Super NES • Genesis 32x Sega (0,300 Saturn • PlayStation Jaguar * CDi + Neo-Geo Game Boy + Game Gear SEPTEMBER, 1995 $4.99/$6.50 Canada 09 [i ELECT. РОМІС >= MONTHLY. ОМЗ ALE NEW COMP Mp |) REVIEWS FERT URING.. MECH с’ ӨЛІЛЕР %7 ПОТОКУ ROBOTICA REAL MONSTERS + YS V SPAWN + DEFENDER 2000 WEAPON LORD) G POLICE SHINOBICISEGTONS, * RAYMAN g MISSILE COMMAND 2000 IT’S ACTUALLY A ROLE-PLAYING GAME. - TODAY YOU'LL BE PLAYING THE "n H” ош PlayStation 9 ux mem i TEEN Across the rooma gorgeous blonde in skin-tight leather beckons for you.ls it the start of a wet dream? No, it's a beating by Sofia, Battle Arena Toshinden's" Queen of Pain. The Sony® PlayStation" is the only place where multiple camera angles, 360-degree movement and epic 3-D graphics add up to some of the most memorable massacres ever. Save your quarters and look for Battle Arena Toshinden and 50 other titles including Mortal Kombat" 3 on the PlayStation before Christmas. PlayStation. To find out more about PlayStation call 1-800-239-SONY (7669) or http: //Www.sony.com. Soriy is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. PlayStation and the PlayStation logo are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Toshinden and its characters are trademarks of Takara, Co. Ltd. ©1995 Takara. Mortal Kombat" 3 © 1995 Midway Manufacturing Company. All rights reserved: Used under license. Mortal Kombat is a trademark of Midway Manufacturing Company. Developed by Williams" Entertainment Inc. ‘Williams is a registered trademark" WMS Games Inc. ©1995 Sony Electronic Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Call 1-800-771-3772 for information on Game Ratings. YOU'VE GOT IT ON YOUR HANDS. YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF IT. YOU VE GOT IT ON YOUR SIDE. YOU'RE PRESSED FOR IT. YOU SPEND IT. YOU WASTE IT. IT'S IN. IT'S OUT. IT'S NOW. IT'S PAST. IT'S RUNNING OUT. IT'S DRAWING NEAR. CHRONO TRIGGER. IT'S ABOUT TIME. SW TO THEHE 252 боза d $9229 17708 2, 4:20 9 15:88 103 22:28 i8 = i. ilia? {1% і1009 OF iti ВН) zog НЫ НЕД! о 2278 ч р Е Be i33 22:0 @ PR. ж 9 " 1497 zig = 3 Pig BS 1315-50 224 ИН ELECTRONIC GAMING MONT HEY publisher. Steve Harris editor in chief. Ed Semrad senior editor. Danyon Carpenter managing editor. Howard Grossman third party liaison. John Stockhausen hews editor. Todd Mowatt assistant editors. Sushi-X е Mike Forassiepi Mike Vallas ® Terry Minnich Andrew Baran ® Al Manuel Paul Ojeda ® Mark LeFebvre Dindo Perez • Tim Davis John Gurka • Jason Streetz Mark Hain ® Dave Malec Carey Wise • Jason Morgan Ken Batiziak ® Dave Ruchala Scott Augustyn managing copy editor. Jennifer Whitesides copy editors. Gayle Schneider Jo-El M. Damen Jennifer McGeary lifestyles editor. Shawn Smith foreign correspondents. Nob Ogasawara David Rider art director. Juli McMeekin president. Steve Harris executive vice president. Mike Riley vp/general counsel. Mark Kaminky editorial director. 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Those who responded in the cate- — gories of Male Teens Ages 12-17 and Adults 18+ have helped us [EAPN MOTE about YOU: Items like what you eat and drink, what game systems you own and fun stuff like other game magazines you might happen to read have been revealed. Many of you Б may be interested іп the results of this survey and the fol- lowing is a small sample of the responses we received. To begin, in the 12-17 category, we learned that 26.8 percent of by ; you have subscribed to BGM for 2-3 years; 25.3 percent for 1-2 Danyon Carpenter p. years and 16.2 percent for less than a year. Those of you who are 18 Senior Editor | and older had slightly different numbers. Some 23.4 percent of you ; m subscribed for 2-3 years; 2. for less than a year. More interesting responses (to you anyway) have helped us change EGM to suit your needs. 3 percent for 1-2 years and 18.3 percent Because a whopping 52.9 percent (ages 12-17) and 49.3 percent (184) own personal computers, it seemed only natural that we should provide exciting PC coverage. This issue is no different. Because 87 percent (12-17) and 85 percent (18+) of you use computers for gaming, the coverage of PC titles in EGM will grow. Now for the information that many of you probably always want- ed to know: What is our subscribers’ most popular system? We were | always curious ourself and the results aren't really that shocking. 716 percent own я Super NES in me ages 12-17 category. Also in that category, 62.5 percent own a NES; 65.3 percent own a Genesis; 49 percent own a Game Boy; 24.9 per- cent own a Sega CD; 16.8 percent own a 32X; 30.1 percent own a Game Gear; 6.6 percent own a 3DO; 8.6 percent own a TG-16; 4.3 percent own a Jaguar and 2.8 percent own a Neo*Geo. Those of you who are 18 and older will pleased to know that 71.6 percent also own a Super NES; 54.3 percent own a NES; 67.1 percent own a Genesis; 39.1 percent own a Game Boy; 28.2 percent own a Sega CD; 16.3 percent own a 32X; 26.3 percent own a Game Gear; 10.3 percent own a 3DO; 10 percent own a TG-16; 7.3 percent own a Jaguar and 3.1 percent own a Neo*Geo. Now you can see how you compare to your buddies! "That's not all. The survey also indicated what types of games you buy, how many games you buy, the area where most of our sub- ribers live and much more. This information may seem trivial, but it's crucial in determining what our subscribers like and dislike about us and the rest of the world. If we survey our readers again and you are selected, please take the time to fill it out. INI official seal is your assurance that this product meets the highest quality standards of SEGA™, Buy games anc seal to be sure that they ated tithe: Sega Saturn™ System, Saddle up. 'Cause at dawn you ride the death DOTTY. And it's gonna be pure neck-snapping, retina-tearing speed! You see, Solar Eclipse” boasts third generation åD technology for the highest frame rate ever. That means tent-pitching velocity for our latest space combat n' carnage convention. But hey, it's more than some cosmic speed trip. Your mission's to battle a computer gone HAL—with all the high-tech weaponry your top gun Wet dream can handle. And where are you dancin’ this metallic lambada? On the new pega SECUTI , of course. Oh yeah, you'll be smokin' mister. But don't bother cracking a window. It's 32-bits of SOLARI windburmn out there. Pick from a shiny collection of do-it-yourself death tools. E-Z High Explosive Plasma Guns, convenient Thermal Tracking Missiles, handy Pulse Laser Cannons. (Tool belt not included.) Choose cockpit or chase plane view while screaming thru 30 texture-mapped worlds, Jagged asteroid fields, fiery planet surfaces, lava filled caverns, and other sunny destinations Working around the clock, scientists in our speed lab achieved hyper-realistic Full Motion Graphics. Our secret? Ass-kicking proprietary engine parallel processing with Ed's ‘72 Pinto. Meet Claudia Christian as the tough Major Kelt—She's nursing an intergalactic grudge against you the size of Uranus. 40 minutes of Full Motion Video let her hone her ball-busting ways. RATING PENDING | Call 1-800-771-3772 for game rating information. Кт] Cristal Dynamics and Solar Eclipse are trademarks of Crystal Dynamics. Sega and Sega НЕШІНШІ Saturn are trademarks of SEGA ENTERPRISES, 110. ©1995 Crystal Dynamics. All rights reserved. CRYSTAL DYNAMICS DiReCToRY Aak! Real Monsters 124-25 Ballz: ОС 88,92,134-35 Batman & Robin 36 Battle Arena Toshinden 38,96 Chrono Trigger 58-62 College Football USA ‘96 106,114 Daytona USA 94 Demolition Man 86 Destruction Derby 101 Doom 34 Double Header 112 Dragon 83 Earthworm Jim 98 Flip Out 40 G Police 86 Garfield 88 Gex 94 Golden Axe: TD 77 Gran Chaser 78,80 Guardian Wars 77 Head-On Soccer 101,114 Heavy Machinery 84 Hive, The - 89 Ice Breaker 38,84 Kabuki Klash 72 King of Fighters ‘95 72 Lemmings 2 94 Madden ‘96 108 MagBall 85 Mech Warrior 2 Mega Man VII MMPR: TM Mortal Kombat II Mortal Kombat 3 NBA Give & Go NBA Jam NHL '96 Ooze Panzer General Parasite Power Sport Soccer Prime Time NFL '96 QB Club '96 Raiden Rayman 34,40,82,132:33 Ridge Racer 114 Robotica 83 Sentient 84 Shinobi Legions 36,130-31 Spawn Speed Racer Strahl Super Burnout Tactics Ogre Tecmo Super Bowl 3 Total Eclipse Turbo Triple Play Baseball '96 Virtual Hydlide WeaponLord Wild Woody Wing Commander III WireHead World Series Baseball ‘96 YsV Zhadnost MK 3 characters around October when the arcade look a little familiar, too! STORY BEGINS ON PAGE 48! INSERT COIN INTERFACE: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PRESS START REVIEW CREW EGM TOP TEN LISTS GAMING GOSSIP SPECIAL FEATURES ARCADE ACTION INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK NEXT WAVE TRICKS OF THE TRADE TEAM EGM COMPUTER GAMES LIFESTYLES ADVERTISING INDEX FACT-FILES SuPeR NeS 124 Scare the goofy humans or you fail the test in Aak! Real Monsters! GeNeSi$ 126 Strike fear into the enemy’s heart with WeaponLord! SeGa SaTuRN Relive the experience of Shinobi Legions on the Sega Saturn! EV AY ELC BET Rescue your colorful friends in the cartoon world of Rayman! 130 Gamers will be treated to new smash is revised. They even 7 14-22 26-28 34-40 42 44 48-66 70-72 76-78 82-89 90-98 100-114 118-122 138-139 140 300 134 You gotta have Ballz to play on the 3DO! It’s an awesome game! ONLY IN ЕСМ DO YOU GET: * The best tricks on the hottest carts. * The largest coverage of sports games. * The only information on the best PC games. * The first extended coverage of the newest video games. THE SONY PLAYSTATION'S RELEASE DATE HAS FINALLY BEEN SET AND IT'S NOW! The rumors flying all over the Net have been proven wrong. Gamers can now save up their cash knowing that the hottest new system will be out shortly. Sony has announced that the release of the PlayStation will be Sept. 9, and it looks as hot as Sony promised. As well, there will be several awesome games to be released alongside the system, including Battle Arena Toshinden, Discworld, Novastorm, NBA Jam, Myst, Ridge Racer, Rayman, Air Combat, Kileak the DNA Imperative and many more! The story begins on PAGE 26. “All indications are saying that lightning will strike the world on Sept. 9 [with the release of the PlayStation] in the U.S. as well as in Canada.” PART TWO OF THE CHRONO TRIGGER STRATEGY GUIDE—THE QUEST GOES ON. Did you really think we could fit all of the Chrono Trigger's maps, story lines and secrets in just one issue? The RPG is so huge and exciting that we needed two issues in order to inform you of all the nifty features of the game. Check out the four pages detailing the second half of the strategy guide. The guide starts after you have found and rescued Robo and have gone through the portal in Proto Dome. It is packed with just about everything to help you through this intriguing game. The story begins on PAGE 58. "Spekkio will bless your party with magic should he deem you worthy of it. ... He is a very powerful adversary.” EGMYS NEW COMPUTER SECTION HIGHLIGHTS MECH WARRIOR 2! Get ready to take a PC ride on one of the most thrilling games to come out from Activision. Mech Warrior 2 took two years to be released; however, the long wait was worth it. Check out the cool preview pages on this action-intense roller-coaster ride. Although this is a brand-new section to the magazine, our PC expert spent hellish (yet fun) hours researching this disc to find out everything on this game just for our readers. What he has to show will be truly unbelievable! The story begins on PAGE 118. "With more than two pe in the making, this powerful sequel to the original will undoubtedly prove to be one of the most sophisticated mech sims ever to hit the PC.” | N45 yassin Thrush a Wasteland Whon suddenly my Md drifted - AOL@keyword: МОД www.nintendo.com ^ © 1995 Nintendo of America Inc. ™ and © are trademarks of Nintendo of A ДА NP md STINT 10104, my focation shifted int , haw dimensjón 4 third dimensjón 4 $004 МЫ РД Was this their intention? 10 crash mY dimension? I StePPed info The invention and heard а voice Say, Turn jf On virtual Boy k -p Same fOr 4 Bp world. Virtual Bois a portable 32-bit 3-D game system, жойы, in, digital stereo Sound, two high-resolution visual 2 а! immerse you in the game. Coming scon- stereo headphones and Е : A cable for head-to-head action. E ‘Turn if on and experience the ` difference a dimension can make. M This is the section where you can open up your mind and let the rest of electronic gaming see what color your brain is. While you're at it, you can also expose yourself to more than 1 million gamers looking for an easy target. Remember, you have the right to remain silent and any- thing you say can be used against you in the magazine. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. Get ConNeCTeD! You can also reach the editors of EGM via CompuServe at 75052,1667 or on the internet at 75052.1667@ com- puserve.com. You can also get access to Еб articles, reviews and more on the World Wide Web via the NUKE home page at www.nulte.com. Dear EGM, | am writing this because | am con- cerned about a potential travesty in the making. A couple of issues ago, | read that Doom 3 would be coming out for the Super NES. I first laughed at the idea, thinking that it might have been an illegal thing not licensed by id Software. However, in your latest issue (#73) you had an ad stating that Doom will be coming to the Super NES in September. Even worse, id Get your letters into ЕСМ today or we kill another editor! You can reach EGM by writing to: Interface, Letters to the Editor 1920 Highland Avenue, #222 Lombard, IL 60148 ammo 498 100^ ~ e isn't Doom a little too violent for the нейітн ARMS AREA з зи 9 4 “violence proof” Super NES? Software is actually licensing the thing! | thought that Jay Wilbur (CEO of id) vowed, after the Wolfenstein 3D fiasco, that they would never work with Nintendo again. Has Jay Wilbur stabbed diehard Doom fans such as myself in the back by doing this? | know that Nintendo has claimed that they have lifted their ban on violence in games by means of a new rating system, but this does not satisfy me. Ever since Doom came out a few years back, my friends and | have wondered what the game would be like if it ever came out on the Super NES. What guns would be used? Would they have to fire Oww! Quit it! | VIOLENCE, DOOM AND THE SUPER NES MAKE STRANGE BEDFELLOWS blanks instead of live rounds? Would sweat spill from the enemies’ bodies instead of blood? What about all of those pentagrams (demonic sym- bols)? Would they get yanked from the final version? These questions ended up giving me nightmares, and | have even written a column in my college newspaper, The Bottom Line, about this situation. Now | see this coming true. All | can say to id Software is, “How could you do this to us?” Todd Hargosh via Prodigy First of all, Doom 3 (now the game is simply entitled Doom) is really the first Doom (in case any of you didn't know by now). Yes, Nintendo supposedly did away with their vows of video gaming violence celibacy because of their new ratings system (as the Church Lady used to say, "How conveeeeeenient!"). The game will still contain the gore levels that helped to rocket it to great success. Check out the review in this month's Review Crew for more information on this game. м: ағыт ВЕНА го 104, ф 200777 20 What about the pentagrams? Will Nintendo leave them be? Great letter, Todd. Your Acclaim Dual Turbo joysticks are on their way! VIDEO GAMING СОМРА- NIES BRANCH OUT Dear EGM, What is up with the Ultra 64? Is that box that you guys have been showing in the mag the real thing, or is it just a model that someone uses as a doorstop? Mark D. This would look great in my new Buffalo, NY apartment! • NEWS OF ЕСІМ PC COV- ERAGE GETS MIXED REVIEWS Dear EGM, If you [have coverage on PC games], | am going to cancel my subscription to both of your magazines. PC games have their own place. This is supposed to be a magazine for console games, and the PC does not fit in anywhere. It just wastes pages that could be used for the console games. | am not the only one who feels this way. You will ruin your magazines if you do this, and | can guaran- tee you that | will never buy another issue again. Scott Styczynsky via the Internet Dear EGM, Hi, dudes. I've read your mag for quite some time now, and I’ve seen it grow quite a bit over the Nintendo will be scratching the Ultra 64 in favor of the new Ultra Chia Pet 64. This new system will look like the other Ultra 64. But when you dump some water onto it, it blossoms into an attractive houseplant that will complement almost any room. Nintendo will also be releasing the new Super NES Spam Patty. This will be a delicious loaf of tasty Spam, shaped into the form of a Super NES. It's a fantastic tasty treat for any video gamer! Sega, to counter this move and to retrieve some market share, will market the 32Х waffle iron. it will make beautiful little waffles shaped like a 32X. The only catch is, you must use Sega's special hatter to make the waffles. THIS JUST IN: Sega has discontinued the production of their 32X waffle batter, so all of you that just bought their 32X waffle iron are out of luck! Too bad! READER ASKS FOR DIGIPEN COVERAGE Dear EGM, I’ve got one question: If you're the best video gaming magazine out there, why haven't you done anything on DigiPen? It is the first ever game programming school in America. Kaneda via the Internet На! The joke's on you, bro! DigiPen will be fea- tured in an upcoming issue! Look forward to more information on the first game program- ming school in the entire Western Hemisphere! years. | really like what | see in issue #73. Lots of time was spent on the new platforms, you brought back the “What If’s,” the reviews are better and more reliable than ever ... and | even saw mention of, (gasp!) ... PC games! | sense that your magazine tries to give all types o games a chance to be recognized for the credit they deserve. If this is true, it's about time that PC games got some recognition. FX Fighter looks cool, and I'm glad to see that Doom and Wing Commander 3 have gotten the attention they have, but we can still use some more PC titles. Your mag has always been fairly open-minded and dynamic about what goes into it. | hope this will be yet another change for the better. Jeff Grady via Delphi Thanks for the letters. Let us know what you think of our new PC games coverage. Your input is still, and always will be, very important to us! * Students at DigiPen learn how to program video games from the ground up! (Okay, here's another chance to let your cre- ativity really shine! Send your "What Ifs” in and maybe they'll get published in our mag! you have to do is think of the weirdest pos: | thing that you can imagine and write it down! | Easy enough! 5 È | _ МАТ. .... Siskel and Ebert reviewed video games? _... Shao Kahn fell off the МКИ _ mountain? ... Shang Tsung morphed into the Hamburglar and robbed McDonalds? .. Earthworm Jim's spacesuit ішпе . on him? ... Kirby ate? . Joe Tigaro Pittsburgh, PA 2 se .. Magneto went to a video tape rental outlet? 2. Sushi-X was an experimental food’ ... Ed Semrad finally admitted that he | was Elvis? . Sony put out a game for the PlayStation called “Nintendo vs. Sega"? ... ЕСМ made an entire mag of “What Ifs"? ... all of the letters to the editor wer |. psycho? | ... Atari made the Jaguar 2600? . Ben Hamilton ı via America Online . Baraka had hair? . the fatalities in MK 4 sucked? . Smoke finally caught fire? |... a Dragon Ball Z character appeared in a Michael Jackson video? (oh yeah, never mind!) . Chris Gallen Redding, CT . Beavis and Butt-head were girls? . Lord Raptor was roadie for the Cranberries and their song _ "Zombie" was really about him? — . they made a fighting game based | on the show Cheers? (You must defeat Shelley Long to stand a . chance!) ... Some idiot sent you a letter addressed to Car and Driver? Brian Kelly Kerhonkson, NY This is your chance to ask the EGM editors for help with all those daunting personal problems, Remember folks, we're trained professionals (in what I don't know)! О: Sometimes I get this funny ringing in my ears. Usually, not long after that, I begin to hear a strange voice that tells me to go out and wave at people that I don’t even know. Is this a normal thing? John Cleefer Simi Valley, CA А: What you're experiencing is a totally normal thing. Just remember to do whateyer it is that the voices are telling you. Call us and let us know if you need а job. Q: 1 have some potato salad in my refrigerator that has been sitting there for well over three months. It is covered with a coating of slime and this funny green fuzz. Is it okay to eat? Rocco Bellden Chicago, IL AS Sure, enjoy! О: Could Pops Racer from Speed Racer and Mike Haggar be twin brothers? Jon Allegrezza yia the Internet А: Yes, according to our research, they are in fact twin brothers. We have uncovered the conspiracy while investigating rumors that Racer X 15 secretly married to Mike Haggar's best friend's brother s second cousin twice-removed. Unfortunately, we were unable to reach Speed to verify this story. 16 EM WE LIKE THE SEGA SATURN—REALLY!!! Dear EGM, | ат getting tired of your negative reviews of Daytona and Virtua Fighter. | realize that they are not exactly like the arcade versions in the way of graphics, but you should play the games for what they are, not for what they could be. • Sega's Virtua Fighter for the Sega Saturn is an excellent game. Daytona may be missing a polygon here and there. Ed’s rating of a “6” is just not fair. If this were the first time you had played the game, | guarantee you would have given it the rating that it deserved. No one complained about the MK translations, with their inferior graphics. Why did you complain about Daytona? Brian 15 via America Online First of all, our reviewers always stand by their ratings. With this said, let me address some patterns that | have seen when І receive letters like this. First, it is always cool that peo- ple have their own opinions of the games we review. If we don't like a game and you do, that's the way it goes. On the other hand, if we Can Save one person from buying a game that is * Daytona is quite excellent, especially Considering that it's a first-generation game! total trash (not that Daytona is trash—no way!), then we have done our jobs. Second, whenever we get letters from people bashing us about how we don't like a system/game, you can bet that 9 out of 10 of those letters are from people that own that system/game. Is that an unbiased opinion? Do you know how many letiers we get from Jaguar owners who scream at us because there are Jaguar games that we rated in the “average” or “below aver- age" categories? Should we promote Jaguar games because of this? If we did, you'd scream at us because we're Jaguar-biased! C'mon peo- ple, we're not trying to tell you what to like, and We're definitely not trying to insult you. We are giving you our opinion. Just because a game gets a score of "6" (which, whether you realize it or not, is above average) doesn't mean that you won't like the game or think that it's the best thing since sliced bread! Believe it or not, most of us at EGM really do like the Sega Saturn. That's not to say that we will give all Sega Saturn games a good review. If we like the game, we'll give it a good score. Simple as that. We are not (contrary to popular belief) biased for or against any system or game. You read ЕСМ tor, among other things, our shoot- from-the-hip reviews. We will continue to take whatever heat we get for any and all of our reviews, in order to let you know what we think of a game. Party on! HEY! NO TAUNTING ALLOWED! Dear EGM, | have a question that needs answer- ing, and | kinda figured you were the people to go to. Why the heck did Sega Sports massacre World Series ‘95 like they did? | am not sure if it is just my el dunno, | liked the action (and the home run scenes) in Sega's World Series ‘95. game or if all of them have problems with the game locking up, the sounds getting all screwed up, etc. ... And why in the world did they make the home run trot so darned long? | can see the fun in rubbing that 495-foot shot in your opponent' face, but it gets a little old after a while! Pete Vuckovich via America Online The problems that you're having with your game locking up and things like that lead me to believe that you might have a defective game. ROAST A FEW WEENIES TONIGHT: So, How РО You LIKE YOUR- OPPONENTS Мел.-РОнЕТ LIGHTLY CHAREEDT EXTEA-CRISPYIT Wer, DEFORE YOU ROAST Em, YOU GOTTA GET TO BLOCKBUSTER. We've GOT MORE COPIES OF THE BEST GAMES AROUND. Соме ON IN, GET THE GAMES AND START COOKIN. BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO name and дезюп аге registered trademarks of Blockbuster Entertainment Inc. