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Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've all been waiting for: Nintendo's Ultra 64. This system has been ever since the beginning, and now EGM and all you readers are going to have a look — |у Danyon Carpenter, Senior Editor

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was hype I just fed you. Did you fall for it? Probably, and why shouldn't you?) Everyone in the gaming community, including this magazine, has been touting the U64 as the most incredible system on the planet, and maybe it is.

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into saving every penny you've got just to buy a U64 (or N64 in Japan), take the time to look at the full picture and listen to what I have to say.

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Could there be another repeat of those special offers? You know, “Hey, trade in your crusty, old PlayStation, Saturn or Jaguar and 10 games from these primitive systems and bring home a brand-spanking new Ultra 64 for X- amount of dollars. Hurry, we could use the quick cash!” Sorry, but Гуе grown quite fond of my PlayStation, despite my earlier reluctance to purchase one. Software companies are showing full support and the games, for the most part, are quite excellent. Besides,

because Nintendo kept

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EGM EDITORS WITNESS THE UNVEILING OF THE ULTRA 64!

Oh what a happy new year this will be for gamers! EGM editors flew to Japan for the Shoshinkai Show to witness the world unveiling of the Ultra 64. As well, they got to check out the numerous games that are being prepared to be launched with the system. We were the only U.S. gaming magazine to have coverage on this event and what an event it was! Check out the 12 (yes, 12) pages of reviews and previews of the new system and its games. It will totally blow your mind.

“No one took a breath during the unveiling of the Ultra 64—it was truly spectacular!"

THE GAME SHARK TAKES A BIG BITE OUT OF TRICKY GAMES!

Having troubles with Sega Saturn and PlayStation games? Worried that some of the Ultra 64 games could prove too difficult? Datel and InterAct have teamed up to create a new Game Genie-type

device for these systems. As well, InterAct won't leave you swimming alone after your purchase. They are offering opportunities to always get the latest codes, like code updates in our mag as well as a provid- ing newsletter that Game Shark owners can receive!

“It money is tight, InterAct has a memory card equal in mem- ory to Sony's except that it costs only $20."

CRAZIES “GOT А GUN"...USE MUSIC TO STOP THEM IN REVOLUTION X!

Remember Revolution X at the arcades? Well, a brand-new translation is going to hit the PlayStation soon. The story takes place in an apocalyptic world ruled by a crazy dictator. It's your job as a freedom fighter to stop the Boss, while running through huge levels and trying to save the mem- bers of the band Aerosmith. There are numerous features that keep this game exciting, like the new areas and special secrets. As well, choose which areas you want to explore and what actions you want to take!

“You'll need all of these [weapons] to beat back the tide of enemies that relentlessly attack.”

BLADEFORCE. The year—2110 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 7 | ~~~ / crime infested levels. Buy the game, get the motion sickness free. |/ a ne я —— C

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Forecast: Sony’s strong marketing arm gives it a slight edge in 1996, but can the PlayStation battle 64-Bit systems?

The Forecast: Should the Saturn falter in the face of Sony and Nintendo, Sega could very well dump its hardware manufacturing to someone else and focus on software publishing on various platforms.

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hen there are too many cooks in the video-game kitchen, someone's liable to get burned come Christmas.

In the meantime, the top four video hardware platforms slated for 1996—the Ultra 64, the Saturn, the PlayStation and M2—will coexist in an unstable market that no one company will dominate this summer.

That's the conclusion reached by company officials and industry analysts as they look toward 1996: a year in which 16-Bit systems will walk into the sunset and the next- generation systems will rise.

Who's in charge

Analysts agree that the 1996 market will decline as the shift from 16-Bit goes into full Swing. Aside from one or two big titles, many developers will abandon Sega Genesis and Super NES development.

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"| won t lie to you, we screwed up with 32X. We overpromised and underdelivered.” —Segas Mike

“We don't think (Atari has) a chance, aot a prayer. It's too little, too late now.” —Raalyst David Cole

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the plug en its hardware system.” —Kunalyst Mike Wallace

the marketplace for the next-generation systems,” said market analyst David Cole. “Basically, four platforms will survive—the Ultra 64, assum- ing Nintendo will deliver as promised; the Saturn; the PlayStation and 3DO will con- tinue to have their foot in the door,” and widen that foothold should the M2 win acceptance.

Analyst Mike Wallace of UBS Securities suggested that Sega may exit the hardware busi- ness altogether in favor of software titles. “Now that Matsushita has decided to go with the M2 full force, it wouldn't surprise me if Sega pulled the plug on its hardware system and developed for someone else, maybe the M2.

"| don't think the Saturn's going to last," he added.

Sega officials would not comment on such a prospect.

On the way out

Analysts are putting the Atari, CD-i and Genesis 32X Systems to rest in 1996.

"Atari, we don't think they

Nintendo

The Forecast: Make no mistake, the Ultra 64 will sell like hotcakes if it’s delivered with a $250 price tag. But a higher price and expensive carts could prevent the system from reaching blockbuster sales.

Win It All?

have a chance, not a prayer,” Cole said. “Originally, we said if they could back up the Jaguar with quality software in '95 then they could do okay. But it’s too little, too late now.

“| don't give them much of a shot,” he concluded. As far as other platforms go, analysts said Neo*Geo will remain a niche market in danger of folding, and Bandai's multime- dia Pippin system will prove too expensive to market as a video-game console.

Neither Atari nor Sega officials say they are giving up on the Jaguar or 32X systems.

"We haven't abandoned the 32X,” said Mike Ribero, Sega vice president of marketing. "I won't lie to you, we screwed up with 32X. We overpromised and underdelivered." However, Ribero contended that Sega is evolving its game library to sustain the 32X market in '96.

The major players

Both Sega and Sony will

remain neck and neck, (Continued on Page 20)

INTERNET SATURN UPDATE

irst, the good news: Sometime after April, the Internet Saturn will hit the market in Japan, allowing owners to access the Internet—and play Saturn games to boot. Sega of Japan is developing peripherals (such as a modem, software and keyboard) and investigating expanded

Net access via the Sega Saturn makes sense in

, hut some obstacles in the market

Saturn/Internet possibilities, such as networked games and PC commu- nication, according to a Sega of Japan press release.

The peripherals that would hook up to the Saturn would be bundled together in a special package that would reportedly sell for ¥20,000 (about $200).

Now here's the not-so-good-news: А U.S. version of the Internet Saturn may not have the marketing impact to justify its release here.

“Опе of the reasons why this product is being driven in Japan right now is because there are so few home PCs allowing people to

access the Internet there," said Dan Stevens, Sega of America corporate spokesman. As a result, Japanese companies are looking at other hardware options for that service, such as the Saturn. “With the number of PCs out in the U.S., [Internet access] hasn't been that much of an issue,” Stevens said. For Sega of America, he said the focus is currently on Internet content—such as Web pages—rather than access. However, Stevens did note several of Sega of America's product developers are researching the product, and its fea- sibility in the U.S. market. But gamers will have to wait until the middle of next year to find out Sega's U.S. game plan. Sega of Japan's effort to get Saturns linked to the Internet dovetails nicely with another project that is under way. Japanese carmaker Nissan will use Sega Saturns to help sell its cars, by placing the 32-Bit systems in 3,000 dealerships. Each system will play an interactive Video CD, which Shoppers can watch to find information on new car models. The Saturn system will replace the older method of playing sales videotapes. Furthermore, these Saturns will be linked up to the Internet so shoppers can access Nissan's Internet home page in Japan.

could hinder à widespread release.

Virtual-reality peripheral maker VictorMaxx Technologies will create a series of entertainment

centers based on Steve Jackson's Car Wars game. The company plans to set up a prototype site in Chicago in 1996, which will let gamers go head to head in a racing combat game (tentatively named Autoduel). Additional plans call for develop- ment of a PC CD-ROM game that will allow online play to the site from home. Should the Chicago site prove successful, VictorMaxx will set up other centers in other major cities.

3DO has promoted Chief Operating Officer Hugh Martin to company president. The move coincides with a $100 million deal with Matsushita for the 64-Bit M2 system technology. "Hugh played the central role in successfully building our partnership with Matsushita,”

said previous 3DO President Trip Hawkins, who remains chairman and CEO. Martin will oversee technology develop- ment and overall operations, while Hawkins will focus

on software develop- ment, he said.

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The star of the Sega Saturn game Bug! could be making his way to the television tube. Sega has talked to Nelvana, an animated television show producer, about a possible acting gig for Bug. "Bug! certainly has the potential to be a defining game—and character," said Saturn product manager Sarah Mason Richmond. According to Sega officials, Bug's rising popularity has prompted them to create a special Bug! Web page that can be found at http://www. Segaoa.com.

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analysts predict.

“The problem Sony has is being a large corporation, there’s a lot of internal strife over the marketing of the PlayStation,” suggested Cole, who disagreed with other analysts regarding Sony's perceived edge in 1996. He contended Sony's software publishing credentials remain a question mark (although Sony officials are more than happy with its in-house titles thus far). Wallace believes Sony will continue to outsell Sega.

Meanwhile, the M2 and Ultra 64 will remain the wild cards.

о other home video-game system—no multimedia

If Matsushita can unleash its full marketing might behind the М2, "they could probably do a killer [sales] job," Cole said. “Рт skeptical how they'll do in terms of backing it.

"Nintendo is used to having

Four Systems, One Market: Who'll Win It АП?

; trend by insisting on going cartridge,” says Mike Ribero, Sega executive vice president of

the dominant market share, but they won't have that any- more even in the best-case scenario" with the Ultra 64, Cole said. The $250 price point will make or break it with gamers in 1996, he added.

personal computer—is the equal of Nintendo Ultra 64." That statement from Nintendo Co.

Even the strongest of armor has weak points, and as the Ultra 64's launch nears, competitors tell how they'll

: marketing. "The flaw with that concept is that

President Hiroshi Yamauchi has not As the Ribero suggested. By that time, fallen on the deaf ears of gaming Sega will have a library of titles foes. As Nintendo weaves a spell system nears idm $39-59. While Sony has that highlights the Ultra 64's launch, not yet made an announcement, technical dominance, rivals competitors it's likely they'll follow suit.

work to dispel that notion from reveal their

a marketing standpoint. battle plans “Panasonic will not bring

games will need expensive memory chips, jacking cart prices to $100,”

the M2 to market without quality software,” according to company spokesperson Bill Gardner. But should the

exploit those weak points to fight the Ultra 64. : Ultra 64 software not live up to Nintendo's self-proclaimed high standards, then the M2 "Nintendo is bucking every industrial : would be in a very attractive market position.

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THUMB BREAKS FOUR WORLD RECORDS

By COURT CRANDALL

ATARI STAFF WRITER

> Thelivingroom- At f exactly 8:37 p.m. ET, the blue guy crossed the finish line nearly two minutes ahead of the red guy in i) Val d'Isere Skiing and 299 Snowboarding" to topple Mera e the fourth world record in Iwas two days ago.” two days. It started Friday night with a record-breaking 140 points in NBA Јат“ Tournament Edition, followed only hours later by a new speed record in Super Burnout" “There is no T in “HAND,” Thumb said. “Every finger played a role.” By 1:34 p.m. Saturday, Thumb added a 14-stadium reign in Supercross 3D!" The rest, as they say, is history.

> The deal- Moments after the fourth record was shattered, sports attorney Bob Prichard said his client and the sports world were still far apart in terms of con- tract negotiations. Prichard cited the dis- crepancy between his client's salary and

Celebration spills over into streets after Thumb topples fourth world record in two days.

those of other much less valuable body parts like the big toe, guaranteed $5.6 mil- lion per year, and the right eyebrow, which earns a cool $6.2 million plus incentives. > The injury- “If we were talking about a pinky, it would be just another hangnail,” Dr. Arnold Markovitz said. "But when you're talking Thumb, you're talking potential career-ending injury." р The system- After the tickertape welcome home parade, Thumb dedicated his record-breaking performance to the Atari Jaguar system, and encouraged thumbs everywhere to hitchhike to their local video game stores and pick one up for the holidays.

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“I'm proud to have left a thumbprint on this system) Thumb says. “I'll be ready to take on more hockey, racing, basketball and soccer games soon.”

How The Records Fell

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is trying to hammer out a deal with that would

give it dibs on any developing technology that could emerge

from 's endeavor,

and apply it to future products.

The Jaguar

hasn't exactly lit up its competition, but that hasn't dissuaded the company from open- ing up the nation's first Jaguar Mall Store in Longmont, Texas. Atari teamed up with computer retailer

to open the store, which uses hands-on demos and displays to sell Lynx and Jaguar products.

Runner-up Rob Lewis,12, and winner Mike Dobbins, 19, emerged as the top two players at the "National Primal Rage Video Game Tournament” in October at Six Flags Over Texas. The event was sponsored by

which is publishing versions of the arcade game for various home platforms.

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t's the video-game equivalent of Manifest Destiny: Sega expands its borders to include its own brand of PC games. Sega PC's first games include souped-up transla- tions of Comix Zone, Tomcat Alley and Ecco the Dolphin.

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To that end, Sega has created an indepen- : Other developments in the works include a dent development team, Sega Soft, that will : special add-on card that would let PC gamers focus on multimedia PC titles as well as i hook up Sega Saturn controllers and periph- Saturn titles. (Some original titles are already : erals to their computers. in the works, Sega officials have confirmed.) : Sega's PC software line includes special

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Outstanding, action-packed gameplay. Simultaneous two-player shooting with tons of targets to blast. Explore 10 big levels on 3 crime-infested planets. Each world challenges you with new missions and a bevy of drug runners, terrorists and felons.

300, Studio 300, the 300 logos and Captain Quazar are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of The 300 Company. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. © 1995 The 300 Company. All rights reserved.

It's no easy feat when boasts

sales of video games like McDonald's does with hamburgers.

Over 1 billion served: That's the landmark number the company reached in October of how many video games have been sold since the first Mario game came out in the early '80s.

Roughly half that number comes from NES cartridge sales worldwide, while the other half comes from Super NES and Game Boy game sales.

According to

,the

billion mark means the company has sold games at the rate of three per Second of every minute of every day— for 12 years running.

, Which has made a name for itself in the PC car racing field, is porting over two of its best titles to

the Saturn and PlayStation. A spokesperson for , Which

publishes Papyrus* games, said NASCAR Racing will come out for the PlayStation, and IndyCar Racing will come out for the Sega Saturn. Both games are due for

a release sometime later this year.

24 Ем

CD provides hi-fi workout for audio systems

ooking for a new way

to show off and at the same time test your stereo system that you use with your PlayStation or Saturn?

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, makers of high-end audio test CDs and other audio products, has developed the Sound Check CD, which sells for $40.

The audio CD has more than 90 tracks with dozens of standard audio tests such as frequency and range. Also included are music tracks and special effects such as jet flybys and thunderstorms. The CD itself is straight from a master

recording, burned

onto 24K gold. Need-

less to say, the quali-

ty is incredible.

Originally intended

for audiophiles, the CD would be a big help to gamers who want to check the audio capabilities of their video game systems.

Good Flight Sims Deserve Mission Stick

t's a rare event when

a peripheral breaks

new ground in the

video-game arena. Sega has done just that with the Mission Stick, an analog controller designed primarily for flight games.

The controller boasts some :

neat features. First, it's designed for either left- or right-handers. By loosening two screws on the bottom, the joystick can be flipped to the other side of the buttons.

The joystick itself has some nice features. A trigger button and two other buttons (A, B and C) are located at the top, so gamers can use either those buttons or the ones located on the panels. A thumb switch offers the possi- bility of movement in the z- axis, so the joystick can be used to move in all three dimensions—a feat not easily

duplicated by a standard controller. (Look for more Saturn flight games to take advantage of this feature.) In addition, there are rapid-fire switches for each button and an adjustable speed switch. After testing the controller with Panzer Dragoon, it was apparent that the Mission

; Stick was more than sufficient і for the task.

The analog control proved

: highly sensitive, making

targeting adjustments a breeze to pull off. Couple that with the Rapid-fire Mode, and

: the game becomes relatively

easier to defeat.

However, there are minor gripes. At times the joystick was so sensitive that during the Options Screen choices it would toggle wildly.

While the Mission Stick is a

big plus for flight and action/

adventure games, the joy- Stick is too cumbersome

for fighting games such as Virtua Fighter—meaning that it's not really an all-purpose controller. Combine that fact

; With a price tag of $69.99

and the Mission Stick is geared toward those willing to sacrifice some serious dough to enjoy a truly realistic flight experience.

fj

A Mysterious Murder. A Doomed Planet. eo An Angry Alien. ‘Welcome to

. SAR TREK

DEEP SPACE NINE HARBINGER’

` А powerful plasma ` storm has rocked Space Station Deep Space Nine". As a Tirrion envoy for the . Federation. you join forces with: Sisko, Quark and . the Deep Space Nine crew in a ` fierce: struggle to save the Deep. Space Nine Space Station. -From a startling. first-person ' perspective, you engage in 3-D battles with deadly drones, and solve a Deep Space Nine Space Station murder to prevent an alien race from destroying a E а Federation-Allied pfanet.

May the prophets walk with you.

Available for PC апа Macintosh® on CD-ROM

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[Тег a whine new fall game

The Super Data Blaster comes in three sporting flavors: NFL, NBA and MLB. Each sells for $49.99 retail. Additional data update cartridges will sell for $14.99 each.

Sports and More Are Just Fingertips Away

iger’s Super Data Blaster caters to sports fans who need quick access to sports statistics.

“It’s like carrying a book of statistics around along with the other options,” said Dan Sabato, product manager for the Super Data Blaster. “It really gets a kid involved and

The Super Data Blaster comes in three themes: NBA, NFL and MLB. Each contains in-depth stats on current players. Also included are functions for fans to inventory their sports card collections and type in their personal

/PUL VOUT ents on)

; stats for calculation. Another

i feature lets fans put together } and coach their own teams— } a big aid for those into

; fantasy leagues.

As expected, each model

: has a built-in game. For

; baseball, it’s a home-run derby. i For football, it's a quarterback

} challenge. For basketball, it's a i horse/three-point challenge. up to date" on a specific sport. : і has a built-in calendar, address i book, calculator and message

} sender or receiver.

The Super Data Blaster also

Additional cartridges sold

i separately will allow owners to load updated season

} stats or statistics of past

i and present stars.

K

Another _ Macross Plus | music CD

apanimation fans can feast their ears on the recently released

"Macross Plus Original Soundtrack 11,” which features more music based on the Macross Plus film.

The Japanese movie is loosely based on a popular animated TV series known as Robotech that took hold in the United States during the mid-'80s.

Songs on the CD run the gamut, from high-energy dance tracks to moody, introspective ballads.

JVC Music, which is bringing out the CD for $15.98 retail, already has released the first Macross Plus soundtrack. Also from JVC Music is the soundtrack from another popular anime film, Akira.

To order any of these CDs from JVC Music, call (800) 582-1386.

An introduction to the hierarchy of Doom.

