FREE! 



Super Mario World 2 

Yoshi’s Island! 

Super NES ProStrategr Guide 


From Japan! 

• Battle Arena • 
Toshinden 2 i 
Super Mario -■ 
7 World RPG H 


4470 65945 


Donkey 


froReyiews! 

• Virtua Fighter Remix 

|- (Saturn) 

• WWF Wrestlemania 

(Genesis) 

• Earthworm Jim 2 

(SNES) 

• Mortal Kombat 3 

(PlayStation) 

• Madden NFL '96 

(Genesis, SNES) 

• Mega Man X3 


Hot Strategies 

• Chrono Trigger (sues) 

• Tekken I PlayStation ) , 









Fasten your seat belt. 

ThislaaaSaE coming Torr0nt1 „ r0ln _ blo0dth1rsty 

pirates, and now your ship is 

full throttle. Donkey sinking... have a nice day. 


Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'" Sleek, stylish and fully loaded. With 

32 megs and so many it even outperforms last year's 


Diddy’s back and 
better than ever. 


model. But don't take our 
park — sunken pirate ships. 


word for it. Let Diddy take you once around the 
flJPP^^^rol ler coasters, beehives. (Watch the mMiuBmim 


Ha 







moves too. Like the (please kids, 

don't try this at home). We even threw in a 


bunch of multiple endings. But hey, what do you 


expect from the EffiEBgEBffla in history. 

Except another game that leaves everything 

else far behind. (Ever been behind a 
A * or -v 




eiom a'9T9riT ! 9vr Jb jIooJ Now there are smarter 
■ T9V9 116(1* ttuia nsbbrri Kremlings out to slap your 
monkey around. Ouch! 


monkey? It Ri,ui.ijjmn 





24 megs. With rendered 
graphics. Battery backup. 
A hero and his shape- 
changing dog. Ancient 
civilizations, prehistoric 
jungles, medieval king- 
doms, futuristic cities. 
All on one strange planet. 
Discover the Secret of 
Evermore. And remember 
to put on your game 
face, ’cause this one 
ain’t going to be pretty. 


THE FORCE OF EVIL 
THE FORCE OF GOOD HAS 


Q Sflo»r»'St«.l«t ill Skills hunt Sacral ol EiBimon’" is a Mol ol Spua l . .s a 'cfsttiec Siaiti’am at Square Co Lia hii'itm.; Super 




j 

J 

BBS 

e§ 

: . 



i 


■ J 



BBBHB! 




Violence 


Francisco 
Men In 


Trocy Scoggins ( Dynasty, Lois & Clark ) 
is New York assistant DA Lara 
(alabreeze - the long arm (and legs) 
of the law. One of 20 suspects is out 
to snuff her. No wonder her fuse is 


So what chaste champions 
of family values came up 
with this collection? The 
developers with a morally- 
high-fiber diet, Studio 
3D0, that's who. Gaming 
geniuses that have gener- 
ated more solid hits than 



* ■ 

E 

1 

;%v : ' V ^ 

■n 






shorter than her skirt. Guns, gangs, 
strippers. Quick. Somebody frisk me. 




Ms 






Arena football meets General Patton. 
You choose a tank. You load up on 
firepower. You enter the oreno. You 
try to score goals while opponents try 
to blast you to hell and back. It's a 
sport where a cup doesn't offer much 
protection. 


BATTLESPORT 


PH0ENIX3 


GOLDEN GATE: 


l 3 TREASURE BY THE BAY 


Look! Up in the sky! It's o rocket!" 


zsiSsBia 

watercolor images of the City by the 
Boy. Like MYST? You'll love this. 


Like great space combat and bitchin' 
weapons? So do we. As hero Derek 
Freeman, you must locate starships 
and brave pilots to fight some surly 
aliens. Of course, that entails shooting 
the green snot out of them. Can't we 
all live in peace and harmony? In a 
word, no. 


WE 

GOT 


WZVflD NIVldVD 


3 D O 


THEY' 

DON! 









Hey Subscriber! 
Are You Movinti? 



Give us advance notice 
and you’re sure to get 
your next issue on 
time... as usual. 

Write to: 

GamePro Subscriptions 
P.0. Box 55527 
Boulder. CO 80322 

fBe sure to include both your old and new address J 




OPTION 1 OPTION 2 OPTION 3 

Clues T 'P S Classic Tips 

OPTION 4 OPTION 5 


16 Bit Hot Picks 

Calls average three minutes in length and 
cost $1.29 a minute. Touch-tone phone required. 

Bg sure to get your parents' permission to use the Hotline it you are under 18 years ot ago. 
Messages subject to change without notice. A service ol IKF01RINIUNI WORLD in San Mateo. CA 



F. Rousseau 
Nihei 


ant Managing Editor Kathy Skaggs 
Senior Editors Chris Strodder 
Lawrence Neves 

Associate Editors Chris Nicolella 
Tom Russo 
Mike Weigand 
Paul Curthoys 



Bill Horan 
Donna J. Badgett 
Amy Nibbi 
Mary Purdie 


crrttarrrty o 

i 


INFOTAINMENT WOULD 


President and Founder Patrick Ferrell 
Executive VP/Group Publisher John F. Rousseau 
COO/Senior Vice President Bruce W. Gray 
Vice President/Editorial Director LeeAnne McDermott 
Vice President ot Circulation Holly Klingel 
Human Resources Director Christine Y. Yam 
Human Resources Representative Kelly Lynch 
Executive Assistant to the President Diana Cruz 

he EVP Lonnie M. Forbes 
ie Hennigan 

Director of Expositions & Events Stacy Hollingsworth 
Conference Manager Laura Simmons 
Events Coordinator Rebecca Patton 


Marketing Communications Manager 


Account Intern Laura Baza 
Operations Manager Jeannine C. Harvey 
Office Services Supervisor Lesieli Friesen 
Network Administrator Salvatore Conigliaro 
Receptionist Diana Tautenhahn 
Customer Service, Special Products Libby Sandoval 

Warehouse Supervisor SamGrimaldo 




For subscription problems only, pie 


„W BPA 


Volume 7. #12; December Issue; GAMEPRO (ISSN 1042-8658) Is published monthly lor S24.95 per year by Intolainment 
World, Inc., 951 Mariner's Island Blvd., Ste. 700, San Mateo, CA 94404; An IDG Company; The Wood's Leader In Information 
Services On Information Technology. Second class postage paid at San Mateo, CA, and at additional mailing offices POST- 
MASTER; Send address changes to GAMEPRO. P.0. Box 55527. Boulder. CO 80322-5527. Change ol Address: Please send 
old label and new address to GAMEPRO, P.O. Box 55527. Boulder, CO 80322-5527. Foreign and Canadian orders must be 
prepaid in U.S. dollars on a U.S. bank and must include S30/year additional postage. Canadian GST* 131 304 347. 




3-D 
rendered 
itadiums !* 


over 800 plays 
including authentic 
QB signature plays! 


control any NFL'" 
player on offense 
or defense! 


