| Race, The |
Players Premier Software |
41% (Issue 76, p47) |
All the usual refinements, but when the game is totally unoriginal is it really worth refining? |
| Race Against Time, The |
Code Masters Plus |
79% (Issue 54, p13) |
An unusual and attractive approach to the world famine problem. |
| Racing Predictions |
Buffer Micro Ltd |
(Issue 12, p136) |
Accept this for what it is, with its limitations, and you may keep your shirt on! |
| Raiders of the Lost Ring |
Arcade Software |
39% (Issue 27, p125) |
A passable game but a bit expensive given the dated format. |
| Raid over Moscow |
US Gold Ltd |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 15, p114) |
Very good to excellent, mixed feelings on content, but two reviewers thought there was plenty. |
| Rainbow Islands |
Ocean Software Ltd |
94% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 75, p44) |
A classic game has inspired a rainbow-brilliant sequel to savour and thrill to! |
| Rainbow Islands |
Ocean Software Ltd |
94% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 98, p79) |
You've never played anything like it; it's such a cracker you could be hooked to it for indefinite lengths of time. |
| Rainy Day |
CCS |
65% (Issue 8, p13) |
Reasonable value for money, hardly an addictive sort of game, probably good for families and younger children. |
| Rally Cross Simulator |
Code Masters |
71% (Issue 73, p47) |
Quite an enjoyable game. |
| Rally Driver |
Hill MacGibbon |
77% (Issue 13, p21) |
Good to very good, plenty to do, well executed. |
| Rally Simulator |
Zeppelin Games Ltd |
27% (Issue 62, p69) |
A dire car racing game that just has no appeal at all. |
| Rambo |
Ocean Software Ltd |
79% (Issue 26, p124) |
Doesn't quite match the hype perhaps, but offers some good arcade playing. |
| Rambo |
Ocean Software Ltd |
78% (Issue 67, p44) |
In our opinion beats the new Rambo 3 for playability. |
| Rambo 3 |
Ocean Software Ltd |
58% (Issue 61, p61) |
Quite a lot of game for your money, but for the most part second-rate gameplay. |
| Rambo 3 |
Ocean Software Ltd |
85% (Issue 87, p50) |
Neat game with arcade adventure section and kill, maim, attack section, too. |
| Rampage |
Activision Inc |
69% (Issue 49, p13) |
A competent conversion that should appeal to fans of the original. |
| Rampage |
Activision Inc |
74% (Issue 72, p56) |
Packed full of addictiveness and playability. |
| Ramparts |
Go! |
61% (Issue 52, p17) |
Rampage has already done what Ramparts wanted to do. |
| Rana Rama |
Hewson Consultants Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 38, p108) |
The most innovative of the Gauntlet clones. |
| Rapedes |
Visions Software Factory |
61% (Issue 4, p124) |
Above average to good. |
| Rapid Fire |
Mastertronic Ltd |
32% (Issue 45, p122) |
A very inferior shoot-'em-up with little playability. |
| Rapscallion |
Bug-Byte Software Ltd |
85% (Issue 7, p93) |
Playable, addictive and very good. |
| Rasputin |
Firebird Software Ltd |
79% (Issue 27, p138) |
A complex 3D game which should appeal to fans of the genre. |
| Rastan Saga, The |
Imagine Software Ltd |
85% (Issue 51, p20) |
A playable arcade tie-in, although lacking in variation and content - the multi-load is also annoying. |
| Rastan Saga, The |
Imagine Software Ltd |
83% (Issue 82, p49) |
So very playable, you can't put it down. |
| Raster Runner |
Mastertronic Plus |
82% (Issue 76, p47) |
Really addictive as it is, but it could have been made even better. |
| Raster Scan |
Mastertronic Ltd |
75% (Issue 40, p118) |
An unusual concept which has been done justice in execution. |
| Rats, The |
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd |
70% (Issue 21, p110) |
Looks nice (apart from scruffy London map). |
| Rats, The |
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd |
70% (Issue 21, p122) |
The game is let down by the loading problems and lack of a restart facility. |