Cyberdemon

Spider Demon

wn

Custom Edition for the Sony Playstation.

You

mi

Doom. The Sony Playstation Custom Edition. Over 50 levels of madness and mayhem from Doom I and II. Plus all new levels of destruction as well. Every weapon, monster, and surprise you loved before. Plus a two-player Deathmatch mode for when you're feeling really nasty. The nice thing about Doom is you always know where you stand. Even if it's at the bottom of the food chain.

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EITHER WAY...YOU

Features

== Tune-up your car for maximum performance by adding a turbo charger, racing suspension, VR rated tires and much more!

» Blast across three grueling mountain courses in whichever direction you prefer!

s= Unique split-screen feature merges when racing action gets up close and personal!

» Customize the color, body type and engine components of your car!

» Get the best time and become the King Of The Mountain!

Mountain racing has a whole new perspective! In High Velocity you'll power through three gripping courses that are based. on actual alpine-styled roads. You're going for the title in these unsanctioned events, where speed and timing are the ultimate test of your driving skills!

Buckle up and scream down the tracks in some of the hottest cars this side of Detroit. Race the clock in a never-ending battle of nerves vs. time as you pit yourself against roads built at the top of the world. The better you do, the more power you'll crave! Finely tuned, your vehicle can blow the doors off of anything on the road — but can you really handle THAT much power?

ATLUS

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RE GONNA SCREAM!

In the near future. Moonbase ‘HAMLET is overrun by alien invaders from an

unknown source. The A-MAX FACTORIES Corporation sends you and five other highly trained and heavily armed "specialists" to deal with the situation. Your way of dealing with them is to use the latest in high-tech armor and weaponry to blast them into atoms!

Travel deep beneath the lifeless surface of the moon in man made tunnels that extend to the horizon, Explore the cavernous moon base irs. this gripping RPG/Action drama and get set for anything!

You'll face challenges as

both a warrior and a

detective. Find the

secret to ridding the

outpost of alien invaders. then

pilot your Tri formula Griffon into the toughest fight this side of the Milky Way!

FEATURES:

* Your armor adapts into three super- powered formations: Combat, Assault, and Cruise!

+ Collect multiple weapon enhancements to super-charge your Griffon!

+ Obtain vital clues for the key to surviving your next assault!

d c PANTHER | | * Scan enemy aliens to learn their deadly

potential before you engage in combat!

¥ Multiple weapons arrays allow you to

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CAPTAIN QUAZAR GOLDEN GATE: TREASURE BY THE BAY P

Sex.

[= =] о A -|Drugs о e = Violence. - Weapons. шы — “ы e cL e e ' wn F rancısco. A must own for hard-core shootists. а A smorgasbord of violence. Soar, Ley explore and shoot the smores out of : T 3 anything that moves (or is dumb LIA ш to й still). M» 3D world, is j 1. huge missiles, huge fun. Fly any- ecc 0 } where, shoot anything. You choose. c» х It’s the American way. a. Nn Тау Stoggins (Dynasty, Lois & Clark) ры is New York assistant DA Lara E \ Calabreeze - the long arm (and legs) r N of the law. One of 20 suspects is out an to snuff her. No wonder her fuse is

shorter than her skirt. Guns, gangs, ; strippers. Quick. Somebody frisk me. So what chaste champions

of family values came up with this collection? The developers with a morally- high fer diet, Studio 300, that's who. Gaming geniuses that have gener- ated more solid hits than the last Tyson fight

See your vorile retailer or to order direct,

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try to score goals while opponents try to blast you to hell and back. It’s a = sport where a cup doesn't offer much eo protection. I m rm “Look! Up in the sky! It's a rocket!” axan Жу; No, it's a grown тап in very snug zx х fights, Meet Captain Quazar - the т> L. bumbling superhero with e far wn beyond mortal men (and brains far c ws below). Battle evildoers with an د‎ S arsenal of weapons and the wits of FE У 57 M the witless Captain. =

aba AK LT A "М М m RA Е Someone left more than their heart їп =f eee) San Francisco. It's hidden treasure, шщ So) and no Tony Bennett around to help ra aims n locate it. Decipher puzzles, scour c3 3 = or clues amongst the 3000 beautiful = T = watercolor images of the City by the

Bay. Like MYST? You'll love this.

ike great space combat and bitchin’ veapons? So do we. As hero Derek ‘reeman, you must locate starships ind brave pilots to fight some surly liens. Of course, that entails shooting he green snot out of them. Can't we il live in peace and harmony? In a vord, no.

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Heihachi Mishima a

One of the more powerful char-

It may have happened to you. You plunked a few quarters into that brand-

7 new Tekken 2 machine

hoping to beat a few heads in. Instead you found yourself wondering what truck hit you when you were pummeled by a barrage of hits from your opponent. Welcome to the world of 10-hit combos. Now you too can become a master and beat your buddies senseless!

(10)

acters, Heihachi packs a wallop

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with punches, notably his Twin

Pistons punch. His 10-hit combos put his strength and speed to the test. Just be careful ‘cause if you miss, you'll be open to an attack.

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(10)

even better in Tekken 2. He’s тоге 10 6

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more force. His 10-hit combo will [1) (2)

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Tekken, Jun is an incredibly fast 15 10

and powerful woman with a few too many evasion moves that really tick you off. She was almost a sub-Boss and her 10-hit combos prove how strong she is.

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kno SEC The tiger mask-wearing King is OO OO back has mastered new and 12 [15

improved fighting techniques. Don’t let that suit and tie fool you. King means business and will give you a serious thrashing if you’re not prepared.

Lei Wulong eo oe | Lei is another new face to OO OO M Tekken 2. His kicks are truly [10 [8 |

devastating and his punches aren't anything to sneeze at either. A jood strategy is to use his “play lead" technique and then unleash a potent 10-hit combo.

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one bad mutha you don’t want to mess 10

with. His speed is practically unmatched (8) (=з) (У) by any opponent and his power is there

to back it up. When playing as Law, be sure to keep your distance then attack when the time is right. 6 6

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much from the first game, and that’s

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array of nasty kicks to bash your face in with. This is in addition to her incredible

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that 10-hit combo, there’s по hope.

Paul Phoenix

Check out that haircut! Paul has

become the most powerful character in the game. His moves are all incredibly deadly and are surprisingly quick. What 2 is his weakness? Does he even have ,00 Ner ? 8 one? Try him and found out. Just watch OOII OO 30 |5

out for his Phoenix Punch. Ouch!

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When you see the arrows, it indicates a new path to perform a different combo.

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Re the simple joy of building with blocks? Now take that mental image and pump” it up. Way up. Because with SimCity 2000, you construct an entire city from the ground

up—and lead its residents into the next millennium. And instead of ' chunks of wood, you wield 32-bit, landscape-morphing graphics. So you ^ : сап expand your city with virtual bulldozers. Or turn 19505 tract homes into a solar-powered ) bois burb (hey, Det isn't child's play). So get pumped for the us block party:

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'IS'NOW/ON.GAME BOY!

_ THE REVIEW CREW

ANDREW haran

CyberBoy has been cruising the Net looking for info on his girlfriend's computer. He's found some cool info and a few people he'd been wanting to get ahold of. Another Net junkie?

MARK lefebvre

Current Favorites:

Candy has vowed to never purchase another PlayStation game until he’s finished the ones he's bought. Unfortu- nately, it looks like he’s going to be stuck playing for about two years.

MIKE desmond

Roach is really mad. Someone stole the stereo out of his car for the fourth time. If you're out there, you'd better watch out. There's nothing more dangerous than an angry Desmond.

SUSHI-X

Our elusive ninja is working on a line of fashionable clothing entitled "Shadow. Wear." The ensembles include masks, Swords and an ever-attractive, two- piece dagger set etched in gold.

HOW GAMES ARE RATED...

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.

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X-Com's graphics may be only average, but its in-depth gameplay. and terrific strategyewillewin you over. The difficulty may be a/bit extreme, but

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sions and thesdiversity keep it/fresh every. time you play. While my cohorts may enjoy using the mouse, like the controller better.X-Com is a must-buy. There is so much to do, you really get your money's worth. You can keep playing this one for months. Hard as hell, but great.

If you only could afford to buy one game for the PS over themextyear, X-Com wouldybesitysltyhas it all and then some! This PC port-over has the same’ look and feel as the original, especially when accompanied by the new PS mouse», The best way to describe the intense strategic level of X-COM.is to compare вію, playing.five games of chess. at once...blindfolded! / Plan on setting a couple Weekends aside when you fire up this extremely addictive title.

At first glance, you would think X-Com is just an

average game"due. to the graphicsysbutythatyis incorrect. The game is like chess With a pulse. In- depth Strategy and varying enemies with different attributes are what make this game worthwhile and fun to play. The interface is tedious and diffi- cult'to use with the PlayStation.controller, but the PlayStation mouse makes it easier. Any person who likes strategy games will fall In love with this title.

Although this game is nothing more than the computer.originaliconverted into the PSiformat, it remains one of the best strategic/games avail- able for players looking to spend many nights in front of the tube. The graphics are superb/and the

cinemas added since the computer release really liven it up..Gontrol withathe Keypad-is a good adaptation, but the PS mouse is the preferred | way to get around. X-COM is perfect for players with compulsive save-itus and a lot of patience.

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This game has the best audio and voices I've heard on а 16-Bit.system. All of jthesvoices: and sounds of,the аїсаде аге reproduced nearly ре

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don't know What you have to hit. It doesn't flash or anything. You should rent it first.

When an arcade-to-home translation is made for a gamessuchwas, Revolution X, a.fewsthings should be considered. If the gameplay, graphics f and overall feel of the game will be lost during the process of porting over, then it Shouldn't be done in the first place! This is another title

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The voice and music on Revolution X are possibly the best | have.heard on any 16-Bit;platform;-The graphics aré а completely different story, though. The grainy, non-detailed enemies and structures are its downfall. The\control of the cursondoes not handle as well a8 it Should, and the only way you can tell you.aré taking damage'is.by.looking at the life meter. Fans of Aerosmith or the arcade game might enjoy this title. Büt those who want a great shooter, rent Revolution X before you buy it.

While the sounds boast some great digitized speech.andirocking tunes, the graphics:are:way below/par. This arcade port just didn’t translate very Well graphically and this hurts the game. Also, the lack of a gun makes the cursonmove- ment awkward and)slow for this type of game. It Чое8ге!аїл!а lot of secrets and. playability of the arcade Version, but its | “sluggishness а id grainy- looking graphics are just too much Tor me to get into this game.

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Worst Feature: Load Time Worst Feature: Graphics

Time To Complete: Long

Time To Complete: Medium

Also Try: X-COM, X-COM II-PC Also Try: Other Platforms

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FINAL FIGHT 3

capcom

AGES 13+

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The Super NES is finally showing its age with. titles like FinalsFight 3. It isn't thatsthesgraphics are bad, its that they-are just “there.” This game just wasn't exciting. Sure, there! ate some more moves and new characters, but | got thesfeeling that/this Was more of the same. The TWO player Mode was.a.good addition, butthe ensuing slow- down really hampered the gameplay. The control wasn't precise at all, and it didn't have an arcade feel. FF3 is a renter only.

There are a lot of good qualities about FF3 that should ;be-noted;- The graphics aresaboveyaver- age, the sound is okay and the пем super moves are a nice addition to the game; Also, the ability to have the computer join in as a Secondiplayer is a very unique idea for a side-scrolling fighting game, Ihe'only problempis that thedwhole Final Fight series is getting a little too old to pump my adrenaline anymore. Please dont fell me we might be in for a Final Fight 3 Turbo Edition.

The Final Fight series is getting old quickly. Grantedyethesnewsfeatures like thexTwosplayer Computer Mode and special moves for the char- acters’ are a nice touch, but repetitive enemies and Backgrounds. plague this game. Theagame does not have the look or feel of the arcade, as the jother.Final Fight game did, possibly due to the “blah” graphics. Sorry to say that Final Fight was good in the past, but nowadays, its just old and boring.

As a longtime fan of the Final Fight series and the genreassagwhole, I'm sorry to saysthat,the third time isn’t a charm. In fact, thé gameplay is getting far too repetitive. | like the previous ver- sion, but if'Sguststhe same reoccurring enemies with a few extra moves. The new options like the special. moves, super attack and compliter com- pensating as a Second player аге good but not enough to make this game original. It plays rela- tively well but needs a redesign, not just a facelift.

Worst Feature: Same Old Stuff Time To Complete: — Medium. Also Try: Final Fight 1 and 2

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MORTAL KOMBAT 3

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If you haven't upgraded your system yet, MK3 Super NESwsiswthe best 16-Bit versionzof«this game. The graphics are close to the arcade, and the voice isn t half bad. The controlis pretty good, but a few of the combos from the atcadeshave beenileft out The computer Al on the Super NES version is tough! The computerwill kick your butt. The'codes to play as/Motaro and Shao Kahn are nice touches. MK3 is a good translation. Upgrade or get the Super NES version.

You can only expect so much from a 16-Bit sys- tem whensitycomes to porting oversansarcade game a$ complex as MK3. This version may be a bit on {the Weak side when it comes to the graph- ics, but it excels in every other CategorymGontrol is thé most important feature of this type of game. This translation may notibe perfect,sbut it is well worth every penny when it comes to a 16-Bit car- tridge. MKS for the Super NES comes in a close second to the near-flawless PS version.

Of the 16-Bit versions of MKS, this is the best. The voicesandycontrol are not half badgibut, the occasional combo is missed. The, ártificial intelli- gence of the computer is great, making it difficult to beat the computer. The multitude of / Options and jficks that can be used in Mortal Kombat 3, like (playing. aS Motaro,and, Shao Kahn; is a nice touch. If you own a Super NES and like Mortal Kombat 3 їп the arcade, definitely check this game out.

Of course it doesn’t look or sound as goods as the PlayStationwwersion, but for 16=Bityitysuresdid а 900000: The combos and techniques work relatively well and play close to the arcade origi- nal. Its strongest point is the addition of:tons of special options and flags letting you do а multi- tude of things from playing.as the Bosses to tóg- gling fatality time. Graphically, it won't leap out at you if you're used to the PS version, but it plays well with only a few snags:

Worst Feature: Small Characters

Time To Complete: — Medium Also Try: MK3-Arcade

genesis

TOY STORY

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KIDS TO ADULTS

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If you want a game that can really show what the Genesis сап@ороһеск out Toy Story,.Initerms of graphics, this game rivals the Saturh’s Clockwork Knight, The control is a little bit awkward and not precise at all, however. The levels vary in difficul- ty from mindlessly easy to near impossible. It's hard to tell whether this:was meantefor kids or hardcore gamers. Those players out there who are still holding on to their Genesis Should con- sider this one.

| was very impressed with the graphics of Toy Story. They're.some of the best thatel’verseenjon the Genesis in a long time. Upon playing for the first time, | thought for sure that this was going to strictly be an easy children's 'game.-But. after throwing the controller a few times, | realized that players of.ali'ages can-join inon the frustration! Thumbs up for the graphics, and thumbs down for the loose control. Toy Story will be a good rental to see if it's your kind of game.

Just like the movie, the look of Toy Story is great eye candy. Thesgraphics are possiblysthesbest | have seen:ón a Genesis. However, the control is awkward and loose, which takes time to get used to. The levels vary from easy as hell toyinsanely difficult, which can become amazingly frustrating. The differentlevels like:the overhead driving level do a'good job of breaking the monotony of the side-scrolling levels. Overall, Genesis owners should check out this great-looking game.

Most movie-to-game translations don’t work very well. However,this time they succeededsinymak- ing a visually appealing game that is very colorful and reminiscent of the movie. There is a good variety of levels but they can/get really-tough quickly. Fortunately, you can turn off the Story Mode after.yoü've playedhit a couplerOf times. Its one downfall is the quirky control, especially in using the yo-yo. Overall, it looks better than it plays and is geared toward veteran players.

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| thought that this game would be cool, like the cartoon. Uponsplugging it in, | sawmsome mediocre cinemas and dingy backgrounds with little detail? Worse yet, the control and gameplay was abysmally poor. It's too rigid. For example, to throw an:enemy, you have to be a set distance away. You will get hitsautomaticallyeno matter what you do, The Bosses are simple, but cheap. It's no fun. Pass on this game. There are better titles out on the market.

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| was expecting the worst from Gargoyles, being that it issanother:game with a big licensepfor a title. But | was actually surprised athow much the game had to offer. There are numerous ways you can attack andsthe levels are Jaid out to where you must actually use your abilities, such as scal- ing the sides of a Wall or.double jumping to reach a higher platform. The graphics aren't the best I've seen, and the control needs a little tweaking. Other than that, it's a decent game.

Many games based on cartoons tend to be aver- age, and this onesis no different. Gargoylesyani- mation isssurprisingly smooth for the Genesis. The control is way too tight and is tough to maneuver, which is. а major рай of thisygame. Many of the hits taken are mandatory and drag this бате. сойп. Genesis. owners.looking for a good side-scrolling game might want to rent Gargoyles before buying it because of the control and difficulty.

The animation and color are really impressive in this gamemhioweverygits good lookssandsyouth appeal may be misleading as the game gets chal- lenging and.almost frustrating. The control is part of the frustration factor but there ismamlot of gameplay in this cute-looking cart. Techniques such a§ a double jumpyithrowsand.dash attacks givesyou plenty to do. It may be too hard to get used to especially with Some auto hits. Still, it's a good game if you want a challenge.

Worst Feature: Frustration Time To Complete: Medium Also Try: Other Disney Titles

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Virtua Cop is so far the closest a Saturn game has come:to:duplicating the arcadezHoweyver;the coin-op Was really nothing special. Good players will blow through this one with по trouble. Virtua Cop is surprisingly short, with only threeslevels to it. There/are a few neat elements like interactive backgrounds, but theysdo not keep the game fromigetting old after ã few times through. T pre- fer using the controller over the Stunner. It has great graphics and cool gameplay, but it gets old.

| haven't been impressed with a lot of the earlier titles that have:been released for the.Satum, but Virtual Cop may just have changedimy mind. This is a very close franslation to the arcade hit. Many games like this suffer because there is no gun peripheral, or it's not even worth the money, But | gotito lock and load firsthand with Sega's new gun; the Stunner. Believe me, its well worth it. The gun Will be a pack-in with the game for the true arcade experience.

This is a surprisingly great translation from the arcade:to:achome:system. | really likedithe:arcade and did not find any inconsistencies between the two. The main problem with Virtua Cop is the length of the game. With only three levels, any fairly good gamer will be able to play through Virtua,Cop їп а short amount oftime he practice screens are fun for two people to compete against one another in." Due to the difficulty, try this one before you buy it.

The first Sega game to make use of the new StunnersVirtua:Gop:could be the best.arcade-to- home-system conversion yet for the Saturn. The smooth-scrolling perspectives and virtually no load time make this the Saturnstitle that will grab players’ gattention and hook them on һе CD realmDifferent reactions.for body wounds are bound to make all of the sadistic players laugh as they gun their way through the three stages pre- tending to rescue the hostages.

