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| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| 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 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 | Awards | |
| Admiral Graf Spee | Amsoft | 1 | 74-75 | 22% | 21% | 44% | 37% | 38% | ||
| 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% | ||
| American Football | Amsoft | 1 | 67-68 | 23% | 12% | 74% | 71% | 70% | ||
| Amsgolf | Amsoft | 1 | 68-69 | 67% | 14% | 65% | 68% | 67% | ||
| Android One | Vortex | 1 | 60-61 | 62% | 16% | 67% | 65% | 65% | ||
| Android 2 | Vortex | 2 | 48-49 | 78% | 43% | 82% | 73% | 75% | ||
| Animated Strip Poker | Knightsoft | 1 | 81 | 63% | 62% | 66% | 45% | 52% | ||
| 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 | Awards | |
| Barry McGuigan World Championship Boxing | Gamestar | 5 | 54-55 | 77% | 75% | 87% | 86% | 86% | 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% | ||
| Beach-Head | Amsoft | 1 | 46-47 | 87% | 37% | 86% | 80% | 82% | ||
| Beach-Head | US Gold | 4 | 63 | 87% | 37% | 86% | 80% | 82% | ||
| The Bells | Blaby | 5 | 40 | 30% | 39% | 22% | 31% | 26% | ||
| Big League Soccer | Adam Whitlock | 3 | 38-39 | 46% | 15% | 84% | 84% | 82% | Rave | |
| Binky | Software Projects | 1 | 78 | 67% | 31% | 66% | 58% | 60% | ||
| Blagger | Amsoft | 1 | 69 | 61% | 57% | 65% | 59% | 61% | ||
| Boulder Dash | Mirrorsoft | 1 | 18 | 88% | 83% | 95% | 94% | 93% | Rave | |
| 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% | ||
| Bruce Lee | US Gold | 2 | 53 | 89% | 71% | 92% | 83% | 88% | Rave |
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| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Racing | Amsoft | 1 | 74-75 | 46% | 33% | 94% | 92% | 90% | ||
| Codename MAT | Amsoft | 1 | 79-80 | 54% | 45% | 72% | 70% | 71% | ||
| Codename MAT II | Domark | 2 | 47-48 | 70% | 52% | 72% | 78% | 74% | ||
| Combat Lynx | Durell | 1 | 88-89 | 92% | 28% | 85% | 94% | 92% | ||
| Confuzion | Incenctive | 1 | 70-71 | 61% | 24% | 72% | 75% | 74% | ||
| Contraption | Audiogenic | 6 | 50 | 86% | 20% | 77% | 61% | 72% | ||
| 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% | ||
| 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 | Awards | |
| 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% | ||
| Daley Thompson's Super-Test | Ocean | 6 | 44-45 | 82% | 80% | 86% | 84% | 85% | Rave | |
| Dark Star | Design Design | 1 | 62 | 89% | 43% | 87% | 82% | 84% | ||
| Death Pit | Durell | 1 | 60 | 65% | 38% | 42% | 63% | 59% | ||
| Death Wake | Quicksilva | 5 | 46 | 57% | 50% | 63% | 42% | 53% | ||
| Defend or Die | Alligata | 1 | 67 | 73% | 48% | 74% | 72% | 73% | ||
| 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% | ||
| Dogsbody | Bug Byte | 4 | 65 | 56% | 37% | 71% | 59% | 68% | ||
| Don't Panic | Mastertronic | 3 | 59 & 62 | 62% | 44% | 76% | 60% | 68% | ||
| Doors of Doom | Amsoft Gold | 4 | 46-47 | 97% | 71% | 89% | 92% | 91% | Rave | |
| Doppleganger | Alligata | 2 | 60-61 | 72% | 58% | 62% | 64% | 63% | ||
| 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 | Awards | |
| 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% | ||
| 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 |
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| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| 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% | ||
| 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% | ||
| Formula One | CRL | 2 | 74-75 | 47% | 52% | 69% | 75% | 72% | ||
| Formula 1 Simulator | Mastertronic | 3 | 59 | 61% | 63% | 70% | 74% | 73% | ||
| Frank 'n' Stein | Amsoft | 1 | 69 | 58% | 18% | 64% | 68% | 65% | ||
| 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 | Awards | |
| 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% | ||
| Geoff Capes Strongman | Martech | 4 | 66-67 | 63% | 34% | 64% | 72% | 68% | ||
| Gilligan's Gold | Ocean | 1 | 70 | 72% | 11% | 76% | 71% | 74% | ||
| Ghostbusters | Activision | 1 | 70 | 54% | 76% | 64% | 54% | 52% | ||
| Ghouls | Micropower | 1 | 87 | 62% | 63% | 68% | 67% | 66% | ||
| Glen Hoddle Soccer | Amsoft | 4 | 49 | 44% | 33% | 42% | 60% | 50% | ||
| Grand Prix Rally II | Amsoft | 1 | 72-73 | 71% | 55% | 56% | 72% | 65% | ||
| Grumpy Gumphrey Supersleuth | Blue Ribbon | 6 | 54 | 64% | 51% | 59% | 77% | 69% | ||
| 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 | Awards | |
| 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% | ||
| Haunted Hedges | Amsoft | 1 | 77 | 33% | 27% | 58% | 39% | 43% | ||
| 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 | Awards | |