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 © 1987, 1995 Blockbuster Entertainment Inc. HIN HE ES | THE ULTRA 64— - ТҮ m GM’ S MORE QUESTIONS = Ж. 1 What are the hottest new games Dear EGM, to cross the EGM editors’ desks | have a few questions about the Ultra this month? What games do you 64. Is it a four-player system? It looks and your gaming pals think are as though it might have four controller the best? We have the answers ports built in. My other question is: Why with this exclusive listing of the will the Ultra only cost $250 if the dol- most incredible softs available for lar/yen rate goes up? any format—chosen by the edi- Old Fogie tors of EGM and YOU—the wired- via America Online in readers of the biggest and best video game magazine on the face As of right now, it looks like the Ultra will lie a of planet! four-player system. As to your other question, yes the dollar/yen rate will affect the price of ЕСМ EDITORS ЕСМ READERS] ie system, miris not yet clear t0 vt : 2 - = tor i extent. THE SEGA SATURN AND RPGS Dear EGM, | am a 31-year-old professional, and avid video game player. | would like to know if Sega has any RPGs in the works for the Sega Saturn. | hope Sega does not ignore this genre like they did ITI TTG * Rig Lord Saga, a Japanese RPG, is coming to the Sega Saturn. on the Genesis. Sega must realize that it will be the older, working gamers like myself that can fork out the $400- for their new machine and a couple of games. If they don't cater to our needs, we will have to take our dollars else- where (PlayStation, Ultra 64). Name Unknown via the Internet Sega is bringing over an RPG called Rig Lord Saya from Japan. It appears to be a rendered 3-D-type RPG with all of the features that you LET YOUR VOTE BE HEARD! you can contact EGM directly and record pe Keep an y on moma чу your vote for the hottest new and upcoming games by logging onto the 0 юе ЕН ТЕЗ ONO КОШУ зера doesn't want to alienate themselves from the NUKE Internet Interface at nuke.com on the World-Wide-Web beginning RPG players, so I really wouldn't sweat it too June 1. Until then, just send us a postcard with your fave game! much. I'm sure more will be on the way! TEAM-UP AS BATMAN" AND ROBIN” SUPER NES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE ESRB RATING, OR TO COMMENT ABOUT THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE RATING, PLEASE CONTACT THE ESRB AT 1-800-771-3772, "BATMAN and all related elements are the property of DC Comics ТМ & © 1995. All rights reserved. Acclaim is a division and registered trademark of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. © 1995 Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy and the Official Seals are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America, Inc. © 1991 Nintendo OVER 125 AWESOME MOVES, GADGETS AND ATTACKS! REAL DIGITIZED CHARACTERS AND BACKGROUNDS! of America, Inc. Sega, Genesis and Game Gear are trademarks of Sega Enterprises, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. GAME BOY Е a р $ Y 4 OVER 80 UNBELIEVABLE STAGES! GAME GEAR’ B Wu entertainment, inc. PSYCHO LETTER OF THE MONTH Now for that part of the show where the truly insane get a chance to shine. This month’s let- ter comes from Mortal Kombat great Johnny Cage who obviously hates Barney as much as we do! | finally did it! I killed Barney!! You didn’t think that | would, but I did. | showed you! | Shut up, fool! showed all of them! | even got a picture to prove it! Let the world know! | KILLED BARNEY!! That little purple freak deserved it! He was just ASKING for it! Ohhh yeah! He wanted it, | delivered! So where's my freakin’ reward?! | am a hero now! Signed, Johnny Cage Now Johnny, that wasn't very nice of you splattering that poor little Barney's head like a ripe papaya! Unless you apologize right now, you won't get your free EGM T-shirt! Don't ya hate when this happens? You're read- ing the latest ЕСІМ and it burst into flames! This month's weird postcard entry comes from Richard Fairbak from Robbinsdale, MN. This looks more like an album cover for an old Led Zepplin record than a postcard! OVERUSE OF THE LETTER "X" IN VIDEO GAMES Dear EGM, What's with the letter "X" anyway? | mean, take a look at some of the prod- ucts out there and their titles: CD-X, 32X, XBand, Dracula-X, Mega Man X, StarFox X, the X-Men, even Sushi-X! Why does the 24th letter of our alpha- bet get so much use all of a sudden? Dusty Gilbert via the Internet You have far too much time on your hands, Dusty! DO GAME COPIERS SWAY GAME PRICES? Dear EGM, While looking through the classifieds on America Online, | saw a lot of commo- tion concerning video-game back-up systems, or copiers. There was a lot of talk about people selling these things and whether it was legal or not. One person made a comment that these copiers is why video games cost so much. Why not tell your readers and myself what these “back-up” systems are? Do they really have that large of an effect on game prices? Isaiah Walters via America Online Game copiers (sometimes referred to as back- up units) are devices that copy games onto flop- ру disks directly from your video game console (i.e., your Genesis or Super NES). Let's get one thing straight, we really shouldn't refer to them as back-up systems because they are really just devices to let people pirate games. Who the heck would need to back-up a copy of Donkey Kong Country? Whether or not they're legal is another story. This is pretty tricky. I'm not sure of the legal mumbo-jumbo, but they're probably legal if you do in fact use them to back games up. If, however, you make copies of games and sell them to others, you could get busted hig- time! The more of these pirated copies you sell and the more money you make from them, the deeper into the proverbial doggy-doo you get. Now, about the effects on the industry—1 would have to say in all honesty that they really have little or no impact on the price of video games (the pirating of PC games and software is anoth- er story, though!). Let's face it, not enough of these things are sold (in my humble opinion) to make an impact. Unless you're into pirating games and running a risk of going to “the big house,” these things have no use whatsoever. THE LOOKING Ar? ME OR ths BIG FAT ? THIS BULLSEYE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY FOREHEAD? ISN'T THERE SOMETHING THAT сАМВІ rrouror My LIFE? тнат pics DOWN AND DEEP CLEANS WITH MORE KILLER STUFF THAN THE NUMBER ONE PADTO ZAP @@@@? In FACT, ISN'T THAT SOMETHING ruis WICKED итті PAD FROM CLEARASIL ? © P&G 1995 MUTE FACE LETTER Where Creativity, Your Favorite Video Game and A Stamp Can Make You Immortal* Put your illustrative skills to the test by decking out a plain #10 envelope (you know, the long business type) with your own unique touch. Send your letter art submission to: EGM Letter Art, 1920 Highland Avenue, Suite 222, Lombard, Illinois 60148. * Or at least get you in the magazine! STARFOX 2 HITS THE SKIDS Dear EGM, What ever happened with StarFox 2? As a fan of the original, | was really looking forward to the sequel. Did [zs ]HIT START то 2 GU BACK TO THE GAME, RIEBIT# * Sorry, but you'll just have to make due with the original StarFox. Nintendo decide to scratch it? This may just reflect their confidence in the Super NES. | know that the 16-Bit era is end- ing, but it’s not dead yet. Sam Cook Ringgold, GA Yup, Nintendo killed StarFox 2 deader than a doornail. Fans of the original will just have to А 22 wy BY THE WAY, HERE'S THEIR ADDRESS! INTERFACE, LETIERS To THE EDITOR, MN Ço мра PUSHING GROUP, 1420 HIGHLAND Ave, SUITE 22>, LOMBARD, IL 60145 Dennis Millere New Alexandria, PA Richard Zagala ® Gilbert, AZ Patrick Kwe * Fayetteville, NC wait for another possible sequel. Yes, it may be a fact of life that the age of the 16-Bit is coming to an end. Hopefully the transition will be some- what painless for all of us! READER OFFERS FEEDBACK ON VARIETY OF TOPICS Dear EGM, | recently received issue #73 of your great magazine and | decided to give you guys some feedback. First of all, | would like to know why Larry Marshall won Psycho of the Month. He is absolutely right about Kerri Hoskins!! Heck, even Sindel is looking good as well! | would like to be Shao Kahn in he picture of them in issue #69! Second, thanks for bringing back the “What Ifs." That was a great part of your magazine, and | was really sad to see it go. Third, it seems that NUKE is a very popular WWW site. Every time | try to get on, there is too much traffic! | really want to try it out though! Fourth, I think people should quit bashing the Ultra 64. Nintendo probably doesn't want to come out with a system without any good games. Everyone should just be patient! Maybe the extra time will be Christopher Dick of Loudonville, NY, is our winner this month for his rendition on Mega Man and company. Good job Chris, your EGM T-Shirt is in the mail! Craig Spratt ® Melfort, Sask. Gerico Sobrepena е Freemont, CA EGM LETTER ART pa ports Tim Johnson • Silsbee, TX just what they need to make their new system the very best that it can be. Thanks for listening! Wes Page Columbus, OH Thanks for the letter, Wes. First of all, just hecause someone wins the “Psycho Letter of the Month" doesn't mean that they're so twisted that they don't realize that Kerri is quite ... well, you know. We print those letters because we think that our readers will get a kick out of them. Believe me, we get a lot of Kerri Hoskins’ fan mail! As far as your comment оп MUKE is concerned, you might want to try getting on at a different hour when it's not so busy. And about Nintendo, | think you're partially right. People need to be a little more patient. However, | also think that Nintendo had better get their proverbial butts in gear and show people a little more than a few cinemas from a game that may or may not even exist! dust my two cents worth! This month's letter column was brought to you by Mike Forassiepi, EGM Assistant Editor. The highlight of Mike's day comes when he gets to dive into all of those Juicy letters that our readers send him. This month, however, Mike is a little ticked off. He went out and bought one of those new Sega 32X waffle makers, and now the darn thing is totally useless. Go figure. I want my waffles! ee WAYS TO DIE. Pa 4 ONLY ONE CAN MAKE YO „= ----- ААА ő : THERE ARE MAN \ A қ O MK3. BE CAREFUL. IT'S COMING HOME, FRIDAY 13, OCTOBER 1995, Ё SUPER NES® GENESIS" * GAME GEAR" * GAME Boy® Nintendo, Supar Nintendo Enetinment System, Gants Boy and heal i : и y > Бнр, tid Modal Котол®З 21605 Midway о Manufacturing Company, At Rights Reserved. è T (батат of NMS Games Inc. BLADEFORCE. The year-2T10 AD. The city—Meggagrid. A gritty metropolis reeking with the stench of organized crime. You enter this cesspool wearing only a helicopter flight suit and a big grin that says “Hello Mr. Criminal. My gun is bigger than yours: You fly in real time. You fire in real time. They die in real time. Have a real good time. Features: 360° 3D flying. 3D worlds. 3D everything. You spin. You soar. You shoot. You spew. Pack the Dramamine. 16,000 true 3D objects. 28 missions and ДН ~~~ crime infested levels. Buy ‘the game, get the motion sickness free. |/ 7 Who's PM for these two NRA favorites? The warped minds at Studio 3D0, " " of course. These innovative a renegades have turned the i 03 most advanced gaming tech- , $ nology on the ШЫ into b. their own sensory amusement park—and every ride's an "E" ticket. See your favorite retailer or to order direct, call (1-800-336-3506 [11 ie ù STUDIO up on the Web: www.3do.com E D О 300 00 opos, Baer ar omes Bs STUD TO зро N What a politically correct title, eh? You're ren in a horrifying 3D world ofthe undead. But lucky you. You've brought along some serious firepower. You've got to shoot first and catch your breath later. To solve the mystery, listen to the ghosts for clues. You'll have to call on your wits, call on your weapons or call for an organ donor if things go south. Features: 16 horrific enemies (only 300 could get 7 genuine ghosts on videotape). 45 supernatural areas to discover and over 200 rooms to explore. Requires use of the head, if it hasn't been blown off already. XBAND XPANDS О THE SEGA CHANNEL : Catapult isn’t content with setting up video gaming net- works on the Sega Genesis and the Super NES. Catapult is joining with the Sega Channel enabling subscribers to play each other via their cable televi- sion lines. Currently, network sub- scribers can play against each other in the conven- tional XBand head-to-head competitive style on Genesis and 32X games. Both parties are confident that they will be able to expand competition to Sega Saturn games in the future. The Sega Channel cur- rently pipes games into gamers’ homes over cable TV lines, and the XBand modem allows gamers to compete remotely over their phone lines. As a result of the agree- ment, the XBand modem will be linked to the Sega Channel adapter and will be made available to cable subscribers. The service is available throughout the U.S. (and quite possibly setting up shop in Canada and Japan) at a price of anywhere between $9.95-14.95 per month. This service covers 20 connections to the XBand network as well as the Sega Channel’s monthly fee. Of the 50 games available on channel, five to 10 games will be network compatible. Users will also be able to send e-mail messages to friends. It's getting easier to play a cool game with a friend who might be across an ocean! А he wait for the PlayStation is over. Sony is gaining momentum with both the public and the game development ; community. All indicators are 2 saying that lightning will * strike the world Sept. 9 in the * U.S. as well as Canada. It : will ignite a burning desire in : the hearts of gamers that has * been absent from the video : game genre for the past eight : to 10 months. * Despite rumors of an earli- ; er launch of the PlayStation : (both on the Internet and in * the enthusiast press), the * PlayStation was not released ; on July 15 or earlier as some : were reporting. On the Internet, the video game news was abuzz with rumors made up by fictitious Sony Computer Entertain- ment employees who were really Net surfers. One of the more interesting rumors was that Sony was planning to test market 50,000 PlayStation units in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco on July 21—but that ended up being entirely false. The statement made Sony so angry that they even tried tracking down the instigator of this evil e-mail. There were many other unconfirmed reasons for the PlayStation not being released before September. The most logical came from our Sony source—the same WILL THE RELEASE OF THE PSX IGNITE GAMERS' INTERESTS? who told ЕСІМ that the pric- ing structure ($299) for the PlayStation wasn't arrived at until the early hours of the morning shortly before their E? keynote address at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles in May. According to the sources, the reason for the Play- Station delay was: "We felt that the summer wasn't the best time to release a new system, and parents didn't want their children inside playing video games when they should be outside enjoy- ing outdoor activities." Some other rumors men- tioned the fact that the pack- aging, printing, transportation and manufacturing concerns were the biggest reasons for the delay. These factors com- SONY GAMES SEPTEMBER RELEASES LAUNCH TITLES FIRST AND SECOND PARTY BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN—SCE KILEAK THE DNA IMPERATIVE—SCE RAIDEN PROJECT—SCE DISCWORLD—PSYGNOSIS MYST—PSYGNOSIS NOVASTORM—PSYGNOSIS RIDGE RACER—NAMCO ESPN EXTREME—SONY IMAGESOFT THIRD PARTY NBA JAM—ACCLAIM TOTAL ECLIPSE—CRYSTAL DYN. PGA TOUR—EA SPORTS THEME PARK—ELECTRONIC ARTS PARODIUS— KONAMI А TRAIN 4—MAXIS AIR COMBAT—NAMCO POWER SERVE 3-D TENNIS— OCEAN RAYMAN—UBI SOFT bined made the picture clear- er to us. But whatever the reason for the system not coming out earlier, it's coming out now and Sony isn’t fooling around. Despite losing a recent softball game to Sega 24 to 20, they hope to be bat- ting a thousand with gamers. The extra time has allowed them to solidify their plans. First, they've set up an 800 number to answer con- sumers' questions and give insight into what games are coming out for the system (1-800-239-SONY ext. 7669). Gamers will learn about cool promotions like the one Sony is running from late August through September. When gamers reserve their PlayStation (with a small deposit), they'll receive a free game developer's demo CD that includes music, technical specs on the system and interactive footage. The CDs feature five tracks from five hot alternative bands including music from the Th’, Gag, Mother May |, Corn and Dandelion. When you pick up your PlayStation, you can put the CD into your game system and you'll be treated to 3-D graphic displays and movie- quality special effects. The offer will be available at participating retailers. (Electronics Boutique is the only retailer we know for sure that will be participating in the promotion.) We've also been hearing that a big-name retailer will be giving $100 off a PlayStation when you trade in 10 current 16-Bit titles. This will allow gamers to pay $199 for the system. We don't know any more details than that—so shop around for the best deal. Over 15 different titles will be available for the Play- Station in September. Some of these titles include Ridge Racer, Battle Arena Toshinden, Kileak the DNA Imperative, Discworld and Novastorm by Psygnosis and ESPN Extreme from Sony Imagesoft. Other third-party titles include NBA Jam from Acclaim, Total Eclipse from Crystal Dynamics, PGA Tour from EA Sports, Theme Park from Electronic Arts, Parodius from Konami, A Train 4 by Maxis, Air Combat and Tekken from Namco, Power Serve 3-D Tennis from Ocean and Rayman from UBi Soft. The one game that every- one has been talking about will be Mortal Kombat 3 and is scheduled for release on Oct. 1. Other highly anticipat- ed titles due out before Christmas include NHL Hockey '96 and Madden '96 not to mention Capcom's Dark Stalkers and a version of Mega Man. Acclaim will be releasing a version of Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball, NBA Jam Tournament Edition and Street Fighter: The Movie. Several companies have titles that are in development. Namco leads the pack with a number of titles that will find their way onto the Play- Station. Some of these titles include Ridge Racer 2, Tekken 2, Cyber Cycles, Alpine Racer and a compila- tion disc with arcade classics like Dig Dug and Galaga on one PSX CD. Microsoft® Windows 95 TAKE IT TO THE BANK- VIDEO GAMES ON THE PC icrosoft and Softbank have announced the for- mation of Gamebank, a joint venture created to publish and promote games for Windows95. Gamebank will not be designing these original products but will be porting over existing con- sole games, including Sega Genesis, Super NES, Sega Saturn and PlayStation games to Windows95 once they acquire the licenses to do the conversions. Softbank is the biggest PC software distributor in Japan and recently acquired the Interface Group (Comdex etc.) and Ziff-Davis expositions subsidiary. At the E*show іп May, Kinesoft, an Illinois-based company, was chosen to handle the actual porting of software. At the last minute, they flew over to Japan to meet with Softbank chairman Masayoshi Son and a deal was struck. The deal between Softbank and Kinesoft is worth a reported $40 million. Kinesoft has developed a technology called Exodus that translates Sega Genesis game codes into Intel codes allowing regular video games to be ported over and played on your PC. Experts are suggesting this new technology (along with Windows95) will allow users to play their favorite video games perfectly on the PC. "Right now, we have a license with Activision for Pitfall Harry, Accolade for Bubsy and the license to port over Earthworm Jim,” said Sills, president of Kinesoft. "We've put a Sega Genesis with the same game in it next to a PC playing side by side. The game running on the PC displayed a full 256 colors and was in Q-Sound. With this technology we're confident that you'll see the next generation of gaming consoles resembling PCs." Gaming companies are taking notice of Windows95 and Kinesofts Exodus technology. After this deal was struck in Japan, Sega stock dropped 7.7 percent when the specific details were made public. ‚ ЕСМ READERS МАМЕ NEW CONTROLLERS Nintendo is offering gamers a “killer deal” for those who buy ACCLAIM LICENSES MK3 : Killer Instinct for the Super NES. FOR THE PLAYSTATION istory was made As an added bonus, gamers RMP won't only get a copy of the The future is looking : SITLL game, but they'll also get Killer brighter for our friends at — : ers to create Cuts, a CD soundtrack with a Acclaim. They've recently — : ШАШСА compilation of Killer Instinct signed two huge licensing — : of their new con- music deals that should keep them : ПЕН 3,000 The music and the game were zaf on top of the hill in 1995. В entries were received. @ The:home:versions of Kiki done by Rare of England, the “There were several same design team behind and МК? were an outstand- : шелекте Donkey Kong Country for the ing success due to Acclaim's : ETETEA РОК Super NES and Killer Instinct for aggressive and innovative — ; И ШИШИККЕ the arcade. The soundtrack is marketing strategies: SUAE Сат ECCE an incredible mix that adds to However, this year hadn't : Ms mad, the enjoyment of this highly been looking quite so rosy ; ЁТЕ NU NETTE rated arcade classic. d id MP ME] PSXtreme Pad for the The CD will be available with the first 100,000 copies of the и inclina ee PlayStation or FireStorm game sold in the U.S. and the first 20,000 copies of the game : for the Sega Saturn and sold in Canada. re-create those favorable — :; ШОТТ moo A sampling of the songs include: “The Way Ц Move", “H. I. е : for either system.” Feeling,” “Controlling Transmission,” “Oh Yeah, It’s a Jungle,” ОО SISTING: At STD decided on the “Do it Now,” “Full-bore,” “The Instinct,” “Yo Check This Out,” О IRE Eclipse Pad and the “Freeze,” “Trailblazer,” “Tooth and Claw” and “Rumble and the ay Station In: Europe, as Eclipse Stick for the Sega Extreme.” А a fe arom Saturn. They decided to The CD allows gamers to listen to the various themes from А d Ens ок и MAURUS MESE the game at home or on the road. The music was remixed nam pid and Sei brand name for the and put onto a CD in response to players requesting the for the PlayStation and the PlayStation controllers. soundtrack from the game. This practice of releasing gaming Šega Satum Six big Winners were soundtracks started in Japan. With games like DKC and КІ, 9 d awarded prizes. gaming soundtracks are becoming increasingly popular. тоо —fU nso ооовоо ECUPSE STICK. The all-new Eclipse Stick is for the Sega Saturn. 3 QuESTIONS WICH ЕСМ: What is your favorite video game? Гуе always been a big video and computer game junkie. My all-time favorite game is NHL ‘96 for the Sega Genesis. It’s fantastically cool, and it is a great game. What is your proudest moment in gaming? When my boss here at EA Sports, Scott Orr (the cre- L| a ator of the original John Madden football game for the Sega Genesis) declared that John Madden ‘95 for the Genesis was the best version of Madden that he had ever played. What games are you currently working on? I'm excited about John Madden Football and Viewpoint for the Producer FA Sports PlayStation. These games will be super-duper cool, and we’re working very hard to get them done on time. 3,000,000 This is the number all of the new gaming Systems are racing toward, The first com- pany with this as an installed hase will be the frontrunner. 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Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. All games must be purchased after 09/01/95 to be eligible for rebate offer. Brandish is a trademark of Koei Corporation. Nintendo and Nintendo Entertainment System are official trademarks of Nintendo of America. $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Fi YU O VU HF 4% А YH EV YH VY YB 4% 4% VY YB YH HY et the see the scores, on't let them see e WE ADMIT IT — IT'S AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE. Bur, HEY, DO THEY ASK FOR MERCY WHEN THEY CHALLENGE YOU TO THE TOUGHEST FIGHTING GAMES IN THE UNIVERSE? WE DIDN'T THINK SO. THAT'S WHY WE 2 BUILT THE FOR SEGA SATURN. WE CREATED IT FROM ACTUAL PARTS AND DESIGNS FROM REAL ARCADE UNITS $0 IT GIVES YOU THE MOST REALISTIC FEEL POSSIBLE FOR YOUR GAMING EXPERIENCE! WE’VE EVEN ADDED EXTRA ROOM AROUND THE JOYSTICK TO GIVE YOU THE MAXIMUM IN PLAYING MANEUVER- ABILITY! Now you CAN FEEL THE EXPLO- SIVE POWER OF EVERY FIGHTING GAME! 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AL Al was put into carbonite freezing this month, and the rest of the Review Crew had to rescue him from the vile clutches of Gurka the Hutt. Along with Dinbacca, they soar through the galaxy. ‘chal Not exactly a newcomer to Review Crew, the eccentric Cyber has been looking for girls in his brand-new Batmobile. To keep his mind off women, we've given him ungodly amounts of work. Sushi-X is currently fighting off claims that he is the father of some 70 children. If that’s true, it’s a miracle that he’s able to grab a joystick at all. Sushi says, “Just say no, unless she’s hot HOW GAME: The reviews that are published in EGM are created after each gamer on the Review Crew staff plays through the game in its entirety. The Crew then independently writes their reviews based on the quality of the product, originality and challenge (how long it takes to complete), and bases their numerical scoring on a 1 to 10 scale in relation to other titles available for the same system. playstation RAYMAN ubi soft category: release date: challenge: back-up: | Easy | Battery | Ubi Soft certainly has a good thing going. Rayman is«a:great. character, and thisygame,has perfect/animation and backgrounds with enough colors to awaken those tired rods and cones in your eyebalis..While Rayman looks and plays just like its cartridge-based counterparts, this PlayStation version hasgone featuresthat really impressed me—the terrific musie. When гоп out to buy my PSX, Rayman will definitely be one of the games | bring home with me! Contrary to the early belief that the PlayStation can't do:sidesserolling;games veryywellpRayman comes ош shining in many ways. The game's visuals can be easily noted among the best, with lots of detail and animation that/rivals theranima- tion that/comes out of Disney. The music is also great even though it's. gearedjto.a much younger listening crowd. The(play control takes abit of getting used to, but once you get it down, it's pret- ty easy. | like this game. This is one of the coolest action games I've seen in a long.tmezzThe PlayStation not«onlyslooks great, but it also plays really well; The visual effects on some of the levels have to be seen. Hopefully the.players out there!will look past the cutsy ‘character. This one is loaded with tech- niques arid secrets. Theymusic is really'neat, too. Rayman is a top-notch action game that excels in every way. This CD proves that the PlayStation can do a worthwhile side-scroller. Great! What is that little dude and where did he come from? Whatever-it.is, there is no mistaking, the cute look for the simply breathtaking graphics) If you think you've see the mascot/concept done to death, you'vesnever played Rayman. There аге tons of techniques and loads of game play that complement the cool sounds and awesome eye candy, At first you may think it is all look and no play—wrong! This is one of the freshest side- scrollers in a while. Try it, you'll like it. Best Feature: Colorful fun ‘Worst Feature: Kinda easy Time To Complete: — Short Also Try: Rayman for Jaguar super n nes category: release date: NC NUNC AN It's very easy to dismiss this game as less than worthwhile, primarily because it's 16-Bitmilim, just ѕигргіѕед ӘЙ close this translation 15. Рог starters#itusesthe FX2 chip thatgives Doom the зепзе of depth thatis needed {ога game like this. The/music, which IS а sped-up and mor hyper- sounding wersion 01 themPC, 15 Verysdoody but Doom iS i without 15 problems, The scrolling is quite choppy and the game is very pixelated Overall, though, it's still decent. The PC hit finally comes to the Super NES. But to my disappointmenty this versionsissmorexofsa downgrade than а port-over. Everyone will tell you that enemies at far distancés аге difficult to see, but therones,in the Virtual Stealthyviode аге impossible Ës just too darned pixelizedy On\the other hand, the music,and,sound effects are out- standing, and the play соло is fair, This game definitely needs a balance. It's stil û good game, but | think I'd rather wait for the Ultra 64 version. Doom for Super NES suffers from a lot of things. Not comparinggitstosthe other versionssofiDeom, this опе lacks as а game in general, The screen is too pixelized, and the sound is/off. Iti seem like you are gettingphit for no геаѕой at all. Enemies are hard to\see at distances of more {пай а few Тееф he.control 15 okaysihe тивіс і(оШвігпсі- ing/on this Galt, and { wish’ there маз a CD of it. Doom takes the Super NES to the limits, but those limits just aren't enough for this game. This is a pretty good job considering it’s a Super NES cartridgestryingito hold all the infosofyaagom- puter дате However, the graphics аге very pix- elatediand itis quite hard to see ûd interact with enemies frompaydistance. The overall engine and structure iS Very Doom-like, but it сап! ер But be мзиа!