YS Scans/Cartoons

SAM Articles and Reviews

Reviews: 0123 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

DJ Puff's Volcanic Caper/Codemasters (YS88, 40)    See DJ Puff? See the word 'crap'? They go well together, don't they? DNA Warrior/Aartronic (YS41, 41)    Shoot 'em up with neat storyline sabotaged by relentlessly dreary and unoriginal gameplay. Simply not a full-price product. Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge/Ocean (YS35, 7)    A challenging, difficult sports sim with outstanding graphics but one track waggling game-play. Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge (YS45, 75)    As part of the Special Action compilation. Dan Dare/Virgin (YS11, 9) Dan Dare II/Virgin (YS27, 9)    Skillo follow up to the original classic. Flip screen arcade adventure at its very, very best. Destined to become a major hit. Dan Dare III/Virgin (YS50, 89)    So close to a Megagame, but not quite close enough, Dan Dare III has gorgeous graphics and great gameplay but there's not all that much there. Shame. Dandy/Electric Dreams (YS13, 9) Danger Mouse In Making Whoopee/Sparklers (YS10, 8) Darius +/The Edge (YS53, 75)    A sideways-scrolling shoot-'em-up with all the usual stuff. A bit like R-Type really, but not half as good. Darius arcade screenshots Dark Fusion/Gremlin (YS36, 7)    Good looking, and a good sounding game, fast and hard, but oddly unsatisfying to play. File under 'Good' but not 'Great'. Dark Fusion/Gremlin (YS41, 81)    A superior shoot 'em up in the traditional mould. If you reckon you can handle yet another one, go for it. Dark Sceptre/Firebird (YS25, 9)    Excellent graphic detail in a complex and thoughtful game that'll test both new and old hands at adventuring. Dark Side, The/Incentive (YS32, 9) Dark Tower, The/River (YS79, 99) Darkest Road, The/Zenobi (YS73, 80) Darkman/Ocean (YS70, 85)    Damn good beat-'em-up - but it's very tough and you only get one life, so you might not get too far. Dawnssley/Top Ten (YS23, 3)    Cheap Gauntlet clone that lacks quality and gameplay. Very poor value. Daylight Robbery (SAM)/Supplement Software (YS80, 65) Days Of Thunder/Mindscape (YS61, 70)    Averageish driving game about a fairly boring sort of racing. Not massively thrill-packed, it has to be said. Deactivators/Reaktor (YS11, 9) Dead End/Interactive (YS53, 40) Dead Or Alive (YS63, UNR)    As part of the 4-Most Action compilation. Dead Ringer/Reaktor (YS21, 6)    Unusual shoot'n'dodge game which is more addictive than you'd imagine on first sight. Let down by poor graphics. Deadly Mission/John Henry Enterprises (YS23, 7) Death Or Glory/CRL (YS25, 4)    A mega-flop if ever there were one. Leave well alone, and ignore this warning at your peril! Death Or Glory/Dream World Adventures (YS90, 99) Death Wake/Quicksilva (YS3, 8) Deathchase/2.99 Classics (YS9, 6) Deathscape/Starlight (YS20, 9)    Ultra-fast, multi-level shoot 'em up which will have you begging for more. Should come with additional adrenaline for addicts. Deathwish III/Gremlin (YS22, 9) Deathwish III (YS30, 6)    As part of the 10 Great Games II compilation. Deep Probe/Compass (YS87, 60) Deep Strike/Durell (YS14, 4) Deep, The/US Gold (YS39, 3)    A dull, tedious game from US Gold, which deserves to sink without trace. Defenders Of The Earth (SAM)/Enigma Variations (YS58, 84)    The first 'proper' SAM game and it's stunning. Perhaps lacking in long-term appeal though. Defenders Of The Earth/Hi-Tec (YS65, 64) Deflektor/Gremlin (YS25, 9)    That rarest of specimens - an original game that's also chronically addictive. An instant classic, methinks. Deliverance - Stormlord II/Hewson (YS56, 91)    An excellent arcade adventure, packed with variety and even harder than it's predecessor. Demon From The Dark Side/Compass (YS13, 7) Denizen/Players (YS31, 5) Dervish/Power House (YS30, 3) Desert Hawk/Players (YS11, 2) Desolator/US Gold (YS32, 7)    Birrova hybrid of Ikari Warriors and Gauntlet, quite good fun, but not as good as either of the above. Devastating Blow/Beyond Belief (YS70, 70)    An ordinary but slick boxing game that's surprisingly good fun to play. Deviants/Players (YS28, 8)    Top-notch cheapie platformer from the author ofJoe Blade. It's positively deviant (f'nar)! Devil's Crown, The/Mastertronic (YS5, 8) Devil's Hand, The/Compass (YS37, 7) Diablo/Mark Cantrell (YS43, 80) Diamond/Destiny (YS33, 5)    A non-violent shoot 'em up - what's the point? Dick Tracy/Titus (YS64, 53)    Very bad punch-'n'-shoot-'em-up - dreadful waste of a good licence. (Sob!) Dirt Track Racer/Zeppelin (YS68, 73)    It won't tax the old brian cells (Brain, surely. Ed), but it's a bit of fun in an otherwise lonely world. Discs Of Death/Artic (YS1, 7) Disposable Heroes/Power House (YS30, 2) Dizzy/Codemasters (YS24, 7)    Traditional arcade adventure with a bias to the action side and enough touches to make it a good budget buy. Dizzy (YS58, UNR)    As part of the Quattro Adventure compilation. Dizzy (YS74, 59)    