| Rattler |
Atlantis Software Ltd |
53% (Issue 14, p48) |
A simple game idea which works well because of the playing options, good value for younger players. |
| Raven, The |
8th Day Software |
84% (Issue 50, p80) |
Extremely sophisticated and brings together all the humourous and horrible elements of the 19th century. |
| R.B.I. Baseball 2 |
Domark Ltd |
86% (Issue 89, p40) |
This is great but don't expect a simulation-type thing, just a very playable knockabout. |
| Read–Right–Away - Reading Pack 1 |
H.S. Software |
(Issue 44, p94) |
Two enjoyable programs with built-in flexibility, so you can cater for each child. |
| Ready, Steady, Go! |
Alternative Software Ltd |
13% (Issue 55, p102) |
A very basic joystick-waggling game with no appeal. |
| Real Ghostbusters, The |
Activision Inc |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 64, p12) |
Ten big levels and spectacular graphics make for a brilliantly playable game. |
| Real Ghostbusters, The |
Activision Inc |
73% (Issue 87, p50) |
Basically, an arcade adventure with ghost shooting larks guaranteed. |
| Realm, The |
Willysoft UK |
49% (Issue 55, p58) |
On the whole it's unlikely that any initial appeal will last. |
| Realm of Impossibility |
Ariolasoft UK Ltd |
10% (Issue 27, p31) |
Could have been a passable game a couple of years ago. A joke today. |
| Realm of the Undead |
Express Programmes Company |
50% (Issue 7, p11) |
Fair to average but not much lasting appeal. |
| Reaper, The |
Ubi Soft Ltd |
33% (Issue 86, p57) |
Rude, crude and not very good at all, really. |
| Rebel |
Virgin Games Ltd |
76% (Issue 44, p15) |
An above-average arcade adventure/puzzle which demands some brainwork. |
| Rebel Planet |
US Gold Ltd |
85% (Issue 31, p74) |
Very good. |
| Rebel Star |
Firebird Software Ltd |
93% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 31, p49) |
No longer need you lament for Red Shift. This classic game is up for grabs now. |
| Rebel Star 2 |
Silverbird Software Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 64, p67) |
A great sequel and a compelling, highly rewarding strategy game in its own right. |
| Red Arrows, The |
Database Software |
52% (Issue 20, p114) |
A great deal more could have been made of the idea. |
| Red Attack |
Unique |
49% (Issue 9, p123) |
Fair to below average and not very good value for money by today's standards. |
| Red Hawk |
Melbourne House |
91% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 29, p20) |
Have some fun, go say "KWAH", wear the badge and have a go at being a superhero... |
| Red Heat |
Ocean Software Ltd |
74% (Issue 65, p12) |
Several sub-games add to the furious addictive action but doubtful gameplay. |
| Red Heat |
Ocean Software Ltd |
80% (Issue 90, p44) |
This is well worth considering. |
| Red L.E.D. |
Starlight Software |
61% (Issue 46, p122) |
A limited but enjoyable Marble Madnessesque collecting game. |
| Red Lion, The |
Mystic Software |
86% (Issue 39, p54) |
A cut above usual mail-order. |
| Red Moon |
Level 9 Computing Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 20, p91) |
Has an appeal for everyone. |
| Red Scorpion |
Quicksilva Ltd |
41% (Issue 41, p111) |
Slick instructions imply complex game, but really there's nothing new in this variant. |
| Renegade |
Imagine Software Ltd |
89% (Issue 44, p34) |
A beat-'em-up with real punch. |
| Renegade |
Imagine Software Ltd |
81% (Issue 74, p48) |
One of the classic Spectrum games and will always be known as an original beat-'em-up. |
| Renegade 3: The Final Chapter |
Imagine Software Ltd |
91% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 64, p16) |
The latest in the Renegade series is also the best, check it out even if you don't like beat-'em-ups. |
| Renegade 3: The Final Chapter |
Imagine Software Ltd |
89% (Issue 92, p58) |
A really fast-paced, fun beat-'em-up with great graphics and playability. |