>player, game and full season stats! substitutions ! >replays from any angle!* >perfect your 
gridiron skills in the exclusive practice mode!* >custom player feature— build your own dream 
team!* simulation mode— change history in 50 game-breaking situations! >hyper audibles— choose 
from 54 plays at the line of scrimmage! and more!< 


PC-CD BOH 


'Saturn ; PlayStation and PC-CD ROM 

• . - ■ ■ 

America Inc. © 1991 Nintendo of America Inc Sega Sega Saturn Or 


Exclusive to Super NES and Genesis 

rreed. 'PlayStation' Is alrademarlc o! Sony Computer 
Otlrcial Seals ate registered trademarks ot Nintendo ot 
rar are trademarks o' Sega Enterprises Ltd An nghls 


>K<laim 


Officially Licensed Product of 
| , , PtJYFRSa 


all che players 

that , 

count! 


Either 

y°» Have 


Or you 

Don’t. 


teams 


all the top NFL 

quarterbacks! 






w 

h 

z 

III 

h 

z 

0 

u 




GamePro • December 1995 

rSWJBSS 


30 The GameMakers: 
Programming Schools 

Here's your freshman orientation 
for DigiPen, a video game pro- 
gramming school. 

Enroll at DigiPen, 
a school for 
gamemakers. 

Page 30. 


Blockbuster World Championship winners 
become GamePro Editors-for-a-Day. Page 50. 

50 Blockbuster Champs 
Invade GamePro! 

The winners of the Blockbuster 
World Video Came Championships II 
spend the day at GamePro. 


Garfield creator, 
Jim Davis, talks 
video games. 
Page 44. 


44 Garfield Gets a Game 



38 On the Trail of Foxhunt 

Capcom makes its interactive 
movie a big-screen production. 


Jim Davis explains how he helped 
his favorite cat make the jump 
from cartoons to Genesis game. 


PRQSimmr 

130 MfiMBE 

Chrono Trigger (SNES) 

Part 2 of our strategy guide takes 
you from the fall of Magus to one 
of the standard endings. 


148 

Super Mario World 2: 

Yoshi’s Island (SNES) _ 

Part 2 reveals the hidden 
areas in the third and 
fourth worlds - and helps you beat 
the mid-level and end bosses. 


160 SWATPro 

Secret weapons, tricks, and 
tactics for your favorite games 

172 The Fighter’s Edge 

Take on Tekken PlayStation with 
a complete breakdown of all the 
sub-bosses, including the end 
boss, Heihachi! 


Cover: Courtesy of Nintendo of America 




Turbo Control 


programmable for 
SNES* & Genesis ®* 


Pro Fighter 6 

programmable for 
SNES ® <& Genesis ®* 


Cool Screens 

replacement screens 
for Gameboy ' 


Power Pad 

for Saturn ® & 3 DO*' 


Master Switch 

4-way universal 
TV game switch 

Car Power 

for all portable 
games 




>55 YOUR GAMES You don't have to take it anymore! 

m MM | Games that last too long. Games that interrupt your favorite TV show, 
lrlr ■ f If N ow you'll rule with NAKI's GameSaver Plus™ for Super Nintendo®*. 

The gamer's only backup system that saves any game. Any time. Any place. 
Anywhere. Not just on any level, but at the exact point you choose. Savor 
the action. Or return later to pick up where you left off. Even days later. NAKI's 
supersmart software technology does it all at your command. Even at half-speed 
with no sound or picture distortion. Remember, you give the orders after all! 

NAKI GameSaver Plus™ 
for Super Nintendo®. 


POWER 


ASK ABOUT THE GAMESAVER PLUS™ AND OTHER NAKI GAMES ACCESSORIES 
AT WALMART. OR CALL 1 - 8 0 0 - 8 2 4 - N A K I FOR A STORE NEAR YOU. 




GamePro • December 1995 

P35352HW 


114 


58 PlayStation 

58 Doom: Special PlayStation 
Edition 

60 Mortal Kombat 3 
62 WWF Wrestlemania: 

The Arcade Came 
66 Agile Warrior: FI I IX 
68 Air Combat 
68 Novastorm 
72 Saturn 

72 Virtua Fighter Remix 

73 CamePro Editor-for-a-Day 
Reviews 

76 Rayman 
78 Dark Legend 
78 Minnesota Fats Pool Legend 
80 Mansion of Hidden Souls 
80 Shanghai Triple Threat 
82 32X 

82 WWF Wrestlemania: 

The Arcade Came 
82 Kolibri 
84 Genesis 

84 WWF Wrestlemania: 

The Arcade Game 
86 Zoop 

88 Garfield Caught in the Act 
90 Batman Forever 


Ommimim 

16 Letter from the GamePros 18 

16 The Mail 

18 GamePro Gallery w 

20 The Cutting Edge 

The Nomad takes you on a 
portable Genesis road trip. 

22 Hot at the Arcades 

Monstrous arcade games from 18 

the AMOA arcade show, includ- 
ing Ultimate MK 3, Tekken 2, 
and Fighting Vipers! 2 q 

184 GamePro Labs 

Christmas peripherals that give 
the gift of gameplaying 


94 Super NES 

94 Donkey Kong Country 2: 
Diddy's Kong-Quest 
96 Earthworm Jim 2 
98 Final Fight 3 
100 Mega ManX 3 
1 02 Spawn: The Video Game 
104 Zoop 

104 MechWarrior 3050 

106 3D0 

106 D 

1 08 Crime Patrol 2: Drug Wars 
108 Mazer 
108 Panzer General 
108 Flying Nightmares 

110 Neo*Geo 

110 Pulstar 





The Sports Page 

1 1 4 Madden Football '96 (SNES) 

1 1 5 Madden Football '96 
(Genesis) 

1 1 7 Prime Time NFL Football 
(Genesis) 

118 FIFA Soccer '96 (SNES) 

118 FIFA Soccer '96 (Genesis) 
120 NBA Live '96 (Genesis) 

120 White Men Can't Jump 

(Jaguar) 


Bad Mojo win 
surely bug you/ 

p age 198. 

Buyers Beware 

Information for savvy 
consumers 

Short ProShots I 

Resident Evil (PlayStation), Toy 
Story (Genesis, SNES), Breath of 
Fire 2 (SNES), Loaded (Play- 
Station), and more! 

PC GamePro 

Bad Mojo, The Dig, 

Flight Unlimited, and more! 


1 22 PGA Tour '96 (Genesis) 

122 Power Serve Tennis 
(PlayStation) 

126 Role-Player’s Realm 

1 26 Secret of Evermore (SNES) 

1 28 Romance of the Three King- 
doms IV (Saturn) 

1 28 Virtual Hydlide (Saturn) 

1 30 Chrono Trigger ProStrategy 
Guide, Part 2 

1 36 Future Fantasies from over- 
seas: Super Mario RPG, 
Romancing Sa-Ga 3, and 
Gun Hazard 

142 Super Game Boy 

1 42 Super Return of the Jedi 
142 Street Fighter II 

144 Game Gear 

1 44 Super Return of the Jedi 
144 Batman Forever 



Battle Arena Toshinden 2 (Play- 
Station), Lunar Remix (Saturn), 
Tactics Ogre (Super Famicon), 
and more! 


