Crash issue 83 was released on November 1990, cover dated December 1990 and covered gaming on the ZX Spectrum computer.
Game Thrills (Covertape)[]
Saint Dragon (playable demo)
Technician Ted (full game)
Virus (full game)
Shuriken (full game)
Egghead 2 (full game)
Reviews[]
Games were rated in a percentage scale on 'Presentation', 'Graphics', 'Sound', 'Playability', 'Addictivity' and a final 'Overall' rating. Games rated 90% and above were awarded a 'Crash Smash' accolade.
New releases[]
| Game Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Pre | Gra | Sou | Pla | Add | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narc | Ocean | Nick Roberts, Mark Caswell | 92 | 94 | 87 | 93 | 92 | 95% |
| Gunboat | Accolade | Nick Roberts, Mark Caswell | 70 | 62 | 54 | 65 | 64 | 67% |
| The Manager | Gti Software | Nick Roberts | 59% | |||||
| Puzznic | Ocean | Nick Roberts, Mark Caswell | 80 | 75 | 70 | 82 | 85 | 80% |
| Rugby Manager | Mastertronic Plus | Nick Roberts | 69% | |||||
| Snow Strike | US Gold | Nick Roberts, Mark Caswell | 70 | 66 | 61 | 66 | 63 | 69% |
| Adidas Championship Tie Break | Ocean | Nick Roberts, Mark Caswell | 80 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 73% |
| Shadow of the Beast | Gremlin | Nick Roberts, Mark Caswell | 90 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 92% |
| Henrietta's Book of Spells | Scetlander | Richard | 75% | |||||
| Helter Skelter | Audiogenic | Nick Roberts, Richard | 81 | 81 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 84% |
| Kick Off 2 | Anco | Mark Caswell, Nick Roberts | 60 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 48 | 54% |
| UN Squadron | US Gold | Mark Caswell, Nick Roberts | 80 | 83 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 83% |
| Badlands | Tengen/Domark | Mark Caswell, Nick Roberts | 70 | 64 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 68% |
| Subbuteo | Electronic Zoo | Mark Caswell, Nick Roberts | 65 | 41 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 54% |
| Kwik Snax | Code Masters | Nick Roberts | 92% | |||||
| Strider 2 | US Gold | Nick Roberts, Mark Caswell | 72 | 74 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 78% |
| The Boxer | Cult | Nick Roberts | 62% | |||||
| Magicland Dizzy | Code Masters | Nick Roberts | 93% | |||||
| Spooky Castle | Atlantis | Nick Roberts | 25% |
Re-releases[]
| Game Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbarian II | Kixx | Nick Roberts | 71% |
| Run the Gauntlet | The Hit Squad | Nick Roberts | 78% |
| California Games | Kixx | Nick Roberts | 69% |
| Out Run | Kixx | Nick Roberts | 58% |
| Tiger Road | Kixx | Nick Roberts | 63% |
| Star Wars | The Hit Squad | Nick Roberts | 69% |
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