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The Artists 

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fids Stink? 


P ete Valeo’s letter isn’t unusual. We get lots of comments 
about the many ads that run in CamePro. We admit that 
ads can sometimes get in the way when 
you’re eagerly trying to find a particular 
article, In a perfect world, magazines 
wouldn’t need to sell advertising, and every 
single page would be devoted to news, reviews, and previews. 

But that’s in a perfect world. In this world, it’s the ads that 
enable us to create CamePro. The ads are a big part of what 
keeps us in business (the copies we sell to readers are the 
other big part). We could try to put out a magazine with no 
ads, but we’d have to charge so much for a copy that nobody 
could afford it. So when you come to the ads, at worst you 
should think of them as a necessary nuisance that make the 
rest of CamePro possible. 

If you want to look at the ads in the best way, look at them 
for the intriguing questions they raise. Sorry, Peter, but it’s not 
true that "nobody pays attention to them." In fact, under Peter’s 
letter are six others from readers who were fascinated by what 
they saw in our ads. Ads might mention games you’ve never 
heard of, or use images you’d like to understand, or raise ques- . 
tions about future products you'd like to see more of. By study- 
ing the ads, you can learn a lot about what’s on the horizon. 

One final way to look at the ads is to study their art. Many of 
the entries we receive for our monthly "CamePro Gallery" art 
contest are re-creations of advertisements. Be thankful that video 
game companies use dramatic illustrations to catch your atten- 
tion. It could be worse: At least we don’t have any of those 
annoying perfume ads that fill fashion magazines! 

The GamePros 

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GamePro Readers Speak Out! 


MadAboutAds 


I 'm an avid reader of your 
magazine with only one 
complaint: the ads! Half your 
magazine is ads. Nobody pays 
attention to them, so why 
have them? 

Pete Valeo 
Internet 

The Unknown Canter replies: 

Nobody pays attention to 
them? See the next six letters! 

S ome oftheadsfor MK3 
have said “One has to pay 
dearly for immortality, one has 
to die several times while one 
is still alive - Nietzsche.” 

What’s Nietzsche? 

Ryan Cameron 
Milwuakie, OR 

Major Mike replies: 

Nietzsche’s not a what, he's a 
who. Friedrich Wilhelm Niet- 
zsche was a l9th-centuryCer- 
man philosopher who wrote 
nothing about video games 
but lots about how society 
should function. Among other 
things, he felt that the strong 
should ruthlessly exploit their 
natural advantages over the 
weak, which goes against 
what other philosophers were 
writing about "all men being 
equal." Nietzsche’s ideas were 
taken to violent extremes by 
the Nazis 50 years later. 

Y our April issue had an ad 
for MK 3 on pages 1 1 2 and 
1 1 3. What does that last 
strange symbol in the ad mean? 

Benjamin Langford 
Clarksville, VA 


The Axe Grinder replies: 

We’ve had lots of letters with 
ideas about what that symbol 
means. Is it Raiden with an "X” 
through him to show he's not 
in the game? Is it a joystick 
with an ‘X through it? Part of 
an elaborate password sys- 
tem.? We asked Ed Boon, the 
game’s programmer, for an 
explanation. He said it repre- 
sents the four-armed Coro. 


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COMPATIBLE 


Y our July ’94 issue had an 
ad on page 25 showing 
Virtua Racing for the Genesis. 
Under the rating'is a symbol 
of a steering wheel and the 
words “Steering Wheel Com- 
patible." Is there such an 
attachment for the Genesis? 
Anonymous 

The Lab Rat replies: 

Sega says that a steering- 
wheel peripheral for the Cen- 
esis was going to be sold last 
year, but those plans were can- 
celled. Instead, it has a steering 
wheel for the Saturn. It costs 
about $80 and became avail- 
able in June (see "CamePro 
Labs” this issue). 







A n ad in the March ’93 
I issue listed theSNES 
CD System. I noticed in later 
issues that your magazine 
never mentions the SNES 
CD. I also noticed that the ad 
stopped listing the SNES CD. 
What happened? Was this just 
a misprint? 

Michael Forth 
internet 

Bro’ Buzz replies: 

Not a misprint, just a prema- 
ture ad. At the time Nintendo 
was publicizing the soon-to-be- 
released SNES CD, but unfortu- 
nately it never materialized 
and became the very definition 
of the term “vaporware." The 
ad wasn't referring to the Ultra 
64 because that system hadn't 
been announced yet, and it 
will supposedly use cartridges, 
not CDs. 



Want to see what a Super Punch- 
Out! expert looks like? Miguel 
Guasch of Sanhirce, Puerto Rico, 
sports the championship look. 

W hat’s up with Chips & 
Bits? In the back of your 
magazine it advertises home 
games for sale that aren’t 
even out yet such as MK3. 
How is this possible? 

Aaron Taylor 
Granite Falls, WA 

Bacon replies: 

We get lots of questions about 
the tantalizing titles listed in 
those ads. Chips & Bits is a 
company that sells hardware 
and software through the 
mail. They take advance 
orders for not-yet-released 
home games like MK 3. If you 
order those games now, you'll 


still have to wait for the games 
to come out like everybody 
else, but you won’t have to go 
to the store to get them 
because they’ll be mailed to 
you. Call 802/767-3033 for 
more information. 

O n page 21 of the May 
issue is a six-page adver- 
tisement for the Super Came 
Boy that mentions that the 
Super Came Boy now comes 
with a free 72-page player’s 
guide. I bought my Super 
Game Boy before this deal, 
and I didn’t get one. Is there 
any way I can get the guide 
for free? 

Jason Borchers 
Internet 

Bruised Lee replies: 

You can get one, but not for 
free. You have to write to Cus- 
tomer Service, Nintendo of 
America, P.O. Box 957, Red- 
mond, WA 98052-51 1 1, U.S.A. 
Include this part number in 
your request: #3 1 395. if you're 
writing from the U.S., include 
in your letter $7.50 plus $ 1 .50 
($9 total) for shipping and 
handling. In Canada, send 
$10.50 plus $2fors&h.The 
guides are available only by 
mail, not through any stores. 


Shocks to 
The Systems 


I ’ve read many letters about 
how gamers are worried 
that their 1 6-bit investments 
are going down the drain. I, 
too. share these concerns, but 
I think we’re writing to the 
wrong people. Writing to your 
magazine is one way to reach 
gamers and game-making 
companies, but you can also 
write directly to the compa- 
nies that make 1 6-bit games 
(Konami, Capcom, etc.). If they 
get enough letters, they might 
keep SNES and Genesis games 
coming for a little longer. Al- 
though advanced systems are 


coming, the current systems 
don’t have to die Just yet. 

Jerry Schmer, Jr. 

Henderson, NV 

Earth Angel replies: 

You're right. Those addresses 
are usually on the game boxes 
or in the manuals. Keep in 
mind, though, that money 
talks. If nobody is buying 16- 
bit games and systems, com- 
panies will be reluctant to risk 
even more money on new 
games, no matter how many 
letters they get. 



( don’t get it! Why does Sega 
keep coming out with more 
and more new systems? I 
bought a Sega CD a while ago, 
and the next thing I knew the 
32X was coming out. Now I'm 
hearing about the 32X CD, Sat- 
urn, Neptune, and Nomad. It's 
not like we are all walking 
money trees! 

“KBall" 

Internet 

Toxic Tommy replies: 

Good pointi Check out the 
letter from the CamePros in 
July’s 'The Mail" because it 
addresses something similar. 


The Magazioe Biz 


W hy have you stopped 
reviewing Mario games? 
My friends and I love Mario 
games, but we don’t know 
what’s available because you’ve 
stopped reviewing them. 
Travis Lee 
Springfield, TN 

Coach Kyle replies: 

We haven't stopped reviewing 
them, Nintendo stopped mak- 


ing new ones! The last Mario- 
related game we reviewed was 
in June - Mario Picross, a puz- 
zle game for the Super Came 
Boy. The next one we review 
will be Yoshi’s Island for the 
SNES later this year. 

We've reviewed every Mario 
game since 1989. Call our 
Back Issues department (4 1 5/ 
361-0310) to order those older 
magazines. 



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Cart Queries 


I ’ve been playing Sunset 
Riders on the SNES, and I 
think it's a great game. How 
did it rate with you? 

Daniel Badovinac 
Canyon Country, CA 

Doctor Devon replies: 

Sunset Riders rode off with 
some pretty impressive ratings 
in our December '93 issue. 

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■ have an idea for MK3:the 
Cookality. You beat your 
opponent, rip off their head, 
throw it in an oven, take it out, 
and eat It. 

Chris Reynolds 
Alton, IL 

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At a time when many game 
system manufacturers 
are charging hard to establish 
the dominant home system, 
Nintendo comes up last on the 
outside -and off the wall - 
with the Virtual Boy. On August 
14, the Boy makes its entrance, 

Virtual Space 

The Virtual Boy is a standalone 
tabletop unit that looks like a 
pair of oversized goggles on 
legs. The viewer, big enough 
to comfortably accommodate 
an adult with glasses, is de- 
signed to eliminate all external 
stimuli. It totally immerses 
players in a monochrome 
world consisting of high-reso- 
lution red images against a 
deep black background. 

The 32-bit virtual-reality 
system, powered by six AA 
batteries, is built around a RISC 
(reduced instruction set com- 
puting) chipset. It uses two 
high-resolution mirror scan- 
ning LED displays to produce a 
3D image and therefore re- 
quires hefty processing pow- 
ered by an NECV810CPU. 

Simply Red 

Monochrome visuals may turn 
off some people, but don’t 
knock it 'til you try it. The Boy’s 


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nector, In this case a four-contact connector underneath Ute eyepiece. 


3D effect is mesmerizingl 

The Boy goes red thanks to 
Reflection Technology’s virtual 
display technology, the Scan- 
ned Linear Array (see “Cutting 
Edge," March), Combining two 
displays into one processing 
unit produces 3D graphics with 
complete depth perception and 
rotational movement. 

And the proof is in the play- 


ing. For example, in Mario's 
Dream Tennis, the behind-the- 
player view makes you feel 
like you’re right on the court. 
Red Alarm is a shooter that en- 
ables you to fly completely 
around or under objects with 
an impressive 360-degree 
viewing perspective. 

The Boy’s radical, twin- 


handled controller adds to its 
high-tech styling. The design 
consists of double pistol grips 
mounted on either side of a 
control pad, which features 
the on/off switch, dual direc- 
tional pads, and six action 
buttons, including two front- 
mounted “triggers," 

Boys Will Be Boys 

For all of its impressive techni- 
cal innovation, however, the 
Boy has a few practical draw- 
backs. The system costs 
$1 74.95, and carts run from 
$30 to $40. That places the 
system noticeably below the 
$249 to $399 price range of 
the Saturn, PlayStation, and 
Ultra 64, but it’s enough to 
make you think twice about 
buying a second system. 

Additionally, though Ninten- 
do reports that the six AA bat- 
teries will last six hours, there’s 
no AC adapter yet. Moreover, 
even though the Boy is battery 
operated, it’s too bulky to be 
portable unless someone pro- 
duces a shoulder mount. 

The Virtual Boy Is no mere 
toy. Even though the Saturn, 
the PlayStation, and the Ultra 
64 seem set to command the 
video game arena, many ga- 
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Mario Clash 

This one-player 
aaion/adventure puz- 
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in the Mario series. 

You can move from 
front to back on the 
screen as you clear a 
path through Coombas, 
Koopas, Spinys, and Mush- 
rooms. Clash was designed by 
Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator 
of Mario and Donkey Kong. 

$39.9S 

Available August 



Mario’s Dream Tennis 

You rally on the tennis 
court with a familiar cast 
of Nintendo characters, 
including Mario, Yoshi, and 
Donkey Kongjr. Mario’s 
Dream Tennis serves a 
great game of tennis 
thanks to the behind- 
the-player view that 
enables you to hit fore- 
hands, backhands, 
overhead smashes, 
lobs, and volleys in 
singles or doubles 
games. The computer 
controls your doubles part- 
ner, and it’s pretty good. 

$39.95 

Available Jbifflsst 


RedAlarm 


TMero Boxer 

Here’s in-your-face robot fight- 
ing that will make you Jump 
out of your seat. You go toe- 
to-toe with your mechanical 
opponents via a first-person 
perspective looking between 
your gloves. Hooks, Jabs, and 
various sucker punches seem 
to fly out of the screen. Your 
foes get stronger as you go. 

$39.95 

Availalrie August 




Galactic Pinball 

This could turn 
out to be one of 
the best pinball 
games around. 

The bumpers, 
flippers, and 
other pinballs 
on the five 
tables seem to 
float in outer space. 

The "balls" are actually pucks 
that move with blazing speed. 
You encounter hidden bum- 
pers, basement-level tracks, 
and weird 3D ramps that 


appear to snake out of 
the screen. Watch out 
for the UFOs. 

$39.95 

Available August 


This space shooter’s wire- 
frame images look positively 
simplistic.. .until you start to 
pla\^ Red Alarm’s like an awe- 
some stick-figure StarFox with 
a behind-the-ship view that en- 
ables you to fly over, under. 



and around obstacles and en- 
emy craft. Your weapons in- 
clude lasers and homing 
missiles, which you employ a- 
gainst gigantic boss creatures. 

$39.95 

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Bam Bam Bfgehw takes thna 
autolabusydayfpf a snapshot 
wtih Midway's WWF devektp- 
moattoam. 


winning combination of incred- 
ibie digitized graphics and a 
vast number of moves are 
enough to make you want to 
rip off your shirt and suplex 
someone. □ 


By Midway 
Available Now 


By Bruised Lee 

W hen Midway first 
obtained the NBA 
iicense and proposed a 
game caiied NBA Jam, 
there was some con- 
cern thatabasketbali 
game wouldn't be 
hugely successful in 
the arcades. NBA Jam 
quickly blew away the 
skeptics, earning the game a 
j prominent place in arcade his- 
I toty. And now history is set to 
I repeat itself as Midway corners 
I the WWF license and turns out 
I a wrestling masterpiece. 

The Main Event 

I At a glance, you can clearly see 
I that WWF Wrestlemania is one 
I of the best-looking digitized 
I games around. The amount 
I of detail and color used in the 
I game sets a new standard. 

I WWF features eight of the 
I biggest, baddest boys to kiss 
I the canvas: Doinkthe Clown, 

I Razor Ramon, Bam Bam 
1 Bigelow, Shawn Michaels, 
Yokozuna, The Undertaker, 

I Lex Luger, and Bret “The Hit 
I Man” Hart. 

Each character has their 
I own personal moves along 
with grabs, power grabs, power 
moves, reversals, and quick 
outs. In all, each brawler has 
more than ten moves. The 
wrestlers are free to roam in- 
side and outside the ring, and 


Midway's WWF lineup 9/ves you a choice of 


Outside the ring, Dohdc gives 
Razor Ramon a big boot to 
the stomach. 


Doink gets In his taunt Just before 
the match begins. 

you can even climb 
the ropes for a turn- 
buckle attack on an 
unsuspecting victim. 

WWF has four 
play modes, including 
two one-player modes 
and a two-on-two 
mode where you and a 
friend can jump in the 
ring and simultane- 
ously pounce on the 
computer opponents. 

The controls in WWF are 
similar to those in MK: two 
punch buttons, two kick but- 
tons, and a block button in the 
middle. In addition to the 
game’s regular moves, players 
can execute high-hitting com- 
bos. Each character also has a 


Lex Luger Jumps horn the 
ropes, trying to overpower Bam 
Bam Bigelow. 


Put your wrestling skill to the ultimate tost In 
a two-on-two match. 


Combo meter that can max out 
and enable the wrestler to per- 
form an ultra combo. Some 
combos can exceed 25 hits. 

Get Ready to Rumble 

WWF Wrestlemania has all the 
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Two-player 
simultaneous action! 


THE 
POWER 
IS ON 
NINTENDO 


Two Explosive Figlrting 
Action Adventures! 

White Renger'"’ end ell 
the new Power Rangers’ 


A 6 stage no-holds- 
barred brawl! 


Super Game Boy® 
compatibility! 


Special weapons 
and devastating 
martial arts moves! 


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A constant onslaught 
of ferocious monsters! 

Play as any of the 
6 Power Rangers! 


Morph into action 
at the touch of 
a button! 

Seven levels of 
non -stop combat. 











ith realistic graphics 
and authentic con- 
trols, Air Combat 22 is as 
close as you can get to flying 
a fighter jet into combat.. .with- 
out actually signing on with 
the armed forces! 


Some enemy tighter pettems are 
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first take evasive actkm before 
you tire. 


instrument panel, a throttle, 
and a control stick. From here, 
you can fire enough heat-seek- 
ing missiles to blow away 
favorite terrorist countries. 

Pilots select from four lev- 
els of difficulty: Cadet 1 , Cadet 
2, Top Gun, and Dog Fight. 
Flight and combat instructions 
are provided in the first Cadet 
level to help new players learn 
how to navigate their fighter 
and find enemy targets. De- 
pending on the level ofdiffi- 


Fly the Combat Skies 

Air Combat 22 features 
Namco’s advanced computer 
graphics board, the Super 
System 22, which produces 
some of the most impressive 
texture-mapped polygon graph- 
ics to date. Air Combat 22 is 
an eyeful! 

Combat’s controls posi- 
tion you inside a cockpit that 
comes complete with a backlit 


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In some missions, you land your 
fighter on an aht^ft carrier. 


Be sun to lock on to your target 
to ensun that you won’t miss 
the bandit 


cutty selected, players must 
either refuel in midair, land at 
an Air Force base, or land on 
an aircraft carrier. 

Gameplay time is ex- 
tended for each enemy fighter 
you shoot down. When your 
aircraft takes a hit, however, 
you momentarily lose control. 
The missions include a variety 
of land and sea terrain as you 
dogfight your way to victory. 


StayoaJiirgef 

Air Combat’s amazing graph- 
ics and intense gameplay give 
players the opportunity to 
touch the sky without ever 
leaving the ground. It also 
fulfills any Top Gun fantasy 
you may ever have. □ 


rab your leather jacket, 
^ mount your favorite road 
hog (the bike, not Sonic), and 
cruise the spirited open road 
around the globe. It’s time for 
a cool ride. 


choose from eight characters, 
each with customized on-road | 
and off-road motorcycles. 


FullThroWe 

Cool Riders is a fast-paced 
real-time 3D motocross simu- 
lator with eye-catching, color- 
ful graphics. You race through 
48 stages, beginning with New 
York and finishing with a chilly 
trip through the Arctic. The 


Jump on your bike and get ready 
for the ride of your life. 


Open up your bike on the straight- 
away to recoup lost time. 


Some turns In the race will force 
yow bfke to power drift, so 
wabdi your speed. 


game’s check points 
are nonlinear, so you 
can race the more 
exotic locations on 
the map at will. 

For example, 
cruise through 
Hawaii, where 
surfers and 
swimmers face 


Each bike has its own individ- 
ual top speed, handling, body 
performance, and more, so be 
sure to choose the one 
that best suits your rid- 
ing skills. 


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some unex- 
pected weather, 
or check out 
Sweden as you 
race through ski 
grounds and hit 
stellar jumps. 

The game’s 
view puts you right 
behind your bike, 
similar to the per- 
spective in Road 
Rash. You can 


Easy Rider 

Cooi Riders gives 
players the ultimate 
speed thrill while 
its controls let you 
enjoy realistic power 
drifting, steering 
weight, and kick- 
backs. With all the 
nonstop action, only 
one question remains 
to be asked: Are you 
cool enough to handle 
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team into visual reali- 
ties. The artist’s draw- 
ings give life and de- 
tail to vague concepts, 
clarifying characters 
ind backgrounds. We 
asked Jason Leong, one 
of the top artists at Time 
Warner Interactive, to tell 
us in his own words about 
his daily job and his work 
on Primal Rage. 

The Background 

"Being a member of 
Generation X, I grew up 
with the first generation 
of video games. It was 
every kid’s dream to- 
work on video games 
because they were such 
a large part of our lives. 
However. I didn't 


pursue that career path - 1 
just wanted to draw cartoons 
and comic books. I loved 
games, but I figured I proba- 
bly couldn't get into that field. 

“In high school, I took art 
courses, and though 1 thought 
I had the talent to draw co- 
mics, they didn’t seem like 
a realistic option. So I took 
an internship at a nonprofit 
graphic-design studio. The in- 
ternship was great because it 
was with a small company, so 
I got direct hands-on experi- 
ence doing small things like 
logos and business cards. The 
best part for me was that the 
atmosphere was very sup- 
portive, which might not have 
been true at some huge com- 
pany where I would’ve ended 
up just getting coffee for 
everybody without ever work- 
ing creatively. 

“I reached Time Warner al- 
most 


there and that they were look- 
ing for new blood so they 
could compete with Street 
Fighter. Even though I’d pre- 
pared myself to go into gra- 
phic design by learning the 
Mac and different illustration 
programs, none of that was 
relevant when I interviewed. 
Just to show them I could 
draw, I dug up old flip books 
and odd drawings I'd done 
for fun when I was in high 
school. Surprisingly, I got a 
job. I began working on Moto 
Frenzy for the arcade, draw- 
ing tire animations for the 
motocross action. 1 must've 
drawn 500 frames of tires 
spinning and dirt flying. 

“Every year the company 
throws a brain-storming ses- 
sion where everybody brings 


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Primal Rage 
Primal Rage 2 
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San Jose State University, 
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Time Warner Interactive 
675 Sycamore Dr. 
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shop to design title screens, 
credit screens, high-score 
screens, and things like that. 

We also did a few special com- 
puter animations of bodies 
squashing and stretching, 
extra blood splatters, and 
other special effects." 

JIk Advice 

'The best way to become a 
video game artist is through 
school. You can't beat it: School 


shapes your talent and gives 
you a work ethic. This doesn’t 
mean getting A’s in science and 
P.E. It means exploring differ- 
ent subjects and ideas. School 
gives you many of the things 
your character is built on. 
Think about Primal - we dis- 
cussed archetypes and temples 
and gods and dinosaurs, so I 
had to draw upon a wide range 
of knowledge that I hadn’t 


The Job 

"As an artist, I drew the 
game’s characters on paper 
first, showing the dynamics 
of their movements and giv- 
ing them the visual details 
that make each character en- 
gaging. I had a lot of freedom 
on Primal Rage as I designed 
the characters, but eventually 
everybody had input into 
them, and the final results 
really are a team effort. 


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for the gamenukers who 
ivorked on Primal 

up new game ideas. A few 
years ago I brought up the 
concept of a head-to-head di- 
nosaur fighting game, which 
coincidentally someone else 
also brought up, but their idea 
was just two T. rexes fighting. 
My original write-up included 
ideas that finally appeared In 
the game, such as different 
species of quickly moving di- 
nosaurs and the concept of 
the dinosaurs being gods. The 
Primal team quickly grew, and 
I moved up to lead animator 
and then art director, coordi- 
nating and administrating the 
staff and the many contractors 
we worked with. On Primal 2. 
I’m taking more of an adminis- 
trative role, doing more talk- 
ing and writing than drawing." 


‘The Primal drawings were 
then given to a stop-motion 
animator, who made models 
and moved them around. 
Meanwhile, other artists and I 
worked on the computer using 
programs like Adobe Photo- 


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sequences. Here he is lying down 
on the fob in front of the T. rex. 


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planned on. The more you 
know, the more you’ll shine. 

"It’s also important to be a 
gamer. I try to look at all the 
magazines and ail the games, 
focusing more on imagery than 
on gameplay. Look at every- 
thing that's out there and be- 
come what’s called a ‘culture 
vulture,’ Become a sponge for 
all sorts of different things and 
keep your mind open because 
you never know how you’re 
going to use it down the road. 

I can’t get enough of reference 
books and movies - they’re all 
relevant to what I’m doing if I 
look at them closely and try to 
learn from them. 



Jason says this Is the 
officially printed professional 
logo" that he sold; it's for a 
Meo-rental store. 



"Another major considera- 
tion is location - you’ll proba- 
bly need to move to where 
the business is, which means 
the Bay Area. When we hire 
artists from around the coun- 
try, we ask them to move out 
here because realistically we 
need them nearby. 




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“And keep working at your 
drawing. It’s not like riding a 
bike, where once you learn 
it, you’ve got it. Drawing re- 
quires constant practice, even 
if you’re born with a lot of tal- 
ent. Stay focused on your work 
and don’t Just draw blindly- 
question what you’re drawing 
and be sure you’ve exhausted 
ail the alternatives before you 
commit to a final decision. 

“Finally, keep an open mind 
because nobody gets to do 
everything their own way. Ul- 
timately youll wind up woiic- 
ing with other people in a 
team structure, which forces 
everybody to compromise 
somewhat. The team may 
come up with better ideas, or 
the parameters of the project 
may change, or there may be 
late financial restriaions on 
what you’re doing, so you have 
to be open to change. If you 
can’t get it your way, there 
are other ways to make it hap- 
pen and still be good." □ 



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L et the next-generation 
video game wars begin! 
The Sony PlayStation goes on 
sale nationwide September 9. 
So begins the long-awaited 
head-to-head struggle with 
the Sega Saturn for the hearts, 
minds, and disposable in- 
comes of gamers everywhere. 

