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Six top class games on one tape is certainly something to shout about. This compilation from Virgin Games has something for everyone: a strategy graphic adventure, three action adventures, an arcade adventure and an arcade game.

The adventure is called Lords Of Midnight and tells a tale of the battle against the forces of the evil Lord Doomdark. Initially you control four heroes in their quest to overcome the dark Lord's hordes. As you recruit more people to your cause the game becomes extremely complex.

Doomdark's forces multiply rapidly and you must recruit soldiers as quickly as possible. A map is provided to help you plan your campaign but the copy I had was almost unreadable which certainly added a new dimension to this game.

Brian Bloodaxe, Strangeloop and Pyjamarama are all very similar games. Travel about a maze of screens collecting objects as you go and avoiding collisions with the various nasties.

Arabian Nights is a series of arcade action games based on the famous stories and the final program is Falcon Patrol II whose predecessor was one of the first C64 games which really grabbed my attention. In FPII your country is under attack from squadrons of helicopters and you must guide your jump jet in the battle but defeat is inevitable.

All of the games are golden oldies and I suppose that this is the best way to market games which have passed their craze phase, in the same way as old pop songs are compiled on one album.

E.D.