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	MGT (Loriciels, 1986) Reviewed by Guillaume Chalard In this game, you drive a magnetic tank and you must destroy the entity that has taken control of a space station. When you move, your tank faces the direction you want to go, but it needs time to rotate. There is almost no gravity, so you can't stop easily, and you have to anticipate each of your moves. There are a lot of laser beams and other traps that will destroy you if you make any wrong moves... To make things harder still, you'll have to move over icy narrow bridges, and you've got only one life! You'll also have to activate switches to open doors and find lifts to reach the platforms. Well, there are many things to discover in this great game. The isometric graphics are really good, the sound effects are OK, and the space station is huge. A very addictive game! More information on TACGR 8
	Miami Cobra GT (Players, 1991) Race your Mustang Cobra around eight tracks. Each track is divided into four stages, although you don't have to reach every stage within a certain time; your time limit is for all four stages. To help you along, you've also got a supply of turbos, although it's best to use them cautiously or you'll crash off the circuit and lose time. The graphics are simple and colourful, and the colours change when you reach a new stage. However, the scenery stays more or less the same on each level. It's just a rather average driving game, really. More information on TACGR 6
	Miami Dice (Bug Byte, 1986) Craps is a casino game with an extremely complex betting system. Several players gather around a craps table, throw dice and bet on the outcome. If a player rolls a 7 or 11 (a natural) on his first roll, he wins; if he rolls 2, 3 or 12 (craps), he loses. Any other number rolled is a point, and the player rolls again until he rolls the same point (meaning that he wins) or a 7 (meaning that he loses). If that wasn't complex enough, there are all sorts of bets you can place - pass line bets, don't pass line bets, come bets, don't come bets, place bets, field bets, big 6 and big 8 bets, and proposition bets. The graphics are very good and the characters are wonderfully animated, and the music is entertaining as well, but unless you can make sense of the betting system (and I can't), you won't enjoy this game. More information on TACGR 4
	Miami Vice (Ocean, 1986) Reviewed by Ninja Wonderboy Based around the 80s cop show of the same name, this game is split into two very different parts. You start off the game driving around Miami in your fancy car, avoiding other traffic and shooting out the window at other cars, but pull up outside one of the many trouble hot-spots (places like Joe's Café) and the game goes into shoot-'em-up mode as you wander through the building, taking out the bad guys or interrogating them. It's a good idea, but it doesn't really work, as the driving bits are really difficult, and nine times out of ten, you'll enter a building to find the bad guys have just left, leading to a lot of aimless driving. The graphics, particularly in the driving parts, are really bland and uninspired, and the sound is little better. A disappointing cash-in on a great TV show. More information on TACGR 4
	Mickey Mouse (Gremlin, 1988) Reviewed by Chris Lennard Four nasty witches in the pay of the evil Ogre King have broken Merlin the Magician's magic wand in four pieces and cast an evil spell over Disneyland. Mickey Mouse has come to the rescue. Each piece is hidden at the top of the four towers of Disney Castle, each of which are divided into platforms connected by ladders. Patrolling these are the minions of the Ogre King: trolls and ghosts that the world's favourite talking rodent can dispatch with his hammer and water pistol. Most platforms contain a door to varying sub-games which all have to be completed to finish a tower. Nice colourful graphics in a pleasant enough puzzle/platform game done in the style of Disney. More information on TACGR 8
	Microball (Alternative, 1988) Here's a colourful, exciting and fun pinball game. Up to four players can play and see who gets the highest score. As with all pinball tables, it's got the usual bells and whistles, and it's got that crucial factor; it's fast and furious. The disadvantages are that there's only one table and you can't tilt the table, but in my opinion, these are minor drawbacks. The graphics, while relatively simple, suit the game well, and the sound effects are good too. In short, it's good. More information on TACGR 8
	Micro Mouse Goes De-Bugging (Mastertronic, 1989) Microscopic robots are wreaking havoc within a computer circuit, and you have to repair the damage they leave behind. The robots scrub the metal off the tracks, and you have to go to one of the red crosses marked on the board to pick up the correct piece to fix the damaged part. If everything's all right, you can make your escape to bottom of the circuit and on to the next level. They're all pretty much the same, though, and you can often complete a level within a minute or two if you're quick. The graphics are nice, albeit garish at times, but the game soon becomes repetitive. More information on TACGR 5
	Midnight Resistance (Ocean, 1990) Reviewed by Chris Lennard An enemy group has kidnapped your entire family in order to blackmail you so that you can be coerced to their whim. However you decide to arm yourself to the teeth, commando-style, and with a friend's attempt to rescue them from their captors in this action shoot-'em-up. You guide our intrepid hero through side scrolling screens of pretty much shooting anything or anyone that stands in your way. Special weapon upgrades can be bought from shops via the tokens collected from your dead enemies. These prove most useful, as your defences are limited to one hit only. Graphics are detailed, but are of Spectrum quality. However, they don't detract from a faithful arcade conversion with bags of gameplay. More information on TACGR 8
	MiG Busters (Players, 1990) Take to the skies in your F-16 Fighting Falcon and shoot down Russian MiG fighters. This is a fairly easy shoot'-em-up, but I rather like it, actually. You view the back of the 'plane as it flies 'into' the screen, shooting away at the 'planes and helicopters as they fly towards you. You'll need to replenish your ammunition regularly by flying into the boxes on the ground - hmmm! After each of the six levels, your 'plane is upgraded, and you do notice the difference. The graphics are reasonable, even if the scenery is rather lacking, and the sound effects are reasonable. As I've already said, it is easy but enjoyable. More information on TACGR 7
	MiG-29 Fighter (Codemasters, 1989) The MiG-29 is a Russian-built single-seater fighter aircraft, and you're flying on a series of missions to bomb tanks and shoot enemy fighters and helicopters - although it's unclear who the enemy is. You've got four types of weapons at your disposal, and after the second mission, you can collect an H-bomb and use it - wow! It's a shame that the controls are a bit awkward, as you have to cycle through the list of weapons to get the one you want, while at the same time trying to dodge enemy fire. The graphics are mediocre and the music and sound effects are poor, too. More information on TACGR 5

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