61, p62) |
A well-programmed and enjoyable shoot-'em-up marred by a lack of variety and a flaw in gameplay. |
| Fireflash |
Abacus Programs |
78% (Issue 1, p88) |
Very good colours and smooth graphics. A very fast game. |
| Firefly |
Ocean Software Ltd |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 50, p12) |
What more could an arcade freak want? |
| Firehawks |
Postern Ltd |
51% (Issue 1, p19) |
Fair. |
| Firelord |
Hewson Consultants Ltd |
91% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 35, p22) |
Steve Crow does it again! |
| Firelord |
Hewson Consultants Ltd |
73% (Issue 85, p62) |
The large play area allows you to explore more and more each time you play. |
| Firetrap |
Electric Dreams Software |
78% (Issue 49, p14) |
A competent and addictive conversion of a novel arcade machine. |
| Firework Music & Water Music |
Software Cottage |
(Issue 16, p63) |
Music training where the graphical presentation was quite cheerful. |
| First Past the Post |
Cult Games |
32% (Issue 55, p68) |
A non-starter. |
| First Steps With the Mr Men |
Mirrorsoft Ltd |
(Issue 31, p79): |
Although aimed at children from 4 to 8, I would lower the age range. For most 7 and 8 year olds, the stories and games would be too simple, so perhaps 2 to 6 years would be more realistic. |
| Fish! |
Rainbird Software Ltd |
93% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 63, p41) |
Combines laughs with thoughtful, challenging problems. |
| Fists of Fury (Edition 2) |
Virgin Games Ltd |
76% (Issue 89, p31) |
Gamers who want variety will soon get fed up as each game plays more or less the same. |
| Five-a-Side Footy |
Silverbird Software Ltd |
56% (Issue 55, p104) |
Not a bad little football game, even better with a friend. |
| Flash Gordon |
Mastertronic Added Dimension |
42% (Issue 43, p22) |
A mediocre Commodore conversion which doesn't work to the full potential of the licence. |
| Fletcher's Castle |
Fernleaf Educational Software |
(Issue 34, p58) |
This is an interesting and absorbing simulation which will spark off a whole variety of learning activities. Highly recommended. |
| Flight Path 737 |
Anirog Software |
4% (Issue 16, p31) |
This may work on the other machines but the Spectrum conversion seems to be a botch up. |
| Flintstones, The |
Grandslam Entertainments Ltd |
62% (Issue 54, p84) |
The humour and character of cartoons is difficult to represent within the strict confines of a computer game and, like so many attempts before, The Flintstones doesn't quite manage it. |
| Flukeit and Blunders: Kidnapping... |
Axxent Software |
70% (Issue 43, p72) |
Flawed program, but a great little adventure. |
| Flunky |
Piranha |
60% (Issue 44, p104) |
Flunk is a good-looking arcade puzzle, but it's monotonous despite the original scenario. |
| Flyer Fox |
Bug-Byte Software Ltd |
63% (Issue 26, p23) |
Not bad for the price, although the program's age shows in lack of polish. |
| Flying Shark |
Firebird Software Ltd |
85% (Issue 49, p20) |
Another great shoot-'em-up from the Robinson/Cumming partnership. |
| Football Director |
D&H Games |
13% (Issue 45, p122) |
A poor and expensive substitute for Addictive's Football Manager (well received in Crash Issue Four). |
| Footballer, The |
Cult Games |
43% (Issue 69, p49) |
Just take a look at this flippin' soccer game. Boring. |
| Footballer of the Year |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
68% (Issue 37, p28) |
Reasonably good fun, but a little too easy. |
| Footballer of the Year |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
54% (Issue 58, p110) |
Success is extremely easy to attain so that any minimal appeal is soon lost. |
| Footballer of the Year 2 |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
63% (Issue 72, p54) |
A reasonable soccer management/trivia game - for afficionados of the sport. |
| Footballer of the Year 2 |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
58% (Issue 90, p42) |
There is a quiz section but don't expect soccer action. |
