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A-Z OF SPECTRUM GAMES REVIEWS - Part 2

This list details (almost) every game reviewed by the main Spectrum magazines and their ratings. This month; games beginning with `B`.

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

If you would like to know exact dates of reviews:

CRASH No.1 = January 1984
YOUR SPECTRUM No.1 = Dec/Jan 1984
YOUR SINCLAIR No.1 = January 1986
SINCLAIR USER No.1 = March 1982

NAME                    COMPANY                 CR IS   YS IS   SU IS

B.C BILL Imagine 73 9 6 I BCs QUEST FOR TIRES Software Projects 46 23 == == BMX FREESTYLE Codemasters 76 62 4 40 BMX KIDZ Firebird 69 50 3 41 BMX SIMULATOR Codemasters 63 37 7 15 BMX SIMULATOR 2 Codemasters 42 64 74 44 BABALIBA Silversoft 48 19 == == BACK TO SKOOL Microsphere 93 23 9 2 BACK TO THE FUTURE Electric Dreams 42 28 == 6 BACK TO THE FUTURE II Image Works 57 81 79 56 BACK TO THE FUTURE III Image Works 93 86 82 63 79 110 BACKPACKERS GUIDE Fantasy 83 12 == == BADLANDS Tengen 68 83 68 60 86 107 BADLANDS Hit Squad == == 70 83 BALL CRAZY Mad 73 42 5 20 BALLBLAZER Activision 71 28 8 6 BALLBREAKER CRL 64 46 8 24 BALLBREAKER 2 CRL 56 52 5 19 BALLOONING Heinemann 76 5 7 D BARBARIAN Palace Software 85 41 7 19 BARBARIAN Psygnosis 81 56 8 35 BARBARIAN 2 Palace Software 81 60 60 60 BARBARIAN 2 Kixx 71 83 6 37 88 105 BARCHOU Cental Solutions 29 31 == == BARDS TALE Electronic Arts == == 9 33 BARRELDROP Games Machine 65 1 == B BARRY MCGUIGANS BOXING Activision 88 25 8 2 BARRY MCGUIGANS BOXING Mastertronic+ 54 64 == == BARSAK THE DWARF Gilsoft 53 4 == == BASIC VOCABULARY Options International == 35 == == BASIL MOUSE DETECTIVE Gremlin Graphics 73 47 6 25 BASKET MASTER Imagine 73 51 == == BATMAN Ocean 93 28 9 5 BATMAN Hit Squad 86 70 == == BATMAN CAPED CRUSADER Ocean 93 60 9 37 BATMAN CAPED CRUSADER Hit Squad 90 87 92 64 BATMAN THE MOVIE Ocean == == 91 48 BATMAN THE MOVIE Hit Squad == == 80 71 BATTLE 1917 CCS 63 2 == == BATTLE AXE Scott Johnston 71 44 == == BATTLE COMMAND Ocean 94 86 86 67 85 111 BATTLE OF BRITAIN PSS 82 37 5 15 BATTLE OF BRITAIN Microgame Solutions 46 5 == == BATTLE OF THE BULGE CCS 82 81 75 57 BATTLE OF THE PLANETS Mikro-Gen 71 26 8 3 BATTLE TOOTHPASTE TUBES K-Tel 50 3 == == BATTLE FOR MIDWAY PSS == 18 6 == BATTLE VALLEY Rack-It 74 56 == == BATTLECARS Games Workshop 66 13 1 34 BATTLEFIELD GERMANY PSS 42 40 9 18 BATTLESHIPS Encore 78 55 6 33 BATTLETANK SIMULATOR Zeppelin 55 64 4 39 BATTLEZONE Quicksilva 74 11 == == BATTY Hit Pak 85 44 89 43 BAZOOKA BILL Melbourne House 42 38 7 16 BEACH BUGGY SIMULATOR Silverbird == == 8 34 BEACH HEAD US Gold 79 10 6 J BEACH HEAD II US Gold 74 24 9 2 BEAKY & EGG SNATCHERS