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Sword of the Samurai (Zeppelin, 1992) A gang of evil ninjas has captured lots of people and taken them hostage, so as a noble warrior, you must rescue the hostages and kill the gang's leader. The story sounds rather similar to that of Shinobi, and the game itself also bears a remarkable resemblance to it. Three hostages need to be rescued on each of the seven levels. There are several different types of ninjas, each of which needs to be dealt with in a different way. This is a fairly decent platform game with clear and colourful graphics, although there are very few sound effects, and while it's not quite as good as the game that inspired it, it's still worth trying out. More information on TACGR 7

Sword Slayer (Players, 1988) Follow the storyline of Spartacus, a gladiator in the Roman empire who seeks to escape from the arena. The eleven scenes in the game take him from the arena to the streets of Capua, where he rushes to a temple and then on to the forest, before finally escaping. Throughout all the scenes, you've got to slay other gladiators and legionnaires, and sometimes eagles. It gets monotonous fairly soon, and the Spectrum-like graphics are mostly in the same colour, but the game deserves a special mention for using digitised sound effects, although you probably won't be able to hear them properly on some emulators. More information on TACGR 5

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