| Labours of Hercules, The |
Terry Taylor |
73% (Issue 45, p92) |
Interesting theme and plot. |
| Labyrinthion |
Budgie Budget Software |
60% (Issue 31, p108) |
Not a bad game for the money. |
| Lamberley Mystery, The |
Zenobi Software |
73% (Issue 91, p54) |
This is a fairly simple game, very linear. |
| Lancelot |
Mandarin Software |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 60, p52) |
Technically superb with fluent play makes this a very fine adventure. |
| Landfall on Rollus |
Clwyd Adventure Software |
62% (Issue 38, p93) |
Assumes a lot of patience on the part of the player. |
| Language Vocabularies |
Options International |
(Issue 35, p59) |
Useful for the serious student, but unlikely to have much appeal for school pupils. |
| Lap of the Gods |
Mastertronic Ltd |
80% (Issue 33, p124) |
A very good game, especially for the low price. |
| Laser Genius |
Ocean Software Ltd |
(Issue 30, p94) |
This is streets ahead of the competition, and should make it possible to write programs on the Spectrum which - previously - would have simply been impossible to test and finish properly. |
| Laser Squad |
Target Games Ltd |
89% (Issue 59, p103) |
An excellent expansion of a classic. |
| Laserwarp |
Mikro-Gen Ltd |
77% (Issue 2, p41) |
Very good. |
| Laser Wheel |
Mastertronic Added Dimension |
43% (Issue 47, p126) |
A boring sprite-blaster. |
| Laser Zone |
Quicksilva Ltd |
81% (Issue 3, p20) |
Very good, highly addictive for shoot em up fans. |
| Last Commando, The |
Dinamic Software |
65% (Issue 96, p64) |
A classic game style your software collection shouldn't be without. |
| Last Duel |
US Gold Ltd |
70% (Issue 61, p17) |
Don't be fooled by the car - this is not a driving game, but an above average shoot-'em-up. |
| Last Mission, The |
Opera Soft S.A. |
48% (Issue 44, p24) |
An unimpressive shoot-'em-up. |
| Last Ninja 2 |
System 3 Software Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 59, p188) |
Not just a beautiful graphics demonstration but an excellent, playable arcade adventure/beat-'em-up. |
| Last Ninja 2 |
System 3 Software Ltd |
81% (Issue 98, p80) |
A scream once you've sussed out those overwhelming controls. |
| Last Ninja 2 Remix |
System 3 Software Ltd |
70% (Issue 84, p76) |
If you don't own a copy this is a good opportunity to see a great bit of Speccy gaming. |
| Last Vampire, The |
Atlantis Software Ltd |
72% (Issue 80, p44) |
This is another excellent arcade adventure. |
| Last Word, The v1.1 |
Myrmidon Software |
(Issue 31, p96) |
It may take some getting used to, but once mastered it performs beautifully. |
| Las Vegas Casino |
Zeppelin Games Ltd |
26% (Issue 61, p67) |
Highly recommended, in fact, as an antidote to the perils of gambling. |
| Lawn Tennis |
Mastertronic Added Dimension |
23% (Issue 51, p110) |
A poor attempt to simulate a sport which can be simulated well - with an absurd control method. |
| Lazer Tag |
Go! 59% |
(Issue 53, p12) |
Nothing more than a simple shoot 'em up. |
| Lazy Jones |
Terminal Software |
63% (Issue 14, p12) |
A novel way of presenting a games compendium, but an average game in itself which would prove to be of good value to younger players. |
| Leaderboard |
US Gold Ltd |
80% (Issue 39, p16) |
An excellent golfing simulation. |
| Leaderboard |
US Gold Ltd |
83% (Issue 61, p38) |
Hardened golf fans might be more interested in the Leader Board Par 3 compilation. |
| Leaderboard Par 3 |
US Gold Ltd |
93% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 57, p14) |
The ultimate golf compilation - what more could any budding Nick Faldo (not Roberts!) want? |
| League Challenge |
Atlantis Software Ltd |
28% (Issue 38, p112) |
A frustratingly tedious football management simulation. |
| Learning to Read Music |
Rose Software |
(Issue 16, p62) |
Tries to cope with too wide a range of abilities in one package. |
| Learning with Leeper |
Software Projects Ltd |
(Issue 16, p105) |
Rather dull and uninspiring. |
| Learn to Read 1 |
Macmillan Software Ltd/
Sinclair Research Ltd |
(Issue 25, p45) |
A professional series of programs which are highly recommended |
| Learn to Read 2 |
Macmillan Software Ltd/
Sinclair Research Ltd |
(Issue 25, p45) |