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Theme Park is one of those games you pick up on a whimeandehave a darn goodstimeswith. Тһете Рак is тоге or less SimCity with a play- ful spifit. The looks are simple, but the gameplay isn't. There are all Sorts of things to takerinto.con- sideration when you're running a park. You can have lots of fun soupingsup a:roller.coaster, and having kids fly right off. Theme Park will have you spending months working on the perfect park. It's worth purchasing.

There is literally nothing negative that | can say about thisygamemAlmost every keyselementsthat you could ask for їп a strategy game has been kept intact inthe PC port-over. Anice thing about the games the varying levels of difficulty-when designing your park. They range from simply building the park to taking, onjall. thewesponsibili- ties,and getting your hands dirty in the stock mar- ket. Truly as much fun as going to the Theme Park when you were a little kid.

This is one of those games you can play from din- nertimesuntilthesnextymorning. ThemesRarkemay look like child's play from the outside, but it actu- ally is an in-depth game in which you бап control the lengthvand speed of rides, researchptoilets, how much Caffeine is in the coffee апа much more./At times it becomes frustrating because youyconstantly go bankrupt because of Varying factors in your park. Sim gamers should definite- ly check Theme Park out.

Players of all ages can jump right in and design their idea.ofstheyperfect amusementyparksinsone of the best simulation, games yet to grace the disc holder of the Saturn. However, Theme Park is not aimed toward the younger players primarily»Even those who consider themselves simulation mas- ters will find it difficult tormanage.theif park prop- erly and keep it from going into bankruptcy. An all-around good choice for players who want to build instead of destroy everything.

Best Feature: Puking Kids Worst Feature: —— Addictiveness

Time To Complete: Long Also Try: Any Other Sim

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If you thought Total Eclipse was a poor game, I'd agree with.you; The. sequel, however, hasiquite a bit moré going for it. First, the gameplay is actu- ally fast-paced and exciting. There is actually technique to use when dodging enemies and obstacles. The graphics may not be the most spectacular, but they get:the job donesThere are a lot of nice little details. The power-ups are real- ly intense, but they do get distracting. This ranks among the best for the Saturn.

Solar Eclipse may look like its predecessor at first glance;:but-after-playing throughsthesfirstylevel, you will realize that there have been numerous enhancements added to the game, making it so these two,itles can’t even be putin theysame cat- egory. Seamlessly drawn, texture-mapped back- grounds; cleaner graphics;..tighter control; improved enemy Al and a new cockpit view make Solar Eclipse well worth your time. | suggest checking this game out.

Solar Eclipse is definitely a step up from its pre- decessor;-Total-Eclipse. The graphicswaren’t mind-blowing, but far from being poor. Unlike Total Eclipse, there is now an actual strategy for dodging the enemies’ fire. The game ismotas lin- ear either, offering the gamer freedom to choose different catacombs and»tunnels. іо# у through (even the caverns have differing difficulty). Fans of Total Eclipse or Saturn owners looking for a good shooter should check out Solar Eclipse.

We have all watched this style of game come along way.from Total Eclipse, which wasireleased before its time. This version has good graphics, sharp | Control and many action¢intensive levels (including tons of secret codes and levels). The most/notable feature to look out for when consid- ering this purchase is.that it is hardsOnly with hours of practice (or by cheating) will anyone even have a chance to see any of the later levels. No dust gathering on this one.

Best Feature: Game Speed Worst Feature: Enemies

Time To Complete: Medium Also Try: Total Eclipse

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Loaded is a great action game that combines the mania of Smash-TV with the questyelementssof Metal Gear. The graphics and visuals are out- standing, right.down to the last/gory detail. The gameplay is excellent, and there are secrets to find 400, The difficulty is a bit extreme, making it tough to clear even the:second.level: The ability to link this game гог multiple players is a great idea. The more the merrier! Loaded is a fast- paced game that will grow on you.

| have to give credit where credit is due. Loaded features-some"of-the»best lighting effects.in a game) that | have ever seen! However, special effects don’t make a great game. Even though each level is large, action-packed and nearly impossible to make it through without losing a couple’ of lives, | foundymyself starting to yawn halfway through the! destruction. The ability to waste your friends in the Multiplayer Mode is what raises this to an above-average game.

This is Smash TV brought to the next level. Loaded has-a vast array of fightersstoyehoose from, each has differing speeds, weapons and special Weapons. Right from the get-go, you are constantly facing multiple enemies at every turn, which Will keep any gamer on his or her toes. The only downfall of the game is the background musie will get on your nerves. From beginning to end, Loaded is full of gore and excitement. This game is a must-have for PlayStation owners.

Shoot, maim, kill. Loaded is the fast-paced game that sends»youvoma search-and-destroyimission killing everything in your path. The visuals are clean and the character movement is smooth and exacting, letting you move quickly around to blast the nasties who are gunning for you. The only thing to watch out for iswhen you getitoo close to an enemy and can’t seem to turn fast enough to get him. Count me in When the link Is released. Two-player will excite you.

Worst Feature: Darkness Time To Complete: - A While Also Try: Total Carnage

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Gex has been translated over to the PlayStation with a numberzof-enhancements:over-the-3DO version? The graphics have been cleaned up a bit, and the gameplay itself is a lot smoother. The FMV cinema intro is TV-quality clear--Dana Gould's voice is perfectly clear in this One. | Was- n't too excited with thisigame»simply because | played the heck out of the з00 game. However, newcomers to Gex and his world will have a lot of fun with this one.

Gex was a really good game when it was first released, butilithink a lot of gamers.missed, out becausé they did not own a ЗОО Хом that Gex has risen up to the 32-Bit level, more players will be able to share the Gexperience. A wide range of attack methods, secrets ‘galore and crisp graphics are.just a few,ofithe reasonswhy Gex is as popular as he is. With some minor enhance- ments from the ЗОО Version, Gex is a definite game to check out.

The PlayStation version of Gex has a lot of improvementsmoversthe ЗОО versionz-Dana Gould's voice-overs are crystal clear and under- standable. The cinemas are amazingly crisp сотрагед40 the original. Gamers who have not played the 300 version will enjoy this title a lot more than those who have played theshell out of the 3DO version. | would have liked this title a lot more if | had never played it on 3DO, but gamers new to Gex will enjoy the game, humor and all.

Admittedly, there is nothing new to be found inside the,levelsyof,the PS version over:the-3DO release: This game scores a high/fating just for the cleaned-up audio of everyone's favorite witty gecko. Control has also been spiced up a bit, shortening the time between controller and reac- tion; Gamers. who neverhad the privilege of play- ing Gex on the 300 shouldn't miss the PS release. It is bound to be the best one yet for any home system. Anyone ready for Gex 2 yet?

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VIEWPOINT

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While | like the graphic changes over the Neo, the new music¢ajustedoesn’t sound rightz: Viewpoint uses some original. concepts, andthe perspective is pretty соо have played the Neo*Geo version, so I'm used to the speed. Newcomers might find it a tad Slow. If you want a tough shooter, you won't бе disappointed». with, this’ one. It's hardf.unbelievably hard. The password system is nice, but | would have Settled for à more lenient “Easy” Mode.

On a scale from one to 10, the difficulty on this baby is aboutyamt5, While some peopleymaysloo! at that@@S а negative, | think its feat! When you're forking out around $50 for a game, | say the harder the better. If we gave awards out strict- ly fonimind-blowing graphics, Viewpoint would be at the top of my list. To finish it ОЙ, theysounatrac! complements the levels perfectly, The only draw- back to the game would be the speed of your craft: a little on the slow side.

The music really does not fit this game at all. Don't getmewrongathe techno/house:style:rocks and thé game is good, but the two together real- ly do not fit. The improved graphics over the Neo version is great. My only gripe is that Viewpoint is way tooghard, even on the easy setting. If the

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able@ame—the difficulty of the game really over- shadows the fun factor. If you think you are a shooter pro, try Viewpoint!

Damn hard. The levels of difficulty should be changedontheresshould be somesmorespower- ups tg compensate. Many players will have to work оп thisy@ne for a few hours just to get past the second'stage: The musical tracks arevintense but will get Under your skin shortly while playing. Control is simple and easy.to manage as long as you Withheld your Zaxxon ability after lying dor- mant for so long. A great title for players looking for a one-level linear shooter that is really hard!

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It's nice to see this system finally getting some great originalgtities. Captain Quazarghasgood graphics and tight control. The only flaw is with the accuracy of your shots. The cinemas are соо! (why rap, aaaargh!) for the most part and the lev- els аге long. The fact that you сап blow every- thing _to kingdom come, is an added plus. Sonfetimes it seems like a few of the enemies are immortal. | shot one soldier 20 times before he went down. A cool, fun game.

If you're looking for some completely mindless fun, then:Gaptain:Quazar is just your дате: like the cartoony look to it, and | amyhappy to see some humor in a game of this style. The major downfall here is that each of your Weapons are limited, and even though there are many power- ups located throughoutsthe levels, most of your ammo is wasted on missed shots. Lock-on sights would have been perfect. Controlling Quazar is awkward and will take some getting used to.

Any game with a cool rap video as the intro has got to be good: This game is chock-fulhofaction. The animations of both Captain Quazar and the enemies, along with the pleasant music, give this game a cool, cartoony feel. The levels (especial- ly thé first level) are absolutely humongous! Because of ihe three-quartemperspective, it is occasionally difficult to aim your shot or control Captain Quazar. If you are a ЗОО owner, Captain Quazar is a must-have.

This is the type of title many players could get into to. Even thoughritis.a basic run-and-shoot:game, it is stila load of fun to run wild, toting that gun (which 15 the size of a horse's leg) blasting through everything in front of you. Good graphics and ¿plain mission objectives allow players to jump in апа go wild. Thesintro is another original idea with a Quazar-rap and the comic-style char- acters. The only thing that brings this‘one down is the repetitiveness.

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SCRAMBLE COBRA

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If you've been wanting to fly a run-down heli- copter over«a:cheesy;pixelized backgroundyyou'll probably like Scramble Cobra. Asi for myself, | just didn’t like this game. The chopper controlled poorly and the:enemies didn't look much like any- thing. The ‘background looks like it could have been.done/on а 16-Bit.system: The digitized cin- emas didn't even have the voices synched right. For a flight sim/action game, I'd skip on playing this one.

Another helicopter simulator that has no control, horrible-lookingagraphics and a set ofsscenarios that will put any pilot to sleep. If aygame like this is going to be done right, it hasto be somewhat believable that you're flying a helicopter. Instead, the helicopter stays in one place, While you move the jerky terrain from side, to side! The graphics and sound are both below average, with the only plus to the game being the opening rendered scene. From there on, everything goes downhill.

This game could have been done on a 16-Bit platform. The annoying commanderswhosocca- sionally pops his head on screen does not even have his voice synched with the video. The chop- per controls аге sloppy and take a lotiofitime to get usedjtoy Many of the tanks, planes and ships are/indistinguishable because:of.the-poor graph- ics. Flight-sim enthusiasts might find this aver- age, but on the whole, the average gamer should pass Scramble Cobra up.

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There are a lot of games that look like Shockwave:2;-but:what sets this;title-apart-from all the rest of the meaningless seek-and-destroy Shooters is you never know what you will be in store for at the beginning of each levelyAdd a compelling story line, and you end up with a game/that will be tough, to»put.down. Major enhancements have been made from the original Shockwave to make this a worthwhile addition to your collection of ЗОО games.

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|-War is simply a polygon game where your main goal is toseruisearound, shoot somesshapessin each lével and then find the exit The shaded- polygon graphics aren't the besi the world, but thats not even the problem. ће problem is excitement; there is none. Even the bonus levels in the дате Willput you:to. sleep. .|-War is simply nothifig more than’ a graphically enhanced ver- sion of the old Atari 2600 game, Combat. Could this be a game that's not even worth a rental?

Great, more dark pastel-colored polygons and a weak attemptiatiagame. The objectyofthesgame is to гдат through and pick up pods and protect yourself from the enemy. The problem is that | couldn't téll What were the pods and what.were the enemy! The music isn’t all that bad, but the voice.sounds as if it was»fromSpeak and Spell. This iS just another One of/ those games that would be good if it came out a couple years ago, but in this day and age, it is just bad.

| know mech games are popular, but why am | hunting out virusesgon the Net? Thescontro! is swift and thedevels have some originality, but the basic 16-Bit graphics and the barely adequate soundmake/-WAR fail horribly/Some fun can be found within, but many will find it too easy to die. There is simply not enough visually Omgameplay- wise to make it excel. The enemies are mostly small and simplistic. Sorry, but |-Warfor this sys- tem (or any system), just isn’t impressive at all.

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Think of Mario Clash as a sequel to the original Mario BrothersygamesThe gameplay. iswelatively simple, and the use of 3-D replaces the multiple platforms levels. The two levels are more of a gimmick than anything else. The gameplay is a little 10040056 for my taste. | Kept having Mario jump over his target instead of on it. Ihyou want a basié platform game, Mario Clash is decent, but most players will probably become bored with it. MC is okay, but nothing really outstanding.

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Nintendo really butchered this game when they convertedsitwover, to the Game Boyaslijwasn’t expecting much, but this shouldn't have even been jattempted. The graphics аге pixelized beyond reasonable limits. They even removed Riptor, ту favorite character, The audio is) a series of blandsbeeps.«Worse Yet isthe control. You,¢an't differentiate between Weak alld Strong hits, making many special moves impossible to do. Not even good while on the Super Game Boy.

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This game should not have been converted to Game BoymBeing, a fairly good playerjon, the arcade version of KI} | thought | could at least pull off a few combos, but | was sadly mistaken. | couldn't. pull off more than а Six-hit before the computer turned around and pulled она 22-hit Онга. The.fighters' arespixelized almost beyond recognition and the “blip” and “bleep” sounds are annoying. If you own a Game Boy and really want KI, try it first.

This game's main draw was the intense graphics and killerssoünds.. Obviously the looksdoesn’t translate to a portable system nof. do the infa- mous’ sounds. Combos апа moves аге pretty easy td do, but the fact remains—it just looks weak ora portable. Only die-hard fans will really be able to’ get into itsenough to Sacrifice the graphics. One drawback is'the limited buttons for pulling off classic arcade combos. [tS an impres- sive je job for what was intact, but why bother?

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Tails debuts on the Game Gear! | was very impressedswithsthisstitle right from thesbeginning. Crisp graphics, good control andstons of secret areas throughout the level are just a few of the reasons why Tails Adventure is Such an awesome title! Most important of all, the game is alot of fun to play, Bringing this score down Wassthe speed of the game itself...a little on the sluggish side. Still, a solid adventure game that you Will spend a good amount of time on.

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KILLER CODES

VIRTUA FIGHTER

(Sega/32X)

To access two new fight- ing views, go to Options from the Main Title Menu and press START. Highlight the Camera Option and press RIGHT five times until you hear a punch sound. Now press RIGHT again nine more times and you will get access to the Backside 1P view. Press RIGHT once more to get the Backside 2P view. Exit the Options and begin your match. You will now be fighting from a totally different angle!

You will see the backside of your player during the match.

Shauni Jones Columbus, GA

MEGA MAN VII

(Capcom/Super NES) This trick will totally power you up and give you everything you need. It will also take you to the last stage, where you have to fight Dr. Wily's robots over again. The password is: 1415 5585 7823 6251 Michael Habura Glendale, AZ

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PlayStation | — Знао

CHEAT SHEET.

At the Title Screen where it says, "Push Start Button," enter UP, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, TRIANGLE, UP, RIGHT, DOWN, LEFT, UP, CIRCLE.

To do this trick, you must wait for the opening cinema to pass. When the Title Screen appears with the words, "Press Start Button,"

CYBERSLED

take the controller and press

UP, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, TRIANGLE, UP, RIGHT, DOWN, LEFT, UP, CIRCLE.

You'll hear a faint explosion.

When you go to the Sled Selection Screen, move all the way to the right and you can access more sleds!

John Hodnovich; Bucktown, NJ

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PUSH START BUTTON

As soon as this screen appears, do the trick.

Publisher

Wait for the cinema to play all the way through.

When you reach the Sled Select, you'll have more!

LUNAR: ETERNAL BLUE

System

CHEAT SHEET:

Access “Epilogue” to get

The first player should be on Akira. The second play- er should be on Jacky. Do the trick as shown to access the Boss =

To get the real ending for the game, beat Zophar and wait for the credits to roll.

Once the system has reboot-

ed, check your saves and

there should be an additional

slot called “Epilogue.” After accessing, you will get the

real four- to six-hour ending!

Publisher

Access “Epilogue” from the menu.

VIRTUA FIGHTER

At the Player Select, go on Akira and press LEFT, RIGHT (in sequence five times). For a Vs. match, the

Publisher

second player should be on Jacky and press RIGHT, LEFT (in sequence five times). Shauni Jones; Columbus, GA

Wil appear in an empty – box to the right of Jacky!

A fleet of armored tanks

“ .One of the most impressive games of the year." a Frank O'Conner, Editor-in-Chief, Video Games Magazine.

e Sttinning, SGI graphics ;

e Killer music from Thomas Dolby s Headspace”

• 11 іпіепѕе arcade action sequences

* Mind bending puzzles

Danger never looked so good.

This is the most incredible gaming experience ever. will ever be the same. Characters so complex that Dolby sound, music and full-screen cinematic they'll become a part of your life. motion so realistic that you'll lose yourself in the year 2027. It's an epic adventure, more than two years in the

Puzzles and plot lines so intriguing that no two games making. The real danger is that you might miss it.

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KILLER CODES

WWF WRESTLEMANIA THE ARCADE GAME

(Acclaim/PlayStation)

To get a random select for your wrestler, just begin a one- or two-player game. Have player one highlight Doink and have player two highlight Razor Ramon. Press UP and START simultaneously on these characters to get a random choice of wrestlers.

Tristan Cooper Lanham, MD

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE

(Playmates Interactive Entertainment/Super NES)

Enter the following passwords in the Password Screen to get to various missions throughout the game.

Mission 01: NUHHOM Mission 02: SEPLOS Mission 03: YOSMIS Mission 04: VANDAQ Mission 05: BIGPUM Mission 06: DISYIB Mission 07: NUDJIB Mission 08: VESDUJ

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Pause the game and you'll be able to enter any one of these codes:

BALL: (B, A, LEFT, LEFT) X and Y coordinates will

CHEAT SHEET.

Pause the game and enter BALL, DRACULA OR CALLACAB. You may reverse the effect by pe the code again. ПЕЛ ШЕЛ

асо

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System

us ТИГ li

VECTORMAN

replace Vectorman’s lives. DRACULA: (DOWN, RIGHT, A, C, UP, LEFT, A) Game slows down after you get hit. CALLACAB: (C, A, LEFT, LEFT, A, C, A, B) You turn into an arrow. You can move all around and kill everything except the Bosses.

Corey Jolley; Niagara Falls, Canada

Publisher

Pause and enter BALL to get the X and Y coordinates.