204 ProNews 

Will the PlayStation, Saturn, 
and 3DO play theThree Kings 
this holiday? 

205 Index of Advertisers 
208 GamePro Online - ffc , 

A look at what’s up 
on America Online and 
the Internet 




•Foma JO qjos 93m P.no/C J’BIO JOU ‘s'BuxfBTOjtxio Sajddu/r aajtn snid noA joj apisra raooa aAeq streaf^.ogg s,iA 07 puy 

■raooj aaora joj v aAiyq sueaf M QSS s.iast; eAOUi oj raocu apftn v noA 8 ai§ oj jno ojb streaf ®gog as.pvaq rjmn 



ifee 54 iB 



Viftoal &M 
^fs5«ntS 
•Oft $a«si ffO« 


tbs Tbi r 4 ititb Wof 


bsa4 if Viftoal &oj 
<tt>4 Wo won’t i>« 
tb« La»t "b«n Wo 
toll it oot- Tb» 




actios corns at Wo ffo* 
f|4Cs5 fJOc'vs nsvsf 4fsaws4 of. 
S>st tbinji Wo'Vt nevsf 
5stn bsfofs libs fs4 Mam,, 




T sIsroko-Mf, 'Galactic tiHoHl 
Vafio f.ah4C ai>4 ii>c|u4o4 "itb sVsfi 
Viftoal & 0 J, Mario’s Ts»i5:' 

Ar>4 "Ofs titl*5 to co»s. 


Ju»t into tb» Tbi f 4 t>i B snsiOi. 

an4 5 tt "bat it fss|S libs 
to t>« insi4s tb* 6a»s. 


AOL@ keyword: NOA 
www.nintendo.com 


rjfe 

v '- ^ 


is Mario's Tennis. Other games sold separately. Batteries not 
35 Nintendo ol America Inc. ™ and ' are trademarks ot Nintendo 
Red Alarm™. ™ and 1995 T&E Solt Inc. Licensed to Nintendo. 




*0 JU5| 

4 ^ 


,, tbs 


1 


Virtual &o^T 

A 3-fc for 4 3-t> w| 4 . 


dESEB 





I ready to b] 


your. 



Purchasing Power ( 

C onsumers don't always realize how much power 

they have. If there's something they don’t like, whether it’s 
a movie, a TV show, a breakfast cereal, or a . 

new tennis shoe, consumers can always 
shout their opinions loud and clear to the companies that make 
those products. Simply don’t buy that shoe, don’t watch that 
show, don’t go to that movie. Consumer protests like this hap- f 
pen all the time: Last summer, baseball fans effectively ex- 
pressed their anger over 1 994's baseball strike by staying away 
from ballparks. And look what savvy moviegoers did to the 
dreadful Judge Dredd - they turned Sylvester Stallone's big-bud- ! 
get action flick into one of the year’s biggest bombs. 

As for the unoriginal video game sequels that reader Steve 
Ziesche talks about (see his letter at right), software companies | 
are only making what they think gamers want. Video game se- 
quels are like movie sequels: They rarely break from a success- ■ 
ful formula. Thus most sequels to games and movies merely { 
repeat what worked before. Exceptions to this rule are break- 
through games like MK II, SF 2, Sonic 2, Virtua Fighter 2, the 
great Mega Man series, Castlevania III and IV, the new Super 
Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, Samurai Shodown II, Super Turri- i 
can 2, and select RPCs like Final Fantasy III. These sequels im- 
proved upon the originals, a rare treat these days. 

Unfortunately, for every breakthrough sequel like MK II, I 
there are a dozen disappointing follow-up games. Remember, 
though, if software companies succeed by continually making 
bad products, we have no one to blame but ourselves. If we 
weren’t buying their bad products, they'd be forced to come up 
with something new. You have an easy way of convincing them 
that you’re displeased with their redundant sequels or their 
offensive ads or their high prices. Get your info from GamePro, 
make smart buying decisions, and let your wallet do the talking, i 
Sometimes that’s the only language companies understand. 

The GamePros 
the-mail.gamepro@iftw.com 
San Mateo, CA 




Final Fight 2, the sequel Steve 
Ziesche says is 
earlier game." 

W hy are video game se- 
quels always so unorigi- 
nal? The first Bubsy was great, 
but a year later the second one 
was a bust. The coin-op Final 
Fight was great, the SNES ver- 
sion was good, but then Final 
Fight 2 and Final Fight Guy 
were identical to the earlier 
game. Can’t companies think 
up original sequels? 

Steve Ziesche 
Santa Rosa, CA 

Otter Matic replies: 

Sometimes they do! See our 
editorial at left. 


Game Gab 


I feel like I'm being cheated. 

MK II for the SNES got great 
scores from your reviewer and 
was a terrific rendition of the 
arcade game, while the Gene- 
sis game got so-so ratings 
and was missing features 
from the arcade game. Primal 
Rage for the SNES gets extra 
finishing moves, and as you 
said “the SNES world definitely 
looks better" than the Genesis 
game. I feel that the two 1 6- 
bit systems should get equally 
good games. 

Mark Mulvey 
December 1995 


...and for the Genesis. Feel 
cheated? 

D oes the Sony PlayStation 
play music CDs? 

Pablo Delvalle, Jr. 

Paterson, NJ 

Manny LaMancha replies: 

Yes, as do other CD-based 
game machines like the 
Neo*Geo CD, Jag CD, Saturn, 
Sega CD, and 3D0. 

I 'm an MK 3 fan. How can I 
tell what version of the 
game I'm playing? 

Nikolas Robinson 
Long Beach, CA 

Bruised Lee replies: 

You have to reset the arcade 
machine to find out. Ask the 
arcade operator, and he might 
do it for you. As the game 
restarts, watch the first 
screens carefully, and you'll 
see the number for the ver- 
sion you're playing. 







I finished Power Rangers: The 
Movie for the SNES on the 
Normal mode. At the end, the 
screen says that if I finish the 
game in Hard mode, I'll get a 
special code. I called Nintendo’s 
900 line to find out about the 
code, and was told there was 
no such code in the game. I 
then called Bandai who said the 
same thing. Is there a code or 
not? If there is, what does it do? 
Yanick Gravel 
Lachute, Quebec, Canada 

The Lab Hamster replies: 

We called Nintendo's 900 line 
and they said they hadn't 
tested the code when you 
called, but they’ve now added 
it to the game information 
they give out. You get the code 
at the end of the game on the 
Hard difficulty setting. At the 
title screen, a few seconds af- 
ter the lightning bolt hits the 
logo, press Up, Down, Left, 
Right, X, B, Y, A, and then 
Start. You'll be powered up at 
the beginning of each stage in 
any difficulty mode. 

D o you know of any horse- 
racing games? 