Fantasy 75 7 == H BEAMRIDER Activision 69 14 4 L BEAR BOVVER Artic 90 3 9 6 BEAST Marlin == == 8 36 BEATCHA! Romik 39 11 1 J BEATLE QUEST Number 9 *7 27 6 3 BEDLAM Lothlorien 78 1 == == BEDLAM GO! 75 51 9 27 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 3 Zenobi == == 9 49 BENNY HILLS CHASE DK`Tronics 78 26 6 4 BEST OF 3D Vortex == == 8 23 BEVERLY HILLS COP Tynesoft == == 62 52 48 99 BEWAREHOUSE Positive Image 66 6 == == BEYOND THE ICE PALACE Elite 83 53 8 31 35 99 BIFF Beyond Belief == == 80 77 BIG BEN STRIKES BACK Artic 42 23 5 U BIG FOUR Durell == == 9 13 BIG NOSES AMERICAN Codemasters == == 80 74 BIG SLEAZE Piranha 93 43 8 20 BIG TROUBLE IN CHINA Electric Dreams 67 40 8 18 BIG TROUBLE IN CHINA Alternative == == 41 56 BIGFOOT Codemasters 47 62 5 40 BIGGLES Mirrorsoft 63 30 7 8 BILLY THE KID Codemasters == == 76 47 BIMBLES Intech 79 35 == == BIMBO Joe the Lion 70 3 == == BIOLOGY Vision Software == 39 == == BIONIC COMMANDO GO! 92 52 9 19 BIRDS AND THE BEES Bug-Byte 83 2 == == BIRDS Rabbit 49 2 == == BISMARK PSS 74 41 7 19 BISMARK Alternative == == 39 77 BIZ Virgin 83 14 8 O BIZ Ocean == == 96 53 BLACK HAWK Creative Sparks 92 8 7 12 BLACK LAMP Firebird 57 51 7 29 BLACK TIGER US Gold 78 74 78 51 BLACK TOWER Dollar Soft *3 9 == == BLACKBEARD Kixx 81 61 == == BLADE ALLEY PSS 85 5 == == BLADE THE WARRIOR Cable Software *7 9 == == BLADERUNNER CRL 58 27 7 3 BLADE WARRIOR Codemasters == == 4 36 BLASTEROIDS Image Works 73 63 7 40 BLAZING THUNDER Hi-Tec 63 82 54 85 BLINKYS SCARY SCHOOL Zeppelin Games 90 79 78 55 BLIP Silverbird == == 5 38 BLITZKRIEG CCS == == 4 30 BLOCK-BUSTER Compusound 76 8 == == BLOCKADE RUNNER Thorn EMI 63 1 == == BLOCKBUSTERS Macsen 82 13 == == BLOCKBUSTERS TV Games 46 49 8 26 BLOOD BROTHERS Gremlin Graphics 85 54 7 32 BLOOD VALLEY Gremlin Graphics 41 51 5 30 BLOODWYCH Imageworks 75 77 94 54 89 100 BLUE MAX US Gold 78 14 2 O BLUE RIBAND CCS == 12 == == BLUE THUNDER Richard Wilcox 90 3 == == BOBBY BEARING The Edge 94 31 9 6 BOBBY YAZZ SHOW Destiny 85 57 8 35 BOBS FULL HOUSE TV Games 48 66 80 25 BOBSLEIGH Digital Integration 88 47 9 26 BODYSWAP Sinclair == 14 == == BODYWORKS Genesis Productions == 17 == == BOGGIT CRL 90 32 8 10 BOMBER BOB Firebird 49 23 == == BOMBJACK Elite 92 27 9 5 BOMBJACK Encore == == 9 34 BOMBJACK II Elite 71 39 6 19 BOMBJACK II Encore 65 66 58 44 BOMBER BOB IN PENTAGON Bug-Byte == == 7 1 BOMBSCARE Dollarsoft 60 11 == == BOMBSCARE Firebird 74 34 7 11 BONANZA BROTHERS US Gold == == 66 80 BONKERS Procom 78 1 == == BOOK OF THE DEAD Essential Myth 88 41 8 16 BOOTY Firebird 93 10 6 L BORED OF THE RINGS Delta 4 48 18 == == BOSCONIAN 87 Mastertronic == == 5 25 BOSSMAN Avalon Software 44 7 == == BOULDERDASH Front Runner 93 12 == == BOULDERDASH Prism == == 8 22 BOULDERDASH Prism == == 86 84 BOULDERDASH 2 Prism == == 8 22 BOULDERDASH CON KIT Databyte == == 8 26 BOUNCES Beyond 75 29 4 6 BOUNCING BERTY Power Soft 33 11 == == BOUNDER Gremlin 90 29 7 19 BOUNTY BOB US Gold 85 21 9 T BOUNTY HUNTER River == == 7 44 BOUNTY HUNTER Codemasters == == 76 55 BOWLS Lotus Soft 57 1 == == BOXING MANAGER 2 D & H == == 65 52 BRAD BLASTS BARBARIANS Express Software 75 4 == == BRAIN DAMAGE Silversoft 69 1 == B BRAINACHE Codemasters 29 40 5 16 BRAINSTORM Bubble Bus == == 6 2 BRAINSTORM Firebird 90 52 6 30 BRAVESTARR GO! 46 49 9 25 BRAXX BLUFF Micromega 87 9 6 J BREAKTHRU US Gold 43 36 4 13 BRIAN BLOODAXE The Edge 86 14 6 O BRIAN CLOUGHS FOOTBALL CDS 42 38 9 16 BRIAN JACKS CHALLENGE Martech == == 2 Q BRIAN THE BOLD Central Solutions 58 31 == == BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN 39 Steps 59 43 == == BRIDGE PLAYER 2 CP Software == == 6 L BRIDGE PLAYER 3 CP Software == 27 == == BRISTLES Statesoft 75 14 4 O BRITISH SUPER LEAGUE Cult 50 69 == == BROAD STREET Mind Games 81 17 == == BRONX STREET COP Codemasters == == 89 47 BRUCE LEE US Gold 91 16 6 P BRYAN ROBSONS LEAGUE P Lamond == == 7 T BUBBLE BOBBLE Firebird 90 45 == == BUBBLE BOBBLE Hit Squad 88 92 90 69 BUBBLE BUSTER Sinclair 57 6 == == BUBBLE DIZZY Codemasters == == 80 74 BUBBLE TROUBLE Arcade 63 2 4 E BUBBLER Ultimate 78 41 7 19 BUCCANEER Firebird 49 33 2 12 BUCCANEER Insight == == 4 1 BUCK ROGERS US Gold 67 20 4 S BUFFALO BILLS RODEO Tynesoft == == 54 45 BUFFER ADVENTURE Buffer Micros == == == G BUG BLASTER Crystal Computing 68 3 == == BUG EYES Icon 62 16 6 Q BUGABOO THE FLEA Quicksilva 92 1 == A BUGGY BLAST Firebird 91 13 6 O BUGGY BOY Elite 71 53 7 31 BUGGY BOY Encore 75 74 47 51 45 96 BUGSY CRL 84 37 8 14 BULBO & LIZARD KING Zenobi == == 8 20 BULGE Lothlorien == 18 6 S BULL RUN Phipps Associates 33 3 == == BULL TABLES Lotus-Soft == 2 == == BULLSEYE Macsen 45 33 == == BULLSEYE Mastertronic == == == G BULLYS SPORTING DARTS Alternative == == 54 87 BUMP SET SPIKE Mastertronic 38 34 == == BURIABEAST Kerian UK 54 7 == == BURNING RUBBER CRL == == 48 51 BUTCH HARD DUY Advance 65 38 7 16 BUTCHER HILL Gremlin 50 64 57 41 BUTTERFLY Pulsonic 17 5 == == BY FAIR MEANS OR FOUL Superior Software 34 60 6 37 BYTE CCS 58 1 == == NOTES: CR=Crash YS=Your Sinclair SU=Sinclair User IS=Issue Number == denotes no review, or no review score.
Letters stand for issues of Your Spectrum 1984/1985. Sorry about the lack of SU scores. I own very few issues. If someone would like to fill in the gaps, let me know here at Emulate!

Next Month - Part 3.


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