| Renta-Kill Rita |
Mastertronic Ltd |
73% (Issue 48, p165) |
A derivative 3-D game good for a few plays. |
| Repton Mania |
Superior Software Ltd |
75% (Issue 64, p79) |
Fascinating, addictive gameplay more than makes up for the lacklustre presentation. |
| Rescue on Fractalus |
Activision Inc |
75% (Issue 33, p123) |
A good game, but one that's not best suited to the Spectrum. |
| Rescue on Fractalus |
Activision Inc |
46% (Issue 68, p48) |
Steer well clear of this. |
| Return to Doom |
Topologika |
80% (Issue 55, p57) |
Has enough material to fuel hours and hours of intriguing play. |
| Return to Eden |
Level 9 Computing Ltd |
80% (Issue 11, p105) |
Very good. |
| Return to Ithaca |
Atlantis Software Ltd |
70% (Issue 28, p93) |
Not bad. |
| Return to Oz |
US Gold Ltd |
84% (Issue 34, p97) |
Very competent. |
| Reveal |
Mastertronic Ltd |
29% (Issue 62, p68) |
I doubt whether anyone would find this worth buying. |
| Revenge of the C5 |
Atlantis Software Ltd |
42% (Issue 28, p29) |
A very dated looking and feeling game with some addictive merits for its low price. |
| Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes |
Visions Software Factory |
74% (Issue 6, p11) |
With a range of skill levels and reasonable addictiveness, good value. |
| Revolution |
US Gold Ltd |
91% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 33, p16) |
An unusual and good looking game that provides a real challenge. |
| Rex 1 |
Martech Games Ltd |
82% (Issue 59, p183) |
Great, challenging action which is also well presented. |
| Rick Dangerous |
Firebird Software Ltd |
81% (Issue 66, p40) |
Indiana Jones movie clone makes for amusing play and some addictive action. |
| Rick Dangerous |
Firebird Software Ltd |
76% (Issue 98, p79) |
Great fun to play, if a little on the tricky side. |
| Rick Dangerous 2 |
Micro Style |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 82, p55) |
A number one platform game returns with smashingly equal results. |
| Ricochet |
Firebird Software Ltd |
33% (Issue 48, p170) |
BAD (Breakout Awfully Done). |
| Riddlers Den |
Electric Dreams Software |
78% (Issue 22, p147) |
A puzzling game. Easy to get addicted to... |
| Rider |
Virgin Games Ltd |
50% (Issue 1, p42) |
Fair, could have been better. |
| Riding the Rapids |
Players Software |
55% (Issue 48, p169) |
Watered-down gameplay in another 'simulation' right out of touch with reality (compare Top Ten Hits's Grid Iron). |
| Rifle Range |
Mastertronic Ltd |
64% (Issue 9, p94) |
Good value for money, average game. |
| Rifts of Time, The |
Pocket Money Software |
70% (Issue 28, p96) |
A good 1984 game. |
| Rigel's Revenge |
Bulldog |
88% (Issue 47, p42) |
Most interesting. |
| Ring of Darkness, The |
Wintersoft |
60% (Issue 6, p75) |
The game falls between the two stools of arcade and adventure without the addictive qualities of either. |
| Ring Wars |
Cascade Games Ltd |
53% (Issue 61, p18) |
It doesn't exactly run rings round the opposition. |
| River Raid |
Activision Inc |
74% (Issue 10, p93) |
Good to very good, addictive but perhaps a lower value for money due to price. |
| River Rescue |
Thorn EMI Video Ltd |
74% (Issue 1, p30) |
Very good, reasonably addictive. |
| Road Blasters |
US Gold Ltd |
84% (Issue 55, p101) |
Initially enjoyable and exciting gameplay, with long-lasting addictiveness. |
| Road Racer |
Thorn EMI Video Ltd |
69.5% (Issue 1, p30) |
Good. |
| Road Runner |
US Gold Ltd |
73% (Issue 43, p96) |
Far from the best tie-in/conversion yet, but despite some let down on the graphics, still a reasonably playable and addictive game. |
| Road Runner and Wile E Coyote |
Hi-Tec Software Ltd |
64% (Issue 95, p65) |
Road Runner and Wile E Coyote is a nice try - but no cigar. |
| Roads of Plexar, The |
Mastertronic Added Dimension |
86% (Issue 45, p24) |
A neat and enjoyable Trailblazer clone. |