Enter DRACULA for a slowdown effect after you're hit.

When the Title Screen appears, move to “Pass- word” and enter the name, DAVIDL. Now go back to the

Options and you will be able to access a new Options Screen with stage select, music, etc.

Shawn Lebbon; Rochester, NY — Access this Secret Options Screen.

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Turn into an arrow and scroll all over the level!

STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE: CROSSROADS OF TIME

Publisher

From the Title Screen, access the Options and move to the password entry at the bottom of the screen.

Now enter the code:

AYA YBB BYA AAY YBY AAA You will now be able to pick Zarak from the Story Mode!

Mission 09: YOTHOM

Mission 10: QUVMOH Nicholas Samosir Brooklyn, NY

CHEAT SHEET.

In the Options, move down to the password entry and put in AYA YBB BYA AAY YBY AAA. You may now pick Zarak.

ан nay iow close es Doss

reach new levels in the game. Zarek to play in Story Mode!

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KILLER ODES

WARHAWK

(Sony/PlayStation) Here are the level codes for Warhawk: Level 2: Canyon- Circle, Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle, Circle, Square, Circle Level 3: Airship- X, Triangle, X, Square, Square, Triangle, Square, Triangle Level 4: Volcano- Square, Triangle, X, X, X, Triangle, Circle, Square Level 5: Gauntlet- Triangle, Circle, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, X, Square, Square Level 6: Stormland- Triangle, X, Triangle, Square, Circle, X, Circle, Circle Ricky Liu Los Angeles, CA

MORTAL KOMBAT 3

(Sony/PlayStation) Players one and two must enter these button combinations on the Vs. Screen with the Square, then Triangle, then the Circle button. The number indicates the times you must pre sach button Combo system disabled: P1(722)-P2(722) Ricky Liu Los Angeles, CA ї o aX ane

nf Юа OS. à Make the symhols look like this to have combos disabled.

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WARHAWK

Publisher

PlayStation [sony |

- CHEAT SHEET:

Thor Mode: Square, Circle, Square, Square, Triangle, X, Triangle, Triangle. Kali Mode: X, Circle, Circle, Square, X, Triangle, Circle, Triangle.

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То access two new modes, go to the Main Menu Screen. Move down and highlight the words, “Special Access.” Enter the Code Screen and

put in Square, Circle, Square, Square, Triangle, X, Triangle, Triangle for Thor Mode, which will give you 9999 Flash Bombs. Enter X, Circle, Circle, Square, X, Triangle, Circle, Triangle for Kali Mode, which will give you eight Ultra Lock-Ons and 24 Super Swarmers!

Enter the code as shown here for 9999 Flash Bombs.

JARHAWE

From this Menu Screen, select the “Special Access.”

Kali Mode gives Ultra Lock- Ons and Super Swarmers.

ETERNAL CHAMPIONS: CHALLENGE FROM THE DARK SIDE

System

Publisher

Sega CD

CHEAT SHEET:

At the “Final Statistics” Screen, enter the codes shown to reveal these weird and cool, new hidden

You will have to fight a match against anyone. It doesn’t matter if you win or lose. After it's over, the "Final Statistics" Screen will appear. Wait for the screen to say "Press Start to Continue." Enter the following codes on controller two (which must be a six-button controller): Chicken: MODE, UP, C, UP, MODE, Y, Y, RIGHT, MODE, A, LEFT.

Snake: B, Y, UP, ОР, C; X, БЕРЕТ UBIO: Thanatos: MODE, C, Y, A, B,

UP, B, B, Y, Z, C.

Hooter: X, C, RIGHT, X, B, RIGHT, Z, A, MODE, UP. Monkey: Y, X, DOWN, B, MODE, UP, X, UP, UP, LEF ZUP.

Chin Wo: B, Z, UP, MODE, RIGHT, C, B, UP, Y, UP. Yappy: Y, Y, UP, DOWN, 2, MODE, DOWN, Z, X Senator : RIGHT, C, C, LEFT, MODE, B, DOWN, X, A, X, MODE.

Blast: Z, LEFT, Y, UP, X, B, MODE, RIGHT, UP.

If you hear a "Ding," the code worked. Go to the Character Select Screen to see the new players!

Eric Goldstein

Norwalk, CT

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Fight a match. Enter the codes on this screen.

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At the Player Select Screen, you can access nine more!

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KILLER CODES

MORTAL KOMBAT 3

(Williams Entertainment/ Genesis) Players one and two must enter these button combinations on the Vs. Screen.with the A, then B, then the C button. The number indicates the times you must press each but- ton. These Vs. Screen codes are exclusive to the Genesis version: Pong MK4— P1(303)-P2(606) Timer Down— P1(494)-P2(494) Regenerate— P1(011)-P2(971) Bad Luck With TNT— P1(929)-P2(646) Timer Off— P1(667)-P2(255) Disable Sweeps— P1(091)-P2(293) More Finishing Time— P1(955)-P2(955) Disable Kombos— P1(999)-P2(995) o Abuse— P1(911)-P2(911) Endurance Match— P1(006)-P2(040)

Jerry Bell Balch Springs, TX

Play MK4-Pong when you enter this VS. screen code.

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Publisher

30Û CrystalDynamics f CHEAT SHEET:

At the Dome Screen, press P to pause. Then while holding the R button press: LEFT, C, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, UP, RIGHT, RIGHT.

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The following is a Stage Select Menu to bring you to other stages in the game. While in the Dome room, press P to pause. Then,

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CHEAT SHEET.

Press DOWN on the D-pad

CHEAT SHEET.

Just hold SELECT and

press any button to get a random character when you are at the Character Select Screen.

while holding the R button, press: LEFT, C, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, UP, RIGHT, RIGHT. A Menu Screen should pop up listing all the stages of the game. Note: Certain stages cannot be accessed because they were changed before the game's release.

Enter the code at the Мар Screen, while paused.

A Stage Select Menu should appear, if done correctly.

Take a trip to Rez's lair. Be cautious; he doesn't play fair.

COMIX ZONE Publisher

Is this a joke or what? Here is a humorous trick to make the cartoon hero, Sketch Turner, pass gas. Just press DOWN rapidly on the D-pad when enemies are clear. Sketch will start rippin’ them.

via the Internet Can Sketch ever blow ‘em!

WEAPONLORD

Publisher

In order to surprise your opponent and yourself with a randomly selected character, just access any mode, hold

SELECT and press any button at the Character Selection Screen.

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OFF-WORLD INTERCEPTOR EXTREME

System Publisher

суна Dynamics

i Wt ; = (ЖЕЙ the Options Menu press: A, CHEAT SHEET: B, C (six times) then hit the top Left Shift button. You

should hear missiles fly, if

= =< done correctly. Now, go take While in the Options a look at your cash. You Menu enter: А, В, С (6X) should have gained a few

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(Sony/PlayStation) ка. ee E “OPTIONS ЕЭ 9 | T At the "Choose Settings" Hz ТИТ ТИН j : Screen, move to the word, = ALL

"Exhibition" and press In order to gain a ton of

RIGHT to choose cash to build up your vehicle

"Continue Season." When | with extra supplies that you

asked to use your memory normally couldn't afford, — E

card, choose "NO." Now enter the following. While in At this screen, you shouid if done correcily, you should enter the password: enter the money code. get tons o' money!

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000 176 113 219 This will give you a good See es ES character, $5030 in cash, | | the foliowing cheats can all of the good vehicles, be entered by both play- first place in the season, ers ina two-player game,

ues 1 à - 35 many season points and but cannot be entered in Power-up codes are entered This power-up wiil give you

first place in the first two | here, before you begin play. Rapid Fire rounds. races 1} | the bonus rounds. Вен iet А ENG Joel Regus С Seaside Heights, NJ

CYBER SPEEDWAY sa just before the

(Sega/Saturn) з. The code: MONAY, E: И This power-up code wiii give The Super shield will heip Spread Fire: B, A С С B А you Spread Fire round. you fight ‘em off at the start.

Super Shield: C, A, B, A, B.

Full Power-up: A, C, C, A, 2 ZU 1 2 —— bats В, В 5 J И => game settings : б d bardware tests

At any time during the race, simultaneously press A, B and C. This will hide all of the gauges and meters on the screen. This way, you will get a totally clear view of all the action while you're racing!

use factory defaults

In order to access a Secret : version Options Menu, just hold the L Zh ESTE

Press C button to select

and C buttons anytime during Use Joy Pad to point

the beginning video a. TE КА тиан эс Nick Brockway in | үк S change ihe Garland, TX ifficulty and blood settings. Anytime during the beginning ...a Secret Options Menu.

cinema, enter the cotie for... Mess with Game settings.

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NINTENDO'S LINCOLN SPEAKS

OUT ON THE ULTRA

64!

he EGM editors caught up with

Howard Lincoln, the chairman of Nintendo of America, at the recent Shoshinkai Trade Show in Japan and got the latest information on their new Ultra 64 game system which is sched- uled to be launched in America in late April 1996.

EGM: One of the

NINTENDO IS WAITING UNTIL APRIL 21 TO BRING OUT THE SYSTEM [IN JAPAN] TO ALLOW FOR MORE TIME TO FINISH

THE LAUNCH GAMES,

that we have

the lack of

information being released about the Ultra 64, its games and the games of

the Dream Team. Will that be changing now that the system has been officially

launched?

Lincoln: We have very strong confidentiality agreements with the Dream Team members. That has to do principally with the specifications of the tech- nology. In terms of the type of

What's it like to go on assignment in a foreign country? We followed Ed to Japan to find out!

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main problems

been hearing has to do with

games that they are work- ing on, you will see more infor- mation in the near future.

EGM: But there was an embargo on information until the Shoshinkai Show... Lincoln: We didn't want

them to get ahead of us prior to the show but hereafter if you want to show something,

that's fine.

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EGM: Why wasn't the Ultra name used in Japan?

Lincoln: | think there were some trademark issues.

he was waiting until April 21 because his people need a little bit more time to finish the launch games to a level that they are satisfied with. Mr. Miyamoto also has a huge influence on launch dates in the sense that he wants to put more into Super Mario 64. We don't want to rush introductions because the retailers, media or financial analysts say we should. Yamouchi's answer is that we don't have to do anything other than protect our shareholders.

ЕСМ: There have been rumors that the Nintendo 64 wasn't launched in Japan this month because of the release of Dragon Quest 6. Lincoln: | don't think it had any direct relationship but that it is a very strong title for the Japanese market. Mr. Yamouchi was being very can- did when he said

EGM: Are you

After a long № flight and struggling through customs, its time to get some Japanese money,

Not there yet. The hotel is a two-hour bus ride away!

still on track with a $250 launch price? Lincoln: The hardware is going to be under $250 in the U.S. | don’t know whether we will pack in software or not. There are no plans to launch at a $199 price. We will not sell the hardware at less than cost.

ЕСІМ: Will there be a hardware lockout chip?

Lincoln: We are shooting for a hardware system that is essentially the same worldwide. In terms of compatibility, we have not made a final decision on that but if the past is a guide, we have been very proactive against counterfeiters.

EGM. All the hype was that there would be 100 systems and 10 games here at the show. What happened? Lincoln: The games that we have in the cue are in various stages of

Whats this? Beer in machines?

development. Mario was the furthest along in development and it is easier for people to see how Mario operates in real time 3-D. Yamouchi did not want the press and the game players to play five to 10 games in various stages of development and leave the Mario game fully unexploited. Yamouchi made the final decision.

EGM: Some games were notably absent like Cruisn' USA. Why?

Lincoln: Mario Kart was further along in development so we showed that. Cruisn' will be available at launch along with two more games.

EGM.: The games will be about $100 in Japan. How much in the U.S.? Lincoln: In the U.S. the price will be in the $60-$70 range, or similar to what the 16-Bit games are now.

ЕСМ: Is some of the difference due to the new low price on the 64-Meg chip? Lincoln: | can't go in to the technological reason as to why our 64-Meg cart will be cheaper than our present 32-Meg games, but it will.

EGM: Will all games be 64-Meg? Lincoln: It is the starting point. They can до as high as 256-Meg.

EGM:

When will the magnetic optical drive come out?

„уои got to be

Lincoln: Before the end of 1996. You'll see the product before the next Shoshinkai Show.

EGM: Where would it connect to the Ultra? There is no expansion port and we can't see the bottom of the system. Lincoln: As you say, you can't see under it. Good observation.

ЕСМ: What is the purpose of the artridge port on the controller?

Lincoln: The idea for this is that you can customize some of your games. You can store the way you set up your baseball team and take the controller to м

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EGM: Who do you consider to be you competitor?

Lincoln: One of the things we're not going to do is trash our competitors. Do we have more concern over one than another...no, not really. You tend to see in this business that competitors go up and down. It has more to do with quality of games than anything else.

ЕСМ: Now that you have given us this information, will Nintendo go back in seclusion for the next few months? Lincoln: We have a tendency to do that as this is the way we've done business in the past. These kinds of things have more to do with our capacity to get that information out. You're dealing with the parent company, you're dealing with Japan, the U.S., with third-party devel- opers and all that. Quite frankly, some- times it's a lot easier to just wait and give everything out at one time.

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ULTRA 64 DEBUTS IN JAPAN

he Nintendo Ultra 64

made its official debut at the Shoshinkai Show in Japan and the ЕСІМ editors were among the first to try out the new game system. That's the good news. The bad news is that the system was locked up in

plastic and could only be looked at. In addition, while appearing ready for production, upon closer inspection, we discov- ered that there was a suspi- ciously "bumped-

Stuart said hed meet me

inthe subway,

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out” added section of plastic of a different color that contained the power supply (see photo). Hmmm...nah, that couldn't be the result of the overheat- ing rumor of the past. That aside, the systems were quite real, each running specially prepared EPROMs of Super Mario 64 or Kirby Bowl 64. The present configuration of the sys- tem looks very much like the earlier photos with the cartridge port on the top, four controller ports on the front anda power supply and

meant the underground subway.

audio/video port on the back. The Ultra 64 will use the same A/V cables as those used on the Super Nintendo. There were no apparent expansion ports on either of the sides and the bottom was not visible, but Nintendo officials stated that that is where the expansion port for the optical drive will be located.

Regarding system specs, Nintendo is again quite secretive and vague. A listing of the ‘official’ specs is duplicat- ed below.

NINTENDO HAS ONCE AGAIN RAISED THE STANDARDS OF VIDEO GAME

MACHINES...

Ultra 64 SYSTEM SPECS: CPU: MIPS 64-Bit RISC CPU (Customized R4000 series) CLOCK SPEED: 93.75 MHz MEMORY: Rambus D-RAM 36 M bit TRANSFER SPEED: Maximum 4,500 M bits/sec. CO-PROCESSOR RCP: SP (Sound and graphics processor) and DP (pixel draw- ing processor) incorporated CLOCK SPEED: 62.5 MHz RESOLUTION: 256 x 224 - 640 x 480 dots flicker free interlace mode support COLOR: 32-Bit RGBA pixel color frame buffer support 21-Bit color video output GRAPHICS PROCESSING FUNCTION: Z buffer; anti-aliasing; realistic texture-mapping; trilinear filtered mipmap interpolation; perspective correction; environment mapping DIMENSIONS: 10.23" wide x 748" deep x 2.87" high WEIGHT: 242 pounds All specifications accurate as of 11/24/95 and provided by Nintendo

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E ULTRA 64 CONTROLLER IS THE MOST REVOLU- TIONARY AND EASY TO USE STICK EVER TO COME OUT FOR VIDEO GAMES,

he Ultra 64 controller is a work of

genius! Having tested it out on the two games at Shoshinkai, we can only wonder why nobody has ever thought of this concept before. Offering such features as an analog control and the traditional tried-and-true “crosshair” digital control, a game-saving memory cartridge slot and a host of buttons to accommodate any possible use either in two- or three-dimension- al game- play, this Stick is a game player's dream. Besides the

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obvious functions that we described in last month’s issue, there are a host of new features that Nintendo was holding back as surprises for the show that need additional mention.

First there is the cartridge slot. Similar in concept to the memory card on the PlayStation, Nintendo has done one better. With the cart in the controller rather than in the machine, you can be playing a game at home, save the game information to the cart and later take your controller (and memory cart) to a friend’s house, plug it into your friend’s machine and all of your settings are automatically downloaded into your friend’s system! Now you can play a two-player game and each of you will be able to use your own game settings or custom controller configurations.

Second, like the Super NES con- troller, there is a Left and Right trigger button on the top of the controller.

Third, on the underside of the middle arm is a ‘Z’ (third dimen- sion) trigger button.

Other new features include three

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ways to hold the controller. Holding the right and middle arms allows for the best control in 3-D games. Using the left and center arms offers the best features for right-handed players,

and holding the left and right arms provides control found on the standard Super NES controls. The four yellow buttons (called the “C” Group) also serve as the control that changes your perspective or view of the game. In Ken Griffey 64 Baseball it will allow for separate movement of the fielders independent of the team.

Lastly, like the new Game Boys (Nintendo must have had a lot of colored plastic left over) the controllers will come in black, red, yellow, purple, blue, green or grey. It should be noted that the U.S. office is seriously consider- ing this option

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SUPER MARIO 64

“BREAKING AWAY FROM THE USUAL 2-D BOUNDARIES THAT PLAGUED THE SERIES, THE GAME OFFERS MORE TECHNIQUES,

ario fans can finally rejoice

because Super Mario 64 is seeing the light of day on Nintendo's super system. Breaking away from the usual 2-D boundaries that plagued the series, this new game offers more techniques as well as a unique perspective. Super Mario 64 was one of the two actually playable titles to appear at Shoshinkai.

Mario can use his usual complement

of moves: running and jumping. He can now

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and grabbing onto enemies. If you get shot out of a cannon, you can even fly. It is also possible to look up and down. You can use this trick to see what the underside of a Thwomp block looks like. This game also gives our favorite plumber new animations which result

in more comical reactions. There is one humorous action where Mario burns his rump by some fireballs. Mario then grabs his butt and flies upward in agony, while at the same time crossing the chasm.

Like the previous Mario adventures, there are many themed zones ranging from the Rocky Mountains to Ice World. Each zone has new challenges. There is even a bonus level where Mario has to go down a slide collecting coins. You can use the 3-D stick to accelerate and slow down, not to mention turn. What

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game be without a water level? Well, this 64-Bit Mario has a new twist on the classic water theme. In the world Deep Deep Water, Mario has only a limited supply of oxygen. Yup, he no longer has an unlimited supply of air. You have to surface, all while dodging sharks.

By taking a look at the pictures on this page, you can easily tell that this is an adventure like no other. The new perspective coupled with all-new play

elements has instantly made this the ultimate Mario adventure. The visuals and sound are top-notch, with the graphics comprised of texture-mapped polygons. It makes full use of the 3-D

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irby, Nintendo’s supernatural К" is appearing in а 64-Bit cartridge of his own. Entitled Kirby Ball 64, players control Kirby on a variety of wavy surfaces trying to knock out enemies. Kirby can also be a two-, three- or four-player simultaneous game with everyone trying to knock each Kirby’s Tee Shot in many ways, particu- Featuring multiple perspectives, other off of the edge. At first glance larly in the way the playfields are set extremely fast and smooth action, this Kirby Ball 64 resembles the up. However, with the power of the U64, is going to be the roller-coaster ride of old Super the 3-D effects are really wild, as your life! NES EI you can see.

