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A-Z OF SPECTRUM GAMES REVIEWS - Part 3

Another installment of our complete A-Z list of Spectrum Games Reviews. This may be the last list you see in regular Emulate...more about that a bit later on! For now, here is part 3 - "C" games.

KEY: CR=Crash  YS=Your Sinclair  SU=Sinclair User  IS=Issue Number

GAME NAME               PUBLISHER               CR IS   YS IS   SU IS

C5 CLIVE Scorpio 65 17 == == CD GAMES PACK Codemasters == == == 51 CABAL Ocean 91 71 93 47 CABAL Hit Squad 90 93 81 70 CAESAR THE CAT Mirrorsoft 71 5 9 == CAESARS TRAVELS Mirrorsoft == 21 == == CAGARA Players 39 31 == == CAGE MATCH Entertainment USA 15 52 4 29 CALIFORNIA GAMES US Gold 36 49 7 27 CALIFORNIA GAMES Kixx 69 83 69 60 CALLING, THE Visual Dimensions 68 56 6 24 CALL ME PSYCHO Pirate 47 46 6 25 CAMELOT WARRIORS Ariolasoft 82 35 7 13 CAMELOT WARRIORS Mastertronic == == 4 40 CANYON WARRIOR Mastertronic 54 68 66 46 CAPCOM COLLECTION US Gold 71 93 == == CAPTAIN AMERICA GO! 36 50 7 27 CAPTAIN BLOOD Infromgrames 76 62 68 41 CAPTAIN DYNAMO Codemasters == == 88 79 CAPTAIN FIZZ MT BLAST Psyclapse 56 66 78 44 CAPTAIN KELLY Quicksilva 63 34 4 12 CAPTAIN KOOK Paul Cardin == == 8 62 CAPTAIN PLANET Mindscape == == 49 75 CAPTAIN SLOG Alpha Omega 30 33 7 10 CAR CURE Simtron 75 16 == == CAR JOURNEY Heinemann == == 7 D CARNIVAL Eclipse 75 6 == F CARPET CAPERS Terminal 14 6 == == CARRIER COMMAND Rainbird 97 63 94 43 CASE BEHEADED SMUGGLER MI == == 8 48 CASEY JONES Blaby Computer Games 68 6 == == CASINO ROYAL OCP 62 15 == == CASTLE BLACKSTAR SCR Adventures 75 2 == E CASTLE BLACKSTAR CDS == 14 == == CASTLE COLDITZ K-Tel 50 3 == == CASTLE EERIE Tartan == == == 22 CASTLE OF DREAMS Storm 83 89 == == CASTLE MASTER Incentive/Domark 85 76 93 53 CASTLE THADE REVISITED SAEC == == 8 24 CASTLES AND CLOWNS Macmillan == 16 == == CATCH 23 Martech 56 43 == == CATEGORY NAMES Options International == 35 == == CATWALK Power Soft 63 11 == == CAULDRON Palace 91 18 == == CAULDRON Silverbird == == 6 36 CAULDRON II Palace 91 31 9 9 CAULDRON II Silverbird 87 61 == == CAULDRON I & II Hi-Tec == == 75 62 CAVELON Ocean 86 7 == G CAVEMAN CRL 28 3 == == CAVEMANIA Atlantis 45 87 70 65 CAVERN FIGHTER Bug-Byte 89 3 6 C CAVERNS OF KOTONIA Atlantis 46 31 4 9 CAVES OF DOOM Mastertronic 58 26 8 2 CECCOS COLLECTION Hewson == == 92 56 CENTURIONS Reaktor 23 46 5 23 CERIUS Atlantis 70 53 7 32 CHAIN REACTION Durell == == 7 24 CHAIN REACTION Encore 63 74 28 50 CHALLENGE OF GOBOTS Reaktor 37 43 == == CHALLENGE OF IYTHUS Creative Juices 73 58 == == CHALLENGERS Ubisoft 79 89 == == CHAMP, THE Linel 74 90 68 65 CHAMPIONSHIP 3D SNOOKR Zeppelin == == 70 80 CAHMPIONSHIP BASEBALL Activision 33 43 30 51 CHAMPIONSHIP BASKTBALL Gamestar 37 44 8 22 CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF D&H == == 45 46 CHAMPIONSHIP RUN Impulze 55 88 68 65 CHAMPIONSHIP RUN Zeppelin == == 84 75 CHAMPIONSHIP SPRINT Electric Dreams 