A professional series of programs which are highly recommended. |
| Learn to Read 3 |
Macmillan Software Ltd/
Sinclair Research Ltd |
(Issue 25, p45) |
A professional series of programs which are highly recommended. |
| Learn to Read 4 |
Macmillan Software Ltd/
Sinclair Research Ltd |
(Issue 25, p45) |
A professional series of programs which are highly recommended. |
| Learn To Read 5 |
Macmillan Software Ltd/
Sinclair Research Ltd |
(Issue 25, p45) |
A professional series of programs which are highly recommended |
| L.E.D. Storm |
Go! |
93% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 61, p12) |
A beautifully presented driving game that plays as good as it looks. |
| L.E.D. Storm |
Go! |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 91, p65) |
You would be very silly indead not to add this game to your collection. |
| Lee Enfield is Space Ace |
Infogrames |
49% (Issue 52, p16) |
Complexity at the expense of playability. |
| Left Right, Left Right |
I.E.C. Software |
(Issue 27, p53) |
All of these games are extremely simple, with attractive and colourful graphics. |
| Legend of Apache Gold |
Incentive Software Ltd |
88% (Issue 38, p90) |
Good. |
| Legend of Avalon, The |
Hewson Consultants Ltd |
91% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 10, p50) |
Excellent |
| Legend of Kage |
Imagine Software Ltd |
50% (Issue 37, p109) |
A big disappointment for fans of the arcade machine. |
| Legend of the Amazon Women |
US Gold Ltd |
70% (Issue 29, p116) |
Adequate fodder for fighting freaks. |
| Legions of Death |
MC Lothlorien Ltd |
84% (Issue 37, p97) |
An interesting and good-looking game. |
| Lemmings |
Psygnosis Ltd |
91% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 94, p14) |
Psygnosis have done the impossible by squeezing Lemmings into the Spectrum. It may be monochrome but it's an excellent conversion. |
| Leonardo |
Creative Sparks |
(Issue 17, p93) |
Programmed Drawing facility which provides routine drawing of figures and patterns. |
| Leonardo |
Creative Sparks |
(Issue 18, p94) |
Very user friendly with its many menus and tables. |
| Lernon Esperanto |
Lez Peranto Ltd |
(Issue 33, p113) |
All in all, this package is bursting at the seams with information and is well worth getting if you are interested in mastering Esperanto. There's even a brain-twisting arithmetical puzzle game thrown in for free - Flipit 86. |
| Les Flics |
PSS |
75% (Issue 6, p107) |
Very good. |
| Letaset |
Eclipse Software |
(Issue 21, p21) |
I'm not too certain of it's practical uses outside that of providing interesting title screens for programs. |
| Letter Writer |
Teachers Pet Software |
(Issue 56, p108) |
This program provides a useful aid for reinforcing letter writing skills. |
| Level 5 |
Mastertronic Ltd |
53% (Issue 47, p127) |
A simple maze game - but perhaps too simple, and spoiled by its graphics. |
| Leviathan |
English Software |
52% (Issue 43, p84) |
A fairly enjoyable Zaxxon-type game with some visual problems. |
| Licence to Kill, A |
Domark Ltd |
80% (Issue 68, p46) |
Good adaption of the film, playable when you're used to the difficulty level. |
| Light Corridor, The |
Infogrames |
87% (Issue 86, p47) |
A highly addictive game that give the Break Out theme a whole new lease of life. |
| Lightforce |
Faster Than Light |
91% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 34, p16) |
State of the art shoot 'em up. |
| Lightforce |
Faster Than Light |
82% (Issue 58, p111) |
A highly playable blast-'em-up. |
| Light Magic Graphics Designer |
New Generation Software |
(Issue 16, p53) |
A nicely balanced graphics utility which requires little time for familarisation. |
| Lightmare |
Scott G. Johnston |
54% (Issue 64, p50) |
I wasn't too impressed with this. |
| Lightning Simulator |
Silverbird Software Ltd |
21% (Issue 61, p67) |
There's very little originality, but playability makes up for it. |
| Line of Fire |
US Gold Ltd |
70% (Issue 84, p63) |
Non-stop blasting which sadly lacks lasting appeal. |
| Little Computer People |
Activision Inc |
57% (Issue 38, p33) |
An interesting concept, but not one likely to prove terribly addictive on the Spectrum. |
| Little Puff in Dragon Land |
