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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
2112 AD | Design Design | 9 | 46-47 | 76% | 12% | 55% | 76% | 73% | ||
3D Boxing | Amsoft Gold | 3 | 47 | 71% | 54% | 71% | 62% | 66% | ||
3D Grand Prix | Amsoft Gold | 3 | 38-39 | 88% | 31% | 88% | 87% | 87% | Rave | |
3D Invaders | Amsoft | 1 | 80 | 22% | 18% | 24% | 19% | 20% | ||
3D Quasars | Solar | 4 | 44 | 51% | 31% | 43% | 28% | 38% | ||
3D Starstrike | Realtime Games | 1 | 80-81 | 92% | 53% | 88% | 84% | 86% | ||
3D Starstrike | Beau Jolly | 9 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 81% | Part of 10 Computer Hits 2 compilation | |
3D Stunt Rider | Amsoft | 2 | 73 | 74% | 57% | 61% | 51% | 57% | ||
3D Time Trek | Anirog | 1 | 75 | 24% | 20% | 33% | 28% | 30% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Admiral Graf Spee | Amsoft | 1 | 74-75 | 22% | 21% | 44% | 37% | 38% | ||
Adventures of Bond... Basildon Bond | Probe | 10 | 56-57 | 61% | 44% | 57% | 68% | 63% | ||
Ahhh!!! | CRL | 1 | 61-62 | 40% | 34% | 48% | 39% | 44% | ||
Air Traffic Control | Hewson | 1 | 62 | 22% | 20% | 52% | 73% | 68% | ||
Airwolf | Elite | 1 | 94 | 83% | 67% | 68% | 85% | 78% | ||
Aladdin's Cave | Artic | 5 | 60-61 | 58% | 64% | 64% | 51% | 55% | ||
Alex Higgins World Pool | Amsoft | 1 | 68 | 54% | 54% | 58% | 48% | 51% | ||
Alex Higgins World Snooker | Amsoft | 1 | 74 | 47% | 55% | 58% | 48% | 54% | ||
Alien | Amsoft | 1 | 76 | 48% | 39% | 62% | 70% | 65% | ||
Alien 8 | Ultimate | 1 | 56-57 | 96% | 61% | 96% | 97% | 96% | ||
Alien Break-In | Amsoft | 1 | 72 | 59% | 40% | 52% | 31% | 43% | ||
Alien Highway | Vortex | 9 | 48-49 | 92% | 32% | 91% | 87% | 89% | Rave | |
American Football | Amsoft | 1 | 67-68 | 23% | 12% | 74% | 71% | 70% | ||
Amsgolf | Amsoft | 1 | 68-69 | 67% | 14% | 65% | 68% | 67% | ||
Amstrad Shuffle | Alpha-Omega | 12 | 57 | 38% | 13% | 69% | 66% | 68% | ||
Android One | Vortex | 1 | 60-61 | 62% | 16% | 67% | 65% | 65% | ||
Android 2 | Vortex | 2 | 48-49 | 78% | 43% | 82% | 73% | 75% | ||
Android 2 | Beau Jolly | 9 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 70% | Part of 10 Computer Hits 2 compilation | |
Animated Strip Poker | Knightsoft | 1 | 81 | 63% | 62% | 66% | 45% | 52% | ||
The Apprentice | Mastertronic | 14 | 58-59 | 67% | 54% | 78% | 77% | 78% | ||
Argo Navis | Kuma | 3 | 47-48 | 56% | 18% | 52% | 68% | 61% | ||
Arnhem | CCS | 1 | 47-48 | 68% | 11% | 75% | 77% | 75% | ||
Assault on Port Stanley | Amsoft | 4 | 66-67 | 54% | 34% | 59% | 62% | 58% | ||
Astro Attack | Amsoft | 1 | 62 | 41% | 36% | 45% | 35% | 38% | ||
Astro Plumber | Blue Ribbon | 6 | 65 | 47% | 24% | 57% | 43% | 48% | ||
Atlantis | Anirog | 5 | 44-45 | 59% | 71% | 48% | 39% | 46% | ||
Atom Smasher | Amsoft | 1 | 72 | 23% | 25% | 47% | 29% | 33% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Barry McGuigan World Championship Boxing | Gamestar | 5 | 54-55 | 77% | 75% | 87% | 86% | 86% | Rave | |
Bachou | Central Solutions | 7 | 67 | 42% | 25% | 25% | 6% | 21% | ||
Batman | Ocean | 8 | 48-49 | 93% | 67% | 84% | 96% | 93% | Rave | |
Battle Beyond the Stars | Solar | 4 | 40-41 | 67% | 49% | 69% | 51% | 62% | ||
Battle for Midway | PSS | 1 | 88 | 56% | 17% | 62% | 57% | 59% | ||
Battle of Britain | PSS | 3 | 66-67 | 81% | 42% | 84% | 77% | 81% | ||
Battle of the Planets | Mikro-Gen | 7 | 55-56 | 91% | 41% | 72% | 54% | 64% | ||
Battlefield Germany | Central Solutions | 11 | 60-61 | 50% | 22% | 71% | 82% | 78% | ||
Battlefront | Central Solutions | 7 | 51 | 32% | 18% | 42% | 47% | 44% | ||
Beach-Head | Amsoft | 1 | 46-47 | 87% | 37% | 86% | 80% | 82% | ||
Beach-Head | The Hit Squad | 4 | 63 | 87% | 37% | 86% | 80% | 82% | Part of They Sold a Million Compilation | |
The Bells | Blaby | 5 | 40 | 30% | 39% | 22% | 31% | 26% | ||
Biggles | Mirrorsoft | 11 | 48-49 | 69% | 71% | 82% | 81% | 81% | Rave | |
Big League Soccer | Adam Whitlock | 3 | 38-39 | 46% | 15% | 84% | 84% | 82% | Rave | |
Big League Soccer II | Viper | 7 | 72-73 | 64% | 15% | 87% | 86% | 85% | Rave | |
Binky | Software Projects | 1 | 78 | 67% | 31% | 66% | 58% | 60% | ||
Blade Runner | CRL | 11 | 59-60 | 64% | 81% | 63% | 58% | 60% | ||
Blagger | Amsoft | 1 | 69 | 61% | 57% | 65% | 59% | 61% | ||
Blockbusters | Macsen | 7 | 67 | 16% | 18% | 21% | 11% | 14% | ||
Blockbusters Gold Run | Macsen | 7 | 67 | 16% | 18% | 21% | 11% | 14% | ||
Bomb Jack | Elite | 10 | 62-63 | 85% | 37% | 89% | 77% | 84% | Rave | |
Boulder Dash | Mirrorsoft | 1 | 18 | 88% | 83% | 95% | 94% | 93% | Rave | |
Bounder | Gremlin | 9 | 58-59 | 93% | 77% | 93% | 92% | 92% | Mastergame | |
Bounty Bob Strikes Back | US Gold | 3 | 68 | 81% | 53% | 84% | 85% | 84% | Rave | |
Braxx Bluff | Amsoft | 1 | 26-27 | 50% | 22% | 52% | 51% | 55% | ||
Brian Bloodaxe | The Edge | 2 | 50 | 61% | 67% | 62% | 84% | 73% | ||
Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge | Martech | 2 | 41-42 | 73% | 36% | 72% | 62% | 67% | ||
Bridge | Kuma | 1 | 81 | 15% | 7% | 63% | 69% | 67% | ||
Bridge-It | Amsoft | 1 | 71 | 57% | 37% | 36% | 18% | 20% | ||
Bridge Player 3 | CP Software | 8 | 62-63 | 10% | 2% | 53% | 62% | 58% | ||
Bruce Lee | US Gold | 2 | 53 | 89% | 71% | 92% | 83% | 88% | Rave | |
Bruce Lee | The Hit Squad | 10 | 64-65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 85% | Part of They Sold a Million II compilation | |
Bullseye | Macsen | 7 | 46 | 45% | 34% | 41% | 22% | 34% | ||
