Wacky Darts |
Code Masters Ltd |
76% (Issue 84, p66) |
The comical TV host and freaky opponents make this much more than just another Darts game. |
Wally Kong |
Walltone Software |
63% (Issue 5, p34) |
Above average 'Kong', despite some programming oddities. |
Wanderer |
Elite Systems Ltd |
57% (Issue 63, p16) |
The novel 3-D effect fails to inject any excitement into a dull space game. |
Wanted: Monty Mole |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 9, p8) |
Highly addictive, excellent value. |
W.A.R. |
Martech Games Ltd |
68% (Issue 35, p148) |
Fast, furious and futile. |
War 70 |
CCS |
(Issue 10, p134) |
Clear layout, and a nice mix of overall strategy and close tactics. A pussycat. |
War Cars Construction Set |
Firebird Software Ltd |
53% (Issue 46, p139) |
An interesting maze/race game. |
War in Middle Earth |
Melbourne House |
70% (Issue 62, p73) |
An ambitious and intriguing game. |
Warlock of Firetop Mountain |
Puffin Books |
73% (Issue 1, p12) |
A very good, fast game and at its price, very good value. |
Warlords |
Century Software |
70% (Issue 20, p92) |
Rather lacking in text, but if you liked the other Interceptor games you'll like this one. |
War Machine |
Players Premier Software |
72% (Issue 72, p57) |
May not be original, but it provides a challenge for any arcade adventure freak. |
War of the Worlds, The |
CRL Group PLC |
46% (Issue 7, p44) |
Below average and, at its price, poor value for money. |
Warriors Revenge |
Video Force |
30% (Issue 8, p73) |
Poor. |
Warzone |
CCS |
(Issue 12, p160) |
The second best computer wargame I've ever seen. |
Waterloo |
KW Software |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 23, p138) |
Plenty of scope within the game. Won't wear out overnight by any means. |
Waxworks |
Digital Fantasia |
70% (Issue 6, p77) |
Has excellent graphics and a good vocabulary and has all the makings of a good adventure. |
Waydor |
IMS Software |
80% (Issue 9, p67) |
Very good. |
Way of the Exploding Fist, The |
Melbourne House |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 21, p12) |
Excellent. |
Way of the Exploding Fist, The |
Melbourne House |
72% (Issue 56, p88) |
Pure; unadulterated, smash-it-up fun. |
Way of the Exploding Fist +, The |
Firebird Software Ltd |
54% (Issue 60, p30) |
Even with the three-player option, it's nothing special. |
Way of the Exploding Fist 2 |
Melbourne House |
58% (Issue 38, p100) |
Doesn't live up to the expectations generated by Way of the Exploding Fist. |
Way of the Tiger, The |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
93% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 28, p116) |
An excellent development on the beat em up theme. |
Way of the Tiger, The |
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd |
88% (Issue 61, p40) |
This is a piece of software of the highest quality . |
W.E.C. Le Mans |
Imagine Software Ltd |
66% (Issue 62, p14) |
Technically competent, but has too little game content. |
Week in the life of the Thing!, A |
Players Software |
73% (Issue 51, p23) |
A very playable and comical budget game. |
Wellington at Waterloo |
CCS |
73% (Issue 66, p40) |
A smaller wargame than we usually expect from Ken Wright, and a bit limited. |
Welltris |
Infogrames |
79% (Issue 87, p40) |
Addictive and puzzling little number. Shame about the controls, though. |
Wender Bender |
Rankshigh Ltd |
78% (Issue 18, p38) |
Interesting and entertaining, well produced. |
West Bank |
Dinamic Software |
84% (Issue 25, p12) |
An entertainingly simple program that will have you coming back for more. |
Wheelie |
Microsphere |
93% (Issue 2, p25) |
Addictive, generally excellent, good value. |
Where Time Stood Still |
Ocean Software Ltd |
94% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 54, p14) |
A thoroughly engrossing arcade adventure. |
White Heat |
Code Masters Ltd |
17% (Issue 46, p123) |
A very poor shoot-'em-up. |
Whizz Kid |
Unique |
