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OCARINA OF TIME 


he Ocarina of Time allows you to play songs that 
have magical effects. As you progress through 


the game, you will be taught these songs. As 


you collect them, they will 
appear in the subscreen. 
The top rows have specific 
effects. The bottom row will 
teleport you to a specific 
region. There is one song 
that will not appear: the 
Scarecrow Song. 


@ Zelda's Lullaby 


Play this song whenever you 
see a Triforce symbol. 


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You will receive advice from 
Saria when you use this. 


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Saria's Song 


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Changes day to night and 
back again. Very useful. 


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Sun's Song 


@ Prelude of Light 


This song will transport you 
to the Temple of Time. 


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@ BoleroofFire 


This song will transport you 
outside the Fire Temple. 


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@ Nocturne of Shadow 


This song will transport you 
to the Shadow Temple. 


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Ocarina Song List 


The Scarecrow Song 


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This song will summon 
Epona the horse to you. 


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Epona's Song 


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Removes time blocks. Opens 
Time chamber. 


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Song of Time 


АФ Song of Storms 


This will cause a storm to 
brew and rain to fall. 


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4f Minuet of Forest 


This song will transport you 
outside the Forest Temple. 


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@ Serenade of Water 


This song will transport you 
outside the Water Temple. 


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@ Requiem of Spirit 


This song will transport you 
outside the Spirit Temple. 


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Hint: Place bugs in the sandy spots 
to create a Skulltula Spider. 


This boss's weak point is its eye. Shoot it 
with the Fairy Slingshot, then once it's 

Р stunned, use your 

I жаза sword on it. Keen 


an eye on the Use the Slingshot on Once it's stunned, you 
ceiling. Gohma's eye to stun it. can run up and slice it. 


King Dodongo 


When Dodongo opens its mouth, toss a 
bomb inside. This will 
stun it. Hack it, 
then move to the 
edge of the When he tries to breath fire, You can dodge his roll by 
lava pit to avoid toss a Bomb in his mouth. stepping onto the edge. 
his roll. 


> Use your Boomerang to stun 
* D its body, and Kill off the 
protective jellyfish. Then 
stun it and go for the 
~ f \ main body. The Boss will Stun the body with Keep moving or you're 
no shoot lightning. Keep the Boomerang first. going to get blasted. 
` rotating to escape. 


A phantom illusion of Ganon will 
challenge you. First, he will appear 
from one of the pictures in the 
room. Pull out your bow, and get 
rid of that horse. The next part is 
kind of tricky. You must volley his 
shot with your sword until the shot 
hits him. Then whack him. 


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Reflect Ganon's shots 
back at him, then attack. 


Use the Fairy Bow to shoot 
Ganon as he appears. 


This giant dragon will pop out 
of holes in the floor and attack 

you. Equip the Megaton Hammer and watch for the 
hole that emits a small flash of fire. Quickly run over 
and bash the dragon with the hammer. Do this over 
and over until he dies. This is one of the simpler 
bosses to defeat. Be sure to avoid the falling rocks. 


White Werewolf 


This wolf is a more vicious version of the ones that 
you faced in the Sacred Forest Meadow. Simply 
lock-on to him and wait for him to raise his claw to 
swipe. This is your time to stab forward. It will only 
take about three hits to do him in. He's actually 
more of a sub-boss than a real one. 


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Morpha has the power to animate water. To defeat р 
this boss, you must use your 
Hookshot to snag the little 
creature that is actually the 
boss. Once it's within reach, 
start hitting it with your sword. 
Keep to the outside part of the 


room to get the most space. Keep a good distance from Morpha's tentacle strike is one 
Morpha's water tentacle. of the most damaging attacks. 


Well Boss p е, P»: Bonus Information! 


Get in close and у D Skulltula Item List: 


strike at the thing’s 


1. Adult's Wallet 10 Tokens 


head. You can kill pia Ф 2. Stone of Agony 20 Tokens 


the arms, which 
makes things a 


3. Giant’s Wallet 30 Tokens 
C 4. Bombchu 40 Tokens 
5. Heart Container. 50 Tokens 


whole lot easier. : [e 6. Huge Rupee 100 Tokens 


Bongo Bongo 


Equip the Lens of Truth and the Bow. 
Shoot both of Bongo Bongo's hands to 
stun him. Shoot the center body section 
to make the eye get within your reach. 


Use your sword when this happens. Fire the Bow at the hands to 


Repeat this over and over. stun the main body. 


Boss: When you are facing the two 

witches, use the Mirror Shield to reflect 

the spells back at them. Then they will 

combine. Next, you'll want to absorb 

three spells of the same and fire it back. Use the Mirror Shield to 
When she falls, attack with the sword. reflect their magic. 


Ganondorf: Move to a corner of 

the room. Slash the bolts he 

fires at you until he hits him- 

self. Next, stun him with a Light 

Arrow. Quickly Longshot over 

and get in a few hits. 

Ganon: Shoot Ganon in the face with a Light 
Arrow to stun him. Use the Hammer on ۾„‎ 
his tail. Once you have the Master / \ 
Sword, use it instead. It only takes a 

few more hits, and he'll be done. 


Keep to the corners of the His weak point is his ќай, 
room to avoid falling. Stun him, and hit | 


Use the Lens of Truth to see | 


Bongo Bongo's real form. 


Collect three spells of the 
same type and fire away. 


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Items Cont... 


Bombchu: A remote-controlled bomb. 
Where Found: The first time is at the late-night shop in Hyrule. 


Magic Bean: Plant these in the soft dirt. Take seven years to grow. 
Where Found: Buy them from the Bean Seller at Zora's River. 


Fairy Bow: Adult Link can shoot faraway enemies. 
Where Found: You'll get the bow in the Forest Temple. 


Hookshot: Use this item to grapple to new locations. 
Where Found: This is your reward for making it through the Gravekeeper's tomb. 


Megaton Hammer: This weapon can smash rocks and enemies. 
Where Found: This is hidden inside the Fire Temple. 


Lens of Truth: Lets you see through illusions but not secrets. 
Where Found: It is guarded by the Boss inside of the well. 


Gold and Silver Scales: Gives Link the ability to dive longer. 
Where Found: At contest in Zora's Domain (Silver), catch the biggest fish (Gold). 


Goron's Bracelet: Grants you the power to pick up Bomb Plants. 
Where Found: Darunia will give this to you when you first meet him. 


Bomb Bag: Allows you to carry bombs. 
Where Found: This is inside of Dodongo's Cavern. 


Stone of Agony: Rumbles when Link is near a secret. 
Where Found: A reward from the Skulltula family. 


Adult's/Giant's Wallets: Allows you to carry more rupees. 
Where Found: Both are rewards from the Skulltula family. 


Gerudo Membership Card: Shows membership. 
Where Found: Given to you inside of the Gerudo Fortress after the boss. 


Magic Arrows: A single arrow will be infused with Magic energy. 
Where Found: Fire: Lake Hylia, Ice: Gerudo Training Ground, Light: Spirit Temple 


Gauntlets: These allow you to pick up heavy objects. 
Where Found: Located in Spirit Temple (Silver), & Ganon's Castle (Gold). 


Din's Fire: Creates a wave of fire. Excellent for lighting torches. (MP6) 
Where Found: Obtained from the Great Fairy in Hyrule. 


Farore's Wind: Allows you to create a teleport point. (МР6) 
Where Found: Collected from the Great Fairy in Zora's Fountain. 


Nayru's Love: Grants you limited invincibility. (MP12) 
Where Found: The Great Fairy in the Desert Colossus region will give it to you. 


Empty Bottles: Stores items for use later on. 
Where Found: See next page for more details. 


Masks: Sell them to people. Wear them for effect. 
Where Found: At the Mask Shop in Hyrule. See next page for details. 


Item Checklist 


Kokiri Sword: This is the basic weapon Young Link uses. 
Where Found: In the secret nook in Kokiri Forest. 


МУ Master Sword: This is the basic weapon Adult Link uses. 
Where Found: It lies inside the Temple of Time. 


4^ Biggoron Sword: A powerful two-handed Sword. 
ж Where Found: Give the Giant's Knife to the Big Согоп. Solve his quest. 


Deku Shield: This is the shield of Young Link. It burns easily. 
Where Found: Purchased in the shop found in Kokiri Forest. 


Hylian Shield: This is a heavy fire-proof shield. 
Where Found: Purchased in the Hyrule Market. 


Mirror Shield: Reflects magic and sunlight as well as protects. 
Where Found: Found in the future Spirit Temple. 


Kokiri Tunic: This is the basic outfit Link wears. 
Where Found: This is a default item. 


Goron Tunic: This item protects Adult Link from intense heat. 
Where Found: Darunia's son will give it to you in the Goron City (future). 


Zora Tunic: Allows you to stay underwater without drowning. 
Where Found: Zora King will reward you with this for unfreezing him (future). 


3 Kokiri Boots: This is the basic footwear of Link. 


Where Found: This is a default item. 


Iron Boots: This will sink Link to the bottom of any pool of water. 
Where Found: Your reward for defeating the boss of the Ice Cavern. 


Hover Boots: Allows Link to hover for a few seconds. 
Where Found: Collect these boots in the Shadow Temple. 


Deku Stick: Useful for whacking electrical enemies and making fire. 
Where Found: Found in multiple locations throughout the Kokiri Forest. 


Fairy Slingshot: Link can shoot enemies from a distance. 
Where Found: This item can be obtained in the Deku Tree dungeon. 


Deku Nuts: Throw these at an enemy to stun them. 
Where Found: Find this item through the Kokiri Forest. 


Bombs: Blow stuff up, need we say more? 
Where Found: You will be able to use bombs starting in the Dodongo’s Cavern. 


Boomerang: Can hit enemies from a distance and retrieve stuff too. 
Where Found: The Boomerang can be found inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly. 


Vy Fairy Ocarina: Allows you to play magical songs. 
7 Where Found: Saria will give this to you as you leave Kokiri Forest. 


Ocarina of Time: Allows you to play magical songs. 
Where Found: Zelda will throw this into the moat outside of Hyrule. 


Heart Container locations revealed 


1 Lon Lon Ranch: Look in the shed for a hole behind the boxes. Crawl inside. (Y) 
2 Hyrule Field: Look for a secret bombing place near a tree by Lon Lon Ranch. (B) 
3 Hyrule Field: Bomb the small fenced area by Lake Hylia to find a passageway. (B) 
4 Kakariko Village: Ride the owl onto the rooftop. Enter the second floor doorway. (B) 
5 Kakariko Village: Talk to the man sitting on top of the roof. (A) 
6 Kakariko Village: Inside the Windmill. Reach it by exiting from Dampe's grave. (B) 
7 Kakariko Village: Head to the House of Skulltula with 5o Skulltulas. (B) 
8 Graveyard: Race the ghost of Dampe, and finish in under a minute. (A) 
9 Graveyard: Pay Dampe to dig all over in the Heart-Pounding Grave Digging Tour. (Y) 
10 Graveyard: Plant a Magic Bean, then return when you're older. (A) 
11 Graveyard: Pull a grave to reveal a secret passage. Play the Sun's Song. (B) 
12 Death Mnt. Trail: Plant a Magic Bean near Dodongo's Cavern, return as an adult. (A) 
13 Goron City: Get the vase spinning by lighting the torches. Toss a bomb inside. (Y) 
14 Zora's River: Play Song of Storms to the Frogs. (Y) 
| 15 Zora's River: Play the Frog's game to win another Heart Container piece. (Y) 
16 Zora's River: Use a Cucco or Hover Boots to reach the one near the waterfall. (B) 
17 Zora's River: Plant a Magic Bean or use Hover Boots to reach this Heart Piece.(B) 
18 Hyrule Market: Win the Bombchu Bowling game. (Y) 
19 Hyrule Market: Find Little Richard, a white puppy for the lady in the alley. (Y) 
20 Hyrule Market: Win the guessing game (later, you can cheat with the Lens of Truth). (Y) 
21 Lost Woods: Jam with the brothers. If you can play their song, you win a prize. (Y) 
22 Lost Woods: Play Saria's Song for the kid who buys the Skull Mask (Y) 
23 Zora's Domain: Light all the torches to unveil a chest behind the waterfall. (Y) 
24 Zora's Fountain: Sink to the bottom of the lake using the Iron Boots. (A) 
25 Zora's Fountain: Look on top of one of the icebergs off to the side. (A) 
26 Ice Cavern: Use Blue Fire to melt the Red Ice that surrounds this piece. (A) 
27 Death Mnt. Crater: Climb down the cliff, right by where you enter. (B) 
28 Death Mnt. Crater: Plant a Magic Bean to create a nifty transport when you're older. (A) 
29 Lake Hylia: Play the Fishing Game and score a 9 lb. fish or larger. (Y) 
30 Lake Hylia: Use the Gold Scale to dive deep in the Laboratory, then talk to the guy. (B) 
31 Lake Hylia: Plant a Magic Bean that lets you reach the platform above the Lab. (A) 
32 Gerudo Valley: Grab a Cucco and use it to hover across the gorge to a ledge. (B) 
33 Gerudo Valley: Use a Cucco to get down near the waterfall and look behind it. (B) 
34 Gerudo Fortress: Use the Longshot to reach a Chest near the top of the fortress. (A) 
35 Gerudo Fortress: Score over 1,000 points on the Horseback Archery game. (A) 
36 Desert Colossus: Plant a Magic Bean and return to ride the leaf as an adult. (A) 
(Y) - Must be Young Link, (A) - Must be Adult Link, (B) - Can get it as Both 


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182 - Reader Reviews 


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184 - Jump Start 


Lara Croft is back and as hard as ever. Look here for help. 


186 - Tricks of the Trade 


All Weapons, a Level Skip and more for Tomb Raider 3. 


197 - Get Some! 


One page filled with a pant-load of items, like MGS figures. 


198 - The Final Word 


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3Xtreme 
Animaniacs 
BattleTanx 

Boss Rally 

Broken Sword Il: The 
Smoking Mirror 

А Bug's Life 


2 Bust A Groove 


Bust-A-Move 99 
Bust-A-Move 4 

California Speed 
Carmageddon 

Carrier 

Dead in the Water 
Destrega 

Dual Heroes 

Elemental Gimmick Gear 
FIFA 99 

Game and Watch Gallery 2 
The Game of Life 

Godzilla Generations 
Golden Nugget 64 
Irritating Stick 

Jeopardy! 

July 

Kensei: Sacred Fist 

The Legend of Zelda: Link's 
Awakening DX 

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina 
of Time 

Looney Tunes Lost in Time 
Looney Tunes Space Race 
Magical Tetris Challenge 
Mario Party 

Micro Machines 

Milo's Astro Lanes 

MLB 2000 

Monaco Grand Prix: Racing 
Simulation 2 

Mortal Kombat 4 

NBA In the Zone '99 

NBA Jam 99 

NBA Shoot Out '99 

NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC 
Nectaris: Military Madness 
Neon Genesis Evangelion 
NFL Blitz 

NHL Breakaway 99 

0.D.T. 

PenPen Trilcelon 

Penny Racers 

Pocket Bomberman 

Power Stone 

Psychic Force 2012 
Rampage 2: Universal Tour 
RC Stunt Copter 

Rugrats Board Game 
Rugrats: Search for Reptar 
Shenmue 

Smash Brothers. 
Snowboard Kids 2 

South Park 

Star Soldiers: Vanishing Earth 
Star Wars Rogue Squadron 
Star Wars Trilogy 

Street Fighter Alpha 3 
Tetris DX 

Thousand Arms 

Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf 
Tiny Tank: Up Your Arsenal 
Tomb Raider 3 

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil 
Uprising X 

V-Rally Edition "99 
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Japan: The Holy Land? 


After reading the EGM Letters 
section of issue #113, | worry about 
the popular belief regarding Japanese 
video games. It seems many gamers 
are vehemently opposed to anything 
that is not Japanese when it comes 
to this industry. 

Japan is treated as some sort of 
nirvana holy land. Has anyone played 
Sabre Marionette J or any of the 
hundreds of poor (read: God-awful) 
Japanese titles? І had the honor of 
speaking with a Japanese developer, 
and it's ironic to hear his opinions 
about gaming. He hates the way 
Japanese RPGs force the player to 
fight nonsensical battles over and 
over. He even strives to create a game 
with “...the quality of Alone in the 
Dark..." He also would never wish to 


create a game that would offend 
someone. Nudity, violence and all 

this supposed "sacrifice of morality for 
the sake of creativity" is really non- 
existent. Japanese developers are just 
as concerned with “proper” content as 
anyone else. It's merely a cultural 
difference. What we see as offensive, 
a Japanese gamer does not. 

So maybe next time when we all 
complain about the evil American 
companies ruining Japanese ports 
with changes that are usually made 
for the sake of cultural boundaries 
rather then sheer censorship, we 
could all be happy with the extra 
secrets, option, characters and 
gameplay that usually come with 
our exclusive version. 

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help) in order to easily determine what 
Sushi-X's real appearance is. 


Sorry, Sushi—the cat's outta the bag! 
Andy Kutas 
Huntington Beach, CA 


Nice try, Andy, but Sushi was in Japan 


preparing for the Tokyo Game Show the 
week Jay was here. The extra man you see 
behind Jay in the group shot (the third guy 
from the left) is Jay's brother. Sushi's face 
remains a mystery to our readers (trust us, 
you're better off this way...). 

By the way, if you'd like to drop Jay a line, 
you can e-mail him at Vidiot9975@aol.com. 


And The Award Goes To... 


Here are some stats on your reviews over 
the last seven months (issues #107-114). 
Overall you reviewed 177 games. Of those 
games, one in five got a silver award, one in 
22 got a gold and one in 177 got a platinum. 
For the Nintendo 64 you've reviewed 48 
games. Of those N64 games, one in six got a 


The Visitor 


You know, | always thought you guys 
kicked ass, and Jay Silvey's visit [see Review 
Crew in EGM #113 and Press Start in EGM 
#114] only confirms that. Letting this guy 
hang with you and even write a review 
shows that you guys can't be a bunch of fat 
guys with kegs of beer because fat guys with 
beer are, well, to be put mildly, jackasses. 
| wish Jay [the] best of luck. 

Dart522@aol.com 


It wasn’t all charitable on our parts, you 
know. We did manage to scam a free 


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review out of Jay. All the less work for us, 
you know what | mean? 


While reading issue #114, | saw the article 
and accompanying picture about Jay Silvey 
and his guest review. Along with him in the 
photograph, there were seven other people, 
which corresponds to the regular seven 
Review Crew members. Then | got to 
thinking: If these seven men comprise the 
Review Crew, then one of them must be 
Sushi-X! Now all one has to do is match up 
the faces here with Review Crew pictures 
(using old issues with different pictures for 


silver award, one in 12 got a gold and none 
got a platinum. For the PlayStation you 
reviewed 125 games. Of those PS games, 
one in five got a silver award, one in 31 got a 
gold and one got a platinum. For the Saturn, 
you reviewed three games and one got a 
Silver. Finally you reviewed one Game Boy 
game, and it got a silver award. Overall, it 
was very even. 

No, | don't have a lot of time on my hands, 
and I'm not a freak who thinks about 
numbers all day long. But you people just 
don't realize how boring study halls are. 

Matt Sprague 
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| just picked up your 1999 Video Game 
Buyer's Guide. Now, | know every so often 
you get the occasional letter of complaint 
from a rogue female gamer, and you reply 
with the same generic “target audiences 
blah blah” bullsh*t. Well, | think there's 
nothing wrong with voting for the *Hottest 
video game babe." You COULD, however, at 
least give equal attention to both sides, but 
you obviously aren't secure enough in your 
own masculinity to do that, are you? *Huh 
huh Mokujin, huh huh huh wood." Is that all 
you can do for the “Hottest video game 
hunk" award? [Editor's note: we gave Tekken 
3's Mokujin the Hottest Hunk award and 
made some joking references to his “wood,” 
and we gave Rival School's Tiffany the 
Hottest Babe award.] Ooooo, that was 50000 
funny. | mean, you don't even have the balls 
to say something like, “Well seriously guys, 
І have to give points for male coolness to 
Snake from Metal Gear Solid and Leon from 
Resident Evil 2" or anything like that, can 
you? You're just reinforcing the male gamer 
stereotype: a pathetic geek with no social 
abilities who drools over cyber-tits and 
isn't even comfortable enough in his own 
sexuality to acknowledge an attractive guy. 

And about "target audiences"...l'm a 23- 
year-old female gamer who's been around in 
the genre a hell of a lot longer than a lot of 
male players these days, and my best friend 
is a gay male who is as offended as | am by 
your sophomoric antics. 

mistress simonGhotmail.com 


And from that gay friend... 


| need to say a few things. 
| would hope that you guys 
(being editors who should be 
concerned about your readers" 
opinions) would want to hear 
what | have to say. 

My opinion of your 
staff is pretty low after 
seeing what you guys 
had to say in your 
“Hottest video game 
|) babe/hunk" section in 
your 1999 Video Game 
Buyer's Guide. | don't care 
if you want to drool over 
the busty jiggly women that 
dominate the video game 


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Street Fighter Il. | spent more 
quarters on that game than I 


your did at the laundromat. | wore 
favorite smelly clothes for days. Just 

р kidding, of course... 
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game of 
all time? The Secret of Mana, a three- 


player role-playing game! 


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market these days, but why even have a 
"Hottest video game hunk" award if it's 
just there for a laugh? 

lm a 22-year-old gay male gamer, and 
many of my gaming friends are female. | 
purchase quite a few games and game 
magazines, and | feel like my interests and 
my friends' interests are being ignored. Your 
writing not only alienates a growing section 
of your market, it also makes you guys look 
immature and pig-headed. It's magazines 
like yours that perpetuate the “I’m going to 
go fight in heels and a thong" or "Hey, watch 
my boobs bounce" double standard. 

ІН could produce a game, I’d dress all the 
women comfortably and tastefully and make 
the men fight in thong underwear with 
wiggly, jiggly penises. Maybe then I'd feel 
like the score was a bit even. In the 
meantime, the least you could do is either 
drop the juvenile comments or at least have 
the guts to give everyone equal time. 

In the EXTREMELY slim possibility that you 
decide to print my e-mail, | would appreciate 
it if you would leave my address off. I’m sure 
my letter would spur a lot of anti-gay, anti- 
female, pro-neanderthal-thinking replies. 

Thanks for taking the time to listen. 

Jeremy Clark 
Address withheld 


Listen, don’t get your panties in a wad. 
Our Good, Bad and Silly Awards in the 
Buyer's Guide are goofy awards that aren't 
meant to be taken seriously. We're not 
talking about women's suffrage or getting 
equal pay for equal work here. Mokujin 
winning the hottest hunk award will not 
bring the women's rights movement to a 
screaming halt. 

Our video game magazines are not here 
for the betterment of society. They're not 
here to make things right in the world. 
They're not here to make sure fictional male 
video game characters get the same 
treatment as fictional female video game 
characters. These magazines are here for 
enjoyment, and the editors get a bit silly, 
even retarded, once in a while. We saw an 
opening with the whole Mokujin being 
made out of wood thing, and we ran with it. 

You know why we didn't consider Mokujin 
beating out Solid Snake in a *Hot Hunk" 
contest a serious social matter? Because 


GoldenEye 007, but only 

because | haven’t played Zelda 

or Turok 2 yet. 
Handymang@aol.com 


The original Legend of Zelda 

for the NES...the voices in my 
head do not acknowledge any 
other Zelda. 
schavejt@brookings.net 


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Toejam and Earl (Genesis). 
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being such a loyal PS fan, 
my favorite game of all 
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beats FFVII. 


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it's not. Sexual insecurity? Perpetuating 
double standards? Puh-leez. These are 
video game characters, for crying out loud. 


The Lost Zelda 


First of all, your magazine kicks ass. 
Second, in issue #113, the Zelda feature lists 
some games made for the CD-i. There is а 
third game not listed. It was Link: The Faces 
of Evil. I'm sure you know about it. It's got 
the same gameplay as the other side- 
scrolling Zelda for the CD-i. 

RokCrusher@aol.com 


Whoops! Thanks for catching that for us. 


Too Short 


I've noticed that one of the biggest 
complaints about Metal Gear Solid is that it 
is too short. What | want to know is, why 
hasn't this been an issue with other games? 
Games like Resident Evil 2 are just as short, 
but still receive acclaim. l've never heard 
anyone complaining about RE2's length. 

It seems to me that a lot of people hold a 
double standard on this issue. I’m not saying 
that Resident Evil 2 is a bad game, but 
neither is Metal Gear Solid, d***it! 

WungusNoir@aol.com 


Damn right! But to be fair, Resident Evil 2 
has the slightly different Claire and Leon 
games, giving people more reason to play 
through RE2 again than Metal Gear Solid’s 
little extras. 


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Dear Brucey and Dickie, er Richard, 
My code name (wink, wink) right 
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I'm a regular reader of your mag and 
Expert Gamer, along with the many 
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help getting flaclept [sic] to your 
“Fashion Police” article over my 
cup o' French vanilla cough-fay. | 
couldn't help laughing so hard 
that | spewed my special blend all 
over my new Kmart Martha 
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reality... | am what you call a closet case or a 
not "out" gay individual who is really into 
games. | found that article hilarious. Thank 
God in real life | don't act like that, but like 
the writers' article, | too like to relive the old- 
school In Living Color skits Men on Film, Art, 
etc. series. You guys rock. Keep reviewin’ the 
truth, and don’t get caught by the police 
(ahem, Crispin...). 
Also, if any other queens who can’t take 
a joke and give you sh** about that 
article...tell them Francis Maryweather, great 
reader of EGM, will pull off her earrings and 
hand them to Sushi-X sayin’, “Here, Sushi, 
hold my shiet [sic]!” and tell 'em to bend 
over and grab their ankles and blow it out 
their ass. It’s called take a joke, and how 
much does Howard Stern make a year? :) 
Terry Campbell 
campbell.463@osu.edu 


What the hell are you talking about? 
You, Francis Maryweather, are a freak, but 
Richard and Bruce (The Hyrule Tattler, EGM 
issue #133) thank you for the kind support. 


A Reader Review 


Yes, МКА is officially better than Tekken 3. 
| rented them both the day before tomorrow 
and found that Mortal Kombat is of higher 
quality. Now before | let out my evidence of 
this, | would like to say that | am a totally 
unbiased, 100 percent neutral, right down 
the middle М6дег. Now, on to my review. 

Tekken 3. | figured, why buy a PlayStation, 
which is a CD system? | already have a CD 
player! So | took out my brand-new 
Symphonic portable CD set (with four- 
second skip protection!) and jammed the 
N64 RF switch into the headphone port. 
“That oughta do it!" As | turned on the TV, 
| found that it didn’t work! This is why 
cartridges are better, because they don't 
break as easily. | took out the PS CD and saw 
that it was burnt. The bottom was all black. 
So | washed it with detergent and put it in 
the dryer, 'cause | know what to do in 
situations like this. The darn thing melted! 
Quickly, | flattened it out with my algebra 
textbook and threw it in the freezer to cool. 
Finally | put it back in my PS. STILL did not 
work! This game is terrible. 

Tekken 3 grade: F. 

AnemicFOOL@aol.com 


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last month’s Top 10-selling Japanese games 
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Until recently, all | owned was an 
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$40. Now, | really want Mega Man X4, 
but I heard from some guy on the 
Internet that the PS version is better 
because it has transparencies. Do you 
think the latter version is that much 
better, enough to warrant the wait for 
me to buy a PS? 

Also, | want Street Fighter Alpha 2. 
Should | get it or the first Street 
Fighter Collection? I really don't care 
that much about Super SF2, and I 
heard the Alpha 2 Gold in that 
compilation is inferior to the original. 
Being the fighting game pimp that you 
are, could you please tell me which 
version of this game is the one to get? 

Scott Winston 
address withheld 


1 don't think there are enough 
differences between the two versions 
of Mega Man X4 to make you wait for 
a PlayStation purchase. | recommend 
you feed your Saturn with some 
Mega Man goodness. As for SF Alpha 
2, the version to get is indeed the 
one contained in the Street Fighter 
Collection Vol. 1. 


I have a question about the release 
of Street Fighter 3: 2nd (or 3rd) Impact 
for the Saturn—will it ever come out? 
Street Fighter Alpha 3 was rumored in 
your mag to be released for the 
Saturn, but it came out after SFIII! 

And any word on a Punch-Out!! 64 
from Nintendo yet? That's my most 
anticipated game next to Zelda and 
Castlevania 64. 
Mony Sivhour Prom 
Providence, RI 


Great questions, Mony. I’ve been in 
constant contact with Capcom and the 
mystery of SFIII is one they are 
holding close to their chest. Their first 
fighter for the Dreamcast will be 
Power Stone, which is full 3D, but I 
suspect SFIII will make an appearance 
soon after. Punch Out!! may happen, 
but my instincts say don't hold your 
breath. Does anyone ever tell you 
you're sooo money, Mony? You don't 
even know, you're soooo money, baby. 


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Hey, | was just wondering what happened 
to Hybrid Heaven for the Nintendo 64? You 
guys were showing previews of it in earlier 
issues but seemed to have....stopped. Is the 
game cancelled? Is it an RPG still? Please 
help me! 

odie554@hotmail.com 


First off, it was never really an RPG, but a 
hybrid that has many adventure elements. 
It’s easy to get confused because the game 
has gone through many changes, especially 
in the story department. No, Hybrid Heaven 
has not been cancelled and is very much on 
track for an eventual release. Yours truly got 
a personal look at the game just a few days 
ago and it’s still got a ways to go, but 
there's a lot of potential there. We'll be 
sure to have more soon. 


Just wondering about something. | know 
Pokémon is a huge hit in Japan and has 
already made its way to the United States for 
Game Boy but do you think it’ll ever come to 
PlayStation? Does Nintendo own the sole 
rights to it? 

They could be missing out on an already 
huge audience here. Please reply. I’m a 
helpless addict who needs his fill! 

Terence 
address withheld 


Nintendo does own Pokémon, so the 
chances of it happening on the PlayStation 
are nil. The only alternatives | can suggest 
are Monster Rancher and Dragon Seeds. 
There’ll be a sequel to Monster Rancher out 
for the PlayStation later this year. 


Who’s the most hardcore gamer of them all? 
Why it’s our very own Sushi-X, Electronic 
Gaming Monthly's top video game expert. If 
you have a game-specific question for our 
mysterious ninja freak, er, friend, write him! 
He'll pick out a few and answer them as 
only he knows how. Send your questions to: 


Will Soul Calibur be making its way to the 
PlayStation or any other home system? And 
do you know if there will be a soundtrack 
available for Tenchu or Metal Gear Solid? 

Wingchun79@aol.com 


My sources say there is a good chance 
Soul Calibur will come out for the 
PlayStation, and the Dreamcast is also in 
the running for a possible port. Either way, 
there WILL be a home version. 

Both Tenchu and MGS have soundtracks 
in Japan (as a matter of fact, the Tenchu one 
is in my car right now) with neither one 
planned for U.S. release. You may get lucky 
and track down a short MGS soundtrack 
sampler, which was a promotional giveaway 
for preordering the game. 


What the heck happened to Tomorrow 
Never Dies for the PS? 
kalabog316@yahoo.com 


It was delayed till the 1st/2nd quarter of 
1999, so it's still coming. All indications are 
that it will be worth the wait. 


We all know Sushi-X is the king of 
traditional 2D fighting games...but how 
does he feel about wrestling games? Does 
he lose his edge in the ring? | bet he doesn't 
like funnel cake either! 
Jeremy White 
address withheld 


No one knows their way around the 
squared circle like the dark ninja himself. 
Гуе been following wrestling for a long, 
long time and have all the WWF record 
albums on steady rotation every second 
Saturday of the month. | wanted to make 
this clear so my loyal followers can feel at 
ease when directing their hardcore 
wrestling questions at me. You're right 
about the cake thing though. 


| was hoping you might know the best 
place to find the expansion pack for the N64 
and how much they cost? 
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Gardnerville, NV 


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By Chris Johnston chris_johnston@zd.com 


The hottest gaming news on the planet 


Hands 
on:Dreamcast 


Here is the Dreamcast's audio menu, 
when you first insert an audio CD. 


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While an audio CD is playing, this is 
the interface you see. 


After 10 minutes with no controller 
movement, the screen dims. 


After 20 minutes (hum The 


(EGM) X-Files theme song here...). 
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It's here...sort of. Dreamcast was 
released in Japan on Nov. 27, 
1998, and sold 150,000 units dur- 
ing its first weekend on sale. When 
it arrived in our offices, we could- 
n't wait to tear open the boxes 
from Japan and get into some of 
the first games. After the smoke 
cleared, we dissected the system 
(see next page), and thought we'd 
pass along our findings. 

Let's lead off with a particularly 
interesting tidbit of info. At the 
bottom of this page, you'll see a 
close-up picture of the system's 
motherboard, with the word 
"Katana" written on it. Other 
components inside the machine 
are also marked with it. If you 
remember back that far, before 
Dreamcast, there was Katana. 
Another interesting factoid is that 
the circuitboard inside the Visual 
Memory Unit (VMU) says “Potato.” 

The Japanese version of the 
hardware comes with the Dream 
Passport (Internet) software, but 
you cannot use it in the U.S. It 
requires a toll-free call from inside 
Japan to register, but since you 
can't dial a Japanese toll-free num- 
ber, there's no way to use it —and 
believe us, we've tried. We should 
stress, however, that the modem 
itself is compatible with telephone 
lines in the U.S. and elsewhere. 

When you first hook up the sys- 
tem, you can select the language 
used in its menus, but this doesn't 


"translate" any game text. 

So what does the Dreamcast do 
when you insert a PC CD? It will 
tell you to insert a game disc. 
Remember, just because it's 
Windows CE does not mean it runs 
PC software. You can insert a GD- 
ROM into a PC, and there is some 
data —but nothing of substance. 
There's also an audio track on a 
few titles which tell you that it's a 
Dreamcast game disc only to be 
used in that system (and putting 
data discs in your audio CD play- 
ers can ruin your speakers...don't 
try that at home). 

There's no reset button on the 
system, but to perform a "soft 
reset," press A, B, X, Y and start 
а the same time. 

Excited about the Dreamcast? 
Thinking about importing one for 
yourself? Think about this: Japanese 
systems won't play U.S. games 
when the system does make the 
stateside leap. Prices for the 
Japanese systems are still astro- 
nomically high, so if you're dead-set 
on one, shop around. There have 
been systems plus games for sale 
on the Internet for double what they 
cost in Japan. You won't find a sys- 
tem for its 29,800 yen (about $242) 
price tag in the U.S., but reasonable 
prices can be found. Still, our sug- 
gestion is to wait for the U.S. sys- 
tem. Not only will it be cheaper, but 
it'll play all the U.S. games. 

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The main "guts" of the Dreamcast 
are all located on the system's 
motherboard. 


This is NEC/VideoLogic's special- 
ized PowerVR2 DC graphics chip. 
This chip handles all of the calcu- 
lations needed to produce on- 
screen graphics. 


Hitachi's SH-4 is the Dreamcast's 
Central Processing Unit (CPU). It 
operates at a speed of 200 MHz. 


Above both the SH-4 and 
PowerVR2 DC are two metal 
plates, connected by metal tubing 
to this heat sink, which expels 
heat through the Dreamcast's 
internal cooling fan. 


The Dreamcast's main memory 
chips are located here. 


What you see on your TV is all 
coming from here, the Dreamcast's 
Multi-out, which supports 
Composite Video (cable included 
with the system) and S-Video 

($30 cable, sold separately). 

The planned VGA 
Box will hook to 
this and allow 
you to play 
Dreamcast 
games on 

your PC 
monitor. 


An expansion 
port, usually 
used for 
peripherals. 
Exact uses 

for this have 
yet to be 
announced, 
but it's entire- 
ly possible 
Sega will mar- 
ket devices 
such as print- 
ers or cameras 
to hook to this input. 


8. Power Unit 
This board is where the 
Dreamcast receives the AC power 
and converts it into the proper 
voltage the CPU needs. 

9. AC In 


The power cord goes here. 


You hook the Dreamcast con- 
trollers, joysticks, flight sticks, 
steering wheels and the key- 
board into this front panel. 


All of the settings for your 
Dreamcast are saved and kept in 


memory due to the use of this bat- 


tery. So far, it is not known if this 
will be able to be replaced. 


Designed by 
Yamaha, this 
GD-ROM drive 
reads special- 
ized discs that 
can hold 
about a giga- 
byte of data 
(1,000 MB). 


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y CAV and 
t CLV. At its highest 


speed, more data can be 
accessed at any one time. 


Reads data from GD-ROM discs, 
just as a record player needle 
reads "grooves" from a record. It 
then passes that data to the CPU. 


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While Sega of America turns it attention to Dreamcast, another 
company is looking to reopen some of Sega's previous markets. 
Majesco Sales, a New Jersey-based company, introduced the 
Genesis 3 last summer, and licenses and releases older Genesis 
and Super Nintendo titles. They have also published three titles 
for the Game Boy Color—Frogger, Super Breakout and 
Centipede, all available now. 

The big story, however, is that the company is bringing back 
both the Game Gear and Saturn next year. Game Gear will arrive 
on store shelves at the beginning of February for an MSRP of 
$29.95, with games for $9.95. The Saturn will arrive in the spring 
for an MSRP of $49.95, with games at $14.99. Majesco will be re- 
releasing top Sega titles and publishing new games, which will 
probably include Frogger. In addition to those, Majesco will be 
bringing out a new, lower-priced version of the Sega Pico for 
$49.95, with games running in the $14.99-19.99 range. New titles 
from Japan will be brought out along with this system. 


While the PocketStation is still a few 
months away in the 0.5. —Sony has yet to 
announce its formal plans for the mid '99 
introduction —it was only a matter of two 
weeks away when the company decided to 
delay the Japanese release. Originally sched- 
uled for release on Dec. 23, it will now hit 
Japan on Jan. 23. It is compatible with games 
like Ridge Racer Type 4, Street Fighter Zero 
3, Theme Aquarium and Crash Bandicoot 3 
(Japanese version). 

The reason for the delay was that Sony 
didn't feel it could produce enough inventory 
of the device to meet opening-day demand. 
A Sony representative said, "Rather than 
inconvenience our customers with short- 
ages, we decided to put off the release." |Р 


Zelda Gives Nintendo Boost 


After completing Zelda, designer Shigeru Nintendo Co. Ltd. president Hiroshi 


Developer Profile 


Cast of characters: (left to right) 

Mike Maxwell, Wayne Leung, 

Dave Eaton, Tim Midkiff, Susan 
Egashira, John Garvin, Jeff Ross, 

Gabe Logan, Rob Kraft, Jay Sharpe, 
Richard Ham, Chris Reese, Marc Blank, 
Norman Chang and Tom Plunket. 


Location: Bend, OR 
Web site: www.eidetic.com 


Gameography: Bubsy 3D, Live Action 
Football, All-Star Baseball 

Other games staff members have 
worked on previously: Zork, Red Baron, 
A-10 V1.5, Aces of the Pacific, Aces 
WWII: 1946, Aces over Europe, Live 
Action Football, Front Page Sports 
Football, Stellar Fire, Bouncers, 
Betrayal at Krondor, Heart of China, 
Willy Beamish, Earthsiege 2, Sid and 
Al's Toons, MissionForce: Cyberstorm. 
Cybergladiators, Rise of the Dragon 

# of employees: 12 


Miyamoto busied himself doing interviews 
with various magazines and newspapers 
from around the world. In an interview with 
Japanese N64 magazine The 64 Dream, 
Mr. Miyamoto did mention something very 
interesting. When asked about his next 
project, he answered, "There was a plan to 
develop 1080711, but it was tabled. Actually 
the team responsible for 1080" has started 
researching new hardware." In this context, 
“new hardware" doesn't mean 6400, but 
Nintendo's next console. 
Nintendo's position in Japan has been 
boosted by The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of 
Time. The game sold out in its first weekend 
of sale in Tokyo's famed Akihabara electronics 
district. Zelda 64 is also the first game that 
Nintendo has allowed a Japanese rental chain 
(in this case, Tsutaya) to rent out along with 
the system. 