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he original flying title that helped | launch the Super Nintendo is scheduled for release on the Ultra 64. The original 16-Bit version used previously unseen scaling and rotation abilities to impress players with the ability of the machine’s processing power. And what better way to introduce their newest system than to have a repeat performance of their premier

ог fans of the James Bond saga, р Ultra 64 will enable you to

take the place of the famous 007 risking your life while working covert for British intelligence. GoldenEye is a first-person game where you are in search of the unknown party who is in control of GoldenEye, the satellite that is capable of rendering any computer system inoperative from orbit. Grab

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flight sim with an action feel. Pilot Wings 64 pushes past the original

and gives the player a more realistic floating experience in a wide variety of flying vehicles that react as differently as they look. Different views, constant- ly changing scenery, in addition to the fast scaling are bound to make many players aware of a little problem they may have: motion sickness.

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your wits and begin your quest, but remember to keep an eye out for the believed-to-be-dead agent 006 who is not working with you, but against you. If GoldenEye is anything like this year’s much-anticipated movie release, Nintendo will find little objection by

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players who are looking for а first- person title with a twist. Grab the keys to your BMW packed with all of the nec- essary spy equipment and try to save the world from almost certain doom.

STARFOX 64

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Ns spectacular F/X chip 16-Bit version, and the

game that wowed players on texture-mapping adds a lot of the Super NES has a sequel detail. This cart is still early, (there was a 16-Bit sequel, but it got and many story elements will scrapped in favor of this one) that will probably be added. blow you away. This cart has smooth Right now, the levels look scrolling, texture-mapped polygons and similar in concept to those of all-new levels teeming with fast-paced the original, with your ship shooter action. following a specific track. StarFox 64 offers players two You can still do barrel rolls Separate viewpoints. One from inside to throw off enemy shots. the ship, and one from behind it. The Overall, StarFox 64 looks like scrolling is much smoother than the it's a lot of fun.

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ne sequel that everyone's been dying to s

is an update to Zelda. Well, here it is. Legend of Zelda 64 is an adventure that uses polygon characters to bring the realm of Hyrule alive. This game was extremely early, but if

these shots are real-time and not cinemas, the game will be awesome. In any case, Legend of Zelda 64 looks impressive. There are a few cool visual effects like sparks that fly when Link hits an enemy with his sword.

The storyline is still up in the air as Nintendo's not talking. However, whatever they have up their sleeve, you can bet that it'll generate the same excitement as the original game.

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BLAST DOZER

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В: Dozer is a unique дате ої ment scrolls quickly as you

destruction that allows you to smash, jump and destroy

pick the construction mech of your way through to the choice and destroy anything you can next level. Blast Dozer is the find in a real 3-D atmosphere you perfect game for the dement- control from a third-person point of ed player who would rather view. By destroying structures and use construction equipment vehicles, you acquire a predetermined to destroy buildings instead amount of money that can be used to of adding on to them. But upgrade your vehicle to cause even let's face it, blowing things up more damage in the next levels. The is always more fun than viewpoint of your construction equip- building on to them.

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ith the home movie release of also the Scout Walkers and possibly info on these titles. Be sure not to үү Star Wars Trilogy, Nintendo even the Probots. As with most of the miss this Star Wars release, because

thought it proper to give U64 Nintendo titles, not much of the game is Nintendo has the exclusive rights to users the chance to climb into the cock- being shown so early in its develop- have this one solely appear on the pit of the Snow Speeder and defend the ment, so everyone will just have to wait Ultra 64. In other words, don't plan rebel base from the Imperial Walkers. and see until Nintendo releases more on seeing it available on any other Battling in an arctic setting, you and system. your comrades

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human race from becoming the lunch of a few militant xenomorphs. To do this you must commandeer several

vehicles to fight the enemies on the land, at sea or in the air. Some of the vehicles at your disposal include a helicopter and a semi-truck. Not particularly the best weapons to save the Earth with, but you'll take what you can get. The graphics are comprised of texture-mapped polygons much like the other Nintendo 64 titles. There is plenty of rotation and scaling to show off the powers of Nintendo’s new system.

This is certainly a bizarre game. The array of vehicles combined with unusual man-eating aliens make Body Harvest one unique experience!

This game was only set up on demo, so the details of the actual gameplay are unknown.

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are in control of a buggy car battling against others in an arena setting. By winning battles you can equip your craft with custom parts and ready it for more intense

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battles. The action is fast and furious, allowing you to control your craft from behind the vehicle, from within the vehicle, behind the turret or in the cockpit for the best seat in the house to destroy your enemy. The custom parts that you

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equip your craft with can range from better engines, tires, weapons to parts that simply improve its appearance. While not much is known at this time, it is speculated that Buggy Boogie may contain multiple worlds, height- mapped stages, multiple perspec- tives and even split-screen views to allow for two, three and even four players to

do battle at the same time!

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capabilities, supplying the player with an impressive display of visuals that surround the game which is based on some type of creation. At this early stage, your guess is as good as ours as to what the exact premise of this game is to be. This title caught our attention, so you can bet more informa- tion will be on the way to players and a few interested editors.

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intendo’s whipped up a sequel to the original, like the Ghost House. The mode where the screen is divided into Ns of their classics: Mario effects of the Nintendo 64 have lent this ^ four separate sections. Slowdown? Kart. Players are treated to a game some new features like really Nope. None of that here. whole new series of tracks, a few new rugged courses that are filled with Super Mario Kart features some new faces and a load of cool extras. New jumps. The scaling is smoother and the characters like Wario and someone who courses? Certainly. Super Mario Kart R characters aren't quite as pixelated. looks very much like the little Koopa has levels based on themes similar to Possibly the best addition to this game sorcerer. You can be sure that they'll

is a four-player simultaneous have lots of tricks up their sleeve, too. Т ш It'll be interesting to see what Fa [RAS 9 DEL OY GOS power-ups will be added. = =} НЕ 11205 (ШР БЕРШ | : With four people playing, a battle mode will be great. But like the other U64 titles, where this game really shines is in the 3-D perspec- tive. In one scene the car comes straight at you and instantly the screen switches to a view of that car from the rear—just as in real life!

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hoever said that cheating doesn't pay hasn't been to Datel's offices in England. Maker of the famous Action Replay for the 16-Bit systems, Datel has been actively working on new "Game Genie"-type devices for the Saturn, PlayStation and Ultra 64! Now working in cooperation with the

U.S.' number- one controller “DATEL MAKES company— $ InterAct THE BEST CODE- Accessories— GETTING DEVICE E eer $ will finally FOR THE 16 Віт be available

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nationwide through all the major chains—Electronics Boutique, Babbages, Software Etc. and more. InterAct plans to go after the code- finding cartridge market in a big way.

First, the name of all of Datel's products will be changed from Action Replay to Game Shark.

Second, InterAct plans to make sure that everybody who purchases a Game Shark has the opportunity to get all the latest codes. Not only will there be code updates in EGM but there will be a

Datel and InterAct team up to bring out new code-finding peripherals

club called Dangerous Waters set up where Game Shark owners can receive a newsletter with code updates at least eight times per year. There will be a nominal $12 charge for membership. Not often enough? No problem. Just dial up 1-900-773-SHARK. [Note: This is a toll call—there will be charges.] How about being able to go to a Web Site to get even more codes? For $17 you will not only get the club member- ship, but also a special password that will give you access to the latest up- to-the-minute secret codes on the

Web site. The location is http://www.smart.net./ ~interact. Still not enough? Our EGM editors saw a special ‘hacker’s kit’ (which may not be available in the U.S.) that contains a board that plugs into your PC and connects to your Saturn. With this super-powerful tool you can hack away at the game program code and create your own codes! Still interested? There's more! Perhaps you're not so adventure- some and the thought of working for your codes turns you off. Like the plug-and-play option? Again, no problem. InterAct will be bringing out a PlayStation memory card that not only has 120 game-save slots (Sony's has only 15 slots) but it also comes preprogrammed with the very latest and greatest codes and cheats for the most current PlayStation games. This should be available now for about $30. If money is tight, InterAct has a memory card equal in memory to Sony's except that it costs only $20.

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If Saturn is your game, InterAct has you covered too. A Saturn memory cartridge will be available for about $40 and it will have a full 8 Megs of memory on board. This is four times more than Sega’s and considerably cheaper to boot.

Cheaper, better, more memory...how can InterAct do it? One would think that the big guys like Sega and Sony could order by the zillions and have it pro- duced by apes in Africa. The answer is Datel.

Located up in Manchester, England, Datel is a small but extremely efficient company that specializes in getting codes for every game for every system. After making the best code-getting device for the 16-Bit systems (Game Genie was the most popular but far from the best), Datel shifted their focus to the new 32-Bit systems. The first and easiest project was to look at the mem- ory storage carts and cards for the Saturn and PlayStation. Nothing very

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stored on the memory devices, Datel created a compression program that allows for more codes to be packed into the cart and card.

Next, Datel investigated the possibility of creating a code-finding device for the Saturn. After the system was reverse engineered, they found out that a Saturn Action Replay (Game Shark in the U.S.) was a possi- bility. A couple of months spent ironing out the details and the product was a reality. Now the same type of procedure was put to the PlayStation and by the time you read this article, you will be able to buy the PlayStation Game Shark.

Their next project? While Nintendo’s Ultra 64 is still shrouded in mystery, the hacking gurus at Datel are eagerly sharing the first infor- mation on this system so they can start work on yet another version of the Game Shark.

Last but not least, Datel has come up with the ultimate cheating device—the Pro Comms Link. This is a device that in- cludes an interface board that plugs into your PC, and a short cable that connects the board to your

Saturn Action Replay. With this system hooked up, the power of your PC can be channeled into finding your own custom codes. And best of all, you don’t have to have a Ph.D in hacking. Here’s an example: We started playing Parodius and deliberately lost a life. The game was paused and the comput- er asked whether the item we were looking for (more lives) went up, stayed the same or went down. We indicated that it went down and the computer did a search of all the items that went down. There were thousands. We repeated the process three more times and the ‘lives code’ appeared on the screen. We typed the code in the Action Replay and sure enough, we never lost a life! Imagine search- ing for all different things in all of the

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games you own. Unfortunately, all you can do is imagine as InterAct currently has no plan to bring out the Pro Comms Link to the U.S. But if enough players ask for it, perhaps that might change.

Overall, we walked away from Datel extremely impressed with what we saw. Even though they never developed a strong presence in the U.S. during the 16-Bit days, that is going to change real fast with InterAct behind them.

For more information on the Game Shark memory cards and carts, contact InterAct at: 10945 McCormick Road, Hunt Valley, MD, 21031. Their phone number is (410) 785-5661.

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CAPCOM'S NEW STREET FIGHTER!

Capcom cleaned house and brought ina new staff, EGM interviews their new prez

hen you have a game as strong

as Street Fighter, what can go wrong? For years Capcom was on top of the world as the game sold itself. That was until the market was saturated with SF and the players finally said, “Enough!” Needless to say, the company's Japanese management felt called upon to make some changes.

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ЕСМ: Capcom is a pretty large and powerful company; how did you get the job?

Greg Ballard: | was the COO at Digital Pictures and before that | was at Warner Music Group.

EGM: What video game experience do you have?

Ballard: | helped take Digital Pictures from being just a developer to actually becoming a full-blown publisher.

ЕСМ: Why did you leave Digital Pictures?

Ballard: | had some differences in philosophy. A different strategic sense

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about where the market was going. | didn't believe that the market was exclusively one that was to be pursued through FMV.

ЕСМ: Any reluctance in going from an American company to a subsidiary of a Japanese company?

Ballard: | think any American executive who has not worked for a Japanese company asks that question. My experi- ence has been extremely positive.

ЕСМ: Any reluctance to join Capcom when there appeared to have been a ‘house cleaning’ after the last Street Fighter problem? Ballard: | want to make it clear that some people were asked to leave and some people decided to pursue other avenues. As we move from a 16-Bit world to a 32-Bit world, the overheads that were justifiable in a previous era where there were tens of millions of hardware units, simply are not sustainable in the 32-Bit era. Whether it was a house cleaning or a strategic reduction of overhead, something had to happen in our company.

ЕСМ: There are rumors circulating that there are warehouses of Super SF2 still in existence waiting to be sold. Are there any skeletons in the closet that have to be fixed before you move ahead?

Ballard: That's the question | asked before | came on board and | checked very carefully. Fortunately, most had been taken care of at a high cost. Capcom has cleaned up all its out- standing situations with its retailers.

ЕСМ: Street Fighter, Mega Man

and a lot of well-known products were huge hits; now you have to create

the new successes on your own. Is

it going to be harder to keep the momentum going and to meet the expectations of Japan?

Ballard: One of the things Japan understood, and one of the reasons why they hired me, was that the new era of video-game business requires really good execution at the marketing

and sales level. In the past it was pretty easy to market Street Fighter, but it is different now. | completely revamped the entire structure and organization of the company and over 50 percent of the people are new that I’ve brought on. Do we have the product? Resident Evil will be one of the very top video games in the business; Darkstalkers will be a huge success; Fox Hunt will be a solid- selling title; Night Warriors will do very

well on Saturn. And then we will have Street Fighter Alpha which is doing very well in the arcades. This could be the best year [ever] for Capcom.

ЕСМ: Will Japan say “SF Alpha is great, here are a million copies...co it." Ballard: The rumor is that is how things were done in the past. We have actually said no to several titles that didn't meet our expectations. We have been asked what quantity we want to build. We control the inventory and | am the one who determines the numbers.

ЕСМ With such a small number of 32-Bit systems in the market now,

is there enough there to keep a company going?

Ballard: The economics of the 32-Bit market are so much more enticing. If we hit our numbers we will be profitable this year. With reduced overhead our new business model will allow us to be profitable in the 32-Bit market as early as this year.

ЕСМ: You have а new top-secret U.S. development group called Capcom Digital Studios. What are they working on?

Ballard: We have Fox Hunt coming for the PC and PlayStation. In March

we will be releasing a title called Major Damage.

ЕСМ: Will they do arcade games also? Ballard: One of the things the U.S. R&D group will do is start delivering some product into the U.S. coin-op market.

ЕСМ: Any more 16-Bit games? Ballard: One more in the March time frame and that is Marvel Super Heroes.

ЕСМ: Wil we see Mega Man again? Ballard: Yes, | suspect we will see him again [smiles].

ЕСМ: How about a compilation of all the Mega Man games on one disc?

Ballard: We are explor- ing that with Japan. That is an example of the new Capcom where the U.S. is actively making suggestions to the Japanese R&D group. We think that would be a very attractive product.

EGM: What about Werewolf: The Apocalypse?

Ballard: It is on the schedule for mid next year.

ЕСМ: How about sports games? Ballard: | can't tell you the nature of the title but we have one game in develop- ment. It is brand new and unlicensed.

ЕСМ: Now the obvious question... when will we see a Street Fighter 3? Ballard: | honestly don't know the answer.

ЕСМ: What's taking Japan so long? Midway didn't have a problem with going from MKII to MK3.

Ballard: The designation of a title of SF3 is treated with the same reverence at Capcom as it will be treated by our consumers. It means a lot to us to put the number 3 next to it. It will be in every sense of the word a true

new version.

ЕСМ: |f SF is so highly regarded, why did you sell your game SF: The Movie to Acclaim?

Ballard: That was done before | came on board. | told Japan that giving the staffing at that point and given my rela- tive newness, | didn't believe that we could do com- plete justice to those titles at that time.

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version of SF. What is that about?

Would you do it here?

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members of the group tightly inter- twined with the various plots and stories. Revolution X

is the automatic, scrolling- shooting adventure where you are to release the popu- lation from the demented clutches of the New Order Nation. As one of the last of the free youth, you must use music as a weapon to fight against the oppressors and start a combined revolution with the help of Aerosmith. The title does not follow a strictly linear

erosmith-based games. Undoubtedly

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plot and allows you to make some small directional decisions, deciding when and where to go when multiple paths are presented to you. Tons of secrets

also await adventurous individuals who are ready to shoot every obscure

spot on the screen that may conceal some hidden place or band member.

The graphics are extremely blocky, making the Genesis version of this multiplatform title the worst one yet visually. The back- ground audio has also been changed from other versions by taking out Aerosmith’s music and replacing it with a repetitive track that seems like a reject from Acclaim’s

Spider-Man series.

These flaws may be improved before final release. The game is not terrible on the Genesis, but it should definitely be tried before purchase. VW

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ly appears above

Manhattan. and puts the city in chaos as all the citizens are ordered to evacuate. Hydra, the cause of the web, now controls the city and sets the ransom for its release at $1 billion. Hydra demands that this offer be taken'or the web of fire will continue to plague Manhattan forever. Fearing that his grasp of the. city may be

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CITY IN CHAOS

lost, Hydra has.relcased: his entorcers thicughout Manhattan to. search for

and capture any who oppose him. In their search, the minions have stumbled upon Daredevil and have captured him. The city's enly hope is for ycu (as Spider-Man) to Scarch cut the web genera-

Дого and release the cily from _liydra’s clutches:

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ins it hidden in unusual canisters that need to.be destroyed before.they. reveal their precious:contents: The graphics in Web.of Fire are clear and highly detailed, putting to use the added processing power of the 32X. Even though the character looks good, control is slow and can become more of a

iy Yourcan keep your arachnid ПЕК man supplied with health and „меб power-ups by gathering the icons for each that are scattered around the level.

Some of these may also be

burden than a joy to use for players who are expecting a faster-controlling hero. Sound and background music are good but are-not outstanding compared to the standard sound capability of the Genesis.

Whether it is PeterRarker _ or Ben Reilly under those; ^

blue-and-red tights, players Fy

who are big fans of Spider-^ Man or just superheroes in general will find Web of Fire to be challenging« The game has plenty of difficulty programmed into it. Even on. the easy level, players may stumble. This game is one that should be tried.before the price is paid because players may find its challenges too hard to handle. ¥

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natural objects littering the levels. The enemies come from anywhere on the screen; sometimes they’re right in your face or small and hard to hit in the background. Just when you get used to shoot- ing at enemies in the mid- field, you suddenly get star- tled by having an enemy jump in, taking half of the screen up and chopping you into pieces with an axe. Interaction between you and your environment is also a great addition. It allows you to shoot glass, break comput- er monitors and blow up boxes and barrels to find weapons, not

tand in the line of fire with Sega’s latest shooting game Virtua

Cop. It is designed to be used with the keypad or the Stunner, allowing you to blast your way through the three levels with the speed and accuracy of a pro.

Virtua Cop has a constantly changing 3-D perspective that scrolls smoothly by the

There Is No Such Thing as an Innocent Bystander

Reloading is the keypad’s major disadvantage. It is a lot slower than the stunner and has a small aiming target.

to mention blow- ing the bad guys into the air.