у Comparedeto» other platforms, Тһе soundtrack iS done (Very) well айй it handles decently. The looks аѓ the major drawback for this veteran of the computer version. Wolfenstein 3D QUARTERMANN'S CHEAT SHEET 6 The latest from Hudson Soft and SNK is a < fighter called Kabuki Klash. Choose from eight 59 fighters and put your skills on the line. Here are the moves for this latest arcade smash: Kami: <@ Hold B> + С апа 0 D. 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Although theggraphics have been toned down from the series, they are still colorful and very detailed: | like all the new mega*Weapons and how gach бап help you throughécertain levels. The hidden areas and items n the game aremothing newhbut аге still соо The difficulty 15 just right. With all the good things going for it, this game really needs a revamp. The engine is getting old and tired Mega Man 7 continues the Mega Man tradition by chuckinggmoresseerets’ and weaponssatissthan ever before. The graphics are onlyfokay (1 prefer those of X instead), and the levels seem unin- spired. Where Mega Man 7 excels is with all of the little,things to find. You'll go US looking forall of the(RUSH letters. Thesgame play is/as sound as eter, nothing really different: This cart is defi- nitely harder than the others. It is as tough as the first in the series. Good but not great. | have always loved the Mega Man series. This one is a bitssimplemlooking than Хябивайенрау- ing моб that type | found it very/refreshing to go back fo the more original look of Mega Man Granted the graphics of X and X2 wereajbitmore dramatie as were the techniques, but this game has tons of secrets andstems to.find;4 can under- stand some people getting burnt out on the con- cept, but Tove the action and challenge of this classic with an excellent feel. Best Feature: It's Mega Man Worst Feature: More of the same Time To Complete: Medium Also Try: Any other Mega Man KIDS TO ADULTS AGES. | | category: release date: гиа challenge: ПІ give Sega credit for coming up with some orig- inal titles, notablys€omix Zone ;andsnowysThe Ooze. I've nêVêr seen another game quite like this опе, Тһе опе thing that gets annoying is that the larger your ooze trail is, the more обалевапсе youjstand:to get by'enemies. This isn’t an all-out action game by anyoneisistandards,because you end up moving slowly to maneuver around every- thing. As original as it's, | couldn't find myself enjoying The Ooze for any length of time. Well, uh ... it's different. And that's great except that the«game-really needs worksineplayability. The whole'concept of controlling а mobile puddle of slop is pretty cool, but the problem begins with the poor play control. It's so darned difficult to move through the levels the larger you get! The graphics are uninspiredgand the sound is just a мев bit annoying. These areas definitely could have used more attention. This game just wasn’t fun. How ‘bout a sequel ... not! What the heck is this? Okay, | like the concept. It's new butithe»game just doesn't dositiforme. The graphics and sounds are її generation, and the story doesn’t work. The énemies are pix- els with no features. The blob effect is done fairly well, btt it is егу сһорру, and controlling your masS)getsevery toighdihings moveysiowly, too. Most importantly, The Ooze isnot even Тип to play. It seems more like work than а game. If this is the last frontier of 16-Bit, | bid thee farewell. | like the concept of the single, mass-oozing body but it just didnitsget that excitingstozplayczihe effects of Тав Ooze were done/pretty Well, but overall, thé graphics were simplistic and some- what choppy looking. Also, trying to control the blob:likeyOoze tookya while to get used to, and unfortunately, it neVerteally до вап. Its an innovative/concept for a пем, character and new abilities, but Га rather see it done animation style with a lot tighter feel Best Feature: Original concept Worst Feature: Easy to get hit Time To Complete: Мейит Also Try: Not much like this genesis WEAPON LORD hamco COQ Be category: release date: ШЕГІСГЕН Now | challenge: back-up: | Hara | Battery | Credit goes to Namco for trying to do something different with asfighting game, butelsthinigthey were ігуіп а bit too*hard and ри the effort into the wrofig areas. Weapon Lord has 8-Bit quality animation, poor control and ho-hum musiemlf you can/look beyond that, you'll find a game that has all-new fighting techniques. l»appladd them for that, ‘but gamers will most likely be turned off by the look of the game. If you're bored stiff by SF2 or MK, you may like this one. Weapon Lord is a good example of how not to make a fightingigame. With ехсерйопаю ве» fine character ай the rest of the game is not done well at ай. Yes, the characters аге very ме! drawng but ‘they aren't. depicted ме! enough onséreen:because-of the grainy graphics. And two= or three-frame animations wonitedo in any game. But the real kicker here is the play control. This game needs improvement in response and timing. Fight fans will be disappointed. Weapon Lord is loaded with cool concepts, and neat characters: The:graphics are appealing;.and the voices are the best the Genesis can do. Now comes the bad part. The game play is real- ly choppy, asds:the animation. Even knowing the moves and ће combos, the computer бап tear уошарай фесаиве it isn’t,slowed down by poor control. The animation is at most three-frame. | expected more from Namco. The concepts are there, but the game just isn't. From a first glance, the game suffers from a grainy,;graphic:look:The characters areweooland have good themes but the lack of animations and choppy graphies only point to the fact that there wasn't enough space on the сай to do/it right. The conéepts in the game sul as guard drops and offensive counterssare great, Бшыйе game isn’tall that visually appealing. It plays Well with a lot of new techniques like holding the button and top rotations—but it may frustrate some players. Best Feature: New concepts Worst Feature: Grainy looks ‘Time To Complete: Medium Also Try: SF2, MK1 & 2 EM 35 6+ category: release date: challenge: back-up: | Hara | Battery | The best way | found to swallow the cost of this game is to thinksof,it this way: YoulresbuyingyaxGD full of cartoón'episodes with а 50:50 driving game included to break up the animated sequences. The Mdeo quality of the animation issdefinitely Sega СО’ quality (read that as pixelated), but that's Casiert0 toletatesthan the game, which is nothing more than а мегу boring driving game that suddenly gets horrifyingly hard at the worst possible moments. Slightly above average. Batman & Robin is one of the few really good car- toons onstelevisions;Too bad | can'issaysmuch about this game. Although | am agbig fan of dri- ving games, just couldn't get into this game. The graphics Мегешоо. pixelated and Some oncoming objects hamper your vision of thé road {00 much andpthat'sefrustrating, even with the\décent play control. The cinemas in between the levels kept me playing. They were very entertaining. This should have been an action game. Batman & Robin is a decent game for the Sega CD. The graphics:are surprisingly ggodgrand, the full-motion Video, taken directly from the cartoon isn't all hat bad. Batman & Robin is loaded with driving ‘action; while fun, tends/to get frustrating. It limits itself in what it can throw al you. The trees in the road stop you from, seeing ahead, really throwing you off. Ра have to say that this is ‘one of $ the better Sega CD titles around. Besides, there aren't many CD games around. At first | thought it was going to be just an upgrade to the.Genesis version, butyonceslsfound out it wasattually a’driving game | really wished for theg@ld дате. back. It's not that the driving is bad, but for а дате, of this type it getswrepetitive and/needs а few more weapons. Clearly the best part of the game iS thestrue-to-cartodn cinemas, which are long and reproduced with great Voices. Driving fans may take ito heart а bit more than |, but there is no questioning the cinemas. KIOS TO ADULTS: AGES 6+ category: release date: challenge: back-up: Wild Woody, eh? Aside from the school kids hav- ing a heyday with, that on the playground; Wild Woody offefs some-hifty ideas toyspice up what would ре just а typical action game. The ability to drawgup items needed to get through levels is a пісе idea, but rubbing your butt-mounted eraser on @nemiesstakes somepserious patience and coordination. The levels are very storybook-like, which should appeal to the younger audience that this game is geared toward. Wild Woody! Name's a little risque, wouldn't you say? Anyway, the.game itself is prettyscoOll, like the rendered CG cinemas, but theypoor, dithered graphies don’t do it justice. On һе flip side, the game's graphics don’t match the work put into the cinemas. "Тһе play control $ okay but needs refinement,especially when rubbing out the ene- mies: The story is interesting, | like iteven though more could have been done with the game іп general. Wild Woody is your standard side-scrolling, cute- character gamegalt adds nothingenewmtomthe genre. Thescontrol of Woody is alittle loose, and rubbing/out (Strange but cool) enemies can get a little dough. The obstacles аге зраседта, little strangely, so you almost always get hit. The graphics aredsimple buteadequated like being able ‘to draw up items. The audio is decent, but that is to be expected. Overall, Wild Woody is more of the same. | didn't care for it. The best part of this game has to be its outlandish title. The gamejitself;is kind of bland andithe.rub- bing and sketching techniques leave me blank. The graphics are nothing special and the full- тойод аео is just bad. One redeeming quality was/the-original.and strange soundtrack, but it И cant save the game frompinstant hitsyand lack of depth. As а side-scroller, it has an original con- cept, but it is just plain frustrating and not worth the time in my book. saturn SHINOB! LEGIONS vic tokai PLE yf) category: release date: challenge: back-up: Why Sega decided not to publish this one is beyond me;:but:congrats to Vic Tokaisfomsnag- ging this wonderful game. It’s been ages since a new Shinobi game hit the screens and Shinobi Legions is a worthy successor. Тһе graphics are stunning, the animations are fluid and the control is right on.par. The FMVesequences do nothing for me, but they're okay to watch. With new tech- niques and challenging levels, this one is a defi- nite must-buy! It's been a while since the last Shinobi game, and I'm glad:to:see:that:another one hasifinallyymade the rounds again—best yet, its on the Sega Saturn. Yesythere are full-motion video cinemas, but I'll һауе to say that | found them quite:enter- taining. The play control is very good and the new techniques like blockingpand»deflecting knives add,to an exceptional game. | do have to say that | didn't like the jerky scrolling when you change directions. Shinobi fans can’t go wrong with this. Shinobi Legions looks great, and the game play isn’t all that:badz Except for being a littlestoostight, the ninja сап generally do what 1 want him to. Тһеге|аге plenty of moves to find, and the action you'll face is relentless. | really/like being able to Боск: The digitized, video is of poor quality, and the cinemasvaren't anything specials The little touches, like being able to hack down the trees, add to it. Shinobi Legions is a decent game, but it lacks the spirit of its predecessors. | have a feeling this game is going to be typical of the first SegaySaturn titles. It shows offytheyincor- poration of high-quality characterggraphics with less impressive full-motion video. The Sega Saturn hardware is really used fo create stunning characters and effects but the contro! seems a bit sluggish at times. Тһеге-аге tons oftechniques such as blocking and double jumps, but it still lacks the feel of the early Shinobi. Overall, it's one impressive game to watch and is fun to play. Best Feature: Nearly everything Worst Feature: | Video quality ‘Time To Complete Km Also Try: Shinobi for Genesis THEIR CRIME 15 CURIOSITY BOOT UP OR SHUT UP! ON LINE - THIS FALL playstation TOSHINDEN category: release date: challenge: back-up: | Hard | Battery | If there is one PlayStation fighting game that got one helluyasworkout, it's got to bezToshindenzlt's easy tø see why. The characters are ай cool, there are tons of special moves 10 learn and com- bos to master. The area is truly 3-0, Soyyou can fight/anywhere, like in Virtua Fighter: The tunes will {get you..pumped forpaction.and the sound effects are truly exceptional. Mhe control is per- fect, so you Won't have to worry about tossing the controller through the TV. This is a good one. No new game system would be complete without а 3-Defightingagamepto show itssvastsspecial effects. And Toshinden pushes the performance envelope оі ће PlayStation with fantastic 3-0 fighting mayhem! Although the game could.have benefitted from more fighters, the character selection passes. Each»fighter.possesses great fighting skills and the Super moves аге awe- some! It's a little difficult to play with a joypad. А joystick easily fixes this minor handicap. Toshinden is the most visually impressive fighting game | haveeveriseen. The game playsiwell,and the chatacters are all pretty cool.Unfortunately, once you've seen all it has to offer, it loses its appeal, Don't get me wrong. |/enjoy Toshinden, but Ж gets tiresome. The American. version has changed voices and music. Most Оўой won't really care, but if you've played the import game, it is rather annoying. Toshinden is cool. Show it off to your friends. | was really blown away by the incredible look of this game;«andowhen | first triedpitelpwassonly impressed further. The game plays as well as it looks. The graphics һауе a great 3-D look that really moves 3-D and not just а one planeyshad- ed polygon. The characters are fun to play, including the.Bosses! Fightingifans.will like it right from their first try. It plays more like SF than Virtua, With a faster pace and several special moves. A must-try for PlayStation owners Best Feature: Incredible everything Worst Feature: Not much at all Time To Complete: Long Also Try: Any other fighting game EM playstation RAIDEN PROJECT sony category: Why does Raiden seem to be one of the first shooters іо-соте. ош for each newsisystem? Anyway, Raiden Project is a timeless shooter and is now even, better because you,get Raiden | & II on the Same disc. If you remember, Raiden | Was quiteeasy and still is. However, Raiden 115 areal challengel. The power-ups,actually dossomething useful as Well. Shooter fans, dont pass up Raiden Project. There may not be another one like this. | like shooters a lot, and it's nice to know there are Still somesgood=quality blastersmbeingsmade. Raiden/is а good translation of the arcade version with all the great power-ups and Weapons that made it so fun. The graphics аге awesome, with зире detail’ The explosive sound is a blast (pun intended)! The extra prequel igamesis an added bonus and the two-player feature is nice. Fans of the arcade should seriously consider taking this home, especially shooter fans. Two games оп one CD. | like it. While I'd rather play the sequelpover the first gamegshaving it there is/nice for nostalgia. The graphics are bet- ter than the arcade, and the дате plays perfect- ly. Raiden is.d hard game. Both versions are excellent, and the effects in Raiden || аге really cool. Cheek out that bizarre stretchybeam. The musicis decent, too. If you're a fan of the coin-op, then the PlayStation version is for you. This is the best conversion of Raiden to date. This is Raiden to a tee. The arcade translation was done.veryiwell.. It did look a little weakcat first since {ламе already played through Raiden DX, but with the limited nümber of shooters it was Still a welcome sight. Fans of the Series will simply lovedt and those not familiar will be impressed by the (challenge and coolsweapons (especially the pink wave). As an added bonus, you get two games on one CD! As a first entry into the shoot- er genre for the PlayStation, it is a good effort. Best Feature: 2 for the price of 1 Worst Feature: Very hard Time To Complete: How's your patience? Also Try: Any other shooter РТА ee Ж category: release date: shoot./Puzzle | Now | challenge: back-up: | don't know if something was missing from the code during finalsprogramming, sbutetheresisn’t much to Ice Breaker to keep уой enthralled. Zipping around а 3:0 environment blasting other pyramids” in! а monotonous way doesnitescore many points with me. The colors in the levels are almost blinding in ã surreal kind.of way. Тһе con- trol is okay 50 you shouldn’t get frustrated with that, but as it stands, Ice Breaker needs а lot more to make it in the 3DO market. Ice Breaker ... hmm. There's not much | can say about this gamezAlthough it is uniquesingits,own right as aj4&ombination puzzle/shooter, there wasn't enough about the gamê to completely grab ane, First апа foremost, | wasn’t totally impfessedwith thexgame's overall look and feel. It wasn't Very imptessivessince it WassSupposed to be a 32-Bit game. The game play Was also а problem. It was hovering on the border of bore- dom and snoozola. Is it morning yet? Ice Breaker is a bizarre shooter. Its graphics are fairly simple. Youseontrol а pyramidgandpblast other pyramids, | don’t get it. Thé audio/video aspects don't look 32-Bit, and the game play is extremély boring. The only interesting points come frommwhenever you die. [се Breaker needs more diversity, not to mention better graphics. Ice Breaker is/at best, a rental-only дате. | didn't find it enjoyable, and | have а feeling that you won't either. Once again | find myself on the other side of the Тепсе by havingstossay | really didn:teenjoys.this puzzle/shootér game. Normally 1 буе а good puzzle ormind-bending challenge, but the overly simplisti¢ look and play didn't really sit right with me. (Die-hard fans or puzzle gurus might get into it but | didn't find this game's ‘pyramid! look and sounds to ре all that impressive. А kind of quirky game that has a strange appeal tfiat you either like right away or don't Best Feature: Unique Worst Feature: Not appealing Time To Complete: Medium Also Try: Not much else like it -— ¥ YOU GET UP TO GAMES A MONTH AND PLAY "2 HOURS A DAY AND KICK EVERYONE'S A A WEEK WHEN YOU HOOK IN THIS FOR PENNIES A DAY The world’s first 24-hour-a-day Video Game Channel is here. WS) It's Sega Channel. Hook in, download and play up to 50 games every month, test drive new and unreleased games, and get secret game cheats, news updates and contest info. Call your cable company or 1-800-896-SEGA. It's the coolest way to get your games. GET HOOKED IN. A у Sega GENESIS required. Sega and Genesis are trademarks and Sega Channel is a service mark and trademark of SEGA. ©1995 SEGA CHANNEL. All rights reserved. 3do STRAH panasonic “It sure beats live actors.” That was my first thoughtwhenplaying;:Strahl. Japanese:xanimation is always a terrific eye-grabber and'Strahl'is not a let-down in that department. The disappointment comes in/that this adventure/is Over Way too soon! Ig far too easy to blitz through. Some’ of the episodes are so shortpyou'll wonder why they eve bothered with them, Once you memorize the controller patterns, it's all over. 175 cool, but don’t expect long-lasting fun from this disc. I'm not a big advocate of full-motion video games, but | have to admit that | found myselfzenjoying this дате йе a Буе always liked games like Dragon. Lair аро Space Ace, and Strahl draws fromahe same concept with responsive controls апаа quirky story. | like the idea of not only Using а sword, buicálso bavingito tap the button fast to accomplish certain goals. T just didn't like the pix- elized video. It doesn't do Japanimation justice. It was also too easy. Strahl is intended for two specific types of people: those who enjoys MV games and thoseWho.like watching Japanimation. Strahl offers clear anima- tion and а Stfange story. But wien you get right downto it, i's the same as the countless others out therey Time Gal, Dragon's Lair, Space Асе, the list goesson. Strahl«does little O differentiate itself rom the others.(Strahl is responsive and as a result, iS а little easy. Гоп recommend it if you like this sort of game. This is the same type of game as Dragon's Lair or more appropriately;;Time Gal. It usesstheysimple one-mótion response with Japanese-style anima- tion to tty to maintain the allure/of Dragon's Lair and Space Ace» unfortunately the gamerisnit that fun. The animation is okay to watch, but these types.of.games requiredots офеуе candy to keep your attention. This one is just basic Japanese animation. It plays well and is actually pretty easy. Its real impact is for fans of the genre: jaguar RAYMAN ubi soft W category: release date: challenge: back-up: Moderate | None | Rayman seems to be one of the coolest new charactersstoyeome, along, and UbipSoftyisymore than happy to put him on every system. This Jaguat edition definitely has sone colorful graph- ics and incredible animation. Side bysside, the PSXéand Jaguar Versions are nearly identical, right down. 10 the релесі, animations. My only minor gripe is, alas, the control. It's hardly пойсе- able except when jumping. Otherwise, Rayman is terrific and worth the price of admission! Good games for the Jaguar are few and far betweenwEntemRayman. This is assidessoerolling adventure with some of the best graphics around. There's plenty of vibrant color, and the detail is outstanding! Rayman's animation 15 excellent as well. But | am Sorry to say that {һегей5 а down- side. The play control.isthampered.by unrespon- siveness. The lag in Movement forces players to make decisions way ahead of when they really want to move. Still, it's good for the Jaguar. Rayman is a cool idea, but it just doesn't translate all that welidto:the:Jaguar. Rayman's manyreolors and smooth animations are a niceahing you don't see every day,on the Jaguar. My only real gripe about the Jag Version of Наугаап is the /control. It's. slow, and Joule bound to make mistakes. Perhaps itwoüld be beitenwith anotherontroller, but to me it just got frustrating. Rayman has many unique concepts, and It looks like а cartoon. If you bought a Jag, go for it. | try not to compare versions, but you can’t help it when you,seeithem, back to back. Bothsookevery impressive and аге great games, but the Jaguar version seemed а bit hard to gontrol. Also the sound quality of a CD is hard to compete against. But 4f is still ап excellent gale probably the best side-scroller for theysystem. It Safin game with'a great look and\cool levels. Dont be misled by the cute Took; there 15 plenty of technique and secrets to challenge you. Worst Feature: Time To Complete: _ Also Try: Too easy 40 ЕМ _ Dragon's Lair | Also Ty: Rayman for PSK jaguar FLIP OUT KIDS TO ADULTS $ AGES 6% category: release date: challenge: back-up: | Moderate [None | l'll keep in mind that there aren't many puzzle games availablesto Jaguar ownersssbutsklipsQut isn't aboutffo Set a hew standafd, Granted; it's easy іо Шр into and start playing, Büt the con- cept тау be 160 easy in the fact thatsthe,chal- lengé level quickly Subsides after 20 OF 30 in- utes, The, graphics aresvibrant.and colorful, a nicely continuing’ trend on the Jaguar, but the audio did ‘под for те. It can be fun, but there's not much longevity to be found. Flip Out is a novel puzzle game, but don’t look to get far,intomthismgame unless yqushavewasiong attention span and сап tolerate/a pretty boring дате: The idêa (5 to flip tiles ой а grid in order, but it takes 50 long to flip them/in placesthat you lose interest 165 also hard to tell where the tiles will land. The graphics.are, unbalaneed with good tile drawings and flip animation. But the”back- grounds look grainy, afd | know that the Jaguar is capable of better graphics. Flip Out may have excellent graphics and sounds, but thesactual game itself is rathiemlack- ing. Very siffplistic, Flip Out boredane rather than hooking me. lf Seemed very random, evel опсе | figured Out how to Win. (Once apiece is іп place, Чоп move it!) Flip Ои! is one of the morê Visual- ly appealing.dames foseto Jaguar. The/control is very ‘Well done, but the actual ‘game is tedious. Too simplistic, too boring. Unless you are a hard- core puzzle fan, I'd pass on it. | generally like puzzle games but lately I've been finding out thatamaybe | don't likesthemsassmugh as | used toZfhe graphics are blurry and not very clear, exe@pt for the actual tiles) Тһе Concept of flipping е5 45 okay, but to һауе all thesemtiles in the air andythen juggle them to the correct spots just bored me after a while, Admittedly, it takes а while to get Used to, (but if still left me frustrated with not enough incentive to push on. A decent concept but not enough to keep my attention. Best Feature: Unique ‘Worst Feature: Loses its fun ЕТТІ Try: Any other puzzle game n the Darkest Hour, Hope Springs Eternal. (pee Rai So aa ар The incredible sequel to the best- "T \ по dog idog“ selling SEGA-CD" RPG ofall time 0N NIU se Music: s coming to your SEGA-CD” this Over incredible Hows © X Game Y Summer! gg How's of THIS OFFICIAL SEAL IS YOUR AS- SURANCE THAT THIS PRODUCT MEETS THE HIGHEST QUALITY. 