Game Review: Whodunnit (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
You play a detective (who looks like Sherlock Holmes) who has been assigned to track down who killed the “Butler”. To work out the clues, […]
Articles by Brian Kemp
Game Review: Wizard’s Warrior (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Your mission is to defeat the wicked wizard of Cinslair (see what they did there with a simple anagram!) and do battle in the crypts […]
Game Review: Plexar (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic / MAD)
The previous inhabitants of the planet Plexar have were totally wiped out by a plague. Now the new inhabitants (known as Plexarians) have arrived at […]
Game Review: Angle Ball (Spectrum, Mastertronic / MAD)
The first thing you’ll notice about Angle Ball is that it is played on a hexagonal table (rather than a traditional rectangular table.) The screenshots […]
Game Review: Video Olympics (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
As you’ve now doubt guessed already, this game is based on the Track n’ Field genre with six events. Video Olympics is a one player […]
Utility Review: Compact Office (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
This review combines the four different utilities which formed the Compact Office range of titles. Each title was released on four separate cassettes and sold […]
Game Review: Universal Hero (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
If you wait on the menu screen, the game will run through 24 screens for a few seconds each. Before each screen appears, a sequence […]
Game Review: Dynatron Mission (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
You begin the game on a parachute as you approach the base. After a few seconds, you descend vertically down into the first screen. That […]
Game Review: Scumball (ZX Spectrum, Bulldog)
Until now, I’d never actually played Scumball before writing this review. This is unusual, as generally I’ve played most of the games that I review, […]
Game Review: Rogue (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
The aim of the game is to return the Amulet of Yendor. To do this, you must roam around dungeons without getting killed by lurking […]