Acquiring different weapons is as simple as shooting them when they appear after becoming uncovered in an

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Random hostages are running about in every level for you to try to save. They are some of the dumbest characters ever to grace the screens of a TV. Wherever you are trying to shoot, a hostage will pop up and yell the all-too- familiar, “Help me” and stand right between you and the enemies you are trying to kill. Although you may not really care that you have to save these hostages instead of blast- ing them and letting them spill all over the ground, you do get penalized for m. | each hit. You lose one health point when you

kill one of these so- \

called innocent

bystanders. In the first Y

level, the hostages are all

wearing white clothes and are easy to recognize as people who you are not

to shoot. In later levels, however, they are wearing suits and are easy to mis- take for enemies. Unless you memorize the levels, you are bound to eliminate at least one-third of all the civilians-or all of them depending what kind of mood you are in.

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In Virtua Cop you can act like John Wayne and use your expert shooting ability not only to direct where your shots hit on the enemy's body, but also to score more points with hero shots. These hero shots allow you to shoot the enemy in the hand, putting him out of commission and also saving his life. These shots are, of course, harder to hit but they are fun to try just to liven up the commando style. If being a hero is not on your agenda, you can be as evil as you want by taking as many kneecap and head shots as you like and sending the evil scum to their deaths. And for the sadists out there who crave causing as much pain as possible, you can take a crotch shot and watch the suit-wearing bad guys buckle from the hot lead ripping through their groins.

explosion or when an enemy relinquishes it. Most of them just increase the capacity of your weapon, but some are full auto, continuously firing while the button is held down. Others work in three-round bursts that conserve ammo greatly.

The graphics in VC are all outstanding. Everything is clear and bright, not letting you wonder where you are getting hit from. The whole game relies on your speed and accuracy more than your memorization of the levels and guessing where the enemies are while they are hidden in darkness or some other irritating influence. (Although memorization of the level does help.)

Although the stunner adds a touch of realism, many players will honestly find this game easier and more fun to play with the keypad, howev- er. Overall, your best option is to try the game out for yourself and determine which one you prefer. This game is a must-have for violence- loving Saturn owners. V

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irst-person shooting intruder. and F games of exploration: eliminating its _

are becoming more leader and popular than ever. Data East - minions. is upholding their end as a While ventur-

game developer by bringing ing into the alien. Creature Shock to the U.S. Ship, you run into Saturn market. The title puts ^ many different

you into the spacesuit of a types of aliens ee rescuer who is given the task that are attempt Xu à = AT e. - d of searching out the alien ing to do уои harm. These you on your. Fully rendered cinemas tell the tale. Cinemas like these range from the small; - toes to the > are common but these are quite impressive. bothersome creatures” giant, hard- 4 ; “that are there to. keep to-shoot enemies that ar outstandingly rendered for

faster and fiercer. The =~ ће Saturn. They are not just first level of the alien ship © computer-generated crea- has you wandering inside- tures thrown into an FMV the living hallways and © background, but actually fit in

portals. The diverse with their surroundings unlike | stages easily keep . most of the similar games. players interested - The creatures don't just walk while they're | hastily up to you on the wandering and ground; some are clinging to searching through the the sides of vertical walls maze-like caverns. while others are dangling

The aliens are from a web-like substance

to get a target on the enemies and elimi-

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Be ready for anything. Enemies. will appear front all sides of the screen. Take aim at weakpoints before they strike back.

The cinemas have a slight pause in areas and the graphics throughout tend "to be grainy, but they are scheduled to be improved drastically before final release.

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ust when the arcade classic Mortal Kombat ll was all but forgotten

and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 steals the limelight in arcades, MKII is being released for the Sega Saturn. Unlike the other video

game platform versions of MKII, the Saturn version's graphics are crisp, clean and look quite similar, if

not identical, to the arcade version. Because MKII is on CD-ROM, there is some minimal access time and lag

during gameplay. It can

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kicks and combos are easy to perform, as are the rest of the moves. All the hidden characters make their appearance in the Saturn ver- Sion and can be accessed using the same tricks as in the original arcade version. Although this game has been out for over a year on other video-game platforms, it's better late than never for this great translation of Mortal Kombat Il. V

All of the original fatalities and friendships are kept in tact.

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ou've probably seen this game in your local arcades. The coin-op

version of Revolution X was originally done by Midway, with a brand-new translation for the Sony PlayStation. The gameplay is simplistic, with one or two players guid- ing cursors over a constantly changing background. You can fire standard bullets or launch CDs. Along the way, you'll find power-ups in the form of laserdiscs, shields

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and a gun enhancement. You'll need all of these to beat back the tide of enemies who

relentlessly attack.

The story takes place in an apocalyptic world ruled by a dictator. You are a freedom fighter who must take down major enemy installations. New Order, as the enemy is called, is comprised primarily of yellow-garbed guards. You will face literally hundreds of these guys. On the later levels, New Order will throw natives and ninjas your way. All of them attack in pretty much the same way, with a projectile of some sort. At the end of each area, you will come up against a huge Boss that takes plenty of

hits. In fact, you'll end up blowing them apart piece by piece. (They resemble the enemies from Smash TV.) Revolution X adds some innovations to a genre long thought limited. First, there are times where you can choose your path. For example, you can opt to enter a building or sneak around back. This way, each

game is different every time you play. This definitely adds to the play value.

Another cool part of Rev X is that you can shoot nearly everything on the screen. While stress relieving in itself, it is possible to open up new

Not many players play for points anymore, but Revolution X has plenty of secrets for you to find. When you first land at the entrance to the club, you'll see a Cat on a wall. Hit it with around eight CDs to knock it down. Peg it with one more, and an alien will appear. Shoot the alien, and he'll split into a small army of critters. Shoot each one for a major load of bonus points. What other secret point tricks can you find?

areas and find special secrets. This is the only way to get the real ending, by the way. Secrets are built into many targets on each of the levels. Speaking of levels, each one is gigantic. The first stage is a run through Club X. You must blast your way to Aerosmith's dressing room. There are several places to explore, including the main entrance, and a stage. After receiving instructions from a VCR tape, you must flee the New Order forces via heli- copter. This section is a fast- paced flight through the city. There are plenty of buildings

to hit, and windows to smash. The next three areas can be

chosen in any order. You can save a busload of children in Egypt, or fight your way through a munitions storage

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your interest.

The music of Revolution X was done by Aerosmith. The band members play a large part in the game, with you having to save their hides from the New Order forces. In terms of translation, everything from the arcade is here. Every little effect and trick can be enjoyed. The graphics are a little pixelated, but Revolution X scrolls just like its coin-op brother. W

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aliens you capture will die. UFOs will occasionally be picked up on your radar. _ You'll have to decide how to respond. The object is to

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You want it to crash and not blow up.

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| р bök like one of the many ‘Doom. clones out there, but- this title Is. $0 much more. . You é area programmer who was sent. by € a.corporation. to ` install security programs. em J into the systems of a far-off . colony. Things went wrong, and now you have to find a

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ne of Capcom’s many arcade Final Fight, knock-offs will.be

reaching the PlayStation soon. You may have seen Warriors of Fate in an arcade. It wasn't all that popular. Think of WOF as Final Fight in Medieval Japan. You have your choice of five fighters; most of them play in a similar fashion. Each warrior has a Street Fighter-type move that can. be done with a reverse Yoga Flame. There are also power moves that can be released by pressing the Attack and Jump buttons

at the same time: This, however, will drain life with each use. Each fighter also has a slide that can be executed by pressing diago- nally downward with the Jump button.

Here's a quick run-down to give you an idea of what the five fighters are like. Please note that these names will most likely change when this game is finally finished for a U.S. release. The first character is a warrior monk named Kan-U. He's garbed in blue and white J and has attacks that resemble Haggar's. He

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that can cleave foes in two! Kou Chuu is an old archer who is best compared to the elf in King of Dragons. He may have limited defense

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resembles Guile's Flashkick. After playing awhile, you'll notice Capcom's touch in most of the characters’ attacks. Throughout the game there are items to pick up. The most useful

Between adventures, you can try to eat your way to. icon will give you

extra points and lives in the special bonus stages.

capabilities, but he has long-distance attacks. Gi-En is the last in the lineup. He wears-green armor and car- ries a long sword. His special

a weapon that. does lots of damage: Another will give you а horse. If you ride a horse, you take less damage and have a longer reach. Not too shabby.

The graphics of Warriors of Fate are identical to the arcade. They are crisp and clear. The animation of each character in the game is smooth. It is possible to have a two-player simultaneous game. Surprisingly, there is no slowdown. There may sometimes be as many as 10 enemies on the screen, and there isn't even a single flicker. Impressive. In the end though, players might not

like the fact that this-CD is repetitive. Once you beat it, there is little to keep you

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playing. The same enemies are repeated over and over- ` throughout the nine levels.

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There is a cool little effect you can do when you kill an enemy. If your final blow is a power move, you will cleave them in two. This can even be done on the Bosses. It's fun seeing the innards of each enemy. If you kill someone this way, very often a power-up icon will be spit out. This is a good way to keep yourself alive dur- ing extended battle scenes, like when you fight the Bosses.

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is welcomed by enthusiasts who have enjoyed the first release of this two-part series. Shockwave 2: Beyond the Gate comes equipped with more playing options and a wider variety of battling craft to use on your missions.

The two CDs are filled with-cinemas that quickly hook players into watching the characters in the game tell their story and give you valuable game info. The sometimes long segments of video are interesting and directed better than the standard cinemas with bad scripts and horrible actors.

The game features an easy-to-use in-ship Interface Screen that lets you complete such actions as

death: Ammo.conservation is another great concern while on a planet's surface. The masses of attackers will demand the use of much of your supplies, and the only way to recharge your stores is to get refilled by the resupply ship that hovers

outfitting your craft, communicating with the crew and jumping to different star systems. A hovercraft and a turret have been added to this release, tripling your mission requirements. They are a welcome addition, breaking up the monotony of using just one ship repeatedly. Visuals are crisp and run smoothly while you wander in the large rectangular land- scape. Fall-down one-shot enemies appear from every corner and attempt to do harm to your ship. By using the radar screen in the lower center of your display, you

can prepare for many incom- ing, enemies by aiming early in the direction they are approaching. The nasties do not wander like sheep to the slaughter however. Many are fast moving, requiring you to waste a lot of ammo as you try to send them to a fiery

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Full vertical and rotational movement let your turret rip through the weak one-shot enemies.

over your craft. It fills you instantaneously, not requiring you to wait there and get blasted as you try'to recover from previous damage and weapon loss.

The feminine in-mission computer voice supplies you with step-by-step informa- tion and complains and rips into your shooting ability when your skills are not up to par. Ship comrades can also арреаг оп your communi- Cation screen and give

you info (and give you а hard time as well).

Gamers partial to the first release need to give this one a shot. It has evolved into a well-rounded action/adven- ture destined to ensure a future third геіеаѕе.

The plot of the story and the actions you are to complete in order to win the game are displayed to you in the form of in-ship mes- sages from crew members in long, imaginative cinemas. The game stretches across two CDs (which mainly attribute for the countless minutes of ongoing cinemas). Short, info-filled excerpts from the crew of your ship keep you well informed as to your next objec- tive. You hear from the ship's medical officer as well as ship's technicians and many others of the crew. Listen to them, or else you will have no idea of what is going on or what you are sup- posed to do next.

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ust-A-Move is the bubble puzzle game where you are in

control of the bubble- releasing apparatus that spits out different colored bubbles, which stick to the others that are already rooted in the game area. The game has the same goal as most puzzle games of this type, requiring you to clear the entire screen

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of all objects in order to advance to the next stage. You are in control of five different colored bubbles that must be matched in groups of three to get them to explode. With properly placed shots, you can take out multiple bubbles by striking a weak spot in the bubble structure to save yourself more of the precious time you are racing against. There are vertical walls on both sides of your bubble gun that can be used to bank shots off and squeeze the spheres into tight spots to get a hard- to- reach match. Bust-A-Move may sound like a relaxing,

complete-at- your-own-leisure puzzle game, but in reality you are in a constant race against time to fire your

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The small bubble trail is used tó track the bubble’s path before you release it into the collective.

bubbles and complete the level before the ceiling of the playing area squeezes out all of the screen room and leaves you helpless. Puzzle-game fanatics Seeking a unique,

mind-bending title for the i 3DO that presents a new 2 approach to the falling block style of games, should seek this title out. It is destined to give players hours of colored- bubble fun. Y

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Save powerful weapons, like the samurai sword, until you get а large: group of bad penguins herded into one area, Then you can Kill them.

A Penguin is a Terrible Thing to Waste

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to be collected during your journey. They allow you to open chests and use ma- chines. The more gremlins you pack into a machine, the faster it opens. Thus, you won't waste time waiting for one or two gremlins to open а chest when five or six will do the job immediately. Visuals are clear and the sound effects are good except for the wretched- sounding transporter that sounds like a dying yak.

Attack of the Mutant Penguins is one of those sleeper titles that you wouldn't expect to be so addictive, but ends up consuming much of your time as you struggle more and more with each succes- sive level. This is indeed

a challenging title that is hidden behind a childish- sounding game. Make no. mistake, Attack of the Mutant Penguins is not for younger or inexperienced players. Y

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The mutant penguins’ sole purpose is to get into the mouth of the Doomscale and sway the balance in their favor. To counteract this imbalance of power, coax the good penguins also into the mouth of the Doomscale. This will force the balance back into the good penguins’ favor and stop the mutated ones from gaining the upper hand. There are a few different ways you can help coax

the friendly penguins into the scale. The best way is to change the signposts so they guide the good penguins directly into the mouth and guide the evil penguins around the long way and possibly by some traps that will kill them in some manner.

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over thelyears, it's always a blast to take a walk down memory lane and fire up one of the original, hall-of-fame masterpieces- In their time, they were state of the lart; now we look at these games as pieces of the past. Atari has taken one of their origi- nats Missie command, and

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not'only the veteran gamers happy but future players as well. In Missile Command 3D, there are three modes to test your skill: Original, 3-D and Virtual. The original is pretty self-explanatory: two- dimensional gameplay with one objective: Protect your bases from an onslaught of enemy attacks. The’3-D

Mode plays very much like the original, but has been upgraded graphically to give the player the feel of being in control of the action fromia command center placed à

' safe distance away from the ; destruction. The last mode of play is the Virtual Mode:

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onic's friend Tails stars in his first action game

without the help of any

of his comrades. As Tails, you

can use your fast-swinging fox tail to lift you high off the ground and hover over dangerous objects. This

"Tails' Adventure requires more thought and planning than fastaction movement?

flight can be sustained for as long as your energy meter allows you to keep up the demanding task.

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gathering rings and dropping them when your character falls into trouble. Ring canisters abound in the stages and allow you to store more than just the 10 you begin with. Canisters are usually located in an area right before a level Boss

is encountered.

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speciality weapons. Using weapons is the only way to kill the one-hit enemies. Jumping on their heads as Sonic would will just cause you damage.

Control of the fox is accurate, but the slow walking of the character makes all movement appear sluggish unless he is flying. The audio and sound effects climb above the standard for a Game Gear title.

By demanding more thought and less

race-against-the-clock movement, Tails’ Adventure requires you to use your mind; not just reflexes and timing. Sonic should watch out; his friend may become more popular than he is with decent titles like this. W

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story line and a collection of mind-boggling puzzles that sent gamers scurrying to the Stores in search of a hint book. That was then, this is now, and Trilobyte has been hard at work preparing The 11th Hour: The Sequel to The 7th Guest, the second installment to the original dark and grisly tale. More than 70 years have passed since the original setting of the first game, and you play

here are a lot of PC games that have come and gone in

the past: some good, some bad. However, there are a few that stick out in every- body’s mind as being “ground breakers.” One such game that comes to mind is The 7th Guest. Upon its release, this masterpiece set the industry standard for future titles with excellent- looking video, a compelling

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the role of an investigative reporter for a TV show, Case Unsolved. The story unfolds as you must head for the mysterious Stauf Mansion in search of the show's missing producer who just happens to be your girlfriend.as well. The gameplay in The 11th Hour is somewhat similar to that of The 7th Guest, with a

few twists to it. You will still have to explore the house and try your luck аї the extremely complicated, hair- pulling puzzles that the evil Stauf has conjured up, but

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PC Gamer Editor’s Choice

“Every bit as clever as the original.” - Game Players

“An immersive, satisfying and original experience.” - Ultimate Gamer

“The only complaint I have is that I wished I had more time to play the game... 3D Lemmings is a winner.” - Electronic Gaming Monthly (Editor’s Choice Gold)

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unlike the first game, you are on a treasure hunt for items that Stauf has hidden in the mansion. There are many different items to interact with, but to progress through the game you will need to click on the correct one. In order to do this successfully, you:will.have to use a small gamebook much like а com- puterized personal organizer. This is whete you will not only load and save games, view the floorplan of the house and receive help on the puzzles if you become stumped, but also receive a small text clue leading you in the direction of the correct object you need to find in the house. For example, your first-text clue in the game is "winter coat; used for a

mixer." By analyzing the puzzle, you must first use the clue, “used for a mixer" and rearrange the letters in “winter coat" to find the answer. If you have figured it out, you will soon be on your way, searching through the mansion for a bottle of tonic water. Once you find the object, you will be able to watch a small segment of video via the gamebook

that will reveal a little

bit of the story at a

time. When you have successfully completed

your task of solving all

the puzzles in the

house and finding the correct items, you will

be able to piece together the story and find out the answers to a lot of the

"Trilobyte once again sets the standard in multimedia technology and interactive entertainment with The lith Hour?

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unsolved questions in the game. Sound easy? Not like- ly. Right from the first puzzle, you will find yourself wonder- ing if the solution is even remotely possible. If you're

After beating the third puzzle, search the hidden torture chamber апа remember everything you find. You will need this info later.

looking for a game with superior graphics that will be well worth your money, The 11th Hour: The Sequel to The 7th Guest is just the game you've been waiting for! Y

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ORIGIN n association wink ELECTRONIC ARTS” presents A CHRIS ROBERTS GAME “WING COMMANDER IN: HEART OF THE TIGER” stannic MARK HAMILL, JOHN RHYS-DAVIES, JASON BERNARD, TOM WILSON, GINGER LYNN ALLEN ano MALCOLM MCDOWELL as "ТЇШЇ" “rae CHRIS DOUGLAS PHILLIP GESSEAT “чы GEORGE OLDZIEY o VIRGIL HARPER ss. DONNA BURKONS °°" FRANK DEPALMA wc TERRY BORST ^" CHRIS ROBERTS "FY FRANK SAVAGE... CHRIS ROBERTS

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yourself for the ultimate in computer entertainment: Virtual Stupidity! Spend a day with your favorite fartknockers doing what they do best: causing trouble.