What you get: The Play- 
Station’s $299 price tag pur- 
chases a system unit and one 
controller. Unlike the $399 
Sega Saturn, the PlayStation will 
not feature a pack-in game. 

Under the Hood 

The PlayStation's gameplaying 
power comes from good of 
American know-how. LSI Logic 
Corporation of Milpitas, Cali- 
fornia, designed and manu- 
factured the system’s custom 
CPU microchip, which consists 
of three high-performance 
processors: an R3000A Mips 
32-bit RISC (reduced instruc- 
tion-set computing) micro- 
processor, a complete graph- 
ics engine subsystem, and a 
high-resolution full-motion- 
video decompression subsys- 
tem. Further boosting the 


PlayStation’s processing speed 
are a double-speed CD-ROM 
drive, 16 megabits of primary 
RAM, and 8 megabits of V-RAM. 

Fewer chips and fewer con- 
nections speed up coded game 
instructions and cut down 
dramatically on the internal 
silicon, which keeps the 
PlayStation’s size 
compact. In feet, 
this classy- 
looking 


By The Whizz 
for controllers or a mouse and 
two additional slots for credit- 
card-sized memory cartridges 
that can save game data. 

In the rear of the system, 
you get standard AV connec- 
tors and a communications 
port. First-generation Japan- 
ese PlayStations featured a 
built-in S-Video 




The Sony PiayStahm! The unique 
PbyStatiim controller sports ten 
action buttms, Including four 
that are front mounted. Four dl- 
recOonal buttons replace the 
standard tdmular pad. 


system has a footprint that’s 
smaller in length and width 
than this issue of CamePro! 

A Cool Exterior 

The PlayStation also sports a 
sleek, simple external look. The 
front of the unit has two slots 


Sure you can reserve a PlayStation at some stores, but it'll 
cost you. According to Sony Computer Entertainment for $25. 
some - not all - retail outlets will hold a PlayStation in your 
name. The catch is that your $25 will not be deducted from the 
$299 price tag. If it's any consolation, you'll receive a CD-i-G disc 
with music and PlayStation previews. 


conneaor, an outstanding 
idea that was unfortunately 
axed from the American unit. 

PfWTP^ Check out PlayStation ads 
for Idddea Ridge Racer codes (see 
ProRevlews this issue). 

If you own a TV sans AV 
outs, you can purchase an RF 
adapter. The communications 
port will support ’Station- 
to-’Station gameplay via the 
Combat Cable conneaor. 

Power Playing 

The Sony PlayStation puts in 
place a major piece of the 



PS Mouse 


puzzle that is the future of 
video games. Its arrival cer- 
tainly transforms 32-bit gam- 
ing from the “next” generation 
into the "now" generation. □ 


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Here's a peek at the PlayStation games 
coming your way in the near future. 


By Slo Mo and Captain Squideo 



ESPN Extreme Games 



ESPN Extreme Games is 
based on the popular sports 
show that airs on ESPN^. 

The sports pit players on 
in-line skates, mountain 
bikes, skateboards, and 
street luges against treach- 
erous outdoor courses in 
San Francisco, Lake 
Tahoe. Hollywood, Utah, 

Rome, and the South 
American jungles. 

Each mode of transporta- 
tion has its own advantages. 
The skateboards, for instance, 
offer fast downhill racing, 
while the mountain bikes en- 
able you to traveise the rugged 
jungle terrain. 

You compete from a Hoad 
Rash-style behind-the-iacer 
perspective with two-player 


split-screen action juicing the 
intensity. Hard-driving 
music, commentary 
from ESPN announcers, 
and hidden bonus levels 
help .iidke this game ex- 
treme entertainment. 


By Sony Urugeso/t 
Available September 


Air Combat 



This high-tlyin’ polygon shoo- 
ter arrives on the PlayStatiuii 
witn dii its arcade features in- 
tact. Using three perspectives 
on a realistic texture-mapped 
world, you fly intensely authen- 
tic Top Gufrstyifa combat mis- 
sions against \Vdves of 
enemies with 
the clock ticking. 
Three special 
bonus stages, 
four difficulty lev- 
els, varied terrain, 
rial dogfights, 

Jail lefueling. and 
carrier landings are 
all part of the dizzying action. 


By Hama 

Available Sepbitiiber 


Blades of Race 

This flight sim is set in 
the near future when ma- 
niacal dictators and ran- 
dom violence dominate 
the world. You’re both 
pilot and tactician in 
one of six custom heli- 
copters, flying mis- 
sions for an agency 
trying to restore 
peace. Unique chop- 
pers with iheir own experimen' 
tal weapons systems, varied 
missions that range from 
transport jobs to assassina- 
tions, and realistic effects 
should n'lake this an intense 
aerial experience. 

By Ocean 
Available October 



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Destruction Derby 

Daytona with wrecks - 
that’s Destruction Derby 
in a nutshell. You race 
big. fast stock cars on 
realistic-looking cir- 
cuits, but unlike Bidge 
Racer and Daytona, 
damage is the name 
of the game. Inflict it, 
but also avoid it be- 
cause your car will 
handle differently as it 
pounded. Ten-car pileups 
won’t be uncommon on these 
busy tracks. A head-to-head 
racing mode and a no-rules at- 
titude could put this one in the 
winner’s circle. 


ByPsygnosis 
AvallaNe October 


Team 47 Goman 



One of the PlaySta- 
tion’s most innovative 
games comes from a 
new company called 
47 Tek. The produc- 
ers have created a 
true 3D world for 
Team 47 Goman, a 
game that puts you 
inside building-size mechs to 
vanquish huge alien mon- 
sters. Play Goman as an ac- 
tion/shooter, a head-to-head 
fighter, or a strategy game in 
settings like Tokyo, New York, 
and Hawaii. Amazingly fluid 


movements, detailed crea- 
tures, and thoughtful game- 
play add up to a potential 
PlayStation powerhouse. 

Br47Tek 

Avallabie November 


Jumping Flash 



What's up, doc? A huge 
mechanical rabbit, 
aliens, and a world 
full of weird enemies, 
that’s what. Playing 
Tom a first-person 
perspective, you 
bounce your strange 
rabbitlike craft onto 
elevated platforms 
scattered across col- 
orful 3D landscapes. You also 
navigate through hallways for a 
little Doom-style search-and- 
destroy action. Eye-popping 
graphics and unique gameplay 
should dazzle fens of novel ac- 
tion/shooter games. 

By Soay Computer Entertabimeat 
Available October 


Primal Rage 




Primal Rage bites into 
11 home systems this 
year -and of ail of 
them, the PlayStation 
version may be the 
fastest. As in the pop- 
ular arcade game, you 
pit seven imaginary 
gods from the di- 
nosaur era against 
each other in 
two-player claw-to-c!aw com- 
bat. Sauron, Vertigo, and the 
rest are here with all their ar- 
cade moves, combos, and 
finishing sequences 
intact. New cinematic 
intros, victory anima- 
tions, a training pen, 
and a tug-of-war mode 
help make Primal a 
major rager. 

By TJaie Warner 
btteracUve 
Available November 


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Sony Imagesoft's producers give us a guided 


tour through Warhawk and Twisted Metal, 
two of their hottest PlayStation games. 




Associate Producer/De- 
signer Mike Ciam: 

"In Warhawk, we were 
trying to create a flight- 
action game that no- 
body had seen before. 

Games like AfterBurner 
are shooters that just 
happen to have planes 
in them, whereas in 
Warhawk we actually 
give you the sensation 
of flight. 

“From a gameplay stand- 
point, I think we’re really strik- 
ing into a new territory. Think 
of it as a Top Cun attitude in a 
3D Desert Strike game. There’s 
a definite mission, as in Desert 
Strike, but how you go about 
it is up to you. We looked at 
shooters like AfterBurner and 
StarFox, and we juxtaposed 
their arcade feeling with the 
freedom of a computer flight 
Sim. Warhawk’s very accessi- 
ble - it’s also two-player with 
one player as the pilot and 
one as the gunner. 


“Your mission is to locate 
the fuel source of an evil dicta- 
tor. In the first level, the de- 
sert, you must destroy four 
towers: once you do, a second 
line of defense appears, which 
is a huge rising fortress. 

“Enemy Jetfighters and 
ground defenses pursue you 


of the desert mission 




Jaffe, walk you through every 
level in the nearly completed 
games before their late- 
October releases. 


Y ou may already know 
something about War- 
hawk and Twisted Metal be- 
cause they were so visible at 
the Electronic Entertainment 
Expo this past May. But 
what you probably 
don’t know about the 
games are their later 
levels since only the 
first two levels have 
been shown so fer. 

Until now. 

Warhawk's and 
Twisted Metal’s as- 
sociate producers/de- The Sony team: Pmducer Allen Becker (stand 
signers, Mike Ciam mg); MB(e Glam Oeft): Oartd Jaffe (right) 

(Wadiawk) and David 


as you go. You deter- 
mine how you want to 
fly: You can either take on 
the primary targets and 
then deal with the 
ground and air sup- 
port, or you can 
systematically try 
to take everything out, which 
takes longer. The fuel is inside 
the fortress. There are different 
ways to get inside. 


Attadf In the canyon 

“Next is the canyon. You’re 
trapped there by a force field, 
so the only way out is to run 
the canyon, and there are 
multiple pathways. 

The canyon’s a mixture of 
the Grand Canyon and the 


Dogfi^ action outside and Inside 
the airship 


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Death Star trench in Star Wars: 
You’ll fece armored gunboats, 
floating mines, missiles, and 
fortifications on the walls. The 
flight culminates with a battle 
against a heavily fortified 
bridge across the canyon. 

The third level involves an 
attack on an airship over the 
open ocean. Imagine four air- 
craft carriers, stick them to- 
gether, double them, and 
that’s what you’re fighting. 

“First, you must fight your 
way into it past four smaller 
escorts. It’s a very dogfight- 
oriented level. 

“We’ve created a different 
kind of gameplay for each 
level: The desert is very wide 
open, the canyon is a long 
gauntlet run, and the airship 
level requires lots of dogfight- 
ing, all in full 3D.” 

Last Levels 

'The next level has a large vol- 
canic island surrounded by tall 
stone spires. The area is very 




Rery action outside the votcano 

dark and foggy, though you 
can pierce the cloud layer and 
fly into the bright sunny sky. 

"Enemy jetfighters and 
huge flying gunships are 
everywhere. You must work 
your way into the volcano to 
reach the labs where the fuel 
source is. 

The last two levels are 
more sinister, almost Gothic 


the player as much control as 
possible while still making the 
gameplay accessible. The jet 
is like a Harrier, so you can 
both fly and hover. Your guns, 
missiles, and afterburner are 
on the thumb pad; more ad- 
vanced players will use the 
shoulder pads for tight turn- 
ing, banking, and sidestep- 
ping. The basic armaments are 
machine guns and missiles, 
plus you can pick up things 
like doomsday bombs. 
“I like the game’s 
flexibility. You can 
play it slow and stra- 
tegic, or you can 
go all out for ^st, 
heavy-duty thrills. 
You’ll have a real 
flight-action ex- 
perience with War- 
hawk. I doubt that it could be 
done on any other system 
right now." 


and foreboding. They 
will provide the culmi- 
nation of everything 
you’ve seen. Your 
flying skills will 
need to get better 
and better. There 
are also some se- 
cret areas you'll 
encounter.” 


Control Quotes 

"Warhawk has an interesting 
control setup. We've given 








Associate Produ* 


iiefeil 

to get beyond Rock 
’N’ Roll Racing, which 


was an amazing game, 
but it limited you to 
simple tracks. To us, a 
great car chase would 
have camera cuts and 
varied terrain so you 
could leave the track 
and drive through 
tunnels and across 
parks. We wanted 
to give the player total envi- 
romental freedom 
as they rammed 
and chased 


and shot at other cars. 

Twisted Metal has four 
overall worlds. The first one 
is intentionally quite small be- 
cause we wanted gamers to 
get used to the controls on 
the vehicles. You’re in an 


underground rave-club arena, 
going head-to-head against 
another vehicle. You destroy 
ramps and crates plus you can 
shoot missiles into the stands. 

"Once you destroy your op- 
ponent, the doors open and 
you’re out in this giant 3D 
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cer/Designer Dave 
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Metal, we were in- 
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than by other games. 
Our main goal was to 
create that adrenaline 
rush as if your were in 
Road Warrior, T2, or 
an old Spielberg movie 
Qlled Duel. 

“From a gameplay 
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The view from behind the po- 
lice car 


parks, alleyways, and ware- 
house districts, and you can 
go pretty much anywhere 
you want. 


lb Live and Die 
In LA. 

"As the game progresses, the 
levels get bigger and bigger 
so by level three, Suburbia, 
you’re in a 3D world with an 
area of eight square miles. 

"We included L.A.’s water 
canals, freeways, and churches 
because we really wanted to 
bring the gameplay home to 
the player - it's not set in outer 
space, it’s set in your own 
backyard. You can do things 
like spin donuts in the high- 
school parking lot or have 
shootouts in front of 7-1 1 s. 

The last level is on top 
of skyscrapers in downtown 
LA. You jump your vehicle 
across rooftops, leading up to 
this really interesting, never- 


The developers for Warhawk and Twisted 
Metal are a Utah-based company called 
Singletrac. The company's founder for- 
merly worked on a range of complex mili- 
tary and NASA projects, including simula- 
tors for the space shuttle, space station, 
F-14 fighter, and Apache helicopter. 


This shot from a NASA flight simulator con- 
veys the type of realistic 3D graphics now 
Mng developed for PlayStation games. 

This is a ^ulation of a shuttle landing at 
Edwards Air Force Base, escorted by a T-38. 


A Twisted take on a suburban 
balDc tie-up 


before-seen enemy that has a 
surreal, nightmarish exterior. 

"Included in Twisted Metal 
are some of the twisted fan- 
tasies that most drivers in LA. 
have, such as running over ice 
skaters, destroying a Salvation 
Army Santa Claus, and knock- 
ing down pedestrians. The 
Santa Claus is in there be- 
cause we figured a lot of play- 
ers would get this game for 
Christmas, and by then they'd 
be so sick of the holiday that 
they'd need a twisted release." 


Vehiailar 

Manslaughter 

The vehicles are all unique. 
We wanted to have vehicles 
that would appeal to different 


personalities, so we have a gi- 
ant semi truck if you’re feeling 
bullyish and Just want to ram 
people; a dune buggy that’s 
quick and tenacious; and a red 
sportscar if you want speed. 

"Weapons include mis- 
siles, oil slicks, and flame- 
throwers. Every vehicle has 
unique special weapons: 

The ice-cream truck shoots 
out flaming ice cream cones, 
for instance. 

The cars all handle differ- 
ently but they can 
all do T-stops, 

360-degree turns, 
bootlegs. Jumps, 
and ride briefly on 
two wheels. And 
there’s a two-player 
competitive mode 
on a split screen! 

"In Twisted 
Metal, you'll really 
feel like you're there. 

It’ll take a lot more 
than just shooting 
as last as you can 
to survive." □ 


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Just as the Saturn 
hits the streets with 
Virtua Fighter, here comes 
the PlayStation with a polygon- 
rendered fighting game of its 
own ' Battle Arena Toshinden. 
Looks are where the similarities 
end, though. Toshinden’s fire- 
ball-motion fighting style is too 
easy for most fighting fens. 


Diverse FigMers 

Toshinden has eight fighters 
that differ in nationality and 




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PiayStatian Game ProFile 

BatHe Arena Toshfliden 

(By Sony ComiHrter EnterMnmant) 


The PlayStation does a 
^ little virtual fighting of 
Its own with Toshinden. 
With slmi^, easy-to-peffonn 
moves, the visuals surpass the 
gam^y. Still, it’s an enjoy- 



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fighting style. For example, 
there’s Sofia, a leather-clad 
beauty who uses her trusty 
whip: Fo Fai, a giddy, elderly 
noisemakerwho uses long 
metal claws; Duke Rambert, 
a knight in less-than-shining 
armor with a long sword; and 
Ellis, a giggling little girl who 
looks as if she's wearing a 
wedding dress and carries 
two long knives. 

The button scheme is 
straightforward: two for kicks, 
two for punches. You can 
configure the top two buttons 
for instant special moves or 
use them to side-step your 
opponent. The controls are 
very responsive, and the spe- 
cial moves are easy to exe- 
cute. Side-stepping is an espe- 
cially effective tactic because 
you can avoid attacks, then 
sneak behind an opponent 
and smack them with a spe- 
cial move. 

One of the biggest prob- 
lems with this game is the 




Death moves. These can be 
performed only when your life 
meter is flashing red, and they 
provide a last-ditch opportunity 
to inflia major damage. They 
vary in complexity from char- 
acter to character but are rela- 
tively easy to pull off. 

While the Death moves are 
cool, there is a tendency to 
rely on them too much. For 
example, you could let your 
opponent beat you up until 
the Death move can be ap- 
plied, then use it repeatedly. 
So much for strategy. 


advantageous, it’s easy to get 
carried away - if you miscalcu- 
late, you could leave yourself 
open for an easy counterattack. 

The very limited combo 
system lets you intermix stan- 
dard punches and kicks with 
special moves but few air Jug- 
gles. This game relies more 
on flash than fighting. 

There are three play modes: 
1 P Came, Vs. Human, and Vs. 
Computer. The first is a story 
mode with two end bosses, 
while Vs. Human is a two- 
player fight, and Vs. Computer 




Awesome Rrocessiag 

The graphics processing on 
the fighters is incredible, 
though the moves are very 
simplistic. One advantage of 
this play engine is that it pro- 
vides the ability to chain spe- 
cial moves, or perform the mo- 
tion for a special move while 
currently executing one so 
they are chained in rapid suc- 
cession. While this may seem 


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enables one player to fight 
against a computer opponent 
of their choice. 

l/fi/Que Views 

Rather than the usual side 
view, Toshinden uses a cam- 
era angle that constantly 
zooms around the battlefield. 
Amazingly, you always re- 
main in complete control of 
your fighter because the per- 
speaive never skews your 
perception of the controls. 

Each stage has a limited 
battle area (though much 
bigger than the one in Virtua 
Fighter), and most stages 
take place on elevated 
platforms. Fall off the plat- 
form, and you lose a round - 
and you have to hear your- 
self scream all the way to 
the bottom! 

Most stages are beautifully 
rendered, especially Kayin’s 
stage where gigantic televi- 
sion screens display the ac- 




tion. This stage, however, 
tends to slow down when you 
fight in front of a giant 
screen, hampering the action. 
Slowdown also strikes in 
Gaia’s stage, which takes 
place on a transparent chess- 
board over a black hole. 

Speaking in Tongues 

Soundwise, the vocals and 
collision effects overshadow 
the music. The voices are per- 
fectly understandable - rang- 


ing from Kayin's intelligible 
English (“Deadly ray!") to 
Sofia’s Russian where she says 
something on the order of 
“Toaster thing!" Various colli- 
sion sounds are cleanly con- 
veyed from Ellis’s knife slashes 
to Sofia’s whip snap. The mu- 
sic, though, is so-so with only 
a few standout pieces. 

With its stunning visuals, 
Battle Arena Toshinden is as 
fun to watch as it is to play. 




Had there been more technique 
involved, this arena could have 
been a real contender. It’s a 
formidable effort, but fighting 
buffs may pick this game clean 
too quickly. Q 



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41 








PROW; ttoanneeii 
to brake to make It 


PROTJP: For the best start, gun 
the engine dutmg the cotmbkhm 
when the timer reaches "1.” 
Then swerve to the rl^ and let 
cars you’ve passed btmtp you, 
widch adds to your lead. 

quickly after a crash, while 
others can take turns with 
reckless abandon. 

Lirni’ on the Ridge 

The best racing game to date 
for home systems, Ridge 
Racer definitely outpaces 
Daytona USA. Until Cruisin’ 
USA for the Ultra 64 arrives, 
Ridge is king of the track. 


goes for a thumping house 
sound with great commentary 
by the announcer. 

The control is almost flaw- 
less. The response feels more 
solid than Daytona’s, but you 
have to be careful about your 
choice of car. Some cars don’t 
have the power to accelerate 


gain you respea...and, report- 
edly. the right to drive the 
Countach. 

Vroofit yvith a View 

The superb graphics take the 
checkered flag over Daytona. 
The awesome rendering de- 
picts beautiful cars, rural and 
city landscapes, helicopters, 
and more.. .but you’ll only see 
them for a split second as you 
zoom past. 

Ridge provides only two 
views - through the wind- 


PhOnPi Go wide into curves, 
espedaHy ki the tunnels where 
obstacles birk. 

shield and behind the car- 
but a gimmicky multiple-view 
racing feature would be lost 
when the action is this fast. 

The sound is another 
definite plus. Without any of 
Daytona’s caterwauling. Ridge 


PlgySldlion 


By Scary Larry 

Fast-paced racing 
action on a home 
system? For racing fans 
who were disappointed by 
the arcade port-overs of 
Daytona USA and Virtua 
Racing. ..fear not! Ridge 
Racer for the PlayStation is 
everything its arcade team- 
mate was - and more. 

Go,Rm, - Go 

All the arcade thrills are intact. 
As in Daytona, you choose 
from four blazing standard ve- 
hicles, but Ridge Racer has 
eight “hidden" cars, too (see 
ProTip). Moreover, each course 
is beautifully rendered, unlike 


the stiff-looking polygon tracks 
of Virtua Racing. 

The track is limited to 
three courses, but they’re 
enough to satisfy your need 
for speed. The first course 
pits you against a 1 2-car 


PB071P: Keep a finger on the OC’ 
ceferator and rest another 
Ughtly on the brake. When go- 
ing Into curves, hold down both 
buttons simultaneousty to pre- 
vent your car horn hshtalllng 
viriiUe maintaining top speed. 


PfayStatKm Game ProFIle 

Ridge Racer 

(By Namco) 


Get ready to put the 
pedal to the metal. With 
gatneptay that’s as fast 
and fun as real racing, Ridge 
Racer Is the ultimate In racing 
games for the home systems! 


PBOTP: A good passhig tactic 
Is to move up to a car's rear 
bumper, then S¥verve into the 
car as you’re taking a turn. 

lineup over two laps, the sec- 
ond course adds a third lap, 
and the third course is just 
you against a blazing yellow 
Ferrari. If you place first in 
these three courses, you race 
on reversed tracks. The final 
race against an elusive black 
Lamborghini Countach will 


At toe end of each race, you’re 
treated to a fly-by of your perfor- 
mance. It Just adds to Ridge 
Racer’s awesome visual beats! 


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Saturn 


By Major Mike 


WjgM The Genesis may 
have Sonic, but the 
Saturn has Bug! This perky 
pest is the hottest side-scroller 
to hit the Saturn so far. 

ligMS/ Csnara.' 

Bug! has a simple rescue-your- 
pals story. Bug's nemesis is 
Queen Cadavra, the evil spi- 
der queen who sees Bug’s 
buddies as lunch and holds 




Check mit the amsome 
between each act! 

them captive. Bug rescues one 
of his friends when he com- 
pletes a stage. 

The gameplay is straight- 
forward: You must make it in 
one piece to the Bug Stop at 
the end of each gigantic stage. 
The stages are loaded with 
such hidden items as extra 
lives, special powers, and blue 
diamonds that you collect to 
gain entrance to bonus levels. 

You can also secure other 


Saturn Game ProFile 

Bug! 


tn SZdge 2, st3f away 
fixt Ute fiziaTis bt 9t 

Lkara Pa - they witi arv^sm 
aflOchaseiKi. 

collectibles, such as the gigan- 
tic coin icon that empowers 
you to enter the 
bonus game at the 
shower head by the 
Daddy-0 Longlegs. 
The bonus games 
range from avoiding 
giant boulders to 
racing Sonic the 
Hedgehog! 

Crazy Uttle 
Thing Calkd 
Bug 

Bug is armed with jumping 
and ducking abilities, and he 
can spit goo and shock ene- 


Hr ur :‘- ,? lipiiui^iier 


PftOTlP: a(jy h the 
miohie of iitC screen 
on the Dragofffly 
Bonus Act ffyougo 
to the extreme edges, 
ivv coidd hit the flan 
ktg hoops and 
end tJw Ac. 


PROTIP: The checkpoints .Tssiiinc 
ihfferent forms In each act 
M3ke sure yo;.' touch everythlnj 

that doesrti look threutei'ing, 


mies with his antennae if he 
collects the right icons. But his 
usual method of dispatching 
foes is very simple: He Jumps 
on them. Aided and abetted 
with an annoying wisecrack- 
ing voice, Bug takes on a per- 


PFOTIP: Jump on s I’lttl- 

tiplc times in tiiv :ui : ,ik 

tjCHUS 

sonality of his own through 
the levels. 