| Impossible Mission | US Gold | 5 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview |
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| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| Jammin | Amsoft | 1 | 77-78 | 59% | 95% | 74% | 69% | 72% | ||
| Jet-Boot Jack | Amsoft | 1 | 67 | 71% | 70% | 74% | 68% | 70% | ||
| Jet Set Willy | Software Projects | 4 | 63 | 56% | 67% | 85% | 87% | 85% | ||
| Jet Set Willy II | Software Projects | 1 | 89 | 56% | 67% | 85% | 87% | 85% | ||
| Johnny Reb | Lothlorien | 1 | 87 | 28% | 12% | 55% | 52% | 52% | ||
| 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 | Awards | |
| Key Factor | Amsoft | 1 | 79 | 44% | 52% | 35% | 24% | 28% | ||
| Kokotoni Wilf | Elite | 6 | 42 | 63% | 12% | 66% | 55% | 57% | ||
| Kong Strikes Back | Ocean | 1 | 71 | 77% | 74% | 86% | 81% | 83% | ||
| Knight Lore | Ultimate | 1 | 56-57 | 96% | 61% | 96% | 95% | 95% |
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| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| Laserwarp | Amsoft | 1 | 80 | 62% | 21% | 58% | 52% | 54% | ||
| 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 | Awards | |
| Macadam Bumper | PSS | 2 | 42 | 67% | 42% | 77% | 70% | 72% | ||
| Macrocosmica | Amsoft | 4 | 42-43 | 39% | 26% | 74% | 82% | 78% | ||
| 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 Point | Psion | 6 | 47 | 69% | 32% | 68% | 75% | 71% | ||
| 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% | ||
| Mr. Freeze | Firebird | 1 | 69 | 44% | 10% | 56% | 40% | 62% | ||
| Mr. Wong's Loopy Laundry | Amsoft | 1 | 82 | 45% | 40% | 58% | 49% | 52% | ||
| Moon Buggy | Anirog | 1 | 80-81 | 69% | 17% | 68% | 65% | 67% | ||
| Mutant Monty | Amsoft | 1 | 76 | 59% | 53% | 62% | 59% | 60% |
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| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| Nightshade | Ultimate | 5 | 36-37 | 96% | 55% | 91% | 78% | 85% | Rave | |
| Nonterraqueous | Mastertronic | 1 | 49 | 86% | 31% | 67% | 88% | 85% | Rave |
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| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| Obsidian | Artic | 4 | 56 | 85% | 40% | 78% | 86% | 81% | Rave | |
| Oh Mummy | Amsoft | 1 | 79 | 61% | 66% | 60% | 42% | 48% | ||
| 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 | Awards | |
| 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 | 6 | 42 | 28% | 43% | 41% | 26% | 34% | ||
| Prize | Amsoft | 1 | 80 | 62% | 31% | 63% | 54% | 56% | ||
| 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 | Awards | |
| 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 | Awards | |
| Raid | US Gold | 2 | 64-65 | 91% | 36% | 90% | 88% | 89% | ||
| Rally Driver | Hill MacGibbon | 6 | 63 | 68% | 46% | 66% | 77% | 71% | ||
| 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% | ||
| Ricochet | Blaby | 6 | 37 & 39 | 23% | 71% | 20% | 14% | 18% | ||
| Rocco | Gremlin | 2 | 74-75 | 62% | 31% | 45% | 27% | 36% | ||
| 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% | ||
| 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 | Awards | |
| Saboteur | Durell | 5 | 74-75 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Preview | |
| Sabre Wulf | Ultimate | 4 | 62 | 85% | 53% | 83% | 77% | 80% | ||
| 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% | ||
| 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% | ||
| Sorcery | Virgin | 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% | ||
| Spannerman | Amsoft | 1 | 77 | 51% | 34% | 48% | 41% | 43% | ||
| Special Operations | Lothlorien | 1 | 87-88 | 34% | 8% | 64% | 69% | 65% | ||
| Spellbound | MAD | 6 | 56-57 | 78% | 80% | 86% | 90% | 90% | Rave | |
| 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% | ||
| Spy vs Spy | Beyond | 3 | 52-53 | 91% | 74% | 91% | 90% | 90% | Rave | |
| Starion | Melbourne House | 2 | 70 | 95% | 42% | 83% | 90% | 88% | ||
| Steve Davis Snooker | CDS | 1 | 68 | 76% | 25% | 64% | 70% | 68% | ||
| Stock Market Speculator | Collins Soft | 6 | 36-37 | 17% | 0% | 60% | 69% | 59% | ||
| Strangeloop | Virgin | 4 | 46-47 | 90% | 44% | 88% | 94% | 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 Sam | Budgie | 2 | 74-75 | 38% | 62% | 52% | 36% | 47% | ||
| Survivor | Anirog | 1 | 60 | 68% | 75% | 58% | 72% | 66% | ||
| Sweevo's World | Gargoyle | 5 | 48-49 | 96% | 42% | 90% | 85% | 90% | Rave |
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| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| 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 | |
| Technician Ted | Hewson | 1 | 58 | 74% | 63% | 84% | 81% | 82% | ||
| Test Match | CRL | 1 | 73-74 | 21% | 8% | 44% | 53% | 50% | ||