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Sega Saturn Sega 37 7.875 Aug ‘95 Burn: Cycle CD-i Philips 27 8 Nov ‘94 Bust-A-Move Super NES Taito 42 7.75 Mar ‘95 Cannon Fodder Jaguar Computer West 43 ТЛ Mar ‘95 Chrono Trigger Super NES Squaresoft 1 9.25 Aug ‘95 Comix Zone Genesis Sega 36 7.875 Aug ‘95 Crusade of Centy Genesis Atlus 44 7.75 Mar ‘95 Demon's Crest Super NES Capcom 19 8.25 Oct ‘94 Donkey Kong Country Super NES Nintendo 3 9.25 Nov ‘94 B Doom 32X Sega 15 8.25 Jan ‘95 Earthworm Jim Genesis Playmates 8 8.75 Oct ‘94 Г 1 Earthworm Jim Super NES Playmates 12 8.5 Oct ‘94 Earthworm Jim: SE Sega CD Interplay T 8.875 Apr ‘95 Final Fantasy Ill Super NES Squaresoft 5 9 Oct ‘94 Gex 3DO Crystal Dynamics 9 8.625 Jun '95 Ignition Factor Super NES Jaleco 14 8.25 Mar '95 Keio Flying Squadron Sega CD JVC 49 7.75 Jan ‘95 Lemmings 2 Super NES Psygnosis 47 7.75 Feb ‘95 Metal Warriors Super NES Konami 22 8.125 Apr ‘95 № Mickey Mania Sega CD Sony Imagesoft 28 8 Nov ‘94 Mortal Kombat II Super NES Acclaim 20 8.25 Oct ‘94 Need For Speed 3DO Electronic Arts 23 8 Apr ‘95 Ogre Battle Super NES Enix 40 7.875 May ‘95 Pac-In-Time Super NES Namco 45 7.75 Mar '95 Panzer Dragoon Sega Saturn Sega 13 8.375 Jul ‘95 Phantasy Star IV Genesis Sega 41 7.75 Apr ‘95 Pieces Super NES Atlus 16 8.25 Jan ‘95 Popful Mail Sega CD Working Designs 46 7.75 Mar ‘95 Prehistorik Man Super NES Titus 6 8.875 May ‘95 R-Type 3 Super NES Jaleco 35 8 Sept ‘94 Return Fire 3DO Silent Software 24 8 Feb ‘95 Samurai Shodown Мео*Сео SNK 4 9 Jan ‘95 Snatcher Sega CD Konami 17 8.25 Dec ‘94 Sonic & Knuckles Genesis Sega 2 9.25 Dec ‘94 Sparkster Super NES Konami 30 8 Oct ‘94 Star Control 11 3DO Crystal Dynamics 21 8.25 Oct '94 Super Return of the Jedi Super NES JVI 31 8 Oct '94 Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo 3DO Panasonic 25 8 Jan '95 Tetris 2 Super NES Nintendo The King of Fighters '94 Neo*Geo SNK The Lion King Genesis Virgin Virtua Fighter Sega Saturn Sega Jul '95 Wild Guns Super NES Natsume Oct ‘94 World Heroes 2 Jet Game Boy Playmates World Heroes Perfect №ео*Сео SNK/ADK Super NES Capcom Zero, the Kamikaze Squirrel Genesis Sunsoft ж he wait for a truly great flight sim is over. Based on the elite “Flying Nightmares” Marine Harrier squadron, of-the-art flight anc simulator will have heart pounding anc sweating. This rom this state- ] combat your palms 0 through unfriendly skies de ivers the very best in gaming: У МС NIGHTMARES Lightning-last 3D graphics. Accurate representation of the Harrier’s weapons Systems. Fly simultaneous missions with up to three wingmen. Multiple cockpit views, plus external and missile camera angles. GUIDANCE FOR 12 & UNDER Incredible, pulse- pounding rock music soundtrack featuring Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones. We c= Gh ale) 11 <оюуШр From Wiliams 15 Set For GAM | = G 36..Мем Optical Disk For U642.. Str- y ‚ Gets Set To Make A Big Move... MK3 Gets Two Faces MIK Follow-Up FromsWilliams Is Set For AMOA...More UGH! Game News...New Optical For U64?...Street Fighter 3 Undegway...Sega Gets Set То Make Move...Plus... ..Welcome to the big show Q-fans! It's time once again to get your monthly dose of gossip from the guru of gaming. We'll get things going this month with the inside wurd on Mortal Kombat 3. It seems that Williams isn’t adding six characters to the upgrade shipping to arcade owners later this month after all. My sources tell yours truly that the dynamic duo of Scorpio and Kitana will be the only new faces gracing gaming's hottest fighter. Look for new powers as well as original moves and fatalities. ... Why an upgrade? Insiders say that Williams wants to placate arcade owners with a new version to peak gamers’ interest while virtually identical revs hit home. ... While none of the new con- sumer versions will be bringing Scorp or Kitti into living rooms this year, the Q has heard that plans are under way to introduce both (and possibly others) to the PlayStation via a memory card patch. ... In other Williams news, the Q has been moving in the shadows to find the inside scoop on the company's next fighter. The Q is most pleased to report that I've hit the jackpot! The name of the game is rumored to be War Gods, a real-time 3-D fighter that will be unveiled at the AMOA arcade show in New Orleans later this month. The game not only uses the Ultra 64 arcade architecture, but the characters in the game could possibly be 3-D rendered! Look for lots of lightning, thunder, tornados and different special weapons befitting of a god. The Q-Mann also hears that the skeletons of several MK3 actors were filmed for this game and then re-animated as holy warriors. War Gods is scheduled to make its way onto the Ultra 64 next April. ... By da way, Q-Fans, yours truly was WRONG. The Mann found out that cousin Q was planning for wedding rings not baby swings. Sorry cuz (and quit calling Jeff!!!) ... .. The Ultra 64 is still on schedule to be released in Japan оп Dec. 1 of this year, although some are suggesting it could be delayed a week or two. The Ultra Famicom, as it will be known in the Land of the Rising Sun, will cost 25,000 Yen ($250 U.S.), and one of the titles being bantered about is Ultra Mario Brothers. This adventure may see Mario and his cast of characters in an action adventure/role-playing game scenario. We will know for sure November 24, 25, 26 when the system and the game debut at the Shoshinkai Show in Japan. ... Final Fantasy VII looks like it's a go in Japan the same day the unit is released. Capcom is even planning to have a Mega Man title out for the Ultra 64 shortly after the system is released as well as a Street Fighter title. Nintendo and Rare are planning a Donkey Kong Country-type adventure as well as Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball and the ultimate sequel, Killer Instinct II: Final Assault, although that's currently just a working title. EA Sports is planning versions of Madden, NHL Hockey and FIFA ‘97 soccer for the U64. ... „п other Ultra 64 news, wurd has it that the Ultra 64 may have a minidisc floppy drive in the works. The drive will be released in October or November of 1996 or in early '97 for around $150. This isn't the only talk around Nintendo, with a possible optical drive for the Ultra 64 being kicked around that is rumored to run eight times faster than a CD-ROM! Since most floppy games will require more than the two megabytes of RAM that is said to be housed within the U64, don't be too surprised if the bulky drive comes with an additional two to four megabytes of RAM. Floppy disks only hold 130 megabytes of data on one disk. Since the bulky drive will use the floppy disks, all games on the disks will be readable and writable allowing you to save your game right on the disk. This drive will also allow companies to add new lev- els, new Bosses and new race tracks and other modifications to already existing games. A few Dream Team members like Acclaim and Virgin are considering supporting this new format and Enix and Square are said to have already signed up. ... Acclaim is hoping to regain the success they enjoyed during the holidays the last few years by raiding other company's wares. Recently, Acclaim worked out a licensing agreement with Sony to handle Mortal Kombat 3 for the PlayStation in Europe and then a week later they signed a deal with Capcom to release Street Fighter: The Movie for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn later this year worldwide. ... ...Сарсот is rumored to be looking for a rebound after the cash crunch incurred from too many Street Fighter carts. The company is plan- ning Street Fighter 3 and, in doing so, have gone back to their roots. The expertise of the original designer of Street Fighter, SF2 and Street Fighter Champion Edition will be working on the latest Fighter sequel in the arcades. The game will feature Capcom's new high-powered CPS III arcade architecture that is said to set an industry standard in terms of rendering speed and polygon performance. ... From the Sega camp, there's a big deal said to be in the works and it could take one of three forms. Sega may be buying Atari and giving them access to Atari's new and existing gaming hardware platforms, including the Jaguar 2, which the Q-Mann tells you is quite cool. The second move could be for Toshiba to put a hold on roller-coaster prices of chip-sets that are currently being used in the Sega Saturn. Lastly, a deal may be in the works with the principles of 3DO to acquire the new M2 technology for use in arcade development as well as a future gaming hard- ware platform. ... Ш ...Not all the folks are Shiny Happy People on the good ship Earthworm Jim. Half of the original eight-man team at Shiny has left. They've jumped ship after Interplay purchased Shiny, and they have set out on their own to form their a new gaming company called Neverhood. They are currently negotiating with Dreamworks for a million bean to fund a secret project to be helmed by Doug TenNapel, David Perry's right-hand man and co-designer of Earthworm Jim and EWJ 2. Doug is the Mayor (President) of Neverhood, and along with Mark Lorenzen, lead designer on Vector Man for BlueSky and most recently Earthworm Jim 2, Mike Dietz, the brains behind the aninomotion process and lead animator on games like Aladdin and the Jungle Book with Virgin and Ed Schofield, they plan to start scripting their first game to be called, er, well, “The Neverhood" for the PC CD-ROM format first and then Sony PlayStation. It will be filled with the typical TenNapel slap- Stick humor and it is scheduled to be released in the fall of 1996 or spring of 1997. The game is based on a group of paintings Doug TenNapel did a few years ago and an art show he did with those paintings called a "Beautiful Day in the Neverhood". The game will take place in a gothic world where decisions you make can destroy your world. If the Dreamworks deal falls through, gaming companies are sure to line up for a chance at the tremendous talents of the Neverhood fearsome foursome. ... Namco is also working on the sequel to Ridge Racer, called Rave Racer. The game has some new features, including variable terrains, changing weather conditions and huge jumps. The [ game will feature five new tracks and a two-player mode for network action. Rave Racer will be released toward the end of this year. Namco's also working on Cyber Cycles, Alpine Racer, Ace Driver, Match Breakers and a compilation of their old arcade classic titles like Dig Dug and Galaga to appear on a “greatest arcade hits" CD for the PlayStation. ... 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It will be free to arcade owners and will be released to coincide with home versions hitting the mass market in late September to mid-October. | WHO-NEW WHO'S WHO All of the characters from Mortal Kombat 3 will be retained for the upgrade. In addition, there will be four new characters that will be selectable. These newcomers aren't completely new, in fact they are all from MK II! However, each character will have an original look for his/her latest appear- ance. The four to cross over are Jade, Kitana, Reptile and Scorpion. The art- work on the following pages shows the style that these new characters will adopt. Similar to MK II, the look for Kitana is back, and how! An old-time favorite returns with a Sexy look. She is destined to be a very popular character. ір YOU THOUGHT MORTAL MANTA WAG GLOWING DOWN, GUESS AGAIN! “Reportedly, there will be 20 characters to choose on the Player Select Screen.” Reptile and Scorpion will be very simi- lar and will most likely be a pallet swap, but Kitana and Jade are slated for a more individual and unique look. For political reasons, the actors who origi- nally filmed the characters won't be used. The male ninjas will be played by the current Sub-Zero/Shang Tsung, John Turk, while the ladies will be filmed with a new actress. These addi- tional characters will have many of their old moves and combos in addition to a new set of moves, fatalities, etc. For example, Reptile will have a new move along the same lines as Kabal's spin but not the same look. Scorpion will get a new type of "super" tele- port punch that will bounce players up and can be chained with his old teleport punch for an awesome air- and-ground juggle! Reportedly, there will be 20 char- acters to choose on the Player Select Screen. If you consider the original 14 of MK 3 plus the return of the four MK II characters, there are still two characters unaccounted for. One possibility is the return of Smoke, the famous hidden character that was found through the Ultimate Kombat Code. However, if he returns, it is very likely that he will be flesh and blood like the other new ninjas and not a robo-ninja! Whether these two other characters are original creations or oth- ers hopping over from Mortal Kombat Il, you can bet there will be several more hidden characters. With MK's past hidden characters, a few possibili- ties could be Mileena or maybe even Noob Siabot. WHAT- THE INS AND OUTS Besides the aforementioned charac- i ters, the makeover will incorporate sev- і eral new elements. The most notable і will be the addition of at least four new і backgrounds. Not only will these stages : have a whole new look, but some will ; even have stage or “pit” fatalities asso- : ciated with them similar to the Tower, i Subway or Pit З. In preparing for the i new backdrops, one of the original і stages may be removed. It is purely а А very noticeably change will be the addition of at least four backgrounds that will contain a new stage fatality. matter of available memory. A few new features will be added that will have a dramatic effect on how the game is played. ЕСІМ was the first to mention the addition of the Run button. Ed Boon, chief programmer of MK, is working with several new options that will have as large of an impact or even larger. A few possibilities may include some of the options that were in the home versions. Look for a tag-team type of mode where you can set up matches with different characters in sort of a tournament fashion. The story line will have obvious changes to reflect the presence of the new characters. Each character may not have a complete intro in the Attract Mode; rather, they will all be tied Y | playability. together in the cinematic opening story of the Attract Mode. Each of the original MK 3 characters will be given an extra move but all their other moves and fatalities will remain the same! During production of MK 3, some moves were taken out during game testing and tweaking but may finally see the light of day. For example, you've seen Stryker point his gun up and shoot off a few rounds and proba- bly wondered why he didn't use it dur- ing the game. There is a strong prob- ability that he will get to use his gun in the new upgrade. The new moves will add a little extra excitement to each character as well as his/her | What would a Mortal Kombat game | be without loads of secrets? Plenty of characters, Vs. Screen codes and other goodies will fill up every avail- | able Bit of memory possible. Ed Boon is playing around with some ideas to j| bring some of the rumors to life in the same way he brought the fabled Animalities to MK 3. All the rumors of Ermac and Kano or Goro transforma- tions may become a reality. One thing is for sure: there will be a new set of Vs. Screen Options encom- passing new concepts. A good candi- date is a Stealth Mode where you can't see the character you pick or a double- Speed option. Based on the numerous options in MK 3, the upgrade is bound to have enough to keep people guess- ing. While everyone is trying to figure out the latest Vs. Screen codes there will now be three Ultimate Kombat Codes. The number may change as ENTER THE GLTIMATE KOMBAT KODE 99/9/95 9 3 “Each of the original MK 3 characters will be given an extra move, but all their other moves and fatalities will remain the same!” . lot of upgrades, From a first impression, it may seem that Midway has hopped on the № upgrade band- wagon similar to Street Fighter Il. However, Ed Boon has stated that the probability of another upgrade is very f low and that an official MK IV would be more likely. The mega success- ful SF2 has gone through a including speeds, new characters, animations and graphics, as well as new elements like the super = moves. Yet, the players grow very frustrated and tired of the upgrades with- out a new release. Ed Boon assures us that this won't happen. He believes that simple upgrades just prolong the current hard- ware and don't give the sys- tem space to grow. If MK IV does come out it should.be very different. space demands, but there will be several long series of codes that will be encrypted as well. One of the codes will unlock a new playable character. (It won't be Smoke again!) The rest will be left to speculation as it remains one of the the best-kept secrets. Finally, in keeping with the MK tradi- tion, there will be a new hidden game! MK II started the trend with a 01 00 hidden game of Pong after 250 battles and MK 3 had a Galaxian- type game after 100 matches. This new game will probably be accessed 2. їп a similar fashion, but we won't spoil the surprise ... yet. *This new upgrade will obviously be more than a simple update and will therefore bear a new name rather than a version number!" 50 ША “Due to the stunning reproduction on all formats on all home- market formats, Midway wants to give the operators and the players something fresh in arcades.” WHEN, WHERE AND WHY : big change over will take place in d- to late-September. The timing ‘ill closely parallel the release of ле home version on the PlayStation, Super NES and Genesis (to be released early to mid-October). The update will consist of a set »f chips and possibly a few new raphics for the cabinet to corre- опа to the new name it will be signed. The actually process will be ery simple and should be widespread once the game is tested. Chicago AANA PARENTAL ADVISORY LIFE-LINE VIOLENCE - STRONG CONTAINS SELECTED, GRAPHIC SCENES INVOLVING HUMAN-LIKE CHARACTERS ENGAGED ІН INTENSE COMBATIVE ACTIVITY. residents might see the game a few weeks early. Midway tests the game at some of its primer locations. This upgrade will obviously be more than a simple update and will therefore bear a new name rather than just a version num- ber. The name will be something along the lines of MK 3 “Super,” “Nitro” or some other single word. The reason Midway is making a full upgrade is primar- ily due to the home market. Because of the stunning reproduction on all of the home-market for- mats, Midway wants to give the operators and the play- ers something fresh to play in arcades. Operators will benefit from a free chip update, and players will gain many new features and tech- niques to keep them playing both versions—home and arcade. The concept isn’t to add a few fea- tures and try to make more money since all the moves and fatalities will be the same! Instead, Midway wants to try to give the arcade and home markets something different. he ninja spectre returns! MK fans will be happy to see hat Scorpion is back and : more powerful than : ever with new : combos. - the Second Han Dynasty and China is on the verge of collapse. Infighting among the court families and the emer- gence of powerful warlords dominates the landscape. The En m 1 struggle for power has brought 8] ime гуа. | an era known as the Three Kingdoms, complete with con- — " As GOVERNOR, YoU stant warfare among China's most Musr Rute WITH A Ж + courageous and skillful heroes. PE HAND: Discuss war strategy with up to 558 different officers, including 108 inspired by the player's ar oe x= 7, AES ( j 2 imagination ee "| a. ’ | € Defeat enemies using powerful с sad MAN EN 24. = ` N new weapons including automat- dori Е _ | іс firing crossbows, battering с ауыс а CHE ГА rams & catapults SECRET CONSULTATIONS I $ Play one of 38 exciting rulers, eight Prae Үр é of whom you can create yourself M $ Set enemy units, ships or cities 2 j ablaze using a variety of FIRE commands \ Ф Full motion video (лл еа, enhances special L MM events & commands (not available for Super 8 = 7 a N of The Three Ringdoms ES & IBM CD) тели INTO BATTLE. $ New HELP feature gives you | valuable command information without having to turn to the manual $ One to eight player excitement Coming Soon for: COMPATIBLE 1ВМ CD ROM KOEI Corporation Available at your favorite retailers nationwide. 1950 Bayshore Huy, Suite 540 Phone 415/348-0500 for additional information Burlingame, CA 94010 or to order direct. | тав IS MORTAL MONTH THE HOME VERSIONS October will be Mortal Month! Around the second week of October the PlayStation, Super NES and Genesis versions will be every- where. Midway themselves will put out the 16-Bit versions for Super NES and Genesis. The PlayStation version is going to be done by Sony themselves. As a bit of irony, Acclaim will still have a hand in MK 3, but only on the foreign market. Compare the quality of each system and then you'll know why Midway opted to upgrade the arcade game. The 16-Bit versions are, of course, not as exact as the PlayStation version but all home platforms have been pushed to the max to fit all the characters and finishing moves. = Re — А %; i = رر‎ З ~ < I i ша Earth. on the le for e Arcade З.и ra 22 Create the most powerful 5 game system ever! - Jaguar CD is now і available in stores for only $149. Experience the digital jungle unleashed with your Jaguar CD. | Killer titles coming soon for Jaguar CD: | + Thea Realm Fighters + Demolition Man ` Robi e Неси. T DISNEY ENTERS VIDEO GAME MARKET! After years of licensing their characters and product : to third-party video game companies (such as Capcom and Sega), Disney has now formed an interactive division : that will start producing and releasing video and computer games under the Disney Interactive label. While currently sticking with! the proven performers—the Super NES and the Genesis : along with the rapidly grow- ing PC market—Disney plans: to release three video game titles and one PC game this year. As to the next-genera- tion machines, officials stated! that once the PlayStation and: Sega Saturn develop a large į enough audience, Disney would be ready with the next į batch of games. For 1995, Disney will have £ ull since they will : their hands be bringing out one title out each month for the rest of the: year. With such а full sched- : ule, Disney had to postpone releasing great titles such as : Maui Mallard and The Mighty : Ducks until 1996. As for their current line-up, : Disney will bring out Pocahontas, based on the recent movie; Gargoyles, taken from the hit TV cartoon į show and Toy Story, a Clockwork Knight clone except that it will be coming out for the 16-Bit systems! , Executives told the EGM editors, that the last title will be their “Donkey Kong ‘killer’.”And it just might be, as not only are the graphics equal to DK, but having it come out for both major game systems automatically : doubles the market. 56 A Disney claims that their new Toy Story cart will dethrone Donkey Kong 2 this holiday season. Boasting rendered graph- ics and unbelievably smooth animation, this 16-Bit, 24 Meg cart gives Sega’s 32-Bit Sega Saturn Clockwork Knight a run for its money. Also based on an animated movie (featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen and coming out later this year), Toy Story is designed to show players that there is still a lot of life in the old game systems. Not only does it redefine what can be done on the current platforms, but it goes even one step further since Toy Story is actually three different styles of games in one. There will be a side-scrolling adventure game, a first-person Doom Gargoyles is a game based on the Disney after- noon TV show. It is designed for the hard-core gamer and will have an edge—namely it is designed around a story about a one-man army that takes on the forces of true evil. Not your typical Disney- type property but executives е 7 Toy Story will prove to game players that the Ёга systems are not dead yet! Check out the 32-Bit graphics in a 16-Bit cart! style game and a racing game (subtitled Day-toy-na). Toy Story will be out for both Genesis and Super NES by Christmas. Check it out to see if it does beat Donkey Kong 2! state that this is a direction they can proceed in while still retaining the Disney phi- losophy. Boasting lots of Silicon Graphics’ beautifully rendered graphics and detailed animations (that loses very little in the down sizing to 16-Bit), Gargoyles is also serving as a learning Pocahontas will be based on the recent movie. Designed for a broad audi- ence but primarily for girls, this game is an action/adven- ture that features a variety of different puzzles, mysteries and challenges. You have to find your own path in life. It is about the development and growth of the primary charac- ter. Skills and knowledge you obtain as you progress throughout the game becomes very important when it comes to solving the puzzles in the cart. This title will be out for both the Genesis and Super NES in mid-November. tool for their people in prepa- ration for their next step up to 32-Bit next year. It’s a well designed side-scroller that is worth looking into. This cart will be out for both the Super NES and Genesis and should be on the store shelves by Halloween. With an intriguing quest and challenging game play, this cart will keep younger players deeply engrossed in Pocahontas for a long time. * New Screen Shots Of Doom-Killer QUAKE * Meet the Man Behind X-COM 2 In InnerViet * New Shareware In Civil Defense - Descent] Star Wars © LucasFilm Ltd. the only place to go on the Web to find the hottest info on video games, computers, movies and more Star Trek: Voyager © 1994 li Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. 