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	Twinworld (UBI Soft, 1990) Ulopa Cariken's family once owned a powerful magical amulet, but when he was just two years old, an evil druid called Maldur massacred his family and stole the amulet. It was then broken into 23 pieces which are scattered across the land of Gaspary. Ulopa is now 16 years old, and as Ulopa, you must retrieve all the pieces of the amulet. With 23 levels of platform action, and one piece to collect on each level, it won't be easy. The graphics are fantastic and there is a fairly wide variety of monsters to kill, although it can be difficult to spot them against the very detailed backgrounds. Sound effects are sadly lacking, but this doesn't detract from what is a really rather good platform game. More information on TACGR 8
	2088 (Zeppelin, 1988) Those of you who remember the arcade game Robotron 2084 will recognise this shoot-'em-up. Trapped inside a small arena, you basically have to survive until your ship arrives to pick you up and take you to the next arena! Among the enemies to be destroyed are snakes which split in two when you shoot them (making it even tougher to survive), robots which shoot bullets at you or home in on you, lasers, and exploding bombs. If you somehow survive, there's a bonus level where you pilot your spacecraft through a meteor storm. The graphics are simple yet colourful, and the sound effects do their job. Each level is the same as the previous one, but if you're looking for a quick game, you should try this. More information on TACGR 7
	2112 AD (Design Design, 1986) I can barely bring myself to write about this game, but it is terrible. It's 2112 AD (as you might have guessed), and robots have taken control of our everyday lives. You and your robotic dog, Poddy, have to find nine ROM units and place them in the correct order to shut down the robots. The colour schemes are sickening, what little sound there is is rubbish, and the control system, which uses a series of silly icon menus, is almost unworkable. This is one of the worst games I have ever had the misfortune to see, and not only that, I can't find any of the ROM units. More information on TACGR 2
	Typhoon (Imagine, 1988) Take on the alien hordes in an F-14 fighter and a helicopter through five levels of destruction. It's strange how the aliens also use 'planes and helicopters just like those on Earth, but never mind. You're in a fighter 'plane for the first and fourth levels, flying into the screen and shooting a few formations of 'planes. These levels are fairly easy, although the collision detection is very dodgy. You're in a helicopter for the other three levels, which are vertically scrolling affairs. These levels are a bit tougher, with more enemies to contend with and bullets to avoid, although you can use bombs as well as bullets. The graphics are OK and the sound and music are both pretty good, and overall, it's a nice, albeit easy, shoot-'em-up. More information on TACGR 7

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