Buster Block | Kuma | 11 | 57-58 | 49% | 59% | 64% | 62% | 62% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Castle Assault | Blue Ribbon | 6 | 53 | 39% | 35% | 27% | 19% | 22% | ||
Catastrophes | Amsoft | 1 | 78-79 | 60% | 62% | 68% | 65% | 66% | ||
Cauldron | Palace | 3 | 60-61 | 89% | 69% | 93% | 88% | 89% | Rave | |
Cauldron II | Palace | 11 | 46-47 | 82% | 68% | 88% | 85% | 86% | Rave | |
Caves of Doom | Mastertronic | 5 | 59 | 59% | 26% | 63% | 67% | 66% | ||
Centre Court | Amsoft | 1 | 74 | 37% | 22% | 46% | 56% | 48% | ||
Chimera | Firebird | 4 | 38-39 | 84% | 61% | 88% | 89% | 88% | Rave | |
Chopper Squad | Interceptor | 1 | 62 | 30% | 24% | 42% | 31% | 34% | ||
Chuckie Egg | A 'n' F | 1 | 82 | 42% | 27% | 83% | 79% | 78% | ||
Classic Invaders | Bubble Bus | 10 | 65 | 44% | 53% | 57% | 39% | 48% | ||
Classic Racing | Amsoft | 1 | 74-75 | 46% | 33% | 94% | 92% | 90% | ||
Cluedo | Leisure Genius | 8 | 48 | 30% | 39% | 46% | 59% | 52% | ||
Codename MAT | Amsoft | 1 | 79-80 | 54% | 45% | 72% | 70% | 71% | ||
Codename MAT | Beau Jolly | 9 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 52% | Part of 10 Computer Hits 2 compilation | |
Codename MAT II | Domark | 2 | 47-48 | 70% | 52% | 72% | 78% | 74% | ||
Colossus Chess 4 | CDS | 8 | 70-71 | 62% | 5% | 88% | 96% | 92% | Rave | |
Combat Lynx | Durell | 1 | 88-89 | 92% | 28% | 85% | 94% | 92% | ||
Commando | Elite | 9 | 62-63 | 81% | 80% | 78% | 74% | 76% | ||
Con-Quest | MAD | 14 | 60 | 50% | 48% | 74% | 68% | 73% | ||
Confuzion | Incenctive | 1 | 70-71 | 61% | 24% | 72% | 75% | 74% | ||
Contamination | PSS | 11 | 58-59 | 48% | 38% | 67% | 58% | 63% | ||
Contraption | Audiogenic | 6 | 50 | 86% | 20% | 77% | 61% | 72% | ||
Costa Capers | Firebird | 7 | 52 | 53% | 38% | 52% | 61% | 54% | ||
Countdown | Macsen | 9 | 61 | 17% | 13% | 61% | 50% | 56% | ||
Covenant | PSS | 2 | 46 | 89% | 47% | 80% | 85% | 83% | Rave | |
Critical Mass | Durell | 5 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Cubit | Amsoft | 1 | 81 | 24% | 14% | 53% | 52% | 51% | ||
Cylu | Firebird | 7 | 54-55 | 81% | 24% | 77% | 72% | 75% | ||
Cyrus II Chess | Amsoft | 1 | 46-47 | 90% | 5% | 95% | 95% | 92% | Rave |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Daley Thompson's Decathlon | Ocean | 1 | 68-69 | 86% | 66% | 83% | 78% | 81% | ||
Daley Thompson's Decathlon | Ocean | 4 | 63 | 86% | 66% | 83% | 78% | 81% | Part of They Sold a Million Compilation | |
Daley Thompson's Super-Test | Ocean | 6 | 44-45 | 82% | 80% | 86% | 84% | 85% | Rave | |
Dambusters | US Gold | 10 | 58-59 | 51% | 22% | 66% | 57% | 61% | ||
Dan Dare | Mind Games | 13 | 38-39 | 91% | 57% | 84% | 75% | 80% | Rave | |
Dark Star | Design Design | 1 | 62 | 89% | 43% | 87% | 82% | 84% | ||
Deactivators | Reaktor | 14 | 46-47 | 57% | 67% | 89% | 87% | 87% | Rave | |
Death Pit | Durell | 1 | 60 | 65% | 38% | 42% | 63% | 59% | ||
Death Wake | Quicksilva | 5 | 46 | 57% | 50% | 63% | 42% | 53% | ||
Deathsville | Bubble Bus | 7 | 54-55 | 70% | 44% | 58% | 69% | 69% | ||
Defend or Die | Alligata | 1 | 67 | 73% | 48% | 74% | 72% | 73% | ||
Desert Fox | US Gold | 13 | 46 | 69% | 47% | 64% | 55% | 60% | ||
Desert Rats | CCS | 7 | 58 | 66% | 17% | 75% | 81% | 78% | ||
Detective | Amsoft | 1 | 68 | 22% | 16% | 46% | 33% | 38% | ||
Devil's Crown | Probe | 2 | 62 | 94% | 75% | 85% | 89% | 87% | Rave | |
Diamond Mine | Blue Ribbon | 6 | 53-54 | 29% | 27% | 40% | 9% | 27% | ||
Doctor Who & The Mines of Terror | Micropower | 11 | 67 | 39% | 44% | 67% | 59% | 57% | ||
Dogsbody | Bug Byte | 4 | 65 | 56% | 37% | 71% | 59% | 68% | ||
Don't Panic | Mastertronic | 3 | 59 & 62 | 62% | 44% | 76% | 60% | 68% | ||
Doomdark's Revenge | Beyond | 13 | 42-43 | 88% | 0% | 94% | 97% | 95% | Mastergame | |
Doomsday Blues | PSS | 8 | 66-67 & 69 | 62% | 77% | 77% | 83% | 80% | Rave | |
Doors of Doom | Amsoft Gold | 4 | 46-47 | 97% | 71% | 89% | 92% | 91% | Rave | |
Doppleganger | Alligata | 2 | 60-61 | 72% | 58% | 62% | 64% | 63% | ||
Doppleganger | Americana | 12 | 57 | 68% | 52% | 66% | 62% | 70% | Re-Release | |
Dragontorc | Hewson | 2 | 38-39 | 82% | 28% | 81% | 95% | 86% | Rave | |
Dun Darach | Gargoyle | 1 | 94-95 | 96% | 5% | 72% | 92% | 90% | Rave | |
Dynamite Dan | Mirrorsoft | 3 | 46 | 90% | 88% | 90% | 91% | 90% | Rave |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Eidolon | Activision | 7 | 64-65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Electro Freddy | Amsoft | 1 | 79 | 57% | 52% | 61% | 55% | 57% | ||
Elidon | Orpheus | 2 | 69 | 68% | 88% | 65% | 70% | 68% | ||
Elite | Firebird | 5 | 50-51 | 96% | 24% | 94% | 95% | 94% | Mastergame | |
Endurance | CRL | 5 | 60-61 | 52% | 44% | 54% | 67% | 60% | ||
Equinox | Mikro-Gen | 10 | 62-63 | 87% | 62% | 84% | 82% | 83% | Rave | |
Er*Bert | Amsoft | 1 | 71-72 | 63% | 31% | 73% | 68% | 70% | ||
Everyone's a Wally | Mikro-Gen | 1 | 52-53 | 94% | 55% | 90% | 94% | 92% | Rave | |
Eye Spy | Americana | 11 | 56-57 | 41% | 80% | 78% | 67% | 76% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
F.A. Cup Football | Virgin Games | 8 | 53 | 26% | 21% | 53% | 36% | 41% | ||
Fairlight | The Edge | 8 | 52-53 | 73% | 68% | 77% | 83% | 81% | Rave | |
Fantastic Voyage | Amsoft | 1 | 60 | 61% | 57% | 66% | 68% | 67% | ||
Fighter Pilot | Digital Integration | 1 | 62 & 67 | 61% | 51% | 50% | 72% | 65% | ||
Fighting Warrior | Melbourne House | 4 | 70 | 87% | 67% | 76% | 71% | 75% | ||