| Football Frenzy |
Alternative Software Ltd |
39% (Issue 50, p80) |
This is revealed as a very repetitive strategy (not relly adventure) game. |
| Football Manager 2 |
Addictive Games Ltd |
79% (Issue 54, p20) |
One for all fans of the very poplar football genre - top of the league! |
| Football Manager 2 |
Addictive Games Ltd |
85% (Issue 55, p75) |
One for all fans of the very poplar football genre - top of the league! |
| Forbidden Fruit |
Tansoft |
73% (Issue 14, p121) |
Above average to good, and selling at a sensible price. |
| Forbidden Planet |
Design Design Software |
86% (Issue 26, p30) |
A good follow up (perhaps with some reservations), and a fast, intricate shoot em up in the classic vein. |
| Force, The |
Argus Press Software Ltd |
68% (Issue 30, p56) |
Interesting subject, but the game fails to live up to expectations. |
| Force Fighter |
Perfection Software |
68% (Issue 3, p54) |
Above average. |
| Forest, The |
Phipps Associates |
(Issue 1, p27) |
Makes a change from the usual arcade or even adventure games. |
| Forest at World's End |
Interceptor Micros Software |
60% (Issue 10, p107) |
Rather short. |
| Forgotten City |
H.A.W.K. Adventuring |
87% (Issue 38, p92) |
Good. |
| Forgotten Worlds |
US Gold Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 65, p12) |
The accurate conversion of this Capcom arcade hit should please everyone. |
| Forgotten Worlds |
US Gold Ltd |
60% (Issue 90, p49) |
It's pretty good, but what's the use of nice visuals if the playability just isn't there? |
| Formula One |
Spirit Software |
25% (Issue 8, p12) |
A barely average looking 3D race game with built-in unplayability. |
| Four Minutes To Midnight |
8th Day Software |
76% (Issue 39, p52) |
Classic cheap game. |
| Fourmost Adventures - Out of the Shadows |
Global Software |
9/10 (Issue 27, p71) |
Excellent. |
| Fourmost Adventures - Project X - The Microman |
Global Software |
60% (Issue 27, p71) |
Good value. |
| Fourmost Adventures - The Mural |
Global Software |
60% (Issue 27, p71) |
Strange, humourous in places, but generally disappointing. |
| Fourmost Adventures - Galaxias |
Global Software |
70% (Issue 27, p71) |
Entertaining. |
| Fourth Protocol, The |
Hutchinson Computer Publishing |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 19, p91) |
A highly playable and addictive adventure/strategy game. |
| Foxx Fights Back |
Image Works |
85% (Issue 58, p24) |
Probably the best farmyard game yet! |
| Fractions |
Keysoft |
(Issue 37, p49) |
An appealing program, very well structured, which brings alive the concept of fractions. Unlike most programs on this topic, which only reinforce knowledge already acquired, this program is a true teaching aid. Definitely value for money. |
| Fractions 2 |
Keysoft |
(Issue 44, p93) |
A very effective and attractive method of teaching fractions; it'll give the teacher/parent good information on the child's grasp of the concepts, too. |
| Frank Bruno's Boxing |
Elite Systems Ltd |
86% (Issue 19, p22) |
Much more scope than the others. There now we've said it. |
| Frankenstein 2000 |
Icon Software Ltd |
76% (Issue 18, p24) |
A better than average game. |
| Frankenstein Jnr |
39 Steps |
50% (Issue 73, p47) |
The inlay says this is an hilarious spoof and terrifically funny: sorry but I can't see the joke. |
| Frankie Goes to Hollywood |
Ocean Software Ltd |
94% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 19, p34) |
This is a highly innovative arcade/adventure that you must not be without. |
| Frank N. Stein |
PSS |
80% (Issue 9, p124) |
A good, novel platform game that becomes very addictive in play. |
| Frank the Flea |
Megasoft |
57% (Issue 27, p130) |
An interesting little game. |
| Fred |
Investronica S.A. |
83% (Issue 3, p84) |
Very good, mixed feeling on the addictivity. |
| Fred's Fan Factory |
Software Super Savers Ltd |
44% (Issue 12, p135) |
Mixed feelings from reviewers ranging from waste of money to above average. |
| Freddy Hardest |
Dinamic Software |
85% (Issue 47, p27) |