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0 || shipped worldwide, according to 
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Yamauchi recently told the Nikkei Shimbun 
that he will retire from his position by 2001. 
By that time, Nintendo will have moved into 
its new Kyoto offices and its strategy will be 
clear. A successor will be chosen before the 
company moves. 


During breaks from late-night (pro- 
gramming) sessions, we: sleep (of 
course, this isn't very often). [Note: 
most of our people are NOT program- 
mers; they are designers and artists.] 
The most overlooked thing about 
Bubsy 3D was: the good stuff after 
the first few rotten levels (also, high- 
resolution graphics). 

If we could teach this industry one 
lesson, it would be: Don't give up! 
Our favorite game to play in the office 
(not гү us) is: Micro-Machines (PSX) 
Story behind our name: We tried to 
pick a vivid, unforgettable name. 
How'd we do? [From Webster's Online 
Dictionary: Eidetic - adj. marked by or 
involving extraordinarily accurate and 
vivid recall especially of visual images 
Ex. an eidetic memory. 

Favorite snack food(s): Anything with 
sugar and caffeine. 

Music that inspires us: Hard to tell— 
everyone is wearing headphones. 
Team motto: WHEN did you say 

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January 


Carrot Crazy - Game Boy Color 


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Bust A Move 3 - Acclaim 
Castlevania - Konami 

Charlie Blast's Challenge - Kemco 
Magical Tetris Challenge - Capcom 


February 


AirBoardin' USA - Ascii 

Battle Tanks - 3Do 

Caesar's Palace - Crave Entertainment 
Chameleon Twist 2 - Sunsoft 


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Fighting Force 64 - Eidos 
Mario Party - Nintendo 
Monaco Grand Prix - Ubi Soft 
NBA In the Zone '99 - Konami 
NHL Blades of Steel - Konami 
NHL Hockey Sim '99 - Midway 
Penny Racers - THQ 
Quake 2 - Activision 
Shadowgate 64 - Kemco 
Snowboard Kids 2 - Atlus 
Survivor Day One - Konami 
Racing 
Action 
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Racing 
Sports 
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Racing 
Action 
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Adventure 


Good News...for one lucky Jeff Gordon fan. Congrats to Wes Say, 16, of 


Fresno, Calif. He's the winner of EGM and ASC Games' Meet Jeff 


Gordon Sweepstakes, and of course, he got to meet Jeff Gordon (see 


picture below). 


...for fans of the Man of Steel. Titus announced the delay of 
their N64 and PlayStation Superman titles. Originally scheduled for 
release this winter, they will now hit shelves in the first half of ‘99. 


Good News...for Marvel fans. Activision is bringing X-Men and that 
famous webslinger Spider-Man to the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 in 
'99 with two new titles. X-Men will be a fighting game, while Spider- 


Man will be 3D action game. 


...for Dreamcast 
importers. While Sega Rally 2 
and Sonic Adventure are on 
schedule, Climax Graphics' Blue 
Stinger (now March) and 
STING/ESP's Evolution 
(2/28/98) have both been 
delayed. One ray of sunshine— 
Blue Stinger will support the 
Puru Puru Pak (rumble pack). 


Good News...for D&D fans. 
Capcom's Dungeons & Dragons 
Collection is back on for a'99 
release on Saturn and PS. 


...for those watching 
for PlayStation 2. That end-of- 
November '98 announcement of 
the system came and went with 
no announcement. 


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Need For Speed 64 - Electronic Arts Racing 
0.D.T. - Psygnosis Action 
Ogre Battle 3 - Nintendo RPG 
Rampage Universal Tour - Midway Action . 
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Superman - Titus Action | Looney Tunes Space Race - Infogrames Action 
Tonic Trouble - Ubi Soft Action Micro Machines - Midway Racing 
Triple Play 2000 - EA Sports Sports | Rayman 2 - Ubi Soft Action 
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March 
If you're a fan of retro gaming and have access to the Internet, available for purchase at your local video game store, but that does 
there's no doubt you've been introduced to emulators. Emulators not mean they are up for grabs. Someone owns the rights to the titles. 
are programs for your PC that can run software made for older In mid-November, the popular classic gaming site Dave's Classics 
computer or console systems, from the Atari was shut down through the IDSA's actions. The 
2600 to the Super Nintendo. To make them ROMs present on that site were removed, and 
worthwhile, you need what are commonly "ord 1 the site has since resurfaced. Dave, of Dave's 
called ROM images, the program files "€ Classics, told us that “I think emulation helps 


originally created to run on that system. 
But these ROM images are illegal, and the 
Interactive Digital Software Association 
(IDSA) has been cracking down on their 
distribution, treating it like another form 
of software piracy. 

United States copyright and intellectual 
property law that governs copyrighted 
material and intellectual property does 
make the copying and distribution of these 
ROMs illegal. Despite disclaimers on just 
about every ROM site explaining what seem 
to be reasons why these are legal, more 
than 95 percent are in fact, not. Some state 


the video game industry. It allows gamers of the 
‘golden days’ to relive some great times of their 
younger years. Especially now with remakes of 
such games as Asteroids, Frogger, Centipede 
and various emulation packs. | think emulation 
helps these to sell better." 

Karg told us "the IDSA is not trying to get 
rid of classic gaming, what we're trying to do is 
protect the rights and investments that people 
have in these games. It's important for the 
future of the industry and the next generation 
of consoles, etc., for those protections to stay 
in place." 

Because of the worldwide and vast nature of 


that you can only keep them on yourcom- Play Game Gear games on your desktop? All the Internet, it's doubtful that this campaign, 
puter for 24 hours if you don't own the possible with emulation, but it's illegal. much like other, more active campaigns to stop 
actual game. But there is no law to support software piracy, will prove fruitful. More likely is 
this claim. As Kathlene Karg, director of intellectual property and that emulation and ROM sites will pop up faster than the IDSA can act 
public policy for the IDSA explains, *When you make a copy without to close them down. Surely, emulation of older arcade and console 
permission it has no bearing on the law whether you keep it for five titles is not as serious an offense as pirating of today's software is. 
minutes or five hours or five days—you made a copy, and the act of If you love video games, buying them is the best support you can give 
copying is the part that's illegal, not for how long you keep it." your favorite game makers. 


As for these games being public domain, many are no longer www.idsa.com / www.davesclassics.com 


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Capcom recently announced that it is planning to bring 
new life to at least two of its older titles. Strider, long dor- 
mant with the exception of a sequel from another company, 
will rise from the ashes for a new arcade title. It will have 
both 2D and 3D elements, with improved graphics from the 
latest CPS board (who didn't enjoy seeing Strider in Marvel 
Vs. Capcom?). Word has it that it won't be too much of a 
departure from the old style of the game, but exactly how 
it'll look remains a mystery...for now. Strider will be going 
on test very soon. 


4-2 TIME 1:04 


The other title making a comeback is Final Fight, with 
Final Fight EX. The game is on test right now, and is for the 
System 11 board, which is basically PlayStation hardware. 
Instead of being a Final Fight-type game (funny how a new 
game in the series is not faithful to the genre it helped to 
start), Final Fighter Revenge is a 3D fighter like Rival 
Schools or Street Fighter EX. 

In other Capcom arcade news, the company is developing 
another Vs. title, this time starring characters from Todd 
McFarlane's Spawn series. It's not known exactly which 
"team" will be pitted against Spawn, be it Capcom or Street 
Fighter, but many of the Spawn characters will be included. 


Good fighting games never die, they just get sequels. In 
Japan, while fighting games remain at the top of the heap 
for the most part, there are new names entering the mix 
alongside the Street Fighters and Tekkens. Gamest (the 
Japanese arcade journal) announced its 12th annual arcade 
awards recently, and among the winners were Namco's Soul 
Calibur for Best Graphics/Animation, Konami's Beat Mania 
2nd Mix for Best Concept and Capcom's Tech Romancer for 
Best Presentation. Of the main awards, Taito's Psychic Force 
2012 took first-place honors, SNK's King of Fighters '98 
second and Capcom's Street Fighter Zero 3 took third place. 


ZDVGG Blitz Tournament 


Staff from each of the 
Ziff-Davis Video Game Group's 
magazines recently participat- 
ed in an officewide Blitz '99 
tournament. The winners were 
EGM's own Dan Hsu and John 
Ricciardi, who beat Joe Rybicki 
and Kraig Kujawa of Official 
U.S. PlayStation Magazine in 
the semi-finals, and shut out 
Ben Durbin and Scott 
Augustyn of Expert Gamer by 

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Tetris 2000 


The classic puzzle game returns 


It catapulted the Game Boy into the leading hand- 
held game system, has captivated millions of people 
who otherwise never would've picked up a con- 
troller, and topped our 100 Best Games of All Time 
list (EGM #100). The game is Tetris, and this old 
standby of a game is getting dusted off and given 
some new limbs with which to climb to the top of the 
next generation of puzzle games. 

Since Alexey Pajitnov created the game in 1985, 
Tetris has been ported to just about every console 
and PC platform available. It's sold more than 
50 million copies worldwide— 30 million on Game 
Boy alone. But how can Henk Rogers, director of The 
Tetris Company and founder of Blue Planet Software 
(which is the worldwide agent for overseeing the cre- 
ation of Tetris titles), keep the game fresh? “It’s like 
keeping people interested in playing golf. You keep 
on making better courses, better clubs—that's what 
we do with Tetris," he told us. 

A new Tetris title is headed to every current and 
future gaming platform in the coming months. Tetris 
DX for Game Boy Color and Magical Tetris Challenge 
for the N64 have already been released, but will 
soon be followed in mid-1999 in the U.S. by Blue 
Planet's next-generation Tetris title, The Next Tetris 
(dubbed TNT) for the PlayStation and eventually, 
Dreamcast. But with this next round of Tetris titles, 
competition will be the name of the game. “We have 
created a very good handicap system which allows 
two people of very different ranks to play a very 
exciting game," he explains. “Тһе objective of The 
Next Tetris is to achieve the goal of your skill level in 
a set amount of time. For example, if you're Level 12, 
you'd dig through 12 lines of garbage in two minutes. 
If | was Level 6, I'd dig through six lines of garbage іп 
two minutes. If one of us is playing above our skill 
level, all we have to do is win three games in a row 
and we move to the next skill level and vice versa." 

With the network capabilities of the Dreamcast, 
it's very likely that you will soon be able to compete 
against pros across the country. This kind of Tetris 
competition is already being formed on the Internet, 
but will make the jump to console once net play 
comes standard on tomorrow's consoles. “Іп history, 
Tetris has been a solitaire game— you play it by 
yourself and nobody knows how anybody else plays. 
That's going to change in the future. We're going to 
have national competitions and publish the results 
and broadcast the actual games that are played 
over the Internet, so everyone can see how the top 
players play." 

Other innovations have been made to the game 
throughout its history as well. Arika, developer of 
Street Fighter EX and Fighting Layer, created an 
arcade game called Tetris The Grand Master. That 
features two new features, the Initial Rotation 
System, letting you rotate a block above the pit right 
away, and the Temporary Landing System, showing 
you where your piece will land by use of a "ghost" 
image. This game features power-up blocks and new 
modes of play not seen in any previous Tetris title. 
Magical Tetris Challenge has some of these features. 

"Tetris is like *Happy Birthday.' You don't sing it all 
the time, but when the time comes, everybody sings 
it," Rogers says. "It's been around as long as anyone 
can remember. So Tetris has become that kind of a 
title on the console. First of all, on handheld 
machines, there is no game that comes close to 
Tetris, because Tetris is so geometrically simple 
and compelling." 


SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR LOYAL SUBSCRIBERS ONLY! EGM 115 


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Videogames.com Poll 


Editor Profile: 


Sushi-X 


With the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, we thought we'd ask what all 
of you thought of it. So, with the help of our sister Web site www.videogames.com, we 
asked roughly 3,500 people to give their feelings. Here are the results to that poll 


If you've purchased and played Zelda already, please 
mark the following comment that best reflects your 
thoughts on it... 


46% = It's the greatest game of all time, for any system 

23% = It's one of the greatest games of all time, for any system 
9% = It's a very good game, but not great 

12% = It's over-rated at best 


10% = What's this Zelda thing you keep going on about? 


Source: Videogames.com poll — Wed, Nov. 24, 1998 This is the first in our series of editor profiles. 
Since this is a special subscriber insert, we 
thought it'd be cool to give you info most 
EGM readers don't know about us—like 
musical interests, hobbies, etc. So, who bet- 
ter to start off this series than our very own 
Sushi-X...the guy this section is named after. 


Name Game 


There have been thousands of games * Syphon Filter 
that have come out over the years for all * Atomic Punk Real Name: 
of the various systems. So it's not a sur- * Carrot Crazy Sushi-X 
prise some of them had names that * Virtual Hylide Alias: 
Sucked. Here is an abridged listing of * Fatal Rewind z 
some of the really lame ones. And * Wild Woody Sushi-X (duh...) 
remember: We're not saying the game is * Anticipation Occupation: 
lame—iust the name of the game. Note: * Cool Hands Associate Editor/Ninja 
System names are not specified * Lucky Luke = 
* Army Men Favorite Game of All Time: 
* Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy • Coconuts SF Collection - PlayStation 
* Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight “ Shaq-l s 
е In fact, most games with 2000, . Әйкен Hobbies: dá 5 
2010 or 2029 anywhere in the title e:Combat Collecting vintage arcade machines, 
“ Plumbers Don't Wear Ties e Poi Poi SF memorobilia/action figures and, of 
* Street Fighter: The Movie * Ninja Course, anime 
* Chase the Chuckwagon » Ballz 8 5 
• Super Adventure Island “с " " E 


* Hermie Hopperhead Hip-hop, Japanese pop music and 


• Toki: Going Ape Spit 3 3 video game musical scores 

А tags Rockin pals 3 i | When I'm Not at Work I: 

: Басса нени Sit underneath a waterfall and meditate 
* Stop That Roach ІНІ Could Be a Video Game Character 

* Elevator Action олен 2 I'd Like to Be: 

* Alfred Chicken q | - Duke Nukem because at my core, I'm 

• Irritating Stick many alter egos. 4 iust lik th Ch if 

“ Eggs of Steel In this one, he fights SNE any оттесавудок un-Li for 
шта Down crime with Shaft and : , obvious reasons...er, wait... 

* Earnest Evans a wheelchair-bound à If | Wasn't Working for EGM I'd Be: 


* Monkey Hero girl. Fun! . Kicking some serious ass at my local 
* Pierre le Chef arcade in a fighting game of some sort 


Lelda: 


Ocarina of Meat 


"My name is Link. | have been 
travelling for days, battling hordes 
of evil creatures under the blazing sun 
and in the cold night rain—But | am 
here now to assist you, Princess." 


“/ Hrumph...travelling for days?! Is that 
5 why you look and smell the way you 
do? Leave me alone and find yourself 
another princess to help! Uh-oh, I think 
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Thank you to all who continue to send us sites. This month we're stick- 
ing with the weird, funny and/or cool sites, but we will be back in 
upcoming months with more gaming sites. For now, enjoy these. 


* www.sfdt.com 

* www.mrshow.com 

* absurdgallery.com/macman.html 

* www.afrosquad.com 

• freespace.virgin.net/paul.chariton1/home.htm 

* www.mrshowbiz.com 

* www.nationalgamereview.com 

* www.washme.com 

* www.azstarnet.com/~rgrogan/bambi.htm 

e www.baygen.com/start.html 

* www.accessone.com/~locx/ 

e www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/1302/gbcam.html 
* www.sony.co.jp/soj/robot/index.html 

e www.internetl.net/^nesworld/faqs/nesfaq3a.txt 
* WWW.Sega.co.jp 

* www.rocketcharged.com/chupa/ 

*We cannot be held responsible for any of the material presented on the sites 


listed above. Parents or guardians may want to verify the content of the site(s) 
before allowing their children to venture forth. Got if? Good. 


parated о Birth 


Strange we never noticed this before, but Sega's head honcho has a 
striking resemblance to a certain former editor in chief of EGM. It looks like 
good old Ed Semrad and Bernie Stolar shared a crib some time long ago. 
Although, that's probably not the best image to put into your mind. Sorry. 


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EGM's 


Quote of 


Former EGM EIC, Ed Semrad 


Random 


the Month 


“Му only regret is that you 
can't see the pissed-off cow." 
- Jim Cordano - Art Director 


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HOT & NOT 


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The EGM Hot & Not list—a place where you can get an inside look at 
what the staff of EGM likes and dislikes. The list contains general and 
specific items, concepts, games, people and other such things. Once in 
a while we even throw in an inside joke. Whatever the case is, enjoy! 


* Zelda: Ocarina of Time * Zelda: Ocarina of Meat 

* DVD * DIVX 

* AC-3 encoded DVDs * PCs getting outdated every 

e House plants six months or so 

* Low-fat Twinkies * New PC 3D cards costing more 
e Lee Saito...uh, you know than an entire console 

* Metal Gear Solid figures from | • Windows 2000 


McFarlane (now that we've 
actually seen them!) 


• Plain olDolby Surround 
* Broken collar bones 


* Zelda action figures * Resident Evil 2 figures 

* Crash Bandicoot figures * Moving the old office 

* The new Hole song on * The rest of the new Hole CD 

- the radio * Sony, for not allowing. 

* Game Boy Color Capcom Generations to 

* Flag football come here...GRRRRR 

* Real cubicle walls e "House of cards" cubicle walls 

* Oak Brook * Lombard. 

* Portable MP3 players like * The RIAA for trying to prevent 
fhe Diamond Rio 5 the release of certain portable 

* Moving to a new office MP3 players 


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Square Diversifies Lineup 


Long known for RPGs, Square does something | new 


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Square is synonymous with Final 
Fantasy, but that may change in the future 
as the company forges ahead into other 
genres. Recently, the company announced 
two original titles —15 Internal Section and 
Cyberorg. IS is a space shooter, which 
Square describes as a "Digital Art shoot- 
er." It looks like a combination of a 3D 
Shooter and impressionistic art video 
(trippy, eh?). During the game you can put 
in your favorite music CD to listen to while 
playing. Those weird-looking "characters" 
will probably be displayed according to 
the music you choose. IS will be released 
on Jan. 28. 

In Cyberorg, a sci-fi 3D action game, you 
can play as 
three different 
characters: 
T.J., Gigante or 
Phosis. These 
three charac- 
ters have been 
assigned to 
search fora 
missing space 
ship. Each 
character 
has its own 
weapon and 
ability. For 
instance, Т.). 
can use a gun and martial arts attacks, while 
Gigante can attach different kinds of equipment 
to his arm and Phosis uses remote bombs. You 
explore various 3D “dungeon-like” areas and 


Capcom’s Mega Man series has had very 
little deviation from the core series, until now. 
Tron ni Kobun (tentative Japanese title) stars 
Tron, the villain from Mega Man Legends, aka 
Rockman Dash in Japan. So far, there’s no 
sign of the blue hero anywhere in this title. 

Tron ni Kobun uses the same engine as 
Mega Man Legends, with subtle differences 
in the game’s interface. It’s not known if the 
story line will intersect with that of Legends. 
It will be released sometime in ’99. 


Square' Digital Art shooter, IS-Internal 
Section, plays with your favorite CDs. 


Cyberorg (top and bottom right) is a 
dungeon-based sci-fi adventure game. 


complete different missions to progress 


through the game. Cyberorg for the PlayStation 


is slated for release next spring in Japan. 


www.square.co.jp 


International Bytes 


Konami has announced its first Dreamcast 
title—Flight Shooting. The game will feature 
planes like the B-2 Stealth, F/A-18 Hornet, 
Mig-21 and AH-64 Apache. The game is slated 
for release next spring. The other is called 
Pop'N Music, an arcade port of Konami's 
Beatmania-ish music game. The game's 
concept is similar to Beatmania — pushing 
the buttons with the proper timing. The 
game will be released next February. It will 
be compatible with a new controller specially 
designed for the game. 

Atlus announced their first Dreamcast title 
called Maken X. It's an adventure title with 
action elements, for release next year. 

From Software (King's Field, Armored Core) 
announced its first Dreamcast game, Frame 
Grid. This is a Virtual On-style mech shooter 
and this is the “untitled” game we saw 
playable at the last TGS without any name or 
company attached to it. While Armored Core 
is a sci fi-style game, Frame Grid is a fantasy- 
based mech game. The development team is 
trying to implement finishing moves that 
include summoning dragons, etc. The game 
is slated for release next spring. 


Im port Calendar 


Sonic Adventure - Sega’s mascot has 
finally returned after a long absence in 
this new adventure for the Dreamcast. 
This is definitely the Dreamcast's killer 
app (at least until Sega Rally 2 comes 
along). This is the first Sonic game Yuji 
Naka and Sonic Team have designed 
since the Genesis days. Barring any 
unforeseen delays, it will have hit shelves 
in Japan on 12/23/98. 


PlayStation: 

12/23 Street Fighter Zero 3, Capcom 

(Fighting) 

Beatmania Append 3rd Mix, 

Konami (D) Simulation) 

Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon 2 

Square (RPG) 

12/23 10 Final, Square (Puzzle) 

12/23 Tales of Phantasia, Namco (RPG) 

1/7 The Next Tetris, Blue Planet 
Software (Puzzle) 


12/23 


12/23 


1/23  PocketStation, SCEI (Handheld) 

1/28 Bloody Roar 2: Bringer of the New 
Age, Hudson (Fighting) 

2/11 Final Fantasy VIII, Square (RPG) 

2/25 Monster Farm 2, Tecmo (Monster 
Breeding) 

Feb. Tetris the Grand Master, Arika 
(Puzzle) 

Feb. Pocket MuMu, SCEI (Misc.) 

Feb. Рор'п Music, Konami (Music) 

Feb. Tricky Sliders, Capcom 


(Snowboarding) 


Nintendo 64: 
Jan. Dairantou Smash Brothers, 
Nintendo (Fighting) 


Dreamcast: 
12/23 Sonic Adventure, Sega 
(Adventure) 

Tetris 4D, Blue Planet Software 
(Puzzle) 

Seventh Cross, NEC (RPG) 


12/23 


12/23 


1/14 Sengoku Turb, NEC (RPG) 
1/14 Sega Rally 2, Sega (Racing) 
1/21 Evolution, STING/ESP (RPG) 


Jan. | Speed Busters, Ubi Soft (Driving) 


2/18 Monaco Grand Prix Racing 
Simulation 2, Ubi Soft (Racing) 

2/25 Climax Landers, Climax (RPG) 

2/25 Real Sound: Kaze no Regret, 
Warp (Misc.) 

Feb. Aero Dancing, CRI (Acrobatic 
Flight Sim) 

Feb. Get Bass, Sega (Fishing) 

Feb. Pop’n Music, Konami (Music) 

Feb. Kitahe: White Illumination, 


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Video Game Gossip & Speculation 


ews for next year is already starting to creep into 
the Q's headquarters, with plenty of information _ 
starting to emerge concerning Dreamcast games 
for 1999. It's normally a pretty-qüiet time of year 
right now, but thanks to-Sega's new system, there 
seems to be something fairly exciting appearing 
nearly every week. Watch this kind of stuff go absolutely crazy- 
as we careen toward the Spring Tokyo Game Showin March and 
E3 in L.A. in May. 


The Rumor 

Gran Turismo 2 is іл development, set for release in 1999. 

The Truth 

At a recent press event (coincidentally for an N64 game...so 
what was he doing there?), SCEA R&D guru Phil.Harrison was 
commenting on how the 672 development team was keeping а 
close eye on developments with Sega Rally 2 on Dreamcast-it _ 
seems the team were looking for clever tricks to implement— but 
ended up being disappointed because they think what they're 
doing is cooler. Still по word on a date yet though. Or asystem 
for that matter. 


The Rumor 

In a related story, there seems to be some doübt as to whether 
Sega Rally 2 will in fact support online play. 

The Truth 

News of the game's delay in Japan has caused much concern; 
and many believe that the online play is the root ofthe problem: 
Although clearly having a poke at the competition, SCEA's E 
Phil Harrison is so confident the game won't support on-line 
gaming he was recently overheard stating, “I will eat my 
underwear if Sega Rally 2 supports online play." We're'sure 

that Sega's Bernie Stolar would be happy to help Phil out, ^ 
should the opportunity present itself. 


The Rumor 

Square is currently working on a-sequel to its much-loved Chrono 
Trigger SNES RPG. 

The Truth 

The Q's contacts in Japan have learned from a source close to 
Square that this is, in fact, the case. Interestingly, the only other 
comments made concerning the project were that there was some 
debate as to whether it would be for PlayStation or PlayStation 2. 
This would have a knock-on effect of being bad news for Sega! 
Square acknowledging support for PlayStation 2 this early in the 
game could have detrimental effects on Dreamcast. Square is 
acknowledged as being one of the teams to have іп “your corner," 
and Sega's failure to woo the RPG producing giant will have 
massive impact in Japan. 


The Rumor 

Final Fantasy IX will be released in Japan 9/9/99. 

The Truth 

The same sources with the Chrono Trigger info claim that FFIX 
is already well into production, so the date with all the nines 
is increasingly likely. No news on system..,probably 
PlayStation though. 


The Rumor n 
Nintendo is acknowledging the importance of online play by 


* Gran Turismo 2 


* Sega Rally 2 delays 
* Chrono Trigger sequel 


for more details next month. 


* Final Fantasy IX release date 
* Mortal Kombat for Dreamcast 
* Blitz 2000 


releasing some kind of modem-based system or add-on in the 
_ near future. 

The Truth 

Japan's Nikkei Sangyo-Shinbun (industry newspaper) interviewed 
Hiroshi Yamauchi (president of Nintendo) recently, and he stated 
“Well, in the 64DD, which willbe released next June, new data 
€an-be added to the game. | can’t go into great detail, but we will 
release a new-product which utilizes a.phone line and will make a 
bigger splash than the 6400.” A Nintendo publicist later told the 
Q's spies, "We can't announce details yet. But the product will be 
created by Nintendo. So it's for sure it will bèa game console.” 
Currently we have no clue as to.whether Nintendo is hinting at an 
entirely-new system, or the more likely prospect of an add-on for 
the N64. We'll.keep you posted. 


“Тһе Rumor 
There-is a Mortal Kombat game in development for Dreamcast. 
The Truth 
Yep. There is no title for the game yet, but it won't be MK 
Dreamcast.and it probably won't even have a “4” anywhere in the 
title. We are assured by our sources though that it will be based 
leosely on the 'MK4 engine. The characters will all have the same 
polygon count as in\the arcade game— which is around 3,000 
(the home versions of MK4 had to be cut to around 750) and 
the Q-spy netwark has learned that much of the model work is 
being/pulled straight from the meshes used for the CG FMV 
sequences...such is/the power of the Dreamcast. Tons of new 
moves are being implemented as well as numerous new charac- 
ters including Baraka, Kitana, Mileena and the Cyber Ninjas. In 
short, it seems to be shaping up to be almost a “Trilogy?-sized 
version of МКД. 


The Rumor 
More Midway/Dreamcast news...there’s to be an all-new Blitz on 
Dreamcast called Blitz 2000. 

The Truth 

The name may not be true, because there may be an arcade game 
using that—but the information is sound. Apparently set to be 
previewed at E3 in May 99,the game is well into development 
and sounds to be more impressive than the Blitz 99 arcade 
machine itself. Four-player modes are assured, as well as a vastly 
improved graphics engine with far mofe impressive-looking player 
builds (and we're talking about in-comparison to the arcade 
machine here— not the N64 version) and full support for the VMU. 
So far, play calling is confirmed for VMU, but the team is looking 
into using the portable system as much as possible. Player and 
play editorstook extremely likely too. 


The Rumor 

Acclaim's Quarterback Club 2000 is likely to lead as a 
product, notan N64 game. 

The Truth 

This 15 still unconfirmed (although we know ОВС 2000 is in devel- 
opment...just not on which system) — but it would seem logical. 
Sega wants high-profile sports titles on Dreamcast, and Acclaim 
is already signed up as a publisher for Dreamcast games. It would 
be very surprising if a game showing obvious leanings toward 
high-res graphics and massive graphical detail wasn't being pro- 
-duced-for-DC.The-spies-are still hunting down this one, so watch 


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Metal Gear Solid 


Konami 


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Nintendo 


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The Top-20 Best-Selling Games of November, 1998 


Zelda: Ocarina of Time 


Miyamoto's masterpiece has sold over 
2 million units in the U.S. already, and 
it's only been out for a month! (As of 
this writing, that is.) It's even topping 
the charts in Japan, where the N64 is 
more or less a total failure. Amazing? 
You bet. Surprising? Not at all. 


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Crash Bandicoot: WARPED 


NASCAR 99 

Electronic Arts А 9 
Twisted Metal III tast Month 
989 Studios 


Are you noticing a trend? For the 
first month in ages, all of the Top 
5 games are games that received 
EGM Editors' Choice awards! It's 
nice to see great games do well. 


Metal Gear Solid 


1 Madden NFL 99 


Electronic Arts 


1 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back — | 
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Sony Computer Entertainment 


The first game ever to receive 
| EGM's coveted Platinum Award 
7 drops three spots to number 4. 
M Thanks to Zelda, it'll likely never 
to see the number 1 spot again. 


Last Month 


NFL GameDay 99 


989 Studios => 


Last Month 


GoldenEye oo7 


Last Month 


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1 8 Banjo-Kazooie 
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1 NASCAR 99 


Electronic Arts 


For the third month in a row, 
GoldenEye has maintained a spot 
in the top 5. It's over a year old!! 
No other game in recent memory 
has had this much lasting appeal. 


1 WWF War Zone 


Acclaim 


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VERONICA 10% 


SONIC ADVENTURE- 107 


Last Month 


2 Mario Kart 64 PERFECT DARK - 26% 


Nintendo 


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Nintendo 


Metal Gear Solid 


Konami 


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Electronic Arts 


Turok 2: Seeds of Evil 


Acclaim 


Tetris DX 


Nintendo 


6 Rogue Squadron 


Nintendo/LucasArts 


Crash Bandicoot: WARPED 


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Here's an equation for ya (don't worry no higher math here) —how 
many times have you come out of the theater after seeing a movie 
thinking, "You know, that would make a groovy video game?" Now 
think of all the companies that have attempted to make great video 
games out of those great movies, spending blood, sweat and dispos- 


able profit, yet failing miserably (excluding 
Goldeneye оо7 and Mission: Impossible— 
we're grading on a curve). 

Why can't a game company make a 
decent game to tie into a video game? 
LucasArts even had their disaster with 
Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi, one of 
the lamest fighters out there, and they 
almost never do anything that sucks (and 
thankfully have redeemed themselves 
with Rogue Squadron). I’m mostly thinking 
of games that had such potential and 
material to work with and could have 
turned out good like: The Fifth Element, 
Small Soldiers and Batman & Robin. If 
ever there was a quirky film that just 
begged to be made into a video game, it 
was this all-out lunatic fringe cult fave, 
and boy was the game a stinker. 

І have begun to fear video game movie 


tie-ins, to such a point that often they will sit in my "To Play" pile 
unwrapped from their protective cellophane, because | know what a 
disappointment and waste of my time it will be to even unwrap them. 
To whit: Judge Dredd is still in its cellophane wrapper! І figure why 
torture myself with these lousy games when I can play Final Fantasy 


VII for the zillionth time and still be amazed. 


Top 10 Courtesy of Famitsu Magazine 


as of Nov. 29, 1998 


Japan 
1 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 


Nintendo 


2 Dragon Quest Monsters 


Enix 


3 Ророћодџе 


Sony Computer Entertainment 


4 Virtua Fighter 3tb 


Sega 


5 Libero Grande 


Namco 


6 Exodus Guilty 


Imadio 


7 Fighting Illusion K-1 Grand Prix 98 


Xing Entertainment 


Pocket Monsters (Pikachu Version] 
Nintendo 


9 Murder on the Eurasia Express 


Enix 


1 Yokiwari No Hana 


Sony Computer Entertainment 


The Fifth Element-great movie, horrible game. 


Top 10 
Arcade Picks 
Soul Calibur 


Namco 


Hydro Thunder 


Midway 


Ocean Hunter 
Sega 


NFL Blitz ‘99 


Midway 


Gauntlet Legends 


Midway 


Site 4 


Atari Games 


Daytona 2: Battle on the Edge 


Sega 


Gradius IV 


Konami 


Carnevil 
Midway 


10 Street Fighter Alpha 3 


Capcom 


movie tie-in games should be about, making the game as exciting and 
fun to play as the films were to watch. While | would agree that some 
films aren’t good enough in the first place (hello, Batman & Robin) to 
bother making a video game out of, the games that are released with 
films or shortly after films are mediocre, rushed, and for the most part, 


utterly worthless. When you see cinematic 
adventures like Metal Gear Solid and virtually 
anything by Square, the potential that exists 
within the genre is already there for the tak- 
ing, it just needs to be expanded upon. After 
all, these are games without the highly devel- 
oped images and backstory from a film that 
provides a similar cinematic experience. So 
what do they know that the developers of 
movie tie-ins, don’t? 

Obviously, how to make a decent video 
game and that it takes more than just in-your- 
face marketing and overblown hype to make a 
game fly. | feel sorry for anyone who enjoyed 
the movie The Fifth Element and bought the 
game thinking it might be fun. It’s hours of 
their life they will never get back. 

So to the next movie tie-in video games, 
already in their rushed, haphazard produc- 
tion, | say, there may be one born every 


minute but in the time that it takes to build up false hype surrounding 
your piece o’ crap game, you could actually be producing something 
better than average, and maybe in some cases a product that even 
surpasses the movie itself. Go the extra distance. We'll wait. If it's a 
good game we'll buy it, even if we never saw the movie—which could 


make your movie game a true blockbuster. 


Some games, like Mission: Impossible and GoldenEye оо7 are what 


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* Sensational 
graphics and lighting 
effects give every 
race a cinematic feel 


* Race at all times of 
day and night, even 
during dramatic 
sunsets 

* Relive your greatest 
moments through the 
dynamic-camera 
replay mode 


* Watch your race 
with all-new motion- 


blur effects 
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Battle head-to-head 
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* Speed-tuned physics 
keep the arcade-style 
action fast-paced 


* Championship 
performances unlock 
secret hidden supercars 


* Don't be afraid to 
bump the other car, 
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winning strategy 


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individual strengths 
and weaknesses 


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without а doubt Virtua Fighter 
3tb. Will the Dreamcast be able 
to handle Model 3 arcade 
conversions as flawlessly as 
promised, or will it be another 
case of flawed technology 
rushed to the market? Sega 
fans can breath a little sigh of 
relief because the game looks 


reamcast 


Warning: This is a preview of a Japanese title that may 
ог may not be released in the U.S. It is designed to run 


on a Japanese system. Import at your own risk. 


ith all eyes 
on the 
Dreamcast 
launch, the 
title held up 
to the most 
scrutiny is 


incredible and is 
virtually perfect. 
There are some 
flaws, like the 
shadows which are 
reflecting the base 
polygon shapes 
instead of all the 
connecting virtual 
skin, resulting in gaps where joints 
should be. The overall polygon count 
in the characters is a little less than the 
arcade as well. There are a few other 
very minor differences, but do they 
REALLY matter? No. 

These differences are not a result of 
under-powered hardware, but most 
likely due to the short time frame in 
which the game was converted. This is 
clearly evident in the lack of substantial 
extras like a Versus Mode or a deeper 
Training Mode. But the bottom line is 
that the Dreamcast can deliver on the 
graphics, audio and gameplay goods. 

Aside from being a 
showcase title, Virtua 
Fighter 3 is one heck of a 
game. True to its name, 


This cool CG (computer-generated) movie awaits 
those who can beat the game. No individual 
endings (as usual) though. 


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One of the coolest camera options is the first-person view. 


Look at the detail in the facial features. It's incredible. 


there is no other fighting game that's as realistic as 
VF. The detail in the way the fighters attack is 
amazing, and the reaction it causes is even more 
spectacular. Each time a character blocks, you can see 
him/her reacting exactly where the attack hit, and the 
velocity of that attack not only affects the defender, 
but also the attacker. If someone were to execute a 
Roundhouse Kick and it was blocked, his or her leg 
would fall awkwardly back and he or she would lose 
balance for a tiny bit before recovering. АП fighting 
games have delay times that leave a fighter 
vulnerable after a missed attack, but few have new 
animations for them, and none have as many as VF3. 
So with all this detail, why hasn't VF caught on 
more? Let's face it, Tekken rocks and its blend of 
high action and deep gameplay have stolen a lot of 
thunder from Sega's brawler. The 
problem is that the VF series has a 
deceivingly high learning curve 
compared to Tekken's. It's very easy to 
pick up, but very hard to learn its 
intricacies which take almost a Zen 
dedication to master. Trust us when we 
say the level of Virtua Fighter play that 
is possible is far beyond what you can 
imagine...unless you've been to Japan 
and had a chance to witness it yourself. 68 


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А tale of two launches 


Although the Japanese Dreamcast launch has been less than perfect, 
it's a world of difference from the Japanese Saturn launch. The original 
Virtua Fighter was the marquee title and it suffered from severe 
polygon dropouts, smaller character builds and other graphical 
glitches. The worst part being, it was a Model 1 arcade game which 
had already been succeeded by Model 2, making for a bad conversion 
of an outdated game. А 

On the other hand, the DC Virtua Fighter 3 is а 98 percent perfect 
version of (still) cutting-edge arcade hardware. Plus, people who 

wait for the U.S. Dreamcast can also look forward to a better version 
of VF3 (similar in the way the original VF was improved for the U.S. 
market). Sega has plenty of time to make Virtua Fighter 3tb cooler 
than it already is. 


Do you love Virtua Fighter 3? Well, Japanese 
people do, and they also dig karaoke...so the 
two naturally came together. Each of the 
characters has a CD that displays CG-rendered 
stills accompanied by his or her song (collected 
in the album Dancing Shadows, sans the CG) 
which you could sing along with or view like a 
video. These were released for the Saturn in 
Japan. Before you get your hopes up, there is 
no Karaoke Mode in the DC VF3! 


Last seen in the 32X port of the original Virtua Fighter, 
the bird's-eye cam gives you a great look at the 


various battle stages. (6) 


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PenPen Trilcelon 


hen thinking 
about racing 
games, it’s 
not often that 
penguins, hats 
and really 
enthusiastic 
announcers come to mind. But if 
you’re talking PenPen Trilcelon, 
that’s exactly what you get. 
As a launch title, PenPen is one 
of the strangest, yet horribly 
addictive Japanese titles. The 
premise is this: You race as one 
of eight (seven normal, one 
secret) penguin-type creatures 
called PenPens through four 
different courses. The 
ТЕМ PenPens іп the game have 


personalities which are 
Gamer’s Edge 


described during loading 
Secret PenPen 


Scenes with somewhat 
broken English — favorite 
He's Hanamizu, the secret 
PenPen of PenPen Trilcelon. 


Check Your 
Sanity At 
The Door 


phrase: “Sneak is easily 

elated." Each of the game's 
courses has an owner, from 
Mrs. Cream (an ice-cream cone woman) to 


The tracks in PenPen contain some great eye candy in 
the background, like this sleeping dragon. 


The last сћаНепде (ог each Horrorman (the embodiment of all that is scary — 
of the tracks is to beat this a vampire, a mummy, a ghost and more). 
speedy guy, who gets twice Courses have three different parts: running, 
the push From boosters, is swimming and sliding, and can be made up of 
faster ОП water and Баје у any combination of these. Running is the 
skis instead of sliding pn slowest and most tedious, while sliding and 
his stomach. Maybe his swimming are much faster and a lot more fun. 

. he tributed to For a boost of speed, steer into the rainbow- 
аннин ae colored boosts which will jet your PenPen 


dripping from his nose. 