Fifth Axis | Activision | 9 | 51 & 53 | 88% | 82% | 84% | 83% | 83% | Rave | |
Finders Keepers | Mastertronic | 1 | 26-27 | 69% | 74% | 67% | 77% | 77% | ||
Five-a-Side Soccer | MAD | 14 | 56 | 18% | 20% | 17% | 16% | 17% | Grave | |
Flight Path 737 | Anirog | 1 | 88 | 46% | 36% | 53% | 45% | 47% | ||
Flight Simulation | Myrddin | 1 | 88 | 67% | 24% | 69% | 53% | 58% | ||
Football Manager | Addictive | 1 | 67 | 34% | 14% | 66% | 74% | 69% | ||
Forbidden Planet | Design Design | 9 | 46-47 | 62% | 31% | 72% | 66% | 68% | ||
Formula One | CRL | 2 | 74-75 | 47% | 52% | 69% | 75% | 72% | ||
Formula 1 Simulator | Mastertronic | 3 | 59 | 61% | 63% | 70% | 74% | 73% | ||
The Fourth Protocol | Century Communications | 13 | 48-49 & 51 | 46% | 21% | 87% | 81% | 84% | Rave | |
Frank 'n' Stein | Amsoft | 1 | 69 | 58% | 18% | 64% | 68% | 65% | ||
Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Ocean | 8 | 66-67 | 58% | 74% | 86% | 82% | 83% | Rave | |
Fruit Machine | Amsoft | 1 | 72 | 56% | 35% | 57% | 38% | 42% | ||
Fruity Frank | Kuma | 1 | 78-79 | 81% | 78% | 83% | 82% | 82% | ||
Fu-Kung in Las Vegas | Amsoft | 1 | 46 | 22% | 14% | 23% | 31% | 24% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Galactic Plague | Amsoft | 1 | 62 | 41% | 28% | 42% | 26% | 29% | ||
Game of Dragons | Amsoft | 1 | 19 & 26 | 60% | 61% | 51% | 62% | 57% | ||
Gatecrasher | Amsoft | 1 | 82 | 44% | 32% | 48% | 43% | 45% | ||
Gauntlet | Beau Jolly | 9 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 73% | Part of 10 Computer Hits 2 compilation | |
Geoff Capes Strongman | Martech | 4 | 66-67 | 63% | 34% | 64% | 72% | 68% | ||
Get Dexter | PSS | 8 | 58-59 | 94% | 61% | 91% | 95% | 94% | Mastergame | |
Gilligan's Gold | Ocean | 1 | 70 | 72% | 11% | 76% | 71% | 74% | ||
Ghostbusters | Activision | 1 | 70 | 54% | 76% | 64% | 54% | 52% | ||
Ghosts 'n' Goblins | Elite | 12 | 44-45 | 67% | 82% | 89% | 83% | 86% | Rave | |
Ghouls | Micropower | 1 | 87 | 62% | 63% | 68% | 67% | 66% | ||
Gladiator | Domark | 12 | 54-55 | 60% | 34% | 41% | 32% | 35% | ||
Glass | Quicksilva | 9 | 61-62 | 45% | 21% | 31% | 27% | 29% | ||
Glen Hoddle Soccer | Amsoft | 4 | 49 | 44% | 33% | 42% | 60% | 50% | ||
Golden Path | Amsoft | 14 | 61 | 74% | 27% | 15% | 42% | 31% | ||
Grand Prix Rally II | Amsoft | 1 | 72-73 | 71% | 55% | 56% | 72% | 65% | ||
Graham Gooch's Test Cricket | Audigenic | 11 | 56 | 61% | 25% | 72% | 68% | 70% | ||
Green Beret | Imagine | 11 | 54-55 | 81% | 70% | 85% | 84% | 83% | Rave | |
Grumpy Gumphrey Supersleuth | Blue Ribbon | 6 | 54 | 64% | 51% | 59% | 77% | 69% | ||
Gunfright | Ultimate | 10 | 56-57 | 86% | 74% | 80% | 70% | 73% | ||
Gyroscope | Melbourne House | 5 | 54-55 | 70% | 71% | 84% | 73% | 78% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Hacker | Activision | 2 | 67 | 41% | 28% | 85% | 75% | 77% | ||
Handicap Golf | CRL | 1 | 73 | 55% | 10% | 53% | 37% | 41% | ||
Hard Hat Mack | Ariolasoft | 1 | 27 | 65% | 27% | 77% | 60% | 66% | ||
Harrier Attack | Amsoft | 1 | 72 | 45% | 35% | 57% | 52% | 53% | ||
Harvey Headbanger | Firebird | 10 | 44-45 | 89% | 72% | 92% | 83% | 91% | Rave | |
Haunted Hedges | Amsoft | 1 | 77 | 33% | 27% | 58% | 39% | 43% | ||
Heavy on the Magick | Gargoyle | 10 | 54-55 | 89% | 41% | 86% | 95% | 92% | Mastergame | |
Helichopper | Firebird | 12 | 64 | 33% | 32% | 24% | 17% | 21% | ||
Herbert's Dummy Run | Mikro-Gen | 3 | 63 | 94% | 51% | 82% | 81% | 81% | ||
Highway Encounter | Vortex | 2 | 54-55 | 97% | 57% | 95% | 93% | 95% | Mastergame | |
Hi-Rise | Bubble Bus | 3 | 48-49 | 41% | 19% | 78% | 71% | 73% | ||
Hunchback | Amsoft | 1 | 76-77 | 41% | 21% | 56% | 47% | 49% | ||
Hunchback II | Ocean | 1 | 69-70 | 75% | 68% | 84% | 70% | 74% | ||
Hunter Killer | Amsoft | 1 | 88-89 | 48% | 18% | 41% | 52% | 47% | ||
The Hustler | Bubble Bus | 5 | 58 | 66% | 52% | 53% | 62% | 59% | ||
Hyper Sports | Imagine | 4 | 48-49 | 88% | 60% | 88% | 89% | 88% | Rave |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Impossible Mission | US Gold | 5 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Impossible Mission | US Gold | 13 | 36-37 | 67% | 34% | 87% | 87% | 85% | Rave | |
Indoor Soccer | Magnificent Seven | 8 | 64 | 41% | 28% | 33% | 30% | 31% | ||
Inheritance | Infogrammes | 12 | 59 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
International Karate | Endurance Games | 13 | 55 | 62% | 78% | 54% | 52% | 53% | ||
International Rugby | Artic | 13 | 54 | 31% | 51% | 38% | 32% | 34% | ||
Into Oblivion | Mastertronic | 9 | 53 | 60% | 41% | 50% | 72% | 70% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Jack the Nipper | Gremlin | 12 | 42-43 | 86% | 69% | 86% | 77% | 81% | Rave | |
Jammin | Amsoft | 1 | 77-78 | 59% | 95% | 74% | 69% | 72% | ||
Jet-Boot Jack | Amsoft | 1 | 67 | 71% | 70% | 74% | 68% | 70% | ||
Jet Set Willy | The Hit Squad | 4 | 63 | 56% | 67% | 85% | 87% | 85% | Part of They Sold a Million Compilation | |
Jet Set Willy II | Software Projects | 1 | 89 | 56% | 67% | 85% | 87% | 85% | ||
Johnny Reb | Lothlorien | 1 | 87 | 28% | 12% | 55% | 52% | 52% | ||
Johnny Reb II | Lothlorien | 13 | 45 | 38% | 29% | 57% | 48% | 54% | ||
Juggernaut | CRL | 2 | 48-49 | 53% | 40% | 73% | 68% | 69% | ||
Jump Jet | Anirog | 1 | 89 | 55% | 56% | 62% | 60% | 59% | ||
Jumpman | Blaby | 5 | 41 | 51% | 42% | 39% | 42% | 40% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Kaiser | Ariolasoft | 8 | 62-63 | 5% | 5% | 29% | 41% | 37% | ||