Anthony Smith 
Aurora, IL 

Video Head replies: 

There have been several in 
Japan, but horse-racing 
games are virtually nonexis- 
tent in America. However, look 
for Stakes Winner, coming 
soon to a Neo»Geo machine 
near you. 


I bought the Sega CD hoping 
someone would make great 
games like Doom, Doom 2, of 
Wolfenstein 3-D for it. Will 
these games ever come out 
for the Sega CD? 

Matt Thiessen 
Coeur D’Alene, ID 

Earth Angel replies: 

It's possible, but increasingly 
unlikely. As far as disc-based 
systems go, Sega has clearly 
turned its attention to the Sat- 
urn. CamePro gets fewer and 
fewer Sega CD games to re- 
view each month, which isn’t a 
good sign for Sega CD owners. 



S tar Wars and Empire Strikes 
Back both came out for the 
NES, but was there an 8-bit 
version of Return of the Jedi? 

Patrick Lozano 

Captain Squideo replies: 

No. Just when LucasArts 
would have started on Jedi for 
the NES, it set its sights on 
making the first 16-bit Super 
Star Wars game. If you need 
more Jedi, T»HQ’s handhelds 
have just come out. 


The Magazine Biz 


T he Sony PlayStation ad 
on page 1 1 of your Sep- 
tember issue has the words 
“Enos Lives" at the end. Can 
you please explain this? 
“EnforCer20” 

Internet 

Tommy Clide replies: 

A spokesperson for Sony says 
that "Enos Lives" is part of an 
ongoing marketing campaign 
that the company isn’t ready 
to explain. The spokesperson 


did tell us that there are lots 
of hidden codes and clues in 
their ads: In fact, on that 
same page is some word play 
that reads “URNOT’ followed 
by a red “E," as in "You are not 
ready." Look at the street 
signs in the ads featuring 
ESPN’s Extreme Carnes for 
some hidden codes and study 
the TV ads to find tricks for 
Battle Arena Toshinden. 



Are you ready to decipher Sony’s 
hidden messages? 


Movie Madness 


I n the Street Fighter movie, 
Blanka was turned into a 
monster, but in the game, he 
lived in the jungle. Who’s right? 

Jamie McNamara 
Internet 

Bonehead replies: 

They both are because they're 
two different things. Capcom 
says it had to take certain liber- 
ties with the game's characters 
in order to make the movie plot 
work. The movie wasn't trying 
to be a clone of the game - it 
was trying to exist on its own 
terms with its own ideas, which 
required making some neces- 
sary changes to the game's 
premise. As another example, 
you don't see Guile's stealth 
boat in the game, but it made 
sense to have it in the movie. 

C an you give me Jean- 
Claude Van Damme’s ad- 
dress? He played Guile in the 
film Street Fighter. 

William Slade 
Princeton, WV 

Air Hendrix replies: 

Write to JCVD at this address: 
Jean-Claude Van Damme 
8942 Wilshire Blvd. 

Beverly Hills, CA 90211 



I ’ve been trying to get Tia 
Carrere’s autograph for a 
year. She was in the movie 
Wayne’s World and the game 
Daedalus Encounter. 

Tom Heyman 
Fenton, MO 

Lawrence of Arcadia replies: 

Address letters to Tia via: 

Tia Carrere 

c/o United Talent Agency 
9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500 
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 


Reader deport 


A while ago you ran a quick 
contest in which readers 
voted for their favorite MK II 
fatality. Are you going to have 
a similar vote for MK 3? 
Sheeva’s skin rip gets my vote! 
Adam Brown 
Shawville, Canada 

Doctor Devon replies: 

Why not? Here are the rules: 
When you write us a letter or 
send us e-mail, mention your 
favorite MK 3 fatality, Babality, 
or Animality. All versions 
(home and arcade) of MK 3 
are eligible for consideration. 
Submit your nomination by 
December 15, 1995; we’ll tally 
’em up and announce the 
most popular fatality, Babality, 
and Animality soon. 



Let the competition begin! Shee- 
va’s skin rip leads all entries so 
far, one to nothing (the one vote 
from Adam Brown). 


GAMEPRO 


ecember 1995 


17 







This month's 
winning artist 
will receive a 

GAMEPRO 

T-shirt! 


Jr., Milwaukee, Wi 


Bellingham, 


Tony Valencia, 


gMavoMnketoseeto 
Ser,d V°ur suggestions t 0: 

I BAMCPRO Magazine 

Dear Editor " e 
P-O. Box 5828 
I San Mateo, CA 94402 

\nL C “" m “'I letters 

sentl personal 
e e %l>° y o U n letter, on 


or at this Internet address: 


Kalila Gilbert, Wilmington, DE 



VIRTU A than ever 


We haven’t merely duplicated the arcade classic, we've 
completely redefined what Virtua Racing is all about. We're 
talkin’ more vehicles. More circuits. Grand Prix mode. Split 
screen mode. And a twin 32-bit RISC engine 
that’ll curl your toes right through your sneak- 
ers... No other version even comes close. 

HOLD ONTO YOUR HAIRPIECE, 

THIS ONE’S ON THE SATURN 

Visit your favorite retailer for more details. 


the POUNDING 

IN YOUR CHEST. 





Sega has another thought coming for those who 
predict 16-bit games are going "bye-bye." 



TUe Homad: le-blt CPU, full-color 
screen, and six-button controller 
all rolled into one. 


T he Sega Genesis show hits 
the road this winter with 
the Nomad, a new 1 6-bit por- 
table game system. Well, it’s 
relatively new. The Nomad is 
a full-fledged Genesis system 
that will play any Genesis cart. 
This capability opens up a 
hefty game library that cur- 
rently stands at 600 cartridges 
before Christmas '95. Sorry, 
32X and Sega CD fens, the No- 
mad won't support those Sega 
systems, so you'll have to con- 
tinue to ponder the Sega CDX if 
you desire portability. 

It's Not the Size 
That Counts 

Genesis gaming to go doesn’t 
come cheap. The Nomad price 
tag is around $200, but you'll 
get the real 1 6-bit stuff for 
your money. 

The unit measures a com- 
pact 754 inches long by 4 
inches wide, and a mere 1 56 
inches deep. Those dimen- 
sions make the Nomad 
roughly the same size as 
the 8-bit Game Gear, and 
it’s even slightly trimmer. 

Despite the radical reduc- 
tion in size, the Nomad con- 
tains all the silicon necessary 
to turn and bum any Genesis 
game. In fact, according to 
Sega, the operating specs are 


the same as those for the 
Genesis: a Motorola 68000 
CPU and even a Z-80 graphics 
processor are packed inside. 
Comparatively speaking, the 
Nomad is a Genesis that just 
uses less plastic and airspace 
than the relatively compact 
Genesis II. 

The system’s horizontal 
layout also resembles that of 
the Came Gear. The cartridge 
slot is at the top of the unit. A 
3i4-inch diagonal back-lit LCD 
color screen is mounted be- 
tween a directional pad and six 
action buttons. A single con- 
troller port's set into the front 
of the unit for two-player 
gameplay. The Nomad func- 
tions as Controller One. The 
controller port only supports 
Player Two, so you can’t use a 


standard controller for single- 
player games. 