'ademarks are property Descent copyright O 1995 Parallax Software. Here it is! Тһе. second part of our mega blowout on the best _ RPG tod и has а e after ag one look. If you iced the first part of this guide, run out and buy issue #14 of ЕСМ. The first part contains three maps that will - "2 о Do make using this guide easier. This guide starts While Robo may not be after you have found and rescued Robo and gone able to use magic, what through the portal іп the Proto Dome. Remember, ЁШ ^ | he can use is equal to Ў don’t play through the дате while reading this / and maybe even better guide. Use it only for reference when you are stuck than what the others or frustrated. | want to extend a special thanks to have. He has a powerful heal spell that Conan Chamberlin at Square for helping to make heals the whole party and a spell that this guide the very best it could be. Ayla is another charac- ter who cannot use magic. Her stand-alone в e : А tech is not that power- Looking for some practice? — ful, but when combined with others (especially Marle), it can be deadly. Her brute strength makes her i This is Spekkio who can be found in the door above the old man in the Ends of Time. He is a very powerful adversary who you can only cast magic on. Should you manage to beat him, you will get some helpful items. Go back to him periodically, 2 ы and he will change shape, form and difficulty. He is The Unknown is the also the person who will bless your party with strongest spellcaster magic should he deem you worthy of it. you will get. The only drawback to him/her is that he/she cannot com- bine his/her magic with other party members. There are, however, a couple accessories that will allow him/her to combine magic. is game, the _ things you do will have an effect on events i Wc ple is below: If you help out Fiona in $ the middle of the 12000 8.0. desert, it changes _ the way things look in 1000 A.D. Also, after certain catastrophic events \ B.C., the world map changes its look. You > will note that the map above is dif- ferent from the map you will find at * the end of this guide. Make sure you are aware of this while playing. Б If you beat the game doing New Game ш New Game + all the things listed in this ws Strategy guide, an option called New Game will appear. This is one of the neatest features | have ever seen in a game. It allows you to start the game with all of the items, levels, magic and other things that you have earned playing the game. It makes the whole game quicker and easier. 58 БУМ Characters: 81995 Square Co., Ltd. ®1995 Bird Studios/Shueisha Prepare yourself because this is the second and final part of the Chrono Trigger Strategy Guide. This will take you through the events of the rest of the game up to but not including the - he Emib of time Talk to the old man then go into the room above him and talk to Spekkio. Walk around the room clockwise three times from the door when he instructs you to do so. Once that is done, make sure that the four people who are under your control talk Then go to the beams of light and. choose the one going to 1000 A.D. 11999 AD. Wander around the town to find out what's going on, then go to Melchior's hut. After buying some weapons from him, go to the cave directly north of the hut. Walk through the cave and get | back to Truce Village. After you resur- face, head for the fair and go through the time gate located there. GOO AD, ae to burn their hammers away. Don’t forget to fall down the waterfall on the left first. There are two accessories: one that cuts MP usage by half and one that | raises HP by 25 percent. After the mountains, head down to the village of Porre and talk to Tata in Tata’s house. Once done, it’s back to the Cursed Woods to talk to Frog again. Open the treasure chest that Frog was blocking and head back to the time gate. Go through it and choose the beam of [ды Medina Vil Sa 0 Travel to Melchior’s hut then go back to the Ends of Time and through the portal marked Mystic Mountain 65,000,000 B.C. 65,000,009 13,6, Defeat the green guys and follow Ayla to the chief's hut. At the celebra- tion, beat Ayla in an eating contest to Move out of there. Talk to one of the men in the huts who tells you what happened and move on to the Forest Maze. Once through the forest and in the cave, fall through the holes that the Evilweevils make, not the ones that are already there. If you wait a minute or two, they will make new holes. Make your way through Reptite’s Lair and you're ready to go back to Medina Village 1000 A.D. Before you leave, trade your petals, fangs, horns and feathers for some really good weapons and armor. 1000 AD, Go over to Melchior’s hut. After the 1 dh new members. боз ий through the cave and come out on ће island. Go into Magus’ Fortress and defeat his henchman. Afterward, keep. on trucking through this level for a AVENY, gool showdown. x 6300000 Be Go north to the Laruba Ruins to see what's going on. From there, head over _ you go, however, you may want to visit to the Dactyl's Nest. Once you have taken to the air, it's time to head over to Tyrano's Lair. Before you leave, go to the loka hut with the trader inside. _ Get any items that you might г һауе the enemies іп the unting seas After completing Tyrano's Lair, you must go to the lair ruins at the base of the crater. Head through the time gate | there. 12,000 BG. Leave the cave and head east to the Sky Bridge. Use it, check out Enhasa and move onto the land bridge. Now head north to the next Sky Bridge. Go into Zeal Palace and head into the room that is in the top-right corner. Go into the room on the right. After you witness the events, go into the room in the top middle. Go as far up in the room as you can and try to get through the door. When that fails, go back and then into the room on the top left of Zeal Palace. Walk up to the machine and press your A button. Once that is completed, head back to the room in the top middle. Go through the door that you couldn't go through before. | Don’t worry if the monster beats you because unless you are at a ridicu- lously high level, you won't beat him. Once everything is said and done with the fight, you will go back to 65,000,000 B.C. J From the Proto Dome go back to Lab 32. After you come out, go to the Sewer с E ur way through EUIS head down irst lac to 99 is Barn B. . Before other time zones to get the magically “sealed treasure chests that you couldn't get before. 129009 BG The first thing to do is go to Terra Cave. Talk to the people there and then head to the Mountain of Woe through the Terra Cave. Go down all the stairs and then exit to the right. You will be fighting some pretty tough monsters, so beware. Make sure you fight all the Rubble monsters you see because they give 1,000 exp. and 100 tech. points. This mountain is a great place to build up levels, magic and gold. Defeat the Boss here and move on. After you watch the events, talk to Melchior. Leave the cave and go to the Sky Bridge. You must get to Zeal Palace where you need to go to the top middle room and transport down to the Ocean Palace. You will find that the Ocean Palace is pretty hard. The best thing to do is either have built up your levels on the Mountain of Woe or build up your levels in the Ocean Palace. Beat the Boss and watch as the story takes an unexpect- ed turn. Once everything is said and done, go to the commons and talk to. the old man. Once you wake up, go to st if you jave Ayla with you at this time for she doesn’t need weapons to fight. Once you have collected every- thing, you are ready to leave. This is the way to get out. Start from the cell that you woke up in. Go out and left the escalators. Go up = and then into the room on the left. Now до through the next door you see and that is it. Beat what is thrown at you and then | watch ind learn. Go back to тес ае dd a lady will ask you . about a sapling; tell her to plant it. - Next, head a little north to the North Cape. There you will see a.very enlight- ening event. Depending on what you say, an unexpected person will offer to join your party. It is completely up to you whether or not to let him/her join your party. Afterward, it's time to move - en to the Ends of Time. The Emib OF mime You must talk to the old man. From him you shall receive a very important item. From here on, the things that are listed do not have to be done in the order listed. As a matter of fact, you don’t [А 59 even have to do the things that are list- ed here. You are, for the most part, ready to beat the game. If you want to beat the game from here, you must build your levels up some more—the final battle is not an easy one. | would say that around Level 50 is the lowest you'd want to be. Level 60-99 is much more feasible. It is, of course, up to the player and the challenge you want to set for yourself. There are multiple end- ings in the game and in order to get the best one, you must complete all that are listed here. Enjoy! Get back what has been Поз In order to get back what you've lost, you must have talked to the old man in the Ends of Time. He'll tell you where to go next. Jump on Epoch and head off to 2300 A.D. You must first go to the Keeper's Dome. In there, talk to Belthasar. He tells you what you must have, and if you have it, it is sitting at Chrono's house. So that is where you must go next: Chrono's house in 1,000 A.D. If you don't have the item at hand, go to Norstein Bekkler's lab and bet 40 silver points. Win the game and you'll receive the needed item. If you lose the game, he'll offer to sell it to you and that's another way to get it. Once you obtain the item, go to Chrono's house to pick it up. Now go back to 2300 A.D. and see Belthasar again. After speak- ing with him, travel to Death Peak. ‘Speak with the-Poyozo doll and it will turn into a tree. Hide behind the tree when the wind blows and you will not . be knocked off of the mountain. This is. the only way to climb it. Once you have fought and beat the third Lavos Spawn, you need to push his shell under the ladder. To climb on the shell, just press A next to it and off you go. | highly rec- ommend having Marle in the party after you climb the shell. It adds to the rich- ness of what you are about to witness. You will end up in the Ends of Time. Talk to the old man and he hints to you everything that you still must do before Lavos. The ghost of a knight haunts, dhe present Head off to 600 A.D. Make sure that Frog is in your party. Go to the town of Choras. Talk to the man sitting at the bar drinking. Travel to Epoch and then go to 1000 A.D. Now go talk to the same man sitting at the bar in the Choras Inn in the same town їп 1000 A.D. After that, go to the residence and talk to the lady there. She'll give you what you need and from there go back to 600 А.Р. Return to the Cafe and talk to the same man. When he leaves, go to the southern residence in the town and the man will be standing there. Talk to him and then go up to the Northern Lab. Talk to him and his men again, and then do as he instructs. Once that task has been completed, go back to the house and pay him the money to continue con- struction. Go back to the Northern Lab and continue your way through it. Keep paying for the repairs until you go through the entire place. Make sure you have visited the grave in the base- ment, and when the whole place has been looted, you're done. A wom mination brings a Tm back to life Go to 600 A.D. and have Robo in your party. Go to Fiona’s Villa and you will note a whirlpool in the desert. Step on it and press the A button. Clear out all the monsters in the Sunken Desert. Be forewarned; the Boss in here is not easy. Once done with that, head back to Fiona’s Villa with Robo in the party. Talk with Fiona and give Robo the go-ahead. Warp ahead to 1000 A.D. and see what has occurred. Go into the shrine and meet an old acquaintance sitting there. Talk to him to find out what's happened. Oh yeah, Lucca’s mother’s name is Lara. an evil hideout Go to 600 A.D. and into Ozzie's Fort. It is best if you bring the char- acter that will not be revealed in this strategy +. guide. He/she makes for some interesting inter- Сй action among the сһаг- acters in this level. After you are done here, go back to the Mystic’s town in 1000 A.D. and check out the differ- ences. Thers’s an Object йш the sparkles like 3 rainbow In 600 A.D., go to the cafe т Choras. Talk to the man who is sitting in the chair at the bar on the left. Leave the bar and from that point go to 1000 A.D. Go to the tombstone and walk up to it. Press your A button and watch. Go back to 600 A.D. and to the location that Toma told you about. Go into the Giant's Claw and make your way through there. Once everything hap- pens, go to Guardia Castle in 1000 A.D. Marle must be in the party. Go talk to the king by going up the stairs on the right. After you talk to the king, go down the stairs to the first floor and then go down the set of stairs that wasn't there until you started this mis- ‘sion. Fight all the enemies until you reach your destination. Then you must run back upstairs to the courtroom. After you defeat the Boss, go back = it. Go into that house and down- stairs to the royal treasure. Melchior will give you the choice of receiving helms or armor. Then make sure you go back to the courtroom and pick up the flashing blue object. That is the key to unlock the treasure chest that is located one level down from the courtroom. | recommend not forgetting to do this. The sum stone has lost its glow Go to the Sun Palace in 2300 A.D. to retrieve the stone. Fight the Boss here by hitting the flame surrounding him until one does damage to | After beating him, go across the new bridge and grab the moon stone. Now head off to / 65,000,000 B.C. Place the moon stone in the sun keep. Go e through time at the same spot and you will discover that some- one has stolen it in 1000 A.D. Once you have discovered that, go to the Mayor's Manor in Porre. You’ 1! distin- _ guish it by the sparkles one. Go back in time to 600 A.D. and into the same house. You'll find that the lady there wishes she had some jerky. If you go to the Snail Stop in 1000 A.D., you'll see that the bartender will sell you some jerky (for a ridicu- lous price). Take that to the lady in 600 A.D. When you talk to her, make sure you give her the jerky and not charge her for it. Now go back to 1000 A.D. and the mayor will give you the moon stone back. Once you've got it back, return to the Sun Keep and place it in its place. Now go to 2300 A.D. and go into the Sun Keep there. The moon stone, which is now the sun stone, is ready to be taken, Шах? a task to be done i the farms, where machinery originats Go to the Geno Dome in 2300 A.D. т 5 Complete this level and gai si ly good stuff. So far, | the b this level. The best way о ie for you to go onto the conveyor ae soon as you get through th Beat all the enemies, and when you get off the conveyor belt go through the door and all the way to the right. You will see a flashing blue dot. Press your - A button and choose to go down the dust chute. Mes Gne the whole усіе able to play a New Game + Mode, you must go through here. Go back to 12,000 B.C. to destroy it. There are countless things left for you to see and do in Chrono Trigger that we did not reveal in this guide. We have disclosed the major people and events to allow those who need the help to - be able to get through the х pone Ranc feather, it's raining. 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Using*won- 1 cartoon graphics and terrific sound, this game will really wow you. A lot of people have been looking for a side-scrolling game on the Play- "Station. Believe me, it really fits the bill. A Rayman Fact-File is on page 132. There you will find more pictufes and info on this cute ga Rayman is just like a шу _ interactive cartoon. It's really cool. 4 82 EM AN i Here's a game that should thrill comic-book lovers out there. Acclaim is releasing a game based on the awesome Image Comic series by Todd McFarlane—Spawn. Spawn is about a man who has БАКОН E = made a deal with the devil to return Lots of people have been wanting to life. He got more than he bar- to see a Spawn game for some time. gained on. Now he has super pow- ers from a symbiotic suit, not to mention a number of deadly enemies. The game is very dark and fore- boding, like the comic. Spawn has his special attacks, like twirling chains and other hell-spawned weapons. Spawn must find out who killed him and combat the forces of good who seek his destruction. Spawn looks like it will be a faith- ful translation of one of the hottest comics on the market. DIO ооо ооо оо ооо ооо ооо ово о о зоо ов ооо оо ооо ооо оо о оо ооо оо ооо ооо сво оооо вое Other characters from the 2 Image universe will show up. Spawn has some cool transparent Every use of his special power lighting effects like this beam. brings him closer to hell. Acclaim is fi releasing this long- awaited translation of the comic. Sega Saturn | 3-D Action | If you've been clamoring for some nasty, first-person perspec- tive action, take a chance with Robotica. Acclaim is bringing this one out for the Sega Saturn, and it looks pretty cool. You control a heavily armed droid, seeking out enemies in a giant space station. Along the way you'll arm yourself with more and more weapons. All You control the mighty (but fun) weapon of mass destruction. the better to wreak carnage on your Sega Saturn. Search and destroy—that's what you do throughout the game. Dramatic cinema displays show the story as it unfolds before your eyes. N CEG ‹ IS YOUR TAIL DRAGON? (HA) s picked up the rights to ased on the mo of Lee. Just like the movie with the same name, you control one of the nown martial artists as he takes on foes around the world. You gain more and more farther you pro The going , but it’s the only way to become the best. Dragon will be "released for the Super NES. Intense one-on-one action awaits you when you plug this cart in. Psygnosis ‘Heavy Machinery È Sentient Scavenger Virtual Hydlide Will-be released in "the States for the Sega Saturn from » Atlus. Enter a mystical world where у monsters roam the land undaunted» 4 Travel the realm searching for weapons that can help you in your Each year the Green Berets Psygnosis has a new adventure march 100 of their candidates into for both the PC CD-ROM and the the Arbus Alpines to test their true PlayStation called Sentient. skills. Each candidate must survive Something is drastically wrong a three-day run. They are given ап MP] on Space Station Alpha and time is H H -q armored 4x4 with heavy machine running out. Due to an unknown sum part off game is presented gunnery and navigation computers. danger, the lives of thousands in a first-pers 55 tive Unlike The going won't be easy hang in the balance. You only have because traps have been set along 72 hours to save them. your path. You'll have to stop Using advanced graphics tech- bombers and choppers that will СЫ niques, Sentient looks awesome. derail you. Your adventure will You must fully interact with the cast most games of this type, the places you can move to аге пог dictated’by narrow walls. In fact, you can go near- Чу. everywhere in this game. Wander E або forest if youliKe or delve deep span desolate deserts to ice- ЧИ of characters that span the colony. into шуын Ту боп со covered snowbanks. If you've been wanting a futuris- Virtual Hydlide for nothing Heavy Machinery looks like it's tic thriller, Sentient looks like a win- The Sega/Saturn pushed this game one interesting trip! ner. Check out more info on this to its limits. Added to the impressive title as it comes in. "d m bie eee <. ا‎ Catch some major air with the — [| You only have 72 hours before “Нуйше will satisfy your а strategically placed jumps. the station is destroyed. 3-D realm are cinemas’ that will draw you further into the story. ҡ Virti йе is a major undertak- ing that any adventurer would whole- heartedly get into. ICE BREAKER Bombers from above can ; Somehow you must find a way blast your 4x4 to pieces. to save thousands of colonists. a sideways pyramid that can shoot. Your goal is to destroy the other pyra- mids scattered about the map. While the action may move slowly, in the later stages enemies start appearing. Ice Breaker can get pretty intense. A few moments of lighthearted es. humor i Қ a ing death s S die. While the g othing spe- PE 1 n I ie gu West dum Ing Dodge trucks and try to stay on Sentient is one of the many games other gamento ые. the trail or you'll end up losing. by Psygnosis for the PlayStation. ( 84 EM жың ту, very vicious. This CD will take you to the next level of sports. | PlayStation | 3-0 Sports | MagBall is the sport of the future. It all started when a couple of Space jockeys tried to knock an energy casing through an airlock. Little did they know that they had invented MagBall, the sport of the future. Players must compete in a 3-D arena, trying to knock a ball into a The players rush the ball toward goal. MagBall is fast-paced and the goal in extreme realism. Ser: Strategy bu ould take note: The game Panzer General for the 3DO takes players deep into the t the second great war. Choose a side and see if you can change history. Guide.your troops into position and s SSI’s latest sim, rmoil of World War ооо ооо ооо The basic viewpoint is from Try to beat the other team inside of your car's cockpit. amid the swirling colony ship. The Ratha scones piov NOR fashion similar to Military Madness. another hilarious | There’s only one Hyperman" (Thank heaven!) on CD-ROM, and only you character from our can help him save the world. You'll solve puzzles, outwit an evil alien, f n & and maybe even learn some science along the way. Cool. 5» Check out ga es Hyperman on the Internet at http://www.cdrom.ibm.com To order, visit your dept local retailer or call 1 800 426-7235 (source code 5201). IBMis a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Hyperman and other arks of Illumina Productions, Inc. ©1995 lumina Productions, Inc. and Bull Dolphin, Inc. © 1985 IBM Corporation. ANS Psygnosis Psygnosis G POLICE POWERSPORTS SOCCER ` | Playstation | Action | PlayStation | Sports | You're a member of the G Police. Psygnosis is working on one of As an elite undercover agent, you the first sports games for the B bir Hhe-rights to ° - — "Demolition Man. It's the same game that Virgin was working опа while T. M K е 5 : А " back. You play as a cop brought into sink into the midst of the criminal PlayStation. This version of soccer J the future to stop a И O E] underground undetected. You tried will delight video gamers as well as à the past. í to keep above the lowlifes. NE] sports enthusiasts. Using the pow- A. “Tn levels that Closely parallel the Until now ... Your sister has been ers of the 32-Bit system, Power- movie, you'll belunder the attack of kidnapped and you must somehow sports Soccer uses rendered every в. ure find her. Load up on riot nets, gas "Î graphics to bring this sport alive. m Fortunately there will be futuristic grenades, rocket launchers and Lead Europe's finest soccer me weapons to WE ae particle bea You'll need them teams onto the field and master all to get revenge and save her. Sal the high intensity of the leagues. Search out areas like the malls or Can you get the European Cup the airport. You must find her and lead your team all the way to somehow. victory? Psygnosis is working on making This looks really impressive. this game a powerful adventure. Sports fans should love it. PlayStation owners should love it. There are two types'of levels: One is sehe standard side-scroller, and the sec- ond I$ from a pseudo*tóp view. Your battles-will take you from a museum to the innards of a cryo-prison. Your quarry, Simon Phoenix, is set on releasing all of the prisoners from lee Re Hi Ri aM einn tei и и е eunt or Hunt own | Play as a cop whose sister has Celebrate the thrills of victory. ^ in the far-fetched f a been kidnapped by sinister beings. Kids, don't try this at home. the prison. ae © og Be- side % you | have an old score to settle. i Man has top- notch graphics and Panic action. It’s as \ intense as the movie. Terrific visuals complement this Extremely realistic graphics extremely graphic adventure. bring the sport of soccer alive. Space Ace. It's by Panason really cool. ч It's a bizarre conglomerate of . themes that range from Oriental } kung fu to Gothic horror. As the game rolls — $ by, you will see prompts flash onthe үш screen. If you don’t do the required conn е correct time, yous see the hero die. Otherwise th continues оп. ^ While it’s not too c m games 5 : p И you're interested in the sci-fi This is one of the first sports titles like this are just as fun. genre, G Police is up your alley. to appear on the Sony PlayStation. ý 4 86 БМ * Sofia SAYS spend your money to reserve a Sony?PlayStation" Sofia Says give the money to your local video game store and do it now. Sofia Says get бп your knees and bark like a dog. Now give Sofia a kiss. añ- ah, She didn't say Sofia Says. Now she has to hurt you. 4 JL че |! м’ 3 1 THE BALLZ? ы Ballz: Director's/Cut by Panasonic” — 5 loaded with laughs отта 10 fin- ish. This game will be released on the 3DO platform. You get to choosefgom a variety of wacky characters, each к with an abundance of special moves. "Fach fighter is composed of balls, allowing them todo things that no one in any other game can do. For exam- e ple. where élse can you knock some- ~~ one into the ground.and use his/her head as a golf ball?” Ballz: Director's Cut is an improve- ment Over the earligpVersions that appeared on the Super NES and Genesis. It features smoother anima- tion and clearer graphics, not to men- tion more characters. The audio has eee = 06 = krank houNder << PS € fos Ballz: Director's-Cut is a fon-filled fighting game for the 300... been improved as well. Most fighting games are dead seri- ous. This опе is just the opposite. Ballz: Director's Cut is fun filled and full of surprises: 24 WIN FREEDOM Also from Panasonie is ТТТ, Similar in theme and design to Pd “Twisted, Zhadnost is a hilarious game show. Set in a country similar to Russia, players must choose their. characters. They range from a secre- ^ tive KGB agent to a masculine he/she. Each plays for freedom and one of his/her greatest dreams. Тһе games. s that involve matching and trivia. ж”. If you enjoyed Twisted, then you'll certainly have fun with/Zhadnost. Your 3DO will really rock. дәл 88 EM DO YOU HAVE | into rounds where you wi H Garfield | Genesis | Acton | The coolest cartoon cat around is finally in his own video game cartridge. Those folks at Sega have whipped up a wholly enter- taining adventure starring that