Kane | Mastertronic | 11 | 48 | 71% | 60% | 83% | 78% | 80% | Rave | |
Key Factor | Amsoft | 1 | 79 | 44% | 52% | 35% | 24% | 28% | ||
Killapede | Players | 10 | 49 | 58% | 71% | 55% | 59% | 64% | ||
Knight Games | English Software | 7 | 76-77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Knight Games | English Software | 12 | 54-55 | 94% | 90% | 80% | 62% | 72% | ||
Knight Lore | Ultimate | 1 | 56-57 | 96% | 61% | 96% | 95% | 95% | ||
Knight Lore | The Hit Squad | 10 | 64-65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 86% | Part of They Sold a Million II compilation | |
Knight Tyme | MAD | 11 | 50-51 | 63% | 69% | 91% | 94% | 95% | Mastergame | |
Knight Rider | Ocean | 14 | 57 | 31% | 45% | 19% | 15% | 18% | Grave | |
Kokotoni Wilf | Elite | 6 | 42 | 63% | 12% | 66% | 55% | 57% | ||
Kong Strikes Back | Ocean | 1 | 71 | 77% | 74% | 86% | 81% | 83% | ||
Kung-Fu Master | US Gold | 11 | 54-55 | 72% | 47% | 68% | 77% | 72% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Laserwarp | Amsoft | 1 | 80 | 62% | 21% | 58% | 52% | 54% | ||
Last V8 | MAD | 8 | 54-55 | 86% | 82% | 76% | 67% | 74% | ||
Life Expectancy Zero | Blaby | 5 | 55-56 | 29% | 35% | 25% | 15% | 23% | ||
Loco-Motion | Mastertronic | 1 | 19 | 64% | 43% | 76% | 73% | 76% | ||
Lords of Midnight | Amsoft | 1 | 48-49 | 90% | 0% | 86% | 95% | 91% | Rave |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Macadam Bumper | PSS | 2 | 42 | 67% | 42% | 77% | 70% | 72% | ||
Macrocosmica | Amsoft | 4 | 42-43 | 39% | 26% | 74% | 82% | 78% | ||
Mah Jong | Liffsoft | 12 | 56 | 05% | 05% | 65% | 74% | 70% | ||
Manic Miner | Amsoft | 1 | 82 | 68% | 41% | 71% | 61% | 64% | ||
Marsport | Gargoyle | 3 | 54-55 | 97% | 11% | 94% | 95% | 95% | Mastergame | |
Master Chess | Amsoft | 1 | 81 | 30% | 5% | 50% | 70% | 60% | ||
Master of the Lamps | Activision | 2 | 41 | 84% | 93% | 83% | 63% | 79% | ||
Match Day | Ocean | 2 | 64-65 | 87% | 72% | 90% | 89% | 89% | ||
Match Day | The Hit Squad | 10 | 64-65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 81% | Part of They Sold a Million II compilation | |
Match Point | Psion | 6 | 47 | 69% | 32% | 68% | 75% | 71% | ||
Match Point | The Hit Squad | 10 | 64-65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 71% | Part of They Sold a Million II compilation | |
Max Headroom | Quicksilva | 11 | 67 | 43% | 72% | 67% | 59% | 63% | ||
Meltdown | Alligata | 7 | 76-77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Meltdown | Alligata | 11 | 59 | 60% | 64% | 69% | 65% | 67% | ||
Mermaid Madness | Electric Dreams | 13 | 36-37 | 92% | 66% | 72% | 67% | 70% | ||
Mexico '86 | Qualsoft | 4 | 40-41 | 22% | 41% | 62% | 72% | 68% | ||
Millionaire | Incentive | 1 | 75-76 | 18% | 13% | 61% | 58% | 53% | ||
Minder | DK Tronics | 1 | 76-77 | 86% | 73% | 84% | 71% | 78% | ||
Mission Elevator | Micropool | 12 | 50-51 | 74% | 52% | 73% | 71% | 71% | ||
Mission Omega | Mind Games | 13 | 38-39 | 53% | 86% | 63% | 75% | 70% | ||
Mr. Freeze | Firebird | 1 | 69 | 44% | 10% | 56% | 40% | 62% | ||
Mr. Wong's Loopy Laundry | Amsoft | 1 | 82 | 45% | 40% | 58% | 49% | 52% | ||
Molecule Man | Mastertronic | 11 | 63 | 53% | 58% | 73% | 84% | 82% | Rave | |
Monopoly | Leisure Genius | 10 | 51-52 | 42% | 18% | 52% | 63% | 57% | ||
Monty on the Run | Gremlin | 9 | 55 | 53% | 91% | 60% | 68% | 65% | ||
Moon Buggy | Anirog | 1 | 80-81 | 69% | 17% | 68% | 65% | 67% | ||
Moon Buggy | Beau Jolly | 9 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 63% | Part of 10 Computer Hits 2 compilation | |
Moon Cresta | Incentive | 8 | 54-55 | 70% | 41% | 70% | 53% | 62% | ||
Movie | Imagine | 9 | 66-67 | 70% | 33% | 62% | 69% | 66% | ||
Mutant Monty | Amsoft | 1 | 76 | 59% | 53% | 62% | 59% | 60% | ||
Mutant Monty | Beau Jolly | 9 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 45% | Part of 10 Computer Hits 2 compilation |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
N.E.X.O.R. | Design Design | 14 | 46-47 | 67% | 40% | 68% | 71% | 68% | ||
Nexus | Nexus | 12 | 52-53 | 77% | 68% | 84% | 82% | 81% | Rave | |
Nick Faldo Plays the Open | Mind Games | 9 | 48 | 62% | 17% | 59% | 69% | 65% | ||
Night Gunner | Digital Integration | 12 | 64-65 | 66% | 65% | 55% | 44% | 49% | ||
Nightshade | Ultimate | 5 | 36-37 | 96% | 55% | 91% | 78% | 85% | Rave | |
Nodes of Yesod | Odin | 10 | 50-51 | 60% | 42% | 60% | 64% | 62% | ||
NOMAD | Ocean | 8 | 69 | 57% | 22% | 56% | 68% | 63% | ||
Nonterraqueous | Mastertronic | 1 | 49 | 86% | 31% | 67% | 88% | 85% | Rave | |
Nuclear Defence | Amsoft | 13 | 45-46 | 40% | 24% | 33% | 23% | 28% | ||
Nuclear Heist | Players | 10 | 58-59 | 38% | 51% | 25% | 14% | 19% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Obsidian | Artic | 4 | 56 | 85% | 40% | 78% | 86% | 81% | Rave | |
Oh Mummy | Amsoft | 1 | 79 | 61% | 66% | 60% | 42% | 48% | ||
Olympiad | Atlantis | 14 | 56-57 | 33% | 16% | 20% | 18% | 19% | Grave | |
On the Run | Design Design | 2 | 68 | 95% | 31% | 79% | 78% | 79% | ||
One Man and His Droid | Mastertronic | 6 | 48-49 | 58% | 70% | 70% | 68% | 72% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Pacific | PSS | 11 | 52 | 85% | 66% | 82% | 77% | 80% | Rave | |
Panzadrome | Ariolasoft | 8 | 63-64 | 49% | 19% | 58% | 55% | 53% | ||
Paws | Artic | 2 | 75 | 77% | 38% | 74% | 68% | 70% | ||
Ping Pong | Imagine | 6 | 36-37 | 70% | 57% | 77% | 68% | 74% | ||
Play Your Cards Right | Britannia Software Ltd | 6 | 42 | 28% | 43% | 41% | 26% | 34% | ||
