£2.99
Code Masters

The aim in Code Masters' latest sim is to get on yer bike and pedal like crazy to get around the course as quickly as possible - up to four people can participate. Apart from avoiding collisions with each other the bikers must also avoid tumbles resulting from collisions with the variety of obstacles placed in their way. All of which would be great if the controls weren't so over-responsive, breathe on the joystick and you crash.

Graphically BMX Simulator 2 is very colourful, but pretty graphics do not a game make I'm afraid, for BMX fans with lots of patience only.

BARGAIN BASEMENT

Skint? Or just tight? Then follow Marcus Berkmann down to his lair and sample his goodies (oo-er). None over three quid (or to you madam, £2.99).

Code Masters
£2.99
Reviewer: Marcus Berkmann

Or is that BMX 2 Simulator? Never mind, let's hear what David has to say about this one.

"BMX makes the others eat dirt! It's so realistic, and with FOUR PLAYERS it's CRUCIAL"!"

Actually, Dave, people stopped saying that things were "crucial" in about 1954. but no matter. And why is everything so "realistic" all the time? It's only a &%c£ing computer game, you fool!

In fact this is a great improvement on BMX 1, the game Dr Berkroann was Completely Wrong About. Right, let's be completely honest here - I thought it was a mound of raw sewage, as boring and pointless as, well, Blockbusters would be without Bob Holness. Yes. that bad.

With BMX2, though, the graphics are much improved, and now four players can play at one time. Only just, mind - it gets a little crowded around that Speccy, and it does assume you have two joystick interfaces (+2 or +3 only, that is). But it makes for an exciting contest. There are ten courses in all, with the added fun of action replays in slow motion from time to time. It's good fun. and no doubt securely locked to the top of the charts by the time you read this. A timely sequel.