45% (Issue 7, p38) |
A game with limited appeal. |
Whizz Quiz |
Computer Tutor |
(Issue 17, p86) |
A very enjoyable program which has endless potential both for use in the home, and in schools. |
Who Can Help? |
Teachers Pet Software |
(Issue 56, p108) |
This simple program, for very young school children, presents the user with a series of problems and asks which person would be best suited to solve the problem. |
Who Dares Wins 2 |
Alligata Software Ltd |
73% (Issue 28, p30) |
A rather disappointing conversion, still a reasonably enjoyable and tough shoot em up though. |
Whodunnit |
Mastertronic Ltd |
53% (Issue 9, p92) |
May be good for young families, otherwise average. |
Wibstars |
A'n'F Software |
35% (Issue 38, p99) |
The mixed game elements fail to add up to anything very exciting, especially for the price. |
Wild Streets |
Titus |
43% (Issue 75, p45) |
If these streets are wild, wait until you see Ludlow on a Sunday afternoon (yawn). |
Wild Water |
Bug-Byte Software Ltd |
78% (Issue 65, p21) |
A good simulation game that is well worth a paddle. |
Wild West Hero |
Timescape Software |
82% (Issue 1, p83) |
Very good. |
Wild Words |
Longman Software |
(Issue 22, p85) |
The children who tried this game for me didn't think much of it and rapidly lost interest. |
Wilfred the Hairy, Olaf the Hungry! |
Microbyte |
16% (Issue 5, p82) |
A waste of time and money, and a bugged program. |
William Wobbler |
Wizard Computer Games |
59% (Issue 26, p31) |
Some good ideas and reasonable gameplay, marred by a few faults. |
Winged Warlords |
CDS Microsystems |
79% (Issue 3, p116) |
Good to very good and medium addictive. |
Winner Takes A Holiday |
AVP Computing |
(Issue 30, p46) |
Brilliant! This game could be played by the family at home, or the children at school. Educational and tremendous fun. |
Winning Team, The |
Domark Ltd |
86% (Issue 89, p33) |
Klax - APB - Escape From The Planet Of The Robot Monsters - Cyberball - Vindicators. |
Winter Games |
US Gold Ltd |
93% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 26, p132) |
An entertaining and challenging sports simulation - one of the best on the Spectrum. |
Winter Games |
US Gold Ltd |
78% (Issue 75, p48) |
Go out and buy it now, you won't be disappointed. |
Winter Olympiad '88 |
Tynesoft |
44% (Issue 49, p96) |
A dismal failure which loses skis down to Epyx's two-year-old Winter Games. |
Winter Olympiad '88 |
Tynesoft |
61% (Issue 87, p39) |
A reasonable game but nothing to shout about. |
Winter Sports |
Electric Dreams Software |
43% (Issue 27, p123) |
Very disappointing. |
Winter Wonderland |
Incentive Software Ltd |
89% (Issue 38, p92) |
A well written, interesting story. |
Witch's Cauldron |
Mikro-Gen Ltd |
100% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 17, p97) |
An excellent and original adventure. |
Wiz |
Melbourne House |
38% (Issue 42, p32) |
Convoluted RPG type with poor playability. |
Wizard's Lair |
Bubble Bus Software |
94% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 14, p34) |
An excellent arcade/adventure game which requires exploration and discovery. Very good value for money and highly recommended. |
Wizard's Lair |
Bubble Bus Software |
65% (Issue 58, p109) |
Playable enough in the short term. |
Wizard's Warrior |
Crusader Computing |
84% (Issue 47, p41) |
Good. |
Wizard Warz |
Go! |
70% (Issue 54, p82) |
Hardly mass appeal, but extremely well accomplished. |
Wizard Willy |
Cartoon Time |
42% (Issue 73, p46) |
This is a big let down. |
Wizball |
Ocean Software Ltd |
92% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 45, p22) |
A few control problems hardly detract from entertaining and playable game. |
Wonder Boy |
Activision Inc |
43% (Issue 43, p82) |
Disappointing conversion from a good arcade original. |
Wonder Boy |
Activision Inc |
69% (Issue 79, p49) |
If you are after an addictive arcade adventure this is for you. |
Word Games With the Mr Men |