Powerplay | Arcana | 12 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Powerplay | Arcana | 13 | 48-49 | 77% | 54% | 85% | 92% | 88% | Rave | |
Prize | Amsoft | 1 | 80 | 62% | 31% | 63% | 54% | 56% | ||
Pro Tennis | Activision | 14 | 53 | 51% | 37% | 78% | 75% | 76% | ||
Prodigy | Electric Dreams | 14 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Project Future | Gremlin | 2 | 49-50 | 82% | 24% | 65% | 71% | 69% | ||
Punchy | Amsoft | 1 | 79 | 54% | 32% | 62% | 51% | 55% | ||
Pyjamarama | Amsoft | 1 | 56 | 78% | 51% | 88% | 72% | 79% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Qabbalah | Amsoft Gold | 13 | 51-52 | 88% | 62% | 10% | 35% | 27% | ||
Quack a Jack | Amsoft | 1 | 77 | 67% | 21% | 68% | 66% | 67% | ||
Quiz Quest | Anirog | 5 | 61-62 | 13% | 19% | 55% | 57% | 51% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Radzone | Mastertronic | 10 | 50-51 | 57% | 66% | 67% | 71% | 74% | ||
Raid | US Gold | 2 | 64-65 | 91% | 36% | 90% | 88% | 89% | ||
Rally Driver | Hill MacGibbon | 6 | 63 | 68% | 46% | 66% | 77% | 71% | ||
Rambo: First Blood Part II | Ocean | 8 | 71 | 63% | 41% | 62% | 54% | 58% | ||
Rasputin | Firebird | 7 | 62-63 | 87% | 57% | 94% | 93% | 92% | Mastergame | |
Red Arrows | Database Software | 1 | 27 | 52% | 30% | 48% | 77% | 55% | ||
Red Coats | Lothlorien | 1 | 87 | 36% | 12% | 57% | 41% | 45% | ||
REM | Blaby | 5 | 58-59 | 32% | 37% | 33% | 49% | 39% | ||
Renegade | Kuma | 4 | 65 | 32% | 26% | 29% | 22% | 27% | ||
Rescue on Fractulus | Activision | 13 | 40 | 71% | 55% | 64% | 77% | 71% | ||
Revolution | Electric Dreams | 14 | 50-51 | 77% | 46% | 91% | 88% | 90% | Mastergame | |
Ricochet | Blaby | 6 | 37 & 39 | 23% | 71% | 20% | 14% | 18% | ||
Rocco | Gremlin | 2 | 74-75 | 62% | 31% | 45% | 27% | 36% | ||
Rock 'n' Wrestle | Melbourne House | 10 | 66 | 62% | 8% | 64% | 54% | 58% | ||
Rock Raid | Kuma | 1 | 19 | 61% | 36% | 57% | 70% | 65% | ||
Rocky Horror Show | CRL | 1 | 56 | 40% | 77% | 72% | 59% | 64% | ||
Roland Ahoy! | Amsoft | 1 | 71 | 57% | 20% | 60% | 51% | 56% | ||
Roland Goes Digging | Amsoft | 1 | 70 | 57% | 51% | 60% | 48% | 54% | ||
Roland Goes Square Bashing | Amsoft | 1 | 81 | 52% | 53% | 46% | 25% | 30% | ||
Roland in Space | Amsoft | 1 | 60-61 | 80% | 65% | 83% | 81% | 81% | ||
Roland in the Caves | Amsoft | 1 | 67 | 47% | 42% | 56% | 44% | 49% | ||
Roland in Time | Amsoft | 1 | 58 | 81% | 52% | 84% | 82% | 82% | ||
Roland on the Ropes | Amsoft | 1 | 58 & 60 | 47% | 61% | 63% | 62% | 58% | ||
Roland on the Run | Amsoft | 1 | 78 | 62% | 36% | 35% | 27% | 29% | ||
Room Ten | CRL | 12 | 50-51 | 70% | 31% | 82% | 67% | 73% | ||
Run For Gold | Hill MacGibbon | 6 | 40 | 78% | 56% | 84% | 80% | 80% | Rave |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Saboteur | Durell | 5 | 74-75 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Saboteur | Durell | 9 | 46 | 56% | 42% | 51% | 57% | 53% | ||
Sabre Wulf | Ultimate | 4 | 62 | 85% | 53% | 83% | 77% | 80% | Part of They Sold a Million Compilation | |
Sai Combat | Mirrorsoft | 11 | 62 | 77% | 52% | 69% | 61% | 64% | ||
Samantha Fox Strip Poker | Martech | 9 | 63 | 44% | 13% | 41% | 36% | 40% | ||
Satellite Warrior | Amsoft | 3 | 50 | 56% | 27% | 78% | 64% | 70% | ||
Scout Steps Out | Amsoft | 1 | 87 | 75% | 72% | 78% | 77% | 77% | ||
Screwball | Blue Ribbon | 6 | 53 | 49% | 46% | 43% | 32% | 40% | ||
Shadowfire | Beyond | 9 | 66-67 | 84% | 57% | 65% | 77% | 75% | ||
Shogun | Virgin | 10 | 46-47 | 88% | 39% | 87% | 81% | 85% | Rave | |
Short's Fuse | Firebird | 1 | 87 | 41% | 30% | 41% | 65% | 62% | ||
Sir Lancelot | Melbourne House | 1 | 82 | 62% | 41% | 68% | 62% | 64% | ||
Skyfox | Ariolasoft | 6 | 34-35 | 67% | 41% | 85% | 87% | 81% | Rave | |
Slapshot | Anirog | 2 | 67-68 | 68% | 27% | 68% | 65% | 67% | ||
Snodgits | Sparklers | 11 | 57 | 42% | 48% | 54% | 52% | 56% | ||
Soccer 86 | Activision | 12 | 55-56 | 62% | 41% | 64% | 58% | 61% | ||
Sorcery | Virgin Games | 1 | 58 | 91% | 70% | 93% | 89% | 90% | ||
Sorcery + | Amsoft | 1 | 52-53 | 91% | 70% | 93% | 93% | 91% | Rave | |
Software Star | Addictive | 1 | 75 | 14% | 11% | 58% | 47% | 46% | ||
Southern Belle | Hewson | 2 | 52 | 77% | 70% | 78% | 89% | 81% | Rave | |
Soul of a Robot | Mastertronic | 3 | 41 | 85% | 33% | 85% | 82% | 84% | Rave | |
Space Hawks | Amsoft | 1 | 80 | 46% | 52% | 56% | 44% | 49% | ||
Space Shuttle | Activision | 14 | 55 | 48% | 34% | 67% | 53% | 59% | ||
Spannerman | Amsoft | 1 | 77 | 51% | 34% | 48% | 41% | 43% | ||
Special Operations | Lothlorien | 1 | 87-88 | 34% | 8% | 64% | 69% | 65% | ||
Speed King | Mastertronic | 13 | 54-55 | 60% | 62% | 74% | 60% | 72% | ||
Spellbound | MAD | 6 | 56-57 | 78% | 80% | 86% | 90% | 90% | Rave | |
Spiky Harold | Firebird | 10 | 60 | 59% | 56% | 63% | 51% | 66% | ||
Spindizzy | Electric Dreams | 6 | 58-59 | 93% | 27% | 96% | 97% | 96% | Mastergame | |
Spitfire 40 | Mirrorsoft | 5 | 42 | 70% | 71% | 70% | 63% | 68% | ||
Splat! | Amsoft | 1 | 78 | 51% | 38% | 69% | 61% | 63% | ||
Split Personalities | Domark | 14 | 48-49 | 65% | 59% | 87% | 86% | 85% | Rave | |
Spy vs Spy | Beyond | 3 | 52-53 | 91% | 74% | 91% | 90% | 90% | Rave | |
Stainless Steel | Mikro-Gen | 12 | 63 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Stainless Steel | Mikro-Gen | 13 | 52 | 61% | 42% | 70% | 62% | 65% | ||
Star Firebirds | Firebird | 12 | 54 | 61% | 27% | 41% | 32% | 37% | Re-Release | |
Starion | Melbourne House | 2 | 70 | 95% | 42% | 83% | 90% | 88% | Rave | |