Excellent animation brings 
Bug to life. From the wings 
sprouting on his back to his gi- 
ant (need we say it?) bug eyes, 
this is one charaaer lifelike 
enough for the flyswatter. 










Loaded wdth enemies, 
huge levels, and excel- 
lent graphics, Bug! Is 
one pest worth paying atten- 
tion to. 


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Look at who makes a cameo! Is Bug hster 
than Sonic? 


ioc -sy 

What makes Bug! so enjoyable 
are the huge levels and excel- 
lent graphics. Bug! has a fan- 
tastic zooming perspective 
that follows our hero as he 
moves horizontally and verti- 
cally around the screen. Verti- 
cal path up ahead? No prob- 
lem! Bug walks right up it. Bug 
walks to the right and left, to- 
ward and away from you. 

One of the problems with 
this ever-changing perspec- 
tive, however, is knowing ex- 
actly where enemies are - es- 
pecially when you’re walking 
forward or backward. At times 
it’s easy to over- or under- 
shoot an enemy, and you take 
the hit. The stages themselves 
are set high above the ground 
and if you're not careful, one 
false move could send you 
spiraling to your death. 

The controls are good for 
the most part. The exception 
is when you’re undertaking 
multiple jumps. When you 
jump on enemies several 
times, you don’t always leap 
exactly where you wanted. 
Sometimes this inaccuracy 





PBOnP: Collect the big coin, 
then go to the shower head by 
DaddY’O Longlegs. You then en- 
ter a thned bonus stage for a 
chance to win extra lives. 


causes you to take a 
hit or go flying off 
the edge. 

BadCaseM 
taggla’Vou 

Excellent music and 
vocals underscore 
this game. Jazzy mu- 
sic complements the 
action and paces 
Bug’s every step. 

The vocals are also done 
well, but those easily annoyed 
by Bug’s nasal one-liners (like 
“feng and a miss," "I hate that," 



PROJJP: To gel a better nx on 
inrhere Bug Is, hold Down on me 
control pad to zoom out 



PBOTIP: Keep moving when Bug 
ciimbs up a wad. Hems are 
likely to drop on him or enemies 
b> ffy into him. 

and "He shoots, he scores') 
will be grateftil to discover 
that he can be silenced in the 
Options menu. 

The game is difficult with 
checkpoints spaced far apart in 
the huge levels. While this in- 
creases the game’s challenge, 
it can also be aggravating. 

Bug’s enemies vary in 
difficulty, from slow-moving 
snails to spastic praying man- 
tises. You may find that some- 
times it’s easier to take the hit 
and flicker past an enemy 
than to figure out a way to 
defeat it. 

The boss characters are 
big and menacing. Some have 




easily deteaable patterns, 
however, that make them mi- 
nor nuisances. 

Bug! Is a 
Vlondeflul Timig 

For a system with no spokes- 
person (or spokesthing), Bug! 
fills the role nicely for the Sat- 
urn. ..for now. As the Saturn 
is still in Its infancy, Bug! is 
an excellent game even with 
the lead character’s annoying 
one-liners. □ 


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biue ge^ vidtee the boiddnr ir- 
ohashisyou. 


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By Scary Lany 

Looking for a 
NeO’Ceo portover 
with some power to it? Keep 
looking. Although this Sega 
CD version of Samurai Sho- 
down is enjoyable, it isn’t as 
polished or good looking as 
it should be. 


Catcher in 
The Samurai 

Based on the arcade smash 
from more than two years 
ago, Samurai Shodown is yet 



PR071P: Kyoshiro’s Fke Attack 
can be deadly, but with the cor- 
rect dndng, you can jump over 
It and hit him. 


Sega CD Game ProFite 

Samurai Shodown 

(By JVC) 


! Although it's hard to 
find a fighting game for 
the Sega CO, this ver- 
sion isn’t worth the money. 




PRO TIP; Your kicks and punches 
seem to have more power when 
you’re unarmed. 



PROnP: When fighting as 
Gen-An, get dose and press 
Fierce Punch for this devastat- 
ing corkscrew attack. 

another Japanese two-player 
fighting game. You play as 
one of eleven fighters (the 
twelfth original fighter. Earth- 
quake, was removed) in a 
fight-to-the-death battle. 

You have a unique mix 
of fighters, too, from a foil- 
wielding female fencer to a 
dog-wielding American ninja. 
Each fighter is armed with 
razor-sharp weaponry and 
some fency, screen-bursting 
special moves. 

Samurai Skmnlowtt 

The graphics are eye catching 
but flawed at times. Crisp, 
clean, colorful animation is of- 




PROTIP: The basics work well 
here. Throw a projectile, then 
Mknvltkiwlth 
atdisterlng 
special attack. 


PROTIP: The Medkm Punch but- 
ton produces some low-blow 
slashing. Use It If you miss a 
dose opponent with an attack. 

medium, and light slashes and 
three more for fierce, medium, 
and light kicks make guiding 
your fighters a snap. 

Shodomiatthe 
So-So Corral 

Ultimately, one major over- 
sight enhances this game’s 
faults: It’s nearly three years 
oldl Samurai Shodown II has 
already been in the arcades 
for a year, and this portover 
has missed the boat. 

There are better fighting 
games out there. You just 
have to wave your sword a 
bit to find them. □ 


ten interrupted by slowdown, 
missing frames of animation, 
and clunky moves. Also 
missing is the SNK trademark 
of scaling in and out of the 
background. 

The game also suffers 
from long load times. The 
game accesses the disc be- 
tween rounds, after a win, 
and when you're waiting for 
a friend to join. You'll see the 
"Disc Access” symbol more 
than any actual fighting. 

The sound and music are 
disappointing. The eerie Japan- 
ese-sounding music is every- 
where, but the effeas sound 
like nasal reproduaions from 
the arcade game. 

Came control is a breeze 
if you have a six-button con- 
troller. Three buttons for fierce. 


PROTV: Ak attada cause more 
damage to your foe. 


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A few control hitches 
mar the fun, but this 
otherwise sollit version 
of Primal rages on the Genesis. 


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adapted to fit home con- 
trollers. Many special moves 
are executed by holding down 
three or four buttons while 
motioning on the direaional 
pad - a feat that only the 
most rubber-limbed gamers 
will be capable of on a three- 
or six-button pad. With a 
fighter’s joystick, this problem 
vanishes and the moves re- 
spond seamlessly, but gamers 
who can’t spring for a Joystick 
will have a hard time. 

Graphically, this version 


By Hendrix 

Primal Rage stomps 
^ from the arcade to 
the Genesis without even 
denting the plastic on the 16 - 
bit hardware. Finger-snarling 
controls leave a scratch or 
two, but solid arcade game- 
play and respectable graphics 
will snare fighting fans. 

Total Domination 

The seven original dinos and 
apes duel to rule once again, 
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Low Fierce, then tap Down, Up) 
effecUvely takes out opponents 
when they jump in. 


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they draw plenty of 
blood and pack grue- 
some finishing moves 
like exploding heads. 

Great sound effects 
like the clang of steel 
against steel and bat- 
tle cries like Bane’s vic- 
tory howl add spice to 
each slice. The omi- 
nous soundtrack and 
omniscient voice of 
the announcer round 
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Genesis 


By Tommy Glide 

Sharpen your weap- 
ons. the barbarians 
are coming! If you’ve mastered 
other fighting games, look to 
WeaponLord for an enjoyable 
fight that steps outside the 
norm established by previous 
16 -bit battlers. 

Conan Crew 

Drawing its influence ^ 

from fantasy lore like \ 

Conan the Barbarian, 
WeaponLord introduces seven 
warriors, each armed with a 
weapon and an overly muscle- 


players can take turns fighting 
it out tournament style in the 
Versus mode. 

Blooily Barbers 

Graphically, the sharply drawn 
characters stand tall. In close 
combat, however, they blur 
together so that it isn’t easy to 
see who's getting hit. 

Overall, though, the visuals 


PROTIP: For a good two-hitter cfjmtfo as 
Zarak, lead with a basic hit sad iofSow 

with the Web Rip (motion I ^ 
BorC). 

Lord of the Sword 

WeaponLord’s controls are ex- 
ceptional. The characters are 
•; extremely agile, and each 

. one pulls at least nine 
S . special moves. With 
practice, you can chain 
^ the special moves together 

into intense combos. Also, a 
thrust-block feature enables 
A you to anticipate an oppo- 
♦ nent’s attack with an aggres- 

sive block that opens them 
up for a counter. 

If WeaponLord’s blade 
l^as a dull spot, it’s that it 
playable 

s characters and no hidden 

_ ones, At least you can work 
toward some multiple endings 
in the Story mode. 

While the advanced game- 
play may scare away begin- 
A ning barbarians, others will 
appreciate the deep controls. 
If you're a hardcore fighting 
fan. chances are you'll dig 
WeaponLord. e 


are great. Sparks and steel fly 
when weapons collide. These 
barbarian barbers can even cut 
off each other’s hair during a 


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tests you in the best two out of 


three rounds. 


In the Story mode, you de- 
feat the other characters until 
you meet the boss Zarak 
(who’s playable in the two- 
player Arcade mode). Eight 


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Killer Instinct 

<By Kmlendo) 


By Scary Larry 

> Killer has finally 
come home! Home 
to the 16-bit SNES. that is. 

This version of Killer isn't 
flawless, but it is surprisingly 
addictive and fun to play. 

Hatma! Bom Killer 

In a bleak and desolate future, 
one corporation reigns su- 
preme: Ultratech. Makers of ad- 
vanced weaponry, they are also 
the sponsors of the top-rated 
Killer Instinct TV show, in 
which warriors from all walks 
(and crawls) of life compete for 
the right to call themselves the 
best.. .and to be granted any- 
thing their hearts' desire. The 
ten warriors slated for this ver- 
sion have many different de- 
sires. Some want feme and for- 


fighting purists, it’s certainly 
entertaining and fun to 
watch.. .the first time. 

But ultimately, you end up 
doing a lot of watching. What 
ftjn is it to stand by and watch 
another player of advanced 
skill whip you until you scream 
"Uncle!’? Although moves 
called Combo Breakers enable 
you to break free from this bar- 
rage of beastly brutality, they 
don't work all the time. 

Adding further to the hu- 
miliation are.. .Humiliations. 
Humiliations are embarras- 
sing moves that totally dis- 
grace your opponent by, for 
example, ferting on them, ex- 
posing yourself to them, or 
otherwise robbing them of 
their dignity. The many other 
finishing moves will also do 
the job of making your enemy 
feel like a putz. 

Basic Instinct 

Although the arcade version 
broke ground with its rendered 


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pn^ectBe fust before your oppo- 
nent larnfs. 

combatants, don’t expect any- 
thing close to that here. The 
graphics are good - but not 
great - with lots of choppy 
movement and missing 
frames of animation. 

The backgrounds are 
nowhere near the quality of 
the arcade version, and some 
of the better background ef- 
fects, like knocking enemies 
off the high-rise and onto the 
roof of a parked car on the 
street below, were taken out. 
The scaling in and out of the 
stages that appeared in the ar- 
cade is absent as well. 

The sounds vary between 
okay and awful. Some fighter’s 
sounds are intact, like Sabre- 
wulfs howling and whim- 


rrom 


all wa nRo-pou nd 
into submission. 

The range of fighters, 
an alien life form to a disgraced^"' 
heavyweight boxer to Ultra- 
tech’s deadliest robot, possess 
their own brand of brawling. 
Some use fists and feet, some 
use projeaites and claws, while 
others teleport, slide, and 
change form to win the battle. 
There won’t be a dull moment 
during the bouts. 

This unique fighting game 
works on a very fast, very 
simple, and quite effective 
combo system. Instead of 
your normal one-button, one- 
hit fighting style, you some- 
times chain together 3 to 21 
hits in a few button presses. 
While this style of combos is 
not for everyone and may irk 


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arejust a dismal din. 

The music permeates each 
stage with a thumping house 
mix, but there’s little variety. 
Also missing is the announce- 
ment of the combos, which 
amped the arcade excitement 

Control is not too difficult. 
Special moves can be regu- 
larly applied because most 
are fireball and Dragon Punch 
motions. You can also easily 
string together lots of moves 
for combos. But the tougher 


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to always hang around the ma- 
chine, this is a good version to 
practice on. 

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Super NES Game ProFile 

Primal Rage 

(By Time Warner Interactive} 


ByScaryLany 

Finally, this mon- 
strous fighting game 
has made it from the arcades 
to your homes. If the thought 
of some carnivorous cranium 
crunching makes your heart 
pop (and it will), this game is 
for you. 

All the Rage 

Once upon a time, long before 
Bedrock had indoor plumb- 
ing, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. 
They were gods that repre- 
sented life and death, good 
and evil, insanity and decay, 
hunger and survival. A magi- 
cian named Balsafas saw the 
threat these beasts posed, and 
entombed one. The others 
went into hiding, and millions 
of years later, after man had 
his shot at the planet, the 
encased dino escaped. Now 
the prehistoric gods once 


nOTIP: Use AmaUon’s Spin- 
ning Death to (futckfy get across 
the screen or to pass undo' a 
Jumping hte. 


PhOTIP: Beware of teieporUng 
with Vertigo. She’s vulnerable 
when she comes up. 


PROTTP: WImArmadon goes 
into his Bed-O-flaOs, he’s sus- 
ceptible to a low Mt 


again rule the planet. 

You play as one of seven 
skin-ripping fighters, each 
with its own unique fighting 
style. Some half-breed DNA 
disasters, like Vertigo, can 
hypnotize and spit acid, while 
others, like the steel-plated Ar- 
madon, rely mostly on pun- 
ches and kicks to fi- 
nish the best two-of- 


three round matches. Human 
worshippers also run around in 
each match, but they serve 
mostly as snack food to re- 
plenish a dino’s health. It’s all 
exactly like the arcade version, 
albeit with smaller sprites. 

The game has a basic 
combo system, and multihit 
combos are registered on the 
side of the screen. Combos 
rely mostly on deft button 
pressing, since only four but- 
tons are required to execute 
them. Simple controls 


The rage is on with 
some of the most 
unique fighters to ever 
grace the screen. Primai Rage 
may have some flaws, but it’s 
definiteiy a sight for 'saur eyes. 



PROTIP: Sauroa’s strength is his 
unsuspecting air ttuow (Button 
2 and Button 4 when in the ah). 
Use it when enemies by to come 
in with hying moves, such as 
Armadon’s hen Maiden. 

make this game easy to learn 
and fun to play. 

Primal Screen 

Purists looking for the arcade 
version's heart-stopping gra- 
phics will be somewhat disap- 
pointed. Although this version 
is a lot better-looking than the 
Genesis version, the graphics 
are not as crystal clear as they 
should be. The fighters lose 
some detail and their colors 
are murky. The backgrounds, 
though, are well done and 
imaginative, from fiery lava 
ruins to an abandone(j city. 



PROl^ To do a good four-hit 
combo using Armadon, Jump in 
with Button 1, then tut Button 2, 
and rapidly altemato between 
Buttons 1 and 2 as you land. 

The sounds excel in the 
SNES version. Each roar, fart, 
and skin-ripping sound effect 
is right on target. The music 
is hokey, but it doesn't impair 
the action. 

A Rage to the Rnish 

Primal Rage is an imaginative 
concept, but the sluggish 
gameplay and less-than-spec- 
tacular graphics don’t give this 
game the roar that Killer In- 
stinct or Virtua Fighter possess. 
Still, this dino has teeth. □ 


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tons, then executing motions 
on the direaional pad. While 
the controls are responsive 
enough, mastering this 
unique play engine requires 
patience and prartice. Once 
you’re familiar with it, though, 
you can execute some pretty 
wicked combos. 

A unique system of block- 
ing enables you to knock 
down an opponent’s guard 
and even block in the air. The 
former is particularly arresting 
because it constantly puts 
players on the offensive. 


The game also has its own 
variety of finishing moves that 
require more than simply 
pressing a series of buttons 
and letting the computer do 
the rest. Finishing moves 
depend entirely on the skill 
of the player, who must 
combo into a special move 
in the final moments of the 
last round, which then trig- 
gers the finishing move. 

Flashy players can decapitate 
their opponent, and if they’re 
good enough, bat the severed 
head around. 




Bloody Fim 

Three play modes - Story, Ar- 
cade, and Versus - heat up 
the aaion. The first two are 


By The Axe Grinder 

Just when standard 
one-on-one fighting 
games seemingly faced ex- 
tinction, WeaponLord arises 
from the ashes of the home 
video game genre - but not 
without a few faults. 

Re-hnenting the Fight 

WeaponLord has no simple 
fireball motions, no cheesy 
corner traps, and no half-life 
air Juggles. Its complicated 
moves re-invent fighting- 


JheFmalCut 

Some gamers may be put off 
by WeaponLord’s complexity, 
and it’s surely not for the 
squeamish. But WeaponLord’s 
multitiered fighting cuts a 
notch above the rest of the 
recent pack. □ 


Follow your paW across the toWeffe/tf In the Story mode. 

game controls. Even the 
throws require more than be- 
ing close to your opponent 
and pressing one button. 

Instead of solely using the 
standard motion-then-button 
routine, WeaponLord’s system 
involves holding down but- 


Super NES Game ProFile 

WeaponLord 

(By Namco) 


tf you’re loMng for the 
Ky three Bs (blades, blood, 
L^i and barbarians), this 
fighting game has them ali. 


cinematics 


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for one player; however, the 
game really shines in the two- 
player Versus mode, where 
the exciting matches are long 
and grueling. 

The graphics are colorful: 
Sparks fly when weapons 
clash, and blood flows freely. 
There are humorous visuals, 
too - like cutting off Korr’s 
long ponytail. The back- 
grounds are also well done, 
but some of the background 
elements suffer from choppy 
animation. 

The audio accompani- 
ments, from the clanging of 
rugged metal to the 
slicing of ten- 
der flesh, are 
fitting. How- 
ever, the mu- 
sic on some 
stages sounds 
heavy handed 
and operatic. 


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Syndicate offers 
dense strategy com- 
bined with extensive shoot- 
em-up action. This potent mix 
isn’t for everyone, but sophis- 
ticated action ^ns should have 
a good time. 


latricate SymOcate 

As on the PC, Mac, and Gene- 
sis, the SNES version starts you 
with a global map of interna- 
tional intrigue and a four-per- 
son team of agents, The mis- 
sions involve lots of walking 



PR071P: Be careful crossing 
streets. £ven If you make tt, a 
fast v^kle mlgM take out toe 
Mends taBbig you. 

around and shooting, a la True 
Lies. But Syndicated strategy el- 
ements, which require you to 
raise taxes in conquered coun- 
tries and carefully evaluate each 
of your agents, add more depth 
than True Lies’ single-minded 
simplicity ever dreamed of. 

The complex controls re- 
quire a thorough read of the 
manual. Once you learn them, 
they’re fairly effective, but they 
can be cumbersome when you 
have to switch protagonists or 
weapons in the heat of battle. 






Super NES 


Even worse, targeting isn’t as 
accurate as you'd like. 


PB07JP: Drop down at toe be- 
ginning of World 4 to told level- 
ups, then use toe kats’ unique 
dbnbing ability to get back up. 

the peak of 1995 SNES tech- 
nology. The sounds are also 
ordinary -the kats’ cry of 
"Bingo!" is the sole highlight. 
The controls compound 
mediocrity, 
has unique 


PROIIP: In ¥/orld 3, ahn your 
missiles at toe glowtog eyes of 
toe giant sea creature, not at 
toe shots toe creatore toes. 

weapons with more available 
the longer you survive. But the 
basic weapons’ limited range 
will frustrate most gamers. 

The youngest gamers might 
like SwatKats, but anybody 
older who's played a decent 
SNES game in the last two years 
will see why 1 6-bit games are 
on the way out. Primitive game- 
play puts these kats on the en- 
dangered species list. □ 


PftOTiP: Your agents can carry a 
Ihnitod number of weapons, so 
don’t overload them. 


ByCoartoKyle 

’ Sorry, cartoon fens, 
your Saturday-morn- 
ing feline friends get run over 
in this lame game. 


KittyUtter 

For most of the game, the two 
SwatKats, T-Bone and Razor, 
take on five worlds of side-view 
platform action in an effort to 
save MegaKat 
fortunately, the 


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SynCity 

The sounds and graphics are 
both above average. The 
sounds are especially effeaive 
with moody, atmospheric music 
and distant gunfire that warns 
you of impending action. The 
squashed graphics, though col- 
orffil, don’t always help you in 
your detailed quest. That tiny 
radar screen looks like a post- 
age stamp on your TV. 

Young gamers or those 
with little patience should stay 
away because Syndicate isnt 
easy. But advanced gamers 
and fans of the computer ver- 
sions will get a satisfying bang 
out of the SNES cart. Syndicate 
is a thinking man!s shoot-em- 
upgame. □ 




PttOTIP: Inside bulktoigs, you 
cant see your agent or toe peo- 
ple aramd you. Doni Ike ran- 
domly because you might accl- 
dentaBy hit chbens. 


PROTIP: In World 1, scale all 
the way down the buildings to 
grab Indies (but don’t touch 
the water!). 

pretty unimaginative, the ene- 
mies are silly, and the kats are 
slowly moving heroes. 

For diversity, one world 
presents behind-the-aircraft 
shooter action against a weird 
sea creature, but the novelty 
soon wears off. The whole 
game plays like something 
that would’ve been released a 
couple of years ago, and even 
then its FunFactor would’ve 
been average. 

Cat Scratch Fever 

Two big parts of the problem 
are the graphics and sounds. 
The sprites are simple, stiff, 
and repetitive. The back- 
grounds are bright and color- 
ful, but nothing looks like it^ 


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Bitarmla’s top female athlete 
(at least until the chromo- 
some teste come In), but she 
wants to be Miss America, 


Vladimir “Zygi" Nada - He’s a 
small-time crook looking to 
weasel his way into the pres- 
idency of the United States. 


Or. Grushenka Ruble - When 
she’s not busy laumdilng mis- 
siles, she’s launching teflon 


Ivanna BorchinUr - She’s a 
cello prodigy for the State, 
but she wants to be un- 
plugged on MTV. 


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By Toxic Tommy 

This just in from 
Bizarrnian state 
radio. “Attention, people of 
Bizarrnia. The government 
has fallen.. .and that means 
you can win cash and valu- 
able prizes on the all-new, 
all<apitalist People’s Came 
Showf 

Zhadnost: The People’s 
Party is a wacky 3D0 TV-style 
gameshow set in Bizarrnia, an 
Eastern Block country recently 
freed from a repressive but 
goofy communist regime. The 
result is a sometimes hilarious 
tour de farce. 

Remlution or 
De-Evolution? 

They aren’t kidding about the 
“party" in the title. First of all, 
this CD requires two players 
with up to four players possi- 
ble. You choose characters 


PROnP: In Troika, color, shape, 
and number of obfects affect 
your score. 




PROTtP: Hi Propaganda, Ifyom 
opponent answers Rrst but In- 
correctly and you don’t know 
the answer yourself, just guess. 
You have a 50/50 chance. 


PROTIP: If you’re stuck In 
Yankee Steoge (Hnema, go for 
the borders of the ptctwe fkst 
Then fill In the center. 


from five bizarre 
Bizarrnians, and play- 
ers compete two at 
a time. 

Secondly, the 
humor is campy, 
adult in its sensibil- 
ity, and definitely 
best served to a 
group audience with 
full laugh bladders. 

Finally, the challenge 
is decent, but it clearly de- 
pends on competitive human 
interaction to make it fun. 

The "show" features five 
entertaining games with an 
PROTV: In the money Go Round 
at the end of each round, you 
can save some of your allotted 
Hme by jumping Into the hole In 
the center. It can be good strat- 
egy In order to retake money 
your opponents have erased 
horn your earnings. 

end-of-round strategy contest 
where you can build up a 
cash prize. The standard 
games include Eye Spy and 
Up Service, audio and visual 
forms of Concentration: Pro- 
paganda, a multiple-choice 
pop-culture trivia quiz; Troika, 
a match-the-shapes game; 
and Yankee Stooge Cinema, a 
jigsaw-style game where you 
piece together^ap animated 


Zhadnost! Somebody bring back conmunlsm! 

Commies for Comedy 

Zhadnost’s graphics and 
sounds are a blast. The 
game-show set features an 
outlandish high-tech design, 
and the costumed actors 
stage outrageously visual per- 
formances. Obscure film clips 
from the '40s, ’50s, and ’60s 
add weird, comedic flair. 

The audio tickles the funny 
bone, too. The announcer and 
show host are over the top, 
as you’d expect. Likewise, the 
five contestants serve up fun- 
loving vocal stereotypes, from 
a secret police interrogator to a 
wise-guy hoodlum. The music 
runs wild with a catchy, retro- 
punk, eiectric-gUitar-and-drums 
homage to the Ventures. 

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The People’s Party 


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or three and crash this party. 





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You're the ultiiYiate killing 
machine, part man and 
part robot. So what comes 
out when you tinkle? 
Never mind that Get to the 
lab and exact your revenge 
on that twisted scientist. 