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ON 


forward. When each course is completed, you 
are awarded a hat, which you can put on your 
character to make him/her look more 
comical (no real effect on performance). 
There are three modes, including a 
standard Trilcelon, Time Attack and 
Versus Modes. 

Graphically, PenPen is beautiful. It 
moves at 6о frames per second through 
most of the one-player game (but does 
sometimes slow to around 30) but stays 
at a steady 30 in four-player split-screen 
games. Music in PenPen is energetic, 
game show-type themes that change 
when you pass into new parts of the 
stage or past a particularly dangerous 
area. Aside from the overly enthusiastic 
announcer, the sound is not bad. 

While PenPen won't win any awards 
for gameplay, the control is tight. 

The game was developed by Land Ho!, 
a team of people whose previous credits 
include Sonic, Panzer Dragoon and other 
top-tier titles. PenPen, however, bares no 
resemblance to any of those games. If you 
like kitschy, wacky, Japanese games, 
PenPen is for you. But without some 
major improvements/more tracks, this 


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suddenly make it anybody's race. 


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1999. NOT! 


You can also use 
Godzilla’s mechanical 
nemesis, 
MechaGodzilla. 
Wheeeee! 


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hank God the Dreamcast's U.S. release 
isn’t until the fall of 99, because if the 
system had titles like this to spring on 
the unsuspecting public, Sega would 
be in trouble indeed. Fortunately, we 
all know about the great games 
coming for the system, so we can let 
little blips like this slide. 
One of those games that will never come out in 
the U.S., July is a text-based adventure centering on 
two main characters. Makoto is a 19-year-old student 
and Joshua is an asexual 29-year-old “male” 
who has a unique skin disorder resulting 
from a mysterious operation. At the heart 
of the “mystery” is a huge corporation 
called NAX, whose boss suffers from the 
same mysterious skin disorder as Joshua. 
Story line aside, July does nothing to 
take advantage of the DC’s powers. If 
you're looking for a great 2D example of 
the DC's powers, you'd better wait for the 
rumored Castlevania or possibly even 
Marvel vs. Capcom, because July isn't it. 
Basically a text-driven “adventure,” July's 
interface consists mainly of cycling 
through text as the story unfolds. 
Occasionally, while your character 
interacts with another, you're allowed to 
make a choice in what your reply will be. 
Ex: “I will have an ice coffee," or “I will 
have hot coffee." Boy, the tension never 
lets up. As each chapter concludes, you'll 
then switch to an overhead map where 
you can choose from a number of 
locations to go to. During this time you 


There should be a law somewhere 
that says it's illegal to foist two horrible 
Godzilla products on the masses within 
the space of one year. Godzilla 
Generations, like the Godzilla flick, is 
nothing but a big waste of time. 

The main purpose of the game is to 
ride into town and destroy the whole 
works. The problem (or should we say, 
problems) is that 1.) Godzilla never 
stomped into Tokyo with the simple 
intention of destroying every single 
piece of the city, something he does 
here with a mind-numbing single- 
mindedness. It's like a very unfun 3D 
version of Rampage, without the sense 
of humor. 2.) The control is possibly the 
worst yet seen in a video game. What 
contributes to this title's horrible control 
are the constantly fluctuating camera 
angles. One minute you're looking at 
Godzilla from a three-fourths overhead 
perspective, the next you're facing him 

head-on from the waist up. Next, you're 
looking at him from the ground up, worm's-eye-view- 
style. The entire time, your controls remain constant, 
so while you think you're walking forward, after a 
convenient (insert heavy sarcasm here) camera-angle 


This is about as graphically intense as the game gets. 
Whoopeee! 


will also be able to switch between characters. 

On the positive side, the game has practically no 
load times, as it shifts from in-game screens to 
overhead maps, etc. At certain points, you'll also be 
treated to the occasional FMV that, surprisingly, 
leaves you no wiser as to what's going on. 

If you're thinking about importing July, do yourself a 
favor: don't. Unless you can read Japanese and really 
like this style of game, there's almost no reason to 
buy it. Whereas other text-based sims like Sakura 
Wars at least have strategy-based battles to 
recommend it, July offers nothing for the casual, or 
even hardcore, gamer. @ 


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Web Address: www.sega.co.jp 


switch, you'll suddenly be walking backward. Throw 
in response time fit for senior citizens and you've got 
a really expensive coaster on your hands. 

For added replay value, Godzilla Generations is 
compatible with the Godzilla-specific VMS-memory 
card, that you can use in a Tamagotchi-style arena 
mode. Additionally, small theatrical trailers from the 
original movies are unlocked as you progress 
through the game, which will please hardcore 
Godzilla fans. 


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Shenmue 


In Japan, Virtua Fighter 3tb came with a brief video demo of Shenmue 


. (previously Project Berkley), which is Yu Suzuki's big RPG planned for the DC. 
Psychic Force 201 2 All we know at this point is that it stars a girl named Rei Shenhua and is set in 
modern China. We also noticed a character who looks an awful lot like Virtua 
Psychic Force is a free-floating, free-roaming 3D Fighter’s Akira (wrist bands and all). Coincidence? We think not. 


arcade fighter that plays a bit like the Dragon 
Ball games, where characters hover in mid-air 
and shoot an awful lot of projectiles. It never 
really made it big in the U.S. (Acclaim’s home 
port never made it huge either). The sequel 
Psychic Force 2012, currently out in arcades, is 
coming to the Dreamcast in Japan sometime next 
spring. Right now, we don’t know if anything 
special’s being planned for the home version. 


Carrier Elemental Gimmick Gear 


While you're waiting for the Dreamcast Resident Evil, you can enjoy Jaleco's 
Carrier. This survival-horror game (as the Japanese like to call it) lets you 
control one of two characters (hmmm...a male AND a female main 
character...a little too similar to Capcom’s survival-horror games, wouldn’t 
you say?) trying to survive in a futuristic aircraft carrier full of...guess what? 
zombies. Carrier is due out this winter in Japan. 


Don’t worry about a lack of RPGs for the Japanese DC. 
Elemental Gimmick Gear (E.G.G.) is a 2D action/RPG 
with 3D boss battles. It’s being developed by Hudson 
Soft and Birthday (whose RPG credits include Kaijuu 
Monogatari for the Famicom and Daikaijuu 
Monogatari for the Super Fami) and is slated for a 
spring ’99 release in Japan. 


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Similar to the Action 
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Winback to pop out from 
behind objects. A laser 
site helps your bullets 
find their mark. 


action/adventure title for the 

N64. Best described as a cross 
between Metal Gear Solid and 
Time Crisis, WinBack opens as 
a group of terrorists called the 


rom the makers of 
such PlayStation 
fighters as 
Dynasty Warriors 
and Destrega 
comes WinBack, 
an explosive new 


Crying Lions seize 
control of a top-secret 
weapons satellite. As a 
show of their might, 
Crying Lion leader 
Kenneth Coleman 
vaporizes the Center for 
Space Development and 
demands the immediate 
emancipation of the 
Lion’s homeland, 
Zarozcia. Knowing it will 
take three hours for the 
satellite’s lasers to 
recharge, the Secretary of Defense dispatches 
S.C.A.T. (Strategic Covert Actions Team) to the 
scene. As S.C.A.T. races to the satellite control 
facility, their chopper is shot down, scattering 
the 10 team members and throwing the 
mission into total disarray. Playing as S.C.A.T. 
member Jean-Luc Cougar (the love child of 
Jean-Luc Picard and John Cougar?), you must 
locate all surviving team members and defeat 
Coleman and the rest of the Crying Lions. 

As mentioned, WinBack plays much like 
Metal Gear, only with less of an emphasis on 
stealth. Armed with an automatic pistol and an 
infinite supply of ammo, you must mow down 
a legion of grunts and 10 colorful bosses 
before taking on the big man himself. As he 
makes his way across a number of interior and 
exterior environments, Jean-Luc will come 
across fellow team members, who supply him 

with information and the 
occasional special item, 
such as a C-4 explosive 
and a bomb detector. 


* Monaco Grand Prix: 
Racing Simulation 2 

* Smash Brothers 

* Mario Party 


* WinBack 
* Vigilante 8 
* Snowboard Kids 2 


* МВА In the Zone 99 
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Cut from the same cloth as Metal Gear's Solid Snake, 
WinBack's Jean-Luc is a master of stealth. 


(Meeting team members also triggers a brief real-time 
cinema, such as the "tear-jerking" encounter with 
Matthew Brown, who, much to Jean-Luc's horror, 
receives a sniper bullet through the head after 
promising to attend church more regularly, should 

he survive the mission. So cheesy, you just gotta 

love it...) 

As in MGS, you must use items in your 
environment — such as crates, barrels, walls and 
trucks —to provide cover during firefights. If you draw 
your weapon near a wall, Jean-Luc will instinctively 
hug it, allowing you to pop out from behind it with a 
touch of the Aim button to surprise any unwary 
soldiers on the other side. 

Unusual for a game of this type, WinBack also has 
four different Versus Modes: Death Match, Lethal Tag, 
Cube Hunt and Quick Draw, which should pump up 
the game's replay value considerably. Another 
welcome turn of events, WinBack will be launched 
simultaneously in Japan and the U.S. sometime 
mid-March. Kudos, Koei! 


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Activision 14 March 
Luxoflux Action 80 1999 


Web Address: www.activision.com 


Vigilante 8 


NINTENDO 64 


intendo 6. 


requested, “I want to blow up 


4 owners have long 


Total Car-nage 


Finally Comes 
То The N64 


lots of cars on my N64!” Now, 
thanks to Vigilante 8 from Luxoflux 
and Activision, they’ll be able to— 
to the fullest extent. Some of you 
may remember Vigilante 8 on the 
PlayStation and the way it pushed the PlayStation 
to its graphical limits. Well, V8 is essentially the 
same game on the N64 except for N64-style 
graphics, a speedier frame-rate and some other 


exclusive features. 

In case you're not famil 
game has a Mad Max fee 
movie were played by the 
group Parliament — who d 


iar with Vigilante 8, the 
—that is, if the actors in the 
members of the P-funk 
rive '7os muscle cars — with 


levels that take place in the American Southwest. 


Basically, think of a fancy 
where you try to kill all o 


Twisted Metal or Rogue Trip 
the other guys and gals in a 


level, with a variety of strange vehicles, loads of 


weapons and, yes, an Are 


Who's got the juice to get loose? 


à 51 level. But since it's the 
first of its kind on the 
system, there isn't 
anything really to 
compare V8 to...well, 
except to V8 on the 
PlayStation. 

Here’s what’s new to 
the N64: First, the N64 
version of V8 features 
a slew of new multi- 
player modes 
including Brawl, 
Smear and Survival 
modes. Brawl Mode is 
two vs. two team play, 
Smear Mode is three 
players against one 


10096 Vegetable Juice 10096 Funk Juice 
Advantage: Vigilante 8 


An 8-02. serving of regular 
V8? juice provides a full Sitting will turn you into a 
serving of vegetables human-sized vegetable 


Advantage: V8 Vegetable Juice 


Eight hours of playtime in one 


It's an excellent source of 
vitamins A and C 


Uses buttons A, C, B, R, L and 
the D-pad 
Advantage: Vigilante 8 


Has the delicious taste you've It's the first time you'll ever 
loved for so many years play Vigilante 8 on the N64 


Advantage: V8 Vegetable Juice 


The co-op Quest Mode makes blowing 
up enemy cars all the more fun. The 
frame-rate stays high to boot. 


Allows you to "live life on all Allows you to drive a bunch of 


8 cylinders” tricked-out hoopties...some 
that have 8-cylinder engines 
Advantage: Vigilante 8 
Made with delicious, Made with silicon, plastic, and 


antioxidant rich tomatoes and the blood, sweat and tears of 
other nutritious vegetables the Luxoflux team 


Advantage: Draw 


Winner: Vigilante 8 


The same levels found in the PlayStation version of 
Vigilante 8, are in this Nintendo 64 version. 


poor sap, and Survival Mode is an all-out Deathmatch 
Mode where every gamer is for him/herself. In 
addition to these multiplayer modes, V8 on the N64 
gives you a Quest Mode for the popular alien 
character from the PlayStation version, and a two- 
player co-operative Quest Mode. Of course, the music 
has been N64-ized with a MIDI soundtrack instead of 
one that streams off of a CD. V8 also supports the 
RAM Expansion Pak for an impressive hi-res mode 
with a decent frame-rate. 

So how did Luxoflux and Activision come up with all 
of these additions to an already solid title? By 
checking on Usenet, reading through e-mails and 
listening to focus groups concerning the PlayStation 
V8, they found people wanted more from the multi- 
player mode, a quest for the alien and the other 
features listed above. Luxoflux and Activision are 
putting them in, and we're getting a better game 
because of it — пої just some rehashed 

piece of crap. 

Like the PlayStation version, V8 on 
the N64 still has fully destructible 3D 
arenas, secrets within levels and a 
story for each character in the Quest 
Mode. Although the one-player can 
be a lot of fun, the real thrill of 
playing car combat games comes 
from the multiplayer mode(s), and 
Vigilante 8 is no different in this 
respect. The four-player modes are 
easy to get into thanks to the four 
controller ports already available on 
the N64, and from what we've seen 
so far, the frame-rate doesn't suffer 
much from the intense graphics. @ 


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Atlus 14 February 
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1999 


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Web Address: www.atlus.com 


uick to capitalize on their success 

with last year's N64 sleeper hit, 

Snowboard Kids, Atlus is already 

putting the finishing touches on the 

upcoming sequel, Snowboard Kids 2 

If you've played the original game, 

then you know what to expect here. 

Snowboard Kids 2 isn't all that 
different from the first game, though the 
programmers spent a lot of time making 
several minor enhancements and 
improvements to an already very solid 
game. This time around, there are more 
characters to choose from, more courses 
and power-ups, and a central town where 
you can go to buy new boards, 
participate in cool mini event stages and 3 у 3 
customize your equipment. The main core Even though it uses the same engine as the first game, 
of the game hasn't changed, though— Snowboard Kids 25 graphics show much improvement. 
you still need to collect coins to purchase 
power-ups on each course, which in turn Snowboard Kids 2 supports the Rumble Pak, and 
сап be used to pound the crap out of your — saves right to the cart, so there's no need for a 
competition. Of course, our favorite Controller Pak. It should be on store shelves this 
aspect of Snowboard Kids is its four- February, so if you were a fan of the original or are just 
player Battle Mode (which is similar to itching for a fun, Mario Kart-style multiplayer 
Mario Kart 6475), and that's back as well, experience, watch for it. @ 
with new courses and power-ups. 


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back. It is easily one 

of the best aspects of 

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Konami may not be known for their sports titles, Looking like a chunkier version of NBA 
but that won't stop them from releasing In the Zone Live 99 (N64), you'll have the chance to icon 
"99 later this year. The newest entry to the slim N64 pass, call plays on the fly and perform fancy 
basketball lineup will attempt to impress with solid offensive and defensive maneuvers. All-new 
fundamentals and gameplay rather than gimmicky motion-capture work has given players a 
features. In fact, aside from a three-point shootout decent, realistic look—not spectacular but 
option, everything else is firmly straightforward. not bad. Cross-over and behind-the-back 


dribbling are available and quite useful when 
driving the lane. Trying to press without 
them results in a collision nearly every 
time—not much cheap stuff to speak of. 
Oddly enough, the create-a-player option 
allows you to create a 5-foot, 300-lb. 
player... always a plus for any team. 


Stats and licenses are plentiful. In 
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prehistoric in nature when compared to this 


OK, here it is straight from Ubi themselves — "the 
hardest racing simulation ever released for a console 
system." That's a bold statement, but after playing 
the game on expert, we can believe it. Talk about 
accuracy! Racing the Monaco track is a humbling 
experience, especially if you consider yourself adept 
at racing in the least. Learning the tracks through 


ou know the N64 is starved for 
software when such marginal titles 
as Psygnosis' O.D.T. begin appearing 
for it. Panned by critics and fans alike, 
O.D.T. was plagued by unresponsive 
controls, a choppy frame-rate and an 
unwieldy camera when it was released 
for the PlayStation late in 1998, which 
seriously detracted from this otherwise 
ambitious title. 

The story goes like this: After your airship 
crashes deep in the Forbidden Zone, it’s up 
to you to retrieve its missing captain and 
cargo—a legendary green pearl with the 
power to cure a deadly epidemic ravaging 
your people. As was the case in the 
PlayStation original, players may choose one 
of four main characters: a military-trained 
weapons expert, a lethal female fighter, a 
hulking strong man or a mystical cleric. 

Each character has his/her own attributes, 
special moves and magical abilities, and is 
free to access certain areas of the game 
inaccessible to the others. They also possess 
more than 250 motion-captured moves, 
including hand-to-hand combat. 

An action game at heart, O.D.T. also 
includes some interesting role-playing 
elements; as you progress throughout the 
game, you are free to develop your 
character's physical and magical abilities as 
you see fit. There are also plenty of puzzles 
and a vast, Jules Verne-inspired world to 


real race. 


measures up. 


practice sessions is mandatory— it's 
a bit tougher when 22 other vehicles 
are crowding the road during a 


While it doesn't feature any real 
drivers or tracks (besides Monaco), 
16 other international courses are 
included. Naturally these tracks look 
much like the real F1 tracks already in 
existence. There is a lot of detail 
including 3D cars and tracks sporting 
the highest polygon count ever 
achieved in an N64 racing game. They 
do look mighty good. We'll see how 
the upcoming Dreamcast version 


Obviously Monaco Grand Prix is 
aimed at the hardcore F1 fan. Loads of 
adjustments, racing modes, weather 
effects, etc., etc., all add up toa 
racing sim that could rival many PC 
racers on the market. We'll see how 
the finished version stacks up against 
its closest rival—F1 World Grand Prix. 


While FI World Grand Prix allows 
powersliding, Monaco GP is more true 
to real Formula One physics. 


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Developed by the makers of Power Soccer, O.D.T. has 
fluid, motion-captured character animation. 


explore; O.D.T. contains eight intricately designed 
levels spanning over 7o treacherous sectors. 

Hopefully, Psygnosis is making a serious attempt to 
remedy the problems that originally plagued O.D.T. 
for this N64 port. Its recent N64 port ofthe 
PlayStation classic WipeOut, which boasted a number 
of improvements including an all-new four-player 
mode, certainly is cause for hope. e 


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wait apparently, and with decent 
fighting games a rarity on the 
N64, Nintendo has surprised 
everyone by publishing a 3D 
fighter that pits the most familiar 
faces in the Nintendo universe 
against each other. Given the tentative title Smash 
Brothers, this game’s blockbuster roster includes 
Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Yoshi, Kirby, Fox 
McCloud and Pikachu, and each character 
has his/her own 3D arena (such as 
Kong’s jungle). 

The fighters unleash the classic attacks 
you'd expect, such as Yoshi's tongue- 
lashing swallow attack and Link's broad 
swipes of his trusty Master Sword. 
Power-ups, including Fire Flowers and 
Bob-ombs, litter the arenas too, and 
we're sure to see some spectacularly 
weird finishing moves, as well. 

The gameplay here is a bit askew from 


Brother Against 
Mario Brother 


Yep, you haven't lost your marbles. That really is Link 
busting out some flashy moves on Metroid’s Samus. 


most fighters. You win by knocking down opponents 
as many times as you can in each round. As many 
as four players can battle each other simultaneously, 
or you can engage in a standard one-player story 
mode or two-player bouts. Nintendo has yet to 
announce whether it will bring Smash Brothers 

to the U.S., but we feel it’s a safe bet we'll see the 
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Clearly designed as a party game, the 
“overworld” is very much in the mold of a board 
game-— players roll dice to figure out how many 
Spaces to move, and upon landing on a square, 
they jump into one of 50 different minigames. 
Once in the minigames, everyone competes for 
traditional Mario-esque fare— coins and stars, 
and whoever has the largest number at the end 
of the game is the biggest star. Simple. 

The minigames are extremely varied and offer 
numerous different gameplay styles ranging 


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at itself, and with Hudson Soft's upcoming Mario 
Party, Nintendo seems to have sanctioned the 
ultimate no-no...making fun of characters from the 
Mario universe. Apparently six of the franchise's big 
stars (Mario, Luigi, Peach, Donkey Kong, Yoshi and 
Wario) have got into an argument over who is t 
biggest star and have decided to resolve the 
issue through use of a board game. 


from simple racing games, to team-based tasks 
to more vindictive “three-on-one” efforts that 
involve individuals trying to complete a simple 
task while all the other players try to stop them. 

As you can see from the screenshots, the style 
of the game is exactly what you'd both expect 
and want from a Mario game, and while the 
game can be played by someone on his/her 
own...this really isn't designed for this. Best 
enjoyed by large groups, Mario Party should 
prove to be popular with the more social adept 
of you who enjoy super-competitive and 
exceptionally vindictive games like Bomberman 
or Diddy Kong Racing. 

More on the American release next month. 


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bash your way through and the classic arcade feel this series is known for, 1 ES 

Rampage 2: Universal Tour is sure to please Rampage fanatics. This monster Although Midway's California Speed 


mash is coming to us from Avalanche and Midway in March of '99. shares many similarities with the 
Cruis’n series, it has some original 


twists. For one, it has a wackier sense 
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«мен ёш mesio = Са 2 hidden cars. Among the usual array of 
muscle cars, you can access such 
bizarre road vehicles as a golf cart. 
California Speed does not support the 
Expansion Pak, but it manages to keep 
a steady and smooth frame-rate. Look 
for this title to hit shelves this March. 


WCW Nitro 


We just got a sneak peek at THQ's upcoming 
WCW Nitro for the N64 right before we went to 
press. This, in case you haven't heard, will be 
THQ's last WCW game before Electronic Arts 
takes over the lucrative license. The N64 Nitro 
uses a faster version of the PS WCW Nitro game 
engine (so it will play nothing like WCW/nWo 
Revenge). The game will also feature 60 real 
wrestlers (no made-up ones this time), a 
four-player Battle Royal Mode (with up to 30 
participants) and an up-to-date roster. 


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Carmageddon 


The N64 version of Carmageddon is actually a 
conversion of the recently released (and 
extremely controversial) PC game, 
Carmageddon Il: Carpocalypse Now. Although 
looking like a harmless racing game, 
Carmageddon has attracted a lot of attention 
around the world for some of its gameplay 
mechanics. Power-ups and bonus points are 
awarded for running over pedestrians...in fact, 
one part even has you mowing down players on 
a football field. All in the name of fun. 


Looney Tunes 
Space Race 


Next in the current wave of Looney 
Tunes games from Infogrames, Space 
Race is a "zany" racing game that 
sees Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety 
and Wile E. Coyote racing space-age 
scooters around tracks of Marvin the 
Martian's design. Expect some Diddy 
Kong Racing-inspired ideas. 


Micro Machines 


It's been a long time coming, but the N64 
version of Micro Machines V3 is ready for 
release in April. Developed by Codemasters 
and published in the U.S. by Midway, the latest 
incarnation of the classic top-down racing 
game differs from predecessors in one 
dramatic way—it offers eight-player support. 
How? Two players on every joypad...one on the 
D-pad, the other on the camera buttons. Watch 
for news soon on how effective this actually is. 


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Rugrats Boardgame 


This one- to four-player kid's game from THQ and Real Time Associates stars 
the ever-popular Rugrats. Rugrats Boardgame (working title) has three 
different games that revolve around a giant, randomly generated boardgame. 
Players can either play cooperatively (playing against the notorious Angelica) 
or competitively while running around the various stages collecting puzzle 


Boss Ra | ly pieces, toys or other cutesy crap. Due date: this April. 


You'd expect a racer from Midway to be an all-out 
arcade-style game in the tradition of Cruis'n USA 
and San Francisco Rush. Boss Rally (formerly 
called GT World Tour) breaks from this mold to 
deliver a more realistic driver with plenty of cars 

‚ to choose from. This one- to two-player racing 
game is being developed by Boss Studios (hence 
the name, Boss Rally) and is still really early in 
the development cycle. 


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the U.S. from AD Vision) to the N64 in style. You take 
on the role of Shinji Mikami, a boy destined to pilot 
an Evangelion-a big, towering mech-against Angels, 
demons whose goal is to destroy the Earth. It follows 
the events of the show as you re-create epic battles 
against the Angels. 


The original V-Rally scored a big hit in Europe but barely made a ripple here in 
the States. The reason? Incredibly stiff and unforgiving gameplay—one 
screw-up, and you basically lost the race. V-Rally Edition '99 is much more 
forgiving in the control department. Developers Infogrames/Eden Studios 
promise arcade-like driving across the board. Featured are до original tracks, 
a load of licensed vehicles (Toyota, Ford, Peugeot, etc.) and variable weather 
effects. V-Rally Edition '99 is due out in March. Warning: This is a preview of a Japanese title that may 


or may not be released in the U.S. It is designed to run 


— оп a Japanese system. Import at your own risk. 


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probably still to this day the best Game 
Boy game ever made, The Legend of 
Zelda: Link's Awakening. The little 4-Meg 
wonder’s popularity nearly exceeded 
that of its Super NES predecessor, A Link 
to the Past, despite the fact that it was 
on the small screen and devoid of any color. 

Now that Zelda: Ocarina of Time is out for the N64, 
the Game Boy classic is re-entering the market after a 
long slumber, with one major enhancement— it's 
finally in full color. 

The GB Color version of Link’s Awakening (Link's 
Awakening DX, which stands for “Deluxe”) is out now, 
and we're pleased to report that the switch to color 
isn’t the only improvement Nintendo made to the 
game. Besides some minor tweaks to the 
subscreen (like the addition of a Heart 
Container grid), there are two new items 
and an entirely new dungeon that weren’t 
in the original. The new items are a Blue 
Tunic and a Red Tunic, which, similar to the 
Blue and Red Rings in the first Zelda, cut 
down the amount of damage Link takes. 
As for the new dungeon, all we know is 
that it’s hidden deep within the island of 
Koholint, and it has color-based puzzles. 
We haven’t seen this dungeon yet, since 
the game just arrived about a day before 
our deadline for this issue, but you can 
check out some pics of it right here on this 

page, courtesy of Nintendo. 


3, 750, 000 In addition to all of this, Link's 


The number of copies of 
Zelda: Link's Awakening 
that have been sold 


worldwide as of 


November 1998. Expect 
this number to increase 
significantly now that 
Link's Awakening DX 


has arrived. 


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see, Link's 
Awakening 
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Awakening DX also has a new photo album 
feature. Throughout the game, there are 
12 special locations where you can collect 
pictures that can be taken to the new 
Camera Shop to be viewed. Even better, if 
you have a Game Boy Printer, you can print 
out your pictures! Sure, it's not exactly 
mind-blowing, but it's a nice enhancement 
to an already fantastic game. 

Even though Link's Awakening DX is 
optimized for Game Boy Color, it'll still 
work on old Game Boys. But to be honest, 


Pretty cool, eh? 


New to the DX version of Link's Awakening is a Camera Shop where you 
can check out special pictures you can find and collect throughout the 
world. If you have a Game Boy Printer, you can even print out your pics! 


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Link’s Awakening DX features an all-new well-hidden 
dungeon (called the “Clothes Dungeon”) that involves 
mostly color-oriented puzzles. Can you find it? 


you'd be missing out. If you don’t have a Game Boy 
Color, this is certainly the best reason yet to go out 
and get one. We'll be back with the Review Crew's 

thoughts on Link's latest adventure next month. e 


GAME BOY COLOR 


Mortal Kombat 4 


Midway seems to be hitting the Game 
Boy Color fast and hard with a bunch of 
substandard titles, and МКд is one of the 
worst. But then, you get what you expect 
here. The animation for the eight fighters 
is choppy (especially their *FMV" fatality 
sequences), and the few moves you can 
do are hard to pull off. You do get 
exclusive GBC Kombat Kodes. Whoopie. 


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Uh, this is Turok 2? Sure, we 
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but we also weren’t expecting a 
side-scrolling Double Dragon 
clone! Although bearing the same 
name as the N64 title, the story 
here is somewhat different, and 
even begins with Joshua Fireseed 
as himself (i.e., not Turok). 


With 32 teams (two secret) and 270 players, 
Midway's miniBlitz seems like it's loaded. 
Gameplay is comprised of simple passing with the ` Р 
ability to jump and turbo. A small window runs a 

brief tackle cinematic after a hard hit. While the 

game has a simple charm, half the players are often 

off the screen, which makes defense quite tough. 4 Ad 


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Never one to miss out on a hot movie 
license, THQ brings us A Bug's Life for the 
Game Boy Color. This is a side-scrolling 
game where you control Flik as he travels 
through nine levels, looking for a way to 
solve the colony's food problems. Good, 
clean, wholesome fun for the family, unlike 
the other games on this page. 


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he off-season's 

always dead in 

the lakeside 
resort town of 

Silent Hill but 

not this dead. 

It seems the 
entire town is deserted except 
for Harry Mason, a distraught 
motorist in search of his 
missing daughter, and Cybil 
Bennett, a beautiful police 
officer from a neighboring 
community dispatched to 
Silent Hill to discover why 
all communication from the 
Sleepy resort town has ceased. 
Where has everyone gone? 

Is the small, shadowy figure 
that constantly eludes Harry 
his daughter, Cheryl? If so, 
why does she run from him? 
Bracing himself against the 
winter chill, Harry sets off 

into the unnaturally thick fog 
to investigate. 


When E3 attendees flocked to Konami’s Silent Hill uses many of the clichés established in 
booth last summer for a first-hand look Resident Evil, such as shattering glass, to equal effect. 
at the highly anticipated Metal Gear 

Solid, many were surprised to discover a cinematic look and feel of the Resident Evil series, 
game of equal promise tucked away in a Konami has taken the genre a step further with Silent 


corner of Konami's sprawling, fortress- Hill by including real-time, 3D environments, which 
like display. That game was Silent Hill, allow impressive camera movements while 
which was instantaneously proclaimed a dramatically reducing disc access, one of Resident 
"Resident Evil killer" by some and was Evil's few but glaring shortcomings. The real-time 
mentioned in nearly every major video environments also allow some extremely atmospheric 
% game magazine's “Best of Show" list. (not to mention creepy) directional lighting effects, 
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75 percent complete version of the interior environments are lit solely by Harry's trusty 
T TS : " game, and, while we feel it's a bit flashlight, which creates plenty of shadows for all 
Silent Hill's omnipresent fog makes it premature to proclaim Silent Hill the manner of creatures to spring from. While a bit 
difficult to trust your eyes. new king of survival horror, overused, the effect is perfect for a horror game and 
it definitely looks like really heightens the tension. 
it’s going to be Aside from the 3D backgrounds, Silent Hill is a 
something special. thinly disguised knock-off of Capcom's famed 


Building upon the spine-tingler; you begin your quest armed with 


(bet you can't guess...) a gun and a knife. To save, 
you must find a guest ledger to record your progress. 
(Resident Evil used typewriters as an equally 
contrived save mechanism.) Silent Hill's controls 

are extremely similar, too; while the camera angles 
may change dramatically, pressing Up on the control 
pad always makes Harry walk forward, while Right 
and Left make him turn clockwise and counter- 
clockwise, respectively. 

Silent Hill's story and nightmarish imagery have 
been compared to such movies as Jacob's Ladder, 
Hellraiser and the more recent Dark City. Without 
divulging too much, there actually are two Silent 
Hills — опе is the “real” Silent Hill Harry first entered 
after his car accident, while the other is a surreal 
shadow of the lakeside resort town, in which wood 
and peeling paint are replaced by corroded steel and 
dried blood. Populating this surreal dreamscape are 
small creatures resembling either skinless children or 
inside-out dwarfs (you decide which is more 
disturbing), flying demons, giant cockroaches and 
skinless dogs. As in Resident Evil, Silent Hill also is 
home to a handful of human survivors, including an 
elderly antique store proprietor and fortune teller, a 
hot-tempered physician, an attractive nurse and a 
mysterious young girl. Many of these characters 
provide you with useful information, while others are 
decidedly less helpful. 

Like Resident Evil, Silent Hill requires the player to 
solve a number of puzzles in addition to disposing of 


Although slow-moving, these creatures can be quite dangerous in groups. 


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Silent Hill's puzzles are similar in 
complexity to those found in Resident Evil. 


Silent Hill's prerendered cinemas are 
detailed enough to capture even the 
most subtle character expressions. 


enemies. As Harry wanders the treacherous 
streets of Silent Hill, he occasionally comes 
across pages from his daughter's sketch book. 
Written in a child's scrawl on these pages are 
such clues as "to school." Armed with such a 
clue, all you have to do is check your town map 
to find the location of the school and head in 
that direction. (Of course, there are a number 
of canyon-sized potholes blocking your path, 
but you wouldn't want them to make it too 
easy, would you?) Other puzzles involve playing 
a piano to retrieve a special item and unlocking 
the clock tower that serves as a doorway 
between the two parallel universes. 

Advancing Silent Hill's movie-calibre 
story are some truly gorgeous prerendered 
cutscenes, which give you a whole new 
level of insight into the lives of the 
game's characters. While not quite 
on par with Metal Gear Solid's, 

Silent Hill's voice acting remains 
above average, preventing the 
game from descending into 
unintentional self-parody. 

Given the continuing popularity of 
the survival horror genre and the 
tremendous success of Konami's 
most recent effort, Metal Gear Solid, 
Silent Hill could become a hit of 
“monstrous” proportions. @ 


Gamer’s 
Edge 


Hear the Evil... 


Although useless for 
communication purposes, 
this radio emits white 
noise as enemies 
approach. The sound 
actually changes 
depending on the direction 
and number of creatures, 
so listen carefully. 


32 million 


The number of viewers 
who watch WCW 
Monday Nitro and 
Thunder on television 
every week. 


13 


The number of hours 
WCW is оп TV each 
week 


The number of countries 
that get WCW 
broadcasted to 

them in... 


10 


different languages 


300 


The number of WCW live 
events that take place 
each year in the U.S. 


13 million 


The number of hits 
WCW's Web site 
(wcwwrestling.com) 
receives each month 


The number of monster 
trucks WCW sponsors in 
USHRA (United States 
Hot Rod Association) 


Our estimate of nWo 
White's average 10 


THQ 12 
Inland Productions Action 


January 
1999 


100 


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WCW/nWo Thunder 


CW wrestling 
has become 
popular 
enough to 
spawn a second 
weeknight 
television show, 
Thunder. Now that show has 
become popular enough to spawn 
its own video game. WCW/nWo 
Thunder is THQ's follow-up to its 
wildly successful WCW Nitro for 
the PlayStation and offers a host 
of updates. 

As far as the roster goes, 
Thunder has more than 6o 
wrestlers, all real this time. 

They are updated with regard to 
their current allegiances. But since 
WCW/nWo wrestlers aren't the 
type to settle down, the game 
will allow you to change a 
character's alliance anytime you 
want. Did Giant join nWo Red on 
last week's Monday Night Nitro, 
only a week after you bought the 
game? No problem. Just change 
his team symbol on the select 
Screen and save. Now you can 
play as the new Giant, complete 
with costume change. 

Inland Productions did more 
than just update the roster. They 
took feedback from Nitro fans and 
improved other areas as well. 
Thunder now has weapons 
(excuse us, offensive-oriented 
ringside furniture) and Steel Cage 
matches. Each character is also more 
defined, reflecting the "real-life" strengths and 
weaknesses of the actual wrestlers. You can see 
this on the select screen—the wrestlers now 
have individualized Might icons that are colored 
differently for separate areas of the body. 
Bright green arms, for example, indicate a strong 
attacker, while bright green legs mean you have 
one of those quick and nimble types. So in the 


game, you'll see Buff Bagwell's Might icon has green 
arms and Ultimo Dragon has green legs. Goldberg, to 
no one's surprise, is green from head to toe. 

This is THQ's last PlayStation WCW game 
(with WCW Nitro being its last N64 WCW title) 
before the company switches to the WWF license. 
Electronic Arts will be taking over the WCW license 


іп 1999. @ 


Hogan wearing nWo Red 

colors? Goldberg now with 
Raven's Flock? Yup, you can change the alliances and 
corresponding costumes of any of the 60 wrestlers. 


You сап be a master cheater, too...just hit the Select 
button to call in a member of your faction for a little 
extra help. 


zt consider yourself a 
fighting connoisseur, Guilty Gear 
comes highly recommended. No 
true fan of the genre should be 


without a copy. 
- PSM Online 


EB 


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Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko 


uch like the "difficult third album" 
syndrome that we see with bands, 
there is always the worry that the 
third game in a series is just going 
to be more of the same with no 
new ideas. As the PlayStation 
reaches a point of “maturity” we're 
seeing a number of established series reaching this 
point, notably Crash Bandicoot and Tomb Raider, 
which have had their work cut out to stay credible. 
Gex: Enter the Gecko certainly benefitted from 
some spectacular timing. When it was released last 
year it benefitted significantly from the fact that there 
really weren't that many games in the genre kicking 
around at the time. But now, with Crash: WARPED and 
Spyro out there...can Gex still hold his head up? 
The team at Crystal is adamant that Deep Cover 


My 2 Cents 


Gecko is a totally new game, and not just Gex 2.5. The Gex engine (also used in Akuji and Soul Reaver) has 
They've stripped the concept back to its barest been tweaked yet again to provide even more detail. 
The new gameplay essentials and have gone through and implemented 
mechanics definitely lots of new ideas “borrowed” from similar games. guns), War (soldier outfit), the Mob, Mexican, Dracula 
make Gex 3 feel a Banjo-Kazooie has obviously been plundered for (which speak for themselves), Sherlock Holmes 
lot more like a "fully creative ideas as we now see a more intricate and (where the level is arranged like a game of Clue) and 
rounded" game than complex overworld which acts as the familiar 'hub'to even Hercules where Gex gets all pumped and buff. 
Gex 2. The new hub all ofthe levels, as well as a more structured system Different outfits alter the gameplay mechanics subtly 
and collectable of collectables. Gex now has a number of objects to and make the game much more refined when it comes 
system gives a find within the environments, with the ‘bugs’ being to working through the puzzle elements. 
definite B-K air to back from the first (2D) game alongside the ‘Paw On top of all the gameplay stuff...there’s obviously 
the proceedings. Coins' that allow you to build up your hit points. the "buxom chic" element thrown in there too. Hey, 
Like Crash, the third Supplemental to these are bonus tokens, which can you can't go wrong with a Baywatch babe can you? @ 
incarnation seems to be used to open up any of the 15 different sub games 
be the most refined. that appear throughout the levels. Ride on a variety 


of vehicles and creatures, play pool by jumping on 
-John Davison to the table and pushing the balls around, shoot at Marliece Andrada 
mobsters with a machine gun or even cruise around 
in a tank...there's plenty to keep 
illie Ета Um...What? How? Why? Buh? 
If we had to sum Gex 3 up in one 
word, it would have to be "variety." New 
addition to the Gex team, Lead Designer 


Chris Tremmel, has clearly made a 


Playing the part of Agent 
Xtra is Baywatch's very 
own Marliece Andrada 


considerable impact, bringing with him (she plays Skylar Bergman 
experience from stints with both on that particular piece of 
Interplay and Virgin working on quality programming). 
innovative games such as The Lost Featured in 16 different 
Vikings and the ill-fated Freakboy FMV sequences that come 
project. There seem to be considerably through to Gex's video- 
more outfits for бех to don than in Enter watch-phone thingy, she 
the Gecko...with themes ranging from plays the Ms. Moneypenny 
Fairy Tales, where he to Gex's Bond. 


dresses up like Little Red 
Riding Hood, to Anime 
Gex (big robots with 


fun...cruising in the tank lets you blow up some quality gear in the Mexican stereotypically Japanese influences, 


RMN The new vehicle system adds some extra Yo quiero Taco Bell? Gex dons The anime zone is full of some 
e pretty much anything. environment. like robot suits and crazy weaponry. 


Activision 1 
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www.activision.com 


January 
T5 1999 


Civilization Il 


Civilization II is easily 
my favorite PC game 
(with Dark Reign a 
close second). I'm 
ecstatic to see it for 
а home console. Тһе 
PlayStation version is 
pretty much perfect, 
with very few changes 
(mostly to the 
presentation and 
interface). If you've 
played the PC game, 
you'll be able to get 
into this one right 
away. If not, be warned: 
This is a deep game. 

