| Kai Temple |
Firebird Software Ltd |
40% (Issue 34, p21) |
An uninspiring platform/combat game. |
| Kamikaze |
Code Masters Ltd |
61% (Issue 87, p44) |
A fun game but pretty frustrating, too. |
| Kane |
Mastertronic Ltd |
54% (Issue 33, p114) |
Not terrible, but nothing special, either. |
| Karnov |
Electric Dreams Software |
76% (Issue 52, p88) |
It looks lovely, but the slow and unresponsive gameplay kills much of the potential Karnov had. |
| Karyssia: Queen of Diamonds |
Incentive Software Ltd |
87% (Issue 46, p105) |
Good. |
| Kat Trap: Planet of the Cat Men |
Streetwise |
84% (Issue 36, p187) |
A humorous little shoot-em up. |
| Kayleth |
US Gold Ltd |
86% (Issue 37, p51) |
Good sci-fi jaunt. |
| Kemshu |
Cult Games |
79% (Issue 55, p105) |
Initially addictive, it's not likely to keep a storm raging in your brain for long. |
| Kendo Warrior |
Byte Back |
74% (Issue 70, p48) |
This doesn't hold anything new, but there's challenge in it for a hardened games player. |
| Kenny Dalglish Soccer Match |
Impressions Software Ltd |
42% (Issue 79, p43) |
Ignore Kenny's advice, take ours: avoid this disappointing football game. |
| Kentilla |
Micromega |
100% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 10, p113) |
Excellent. |
| Key of Hope |
Games Workshop |
65% (Issue 17, p103) |
Reasonable. |
| Key to Time, The |
Lumpsoft |
70% (Issue 12, p120) |
Good. |
| Kickboxing |
Firebird Software Ltd |
41% (Issue 42, p21) |
The implementation does nothing to improve a very thin beat-'em-up. |
| Kick-Box Vigilante |
Zeppelin Games Ltd |
38% (Issue 84, p76) |
It's just a cheap alternative to the full price originals. |
| Kick Off |
Anco Software Ltd |
56% (Issue 74, p42) |
Kick Off to a mixed reception footy season for afficionados. |
| Kick Off 2 |
Anco Software Ltd |
54% (Issue 83, p63) |
No real improvement over the original bar the replay option - on disk version only. |
| Kiddisoft |
Kiddisoft |
(Issue 21, p92) |
Quite good value for money if there are several children between 4 and 8 in the family, as there is something to suit everyone in the magazine. |
| Kidnap |
Sparklers |
49% (Issue 30, p25) |
A dated format with a new scenario; fairly well done. |
| Kikstart 2 |
Mastertronic Ltd |
77% (Issue 50, p101) |
Only the course designer gives this simple game long-lasting appeal, and only Mike's Smash rating caused this high Overall percentage. |
| Killed Until Dead |
US Gold Ltd |
93% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 42, p96) |
Involving and highly entertaining sleuth game with sufficient depth to keep you playing for ages. |
| Killer Knight |
Phipps Associates |
64% (Issue 3, p90) |
Above average, a difficult Kong game. |
| Killer Ring |
Reaktor |
47% (Issue 43, p32) |
An unashamedly old shoot-'em-up which manages to moderately addictive, but with a short playing life. |
| Kinetik |
Firebird Software Ltd |
71% (Issue 40, p120) |
An unusual and playable game despite the powerful gravity! |
| King's Keep, The |
Firebird Software Ltd |
42% (Issue 36, p189) |
Budget tat. |
| King Arthur's Quest |
Hill MacGibbon |
50% (Issue 14, p99) |
Original but boring. |
| Kingdom of Hamil |
Topologika |
78% (Issue 53, p49) |
A maze-based adventure with a difference. |
| Kingdom of Krell |
Anco Software Ltd |
86% (Issue 39, p53) |
Very interesting. |
| Kirel |
Addictive Games Ltd |
85% (Issue 29, p24) |
A neat arcade/puzzle game that's quite compelling. |
| Klax |
Domark Ltd |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 77, p42) |
A cracking coin-op conversion to tease and frustrate: just get that straight-jacket ready! |
| Knight Driver |
Hewson Consultants Ltd |
59% (Issue 4, p36) |
Good graphics but ultimately a rather pointless game. |
| Knight Force |
Titus |
63% (Issue 76, p42) |
A beat-'em-up with pretty graphics but gameplay sadly lost somewhere in time. |
