Pang (Ocean) (Amiga 500)

A really brilliant game... The whizzy, poppy sound effects are spot on, and the title music sets the mood perfectly. These combine with horribly addictive gameplay.

Torvak (Core Design) (Amiga 500)

If you're after Rastan for the Amiga, you could do a lot worse than this.

Ivan Stewart's Off Road Racing (Virgin Games) (Spectrum 48K/128K)

On all formats, Graftgold's Off Road Racer is simply the best and will be for a long while yet!

Corporation (Core) (Amiga 500)

A good game, and one for the insomniacs amongst you, but with a better control method Corporation could have been something even more special.

Cadaver (Image Works) (Atari ST)

If you're yearning for the bygone days of Ultimate-style action, look no further. Cadaver is well-deserving of a place in everybody's software collection.

Mr. Do Run! Run! (Electrocoin) (Amiga 500)

This game is a barrel of laughs all right, and a damn good bargain to boot, but be warned, it's one tough cookie!

Captive (Mindscape International Inc) (Amiga 500)

The monsters are brilliantly conceived... If you lament the lack of Dungeon Master-type games on a par with the original, say goodbye to Mr.Frown, because this is the business!

The Punisher (Edge) (Amiga 500)

A tragic example of the finished product not living up to the limitless potential.

Rick Dangerous 2 (Micro Style) (Atari ST)

For fans of the original, and everyone else for that matter, get this pronto. You won't be disappointed.

World Soccer (Zeppelin Games) (Amstrad CPC464)

A football manager without the football. Yawn.

Rastan (The Hit Squad) (Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3)

A hugely playable slash-'em-up... Fairly good music, pretty good visuals, and plenty of fun on offer.

Fantastic American Football (Zeppelin Games) (Spectrum 48K)

A pretty good Zeppelin offering... It's not bad, but it's not "fantastic" by any stretch.

Salamander (The Hit Squad) (Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3)

A totally fantastic conversion with great sprites, nice music and addictive gameplay! Buy it today!

Pro Powerboat Simulator (Codemasters) (Atari ST)

Not a bad game - but we've seen it all before.

First Strike (Encore) (Commodore 64/128)

Probably the best Afterburner clone you're likely to see for the C64. Buy it and see.

Wanderer 3D (Encore) (Amiga 500)

Pathetic. A game which simply does not warrant purchase at any price.

Yogi's Great Escape (Hi-Tec) (Amiga 500)

A great Yogi licence... The animation is no great shakes, but the game is - so check it out!

T-Bird (Mastertronic) (Amstrad CPC464)

There are plenty of better shoot-'em-ups about, so you're best off saving up a bit longer and buying one of those instead.

Spaghetti Western Simulator (Zeppelin Games) (Spectrum 48K/128K)

I would describe this simulator as completely inept.

Manix (Millennium) (Atari ST)

Quite a jolly little puzzler/arcade game - check it out if you're after something different.

Skate Wars (Ubisoft) (Amstrad CPC464/664/6128)

Ubisoft have very nearly come up trumps with a rapid, smooth future sport that should keep you entertained during those rainy Sundays.

F19 Stealth Fighter (Microprose) (Amiga 500)

This definitely has to be one of the best, if not the greatest, of the Amiga flight sims out at the moment!

Midnight Resistance (Ocean) (Atari ST)

The one-player only gameplay is a bit disappointing, but aside from that, Midnight Resistance is a decent shoot-'em-up that's just a tad on the slow side.

Simulcra (Micro Style) (Amiga 500)

Unbelievable graphics, superior sonics, and unrivalled playability. Ranks as one of the finest 3D shoot-'em-ups available on the Amiga.

Tusker (System 3) (Amiga 500)

Not bad, but if you're after an Indiana Jones-type quest, Lucasfilm's Indy adventure is much more fun.

Mad Professor Mariarti (Krysalis) (Atari ST)

The sheer scale of the game is enormous and the basic mechanics work well, but the connections between the items and the puzzles are pretty obscure, so be prepared to spend a lot of time trekking about and experimenting.

Wings (Cinemaware) (Amiga 500)

The game starts off quite easy, but with over 230 missions to fly Wings is going to keep even ace pilots entertained for many a happy hour.

Monty Python's Flying Circus (Virgin Games) (Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3)

Fans of the series will love this, but the rest of you will probably get a little tired of the rather basic gameplay after a while.

Super Monaco GP (Sega) (Sega Mega Drive (EU Version))

Literally blows away every other racing game on any console!! If there's one game that could persuade anyone to shell out for a Megadrive, it's this one. Miss it at your peril!

Summer Games (Sega) (Sega Master System (EU Version))

The smoothness and polish of the C64 events seem to have deserted this conversion, and I find it hard to recommend this lacking effort at all.

Splatterhouse (Namco) (PC Engine (EU Version)/TurboGrafix-16 (US Version))

Make sure this gore-o-rama is on the top of your shopping list.... All the moves from the coin-op original have been incorporated, even down to disposing zombies by batting them up against a wall (check out the splurgy entrails left behind!).