Carnes for TWo 

Dueling dualists won't have to 
knock heads trying to view the 
action on the relatively small 
Nomad screen during two- 
player games. The system also 
sports a Genesis ll-style au- 
dio/visual connector for hook- 
ups to a regular television. 

The TV connector is a great 
idea as another key portability 
feature that pushes Nomad 
above the handheld pack. Not 
only can you play 1 6-bit games 
anywhere, you can also have 
full-fledged gameplaying on a 
regular TV anywhere. Sega has 
no plans, however, to produce 
a Nomad TV tuner. 


Power-Packed 

Portable 

The Nomad packs its own 
power source, a battery pack 
that snaps in to the back of the 
unit. Sega says six AA batteries 
will power up three hours of 
gameplay. In the works is a 
rechargeable battery pack 
called the Nomad PowerBack, 
which will also hold a three- 
hour charge. Of course, an op- 
tional AC adapter is available 
as well. 

Nomad for 
Wandering Gamers 

At last, no more angst at leav- 
ing a hot and heavy game 
session to make a road trip. 
The Nomad could very well 
be a game player’s best travel- 
ing companion. □ 


20 


GAMEPRO 


ecember 1995 



It’s a one-on-one, head butting, oodv slamming, iaw breaking, bone crunching, all out 

SLUGFEST, FEATURING THEThUNOER MeGAZORD", THE SHOGUN MeGAZORD", THE WHITE TlGERZORD ", 

Lord Zedd 1 ', Goldar 1 and many more of the best loved and hated Power Rangers 1 ' characters. 
With incredible graphics, brain numbing sound effects, and a non-stop barrage of hand-to- 
hand combat, this is one game that’s really gonna knock you out! 









Hew Vs. Codes 

These Ultimate Vs. codes were 


collected from the movie and 


the MK 3 home versions. They 
may be subject to change. 


The RMOR show featured thenwffwave of the hottest 
arcade games under one roof! HWway s Ultimate MK 3 
and NHL Open Ice were dear winners at the show, 
along with Sega's Fighting Vipers and Indy 500. 


By Bruised Lee and The King Fisher 


NHL Open Ice: 

2 on 2 Challenge 


are several new Vs. codes and 
three Ultimate Kombat codes. 
One of the Ultimate Kombat 
codes is sure to release another 
hidden fighter, while others are 
set to release more of the 
game’s secrets. 

Expect more features 
that were rumored for MK I 
and MK II to become a reality, 
and there may even be a new 
type of fatality in the game. 

One of the coolest features in 
Ultimate MK 3 is the tourna- 
ment mode, where up to eight 
players can compete against 
one another to determine the 
ultimate MK fighter. 


|J|J fans, rejoice - Ultimate 
1*11% is here! Ultimate MK 3 
features four new - but old - 
characters demanded by Kom- 
bat players. Returning to the 
lineup are Kitana, Jade, Scor- 
pion, and Reptile. They have all 
their original moves and com- 
bos in addition to new moves, 
combos, and fatalities. To 
spice things up, Midway even 
updated the moves for the ex- 
isting MK 3 characters. 

The new backgrounds, 
Desert, Cavern, Hell, and Water- 
front, are just a few of the many 
Midway is said to have hidden 
in the game. Moreover, there 


W hat happens when you 
freeze the court in NBA 
Jam. , .and give all the players 
sticks? You get the fastest, 
most realistic sports game ever 
to hit the arcades. Open Ice is 
a two-on-two ice-hockey game 
featuring all 26 NHL teams. 
Open Ice is one of Midway’s 
best-looking digitized games 
yet. Up to four players can get 
"Hot" (torch the net with blaz- 
ing shots), check opponents, 
and make game-winning 
saves. Open Ice is packed with 
tons of codes, including “big 
heads" and hidden characters. 


Returning to Ultimate MK 3 









Virtua Cop 2 _ 

T he fast action in Virtua 
Cop just got faster! j 

Virtua Cop 2 features the (■j 

nastiest villains ever put 
on the Virtua screen. En- 
emies now come at you 1 j§EGIi 
from all angles, so if |H| 

something moves, 1 ' 

shoot it! 

Highlights of the 
three missions include high- 
speed car chases and a frantic 
fight to save the mayor who has 
been kidnapped aboard a luxury 
cruise liner. This is definitely not 
the Love Boat. 


EXPERT 


F ighting Vipers is Sega’s lat- 
est and greatest polygon 
fighting game, created by the 
AM2 arcade programming wiz- 
ards. Vipers features eight 
Americanized characters like 
Picky, who uses a skateboard 
as a weapon, and Grace, who 
fights while rollerblading. 

Each fighter is equipped 
with armor that they wear over 


their normal outfits. If a player 
sustains strong enough hits, the 
armor explodes apart. Without 
armor, fighters are subject to 
greater damage from hits 
throughout the match. At AMOA, 
Fighting Vipers punched up 
fast action and tight controls. 
This game's sure to keep you 
busy until VF 3 appears. 


T hree years ago, the original 
Rail Chase stunned gamers 
with amazingly quick rail car 
action. Rail Chase 2 comes 
alive in what could be the most 
phenomenal 3D shooting/mo- 
tion ride to date. The 3D poly- 
gon graphics create pulse- 
pounding levels, where one or 
two players take a wild ride on 
and off nonlinear tracks. 

Throughout the stages, 
you can pick up various 
weapons to help you blow 
away bad guys. A controller 
seat provides crazy motion by 
vibrating in conjunction to the 
action on the screen. 


I ndy 500 features real-time 
texture-mapped graphics that 
drive you onto the world’s most 
legendary raceway. Actually, 
Indy features three courses 
(Indy 500's Oval Circuit, High- 
land Raceway, and Bay Side 
Street) at speeds up to 248 mph. 

Get right in the action with 
the impressive driver's-eye view 
or take a step back with the 
view from behind. Up to eight 
players can compete simultane- 
ously. So start your engines, 
nail it to the floor, and get ready 
to scream! 








Tekken 2 


T ekken is back, and it’s 
stronger than ever! Get 
ready for new codes, charac- 
ters, sub-bosses, hidden 
fighters, special moves, and 
ten-hit combos. 

A fascinating new feature 


is the character/time-release 
element. After the game is in- 
stalled, new selectable sub- 
boss characters become 
playable at the rate of one per 
week. Tekken 2 is sure to have 
a long life span in the arcades. 


B ased on the huge success 
of the X-Men arcade action 
game, Marvel Super Heroes 
features Hulk, Spider-Man, 
Shuma-horath, Black Heart, 
Iron Man, and Captain Amer- 
ica. Some fighters return from 
X-Men: Children of the Atom, 
including Psylocke, Magneto, 
Juggernaut, and Wolverine. 

As in the X-Men game, 


players can double-jump and 
perform high-hitting ground and 
air combos. New features in the 
game include power-ups that 
drop from the top of the screen, 
increasing power, health, and 
speed. Capcom’s Marvel Super 
Heroes once again surpasses 
the rest with topnotch hand- 
drawn animation. 