As part of the Cartoon Collection compilation. Dizzy Dice/Players (YS16, 7) Dizzy Down The Rapids (YS73, 84)    As part of the Dizzy's Excellent Adventures compilation. Dizzy Prince Of The Yolk Folk (YS73, 80)    As part of the Dizzy's Excellent Adventures compilation. Dizzy's Excellent Adventures/Codemasters (YS73, 90)    A complete and utter barg and a must for the festive period. Good, clean family entertainment. Doc The Destroyer/Melbourne House (YS18, 7) Doctor Who: Dalek Attack/Admiral (YS91, 56)    I had great fun running around the place, but then the gameplay got in the way. Dodgy Geezers/Melbourne House (YS15, 7) Dogfight 2187/Starlight (YS19, 9) Domes Of Sha, The/River (YS35, 8) Donkey Kong/Ocean (YS14, 5) Donkey Kong arcade screenshots Double Agent/Tartan (YS28, 8) Double Dare/Alternative (YS75, 82)    Brain straining game with some cuddlesome twists. Double Dragon/Melbourne House (YS38, 8)    Beat and slash like you've never done it before! And try the game too. It's a cracker! Double Dragon (YS51, 70)    As part of the The Biz compilation. Double Dragon (YS59, 70)    As part of the Edition 1 compilation. Double Dragon II/Melbourne House (YS49, 77)    A snazzy conversion of a fairly average coin-op. Great fun at first, but probably not all that long-lasting. Double Dragon II (YS65, 65)    As part of the Fists Of Fury compilation. Double Dragon II arcade screenshots Double Dragon III/Storm (YS75, 88)    Third time lucky for the Dragons. Not quite the best beat-'em-up of all, but darn close. Double Dragon III arcade screenshots Double Dragon arcade screenshots Double Take/Ocean (YS15, 8) Double, The/Johnson Scanatron (YS26, 8)    User-friendly footie management game. Hardly original, but probably the slickest on the market today. Double, The (YS75, 70)    As part of the 4-Most Balls, Boots And Brains compilation. Down To Earth/Firebird (YS20, 8)    Boulderdash inspired but this tale of tactics amongst the underground tunnels is over the top value at an under the bottom price. Dr Destructo/Bulldog (YS22, 5)    Cheap but less than cheerful aerial shoot 'em up with little variety or originality. Dr Doom's Revenge/Empire (YS52, 74)    Not a particularly brilliant beat-'em-up, but die-hards and fans of the comic books should like it. Dracula/CRL (YS14, 6) Dragon Breed/Activision (YS61, 82)    A pretty decent and original blast-'em-up - though St Dragon got there first (just about). Dragon Breed arcade screenshots Dragon Ninja/Ocean (YS40, 7)    Pretty kick-em-up that doesn't quite fulfil it's promise. Dragon Ninja/Hit Squad (YS66, 60) Dragon Ninja arcade screenshots Dragon Slayer/Dream World Adventures (YS86, 70) Dragon Spirit/Domark (YS46, 83)    Tricky progressive vertical scroller with some nice touches. Nice one, Tengen! Dragon Spirit (YS58, 83)    As part of the TNT compilation. Dragon Spirit/Hit Squad (YS73, 67) Dragon Spirit arcade screenshots Dragon's Lair/Software Projects (YS12, 5) Dragon's Lair (YS38, 6)    As part of the Fists 'n' Throttles compilation. Dragon's Lair II/Software Projects (YS17, 8) Dragons Of Flame/US Gold (YS58, 65)    Good potential, but doesn't deliver the goods. D&Ders probably won't find it that bad though. Dragontorc (YS37, 4)    As part of the 10 Great Games III compilation. Draughts Genius/Rack-it (YS23, 8)     Proving that 'budget' doesn't have to mean 'dross', a playable cheapie, but perhaps a little on the easy side. Dream Team, The/Ocean (YS86, 70) Dream Warrior/US Gold (YS33, 8)    The pros more than make up for the cons, and it's even vaguely original. Good stuff. Driller/Incentive (YS24, PRE) Driller/Incentive (YS25, 9)    One of the most original 3D games of the year. Beautifully programmed and absorbing problems. Skillo! Driller (YS45, 90)    As part of the Special Action compilation. Driller/Hit Squad (YS65, 97) Driller (YS69, 90)    As part of the Virtual Worlds compilation. Drop Out (SAM)/Supplement Software (YS83, 25) Duct, The (YS30, 7)    As part of the 10 Great Games II compilation. Duel: Test Drive II, The/Accolade (YS48, 52)    Dull to look at and dull to play, with no real impression of speed, frustrating collision detection and a half-baked feel. Dungeon Adventure (YS13, UNR)    As part of the Jewels Of Darkness compilation. Dungeon Dare + Classroom Chaos/Central Solutions (YS3, 4) Dyadic (SAM)/Phoenix (YS87, 45) Dynamic Duo/Firebird (YS40, 7)    A seriously weird but enjoyable clash with the powers of evil (or something). Dynamite Dan II/Mirrorsoft (YS9, 9) Dynamite Dux/Activision (YS46, 81)    Very appealing and cute beat 'em up with neat cartoony graphics, but not much variety in gameplay. Dynamite Dux (YS65, 59)    As part of the Fists Of Fury compilation. Dynamite Dux arcade screenshots Dynasty Wars/US Gold (YS54, 80)    A brilliant scroller horse-wise, but slightly questionable in the old durability department. Dynasty Wars (YS66, 80)    As part of the Coin-Op Hits II compilation. Dyzonium (SAM)/FRED (YS85, 82)