І doubt many casual 
gamers will have the 
patience for this one. 


= Рап "Shoe" Hsu 


t’s slow-paced. It's devoid of any action. It's plain 


as far as graphics go. What is it? Only the finest 
turn-based strategy game ever to hit the PC (in 
this writer's humble opinion). Civilization Il has 
won countless awards from the PC press and is 
generally considered one of the best computer 
games period, strategy or otherwise. Now, 
PlayStation owners will be treated to a console 


version that thankfully, isn't dummied down in the 


My 2 Cents 


least bit. 

Civ Il is an empire-building game of epic 
proportions. You start in the year 4000 B.C. with a 
single group of settlers who are responsible for 
building your first city. Once this capital city is in 
place, you can choose what resources its 


inhabitants will work on, based on the surrounding 


environments (mountains are good for mining, 
oceans are good for fishing, grasslands are good 
for growing food, etc.). While keeping your 
populace happy and fed, you'll also have to worry 
about expanding your empire beyond that initial 
city, while keeping a strong military presence and 
making sure you're keeping up with the rest of the 
world in terms of scientific know-how. 

This scientific know-how will prevent your 
empire from falling by the wayside in the game's 
ultimate goal: to either conquer all of civilized 
Earth or to be the first nation to colonize another 
planet. In the beginning, you will start with some 
basic knowledge to keep your primitive society 
alive, such as irrigation (to help grow food) or 
pottery (to help build granaries to store food). 

In the end, you will have to take your civilization 
through more than 6,000 years of scientific 
advances, ranging from discovery of the wheel 
to bronze and iron working to reading and writing 
to gunpowder to steam power to gasoline 
combustion to solar and nuclear power. These 
discoveries will allow you to build special 
structures, including certain “Wonders of 
the World" like the Great Wall (of China) 
or something less grand, like a simple 

temple for people to worship at or a 

sewer system to help keep your cities 

clean or a SAM missile battery to keep 
the skies friendly. You will also learn to 
create military units ranging from the 
chain-mailed pikemen to musketeers to 
modern-day stealth bombers. Overall, 
you will be working with a knowledge 
tree of close to 9o branches of science, 


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Lost? Need a little empire-building 
guidance? You can get advice from any 
one of your five FMV-ed advisors. 


Civ Il improves upon the original Civilization (available 
on the PC and SNES) by adding new graphics, more 
discoveries and more units. The PS Civ Il is essentially 
the same as the PC Civ Il, which is a good thing. 


each allowing you access to a multitude of different 
structures and units. Like we said: epic. 

You can play Civilization || any number of ways. 
You can expand quietly, making peace with the other 
CPU-controlled civilizations, or you can overrun them 
with brute force. Just make sure you don't fall too far 
behind in the scientific race. After all, archers don't 
fare too well nowadays against AEGIS Cruisers. 

Civilization II will not sell as well in the action- 
oriented console market as it did on the PC side, but 
that doesn’t mean it’s not a game worth checking out. 
If you're the patient, thinking type and you're into 
strategy games, you owe it to yourself to check out 
this masterpiece. @ 


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Eidetic Action 1999 
www.989studios.com 


Syphon Filter 


ith one of the stranger names in 
gaming as of late (rivaled only by 
Eggs of Steel and Irritating Stick), 
Syphon Filter comes to us from 
Eidetic and 989 Studios. In this 3D 
action/adventure reminiscent of 
Metal Gear Solid, Mission: 


Impossible and GoldenEye in some aspects, you 


yphon Filt 


What in the hell 
does it mean? 


Confused about what this 
game's name means? Well, we 
are too. So we checked on the 
Web at www.dictionary.com 
and here's what we came up 
with: Apparently, this game 
has something to do with a 
tube with liquid in it that 
passes from one vessel to 
another, and in the process, 
runs through a filter of some 
sort-possibly for purification 
purposes. Whatever. At least 
the game is good so far. 


syphon- 

(a) n: a tube running from the 
liquid in a vessel to a lower 
level outside the vessel so 
that atmospheric pressure 
forces the liquid through the 
tube [syn: siphon] 


(b) n : The sucking proboscis 
of certain parasitic insects 
and crustaceans. 


v : Convey, draw off, or empty 
by or as if by a siphon [syn: 
siphon, siphon off] 


filter- 

(a) n : removes something 
from whatever passes 
through it 


(b) n : alters the frequency 
spectrum of signals passing 
through it 


v : remove by passing through 
a filter; "filter out the 
impurities" [syn: filtrate, 
strain, separate out, filter out] 


Source: WordNet (г) 1.6 [wn] & Webster's 
Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 
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control Special Operations agent Gabriel Logan 
as he tries to unravel the mystery behind a 
terrorist organization and a deadly biological 
weapon they possess which is capable of 
destroying mankind altogether. Obviously, this 
is a bad thing. 

So, as Gabe, your job is to make your way 
through a variety of levels, each with its own 
real-life look (e.g., subways, city streets, parks, 
etc.), and a number of enemies, obstacles and 
objectives to save everybody in the world. So 
far, the story is quite interesting and is weaved 
into the levels rather well, thanks to CG 
cinematics, above-average voice work and 
large, well thought-out stages. Some levels 
have you chasing an enemy down subway 
tunnels, with trains going both ways right next 
to you. One wrong step, or a misjudged roll and 
you're dead. Another level has you following a 
major player in the game’s plot through a 
museum. But if you get too close, or pull out 
your weapon, his guards will be alerted and 
your mission will be a failure. Weapon-wise, 
Syphon Filter isn’t lacking, but it’s obvious the 
game's emphasis is on strategy and not 
carnage. Nonetheless, you'll find a variety 
of weapons, ranging from your standard 9mm 
with silencer to a deadly Assault Rifle, among 
many others. 

You may remember the developer of this one 
and their work on another game from the past. 
If not, let us refresh your memory. Eidetic is 
best known for the 3D update to Bubsy, with 
Bubsy 3D for the PlayStation. But don’t worry— 
even this beta version of Syphon Filter is leaps 
and bounds better than the finished Bubsy 3D, 
and might even end up being a keeper when it’s 
completed (the Review Crew will let you know 
soon). Please note: This preview is more of an 


Nicely animated cutscenes break up the levels. 
Don't be fooled—they're done with CG graphics, 
and not the game's engine. 


Yes, that is a subway train coming right at Syphon 
Filter's main dude Gabriel Logan—but don't worry, he's a 
special agent. 


update, showing you new pictures and such. For 
another preview of Syphon Filter (with more detailed 
info concerning the game, its story line and how it 
plays), check in the December issue of EGM (#113). @ 


THE FUTURE 


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PLAYSTATION 


Guardian's Crusade 


t's more than just the cartoony polygonal 
graphics that make Activision's Guardian's 
Crusade an attention-grabbing RPG. For 

| starters, the game— called Knight & Baby in 
Japan—is the first RPG developed by Tamsoft, 
who's best known for creating the Toshinden 


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, Your Pocket 


n7 of several flavor-of-the-moment game concepts, 

P including all the things that Pokémon and Monster 
Rancher did first (see the sidebar for more on the 
game's hybrid flair). 

Right near the quest's outset, your armor-clad 
hero stumbles on a baby critter—named, 
appropriately enough, Baby—who clutches to 
your side like a doe-eyed puppy. Your goal for the 
rest of this 35- to 40-hour adventure is to return 
Baby to its momma, along the way discovering a 
few secrets about the little guy. Lucky for you, 
Baby's got teeth. He'll fight alongside 
you in battle and gain strength and skills, 
such as the ability to fly, throughout the 
game. And while you don't run across any 
other characters who join your party, you 
will uncover a vast army of tiny helpers, 

called Living Toys, who you summon 

from your pocket to join the fray. 
Guardian's Crusade is a traditional 

RPG, with turn-based battles, a massive 

overworld and lots of miniquests. 

It also features about 15 minutes of 

rendered, appropriately cartoony 

cutscenes. But don't let the cutesy 
visuals lead you to think the game's 
pure kid's stuff. With its huge variety 
of Living Toy helpers, the game packs 

a surprising amount of strategy. @ 


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Combat isn't random in 
the massive overworld. 
Enemy parties are 
represented by two 
types of roaming ghost 
icons. Pink ones—which 
chase you—represent 
stronger enemies, while 
white ones are weaker 
and will flee. 


fighters. And then there's its blatant borrowing 


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Guardian’s 
Crusade is a 
traditional 
RPG. You 
visit towns, 
talk to 
yokels, go 
on mini- 
quests, etc., 
etc., etc. 


Granting the game its Tamagotchi twist 

is Baby, your pink, sickeningly cute, 
vaguely hippo-like sidekick and ward. Like 
any digital pet, Baby requires nurturing 
throughout the adventure. You can feed 
him to make him happy and healthy, as well 
as send him off to fetch things on the 
overworld map. If you like what he finds- 
which can be anything from money to 
armor-you can praise him. If Baby fetches 
a worthless item or weapon, you should 
scold him instead, or else he'll always bring 
you crap items. Scold him too often, however, 
and the little guy just might bite you. 

Baby is also your compadre in battle. As 

he gains experience, he'll learn to morph 
into 14 different characters, each with 
unique attacks. 


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NCAA March Madness 99 


Electronic Arts 1-8 85 January 
EA Sports Canada Sports 1999 
www.easports.com 


hink you're good enough to make it to 
the big dance? Find out with EA Sports' 
March Madness 99. 

While last year's March Madness 
earned high marks for realism and 
gameplay, it was a bit lacking in one 
key area—attitude. Hoping to remedy 

this, EA Sports has added a hip-hop soundtrack 
featuring DJ Q-Bert of Invisbl Skratch Picklz and 
player-controlled dunks that let you take it 
to the hole in style. A brand-new 
Momentum Meter lets you ignite the 
crowd like never before, giving your 
team that fabled "sixth player," found 
only in college basketball. Interactive 
crowd chants and more than бо licensed 
fight songs further add to March 
Madness 99's collegiate atmosphere. 

March Madness 99 doesn't skimp on 
statistical depth, either; the game tracks 
all 107 of its Пімісіоп-І teams on the road 
to the Final Four, allowing you to follow 
your favorite team (or its most bitter 
rival) on the CBS Sportsline Poll or 
Electronic Arts' very own EA Sports 
Poll. The game even awards the 
Naismith and Wooden Awards to 
two deserving athletes. 

March Madness 99 looks better than 
ever thanks to new player animations, 
Such as leaners, fade-away 
jumpers and cross-over 
dribbles, and an impressive 


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Rock the rim with NCAA March Madness 99's 
user-controlled dunks. 


TV-style presentation that captures the action from 
every conceivable angle. 

March Madness 99 also gives the ladies their 
“props” by including 16 of the finest Division-l 
women's teams. You also get 20 historical men's 
teams, an ultra-deep Dynasty Mode and a three-point 
Shootout, making March Madness 99 one of the 
premier PlayStation hoops titles available. e 


Adding to the tank of the sequel-fueled 
machine known as the gaming industry, 
Rampage 2: Universal Tour brings us more 
rampaging monster mayhem from Avalanche 
and Midway. Unlike some sequels however, 
Universal Tour actually gives you a broader 
building-bashing experience— instead of the 
same old, same old (ahem). 

There will be 125 levels in the finished version 
of Rampage 2: Universal Tour, and five new 
bonus levels. These levels take you to a variety 
of locations like Rampage: World Tour, except 
this time there are different times of day, and 
different types of weather to contend with. 
Consequently, bad weather makes taking down 
buildings or making your way around a level 


more difficult — say, if it's raining 
or snowing. 

With several new characters, 
going through all 125 levels will 
be a bit more interesting, and with the three- 
player mode, replay should be high. Each of 
the characters (including the original three: 
Lizzie, Ralph and George) have their own 
unique special moves that are quite powerful. 
By eating people and other food items, your 
power meter for this special move increases. 
Once it is at a respectable level, you can 
unleash it and do quite a bit of damage to 
a building, your enemies, etc. In addition to 
the characters available at start, look [ог 
hidden ones. 


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Killer Game Sports 1999 
www.989sports.com 


NCAA Final Four '99 


S 989 Sports' 
first foray 
into college 
basketball, 
Final Four 
'99 will 
emphasize 
realistic player models, 
"nuance animation," TV-style 
presentation and 305 NCAA 
1-A teams. With Killer Game 
behind it (creators of Face Off ~ 
'99), locking in these features 
and many more shouldn't be a problem. 

TV-style presentation has been quite a trend in hoops games this year. 
Don't expect Final Four to stop the fad. Innovative things such as black- 
and-white replays, multiple camera angles, authentic announcing and 

commentary by Quinn Buckner, all contribute to the 
broadcast feel. In addition, nuance animation such as 
booing crowds (they wave too), nervous coaches and 
animated referees contribute as well. As for player mo- 
cap, University of Kansas' Paul Pierce provides all the 
moves including subtle stuff—from free-throw line 
stretching to Rodman-like horizontal dives. 

While most collegiate basketball sims have 
traditionally been tamer than their pro counterpart, 
Final Four is a bit wilder. Aggressive jam animation 
along with cool releases —the fade-away jumper and 
the forward lunge look and feel authentic. 

At this point in the game's development it's evident 

the gameplay won't be a problem. Cruising 

around the court guarding, shooting, 
stealing, etc., is a breeze. Another 
innovative feature can be found when 
defending players. Hold down the 
triangle button and you'll automatically 
guard and follow the AI player of your 
choice. It takes some of the guessing out 
of defense but it's still nice. Another cool 
feature is the shot meter. This small, red 
to green meter appears as you wind up 
for a shot. Hold it down for just the right 
amount of time and your shots are more 
likely to go in. 

With all the bells and whistles in 
place: a 64-team tournament, tons of 
stats and a solid 3D game engine, Final 
Four will most likely be a successful 
game. It looks like the battle between EA 
Sports and 989 Sports rages. e 


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often set up complicated plays and execute them well. 


Using the sideline, low-cam reveals the 
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Freestyle Boardin' '99 


ith the success of Sony's Cool 
Boarders series, the appearance 
of a few imitators was inevitable. 
Few, however, were prepared for 
the avalanche of snowboarding 
titles that have appeared for all 
major systems in recent months. 


Riding the crest of this avalanche is Freestyle Boardin' 


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'99, Capcom’s first foray into this hot genre. 

Following the trail blazed by Cool 
Boarders 2, Freestyle Boardin' "99 combines 
a number of real-world snowboarding 
events into a single extreme tournament. 
In addition to the traditional slalom and 
downhill events, would-be X-Games 
competitors can hone their skills in trick, 
halfpipe and big air competitions. 

Rather than improving your performance 
by purchasing better equipment, Freestyle 
Boardin' departs from most of its 
predecessors by allowing you to edit your 
rider's skills as you progress through a 
tournament. Up to 10 credits, which can be 
used to bolster your performance in five 
different categories: max speed, cornering, 
technique, power and recovery, are awarded 
after each event based on player 
performance. 

Aside from the game's innovative skills 
editor, Freestyle Boardin' '99 looks and 
plays suspiciously like Cool Boarders; in 


Look familiar? Freestyle Boardin' '99 bears 
more than a few similarities to the popular 
Cool Boarders series. 


Individual stunts are assigned to specific buttons, 
allowing them to be performed with ease. 


addition to the graffiti-inspired logos and alternative 
soundtrack, the game also has an annoying, 
disembodied voice that critiques your performance. 
(“Вађу, go home to mama!") While you're free to 
perform tricks anywhere on the course, Freestyle 
Boardin' rewards you with trick points only at 
well-marked ramps, as was the case in Cool 
Boarders. You're also restricted to the same 

Death Star trench-like courses, which don't even 
branch to allow exploration. (Can | hear a “Bogus!,” 
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surely remember the classic arcade 
. shooter, R-Type. It came home for 
Destroy The Evil the Sega Master System, the 
TurboGrafx-16 and the Game Boy, 
4 and spawned sequels on the Super 
Bydo Empire NES (Super R-Type and the awesome R-Type III) and 
in the arcade (R-Type Leo). Now, after an extended 
absence, the classic series is back in the form of 
R-Types, for the PlayStation. 
Before you get too excited, be 
aware—R-Types is not a new game. 
Instead, it's a compilation containing 
arcade-perfect ports of the original 
R-Type and its little-seen sequel, R-Type 
Il. Still, this is in no way a bad thing. 
We're talking about two of the greatest 
shooters of all time here. It's also got extremely high, and the gameplay is as tight as they 
a special library full of interesting come. Oh yeah —the bosses kick ass, too. If you're a 
information about the back story of shooter fan who admires a challenge, R-Type is your 
the R-Type series and its many ships paradise (and R-Type II is even more difficult than the 
and enemies. original, though it's only got six stages, compared to 
R-Type isn't about glitz and glamour R-Type's eight). 
or “twitch-style” play—it's all about R-Types is due for release this February, courtesy of 
learning the patterns of the enemies on Ascii. Shooter fans, you owe it to yourselves to check 
each stage and developing strategies to this out. It’s a true piece of gaming history, and it'll 
overcome them. The challenge level is only cost you around $40. 


Make no mistake—R-Type is easily one of the best 
shooters of all time. R-Type II is no slouch, either. 


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bombs and other unique power-ups in the 
attempt to grab the checkered flag. Winnings 
can be used to purchase faster animals and 
additional power-ups as well as to enter more 
advanced leagues. You can even clean out a 
friend's piggy bank with the game's unique 
wagering system. 

Each of Bomberman Fantasy Race's seven 
whimsical courses is filled with hidden 
shortcuts, pits, minefields and other hazards. 
Advanced riders can use the game's unique 
“Triangle Jump" technique to vault ahead of 
the competition. Come in first, and you'll be 


Get the jump on the competition 
with Bomberman Fantasy Race's 
Triangle Jump technique. 


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Warzone 2100 


he year is 2100. The earth is beginning 
to thaw from a 20-year-long nuclear 
winter. On a good day, the rag-tag band 
of survivors who recently emerged from 
their subterranean sanctuary can see 
the sun. In Warzone 2100, the new 
real-time strategy game from Eidos 
Interactive, you must help this unlikely band of 
survivors prosper and reclaim technologies lost 
during the decades spent underground, technologies 
essential to defeating the bands of cut-throat 
mercenaries who roam North America as well as 
punishing whoever (or whatever) was responsible for 
the nuclear holocaust that pushed mankind to the 
brink of destruction. 

The most immediately noticeable difference 
between Warzone 2100 and the horde of 
Command and Conquer clones currently on 
the market is the game's rotatable 3D 
landscapes, which add a brand-new level 
of realism and strategy to the tried-and- 
true RTS (real-time strategy) genre. Dig a 
little deeper, however, and you'll find even 
more innovation; in Warzone 2100, you 
don't simply choose from premade 
weapons of mass destruction — you create 
them. According to Eidos, more than 2,000 
unique vehicles can be assembled from 
the game's basic building blocks, far more 

than the dozen or so 
found in your 
typical RTS. 


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Once built, units can be given more than two dozen 
different commands, such as defend, patrol or 
pursue. Your forces can also be instructed to retreat 
after sustaining light, medium or heavy damage or, 
when the you-know-what really hits the fan, simply to 
“до or die." 

Although jaded 
RTS fans may think 
they've seen and 
played it all, 
Warzone 2100's 
numerous 
innovations and 
sharp 3D graphics 
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From the company responsible for such PlayStation classics 
as WipeOut, Colony Wars and G-Police comes Eliminator, a 
genre-bending action/racer that harkens back to arcade 
hits of the past. 

Best described as WipeOut meets Doom, Eliminator puts 
gamers behind the controls of a sleek anti-gravity racer outfitted 
with the usual assortment of lasers, cannons and rocket 
launchers plus one interesting addition—a ticking time bomb! 
To survive, players must continually add time to the clock, 
accomplished by destroying enemies and by collecting pick-ups. 
Destroy all the enemies in one arena, and you'll be granted 
access to a new arena, filled with bigger, badder enemies and 
a plethora of new pick-ups. Arenas are linked by hazard-filled 
track sections, which must be successfully navigated as 
quickly as possible. 

Each of the game's eight levels constitutes a different 
interplanetary location, from the bubbling Lava World to 


the underwater 
environment 
of the Tropical 
Atoll. Powerful 
bosses and eight bonus stages add even more variety. 

Most of Eliminator's enemies are heavily armed bipedal 
mechs, which, if video games have taught us anything, will 
be as common as Volkswagens in the not-too-distant future. 
Some enemies are so big, they literally must be cut down to 
size by successively destroying their legs, torso and finally 
their heads. Fortunately, your arsenal of 12 devastating 
weapons evens the odds a bit. Collecting credits also allows 
you to upgrade your current vessel or to buy an entirely 
new one. 

Fans of rapid-fire, arcade-style action definitely should check 
out Eliminator when it hits store shelves later this month, but 
hurry—time's a wastin'. 


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Psygnosis 18 65 February 
Intelligent Games Sports 1999 


Web Address: www.psygnosis.com 


Pro 18: World Tour Golf 


layStation's crowded golf simulation 
field is about to get even cozier with 
the addition of Psygnosis' Pro 18: 
World Tour Golf. Developed by 
London-based Intelligent Games, 
maker of PGA European Tour as 
well as numerous golf expansion 
discs for EA Sports, Pro 18 reflects the level of detail 
that can only be achieved after years of experience in 
a given genre. 

Leaving the traditional “three-click” interface (or 
“two-click,” in the case of Sony’s ultra- 
accessible Hot Shots Golf) behind, Pro 
18: World Tour Golf employs an 
advanced “Professional Swing” interface 
that adds a release control for greater 
accuracy and realism. All-new aiming 


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and putting engines further differentiate 
Pro 18 from the rest of the pack. 

If you’re looking for top names, Pro 18: 
World Tour Golf has those, too; the 
picture-perfect swings of Tom Lehman, 
Colin Montgomerie, lan Woosman, 
Dottie Pepper, Vijay Singh, Jasper 
Parnavik, Laura Davies and Masters 
champion Mark O’Meara were all filmed 
at top television production facilities 
and incorporated into the game, as was 
the voice of announcer Peter Arliss, 
adding to Pro 18’s television-style look 
and sound. Additionally, three top 
courses from around the globe— 
Northern Ireland's Royal County Down, 
South Africa's The Lost City Golf Course 


The green bar below the familiar strength/accuracy 
meter is the all-new release control. 


and Idaho's Coeur d' Alene Resort Golf Course (funny 
how the course from Idaho has the most exotic- 
sounding name, isn't it?) —were modeled with 
amazing accuracy thanks to new surveying 
techniques. A plethora of play modes — Strokeplay, 
Four Ball, Shoot Out, Skins and Tournament— should 
have golf fans duffing into the wee hours. 

PlayStation newcomers who enjoyed the 
unadulterated fun of Hot Shots Golf and are looking to 
experience the next level of realism definitely should 
check out Pro 18: World Tour Golf. @ 


While anxious shooter fans in the U.S. are eagerly 
awaiting the upcoming release of R-Types, Japanese 
gamers are already indulging in R-Type Delta, the 
series' first console-exclusive sequel since the 
masterful R-Type III was released years ago for 
the Super NES. 

Because we're short on space here, we're going 
to get right into the game's features. We'll be back 
with a more in-depth preview if and when the game 
is announced for U.S. release (it better be!). 


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First of all, there are three ships you can 
choose from: the R9a Delta (a modified version 
of the classic ship), the R13 (with its cool 
Anchor Force unit), and the RX (which sports a 
kick-ass Tentacle Force unit that practically has 
a mind of its own). Each ship has its own set of 
weapons, in addition to powerful Beam attacks 
(which you can charge up twice, like in R-Type 
III) and an all-new Delta Attack that charges 
up by absorbing energy from your enemies 
through physical contact with your Force Unit. 
You can now increase or decrease your speed 
at will, too (there are four levels in all). 

R-Type Delta features Dual Shock support, 
the ability to save your play stats (higher 
Scores and longer play times can open up 
hidden features and extra credits), and has 
seven beautiful stages to conquer. Hopefully 
someone will pick it up for U.S. release soon, 
because the game totally rocks. If you're an 
R-Type fan, you should seriously consider 
importing this baby. You won't be 
disappointed. 


The classic gameplay of R-Type is 
back with gorgeous 3D graphics. It 
doesn't get much better than this. 


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MUSIC 


USIC (yep, all capital letters for 
some reason) is certainly something 
very different for a piece of 
PlayStation software—for a start, 
it's not a game, it's a “music 
composition, editing and mixing" 
application that allows you to create 
dance music. Those of you who have tried the 
"Acid..." programs on the PC will be familiar with the 
style of application— but for those of you in the dark, 
this is basically a 16-track music editor that lets you 
sequence four-bar riffs, beats, percussion effects and 
samples from a library of techno, house, trip-hop, 
ambient and drum-and-bass sounds. 

Building a music track is very simple; all of the 
samples are represented graphically so you simply 
arrange them on the grid before playing back 
how the different elements sound together. The 
initial library of sounds that comes with the 
product includes 3,000 different elements that 
range from simple bass lines to vocal lines. 

As if all this weren't enough (and it's 
surprisingly effective) MUSIC also comes with 
a simple graphics editing tool that lets you 
synchronize graphics with your tunes. 3D 
objects can be manipulated and lit and 
textured to produce simple club-style videos. 

As we go to press, MUSIC is yet to be signed 

by a U.S. publisher, but it's another 


perfect example of how the PlayStation is capable of 
attracting a broad audience by providing ideas that 
are somewhat more “out of the box” than standard 
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graphical interface. 


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Released in Japanese arcades last year, Libero usual overhead perspective, in Libero 


Grande is Namco's attempt at giving the soccer genre 
a swift kick in the butt. Unlike other soccer games 
where you control the entire team, in Libero Grande 
you only control one member of the team. Basically, 
it's like playing "real" soccer. Based on Namco's 
System 12 hardware, Libero Grande has made a 
successful leap to Sony's home system. When 
choosing from one of the various modes (Arcade, 
International Cup, Exhibition and World League) you'll 
take the field along with the other members of your 
team. Viewed from a distinctly different view than the 


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Grande you actually feel like you're on the 
field. The stadiums are well-constructed, and 
the whole game gives you an amazing 
feeling of depth, meaning that the stadium 
feels like a stadium. 

Of course, this wouldn't be a Namco game 
unless they were to add features exclusive 
to the home version. In addition to the 
normal one-player game, an additional 
player may join in for cooperative play via a 
vertical split screen. This actually works very 
well as you wait for your teammates to pass 
the ball to you, since the perspective gives 
you an effective view of the field. For soccer- 
game aficionados who wish to sharpen their 
Skills, there is a mode called Challenge 9. 
Through various drills you are able to hone 
your penalty-kick shots, goal-scoring 
accuracy, ball-dribbling drills involving 
cones, etc. The only thing this game lacks is 
a FIFA license, but anyone with a hankering 
for a more "realistic" soccer game will be 
hard-pressed to do better than this. 

Although Namco hasn't announced any 
plans to bring this one to the States, it 
would certainly be a refreshing change from 


the usual yearly updates to the more familiar 


franchises. At the very least, Libero Grande 
remains a compelling import purchase. 


From the start, you can choose from 20 
players. Could there be hidden Tekken 
characters as well? 


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Any terrain. Single player or one-on-one. Sony Dual Shock™ Analog Controller feedback lets you feel the street, while fresh new skate sounds 


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MLB 2000 


This highly anticipated baseball game by 989 
Sports could be the one to watch for. Detailed 
player modeling will make the players' faces and 
bodies more accurate. Stadiums have been 
tweaked to a higher degree as well. Vin Scully is 
back for play-by-play along with Dave Campbell 
for the one-two punch. Perhaps the most radical 
change will be the Total Control Pitching. This 
crazy feature will apparently bring pitch control 
to a new level. By the way, these screens are 
extremely early, and in some cases are mock- 
Ups, not real shots. 


NBA Shoot Out '99 


This year's Shoot Out looks remarkably improved. 
High-resolution player models along with several 
other graphic tricks have made the boys look 
really good. Along those same lines, a boat-load 
of new animations including signature moves 
(Shaq attack, Garnett's off-the-glass dunk, etc.) 
will hopefully increase realism. Like Final Four, a 
new shot meter will facilitate more accurate 
shooting. But for the personal touch, Total Control 
Dunking, Passing and Shooting will be available. 
This 989 Sports title is due out January '99. Look 
for a full-length preview in the next EGM. (These 
screens may be doctored as well—check out 
Shaq's head in the screenshot to the right!) 


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Street Fighter 
Alpha 3 


We previewed SFA3 last month but have some 
updates for you. The PS version has three 
hidden characters the arcade version doesn't 
have...the male trio from Super Street Fighter: 
Fei-Long, T. Hawk and Dee Jay. Also, the home 
version will have a single-player World Tour 
Mode where your character can earn new 
skills (air blocking, heavier-hitting isms, etc.) 
by defeating CPU opponents. You can also 
take your fighter on the road with the soon-to- 
be-released PocketStation. All in all, the home 
version of Alpha 3 is shaping up to be a pretty 
ambitious project. 


3Xtreme 


3Xtreme is the third in a very successful 
line of Gen-X sports titles by 989 Sports. 
The game features a total rebuild including 
anew 3D game engine, motion capture 
from Andy MacDonald and Dave Mirras, 
plus a load of rad new tricks. Biking, 
skateboarding and inline skating are the 
highlighted sports. 3Xtreme has 22 
courses plus 12 characters. 


Carmageddon 


Confusingly, the PS game called Carmageddon is 
actually a port of the PC title Carmageddon II: 
Carpocalypse Now (recently released in the U.S. 
through Interplay and developed by the same 
team who did the original, Stainless), which 
expanded upon the much-publicized controversial 
themes of the original. Although it looks like a 
racing game, it received a lot of attention for the 
extremely violent gameplay. Ever wanted to run 
people over? Well now you can. And get rewarded. 


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Thousand Arms 


Recently released in Japan, Atlus’ latest RPG, Thousand Arms, has been 
confirmed for a U.S. release this spring. Co-developed by Atlus and Red 
Company (developers of the Sakura Taisen series for Sega), Thousand Arms 


was one of the most talked-about RPGs of the year in Japan. With 2D 
RC Stunt Copter characters in lush, 3D environments, one of your main goals is to get out and 
Midway and Shiny Entertainment's RC Stunt date women to gain “spirit” strength in order to complete your journey. 


Copter has veered away from its more realistic 
sim origins, hence the long delays. Now, this 
stunt copter game is more action-oriented, with 
mission-based objectives that are more fun and 
lighthearted in nature. On one stage for example, 
your goal is to stop a child from floating away by 
popping (running into) the bunch of balloons he’s 
holding. RC Stunt Copter should ship in the 
summer of 1999. 


Looney Tunes Lost in Time 


Looney Tunes Lost in Time is an upcoming 3D action/mascot/platform game 
which uses the cartoony but effective Jersey Devil engine (this game is being 
developed by Behaviour Interactive as well, but is being published by 
Infogrames). Bugs Bunny must use a time machine to travel through five 
different eras in order to get home, but villains like Yosemite Sam and 
Marvin the Martian are out to stop him. Lost in Time is due out in April. 


Broken Sword II: 
The Smoking Mirror 


On its way from THQ and Revolution Software, 
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror takes you on a 
point-and-click adventure with topnotch animated 
cutscenes and some of the best voice work in 
gaming. Due out in May, this title features loads of 
puzzles, 50+ characters to interact with and more. 


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NBA Showtime: 


asketball fans are going to be in for a 
huge treat this spring. The team that 
brought you NFL Blitz has come up 
with the arcade hoops game we've all 
been waiting for. NBA Showtime is a 
three-on-three b-ball contest in the 
same vein as NBA Jam. That's not 


surprising since most of the developers of Showtime 
worked on the original arcade versions of Jam (before 
the franchise name was bought by Acclaim). They 
were among the first to use real photos of the players 


and paste them on the bodies to make it 
look more realistic and they've taken that 
to the furthest extreme with Showtime. 
The problem with current "realistic" 
portrayals is that the face looks real, but 
they're plastered onto flat heads with 
maybe an extra polygon for a nose. The 
players in Showtime have cheeks, 
eyebrow ridges, ears and chins resulting 
in a shockingly realistic presentation. Of 
course the other body parts are equally 
detailed so you can see every cut of 
every muscle and ripple in uniforms. 

The game is still early and 
we've only seen tape so 
far, but it looks like it will 
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Midway 14 ist Qtr. 
Midway. Sports N/ A 1999 


Web Address: www.midway.com 


All of the players in NBA on NBC look extremely 
realistic, and have signature dunks, victory poses and 
current team affiliations. 


fun gameplay of Jam and Hangtime. All the NBA 
teams and a large majority of the real NBA players 
will be available, as well as the obligatory extras like 
Big Heads and secret characters. This could make its 
way to the arcades sooner if the NBA lockout is 
resolved, but will see release regardless this spring. 
It’s showtime! @ 


All of the NBA players in the game have NBA on NBC will have all of the features 
been modeled after the actual players. you've grown to love in Jam and Blitz, 
The faces are the most realistic ever. including a Create Player Mode. 


Publisher/Developer Players/Genre % Done | Release 
Midway 1:4 Ist Qtr. 
Atari Games Action МІ А 1999 


Web Address: www.midway.com 


War 


irst-person shooters have tried to make 
inroads into the arcades with the most 
recent example being Quake. The 
problem is that the graphics are dark 
and don't stand out well compared to 
other traditional arcade games that 
have more vibrant color palettes. 
Recently, Doom-esque games on the PC have enjoyed 
a bit of a resurgence thanks to the excellent graphics 
provided by 3Dfx cards. Since Voodoo revolutionized 
the PC market, more bright and innovative first- 
person shooters have been released and made way 
for the genre's entrance in the arcade market. 

Enter War from Midway/Atari games. This shooter is 
not a PC port, but an original game built from the 
ground up using no existing engines (such as the 
Unreal engine for example). The design philosophy is 
different as well, and it definitely shows because War 
doesn't look like anything we've seen on 


After you defeat every 
boss in the game, War 
gives you stats on how 
well you did in the level. 


All of the weapons in War are explosive in nature, 
including the weapon you start with, which is actually 


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brighter and the levels are less like 
labyrinths and more like battlefields, The 
overall graphics are great with smooth 
scrolling and little slowdown. 
The game is built for multiplayer and 
it can support up to four machines. 
Players can choose to play co-op or 
Death Match which is where War really 
shines. You can choose to be one of four 
different characters who 
each have a different 
default weapon and 
different characteristics 
like speed and defense, 
etc. The default weapon is 
very important, seeing as 
you can only carry one 
weapon at a time (to pick 
up another weapon, you 
must discard the one you 
have), so you will rely on 
old faithful fairly regularly. 
War is currently on test, 
so check it out if you can. 


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It is very easy to aim at enemies thanks to War's 
intuitive control and easy-to-reach buttons. 


Each weapon makes a very evident 
change both to the look of the 
character and the style of combat. 


There are a ton of weapons in the game including 
rocket launchers, grenade launchers, lasers 
and flamethrowers. 


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Star Wars Trilogy 


Plenty of new screenshots for Sega's sure-to- 
be-hit arcade game just keep pouring into our 
offices. As stated in our original preview, the 
game takes you through many of the well- 
known sites of the movies including Hoth, 
Yavin and Endor. SWT has space battles, 
speeder bike fights and Doom-style action 
Scenes. We told you that the finale of the 
game would be a lightsaber battle with Darth 
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Goth's Will Love This... 
The Story of Raziel 


When the original Kain game 
was released a couple of years 
ago, it's arguable that no one 
really noticed its significance. 
Despite being impaired by 
some nasty little problems, 
it was the closest thing the 
system had to an RPG for some 
considerable time. The sequel 
has been hot news now since 
it was previewed at E3 in May 
”98. Taking a dramatic change 
in style, it has been cited as 
revolutionary both in terms of 
the way it's presented and 
designed. Many believe the 
game was instrumental in 
Eidos' decision to invest in 
Crystal Dynamics back in 
September as the rapidly 
growing software giant is keen 
to increase its number of influ- 
ential and important franchis- 
es. If Soul Reaver is as suc- 
cessful as everyone seems 
to believe it can be, don't be 
surprised if it gets the full-on 


A full millennium has passed since the end of the first game (ВІ 


Tomb Raider treatment in 
the future. 

Ironically, one of the 
major changes between 
the original game and 
Soul Reaver is the adop- 
tion of somewhat more 
Tomb Raider-esque game- 
play and presentation style. 
The new game uses a vast- 
ly enhanced revision of 
the Gex 3D engine and 
offers some of the most 
impressive visuals on the 
PlayStation so far. 

Imagine a cross between 
Tomb Raider and Metal 
Gear Solid, and throw in 
some more supernatural 
imagery and you'll have a 
rough idea of the visual 
direction the game is tak- 
ing. Moody lighting and 
beautiful texture maps are 
the order of the day 
here...just scan through 
some of the screenshots in 


this feature and you'll see 
what we mean. 

To get a more detailed 
look at the first big game of 
1999, we visited Crystal 

Dynamics' studios in Mento 
Park, Calif., to speak with 
the team. ded up by 
Amy Hennig, the lead 
designer on the previous 
game, the team is nearing 

completion on the project in 
time for its release early in 


BE the year. 


Loading the latest version 
of the game on a test station, 
it's immediately obvious that 
it has come a long way in 
recent months. Numerous 
preview screenshots have 
been released since May, 
but the project is finally 

coming together. 

Hennig picks up the story 
from the beginning. “Тһе ҒМУ 
at the beginning of the game 
takes place centuries after the 


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Omen) and Lord Kain 


(As Told Through the Developer’s 
Storyboard Sketches) 


has set his capital in the ruins of the Pillars of Nosgoth (for those of you not “in the 


“We've tried to таке'зоте parts 

like*that scene in Logan's 

) Run...yotfkriow when they find all 
| of the old capital buildings апа 
they realize what's happened?" 


thinks that, like, five minutes 
have passed or something. The 
basic idea is pretty much like 
Spawn when he's cast into 
hell...a number of years pass in 
what seems to be a short 
space of time. He thinks he's 
just tumbled through the vor- 
tex and woken up, so when he 
re-emerges in the real world he 
sees places he thinks he only 
recently saw in all their glory 
now reduced to rubble. Part of 
the exposition of the story is 


events of the first game and 
you see that Kain has taken 
over like some kind of god. 
When the game starts though, 
even more time has passed 
and Raziel emerges in his 
mutated form. Now Kain's 
empire has pretty much 
crumbled and all of the 
vampires have degenerated 
into more monstrous forms. 
“Raziel falls from being cast 
out by Kain and when he hits 
the bottom of the pit he just 


Raziel discovering what has 
happened in the intervening 
centuries. We've tried to make 
some parts like that scene in 
Logan's Run...you know when 
they find all of the old capital 
buildings and they realize 
what's happened?" 

Early portions of the game 
have been around for some 
considerable time. EGM's 
sister magazine, Official U.S. 
PlayStation Magazine, even 
ran a demo of the first section 


(above, left): lead designer on 
the original Kain. Interviewed 
in main text. 


Rosaura Sandoval, producer 
(above, right): a Crystal veter- 
an of over four years. As an 
associate producer, Rose's 
previous projects include 
Blazing Dragons, Blood Omen 
Legacy of Kain PC, and Slam 
“№ Jam PC. 


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bf the major human kingdoms so that he could re-arrange the world to be 


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Shifting between the 
material world and the 
spectral world is an 
extremely important 
gameplay mechanic. Сы; 
Very often, the shift to Д у 
the spectral plane distorts а 
objects so that Raziel 

can use them to reach 

otherwise hard-to-reach 

areas of the levels. The 

morphing from one state 

to the other is one of the 

many impressive effects 


"Because Of Кате! 5 
undead Status, he 
effectively exists 
Within two different 
planes of reality. (ће 
‘spectral’ world and 
the ‘material’ world.” 