(yberbots 1 — - — r- 

B lso looking great from |p 
Capcom is Cyberbots. 
Choose from six pilot 
styles and four robot 
classes in this metallic SS 
fighting game that’s 
jammed with more than ^ 
300 megabits of power. 

Cyberbots is packed with 
enough combos and special 
moves to transform any fight- 
ing fan into a metal warrior. 


A s the next title in the Ridge 
Racer series, Rave Racer 
provides state-of-the-art 3D 
polygon graphics, view changes, 
and realistic reactive steering. 
Choose from City, Mountain, 
and Ridge Racer Short and 
Long Tracks. Rave Racer has 
the ability to link up to other 
cabinets, enabling competition 
for up to eight players. 


T he classic hit television se- 
ries is now an arcade dri- 
ving experience. Race in the 
Mach 5 through three environ- 
ments, steer around horren- 
dous obstacles, or jump over 
them! Now’s your chance to 
be a demon on wheels! 


T his two-player shooting 
game takes place in the leg- 
endary top-secret UFO re- 
search lab, Area 51, in the 
Nevada desert. As a member 
of the S.T.A.A.R. Team (Spe- 
cial Tactical Advanced Alien 
Response), your job is to pen- 
etrate the security of the air 
base and set off the nuclear 


device located in Control Ml 
Complex. 

The game consists Bffl 
of six waves plus a gSM 
bonus end stage. Area 
51 has an outstanding 
surreal look that comes 
from the melding of rendered 
3D graphics, live action, and 
stop-motion animation. 





Congratulations. You called your first play as a major 
league manager. And you did it while playing Top of the 
Order, the awesome new interactive card game from 
Donruss. To win, you 
need brains. You need 
guts. You need some 
luck. Because you call 
the shots, just like a 
big league skipper. 


Play Top of the Order and you can draft an MLB team 
from an 80-card starter deck of authentic game photos. 

You can build a dream team 
with booster packs, up to 
360 cards in all. You can 
challenge your friends. 
Top of the Order. Get off 
your butt. Get to the 
store. Get it today. 


IS HERE. 


ks and copyrights are us 



didn't think d ball could fit there. 











And they id /[ Cou/dnit be done. 

I “They" being all those bone-head, pencil -necked, 1-guess-you're-not-as-smart-as-you-look techno 1 
geeks who said there's no way to get next-gen graphics, humongous characters, and a mind-blowing * 
variety of game play all on a 16-bit system. Well, maybe “they" should try this on for size. | 



i of America 





TheGameMakers. 

Programming School? 

Want to make and play games for a living? 

GamePro’s ongoing look at ike GameMakers continues 
with a visit to DigiPcn, a s,l, ool that teaches video game programming. 


By The Feature Creature and The King Finhei 


W hen CamePro first 
wrote about DigiPen, 
the video game programming 
school in Vancouver, Canada 
(see "ProNews,” May ’94), 
questions poured in from in- 
terested readers: How much 
does the school cost? What are 
the entrance requirements? 
What are the classes like? To 
find the answers, we paid a 
visit to DigiPen and inter- 
viewed several students. 


School Summary 


The Background 

DigiPen is probably unlike any 
school you've ever seen. First, 
there’s no real "campus." 
Classes are taught in several 
quiet rooms in a nondescript 
office building in downtown 
Vancouver. What’s more, the 
school has no dances, no 
sports, no campus clubs, and 
no bookstore. If you’re looking 
for a well-rounded collegiate 
experience, look elsewhere. 

But if you're looking for a 
focused program devoted ex- 


Name 

'Location 

Purpose 
Years to graduate 
I Size of student body 
I Number of instructors 
Approximate cost 
Mailing Address 


DigiPen Applied Computer 
Graphics School 
Vancouver, British Columbia, 
Canada 

Teach video game programming 

Two 

90 

Four full-time, two part-time 
$6000 (U.S.) 

Jason Chu 
DigiPen, 5th floor 
530 Hornby St. 

Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6C2E7 
Jason Chu, 604/682-0300 
WWW.digipen.com or 
jchu@digipen.com 


30 


GAMEPRO 


ecember 1995 







dusively to video game pro- 
gramming, look here. DigiPen 
is one of the few such schools 
in the world, and it's the only 
one in North America (others 
are in England and Japan). 
Founded in 1 988 as a com- 
puter-graphics and special- 
effects company, DigiPen has 
been teaching classes in video 
game programming since Sep- 
tember 1 994. One group of 
students has already com- 
pleted the first year of the 
two-year program; a second 
wave of students is immersed 
in their first "Foundation Year" 
of learning. % 

The school's ties to Nin- 
tendo strengthen its ability 
to teach video game program- 
ming. Nintendo supports 
DigiPen by donating equip- 
ment (computers and special 
SNES units) and by providing 
technical support and advice. 
One huge advantage of the 
Nintendo connection is the 
lower cost of tuition - without 
Nintendo's contributions, 
DigiPen would have to charge 
its students double. 

The Applicants 

DigiPen’s president, Claude 
Comair, discusses the school’s 
beginnings: "We started our 
first year with 30 students. We 


hadn’t advertised at all, but be- 
cause of magazine stories, we 
had more than 1 200 appli- 
cants. We selected only 30 be- 
cause we wanted to make sure 
we had the right teachers and 
the right curriculum. 

“For our second year, we’re 
enrolling about 60 new stu- 
dents with four full-time teach- 
ers and two part-timers.” Most 
of the applicants, he adds, are 


from the U.S., and about 20 
percent are hopeful kids under 
ten years old. The ages of 
DigiPen’s first 30 students 
range from 18 to 35; all but 
one of the 30 are male. 

The Curriculum 

‘We’re trying to bridge the 
gap between animation and 
video games," says Comair. 
DigiPen’s two-year curriculum 
begins with a class 
called Elements of 
Computer Mathemat- 
ics, moves on to Op- 
erating Systems and 
Principles of Com- 
puter Graphics, and 
finishes with hard- 
core programming 
and in-depth stud- 


ies of the SNES. Before stu- 
dents graduate, they’ll have 
studied storyboarding, de- 
signed and created their own 
video game, and contributed 
to a large group project. 

The intense year-round 
program includes summer 
sessions with typical school 
days lasting from 9 a.m. to 10 
p.m. But when they graduate, 
students will be full-fledged 
video game programmers 
ready to work for almost any 
software company. Although 
Nintendo underwrites the 
school, it doesn’t guarantee 
jobs for students, and stu- 
dents are under no obligation 
to work for Nintendo. Says 


Claude Comair, DigiPen’s president 


. upmes. a vertically 






film ?Vxn 

DigiPen teamed up witli the 
Vancouver Film School on 
several sliort 3t) animations. 


Comair, “DigiPen students will 
be excellent candidates to 
work for Nintendo, of course, 
and Nintendo is certainly ex- 
cited about seeing our first 
students graduate. But neither 
Nintendo nor the students 
have any career obligations 
to each other.” 