Mirrorsoft Ltd |
(Issue 31, p79) |
An enjoyable and entertaining package of games, though again I would lower the age range as all the 8 year olds I know have outgrown the Mr Men! |
Word Likeness |
Teachers Pet Software |
(Issue 56, p108) |
Pupils in the 9-12 age range should enjoy and benefit from this. |
Words and Pictures |
Chalksoft Ltd |
(Issue 44, p95) |
An attractive package, making excellent use of graphics and sound, suitable for home and school. |
World Championship Boxing Manager |
Goliath Games |
60% (Issue 73, p43) |
A specialist entertainment well executed for a discerning minority. |
World Championship Soccer |
Elite Systems Ltd |
54% (Issue 85, p60) |
Better than some recent football games, but still way too late to cash in on the World Cup boom. |
World Class Rugby |
Audiogenic Software Ltd |
85% (Issue 94, p56) |
All the action of the sport without the broken legs and face full of cold mud! |
World Cup Carnival |
US Gold Ltd |
26% (Issue 30, p14) |
Nice freebies, shame about the recycled two year old game! |
World Cup Football |
Artic Computing Ltd |
71% (Issue 7, p87) |
Generally above average but good of its type. |
World Cup Soccer 90 |
Virgin Games Ltd |
71% (Issue 78, p41) |
No-messing footy. Good, but lacks triff-making polish. |
World Games |
US Gold Ltd |
71% (Issue 40, p126) |
A bit disappointing compared to previous games in the series, but nevertheless, a worthwhile package for the money. |
World Globe |
Eclipse Software |
(Issue 12, p186) |
Should make an interesting program in connection with school geography work. |
World of Obliterator, The |
Melbourne House |
70% (Issue 62, p64) |
It's all down to personal taste, but patient players will enjoy it more than others. |
Worlds at War |
Esteem More Than Equal |
39% (Issue 11, p149) |
Below average. |
World Series Baseball |
Imagine Software Ltd |
91% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 16, p38) |
An excellent action sports simulation with some very good features. Addictivity and playability is high, but more so with two players - our rating reflects this aspect. |
World Series Basketball |
Imagine Software Ltd |
81% (Issue 23, p35) |
Bound to impress simulation fans. |
World Soccer |
Zeppelin Games Ltd |
74% (Issue 75, p47) |
Definitely a game for the football management fanatic. |
Worldwise: Nuclear Weapons |
Richardson Institute |
(Issue 18, p111) |
Aimed at an academic audience. |
Worm Attack |
Pulsonic |
42% (Issue 5, p99) |
Despite the price, hardly worth anyone's while. |
Worm in Paradise |
Level 9 Computing Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 26, p91) |
Excellent. |
Worse Things Happen at Sea |
Silversoft Ltd |
91% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 6, p8) |
Addictive, playable, generally excellent. |
Wrath of Magra, The |
Carnell Software |
50% (Issue 10, p115) |
Poor. |
Wreckage |
Ventamatic |
58% (Issue 9, p125) |
Fair to below average, a bit low in content. |
Wreckers |
Audiogenic Software Ltd |
93% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 88, p42) |
Intriguing arcade adventure with blasting overtones. |
Wriggler |
Romantic Robot UK Ltd |
90% (A CRASH SMASH, Issue 15, p42) |
A different, lively and absorbing maze game which everyone found more addictive than they first thought. |
Write On |
System Software |
(Issue 48, p54) |
Though Write On takes a little getting used to, the effort is worthwhile. Highly recommended as a flexible aid to developing literacy skills. |
Writer, The |
Softechnics |
(Issue 31, p96) |
Overall I found The Writer amazingly fast and extremely powerful. |
Wulfan the Barbarian |
Bulldog |
47% (Issue 43, p93) |
Uninspiring and derivative forced 3-D. |
Wulfpack |
Blue Ribbon Software |
34% (Issue 68, p48) |
A very poor offering. |
WWF Wrestlemania |
Ocean Software Ltd |
83% (Issue 95, p14) |
Cracked skulls, mangled limbs and loose teeth, ahoy! Great fun for all the family. |