lasagna-scarfing cat. Garfield must adventure through a number of themed levels that are based on episodes of the cartoon show that you're probably familiar Garfield is animated smoothly, and there are lots of cool little effects that make it seem cartoon- Garfield looks like it'll be a lot of fun. Besides, it's on Genesis. and he'll start getting edgy. In pursuit of the golden lasagna, Garfield will do almost anything. Garfield becomes a down-and-out detective searching for bad guys. у Г m P "тии... о Psygnosis Parasite +h, >S EN В % Е Е [са PlayStation | Action | А сор from another world has possessed your body. He’s hunting down deadly criminals, so that means you are too. As you help him track down vari- ous scum and engage in various missions, you'll notice that your body is starting to change. You are mutating into a hideous form, so returning to your real form is start- ing to look really important. Parasite takes an unusual premise and enhances it with fully digitized dialogue and fully mod- eled sets. Everything looks realistic from the sewers to the streets. Parasite should be pretty cool. o 25 © Punch and kick various enemies. Hope they don't hit you back. Travel around the city looking for the criminals that lie within. Watch out for ambushes. The enemy is as smart as you are. еец ; Trimark Interactive ЧРИ | | TOTAL ECLIPSE | | PlayStation | Shooter | TURBO! Е Now PlayStation owners can see what 3DO players have been talking about. Total Eclipse was an intense shooter where you could fly your ship hrough enemy-infested territory. and enemy, fire~ чар Sega WireHead Г Sega ср | Interactive | WireHead is the latest Sega CD | game. It has а very unusual Е premise behind it. There is a guy called WireHead whose actions can be controlled by remote con- trol. When the government goes after him, you must save him from an early demise. Choose where he my goes, but choose wisely. One Й wrong move and WireHead dies. The video is full screen, and it doesn't look too pixilized when it's in motion. The ideas are pretty cool, although the acting is laugh- able. Sega continues its lineup of The world is endangered when an experiment mutates the insect population into lethal killing machines. You are the last hope for mankind as you enter the insect hive and attempt to keep the inhabitants at bay. Using 32-Bit visuals, The Hive puts out some pretty cool graphics. It's a shooter similar to Sewer Shark and its ilk. Most of the insects resemble the Aliens from the movie series. The Hive offers some fast-paced action and some interesting sce- Now th Total Визе Turbo. Crystal Dynamics has smoothed out » the older game, andthe graphics seem ouched up. It’s much easier to do a barrel roll now. к. Total Eclipse Turbo is a cool shooter that works:exceptionally well on the PlayStation. Only the hardiest players will survive t гегу еп4. Do you ооо ово обо» Fi EET full-motion videos with this CD. If narios. It's just what you need to have what it takes? Find out with Ші” «4 FMV's your thing, this one is hot. save the world. Iso ео z B : Й H uu M in the bath Doesn't this insect look ИК d Wiio iig [Meet strange women in the bathroom oesn't this insect look like one | RET ns of an airplane. (Don't ask why.) 1 of the Aliens designed by Giger? эы. АНТ Е ONY ТОО -games -parts -accessories -imports TUR ы рык, 310- 310-574-3300) 310-574-3300) 1-800- ) TURBO Tant я 4) Game Tips: orders onl 1 6 ) Р.0. Вох 66-1358 310-574-3304 Business Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm PST Canada Call: 1-800-477-9583 Los Angeles, CA 90066 ICKMAN'S | WING COMMANDER I CAR WILL | Publisher NOT LAST CH LONGER! J ) =] E = new game! load game! continue On the TCS Victory Option You will get a Secret Debug Screen, do the trick. Screen. Read the warning! n Load up the game, and when you get to the TCS Victory's Option Screen Secret Debug Menu (with New Game, Continue № and Load Game options), Hold the L and P buttons press and hold the top L at the TCS Victory's button and P (Play) button simultaneously. The cursor Option Screen. Press A on will be moving between the Now you can choose to start | at any mission you want! Е Е A View any or all of the Continue. Heed the wam- | options. When it lands on movies. It's up to you! ings on this screen! Continue, press button A. or exit the Debug Screen TIT Т mz] You will either get a Debug (depending on if you got it ee Menu or the flight control the first time). Many options + room. If you press Land P аге at your disposal! i 1 Ш again, you will either enter Robert Courtemanche; Ontario, Canada | SCORE Everyone who sends in tricks to the Trickman has a chance of winning either an BIG PONTS a NER Чї WITH THIS " a few uL Rm | you pui ere whopper, you'll be eli n our AWESOME OF THE MONTH sweepstakes! уо win, | CONTROLLER то c oe tae E ki FROM STD tem of your choice! Contests like this come, ОМ | ll, th—but Il only find it i ewe. YU AND EGM oes tse rodar td iin i : Game Mag, Electronic Gaming Monthly! ‘Serica. RULES ANO CONDITIO This summer, Marvel's greatest heroes and villains come to life in the Marvel OverPower Card Game! This collectable card game from Fleer features stunning new artwork by the greatest artists in the industry. Get ready...It's Clobberin' Time! ""fleer entertainment group, inc. Marvel, all Marvel characters and the distinctive likenesses thereof: TM and © 1995 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved OverPower: TM and © 1995 Fleer Entertainment Group. Inc. Produced and distributed by Fleer Entertainment. System CHEAT SHEE Play as Baseball Greats and Programmers Select the General Manager Option, choose Custom Players and cre- ate a new player from the ones listed below. This trick will give you the legends of baseball right at your fingertips! To do this, go to the Game Setup Screen and highlight the General Manager Option. Press but- ton C. In this screen, choose the Custom Players Option. Now, move to an empty slot and press C to create a play- er. Listed here are the names of special players you can enter on this screen: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Cool Papa Bell, Roberto TRIPLE ‘96 BASEBALL Е — Genesis | ElectroncArts | Clemente, Jackie Robinson, Rogers Hornsby, Pee Wee Reese, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Yogi Berra, Nolan Ryan, Dizzy Dean, Warren Spahn, Bob Gibson, Satchel Paige, Sandy Koufax, Steve Carlton, Carl Yastrzemski, Frank Robinson, Reggie Jackson, Joe DiMaggio, Cy Young, Tom Seaver, Josh Gibson, Catfish Hunter. Even the programmers in the back of the instruction manual are playable: Chris Taylor, Kevin Pickell, Jan Tian, Eric Pauker, David Hards, Conan Reis, George Ashcroft, Margaret Livesey, GENERAL-MANAGER CHANGE NAME Review INJURIES PLAYER STATISTICS $ Custom PLavERS d SicN PLAVER RELEASE PLRVER TRADE PLAYERS TERM SCHEDULE EScrol akcSelect &Backup From this screen, pick the Custom Player Option. Publisher George Samilski, David Adams, Mike Sokyrka, Bruce McMillan, Ken Lam, Warren Wall, Adrienne Travica, Chip Lange, David Lee, Rick Smith, Gary Lam, Scott Blackwood, Eric Whiteford. John Lewis Ankeny, IA GAME SETUP Music ONO CSelect Fast Exhibition Game At the Game Setup Screen, choose “General Manager.” CUSTOM PLAYERS: Modify Player & МАМЕ BABE RUTH EXPERIENCE > VETERAN POSITION. * - RIGHTFIELD. BATTING STYLE $ SLUGGER Bats 4> LEFT THROWING ARM 4 LEFT SKIN TONE > LIGHT JERSEY NUMBER > 0 ck-up-; C;Change Name fing Report /Start:saue Enter in the names of the baseball greats and more! NBA JAM: TOURNAMENT _ EDITION МЕСА MAN VIF Publisher This trick will allow you to Password Option. Pick this play a secret Vs. Mode with and enter the password Mega Man and Bass. To get shown to the right. After this mode, go to the Title entering this, hold buttons L Screen and move to the and R and press START. Mega Man-Slicer: Y 4 ™+Y ! Slide: Y Y +В, Invincible: A А Bass-Flying Kick: > Y 4 +Y Secret Vs. Mode Torpedo: Jump, then Y+» >> Invincible: A А Enter this sequence of pictures on the Code Screen. At the Title Screen, move to Password and select it. Now put in the code on the Password Screen shown above. A secret Vs. Mode will appear. Fight Bass! Using their special moves, you can have a cool fight! ` “This trick was done on a preproduction version of the game’ and is subjecto change. 92 EM f America Inc. ©1991 Nintendo of America Inc: is produc meets the Reserved. This eccl sel is your essence thet hi Rese m i so eg свите do Hid cate, Inc. TM Hearst Cc ic Мкр me istered trodemar NE LID. All ДЕ this seal to Hearst Entertainment Inc. /Ki seal are. S UID: tic $ T Reserved, ©1994. ational Inc ЕЯ ее. Nintendo Entertainment & Game Gear are stondords of Sega" is у qual ig ©1995 Viacom Intern Nintendo, Suy deo ime is running out for The Phantom... IN — d _ And if you let the evil ~~ forces of Maximum, Inc. \ have their way, чаб _ it’s lights out for Metropia! - BLAST AWAY YOUR ENEMIES _ WITH 14 WEAPONS AND 5 ITEMS. | CONTROL TWO WEAPONS AT A IME FOR OVER 100 WEAPON OMBINATIONS. DISCOVER TWENTY DIFFERENT 2 EC NDINGS. mm E | | | | | | ея « SuperNES For more information on Phantom 2040 Video Games call 1-800-469-2539 4 j E " 4| Fili е ALSO AVAILABLE ON VIDEOCASSETTE \ WHEREVER VIDEO! E SOLD \ И ИИ ШЇ Ae ОО а. | [5229] | јазар 1 h VIACOM. NEWMEDIA.. OF ATHE TRADE LL COD Pause the game and hold the top R button. While holding it, press LEFT, C, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, B, B, RIGHT, RIGHT. This code will give Gex the holding this, press LEFT, C, jumping power-up instantly! DOWN, RIGHT, UP, B, B, Pause the game and then RIGHT, RIGHT. Then hold the top В button. While ипраиѕе the game. Hit the P button to pause. Now Now you can jump much put in the power-up code. higher! Do it over if you get hit. PANZER DRAGOON System CHEAT SHEET. Episode 0 At the Normal Game and Options Screen, press UP, UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, L, R. CHEAT SHEET. Easier Way to Acquire the Horse At the cinema, move diag- onally UP-LEFT and A, B, X, Z at the same time. While holding these, press START. Pick the HORSE! Publisher To play Episode 0, just go DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, to the Title Screen with the LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, Normal Game and Options LEFT, RIGHT, L button, R and press UP, UP, UP, button. Practice all you want! At this Title Screen, put in the code for Episode 0! At the Title Cinema, hold the at the Title Screen. Pick Saturn control pad diagonally UP-LEFT Mode. When choosing cars, move and A, B, X, Z at the same time. left until you see HORSE! Press START. Press START again Jerry Mullins; E. Alton, IL At the Title Cinema, do the code. You will be able to pick an Press START again at the title. automatic or manual horse! WHERE ARE THE HOSTAGES? YOU ARE NOW ENTERING THE HALL OF VIOLENCE пио LA ЇЇ ШЇ SIUE id SHES TENN MM k ҮП, ШІ ПТ i ШТІ ІШІ ІШ йн >" AE TAS se я И" ЕО =” ҮШ ШАТ ШИШ ' ДИ ША!“ LL ila ШШ) e буре p De N ЕШ =. W DEMOLITION MAN, characters, names and all related indicia are trademarks of Warner Bros. © 1995. Dragon the Bruce Lee Story™ & © 1993 Universal City Sutdios, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by MCA/URiversal Merchandising, Inc. Artwork & Design by Mick Lowe Design. Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Official Seals are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America Ino. © 1991 Nintendo of America Inc. AKlaim Sega and Genesis are trademarks of Sega Enterprises, Ltd. АН rights reserved. Acclaim is a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. © & © 1995 Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. All RightsReserved. Screen shots shown are taken from the Super NES® version of the video game. entertainme TRICKS MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS THE MOVIE OF WIE This code will allow you to order: UP, DOWN, LEFT, begin your game as the RIGHT, X, B, Y, A. The Power Rangers. To do this, screen will flash and the go to the Title Screen and background of the Power press these buttons in this Rangers title will change to blue and purple instead of orange and purple. Now you NBA JAM: ial Id SHT can begin the game in your | egin as the i Ne Power Ranger suits! When the Title Screen TOURNAMENT | Power Rangers Larry Spiegel; Bronx, NY appears, do the trick. EDITION When the Title Screen appears, press UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, X, B, Y, A. You can now begin your game as the P. Rangers! — | The screen will flash and the title will slightly change colors. Now you can begin your game as the Power Rangers! BATTLE ARENA ТОЅНІМОЕМ System Publisher PlayStation Sony Computer Entertainment of America OPTIONS LEVEL NORMAL BOUT TIME SET POINT SGTH | OPTIONS LEVEL BOUT TIME Self-Camera Control, | [aid AUTO DEFENSE CONTROL TYPE Remove Pause Options This trick converts your four top buttons to use as SERES TBS SR Vn a camera control. You can First, set your R1,R2,L 1,12 5 also remove the Pause buttons so they read Not Use. and Control Type to Cam. X&Y. Options box and life bars. з ИП ШІ Um To set your camera controls to your top four buttons, go to the Options Screen and set your controls so they read Not 2 Use. Change the camera If you use two controllers, press select on controller one to zoom in and action to Yourself and set the out, and select on controller two will advance the scene one frame. keys to Camera X and Y. If you have two controllers, pause and hit SELECT on controller one to let you zoom, and SELECT on controller two to advance each frame. To remove the Pause Options and life bars, Pause and hold all four fire buttons. Hit SELECT twice to remove them. To remove the life bars and pause options, first pause. Then hold all four fire buttons and hit SELECT twice to delete the options. 96 EM THE MOST \СЕТАСОГАН. CARD SET EVER FROM FLEER! (UH ° У SEPTEMBER 1998 T The Babylon 5 Ar ORE ' 7 уз? Project Itself, These Cards Are a Рат Given: Form! H 7 COLLECT: Commanders and their, multi- planetary crew. ; ж Alien Ambassadors / E Pilot and featured episode ж images 9 + { 7 pied CARD SET ` $Mesmenzing Special Effects Photography of Actual Ships, ‚ Aliens and, Fighter Power from the, Top-Rated TV Show 3# Fdil-Stamping an Every Card * UV Coating * Superior аш Stock TM & ©1995. Warner Bros. Distributed by Fleer Corp. . 6 TRICKS. v EARTHWORM m OF ATHE FRADE System Publisher > These codes will make the С, B, А. Press START to and Earthworm Jim will end game Earthworm Jim for the | unpause the game and you up with a permanent pair of Sega CD even more fun to will be able to shoot your eyewear! play! Begin any game and enemies from just about any- Jim's Afro—After pausing press START to pause. Now where on the screen! the game, press C, A, A, A, take controller one and press Funny Nose, Moustache A, A, B, C. Press START to the corresponding buttons and Glasses—After the unpause and you'll get a big, for each trick provided: game is paused, press A, A, гей afro on Jim! Enter the A, A, A, A, B, C. Press same code again to cancel it. START to unpause the game Homing Missiles—This code will give Jim a set of eight homing missiles. You must enter this code quickly after the game is paused. Hold RIGHT and press A. Let go and press A, A, B, A, CHEAT SHEET. J " n You'll have no trouble with the uu Various Codes batidies when you've got these! Enter any of the codes listed for some helpful and hilarious results! Enter codes a second time to get it back to normal. AU mi nt У! It looks like he's about to order Remember when this look was the Rutti Tutti Fresh ‘n Fruity! in? The real question is ... why? m MORTAL KOMBAT II System Publisher From the title screen, go to RIGHT, RIGHT, DOWN, Options. In the Options LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, Screen, highlight "Done." RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. You Now take the first controller will see Test Modes appear | and press LEFT, DOWN, under the Extra Controls Option. Access this option to CHEAT SHEET: instigate a Game Debugging Mode where you can have Test Modes Code one-hit kills, no damage, etc. In Options, highlight Done Kevin Mearns; Ravena, ОН and enter the code. In Options, highlight Done and press LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, RIGHT, DOWN, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. ШШШ à Cu) RONNIE The words Test Modes will Now you have three menus to LR ea V АГОЛ appear on the screen! debug the game as you like! With all the flesh-ripping fighting Standing naked on a moves, action and fatalities that munching on tribesmen, you sense that made the arcade hit #1. It's new. something really bad is coming. It's different. It has Flying Butt Slams and Suddenly, a claw-happy raptor comes screamin’ Farts of Fury. Deadly multiple combos to out of nowhere to slice and dice you into pound your opponents into submission. gorilla cold cuts. Before he can rip your face Unbelievably realistic character urth Shaking Carnage! off, you nail the lizard breath with a crushing animations. And of course, Power Pukes, brain bash. Just another day. — — Gut Gougers, and Face Rippers. Primal Rage. For Sega” Genesis; Super NES? Game Gear" GameBoy; and PC CD-ROM. Primal Rage™ & © 1995 Atari Games Corporation. Licensed to Time Warner Interactive, Inc. Sega, Genesis, and Game Gear are trademarks of Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Super NES and Super Game Boy are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America, Inc, All rights reserved. INSIDE TEAM EGM EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN MADDEN PREVIEWS: NHL ‘96 (SUPER NES & GENESIS) HEAD-ON SOCCER (GENESIS) DESTRUCTION DERBY (PLAYSTATION) FOURTH AND GOAL: TEAM EGM’S FOOTBALL ROUND-UP PART 1 FEATURED GAMES: QB CLUB ‘96, COLLEGE FOOTBALL USA, TECMO SUPER BOWL 3, PRIME TIME NFL ‘96, MAD- DEN ‘96 INSIDE LOOK: MADDEN (PLAYSTATION) DOUBLE HEADER (PLAYSTATION & SEGA SATURN) WORLD SERIES BASEBALL (SEGA SATURN) POWER SPORT SOCCER (PLAYSTATION) ВОХ $СОНЕ: (REVIEWS) HEAD-ON SOCCER (SUPER NES) COLLEGE FOOTBALL (GENESIS) RIDGE RACER (PLAYSTATION) SUPER BURNOUT (JAGUAR) NEXT MONTH FOOTBALL ROUND-UP PART 2 WE'LL BE INTERVIEWING THE BEARS’ FORMER HEAD COACH “iron” Mike Ditka 100 EM TEAM EGM GOES DEEP OVER THE MIDDLE WITH JOHN MADDEN т AT TRADE 5 OME Madden NFL Football for the Genesis and PlayStation is looking good. The realism of the game is incredible. We're kicking football season off right with an interview with Madden himself. he wide world of sports gaming is getting more exciting! We're kicking off the beginning of the football season in a big way this month with exclusive pictures of EA Sports Madden NFL Football for the Sony PlayStation and a num- ber of other football games. As well, EA Sports will be releasing SLAM: Shaq vs. NBA All-Stars, an NBA Jam- style game that will be released for the Genesis this Christmas. Shaq is the star of this show, but EA Sports has tried to include Michael Jordan, Julius Erving, Larry Bird and other NBA players. In other news, Acclaim is working hard on NBA Jam for the PlayStation. The game sounds so good that it rivals any of the Jam arcade games. Konami is in the process of converting their arcade game Run & Gun, and will be nam- ing it NBA Give & Go for the Super NES and the Sony PlayStation. They also plan to use their NFL license for a football game for the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn. Some time next year they will be releas- ing a baseball game with a Major League Baseball Players Association license for the Sega Saturn. We've got a full roster of new games, and we'll be serving them up in part one of our football round-up. If you enjoy sports, don't forget to check out our new Sports-only magazine CyberSports on sale now. It has everything a sports gam- ing nut would want plus much more! FACT-FILE THEME Head-On Soccer Head-On Soccer has everything you want in a soccer game and more. Some new characters with =~ unique abilities make this game = really stand out. DIFFICULTY TIME TO COMPLETE MEG SIZE BACK-UP # OF PLAYERS S. Gold takes the competition head-on with AVAILABLE their version of Head-On Soccer for the Genesis. This version uses the same engine as the % COMPLETE Super NES. It looks good and plays great. The fast 0 +. * action up and down the field is incredible. Cool anima- DEVELOPED BY: tions of players kicking, passing and head-butting the ball U.S. Gold is something you will really enjoy. If you can get the ball PUBLISHED BY: down by the goalie, check out the awesome saves by the computerized keeper. If you win after defeating teams during the Tournament Mode, you can add some impressive players to your roster. In this mode, you'll able to Ж» pick up players such as Bargers, Strikers or even Trickies to enhance your team’s offensive and U.S, Gold hse defensive capabilities. Each player has his own ability: passing, kicking or even cheating tech- ^ 4 Pl 2% niques. Playing with these big boys will make it easier for you to win. However, the tournament noe жық tends to get harder and harder as you progress through it. Head-on Soccer is loaded with some awesome features that make this game stand out. PLAYSTATION his is definitely one game you will corner of the FACT-FILE want to check out. You score screen helps you monitor where your car has THEME points for smashing into other А sustained the most damage. Once your car is cars. The more damage you inflict damaged on all sides, black smoke will billow [ ts on the other cars, the more points you get. from the vehicle and it will be game over in DIFFICULTY If you cause another car to wipe out and more ways than one. The M 3 spin around, that’s when you can score some music is awesome. t аы really big points. This is one TIME TO COMPLETE The sound effects of this game are incredi- дате you Г ble. It's the first game that features smoke should MEG SIZE coming out of the engine and back ends of watch for. the cars after they have sustained damage. A damage meter in the bottom right-hand BACK-UP р wy © а Crash, bang, j boom. The j object of this game is to T. 4 OF PLAYERS other cars in a AVAILABLE | demolition % COMPLETE EN ed ШШ scenario. 3 % 4 20 DEVELOPED ВУ: Psygnosis 7 PUBLISHED BY: fat ru C l 0 n e r Psygnosis A 000 WITH JOHN MADDEN ohn Madden is synonymous with football. He’s been involved in EA Sports’ best-selling line of football video games since 1988. Madden NFL ’96 looks good, and with some of the added features, this game looks like it will be the one о beat. Recently, we had a chance о chat with Madden about he game he loves. His love of football has aken him from pacing the sidelines of the Oakland Raiders where he captured he record for the fastest 100 wins ever by an NFL coach о the broadcast booth where he's been ever since. casting has him talk- ing about the mud, he blood and the commitment both the players and coaches bring to the game. He gives football fans insight into the teamwork, the = dedication of "m the players m and the е camaraderie that takes у. р!асе оп y and off the football field. Madden gives fans a realistic look at just what it takes to be successful in football as well as in life's daily battles. His roots are humble, and for a man who had no idea what he was going to do after a knee injury ended his play- ing career, John Madden has gone on to set the stan- ; dard in television {| sports broadcast- | ing. He's manned the headset for four Super Bowls for CBS, and now he's hosted such features as the ever- popular All- Madden Team, now in its 12th a coach, Madden has had success and now he has attained it as a broadcaster. He won't admit it, but he and his partner Pat Summerall “Everyone should play football. ... It's a great game His style of broad- ЛИЛИИ WIE TU ETT ЛЕ ЫА from the game.” —vJolhn Madden are the most respected foot- ball broadcasting team on the air today. In conjunction with EA Sports, Team Madden (along with his sons Joe and Mike) has created a series of games that everyone can look forward to playing. TEAM EGM: What’s the recipe for that sandwich the All-Madden team ate on last year’s show? MADDEN: Linemen are upward of 320 Ibs. They are big eaters and need some- thing that’s going to fill them up. We came across the Stubbs sandwich at a diner outside of Dallas. We had Nate Newton of the Cowboys go there and with the help of the cook, put a few of them together. The record for any- one eating Stubbs sandwich- es is six. The sandwich has lots of bacon, fried egg and cheese on grilled toast, and it has three decks. Three or four of those will fill up any lineman. In your broadcasting career, what game situation sticks out in your mind as the best or worst moment in football? In 1985, when Pat and | DON’T MISS Mid o OMI WLLL BETTER FEATURES. BETTER PLAY. BETTER HURR Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition continues the rich tradition of Tecmo football g s. Better Features like our new Free Agency unique Mode, Real NFL P > Photos, New NFL Expansion Teams - Charlotte and Jacksonville, and new power up Cinema Scree e you, the refined sports tion than you've ever seen before. Better Play is what separates Tecmo from the rest. New player rosters and game schedules for the 1995 NFL Season combined with new plays, new u Better Hurry! The Offici Don't m your own copy today. Check with your favorite video game store for de how to reserve Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition. It doesn't say Final x = SUPER NINTENDO ER NEUTER © Tecmo, Ltd. 1994 TECMO* is a registered trademark of Tecmo, Inc. Licensed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. for play on the Sega™ Genesis™ System. Sega and Genesis are trademarks of Sega Enterprises, Ltd. All rights reserved. Licensed by Nintendo for play on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. 