Your adventure begins in the worst possible place: school. Your first objective is to figure out a way to get out of class without getting

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the hallways looking for the ultimate escape route. Be careful, though, because on your way you are destined to run into some serious dumb @$$es such as Mr. McVicker and everybody’s favorite Mr. Buzzcut. If you’re crafty enough to make it to freedom, you can then choose to explore the different areas in your town, all the while keeping in mind

your ultimate goal—figuring out a way to be cool enough so Todd will let you join his gang. The game plays very much like a Sierra adventure game, with all the controls you need to use such as look, use, walk, talk and even your inventory located conveniently in an easy-to- use interface that can be pulled up with a quick right click of the mouse button. Besides figuring out which items you need to pick up to progress through the game, there is humor to be found everywhere by just looking at or touching cool stuff. Some of the areas that you can wreak havoc with in the game include the park, the Mini Mart, the Burger World and, of course, your house,

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just in case you feel like watching some videos that don’t suck. One of the bonuses of Virtual Stupidity are the special minigames that your feared leaders can participate in. After playing all the games and collecting all the necessary items, and maybe if you’re cool enough, you will be worthy to join Todd's gang. V

,, Earth invasion! Earth invasion! Annihilation is imminent! Deploy Jupiter Strike... Survival of the human race boils down to you! You're in the cockpit for the most realistic 3-D intergalactic war of all time! Through blackest space, raging asteroid belts with deadly robotic colonies and vast armadas of alien warships, mankind’s only hope for survival is... Jupiter Strike!

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ox Hunt is an action/adventure- based spy thriller in

which you are thrown into the world of Jack Fremont, a normal guy who finds himself in unbelievable circumstances. Your many missions will have you searching for miss- ing launch codes, snatching a briefcase full of money and diamonds, avoiding being

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killed and if you feel like it, getting the girl. Oh, and you only have 24 hours to save Los Angeles from the missile pointed at it.

Players who are already preparing themselves for a “follow the guided-line adventure” where you need only to sit back and watch the story reveal itself as you hit a few buttons, should get

ready to inspect Fox Hunt more closely. There are mul- tiple paths allowing players to gather information, make real-time decisions and bat- tle the bad guys. There are more than 20 different action sequences that will have you fighting hand to hand, skiing, snowboarding, racing and shooting while careening at high speeds through a maze

of tunnels among many other actions. The game also features 10 different out- comes based entirely on the player’s actions and chosen sequence of events during the riddle-solving process. Control revolves around the use of the number pad for directions and the enter key to select the object in front of your face that you want to use. The loading

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Rebel Assault I: The idden Empire” is а totally fresh, completely original chapter in the Star Wars universe. With movie-quality live action video-incorporating props, sels and costumes fromthe Star Wars trilogy. Enhanced 3-D graphics. Plus an all-new storyline. it's more than a sequel. I's the new standard in interactive space combat- Available on PC CD-ROM (005 and Windows 95°° compatible). Check out Rebel Assault Il at LucasArts web site: http://wuw.lwcasarts.com

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What's up with the fat ninja dude? This guy is always looking for a fight and appears out of the least expected places (like the fridge).

sequence between frames is quick and will keep your attention tuned to the screen while the new info is accessed off the disc. All of the movements and actions are cinema-based. Accessing different items in your environment will require a player to click on an object multiple times to get all the information out of it (such as the answering machine).

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Most of the actions are

designed to make the game feel non-linear and above all to entertain the player with humor and sarcasm. While

some of the events are actually useful in your

mission, these occurrences are few and far between.

For players just skimming over this article because they

are not interested in PC

games, be forewarned: Fox

Hunt is soon going to be available for the Mac, PlayStation and the Saturn. Fox Hunt is Capcom’s chance to prove themselves as a leader in full-motion video games. If FMV is

your style, you can’t afford to pass on this one. With this much effort put into the title, players are just waiting to be impressed. Let’s see what the game delivers. Y

Fox Hunt is supplied with over three hours and 20 minutes of full-motion video. It was shot entirely on 16mm film with the intention of giving the game a deeper and richer picture quality that would be a step above the industry standard most FMV games have used up until this point. All in all, more than 40 sets and 2,100 camera sets were used to depict some 735 scenes that were all filmed during a 33-day shoot in Los Angeles and Aspen. It looks like the minds of Capcom have finally decided to push the standard of full-motion video to a level more worthy of the film industry than the game market. What’s next?

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You're overrun by mobs of ravenous Hordlings, each blessed with huge, colon-blasting appetites.

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Namco's hot shooter game of this type. Galaxian? will be making Galaxian? has a

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create a residential area. Balancing things out takes skill. How would you like to have noisy neighbors? As the game progresses, ` there is more and more | you can do.

The Saturn version of ` this game boasts new

SNK's popular fighting game series EI continues with the third installment. This sequel boasts improved graphics and sound, along with an assortment of new i 2 uy characters complementing the older cast. Details are still sketchy on this one, but cinemas and other features

it appears that most of the older SYSTE “RELEASE DAE OT anywhere else! fighters have new moves, more git) super moves and keeping with Now - Japan} a

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The fighting thrills of In case you haven't heard Street Fighter Zero (a.k.a. of this title, the action takes Alpha) for the Saturn are place before Street Fighter II. coming your way. This game Ryu, Ken, Chun Li and Sagat is almost finished, and are in this version, and there here's a preview of what its аге some new characters, like: The graphics and too. Birdy and Adon, from the sound are close to the original SF join Sodom and : arcade in every way. The Guy from the Final Fight control is top-notch and series. Super moves have cae a КЕЛТ ] all the fighters are here. been included too! DS: “SYSTEM. © RELEASE DATE, STREET FIGHTER ZERO =

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Intense, 3D texture- mapped terrains of reflex- assaulting canyons and tunnels. Dramamine™ f cocktails, anyone?

Forget about that intergalactic VECES brotherhood CE BID. 'Cause with Ко the kl the beer. space-combat simulation for the Sony® PlayStation", there ain't a heapin' helpin' of hospitality for light years. Апа with all those squid-faced aliens stopping in to party, you're gonna have to fire up your wicked welcome wagon and get this A2-bit block party blazing.

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This mammoth title boasts a total of six adventurers. You can choose three in the

Fight all sorts of strange Creatures on

your journey through the wilderness. _

has a different beginning!

starts in a different way - depending on which character you choose. Seikendensetsu 3 is better known as the Secret of Mana series over here. Compared to the earlier game that we saw, it is easy to identify certain improvements, The graphics and audio are - top-notch Square quality.

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ч and the only way to avoid

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with Zelda-like action to bring players into the intriguing world of high fantasy. D - As with most RPGs, this one probably will not come out in the States, as the 16- , - Bit market is losing popularity and RPGs are hard to trans- late. Still, this one might be | worth picking up on import. h It's an excellent quest.

attrac- tive feature of Horned Owl are the detailed graphics

that set it apart from its competitors.

Horned Owl looks like it’s

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Hermie Hopperhead is а Mario-esque action platform game. The main character is a clown of sorts who can collect eggs and use them as tools. The whole game has a very cartoony look to it, with better effects as the levels progress.

The gameplay is exactly like that found in a Mario game. You can jump on enemies and find hidden areas by dropping down into garbage cans (like Mario pipes). This game has lots of secrets.

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Street Fighter Alpha is game is impressive. discover. The inclusion of nearly complete for With a host of fighters from Alpha Counter moves makes the PlayStation. Take the first two Street Fighter for all-out fighting fury.

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Capcom's ultra-scary to the characters. After you different camera angles adventure game for the shoot a zombie, he may not as you move about PlayStation is nearing die. You now have the ability the mansion. completion. We just acquired to grind his skull with your Last, there are also а new copy of the game that boot. Eeew! more enemies to face. has even more to it than Second, the playing area Aside from the relentless

what we showed you a few has been increased in size, undead, birds and spi- months back. First, there has with lots of places to explore ders will hunt you down.

Wm à p in the giant mansion. Werewolf-like beings will

Each room is rendered pounce unexpectedly. Weapons have been added, with guns of all types hidden through the maze of corridors. Resident Evil looks like it'll be one of the most unique and terri- fying games to hit a video game system. Ай We'll have more info a. on this one as it E ag | 1

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The latest in the lineup of classic arcade games translated to the Jaguar is Defender 2000. This new update brings players to an all-new level of intensity.

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You may have seen pictures of Alien Virus in earli- er issues. Well, we recently received a 90 percent com- plete version to preview and here’s the latest word.

Alien Virus is a point-and- click adventure game that

| uses a similar format to many of the PC graphic adventures. It will probably use the mouse when it's completed, but that hasn't been confirmed yet. You have a variety of items to click on. These will activate certain commands like Examine, Use and Open. With these controls you are to navigate a space station while solving puzzles.

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The plot is encapsulated in the 15-minute introduction cinema. You are a worker for a company who must take a month-long voyage to see his girlfriend in a far-away space station. When you arrive, you begin noticing that things aren't exactly right. For example, the place is surpris- ingly devoid of human life.

The bulk of the game has you solving.mysteries. In fact,

rig some batteries and repair

a robot before you can leave

the first room. You'll start

feeling like McGyver after

a few screens of playing. The graphic style is dark,

you must find out how to jerry-

and you'll definitely get the creeps if you play this game with the lights off. The audio for now (who knows, it might stay this way) is simply a series of mechanical sounds,

ranging from the drone of generators to the gentle throb of the ventilation system. Overall, PlayStation own- ers might find a lot to like with this game. It provides a good scare, and it's a far cry from the bulk of action games plaguing the platform.

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Heads. up, here comes a side-scrolling action game: for not just one, but three different systems. It's called Johnny Bazookatone, and it will be avail- able for the ЗОО, Saturn and PlayStation. Look / for plenty of cinematic sequences | and mind- numbing power-ups that fry the enemies. `

-The visual style looks similar to Captain Quazar, and there are plenty. of cool effects that only 32-Bit can handle. Not much is , known about the plot or how it plays. Hopefully this game will be the blast it claims to be.

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Zone Raiders is a futuristic racer where you control a variety of differ- ent vehicles in a race to the death. There have been many types of games like this out for the PC, and also the console systems, but Zone Raiders offers more to the player than just your average racing game. First,

Next Wave

Everybody's favorite worm will Soon be on its way to the PC courtesy of Activision! All of the features that ` earned Earthworm Jim a Game of the

the tracks themselves are not only long, but can become increasingly complicated with twists, turns, jumps

and even some hidden areas. For example, when jumping from one track to the next, always make sure

that there aren't any enemy

Wee alee

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Virgin

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Year award for the platform systems will also be intact in this cross-platform version, along with a few extras. The graphics will run slightly faster, and will ` be enhanced over the cartridge version. There are brand-new sound effects, along with a CD audio Soundtrack. Last but not least, if you look really hard, you will find a never- before-seen extra level!

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vehicles waiting behind you for a sabotage. But there could also be hidden power-ups, such as weapons or shield recharges. With the ability to upgrade to better and faster cars, and the amount of levels available, Zone Raiders looks like one of the hottest racers

coming out.

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Defcon 1 is a pr& mandate for peace

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“An original space adventure combining strategy, action,

and shooting game genres.” — EGM

Human outposts in space are cheap targets for alien invaders, and

the Tyron Corporation has cashed in

on the defense systems they created to protect them. The fact that there has never

PEACE HAS

been documented proof of alien

existence has not stopped them from making billions from humanity's fear of the unknown. An unsus- pecting technician on a remote mining site discovers a deadly plot launched by the Tyron Corpor- ation to ensure its monopoly on lucrative government defense con-

tracts. Now considered a threat, the

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technician has the Tyron Corporation’s undivided

attention. With the full might of the corporation on his back, the technician races against time to get the word

out before the corporation gets him.

Call 1-800-771-3772 for information on Game Rating.

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DEFCON 5 is available on multiple platforms including PC CD-ROM, Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation and 3DO.

* Immerse y: * Play from a defe: * Surround yourself with high-end, digitized sounds.

n futuristic graphics beyond belief. ive perspective — your best offense is your defense.

fake a two-week sabbatical to finish this game.

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IT'S GONNA BRUISE MORE THAN EGOS.

ind accessories with this seal to be sure that they are compatible with th Saturn™ System. ports are trademarks of Crystal Dynamics. MLBPA logo ©MLBPA MSA. Official Licensee—Major Le seball Players nd the PlayStation logo are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. ©1995 Crystal Dynamics. All rights reserved.

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And it’s gonna leave more than a few scars. We're talking mind-blowing

3D technology—Real Motion Control™. Where we've blended over 22,000 frames of animation with real player moves, for the most seamless, in-your-face action. And with over 700 2 Е MLBPA licensed stars and their stats, you'll be double-stealing, throwing smoke, and jacking them out of photo-realistic 3D stadiums. So while everyone else is crowin' about their Шш this and motion capture that, remember: Real Motion Control means ruthless, hyper-realistic action.

Championship Sport's 3D Baseball.

We got it. They don't.

Available on the Sega Saturn?" and the PlayStation" game console.

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TA waiting is over. Tecmo Super Bowl Ш, The Final Edition is here! And, according

ntendo Power magazin . it looks like a winner.” Word on the street is that this could well be the best football game - maybe even the best sports game - to ever come down the pike.

WANT REAL ACT!

Just get a load of these features: B New Free Agency tem Ш Real NFL players, wi photos W New NFLexpansion teams,

Carolina and Jacksonville ¥ New Power-up Cinema Screens M New player rosters W New game ules B New pl.

player moves M New field patterns, and B New sound effects.

WANT SUPER REAL ACTION?

Then check out Tecmo's new and exclusive, unique Superstar feature. Can't find the player you need in the free agency market? Well, with Tecmo Super Bowl III you can create your own superstar! Then watch him mature and improve over the season

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into the future.Awesome.

BUT, A WORD — OR WORDS — OF WARNING Gamers have been reserving their copies of Tecmo Super Bowl Ш for a couple of months now, and the response has been tremendous. Which means that when this hits the shelves, demand will be strong and supplies may well be limited. So, if you don’t want to hear “Sorry, we're out,” better move NOW to get you 1 don’t want to miss goin’ to the Super Bowl, do you?

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sel is your ‘assurance thal this product meets the highest quality standard of Sega". Buy games and accessories with Tis seal to be sure that they. эге compatible withthe бода" Genesis" System.

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been rated by the Entertainment Rating Software Board. For information about the ESRB ratings, ри Tecmo, Inc. * 19260 South Van Ness Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501

are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. This product has contact the ESRB at 1-800-771-ESRB.

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more like ice fishing weather as opposed to regular fish- ing. However, Natsume is hoping you'll throw a line in and try to hook onto a lunker with this fishing game for the Super NES.

Natsume has hooked up with Mark Davis, a heavy- duty fisherman. He's the only

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voice even utters words of encour- agement or other remarks when a lunker breaks the line. Phrases include, “It’s a dink” (small

Use your holiday cash to add this to your gaming tackle box!

conditions, various rod, reel

angler ever to ý fish), "You and lure choice all determine have won both need to how well an angler does in the Bass Master grow up" any one of the five different Classic and Bass and, “Hang fishing tournaments featured Angler of the Year up, dadgum in this game.

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Think of the most fearsome fighter imaginable. More machine than man. Born to be the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world. Did we say born? How about built? In Center Ring Boxing! create your own original boxer...height, weight, even the color of your trunks. Train mercilessly to build speed, power and stamina. Then, box the socks off every challenger in your way.With devastating combos, hooks and uppercuts you might just earn that title shot. But hopefully,

you'll look better than this!

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о you have the need

for speed? Atlus has taken mountain racing to new heights with this fast- paced racing game. You'll have to power your way through three courses modeled after actual Alpine-style roads.

Either go for the title in the unsanctioned events against the clock or test your timing and driving prowess against other racers in a high-pow- ered race to the finish line.

This game allows you to tune up your car for maxi- mum performance and effi- ciency by adding new tires, a new racing suspension or a turbo charger.

You can build or modify your own car and save all of the modifications you have

Get the best time on any one of the three Alpine tracks to become King of the Mouniains.

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Mountain Racing Challenge

Race on any one of three mountain courses in any direction you choose. You can even customize your car’s engine.

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come upon а car in the lead i

or a car comes up from

behind you.

There are a number of other features, including customizing the

color, body type and B engine components of your car.

The better you customize your car, the better your standing will be on

any one of the three grueling mountain courses.

In these races, you can race in whatever direction you prefer.

If you are a die-hard racing fan and own a Saturn, you should burn some serious rubber to get your hands on

this game. PlayStation users may have Ridge Racer, but now Saturn racing fans have High Velocity.

Put your driving skills to the ultimate test with this Slick racing game.

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After you build, modify and change your car, add a turbo charger and save the changes with a password.

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t's time to cruise away from an army of mechanical maniacs with а

desire for destruction.

In the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust, you must embark on a high-speed adventure around four wickedly twisted tracks.

These tracks are full of high-speed twists and turns, and the winner takes all. However, enemies surround you at every turn.

This game combines two popular genres in one game: racing and shooting. Not only is your car built for speed, but also it has a few high-powered weapons that

can do more than give one of your fellow racers a flat

tire. How about being able to drop land mines, fire lasers, missiles and plant fire walls in your enemies' paths?

Don't get too cocky: They

too can unleash a world of hurt on you. It's your job to put the pedal to the metal

and use your keen senses to

smell out danger around every hairpin turn.

When you blow away an enemy, salvage the wreck- age to acquire the weapons the vehicle left behind.

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You aren’t the only one who can bring out the big guns. Watch your back bumper as you make your way around the four race courses.

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You can use them on

other enemies who cross your path. This game from JVC also features a revolu- tionary object-oriented engine and features polygon

This game adds an entirely new meaning to blowing the doors off the rest of the competition.

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graphics running at 30 frames per second.

The other cars on the track aren’t pushovers. Each of your enemies is cunning because each enemy car has its own artificial intelli- gence sequence built in for a more challenging racing adventure.

Impact Racing is a winner- take-all battle for the check- ered flag and the wreckage of your opponents. It certain- ly puts the phrase “right of way” into a whole new light.

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ШЫ t's time for some big-time rock-’em, sock-’em hockey action—the kind that would make Don Cherry's teeth sweat.

Sony has put a good programming team together, and this hockey game shows a lot of promise.

You can create your own players, and there are five different types of checks including the infamous cross check, poke check, shoulder check, hip check and slash.

The game has four differ- ent views of the ice including three-quarter, side, down on

the ice and 4 overhead. All of your f favorite NHL teams and actual player rosters are in the game, even the Colorado Avalanche, formerly known as the Quebec Nordiques.

The player animations

execute lifelike player move-

ments. One-timers, slap

shots and wrist

there will be a cinema show-

ing off hockey's grand prize. This does not only looks

like the real game, but it also

< I, shots аге a sounds like the real game. All " Í few of the 26 of the NHL's actual rinks à many offen- are included in the game as XUI |;

sive features

You can create your own players or hit the ice with any one of your favorite NHL teams with actual team names and official jerseys.

well as some very cool

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The programmers at Sony Interactive went above and beyond the call of duty by includ- ing every NHL team's ice rink in the game.

