Amstrad Action Reviews

0-9

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%
The 5th Axis	Activision	9	51 & 53	88%	82%	84%	83%	83%	Rave

A

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%

B

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%

C

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	Incentive	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

D

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

E

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%

F

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%
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%

G

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%

H

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

I

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%

J

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%

K

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%

L

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

M

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

N

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%

O

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%

P

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%

Q

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%

R

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

S

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%

T

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

V

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%
A View to a Kill	Domark	2	47	59%	87%	57%	69%	67%
Voodoo Rage	Antarctic	10	59	43%	43%	32%	36%	35%

W

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%

X

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

Z

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%

A

Game	Publisher	Issue	Page	Atmosphere	Interaction	Challenge	Overall	Notes
After Shock	Interceptor	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%

B

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%

C

Game	Publisher	Issue	Page	Atmosphere	Interaction	Challenge	Overall	Notes
The Case of the Obscene Mural	Global	8	79-80	60%	56%	68%	85%

F

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

G

Game	Publisher	Issue	Page	Atmosphere	Interaction	Challenge	Overall	Notes
Galaxias	Global	8	79-80	63%	56%	67%	85%

H

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%

I

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%

L

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%

M

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%

N

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%

O

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%

S

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%

T

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%

V

Game	Publisher	Issue	Page	Atmosphere	Interaction	Challenge	Overall	Notes
Very Big Cave Adventure	CRL	10	73-74	79%	72%	77%	76%

W

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%

Z

Game	Publisher	Issue	Page	Atmosphere	Interaction	Challenge	Overall	Notes
Zork I	Infocom	5	70-72	88%	86%	86%	86%