Cartoon Time |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 78, p48) |
Excellent and full of nostril burning fun. |
| Live and Let Die |
Domark Ltd |
71% (Issue 59, p186) |
Probably the most playable Bond game yet, but not really outstanding. |
| Living Daylights, The |
Domark Ltd |
63% (Issue 43, p94) |
By no means a disaster, but the lack of real variation means lasting appeal is on the short side. |
| Livingstone I Presume |
Opera Soft S.A. |
77% (Issue 41, p110) |
A modest sounding game that surprises for its polished design and interesting play. |
| Loads of Midnight |
CRL Group PLC |
55% (Issue 51, p43) |
All the elements of a competent game are there; unfortunately they don't quite gel into a good one. |
| Loco |
Alligata Software Ltd |
44% (Issue 38, p18) |
A simplistic game that would only have long-term appeal to the younger player. |
| Loco-motion |
Mastertronic Ltd |
81% (Issue 17, p21) |
A fast-thinking puzzle game, with much more sense of fun than most, and a fair amount of addictiveness - certainly excellent value at £1.99. |
| Lode Runner |
Software Projects Ltd |
81% (Issue 12, p38) |
A very good game, with plenty of playability and addictive qualities. |
| London Adventure |
Fridaysoft |
60% (Issue 21, p109) |
London on a plate. |
| Lone Wolf: Fire on the Water |
Arrow |
50% (Issue 14, p100) |
Lacks the length and complexity of the book which outshines the software. |
| Lone Wolf: Mirror of Death |
Audiogenic Software Ltd |
85% (Issue 87, p44) |
A simple but entertaining game with good variety of action. |
| Look Sharp |
Mirrorsoft Ltd |
(Issue 44, p93) |
Very good value for money, with a strong fun element. |
| Loony Lander |
Software Super Savers Ltd |
38% (Issue 12, p185) |
Waste of money in the opinion of two of the reviewers and below average from the third. |
| Loony Zoo |
Phipps Associates |
85% (Issue 3, p107) |
Highly addictive, very good. |
| Loopz |
Audiogenic Software Ltd |
71% (Issue 85, p56) |
An enjoyable puzzle game that lacks lastability. |
| Lop Ears |
Players Software |
84% (Issue 89, p42) |
A great game that'll keep you occupied for days. |
| Lord Harry and Lady Harriet |
Lotus-Soft |
62.5% (Issue 1, p91) |
Generally regarded as fun if not madly addictive. |
| Lord of the Rings, The |
Melbourne House |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 26, p92) |
A highly commercial and entertaining game. |
| Lords of Chaos |
Blade Software Ltd |
80% (Issue 76, p43) |
A complex and involving strategy/adventure for all who persevere at righting chaos. |
| Lords of Midnight, The |
Beyond Software |
100% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 7, p72) |
Many features of the game are new or are developed to an elaborate degree setting new high standards in Spectrum software. |
| Lords of Time |
Level 9 Computing Ltd |
(Issue 3, p30) |
This, like any interesting adventure, has a long lasting appeal. |
| Los Angeles Police Department |
Players Software |
82% (Issue 89, p42) |
This game style is getting on now, but LAPD is tough to master and worth the price. |
| Los Angeles SWAT |
Entertainment USA |
26% (Issue 50, p99) |
A poor vertically-scrolling shoot-'em-up. |
| Lost Gnomes, The |
Eric Bean Adventures |
60% (Issue 5, p76) |
Not a bad adventure, but it's nothing special. |
| Lost Legacy of Xim, The |
Skyslip Software |
42% (Issue 61, p26) |
Only detectives desperate for a new case should consider this one. |
| Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 84, p80) |
A highly playable racing extravaganza, especially with two players. |
| Ludoids, The |
16/48 Tape Magazine |
60% (Issue 24, p168) |
Unusual. |
| Luna Atac |
Atlantis Software Ltd |
55% (Issue 31, p18) |
Quite good, but could be better. |
| Luna Crabs |
Micromega |
61.5% (Issue 1, p43) |
Playable, but not very addictive. |
| Lunar Jetman |
Ultimate Play The Game |
95% (Issue 1, p88) |
I can't imagine anyone failing to like this game or failing to become very mad with it. |
| Lunar Rescue |
CRL Group PLC |
27% (Issue 3, p83) |
Poor. |
| Lunattack, 3D |
Hewson Consultants Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 4, p16) |
Highly addictive, complex shoot em up. Excellent value and highly recommended. |
