Issue 73 is dominated by sport-and-stats gaming, with Player Manager 2 and Sensible Golf taking the top spots thanks to their “easy to pick up, hard to master” hooks (one blending management with on-pitch action, the other turning golf into fast, funny, hazard-heavy chaos across a big spread of courses). The other big review is Obsession, a slick four-table pinball package that earns strong praise while getting gently knocked for feeling very close to the Digital Illusions style. On the flip side, F1: World Championship Edition is treated as a dated re-tread, and Tactical Manager 2 is slammed for drowning the fun in menus and stats. Add in a coverdisk headline—Quik the Thunder Rabbit as a “full” commercial freebie spread across this month and next—plus chunky previews (Tiny Troops, Pole Position, and Hyboria: Conan…), and it reads like a busy, very mid-’90s Amiga mix of optimism, skepticism, and bargains.

Highlights

• Coverdisks (Disk 1 & 2): Quik the Thunder Rabbit (full commercial game, “worth £20”) — you can play well into the quest to recover the “Ultimate Seed,” with the final part promised on next month’s disk.
• Review: Player Manager 2 (Anco) — OVERALL 92% — hybrid football management + playable matches, with both overhead and side-on viewpoints; praised as a “pick-up-and-play” management game with lots of tactical control. (Graphics 91%, Sound 79%, Playability 92%; £19.99.)
• Review: Sensible Golf (Virgin) — OVERALL 90% — cartoon Sensi-style golf built around quick rounds, strokeplay/skins/matchplay, and tournaments up to 72 players; applauded for addictive feel and risk/reward recovery shots, but docked for limited stats and re-used holes. (Graphics 84%, Sound 86%, Playability 91%; £29.99.)
• Review: Obsession (Unique Developments) — OVERALL 86% — pinball sim with four themed tables (including Aquatic Adventure, X‑ile Zone, Balls & Bats, and Desert Run); big thumbs-up for presentation and “one more go” pull, with the main complaint being how closely it resembles the Digital Illusions formula. (Graphics 91%, Sound 90%, Playability 89%; £30.)
• Review: F1: World Championship Edition (Domark) — OVERALL 68% — criticised as a rehash that feels dated despite decent track presentation; you can pick teams/drivers and race with a more accessible style, but it’s said to lack real excitement. (Graphics 75%, Sound 60%, Playability 72%; £29.99.)
• Review: Tactical Manager 2 (Black Legend) — OVERALL 59% — hammered for confusing menus, thin long-term appeal, and a stats-heavy approach; it does have match highlights/commentary and lots of numbers to chew on, but the verdict is basically “avoid.” (Graphics 53%, Sound 47%, Playability 57%; £29.99.)
• Budget reviews pack (sports/strategy heavy): International Sports Challenge, Megatraveller 2, Subwar 2050, On the Ball: World Cup, World Class Rugby ’95, plus Ishar Trilogy and Team 17 Thangs.
• Preview: Tiny Troops (Mindscape) — a bright, icon-driven strategy game promising 72 battles, six end-level bosses, and missions that range from rescues to assassinations, with 30+ unit types and vehicles.
• Preview: Pole Position (Daze / Ascon) — Formula One team management: hire/fire, develop tech, test, then handle races with pit stops and tactics (presented like TV coverage).
• Preview: Hyboria: Conan the Conqueror (Monoceros Developments) — isometric action/adventure shown in an early state; noted as A1200 hard-drive installable (with 2MB RAM) and floating the idea of speech on CD later.