44 51 6 29 CHAMPIONSHIP SPRINT Alternative == == 65 60 CHAOS Games Workshop == 16 6 P CHARLIES CHOC FACTORY Hill MacGibbon 63 19 4 Q CHART ATTACK Gremlin == == 90 73 CHASE HQ Ocean 95 71 94 50 CHASE HQ Hit Squad == == 93 73 CHASE HQ 2 - SCI Ocean 74 85 71 63 CHEMISTRY Merit/Cloud 90 19 == == CHEVVY CHASE Hi-Tec Software 77 92 == == CHEQUERED FLAG Psion Sinclair 71 3 == A CHICAGO 30S US Gold 82 63 69 41 CHICKEN CHASE Firebird == == 7 2 CHILLER Mastertronic 42 15 == == CHIMERA Firebird 71 24 8 1 CHINESE JUGGLER Ocean 79 11 4 K CHINESE PATIENCE Atlantis 68 20 == == CHIPS CHALLENGE US Gold 82 84 82 == CHOPPER X-1 R & R 57 3 == == CHRISTMAS COLLECTION Hewson == == 93 47 CHRONOS Mastertronic 55 41 8 19 CHUCKIE EGG A & F 80 2 == == CHUCKIE EGG 2 A & F 81 17 4 P CHUCKMAN CCI 79 4 == == CHUCK YEAGERS AFT Electronic Arts 80 65 70 43 CIRCUS Digital Fantasy 66 5 == == CIRCUS GAMES Tynesoft 33 61 4 40 CISCO HEAT Mirrorsoft == == 62 74 CITY Terminal Software 44 4 == == CITY SLICKER Hewson 65 35 8 13 CITY OF DEATH Redshift == 13 == == CJS AMERICAN ANTICS Codemasters 91 92 81 72 CJS ELEPHANT ANTICS Codemasters 81 86 85 66 CLASSIC ADVENTURE Melbourne House == == 8 C CLASSIC ARCADIA Alternative == == 28 52 CLASSIC ARCADIA 2 Alternative == == 40 87 CLASSIC COLLECTION 1 Mikro-Gen == == 7 19 CLASSIC GAMES CP Software 34 63 == == CLASSIC GAMES 4 CP Software == == 4 39 CLASSIC MUNCHER Bubble Bus 41 39 == == CLASSIX 1 The Edge == == 6 23 CLASSROOM CHAOS Central Solutions *7 28 == == CLERKY Unique 43 7 == == CLEVER AND SMART Magic Bytes 45 49 5 26 CLEVERCLOGS STARTRUCKR Argus Press == == == G CLIFF HANGER New Generation 63 30 == == CLOCK CHESS '89 CP Software 62 63 7 39 CLOSE IN Pulsonic 31 5 == == CLOUD 99 Marlin Games 75 52 8 35 CLUEDO Leisure Genius 81 20 7 T COBRA Ocean 93 35 8 14 COBRA Hit Squad == == 74 49 COBRA FORCE Players Premier 64 69 == == CODENAME MAT Micromega 93 4 == == CODENAME MAT II Domark 81 20 6 T COIN-OP HITS US Gold == == 71 49 COIN-OP HITS II US Gold 82 89 78 66 COLDITZ Phipps Associates *8 7 6 D COLDITZ STORY Atlantis == == 6 27 COLONY Bulldog Soft 45 40 4 16 COLOSSEUM Kixx 70 63 8 41 COLOSSUS BRIDGE CDS 70 36 8 14 COLOUR OF MAGIC Piranha 88 37 8 14 COLOSSUS 4 CHESS CDS == == 8 10 COMBAT LYNX Durell 88 10 2 I COMBAT LYNX Encore == == 5 37 COMBAT SCHOOL Ocean 93 48 9 26 COMBAT ZONE Alternative 43 49 == == COMET GAME Firebird 58 29 3 8 COMMAND PERFORMANCE US Gold == == 77 41 COMMANDO Elite 94 24 9 12 COMMANDO Elite == == 78 87 COMMANDO Encore == == 6 37 COMMANDO Double Play *5 28 == == COMPENDIUM Gremlin Graphics 61 49 6 39 COMPOSER Contrast Software == 16 == == COMPUTER COOK BOOK Bug-Byte == 6 == == COMPUTER MANIAC DIARY Leisure Electronic 23 61 8 39 COMPUTER SCIENCE Vision Software == 39 == == COMPUTER WORDSEARCH Softfirm 33 25 == == CON-QUEST Mastertronic 39 31 8 12 CONFIDENTIAL Radar Games == 19 == U CONFLICT Martech Games == 10 == == CONFLICTS 1 PSS == 42 8 20 CONFLICTS 2 PSS == 