As is becoming the norm for games 
these days, the quality of the voice 
work throughout Soul Reaver is 
topnotch. Just before EGM went to 
press, Hennig and the team informed 
us of how the voice recordings had 
gone, saying, “Gordon Hunt and 
Kris Zimmerman are our directors—| 
noticed that you had featured Kris in 
your Slick 5o last issue, for her work 
on MGS. Gordon is a veteran, and an 
amazing director. He's done a lot of TV 
directing including Mad About You 
(he's Helen Hunt's dad) and Frasier. 
We had a lot of the same actors back, 
including Simon Templeman doing 
Kain and Tony Jay as the voice of the 
"Elder God," as well as Anna Gunn and 
Neil Ross. The actor we're using for 
Raziel, Michael Bell, has been doing 


(617іеі-Сгоисһу Smurf 


in the game. 


voice work for years, and he did a won- 


derful job with the script. He's got a 
long resumé. (You can check it out on 
the Internet Movie Database: 
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Bell,+Mich 
ael). He’s done all kinds of stuff over 
the years, from the Smurfs (he’s the 
voice of Grouchy, Handy and Lazy 
Smurf, but you’d never know it to hear 
him read Raziel) to the Transformers, 
Voltron, Aladdin, Rugrats, etc. He’s got 
an incredibly versatile voice. We got 
some hilarious stuff of him reading our 
script in all his different characters’ 
voices. It doesn’t sound quite as dra- 
matic when he reads it as Lazy Smurf! 

I think people are going to really like 
the voice he's given Raziel—it’s got a 
wounded quality to it, but it's hard- 
edged at the same time." 


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set about 


a few months ago (where a 
location from the first game 
was clearly visible...a large 
skull that acts as a doorway). 
But one of the big questions 
that many people want 
answered concerns whether 
the new game is in fact an 
RPG, or whether it's been sim- 


plified to accommodate the 3D 


engine. 

From sitting down with the 
team, and from playing a 
series of versions of the game, 
it's clear things are very differ- 
ent this time. Gameplay is 
obviously geared around the 
opportunities presented by a 
3D environment. There's plenty 
of action, and in fact one of the 
most important elements of 
the game is Raziel's ability to 
kill creatures and then absorb 


their souls. This is a fundamen- 


vampires could hang out all day and all night. Then, as he kills everyone off, he steals thq 


tal building block of the entire 
game, and it ensures there's 
always lots of fisticuffs amidst 
the more cerebral areas. 
Because of Raziel's undead 
status, he effectively exists 
within two different planes of 
reality: the "spectral" world 
and the "material" world. In 
order to keep himself in 
material plane, he has to 
ingest souls to sustain his 
energy. Failure to do so shifts 
him back into the spectral 
plane which is a dark and 
twisted version of the real 
world, infested with the dead. 
Shifting between the two 
dimensions is yet another 
gameplay mechanic though, 
and becomes increasingly 
important as Raziel's quest 
continues. Early in the game 
he shifts planes only when he 


is weak, or when he finds a 
portal. However, as he defeats 
more adversaries and absorbs 
their abilities through their 
souls, he eventually reaches 


“Тһе basic idea is pretty much 
liké:Spawh when he's cast into 
hell...a number of years: pass 
in what seems to be a short 


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space of time." 


Riley Cooper, designer (left): 
When he's not being abused 
on the lacrosse field, Riley can 
be found designing levels for 
Soul Reaver. Riley has been 
with Crystal for four years, tak- 
ing some time off to finish his 
college education. A former 
tester, he rose to the designer 
position on the action shooter 
Solar Eclipse. 


John Dumala, designer 
(middle): John has been with 
Crystal for a year now as a 
designer on the Soul Reaver 
team. John also lent his design 
expertise to the Unholy War 
and Bandai projects. 


Richard LeMarchand, designer 
(right): Richard is a Crystal 
veteran with gaming experi- 
ence dating back to his 
designing duties on the origi- 
nal GEX for the 3DO. Richard 
has also lent his design 
talents to Pandemonium!, 
GEX: Enter the Gecko and 
Pandemonium 2. Richard came 
to Crystal from Microprose 
where he worked on such 
games as F-15 Strike Eagle. 


James Guilford, lead animator 
(left): James has been with the 
Soul Reaver team for the last 
| year. Previously, James was an 
QM animator for Sega of America 
/ and Disney. 


A Marc David, programmer 
[d " м d (right): Marc has been with 
N Ж. a gee 1 Crystal for a year. Before join- 
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4 ч mer at Konami in their arcade 
"WA. division. Interestingly enough, 
+ : ы. Marc spent time at the Naval 
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9» —- Py е. programming radar defense 
4 ч %” d Ri systems...you know, spy satel- 


lites and all that fun stuff. 


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d, Kain and the lieutenants began to evolve into "Dark Gods." Kain—being a big show-off— 
st, with the others following a decade or so later. Unfortunately for Raziel though, he turned up 


a point where he can hop 
between realities at will. 
This has a number of benefits. 
First, and most apparent as far 
as gameplay is concerned, the 
architecture mutates between 
the two planes and very often 
presents him with opportuni- 
ties to reach areas in the spec- 
tral world he can't reach in the 
material world. Second, time 
has no meaning in the spectral 
plane...so Raziel can perceive 
the world in "freeze frame" by 
shifting planes. Machinery 
appears to stop, objects stop 
moving —Raziel can even throw 
things and switch planes so 
they appear to hang in midair. 
Finally, there are completely 
different characters in the two 
different planes—and very 
often Raziel will have to per- 
form differently in order to 
defeat certain adversaries. 
Hennig provides us with an 
example. *One of the bosses 
actually starts off dead," she 
Says, "so he resides in the 
spectral plane. The story tells 
you that the humans rose 
against him, killed him and 
then wiped out everyone in the 
town. As a result, spectral is 
completely infested with vam- 


pires. The boss himself is 
impaled with lots of spears 
and stakes in the material 
world so he's dead —but in 
spectral he's incredibly power- 
ful. Raziel actually has to force 
him back into the material 
world by pulling all of the 
stakes out of him." 

Each boss Raziel must 

face poses a different set of 
problems, but by defeating 
them Raziel becomes more and 
more powerful. Hennig 
explains, *To use just one 
example, Raziel can climb 
walls in a lot of sections of the 
game, but like a lot else, this is 
an ability he can only acquire 
by ingesting a soul—in this 
case, that of one of the bosses. 
The different boss characters 
are the mutations of the vam- 
pire clan leaders seen in the 
intro of the game, and each 
one has taken on certain char- 
acteristics. By ingesting the 
souls, Raziel eventually learns 
to climb, swim and even phase 
through barriers." 

Although his abilities 
change, Raziel stays the same 
physically throughout. 
"Character morphing is some- 
thing that we'll probably do in 


Carl Stika, lead programmer 
(above): An avid Green Bay 
Packers fan, Carl has been 
with Crystal Dynamics for the 
last two years as the lead pro- 
grammer for Legacy of Kain: 
Soul Reaver. Prior to joining 
Crystal, Carl spent four years 
at Raven as a lead program- 
mer/programmer on 
Necradome, Shadowcaster 
and Cy-Clones. 


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the next incarnation of the 
engine," Hennig says, "but at 
the moment it's just too mu 
for the PlayStation to handle." 
EGM has already reported in 
the past that the design docu- 


ments for Kain 3 are under way 
deep within the creative bow- 
els of Crystal, but this would 
indicate that it won't be a 
PlayStation project. 

Obviously, as you'd expect 
at some point, Raziel must 
face Kain, and he in fact does 
50 twice. The first encounter 
provides an explanation for 
the name of the game. “Тһе 
first time Raziel meets Kain 
he earns the Soul Reaver," 
explains Hennig, 
“which 
in its basic form is 
a sword that is his 
constant weapon in 
the spectral plane. In the 
material world, we tried to 
make the sword work like it 
does in Zelda where you can 
use it when you have full 
health. The health meter is 
always draining throughout 
the game (much like the 
blood meter in the original 
game), because Raziel is 
exerting energy simply to 


sustain his physical form. 
However, once he draws the 
Soul Reaver it sustains him, so 
then the only way it drains is if 
he takes damage from an 
enemy.” Hennig shows us an 
early 
version of the sword within 
the game environment, and 
it’s a nasty-looking thing that 
adds yet another dynamic to 
the gameplay. But will it over- 
simplify combat too early in 
the game? 

“The default Soul Reaver is 
simply a really tough 
weapon...if you attack the bad 


Не и a Bit 


When Legacy of Kain: Blood 
Omen was released way back 
at the beginning of the 
PlayStation's life, no one was 
really expecting it to become 
the huge franchise it now has 
the potential to be. At the 
time it was the closest 
thing to an RPG on 
Sony's system, and 
despite some crip- 


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pling load times, massive 
slowdown and awkward game- 
play, it established itself as a 
quiet classic. Boasting 
100,000 screens, 170 different 
enemies and multiple weapon 
and armor power-ups, it was 


quite the tour-de-force. 

For those of you who never 
got the chance to check it out, 
the game was a top-down 
scrolling RPG in the “tradition- 
al" mold that told a very 
Dracula-esque story of Kain— 
a chap murdered outside a 


pub who is offered the charice 
to exact vengeance on his 
attackers by returning as a 
vampire. Foolishly accepting 
this he returns, kills everyone 
and then wanders the land 
(ironically, like Kain...in a bit of 
a gag from Kung 
Fu), realizing he 
has made a terri- 
ае... ble mistake. The 
E game then deals 
>. with his ongoing 
| quest that is 
linked with an 
arrangement of 
mystical pillars. 
| At the end of 
the quest, Kain 
was faced with 
the final task, that 
ofthe "Pillar of 
Balance," where 
he was faced 
with one of two 
options—either 
returning balance to the world 
and relinquishing his, um, 
“vampireness” or taking his 
position as a Dark God and 
ruling the world. The sequel, 
Soul Reaver, obviously 
assumes the latter choice 
was made. 


he "bottomless vortex"—a big swirling watery vortex, which, as its name implies, apparently has no bottom. 


ou who are either Got 


, interested in vampires, or someone who's seen the Lost Boys will know that vamps 


guys with it, it makes a big 
impact on them so you can 
dispatch them quickly. 
However, it's not just that sim- 
ple, as later in the game you 
find a number of forges that 
allow you to imbue or baptize 
the sword with different abili- 
ties. These forges each tie in 
with the different elements 
that you also acquire as spells 
in the game. Once the sword is 
baptized in an element, Raziel 
can re-imbue the Reaver sim- 
ply by passing the blade 
through something of the 
same element. For example, 
once imbued with sunlight, 
simply passing the blade 
through a ray of sunlight 
allows you to turn it into the 
Sun Reaver. The elements for 
the sword and the spells are 
the same, but the effects are 
different. The sword is either 
hand-to-hand or projectile- 
based, so it's always focused 
on individual characters. The 
spells are environment-based 
though and only affect ene- 
mies if they are standing in the 


area that you have cast the 
spell. Obviously different 
characters are susceptible to 
different characteristics of the 
sword. For example, vampires 
are going to take a lot more 
damage from the Sound 
Reaver than humans are 
because they have far more 
sensitive hearing. Water- 
based creatures won't take 
damage from the Water 
Reaver, etc., etc." 

Thankfully, the game isn't 
just all about confrontation 
though. The vast majority of 
the gameplay is puzzle-based, 
often requiring some serious 
spatial reasoning skills. The 
best way to illustrate this is to 
simply give an example, so 


Hennig takes us through a typ- 


ical puzzle. “Опе of the more 
complex puzzles deals with a 
derelict lighthouse. If you look 


in through the translucent win- 


dows you can see that there's 
like a wick, or a gas jet in 
there. You need to get 
that lit to solve the first 
part of the puzzle. The 


Jason Bell, programmer (left): 


Jason is Crystal's very own 
Aussie import courtesy of 
Beam Software, making the 
trek to the U.S. over a year 
ago. Prior to joining Crystal, 
Jason helped Beam Software 
bring the original GEX and 
Total Eclipse to the 
PlayStation. As a member of 
the Beam Software team, he 
also worked on games such 
as Norse by Norsewest and 
Super International Cricket. 


Scott Krotz, programmer 
(middle): Scott is a huge 


Chicago Bears fan, poor guy. 
He is a newcomer to the 
Crystal family arriving just 
six months ago. Previously, 
Scott was a programmer at 
CES and Konami, contributing 
to such titles as Enemy and 
Broken Helix. 


ng Park, programmer 
(right): Another newbie to 
Crystal Dynamics, Hong has 
been there six months. Before 
joining the Soul Reaver team, 
he was a programmer for two 
years at 3DO where he 
worked on Uprising. 


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The ingestion of souls is whole area is geared around a 
what keeps Raziel fit and broader objective though...as 
healthy. Having killed an you explore the surroundings 
opponent, he removes his you see through the iconogra- 
cowl to reveal a soul-suck- phy on the walls that there is a 
ing orifice where his jaw connection between the light- 
and throat should be. house and another room. 
Basically what you'll need to 
do is introduce light into the 
room by making the lighthouse 
work properly and shine in 
through a hole in the wall." 
Hennig then takes Raziel to 
another key room in the puz- 
zle. "You've got this big wheel 
in a large chamber which is 
just sitting there when you 
walk in," she begins. "When 
you flick a switch though, the out that you can 


wheel starts cranking up and jam the wheel by 
you see lots of gas jets around moving a block in 
the chamber and in the corri- the way—so the 
dors lighting up. As it contin- lights should stay 
ues to crank, more of the gas on. Now, if you run 
jets light...but then eventually back outside of the 
the wheel slows down and room, you realize 
they all go out. Obviously at the lighthouse light 
this point the player should is on...but it's not 
24% realize there's a connection facing the right 
à 6.) between the two and you'll way—so you need 
have to stop the wheel crank- to move to the next 


ing down somehow. Our hope section of the puz- 
then is the player will be zle which is where 
tempted to explore and figure уои work out how 


""The FMV at the 
beginning of the 
game takes place 

centuries after 4 
the events of the | 

first game and “7%! 
you see that Kain 

has taken over 

like some Kind 
обод..." 


Raziel actually hits the bottom of the vortex, exploding the myth that it was in fact bottomless. Once there ће encoun- 
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to rotate the lighthouse light 
to shine into the room." 
Moving down through some 
very realistic-looking environ- 
ments, Raziel is faced with 
another complex piece of 
architecture. "If you move to 


the bottom of the lighthouse, 
“Hennig continues, “you real- 
ize the whole thing is driven 
by water. There are a series of 
pistons and pipes following 
the route through all of the 
machinery. There are bellows 
and pistons and 
obviously some 
kind of water 
ugh... drain 
holes in the floor 
and stuff and as 
you explore fur- 
ther you realize 
how the whole 
thing is supposed 
to work. You need 
to get the water 
through the pipes, 
and as you look 
around you see 
there are push 
blocks lying 


around with pipework cut 
through them. If you look at all 
the blocks and how the holes 
through them fit, you can then 
push them and rotate them so 
they connect.” So...not only is 
it an RPG hybrid with Tomb 
Raider-esque leanings— it's 
also a 3D version of Pipedream 
(remember that?). 

As we go to press, Soul 
Reaver is still a few months 
from completion, but a number 
of things are assured. You'll 
hear a lot about this game in 
'99. It has the collective might 
of both Eidos and Sony— who's 
pushing it as a showcase for 
the PS— behind it, and the cool 
characters have assured a mul- 
titude of merchandise. Keep an 
eye out for a toy line, possibly 
by summer, and other develop- 
ments, too. 


The Kain Team: 

Back row (left to right): 

Marc David, John Dumala, 
Daniel Cabuco, Richard 
LeMarchand, Stephen Trusty, 
Jeff Morgan, Jason Bell, Mike 
Gonzales, Steve Papoutsis, 
Cory Stockton, Caroline 
Trujillo, Fred Lee, 

Paul Vernon, David Reyes. 


Front row (left to right): 

Hong Park, Troi Depts, 

Fred Mack, Carl Stika, 

James Guilford, Scott Krotz, 
Rosaura Sandoval, Mark Meier, 
Jurjen Katsman, Eric Elliott, 
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Director George Romero Unearths the Dirt on the Resident Evil Movie 


5 writer and director of Night of the Living 
Dead and its sequels, George Romero is 
the undisputed master of all things 
zombie-riffic. So it only makes sense that 
Capcom would seek him out to direct the 
upcoming Resident Evil movie. We asked 
Romero about the flick, his career and what 
exactly makes zombies so darn scary. 


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EGM: How did you get started in film? 
George Romero: | grew up in New York loving 
movies. An uncle of mine had an old 8-mm camera that | 
used to horse around with and actually while | was in high 
school [I] tried to make a couple of films. My dad got a mag 
attachment for an old 8-mm projector, so | was able to put 
music on it and record over microphone. It was just garbage 
stuff, but | had fun and also sort of developed an 
understanding of how you glue a movie together. | came to 
Pittsburgh to go to Carnegie-Mellon, did three years in the 
painting and design department, but always wanted to be 
involved with theater or movies. So | got into a little 
theater group and made some friends and gradually we 
saved money and borrowed money from relatives and 
bought ourselves a couple of cameras. Basically on our 
own we started a little commercial production company. 
At the time, commercials were done on film because there 
wasn’t such a thing as tape, so there were film labs in all 
major cities and there were two in Pittsburgh. | used to 
hang out at both of them and | learned from editors there 
how to use the stuff. Our company was 
successful; we were the only game in 
town that was doing sort of creative 
production of commercials. At the time, the 
newscasters would do them live, there was 
very little actual production that went into 
commercials, and we were sort of the first 
guys around town to do it. So after four to 
five years of that, | guess I'd learned the 
craft enough and again, we raised money 
and set up this company Image 10 and made 
Night of the Living Dead. It was all sort of 
self-taught for all of us who were involved. 
We were all just tenacious and got it going. 


EGM: Why are all your movies filmed 

in Pennsylvania? 

GR: At first, it was because that's where we 
lived, so we saw no reason to go anywhere else. Over the 
years, Pittsburgh became the place to shoot movies, there 
were all sorts of Hollywood companies coming in here for a 
while. The year we did Dark Half | think was a $400 million 
year in Pittsburgh — Silence of the Lambs, Innocent Blood 
and Hoffa, movies like that. So Pittsburgh was used a lot 


Romero on the set of the Japanese RE2 commercial. 


for feature production. Still is, but not as much. 
Tim Burton's planning on doing Superman [here] if he 
ever gets it going. 


EGM: When is filming going to begin on the 


Resident Evil movie? 
GR: Beats me. We've just begun the process. 
l've only been officially working on it for about 
three weeks and had meetings with the production 
company which is Constantine Films and 
meetings with the Japanese group from Capcom. 
They've always sort of been interested in me— 
they asked me to do the commercial for 
Resident Evil 2 and | guess they thought it 
made sense that | should do the feature. 
They had commissioned a couple of scripts 
which they didn't like, so I’m now in the 
process of writing a script. Once we get that 
together and budgeted, we'll be able to 
shoot —but we haven't decided where ог 
when. We're probably about three months 
from doing anything. 


ЕСМ: is there any information on who’s 
starring in it or a projected release date? 
GR: No. | know Capcom would like to have 
it released sometime around when the third 
game breaks. So that’s really all | know, [but] 
| don’t know when that is. 


EGM: what's 
your vision for the 
| Resident Evil movie 
as a zombie expert? 
‚ GR: well, just 
that. Рт hoping 
that it can just be 
dark and chilling 
h like the game, 
„ good zombies, 
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good make-up, 
|! good effects. | 
IE think | have had 
т the advantage 
doing my zombie 
films of not having 
to have them 
rated. This, | think for U.S. release anyway, is 
going to have to fall within ап “R” because it's 
going to be an expensive film and nobody's 
going to want to take the chance on letting it go 
unrated. But our plan is to shoot it balls out, so 


“...оиг plan is to 


So somewhere in 
the world there will be a 
harder version of the 
thing. Maybe...a 
Director's Cut or 
release it in certain 
countries 


somewhere in the world there will be a 
harder version of the thing. Maybe we can 
put it out on a Director's Cut or release it 
in certain countries where the restrictions 
aren't as tight. 


ЕСМ: will Tom Savini be doing the 
special effects? 
GR: І haven't spoken to him. I certainly would 
be happy to work with him on it, just for old 
time's sake. It would be hard to imagine being 
in a room with a bunch of zombies and not 
having him there. 


ЕСМ: Movies based on video games have 
largely been made for a younger audience and 
for kids, and they haven't been good movies 
overall— like the Super Mario Brothers movie 
and Mortal Kombat. What will separate 
Resident Evil from these other movies that are 
made for kids? 
GR: well, | don't think we're going to go just 
for kids. It's very often that those decisions are 
made after the fact, after you go into previews 
and see who likes it and all that. But | think our 
intention is to make it an R-rated film and just 
make it scary as hell and go more for the 
Scream audience rather than the young kids. | 
don't think the game appeals to bubblegummers 
as much as it does to teens 14 and up. | think 
that's the way we're going to go— just go for hard 
horror. We're going to use basically the story of 
the first game with the alpha team and the 
mansion rather than the Resident Evil 2 setup. 


EGM: Will you be working much with the 
creators of the game during the production of 
the movie? 
GR: I think they're going to want to be around 
and involved to [give their input] on it. 
І don't know what sort of legal rights they һауе. 
| don't think they have any creative control, | 
think the studio will pretty much dictate, but 
nobody wants to be working against those 
guys either 'cuz we'd like them to endorse it. 
| think that kind of stuff will take care of itself. 
They've already made some suggestions in 
the story conferences we've had. They're 
smart and they know (or they think they 
know) what makes their games sell. That's 
the way they want it. The biggest piece of 
input they had was that they don't want 
any of the human characters to show any 
remorse, just blam blam blam. That's fine 
with me. 


ЕСМ: ро you play video games 
yourself? 

Uh, no. | mean I’m not avid, | do 
[play]. My son has one and my assistant 
here is an avid player. I’ve played them with 
the kids, but I’m not hooked. | went through 
a phase where | was, back in the early 
Nintendo days. As far as | ever got was sitting 
there right after | made Monkey Shines with 
Drew Mattson, | beat the Legend of Zelda, 
and | thought | was hot stuff. So | quit while | 
was ahead. 


EGM: what do you think of video games 
now having so much gore and being able to 
be as graphic as Resident Evil has been? 

TR: | never mind that stuff, obviously if 
you look at my films. | don't have an opinion. 
І don't know. My philosophy about movies is 
that | don't blame that stuff for why people 
go out and do actual acts of violence—l 
think that comes from other kinds o 
frustration and disgust with the world or 
the job or whatever. So I'm certainly not on 
the bandwagon of blaming media for 
violence in the streets. | don't think it even 
necessarily has an enduring effect. | think 
it might be a fuse or it might defuse some 
violence. | notice in my son who's only 
seven that he'll play a shoot-'em-up video 
game that will chill him out rather than 
make him want to step away from the 
game and beat up dad. So | don't think it's 
as damaging as people are blaming it for 
being. Also, the gore is very cartoony. To me, 
some of the old black-and-white movies, 


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[like] On the Waterfront where Brando gets beat 
up, [seeing] blood in black-and-white is worse. 
Gore in color seems very comic booky to me 
and certainly in a video game where it's just 
graphics and not images of real actors. | think 
it's very comic booky and doesn't have any 
kind of tempting quality. It doesn't make you 
want more blood. | think you can either take it 
or you don't. Some people just don't like it, 

like some people don't like roller coasters. I've 
never found any gore scene in any film to 
revulse me. | giggle. 


EGM: what are the laws of zombies? Why do 


zombies eat people, why are they so slow? You've ЕСМ: what do you think of the fact that Resident 
kind of pioneered the zombie film genre; what are Evil was sort of inspired by your movies? Do you see a 
zombies to you? lot of your films and the things you did in Resident Evil 
GR: well, to me they're sort of the blue-collar and RE2? 
monsters. | had them be flesh eaters almost as GR: Yeah, no question. Those guys, the designers 
an allegory—the revolution of a new society of the game are willing to admit and they've said 
as it comes in and devours the old, and Ф in press releases апа on the Internet that they 


that's what it was for me. They're slow 
because they're us. I like the idea that 
they don't have any particular powers. 
I'm not one for glowing eyes and stuff 
like that. The rules in Resident Evil I 
guess will be somewhat different, but 
pretty much the same. The one thing 


ripped the idea from my zombies. Not just mine 
but all of those Italian ones that came after, the 
Return of the Living Dead movies. They didn't 
rip off any characters or ideas or anything like 
that, but they're doing the same kind of thing 
with the game. 


that's very hard to translate is the stuff EGM: ро you think the game works as 
about the game, you have to shoot them so a sort of interactive movie? 
many times. It’s not explicit in the game that you GR: think it works. | don't play Р 
have to shoot them in the head —you can get the enough of them to know what “о me...(seeing) 
guy in the head eight times and he still comes at pushes my buttons, but for me it 
you. It's very hard to translate that into a movie. works. l've never played the whole 
So we're going to probably go back to my old rule thing, but my assistant actually 
which is get them in the head and they're dead. played the whole game to its 
х conclusion and taped it so I’ve been 
EGM: Why are people so afraid of the able to sit through the whole game, 
es у m ~ and | think it works great. As | say, some 
* | don't know, man, you can philosophize of the rules aren't very distinct, but that's : 
about that. Dead things, they're like ghosts or all right for me too. И Соге іп color 
mummies. There's something creepy about that 1 
idea. To me it's much more frightening than any EGM: what's your next project after seems very comic 
monster I’ve ever seen— it's the neighbors, Resident Evil? booky to me and 
they're pretty frightening. GR: don’t know, I’m working on a . К 2 
EGM: 5 ^ ^ couple of other things right now. You never certainly in a video 
GM: po you think the zombie movie genre know which one's going to pop first. I'm h EUM 
lo otten а fair shake in Hollywood? working with Richard Matheson (who | game where it's just 
TAX; No. There's never been one—what has ripped off when | did Night), and мете graphics and 
there been? Omega Man? Those are vampires 1 working on a project called Something 
guess, but...there really hasn’t been one except Outside. | delivered the first treatment on not...actors....(it) 
in the old old days, the Lugosi days, and all that that and am waiting to hear. I’m working 
m Ys чыын SS the me. is with the guys at Miramax and Joel Silver's doesn't have any 
there haven't been any Hollywood-made company on another Tales From the Crypt 1 4 
zombie flicks. idea. They own that franchise and Miramax kind of tempting 
Жер has the distribution rights now and they're i * 
EGM: what do you think is the most looking to switch it over from the kinds of quality. It doesn't г 


important element of scaring the audience 
and making sure they're terrified in 
their seats? 


films like Demon Knight and Bordello of make 
Blood, and they'd like to elevate it and use 
the franchise for more straight-ahead, 


GR: That's also hard to Say. | don't think of cross-over horror films. 

Dawn of the Dead for example as a scary 

movie; | think of it as a comedy. | think if EGM: ive heard of Twilight of the Dead, is that | 
you're going to really scare someone, night something you're working on? | 
works best for me on that level. It's mostly GR: don’t even know where that title came from. | 

craft, setting up a familiar environment and might've said it jokingly at a press conference or something. 
warping it out a little bit. Beyond that it's There's no script, there's no title. Га actually love to do one—I 
timing— scares are like jokes in that regard. wanted to do one while it was still the 'oos. | don't know if I'll 
It's all in how you tell it, how you spin it, how get to with Resident Evil. It could be that Resident Evil takes us 


much time you take and how you spring into '99. | don't know if l'Il have time to do another 
the punch. The Exorcist and the original ` Dead flick for the "905. 
Alien, those make you very nervous, which 
is a whole other thing; it just keeps you 
primed so when the shocks hit they hit that 
much harder. It's like having a sensitive 
nerve. I’ve never had a subject, a topic, a 
story that I’ve gotten to actually make into а 
film that has had those same kinds of 
elements with a believable enough situation 
and budget to craft 
something finely. So 
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F-Zero X's Here's the great 
superior visuals thing about this 
manage to game's control: 
capture the look It's spot-on 
of the Super perfect and 
allows for plenty 
of finesse and 
The reviewers technique-yet at 
were torn on the the same time it 
music. While we seems to keep 
all dug the you on the verge 
remixes of the of losing control. 
original tunes, It's that subtle 
some thought balance that 
the heavy-metal makes the game 
tracks were 50 darn exciting 
cheesy. Still, the when you're 
music gets your riding near the 
blood pumpin'. track's edge at 
blazing speed. 


Graphics Sound Control 


The advantage 
here has to go 
to F-Zero X. Not 
only does it 
deliver a lot of 
tracks (six per 
cup for the first 
three cups, then 
a fourth cup of 
randomly 
generated 
courses), what's 
here is amazing. 
The tracks pack 
loops, snaking 
tubes, tunnels, 
jumps and 
sudden drops. 
Put simply: This 
game will churn 
your stomach. 


Tracks 


F-Zero X's fluid graphics, tighter control and better tracks make it the clear winner, 
although WipeOut may be more your thing if you crave combat from your racers. 


They're both ultra-fast hovercraft racing games with fine pedigrees, but which delivers the most stomach- 
churning thrills for the buck-F-Zero X or WipeOut 64? We put 'em both to the Grudge Match test. 


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F-Zero has 30 
vehicles, each 
with its own 
characteristics 
that go beyond 
just weight and 
speed. And they 
come in a 
greater variety 
of styles, too. 
You get fat 
ones, skinny 
ones, long ones, 
and each 
handles in its 
own unique way. 


Vehicles 


The randomly 
generated tracks 
in the X cup 
alone make this 
the clear winner 
in the 
multiplayer 
category, since 
you and your 
pals will never 
race the same 
courses twice. 
But beyond that, 
the frame-rate 
stays fast and 
fluid with four 
players, while 
detail remains 
appreciably high. 


Multiplayer 


Combat's not a 
big part of the 
gameplay, 
although 
ramming gets 
crucial in later 
levels, when you 
need to kill 
rivals. The Death 
Race Mode is 
pretty decent. 


Combat 


The Winner Is... 


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Even with 29 
other cars on 
screen, this 
thing screams 
along at 60 
frames per 
second. 
Although 
WipeOut's a bit 
faster in later 
tracks, you just 
get a better 
sense of sheer 
speed here. 


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1998. Check the April issue of EGM for the 
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O Crash Bandicoot: WARPED 

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O NLF Blitz 

O Panzer Dragoon Saga 

O Resident Evil 2 

O Spyro the Dragon 

O Tekken 3 


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Game of the Year: Nintendo 64 


O Banjo-Kazooie 

O F-Zero X 

O The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 
O NLF Blitz 

O Turok 2 


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Game of the Year: PlayStation 


© Gran Turismo 
O Metal Gear Solid 
O Resident Evil 2 


Game of the Year: Saturn 


O Burning Rangers 

O House of the Dead 

O. Magic Knight Rayearth 
О Panzer Dragoon Saga 
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О Banjo-Kazooie 

O Crash Bandicoot: WARPED 
O Spyro the Dragon 

O Tomba! 

O Turok 2 


Shooter of the Year 


O Asteroids 

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О CG.Darius 

O Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth 
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O Heart of Darkness 

О Мега! Gear Solid 

O Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus 
O Resident Evil 2 

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O Bringandine 

O C&C Red Alert: Retaliation 
O FF Tactics 

О Kartia 

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O Hot Shots Golf 

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O NFL Blitz (N64) 

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O Dead or Alive 

O Destrega 

O Rival Schools 

О Street Fighter |! Col. 
O Tekken 3 


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О F-Zero X 

O Gran Turismo 

O Moto Racer 2 

O Need For Speed III 
O Rally Cross 2 


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О Breath of Fire III 

O Panzer Dragoon Saga 
O Parasite Eve 

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Platinum Awards go to games that 
get four 10's, the best possible 
review a game can get. 


Gold Awards go to games whose 
average score equals 9.0 or higher. 


Games that average at least an 8.0 
receive Silver Awards. 


OUR PHILOSOPHY 


EGM rates games based on how they 
compare with other titles on the same 
system. The highest score we'll give a 
game is a 10. When a game receives a 
10, you can rest assured it's one of the 
best games ever made-a revolutionary 
title that truly stands above everything 
else in its genre for its time. At the other 
end of the spectrum sits the lowest score 
à game can receive: a 1.0. This is the kind 
of game you want to avoid at all costs. It's 
pure crap, as our scale (above) explains. 
In the middle lies the average grade, 
5.0. We repeat: 5.0 IS AN AVERAGE 
GRADE. Simple, ain't it? 


Current Favorites 
Zelda: Ocarina of Time 
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil 
Nectaris: Military Madness 
Rogue Squadron 


Favorite Genres: 
RPGs, Action 


John Davison 


Crispin Boyer 


This month was the busiest of the year for Cris-and everyone else 
on the Crew-thanks to the mile-high pile of review games that 
avalanched on the office before Christmas. But rather than burning 
out, Cris has actually been walking around with a smile on his mug. 
Very few of the games he reviewed turned out to be crap. And even 
the few stinkers couldn't ruin his mood after beating Zelda 64. 


Current Favorites 
Zelda: Ocarina of Time 


With the surprising number of games with bugs in them this holiday 
season, John's capacity for imaginative and uniquely English swear 
words has become more apparent. EGM's brand-new headquarters is 
a Pac-Man-like maze of cubes and offices through which his abusive 
bellowing echoes late at night. At least it adds a homey air to the new 
digs. Thank heavens we can give him Tetris DX to keep him quiet. 


Turok 2: Seeds of Evil 
Tetris DX 
Bust-A-Move 99 


Favorite Genres: 
Action, Adventure 


Current Favorites 
FIFA 99 

NBA Live 99 

Rally Cross 2 

Qix (Game Boy) 


Favorite Genres: 
Sports, Racing 


Shoe is mad-both crazy mad and angry mad. Crazy mad because of 
Jungle Madness (from deadlines, of course) and Tetris Fever (you 
know, where you start daydreaming Tetris pieces falling over and 


Dean Hager 


After enduring the recent relocation of EGM HQ, Dean realized that 
he hates moving! To him it's right up there with root canals, opera- 
tions and parking tickets. Other things he doesn't like: rats, car 
repairs, Meatloaf (both kinds), Rush Limbaugh, tattoos and crappy 
games that waste his time. Things he does like: football, vitamins, 
guitars, absurd humor, liquor, re-runs of Good Times and great games. 


Dan Hsu Current Favorites 


Zelda: Ocarina of Time 
Zelda: Link's Awakening 
R-Type Delta (Japan) 
Street Fighter Alpha 3 


over...). Angry mad because some fool is impersonating him on the 
AOL message boards (thanks for catching that, MadHader). Shoe only 
makes an occasional post on Usenet, as Shoe EGM, just so you know... 


Favorite Genres: 
Strategy, Puzzle 


Current Favorites 
Zelda: Ocarina of Time 
Zelda: Link's Awakening 
Rogue Squadron 

R-Type Delta (Japan) 


Favorite Genres: 
RPGs, Action 


Shawn Smith 


John Ricciardi 


These past few months have made John very happy. First it was 
Metal Gear Solid. Then, Game Boy Color. Then came Zelda 64. And 
then, R-Type Delta. Then, Dreamcast. Then, R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 
arrived. And then Rogue Squadron and Turok 2 hit. Soon after, Link's 
Awakening DX showed up. And finally, Sonic Adventure is expected in 
any day now. Was this an amazing year or what? Here's to a great '99! 


Current Favorites 
Zelda: Ocarina of Time 


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heating pads for "other" parts of his chilly body. 


Current Favorites 


Street Fighter Alpha 3 
Virtua Fighter 3tb 
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Zelda: Ocarina of Time 


Favorite Genres: 
Fighting, RPGs 


Shawn doesn't like the cold. It reminds him of his childhood, locked 
down in that basement so far away from the other children. But that's 
way too much information. Luckily, the arrival of a FINISHED Zelda: 
Ocarina of Time in the office has warmed Shawn's heart beyond belief. 
onsequently, he has been using our treasured gold Zelda cartridges as 


Destrega 
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil 
Metal Gear Solid 


Favorite Genres: 
Action, Adventure 


Sushi-X 


Sushi gets spoiled so easily. After weeks of playing VF3tb on the 
Dreamcast, he’s been having a hard time looking at anything else. 
His favorite fighting game companies such as Capcom and Namco 
are signed оп for Sega's new console, so it gets kind of annoying 
having to listen to his wishing out loud that they'll continue their 
franchise titles like Tekken and Street Fighter on DC. Hang on, Sushi! 