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Phone (310) 787-2900 Fax (310) 787-3131 broadcast the Bears in the playoffs to their Super Bowl win—we did three games where the opposing teams never scored any points. It was the most amazing stretch of defense I’ve seen in my broadcast career. Also the Super Bowls I’ve cov- ered, like the New York Giants in Pasadena. How did you get into coaching and when did you begin your career? І got hurt in my rookie year with the Philadelphia Eagles—a knee injury—and | couldn't play. While | was rehabbing, Norm Van Brocklin would be watching films and would explain what was happening. | ended up with a degree in teaching, and my love for football meshed with teaching. So I began my coaching career at Alan Hancock Jr. College. On the football field, what is your favorite position and why? I'd have to say offensive line- man, because that was my position and it gets the least amount of exposure. Line- men in general are under- appreciated. Who are some of the best coaches in the league today and why? Bill Parcells, he's an old-time coach and | like his competi- tiveness. Don Shula, he's one of the best coaches out there. George Seifert has the best winning percentage of any coach coaching today and he's sometimes under- appreciated. Do you enjoy broadcasting or coaching more? Each was right for the time. When | was coaching, there was nothing | wanted to do more than be on the side- lines with the team. Then there came a time when it just wasn't fun any- more and it was more like a job. That's when | moved into broad- casting. I’ve been broad- casting ever since, for the past 14 years. It’s still fun and there’s nothing else I'd rather be doing right now. What do you say to parents who are afraid to let their children play football? Don't even think about it— football is a great game. Once you start thinking about it, things will go wrong. Once you're afraid of something, it will probably happen. Football is a great game, and you can learn a lot about life and teamwork from the game of football. How did the All-Madden Team come about, and how do you select your team? When John Robinson was with the Los Angeles Rams, he said | should select a team with my § style of guys ( оп it—tough \ and who | would like to coach and have on my team if | were still coaching. A prerequisite of anyone making it onto the team in any given year is that | had to have seen them play at least once that season. What stadium is the loud- est in the NFL? A loud stadium gives you an advantage. When the oppos- ing team is on offense, they can’t hear what play the quarterback is calling. The loudest places are the domed stadiums—like Minnesota (the Metrodome) or in Atlanta (the Georgia Dome). Cleve- land is a tough place to play. Down there in the endzone corner where the Dog Pound is—with all those dogs bark- ing and everyone cheering— now that’s football. Who is the reigning Super Bowl Champion of Madden Football in your family? | work with the game and leave the playing to my sons. l've heard that Mike is the reigning champion, but I’ve also heard rumors that some 12-year-olds come into the living room and beat the pants off of him. What are some other games your sons play? They've tried NHL Hockey and Tony LaRussa Baseball, but given their busy sched- ules coaching their own foot- ball teams, they don't have much time to play many other games. The popularity of the NFL has skyrocketed in recent years. What do you feel are a few of the contributing factors as to why the league has grown so much? More than likely because of the exposure people have had to the game in recent years. Because of TV, with Fox, cable channels, like ESPN and TBS. All of the exposure and the expansion the league has had has built excitement and a lot of inter- est in the game. What's your favorite stadi- um to broadcast from and why? Green Bay, without a doubt for a number of reasons: The field is grass, it has good fans, cold weather and bratwurst. Who do you think will be playing in the Super Bowl this year? Last year at the end of the year the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco ‘49ers were the best two teams and one of those two will probably end up in the Super Bowl. Next month we'll have another sports figure under the Team EGM spotlight and someone will be getting a Gatorade shower. We'll take you behind the Scenes and give you some insight into how some of these games are made. "G0 MANY WAYS TO KILL OR ШЕ, WHO CAN CHOOSE?" 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Аа arks or registered trademarks and are hereby ached TEAM EGM’S FOOTBALL ROU Tecmo Super Bowl 3 * Prime Time NFL ‘96 • College Football USA ‘96 • QB Club ‘96 • Madden ‘96 PlayStation ore companies are entering the race in search of gridiron glory and are trying to capture this year’s Super Bowl of gaming. It seems as though getting an NFL League or Player’s Association License isn’t too difficult to do. But so far, this year’s crop of foot- ball games are shaping up well. This month in part one of our football round-up, we have some hard-hitting games to tell you about. Acclaim is back with Quarterback Club ‘96, and they are planning to bring out versions on both the 16-Bit and 32-Bit platforms trying to improve on last year’s foot- ball showing. EA Sports is back with Madden. Although Bill Walsh has left the building, this year’s EA Sports college foot- ball game could be the best one yet. It has every major Division 1A school included. On the NFL side, Madden is back and this game kicks on the Genesis. As well, it is going to rock on the PlayStation (see our exclusive look at this game). After you're done, check out our interview with John Madden himself. Tecmo Super Bowl 3 is back with all-new animations and it's own unique style. Now that the pregame hype is over, it's kick-off time. College Football USA ‘96 Electronic Arts/Genesis Touchdown! College foot- ball doesn't get any better than this. EA has added all 108 Division 1A teams with seven different conferences, including the ACC, WAC, PAC 10, Big 8, Big East, SEC and SWC. The four most prestigious bowl games (the Fiesta, Orange, Sugar and Rose Bowls) are in this year's game. Each team has a 45-man roster with each of the play- TEAM ROSTER ШОБ ШОТ ТЕЎ DEFENSIVE BACKS NE NTE WT на er’s individual ratings. There’s even a new Passing Mode that allows you to pick from five eligible receivers. User records are in and stats are tracked in 16 categories. There are even new penal- ties added to keep the game close and interesting. QB Club ‘96 Acclaim/Genesis players will be able to | view the field of play from some very new and distinct camera ; angles. Of course, the QB Challenge segment of Е the game is back, and НЕ it has undergone ы * some changes. Due to the difficulty some gamers had with the QB Challenge, that segment of the game was redone. Gamers should find this segment more fun and less difficult. y BH г Шш EM Acclaim is going deep over the middle. They're hungry to try to improve their perfor- mance with sports games. This year's football offering comes with some major improvements, including more QB signature plays and a smart Play Book with new and different types of plays. The new expansion teams are in, as well as extended rosters and the official 1995 season schedule. This year Tecmo Super Bowl 3 Tecmo/Super NES ° Genesis of the new NFL teams are Еһ, included. The cinema displays have been refined and redone. This year's version even has the mascot characters from the various teams around the NFL. New sound effects have been added, and a host of Р” new and exciting NFL plays will greet gamers who vie for the puper Bowl. Tecmo fans, get ready to be thrilled again as this latest version is the best one yet. The player animations have been upgraded and the game play is smooth. It includes defensive play- ers diving over the line of scrimmage at oncoming players on offense and all BET TOUGH. GET REAL. REALISTIC ATTRIBUTE E S SOUTHPAW? BULL? LEVELS FOR Al M. 2 SP 5.28.5] TECHNICIAN? FIGURE OUT ` 2 720 BOXER : ^ ES ^ YOUR OPPONENT'S STYLE н P —OR PAY THE PRICE! ACCLAIM'S MOTION CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY... “РМ cs i [NY EXPLOSIVE TRUE BOXING REALISM! 2-PLAYER ACTION! ` FOREMAN FOR REAL is a trademark of Acc e Creations of America. Proprietary Motion Acclaim Enterta il ved. Acclaim is a division an а п Entertainment, ш. © 1999 A Gen video game. Promotion not vali regulations 7 i Prime Time NFL ‘96 Sega of America/Genesis have been included. Each of the NFL's 30 teams will have their own unique playbooks customized to the strengths and weaknesses of each team. If you don't like the plays your team has to offer, select plays from another team and add them to your Neon Deion is in Sega's playbook. house! Prime Time NFL will A new feature for this year have the same features that includes difficulty settings— made NFL '95 a classic. The game will feature win- dowless passing, a full 65- yard view of the field, audi- bles and complete player rosters. This year's game will also feature trash-talk- ing, in-your-face foot- ball action. The game will also feature both NFL licens- es and updated rosters including this year's NFL rookies. The Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars Sega listened to the fans of NFL ‘95 and the running backs won't be as hard to tackle this year. whether you're a rookie, tackling problem where a eteran or an all-pro, you great running back was near- can choose your own ly impossible to take down. level of difficulty. If you think you're the baddest football gamer on the block, you can go head to head with one of the nine all-star teams to test your football gaming skills in the All-Pro Mode. They’ve also fixed the Madden ‘96 Electronic Arts/PlayStation crew has really outdone themselves. If you enjoyed the 16-Bit Madden games, this is so hard hitting that it will knock the wind out of you. The players are fully ren- dered as are the stadiums. You will be able to play day The brightest star in this or night games. to provide you with the most will also be tracked in a way year's field of gridiron offer- Not only is John Madden in realistic experience ever. that has never been done ings has to be Madden ‘96 this year's game but the The only thing more realis- before. for the PlayStation. It is a entire cast of the Fox NFL tic than Madden for the If you enjoy sports games, work of art—the EA Sports Sunday crew has come along PlayStation is putting on the don’t miss Madden ‘96 for the helmet and pads and lining PlayStation. | The detail up on the line of scrimmage. | and quality of All of your favorite NFL his game will teams are in the game, not to в hit уои hard- mention a host of new teams ег than а line- including All-Madden and | | backer with a several Super Bowl winning ; clear path to dynasties ... over 100 teams ( the quarter- in all. The '73 Buffalo Bills, back. This the '80 Houston Oilers, '65 * game should Cleveland Browns and the sack the Chargers of 1983 led by Dan ompetition. Fouts are in here. You'll have the ability to trade players, and user stats 108 А a Е TOURNAMENT EDITION It's the greatest NBA? JAM TE" yet! This Jam takes it to а higher court with stunning graphics, player scaling, full motion video and the actual big heads and baby mode arcade feature! Plus, you get updated player rosters, all-new secret characters, and mind-blowing stereo music and ALL-NEW MODES OF PLAY! sound F/X! NBA Jam TE...Get Pumped! SEGA > A«laim’ SATURN’ a Eu entertainment inc. чыр MIDWAY. The NBA and individual NBA Team identifications used on or in this produc ademarks, copywrited designs and other forms of intellecutal property of МВА Properties, Inc. and the respective Teams and may not be used, in whole or in туей, Sub-Licensed from Midway” Manufacturing Company. All rights reserved. PlayStation, PlayStation logo and the PS logo are Enterprises, 114. All rights reserved. Acclaim is a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. © & © 1995 Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. All rights PRODUCT” A Sports drops the puck on another season of NHL hockey. Although training camp has just begun for this year’s season, the folks at EA Sports are ready to take it to the net with NHL Hockey ‘96 for the Super NES. One of the biggest surprises is that fight- ing is back. The goaltenders are harder to beat, and once again, the game features an official NHL and NHL Player's Association license. The producers of the game have been on-line reading your comments on what you AC thought about NHL '95. They've made some Ух” ғ” нә” ap positive changes this time around based on your concerns. This year's version plays more like 1993 and 1994 NHL hockey, NHL which is a good thing. DS TRADESPIAVERS year’s version. Super NES with NHL ‘96! ace up the skates and hit the ice with NHL ‘96 for the Genesis. This year, the competition is fiercer and the goalies are stingier. One timers are back, and there are even а few new ways to score, like the give and go and the Savardian-spin-o-rama. But these moves are easier said than done as an Medium improved defensive artificial intelligence makes the computer-controlled | MEGSIZE | teams tougher to beat. 16 This year, if the 22 ВАС P player you are con- > trolling is out of position, one of г your teammates © will cover for you FACT-FILE THEME Moderate Batte 1 to 4 on the play. PT AVAILABLE Full-season № ЕЕ - October schedules, team E 96 COMPLETE rosters and player br ratings are all up to date. This game has everything, including |^ the new team logos for the New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals. 8 90% 10 А The only gripe | have so far with this year’s game is that the player animations are 20 percent smaller. They said they did it to make the game feel more realistic. However, they also put the fisticuffs in this So get ready to take it to the ice on the ESI Moderate Medium | MEGSIZE | n BACK-UP Batte # OF PLAYERS 1 to4 AVAILABLE October % COMPLETE 90% They've even added an on-ice presentation of the Stanley Cup. Members of your team can vie for NHL post-season awards depend- ing how they performed during the regular Season. There are more categories to be penalized in as well this year ... so keep it clean. PATIENCE the scouting report will be a few features added, including fully rendered play- er animations. All of soccer’s signature moves. (like bicycle kicks and special headers allowing players to dive when the ball crosses in front of the net and direct it past the keeper) will be included. Psygnosis is also consid- ering using World Cup teams from the past so you can play as one of the greatest teams of all time. Power Sport is the new Sony PlayStation sports brand name. Psygnosis is hoping to put up some big numbers with their first sports title for the PlayStation. The game is in its early stages of development but should be ready in the second quarter of 1996. One thing is for sure: There Translated from a game in Japan called Greatest 9, Sega is porting this game over for the Sega Saturn. They will be adding a major league and MLB Player’s Association license as well as actual photos for each big-league player. Right now the game is MADDEN NFL "95 Dorrman 1 Gresham, OR Matty Z 2 Elmhurst, NY -Jaleco- Double Header Capt. Crunch 3 Hampton, VA your stats will be tracked in а 162-game season or any exhibition games you play. rne Raven Different modes will allow 4 arang Double Header: The Bases you to play in a fantasy game 2 Loaded Signature Series will ог go for the championship. l Raider have Major League Baseball All major league ballparks 5 Glendale, GA Players . Will be featured as well. ) Association 3 Jaleco plans on players. 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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED If you love soccer, this game has it all. A realistic view of the field combined with great sound effects, this game has every- thing, including cool player animations plus power-ups and special kicks. I’m not a big soccer fan, but next to FIFA Soccer, this is one of my favorites. U.S. Gold took a lot of time and effort to make this game incredible. They've done the job and done it well. This game is very detailed. Before the ref- eree makes the call, you can see the flag on the field. You had better keep it clean! The refs are tough and will throw flags for late hits, holding and an assortment of other infractions. One of the coolest fea- tures of this game—besides having col- lege football's top team names and logos—is that you can make diving catches and diving tackles. This is one of the most addictive games I have ever played. Namco has a sequel in the works. This game is incredible, and after the game has been loaded, you can take the Ridge Racer CD out and replace it with one of your favorite music CDs. You can still play the game listening to your favorite music. | don't know why you would ... the music for this game rocks. This game is a must-play. This game runs out of gas before the first turn. The night races were interesting, but the frame rate is something that needs improvement. | guess I’ve been spoiled by playing Ridge Racer and Daytona. This game is definitely a step backward from those games. The bottom line is that | didn’t have fun playing it. After | went through the vari- ous tracks, | found myself putting it back in the box. ШӨ А Plug and play ... Head-On Soccer is easy controls make this new soccer title easy to get the hang of. Fast-paced action and smooth scrolling make game play excit- ing. The hottest aspect has to be the power-up characters. Each victory will give you the option to bring a special player into your lineup. All of this topped off by the screaming crowd. It’s a great game! Гуе always been a fan of all of the Madden games from EA Sports, and this college edition brings another level in football gaming. All of your favorites are here as well as the hard-hittin' action you always enjoy in college games. More features are available: Player animations and penalties are just some examples. This game is packed with excitement from beginning to end! Ever since this came out for the Play- Station, | haven't had to go back to the arcades. You'll get the same feeling—and you won't have to worry about quarters. All of the tracks and then some are here, as well as killer music that sets the tone of the game. From every S-turn to the final straightaway, the intense racing never ends. This could be the best racer of the year. | don't know where the Atari system is heading, but | know for sure this title will not make it to the top. The graphics and animations are crisp, but there are a lot of factors missing. You can’t even hear the roaring engines that you normally do in a race. Handling your bike doesn't come easy—very frustrating. | love racing games but this one really disappointed me. | hane to find my receipt now. The power of Шо. technology... ZZ 7%) A EA / ХА) کک‎ | Ld ЖИН оаа УУ = CCS EE] x | ШЕР” ЕМЕ 5155 i ies mutarea AT ШЕН TER TAU AM ENT SYSTEM. ALL 108 DIVISION AND 107 TO GLEAN Good news. Eight seniors are starting. Bad news. They're having a bad day. So substitute. Any, position, Any, formation. If a player is choking, yank him. College Football USA’ 96. It's the successor to Bill Walsh College Football: game. SUAE +; all the moves, all the plays and everything else you he official seal is your assurance that this product meets the highes d уке of Sepa B and EES to be sure that the No time left. A 45 yard А field goal attempt to win. You're going for the block. But if you're too aggressive, you could get called for roughing the kicker and hand them a chip shot. =A TEAMS. YOURS. YOUR CLEATS WITH. You've got a star running back cutting up the opposition. But beware of injuries. Play him too hard and you'll have the waterboy starting in your backfield. SPORTS. Welcome to Bowl-O-Rama. We've got the Rose. "IT'S IN THE GAME." The Orange. The Sugar. The Fiesta. But you need the right moves ог you'll be home early for the holidays. 108 Division 1-A teams. Seven conferences. Four bowl games. One video expect from College Football. Including 107 of your favorite cleat brushes. reserved. EA SPORTS, nsing Company. The Colle USA and College Football SPORTS logo, 4 Play, the 4 Way Pt репу of t Football C of El Arts. The "ОН ly Licensed Cc Primary receiver. Covered. Secondary receiver. Covered. No problem. You've got five potential receivers. So they better throw nickels and dimes at you, otherwise it'll be raining touchdowns, 118 11th Hour, the sequel to 7th Guest, will set a new standard in multimedia technology and video where every pixel is updated and every frame at а to the unveiling of ЕСІМГ5 new section! Let me explain a little bit about the section: First, you will notice that there is plenty of news on the first page. Future releases (whether it be software or hardware), general news about the buzz in the industry, and a behind-the-scenes look at the people who create and develop the games of the future will be brought to you each month to keep you in touch with the high-paced, ever-changing needs that go along with multimedia entertainment. On the second page, you will be treated to a sneak preview of some of the hottest games that will soon be making their way to the store shelves. Now if you’re looking for the hottest game of the month, check out our PC Fact-File area. This is where you can take an in-depth look at the title and get info, such as compatibility, system requirements and any other technical aspects of the game. This month’s featured game is Mech Warrior 2. Check it out, and | hope you enjoy the new coverage. TIME'S UP: гг. —Mark LeFebvre game will be so incredible that you will not be able to distin- guish between the CD footage the average television which is 320 by 240 pixels! What all that interactive entertainment by fea- turing letterboxed, full-motion video to home computers for the very first time! The game will be ready for the public in the third quarter. It will be very similar to its predecessor. There are many groundbreaking effects that were used in the making of the game that promise to put it in a class all by itself. There are some very tech- nical aspects of the game that should be noted, too. The devel- and a movie on your TV! By now you're probably thinking, "Okay, the game is going to look great, but looks aren't every- thing. Will | have to lose out on the length of the game just to make up for all the high-quality video?" The answer is no—the game will come with three CD- ROMs, each compressed with 600 Gigs of information that will deliver a game that has more than 65 minutes of full-motion video, a featured cast of 18 opers at Trilobyte were able to achieve a playback rate of 30 frames per second of full-motion full screen with a resolution of 640 by 320 pixels, compared to IMAGINATION PILOTS HEAD TO THE SET WITH AH-NOLD! Arnold Schwarznegger will star in a brand-new movie called Eraser that will begin production in September and will be released by Warner Bros. around Memorial Day of '96. Details about the movie are a little sketchy, but the story is about intelligence agents and high treason within the U.S government. Imagination Pilots, the company that brought you PC movie titles such as Blown Away and Panic in the Park will also be starting development on the PC CD-ROM interactive adventure game that will be a sequel to the movie. Development will take place on the set in tandem with the movie crew, and will have a completion date of May '96. HOT 10 LIS PLAYMATES TO GED ENTER PC GAME *II TH HOUR *PHANTASMAGORIA INDUSTRY *MECH WARRIOR 2 Playmates, the company *SPACE QUEST 6 that took home last year's *JOURNEYMAN award for console game of PROJECT 2 the year, Earthworm Jim, is *TERMINAL VELOCITY || currently developing three *THE ULTIMATE DOOM § titles for the PC CD-ROM. *FULL THROTTLE Mutant Chronicles, Into the ‘MAGIC CARPET PLUS ||. void and Earthworm Jim parts *FLIGHT UNLIMITED 1 and 2. All three should be ready for release later this fall. characters and is 12 times the size of its predecessor, the 7th Guest. Did you get all that?! means to the average player is that the video quality of the SIERRA TO UNVEIL THE BEAST WITHIN BY OCTOBER Hot on the trail of their latest masterpiece Phantasmagoria (the game that features the most film footage ever created for a computer game including 1,900 three-dimensional back- grounds and 16 multidimensional characters), Sierra announced that their second installment of the award-winning Gabriel Knight series, The Beast Within, will be ready for release in late October, just in time for Halloween. The story line for this action-packed thriller is based on an investigator of the supernatural (Gabriel Knight) who is enlisted by the vil- lagers in his Bavarian hometown to investigate a series of mutilation murders believed to be the work of werewolves. As the story unfolds, you will make the unfortunate discovery that there is a connection between Gabriel Knight, King Ludwig II and the werewolves that roamed the countryside centuries ago. Advanced filming techniques were incorporated with more than 1,000 breath-taking backgrounds generated from still shots taken on location in Germany. The game uses more than 80 differ- ent locations and will encompass five CDs that will take the player through a complex story line, which blends two complete mysteries together to form one of the most sophisticated thrillers ever. BALDIES/GAMETEK Baldies is one of those games that comes around every once in a great while and has a bit of every game you've ever played, but still manages to be very unique. The major goal is to build and conquer multi- ple miniworlds with little hairless pioneers you control. You decide whether you want them to be builders, workers or soldiers. One of the great features of the game is the ability to use your scientists to invent items, such as weapons to take out the opposition. Some of the high points include more than 100 differ- ent levels to conquer, advanced enemy artificial intelli- gence, two-player modem and four-player network. CRUSADER/ORIGIN Scheduled for fall release, Crusader is a mission-based action game where you must win the loyalty of your comrades by succeeding at a series of combat and sabotage missions. Features will include SVGA graphics, 3-D rendered enemies and over an hour and a half live-action video. There are more than a dozen multilevel missions, with multiple objectives that will definitely keep you busy for a while. The game has a Syndicate-type look, but has advanced character control for the ability to crouch, run and jump. JETFIGHTER Ш MISSION STUDIOS Jetfighter III will be making its way to the shelves in mid-September, and it is by no means just another flight sim. When in development, graphical data was taken from military sources offering some of the most detailed scenery ever in a flight sim. Some of the features include tex- ture