44 6 20 CONFRONTATION MC Lothlorien 45 3 == == CONFUZION Incentive 86 16 4 P CONNECT 4 Atlantis 72 15 == == CONQUEST Cheetah Soft 24 8 == == CONQUESTADOR Melbourne House 65 34 9 12 CONTACT SAM CRUISE Microsphere 93 36 8 14 CONTACT SAM CRUISE Summit == == 7 34 CONTINENTAL CIRCUS Virgin 90 69 60 47 CONTINENTAL CIRCUS Mastertronic Plus 86 87 62 65 CONVOY Budgie Software 25 21 6 T CONVOY RAIDER Gremlin Graphics 56 43 6 22 COP-OUT Mikro-Gen 65 37 == == COPY CATS Key Software == 37 == == CORE A & F 68 29 8 7 CORN CROPPER CCS == 40 == == CORPORAL STONE Zenobi == == 6 87 CORRIDORS OF GENON New Generation 72 1 == == CORRUPTION Rainbird 85 57 7 35 CORYA:WARRIOR SAGE The Guild == == 6 79 COSMIC CRUISER Imagine 54 6 == == COSMIC PIRATE Byte Back 67 70 64 47 COSMIC SHOCK ABSORBER Martech 36 41 6 19 COSMIC WARTOAD Ocean 88 26 8 3 COSTA CAPERS Firebird 64 27 6 2 COUNT AND ADD Lander == == 7 74 COUNT DUCKULA Alternative == == 73 51 COUNT DUCKULA 2 Alternative == == 9 84 COUNT WITH OLIVER Mirrorsoft == 44 == == COUNTDOWN Central Solutions 79 31 == == COUNTDOWN Macsen 33 33 == == COUNTDOWN TO DOOM Topologika 85 52 == == COUNTRY COTTAGES Sterling Software 62 12 == == COVENANT PSS 83 19 8 S CRACK CITY Zenobi == == *9 54 CRACKDOWN US Gold 69 76 76 53 CRASH Mogul 33 4 == == CRASH COLLECTION VOL.1 US Gold 90 67 85 45 CRAZY CARS Titus 65 52 5 30 CRAZY CARS II Titus 79 66 84 43 CRETE 1941 CCS 68 86 79 63 CRICKET TJ Owen 45 7 == == CRICKET CAPTAIN D&H == == 38 52 CRICKET CAPTAIN D&H == == 67 67 CRICKET CAPTAIN D&H == == 24 76 CRIMEBUSTERS Players 80 58 7 35 CRITICAL MASS Durell 90 23 9 U CROMWELL WAR 1642-1645 CCS 66 90 74 67 CROSSWIZE Firebird 69 53 9 31 CROWN - PART 1 JOURNEY Wrightchoice 72 42 7 18 CROWN OF RAMHOTEP Tartan 71 46 == == CRUISE ATTACK Mikro-Gen 62 2 == == CRUSOE Automata 05 10 6 H CRYPT, THE Carnell == == == B CRYSTAL CASTLES Kixx 68 70 90 48 CRYSTAL KINGDOM DIZZY Codemasters == == 70 84 CURSE OF CHANTIE Pelagon == == == 22 CURSE OF CALUTHA Zenobi == == *8 81 CURSE OF SHALETH Central Solutions 06 27 == == CURSE OF SHERWOOD Mastertronic 56 39 == == CURSE OF SEVEN FACES Artic *7 13 == M CUSTARD KID Fun N Games 65 22 9 U CUSTERDS QUEST Power House 90 44 8 19 CYBER ZONE Crystal Computing 85 3 == == CYBERBALL Tengen/Domark 41 77 70 53 CYBERBALL Hit Squad == == 67 81 CYBERKNIGHTS CRL 38 53 4 31 CYBERNOID Hewson 96 51 9 29 CYBERNOID II Hewson 88 57 9 36 CYBERTANKS Star Dreams 58 1 == == CYBERUN Ultimate 90 28 8 6 CYBO-RUN Ultimate 58 5 == == CYCLES, THE Accolade 68 78 53 44 CYCLONE Vortex 79 12 2 K CYLON ATTACK A'n'F == == 4 L CYLU Firebird 79 19 5 T CYROX The Power House 46 40 6 17 CYRUS 2 Alligata == == 7 12
NOTE: A score of 07 means 7% whereas a score of *7 means 7 out of 10. (This was mainly used in scoring adventure games.)

Any games reviewed in YS before May 1989 (Issue 41) were marked out of ten, so they are just listed as 7, 8 etc..


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