The Students 

So what are classes like? What's 
it like to be a full-time student 
of video games? We let the stu- 
dents describe DigiPen. 


GamePro: How tough are the 
entrance requirements? 
Miranda Paugh, age 18, 
from Harleysville, Pennsyl- 
vania: “I took the usual high 
school courses, except for a 
couple of computer-program- 
ming classes. DigiPen doesn't 
require applicants to take pro- 
gramming courses before they 
get here, though it does expect 
you to have computer experi- 
ence. Actually, I’ve heard it’s 
better if you don't have pro- 
gramming experience before 


you come here because then 
DigiPen doesn't have to un- 
train you. I wasn't a great stu- 
dent, and I wasn’t enrolled in 
advanced math classes in 
high school." 

Patrick Meehan, 18, from 
Orlando, Florida: “They’re 
surprisingly flexible about en- 
trance requirements. I didn’t 
go to high school like every- 
body else. I was working as an 
artist in Florida, then I sent 
DigiPen my resume and port- 
folio and got lucky. Evidently 
they were impressed by my 
work and my letters of recom- 
mendation, and they inter- 
viewed me. It was a big sur- 
prise to me because I have no 
technical background at all.” 

GP: What’s a typical school 
day like? 

Ed Groover, 21, from Dal- 
las, Texas: “We usually get 
in by 9:30 and mess around 
with codes until class starts 
at 1 0a.m. We’ll have a class 
until noon, but if we already 
know the material being cov- 
ered, during class we can work 
on whatever we want. Most of 
the time, though, we're taking 
notes for those two hours. Then 
we go to lunch, followed by an- 
other lecture until 4 p.m. After 
that, we take a break and go 
outside fora while, then we 
come back to work for two 
more hours on our projects. If 
we're in the middle of some- 
thing, a lot of us will often stay 
until 10p.m. to finish up. 

“Once you're done with the 
lectures, everything goes at 
your own pace, and you can 
work on whatever you want 
to. Everybody here is attend- 
ing because we love it, so it’s 
not like we can't wait to leave 
at the end of class." 

Miranda: "Classes are taught 
like traditional college courses 
with a teacher lecturing and 
the students taking notes. 
Teachers use overhead projec- 

December 1895 


tors a lot. We don't have typi- 
cal homework - once in a 
while we have math problems 
to solve or some small pro- 
gramming codes to write at 
home. Mostly we work on our 
projects here at the school. 

“We have exams at the end 
of each course. The math ex- 
ams are probably pretty typi- 
cal, and programming exams 



Instructor Rob Cunningham helps 
student James Guintu. 



An untitled Tetrls-style game cre- 
ated at DigiPen. 


ask us to identify terms and 
find the mistakes in some 
code. We don’t write outside 
reports or anything like that." 
Brian Snapp, 19, from up- 
state New York: “The small 
classes allow us to ask a lot of 
questions, which is different 
from some colleges where 
there are hundreds of stu- 
dents jammed into a giant 
classroom with one teacher." 

GP: How are the teachers? 
Brian: 'They’re really up to 
date with what's going on in 
the video game industry." 

Ed: "Because they've worked 
in the industry, the teachers 
can sit down with you and 
help you with individual prob- 
lems. Unlike traditional college 
professors who leave campus 
after class, here the teachers 
stay and help you." 

Miranda: ‘They're very pgf 


32 


Parents yell at you. 
Teachers yell at you. 


But when 10,000 rock ’n’ roll fans yell at you, 
you’ll probably pay attention. 



, 



a little more 
noise from our 

fun & 
cjames 

dept. 


When you play Quest for Fame, keeping up with the rock band Aerosmith is 
only part of the challenge. You’ve got to jam your way out of your bedroom and 
onto their w'orld tour. But you don’t need a guitar, because the Virtual Pick 
can be used on just about anything. Look, it’s rock ’n roll, it’s fun and it’s 
something that could drive your folks nuts. What more do you want? ^ Check 
it out on the Internet at http://www. soltware.ibm.com To purchase, visit your 
local retailer or call 1 800 426-7235 (source code 5218). 

IBM 


I Business Machines Corporation. 0 1995 IBM Corporation. 



casual, and we get to know 
each other pretty well. They’re 
really dedicated to what they're 
doing. Even Claude, the presi- 
dent, gets involved with what 
we’re working on." 

CP: Do you feel like you’re 
missing anything by not at- 
tending a traditional four-year 
university? 

Miranda: "I was never that 
social, so I don't feel like I’m 
missing anything. Other peo- 
ple might go crazy here, but 
it’s fine for me. I don’t need a 
football team to cheer for." 
Ed: "Sometimes you get a little 
frustrated when you think of 
the other social things you're 
missing, but we don’t have a 
lot of time for those activities 
anyway. Since we're all on the 
same schedule, it's easy to 
find people to hang out with. 
But basically, we all feel we're 
here to study, so the social 
side doesn't really make that 
much difference. " 

Brian: "Programming is what 
we’re here for, so why should 
we waste time on things we're 


not interested in? We just fo- 
cus on becoming the best pro- 
grammers we can.” 

GP: What's the toughest part 
about being a student here? 
Ed: "Some of the classwork is 
tough. A lot of people struggle 
with the math, but other stu- 
dents help you out." 

Brian: "The finances might be 
difficult. Not many students 
work outside of school be- 
cause of the long hours." 
Miranda: " The hours are 
long. We'll work 13 hours a 


day sometimes on our pro- 
jects - but nobody's forcing 
us, we do it because we want 
to. Also, some of the students 
weren't used to taking one 
class for four hours a day. 

"Another negative might be 
the housing: There's no dorm, 
so you have to find and pay 
for your own housing. Adding 
to that is the work situation. If 
you’re not a Canadian citizen, 
you can’t work." 

GP: What’s your advice to in- 
terested applicants? 

Brian: "You'd better enjoy 
video games. If you don’t, 
don't even bother applying. 

If you want to be a program- 
mer, get basic math skills - 
not calculus, just the basics, 
which DigiPen will expand on.” 
Miranda: "I would've been bet- 
ter prepared if I'd taken more 
math courses in high school. 
DigiPen will teach you, but it's 
better if you already know it. 


Then just be ready to dedicate 
a lot of time to programming." 
Ed: "Be sure this is really what 
you want to do because it's a 
lot of work. It's not just play- 
ing games. And the more you 
understand about how a com- 
puter works, the easier it'll be. 
If this is something you know 
you want to do, this is defi- 
nitely the way to go. It may 
seem scary coming from far 
away to study here, but a lot 
of the people here have come 
from far away too, so every- 
body’s in a similar situation." 
Patrick: ‘The most important 
thing is to be sure this is what 
you want to do. When you get 
here, you have to be self-moti- 
vated. Determination and 
persistence will carry you 
through. There’s not much of 
a social life, but if you want 
to make games, this is where 
you can do it. It's a great 
atmosphere." □ 



Online Students 

Want to write to DigiPen’s students? Here are the online ad- 
dresses of the four students we interviewed. 