| Roadwars |
Melbourne House |
66% (Issue 50, p13) |
Beautifully presented (hard box etc.) and attractive at first, but soon boring. |
| Robber |
Virgin Games Ltd |
48% (Issue 1, p100) |
Poor. |
| Robin of Sherlock |
Silversoft Ltd |
70% (Issue 25, p84) |
I couldn't find John Cleese on my ballot paper. |
| Robin of the Wood 48 |
Odin Computer Graphics Ltd |
94% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 24, p10) |
An excellent game that should appeal to everyone. |
| Robocop |
Ocean Software Ltd |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 59, p22) |
A superb implementation of the licence, which successfully captures the spirit of the violent film. |
| Robocop 2 |
Ocean Software Ltd |
93% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 84, p71) |
A tough and mean sequel to the blockbusting classic! |
| Robocop 3 |
Ocean Software Ltd |
89% (Issue 98, p68) |
Robo's at it again with trendy helmet and big gun! |
| Robot Attack |
Mastertronic Ltd |
35% (Issue 67, p12) |
It's not worth playing. |
| Robot Messiah |
Alphabatim |
72% (Issue 24, p16) |
A passable arcade adventure, but nothing particularly special. |
| Roboto |
Bug-Byte Software Ltd |
58% (Issue 27, p133) |
Simple, but cheap arcade adventure. |
| Robot Riot |
Silversoft Ltd |
70% (Issue 2, p100) |
Above average, very good for younger players. |
| Robot Rumpus |
Atlantis Software Ltd |
61% (Issue 14, p47) |
Although lacking in content, still playable, mildly addictive and good value for money. |
| Robot Runner |
Longman Software |
(Issue 2, p98) |
Loading screens are very good, and the use of colour throughout is excellent. |
| Robot Runner |
Longman Software |
(Issue 22, p86) |
Gives children practice in the 2 to 9 multiplication tables. |
| Robozone |
Image Works |
58% (Issue 93, p61) |
Needless frustration on level one cools any shoot-'em-up ardour. |
| Rock 'n Roll |
Rainbow Arts |
79% (Issue 74, p44) |
Old fashioned bouncy balls prove they can still be rollickin' jolly. |
| Rock 'n Wrestle |
Melbourne House |
48% (Issue 30, p24) |
A disappointing development from the Masters of the Beat Em Up. |
| Rockford |
Mastertronic Added Dimension |
57% (Issue 51, p103) |
An old game showing its age. The free game, Rockman, hardly furthers its cause! |
| Rockman |
Magic Team |
57% (Issue 44, p22) |
Good graphics but uninteresting gameplay. |
| Rockman |
Mastertronic Ltd |
69% (Issue 24, p15) |
Yet again, a worthwhile buy from Mastertronic. |
| Rock Star Ate My Hamster |
Code Masters Gold |
70% (Issue 63, p80) |
A simple, but highly amusing music management game. |
| Rocky |
Dinamic Software |
70% (Issue 19, p40) |
A good attempt but doesn't quite make it. |
| Rocky Horror Show, The |
CRL Group PLC |
79% (Issue 18, p12) |
An exciting and different game with adventure elements. |
| Rod-Land |
Storm Software |
88% (Issue 95, p54) |
A perfect conversion of a fun coin-op. Grab your magic rod and bash a bunny today! |
| Rogue |
Mastertronic Ltd |
63% (Issue 55, p104) |
An interesting stab at a computerised version of a Dungeons and Dragons style game. |
| Rogue Trooper |
Piranha |
79% (Issue 36, p36) |
Good game, but a bit easy. |
| Roland's Rat Race |
Ocean Software Ltd |
66% (Issue 20, p37) |
Nothing special. |
| Rollaround |
Mastertronic Ltd |
61% (Issue 50, p95) |
A poor Bobby Bearing clone of the Marble Madness genre. |
| Roller Coaster |
Elite Systems Ltd |
94% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 24, p32) |
A different kind of platform game altogether. A great little game. |
| Roller Coaster |
Elite Systems Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 66, p43) |
Each screen is deviously devised, but not difficult to master once you get to grips with the gameplay. |
| Rolling Thunder |
US Gold Ltd |
47% (Issue 50, p89) |
A sound, traditional idea let down by gameplay problems. |