BATTLETANX 


Developer: 300 


3DO has achieved something truly unique— 
they've produced the world's most average 
game. So average is BattleTanx, it will be held 
up as an example for years to come as a shin- 
ing hope for all people striving for mediocrity. 
A moderately enjoyable but simple tank 
game with average graphics, adequate 
sound, average controls and a story line akin 
to something John Carpenter would have 
produced when going through the crap 
phase he had that spawned Escape From 
L.A. It's not at all bad...it’s just that if you ever 
wanted a perfect definition of a game that 
was destined for rental, this is it. As a single- 
player game it's OK. | wouldn't want to go 
overboard about it or anything, but it's an 
adequate way of killing a few hours if you've 
got nothing better to do. As a multiplayer 
game, though, it is actually pretty enjoyable. 
Those of you keen on Namco's Tokyo Wars 
will appreciate it's "big tanks, big bangs" 
theme. However, just like Tokyo.Wars, you 
soon learn that although all your average guy 
needs to amuse himself for five minutes is 
the opportunity to blow the crap out of some- 
thing, this amusement doesn't really last 
longer than five minutes. Rent it. Really...you 
may.even end up renting it a few times if you 
dig the whole apocalyptic vibe. Just. don't buy 
it. It's not worth the investment. John D 


As a one-player game, Battletanx is a decid- 
edly ho-hum experience. And the story line 
itself—which involves saving female queens 
from the ravages of post-apocalypse 
America—is so ridiculous it’s nearly funny. 
But it's the two- to four-player modes that 
kept me playing this game. You get quite a. 
few modes here, as well as the-option [ог 
team play. Multiplayer lends the game a very 
much-appreciated Tokyo Wars feel; Cris 1 in 


| kind of like this one for the same reason I 
like Chopper Attack— mindless.destruction. 
After that it's pretty mediocre; The thrill is in 
blowing stuff up, rather than in trying to win 
the game. "тло! sure if that’s good or bad, 
but even mindless destruction gets old after 
awhile. Multiplayer is really the best way to 
play the game, although it’s tough to read the 
radar screen. Overall | could see buying this 
for its decent multiplayer action. Dean 


BattleTanx may seem like a below-average, 
play-it-once-and-forget-about-ittype of 
action game, but once you make it into some 
of the middle levels, it gets decent. Granted, 
blowing:up tanks and placements becomes 
repetitive at times. But the varied objectives. 
and scenarios in each level helps spice things 
up. The graphics and sounds are decent; 
what this game relies on is solid gameplay 


and an addictive multiplayer mode. Shawn 


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Two Bust-A-Moves turned up for review this 
month, and although at first look they're pret- 
ty similar, it's ironic that number three (99) 
seems to offer a bit more than number four. 
There's a fairly justifiable argument that there 
wasn't actually anything wrong with Bust-A- 
Move 2, and that messing with any of it is 
just a waste of time. | was actually a pretty 
stoic supporter of this line of thought until 
about 2 a.m. the other morning when four of 
us sat down and played BAM 99 for hours on 
multiplayer. Many of you surely have played 
four-player games in the past...and it's pretty 
damn fun. The only problem is that it 
Squeezes all four play windows into a hori- 
zontal line along the middle of the screen, 
which is a bit strange. It bumps the resolu- 
tion up to do this too...and while it looks 
impressive, | think the "traditional" four cor- 
ners approach might have been friendlier. On 
a small TV (even a 20") it's a bit flickery and it 
can:be difficult to see the difference between 
orange and yellow bubbles. It’s not just multi- 
player that's improved, though. The single- 
player “puzzle” games are pretty complex. It 
doesn't have the combo system of BAM 4, 
but it has new bubbles that can trigger chain 
reactions, and it also requires you to do 
Some fancy bouncing to.complete puzzles. 
Definitely better than BAM 2: AE. John D 


The Bust-A-Move games haven't improved 
much through the years and have offered 
nothing but minor upgrades, That is, until 

this one..Bust-A-Move 99 is really BAM 3 in 
disguise, but with one very nice exclusive fea- 
ture: four-player simultaneous play. While it’s 
not the most exciting four-player mode in the 
world (once you're out, it may be a long time 
before the other players finish), it's definitely 
a nice addition to this aging series. Dan 


Don't just stand there— bust a move...again... 
with the same cute characters and bouncy 
Japanese feel, along with a few new game- 
play changes and modes. The new character- 
unique garbage blocks make things tricky. 

and the four-player multiplayer mode is a. 
blast— although you'll need to play it ona TV 
bigger than a 20” to avoid ruining your eye- 
balls. At first | thought this one was more of 
the same, but it’s pretty decent. Shawn 


It’s really impossible to dislike a Bust-A- 
Move game, and this one does pack enough 
cool new stuff to warrant its purchase if you 
already own BAM 2. The characters and their 
garbage blocks liven up the multiplayer 
aspect—as does the exclusive four-player 
mode, Of course, if you're still happy with 
BAM 2, you may want to pass on this install- 
ment and hope Acclaim eventually-licenses 
BAM 4 and brings it to the N64. i 


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Go, go power heroes! | was expecting a pret- 
ty poor fighting game in Dual Heroes and for 
the most part, | was right. Dual Heroes has а 
small amount of attacks and the fighting 
engine is very generic with collision problems 
and unbalanced combos. The funny thing is, 
some attacks seem to just have a couple of 
frames of animation, but special moves, 
throws and winning animations have about 
20. It tends to make the flow of the game 
uneven, with most of the match being choppy 
with some odd moments of fluidity. If you 
watch the ending credits, you'll see the 
amount of motion-captured actors they used 
to achieve the many fighting (and dancing) 
moves that make up the fighters' arsenal. 
What saves Dual Heroes from the abyss of 
dismal fighters like Deadly Arts is the funky 
Power Rangers-like characters complete with 
their own theme music. Dual Heroes is also 
good fun with two players (as all fighting 
games should be) because the characters: 
have exaggerated moves just like super- 
heroes. | wish there were more characters 
and'that more happened in the Story Mode. 
If you're not into the weird Japanese-style 
superhero action motif, you should pass on 
this altogether. Without the campy music and 
characters, you're leftiwith a very average 
fighter with limited play value: Sushi 


Man, | can't believe how many poor games 
are coming out for the N64 lately. Dual 

Heroes is just about the blandest fighting: 
game l've ever played. The characters look 
like Power Rangers. The graphics are ме 
below par for ап N64 game and the game- 
play is unresponsive and clunky. That about 
covers it. Oh yeah, the fighting modes are 
weird-Robots, Virtual Gamers? | can't think of 
any reason to recommend this one, Dean 


Like most of the recent, distinctly Japanese 
N64 fighters (ixe., Flying Dragon’and Deadly 
Arts), Dual Heroes tries to bring something 
quirky to the fighting game genre but man- 
ages \to disappoint on nearly every level. In 
this case, you get a weird robot-training 
mode that has you teaching an android the 
basics of brawling, but the fighting engine is 
so dull and uninspired that | quickly lost 
interest in the whole thing. i 


How many N64 fighting games are so incredi- 
bly crappy that the CPU-controlled players 
can actually fall out of the ring after they've 
beaten you? One. Dual Heroes. It's up there 
with Deadly Arts competing for the title of 
“worst game ever." The graphics are terrible, 
the sound is appalling and the controls are 
unbearable-why use the analog stick if it's 
not taken advantage of? Pathetic.. Rubbish. 
Dreadful. Avoid...like cooties: 


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FIFA 99 


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Publisher: Electronic Arts 


Developer: EA Canada 


Featured In: EGM #112 


Another year, another FIFA. In 1998, EA tried 
to pull a fast one on us with World Cup 98, a 
nearly identical game to Road to World Cup 
98. | lost faith in the FIFA series because of 
WC 98, so | wasn’t really looking forward to 
FIFA 99. I'm happy to say, 99 brings to the 
table a significant number of improvements, 
enough for me to give this game a healthy 
recommendation. Overall, FIFA 99 is a lot 
tougher and more realistic than its prede- 
cessors. It's now easier to avoid slide tackles, 
a traditionally guaranteed turnover-creator in 
FIFA. The defensive АІ is much smarter, forc- 
ing you to take longer shots— you can't drive 
right up to the goal as often as the older FIFA 
games let you. (While this takes away a little 
of the arcade-level excitement of soccer video 
games, this definitely creates a more realistic 
soccer experience.) The goalies' behavior is 
also more lifelike. They don't make as many 
ludicrous dives for easy saves, and they come 
out:of the goal more often forthose-one-on- 
one situations. Overall, I'd have to say I'm 
very pleased with this year's FIFA. It's the 
most realistic one yet. Non-soccer enthusi- 
asts, however, may want to pass. The tough 
Al сап make for some pretty frustrating, pret- 
ty low-scoring and uneventful games 
(@gain...just like in reablife). Now, if EA could 
only smooth out the damn frame-rate... Dan 


FIFA finally makes that tiny step forward that 
places it in alongside 15598. Їп fact, it's now 
very much like Konami's classic, only with 
proper license stuff. The new features bring 
some much-needed AI tweaks to the game; 
and the new system of volleys, headers and 
chest trapping makes for a more natural feel. 
The semi-auto goalies seem tobejust about 
(ћеге том, апа thesfakesiand jukes are a wel- 
come addition. Also, it looks great. John D 


This FIFA series continues to take big strides 
with every néw edition. This year’s standouts 
include the juke, chest trap and header abili- 
ties. The movements look fluid and realistic, 
and add а load of defensive and offensive 
abilities for your player. Smarter Al puts your 
teammates in better positions to make 
through passes, and using them-for fast 
breaks is great fun. This is by far the deepest 
and most entertaining FIFA yet. Dean 


FIFA 99 is easily the best FIFA game yet, with 
obvious improvements not onlyin the game's 
Al and controls but in its aesthetics too. Тһе 
frame-rate is finally solid (unless you've got a 
RAM Pak, in which case | recommend you 
steer clear of the choppy “Super High” reso- 
lution mode), and the many new moves you 
can execute are not only useful, but fun. The 
more'Sim-oriented.IGM and IGT features аге 
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Remember how lame the original Golden 
Nugget for the PlayStation was? After you got 
through the sluggish interface and the multi- 
tude of options, you were then forced to 
interact with...Adam West!? Uhh...OK. Well, 
apparently someone at Westwood Studios 
got the message. Golden Nugget 64 is a lean, 
mean gambling machine. No FMV, no inane 
story mode and no Adam West (no offense, 
Batman). It's stripped down to the bare 
essence of gambling, and it's simple to play. 
Check in, select your purse and shoot off to 
the tables. The menu interface is amazingly 
functional, as are all the games. The crisp 
3D graphics lay out the detail of the tables 
nicely, although occasionally it's hard to dis- 
cern clubs from spades. Still, no big deal. And 
while you need to think of gambling games in 
a different way, this one does more than sim- 
ply teach you the games— it's actually fun on 
its own merits. | found the Poker and 
Blackjack games to be most enjoyable: Тһе 
dealers distribute the cards quickly and keep 
the overall pace of the game speedy. The 
voice work is spot-on as well. The two-player 
mode is tricky; some of the games (Poker, 
Texas Hold 'Em) can't support multiplayer. 
due to card exposure problems. Still, this is 
the best gambling game i've played. It got me 
so pumped, | wanna go to Vegas! Dean 


Golden Nugget 64 gets kudos for packing in 
so many games. Texas Hold "Егіз especially 
пісе; віпсе you don't see it too often. The 
four-player mode is great as well, especially 
for gamesitike Roulette, where players have 
their own window in which to examine the 


table and bet. The presentation is а yawn- 
fest though—all you do is methodically pick 

a game and play it..No story mode, no virtual 
casino (which would've been ideal). Dan 


What can you say? It really is everything 
you'd want from a casino with the exception 
of free drinks and old ladies playing the 
slots at 4 a.m. There are more than enough 
different games, and they're all presented in 
a,clear and easy-to-understand way. Add the 
excellent presentation, great speech and the 
mellow music and you have a fine gambling 
experience. It won't tickle everyone's fancy, 
but it’s fun...especially multiplayer. John D 


For a casino video game to be long-lasting 
and worthwhile, it has to have some sort of 
angle—some sort of hook. If it doesn’t, all 
you do is play a bunch of rather boring casino 
games. Unfortunately, Golden Nugget 64 
doesn’t have any of these so-called hooks. At 
times this is nice because you can jump right 
into a game without having to worry about 
extraneous options and such, but then a little 
something extra would've been nice. Shawn 


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incredible Zelda: Ocarina of Time turned out 
to be. I've always had extremely high expec- 
tations for the Zelda games, and I’ve never 
been let down once. Why should things be 
any different this time? Once again Shigeru 
Miyamoto and the wizards at Nintendo have 
delivered a truly epic gaming experience 
that no one should be allowed to miss. The 
game's creators have managed to take every- 
thing that was great about the 2D Zelda 
games the exploration, the puzzles, the 
dungeons, the loads of hidden secrets, etc.— 
and translate it all into 3D flawlessly. The 
game's beautifully detailed world is so vast 
and immersive that you'll find yourself con- 
stantly losing track of the real world. The con- 
trols are excellent, too. The auto-jump feature 
helps add to the immersiveness (it's far bet- 
ter than | expected it to be), and Z-Targeting 
makes combat a snap. You'll have no prob- 
lems with the-game's length, either. It'll take 
an average gamer about 40 hours to beat, 
and trust me—there'll always be something 
to do, even after you've finished the game. I 
do have a couple of minor fanboy-ish gripes, 
but I'll get into them some other time when | 
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sequence of any game ever. John R 


This game packs amazing visuals, beautiful 
music, a superbly crafted story and rock-solid 
gameplay, but what amazes me most about 
Zelda 15 just how satisfied | felt after beating 
it. | mean, it delivers on so many levels. Aside 
from the epic quest, you get so many little 
side jobs and puzzles that you'll never get 
bored. And the dungeons are masterpieces of 
level design. Heck, even watching the sun 
rise over Hyrule fills me with awe. Cris пі 


This is a legendary game. Everything Zelda 
offers —the'engaging story, the vast areas to 
explore, the beautifuumusic—you wouldn't 
believe could fit on а cart. There's not one 
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Ocarina of Time. While it isn't perfect (controls 
take a little getting used to, graphics aren't up 
to Banjo's standards), Zelda has worlds of 
gameplay going for it. This is-one of gaming's 
best. Do not... repeat...DO NOT miss it. Dan 


Graphics: wonderful. Sound 

Controls: perfect. Atmosphei 

it the finest game ever made? Quite possibly. 
Only Miyamoto seems to be able to bring 

out the kid that lives deep down inside 
everyone, allowing you to enjoy his games 
exactly as he intended. It's an incredibly 
enjoyable experience, impossible to play for 
short periods of time.:.you'll.get sucked in so 
much you'll always play for hours. John D 


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Publisher: Capcom 


Developer: Capcom 


Featured In: EGM #114 


Tetris has been around for a while. It's been 
cloned, refined, rereleased, pirated...you 
name it. For those reasons, any new Tetris 
should have nothing but improvements. 
Magical Tetris Challenge is a great game that 
offers an interesting twist, but a few short- 
comings prevent this version from being the 
best one out there. Let's start with the good. 
Magical Tetris is a lot of fun, especially head- 
to-head against a friend. The new Obstacle 
and Counter Blocks add some competitive 
Spice to the original formula. Players can't 
help but go for huge clears, just to screw 
opponents with big and clumsy garbage 
pieces. If this new stuff isn't your thing, you 
can always fall back on regular Tetris, an 
already flawless game. The bad? | don't like 
having to race for the one shared "next 
piece." | also don't like any words like 
“Tetris” or “Pentris” obscuring the playing 
field, even if it's only for a brief moment. 
Also; the game should let you turn off Quick 
Drop like you can do with the Temporary 
Landing System (both are cool features that 
should be optional). Finally, why doesn't the 
game let you save data (most lines cleared, 
high scores, etc.)? That's an obvious feature 
that needs to be in every Tetris game. Oh 
well. These minor.negatives don't change the 
fact that overall, this is a fun cart. Dan 


If you're an N64 owner who's been itching for 
a good version of Tetris to come along, MTC 

is definitely for you. The differences between 
Magical Tetris and classic (“Updown”) Tetris 
are subtle, but they make for an interesting 
(and fun) twist on the classic theme, The. 
combo system adds a new level of strategy to 
the game, while the Instant.Drop.and T.L.S. 
features make Ғогеуеп tighter control. Watch 
out forthe cheesy story, though. John R 


With several interesting innovations, a load 
of new and extremely tricky blocks and good 
old-fashioned Tetris gameplay, Magical. 

Tetris Challenge is a sure buy. In fact, the 

only reason | сап see to not make this опе 

a permanent part of your N64 game library is 
if youlhave something REALLY against ће 
goofy (no pun intended) and somewhat child- 
ish Disney characters inthe game. Aside from 
that, this one's as solidas a rock. Shawn 


I'm not crazy about the Disney characters, but 
hey=this is still Tetris, and it still packs limit- 
less replay value. The Magical Mode adds 
Capcom’s trademark flash to the standard 
Tetris formula, not to mention some truly 
bizarre garbage blocks and the ability to clear 
more than four rows at a time. Multiplayer’s 
fun but perhaps not frantic enough for those 
used to the more hectic gameplay of Puzzle 
Fighter or Tetris Attack. Crispi 


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Publisher: Crave Entertainment 
Developer: Player 1 
Featured In: EGM #113 


Ahh, and | thought Glover was a weird соп- 
cept for a game. If anything, this one takes 
the prize for best follow-through on a weak 
premise. At first | thought the bowling bit 
could be just one small piece of a large and 
involved game. Nope, it's really just bowling. 
Not ordinary bowling either; it's bowling with 
aliens! What went wrong here? When you 
think about how deep an N64 game can be, 
like GoldenEye for example, and then you see 
this, you just have to wonder. What makes it 
even sadder is the fact that the bowling isn't 
good either. There aren't any traditional 
bowling physics involved. It's all “wacky” 
stuff: ramps, voids, hills and valleys. Special 
power-ups make it even loonier by allowing 
your ball to shrink, expand and even explode. 
That's about the extent of the flavor in this 
game. Otherwise it's a series of matches 
against a slew of mildly amusing aliens. 
You're Milo, an aspiring galactic bowler. It's 
your dream to defeat every interplanetary. 
species you can. It's a quest for glory, indeed. 
(That was sarcasm, by the way.) The story 
line seems simple and thrown together, but | 
still can’t justify this as a kid’s title. | think 
they'd get just as bored as any other person. 
In fact, I'm not sure who this game is geared 
toward. If you have.a'bowling jones, you'd be 
better off doing the real thing. Dean 


If you are a child —a very young child who is 
amüsed by colorful graphics and snappy 
quips, and who also happens to be into bowl- 
ing—then Milo's Astro Lanes may interest 

you. |Буоште not one of these strange chil? 
dren described above, then don't bother with 
this one. In fact, MAL isn't even worth rent- 
ing—it just isn't fun. The only:thing | enjoy 
about this game are the offensive and defen- 
sive power-ups you can pick up. Shawn 


Hey! Wouldn't it be great if you could have, 
like, bowling...only in space with aliens and 
stuff—and with power-ups and crazy lanes? 
Err...no. | did try. Honest | did; But no matter 
whichiway | looked at it, | don't recall ever 
actually enjoying myself with Milo’s. | like 
being able to interfere with opponents” 
throws, but ultimately it just didn't:do it for 
me. Rent it with friends if you don't like “real” 
lanes—in any sense of the word. John D 


Bowling? With power-ups? On miniature golf- 
type lanes? Sounds like fun, doesn't it? 
Unfortunately, the concept scores higher than 
the execution. The graphics aren't sharp. 
enoügh, the controls aren't precise enough, 
and the physics aren't real enough. Those 
three factors turn Milo's into a game that 

uses more luck and chance thamany type of 
skill. This game is better suited for children 
who don't know any better. Dan 


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Publisher: Acclaim 


Developer: Iguana 


Featured In: EGM #113 


This is quite a surprise. As much as | liked 
Kobe's NBA Courtside, | knew there had to 
be another N64 game that would satisfy my 
roundball needs. NBA Jam 99 is not perfect, 
but it's certainly the best simulation avail- 
able on the N64 in my opinion. The А! of the 
computer is pretty good, maybe even better 
than Kobe's. Jam 99 has good player rota- 
tions and nice animations overall. Of course 
being that this is a Jam game, the dunks look 
and feel great. You can unleash the trade- 
mark monster jams in the "no rules" arcade 
mode, which is great when you just want to 
go nuts. The only downside is that you can't 
quite go as nuts as you'd like and the arcade 
mode retains too much of the game's sim 
aspects. If you wanted a direct follow-up in 
the tradition of the Jam series, you'll be dis- 
appointed. The sim modes are where the 
main action is, which is fine by me. If you've 
watched countless NBC basketball telecasts 
likexmyself, you'll either love or'hate the com- 
mentary by Bill Walton (one of the two com- 
mentators available). He says some of the 
most idiotic comments ever heard in a tele- 
cast, but | love it. Jam 99 has a tendency to 
repeat phrases quite a bit, but so does Bill 
Walton in real life. Perfect! The season mode 
is great, and the CPU: will.give you a pretty 
good run in the harder difficulties. Sushi 


NBA Jam 99 has a totally different vibe than 
Courtside or.NBA Live 99 (the system's cur- 
rentybest). To be fair it doesn't look that bad. 
The detail is nice and sharp, much better. 

than most N64 games. The animation is pret- 
ty good as well. But, it certainly doesn't have 
the same level of gameplay as Live ог 
Courtside. Single-player is OK, but not nearly 
as fun as the two-player Jam Mode. Bottom 
line—]Jam 99 is a rent-first title. Dean 


І don't know what Sushi's smokin', but there's 
no way Jam 99 comes even close to topping 
Courtside or Live 99. (Then again, how many 
ninjas do.you know who've got any skills on 
the court? Yeah, me neither...) Jam 99 isn't 
bad by any means, but aside from its pretty: 
hi-res graphics, it's a decidedly average b- 
ballgame that's a bit too slowforits own 
good. The Jam Mode feels nothing like the old 
Jam games, either. Disappointing. John R 


NBA Jam 99 isn't very NBA Jam-like, is it? 
Acclaim and Iguana have toned down the 
arcade-style of play, making it nowhere near 
as intense.as it used to be. It basically plays 
like а regular game with all penalties turned 
off. There's a simulation mode also, but it's 
not very solid either—fans of b-ball games: 
probably won't like it. Overall,.NBA Jam 99 
has a nice-looking exterior but that's about 
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Developer: Iguana West 


Featured In: EGM #12 


Uh-oh. Did someone from Midway get a job 
over at Acclaim? Breakaway 99 suffers from 
the same problem that Midway's Gretzky "98 
and Olympic Hockey '98 did: It’s EXACTLY 
the same as its predecessor. A year ago, 
Breakaway was definitely solid, and since 
EA's NHL series hadn't arrived on the N64 yet, 
it was actually the best choice for hockey 
fans. Well, this simply isn't the case anymore. 
Breakaway 99 is still plagued with the same 
amateurish problems it had last year (floaty 
puck physics, questionable control, shoddy 
goalie Al, etc.), and it doesn't even come 
close to competing with EA's far superior 
NHL 99. It's literally the exact same game 
as last year, except for the slightly revised 
menu screens, the adjusting of the crease 
and the addition of the Nashville Predators 
(they also updated the All-Star teams so 
they're no longer Eastern and Western, but 
rather North America and the World). Heck, 
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Publisher: THQ 


Developer: Takara 


Featured In: EGM #111 


Mario Kart 64 has the multiplayer cart racing 
game locked down. Diddy Kong Racing 
brought the one-player game up to speed. 
Now Penny Racers attempts to move into 
Nintendo’s and Rare’s territory with a new 
racer that, amazingly enough, isn’t a blatant 
rip-off. The best feature Penny Racers has 
that the other two games don't is the acces- 
sories system, where you can take valuable 
car parts from last-place opponents. Without 
this, | would have little to no reason to play 
Penny Racers. It's rather fun trying to beat 
Someone on a street level, just so you can 
steal his/her snow tires for use on the ice lev- 
els. And it's extremely gratifying playing the 
same easy levels over and over against the 
tough and cheap CPU AI just so you can steal 
all of its cool items. Obviously, this game has 
potential. Too bad the single-player game 
gets old real quick (because the Circuit Mode 
only has nine tracks). How's the multiplayer 
(the realifeason to play cart rácers)? 7 
Frusifatingly lacking. With four players, you- 


beable to create tracks, they all Share 
е environmental graphics, making | 


You have to like Mario Kart to really appreci- 
ate Penny Racers. They're similar both in | 
gameplay characteristics and graphics. The 
kiddie element is a little too stror 


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jog cannibalizing thing are testimony: 


Although the control and tracks here aren't 
nearly 5 good as those in Mafio a 


shortcomings in other ways. Your ability to 
customize your car adds an incredible 
amount of replay value. And it really adds to 
the multiplayer aspect, too, since winners 
can swipe parts from their loser pals. A A 
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SOUTH PARK 


Publisher: Acclaim 
Developer: Iguana 
Featured In: EGM #114 


Although derived from the Turok 2 engine 
and very obviously a third-person game, 
don’t be mistaken into thinking South Park 
is your typical 3D blaster. It really is much 
simpler than that. At its heart it’s a really, 
really old-school shooter that happens to 

be presented within a 3D environment. It’s 
so old school in concept that the bad guys 
come in “waves.” Wander around the well- 
presented cartoon looking environments for 
a bit and then BOOM all of a sudden you're 
faced with a horde of bad guys. Wander a 

bit closer to your goal and you’re faced with 
another, and another, until you reach the 
bigger bad guys who are converging on the 
town of South Park. It’s like Galaxian and 
Missile Command mixed with Doom, but with 
some sick humor thrown in. The presentation 
really is superb, the graphics—although suf- 
fering from some overly zealous fogging—are 
great throughout, especially | in hi-res with the 


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Publisher: Electro Brain 


Developer: Hudson Soft 


Featured In: N/A 


Star Soldier is a tough game for me to rate. 
On one hand, І can see people loving it for its 
extremely well-balanced gameplay and in 
depth combo/scoring system. On the other 
hand, | can see people hating it because you 
can run through it on the Beginner difficulty 
in about 45 minutes. Unfortunately, | have a 
feeling most people will end up going with 
the latter, which is too bad because at its 
core, Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth is an 
excellent shooter that provides some 
serious challenge on the harder difficulty 
levels (specifically the Master level). Yes, | 
agree—it could've been longer. There are 
actually three hidden special missions, but 
chances are most people will never even see 
them. But on the other hand, if you're into 
playing for high scores (which has always 
been a staple of the Star Soldier series, espe- 
cially in Japan), | can't see how anyone could 
dismiss this game in only one rental period. 
There's just too much depth (оће scoring 
system. And on top of that, there are two very 
cool time;trial modes that give you either two 
or five minutes to rack up as many points as 
possible before time runs out. The bottom 
line is this: If you're into shooters that require 
more than just quick reflexes to master, you 
should check this,outeThe lack of. a.two-play- 
er mode does kinda stink, though. John R 


Normally I'm prepared to tolerate some bad 
presentation, especially for a shooter, but 

Star Soldier's graphics work against the ^ 
gameplay. Sometimes it looks so bad, you 
can't see what's going on. It pretends to be 
all lever and 3D, but ends up just being а 
confusing mess.of similarly colored back- 
grounds and sprites. Not the.greatest exam- 
ple ever...it's real old school and doesn't com- 
pare well with other recent efforts. John D 


1 don’t think I’ve ever played such an aver- 
age shooter in my life. Sure, Star Soldier has 
a few secret paths, some flashy graphics and 
a combo system for points, but it just.doesn't 
have enough oomph to be long-lasting. It 
actually reminds me of some no-name arcade 
shooter.For $10-15 I'd consider picking up 55 
50 I could have a shooter оп my-N64, but it's 
probably better offas а rental—you should 

be able to beat it ina day or two. Shawn 


| never thought I'd see an old-school shooter 
on the N64, so I'm especially pleased (0 <ау 
this first entry for the system is pretty darn 
good. You get classic top-down gameplay: 
here with a cool twist that’s unique to the 
Star Soldier series. Achieving a high score is 
the ultimate goal, and—as in Einhánder—you 
earn major points by stringing together kills 
for massive combo bonuses. It all makes for a 
surprising amount of strategy. Cris Н 


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STAR WARS: ROGUE SQUADRON | 277 


Publisher: Nintendo/LucasArts 


Developer: LucasArts/Factor 5 


Featured In: EGM #111 


While | would have preferred a dogfight game 
set in space rather than based on the first 
level of Shadows of the Empire, Rogue 
Squadron still captures the feel of the 

Star Wars flicks—and that alone is enough 
to pump up the game's score. The music, 
radio chatter (featuring a Mark Hamill sound- 
a-like) and sound effects are all phenomenal, 
but it's the graphics that really shine. Vehicle 
models are amazingly detailed, while the 
rolling terrain (which you can scorch with 
your blasters) is littered with sprawling cities, 
Imperial bases, even scurrying stormtroopers 
you can strafe. And while Rogue Squadron 
looks fine in standard resolution, you'll дећ- 
nitely want the RAM Pak to play the game in 
hi-res—although the frame-rate suffers a bit 
and the virtual-cockpit view is too choppy. 
The 16 missions —all of which are inter- 
spersed with slick in-game cinemas—offer a 
decent variety, often mixing multiple objec- 
tives'Such as.escort and search-and-destroy. 
While most of the first 14 missions offer a 
decent challenge, the last few are insanely 
difficult. You'll need to destroy every struc- 
ture in previous missions to gather weapon: 
upgrades, but you'll want to refly them any- 
Way to earn Gold Medals (no easy feat) and 
access the three kickeass bonus missions. | 
only wish it had multiplayer. Cris n 


It makes sense—take the best part of. 
Shadows of the Empire and make an entire 
game out of that style of gameplay. Ah, but in 
addition to this, Rogue Squadron has incred- 
ible hi-res graphics, tons of voice and an 
overall solid feel. On the downside, some of 
the missions get a bit repetitious but luckily 
Others have more interesting objectives that 
help to get things moving again. Still, I think 
Rogue Squadron is worth a buy. Shawn 


It really is just like the first level of Shadows 
of the Empire blown out into a full game. The 
attention to detail is stunning throughout, 
with some brilliant subtle touches that.suck 
you in to the Star Wars ambience. It's tough, 
but it's extremely rewarding if you go out of 
your way to get perfect results on each level. 
lf there was ever a way of rewarding diligent 
gameplay, giving bonus Star Wars stuff has to 
rank up there with the best. John D 


Rogue Squadron is easily my favorite console 
Star Wars game yet. | wasn't expecting too 
much from it, but to my surprise the game Is 
actually a lot of fun to play, and the graphics 
and sounds are awesome. The missions are 
diverse and challenging (the bonus ones rock), 
and the whole presentation is sweet. | wish 
there was a multiplayer mode,butaside from 
this minor oversight, I'm quite satisfied. Be sure 
to play w/the Expansion Pak! John R 


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TUROK 2: SEEDS OF EVIL 


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Publisher: Acclaim 


Developer: Iguana 


Featured In: EGM #112 


Easily one of the most visually impressive 
games on the N64 (especially with the 4MB 
Pak), Turok 2 is a significant improvement 
over the original. Obviously taking some cues 
from the likes of GoldenEye (especially for 
the multiplayer stuff, which is a good laugh— 
especially Frag Tag), it’s certainly one of the 
most ambitious console games of this style. | 
don’t want to spoil this and sound too nega- 
tive, but there are some problems that 
detract from the fun of it all. As any honest 
girl will tell you, size really does matter—and 
T2 doesn’t suffer in any way in that depart- 
ment. It’s huge! But to keep with the analogy 
for a moment, it’s not just about the size, it’s 
what you do with it that’s important—and in 
places T2 is downright clumsy. Mostly it’s just 
too damn big, and it can be pretty unforgiv- 
ing. | must say | object to the way some of 
the “adventure” elements are spaced out— 
and there really aren’t enough save points. 
Be prepared to leave your N64 on for days. 
There are also some frame-rate issues when 
there's a lot of action. Not usually that much 
ofa problem, but when it drops too low it 
becomes impossible to aim your weapons. 
Also, in multiplayer mode, we saw the game 
crash twice...which we can't forgive. Despite 
the flaws though, it'sjajgreat şame 4 just not 
25 good as it could ve been. Shame. John D 


This may seem like an odd complaint, but I'm 
actually annoyed that Turok 2's levels are so 
damn big. If you could save anywhere, I'd be 
happy, but the limited amount of save points 
couplediwith the fact that it's really easy to: 
get lost in the game's huge levels really irks 

. Still, the game's atmosphere and graph- 
ics kick ass (despite some slowdown), and 
the four-player modes are fantastic. I'd buy 
it for the multiplayer stuff alone. John R 


Despite all its little flaws—namely, choppy 
frame-rates, afew bugs, some tedious bits 
and a lack of save points—Turok 2 15 still just 
the epic, spectacular-looking game N64 own- 
ers need to fill the void after Zelda. And as 
with GoldenEye, you'll be playing Turok’s mul- 
tiplayer modes a year from now (the insanely 
fun four-player Frag-Tag monkey:Mode nearly 
made me miss deadline). Not quite as good 
as GoldenEye, but close. Crispi 


Turok 2 is an excellent example of how to 
make a proper sequel. Everything about the 
game is bigger MUCH bigger. Bigger graph: 
ics (thanks to the RAM Pak), bigger levels 
(that'll really piss you off, quite frankly) and 
bigger enemies both in size and intelligence. 
My main two gripes are the distance between 
Save points and the somewhat touchy analog 
control when moving and aiming. Still, it's a 
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Publisher: Crave Entertainment 


Developer: Celeris/Interplay 


Featured In: EGM #113 


Once you get used to the general inaccuracy 
ofthe aiming and physics systems in Virtual 
Pool 64, the game actually gets pretty good. 
But that's the problem. If this title is truly a 
simulation of pool—one that creates a "virtu- 
al" environment—then nothing should be 
compromised...you shouldn't have to get 
used to anything. When I line up a shot that 
would do the job in real-life pool, | expect 
the ball I’m aiming at in the game to do the 
same thing— not almost make it into the 
pocket and then bounce off of the cushion. 
And |ме played a lot of pool—enough to 
know when a ball should go in. Now don't get 
те wrong...| didn't miss every shot | took 
because of the game's aiming system and 
ball physics—there's just a certain amount of 
error that occurs. But | think you get my 
point. Now, the game's overall feel is pretty 
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Developer: Saffire 


Before you dismiss this one as just another 
wacky game—think again. Remember, it uses 
the same game engine as the original Ten Pin 
Alley, which in my opinion, has the most 
accurate bowling physics of any game on 
the market. Spin control as well as power 
and release point provide a simple, yet effec- 
tive interface. In essence, you can develop 
your own style, be it heavy spin, arc or just 
straight-down-the-line. That control element 
alone makes the game really good. On the 
other hand, the cartoon theme is a bit over- 
the-top. Everything from the sound effects to 
the silly Animaniacs lineup screams cartoony 
goodness. Top it off with several wacky 
venues and this lighthearted package is com- 
plete. If you haven’t guessed, the game is 
heavily geared toward the young folks. If you 
already own Ten Pin Alley, don’t think of this 
as a sequel. Basically it’s been heavily modi- 
fied to incorporate the Animaniacs characters 
and сагоопу environments ата та about 
all. While it's out of the ordinary fora game to 
gor“kiddie,” it’s done rather ме here. The 
play mechanics are solid, the characters are 
mildly amusing, and it’s easy to learn. Why 
wouldn't kids like it? I'd even take it over 
Brunswick Bowling (I don't care what Sushi 
Says). Kids should like'it-quite а bit, but oth- 
erwise stick with the original ТРА. Dean 


There's really no reason to buy this game if 
you already own Ten Pin Alley —unless 

you're a big-time Animaniacs freak. But even 
these characters aren't a big draw; they're 
crudely.modeled and spout lame one-liners. 
Still, underneath this lies Ten Pin Alley's ultra- 
fun gameplay and party-game appeal. If you 
don’t own the original, well, get it. Otherwise 
buy this update for your kids or if you can’t 
get enough of the Animaniacs. Crispin 


| think if you’re gonna make bowling into a 
video gdme, then it's best to make it as 

wacky as possible. And that’swhy | really get 
a kick out of this game's easy-to-learn inter- 
face andilightfeel. It may be simple to play, 
but it allows for a lot of finesse, too—not to 
mention it’s a great multiplayer game. 

Trouble is, | liked the original Ten Pin Alley 
just as much. I'm not an Animaniacs fan, so | 
see по reason to buy this update. Dan 


As some of you know, I'm a big bowling fan. 
And, while really like Brunswick Bowling. 
believe Ten Pin has a lot to offer as well. 
Animaniacs TPA is just like the original Ten: 

Pin Alley:onty.with different characters (obvi- 
ously). They've also taken liberties with the 
alleys, making a few of them look like attrac- 
tions at a fun house. The gameplay is solid 
which is the most important thing but it's 

too juvenile for me. Kids will loveit. Sushi 


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Developer: Enix/Metro 


It was only a matter of time before we saw 
another title that capitalized off of the rhythm 
genre PaRappa pioneered. Lucky for us it 
happens to be a good one. Bust A Groove has 
excellent dancing animation and some great 
music. One of the things | have to say right 
off the bat is that the translation of Japanese 
lyrics into English is pretty sad. The words 
just don't seem to fit the music too well. 
Fortunately, the majority of the music was 
already in English or had no words at all, so 
the tunes are still infectious. The nice thing 
about Bust A Groove is that it has lots of 
replay value both as a one-player game and 
a two-player game. Each character has an 
ending and there are several hidden charac- 
ters to unlock. Advanced players have the 
option of playing without the buttons dis- 
played on the screen which is really the way 
to go. Each character has a set routine that 
has its own separate branches and possible 
combo Combinations which require some-tim- 
ing and a good. memory. It's pretty cool when 
you have two good players going at it without 
the on-screen buttons, because you're not 
sure what kind of move one guy (or gal) will 
bust out against the other. The only thing | 
recommend is that you make sure you like 
the songs because you'll be hearing them а 
lof. Overall, a fun, fun game. Sushi 


For a PaRappa (a personal favorite) clone, 
Bust А Groove sure falls short. This dancing 
game doesn't have anywhere/near the per- 
sonality, fum or quirkiness of SCEA’s rappin’ 
gamezThe best thing Groove's got going for it 
is the dancingianimation—the moves are 
incredible. The music, for the most part, isn’t 
badveither, But outside of that, nothing is cry- 
ing out, “Keep playing me!” or “Come back 
for more!” Boring and repetitive. Dan 


| think it’s pretty safe to say that if you liked 
PaRappa the Rapper, you're gonna like Bust A 
Groove. While it doesn’t дине have the same 
overall charm as PaRappa does, it’s more fun 
to play, particularly because of the surpris- 
ingly enjoyable two-player mode. The music 

is very good (some stupid lyrics though), and 
the animation is great. This is one of those. 
games that even non-gamers will easily get 
into. You just better have rhythm! John R 


It really frickin' frustrates me that | find 
some of the stages in this so damn hard. I've 
got a pretty good sense of rhythm. I’m no 
John Travolta, but | can tap my foot in time 
and | сап count to four (very important here). 
Catching the “groove” in some of the songs in 
BAG seems impossible though. Shockingly, in 
Places it made me feel like my dad trying to 
appreciate “modern music” (a horrible reve- 


lation). Great party game though. John D 


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Does the world really need another Bust-A- 
Move? Maybe. | mean, | can’t deny that this 
is the best Bust-A-Move yet. The pulleys add 
a little variety to the seemingly endless 
amount of one-player levels, and the Chain 
Reaction System forces you to play the game 
a little differently than you have been playing 
it for the past several years. So? These two 
features are relatively minor. That’s under- 
standable from the game designers’ point of 
view—why mess with a good thing? Well, you 
should mess with a good thing because peo- 
ple are tired of the same ol' old thing. The 
marginal improvements won't give many BAM 
fans reason to rush out to buy part four, if 
they already own BAM 3. Sure the optional 
Chain Reactions are cool to execute and 
watch, but these easy-to-come-by combos 
will happen so often by accident, you won't 
really appreciate the thought and strategy 
that goes into setting one up. Picture poor 
Shoe (thát's me) carefully preparing a large 
Chain Reaction Combo to drown out a fellow 
Review Crew opponent. All of a sudden, the 
son of a.bitch hits Shoe with а huge chain, 
totally by accident and blind luck (skill-less 
Jerk). But if you're new to the series, or you 
haven't played BAM since parts 1 or 2, then. 
BAM 4 тау be the ball#buster you're looking 
for. And I mean that in a good way. Dan 


At the risk of getting repetitive, | have to say 
thatwhen allis said and done, Bust-A-Move 
2 never really needed a sequel. It had pretty 
much got the whole concept sorted, and | for 
one was quite happy with it. The new combo 
system adds an extra bit of strategy to the 
proceedings, and all of the new features are 
пісе but, I dunno, why mess with some- 
thing perfect? At its heart it’s still the same 


really enjoyable game though. John D 


І don't know how necessary it is for this 
game to come out. | mean, it's a Bust-A-Move 
gamé—and as such, it's a lot of fun— but it 
doesn't really bring much to the table as far 
ag ingenuity-goes. So, if you're a big fan of 
the Bust-A-Move series and its sickeningly 
cute characters and crazy Japanese sounds, 
then look into this sequel. But if you hap- 
pened to pick up thé last one, there are only 

a couple of new features in this one. Shawn 


The Bust-A-Move games are fun, but is this 
new installment really different enough to be 
worth the cash? Yep. The developers have 
added plenty of perks to appeal to every 
puzzle-game fan. The Chain Reaction combos 
in'Versus Mode give the gamê a Puzzle 
Fighter feel, while the pulleys add a cool twist 
to the gameplay. You even getaypuzzle editor. 
And none of this gets in the way of the classic 
reflexes-before-brains gameplay. Cris D i 


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Developer: Player 1 


It's hard to believe that with all the Twisted 
Metal clones out there, it didn't occur to 
more people to take the genre to new envi- 
ronments. Dead in the Water does a decent 
job of capturing the frantic action of the vehi- 
cle combat genre with some original twists 
that could only be done in water. The races 
are interesting and add play value, but the 
Battle Mode is where the game shines. There 
are a wide variety of characters to choose 
from and each has special attacks as well as 
weapons that can either be bought or picked 
up during battle. Sadly, the game falls short 
in some key areas. The graphics are fraught 
with glitches making it hard to follow the 
action at times. My other big gripe is the long 
load times which break up the action for what 
seems like an eternity. Aside from these com- 
plaints, | like Dead in the Water, and find it to 
be above-average, though a far cry from 
greatness. If ASC could have tightened up the 
graphics'and improved the loadstime, this. 
could have easily gotten a higher score. It's 
possible the PS just couldn’t handle а of the 
stuff that.was being thrown at it (the wave 
physics attempt to be quite realistic), but 
then you think of technological marvels like 
Crash 3 and that theory goes out the window. 
DitW had some nicevideas, but overall it 
doesn’t quite cut it. Maybe next time. Sushi 


It’s Power Boat Racing with guns! Seriously, | 
don't like the way this game feels. The 3D) 
environments are OK, but not very inspired, 
and certainly nothing new. The speed and 
agility of the boats are hindered by the wacky 
physics of the water, or more aptly the water 
effects..More importantly, the combat just 
isn’t fun. Chasing down the elusive boats 
gets boring too quickly— lost interest. For 
boat combat I'll play Ship Wreckers. Dean 


This game earns style points for letting you 
launch weapons into the arena grandstands 
and blast screaming spectators from their 
seats, but otherwise Dead in the Wateris a 
shoddy clone of the Twisted Metal games: 
The rolling water looks nice (well, at least up 
close; we've got.some major draw-in prob- 
lems here), but the waves reallysthrow off 
your control. The Racing Mode is a bit more | 
fun than Battle, but not much. 