He may look like a waste of good aluminum, but this 
android will come in handy when things get hairy. 
He'll send you useful bits of information through your 
communications circuit that will help you in your 
mission. (In other words, don't pump him full of lead.) 



Enjoy the smell of burnt metal? 
Good. You'll need to blast 
hoards of evil motoids like 
this one in order to survive. 







machine, do you blow him 


away or call him Daddy! 



Here's a relationship that's even too screwed up for one of those cheesy talk He may have created 

you, but there will be 

shows. Introducing /ron Angel of the Apocalypse^'^ A mad scientist has created you, no father-of-the-year 

awards for this wadco. 

the Iron Angel, from flesh, bone and metal. But he didn't program you to mow his 

Cool game, huh? lawn and serve drinks at his parties. He wants you to rid the world ![| 

Wait until you ^ 

see Iron Angel of of the human race. Luckily, you still have enough brain tissue to ;!i . 

the Apocalypse: 

The Return. realize that the world could do without this lunatic. With the help 


of a lovely assortment of big-ass guns, your mission is to blast your way to the scientist's 
lab on the top floor. If you make it, you can give Pops a Father's Day gift he'll never forget. 


SYNERGY 


©1994 SVNERGX Inc. All nghts resen/ed. 3DO and the 3DO logo are frademahts of The 3DO Company. For tips, call 1-300-734-9466. For money, call Mom and Dad. 





Jaguar 


Jaguar Game ProFile 

Rayman 

(By Ubi Soft) 


Finally, a game that 
shows off the Jaguar’s 
capabilities. Don’t let the 
cutesy graphics fool you - Ray> 
man is an advanced challenge. 


grounds showcase the next- 
generation quality you ex- 
peaed all along from Jaguar 
games, Rayman stands large 
on the screen, and his many 
enemies have similar anima- 
tions. The graphics are de- 
ceiving - Rayman looks like 
a game for kids, but in reality, 
it plays much harder. 

The sound keeps pace with 
the graphics. You get authen- 
tic sound effects (like the 
splash of objects landing in 
water), along with the stan- 
dard beeps and thumps asso- 
ciated with platform games. 
However, the upbeat sound- 
track could be from any cute 
Saturday-morning cartoon. 

The Jaguar Smiles 

Rayman's controls are precise. 
Your hero is extremely agile 
and needs to be, considering 
the constant Jumping, duck- 
ing, and dodging that’s re- 
quired. You may find advanc- 
ing through one area requires 
hours of attempts because 
only an exact move pattern 
will get you through safely. 

With plenty of power-ups 
and hidden bonus games, any- 
one looking for deep game- 
play along the lines of Donkey 
Kong Country.or Cex won't 
be disappointed. 

Although his puppetlike 
image leaves something to 
be desired for older gamers, 
Rayman is good platform fun 
- a ray of sunshine for Jaguar 
owners. □ 


PROT1P: On the Orst leveii cSsib 
the first set of ¥fnes and mtw 
fo the left. You’ll find a pks^jm 
with a 1-up. 


PRO TIP: When you ride these 
wheels, stay onthetopsoyou 
can Jump to avoid approaching 
obstacles. 


By Tommy Glide 

j The wait is over 
' for Jaguar owners 
yearning for a long, involved 
platform hoppeti Rayman is 
animated thumb candy for 
those in need. 

Dynamite Zeal 

Resembling a cross between 
Zool and Dynamite Headdy, 
Rayman’s Muppet-like world 
begs exploration. Mr. Dark 
has stolen the ProToon - the 
power source for the planet. 
As Rayman, you must free 
Dark’s hostages (who are 
found in cages dispersed 
throughout the levels) and ul- 
timately regain the ProToon. 

Although Rayman involves 
standard hop-n-bop action 
complete with boss charac- 
ters, diverse interactive ele- 
ments add to the Control and 
FunFactor ratings. As you suc- 
cessfully progress through 
levels, a fairy grants you new 
moves. After the first two 
stages, you receive a basic at- 
tack punch. A few levels later, 
you get to hang from ledges. 

Sugar Rayman 

Rayman's cartoony, colorful 
graphics and detailed back- 


PROT1P: Use your punch to 
knock the purple berries onto 
your enemies’ heads. Then 
stand on Uieir heads and Jun^ 
to reach poweiriips. 


PRfffWThne yourjtmps to 
avoid tfie-giants’ arms. 


PROTIP: Don’t rush to the top of 
the screen to escape fhe rising 
water. Instead, move gufcldy 
and plant the Rowers necessary 
to escape, then concentrate on 
Jumping to the next platform. 


nOTIP: When you’re on the hor- 
net’s back, move quiekty and 
stay dose to the ^ and bottom 
to avoid enemies. Always take 
the health power-ups, or you 
won’tmdtelt 


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$64.95 32 missions 

16 megs Multiple views 

Available now Multiscrolling 

Cockpll shooter Save lealure 

8 players (with CatBox ESRB rating: Kids 
muitl-Jagvarllnii) 1o Adults 


PROTIP: When you destroy all 
the targets for a Imte^ the tele-' 
port gates opea so yau can exit 


PROW: Suring wide on turns to 
snag power-ups. 

new engines, suspension, 
tires, brakes, and so on. 

The controls are squirrelly 
and slow. Even when powered 
up, your car putters into 
curves and goes off the track 
at the slightest resistance. 
Then again, you may find 
yourself ditching your car out 
of sheer embarrassment. 


ByScary Larry 

' With all the power 
and processing 
speed that the Jaguar can de- 
liver, why did Time Warner opt 


for this lame driving game? 
Driving a Hyundai looks more 
attractive than this game. 


Powerless 

Four-wheeling never looked 
so boring. In Power Drive 
Rally, you pick from a Fiat or a 
Mini, two decidedly European- 
looking cars that don’t exactly 
inspire respect in the hearts of 
racing fans. Between races, 
you spend your winnings on 


PROm stay In the middle of 
the course to awoki colliding 
with obstacles along the sides, 
like fallen tree branches. 


PROTIP: The arrows that point 
backward on the Skills tracks 
indicate that you should back 
the car into the space. 


The Agony of DeFial 

The graphics aren’t too bad. 
You traverse over African 
swamp land, English forests, 
and more. Although the race 
courses are well defined and 
certain effects (like lightning 
and rain) are well done, you 
get the overall feeling that this 
game is a bad Micro Machines 
rip-off. 

The sound isjust a tittle 
loo much. Funky European 
music is complemented by an 
annoying British voice that 
calmly gives you directions. 
It’s like riding with your dad, 
and the announcer sounds 
like he’d be more at home 
calling a tennis match. 

Jaguar owners will be dis- 
appointed if they’re looking 
for a racing game to rival 
Daytona or Ridge Racer. With- 
out any power or graphical 
wizardry, this game doesn’t 
rally to the occasion. □ 


GAMEPRB • 


SipiliIlP Ills 


^ Tommy Glide ’ 

If you do the 
math, you'll find it’s 
wrong because Aircars for the 
64-bit Jaguar looks like a bad 
1 6-bit tank game. What hap- 
pened to the other 48 bits? 

Sd-Fi Fly-By 

From your cockpit, you pilot 
an aircar (a heavily armed fu- 
turistic hovercraft) against an 
army of scientists bent on 
world domination. Through 
32 missions, you seek and de- 
stroy targets, eiiminate ene- 
mies. and collect power-ups. 

You can also switch views 
and weapons, drop smoke 
screens and mines, and use 


PROW: Study the targets at Ore 
beginning of each mission; 
you’ll need to find them amid 
clusters of other buildings. 


PROW: Don’t exchange hits 
with enemy tanks. Avoid their 
fire and attack th&n on the ffy. 


your map to search out tar- 
gets. Each level is set in a 
large region with plenty of en- 
emy aircars and tanks to an- 
noy you. You can also find 
teleport gates that warp you 
to different areas of the level. 

Poly-Goner 

This polygon world is visu- 
ally boring, An occasional 
tree is the only detail in the 
dismally sparse surround- 
ings, While smooth scrolling 
and rolling terrain make for 
more realistic gameplay, the 
bland enemy targets and 
background scenery make 
this game a graphical dud. 

The sound is below aver- 
age with the exception of de- 
cent explosions. A helpful 
voice will occasionally chime 
in when you destroy some- 
thing important. But aside 
from the title screen, you 
don't get any music. 

For all its problems, Aircars 
offers good control. Multiple 
evasive movements and easy 
access to weapons make the 
game bearable. 

VWiile Aircars can be played 
with up to eight pilots (using 
the CatBox network), the game 
isn’t any more fun with multi- 
ple players than it is alone. 
Similar to (but below the par 
oO the PC title Spectre, this 
substandard shooter will only 
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Neo»Geo 


By Major Mike 

Those time-travel- 
ing warriors return 
for a fourth round, achieving 
the best World Heroes game 
yet. Alas, WH Perfect is an up- 
grade (like another popular 
fighting series you know), cor- 
recting most of the elements 
that were amiss in the last in- 
stallment. That, along with a 
few new moves, makes this 
World Heroes almost perfect. 

Not Quite Perfect 

The most noticeable change 
is the new four-button layout, 
similar to that of Samurai 


Th&e’s even a hiditen fighter - 
get ready for Gokuu! 


PROTIP: Rasputinas ABC attack 
will make you a very small 
problem - literally. 


Meo*Geo Game ProFile 

World Heroes Perfect 

(ByADK) 


The Worid Heroes return 
for a fourth time with 
the same fighters but 
more moves - Including Crazy 
Death and Hero attacks! 


Prtn not available Fithting 

226tnegi 2 players 

Available now Side view 


Shodown (two punches, two 
kicks; press both punches or 
both kicks for a strong blow). 
This arrangement adds 
new range to the power 
behind special moves - 
before, there were only 
two buttons, and holding 
a button longer increased 
the power of the blow. 

You can also block 
while in the air. The 
moves are still easy 
to execute, thanks 
to very respon- 
sive controls, 
but multihitting 
combos exact more 


PR071P: You can vary the range 
of Ok Crazy Death Blow depend- 
ing on how long you keep the 
buttons pressed dom. 


PROTIP: You can only perform 
the Crazy DeaOi Blow when your 
life bar is Hashing red. Doit with 
a maxed-out Hero bar for some 
serious damage. 


PROTIP: To perform Janne’s 
Crazy Death Blow, moOoa 4> 
<-4- '^^(BCD). 


damage when an opponent 
is cornered. 

In addition to the various 
special moves, you'll find three 
new special attacks: an ABC 
move, a Hero move, and a 
Crazy Death Blow. The ABC 
move varies from character 
to character and can be per- 
formed by simultaneously 
pressing Buttons A, B, and C. 
Hero moves charge up gradu- 
ally with each hit on an oppo- 
nent and cause more damage. 
The Crazy Death Blow is a Fa- 
tal Fury-like near-death move 
that causes incredible damage. 

World Heroes 2 Jet fans 
will find some corrections. 

A few fighters have been 
toned down. For example. 


Jack’s cheesy Mixer 
Crunch no longer 
has unlimited range. 
Unfortunately, the same 
can’t be said for Capt. 
Kidd, who is still too 
powerful - especially 
with his damaging 
Spiral Kick. 

New Backgrounds 

WHP looks and sounds great. 
The backgrounds are beautiful, 
but some of the activity looks 
choppy. The well-animated 
characters sport some knock- 
out visuals on the Crazy Death 
Blows and special moves. 

Each stage has its own mu- 
sical flavor, from intense (the 
volcanic lava) to subtle (the 
ice cave). The sound effects, 
such asjanne’s clanking Slash 
Whip and Rasputin’s crackling 
ice Bail, are awesome. 

World Heroes... 
Almost Perfect 

World Heroes Perfect almost 
lives up to its title. Those of 
you still reeling from Jet will 
find a very fun fight here, 
lumps and all. □ 


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Generation! 


A Pirate with a 
Hying Saucepan 


A Deranged Sax 
Blowing Killer Notes 


A Mad Woman with 
a Rolling Pin 


A Stone-Age 
Maniac 






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3DO Scores with Slam 'N Jam '95 


Slom 1 
Jam ‘3S 

By Super Dizzy Jet 


300 


There’s plenty of slammin’ and 
jammin’ in 3DO’s fiill-court press, 
Slam ’N Jam ’95. For a basketball 
game without “NBA” in the title, 
that is. 


Backboard Jungle 
Slam provides enough high-speed 
action to keep b-ball fans content 
with a game that looks different but 
doesn’t necessarily play differently. 
With plenty of variations on dunk- 
ing (including 360-degree spin 
dunks and rim hangs), the game- 
play is fast and furious enough. 

The action starts with three 
play modes - Exhibition, Season, 
and Playoffs - and several other 
play options, such as eliminating 
boundaries and setting the time 



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ally stops to process the next bit 
of action. With all the zooms, 
there is minimal pixelization - 
even when the players and the 
ball receive tight close-ups. 

The audio is a different mat- 
ter; The cheering crowd abruptly 
dies down, then suddenly starts 
up again. Commentator Van Earl 
Wright provides colorful, humor- 
ous expressions, but the one-liners 
quickly grow repetitive. For- 
tunately, an option lets you shut 
him up for the duration of the 
gime. Sneaker squeaks, grunts. 


PKO'I IP: Tu check 
out the strengths hikI 
weaknesses of each 
team, play the Ks- 
hibition mode. 


for the quarters. For all-out play 
in the spirit of the game’s title, 
you can even adjust the fouls 
from strict to nonexistent. A slow- 
motion feature perfectly replays 
stretches of action right down to 
the sounds. 


Zoom, Zoom, a Zoom 
Graphically, Slam offers a be- 
hind-the-backboard perspective, 
rather than the familiar side view. 
It zooms in for all the important 
action (baskets and so on), but for 
continuous motion, it occasion- 



PRO I IP: Slum Ihc hall enough times, 
and the backboard will shatter. 



PRfVnP: I'se full-court shots only ,is 
a last resort - they rarely go in. 

and the ever-present dribbling ball 
are intelligibly reproduced. 

He Shoots, He Scores 

Like many full-team sports games. 

Slam 'N Jam gets bogged down 
when you try to switch to various 
teammates while on the court. Cy- 
cling through several players until 
you reach the one you want gets 
frustrating and ultimately delays 
your responses. Otherwise, passing 
and shooting are no problem. 

Despite minor annoyances ‘ 
like the commentary and player 
switching. Slam ’N Jam ’95 is a 
lot of fun - even without the bless- ^ 
ing of the NBA and its shoe-en- 
dorsing players. This hoop shooter 
will tide 3DO sports fans over - at 
least until the ’96 edition. Q 



72 


GAMEPRB • SMlBIlM 1S9S 







Roller Hockey '95 Bags a Hat Trick 


RHI Holler Supefi 
Hocheii '95 ji^ 

By Air Hendrix 

RHI Roller Hockey ’95 blades 
into the crowded hockey arena 
with a refreshing blast of speedy 
action. Even though it looks just 
like ice hockey, RHI’s raucous 
gameplay and unique rules will 
rouse your interest in hockey’s 
summer cousin. 


All-Star Action 

Hockey pros will need a brief 
moment to master the nuances of 


roller hockey, a .sport that’s re- 
cently organized into a league with 
a summer season. Five-player 



I’KOTIP: Quickly paxsuul of your 
/one. i he puck must precede the 
player mer the center line. 


teams (including the goalie) .strap 
on in-liite roller skates and play 
four-period games on cement rinks. 
Although there are no blue lines, 
offsides is called if a player pre- 
cedes the puck over the center line. 

These minor differences 
aside, standard hockey features 
provide a firm base for the action. 
Pick from all 24 Roller Hockey 
International (RHI) league teams 
and two all-star teams with real 
team arid player names, then 



For 30 easy first match, play as 
the Buffalo Stampede against the 
Florida Hammerheads. 



PRO'IIP: Defease revolves around 
checking, so get in there with those 
hip and body checks. 

chase the puck down in Exhibi- 
tion, Playoff, Season, and Shoot- 
out modes. 

The strong lineup of offensive 
moves includes one-timers, fake 
.shots, and drop passes. Strategy- 
oriented players, however, will find 



PROilP: Position a defenseman be- 
tween a shot and the goalie so he 
blocks the shot « ith his body. 


Visual Assist 

Graphically, you can't make out 
any in-line skates, and the arena 
looks just like an ice rink - it’s 
puzzling that no gameplay details 
remind you that you're playing 



PR( )T1P: As soon as your offense 
controls the puck, use the speed 
burst to create breakaways. 


Breakaway! 

The responsive controls let you 
wade through the competition, 
though the awkward double-but- 
ton taps for fake shots strand you 
at times. The speed burst and 



that the dim-witted CHJ players 
don’t provide enough tactical sup- 
port for a thinking game. 

The game’s blazing pace, 
however, makes for intense ac- 
tion. Players and rebounding 
pucks move with wicked speed, 
and the checking-based defense 
adds rough-n-tumble excitement. 


PRt )nP: When you're one-on-onc 
against the goalie, quickly fake to his 
gluve side, then fire off a high shot 
on his stick side. 


Use the coaching feature to fine- 
tune your team’s abilities before 
eadi period. 

roller hockey. The well-drawn 
sprites, though tiny, move with 
realistic grace. 

Unfortunately, the perspec- 
tive scrolls too tightly with the 
action. When a rebound rockets 
off the goalie's pads, the perspec- 
tive jarringly rockets after it. mo- 
mentarily disorienting you. With 
time, though, the jerkiness be- 
comes less distracting 


wrist shot are located on separate 
buttons: this innovative place- 
ment enables you to sprint like a 
madman on breakaways. 

A clear-sounding, lively an- 
nouncer paces the action, and the 
decent crowd and puck noises 
overcome the muffled gmnts. 
With such fast-paced gameplay 
and generally strong features, 
hockey vets will relish RHI’s 
change of pace. Q 




BAMEPKO • SMtemkef 199S 


73 







RBI '95 Goes Deep 
On the 32X 


RBI BaseRall '95 

By Quick-Draw 
Mc(Jraw 

Instead of releasing a ’95 version 
for the Genesis, Time Warner put 
RBI ’95 at bat on the 32X, and it 
knocks one out of the park! 

Rawhide Options 

This season, striking fans can 
look to RBI ’95 to fill that ball- 
paric void. Not only does RBI 


give you every current team with 
MLBPA-endorsed rosters and 
stats, but it also includes every di- 
vision winner dating back to ’86 
and every All-Stars team back to 
’90. You can even create your own 
team of stars from different years. 

Play an Exhibition game 
against a ramped-up computer 
opponent or guide your team 
through a regular season, Play- 
offs, and World Series. Want 
more? How about Home Run 
Derby, Defensive Practice, and 
Game Breakers (lets you replay 
tough situations) modes. 

RBI’s controls are better 
than ever. Fielders jump and dive 
with great accuracy, and base run- 
ners perform well. Few ball sims 
let you control a pitch while it’s in 
the air, but you can here, and the 
hitting is smooth as well. 

Base Ace 

Known for its cartoony gr^hics, 
RBI finally grows up. A new up- 
close batter’ s-box view gives you 
a large sprite and a detailed view 



PROITP: Dlho'i just watch j high 
ACT your nfkkier'N 
head Try In spear if. 

of eveiy real stadium, obviously 
modeled after World Series Base- 
ball for the Genesis. 

The visuals steal home 
with player and crowd 
animations, along with 
home-run fireworks. 

Although RBI’s mu- 
sic can be a bit annoying 
at times, the sounds are a 
big part of the game. Be- 
tween the play-by-play 
guy, the ump, and the 
crowd, there’s rarely a 
moment of silence. 

In what appears to be an in- 
telligent mix of the two best base- 
ball games around, RBI and World 
Series, you get action-packed ball 
forthe32X. □ 



PR( ) i i r: You can u* onl\ fh i 
p.iKhc-rvin ,;an»e.ar" ^ : ■•be 
r»e» ers. ^ y our >lar:»T j -; , ; 

'ni! as pos^- A . 




HardBall Redeems 
In '95 Season 




Mmr% 


Genesis 


By Air Hendrix 

As baseball games overflow store 
shelves, HardBall ’95 distinguishes 
itself by almost matching the stan- 
dards of World Series ’95. A re- 


PROTIP: For an early start when stealing, hold 
Up as soon as the pitcher begins his windup. 


markable improvement over last 
year’s unexceptional entry, the lat- 
est in this long-running series 
steals second with impressive 
graphics, features, and controls. 


You’ll earn a few thumb blisters 
before you earn hits with regular- 
ity, though the precise controls 
ease the challenge. 

(irander Slam 

Strikingly improved from Hard- 
Ball ’94, the dazzling graphics 

make for beautiful base- 
ball. The smooth but 
slightly slow sprites 
move realistically in 
both the standard batting 
view and the TV-like 
pitching perspective. Al- 
though the players seem 
too small when you’re 
fielding, the gorgeous 
stadiums, rendered from 
the real parks, are a feast 
for the eyes. 

Announcer A1 Michaels calls 
the plays. His familiar voice lends 
flair, but his commentary is marred 


Home Run 

Hit the field for solid baseball 
with all 28 major-league teams 
and the standard modes; Exhibi- 
tion, League Play, Batting Prac- 
tice, and Home Run Derby. The 


PROTIP: .Mix up your pitches, or 
Hr- CPU win catrfi on to your pat- 
terns and light vuu up. 



PKOTIP: Precise positioning isn't 
necessary to bag pop flies; just nudge 
your fielder into the green circle. 


teams feature real players with 
’94 stats. Nice features, such as 
buying and selling teams and trad- 
ing players, strengthen the action. 
Other nice options include alter- 
ing rosters, player characteristics, 
and even the weather conditions. 

The CPU plays an impres- 
sively tougher game than it did in 
the '94 version, making for more 
authentic, challenging gameplay. 


by jerky pauses that make him 
sound robotic. The bat cracks and 
other effects perform well but 
without distinction. 

With an in-depth system of 
season play, HardBall ’95 trails 
only slightly behind the frontrun- 
ner, World Series ’95. Nonethe- 
less, this strong cart will keep you 
swinging away under the warm 
summer sun. □ 


Kar 

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bySpc 

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$69.95 2 players 


24 megs Multiple views 

Avallalila now Battery backup 

Baseball ESRB raling: Kids 



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BETTER FEATURES. BETTER PLAY. BETTER HURRY! 

Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition continues the rich tradition of Tecmo 
football games. Better Features like our new Free Agency System, unique 
Create A Player Mode, Real NFL Players’ Photos. New NFL Expansion Teams 
- Charlotte and Jacksonville, and new power up Cinema Screens give you. the 
refined sports game player, better play action than you’ve ever seen before. 
Better Play is what separates Tecmo from the rest. New player rosters and 
game schedules for the 1995 NFL Season combined with new plays, new 
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Head-On Soccer Speeds past Slower 16-Bit Sims 


flGfld'On humkc 

Soccer ^ 

By Tommy Glide 

Oooh-rah! Head-On Soccer for 
the SNES is aptly named because 
you’ll dive right into this turbo- 
charged game. 


fullbacks deliver devastating de- 
fensive moves. 

Head-On nails the controls 
with a six-button interface, provid- 
ing separate buttons for heading 
the ball and for the star players’ 
special moves. Getting off quick 
passes is easy, and slide-tackling 
your opponents is just as simple. 


Ball Brawl 

A total of 51 international teams 
take the Exhibition or Tourna- 
ment field in this game. There’s 
no FIFA or World Cup endorse- 
ment, which is fine because 
Head-On is more like an arcade 



PROTIP: (^t the advantiige in exhi- 
bition matches »ith Brazil. Kach of 
the 1 1 characters are star players, 
soccer game than a simulation. 

It’s quicker than most soccer 


games and definitely more physi- 
cal: While referees patrol the ac- 
tion, they’re somewhat lax in call- 
ing penalties. 

Because these teams aren’t 
bound by World Cup regulations, 
the game includes “star players” 
who possess special skills that ex- 
aggerate standard soccer moves. 
Star forwards bum the ball with 
blazing hard shots, star mid-field- 
ers maneuver beautifully, and star 


Goalie Cow 

The graphics for Head-On are 
dead on. The stadium is well de- 
tailed, and the field view gives you 



PROTIP: When on defease, press 
Button Y to punish your opponent 
v^ith a kick that will put them out of 
the play. But don't kick them again 
when they're down, or you'll draw a 
yellow card. 

good depth for passing. The char- 
acters move well and are better de- 
fined here than on the Genesis. 

Like the graphics, 
the sound is slighdy 
better here. Heavy 
crowd noise, authentic 
whistles, and good 
booting noises highlight 
the effects. The music 
is limited, and a me- 
chanical announcer 
calls the penalties and 
throw-ins. 

Implementing the 
star players’ special moves really 
juices up the action. If other soc- 
cer sims seem slow to you, this 
fast and furious version of the 
sport may keep you coming back 
for more. Q 


Hesd-On Saecar by ILS. GoM 



Prtn not available 

V<-overhead view 

16 imgs 

MpiSseioliing 

Available now 

Pasnvonb 

Soccer 

ESRB rating: Kids 

S pleyets (with tnuh 
Uplayef adapter) 

to Adults 



PROTIP: Position the ball for a shot by the .star 
player “Striker 2." His blazing shots immensely 
increase your chance of scoring. 