| Theatre Europe | PSS | 5 | 44-45 | 72% | 33% | 89% | 83% | 86% | Rave | |
| Think! | Ariolasoft | 6 | 44-45 & 47 | 63% | 5% | 82% | 81% | 80% | Rave | |
| Tim Love's Cricket | Peaksoft | 5 | 56 | 57% | 17% | 62% | 69% | 67% | ||
| TLL | Vortex | 5 | 48-49 | 97% | 34% | 93% | 88% | 90% | Rave | |
| Tombstowne | Amsoft | 4 | 68 | 62% | 76% | 74% | 71% | 72% | ||
| Traffic | Amsoft | 1 | 77 | 44% | 43% | 57% | 42% | 46% | ||
| Trivia UK | Anirog | 2 | 59-60 | 30% | 25% | 65% | 71% | 55% | ||
| 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 |
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| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| Vagan Attack | Anirog | 2 | 60-61 | 26% | 18% | 48% | 56% | 55% | ||
| View to a Kill | Domark | 2 | 47 | 59% | 87% | 57% | 69% | 67% |
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| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| 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 | |
| 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 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 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 | Awards | |
| Xanagrams | Amsoft | 1 | 82 | 5% | 5% | 46% | 44% | 33% |
Y
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| 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 | Awards | |
| Zania | Myrddin | 6 | 49-50 | 77% | 11% | 62% | 51% | 56% | ||
| Zorro | US Gold | 4 | 44 | 68% | 41% | 78% | 77% | 76% |
Adventures
A
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Awards | |
| Al-Strad | Rhinosoft | 6 | 75-76 | 68% | 49% | 58% | 68% | ||
| Ashkeron | Mirrorsoft | 2 | 79-81 | 60% | 75% | 70% | 70% |
H
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Awards | |
| Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Infocom | 5 | 70-72 | 92% | 94% | 89% | 93% |
I
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Awards | |
| 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 | Awards | |
| 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% |
M
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Awards | |
| Magician's Ball | Global | 4 | 81-82 | 85% | 82% | 65% | 80% | ||
| Mindshadow | Activision | 3 | 81-82 | 70% | 82% | 68% | 75% | ||
| Mordon's Quest | Melbourne House | 2 | 80-81 | 75% | 65% | 82% | 78% |
N
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Awards | |
| 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 | Awards | |
| Red Moon | Level 9 | 1 | 39-41 | 90% | 70% | 85% | 90% | Rave | |
| 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 | Awards | |
| 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% | ||
| 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% | ||
| Subsunk | Firebird | 1 | 40-41 | 65% | 50% | 60% | 65% |
T
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Awards | |
| Terrormolinos | Melbourne House | 3 | 81-82 | 78% | 60% | 75% | 77% | ||
| Tomb of Kuslak | Intrigue | 3 | 79 & 82 | 32% | 18% | 12% | 22% |
W
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Awards | |
| Warlord | Interceptor | 2 | 79 & 81 | 68% | 70% | 65% | 70% | ||
| Worm in Paradise | Level 9 | 5 | 66-67 & 72-73 | 75% | 88% | 85% | 87% |
Z
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Atmosphere | Interaction | Challenge | Overall | Awards | |
| Zork I | Infocom | 5 | 70-72 | 88% | 86% | 86% | 86% |
Educational
C
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| Caesar's Travels | Mirrorsoft | 3 | 42 | 60% | 32% | n/a | n/a | 67% |
Compilations
0-9
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| 10 Computer Hits (Chuckie Egg, Defend or Die, Ghouls, Heroes of Karn, Jack and the Beanstalk, Special Operations, Killer Gorilla, Pinball Wizard, Covenant, Flight Path 737) | Beau Jolly | 4 | 50-51 | n/a | n/a | 88% | 89% | 88% | Rave | |
| 6 Computer Hits (Chuckie Egg, Gauntlet, 3D Starstrike, Jack and the Beanstalk, Killer Gorilla, Covenant) | Beau Jolly | 4 | 50-51 | n/a | n/a | 88% | 89% | 88% | Rave |
K
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| Killer Gorilla/ Gauntlet | Mircropower | 1 | 89 | 85% | 57% | 87% | 88% | 87% |
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| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| Value Pack (Climb-It & Munch-It) | Tynesoft | 2 | 60 | 40% | 35% | 38% | 27% | 33% |
Misc.
M
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| Magic | Macmillan | 5 | 59-60 | 41% | 65% | 35% | 25% | 37% |
R
| Game | Publisher | Issue | Page | Graphics | Sonics | Grab Factor | Staying Power | Overall | Awards | |
| 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 | Awards | |
| Screenplay | Macmillan | 2 | 59 | 58% | 56% | 54% | 72% | 65% |