Starquake | Bubble Bus | 10 | 47 & 49 | 67% | 43% | 83% | 80% | 80% | Rave | |
Starstrike II | Firebird | 12 | 46-47 | 96% | 65% | 96% | 92% | 94% | Mastergame | |
Steve Davis Snooker | CDS | 1 | 68 | 76% | 25% | 64% | 70% | 68% | ||
Stock Market Speculator | Collins Soft | 6 | 36-37 | 17% | 0% | 60% | 69% | 59% | ||
Storm | Mastertronic | 12 | 44-45 | 65% | 41% | 84% | 80% | 84% | Rave | |
Strangeloop | Virgin Games | 4 | 46-47 | 90% | 44% | 88% | 94% | 91% | Rave | |
Strangeloop + | Amsoft Gold | 7 | 72-73 | 91% | 44% | 88% | 95% | 92% | Rave | |
Strike Force Harrier | Mirrorsoft | 7 | 48-49 & 51 | 92% | 45% | 90% | 93% | 91% | Rave | |
Subterranean Stryker | Amsoft | 2 | 73-74 | 68% | 32% | 71% | 70% | 69% | ||
Sultan's Maze | Amsoft | 1 | 76 | 31% | 10% | 34% | 27% | 29% | ||
Super Pipeline II | Amsoft | 1 | 70-71 | 83% | 81% | 84% | 63% | 71% | ||
Super Pipeline II | Beau Jolly | 9 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 67% | Part of 10 Computer Hits 2 compilation | |
Super Sam | Budgie | 2 | 74-75 | 38% | 62% | 52% | 36% | 47% | ||
Surprise Surprise | Central Solutions | 7 | 67 | 12% | 12% | 8% | 9% | 10% | ||
Survivor | Anirog | 1 | 60 | 68% | 75% | 58% | 72% | 66% | ||
Sweevo's World | Gargoyle | 5 | 48-49 | 96% | 42% | 90% | 85% | 90% | Rave | |
Swords and Sorcery | PSS | 9 | 65-66 | 67% | 38% | 53% | 76% | 70% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Tales of the Arabian Nights | Interceptor | 4 | 42-43 | 61% | 63% | 72% | 65% | 68% | ||
Tank Busters | Design Design | 1 | 73 | 96% | 55% | 90% | 86% | 88% | ||
Tank Command | Amsoft Gold | 6 | 34-36 | 76% | 40% | 83% | 81% | 81% | Rave | |
Tau Ceti | CRL | 7 | 48-49 | 89% | 20% | 88% | 89% | 88% | Rave | |
Tau Ceti: Special Edition | CRL | 10 | 64 | 91% | 20% | 90% | 92% | 91% | Rave | |
Technician Ted | Hewson | 1 | 58 | 74% | 63% | 84% | 81% | 82% | ||
Technician Ted | Beau Jolly | 9 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 65% | Part of 10 Computer Hits 2 compilation | |
Tempest | Electric Dreams | 9 | 54-55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Tempest | Electric Dreams | 14 | 48-49 | 71% | 62% | 85% | 82% | 83% | Rave | |
Test Match | CRL | 1 | 73-74 | 21% | 8% | 44% | 53% | 50% | ||
Theatre Europe | PSS | 5 | 44-45 | 72% | 33% | 89% | 83% | 86% | Rave | |
Thing on a Spring | Gremlin | 8 | 50 | 72% | 82% | 84% | 78% | 82% | Rave | |
Think! | Ariolasoft | 6 | 44-45 & 47 | 63% | 5% | 82% | 81% | 80% | Rave | |
Three Weeks in Paradise | Mikro-Gen | 7 | 56 | 92% | 42% | 62% | 72% | 67% | ||
Thrust | Firebird | 12 | 52-53 | 89% | 47% | 96% | 91% | 94% | Rave | |
Tim Love's Cricket | Peaksoft | 5 | 56 | 57% | 17% | 62% | 69% | 67% | ||
TLL | Vortex | 5 | 48-49 | 97% | 34% | 93% | 88% | 90% | Rave | |
Toadrunner | Ariolasoft | 10 | 65-66 | 48% | 21% | 18% | 56% | 30% | ||
Tobruk 1942 | PSS | 7 | 64-65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Tobruk 1942 | PSS | 11 | 60-61 | 56% | 55% | 76% | 68% | 71% | ||
Tomahawk | Digital Integration | 8 | 60-61 | 93% | 63% | 91% | 92% | 92% | Rave | |
Tombstowne | Amsoft | 4 | 68 | 62% | 76% | 74% | 71% | 72% | ||
Tournament Snooker | Magnificent Seven | 8 | 72 | 67% | 21% | 64% | 74% | 69% | ||
Traffic | Amsoft | 1 | 77 | 44% | 43% | 57% | 42% | 46% | ||
Trailblazer | Gremlin | 14 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Trashman | Virgin | 12 | 64-65 | 64% | 22% | 77% | 75% | 73% | ||
Trivia UK | Anirog | 2 | 59-60 | 30% | 25% | 65% | 71% | 55% | ||
Trollie Wallie | Players | 10 | 52 | 52% | 68% | 50% | 64% | 66% | ||
Tubaruba | Advance | 6 | 39 | 77% | 75% | 76% | 69% | 74% | ||
Turbo Esprit | Durell | 5 | 75 & 77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Turbo Esprit | Durell | 9 | 60 | 78% | 51% | 83% | 81% | 81% | Rave |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
V | Ocean | 11 | 61 | 51% | 27% | 46% | 39% | 43% | ||
Vagan Attack | Anirog | 2 | 60-61 | 26% | 18% | 48% | 56% | 55% | ||
Vera Cruz Affair | Infogrammes | 12 | 59 & 63 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Vera Cruz Affair | Infogrammes | 14 | 59 | 70% | 14% | 53% | 71% | 64% | ||
View to a Kill | Domark | 2 | 47 | 59% | 87% | 57% | 69% | 67% | ||
Voodoo Rage | Antarctic | 10 | 59 | 43% | 43% | 32% | 36% | 35% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
War Zone | CCS | 1 | 88 | 41% | 17% | 59% | 60% | 57% | ||
Way Of The Exploding Fist | Melbourne House | 1 | 16-17 | 92% | 64% | 96% | 95% | 94% | Mastergame | |
Way of the Tiger | Gremlin | 8 | 56 | 89% | 37% | 76% | 65% | 70% | ||
Who Dares Wins II | Alligata | 6 | 56-57 | 85% | 68% | 85% | 82% | 83% | Rave | |
Wild Bunch | Firebird | 1 | 62 | 25% | 15% | 64% | 67% | 70% | ||
Willow Pattern Adventure | Firebird | 3 | 42 & 59 | 77% | 84% | 79% | 68% | 76% | ||
Winter Games | US Gold | 9 | 68 | 94% | 89% | 87% | 92% | 90% | Rave | |
Winter Sports | Electric Dreams | 6 | 48-49 | 40% | 16% | 47% | 60% | 48% | ||
Wizard's Lair | Bubble Bus | 2 | 38-39 | 84% | 68% | 83% | 82% | 82% | Rave | |
World Cup | Artic | 1 | 74 | 52% | 28% | 73% | 66% | 68% | ||
World Cup | Beau Jolly | 9 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 52% | Part of 10 Computer Hits 2 compilation | |
World Cup Carnival | US Gold | 11 | 56-57 | 48% | 26% | 5% | 5% | 0% | ||
World Cup Soccer | Macmillan | 3 | 62 | 84% | 68% | 79% | 77% | 78% | ||
World Series Baseball | Imagine | 3 | 48-50 | 70% | 58% | 73% | 70% | 71% | ||