Head-On „ 
Soccer 

By Greasy Gus 

Put down the controller if you 
haven’t fueled up with a good nu- 
tritious breakfast! You’ll need all 
your strength to keep up with the 
accelerated action of Head-On 
Soccer. 

Rock ’Em 
Sock ’Em Soccer 
Not the gentleman’s game of soc- 
cer, Head-On enables you (and 
the CPU) to bang away at your 
opponents as much as the ball. 


ism has been removed to make 
way for a better (faster) gaming 
experience. 



PR( )TIP: (juki passes up the center 
will usual!) get the ball lu .vour for- 
wards, eusi tlxmgh you nniy nut he 
able to see them oascreen. 

Each of 51 international 
teams boast “star players.” In the 
Tournament mode, you have to 
earn star players, while in the Ex- 
hibition mode, you begin with the 
maximum star players allowed. 
Star players have special offen- 
sive and defensive moves, like 
highly accurate passing, fake falls 



PROTIP: 'ITw “Tricky" \lar player 
with the drc'adlocks hits a special 
move to hop past defensive players 
while maintaining hall control. M:^s- 
ter this move, and you can run the 
hall downfield and almost into the 
opponent's net. 

(in order to earn a free kick), and 
well-controlled shots. 

Keep Your Shin Up 
Graphically the game looks a little 
better than average. A 
nice view of the field 
makes passing easier, 
but the cinemas (for a 
foul or goal) are a little 
corny. The sprites are 
average sized for a soc- 
cer sim and are decently 
animated. 

The sounds are also 
slightly above par. The 
crowd chants, the an- 
nouncer shouts “Goal!”, and you 
get a good smacking effect when 
your man kicks the opposing 
player in the shins. 

The control is good, and the 
(jenesis game seems to play a little 
faster than the SNES version. If 
you aren’t looking for stats and 
standings on the real international 
teams, this game of “street “ soccer 
might be right up your alley. Q 



Head-On is a soccer “game,” not 



PROTIP: If you have a star player. pRrv^ Button 
< ' to use him to cross shots in fnml of the net. 

a sports sim - some of the real- 


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Tbe MonfbljV GcJido to tbe Wowlci of Role-Platyi'r 2 f) Games • Sepfembe?3 


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restore your MFs, 


dark night alone. During your 
adventures, you team up 
with a princess, an inventor, 
a knightly frog, a robot, and 
a cavewoman. With these 
adventurers accompanying 
you, the road ahead doesn't 
seem so long and hard. 

And maybe it’s because the 
road isn’t that long or hard. 
Although the game does con- 
tain all the elements of stan- 
dard Square RPCs (extensive 
conversations, weapon collect- 
ing, treasure hunting, problem 
solving, and tons of humor), 
the gameplay is geared more 
toward the charge-your-sword- 
before-you-attack style of Se- 
cret of Mana than the straight 
speli/combat system of FF III. 


Besides the standard sword- 
swinging, there are Tech attacks 
and magic. Even more interest- 
ingly, Combo Tech techniques 
let you and other members of 
your party combine for double- 
and even triple-whammy at- 
tacks on your enemies. 

Kni0tandDay 

As for variety, there’s plenty in 
Chrono Trigger, including ten 
endings. At one point, you 
even race on futuristic motor- 
cycles. (And you select the 
race perspeaive!) 

In an improvement over 
other RPCs, you can play the 
entire game a second or third 
time with your previously 
built-up character, which 


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the tiddihe enemy in e group. 
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mote than one enemy. 




By Sk Scary Larry 


Square Soft, the company that 
brought you Final Fantasy and 
Secret of Mana. has a new 
RPC. Chrono Trigger more 
than lives up to Square’s lega- 
cy of fantastic role-playing 
adventures! 


rmeltavekr 

In Chrono Trigger’s complex 
story tine, you play as Crono, 
an unsuspeaing lad who hap- 
pens upon a princess in peril. 
Crono travels back and forth 
through time from 65 million 
B.C. to 2300 A.D. in search of 
the evil Lavos, who has plant- 
ed the seeds of destruction 
that will ultimately destroy 
humankind in the year 1 999. 

But you don’t go into that 


Chrono 'Hgger by Square Soft 





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1 player 


32megt 

Overtiead view 


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ESRB rating: Kids 
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It’s the greatest NBA JAM TE ' yet! Tliis Jam takes it to a hitilier court 
with stunning graptiics, player scaling, full motion video and the actual 
big heads and baby mode arcade feature! Plus, you gel updated player 
rosters, all-new secret characters, and mind-blowing stereo music and 
sound F/X! NBA Jam TE...Gel Pumped! 






makes the repeat trip much 
, faster. And the great humor in 
this game runs from the obvi- 
ous to the sublime - including 
' . references to other Square 
games like FF III. 

But is the game too easy? It 


may seem so to fans of FF III 
who weren’t overwhelmed by 
that game's battle system. Com- 



Need some Silver Stars? 
1?y tinging the bell In the 
Titm Square... 



You’ll need at least tan 
staa to enter the 



PROTIP: Thoroughly search the 
fykgrounds In Le^ Square 
There are tons of games and 
some hiddert dues. This prehlS’ 
toitf dance had may lead to 
hytt, the cavewoman. 



bat doesn’t occur randomly in 
Chrono Trigger. You see your 
enemies approaching and can 
easily side-step them. But ene- 
mies do reappear after your 
initial battle, so when you 
enter a room and fight the 
foes guarding the door, you 
may have to fight them again 
on the way out. 

Similarly, Trigger’s control is 
relegated to a simple menu 
system. Although other games 
certainly have better menu 
systems and weapon-equip- 
ment options, Trigger’s is easy 
to learn. One caveat: Be care- 
ful when you buy weapons. 
There’s no way to tell if a 
weapon is more powerful than 
the one equipped until you 
actually buy it and equip it. 

The good news is that 
none of these minor com- 
plaints in any way lessen the 
fun of Chrono Trigger. Most 
players would choose an easi- 
er RPC of this caliber over a 
hundred more complicated, 
but less developed, fantasy 
role-playing adventures. 

Looks CoM KIU 

Chrono Trigger^ graphics are a 
dramatic improvement over 



PROTIP: Stop ftst at the Mayor’s 
house. Collect about 300 gM 
pleees here (along with the 200 
your mom gave you) and head 
out to the Mb: 



PROTIP: There are a few 
places to look for a RghL 
Shake budies... 



PROTIP:. ..and look around 
sospldous-looldng rocks... 




PROTIP: ...and always 
search ht dark comers If 
you want to raise your 
experience levels! 




PROTIP: When you get to the 
Guardia casde kt 600A.D., go 
straight to the Idtchen and have 
a Hyper Kabob. It restores aB 
yourHPandMP. 


those in previous RPCs, includ- 
ing FF HI. Expect to see innova- 
tive enemies, hypnotic special 
effeas (especially while you 
time travel), impressive Tech 
spells, and gorgeous, lush back- 
grounds. When you escape from 
the Guardia prison, take time to 
stop and admire the detailed 
skyline -that is, if you can keep 
. far enough ahead of the cadre 
- oftroops on your butt! 

From the cries of sea birds 
during the opening sequence 
to the moody, captivating 
theme music, the sounds are 
equally spectacular. The efferts 
are packed with incredible 
detail, including the contented 
meow of cats. And nothing is 
more satisfying than hearing a 
prison gate open or the hearty 
clash of metal on shields. 

Mgga-Hapiv 

Chrono Trigger is another sat- 
isfying and superlative game 
from Square. If you’ve finished 
FF III and are itching for some 
fantasy field work, pick this 
one up. Thankfully, the fantasy 
isn’t final yet. Q 

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PROTIP: Glowing skulls In the 
walls are usually switches. Acti- 
vate them, then stand back and 
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Comes With More Rude Smells 
Than The Ol’ Pull My Finger Joke. 


You’ve never 
seen or smelled a 
Role-Piaying Game 
like this! • Shortly after 
the government tries to cover up a sudden 
outbreak of criminal 
behavior all over the 
world, a "horrific meteor 

shower and hordes of Jh$ monsters oren’t the onfy ones who 

con nsefc. Moybe one of your fhends 

reeking, belching mon- Med off some bad ar. 

sters turn up. • You'll travel to different towns, 


Guide loaded with info about where 
the best grub is, who to 
hang with, and what you 
need to avoid, Keep it 
nearby though, because 
the lowdown on all those heinous monsters will 
come in quite handy. If they get too close, open a 
window fast, because some of 'em are more than 
ripe, • But the adventure 
doesn't start until you do. 
Grab some air freshener 


across new worlds, and through time to face 
Giygas,the evil, time-traveling alien who is to 
blame for all the mess, Each EarthBound Game 
Pak comes with a free 128-page Player's 




and start sniffing around for 
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It's the first Role-Playing Game that stinks. 


SeW out your allcwonce for a burger 
or slice of pepperoni pizza when 
you need a boost of energy. 


CNinfendcQ 











PROTIP: Don't let 
the Mnctoth fool 
ymi. It's stronger 
than ctiaInmalL 


PROTIP-.Ibbeat 
the RIngo Brotth 
ers, concentrate 
yourattadcon 
Bingo. Use Magic. 
When he's defeat- 
ed, attack Leach. 


PROUP: It may get crowded, but 
your party can reshmidtpebits 
by hofvhig Into a bed. Inns 
restore all HP and MP for gold. 


your own, though you have 
to wade through four inven- 
tory screens to find creature- 
crunching gear. A helpful Auto 
feature saves your fingers by 
carrying out an attack for you. 

You wield weapons, but 
magician's skills are Stars’ 
forte. The spells include 2 1 
that you can power up to 
three levels at any time and 1 1 
Unity magic spells created by 


PROT^. 1b beat Golan the Giant, 
you need the Graviton. Professor 
D^mlte In Decatas can make 
one, but Rod Morgan Rrst 


PROTIP: fou must Rnd Morgan hi 
Giant He likes to dig, so check 
out this hole In the northeast 
comeroftowtt. 

combining the various spells 
of party members. 

Seeing Stars 

The simple graphics get the 
job done. The character 
sprites are typically sugary 
and squashed. However, the 
combat screens depict the 
wide variety of monsters In 
impressive detail with pic- 
turesque backgrounds. 

Soundwise, this ain’t MTV. 

The typically flutesy cutesy 
music continually threatens 
to drive you batty, and the 
effeas are nearly nonexistent. . 

Stars shines as a solidly 
crafted and fun RPC for all 
skill levels. Secret’s out, pass 
the word., □ 

k 

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PRO TIP: The star 
Tbmples max out 
HPandMP. 




ing monsters for experience 
points, magic points, and gold. 

Of course, monster mash- 
ing is the primary way to 
amass various points, discover 
spells, and build an adventur- 
er’s inventory. Secret’s serious- 
ly overrun with monsters, sort 
of an X Files with a sense of 
humor. At first, there are a lot 
of goofy goons with names 
like Cat Boo and Badbad the 
Vampire, but later the crea- 
tures get tough. 

The solid, turn-based com- 
bat 


ByftledEye 


The secret of Secret of the 
Stars is that it’s harder than it 
appears. Its kiddie characters 
and an easy-to-use RPC design 
will appeal to young begin- 
ners, but the epic-length 
adventure and multitude of 
monsters will challenge wily 
RPC vets. ‘ 


The Secret’s Out 

You play that famous boy hero 
Ray, who must vanquish an 
evil dude named Homncruise 
(no relation to Tom). Secret 
isn’t as complex as Final Fanta- 
sy, but you’re in it for the long 
haul if you want to see the 
conclusion. 


Ij/lagic Point bp Point 

Secret's gameplay is pretty 
much McRPC...that is, you can 
get it fast, and it’s relatively 
easy to digest. Standard RPC 
stuff includes moving two par- 
ties across a terrain map, inter- 
rogating characters, and hunt- 


Secret of the Stars by IMmo 



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* Want to travel in 
time machines? 
These fun Super Came Boy 
games warp you back to the 
simple days of the late 70s. 


Kkk Some Asteniils 

This cart offers two primitive 
shooters, Asteroids and Missile 
Command. The games have 
the same premise: Nail incom- 
ing targets. Asteroids can be 
played either with Atari’s origi- 
nal wire-frame graphics, or 
with an updated look that 
gives texture to your ship and 
the drifting asteroids. Missile 
Command is what you old- 
timers played in 1981. 

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trols are so straightforward 
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while Missile Command en- 
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corner. Everything’s very ef- 
ficient. but the limited fire- 
power will seem slow and 
archaic compared to the multi- 
ple weapons found in todays 
best handheld games. 


Arcade True 

Like the gameplay, the sounds 
and graphics are throwbacks. If 
you’re feeling nostalgic, you’ll 


Yeeeessss! Return 
to the past for some 
good old-fashioned bug-blast- 
ing with this two-in-one Su- 
per Game Boy cart featuring 
Centipede and Millipede. 


Segmented Shooters 

From the arcade that time for- 
got, these two classic shoot- 
ers have been replicated accu- 
rately on the Super Came Boy. 
Centipede precedes Millipede 
and is the more basic of the 
two, while the sequel adds 
more crawling critters and 
extras like DDT bombs. 

Amid a field of mush- 
rooms, you must maneuver 
your spaceship and blast 
many rapidly descending 
bugs. Bragging rights go to 
those who survive the most 



PROTIP: Shoot the DDT as the 
Millipede neats ft, and you have 
a chance of destroying 
most of him. 

levels of endless attacks. 

Graphically, these games 
fare well by Came Boy stan- 
dards, though Centipede re- 
sembles the Atari 2600 version 
more than the arcade game. 
Super Came Boy colors don’t 
add much except cool borders 
designed to look like the origi- 
nal arcade machines. 

Like the graphics, the sound 
captures much of the flavor of 
the original games. Although 
some effects (like the blasting 
sound in Centipede) could have 
been cleaner, the majority of 
the sounds will wash over you 
in a wave of nostalgia. 



St^y imtfnm the 

aster- 

vtlit £!^By fan iniejmi. 
smile at the pings and zaps 
from the old arcade games. 

The graphics receive special 
borders for the Super Came 
Boy, but nothing else has im- 
proved with age. Asteroids’ 
shots are still the size of atoms, 
and Missile Command cities 
have few details. 

Most players won’t care 
about the minimalist style 
of these two classic games. 
They’ll only care about the 
pure fun and the great value. 
Two time machines for $30? 
Now that’s entertainment. Q 


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PROTIP: To quickly desbvy cen- 
tipedes, rapidly shoot them as 
they appear at Die edge. 



PROTIP: Movlog easily through- 
out the lower part of the screen 
is key to survival. Shoot any 
mushrooms that appear within 
your range ofmoOon. 


Mushroom Doom 

The game's very basic controls 
make navigating your ship 
and firing pretty easy to ac- 
complish. The overall game- 
play, however, feels slower 
than the original versions. 

While they’re not much to 
look at compared to newer ti- 
tles, fans of these classics will 
appreciate being able to play 
both games with the same 
cart. These are still two of the 
finest mindless games on 
memory lane. Q 


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PRIMAL RAGE 



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|elcome to the new Urth. The gods are awake - and angry. 
f^The blood-bursting, bone-crushing arcade hit Primal Rage 
is ready for the SNES and Genesis with ali seven ferocious fight- 
ers and all of their speciai moves, finishing moves, and combos. 




combos, tips, and techniques 
you need to dominate the 
new Urth, get The Primal 
Rage Official Player’s Guide 
by calling 415/361-0310. 


TapLQ 


TapLF 


Tap(LQ LF) 


This strategy guide breaks down each character in the game 
and covers some fighting basics and devastating combos. 


The Controls 

Each character’s special moves, finishihg moves, and combos are 
performed identically on both the SNES and Genesis versions. 
Refer to the controller legend tor the version you have. 


Basic and Power Moves 

In general, each character has four basic moves (High Quick, 
High Fierce, Low Quick, and Low Fierce) and two power moves 
that are performed when the two high moves or the two low 
moves are pressed simultaneously. Power moves are effective 
when a character is in close, crouching, or jumping. 


Tap HQ 
Lowibiick 


Tap HF 
UiwRerce 


HighQim^ 


High Fierce 


High Power 


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Super NES Confroller Legend 


Button A = Low Quick (LQ) 
Button B = Low Rerce {LF) 
Button X = High Quick (HQ) 
Button Y = High Fierce (HF) 


Button 6 = Low Quick (LQ) 
Button A = Low Rerce (LF) 
Button Y s High Quick (HQ) 

^ High Rerce (HF) 

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Stand Up Strategy 

Tliese basic tactics help each fighter to their feet with a vengeance after they’re knocked down 
by a move or a combo. Perform eac^ move as the dino is getting up. 


Aimadon 


BUzzaid Chaos 


Diablo 


Sauron 


In Close 



Hold (HQHFLQ)andtap 
■*, ^ to Gut Gouge the 
opponent 



Inclose 


Tap (4 LQLF) to Power 
Sweep the enemy. 


Inclose In Close 



Hold (HP LF) and tap ■*, «- Hold (HF LQ LF) and tap t 
to go into a Grab-N>Throw. to go into an Inferno Flash. 



Inclose 


Hold(HF LF) and tap 
to do a Neck Throw. 


Far Away 



In Close Far Away 






Hold (HF LF) and tap t Hold (HQ LF) and motion Hold (HQ LF) and tap t , •> Hold (HQ LQ) and tap i , ■> Hold (HQ LQ) and tap 

to shoot Flying Spikes. v i kf ^ f to launch to perform a Fast Power to launch Fireballs from a to do a Stun Roar, 

the Punching Bag. Puke. distance at the enemy. 


Talon 

In Close 


Hold (HFLF)andtap4-,^ 
to go directly into the Face 
Ripper. 


Veitigo 

In&ose 


Hold (HF LQ) and tap <• 
to peiform the Voodoo 
Spell. 


Far Away 


Far Away 


i Your dino goes DersBl^vvM^u 

\ it’s battered by a damaging 

) combo or a series of moves. 
Berserk mode, your dino does 

more damage than normal. 


Hold (HQ LF) and tap 4>, ^ Hold (HQ LQ) and tap 
to execute the Frantic Fury, to let loose with the F 
Venom Spit. 


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Special Move ? 

Bed-O-Naffs Gut Gouger 


Hold (HFLQ),tapi, t 


When in close, hold 
HF LQ), tap <• 




Finishing Moves 

GutFting Meditatiott 


Hold{HQHFLQ),tapi,4', 

i,4.t 


Hold (HQ HFLQLF), 






Jump in with HF Tap (4> HF) 


Tap {i LQ LF) 


Jump in witti LF 


Jump again 
with (HQ HF) 


Tap (4' LF) 


Tap(HQHF) 


Hold (HQ LQ), 
tap 


bnpalef 

Hold (HQ HFLQ),tap4<,<-, 
t,4 


Flying ^kes 


Hormcadon Uppercut 


MegaCharge 


Hold (HQ HF LQ), motion 4' Hold (HQ LQ), tap i 
^ 4 ;i 


Eat Humans 


Hold (HF LF), tap t 

Spinning Death 


Hold (HQ LF), tap 4 Hold (HQ HF LQ LF), tap t, 
■>, 4- 


Raging Combos 

Jumping Low Combo 


Jumping hhCtose Combo 


Bed-0~HaHs Condu 



Jump in with HF Jump again Tap(lLQ) 
with HP 



Hold (HF LQ), 
tap I, t 


Spinning Death Combo 


Jump again 
with (LQ LF) 



Tap(iLF) Hold (HQ LF), 
tap •>, 4- 


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At Throw 


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Special Moves 

Long Mega Pimch Punching Bag 








Short Mega Punch 



While in the air, hold (HF 
LQ) 


When in close, hold (HQ HF Hold (HF LF), tap 
LF), tap 4>, t 


When in close, hold (HQ LF), 
motion ^ ^ t 


Hold (HQ LQ), tap 

Eat Humans 



Hold (HQ HF LF), tap 4 Hold (HQ LQ), tap 4>. f 


Hold (HQ HF LQ LF), tap «*, When in close, hold (HF LQ), 
4 motion 4 ^ i 1 ^ ^ ^ t 


Hold(HQHFLQ LF), 
motion 4* t ^ ^ 4» 


Finishing Moves 


Raging Combos 


Fht of Fury Combo 



Jump in with LF Jump again Move in close 
with (LQ LF) and tap HF 

Big Bang Combo 



Jump in with Move in close Hold (HQ HF 

(HQHF) and tap (HQ HF) LF),tapi,t 



Tap (HQ HF) 



Brakt Bash 


lihDa^Mooo 


Ho!d(HQHFLF),tap i, 


Hold (HQHFLQLF),tap 4*, 
4», 4>, 4', t 


Bedemittlon 

Hold (HQ HF LQ LF), tap 4>, 
4, t, 4<, t 



Jump in with 
(LQLF) 



Move in close 
and tap HQ 



Tap (HQ HF) 



Hold (HQ HF LQ 
LF),tap4-,4 


FreezoCombo 



Move in close Hold (HQ HF Jump in with Move in close 

and tap (LQLF) LF),tap4>,t (LQLF) and tap LF 



Down-UpCombo 



Jump in with Move in close Tap (LQ LF) 
(LQ LF) and tap LF 


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— special M oves 


Rnishing Moves 





Hold (HQ LQ), tap Hold(HFLF),tap t, Hold (HFLQ), tap Hold (HFLQ), tap t,-> 

Fart of Fury Grab-M-Throw Fast Power Puke EatHumans 


Hold (HF LQ), motion i ^ 
-> ;i t ^ ^ 


When in close, hold (HF 
LF), tap ■>, <■ 


Hold (HQ LF), tapt,^ 


Hold (HQ HF LQ LF), 
motion ^ i ^ f 


Battering Bam 


Flying Butt SImn 


Ground Shaker 


Slow Power Puke 


Cannordudl 



Hold (HQ HFLQLF), tap 4', 

t, ^ 

Note: You can do this finish- 
ing move only on the Cove, 
Strip, and Ruins backgrounds. 

Goldenshower 



Raging Combos 


Battering Bam Combo 



Jump in with Move in close Tap HQ Hold (HQ LQ), 

(LQ LF) and tap HQ tap ■>, 


Creosover Combo 



Crossover Tap(iLQ) Tap(4>LQLF] Hold (HQ LQ), 
with LQ tap <*, <• 



Btgb-Low Combo 


Hold (HQ LQ), tap con- 
tinue holding HQ and LQ 
and hold HF and LF as 
weii, tap ^ 

Churl 

Hold (HQHFLQ LF), tap 

<• 


When in close. Tap (4> LQ) Tap (i LQ LF) 
tap HQ 



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Special Moves — 



UegaUmge 



Hold (HQ LF), tap't'.t 

Putveriier 


Torch 



Hold (HQLQ), tapt,^ 

Eat Humans 



Anishing Moves 


Incinerator 



Hold (HQHFLQ LF], tap*^, 
4 .,^ 

FirebaH 



Hold (HF LQ LF), tap^, 


Raging Combos 


Hold (HQ LQ LF),tapt,l, 


RrehaH Combo 



Move in close Tap LQ 
and tap HQ 



Hold (HQ LQ), 
tap 4’,^ 


Hot Foot Combo 

F 



Jump in with Tap HQ 
(HQHF) 



Tap(HQHF) Hold (HFLF), tap ^ 



Tooch-of-Death Combo 


Hold (HF LF), tap^. 


Tap (4- LQLF) 
p U» b B r 19 9 5 




Hold (HQ LF) 
tap 4-, t 


Jump in wim 
LF 


Jump again 
with (LQ LF) 


Move in close 
and tap HF 


Tap (HQ 


Mega-Lunge Combo 


Jump in with 
LF 


Jump again 
with (LQ LF) 


Move in close 
and tap HQ 


TapHF 


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Special M ove^ 


Finishing Moves 


JUrTIrow 



When in the air, hold (HF LF] 




Hold (HF LF), tap 


Hold (HQ LQ), tap ^ 



Hold (HQ HFLQLF),tap«-, 
«- 



Hold (HQLF),tap4',t 



Hold(HFLQ),tap4,t,i 


Hold (HQLQ),tap4',t 


Hold (HQ HF LQ LF), tapi. 



Hold (HQLQ),tapi,l, 
continue holding HQ and 
LQand hold HF and LFas 




well, tap t, t 

Grape Cntsher 

Hold (HQHFLQ LF), tap 


Tap (LQ LF) 


Tap(LQLF) 


Move in close Tap HF 
and tap HQ 


Raging Combos 


Jump in with LF Jump again 
with (LQ LF) 





Jump in with 
(LQLF) 




Move in close 
and tap HQ 


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Tap(HQHF) 




Jump again Move in close Tap (LQ LF) 
with (LQLF) and tap LQ 


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Special Move? 