Dinamic's best game yet is great fun, with realistic animation and effective graphics. |
| Freedom Fighter |
The Power House |
19% (Issue 53, p21) |
A poor game lacking in any addictive or playable qualities. |
| Freez' Bees |
Silversoft Ltd |
61% (Issue 2, p101) |
Reasonable implementation of a fair game. |
| French |
Disney Software |
(Issue 39, p95) |
Vocabulary and situations dealt with, are those which a visitor to France would probably encounter. |
| French |
Hill MacGibbon |
(Issue 29, p58) |
I was extremely impressed with the amount covered in this package and with the way the material is presented. |
| French Crosswords |
AVP Computing |
(Issue 35, p59) |
Fun for crossword addicts, this program is a good way of revising and extending vocabulary. |
| French Dictation |
AVP Computing |
(Issue 35, p59) |
A very useful study aid both in the home and at school. |
| French is Fun |
CDS Microsystems |
(Issue 2, p97) |
This will obviously be valuable for young French beginners as well as adult starters. |
| French Listening Comprehension 1 |
Softlee Systems |
(Issue 18, p112) |
Highly recommended. |
| French Vocabulary |
Rose Software |
(Issue 19, p104) |
There is a place for this type of rote-learning package in exam revision, but although the six programs include a variety of topics, the presentation could have been more interesting. Also the programs crash if BREAK is inadvertently touched, which is a rather extreme approach to software protection! |
| Friday the 13th |
Domark Ltd |
32% (Issue 29, p130) |
Oh dear, oh dear. |
| Frightened Fantasy |
Dented Designs |
78% (Issue 42, p62) |
Quite an advert for Orcbusters. |
| Frightmare |
Cascade Games Ltd |
57% (Issue 51, p25) |
Of strange curiousity value for those with a spare ten pounds. |
| Front-Line |
Zeppelin Games Ltd |
50% (Issue 53, p86) |
A simple start for Zeppelin Games. |
| Froot Loop |
Ntd Software |
50% (Issue 6, p14) |
Below average, but better value for money due to price. |
| Frost Byte |
Mikro-Gen Ltd |
86% (Issue 35, p139) |
A small spring forward for arcade adventures. |
| Frost Byte |
Mikro-Gen Ltd |
79% (Issue 89, p47) |
Lots of arcade action and a totally original main character! |
| Fruit Machine Simulator |
Code Masters Ltd |
30% (Issue 47, p126) |
A simple game on a simple subject, with few incentives to make you play again. |
| Fruit Machine Simulator 2 |
Code Masters Ltd |
78% (Issue 74, p46) |
One of the best around. If you're a big gambling person this could save you lots of money. |
| Fruit Machine Simulator 2 |
Code Masters Ltd |
40% (Issue 80, p48) |
If you bought the first don't bother, if you didn't then it may be worth a look in. |
| Full Throttle |
Micromega |
91% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 7, p6) |
Excellent. |
| Full Throttle 2 |
Zeppelin Games Ltd |
40% (Issue 86, p54) |
An average bike simulation, and no better than the first. |
| Funhouse |
Pacific Software |
70% (Issue 15, p100) |
Quite good and original scenario. |
| Fun School 3 (5-7's) |
Database Educational Software |
86% (Issue 85, p29) |
Great fun and serve as excellent teaching aids. |
| Fun School 3 (Under 5's) |
Database Educational Software |
84% (Issue 85, p29) |
I'd recommend this range of games for everyone. |
| Fun School 4 |
Europress Software |
87% (Issue 96, p56) |
There are three game packs on offer, each containing six games. These packs are excellent value for money. |
| Fury, The |
Martech Games Ltd |
72% (Issue 55, p20) |
A compelling action game but not quite as fast and furious as the racy title suggests. |
| Future Bike Simulator |
Hi-Tec Software Ltd |
68% (Issue 78, p48) |
Good fun but I doubt it will keep you hooked for long. |
| Future Knight |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
76% (Issue 36, p21) |
Not up to Gremlin's usual standards. |
| Future Tense |
Mystic Software |
85% (Issue 46, p103) |
Good. |
| Futurezoo |
Clwyd Adventure Software |
43% (Issue 33, p97) |
Poor; a story in need of an adventure programmer. |