Wreckless Roger | Blaby | 6 | 65 | 37% | 17% | 20% | 15% | 17% | ||
Wriggler | Romantic Robot | 4 | 52 | 73% | 69% | 62% | 71% | 68% | ||
Wriggler | Blaby | 5 | 40-41 | 56% | 48% | 77% | 72% | 76% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Xanagrams | Amsoft | 1 | 82 | 5% | 5% | 46% | 44% | 33% |
Y
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Yie Ar Kung-Fu | Imagine | 4 | 54-55 | 91% | 82% | 93% | 92% | 92% | Mastergame |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Zania | Myrddin | 6 | 49-50 | 77% | 11% | 62% | 51% | 56% | ||
Zoids | Martech | 7 | 64-65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Zoids | Martech | 9 | 50-51 | 86% | 27% | 84% | 93% | 88% | Rave | |
Zorro | US Gold | 4 | 44 | 68% | 41% | 78% | 77% | 76% |
Adventures
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Aftershock | Incentive | 14 | 67 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Al-Strad | Rhinosoft | 6 | 75-76 | 68% | 49% | 58% | 68% | ||
Ashkeron | Mirrorsoft | 2 | 79-81 | 60% | 75% | 70% | 70% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Ballyhoo | Infocom | 9 | 75 & 77-78 | 89% | 90% | 90% | 89% | ||
Beer Hunter | Global | 7 | 79-81 | 65% | 60% | 67% | 62% | ||
The Boggit | CRL | 13 | 58 | 81% | 72% | 78% | 80% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
The Case of the Obscene Mural | Global | 8 | 79-80 | 60% | 56% | 68% | 85% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Fantasia Diamond | Beau Jolly | 9 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 74% | Part of 10 Computer Hits 2 compilation |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Galaxias | Global | 8 | 79-80 | 63% | 56% | 67% | 85% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Infocom | 5 | 70-72 | 92% | 94% | 89% | 93% | ||
Hunchback - The Adventure | Ocean | 12 | 71-72 | 82% | 50% | 58% | 70% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Ice Station Zero | 8th Day | 4 | 82 | 52% | 50% | 48% | 49% | ||
Island of Riddles | Redbeard | 3 | 81-82 | 52% | 42% | 70% | 58% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Lord of the Rings | Melbourne House | 5 | 72-73 & 76 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Lord of the Rings | Melbourne House | 6 | 67 & 69 | 84% | 86% | 79% | 85% | ||
Lost Phirious Part One: Cassiopia | Vidipix | 8 | 78 & 81 | 58% | 50% | 55% | 55% | ||
Lost Phirious Part Two: The Planets | Vidipix | 10 | 73-74 | 62% | 50% | 63% | 59% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Magician's Ball | Global | 4 | 81-82 | 85% | 82% | 65% | 80% | ||
Mandragore | Infogrames | 12 | 70-72 | 60% | 58% | 87% | 70% | ||
Mansion | Central Solutions | 7 | 80-81 | 35% | 22% | 41% | 41% | ||
Mindshadow | Activision | 3 | 81-82 | 70% | 82% | 68% | 75% | ||
Monsters of Murdac | Global | 11 | 68 & 73 | 72% | 65% | 77% | 75% | ||
Mordon's Quest | Melbourne House | 2 | 80-81 | 75% | 65% | 82% | 78% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Neverending Story | Ocean | 4 | 80-82 | 85% | 65% | 78% | 82% | ||
North Sea Bullion | Kuma | 1 | 40-41 | 45% | 10% | 20% | 25% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Old Scores | Global | 11 | 68-69 & 73 | 90% | 80% | 89% | 89% |
P
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Price of Magik | Level 9 | 10 | 71-72 & 74 | 85% | 88% | 88% | 88% | ||
Project X: The Microman | Global | 8 | 79-80 | 70% | 56% | 65% | 85% |
Q
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
QOR | Maltdale | 10 | 74 | 68% | 58% | 67% | n/a |
R
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Rebel Planet | Incentive | 14 | 68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
Red Moon | Level 9 | 1 | 39-41 | 90% | 70% | 85% | 90% | Rave | |
Redhawk | Melbourne House | 9 | 75 & 78 | 58% | 63% | 68% | 58% | ||
Ring of Darkness | Global | 8 | 79-80 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 85% | ||
Robin of Sherlock | CRL | 10 | 72-74 | 78% | 75% | 77% | 77% | ||
Robin of Sherwood | Adventure International | 2 | 78-89 & 81 | 62% | 72% | 68% | 68% | ||
Runestone | Firebird | 6 | 75-76 | 70% | 80% | 75% | 80% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Seabase Delta | Firebird | 10 | 72 & 74 | 75% | 68% | 72% | 85% | ||
Seas of Blood | Adventure International | 4 | 81-82 | 83% | 62% | 78% | 78% | ||
Secret Diary of Adrian Mole | Mosaic | 3 | 78-79 & 82 | 83% | n/a | n/a | 80% | ||
Secret of St. Bride's | Audiogenic | 7 | 80-81 | 72% | 60% | 68% | 62% | ||
Shadow of the Bear | Kuma | 1 | 40-41 | 40% | 10% | 20% | 25% | ||
Smuggler's Cove | CRL | 1 | 40-41 | 68% | 55% | 50% | 62% | ||
Souls of Darkon | Taskset | 3 | 79-82 | 59% | 45% | 62% | 58% | ||
Spy Trek | Americana | 11 | 72-73 | 65% | 58% | 65% | 69% | ||
Subsunk | Firebird | 1 | 40-41 | 65% | 50% | 60% | 65% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Terrormolinos | Melbourne House | 3 | 81-82 | 78% | 60% | 75% | 77% | ||
Theseus | Anthony Collins | 7 | 80-81 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
Tomb of Kuslak | Intrigue | 3 | 79 & 82 | 32% | 18% | 12% | 22% | ||
Treasure Tunnels | Plasma Touch | 9 | 77-78 | 65% | 63% | 60% | 65% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Very Big Cave Adventure | CRL | 10 | 73-74 | 79% | 72% | 77% | 76% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Warlord | Interceptor | 2 | 79 & 81 | 68% | 70% | 65% | 70% | ||
Wishbringer | Infocom | 9 | 77-78 | 92% | 91% | 90% | 92% | ||