Brain Basher 


Hold (HF LQ), 

Facel^tper 


When in close, hold (HF 
LF), tap 



Frantic Fury 


Hold (HQ LF), tapi,-> 


Founce and Flip 


Hold (HFLQ), tap^,^ 


Slasher 


Hold (HQ HFLQ), tap 4-, -> 



Jugular Bite 


During a combo, hold (HF 
LF), tap 



Run Forward or 
Backward 


Hold (HQ LQ ^) to run 
backward; hold (HQ LQ ^) 
to run forward 



Eat Humans 


Hold (HQ HF LQ LF), tap 
4-,<- 


Raging Combos 


Finishing Moves 


Heart Wrenching 



Hold (HQ LQ LF),tap ^,4>, 

^ueddb i g 



Hold (HQLF),tap-^, I,*-, 

Stampede 

Hold (HQ HFLQLF), tap 



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Special M ove^ 


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Hold (HFLF),tap <^,t 

ComeSBther 

Hold (HFLQ), tap4,4 

Teleport 

Hold (HQ LQ), tap 4, 4 

Slow Venom Spit 

Hold (HF LQ), tap^,<- 
Eat Humans 









Hold(HQLQ),tap<-,<- Hold (HFLF), tap Hold (HF LF), tap ■>, *» Hoid(HQHFLQ LF),tap O', 


Raging Combos 


BigB^Combo 



Move in close Tap(4>HF) TapfiHQHF) Hold (HQ LQ), Tap(HQHF) Hold (HQ LQ), 
and tap (4' HQ) tap<-,<- tap4,-» 


Rnishing Moves 


PeMfy 



Hold (HF LF}, tap 
continue holding HF and 
LF and hold HQ and LQ as 
well, tap 4,^ 


Shrink and Eat 



Hold (HFLF), tap 
continue holding HF and 
LF and hold HQ and LQ as 
well, tap 4', t 

LaVacheQidRtt^S!^ 
Hold(HQHFLQ 
LF),tep^,^,^, 4>, 4 


Venom Spit Combo 



Tap(<4LF) Tap(4'LQLF) 



Hold (HQ LQ), 
tap-^,** 


Scoiplon Combo 



Move in close TapHF Tap(4>LQLF) Hold(HFLQ), 

and tap HQ tap 4, 4 





Move in close 
and tap (4* LQ) 



Tap(4>LQ) 



Tap(4>LF) 



Hold (HQ LQ), Tap(4>LQ) Tap(4'LF) Tap(4>LQLF) 
tap<-,<‘ 


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Game Gear 
Move List 


Game Gear 



Game Boy 


Button Is Upper Attack 

* 1 (Quick) 

' j-* Button 2 s Lower Attack 


Q 

QiA- 

Button A = Lower Attack 
(Fierce) 

Button B = Utxter Attack 


***’ (Fierce) 


(Quick) 


^ sUp ^ sDown-Toward Motton^MovetheJoystlckinonesanotti.continuousmotion. 

^sUp-Towartt ^sDown Taps Tap the directions and buttons indicated in sequence. 

^sToward t^sOown-Away Charpe = Hold the direction or button indicated for the time n^led. 

0 = Execute commands in parentheses simultaneously. 

Spec/a/ Note: All techniques are described under the assumption that your character Is facing to the 
right If they're facing left, reverse any Toward and Away commands. 

Game Boy 
Move List 


Armadon 

Spet^l Moves 

Gut Gouger 

When in close, hold {1 2), tap 4^, t 

Bed-O-Nalls 

Hold (1 2), tap t 


Iron Malden 

Hold (1 2), tap T. 4 
Flying Spikes 
Hold (12), tap«-,f 

Finishing Move 
Meditation 

Hold(12),tap4,4-,<-,4,-» 


Armadon 

Special Moves 
Gut Gouger 
When in close, hold (B A), tap 4«, 
Bed-O-Naiis 
Hold(BA),tap4>,t 


Iron Maiden 

Hold (BA),tapt,4 
Flying Spikes 
^ Hoid(BA),tap<-,f 

Fini^ing Move 

Meditation 

Hold (BA), tap 4, 4<,<-,4,4 


Blizzard 

^ Hold (12). tap 4., 4 

Special Moves 

Freeze Breath ^ ^ ^ a 

Hold(ia),tap«-,4 Hold(12),tap4,*,<-,t 

Air Throw Finishing Move 

When in the air, hold (1 2) To-Da-Moon 

Hold (1 2), tap 4>, 4>, 4r, 4< 

Blizzard Pmch 

- Hold (BA), tap 4», 4 

Special Moves 

Freeze Breatti ^ ^ 

Hold (BA), tap Hold(BA),tap4,4.,«-,t 

Airihrow Finishing Move 

When in the air, hold (B A) To-Da-Mooii 

Hold (B A), tap 4', 4', 4*, 4> 

Chaos Battering Ram 

^ Hold (12), tap 4, 4 

Special Moves 

Graund Shaker ^ 

Hold(12),tap<-,t,«-,4. Hold|12|,lapr,^ 

Grah-N-Throw HnishingMove 

Hold (1 2), tap 4, Golden Shower 

Hold (12),tap4>, <-,4,^,4 

Chaos Battering Ram 

- .... Hold (B A), tap 4, 4 

Special Moves 

Gruuiul Shaker ^ 

Hold (B A), tap t , «■, + Hold |B A), tap t , ^ 

Grab-N-Throw Finishing Move 

Hold (BA), tap 4, «- Upchuck 

Hold(BA),tap 

Diablo Torch 

, Hold |12|, tap t,.» 

Special Moves 

Pulverizer ”r^ll 

Hold (12|, tap 4.,t Hold |1 2|, tap 4., 

liHermnash FittislmgMom 

Held(12|,tapt,4. Fireball 

Hold(1 2),tapt,<-, 4r, i 

Diablo Torch 

.. .... Hold (BA), tap t, 4 

Special Moves 

PiihiMi 7 M- Fireball 

HoS^Altap^.t Hold(BA).tapf4 

Inferno Flash Finishing Move 

Hold(BA),tapt,4' Fireball 

Hold(BA),tapt,<-,4',<t 

Sauron Air Throw 

^ .... While in the air, hold (1 2) 

Special Moves 

Cranium Crusher z. .x 

Hold {121, tap S,t Hold (12), tap 4 

Earthquake Stomp Finishing Move 

Hold (1 2), tap t, 4* Hesh Eating 

Hold (12), tapt,t,t,t 

Sauron Airihrow 

- .... While in the air, hold (B A) 

^lecial Moves 
Cranium Crusher 

Hold (BA), tap +,t Hold (BA), tap t-,^ 

Earthquake Stomp Finishing Move 

Hold (B A), tap t , i Flesh Eating 

Hold (BA), tapt,t,t,t 

Thion Frantic Fury 

^ Hold (1 2), tap i, 4 

^lecial Moves ^ 

.. -z Slasher 

♦ j. Hold(12),tap*,t,^ 

Hold(12),tapt,^^ t /. K I 1 

Brain Basher Finishing Move 

Hold (12), tap t, 4 Shredding 

„ r Hold{12),tap^, S.t-.t 

Run Forward or Backward 

Hold (1 2 ^) to run backward; hold 

(1 2 4) to run forward 

Talon Frantic Fury 

^ Hold (BA), tap 4-, 4 

Speaal Moves 

™,.p*,t,. 

Brain Basher Finishing Move 

Hold|BA),lapt,.i Shredding 

Hold (B A), tap 4, 4-, t 

Run Forward or Backward 
Hold (B A 4-) to run backward; hold 
(BA 4) to run forward 


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Special Custom Mode 


To access the Special Custom mode, start a normal game and 
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and release the buttons. Go Into options, and you’ll find the 
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At the title screen, highlight Normal mode and tap Button L, 
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Episode 0 

To play this hidden level, highlight Normal mode at the title 
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Left, Right, Left, Right, Button L, Button R, and Start. 

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Highlight Normal mode at the title screen and tap Up, Up, 

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Play Without the Dragon 

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ActRaiser 2 


9D27-4FD1 

Start with 50 lives on Hard mode 

3C65-CFA8 

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Start with three strawberries I 

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1 Ultima: Runes of Virtue 1 

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Castlevania Bloodlines 

AA0A-BA42 

Infinite lives 1 

REST~C6XB 

Protection from most hazards (except falls) 1 

Maximum Carnage 1 

AKZB-4A8R 

Infinite continues 

AJRV-4A4J 

Infinite superhero help icons 

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Start on the last level 

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19CV-CGCC 

Skate’s jump kick does more damage 

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Most weapons aren’t used up (except when 

A5FA-AA3T 

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1 Warlock 

A26T-CAEP 

Shoot fireballs 

A3LT-AAD6 

Infinite energy 

AE6T-C:AB7 

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Bonkers 

213-6A5-6E2 

Infinite eggs 

3AB-286-2A2 

Infinite lives 

00F-4F7-3BA 

One hit, and you're invincible 

MLfiPA Baseball 


1A-07E-F7A 

Only one ball to walk 

09A-07E-F7A 

Nine balls needed to walk 


Ninja Warriors 

7E019404 Can always do the super move 


Super Street Fighter li 


7E054300 

7E06AB01 


GAMEPII 


Player One has unlimited grab range for 
Spinning Piledriver 
Disables blocks for Player One 
Player One can press Strong Punch for a 
Dragon Punch as Ken or Ryu 
Player One can do a Jab Dragon Punch by 
pressing Toward as Ken or Ryu (can also 
be done In the air) 






i 




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Cood news. Eight seniors 
are starting. Bad news. 
They're having a bad day. 
So substitute. Any position. 
Any formation. If a player 
is choking, yank him. . 




AIR FORCE FALCONS AKRON ZIPS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE ARIZONA 
ARKANSAS STATE INDIANS ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS AUBURN TIGERS BALL 
GREEN FALCONS BYU COUGARS CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS CENTRAL 
BUFFALOES COLORADO STATE RAMS DUKE BLUE DEVILS EAST CAROUNA 
SEMINOLES FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS GEORGIA BULLDOGS GEORGIA 
FIGHTING ILLINI INDIANA HOOSIERS IOWA HAWKEYES IOWA STATE 
FLASHES KENTUCKY WILDCATS LSU TIGERS LOUISIANA TECH 
MIAMI HURRICANES MIAMI REDSKINS MICHIGAN WOLVERINES MICHIGAN 
BULLDOGS MISSOURI TIGERS NAVY MIDSHIPMEN NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS 
AGGIES NLU INDIANS NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS NC STATE WOLFPACK 
WILDCATS NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH OHIO BOBCATS OHIO STATE 
REBELS OREGON DUCKS OREGON STATE BEAVERS PENN STATE NITTANY 
SCARLET KNIGHTS SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS 
EAGLES STANFORD CARDINAL SYRACUSE ORANGEMEN TCU HORNED 
TEXAS LONGHORNS TEXAS A&M AGGIES TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS 
GOLDEN HURRICANE UCLA BRUINS UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC TIGERS 
CAJUNS UNLV RUNNIN' REBELS USC TROJANS UTAH UTES UTAH STATE AGGIES 
VIRGINIA CAVAUERS VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS 
COUGARS WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS 


No time left. A 45 yard 
field goal attempt to win. 
You're going for the block. 
But if you're too aggressive, 
you could get called for 
roughing the kicker and hand 
them a chip shot. 


College Football USA' 96. It's the successor to Bill Walsh College Football" 
game. Stuffed with all the moves, all the plays and everything else you 



'd 


TOU® (glUlffli WIHHIOo 

WILDCATS ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS 
STATE CARDINALS BAYLOR BEARS BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES BOWLING 
MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS CINONNATI BEARCATS CLEMSON TIGERS COLORADO 
PIRATES EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES FLORIDA GATORS FLORIDA STATE 
TECH YELLOW JACKETS HAWAII RAINBOWS HOUSTON COUGARS ILLINOIS 
CYCLONES KANSAS JAYHAWKS KANSAS STATE WILDCATS KENT GOLDEN 
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS MARYLAND TERRAPINS MEMPHIS TIGERS 
STATE SPARTANS MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS MISSISSIPPI STATE 
NEVADA WOLFPACK NEW MEXICO LOBOS NEW MEXICO STATE 
NORTH TEXAS EAGLES NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES NORTHWESTERN 
BUCKEYES OKLAHOMA SOONERS OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS OLE MISS 
LIONS PITT PANTHERS PURDUE BOILERMAKERS RICE OWLS RUTGERS 
SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS SMU MUSTANGS SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN 
FROGS TEMPLE OWLS TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS 
TOLEDO ROCKETS TULANE GREEN WAVE TULSA 
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA RACII. 

UTEP MINERS VANDERBILT COMMODORES 
WASHINGTON HUSKIES WASHINGTON STATE 
WISCONSIN BADGERS WYOMING COWBOYS 




Y^Ve got » star running 
back cutting up the 
opposition. But beware of 
injuries. Play him too 
hard and you'll have the 
waterboy starting in 
your backfield. 


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Welcome to Bowl-O-Rama. 
We've got the Rose. 
The Orange. The Sugar. 

The Fiesta. But you 
need the right moves or 
you'll be home early 
for the holidays. 



108 Division 1-A teams. Seven conferences. Four bowl games. One video 
expect from College Football. Including 107 of your favorite cleat brushes. 

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*- = »»< "'■'““‘“^Sballoal 

.-Up-Away P = press any I 

Toward pierce Wck qK* Quick Kick \ 

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Play as the secret hUden fighters - 
Arkane, Kyher, and F7 

Dt/ OrmtS^Ati t AA 


ByBniisedLee 

(Special thanks to Brian L Smollk, John George, 
Elaine DHton, RichanI Ditton, Leif Marwede, Jane 
Siegrist, and the staff at IncrediUe Technologies) 


nut vour street- 


sr.r»»-« 

jsttound it. 



Play as Arkane 



To play as Arkane, go to the 
player-select screen and move 
the cursor to Blade. Tap 4- on 
the controller 20 times, then 
simultaneously press all three 
Kick buttons. 


Play as Kyber 


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To choose Kyber as your fighter, 
go to the player-select screen 
and move the cursor to Honda 
without passing through Ryu 
or Balrog. Next, move the cur- 
sor to the following fighters in 
this order: Ryu, Honda, Balrog, 
Honda, Ryu, Honda, Balrog, 
Honda, Ryu, Honda, Balrog, 
Honda. Finally, simultaneously 
press all three Punch buttons. 


Play as F7 



To play as F7, go to the player- 
select screen and move the 
cursor to the following fighters 
in this order: Ryu, Ken, 

Cammy, Chun Li, Honda. Bal- 
rog, Blade, Akuma, Blade. As 
the cursor is on each fighter, 
simultaneously tap QP and QK, 
then move to the next fighter. 
{Note: The timing on the Quick 
Punch and Quick Kick button 
presses must be perfect in 
order for this code to work.) 


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THE FIGHTER’S EDGE 


^P»0i«l ^OV0« 



Charge FP for two sec- When in close, charge FP 
onds, release FP for two seconds, release FP 


Telescopic Standing 
Punch 



Tap-^, QP 


Telescopic CnHKhing 
Punch 



Tap^,-»,i,FP 


Note: You can perform these moves 
only when your Super bar is full. 


Super Teleport 



When in close, motion <■ i 
iC«-4. i^P 


Super Move 
Recharge 




Charge (QK MK) for two 
seconds, tap release 
(QKMK) 


Teleport 



To teleport toward your 
opponent 
From a far distance, 
motion 4- ^ (QP MP FP) 
From nearby, motion i 
^ (QK MK FK) 

To teleport away from your 
opponent 

From a close distance, 
motion 4 (QP MP FP) 
From nearby, motion 4 
tY (QK MK FK] 



Tap MK 


Interrupt Move 



Tap QK 

Note: Do this move after you 
block a move. 


IHor* ^pttolal |Hov«« 

Cotmter Throw 

Slam Master 

Tapt.MK 

ReversalThrow 

Reverse Comter 


Throw 


Tapt.MK 



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1 > Choke Fhedoml Bre Blast 

^HjB 


When in close, charge FP 
for two seconds, release FP 


^pep IHovfti 

Note: You can perform these moves 
only when your Super bar is full. 


Sigter Blashng Flame Super Move Recharge 



Motion 4 ^ 4 ^ P Charge (QKMK) for two 

seconds, tap ■>, ■>, release 
(QKMK) 


Motion ^ 1 ^ 4 ^ ^ P 


Motion 4 1 ^ ^ K 



>pttOi«l 

INovm 


Counter Throw 
Tapt,MK 
Reverse 
Counter Tlvow 
Tapt,MK 
Slam Mastm^ 
Reversal Throw 
Tap 4,MP 




Motion 4 ^ P 

Interrupt Move 



Tap->, QK 

Note: Do this move after you 
block a move. 



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111 









THE FIGHTER’S EDGE 


^psoial ^oy«» 



ElectricAn 


Charge FP for two sec- 
onds, release FP 


Choke Bool Knives 



When in close, diarge FP Tapi, i,K 
for two seconds, release FP /vote; Use this move against 
incoming flying attacks. 


KnifelOck 



When in the air, hold MK 


Ibtescopic Crouching Teiescopic Standing 
Punch Kick 



Tap 4- , FP Tap •>, MK 


Triescopic Standing 
Punch 



Tap QP 


FteCioud 



Motion i ^ ^ P 


Ak Blade 



When in the air, motion i 


Knife Throw 



Tap ■>, •>, P 


Flame Thrower 



Motion ■> i ^ P 


Interrupt Move 



Tap-4, QK 


Note: Do this move after you 
block a move. 


Fire Blast 



Motion i ^ K 


Stun Rod 



Charge MP for two sec- 
onds, release MP 


^ov@§ 


Note: You can perform these moves 
only when your Super bar is full. 


Super Blasting Flams Sup&Tefeport 



Motion 4- ^ -4 i ^ -4 P When in close, motion 


Soper Raiahir Attack 


i»iif>erMove 



Charge <■ for two sec- 
onds, tap -4, p 


Teleport 



To teleport toward your 
opponent; 

From a far distance, 
motion -4 4 ^ (QP MP FP) 
From neaihy, motion -4 4 
^ (QK MK FK) 

To teleport away from your 
opponent 

From a close distance, 
motion 4 (QP MP FP) 
From nearby, motion <■ 4 



^ore 

Special 

IHovaa 

Counter Throw 
Tapt.MK 
Revase 
Counter Throw 
Tapt.MK 
Slam Master 
Reversal TIuow 
Tap4,MP 


112 


Charge (QK MK) for two 
seconds, tap *4, -4, relea: 
(QK MK) 


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Aiena 

Tallin 


The n&ct generahon of fighting games 
is here, and we haee all the moves 
you’re gonna need to master them! 

Note: The following moves are subject to change. 


Confroller Legend 



-»»Toward Slash (Inangte on joypad) 

^=Oown-TowanJ i^=Uo.Awav '^-'^“VKick‘>iitton 

^ S=P^ any Slash button 

WK = Weak Kick pc on ioypad) 

WS = Weak Slash (square on joypad) 

P - lap te b«ors or irecte m 

CP«W.IWlhod,iMlono,ooa„i,^ 

I )- Execute wHiwands in parentheses sin^^ 

Criheriiin<U»M .. . 


5peda/«ote.AHWK«- •" P3^theses sinurta^ 

left, reverse any 

«etnwvS?SnteSy^ti^'^‘^^ 


Em Shinjo 

FhebaM 
Motion 4 ^ S 
Uppercut 
Motion 4* ^ S 
Diving Kick 

While jumping, motion i i^ ^ K 

SBdingKick 
Tap K 
Secret Move 

Motion t4’t4’^^’M-(HS 
HK) 

Death Move 
Motion -> ^4>i^<-t^ 4- 

Mondo 

AkHrebatt 

While jumping, motion 4 ^ S 

Spinning Spear 

Motion 4- 1 ^ 4 ^ S 

Spem- Uppercut 

Motion ■> i ^ S 

LowSp^Umge 
Motion 4> 1 ^ ^ S 
High Spew Lmge 
Motion 4> ^ ^ S 
Secret Mote 

Motion (HK 

HS) 

Death Move 

Motion i^^i^^4-HS 

Fo Fai 

Ball Blast 

Motion 

Jumpmg BaM Blast 

While jumping, motion ^ 4> i^ 

<-s 

GroundSSde 

TapkT.HS 
Cosmic Kick 
Motion 4> 1 ^ ^ K 

Rotting BaB 
Motion ^ 4> ^ S 
Gas Cloud 

Motion^ ^t^<-(HKWS) 
Standing Thunt 
Motion-»^4-^^«-4-(HSWK) 

SecretMove 

Tap (WK WS HS HK), motion <■ -> 
^ (HK HS) 

Death Move 

Motion -»<-i^4^-M-HS 

Run Go Iron 

GmundFire 

Motion 4 ^ S 
SmageChvge 
Motion ^ ^ 4> 1^ ^ S 
Power Slam 
Motion 4» ^ -M- S 

Power Jump 
Motion i ^ K 
SecretMove 

Motion ;itK4-^->4-4.(HK 
HS) 

Death Move 

Motion4-t^i^-»^4ti^4-HS 

Kayin Amoh 

SdssorKkk 

Motion 4' 1 ^ <- K 

SonA 

StamMig Taunt 

Motion 4 ^4'^*>4>4'(HSWK) 

Sonic Blast 
Motion 4- ^ S 

SecrMMove 

Motion 4- ^-i^i-'^^-jHK 

Spinning Ring 
Motion 4> 4- S 

SBcrrtMore 

Motion^4>i^4'^4-4 4'(HK 

D^iByRay 

WK) 

LasNngSpki 

HS) 

Motion -> 4> ^ S 

Death Move 

Motion ^ 4- ^ S 

Death Move 

Spkumg Kick 

Motion ■> ii i )i-»HS 

WhipAssault 

Motion->4--»4-HS 

While jumping, motion 4- <• K 


Motion 4> ^ ^ S 


Ddke B. Rambert 

Charge 

Motion ^ 4- S 

EI.I.IS 

JIJMon Shot 
Motion4;»t^4-{WSHK) 

Blade Extension 

Motion 4 ^ S 

SecretMove 

Motion^ i 1 ^ 4> ^ 4'^-^(HK 

Knife Uppercut 
Motion ^ 4> ^ S 

Secn^Mm 

Motion ^4-K 4>^^^4’(HS 

DashhtgFury 

WS) 

Hying Batt 

HK) 

Motion ^ 1 ^ 4^ ^ S 

Death Move 

Motion* K «-K 

Death Move 

BhdngSbdt 

While jumping, motion 4 ^ S 

Motion 1 ^ 4- ^ HS 

DhmgBlade 

While jumping, motion 4> ^ S 
Jungiing Spin Kid( 

While jumping, motion 4> ^ K 

Motion ■> 4- -» 4- HS 


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THE fICHTEft’S EDGE 



4-. Down 
^»Up-Towart i^»Oown-Away 

*»=T(Jwart «-,Away 

^ = t)owii.TowanJ i^=Up.Away 


D = Press the Defense button 
Press the Kick button 
P = Press the Punch button 


lima VuKi 

Thnw^dng)! 
Toshkisotal nip 

When in close, tap •*, P 


When the opponent is 
down, tap t, P 


Hold i,tap P 
BodyCheck 
Tap ■>, P, K 
Doublelack 
Tap^,->.K,K 


Tap = Tap Ite bate « ®Wo„s i, 

I ) - Exete copanate In patebte simataneaa,. 


Special Hoie- AH sm'rftaneoosly. 


lau Cuaii 

Throw ^atdng): 
WmdmiaDrop 

When in close, tap D, P 


When the opponent is down, tap 
t,P 

Double Stomp 

When the opponent is down, hold 
t.tapP 


Pmch md Spin lOck 
Tap P, K 
Neck Drop 

When in dose, tap P 
Slater Wheel Drop 
Tap«-,P 

PiMKh with Low Crescent 

Tap P, P, P, 4>, K 


ItFraa MclHiio 

Throw (fyckig): 
HeckCusIdoa 
When in close, tap D, P 
Throw ^rom DeldniO: 
Backbre^er 


Tap^,^,P,K 
Loft Slam 
Tapi^,i^,PK 


Tap (4 K). P 


Pm CaaN 

Throw fPardng): 
VMstTwist 

When in close, tap D, P 


When the opponent is down, tap 
t,P 

Wr^kromd 

Tap(PK) 

Defensive Mp 

While the opponent kicks or 
punches, tap ■*, P 


PtdISIam 

When in dose, tap •*, P 
Note: You musttap^, ^ quickly 

Push nip 

When in close, tap «*, •*, P 
Note: You must tap ^ quickly 

At Stomp 

When in the air, hold tap K 

Knockdown Bomdhouse 

Hold 4>, tap -»,K 

Punch whh Low Crescent 

TapP.P.P.’l'.K 


VloiT HamFicio 

Throw (fyckig): 


When the opponent is down, tap 

t,P 


When in close, tap D, P 

Throw ffiom Beldnd): 
Back Neck Drop 

When in close, tap D, P 


Tap <■, ■>, P 
Wolf lariat 
Tap *♦, ■>, P 


When in dose, tap D, P 

Stomp 

When the opponent is down, tap 
t.P 

Jeffry Slam 

Tap^,P 

bonCtaw 

Tap i, P 

Note: Do this move only when the 
opponent is close and crouching. 