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that you can use to bulge the twine in this first hockey product for the Sony PlayStation.

Even the officiating crew has been added to the action, and they will call everything, so keep it clean. Rough stuff within the rules is okay, but don't bully NAA your opponents. § If you plan on getting into the rough stuff, turn the penalties off. If your team is lucky enough to go all the way and win the Stanley Cup,

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crowd and bench noises.

This game has three modes of play, including one game, season and a play-off mode.

NHL Faceoff is one hard-hitting game that avid hockey fans should take a

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closer look at.

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ver since the 16-Bit era, games have hit new levels of realism despite memory and programming constraints. Today, with the advent of SGI workstations, high-tech programming tools and motion-capture technol- оду, sports games are approaching even higher levels of true-to-life play.

EA Sports has ruled the Sports industry for some time at the 16-Bit level, but the launch of 32-Bit machines has brought about competition as tough as those on the hard courts around the NBA.

Konami is leading the fast break in the 32-Bit basketball arena, with the first hoops game for the PlayStation,

NBA: In the Zone.

Konami promises to produce the most realistic game with respect to play- ers' animations, which surely gives this title an edge.

The game utilizes 3-D polygon graphics, the likes of which haven't been seen before in quality or quantity.

realistic as the sprites move up and down the court. Konami has successfully captured NBA's true-to-life action with real-time players’

NBA: in the Zone offers three realistic playing views in ail. Compare

that to 16-Bit games that are limited to just one perspective.

moves, such as dribbling, passing and shooting.

Unlike other games from the 16-Bit era, In the Zone provides several different camera angles that zoom around the court, enabling you to view the players as they make their moves to the basket. A special feature automatically replays when a player pulls off a great dunk or a fantastic inside move.

Pictured on the right are three detailed playing views: the three-quarter, horizontal and vertical. The perspective changes as the game moves from end to end. 4

Another factor that brings this game closer to a real stadium, complete on the 32-Bit level; it'll be the real thing is the amount with sideline advertisements. ^ interesting to see if or how of detail placed on the How much more real can it will be topped. players' appearances. You you get? But if this is what the can actually recognize your That will be a question first generation of basketball favorite players by their Konami's competitors will games the PlayStation has detailed uniform numbers have to answer, and to offer, it boggles the mind and their facial features. answers won't come easily. as to what improvements

The entire court is set in Konami has set the bench- future games will be able

The game speed is also very an arena setting that mirrors mark for basketball gaming to make. HE wel R, E ib. T 7 A Pm Ж AS ASTI TEES THING

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Dramatic camera shots of players dunking over players or driving down the sideline are a few examples of why this is the most realistic basketball game ever made.

VALORA VALLEY Gt тра! Distributed by VIC INC. For more information call (310) 326-8880. Sega Saturn" System.

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To the 10, the 15, the'20, the 40, the 50—Sony breaks a tackle.and they could gorall the way, rumbling, bum- bling but never stumbling this game Scores a big-time TD. It'll give Madden a run. It’s a great game and its so

m much fun and realistic

Coney that you could see your-

self waking up Monday

morning with bruises!

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If you haven't had a reason to buy a Saturn, you do now. Sega Rally has all of the action and adventure-of its arcade cousin. If you were disappoint- ed with Daytona, you won't be with Sega Rally. It’s a great game that will have the. mud flying long into the night. It's a keeper and it's only available for the Saturn.

WORLD SERIE

Sega rushed this game out to market ^a.month early. Despite some major» bugs, it's still a great baseball game. Based on the Japanese game Greatest 9, Sega Sports Americanized this game enough to make.it a premier 32-Bit baseball product. It's fun to play and a must-try for avid baseball enthusiasts.

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Video Cowboy

EMMITT SMITH FOOTBALL -

It's a FUMBLE! Emmitt Smith doesn't often fumble, but this game is out- classed by its competition, isn’t that much fun to play and should stay on the bench. The gameplay is choppy and the only thing that saves this game from sitting on the bench is its play editor. A feature that allows you to $ design your own plays.

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This could very well be the Madden killer that everyone is waiting for. The game is close to perfect. All of the action on the field can't get any better, with great tackles and other player abilities. The stadium comes alive with real-time crowd reactions

and cheers. This is too

real to pass up. You

know change is good.

SATURN + SEGA SPORTS

A great translation from the arcade. Daytona should'have been done this way. The racing perspective is incredi- Шу smooth. It's too smooth, though. You may have some trouble controlling your vehicle, but that shouldn't bother you. You'll get the һап

of it after a few races. In

the end, the game needs

more tracks.

SEGA SPORTS

Welcome to the, Big Show, literally! For one thing baseball is hard to translate, but'Sega pulled off the best- looking „ game yet. | can’t imagine anything better. The sounds (commentary) are great and clear while the graphics are outstanding. You have

an entire season of

baseball and the season

ticket is right here.

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There isn't any praise that | can think. of. Рт really disappointed in the out- come of its gameplay and appearance. The players' movements needed more frames and needed to be bigger. You easily get lost in the pile. The.Play Editor is a neat feature;

but it needs more than

that to fuel this gridiron

game.

If you haven’t kissed the pavement lately, pucker up.

If skid marks are your thing, EA Sports is bringing the ultimate motorcycle road racing game to the PlayStation.

It's got all of the fun and adventure of the Genesis versions. As well, it has a rocking soundtrack that will have you hooking up your PlayStation to the family stereo and cranking up the volume.

The police are back and they can’t be fooled. If you get knocked off your bike this time around, don't have a cow and don't try to hide behind one or you will be busted in a big way.

VR Golf ’96

PS/Saturn/PC CD-ROM ° Interplay

VR Golf features real commentary and shot replays.

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| have rarely been critical of EGM, but you really made a big screw-up in issue #75 by naming Curt Carlson’s letter “Letter of The Month.” His letter was incoherent and misdirected babble. I'll make it real simple...when Senator Bob Dole gave his “pop culture and values” speech a few months back, he was directing it at two groups: moviemakers and TV producers and to some extent, chairs of corporations. What he was complaining about was the predomi- nance of brutally dark, violent and antisocial product created by many movie studios, TV studios and entertain- ment businesses. In that entire speech, he did not blame games for society’s ills. In that entire speech, he did not once mention bans or regulation. Actually, Dole was expressing his opin- ion. Everybody has a right to do that, whether they can vote or not, and whether they are a member of the U.S. House, U.S. Senate or just some kid wasting money on dorky games like Mortal Kombat 3. Again, Dole never said one thing about regulating the media (or video games)! He simply said that much of popular culture displayed negative images. Where young Master Carlson derived the idea that Bob Dole wants to take away his MK3 is beyond explana- tion. By the way, video games are not

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P.S. Who is this Joseph Lieberman character?

Great Letter Matthew, Your Acclaim Dual Turbo joysticks are on their way.

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The Next- Generation stem ars... Again

Dear EGM,

This is for all the people who cannot decide which system to get. Let us look at all the facts, shall we? 1) There are three 32-Bit systems out [right now] in the U.S. 2) Realizing this, we must look to the future of where these systems will be. The ЗОО has been out for a couple of years with over 700,000 units sold so far. This system is the only one that supports an upgradeable chip to make the system a 64-Bit system. The cost is low; suggested retail price is rumored to be $150-200. The PlayStation is a very powerful system with support from every software company out there eager to make games for it. The prob- lem is that it can't really be upgraded along the same lines as the 3DO. You will have to shell out for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, all of which are on the drawing board. One good point is that all games will be able to be played on future PlayStations. Sega Saturn, no hope. Realistically, Sega is facing a tough battle—having four systems to maintain games on is no easy task. Game Gear, Genesis, 32X and Saturn are all still on the mar- ket for the consumer to buy and be dis- appointed by lack of quality games. The Saturn itself is a monster when it comes to graphic texture mapping and flat shaded polygons, but the chip setup is not efficient in doing these tasks and ask for special programming to side- step these shortcomings. This results in slower game releases for the system. You will have to shell out for the Saturn 2 when it comes out also. Bottom line is: Which one? Well, if you are new to the video-game realm, go with the Sony

With the next-generation systems out, what will happen in the 16-Bit market?

so you know the games will be there for you, because these people are easily impressed with these types of graphics. The real video gamers know the real system to get is the 3DO. It has the most potential to outlast these other guys with their M2 upgrade which is more powerful than the Ultra 64. Sorry Sega, the future doesn’t look bright unless you have a miracle up your sleeve. Thanks for listening.

Shawn Webster

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I'm 24 years old and have been reading your magazine for a long time and have seen it change over the years. And I have seen the gaming market change as well. Now the next-generation machines are out/coming out and peo- ple scurry for these high-tech babies. | have a Super NES and still support it. With hot games like Final Fantasy Ill, Chrono Trigger, Killer Instinct, Donkey Kong Country 2 and even Super Mario World 2, all great games, why worry about a next-generation machine when there is obviously life in the 16-Bit machines? Nintendo knows this, which is why they are pushing its machine to its limit. | think more companies are worried about pushing their machines instead of pumping a new machine every time it gets outdated (sound like computers?). That's why Sega bothers me. They had the Genesis, which was а smart move, seeing as the Master System was dead. Then Sega CD came out after the Super NES made its ground, which was okay. Now the Super NES is still going strong, and what do they do? Create a Saturn. Now | can see it was to get the upper hand...make a new powerful system when it can't keep up with the others. The Super NES is still going strong, so they bring out the 32X. Now that was stupid. | mean with Saturn coming out, what's the point in getting a 32X? It seems that Sega has all these systems (Master System, Genesis, Saturn, Sega CD, 32X, Mercury Venus). Where does it end? Nintendo has three...NES Super NES and the upcoming Ultra 64 (I didn't include BG or VB). These three ma- chines were all great, while there were two or three versions of the Genesis. I believe the NU64 will do very well and will have a good following of titles. Saturn seems to have one foot in the

grave already, and if Sega doesn't smarten up, it may die before its time. It'll join the Lynx and Jaguar. Over heré there aren't many titles, and at $5004- with only a handful of games, most of which are cheesey, why bother? Sega shouldn't have done the extra release. They should have done what Nintendo did: hold out for the games. PlayStation ($360) is a much better deal. Better prices with more and better titles to choose from. | will get the NU64. If the games will be like KI (which was an amazing game) and Cruis’n USA (a really awesome car game), | know it'll do well. Now they have George Lucas (LucasArts) interested in doing a special title just for it, and then managed to get Sierra's interest, which has been difficult to do. In the end, | think Nintendo's Ultra 64, PlayStation and 3DO will stand

over it all...in that order. Sean Andersen via the Internet Dear EGM,

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The Next- Generation System ars... Again (comt.)

the one for the PlayStation. | thought “Oh well, it’s just a demo. Thé games will be a lot better!” | rented Virtua Fighter. This game wasn't too bad, but it was nothing compared to Battle Arena Toshinden! Then in a recent issue of EGM, a picture of Toshinden 1.5 for the Saturn was shown. It looked like a drawing done on Mario Paint by an 8-year-old! The graphics looked fuzzy and lacked detail. Now everyone is talk- ing about how developers, even Sega's own, are disappointed in the machine and find it extremely difficult to get it to work efficiently. Because of the Saturn's inability to display quality graphics (as compared to PlayStation, Ultra 64 and 3DO's М2), many big-name developers (such as EA) are siding with the other companies. Is this supposed to instill а sense of confidence in the machine in the minds of gamers/would-be Saturn owners? Why would somebody pay $100 more for a machine that would be obsolete in a short while (and actually, already is)? Re-evaluating that situation in the pawn shop that day, | think | made a poor choice. | plan to sell the Saturn and stick with Sony. Besides, many of the games coming out for the Saturn are also coming out for the PlayStation. It is my belief that these games will be of higher quality on Sony's machine. Could it be that Saturn is just another 32X? Sega is already talking about Saturn 2. Will they expect the gaming populace to go out and buy a new machine after dishing out $399 for one so recently? Sega has lost my respect and, no doubt, the respect of many other gamers. | believe Sony puts it best in the ad that says, "If you still want a Saturn, your head is in Uranus." William Brady via the Internet

Dear EGM,

It's becoming quite clear that the on- going evolution of home video game systems has no end in sight for the foreseeable future. We now have next- generation systems such as the Saturn and PlayStation fighting for our hard- earned dollars. Soon we will have the M2 upgrade for the ЗОО and of course

the much-anticipated Nintendo Ultra 64. (Let's pray the Big N doesn't push back the release date of April '96). With all these new systems, many gamers may be having a tough time deciding which system is the best buy. Before buying the system with the most bits, most megs, most colors or for that matter, the most anything, consider the most important aspect of any system: games! Think about it: A system with the most incredible processor speed and a real lack of fun titles and/or third-party support is nothing more than a glorified dust collector. Fun games are what make a system great, not bits. Don't get me wrong. | know some of the new Systems have capabilities the Genesis or Super NES could only dream of, but lately, the games coming out for soon- to-be-replaced 16-Bit systems have been nothing short of excellent. Let's take a look at the Super NES games: Chrono Trigger, Killer Instinct, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and the Soon-to-be-released Donkey Kong 2. All are and will be incredible titles in their own right. All without the help of 32-Bits. Yes, many of the new games currently being released for the new systems are fun and a sight to behold, but ГЇЇ wrap up by asking this question: Do you abandon the 32-Bit systems when the 64-Bit systems become avail- able? Absolutely not! There will no doubt be a slew of great games for the PlayStation and possibly the Saturn by the time new systems arrive. The bot- tom line: Who cares how many bits, megs or whatever else the marketing teams of the gaming companies say their systems have. | just want to play games with great graphics and great control. As another gaming company likes to say, “Do the math.” Don’t worry, | will.

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Dear EGM, As a reader of your mag ever since the first issue, | have always noticed how you are constantly trying to update the format of your magazine. This is good, but | think you guys are missing something. The current trend nowadays seems to be that most computer mags are coming bundled with these CD samplers for the consumer. With the explosion of the Saturn and the PlayStation (two awesome CD systems) don’t you think it would be cool to insert something similar in ЕСМ? It would not only increase the awareness of a particular game, but it would also advertise what is to come. Take a look at the PlayStation demo disc. It's practically one long movie trailer. It's really cool! Why shouldn't the "Biggest and the Best" be first in the industry to make such a move? After all, you were practically the first video-game mag to cater to the hard- core gamer even during the old 8-Bit days. Believe me, | remember!

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Well, lan, | have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we are thinking about including samplers with the magazine. The һай news is there are many factors that might keep us from doing so. Another Sendai publica- tion, Computer Game Review (CGR), has just recently started packing in CD-ROM samplers, and we are waiting to get feedback on how well the new addition to the mag is doing. Another factor is the price it will cost to subscribers as well as us. Obviously, the price of the magazine will go up at least $1 per issue and the typical magazine publications only sell 60 percent of all magazines produced. That means, 40 percent of all the magazines produced we lose money on, which means big bucks. One answer to that problem would be to include a card in each

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magazine (similar to a subscription card) that Would allow you to send it in with a minimal fee, and we would send you a sampler CD-ROM in return. Bottom line: We are still contemplating whether or not packing in sampler CD-ROMs is feasible. If so, you will be the first to know, lan.

RPG Fans unite! Dear EGM,

I'm disappointed. One of the main i А е reasons is that | bought my PlayStation Now for that part of the show where the ® ү and Saturn game consoles with the truly insane get a chance to shine. This d month's letter comes from Jay Hriz telling us there's more to Shao Kahn than Я meets the eye! Broad way

promise of great and more immersive RPGs. Now I'm hearing that Sony will not release Arc the Lad in the U.S., and Sega hasn’t even mentioned if they are eder SR 1 would just like you to far going to bring out games such as Blue know that all that junk about me being evil is as stupid 3 (буй Seed, Shining Wisdom or Dark Saviour.

as the characters in the game! In my spare time, | like taking long walks | love the sports sims and the fighter: in the park and reading trashy romance novels. | also like playing fetch with my dog е SPONS SIMSA е пое,

Fido and going to the Lion’s Club. I’m strictly а vegetarian and have seen every Disney but the real gaming experience is movie made (including Cinderella). | hope one day to become a famous dancer on Broadway. sitting down with a great RPG and (I am actually pretty good you know.) { Ё I thank you for your time, spending many hours solving the game PRINTED IN 100 percent BLOOD Shao Kahn as you become immersed in that reality.

Can you tell me if Sony or Sega are We've seen Shao Kahn ery at planning to bring any of these games to this end of ESTE IS DO the States? If not, | think | will have to pretty sight! ) purchase the Ultra 64, since | know they have always had great RPGs in the States. Do you know if Nintendo will continue to put out RPGs for the Ultra 64 system? Ultimately, all of the three main next-generation systems can produce great sports sims, shoot- ers and fighters, but | think the compa- ny who pays attention to the rapidly increasing number of RPG players will gain a greater percentage of the market share. If the 32-Bit consoles are sup- posed to appeal to an older gaming crowd, (20s-30s), Sega and Sony better wake up and start giving us the types of games we want, or we will take our dollars to the system that will. 0091 via AOL What's up! I ain't lyin’ one bit, com

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to be released for the PlayStation? From all the magazines, it doesn’t seem like there is hope. Please tell me it is not true. | am dying for a good RPG. | was so desperate, | traded Power Serve Tennis (wasn’t that great anyway) and Raiden Project for Chrono Trigger on the Super NES. | hesitated in doing this because | don’t want to spend more money on a sys- tem that I’m going to let go soon. It was either Chrono Trigger or Arc the Lad in Japanese, which the salesper- son assured me that | can play and fin- ish the game without any knowledge of the Japanese language. Somehow, | think he just wanted to sell the $80 game and get his commission. | can’t figure out how you can play an RPG game without understanding what you are supposed to do, so | traded. Anyway, please tell me there is an RPG coming out for the PlayStation. | mean a real RPG, not an action/adven- ture/RPG. | want something like the FF series. Once again, please say there is hope, and thank you for your time. Peter Lee via the Internet

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The following should answer all your concerns Peter and 0091. There are RPGs for Saturn, like Mystaria. Unfortunately, we don't know of any other RPG titles coming out for the Saturn any time soon. There is a chance that Shining Wisdom might be coming to the Saturn, but no official word yet. As for the Sony PlayStation, two companies wanted to bring Arc the Lad to the States (translation and all), but Sony did not give the green light. There is a possibility King's Field Il will be hitting the U.S., but again, ho official word. One thing you have to keep in mind is all the time it takes to bring an RPG title from overseas. The text and plot has to be translated and possibly changed, and after the text is changed, it must be debugged. Unlike Japan who does not mind bugs in games (they actually enjoy finding bugs in games), the U.S. gamers must have a “bugless” game, so the title must go through extensive testing. Sorry to say, it does not look like there are going to һе a slew of RPG games hitting the Saturn or PlayStation shelves anytime soon. As for the Ultra 64, rumor has it that Square is working on the next Final Fantasy game, but once again, ho confirmation on that title either.

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