mapping, dynamic weather and an authentic 3-0 projected cockpit plus much more. BY SIERRA This new Police Quest may be the fifth in a series, but it has a totally new look. To make the game, the designers used actual SWAT officers in L.A. set- tings to get the most realism possible. The game will be released in autumn on two CDs and features include a SWAT training program and the ability to get advice throughout the game from Gates on the history of the department, equipment and tactics. BY LEGEND Mission Critical is an upcoming multimedia science-fiction/adven- ture game that will feature two of Hollywood's hottest stars: Michael Dorn (Worf from Star Trek) and Patricia Charboneau (K2 and Robocop 2). The game features some of the most impressive-looking graphics | have ever seen. If Mission Critical plays as good as it looks, this will definitely be a good game to check out. MEGA MAN X BY САРСО, The game that started it all on the Nintendo system many years ago will be making its way over to the PC. Capcom will be packing in a special new six-button control pad, the PC Fighter six with Mega Man when it comes out. Great graphics and excel- lent game play will definitely make this game a hit on the PC. VIRTUAL GOLF BY U.S GOLD Ready for a couple holes of Virtual Golf? The game has all the characteris- tics of a real golf game but was designed to be plug and play. This means you won't have to read a full manual before hitting the green. Features include seven different types of games to choose from, four different courses and four-player simultaneous game play. There are a lot of new games coming that | am looking forward to checking out. At the top of my list is both Phantasmagoria and 11th hour. Hopefully, we will get some more info on both titles in time for the next issue of EGM. If you're like me and a whole month is just a little too long to wait for some more PC info, check out EGMF. I'll be featur- ing hardcore strategy guides on some of the roughest games out there. | hope you enjoyed "this month's installment. See ya next time in the PC section. Ш MCGH WARRIOR 2 FEEL THE BURN! With more than two years in the making, this powerful sequel to the original Mech Warrior will undoubtedly prove to be one of the most sophisticated mech simula- tors ever to hit the PC. From the very first time you step into the cockpit of your 100- ton metal-shredding mech, you will be introduced to an entirely new kind of world— one filled with sight, sound, action and above all danger! Anything that looks and plays as flawlessly as MW2 was not an easy thing to create. The complete MW2 team consisted of more than 25 different people each with his/her own unique talents ranging from some of the top graphic artists in the world to renowned aerospace industry veterans. The team used special effects and motion- capture technologies to simu- late human movements in order to have each mech look as realistic as possible. Once completion of the mechs were taken care of, six designers were brought in to work on developing 50 missions that take place on different worlds, each with its own terrains and environ- mental conditions. Some of the different settings that will serve as your battleground throughout the game include urban landscapes, ice fields, a desert sandstorm and even a postapocalyptic cityscape. Any great Battle Simulator has two very important ele- ments to it: you and the enemy. Mech Warrior 2 uses a sophisticated artificial intel- ligence that simulates real environmental conditions, such as gravity, weather, size and weight. Putting all the technical aspects aside, what makes Mech Warrior 2 such a great game is its perfect balance of sophistication, realism and fun. ІП 120 E3^ Jade Falcon registration and ready room. CATEGORY DEVELOPER PUBLISHER AVAILABILITY Jump jets can prove to be a very lethal enemy. SIMULATION ACTIVISION ACTIVISION NOW Action so intense, you'll feel the heat from the explosion. Breathtaking intro cinemas will explain each Clan’s story. І knew 1 was going to love MW2 before | even fired It up. However, | had no clue that It was going to Impress me as much as It did! The It needs a quick machine. Audio Is top-notch, the graphics are great and the game play Is Intense enough to keep you up well past bedtime. Our testing machine Is a Pentium 120 with 16 Meg of RAM, and with all the options on and at Its highest resolution setting (1024/768), there was still a little bit of slowdown to It. A great game, but to look great, —Mark LeFebvre туух | = THEULTIMATE Z > PC FIGHTING GAME ^ NAU 4 + И ag PLAYER) It's YOU vs. the best known fighters in the AX. br In this galactic event, there are no prizes for second place.. TECHNO ADVANTAGES... : Arcade action at in¢fedible speed, Real-time 3D, Real motion capture, Flying camera, Infinite hand-to-hand moves. | Fifty times the speed, four times the color, twice the resolution. Get it, or die trying. For previews, information, or to order, ` call 1-800-GTE-TODAY. Or web page access http://www.im.gte.com. ©1995 СТЕ Vantage Incorporated. All rights reserved. The GTE Logo is a а of the GTE Corporation. СТЕ are trademarks of GTE Vantage Incorporated. Argonaut, the Argonaut logo and BRender are trademarks of Ar GTE interactive Media is a part of GTE Vantage incorporated, PO. Box 4358, Carisbad, CA 92018-4358. ainment FX Fighter and he FX Fighter logo Software Ltd, (BRender@argonaut.com) GTE Entertainment ( (4° ПЕРЕЦ The enhanced imaging is used when no light is available. Mech Warrior 2 will support a variety of different input devices—the mouse and the keyboard of course. But for the more intense player, how about flight and weapon con- trol systems, foot pedals and even head-mounted dis- plays? The controls for the mech are split into five differ- ent categories: weapons, tar- geting, HUD controls, mech piloting, view controls and last but not least, super con- trols. With more than 53 dif- ferent keyboard commands, there’s no use going into detail, but some of the more impressive abilities that go with the responsibility of being a mech pilot include controls for enhanced imag- ing, com link to give orders to your fellow star- mates anda satellite uplink complete with a zooming radar. SYSTEMI REQUIREMENTS IBM or 100 percent compatible-486DX2 66 8 MB RAM-Double speed CD-ROM 30 MB hard drive space Vesa local bus (vib) or pci video 256 color SVGA (640 480) MS DOS 6.0 100 percent Microsoft comp. mouse 100 percent Sound Blaster comp. card Dedicated game card for joysticks The low light enhancement is great for dusk or dawn use. One of the most important features of the game will be the ability to go head to head with a fellow comrade with the aid of a modem. As far as the Mechs go, there will be 15 to choose from, each with a variety of lethal arma- ments that can be custom designed to suit each player. There are two different modes to choose when play- ing, either the Career Mode or the Trials of Grievance. In the Career Mode, you can pick to defend either the Jade Falcon or the Wolf You must train before becoming a true mech pilot. Clan. In either case your goal is to advance rank. If you have successfully battled your way to the top, you will achieve the status of Khan, Leader of the Clan. There is only one challenge that awaits you. Defeat the Khan of the opposing Clan and you will be rewarded with the highest honor. Il-Khan, leader of the clans. The Trials of Grievance is unique, in the fact that you can fully customize your mission, where you want to battle, with who, and how many The Satellite uplink is great for long-range searches. is the name of the game. The best part about the Trials of Grievance is the fact that instead of one оп one, you control a whole team of mechs. Sf РА, {> PlayStation Trade-in of 0. games* all NOV 41 -300-3095166 (9 d.m. toe p.m. E.S.T.) Trade-in of 4 games’ Е ® *When you trade-in working/Sega Genesis (@xelUding Sega CD), Super NES, ЗОО, Saturn Of AGUS boutique games. Games must inglude boxes and instructions. Partcipating stores only. Оне Шау be with- drawn without prior n@tigemNo dealers please. See sales associate for complete details. Sony is a Sony” PlayStation" Promotion registered trademark ORSOhy Corporation. PlayStation is a trademark of Sony Computer _ 931 South Matlack Street Entertainment Inc. Ridge Racer is a trademark of Namco HomeTek Inc. West Chester, PA 19382 DIFFICULTY TIME TO COMPLETE MEG SIZE BACK-UP # OF PLAYERS AVAILABLE % COMPLETE Monster Manuals are your means of scaring the pants The Dump is filled with falling > trash, spewing sewer waterand рна E rats that just won't take no for off of people. Gather as i an answer. Look carefully for .' many as you can. Be sure — BY: secret rooms that are filled with to use them sparingly or hidden power-ups. you might run out. Watch out for those rats! They will keep attacking you until’ you take them out. Ickis has a triple move that will allow him to make real- ly long jumps. Use these moves to.reach otherwise unattainable items. 124 ESM © 1995 Viacom International, Inc; 7 pe 2 HUMAN Setool е =з Fos E. £l ! [c v o ; IM м ý 3i] | keep your team a. def hc pitis p | PLAYER’S NOTES: FIRST IMPRESSION at the heck are those funny lit- tle guys? Trying to maneuver this band of monsters through these levels was tougher than | had anticipated. However, it has some creative ideas that help make this game work well BEST FEATURE The characters in the game are really goofy looking and are enter- taining to watch. The option to switch between the three charac- E 5 № ی‎ ха 20 =. de ters and the use of triple moves ӘЛЕГІ ў i ESI = are also cool II олуона WHAT'S MISSING ШЕ РР] Fight \ ТР е dx 5 7 our next ^ ! ШЕ Well, for monsters, these guys Ж ~L Hop from mailbox to mailbox to reach 3 سیم‎ | | per aren't very scary. Maybe they ў the second floor of the post office. 1 И could have been done in a more ee " d 7-5 frightful manner. Three characters “ay together made it tough to control at times, but it's not too bad. WILL YOU LIKE IT? The game has a fresh idea to it and was challenging to play. The z monsters were pretty cool, each ax to get past. having a special triple move to get 1 Bad timing will you through the rough spots. If f 5 \ г knock you into you enjoy roaming adventure A ее bu s === the next zip games, check this one out. code. ” —Dave Malec 47%, v Г. | P. селе? FACT-FILE DIFFICULTY TIME TO COMPLETE MEG SIZE BACK-UP # OF PLAYERS AVAILABLE % COMPLETE DEVELOPED BY: Visual Concepts PUBLISHED BY: Namco PLAYER’S NOTES: FIRST IMPRESSION Why is this so dogblasted hard? It took me about three hours of intense playing in order to beat the first guy. | don’t know what they expect anyone to do in order to get past the first guy. BEST FEATURE | would have to say the combo system is the best thing going for this game. You can build it up with just a couple simple moves. WHAT'S MISSING Frames of animation. | think this could actually be a pretty darn good game if there were just more frames of animation. The charac- ters seem to move just a little too choppy. I think an arcade version of this might actually be decent. WILL YOU LIKE IT? | think it depends on the individ- ual. If you really love fighting games and have to have every one out there, then yes. If, howev- er, you only want the best for your money, then | would highly recom- mend renting it first so you can see for yourself. —John Gurka, 126 [RA A 4 he time of the WeaponLord is upon us. CN hake There are People from all over will come and only one мкм а lots of shall claim the title of WeaponLord. This apes options to game is filled with a lot of neat features. There is change, like a combo meter to record your number of hits. a control Fatalities can be performed but only at the end of : configure certain combo strings. This game has a lot of tradi- ОИ and the num- tional-type fighting but does hold some new ideas. ber of fights. Jen-Tai is a big woman. She has brute strength but lacks a little in the speed department. Her combos can be deadly if timed correctly and performed flawlessly. Bane is the other strong but slow character. The hammer he wields can literally ud an opponent's head off before they even have time to think about winning. Korr is an average fight- er leaning a little toward the speedier side. During his more powerful combos, his sword lights up with an unholy flame inflicting even more damage. E X-MEN ALL KUBERT MARVEL, ALL MARVEL CHARACTERS, AND THE DISTINCTIVE LIKENESSES THEREOF ARE TRADEMARKS OF MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. © 1995 MARVEL. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED EXCLUSIVELY BY FLEER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. a Divada is extremely nasty. Her lust for power п her unbelievable force. She is extremely quick but lacks strength. She uses black magic as well. She seems to be the quickest out of the bunch, but is also the weakest. That, of course, is not without advantages. She can slit your neck without you knowing. | Mk or 1 Zorn is quick and SENE ~ He does some hefty damage and can move 2 out from under most attacks. You have to charge most of his moves including the Frenzy. Zarak is the current champion. He cannot be played in Story Mode, but you can use him in Vs. or Arcade Mode. He is strong and fairly quick. What do you get when you тй... чё m a Ro i 5% ; 2.2. е х & 243 mé s > 7 Ф <> A Mad Woman with A Stone-Age A Deranged Sax A Pirate with a а Rolling Pin Maniac Blowing Killer Notes Flying Saucepan „more than you can handie! For more information call: Ubi Soft (415) 332-5011 TUR. © 1995 UBI SOFT ENTERTAINMENT, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THE PLAYSTATION LOGO AND PLAYSTATION ARE TRADEMARKS OF SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. SEGA SATURN IS A TRADEMARK OF SEGA ENTERPRISE LTD. ATARI, THE ATARI LOGO AND JAGUAR ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF ATARI CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. i i | lj о i i i | [89 BA really excited to try this one out. Right from the get-go the cinemas impressed me, but the graphics left me a little disappointed. BEST FEATURE The best feature of the game has to be the number of different ways there are to attack and defend. The combinations are seemingly endless. WHAT'S MISSING There is one thing that is missing that could have improved this game—secrets. Too much of the game is really straightforward and that left me wanting a little of the variety secrets offer. WILL YOU LIKE IT? All Shinobi fans should like it. Also anyone who likes a good side- scrolling adventure or even those of us who just enjoy playing the part of a ninja for a little while will probably enjoy putting this one in and letting it run. —Paul A. Ojeda FACT-FILE Action Variable TIME TO COMPLETE Three Hours CD-ROM BACK-UP None # OF PLAYERS І AVAILABLE September COMPLETE 95% As you start the B adventure, it takes all of your skills to win back your girl. There are a lot of bad guys, and they are not happy little ninjas. If you find the icon of the sword (as seen in the picture to the left), a huge, ancient war- rior (above) will come out of the ground. As long as you have the power-up he will come out every time, slash your sword and kill everything he touches. Boss! This Boss is LJ pretty weird! It's like a huge, ticked-off porcelain mask with horns that can do magic. This Boss is easy to beat because it spends too much time moving around slowly, trying to scare you. SUE This level is cool because it’s mostly vertical. Some of the branches in these immense trees break off after you stand on them for just a few seconds so keep moving. Oh yeah, did | mention that every ninja and his brother are crawling around in these woods? BR After you kill the statues, the Boss will jump out and try to kill you! LAYER eet) 3055 SANE- These levels keep getting weirder and weirder! The bad guys in this level include demons, army guys with bazookas and this really big dinosaur that drops in periodically. This level is just as straightforward as the rest—kill everything you see, but most of all, try to stay alive. If you break the glass contain- ers, you might free another f ) demon, or you might get a cool power-up. Give it a try. The Boss of this level is the greatgranddad of all the other demons. A good spinning jump slash is usually enough to finish off these nasty dudes. сас OTR г FACT-FILE | THEME | Adventure Hard | TIME TO COMPLETE | Lon CD-ROM September % COMPLETE ПЕР get to platforms he needs to reach. Next is the hang (upper right). The hang is very useful when the plat- Е 9 form is located just above his jumping ability. Then we have the crawl (center). Rayman has tons of animation, but his moves look totally real. His basic moves are very sim- ple. Start out with the jump (upper left). It will R Y ; Finally is the punch (lower-right). Use this against all of the enemies. Collect power-ups to make it more powerful in order to knock out enemies faster. The crawl can get you into places you normally couldn't. After that is the scary face (lower left). Use this to scare some of your enemies. However, it does- n't work on all of them. 17 M. to © ъ FIRST IMPRESSION j Oh, how cute! What a delightful little kid's game. That Rayman is just so neat! My first impression was totally off on this one. Once | dove into the game, | realized that this was по kid's game, but an intricate plot to lure you into a false sense of security. BEST FEATURE Everything! This game is totally cool. The graphics are nothing less than spectacular. The colors are vibrant and full of life. The backgrounds jump out and grab you. The music is also nothing short of phenomenal. The sound- track brings you into the game. WHAT'S MISSING Nothing that | could find. WILL YOU LIKE IT? If you want a game that will make you want to sacrifice many hours of sleep, then Rayman is for you. The levels are just complex enough to keep you interested and the enemies are hard enough to keep you thinking. It's a definite addition to anyone's library of games. —David Ruchala The first level will let you get into the groove of things. Don’t get too relaxed though, or you'll find yourself in a heap of trouble. You don't have the ability to punch or hang yet. You will first learn those moves from the fairy at the end of this and the next levels. Use the flower to jump Hang on the branches to avoid Collect all of the blue balls. Get The fairy will give you special higher than usual. the many-toothed meanie. 100 to receive an extra life. powers like punching. Level Two is а [7 little harder than F the first. Here you will have to |: learn how to The,beginning ‘of Level 6 Three is very difficult. You must climb up the rocks before the water catches up and drowns you. The skills you learned from the last level will come in very handy since this level takes place mostly on water. This level is very slippery. All of the whitish platforms will cause you to slide very Ў? | fast. Here is where quick || reflexes and hand-eye З { с * coordination come into 3B ы % > / " play. Look out for falling itish plettorms ix ) 2 PW.“ | drumsticks, as well. EM 133 FACT-FILE Sire Variable TIME TO COMPLETE Short CD-ROM BACK-UP Internal # OF PLAYERS Гог 2 AVAILABLE eptember % COMPLETE 85% DEVELOPED BY: PF. Magic PUBLISHED BY: Panasonic ‘Always the joker, Boomer will do any- thing for a good HORN Although he moves slowly, his punches do more than ade- quate damage. 134 EM PLAYER’S NOTES: FIRST IMPRESSION Ballz? For the 300? BEST FEATURE It has improved graphics and sound over the other versions. WHAT'S MISSING Well, the control is not as good as it could be, but | guess that's because of the controller. | never did like the 3DO controller when it came to fighters ... it's simply too limited. Otherwise, everything seems to be in order. YES, BUT DOES IT HAVE BALLZ? Sure does. Not only does this ver- sion take everything from the pre- vious versions for the other plat- forms, but it also uses the 3DO's superior processing speed and power to crank out some addition- al effects, such as vastly improved backgrounds and as mentioned before, better sound. This is defi- nitely the best version of Ballz yet ... that is, until the PlayStation version comes out! — Кеп Badziak ә { л MAD CHARGE: > би «фи «m — Мени! pem Ел -— ep iy P 3 Other Versions! Ballz for the 3DO definitely blows the other versions away with better graphics, sound and control. See for yourself! ва 2. Move anywhere оп the playing field ... it continues forever! The camera automatically pans in or out depending on how far you get from your opponent. It’s pretty cool! is brawn makes up for his lack of brains. He's quite strong. KNEE TO мит. ғ Ve LUNGE KICK: «=> С "EET She's strong, but her kicks are potent. Divine is also a bit whiny! Kronk’s only real weapon is his club. He likes to pound his enemies like nails. Mr. Politically Correct Қ X himself. If it wasn’t for pas his strength, he’d be He's big, ugly and fast! TSunami has some really powerful attacks. ‘The gorilla from beyond the mist .. Yoko went a little. bonkers in the jungle. me Ln FIRST IMPRESSION | loved it. Of course, | was a die- hard fan of its sorta-predecessor Twisted. The same goofy action and wild visuals will get you, as it did me, right away. BEST FEATURE Ya gotta love the little media clips thrown about. Each character has his/her own set of video clips as you progress further in the game. WHAT'S MISSING It's really hard to say. With a game like this, you don't know what to expect, as very few of its kind exist. It's just good, solid, wacky entertainment. WILL YOU LIKE IT? If you're a hardened level-by- level-gak-the-Boss-at-the-end-of- the-stage-and-get-power-ups kind of player, this game will more than likely not appeal to you. This game seems to be one of those party games, great for get-togeth- ers with people of all ages. —Jason Streetz FACT-FILE THEME ontestants must compete in a wide variety of wacky and challenging games, requiring wit, dexter- ity and a good sense of humor. One play-through should convert even a prude to a loud belcher. Not only are you up aga е game-show host and his myriad of odd games, you are also in direct com- petition with the other players on the show. It's great to watch the witty dialogue fly. DIFFICULTY TIME TO COMPLETE MEG SIZE NUT AM TIAS gor WE Ww BACKUP What new 3D0 game has loads + OF PLAYERS | | | of excellent and funny media 4 > clippings, with fun for whole AVAILABLE D RENE groups of people? ?6 COMPLETE DEVELOPED BY: Studio 3D0 PUBLISHED BY: Studio 3D0 You're the ultimate killing fe machine, part man and T жм. part robot. So what comes £t out when you tinkle? Never mind that. Get to the < lab and exact your revenge He may look like a waste of good aluminum, but this ы. оп that twisted scientist. android will come in handy when things get hairy. ж He'll send you useful bits of information through your P | i> »- communications circuit that will help you in your y mission. (In other words, don't pump him full of lead.) % Enjoy the smell of burnt metal? Good. You'll need to blast hoards of evil motoids like this one in order to survive. : machine, do you blow him away or call him Daddy? mm. Here's a relationship that's even too screwed up for one of those cheesy talk He may have created 22 you, but there will be PA shows. Introducing гоп Angel of the Apocalypse™ A mad scientist has created you, по father-of-the-year RA awards for this wacko. ^ d the Iron Angel, from flesh, bone and metal. But he didn't program you to mow his 2 127, Cool game, huh? lawn and serve drinks at his parties. He wants you to rid the world |- S” Wait until you р qu 7 Es ^ see Iron Angel of of the human race. Luckily, you still have enough brain tissue to ШЕ». Bin. d the Apocalypse: P E x» Е The Return. realize that the world could do without this lunatic. With the help of a lovely assortment of big-ass guns, your mission is to blast your way to the scientist's lab on the top floor. If you make it, you can give Pops a Father's Day gift he'll never forget. $ SYNERGY ©1994 SYNERGY, Inc. All rights reserved. 3DO and the 3DO logo are trademarks of The 3DO Company. For tips, call 1-800-734-9466. For money, call Mom and Dad. 3D0 THE POP FOX Kids Network ears Will not get you Ticked off! n a weird sort of way, trading cards make the world go ‘round. Without them, you wouldn't have cool \ shots of your » favorite char- „ acters or NS Car- Fleer is going to keep the globe spin- ning with a set of cards that To Pog or not to Pog... re Pog-type toys forever? 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Another way to nab some cool FOX Kids stuff is to keep a close eye on the promos places like Taco Bell and Hardee’s. ; cards look like barrels o’ action. Each pack includes include a new X-Men set and Waterworld. The set also has sus- pended ani- CULTURE SOURCE FOR EGM READERS Figures you won't Dredd Ш Communication on the Web ecause you can’t, B you won't and you don't stop-go check out the Beastie Boys Web site! Capitol Records is fully supporting the B-boys in all their Web activity, according to Liz Heller, senior VP of Capitol Records New Media. The site’s main goal is to give the B-boy fan a look into their world tour and hear what happens when the Beastie Boys come to town! BEAST! Е BOYS 4 First-class Travel, Low Cost t’s too darned expensive to travel around the world! Imagine being able to do it, though, for around $60! With 3-D Atlas for Mac and PC CD-ROM, you can! Although the Mac ver- sion was released back in late 1994, the PC version has just arrived, and it’s simply breath- taking! With an easy-to-use interface and sharp graphics and sound, this title is a worth- while buy. The address is: http://www.nando.net/ BeastieBoys/ Although the site has been up for a while, it still has a bunch of pages and great downloads to check out. This site really has a lot to offer. Also from Capitol on the Web are Adam Ant, Megadeth, Spearhead and Duran Duran. Check these out: http://caprec.com The atlas also features spectacular fly-bys and in- depth info about environ- mental disasters, the atmosphere, international flags and much more. This one is truly an interactive, multimedia experience. s it possible to bring Judge Dredd home and let him “crash” at your place for a while? What would your friends say? As long as he’s about a foot tall, there shouldn’t be any problems. 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