KneeSMke 

IVSmM 

Motion 1 ^ i ^ P 

Crotch Shot 
Tap(-^P) 
Knee Blast 

Tap K 

Tap 4>, (4* K) 

Note: Do this move only when the 
opponent is close and crouching. 

KttGF Uaau 

Throw ^ckig): 
ShoukkrTbss 

When in dose, tap D, P 

Throw (Rom Bebbuf): 
IBpTbss 

When in close, tap D, P 

Stomp 

When the opponent is down, tap 

t,P 

TWIstSlam 
Tap ■>, P 

jU’Sks 
T ap P 
Sweep 
Tap^,^,K 
KIcldng Defense 
Tap K 

RoK Toward 
Motion 4> ^ 
RoBAuay 
Motion ^ i 1 ^ 

Saaaa Cmam 

Throw ^cbig): 

Body Throw 

When in dose, tap D, P 

Throw fftom Behkid)! 
Collarbone Crusher 

When in close, tap D, P 

Stonv 

When the opponent is down, tap 
t,P 

Triple Kkk 

Tap K, K, K 

Rkmg Knee Knockdown 

Tap ■>, K 

Stammer 

Tap {■* P), K 

BBmwStrike 

Tap<-,->,P 

Sarah Lmiat 

Tap ■>, ■>, P 

laeav ffavaitr 

Stomp 

SpkiPuncher 


Throw (Facing}: 

When the opponent is down, tap 
t,P 

TapP,K 


NeckDrop 

Spin Kicker 


When in close, tap D, P 

Spbu^ Doable Knuckle 

Tap (<- P), K 


Throw (ftom Beldnd): 

Tap ■>, •*, P 

OothesBne 


Reverse Lariat 

When in dose, tap D, P 

SpuMung Double Roundhouse 

TapK,K 

Tap^, -»,P 



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A Player’s Guide to Power Peripherals 


ByTheLabRat 

~ Squeak, squeak, squeak! Tliafs all we hear 
from that moldy radio rodent, Rash Limburger. 
Well, forget that rat, we’re pumping up the volume in 
the lab with a serious look at Saturn peripherals. 



Pit-Slop Peripheral 

If you dream of more authen- 
tic Saturn racing with Daytona 
USA or Virtua Racer, drop your 
pad and plug in Sega’s steer- 
ing wheel, the Arcade Racer. 

This large, realistic-looking 
Formula One-style wheel is 
made of sturdy black plastic. 
You can balance the Racer on 
your lap, but you’ll get a more 
comfortable ride by setting it 
on a hard surface like a table. 


This controller gives you a 
good wheel grip and easy 
thumb access to the six but- 
tons mounted on the wheel’s 
face. Two more convenient 
flipper buttons, which are used 
for shifting in Daytona, are 
found under the wheel. And 
you won't have to hunch over 
to steer because an adjustable 
tilt feature enables you to set 
the wheel at three angles. 

The lab’s pit crew gave 
the Arcade Racer a rigor- 
ous workout with Day- 
tona, and everybody felt 
that the overall control 
was good. Like driving 
someone else’s car for 
the first time, the center- 
return steering takes 
a little getting used to. 
And long-time racers 
who appreciate sensi- 
tive control pads may 
have trouble adapting 
to the new technique 
of actually having to 
twist the peripheral 
through turns. 

Unless you’re a 
diehard racing fan, 
you may want to let 
this $80 wheel roll 
by. But Saturn own- 
ers who have the 
extra cash (or who 
live to smell ex- 
haust and run Sun- 
day drivers off the 
track) will be well 
rewarded. 


stick Rx 

The Virtua Stick from 
Sega will satisfy Saturn 
gamers looking for an ar- 
cade feel for Virtua Fighter. 
Obviously designed for 
larger hands, this durable 
plastic controller has a 
wider base than previous 
Sega sticks. 

The sturdy Joystick is 
fairly responsive with a 
shaft as tall as a stick 
on an arcade machine. 

The eight-button lay- 
out comes complete 
with a speed adjust- 
ment and autofire, 
and the buttons pro- 
vide good spring. 

Although they are 
larger than control- 
pad buttons, they’re 
not as large as ar- 
cade buttons. At 65 beans, 
you get a good stick, but what 
you're really paying for is hav- 
ing it first. 

As America is the land of 
choice, a new company called 


HORI is offering another Sat- 
urn joystick called the right- 
ing Stick SS. With a wide 
base, turbo switches, and an 
eight-button layout, this stick 
is similar in design to 
the Virtua Stick. 

But there are dif- 
ferences. The SS’s joy- 
stick is much shorter 
than the Virtua Stick’s, 
but the SS’s buttons 
are considerably bigger 
and clustered closer 
together. And while the 
Virtua joystick feels 
tighter and more dur- 
able overall, the loose 
flexibility of the SS stick 
makes it easier to pull 
off some of the special 
moves in Virtua Fighter. 
This stick doesn’t feel like 
it will last as long as the 
Virtua Stick, but it costs 
$15 less. □ 




StickSS 

System: Saturn 

Features: nis elgU-bulta, 
Joystick with 
birho switches 


$15 cheaper than 
Soga’sKrtiia Stick. 

'Ww; $49.gg 

Avaiiabie; Now 
Contact Local toy stores 


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6AMEPRQ • 


Septtmbir 1995 






Sy The Watch Dog 

' The school bells are ringing, summer’s over, and 
’ now you can only play games once your homework 
is done. Sorry. Didn't mean to rain on your fire hydrant. Speak- 
ing of annoyed readers, here are some questions about the 
32X, Ken Griffey, and Nintendo’s plans for a 32-bit system. 


I’ve had Ken Griffey 
Jr. Baseball for the 
SNESforawhile 
now, and recently I was in the 
middle of a full season with the 
Blue Jays. I played the All-Star 
game, and when I played the 
next game of the season, some 
(but not all) of my players' home 
runs had been erased. Some of 
these players had more than 30 home runsi What happened? 
Nick Wilkening, Santa Rosa, CA 

Kerry at Nintendo Customer Service states: 

Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball sports some pretty serious 
bugs. In the playoffs, some stats are wiped out 
completely. In the World Series, stats are sometimes erased, and 
you won’t be able to use your best pitchers. These are just 
defects in the programming. 

The Watch Dog states: 

Defeas in the programming? That answer’s not good enough, 
Nintendo! There must be some recourse. You can direa com- 
plaints to Nintendo at 800/255-3700. 

Q I’m 12 years old. I 
don’t have enough 
* money for a more 
advanced system, so I was won- 
dering if the SNES is going to 
come out with something like 
Sega’s 32X? 

Tim Benson, Portland, ME 

The Lab Rat states: 

* Nintendo will be coming out with the Virtual Boy, 
® a standalone 32-bit system that plays games in 
only two colors - black and red. The system will retail for $ 1 79, 
but unfortunately, it won’t hook up to your existing SNES the 
way that the 32X hooks up to your Genesis. For more informa- 
tion, see "The Cutting Edge" in this issue. 



ff 

32SN£S? 



Bug alert! 


I received 
a32Xfor 
Christmas, 
and now I've heard that 
Sega may stop making 
games for it already. 

Is this true? If it is, I 
want to know what I 
should do. 

Warren Lee, Dallas, TX 

A Sega Communications Department 
spokesperson states: 

We at Sega of America are fully committed to the 
32X platform. We will continue to manufacture and market games 
for the system as we do with all Sega products. This Christmas, 
you can expect the software library to total more than 40 titles. 

I use Energizer rechargeable batteries for my Came 
.S'* Gear, and they have to be changed every 2-3 
^ ^ hours. Can you recommend better batteries to 
use with Came Gear? 

Eric Henken, Forbes, CA 

The Watch Dog states: 

The color LCD (liquid crystal display) is the battery- 
draining culprit. Color LCDs will drain a normal 
alkaline battery in about two hours. Rechargeables are a good 
idea, but they have a tendency to leak after extended use. The 
only other solution is to use a battery pack or a solar battery (see 
“CamePro Labs," March 1 994). Both are safe, economical alterna- 
tives to rechargeable batteries. 

Q A few months ago, I purchased a 3DO. I recently 
found out that movie CDs can be bought for the 
* 3DO, but I can’t seem to find these movie CDs 
anywhere. Do they really exist? Where can I find them? 

Steven Kelly, Melville, NY 

The Watch Dog states: 

* Injanuary, it will be possible to watch movies 
■ through a Goldstar 3DO by using the Goldstar 
3DO MPEG,Digital Video Module. Panasonic is working on a 
similar produrt for its 3DO system. 




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Beyond that, 
the multiscroll- 
ing gameplay is 
standard Mario 
hop-n-bop. Yoshi 
cruises through 
the six worlds - each 
with multiple areas - 
jumping on enemies, 
navigating past obsta- 
cles, and solving the 
various puzzles that stand in 
his path. 

Nintendo made heavy- 
duty use of the Super FX2 chip 
to endow the game’s hundreds 
of enemy characters with the 
ability to spin, magnify, and do 
all kinds of tricks. Yoshi’s Is- 
land seems straightforward in 


the early levels, but as the 
game progresses, the game- 
play grows more complex and 
challenging. As well as com- 
pleting the various areas, play- 
ers can work for high scores 
by grabbing special items and 
power-ups. 

With all the ruckus going 
on in gaming these days. 
Yoshi’s Island isn’t as new and 
different as a lot of other games 
out there. The one and only 
Mario, though, is bound to be a 
big hit this Christmas. 
We’ll have a full ProRe- 
view on this game in an 
upcoming issue. 
Bynintemfo 
AvallaUe October 




Four long years have passed 
since Super Mario World, the 
last Mario platform adventure 
game, vras released for the Su- 
per Nintendo. Well, Mario’s 
back - but it’s not the Mario 
you remember. Yoshi’s Island 
is actually a prequel to the 
Mario games, and it sports an 
all-new look. 

It all begins when the stork 
tries to deliver twin babies to 
the Mushroom Kingdom. When 
a baby thief named Kamek 
snatches one of the babies, a 
Yoshi - in fact a whole herd of 
Yoshis - rescues the other 
tyke. The game traces the ad- 
ventures of the Yoshis as they 
try to return the baby (gee, I 
wonder who he is) to his par- 
ents. . .and maybe they’ll find 
the other twin in the process. 

Plug in this cart and the 
first thing you'll notice is its 
very different graphics. Yoshi, 
baby Mario (oops, we gave it 
away), and the enemy sprites 
are all roughly the same size as 
in prior adventures, but there 
the graphical similarities end. 


The backgrounds and 
game scenery in this newest 
taie bear a unique look that ap- 
pears almost as if they've been 
torn from the pages of a color- 
ing book or been freshly 
painted. The most noticeable 
sound on the early cart we 
looked at was the wailing of 
baby Mario whenever he gets 
separated from Mario. 

Yoshi has a number of 
new moves, including the abil- 
ity to hover, climb, and fire four 
types of egg weapons. Baby 
Mario rides on Yoshi’s back, 
and if he’s knocked off, he 
floats in a bubble. Yoshi has a 
quick countdown to rescue him 
before the Koopas snatch him. 











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Virtua Fighter 2 E9 


Virtua Fighter was just a warm- 
up for the main act due out 
this Christmas. Fighting fans 
know VF 2 kicks tail over the 
original game. If the Saturn 
version is faithfui to the coin- 
op, look for better gameplay 
and sharper, clearer graphics 
that include texture-mapped 
polygons and beautiful back- 
ground scenery. 

In addition to the eight 
original characters, VF 2 will 
include two new fighters. All 


the combatants have additional 
moves, though the lim- 
ited combo system is 
status quo. The two- 
player head-to-head 
fighting includes 360- 
degree rotation of the 
action as well as instant 
replays at the end of 
each round. 


By Sega 

Available Winter *95 



Up to four players can shoot 
it out virtually in this popular 
arcade game that’s bound to 
be a hit for the Saturn. As the 
Virtua Cop, you tag the bad 
guys in arcade-style shooting 
action. Look for an accurate 
translation of the coin-op 
game, including the graphics, 
gameplay, and weapons arse- 
nal. The 3D polygon visuals 
will zoom in and out during 
play. Rumor has it that Sega 
is working on a gun periph- 
eral to go with the game. 

By Sega 

Available Winter >96 




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This summer, Marvel's greatest 
heroes and villains come to life in 
the Marvel Overpower Card Game! 
This collectable card game from Fleer 
features stunning new artwork by 
the greatest artists in the industry. 
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Mortal Kombat 3 


PlayStatkm 


By Sony Compute 
Ent^lmwnt 
Available FaH’SS 


When Mortal Kombat 3 hits 
all the game platforms this fall, 
the PlayStation version will be 
the one to watch. Based on - 
what else? - the arcade game 
of the same name, MK 3 will 
feature Identical gameplay 
that’s a nearly pixel-perfect 
copy of the original. 

The seven new warriors 
will be armed with their Individ' 
ual special moves, 
finishing moves. 

Animalities, Friend- 
ship moves, Babali- 
ties, and more. 

The game will also 
include special Kom- 
bat Kodes and an 
encryption system 
that hides special se- 
cret powers. Expect 
the game's new Run bu 
ramp the gameplay to fi 
more intense levels. 

The PlayStation’s f 
cessing power should p 
gamers with the most a 
tic port of Mortal Komb 
home system yet. FInisI 


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Kolibri lEI 


The new age comes to the 32X 
when deep inside the Earth a 
peaceful crystal is damaged by 
meteorites, Next thing you 
know, evil crystals are turning 
plants and animals into mon- 
sters. Only one creature 
can save the planet - a 
hummingbird named 
Kolibri. As Kolibri, you 
flit, dart, and dodge 
around the planet in 
unusual one-player ac- 
tion/adventure game- 
play. Similar to Ecco 
the Dolphin, Kolibri 
must solve simple 
puzzles and find the in- 
formation he needs to free his 
friends. This game’s 3D poly- 
gon graphics are especially 
beautiful and lifelike. 


By Sega 

Available Fall ’95 


y 


Blackthorne MM 




In the tradition of 
Flashback, Blackthorne 
is an action/adventure 
strategy game for one 
player. This dark tale 
of vengeance, which 
takes place in under- 
ground caverns and 
rain-soaked forests, 
requires puzzle sol- 
ving, quick thinking, 
and even quicker reflexes. The 
hero, Kyle Blackthorne, roams 
through more than 20 twisting, 
mazelike levels, each navigable 
only after you solve numerous 
logic puzzles and fight hun- 
dreds of enemies. The graph- 
ics include more than 1000 
frames of advanced roto- 
scoped animations that make 
for incredibly smooth, lifelike 
character movements. 


By Interplay 
Available Winter '95 


Tecmo Super Bowl III: 
Final Edition BESS ca 


The Adventures of 
Batman & Robin B 


Tecmo’s been making 
great sports games 
since the NES first hit 
the shelves. As the 16- 
bit era draws to a close, 
Tecmo’s bringing out 
the final 16-bit version 
of their long-running 
Super Bowl series. 

Designed to simu- 
late the 1995-96 NFL 



season, the game has many 
features: 30 NFL teams and 
NFL players, with digitized 
photos and real statistics; Pre- 
season, Season, and Pro Bowl 
modes: a new Player Edit mode 
that includes the ability to cre- 
ate unique players and improve 
existing players; a new Free 
Agency mode; and new field 
patterns, plays, moves, quar- 
terback-pass action, and play- 
books. The legend continues! 

By Teem 
Available October 



The Dark Knight returns to 
protect Gotham City from such 
notorious criminals as Poison 
Ivy and the Joker. This one- 
player action/adventure game 
combines different styles of 
gameplay and perspectives to 
create an unusual Batman ad- 


venture. You’ll also see footage 
from the animated television 
series, including more than 15 
minutes’ worth that was cre- 
ated exclusively for the game. 

By Sega 
Available Now 



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Darkstalkers 


PlayStatkm 


Based on the popular arcade 
game, Darkstalkers puts play- 
ers into head-to-head combat 
against legendary beasts of 
fantasy. The ten creepy com- 
batants include a vampire, 
werewolf, mummy, samurai 
ghost warrior, Canadian sas- 
quatch, and a Scottish demon 
called Succubus. 

The one- or two-player 
fighting action includes the 
standard best-two-of-three 
fighting-game setup. Each 
eerie warrior has the usual 
repertoire of special moves, 
but look also for several new 


features like midair blocking, 
special moves that you can 
charge during battle, and a 
combo system. A success me- 
ter at the bottom of the screen 
lets you gauge just how good 
you are. 

ByCapcom 
Atallable October 




X-Men: Children of the Atom EB 


PlayStation 


With X-Men: Children of the 
Atom, Capcom covers head-to- 
head fighting from all angles 
for the Saturn and PlayStation. 
Ten comic-book stars rumble 
in Children of the Atom, includ- 
ing four X-Men and as many of 
their foes. Look for your fa- 
vorites among this fierce cast: 
Wolverine, Cyclops, Psylocke, 
Storm, Ice Man, Colossus, 
Omega Red, Spiral, Silver 
Samurai, and Sentinel. 

Animation based on the 
comic and animated television 
series ties this arcade port to 
its roots, as do the digitized 



voiceovers by actors from the 
TV cartoon. The two-player ac- 
tion includes such standard 
fighting-game features as spe- 
cial moves. Options like auto- 
blocking even up the fighting 
field for players of dif- 
ferent levels. 


ByCapcom 
Available Winter ’95 




PlayStation 


FOX Hunt EB 


Fox Hunt represents a major 
change of pace for Capcom. 
This interactive game’s story 
line spoofs the spy-thriller 
genre. Timothy Bottoms and 
George Lazenby star. 

As the game’s hero, you 
must make real-time decisions, 
choosing between multiple 
gameplay paths as you gather 
information and clues to further 
the plot. Revving the action are 
more than 20 fighting or action 
sequences where you battle 
villains. The gameplay includes 
chase scenes and skydiving, 
shooting, and skiing scenarios. 
And, yes, the screens you see 


here are from the game: Fox 
Hunt incorporates more than 
three hours of movie footage 
shot with 16-mm film. 

ByCapcom 
Available November 


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Black Fire sends you airborne 
for arcade-style helicopter 
combat. Your chopper has to 
outmaneuuer the bad guys in 
15 heavy-duty flying levels. 

The first-person, inside- 
the-cockpit view of the action 
includes a 360-degree per- 
spective on the terrain. Your 
helicopter's armed and dan- 
gerous, but your foes have 
equipped their craft with alien 
technology. Scramble into ac- 
tion with up to four players. 

BySegt 

MOMtmutK'M 


Black Fire EM 




ChenWar BS 


Earth has been Invaded by 
hostile extraterrestrials in just 
about every futuristic video 
game to date, GhenWar’s no 
exception. This time around, 
the aliens want to destroy the 
planet and take a few slaves. 
Fortunately, up to four players 
command a crew of five war- 
riors that are fitted with rev- 
olutionary hypersuits capable 
of blinding firepower, armor 
counterdefenses, and amaz- 
ing speed. 

The game’s 18 levels be- 
gin on Saturn's moon, Titan, 
^ou battle your way back to 


Earth planet by planet. The 
graphics include a first-person, 
360-degree view of the weird 
interplanetary environments 
from within your special suit. 

BySega 

AiMih Whiter •95 



The 1 1th Hour: The Sequel to 7th Guest 

B3E3H 


This graphic adventure is a se- 
quel to the hit PC game 7th 
Guest. The chills continue as 
you become Carl Denning, an 
investigative reporter for televi- 
sion’s Cases Unsolved. During 
a murder investigation, Denn- 
ing’s partner, Robin, disap- 
pears. Now you must 
search the sinister Stauf 
Mansion for clues to the 
mystery. The gameplay in- 
cludes lots of horrifying 
surprises, strange puzzles 
to solve, and the same gor- 


geous first-person, live-action 
3D graphics that made the 
original game so haunting. 

By virgin httoract/ve 
Eatertalnmeat 
Available Fourth Quarter •95 


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Astal m 



In the strange, mystical 
world of Quartilia, 
thing that exists was 
created from gems and 
jewels by the goddess 
Antowas. The hero in 
this one-player ac- 
tion/adventure is 
Astal, who himself 
was created from a 
jewel, When Jerado 
kidnaps Leda, Astal’s girl, the 
young hero must rescue her. 

Astal relies on his 
strength, special moves, and 
help from a bird friend as he 
battles Jerado’s evil cohorts in 
beat-em-up-style action. The 
fighting, though, doesn’t look 
like anything you're familiar 
with. The game’s graphics 
have a mystical, fantasy look 
and are illustrated in a beauti- 
ful. cartoonlike style that bears 
a rendered 3D look. 


By Sega 

Available Fall ’95 


SimCity 2000 EM 



Until now, there hasn’t really 
been a console system that 
could adequately support Maxis’ 
great sim games. Good news 
for sim freaks: Maxis is bringing 
SimCity 2000 to the Saturn, and 
it looks like a version worth get- 
ting excited about. 

Prepare to design your 
own futuristic cities. Build solar 
power plants, design under- 
ground transportation systems, 
raise taxes, and construct a 
zoo, a marina, and a library. Of 
course, in the midst of all your 
construction, you’ll also have 


to watch for earthquakes, fires, 
alien invasions, and other dis- 
asters. The menu-based game- 
play is strategic and absorbing. 
SimCity 2000’s graphics are a 
step above prior sim games, 
and the Saturn does them jus- 
tice. It's Sim-ulating! 

By Maxis 
Available Fall >95 



Rayman Bl 


Starring a cute little animated 
bug who's trying to restore 
peace and harmony to the 
world, this huge hop-n-bop ac- 
tion/adventure game spans six 
worlds with more than 60 ar- 
eas. As he journeys through 
the worlds, Rayman gains spe- 
cial powers and skills 
that he can combine 
and develop. He needs 
them, too, as he tries 
to outmaneuver more 
than 50 kinds of ene- 
mies and other amus- 
ing characters. 

Rayman’s ravish- 
ing graphics come to 
life with spectacular 


animations that were done at 
more than 60 frames per sec- 
ond. Five independently scroll- 
ing backdrops create rich, lush 
background scenery. 

ByUbISoft 
Available Fall’95 



Cyber Speedway m 




Get ready to soar in Cyber 
Speedway, a futuristic rac- 
ing game. Climb into one 
of five super-powered hov' 
ercrafts, each loaded with 
cool weapons. Race the 
clock, the computer, or 
another player in one of 
six worlds, each with two 
tracks. Your view of the 
3D racing is from one of 
three perspectives at varied 
distances behind the craft. The 
snazzy tunes are performed by 
By Gone Dogs. 

BySega 

Available September 


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Full Throttle dH 



Full Throttle is an interactive 
graphic adventure that enables 
you to hit the road... or the 
road to hit you. A hardcore 
biker and leader of a motorcy- 
cle gang called the Polecats, 
you’ve been framed for mur- 
der. Separated from the ’Cats 
and in danger of losing your 
bike, your very way of life is 
threatened! 

The game is part whodun- 
nit and part easy ridin’. The ac- 
tion mixes first-person and 


third-person perspectives with 
a seamless blend of 3D and 2D 
animation. 

As you try to outrun the 
law and track down the real 
killer, you encounter a weird 
set of social misfts. You must 
interrogate them and hope they 
tell you the truth regarding im- 
portant clues and the where- 
abouts of key items. 

When you do hit the road, 
you can run into three rival 
motorcycle gangs - the Vul- 


tures, the Cavefish, and the 
Rottwheeters. It's your choice 
whether to ignore them or 
confront them. If you choose 
to fight, it’s Road Rash time 
with major punching, kicking, 
and attacking with chainsaws. 
If you're gonna save the day, 
you've got to go... right, full 
throttle! 


ByLucasArts 
AvailaUe Now 


Advertisement 








The Journeyman 
Project 1: Director's Cut 



As Agent 5 of the 
Temporal Protectorate, 
you travel through time in 
this one-player futuristic 
sci-fi game and explore 
six photorealistic worlds. 
The worlds include a 
prehistoric security sta- 
tion, an underground 
military complex, and a 
Martian mining colony. 
Each world incor- 
porates strategy and puzzle 
gameplay with live-action video 
sequences and 3D virtual-real- 
ity play. Journeyman includes 
both fly-through and walk- 
through action. 

By Sanctaaiy Wimls 
AyaBable Winter '95 



PlayStation 


Assault Rigs 


Up to eight players can com- 
pete in a futuristic gaming en- 
vironment where conventional 
sports are long gone and net- 
worked virtual-reality gaming 
is the sport of the day. The 
Assault Rigs are technological 
wonders created by competing 
teams of designers, techni- 
cians, and sponsors. 

