Rik Haynes

Bio

Rik Haynes began his video games journalism career as Staff Writer for the weekly New Computer Express magazine at Future Publishing in Bath (1988 to 1989). He was Deputy Editor of ACE Magazine at EMAP Images in London (1989 to 1990) before joining LOGIN Magazine - published by ASCII Corporation/Enterbrain, Inc. in Tokyo, Japan - as the European Editor (1990 to 2009). His freelance journalist work from 1988 to 2011 was regularly published in a wide variety of popular consumer and B2B trade gaming magazines and websites in the UK, USA and Japan such as Edge, EGM, Famitsu.com, Famitsu Xbox 360, GamePro, MCV, Nintendo Zone, PC Format, PC Review, Sega Zone and Weekly Famitsu. Rik Haynes is now the Online Marketing, PR and Copywriter at Solopress (2011 to present day), an online commercial printers based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

Magazine Career

New Computer Express

• Staff Writer then promoted to Reviews Editor (July 1988 - August 1989)

ACE

• Deputy Editor (September 1989 - November 1990)

LOGiN

• European Editor (November 1990 - April 2009)

Contributor to:-

• Atari ST Review
• CTW
• Edge
• EGM
• Famitsu
• GamePro
• MCV
• Game Zone
• PC Format
• PC Review
• Sega Zone
• The One

Reviews

Game Title	Format	Magazine	Published	Rating	Adj Rating
Guerrilla War	Spectrum	New Computer Express #001	1988/11/10	3/5	60%
Caveman Ugh-lympics	C64	New Computer Express #001	1988/11/10	3/5	60%
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi	Atari ST	New Computer Express #001	1988/11/10	4/5	80%
Slayer	C64	New Computer Express #001	1988/11/10	4/5	80%
After Burner	Spectrum	New Computer Express #002	1988/11/17	2/5	40%
Double Dragon	PC	New Computer Express #002	1988/11/17	3/5	60%
Thunder Blade	Spectrum	New Computer Express #002	1988/11/17	4/5	80%
Fist+	C64	New Computer Express #002	1988/11/17	2/5	40%
OutRun	Amiga	New Computer Express #002	1988/11/17	2/5	40%
Tiger Road	C64	New Computer Express #003	1988/11/24	3/5	60%
Flying Shark	Atari ST	New Computer Express #003	1988/11/24	4/5	80%
Rambo III	C64	New Computer Express #003	1988/11/24	2/5	40%
4 Soccer Simulators	Amstrad CPC	New Computer Express #003	1988/11/24	1/5	20%
Double Dragon	Spectrum	New Computer Express #004	1988/12/01	4/5	80%
MicroProse Soccer	C64	New Computer Express #004	1988/12/01	5/5	100%
Wanted	Atari ST	New Computer Express #004	1988/12/01	3/5	60%
Transputer	Amiga	New Computer Express #004	1988/12/01	1/5	20%
Victory Road	Amstrad CPC	New Computer Express #005	1988/12/08	3/5	60%
Ring Wars	Spectrum	New Computer Express #005	1988/12/08	3/5	60%
Star Wars	PC	New Computer Express #005	1988/12/08	2/5	40%
R-Type	Atari ST	New Computer Express #005	1988/12/08	4/5	80%
Turbo Trax	Amiga	New Computer Express #005	1988/12/08	1/5	20%
Terminator, The	PC	PC Review #01	1991/10	1/10	10%
Terminator 2: Judgment Day	PC	PC Review #02	1991/11/15	2/10	20%
Powermonger	PC	PC Review #03	1991/12/13	8/10	80%
Super Mario Kart	SNES	Game Zone Vol.2 #01	1992/10/23	94	94%

Articles

New Computer Express Issue 1 - (November 1988)

• Commodore's Christmas Extravaganza - 1 page (21)

PC Review Issue 1 - (November 1991)

• Sounding Out - 2 pages (28-29)
• Say You Want A Revolution? - 2 pages (31-32)

PC Review Issue 2 - (December 1991)

• Cover Story: Jumping for Joy - 3 pages (20-22)
• Lapping it Up - 2 pages (32-33)

Atari ST Review Issue 1 - (May 1992)

• Another World - Guide - 2 pages (102-103)
• Damocles - Tips - 1 page (105)

Game Zone Vol.2 Issue 1 - (November 1992)

• Big in Japan - 2 pages (8-9)
• Kill Zone Preview Special - 2 pages (80-81)