[The Sinclair Spectrum]

Philip Kendall - Best cover games

In the latter days of the Spectrum, the "cover tape wars" were in full effect, with magazines attempting to outdo each other by the games on their respective covertapes. Some of the games given away were really quite good, but some (most?) of them were pretty poor. But what were the best and worst covertape games of all time?

The Best

1. Quazatron (8.69)
2. T.L.L. (8.68)
3. Scuba Dive (8.68)
4. Chaos (8.62)
5. Highway Encounter (8.61)
6. Flying Shark (8.59)
7. Movie (8.57)
8. Dragontorc (8.56)
9. Roller Coaster (8.56)
10. Firelord (8.55)
11. Batty (8.55)
12. Cyclone (8.52)
13. Ant Attack (8.52)
14. Dynamite Dan II (8.51)
15. Heartland (8.50)
16. Knight Tyme (8.46)
17. Heavy on the Magick (8.46)
18. Light Corridor, The (8.46)
19. Block-Dizzy (8.46)
20. Lords of Midnight, The (8.45)

The Worst

1. Pathetic Pablo Bros, The (1.88)
2. Stars, Stripes and Mr. Bush (2.10)
3. Omega Zone, The (2.12)
4. Assassin (2.29)
5. 1985 - The Day After (2.54)
6. Vatman (2.57)
7. Space Worm (2.64)
8. Dream Warrior (3.05)
9. Destrux (3.09)
10. Out for the Count (3.14)
11. Monster Munch (3.14)
12. Liberator (3.17)
13. Alpine Games (3.29)
14. Zarjas (3.29)
15. Brat Attack (3.50)
16. Mango Jones (3.57)
17. Doomskulle (3.71)
18. Explorer (3.75)
19. Syntax (3.83)
20. Chiller (3.89)