At the helm of one of 
these vehicles, you pilot your 
craft through the World Net 
in fast-moving shoot-em-up 
action. The Rigs have ac- 
cess to more than 20 cool 
weapon power-ups (like 
bouncing ammo and 
oil spills), and they’re 
upgradeable, too. The 
game’s 50 high-tech 
zones are illustrated 
with fully textured 
and light-sourced 
3D graphics. 

ByPsygno^ 
Av^b^FomVi 
Quarter >95 


Wipe Out 


PlayStation 


Novastorm 


PlayStation 


Formula One racing’s taken a 
gut-wrenching leap into the fu- 
ture - namely, the Formula 
3600 Anti-Gravity Racing 
League. Choose from eight 
customized vehicles (armed 
with one of nine randomized 
weapons) and race through ten 
antigravity tracks with obsta- 
cles that include hang-ten 


jumps and hairpin twists and 
turns. The play modes range 
from time trials and practice 
circuits to championship 
leagues and game saves for 
fastest laps. And these babies 
fly over gorgeous 3D texture- 
mapped graphics. 

ByPsygnosIs 
A¥8llable September 




Novastorm did a pretty good 
job of conquering the PC, and 
it’s a natural for the PlayStation. 
Psygnosis promises that the 
high-tech shoot-em-up action 
will include even more pow- 
er-ups, an obscene array of 
smarter weaponry, and big- 
ger, badder level bosses. Play 
modes include a two-player 


team mode - which will come 
in handy since the game’s A.I. 
is geared to improve the en- 
emy’s shot accuracy as you 
get better. The first-person 3D 
graphics look stunning. Nova- 
storm’s another game that'll 
leave you queasy, 

ByPsygnosts 

A¥aUabh Fourth (htarter ^ 


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The Hive dH 


The Hive is segmented sci-fi 
set up to provide serious ’sects 
education... insects, that is. A 
mutant strain of insects is on 
the loose. They've been geneti- 
cally engineered to produce a 
“honey" that can be refined 
into a deadly biological wea- 
pon. It’s already destroyed half 
the galaxy, and now a crime 
syndicate is selling the stuff to 
the highest bidder. Since the 
Ortho Man isn’t around, that 
leaves only you-know-who to 
save the day. 

There will be plenty of de- 
tective work but you won’t 
have to pack up your trigger 



fingers. You’ll face radical 
dogfights set in outer space 
and run-n-gun through planet- 
side shootouts, too. The Hive 
could really bug intense 
gamers. It’s coming to the 
PlayStation, too. 

By TrHnark fnteractive 
AwallalBe October 



Hellraiser: Virtual Hell 



If you think connecting 
to the Internet is hell, 
wait until you try the 
GlobalNet. Yes, it's vir- 
tual reality gone insane 
when you connect to 
this brand-new online 
service that unfortu- 
nately puts users in 
touch with Pinhead, 
chief Cenoblte from you-know- 
where. The characters are 
based on the popular horror 
movies of the same name. 
You’re trapped “Down There,” 
and your objective is simple; 
Get the hell out! You’ll meet a 
host of spooky lost souls as 
well as the creator of the La- 
ment Box. If you don't know 
what the Lament Box is. . .pre- 
pare yourself for a genuine 
digital nightmare. 

By Trimark MeracUve 
Avallabte Fourth Quarter *95 


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character from our 


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games 


There’s only one Hyperman”* (Thank heaven!) on CD-ROM, and only you 
can help him save the world. You’ll solve puzzles, outwit an evil alien, 
and maybe even learn some science along the way. Cool. Check out 
Hyperman on the Internet at http://www.cdrom.ibm.com To order, visit your 
local retailer or call 1 800 426-7235 (source code 5201). 


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T he Tokyo Toy Show 
took place in the eariy 
summer at the giant 
Makuhari Messe Convention 
Center in Chiba. The annual 
event attracted a congregation 
of toy makers and distribu- 
tors, both Japanese and for- 
eign. More than 100 exhibi- 
tors showed their latest toys 
and games in two cavernous 
buildings with floor space cov- 
ering approximately five foot- 
ball fields. 

Among the major toy compa- 
nies, the enormous tendal 
group stood supreme with a 


huge booth. Bandai showed 
off its massive licensing power 
with a staggering number of 
toys and goodies related 
to its top-rated anime 
and TV superheroes. 

Star attractions 
included Cundam 
wring, Macross 
7 (the sequel 
to Robotech), 

Ultraman, and 
Ohrangers (three 
times removed 
from the Dai- 


Ttte poM-andshoot Vfrtua Cop 
W9S a/M ffemoed for the Saturn. 

rangers, domestically known 
as the Mighty Morphin’ Power 
Rangers). 

TDe biggest attraction at 
Sega’s^mple booth was Virtua 


Cop for the Saturn. 

Sega also sampled 
Virtua Cop’s prototype 
gun, which looked 
cool, but It lacked the 
kickback 
that made 
the arcade 
version realis- 
tic. Still, the game 
was impressive. 

Also on view was 
an extremely early and 
unplayable version 
of Virtua fighter 
2. Although not 
quite arcade per- 
fect, it still looked very pre- 
sentable with frill texture- 
mapping and fluid motions. So 
fer, only four characters have 
been programmed - Pai, Lau, 
Shun, and Lion. Sega hopes to 
have VF2 ready for Christmas. 

Sega’s Virtua Fighter Remix 
was up and running, too. It 
looked and played great! Start- 
ing in June, the game was to 
be packed in with 100,000 
systems selling at a reduced 




ttree generations 


fights 

price tag of 34,800 yen (down 
10,000 yen). VF Remix will be 
released on its own in mid-July 
in Japan as a limited-quantity 
special for just 3400 yen. 

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liVffame, Fighters ’95 were 

on display, but the 
game was nowhere to be 
seen. There was no word on 
SNK's 64-bit arcade system, 
but we know it’s coming out_, 
and we’ll keep you postefl^v 

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stalkers forthe PlayStation and 
X- MefrFo r the Saturn - both of 


which were feithful to the 
arcade originals. Capcom also 
had Final Fight 3 for the Super 
Famicom with two new char- 
acters joining Haggar and Guy 
for a two-player walk-and- 
thump-athon. 

A long roster of other com- 
panies displayed an 


digitized this time), Clockwork 
Knight li, SimCity 2000, and 
Shining Wisdom (a Zelda-style 
from Oie people who 
made Shining Force). Nearly 
ov«riooked among all the 
great Saturn titles was Trea- 
: are's newest, Guardian 
: Jlleroes, a strange but exciting 
' fiAcx described as a “fighting 
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interesting array of games. 
Namco announced Calaxian 3 
and Ridge Racer 2 for the Play" 
Station - the latter enables two 
players to race against each 
A other using the connector 
^ ports on two PlayStation 
systems (and two TVs). 
Atius had Ridge King the 
Spirits for the Saturn, while 
Taito demoed the PlayStation 
title Ray Tracer. Taito also 
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Takara had two games 
under development by TSD 
developer Tam Soft; Steamgear 
Mash, a diagonal-view action 
game for the Saturn, and Choro 
Q, a BD'polygon racing game 
with super-deformed mini cars 
that were cute and fun. 


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One final item of interest is 
Bandai’s Pippin Power Player. 
This dynamite unit features a 
full-on PC603 CPU. quad- 
speed CD-ROM drive, and full 
compatibility and connectivity 
with Apple peripherals. It also 
has foti NTSC and PAL input 
and output capabilities. 


Summing up, Sega made 
the strongest showing (but 
remember, neither Nintendo 
nor Sony were in attendance). 
The Tokyo Toy Show also 
dearly indicated that the Super 
Famicom's total dominance 
over the Japanese market is 
definitely weakening against 
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Neo'GeoCDto 
Debut in October 

As if you didn't have enough new 
hardware to choose from, SNK 
is about to jump into the next- 
generation system wars with its 
: Neo*6eo CD. Priced at $399, 
the top-loading CD player will 
come bundled with one con- 
troller (not two, as previously 
: thought), and a Still-unnamed 



The Neo»Geo CD iW// launch In 
October with about 70 titles. 


game, SNK has already had suc- 
cess with its new machine, hav- 
ing sold 300,000 units in Japan. 

Unlike the Atari Jaguar CD, 
which has struggled to come out 
with any games at launch, SNK 
promises to have 70 tides avail- 
able right away, most from the 
arcade arena. Fighting games 
will be riding the first wave of 
releases - expect Samurai 
Shodown, Samurai Shodown II, 
and Fatal Fury Special to join a 
roster of sports tides in the fall. 

Games will cost between 
$49 and $79. One added feamre 


: of the fighting games is the 
I inclusion ofa “blood code” 

. option, so gamers can play with 
: or without extra onscreen gore. 

See “The Cutting Edge” in 
: the April issue for a look under 
: the hood of this inulguing new 
system and watch for the first 
ProReviews of Neo*Geo CD 
. games next month. 

Sega and Sony 
Go to War 

The 32-bit wars have quickly 
escalated this summer as the 
top two entrants on the batde- 
field, Sega and Sony, launch 
salvos at each other in an effort 
to win over eager gamers. Sega 
twice jumped the gun on its 
own “Satumday,” which was 
■ originally to be the September 
. launch date for the Saturn. 
After releasing the Saturn in 
America in late May, more than 
three months ahead of schedule, 
Sega unleashed its new system 



Tom Kallnske, Sega’s CEO, pretlicts 
big growth for the Imtusby. 


; on Europe in July to gel a two- 
month advantage over Sony’s 
September 9 launch of the 
; PlayStation. 

To counter Sega^ strategy 
: Sony has been malting price 
: cuts on its PlayStation, giving 
; intrigued gamers reason to wait 
: to make their buying decisions. 

The U.S, version will be released 
; in September with a $299 price 
^ tag, approximately $100 less 
; than the Saturn. 

In Japan, Sony is hoping 
i to add another 2 million buyers 
i by slashing one-third off the 
i price of a new PlayStation - at 
; about $359, a Japanese Play- 
i Station is $120 less than a 
Japanese Samm. The Play- 
Station has already been wildly 
successful in Japan and has 
sold more than 2 million units 
in less than six months. 

Even with all the confusion 
over the launch of the next-gen- 
eration systems, Sega sees a 
bright future for the video game 
industry. In his keynote address 
at the Electronic Entertainment 
Expo, Tom Kalinske, president 
and CEO of Sega, forecasted that 
the electronic-entertainment 
industry would grow into a $9 
billion market by the year 2000 
because of next-generation sales. 

Kalinske added that Sega^ 
planning on selling 600,000 
Satums in the U.S. in 1995 - a 
goal that’s gathering steam 
amidst reports that Sega had 
already sold 100,000 Satums by 
the end of June. The company’s 
strengthening its push with a 
$50 million print and TV ad 
campaign. Sega still expects the 
Genesis to hold its own, howev- 
er; the 16-bit machine should 
represent half of the company’s 
revenues for the next year. 

Bad News for CES 

Nintendo has announced that 
it will not participate in the next 

Consumer Electronics Show 

(CES), scheduled for January 5-8, 


Top 20 Neo'Geo CD Titles 

Which games will be available when the Neo^Geo CD ships In 

October? These are some of the most popular titles youll find. 

Aerofl^ers 2 

Last Resort 

Alpha Mission II 

Nam 1975 

Art of Rghting 2 

Ninja Combat 

Baseball Stars 2 

Samurai Shodown 

Bust-a-Move 

Samurai Shodown II 

Crossed Swords 

Super Sidekicks 3 

Fatal Fury Special 

Top Hunter 

Fatal Fury 3 

2020 Super Baseball 

Ghost Pilots 

View Point 

The King of Fighters '94 

World Heroes 2 Jet 


1996, in Las Vegas, The news is a 
significant blow to the sponsors of 
the two CES events, which until 
last year reigned as perhaps the 



Howml Lincoln, Nbitendo’s CEO, has 
puUeO Nintendo from Winter CES. 

most important video game 
trade shows in the country 
Last May, the 1995 Summer : 
CES was supplanted by the Eiec- 1 
tronic Entertainment Expo 
(E*); and now the Wmter CES 
has lost one of its top-drawing 
cards, Nintendo. Presumably 
more companies will follow Nin- - 
tended lead, further diminishing i 
the impact of the winter show. 

Instead of Winter CES, 
Nintendo has committed its 
support to a single trade show 
to be held in Los Angeles in 
May 1996. That still-unnamed 
show will be staged by the 
Interactive Digital Soft* 
ware Association (IDSA) 
and a group that includes Infth ; 
tainment World. The pub- 
lisher of GamePro, SWAPPro, 
and Electronic Entertainment, 
Infotainment World vras one of i 
the prime forces behind last ? 

May^sE^show 

Nintendo Chairman 
Howard Lincoln said in a news : 
release that “a single trade show ; 
commitment will allow us more ; 
flexibility in direedy communi- 
cating our many business plans ' 
throughout the year. And in 
1996, those plans will include 
considerable news for the Virtu- ; 
al Boy, the Super NES, and 
Gamo Boy, as well as the 
Ultra 64.” 

Tough Year for 3DO 

The 3DO Company has 

announced its financial bottom ; 


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line for the fiscal year that ended 
in March. While the figures are 
better than last year’s, the uphill 
road to profitability looks steep, 
3DO's revenues totaled $30.4 
million, but the company still 
lost $46.3 million. The results, 
however, dramatically improve 



i with releases like Blad^orce, 
300 hopes It will begin dlmblng 
: out of the reO. 


'■ over the numbers for the year 
; before: $ 10.3 million in revenue 
' with a loss of $51.4 million. 

; 3DO is hoping its software 

■ releases later this year will rake 
; in some much-needed bucks. 

In other bad news for 3DO, 
AT&T, one of its original 
investors, recendy began selling 

■ off its 2.5 percent share of the 

: company According to a story by 


• Reuters, the sale isn’t a reflection 
; on AT&Ts confidence in 3DO, 
but is purely a financial decision 
; based on market considerations. 

One positive note for 
I gamers; The price of a 3DO 
; continues to drop. Using a $50 
; rebate, buyers can get a Goldstar 
: 3DO with FIFA International 
Soccer and Shock Wave at Elec- 
- tronics Boutique for $300. 

i VR Headsets GSet 
Warnings 

i Ever wonder about the possible 
: side effects of wearing a virtual- 
reality (VR) headset? Some sci- 
■ endsts are also wondering, and 
: they’ve begun sounding the 
: alarm about possible human 
: safety hazards. 

An article published June 5 
; in Electronic Engineering Times 
; suggests that Nintendo^ Virtual 
Boy and other VR headsets in 
: development, which all place 
; small screens direcdy in fi'ont of 
; the eyes, may cause sickness, 

: flashbacks, and possibly even 


Sony Launches Sports Division 


Sony recently announced that a new development studio is up and 
running, devoted exclusively to sports titles. This yet-to-be-named 
San Diego studio is currently developing five sports titles for the 
PlayStation. The first, ESPN Extreme Games, will be avail- 
able when the PlayStation launches in September. 

NFL Game Day and NHL Face Off, both working titles, 
are scheduled for a November release. These two games will feature 
pro licenses, rendered players, and multiple views. The Came Day 
design team got expert assistance from Kansas City Chiefs' starting 
quarterback, Steve Bono. Bono helped create a playbook that 
reflects current NFL trends. 


Also in the works are an unnamed Major League Baseball 
game and a racing title, which are scheduled to be available in the 
spring of '96. 



NHL Face Off Is slated for a November release. 


fiAMEPRO • 


; permanent brain damage. 

: These are only guesses so far 
; because the long-term effects 
; are still unknown. 

Thomas Furness, director 
of the Human Interface Tech- 
; nology Lab at the University of 
; Washington, has strong opinions 
; about the headsets. In an online 
' article published on CMP^ 

: TechWeb, he warns that “there 
; are... long-term psychosocial 
i and psychophysiological effects 

• that need more study before the 
: lawyers Start suing.” 

The makers of the headsets 
; have differing opinions. Tony 
Ashe, president of StrayLight 
Corp., a company developing 
one of the targeted products, 
claims in the same online article 
: that such hazards are “gready 
; exaggerated” and that the head- 
; sets pose “virtually no danger 
: when used for a short time and 
' with an attendant standing by. ” 
How many gamers will wear 
; the headsets for a short time 
; \vith an attendant nearby is an 

■ obvious question. Watch future 
i “ProNews” articles for updates 

: on this budding controversy 

At the Deadline 

^ The slump in the 
video game industry 
continues to hurt 
; retailers. Toys ’R’ Us. the 

• world’s largest toy chain, report- 
ed that its first-quarter revenues 
were down 10 percent in estab- 
lished stores, a decline the com- 

: pany blamed mosdy on sluggish 
; video game sales. The arrival of 
: 32-bit systems, however, has 

• made the company “optimisdc” 
about future financial reports. 

Virtual World 
Entertainment is 
getting a boost from 
' the film industry. United 
Artists has agreed to invest in 
, VWE’s virtual-reality entertain- 
ment centers (see “Hot at the 

■ Arcades,” December 1994). 

The UA presence should put 

Sipteniiep 1895 



ten more Virtual World interac- 
tive attractions in American 
movie complexes by the end of 
the decade. 

Behind the scenes: 

Spectrum Holo- 
I Byte is joining with 
ABC Sports to make PC and 
32-bit sports games; Acclaim 
will be working on a 1996 game 
for various systems based on 
The Crow: of Angels, the 

sequel to the 1994 film The 
Crow; Domark is readying 
Confirmed Kill, a World War 
II flight sim that can be played 
on the Internet by up to 500 
players simultaneously: lnte^ 
play is bringing a new deluxe 
version of Descent to GEnie 
Online Services by the end 
of summer; and, after a long 
wait, Natsume has released 
Wild Guns for the SNES (see 
ProReviw, November 1994) 
and plans to release a 32X ver- 
sion sometime next year. 


GamePro recendy 
paid a visit to 
Di&iPen, the small 
school in Vancouver, British 
Columbia that teaches one 
thing; video game program- 
ming. Here’s the news in a nut- 
shell: The school offers an 



Students study video game pro- 
gramming at DlglPen. 


intense two-year course of 
study; right now DigiPen has 
about 30 students from many 
countries. Applicants must be at 
least 18 years old, and the cost is 
about $6000 per year. Call Jason 
Chu at 604/682-0300 for infor- 
mation and applications, and 
watch our ongoing special series 
“The GameMakers” for an 
in-depth report. □ 


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The Super Game Boy Swe^takes, 
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Grand Prize Winner 

(TV, SNES Control Set, Super Game 
Boy, and Donkey Kong Land); 

Robert A. Vickery, Dana Point, CA 

First Prize Wmiers 

(SNES Control Set, Super Game 
Boy, and Donkey Kong Land): 

Jason A. Bates, New York, NY 
Ben Dehne, Peshligo, Wl 
Lance Pauley H, Sooth Point, OH 
Chris Ripley, Broken Arrow, OK 

S^ondPri^ Winners 

(Super Game Boy and 
Donkey Kong Land): 

Ehson Afshar, Beaumont, TX 
Jonathon Benavides, Miami, FL 
Anthony C. Brown, Tulsa, OK 
James E. Byrum, El Cenuo, CA 
Jason DiVia, Lambertville, NJ 
Alex Hansen, Anchorage, AK 
loan Huynh, Canada 
Chris Neal, Los Angeles, CA 
Josh Pierrottie, Sulpher, LA 
Benjamin Weaver. Salt Lake City, LIT 

Third Prize Wimm 

(Super Game Boy): 

Addae Akinsheye, Silver Spring, MD 
Kenneih Armstead II. Canton, MI 
Angela S. Balboa, Daly City, CA 
Larry Botnasal, Ronkonkoma, NY 
Dewey Chu, New York, NY 
Stephen Colegrove, Winston-Salem, NC 


Ched Cuaresma, Chicago, IL 
Rafael Garced, Caguas, Peru 
Gabriel Garcia, San Antonio, TX 
Michael Giacalone, Lindenhurst. NY 
Jeffrey Gray, Danville. CA 
Joseph Haddad, Grosse Pointe Shores, Ml 
Syed Hussain, North Bellemore, NY 
\^ivan Keo, Signal Hill, CA 
Rodney Lo, Seattle, WA 
Gene Manford, West Haven, CT 
Lee Miranda, Philadelphia, PA 
Fernando Mirando, Bridgeton, NJ 
Levi R. Moniz, Kurtistown, HI 
Kyle Parker, Mount Laurel, NJ 
Morgan Pine, Kingman, AZ 
Chaun Richardson, Gurabo, Peru 
Felix Roche, Reno, NV 
Erich Schuster, Clinton, Ml 
Ben Scott, Acworth, GA 
Eric Stone, Michigan City, IN 
Shelby J. Thompson, Louisa, VA 
Christopher Timothy, Brooklyn, NY 
Daniel Vega, Ridgewood, NY 
Judy Zerbe, Burton, Ml 

Fourdi Prize Wlmiers 

(Subscription to GamePro): 

C,P Brannigan, Stratford, CT 
“Campbell," Miltis, MA 
Sean Campbell, Canton, Ml 
Sam Crawford, Portland, OR 
Stephen Ford, Upper Darby, PA 
Brian Fortner. Jr.. Tacoma, WA 
David Gold, Chicago, IL 
RobinJ. Greene, Sacramento, CA 
Mike Griffin, Albuquerque, NM 
Chris Harper, Spokane, WA 
John Haverty, Springfield, PA 
James McCullah, Ojai, CA 
Kenny Newill, Fremont, NE 
Bobby Norman, Hibbs, PA 
Jeff Peters, Westminster, CO 
Gregory Reyes. Brewyn, IL 



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1. Mighty Morphin' Fbiver Rangers: 
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2. Judge Predd 

3. Justice League Task Force 

4. Kyle ^tt/s No Fear Racing 

5. LooneyTunes B-Ball 

6. Earthhound 

7. Jungle Strike 

&. Base Masters Classic 



1. The Adventures of Batman and Robin 

2. Triple Play Baseball '96 

3. World Series Baseball '95 

4. Judge Dredd 

5. Hand Ball '95 

6. ComixZone 

7. Bass Masters Classic 

B. Justice League Task Force 


9. NBA Jam Tournament Edition 

10. Ponkey Kong Country 


Rafael Roca, Hollis, NY 
Jorge Romero, Chicago, IL 
Ken Sanders, Ypsilanti, Ml 
Eddie Shank, Tempe, AZ 
Ryan Shaw, Miami, FL 
Stephen Shaw. Lee, MA 
Deshawn Smith, Philadelphia, PA 


9. Road Rash 3 

10. NBA Jam Tournament Edition 


Bunta Soeur, Stockton, CA 
Troy Spaulding. Pryor, OK 
PairiciaJ. Staunton, Plainfield, IL 
Nir Vargoz, Van Nuys, CA 
Fred Webber, S. Vienna, OH 
Jonathan Wheeler, Finley, TN 
John Witling, Monon Grove, IL 


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Western united States 

Tiffany Wallace, Account Mgr. 
Cinny Bryant, Sales Associate 
951 Mariner's Island Boulevard 
San Mateo, CA 94404 
TEL; (415) 286-2583 
FAX: (415) 349-8532 


mrdwest United states 

Gregory T. Koemer, Regional Mgr. 
Kathy Sullivant, Sales Associate 
One Northfield Plaza, Suite 230 
Northfield, IL 60093 
TEL (708)441-1750 
FAX: (708)441-0796 

List Rentals 

Randy Randolph, 

Fulfillment Sp^allst 
(415) 286-2505 


Eastern United States 

Bruce Wolff, Regional Mgr. 
Cathy Langhaar, Sales Associate 
Continental Plaza III 
433 Hackensack Ave. 
Hackensack, N| 07601 
TEL (201)489-5111 
FAX: (201) 489-6277 


Cynthia Sandor, Associate Publisher 

Manisha Patel, Advertising Coordinator 

Susan S. Crown, 

Advertising Services Manager 
Cara Martyak, 

Advertising Services Specialist 



Index of Advertisers 


Acclaim 

--2nd Cover. 1.5 
..77,79, 85,137 

Atari Corp 

...115,116,117 

Banda! of America . 

19 

Blockbuster 

61 

Chips & Bits 

139 

Clearasil 

.7 

Crave 

141 


Electronic Arts 108, 109 

FILA Footwear USA 21 

ReerCorp 35,36,37 

38,57,123 

Funco Inc 143 

Levi Strauss & Co 9 

The Multimedia 

Publishing Studio 131,133 

New Line Cinema 25. 65 


Nintendo 26,27,52,53,81 

Playmates Toys, Inc 51, 83 

Sega Channel. The 47 

Sega of America 4th Cover 

125, 127 

SNK Corporation 

of America 100, 101 

Sony Computer 

Entertainment 10,11,99 


Squaresoft 2, 3 

STD Entertainment 3rd Cover, 144 

Synergy Interactive 63 

Teemo, Inc 75 

UBI Soft 71 

Viacom New Media 15 

Williams Entertainment 43, 67 

68, 69 

Working Designs 59 


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