DitW is a bit like Twisted Metal, only with 
boats instead of cars. My, my. HOW spectacu- 
larly original. Gameplay is what you'd expect; 
racing and shooting on a wobbly surface with 
plenty of power-ups. It's niceto see there are 
races AND battles here, so in that respect it's 
arguably.more fun than TMII[—but it’s noth- 
ing special. Graphically it's a bit weak, but 
more importantly itlacks any original ideas. 
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Developer: Omega Force 


Even from its early stages | knew Destrega 
was something special...or at least some- 
thing different from most 3D fighters that 
come out and get lost on store shelves and in 
discount bins. What strikes me as the most 
interesting and winning feature is being able 
to fight at every point in a battle, no matter 
where you are in relation to your opponent— 
even with the arenas being as big as they are. 
Consequently, this allows for some real strat- 
egy if you're willing to take the time to learn 
Destrega's unique fighting/magic system. 
And if you do take the time, chances are 
you'll appreciate the game that much more, 
and get more out of it. Destrega isn't without 
flaws, mind you, but it's very solid. But since 
we're on the subject of flaws, | should point 
out a couple. First, the voices plain suck. Talk 
about overacting and poor casting...even 
when the characters grunt! Luckily, the story 
is strong and holds up through the lame act- 
твигабо thought the fighting inthe Story 
Mode was a bit repetitious and dragged on at 
times— in part because of the acting. Be 
aware оҒа few graphical glitches that pop up 
eyery now and again, too. Overall, Destrega 
will end up being a sleeper hit even with its. 
minor flaws. On a final note, be sure to listen 
closely to Rohzen in the Story Mode —he 


sounds like Tom Brokaw. Shawn 


Destrega seems rather simplistic at first, but 
once you get accustomed to the game's con- 
trots, you'll find that there's actually a lot of 
depth to the fighting system. There are plen- 
ty of single-player modes to keep you busy 
(Story Mode is a must at least once, just to 
hear the cheesy dialogue), and two-player 
fights are surprisingly fun. Thesup-close fight- 
ing could've изедзоте тоге polish; but it's 


hardly worth complaining about. John R 


Koei surprised me once with Dynasty 
Warriors, and now they've surprised me again 
with another decent fighting game with а 
totally different style of play. Destrega plays 
like a solid combination of Ehrgeiz, Unholy 
War and Psychic Force. The fighting engine is 
fairly Simple and straightforward...perhaps 
too much so (you won't see the deep game- 
play and strategy/found in most other fight- 
ers, including Dynasty Warriors). Dan 


Koei is becoming a force in fighting games! 
Destrega borrows many elements from other 
fighters and even other genres and combines 
them into a highly enjoyable experience. The 
Story Mode is long and challenging although 
the story and dialogue are only so-so. Each 
Character has a nice selection of attacks and 
has a lot of detail for a game withysuch rich 
environments. Ра love to see this series 
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Developer: EA Canada 


OK, we all know that FIFA has improved dra- 
matically in recent releases, but a number of 
things spring to mind when looking at this. 
First, this is the third FIFA game this year so 
how can EA Sports possibly have done any- 
thing different? Second, ISS 98 was about as 
good as soccer games can get, so is EA 
focusing on the wrong stuff? And finally, 
what's new? The answers are surprisingly as 
follows; yes, no and...a big long list that | 
won't go into fully, but here's the important 
stuff: New defense and attack А! that makes 
the teams react as a whole more effectively. 
Enhanced semi-auto goalies. Over 240 teams 
from 12 territories (including the United 
States). A European "Dream League" with all 
the best "real" soccer teams (let's face it, 
U.S. teams are crap). Fakes and jukes, 155 
98-style. A new chest trapping feature that is 
cool, but the animation for which pops up 
FAR too often. Greater control in the air; bicy- 
cle.kicks, Volleys, better headers (although: 
it’s so subtle you only notice it if you've 
played a lot of console soccer). Also the 
graphics are a bit better, with nice lighting, 
etc., though again — you hardly notice it. Oh 
yeah, and the players aren't all the same 
height any more. Subtle, but sort.of impor- 
tant guess. So is it better than 15598? Um, 
well, you know — might be. John D 


FIFA, like just about every other EA Sports. 
series, keeps getting better and better. | par- 
ticularly enjoyed this year's edition because it 
plays much more realistic than the older 
FIFAs. The biggest thorn in EA's side, howev- 
er, is the same thing that bugged me about 
the last few FIFAs: the choppy frame-rate. The 
game moves and plays ји пе, but I'd sacri- 
fice a few of the stadium and player details 
for more frames of animation. Dan 


FIFA 99 is easily my favorite soccer game on 
the-PlayStation so far. I'm finally happy with 
the graphics (the frame-rate in World Cup 98 
was a little questionable, but not here), and 
the control is better than it's ever been. The 
new moves (like the jukes) are actually quite 
useful, and the А! (on Professional level and 
above) is excellent. | just hope we don't get a 
repeat of last year, With another “sequel” 
three months from now. We'll see... John R 


To me FIFA 99 is about as good as a soccer 
game can get for the PlayStation. With the 
huge amount of licensed teams, options, 
players, etc. it's hard to imagine wanting 
more. Of course it's the solid gameplay that 
holds it all together. It's still easy to get away 
with slide-tackles but strangely, it makes the 
game more intense. New juke.moves аге use- 
ful as well for faking out opponents. I'll take 
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Developer: The Collective 


The idea of making a classic board game into 
a video game is not necessarily a bad one. 
But making the Game of LIFE into one should 
be. | bring The Game of LIFE up on several 
charges, including: A) Failure to produce sig- 
nificant excitement, B) Lack of interesting 
options or features to bring the game up to 
the '9os era, and C) Forcing players to hand 
off a single controller while playing multiplay- 
er. Furthermore, the defendant is guilty of 
disturbing the peace with repetitive bubble- 
gum music and mundane cinematic clips. And 
finally, a slap on the wrist to the folks at 
Hasbro Interactive. They actually thought this 
inherently social game would make a good 
single-player experience (thanks to John 
Davison for pointing this out). Seriously, I’m a 
big fan of board games so I'm definitely not 
biased against these games. In fact, | really 
like Monopoly for the PS. The difference is 
Monopoly can still be interactive and cerebral 
asya video game. Playing LIFE'as a video 
game is more like watching a cartoon. It 
doesn't feel like you have significant control 
over what's happening in the contest. Several 
of us played multiplayer with hardly a mum- 
ble about who was winning or losing. No 
excitement whatsoever. Strange, especially 
for us. Unfortunately, | can't recommend this 
sterile version of LIFE to anyone. Dean 


OK, now we're venturing into a realm of video 
gaming that really doesn't interest me—or, | 
imagine, most hardcore gamers. If | want to 
play ШЕЕ, I'll open my copy of the board 
game. | don’t feel any need to play it on the 
PS, particularly because the cheesy anima- 
tions, annoying music and other “enhance- 
ments” are a turn-off. | suppose it makes a 
decent party game; but Ра just as soon have 

a Tekken 3 tournament instead. Crispin 


Sometimes these things manage to capture 
the spirit of the board game pretty well, but 
The Game of LIFE doesn't quite make it. Sure, 
allthe recognizable stuff is there, but the pre- 
sentation is way too cluttered, it's a bit slow, 
and it's all accompanied by the most annoy- 
ing music imaginable. By its nature this is a 
Social.game—so there's no argument for 
"playing alone." Buy the board game. It's 
more fun...and it's cheaper. John D 


To be honest, I’ve never really been a big fan 
of LIFE (the game, that is), so obviously I'm 
not all.that excited about the/PS version. It 
plays just like the board game, it’s got some 
mildly humorous animations and for the most 
part, it’s a good port. But so what? If I'm 

going to.play it at all, I'll play the board game 
anyway. There's no reason to play it alone 
(unlike say, Jeopardyl), so. unless you've got a 
ton of bored friends, Id say pass. John R 


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Developer: Saurus/Takara 


You know, | couldn't come up with a more apt 
name for this game. Who would have thought 
moving a metal stick through an electrified 
maze would be so damn irritating. But | think 
our news editor, Chris Johnston, best 
summed up this game when he said, “For a 
game that sucks, Irritating Stick sure is 
addicting." It's not just the huge variety of 
obstacle courses that kept me playing; | 
found myself wanting to master the tricky 
controls. You can adjust the speed of your 
Stick, but you never really get used to just 
how touchy this thing is (and you definitely 
want to use analog to achieve maximum con- 
trol). | can't count the number of times I'd be 
cruising through a maze, trying to reach the 
next checkpoint before the time expired, only 
to careen into a wall at the last second 
because control seemed to just slip away 
from me. You get more than enough courses, 
including a group that adjusts their difficulty 
to match your skill. And you сапа your 
own courses, too. Above all, Irritating Stick is 
a just plain weird game that'll no doubt 
appeal to kids and make a great diversion at 
parties. The two-player and tournament 
modes are really the best way to play (if for 
nothing else than to make fun of the goofball 
announcer), but Irritating Stick is just too 
frustrating to really enjoy solo. 


Fondly referred to as “Irritating S***” by most 
people that spend longer than 30 seconds 
with the thing, | can honestly say | can't think 
of any reason to own this game, apart from 

to show people how bad it is. | can't remem- 
ber what the buzzy-wire thing it’s based on is 
called, but at least it’s more fun. And the 
“forfeits” it wants you to do? Forget it. At 
some point in development this underwent 
some kind of funectomy. John D 


This is a really tough call. At first, Irritating 
Stick seems totally inane. Guiding a dot 
through several different electrified mazes 
trying to avoid touching the sides seems like 
a weak premise. Not to mention incredibly 
frustrating at first. But low and behold, it 
draws you in like so many simple games do. 
It's that conquest thing in actionsBottom line, 
it's mildly fun but not $50 fun. IF it's priced. 
under $20, maybe —otherwise no. Dean 


This is a prime example of a game that 

should never have come ошкоп either side of 
the Pacific. The game tries.to capture the 
wacky nature of the offbeat Japanese TV 
show, but it loses a lot when you don't see an 
actual guy getting SHOCKED. Sure it's chal- 
lenging, but so is trying to collect a ball of lint 
in my mouth. | can’t even recommend renting 
this just to satisfy your curiosity. Stay away 
from the Irritating Stick. Sushi 


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Publisher: Hasbro Interactive 


Developer: Artech Studios 


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Jeopardy! has been stellar (most suffered 
from the nasty habit of repeating answers too 
frequently). Strangely enough, however, | 
enjoyed them all, and this new version is 
easily the best yet. Sure, the hi-res presenta- 
tion is pretty slick, but—more importantly— 
the developers have stuffed this thing with 
enough categories and answers (more than 
3,000) to make repeats less likely. In fact, we 
played this game steadily throughout the 
month and encountered only a few incidents 
of repeated answers. Jeopardy! contains pret- 
ty much all the options of its past incarna- 
tions. You can dummy down your computer 
opponent's skill, or switch on a new adaptive- 
А! feature that makes opponents smarter and 
more apt to buzz in if you play well. You can 
also switch on spelling aids that save time by 
guessing what you're trying to type. New to 
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Publisher: Konami 


Developer: Konami 
Featured In: EGM #114 


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can't manage to get the fighting genre right. 
Kensei borrows heavily from both Tekken 3 
and Dead or Alive with similar-looking combos 
and control methods. The problem is, they 
added all the flash and none of the depth 
of those two fighters. Even worse, the cool 
parts that Kensei imitates aren't pulled off 
quite right. The characters range from decent 
to very poor, design-wise, which doesn’t make 
you want to play as any of them. While the 
animation during combos is pretty good, the 
controls are sacrificed, making it hard to 
string combos consistently or even coherently. 
There’s also a lag between your button inputs 
and the movements of the characters which 
is inexcusable in a fighting game. In some 
instances, it feels like the fight is going on 
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Featured In: EGM #112 


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Military Madness to dig this PlayStation 
update. Heck, you don't even need to be a 
fan of strategy games. That's the beauty of 
Nectaris: It's incredibly easy to pick up and 
begin strategizing without worrying about 
lots of little details. As you progress through 
stage after stage of turn-based combat, 
you're gradually introduced to more than 20 
ground and airborne combat vehicles —each 
with its own movement and attack parame- 
ters. The real thrill is surrounding enemies 
and using the terrain to your advantage to 
win battles in which you're vastly outnum- 
bered. And trust me— you'll be outnumbered 
in most battles. That's one of the drawbacks 
to the 32 missions of the new campaign, 
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Developer: n-Space 


Rugrats is one of those cartoons that is made 
for kids but appeals to people of all ages 
because of the jokes thrown in and its 
originality. Well, unfortunately the game isn't 
like this. Sure, it features some of the same 
humor and situations from the show, but I’ve 
found Rugrats to be more fun to watch than 
to play. | should note: THQ is aiming this 
game at kids —which is why many of the 
minigames and levels this title consists of 
are so easy, and why the graphics are so 
simple-looking. Fair enough, but a solid 
game is a solid game no matter who it's 
geared toward. So here's the question I have: 
If this game is geared toward 7- and 8-year- 
olds, what 7- and 8-year-old likes a camera 
that's as dumb as a horse, and control as 
loose and sloppy as...well, you get the idea. 
The answer is simple. | suppose it's fun to 
control Chuckie or Tommy or one of the other 
"rats around their house and in other loca- 
tions, finding puzzle pieces and doing various 
activities if you're a Rugrats fanatic. But then 
the game ends up being more of a novelty 
item than an actual video game—just anoth- 
er poster or window sticker. | suppose this 
would be fine if the game had a decent cam- 
era and a better feel. | label this. one a 
rental...unless уоите а BIG Rugrats fan and 
want some more memorabilia. Shawn 


As kid's games go, I think n-Space has pretty 
much nailed it.with Rugrats. It's'simple, easy 
to get into and, most importantly, there are a 
lot of different activities that will keep: 
young minds occupied. The crazy golf and 
some ofthe racing sections of the game are 
worthy of particular note. The graphics, 
although a bit clunky in places, capture (һе 
TV show well, and the speech is topnotch 


throughout. A good kid's game. John D 


If you know a youngster (say, under the age 

of 8 ог50) Who is a Rugrats fan AND has а 
high tolerance for video games with poor 
camera angles and controls, then you've. 
found the perfect game. Don't get me wrong, 
Rugrats is plenty fun with its wide variety of 
interesting minigames and simplistic game- 
play, but the subpar 3D enginewains on the 
parade a bit. Despite that, Rugrats is a great 
addition to a child's PlayStation library. Dan 


Although Rugrats is aimed at a much younger 
audience, | found a lot to like-about the title. 
It could be because I'm a fan of the show and 
the characters have the real voices of the 
actors. Basically, what you have here is a 
collection of minigames dressed up with a 
nice story. | know | would dig this game as a 
younger kid and | dig it as a slightly older 

one. The graphicsaare sloppy in places which 
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Tiger Woods 99 is basically a PC-style golf 
sim pumped up with “hip” music, flashy 
arcade elements and the one and only Tiger 
himself. While Mr. Woods remains as stoic as 
ever, elements around him are “wacky” and 
arcade-like. For example, hit the ball with full 
force and he turns electric with power. 
Magically steer it in midair by applying direc- 
tional spin. All this while listening to Tiger’s 
own scratch-mix soundtrack (sounds like 
Living Color—remember them?). To the 
game’s credit, the pace is quite a bit faster 
than your average golf game (excluding Hot 
Shots). If you choose to use the spin control 
you can compensate for bad shots by steer- 
ing the ball toward the green. It’s cheap, but 
effective and adds a new twist to a boring 
genre (in my opinion). The innovative “ball 
cam” is nice but shows off the game’s choppy 
frame-rate more than anything else. It's not a 
hindrance though. It just looks a little herky- 
jerky at times. Overall the lack of “classic” 
golf game detail and the infusion of cool 
quick-play elements is a nice change. It’s fun 
to nail full-power shots for 300+ yard drives. 
Quickly line up the next shot and go again. 
It's like speed golf or something. Just remem- 
ber to turn off Tiger's dry, monotone com- 
ments. I'd still rather play Hot Shots, but 
Tiger Woods 99 is not far behind. Dean 


This sim offers more play modes than you 
could ever Want and packs an arcade feel 
(you'can even guide the ball in midair). But 
when it comes down to its interface and pre- 
sentation, Tiger Woods is nowhere near as. 
slick and fun as Hot Shots Golf. The clunky 
graphics and choppy frame-rate certainly 
don't help matters, either. The standard 

swing meter works fine, although I never got 
used to the optionalanalog meter. Cris 7 іп 


While Tiger Woods 99 isn't quite as. рад as | 
expected itto be (watching Dean play was. 
about as exciting as watching weeds grow), 
it's still not a game I'd ever consider sinking 
any money into. | don't care if it has all the 
features in the world, if it's sluggish, boring 
and devoid of any fun, then what's the point? 
The frame-rate stinks, the ball physics are 
poor...do | need (о во on? If you want a good 
golf game, go with Hot Shots Golf. John R 


It's great to see that EA has gotten back on 
the right track with their golf franchise, and 
with none other than Tiger Woods. The sim 
aspects of TW are topnotch and the graphics 
have received a major revamp. My main gripe 
is thatthere's no ambient sound if you turn 
off the “hip” background music. It seems 
pretty sparse when playing.through tourna- 
ments where you. expect some atmosphere. 

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Developer: Appaloosa Interactive 


Tiny Tank is a pain in my arsenal. This game 
is plagued with horrible enemy АІ, sloppy 
graphics and a frame-rate that slows down 
to snail-speed when lots of graphical stuff is 
going on (which could've been avoided if par- 
ticle and lighting effects weren't added to 
EVERY explosion). In addition, Tiny (the char- 
acter) repeats the same annoying thing again 
and again and again, often not making much 
sense. He sounds like a poor man's Dana 
Gould (of Gex fame). Now, the radio show 
that's going on in the background actually is 
pretty good—informative to a certain extent 
and funny—when you can hear it over the 
sound effects. And the rendered cutscenes 
made me laugh more than once. More on the 
good end of the spectrum: Each of Tiny Tank's 
levels offers a different feel from one to the 
next. For example, in the first level you just 
ride around and find the boss— rather 
straightforward. But in other levels you make 
your way around on a conveyor belt, or in 
another via а Tron-like wire system, solving 
different puzzles. Unfortunately, after making 
your way through m se interesting 
levels, а predictable and rather easy boss 
awaits. Tiny Tank wouldn't be a complete 
waste. of money if you picked it.up, but it’s 
nothing compared to'some of the other stuff 
headed our way soon. Rent it first. Shawn 


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Although not the greatest 3D shooter, | must 
say that Tiny Tank breaks some new ground 

as far as presentation. By injecting the genre 
with some much-needed humor, the guys at 
Apaloosa have taken the game from being 

an above-average shooter to being a gen- 
uinely funny piece of entertainment. Sure, 
the controls are a little oversensitive and the 
premise is a bit silly, but the scripting for the 
“radio show” soundtrack is fab. John D 


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OK, I'll admit some of the stuff Tiny says is 
kind of funny, And the radio show sound- 
tracklis darn creative as well. | wouldn't put 
the game on my top-10 list but it does war- 
rant some good praise. The gameplay is solid 
enough—especially Tiny’s ability to elude 

and destroy enemies simultaneously. It’s an 
easy romp through most of the levels, yet 
strangely captivating at the same time. Tiny 
Tank won't astound you, but it's good. Dean 


Tiny Tank has many interesting and even 
innovative elements to it, but they don’t quite 
come together in an enjoyable way. Tiny Tank 
also suffers from some bad control as well as 
weak level design. This makes for some frus- 
trating gameplay, especially in the later lev: 
els. Speaking of which, it’s the second half of 
the game where it all falls apart. The game 
becomes unbearably tedious. А fewmore 
tweaks and it could’ve been good. Sushi 


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Developer: Core Design 


| wouldn't go so far as to call Tomb Raider ||| 
a misstep for the franchise; it just doesn't 
make a broad enough leap in graphics or 
gameplay to get me overly excited about 
Lara's third outing. Yes, the hi-res visuals are 
an improvement, but not by much, and some 
areas are just too dark (I hate having to rely 
on flares). Avoid the analog control at al 
costs, too. It feels like an awkward analog- 
digital hybrid, and the calibration even glitch- 
es at times. In fact, the entire game suffers 
from little bugs, making me think it was 
rushed for the holidays (th i-lame end- 
ing is even more proof). So, what TRIII really 
falls back on is its level design, which is 
mostly excellent—at least once you get past 
the horrible India levels. The London an 
Area 51 stages are extremely atmospheric 
and just seem more real than the environ 
ments of the previous games (you'll see what 
mean when you reach the subway, although 
that train retty annoying 
Pacific packs some cool Lost World-style s 
prises, aswell, and Anta 
romping Temple of Doom rip- 
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MGS-style stealth antics fall 
the 19 levels hold.another marathon 
ture that'll keep you busy forevei 


І was prepared to love TRIII, but it wouldn't 
let me. The story is great, but the gameplay 
(with its silly "cheap" tricks that kill you too 
often) isn’t quite as accommodating as TR or 
TR II. Also, the camera does some ridiculous 
things to confuse you, and there's a 

bug that causes invisible walls. The new a 
log control system is weak, and:sometimes 
the calibration get$ 50 screwed thatit aff 


the view. Good — just not a classic. John D 


Tomb Raider ІІІ gets my vote for most obvi. 
ously rushed PlayStation game of the year. 
The gameplay is totally unbalanced (cheap is 
probably а better word), the control still 
sucks (analog doesn't help one bit), and the 
frustration factor is at an all-time high. And 
why'd they take out the ability to save am 
where? Hello? The vehicles are. ty coo 
and some of the stage layouts are nice, t 
overall TRII was much better. John 


In addition to some questionable glitches, 
Tomb Raider III just isn't that memorable. | 
think it’s about time Lara retired,..or at least 
went and got herself a makeover. Besides, 
this third installment has one too ny 
examples of cheap deaths. If you're a fan of 
Tomb Raider you'll appreciate the size and 
variety ofthe levels, and (ће лем additions 
(both to the gameplay and graphics). Overall, 
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Developer: Cyclone Studios 


Just when | thought the whole “scoot across 
the landscape in a mech/tank" genre was 
going to die out, in comes Uprising X. To be 
fair, Uprising has lots of neat things to offer 
fans like a wide variety of battlefields and 
two-player support. One of the things 
Uprising promises, but fails to deliver on is 
the enemy Al. While the computer offers up a 
good challenge, it's mainly due to the sheer 
amount of action that is taking place rather 
than the enemies being smart. In fact, if you 
keep escaping to safe ground and observe 
the enemies and your own support forces, 
you'll see that they look ridiculous. They look 
like they're being piloted by blind people. Of 
course once you get near them, they'll swarm 
you, but is that really smart AI? In addition to 
piloting the Wraith craft, there are portions 
where you man a tower and shoot a turret 
gun. This part of the game could have been 
executed a whole lot better and it's just plain 
tough with ай the fog. The overall graphics 
leave a lot to be desired and the story is very 
corny and generic. I'd say that this would've 
been a neat first-gen game, but | couldn't 
even recommend it over Krazy Ivan. Most 
everything in Uprising has been done before 
and.done a lot better. The two-player mode 
does at least salvage the game from being a 


complete wreck, though. Sushi 


Uprising X is quite a nice surprise. When | 
tly versions, | was very'unimpressed. 
"ve actually played the final version 
for a decent amount of time and hav n 
able to get immersed into its ry line, | feel 
the game is definitely above-average. Be 
aware: The graphics are jagged-looking in 
most spots, and the gameplay has some 
rough edges, but.óoverall Uprising Xis a title 


that’s worth looking into. Shawn 


І could do without the camp science fiction 
story line and the silly names in UX. It all 
seems old and cliché in the world of video 
games. Otherwise, for a roam-and-destroy 
"MechWarrior" experience you could do 
worse. But not by much. If you have patience 
for overly deep story lines and don't mind 
repetitive play and non-inspired graphics, 
then this is for you. Overall it needs more 
action and less story. Rent first. Dean 


If real-time strategy games on the consoles 
are your thing, then you may.want to tout 
Uprising X. While it lacks the playability, 

depth and diversity of the 2D RTS games like 
WarCraft II and Red Alert, it offers something 
else in return: a first-person view of the 
action. The interface is friendly and the 
gameplay is simplified, so getting into RTS in 
this new 3D perspective isn't as confusing 
and disorienting as one would think. Dan 


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Developer: Inland Productions 


For the hardcore WCW freak, Thunder is a 
must-buy. Why? It's the most feature-packed 
WCW game on the market (well, the only 
competition it has is Nitro and the М64%5 
Revenge...). Fans will dig the huge roster of 
wrestlers, from the trendy Raven's Flock to 
the idiots at nWo White. And as big as the 
roster already is, the game has tons of secret 
characters to open up (final count: over 60 
wrestlers). WCW fans will also enjoy the FMV 
taunts, personalized Might Meters (so each 
character has his own advantages and disad- 
vantages) and the ability to change one's 
group affiliation (so you can always have 
your roster current with what goes on in the 
weekly TV shows). But if you're not that big 
into WCW itself, where the above features 
mean little to you, you probably won't find 
this game as fun to play as WWF War Zone. 
The controls take d to, and many 
times, moves yo cute just won't 
come ош Add to oose priority system 
(where а weak wrestler can sometimes pull 
offfancier moves than you сап), and you 
have а game that has more features than 
Solid gameplay. At least the game has a ton 
of moves , ensuring a lot of replay value as 
you take the time to learn the various maneu- 
vers. Thunder is decent; but itis definitely 
better suited for WCW fanatics: Dan 


I'm not thrilled about the graphics in this 
game. They're chunky, a bit washed out and 
not nearly as good as War Zone's. Also, the 
proportions don't look right. The wrestlers 
appear too big for the smallish ring. Another 
gripe, the guys move too fast. It doesn't look 
realistic when they're shootin’ around the 

гіпе 50 quick. Fact is, | could live with the 
flaws if the gameplay was good. Sadly, it’s 
just average. l'll stick with War Zone. Dean 


If you’re a hardcore fan of wrestling, 
WCW/nWo Thunder is the game for you. | 
haven't seen a wrestling game yet which cap- 
tures so accurately the...um, unique culture 
(or sub-culture?) of wrestling like Thunder 
does. Of course, that doesn’t mean | like 
wrestling. In fact, | think it’s incredibly silly 
but this game does a smashing job at what it 
is, with loads of moves, plenty of wrestlers to 


choose from anc a solid feel. Shawn 


Wrestling games should be fun, especially for 
multiplayer mayhem, but Thunder just isn't 
my cup oftea. The game engine isn't tight 
enough for my liking: Some moves seem easy 
to pull off while others don't seem to work at 
all. And even though this game is the fastest 
wrestling game on the market, the sluggish 
controls make it feel like the slowest. | would 
recommend War Zone over Thunder any day. 


It simply plays much better. Sushi 


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Ahh, good old Game & Watch. TI 

& Watch Gallery was pretty good, 

sequel really hits the mark. There 

games in total— Parachute, Helmet, Chef, 
Vermin and Donkey Kong, plus one hidd! 
game (Ball—the first Game & Watch game 
ever made)—and each one is as challenging 
and addictive as the next. Personally, l'm not 
too keen on Donkey Kong (I guess I'd just 
rather play the real thing, which is also avail 
able for the Game Boy), but otherwise I really 
love every game on this cart. The Classic ver- 
Sions are decent, but they can get old rather 
Quickly, s rns seem to гесе! er 
you reach certain scores. The Modern ver- 
sions, however, are excellent. E 1 
new twists to the gameplay, 

updated graphics and 

of hidden stufi 


score on any 
you collect more Stars, more things open up 
(ће Gallery portion of the game has а Note 

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Board, a Music Room, a Museum, etc.). At 
Stars, the Classic version of Ball opens up, 
and later оп you can open the Modern опе 
too. And don't worry about getting too 
good— if you score 1,000 points on any game, 
itll open up an even harder difficulty level for 
you to try. If you're into addictive minigames, 
you've gotta check out G&W 2 John R 


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Game & Watch Gallery 2 is fun in the same 
way old 2600 games are. For the first 15 or 
20 minutes, you'll thi Wow...this is great." 
But then you'll realize just how simplistic the 
games in this pack are, and how repetitive 
they become after a while. Still, this collec- 
tion is a nice one to have on your shelf when 
you're bored. And for the right price it тау 
be worth picking up. Just be careful—don't 


expect it to be an epic Shawn 


1, you'll find few games more mindless 
the ones packed on this cart, but you 

know what? Some of them are pretty fun— 
and addicting. | especially like the Parachute 
and Chef games, both supremely challeng- 
ing twitch experiences. The secrets you get 
by earning high scores lend this compilation 
some lasting power, too. Even the ultra-primi- 
tive "classic" modes have a novel— albeit 


short-lived—appeal Crispin 


It's great to compare the old with the ne 

in this case it's not worth it. The updates are 
certainly prettier, but still the same incredibly 
simple games they were years ago. Granted 
they can be somewhat captivating, but when 
broken down, the only one worth playing 
long term is modern Donkey Kong. To me, 
зисћ ітріе fair is not worth (ће сазћ. On the 
other hand, if you have fond memories of 
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Developer: Hudson Soft 


Pocket Bomberman is a good game to have 
for the Game Boy Color, even though it's not 
the most memorable game I’ve ever played 
Strange thing is, it doesn't bother me that 
this version of Bomberman doesn't have a 
multiplayer mode in it, which means the 
game enough going for it to make it 
worth playing even without the ever-so: 
important multiplayer stuff. Still, there is one 
thing to note: Pocket Bomberman, like so 
many games on the Game Boy and Game Boy 
Color, is somewhat mindless. It's a game you 
could play while you're in the john, or while 
you're waiting at the doctor's office. To me, 
it's not a game you'd want to sit down and 
beat in one sitting. Another interesting obser- 
vation: Pocket Bomberman is better than the 
one-player modes in N64 Bomberman games. 
Goes to show you just how good those 
games are! Anyway, graphically, PB is decent 
enough, although not nearly as impressive as 
other recent GB Color games (like The 
Smurfs' Nightmare). It basically has regular 
Game Boy graphics with a little bit of color 
added. Lastly, the Jump Моде і an interest- 
ing puzzle-type of game but I didn't like it all 
that much—it's more of a minigame to me. 
Overall, this B-man is not the best GB version 
around, but it's good considering that it does- 
n't even have a multiplayer mode. Shawn 


This variation of Bomberman is fairly fun. The 
classic Bomberman theme translates well to 
the adventure/platform game arena. As 
usual, bombs are used to find hidden items, 
kill enemies, etc. like that kind of simplicity 
in a game. The usual assortment of cool 
power-ups can be found and used (Remote 
Control is still the best). | found most of the 
levels to be interesting, albeit a bit short. You 
could probably beat it in a few hours. Dean 


І guess it's kind of cool that Hudson decided 
to try to make a "different" kind of B-man 
game, but they forgot one thing: to make the 
game fun. Pocket Bomberman is a decidedly 
average borefest of a platformer that offers 
nothing innovative whatsoever. The only bit 

of challenge lies in the boss battles; every- 
thing else seems like it's there just to pass 

the time away. To make things worse, there's 
no multiplayer mode. Yawn. John R 


A pleasantly surprising mix of platform-style 
play and all of the gameplay ideas you'd 
expect from Bomberman. It's simple, fun and 
effective —and it's worth noting that it's all 
considerably more entertaining than the 
trashy N64 Bomberman games that we've 
been forced to tolerate in recent months. It 
doesn't take that much advantage of the GB 
Color's enhanced palette, but it's bright and 


clear. A good little bit of fun. John D 


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The Game Boy version of Tetris has always 
been my favorite of them all, so naturally | 
was very excited to get my hands on Tetris 
DX. As many of you probably already know by 
now (yes, this review's a little late— please 
blame Nintendo, not us), DX is an excellent 
upgrade to the original Tetris. First of all, and 
most importantly, the game now has a save 
feature, so you can save and attempt to beat 
your high scores. This is a must in a competi- 
tive game like Tetris. Next up, the control has 
been refined to near-perfection. Tetris DX eas- 
ily has the best control of any Tetris game out 
there on any platform. All it's missing IMO is 
a quick drop button, similar to the one found 
in Magical Tetris Challenge. Each of the sin- 
gle-player modes are just as fun as they've 
always been (trying to top your best times in 
40 Lines Mode is feverishly addictive), and as 
you'd expect, the Link-Up Mode is fantastic. 
So are there any downsides to Tetris DX? 
Well, kinda. Tetris pros will notice the single- 
player game is easier than it was in the origi- 
nal. The distribution of blocks is less erratic 
now, meaning you're less likely to get stuck 
without a particular piece at any given time 
when you might need it. This isn't bad, but it 
means high scores may be higher than they 
used to be. Also, the new music is lame. 
Otherwise, this is a great update. John R 


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Гуе always thought that, when it comes to 
pure gameplay and replay value, nothing. 
beats Tetris. And the original Game Boy ver- 
Sion has always been my favorite (I mean 
c'mon— you can play the most addicting 
game ever on the crapper). So of course I’m 
mucho pleased with this sharp color update. 
The new play modes are cool, sure, but | real- 
ly like being able to save high scores. Some 
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A few colors, a sharper look, new modes and 
the ability to save high scores make Tetris DX 
a worthwhile purchase. That is, if you're still a 
Tetris fanatic who could still play the game 

for hours today. But if you own the original 
black-and-white version, and you really don't 
play the game too much, you may want to. 
Save your money. After all, Tetris is Tetris. 

This version doesn't play any different from 
the others (but that IS a good thing...) Dan 


This is a great update to Tetris, with a good 
selection of gameplay modes. At some 
points, the tiny Game Boy Color screen 
makes things difficult, but that's no fault of 
the game's. The ability to save your progress 
and pick up right where you leave off is sim- 
ply incredible—like this game needs any 

more when it comes to replayability! If you 
have a Game Boy Color and dig Tetris, you'd 
be silly not to purchase this game. Shawn 


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NFL QB Club '99 


What we said: 

“QB Club is infinitely smarter than 
last year’s game (which wasn’t very 
smart)....It's not quite a Madden 99 
killer, but it’s close....This year’s game 
is much better graphically, and a lot 
of the gameplay flaws have been 
fixed up as well....At this rate, by next 
year it should be awesome.” 


How we rated it: 


8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 


What you said: 
First of all, let me say that your 
reviews of QBC '99 were pretty 
much right-on (it seems like 
you're the only magazine that 
knows anything about N64 sports 
games). | do think you should 
have been a little harder on the 
game's realism, though. Last 
year's QBC stunk when it came to 
realistic play, and even though the 
new one is better, it's still pretty 
dumb. Acclaim's N64 games look 
great, but | wish they'd spend 
more time on the gameplay. 
Darren Lehrmann 
Beaumont, TX 


Does the fact that just about any 
quarterback in QB Club '99 сап 
run for 400 yards per game have 
anything to do with the QB Club 
license? Hmm, | wonder. 
Terence Wells 
(Address Withheld) 


Crash Bandicoot: 
WARPED 


What we said: 

“А game with tons of character, a load 
of gameplay and some of the best 
PlayStation visuals ever seen....It 
really is impossible to not like a Crash 
game....It's classic platform action, 
but it's done right." 


How we rated it: 
9.5 9.0 9.0 


What you said: 
When | saw your review | knew 
instantly your *worst feature" 
would be that this game is WAY 
too short. Boy was | surprised! 
You guys didn't even mention the 
game's length! Sure the game was 
fun and never got old, but heck | 
ran through it in just about two 
hours! | know you get a different 
ending for getting all 100+ crys- 
tals, but no payoff or reward for 
such a hard task is hardly what I 
call worth it! 


(сму 
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9.0 


Adam Santos 
Houston, TX 


| suppose that Crash Bandicoot 3 
pretty much deserved the ratings 
you guys gave it, but | think the 
series is getting a little old, even 
though there are some very origi- 
nal levels in Crash 3. 
Eric McAnally 
ericmac33@hotmail.com 


DarkStalkers 3 


What we said: 

“The only people who should stay 
away are hardcore Capcom heads who 
demand absolute perfection....The 
port is very nicely done....but the 
game itself isn’t all that spectacu- 
lar....In my opinion, the series is get- 
ting a bit old." 


How we rated it: 
7.0 6.5 6.0 


What you said: 
You guys gave DarkStalkers 3 a 
good review. I'm a big fan of 
Capcom games and | have 053 
and I strongly agree that the 
game doesn't meet expectations. 
It's not like Street Fighter, and the 
moves are hella lame. The only 
good thing this game has going 
for it is the characters and the 
graphics, but the game plays like 
an average fighter. It's good for a 
(DS) collector but don't expect to 
be playing it for a long time... 
(Name Withheld) 
FObPnoy916@aol.com 


7.0 


NBA Live 99 
What we said: 


“NBA Live 99 incorporates all the fan- 
ciest bells and whistles in the book 
and somehow manages to be a great- 
playing simulation....EA seems to 
have finally gotten it right....Honestly, 
this thing looks and plays better than 
any other basketball sim on any plat- 
form....Nothing but improvements.” 


How we rated it: 
9.5 9.0 9.0 


What you said: 

The graphics are just beautiful 
and the Al has totally improved 
from last year. The thought of 
facial expressions and emotions 
is brilliant. Crossovers, stutter- 
steps, fake passes, EVERYTHING 
about this game is PERFECT. Even 
though the rosters aren’t updated 
because of the lockout, it’s still 
the best game out. NBA Live 99 
will definitely put Shoot Out '99 
to shame. 


8.5 


Geraldine Mitchell 
3983@bellsouth.net 


Wow. | really have to take you 
guys to task on your NBA Live 
review. | know other b-ball games 
have been mediocre, but this 
game is a step down from other 
EA sports games. The Franchise 
Mode is a big letdown. Madden 
99 had it right, with the player 
retirements, free agency, draft, 
etc. Unfortunately, no such thing 
here. Also, once again, it’s too 
!%&%@ easy to score. It's good, 
but not no 9.5. More like a 7.5. 
Billy Castillo 
Houston, TX 


Twisted Metal III 


What we said: 

“TM3 falls well short of the standards 
set by the previous Twisted Metal 
games....Level design is particularly 
disappointing....The cars don’t handle 
anywhere near as nice as they did 
before....The multiplayer mode fails to 
impress....Where once the series was 
an innovator, imitated by many now 
it’s just another cookie-cutter combat 
game....Certainly not as good as 
Rogue Trip or Vigilante 8.” 