Worm in Paradise | Level 9 | 5 | 66-67 & 72-73 | 75% | 88% | 85% | 87% |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Notes | |
Zork I | Infocom | 5 | 70-72 | 88% | 86% | 86% | 86% |
Compilations
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Title | Publisher | Games | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
10 Computer Hits | Beau Jolly | Chuckie Egg, Defend or Die, Flight Path 737, Ghouls, Heroes of Karn, Jack and the Beanstalk, Killer Gorilla, Pinball Wizard, Special Operations, The Covenant | 4 | 50-51 | n/a | n/a | 88% | 89% | 88% | Rave | |
10 Computer Hits 2 | Beau Jolly | 3D Starstrike, Super Pipeline II, Technician Ted, Android 2, Mutant Monty, Codename MAT, Moon Buggy, World Cup, Gauntlet & Fantasia Diamond | 9 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Rave | |
6 Computer Hits | Beau Jolly | Chuckie Egg, Killer Gorilla, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Covenant, 3D Starstrike & Gauntlet | 4 | 50-51 | n/a | n/a | 88% | 89% | 88% | Rave |
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Title | Publisher | Games | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Disc 50 | Cascade | 11 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Title | Publisher | Games | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Killer Gorilla/Gauntlet | Mircropower | Killer Gorilla & Gauntlet | 1 | 89 | 85% | 57% | 87% | 88% | 87% |
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Title | Publisher | Games | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
They Sold a Million II | The Hit Squad | Bruce Lee, Match Point, Knight Lore & Match Day | 10 | 64-65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Rave |
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Title | Publisher | Games | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Value Pack | Tynesoft | Climb-It & Munch-It | 2 | 60 | 40% | 35% | 38% | 27% | 33% |
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Title | Publisher | Games | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Working Backwards | Design Design | Dark Star, Tank Busters, On the Run & Halls of the Things | 7 | 72-73 | n/a | n/a | 95% | 93% | 93% | Rave |
Educational
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Animal Vegetable Mineral | Amsoft | 7 | 91-92 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5/10 |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Better Maths | School Software | 7 | 92 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6/10 | ||
Better Spelling | School Software | 7 | 92 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6/10 |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Caesar's Travels | Mirrorsoft | 3 | 42 | 60% | 32% | n/a | n/a | 67% | ||
CSE Revision | Amsoft | 7 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4/10 |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
First Steps with the Mr Men | Mirrorsoft | 14 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
French Mistress | Kosmos | 7 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4/10 |
G
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
German Master | Kosmos | 7 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4/10 |
H
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Happy Letters | Amsoft | 7 | 90-91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4/10 | ||
Happy Numbers | Amsoft | 7 | 90 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4/10 | ||
Happy Writing | Amsoft | 7 | 90-91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7/10 | ||
Here & There with the Mr Men | Mirrorsoft | 14 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
House That Jack Built | Knightsoft | 7 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3/10 |
M
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Magic Maths | School Software | 7 | 92 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8/10 | ||
Map Rally | Amsoft | 7 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3/10 |
O
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
'O' Level Revision | Amsoft | 7 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4/10 |
P
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Pan Course Tutors | Hill Macgibbon | 7 | 92 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8/10 | ||
Physics 1 | School Software | 7 | 92 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7/10 |
S
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Spanish Tutor | Kosmos | 7 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4/10 |
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Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Tell the Time | Duckworth | 7 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5/10 | ||
Timeman One | Amsoft | 7 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6/10 | ||
Timeman Two | Amsoft | 7 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6/10 | ||
Trio | Piranha | 14 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Misc.
M
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Magic | Macmillan | 5 | 59-60 | 41% | 65% | 35% | 25% | 37% |
R
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
The Real You | Collins Soft | 6 | 66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
S
Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Notes | |
Screenplay | Macmillan | 2 | 59 | 58% | 56% | 54% | 72% | 65% |