| Roly Poly Goes To Hospital |
David Todd Software |
62% (Issue 19, p46) |
Clever, neat but over difficult. |
| Romantic Robot Videoface |
Romantic Robot UK Ltd |
(Issue 37, p86) |
A very enjoyable add-on for the Spectrum, which can provide hours and hours of entertainment. |
| Rommel's Revenge |
Crystal Computing |
65% (Issue 2, p75) |
Good. |
| Romper Room |
Beyond Software |
(Issue 25, p45) |
A useful package which would have been greatly improved if there had been the option for the adult to select specific letters for practice. |
| Rookie |
Mastertronic Ltd |
90% (Issue 67, p12) |
Very addictive and enjoyable. |
| Room 10 |
CRL Group PLC |
62% (Issue 35, p133) |
'Off the wall' sports game. |
| Rothmans Football Quiz |
Cassell Ltd |
21% (Issue 26, p125) |
A very poor question and answer game which probably won't even appeal to soccer fans at the price. |
| Roundheads & Caveliers |
Argus Press Software Ltd |
59% (Issue 45, p103) |
Some interesting features, but missable. |
| Round the Bend! |
Impulze 70% |
(Issue 95, p62) |
Nice graphics, shame about the gameplay. |
| Roy of the Rovers |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
47% (Issue 58, p88) |
For once Roy's on the losing side. |
| R-Type |
Electric Dreams Software |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 59, p26) |
The frenzied action really sets pulses racing - a surprisingly good conversion of the classic coin-op. |
| R-Type |
Electric Dreams Software |
82% (Issue 84, p76) |
Plenty of weapons, lots of nasty aliens and level after level of true arcade action. |
| Rubicon |
Bug-Byte Software Ltd |
30% (Issue 43, p22) |
Awkward control and monotonous gameplay. |
| Ruby Runabout |
Scorpio Software |
60% (Issue 10, p110) |
Poor. |
| Ruff and Reddy Space Adventure |
Hi-Tec Software Ltd |
73% (Issue 79, p48) |
This is a fun, addictive little game that will keep both fans of the cartoon and playable games happy for some time. |
| Rugby Manager |
Artic Computing Ltd |
31% (Issue 33, p26) |
Only for avid rugby fans. |
| Rugby Manager |
Mastertronic Plus |
69% (Issue 83, p50) |
Management fans will have a bit of fun playing it. |
| Runes of Zendos, The |
Dorcas Software |
80% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 12, p124) |
Good, I liked it a lot. |
| Runestone |
Games Workshop |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 17, p100) |
Excellent value. |
| Runestone |
Games Workshop |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 25, p83) |
Excellent. |
| Runestone of Zaobab, The |
Eric Stewart |
58% (Issue 59, p113) |
Initially intriguing but eventually a disappointment. |
| Run for Gold |
Hill MacGibbon |
71% (Issue 13, p10) |
An excellent simulation, limited in scope and a bit pricey. |
| Running Man, The |
Grandslam Entertainments Ltd |
80% (Issue 66, p42) |
Good film tie-in with strong movie feel and arcade qualities, but a bit tough. |
| Run Rabbit Run |
Hill MacGibbon |
(Issue 37, p49) |
An enjoyable little program which children will come back to again and again. |
| Run the Gauntlet |
Ocean Software Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 62, p12) |
An excellent Spectrum version of the adrenalin-pumping TV series. |
| Run the Gauntlet |
Ocean Software Ltd |
78% (Issue 83, p54) |
Has its good and bad points but I'd recommend it to all racing fans. |
| Rupert and the Ice Castle |
Bug-Byte Software Ltd |
50% (Issue 32, p20) |
A pretty platform game. |
| Rupert and the Toymaker's Party |
Quicksilva Ltd |
54% (Issue 22, p68) |
An average game. |
| Rygar |
US Gold Ltd |
58% (Issue 48, p19) |
Acceptably playable, though early levels are too easy; the reviewers' major criticism is that Rygar falls further short of its original than most coin-op conversions. |
| Rygar |
US Gold Ltd |
45% (Issue 64, p32) |
A mediocre shoot-'em-up game which probably won't keep you entertained for very long. |