How we rated it: 
6.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 
What you said: 
| totally agree with your Twisted 
Metal III ratings. That game sucks 
so bad. The levels are tiny and 
poorly designed. And what the 
hell is up with the cars flipping 
over every three seconds? This is 
my main pet peeve. | mean, you 
spend more time on your vehicle’s 
back than you do on its wheels. 
989 should have never made this 
game. It’s a shame they did. 
Long live SingleTrac. 
Matt S. 
stickyfingaz69@juno.com 


Where does “real life” come into 
play in a game of mass destruc- 
tion? After flipping over 20 times | 
was about to throw my controller 
through the TV. 
Richard “Quijibo” and 
Cy “Sasquatch” 
first_to_die@yahoo.com 


It was my birthday. | was in an EB 
with my girlfriend and | saw it sit- 
ting there...the game | had been 
waiting for for so long, Twisted 
Metal Ill. So she bought it for me. 
| took the game home and played 
it, and the first thing that crossed 
my mind was how badly 989 
Studios BUTCHERED this awe- 
some series. | regret ever getting 
this game. Please 989 Studios... 


stick with the sports games. 
Tom Carbaugh 
vexer979@hotmail.com 


| am just about the biggest 
Twisted Metal fan there is and | 
was waiting for you guys to 
review TM3 so you could show 
989 Studios what garbage they 
released. This was clearly a panic 
release before Christmas to com- 
pete with Rogue Trip. | was truly 
surprised it didn’t get a lower 
combined score from the Crew. 
Bruno Simone 
brunos@aracnet.net 


| loved the series but this game 
sucks!! Your scores were too high. 
| would have given it a 3.5. 
Ryland Early 
yoshimitsuoo7@hotmail.com 


| have to agree with the scores 
you gave Twisted Metal III. When 

| first heard about the physics 
model being implemented into it, 
| thought it would be cool. But 
when І played it, those assump- 
tions were shattered by the 
ridiculous controls of the game. 
Something as easy as driving up a 
ramp can be very hard. One thing 
I can say about the game is it still 
retains its fun factor. However, the 
bottom line is that the “real” 
physics make what would’ve been 
a good game a game that pretty 
much sucks. 


Adam Tarter 
(Address Withheld) 


Magic Knight Rayearth 
What we said: 

“Тһе quality of the voice acting in 
Rayearth is not up to par with WD's 
usual high standards....Everything 
from the characters to the terrain is 
amazingly crisp, colorful, detailed and 
just plain beautiful....The main prob- 
lems are how short and easy the 
game is.” 


How we rated it: 
7.0 7.0 7.5 


What you said: 
І can't believe dubbing this bad 
is considered "professional." 
Seishun Shitemasu's semi-porno- 
graphic fandub Ranma 1/3 had 
better acting. The translation in 
this is better than in previous WD 
efforts, but it doesn't flow 
because of the hack job on the 
voices. We waited three years for 
this? I’m glad | kept the import. 
Christian Nutt 
kaoru@systorm.com 


7.0 


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24 tricks for your favorite games right here! Don't 
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TRICK OF THE MONTH 


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Enter L1, И, КІ, RI, КІ as a password. 
Then you will return to the Main 

Menu. Now begin a game and quit. When 
you begin a game again, you will have an : 
unlimited amount of your character's PLAYER 1 
special weapon. ien eos 


ENTER рабе йок 


Play as Міпіоп: 

Enter Right, Right, Right, Left, Left as your 
password. Then you will return to the Main 
Menu. You can now select Minion at the 
Vehicle Selection Screen. 


Play as Sweet Tooth: 

Enter Left, Left, Left, Right, Right as a 
password. Then you will return 10 

the Main Menu. You can now select Sweet 
Tooth at the Vehicle Selection Screen. 


Club Kid's House Level: 

Enter Left, Left, Left, Square, Square as a 
password. Then you will return to the Main 
Menu. Now select “Deathmatch,” then 
choose any level and vehicle to begin at 
Club Kid's House bonus level. 


Warehouse Level: 

Enter Square, Square, Square, Left, Left as 
a password. Then you will return to the 
Main Menu. Now select “Deathmatch,” 
then choose any level and vehicle to begin 
at the Warehouse bonus level. 


Demo Level: 

Enter Up, Up, Up, Left, Left as a password. 
Then you will return to the Main Menu. Now select “Deathmatch,” then 
choose any level and vehicle to begin at the Demo level shown in the 
background at the Main Menu. 


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Enable Memory Card: 
Enter Start, Start, Start, Start, Start as a password. Then you will return 
to the Main Menu. Now configure your settings and begin a game. Before 
the game begins, you will be prompted to save. 

Frank Sferrruzzo 


Trenton, NJ 


Win Games and Accessories for Your Tricks! 

If your trick is selected as the section, you will win a free game. 
Trick of the Month, you will win NOTE: If you send your trick by 
a free GameShark provided by e-mail you mi 
the kind people at InterAct. if name, addre: 
you are given credit for zip code. 

submitting a hot trick in this. See page 188 for details. 


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Incredible Cheats 

In the middle of the game without 
pausing, enter any of these cheats 
as shown: 

МІ Weapons: L2, R2, R2, L2, L2, L2, 
L2, R2, L2, R2, R2, L2, R2, R2, L2, L2, 


R2, L2, L2, R2. You will hear a scream. 


Jungle 


Time Taken 00:02:00 
Secrets Found Oof | 


Hits 
Health Packs Used 
Distance Travelled 


® Continue 


Fill Energy: R2, R2, L2, R2, L2, L2, L2, 
L2, L2, L2, R2, L2, L2, L2, R2, L2, L2, 
L2, L2, L2. You will hear her grunt. 
Level Skip: L2, R2, L2, L2, R2, L2, R2, 
L2, R2, L2, L2, L2, L2, R2, L2, R2, R2, 
R2, R2, L2. Lara says "Мо." 

МІ Secrets (access АІ Hallows): 12, 
L2, L2, L2, L2, R2, L2, L2, L2, R2, L2, 
R2, L2, L2, R2, L2, L2, R2, L2, L2. 
Lara will sigh. 

Gives You Race Key at Lara's House: 
R2, L2, L2, L2, R2, L2, L2, L2, L2, L2, 
L2, R2, L2, L2, L2, L2, L2, R2, L2, L2. 
Lara says "No." 


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Cheats and Codes 

To enable cheats, pause the game and 
hold down the L1 button and then 
input the code. 

Invincibility: Down, Up, Left, Left, 
Triangle, Up, Right, Down. 

МІ Weapons: Square, Circle, Up, Down, 
X, Square. 


Unlock Levels: Triangle, Up, X, Down. 
Debug Info Cheat: Down, Down, 
Triangle. 


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Multiple Codes 

For all the codes below, begin a new 
season and input the codes at the 
Enter Name Screen. Note: The Tracks, 
Difficulties & Cars code doesn't unlock 
all the tracks; you'll also need the 
individual track codes. 

All Tracks, Difficulties & Cars: 
moobmoob 

Hillside Track: bsirhc 

Dusty Road Track: mit 

Rock Creek Track: kcin 

Dry Humps Track: cire 

Little Woods Track: foster 

Frozen Trail Track: nivek 

No Car Collision: incorporeal 

Low Gravity: airfilled 

High Gravity: leadshot 

Restore Gravity: mooney 


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Dance Preview: 
Finish the game under the Normal 
difficulty setting with any character 
and you'll open the Dance View on the 
Main Menu Screen. You will be able to 
view dance moves, mess with camera 
angles, etc. with any of the 
characters who completed the game. 
Make sure you save! 
Alternate Characters: 
Highlight a character from the Player 
Select Screen and hold the Select 
button. With Select held, press X. 
You'll get that character's alternate 
costume. 
Play as Capoeira: 
Finish the game under the Normal 
difficulty level with any character. 
Now you can choose Capoeira. 
Play as Robo-Z: 
Finish the game under the Normal 
difficulty level with any character 
after you acquire Capoeira. 


Play as Burger Dog: 

Finish the game under the Normal 
difficulty level with Hamm after 
acquiring Robo-Z. 

Play as Columbo (the mouse): 
Finish the game under the Normal 
difficulty setting with Shorty after 
acquiring Robo-Z. 


Begin With Money 

If you would like to start out the 
game with extra money, just do this. 
When the game asks you to Name Her, 
go to the Name Input Screen and 
erase the current name that is there. 
Now put in Astarte for your name and 
then choose OK. When asked "Is this 
Name OK?" choose Yes. On the screen 
where Yocal is talking to King Eclypse, 
press Start. Look at your total ark and 
you will see that it is already at 2800! 


Password Cheats 

Here are some password cheats 
for Colony Wars 2: (all are case- 
sensitive) 

Invincibility: Vampire 

МІ weapons: Tornado 

Primary weapons available: Dark 
Angel 

Infinite secondary weapons: Chimera 
Infinite afterburners: Avalanche 
Infinite money: Hydra 

МІ ships: Thunderchild 

ҒМУ and Mission select: Demon 
КІ missions, all ships, infinite 
secondary weapons, etc: Blizzard 
Disable Cheats: Stormlord 


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АП Tracks in One-Player Mode: 

If you want to have all the tracks in 1 
player mode, just start a race then 
pause the game. While paused, 
choose OPTIONS/SOUND then go to FX 
and press 11412. 

Better Engine in Two-Player Mode: 
When you're about to select a track, 
press X + Square + Triangle + Circle. 
A picture of an engine should appear 
at the bottom of the screen if you 
are successful. 


Jumping Bean Cars in Multiplayer Mode: 
When you have chosen your vehicles 
and selected a circuit to race, you can 
enable this cheat. As soon as the 
circuit has loaded and the “3, 2, 1 60" 
countdown has started, simulta- 
neously press Circle and Left. 

Race at Night: 

When you're about to select a 

track, just push L1+L2+R1+R2 to 

play at night. 

Reverse Tracks in Multiplayer Mode: 
On the Circuit Selection Screen, 
choose the circuit you wish to race on 
and press Select. As the cars start to 
drive into the tunnel, quickly press 
and hold X and Square. While holding 
them down, press either Left or Right. 
If the cheat is successfully activated, 
the cars will spin around and drive 
into the tunnel backward. 
Upside-Down Tracks: 

When you're about to select a track, 
press L2+R2+X+Down. A sweeping 
arrow should be drawn at the bottom 


of the information panel. 


Many Cool Codes 


Enter any of these codes at the Enter 


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Cheat option on the Main Menu 
Screen, or when paused, access the 
Enter Cheat option and enter a code. 


OK, masta cheatas, here are 
some funky codes to plug in 
yer GameSharks. 


PlayStation 


BRAVE FENCER MUSASHI 


Infinite BP. 
80078eb60172 
80078eb80172 


CRASH BANDICOOT: 
WARPED 

99 Lives 

d005beecf64c 
800b5d4c6300 
dO05beecf64c 

800681586300 

Enable All Powers 
80069178003f 


TWISTED METAL 3 

Ammo Never Decrease for All Players 
80033ed62400 

Infinite Lives РІ 

800d300c0002 

Infinite Lives P2 

8004309с0002 


XENOGEARS 
Infinite HP. 
8006d8ec03e7 
8006d8ee03e7 
Infinite EP 
8006d8f00063 
800648120063 
Quick Level Gain 
8006d8e40001 
Infinite Gold 
8006ef5a000 


Nintendo 64 


BODY HARVEST 
Infinite Greece 
810521180098 
810520139671 


F-ZERO X 

Enable Code (Must Be 0n) 
de0670000000 
Infinite Lives 
800e5ed90005 

Unlock Everything 
800cd3c80001 

Infinite Shield 
812c4b484326 

Infinite Shield 
812c4b4c4326 

Have Boost From Start 
d02c4dac003f 
802c49250050 


Access the Cheats option to turn on 
the cheats of your choice. 

To get Big Head Mode enter: 
UBERNOODLE 

To get Stick Mode enter: 
HOLASTICKBOY 

To get Big Hands and Feet Mode 
enter: STOMPEM 

To get Tiny Mode enter: 

PIPSQUEAK 

To get Pen and Ink Mode enter: 
IGOTABFA 

To get Gouraud Mode enter: 
WHATSATEXTUREMAP 

To access Juan's cheat enter: 
HEEERESJUAN 

To access Zach's cheat enter: 
AAHGOO 

To access the Blackout cheat enter: 
LIGHTSOUT 

To make your characters wear frooty 
stripes enter: FROOTSTRIPE 


Rush 2: Extreme 
Racing USA I 


Cheat Menu and More 

Cheat Menu: At the Setup Screen, 
hold L*R*Z. While holding these, 
press all four C-Buttons. A "Cheat" 
Menu will appear. 


LAP PAS 
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Massive Mass Cheat: In the Cheat 
Menu, highlight the Cheat and hold 
L+R and press Up-C, Down-C, Left-C, 
Right-C. 

Killer Rats Cheat: In the Cheat Menu, 
highlight the Cheat and hold L*R and 
press Z, Z, Z, Z. 

New York Cabs Cheat: In the Cheat 
Menu, highlight the Cheat and press 
R, L, Z, Up-C, Down-C, Up-C. 

Resurrect In Place Cheat: In the Cheat 
Menu, highlight the Cheat and hold 
Z+Left-C, and press Right-C. Then hold 
Z+Right-C and press Left-C. 

Frame Scale Cheat: In the Cheat 
Menu, highlight the Cheat and hold 
Z*Down-C, and press Up-C. Then hold 


188 


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Home Team Scores 150 
801434510096 

Home Team Scores 0 
801934510000 

Away Team Scores 150 
801940140096 

Away Team Scores 0 
801440140000 


NFL QUARTERBACK 
CLUB '99 

Infinite Time Outs Home 
8004c0b60003 

Infinite Time Outs Away 
8004c62e0003 

No Time Outs Home 
8004c0b60000 

No Time Outs Away 
8004c62e0000 


WCW/nWo REVENGE 
Infinite Time 
800faf870000 
Extra Characters 
8107f07¢3f03 
Maximum Spirit РТ 
800f9d2500ff 

No Spirit PT 
800f9d250000 
Maximum Spirit P2 
00fa0d500ff 

No Spirit P2 
800fa0d50000 
Maximum Spirit P3 
800fa48500ff 

No Spirit P3 
800fa4850000 
Maximum Spirit P4 
800fa83500ff 

No Spirit P4 
800fa8350000 
Infinite Time Out of Ring 
800face80014 


EXTREME G: XG2 
Extra Characters 
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ROGUE SQUADRON 
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Infinite Secondary Weapons 
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99 Kills 

80130b850063 

99 Saves 

80130860063 

All Levels/Ships 
80130b4d007e 

Extra Shields 

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Z*Up-C, and press Down-C. 

Tire Scaling Cheat: In the Cheat Menu, 
highlight the Cheat and hold Z+Left-C, 
and press Right-C. Then hold Z*Right- 
C, and press Left-C. 

Auto-Abort Cheat: In the Cheat Menu, 
highlight the Cheat and quickly press 
Up-C four times. 

Game Timer Cheat: In the Cheat 
Menu, highlight the Cheat and hold 
Z+Left-C, and press Up-C. Then hold 
Z*Up-C, and press Down-C. 


Batreme-G: қа 


Many Cool Codes 

To get any of these codes to work, 
just get to the Bike Selection Screen 
and press the R button to get to the 
Customize Screen. Now move over to 
the "Enter Name" Option, access it 
and put in the passwords for the 
results shown below: 

SPIRAL: Causes the track to spin 
around. 

2064: Use paper airplanes/wipeout 
style ships in place of cyber bikes. 
LINEAR: Wire Frame Mode 

XXX: Unlimited Nitros 

SPYEYE: Overhead view 


WCW/nWo Revenge 


Cool Codes м 
Nitro Arena Trick: 

When fighting in the entranceway 
throw your opponent into the black 
door at the very end. He will 
disappear for several seconds and 
then will come running out like he 
just hit the ropes. 


Playable Managers: 


Go to One-on-One Exhibition match 
and choose wrestlers that have 


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Managers. After play begins, press Z 
on the third and fourth controllers and 
you will take control of the managers. 


Play as THQ Man: Highlight AKI man 
and press C-Down. THO is similar to 
Black Ninja from WCW vs. NWO. 

Steal Opponent's Taunt: 

To steal your opponent's main taunt, 
rotate the analog joystick counter- 
clockwise. Example: If you're playing 
Goldberg against Disco Inferno, and 
do this, Goldberg will begin to get 
funky and do a disco dance. Try 

this with everyone for different 
(hilarious) results. 


NFL Quarterback 


Club "99 қи 


Cheat Codes and Hidden 
Character 


Cheat Codes: 

MRSHMLLW: Fat Players 

HSPTL: More Injuries 

TTHPCK: Skinny Players 

SPRTRBMD: Turbo Running 

RLSTN: Opponents Score 0 

SHTOUT: Start with 12 points 
Hidden Character: 

At the Main Menu push the buttons C- 
Up, C-Down, C-Left, C-Left. C- Right, 
C-Left, C-Up. Then a new player will 
appear under Emmitt Smith of the 
Cowboys and his name will be "The 
Good Mr." 


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ENTER ТНЕ _ 
WORLD OF 
THE UNDEAD! 


LEGACY of KAIN" 


ШШЕ 


In Crystal i 


eo, 


Dynamic's sequel 
to Legacy of Kain. 


for the PlayStation this year, Soul Reaver 
features dramatically evolved gameplay. 
Players will experience high resolution, — 
incredibly fluid graphics in a full free- 
dom 3D environment, dynamic game- | 
play mechanics such as gliding and | 
soul-feeding to maintain life, unprece- 
dented interactivity with objects within 
the game, an innovative hand-to-hand 
combat system, and 
Predator Al featuring 
intelligent non-player 
characters which 
remember 

ап. react to players’ 
actions. ` 


"This is easily one ~ 
of the most impressive 
games we've seen on the 
PlayStation. "EGM 


Watch for it 
this February 


TEEN 


N ow that you've taken down the tree, 


eaten the last of the holiday chocolate, 


and mastered TOMB RAIDER III, take a breather 
and get ready for the first hits of 1999. 


The pairing up of Eidos and 
Crystal Dynamics has set the 
stage for the release of some 
of 1999's best titles. Starting 
with Akuji in January, revenge 
by voodoo has never been so 
much fun. Get ready to come 
back from the grave and 
unleash your voodoo power to 
destroy those who betrayed 
you. Hot on the heels of 
Akuji, Crystal follows up with 


. sequels to two of the most 


successful PlayStation games 
of all time: Gex 3: Deep 
Cover Gecko and 
Legacy of Kain: 
Soul Reaver. 


2 


amas EIDOS 


Crystal Dynamics. the Crystal Dynamics logo. Сех, the GEX character. Акиј the Heartless and 
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver are trademarks of Crystal Dynamics 
EIDOS and EIDOS INTERACTIVE are trademarks of Eidos Inter 
The ratings icon is a trademark of the Interactive Digital Software Association. 


And with the ever growing 
popularity of strategy games 
on the PlayStation, Eidos 
will release 
Warzone 2100. 
Hear directly from 
the source about this 
exciting new game in 
the following interview with 
the game developers from 
Pumpkin Studios. 


1998 All Rights Reserved. 
ive, Inc. All rights reserved 


E М Mis Adventures: 


a. 


DEEP COVER GECKO 


GEX makes a triumphant return 
in GEX 3: Deep Cover Gecko. 
As an international 
secret agent for hire, 
GEX s next mission is to 
find the beautiful Agent 
Xtra who has been kidnapped by 
GEX’s arch nemesis, Rez. Full of even 
more tongue-in-cheek 
references to pop cul- 
ture, television and 
movies, GEX 3 artfully . 
combines humor, stunning 3D graphics 
and all-new gameplay mechanics. 


sS) 


CRYSTAL 
VDYNANMICS/ 
EIDOS 


GEHIN 4 


Baywatch vixen Marliece Andrada joins forces as Agent Xtra 


l GEX sports over 25 
in the latest all-new GEX adventure. all-new character 
costumes and new 

Everyone s Favorite,wisecracking gecko is back with game mechanics. 


over 1,000 all-new one-liners, in-game hints, and 
celebrity impressions from comedian Dana Gould. 


All-new vehicular 


E band Bonis Private GEX charges th н hold 
i rivate charges the enemy strongno! 
Find and unlock secret playable Аар Ба ' 
characters including GEX's A modla d 
overweight leopard gecko cousin. ШЕТІН nli 

camels and more. 


GEX receives mission briefs in all-new 
бэ” full motion video starring Baywatch's 
Marliece Andrada;as the beautiful Agent Xtra. 


Deep-sea explorer Jock GEXsteaw 


All-new intuitive 3D camera, system: 


All-new worlds based on new media ІҢ шы Tail Stalk the night as DracuGEX 
and pop culture parodies including: gue, у ҮРУ) 

Ree through 30 levels 
• Saving Private GEX through and over 60 


intense military missions 


* Twisted North Pole with crooked 
Santa and his evil elves 


all-new enemies. 


* GEX Capone as the CLODFATHER 


* Cowboy Clint GEXwood blazes 
saddles through The Wild West. 


Clint GEXwood rides his MUN burro, Al Nino 


the 
PlayStation 
and the 
Nintendo 64. 


Allnew costume specific character mechanics 
like scubadiving, gliding, snowboarding, 


rocket launching, burro ae X Navy Diver GEK: "Don't call me Frogman" 


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rystal Dynamics, 
the same people 
who brought you 


the blood soaked epic- 
Blood Omen: Legacy of 
Kain, have another grue- 
some hit on their hands 
with Akuji the Heartless 
for the PlayStation. 
Crystal explores new 
depths of the 3D action- 


adventure genre by 


introducing voodoo 


into the mix. 


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As the story goes, Akuji is a 
powerful voodoo warrior about 
to be married to Kesho, eldest 
daughter of 
a rival 
voodoo 
clan. In a fit 
of jealousy, 
Akuji's 
brother 
Orad sends 
his demonic 
minions to 
disrupt the 
ceremony. 
After 
murdering the wedding guests, 
they turn their attention to the 
groom. Akuji's heart is ripped 
out of his chest and sealed with 
a cursed wax to assure that Akuji 


on your weddíng day, 
he 


% mo ‘ ђ г, а Ж 
' Voodoo and blood sacrifice n. thís:action title over, the edge! 


will spend eternity in the under- 
world. With Akuji out of the 
picture, Orad kidnaps Kesho 
with the inten- 
tion of sacrific- 
ing her to the 
gods. 


Akuji awakes to 
find himself in 
the first 
vestibule of hell. 
To escape, Akuji 
must solicit the 
help of Baron 
Samedi - a pow- 
erful voodoo god of the under- 
world. Akuji’s only hope to 
return to the land of the living 
and exact revenge upon his 
brother is by serving the Baron. 


To enter a new 


must deteat a warden, 
ie. a boss. What сап 
we sav? There are four 
of ‘em. АП big and all 


His task: To scour the 
underworld tor the spir 


its ot his ancestors. 


Akuii the Heartless is 

powered by а smooth 

3D engine. The worlds 
exude voodoo; grimy nasty, Animation is 
blood splattered tex- smooth! Akuji can do 
tures, eerie skulls, the typical run and 
abandoned temples, 


and dank swamps. This the ability to 


creepy underworld is climb ladders and 


populated with 30 dit- 


swing hand-over- hand 


JCTOSS chasms. 
ferent types of enemies 
ranging trom disem- 


w lets talk game 
boweled zombies that play, Akuji is armed 
whip you with their with razor sharp claws 
exposed spines to mys- and he knows how to 
terious cultists armed use them. Jab the 


with deadly sevthes. attack button and 


vestibule of hell, Akuji 


crouch. But he also has 


Akuji will execute a 
deadly slash. With a lit 


tle practice vou can 


pertorm rolling attacks. 


Jab the attack button 
and Akuji will 
execute a deadly slash! 


We've found that the 
rolling attack is very 


effective against bosses. 


Hand to hand combat 
is tun, but Akuji alse 
has the ability to cast 
voodoo spells. АП vou 
have to do is ruin over 
an icon and you're 
ready to go! Spells run 
the gamut trom shield 
ot blood (a protective 
spell) to hell blast qa 
пету offensive attack). 


There are two options 


tor spell castings Шып © 5 


standard third persena = 


view or a snipez afode. ^ 
Sniper m ie rot 
niper точе га! дай 


into а first person per 
spective equiped with 
cross hairs. Perfect tor 
eliminating hard to 
reach baddies. To 


round out the game, 


Crystal hired Richard 
Roundtree tor the voice 
ot Akuji. Fans ot 208 
tilms will remember 
Roundtree as the tough 
private detective John 
Shatt. Roundtree" stoic 


delivery really brings 
Akuji to lite. Definitely 
worth a plav! 


EIDOS AND PUMPKIN 
STUDIOS TARGET THE 
UNTAPPED STRATEGY 
GENRE WITH THE 
UPCOMING RELEASE 
OF WARZONE 2100. 
WE ARE TALKING WITH 
E IE 
| DIRECTOR OF 
1 PROJECTS AT 
PUMPKIN STUDIOS, 
ОМ THE GAME THAT 
PROMISES TO OPEN 
THE EYES 0Ғ 
PLAYSTATION GAMERS 
WORLDWIDE. 


TELL US 
ABOUT 
WARZONE 2100. 


Warzone 2100 is a strategy game presented in full 


3D with in-depth gameplay and blisteringly fast 


action. The graphical effects are stunning and make 


use of every aspect of the 3D technology. The 3D 
technology is used to create a very vibrant game 


world where artillery shells arc over mountains while 


Strike VTOLs 
(Vertical Take-off 
and Landing 
Aircraft) roar 
overhead. With this 
feature you can 
order a VTOL strike 
and follow them 
through the valleys 
and around the 
mountains as they 
fire rockets at their 
target. Once you're 
used to rotating, 
zooming and tilting 
the map, and 
tracking your units 


with the camera, there's no going back to static 2D 


displays. 


The special effects are also pretty cool. Rockets fire 


with a smoke trail, artillery and cannon shells 


explode gratuitously and flamers ignite enemy units 


and structures. When units take damage they emit 


smoke — the more damage, the more smoke. When 
they explode, shards of metal and concrete fly across 
the screen. You can always spot where the action is 


by the amount of smoke and explosions going off! 


SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION 


What are some of the key 
features? 


Warzone 2100 is set after the nuclear holocaust so 
the main drive in the game is the recovery and 
research of artifacts from before the nuclear 
holocaust. As these are researched, new weapons, 
propulsions, structures, etc, become available to the 
player. As a result, players can decide what 
technologies they want to research as the game 
progresses. And as artifacts are researched, new 
vehicle types can be 
designed. 


The design sequence 
is very easy to use. It 
uses three 
components: Turret, 
Body and Propulsion. 
As research 
progresses, new 
components become 
available, making for 
thousands of different 
vehicle designs. Each 
weapon has its own 
characteristics. 
Flamers set enemies 
on fire, but are 
vulnerable to enemy attacks. Cannons are great for 
damaging other tanks and have great damage 
resistance. But for killing infantry and cyborgs you 
can't beat a machine-gun. Anti-tank rockets do lots 
of damage, but are slow to fire — you soon learn 
to use hit and run tactics with them. Mortars can 
fire shells over hills, and howitzers can fire over 
large distances. 


The propulsions add even more options. Wheels 
make for very fast vehicles, but with low damage 


capacity. Put tracks on your vehicle 
and your tank doesn't move as fast, 
but it can take a lot more damage. 
Hovers give you increased speed 
and zoom across water, but are 
very vulnerable to enemy attacks - 
keep them moving and you'll 
survive; let the enemy-guns lock on 
and you're dead. 


Another key featuresis the fully 
expanding campaign where your 
base lasts throughout the first 
campaign. The first mission is to 


establish your base. In subsequent 
missions you upgrade the base and 
add more defenses and 
fortifications to it. We achieved this 
by using large maps that expand as 
the game progresses. Once the first 
mission is completed, the map 
expands to the south. We then fly 
in a transporter that lets the player 
fly units to mission sites on 
different maps. While on an away 


SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION | 


mission you still have access to 
your factories, research facilities 
and units back at home base. You 
can produce more tanks and have 
them flown in to the away maps as 
reinforcements. So you get to select 
what reinforcements you need, 
deciding on the tactical situation 
and your own style of play. 


I've always wanted to do a more 
open-ended game where units 
increase in experience and go from 
one mission to another. The open- 
ended campaign system makes this 
a reality. It's possible for the first 
few units that you start the game 
with to achieve efft&-status and still 
be alive at the end де ће game, 
But by recycling your veteran units. 
you can transfer their experience to 
bigger and better vehicles as the 
game progresses! 


What have you done 
to ensure that 
Warzone 2100 
will be a good 
PlayStation 
game? 

Sweated blood and 
gone through many 
different 
approaches to 
ensure that it's fast 
and fun. To date too 
many real-time 
strategy games 
have been straight 
ports from PC to 
PlayStation. 
Warzone 2100 has 
been developed 
simultaneously on both formats to 
ensure that the best use is made 
of each machine. In the PlayStation 


MANY 
WILL DIE 
BEFORE THE 
PARASITE IS 


FINALLY 
DEFEATED AND 
THE WORLD IS 

MADE SAFE. 


Version, You drive units around 
with the directional buttons and 
fireat'énemies'using 
the X button. The 
speed of the game 
has been upped to 
emphasize its 
arcade feel, and 
units are tougher 
to reflect the faster 
pace of game, 


Other than 
graphical eye 
candy, how do 
you utilize the 
3D terrain? 


The 3D terrain is 
vital to the game 
play. It gives 
Warzone 2100 true 
line-of-sight and fog-of-war effects. 
Until you drive around the hills and 
mountains you can't see what's 
hidden behind them. Enemy mortar 
batteries may be lurking there 
ready to fire their shells over the 
hill onto your base. All they need to 
do is get a sensor unit to see your 
unit and they can bomb away, safe 
behind the hill from your fire. 


VTOL aircraft make great use of the 
3D terrain - they fly down valleys, 
then break over the mountain to 
fire their missiles onto their targets. 
It looks very cinematic and gives 
you a great feeling as the tank 
hunter missiles take out the enemy 
armor. Meanwhile the enemy anti- 
aircraft batteries are filling the sky 
with flak and SAMs. It's real touch 


and go whether your VTOLs will 
make it out of the target zone or 
not. nol style 2D isometric games 
your aircraft are just a group of 
sprites moving, over the landscape. In 
Warzone 2100, aircraft really do fly! 


Why is the unit design so 
important to the game? 


The research and design sequences 
in Warzone 2100 really open up 
your options as a game player. 
You're never restricted to the units 
we give you! The 3-part design 
system of Turret, Body and 
Propulsion offers over 2,000 


possible combinations. Using this 
you can create fast scout vehicles, 
lumbering main battle tanks, strike 
aircraft, and amphibious hovercraft. 


жіне” 


It gives you the opportunity to computer parasite that seeks to survival in a hostile world ruled by What, roughly, is the split 
Create lots of different vehicles to enlist your help. When you initially -à mad computer virus. Welcome to between resource manage- | ШЕ 
suit your style of play and current. defeat it, the parasite reappears in Warzone 2100. ment and warfare in —— 


mission objectives. Even similar the Northern Sector, this time Warzone? TEL 
vehicles will perform very controlling an even more advanced From al I have seen of the Warzone 2100 e 

differently if you change the turret enemy force. _ дате, there seems to be а 

from a heavy cannon to an anti- ‘strong emphasis on 


action/battle. Was this a con- 


aircraft battery. It no longer As the game progresses, its hatred А a 
functions as a battle tank, but as a for you grows, as does its armory of Missio me e pes which СУ 
very effective airc NUBE Uni weapons, It gains access to nukes fom strotegy:gemas WIS 


have become bogged down in 
producing and researching 
hundreds of units? 


and fires them against you — the 


action. 


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йог! your 
very 

шта to move 


P your combat units. 
Warzone 210Qstarts with the ~ 


nuclegeVOlocaust that wipes out ý b А > : h mpkin Studios? 
i player is part of a 4 у у шт ысы 
ors who take shelter 
doned military base 
wait out the nuclear 
5 ater you emerge to 
ject — a plan to 
a New World from 
shes of the old. Yo Team 
Alpha, one of three expeditionary 


ир company with a long track 
record. Nick Cook and I set up 
Pumpkin Studios in August 1996. 


|n previously at MicroProse 
Where Nick was 


our Head of 
к го, in August. Other 


AA 


teams sent out by the Project to Still it plots and seeks revenge members of the team joined shortly 
recover artifacts from before the against you. Its true identity is afterwards in September - January. 
Collapse. Your first missions take slowly revealed, as are its motives, Маггопе, 2100 we e wanted 19 Other team аа joined us ^d 
you to the Western Sector where and its ultimate power to corrupt following summer. To be honest 
your search for artifacts quickly everything it comes into contact most 14 out of our 18 staff at one 
turns into a battle for survival. A with..... And once it has you, it's Мосту, i ne or other previously worked at 
more technologically hard to escape! Many will Prose on many different 
advanced force is also present in before the parasite is finally — jects, so some of us have been 
the Western Sector and seeks your defeated and the world is made. t gether longer than we care to 
destruction. This force is being safe. It's a story of nuclear strikes, remember. ні 
controlled by а self-aware titanic battles, and a struggle for 


artifacts needed to further your. 
research, and find the resources 
required to expand your base. You 
need to scout out the maps, then 
attack and capture key locations. In 
Warzone 2100 you cannot simply 
sit back and amass hundreds of 
units, Your technology will remain 
at a low level and your power 
supplies will not be up to-it — 

get out there and fight!. - 


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Not-So-Deep Thoughts About Kid's Games 


Executive Vice President, 
International Aymar de Lencquesaing 


hat the hell is a kid's innocent bystanders in the game. Senis Vice Prestdenit 
game anyway? A game I'm not an expert but one of the few Human Resources Rayna Brown 
designed with the men- games I've seen a kid really take to is Senior Vice President, General 
tal capacity of a child Putt Putt Goes to the Moon (no joke). Counsel and Secretary J. Malcom Morris 
in mind? Or is it just a The game was available for the 3DO a рп Ор DEAN. Daryl R: Otte 
developer's half-assed few years back and featured a talking Senior Vice President; 
guess at what a young person might dune buggy. The premise was to Communications Charlotte Rush 
enjoy? Or worse yet, a regular game explore several minilevels in search Vice President, Corporate Real 
so horribly ill-conceived and screwed of parts needed to operate the moon- Биз алаған ез an Cs 
up it suddenly “becomes” a kid’s title bound rocket. A simple premise but it АРА ЕТ 
near the end of its development? Seemed to work well. А Vice Président; Controller: Mark Mover 
Some would argue that all video In my opinion, Putt Putt is a good 
games are for kids— example of a legitimate Medi te eS Tracy Nadi 


probably the same 
guys who start wear- 
ing slacks and sensi- 
ble shirts in their 
mid-20s with a mini- 
van and a nagging 
wife soon to follow. 
We know better. 
Video games are for 
everyone, including 
really young kids 
(4-8 years old). The 


kid's game. At no time 
did the publisher try to 
pass it off as anything 
else. It was aimed at chil- 
dren because it was 
made with them in mind. 
More recent titles like 
Running Wild and 
Animaniacs Ten Pin 
Alley have provided 
decent kid fare. 
Simplistic gameplay, a 


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problem is, while few variables and one терісі КУЕ Hat Sim 
the PC industry has been churning out objective make them natural candi- 
kidware for years, the PlayStation and dates. For good ol' wholesome gaming, ZD PUBLISHING 
N64 are relative virgins to such action. retro titles Frogger and Activision President Michael S. Perlis 
Even more problematic are developers Classics fit the bill. Executive Vice Presidents. (chris Dobbrow 
and publishers putting out "gray area" Now for a few bad examples. The Executive Vice President Jack Dolce 
games. Gray area meaning a title that recently released Eggs of Steel appears 
seemingly is aimed at young kids but to be aimed at younger ages. But its Бесін ее President: ‚АЫ 
may very well be botched product. strange layout, multiple paths and gen- Executive Wice President, (сайт tare 
Some poor tot ends up getting some- eral weirdness are guaranteed to con- АВА И و‎ тота астана 
thing originally conceived for an older fuse. Also in that category is Psybadek. Executive Vice President Michael J. Miller 
player. Why is this? Most likely a pro- It certainly looks like a cute game (at Executive Vice President Jim Spanfeller 
ducer takes a hard look at an unfin- least from the package). But again, its Senior Vice President Nancy Newman 
ished project and decides anyone buta layout is so disjointed and hard to fol- Vice President John Dodge 
young kid will find it to be complete low the average kid isn't gonna get it. Vice President ‘Rathlean Goodwin 
crap. At that point they'll add some Even if he/she could, it wouldn't mat- Vice President Roger H 

ү T 2 ger Herrmann 
goofy music, take out the violence and ter. The game isn't good enough to ДЕЕ President 
hope for the best. It's a cheap way to hold anyone's attention. а ae ЧИЗ 
get a clunker on the shelves. It's a sure bet crap titles will continue ма У ша 

In the past year, at least five different to disguise themselves as kid's games Vice President Jim Manning 

PS and N64 titles have hit the market while legitimate young-age titles will Vice President Charles Mast 
waiving their kiddie flag high and be few and far between. As long as the Vice President James F. Ramaley 
proud. “Look, parents, a game you can potential for a quick buck is out there Vice President Paul Somerson 
buy for your little kid." It'll be fun, cap- it'll keep happening. Hey, developers, Vice President Mark Van Name 
tivating etc., etc. Well, at best a kid's give kids some credit, they’re smarter Director, Benchmark Operations Егіс Hale 
game will keep a child quietly occupied. than you think. The only people you're Director ID labs. те 
At worst it'll send him/her into crying actually fooling are the well-meaning 2 
fits of frustration inevitably involving but unwitting parents. Director А Gane pil Catehings 


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Ehrgeiz Original 2 CD CFP FIFA Soccer '99 $47.99 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (U.S. N64) South Park (U.S. N64) 
Evangeion End of Eva $17.99 Fighting Force $50.99 $59.99 $56.99 


Evangelion Anime Vol.#1 $17.99 Fox Sports College Hoops $48.99 
Evangelion Anime Vol.#2 $17.99 Golden Nugget 64 
Evangelion Death & Rebirth $17.99 Knife Edge 

Final Fantasy 1987-94 $17.99 Micromachines 

Final Fantasy 8 Original5 CD Call Monaco Grand Prix 

Final Fantasy Grand Finale $17.99 NBA Jam 99 

Final Fantasy Pray $17.99 NFL Quarterback Club '99 
Ghost in the Shell Anime Orig. $13.99 NHL Breakaway 99 
Ghost in the Shell PSX Orig. $13.99 Penny Racers 

Grandia SS Original $38.99 Quake 2 

King of Fighters 98 Arranged $29.99 Rayman 2 

Macross Plus Fans Only $13.99 Roadsters '98 

Macross Plus Sharon Apple $13.99 Rush 2 Extreme Racing 


Star Wars Rogue Squadron (U.S. N64) Ehrgeiz (Import PSX) 


Pokemon Anime Original $12.99 Scars $54.99 

Pokemon Game Original $12.99 South Park $56.99 $57.99 $59.99 
Капта? Best Collection $13.99 Star Soldier $46.99 "үтү" 
Sailormoon Music Collection $13.99 Star Wars Rogue Squadron $57.99 —Q 
Sailormoon Vocal #1 $17.99 Superman $61.99 


Sailormoon Vocal %2 $17.99 Tonic Trouble $54.99 | 
Secret of Mana 2 Original $17.99 Top Gear Overdrive $48.99 
Sokaigi Original $12.99 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil $59.99 
Tekken 3 Battle Trax $28.99 Twelve Tales Conker 64 $53.99 


Tekken 3: Seven Remixes $32.99 Twisted Edge $50.99 
X 1999 $17.99 Winback $56.99 
Y's The Best Ever $32.99 Zelda: The Ocarina of Time $59.99 * 

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Ninja Scroll (2 prints) $19.99 Evangelion Action Fig Series 924.99 ze А th 
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В. of Lodoss War (3 prints) $17.99 Macross Batroid Vol. 1-6 $14+ир т wallscroll for 
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PSX Peli. 8 meg Memory $17.99 Ghost in the Shell Depot #1 $39.99 


PSX Peli. Dual Wireless Ghost in the Shell Depot #2 $39.99 
Controllers (Set of 2) $26.99 Ghost in the Shell PSX $29.99 
PSX Peli. Jolt Gun w/ Pedal $45.99 King of Fighters Perfect $29.99 


PSX Pelican Multitap Adapter $23.88 Sailormoon Art World $32.99 
SS 4 meg 4in 1 $32.99 SNK Illustrations $28.99 


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