| Knight Games 2 |
Black Knight Software |
66% (Issue 33, p37) |
Interesting and appealing combination. |
| Knight Lore |
Ultimate Play The Game |
94% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 12, p16) |
An outstanding game at the price. |
| Knightmare |
Activision Inc |
62% (Issue 49, p18) |
Beautifully presented, but too difficult to reward most players. |
| Knight Orc |
Rainbird Software Ltd |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 49, p45) |
A complex, challenging adventure packed with detail - Level 9's best to date, and that's saying something. |
| Knight Rider |
Ocean Software Ltd |
39% (Issue 33, p116) |
After the interminably long wait, a major disappointment - simplistic gameplay and nothing special on offer. |
| Knight Tyme 128 |
Mastertronic Added Dimension |
94% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 29, p18) |
Another excellent arcade adventure from David Jones. Stunningly good value for money. |
| Knight Tyme 48 |
Mastertronic Added Dimension |
94% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 29, p18) |
Another excellent arcade adventure from David Jones. Stunningly good value for money. |
| Knockout |
Alligata Software Ltd |
52% (Issue 18, p24) |
Below average. |
| Knockout |
Mikro-Gen Ltd |
62% (Issue 2, p70) |
An excellent simulation, difficult to define addictivity properly, but good value generally. |
| Knuckle Busters |
Melbourne House |
52% (Issue 40, p122) |
A platform-cum-beat 'em up which soon becomes tedious. |
| Kobyashi Ag'Kwo |
Zenobi Software |
73% (Issue 92, p52) |
It can be frustrating due to an unforgiving linearity to the design. |
| Kobyashi Naru |
Mastertronic Ltd |
83% (Issue 40, p51) |
Innovative. |
| Kokotoni Wilf |
Elite Systems Ltd |
84% (Issue 9, p108) |
A novel looking game which employs well tested routines to make it addictive in play. |
| Kokotoni Wilf |
Elite Systems Ltd |
80% (Issue 66, p45) |
Like so many old games the finely-tuned playability and the addiction make this a great buy. |
| Komplex City |
Legend |
72% (Issue 17, p11) |
An unusual 3D game more involved with mapping than fighting. |
| Konami's Golf |
Imagine Software Ltd |
58% (Issue 37, p113) |
Incorporates most of the features of the sport. |
| Kong 2: Strikes Back |
Ocean Software Ltd |
73% (Issue 13, p130) |
Definitely above average, medium addictive, and reasonably playable. |
| Koronis Rift |
Activision Inc |
70% (Issue 40, p30) |
An imaginative science fiction game, translated to the Spectrum with reasonable success. |
| Kosmic Kanga |
Micromania |
88% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 7, p47) |
A new, lively and well implemented game, playable and addictive, good value for money, highly recommended. |
| Kosmik Pirate |
Elephant Software |
3% (Issue 9, p14) |
Terrible. |
| Kosmos |
Atlantis Software Ltd |
89% (Issue 66, p45) |
I recommend this to anybody and everybody, so go out and get it now! |
| Krak Out |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
46% (Issue 40, p36) |
A reasonable buy if you like the game-type, but the concepts an old one. |
| Krak Out |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
37% (Issue 61, p40) |
The layout of the screens is unimaginative and boredom soon sets in. |
| Krypton Factor, The |
TV Games |
37% (Issue 50, p20) |
A simply constructed (but mentally demanding) repetitive quiz game. |
| Kung-Fu |
Bug-Byte Software Ltd |
77% (Issue 11, p58) |
Original and overall very good. |
| Kung-Fu Master |
US Gold Ltd |
56% (Issue 31, p16) |
Overall, a very poor conversion from the arcade game. |
| Kwah! |
Melbourne House |
86% (Issue 36, p149) |
Unusual, highly polished game. |
| Kwik Snax |
Code Masters Ltd |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 83, p68) |
Once you start playing you just won't be able to stop, and why should you when it's as good as this? |