Miranda mpaugh@digipen.com 
Patrick pmeehan@digipen.com 
Brian brian@digipen.com 
Ed egroover@digipen.com 


34 


GAMEPRO 


December 1995 



Call for the nearest repair center! 



While Nintendo may suggest repair pricing, service pi 








sports' Well, it’s not a dream anymore. It’s a nightmare. 



If you’re not blocking a 100-mile-an-hour slapshot, 
you’re getting trampled by a weak-side blitz. What’s going 
on? You’re on the ice with NHL' FACE OFF" and you’re 
on the field with NFLGAMEDAY. The Sony PlayStation’s 
super-fast 360° graphics bring you face-to-face with 
ins stiff- arm and face-to-astroturf with a 
Junior Seau blindside sack. On the ice, you’ll be trading 
3-D hip checks with Ray Bourque and Jeremy Roenick, 
while trying to keep Mark Messier and Pavel Bure from 
SONY scoring on you at will. {After all, the players 
have their real-life abilities.) You can even 
Mow your stats (no matter how pitiful they are) 
throughout the season. Just like in the pros. Where your 
nightmare is every defensive lineman’s dream 





Hi tie Trail mi 




Capcom's allied itself with a Hollywood movie company to make 
Foxhunt, a unique interactive-movie game. GamePro went behind 
the scenes for this exclusive look as the game was being filmed. 

by The Feature Creature 


A nybody who’s ever vis- 
k ited a movie set would 
recognize all the activity in- 
side a prominent L.A. hotel 
last spring. Capcom and 3Vi- 
sion, Inc., an independent 
movie company, teamed up 
to make Foxhunt, an interac- 
tive-movie game set for re- 
lease on the PlayStation and 
PC this winter. 

After the Fox 

An action game played with 
actual movie footage, Fox- 
hunt’s nonlinear complexity 
makes it something special in 
the interactive-movie genre. 
Every time they play Foxhunt, 
gamers will be newly chal- 
lenged and pleasantly sur- 
prised by the many strange 
twists and turns in the plot. 
You’ll control the movements 
of young Jack Fremont, a Gen- 
eration Xer who gets dragged 
into a web of James Bond-like 



Twin assassins mean dom 
trouble for Jack Fremont. 


intrigue involving a Russian 
spy and nuclear launch codes. 
A twisted ex-Marine, twin as- 
sassins, and a beautiful but 
dangerous accomplice spice 
up the action. 

As the game progresses, 
regular-guy Jack becomes a 



George Lazenby and Andrew 
Bowen compare guns. 

suave, tuxedo-wearing super- 
spy. But the road to superspy- 
dom isn’t smooth - it’s littered 
with decisions. Which way to 
go? Whom to trust? When to 
engage in hand-to-hand com- 
bat, when to shoot it out, 
when to run? These and other 
quick calls will confront ga- 
mers throughout Foxhunt. 
Your decisions will determine 
which of the game’s six end- 
ings you’ll reach, including 
one where Jack joins the bad 
guys and helps nuke L.A. 

Besides the wildly convo- 
luted plot, Foxhunt has an- 
other key attraction: humor. 
Unlike most action games, 



Fighting sequences 
that require quick 
button presses are 
sprinkled through- 
out the game. 


Foxhunt has enough pratfalls 
and jokes to keep gamers 
slapping their knees while 
they’re trying to slap at ene- 
mies. Expect killer Vegas 
showgirls, the Flying Mani- 
lows, an agent who arises 
from a toilet, a psycho who 
kills with crab mittens, and a 
Russian who thinks “the proof 
is in the poodle." Explains Di- 
rector Michael Berns, “Remem- 
ber the Rocky and Bullwinkle 
cartoons? They had slapstick 
humor that everyone laughed 


drew Bowen some advice on the 
hotel set 


at, but also sophisticated 
comedy that only the older 
audience would get. Foxhunt 
will be like that, rewarding at- 
tentive gamers with humor- 
ous details." 

Hollywood 
Takes Over 

Unlike most interactive-movie 
games, Foxhunt is not the 
work of a game company try- 
ing to make a movie; it’s the 
product of a full-fledged 
movie company making a 


Beautiful women appear through- 
out the game to tempt Jack. 



38 


GAMEPRO 


lecember 1995 











Wearing his psycho character’s 
trademark mittens, Timothy 
Bottoms tries to trap Andrew 
in a flower shop. 

ative control - those are 3Vi- 
sion’s ideas that run through 
Foxhunt’s veins. 

As testament to the Holly- 
wood heart beating inside the 
game, the hotel being used for 
all the interior shots was bust- 
ling with movie mayhem last 
spring. Multiple cameras were 
being positioned among a 


Bor her tele BebtaLnlUertesBeris 
the girl-next-door look- 


game. Although a software gi- 
ant, Capcom, is financing the 
project to the tune of $2 mil- 
lion, Foxhunt is being shot by 
an actual Hollywood movie 
company, 3Vision, using a 
professional movie crew, rec- 
ognizable actors (including 
Rob Lowe and Timothy Bot- 
toms), and Hollywood-style 
special effects. Capcom gave 
3Vision almost complete cre- 


Timothy Bottoms 
spikes the comedy 
by wearing many 
disguises through- 
out the game. 




Star Search 


Andrew Bowen plays the 


Lewis Arquette, father of 

Patricia, is a Hollywood 

veteran cast In the role of 
the evil Russian. 


moving. 


get Andrew Bowen 


Timothy Bottoms is the 
game's mad bomber. 


maze of lights while makeup 
artists touched up the actors; 
stuntmen worked out the de- 
tails of their falls as a work- 
shop staff next door construc- 
ted props due on the set in 
the coming days. Add in the 
stars prowling around, and 
you had a full-fledged movie 
experience worthy of a visit 
from Entertainment Tonight. 

3Vision’s 
Three Amigos 

Foxhunt’s story line is the cre- 
ation of the 3Vision principals: 
Matt Pyken, producer/writer; 
Adam Berns, producer/lawyer; 
and Adam’s brother, Michael 
Berns, director. Longtime 
compadres in their early 30s, 
they already have one game 
under their belts, National 
Lampoon’s Blind Date, a PC 
game they made over a year 
ago. The trio drew from that 
successful experience, plus 
their years in Hollywood and 
their film-school backgrounds, 
to create Foxhunt. 

If nothing else, Pyken and 
the Berns brothers have made 
Foxhunt a very efficient pro- 
duction. By writing the story, 


Lezenby-OemeUaenb,. 

Best known as the Bond in 
between Sean Conner/ and 
Roger Moore. 


Robia LaMorte, Jack’s dan- 
gerous love interest 


making the deal, and directing 
the film themselves, they con- 
densed the entire movie-mak- 
ing process. Whereas a movie 
often takes a year just to get 
started, it took only four 
months to make Foxhunt’s 
deal and begin production. 
The game will appear within 
nine months of when it was 
conceived, an unheard-of de- 
livery time in Hollywood. 

Scheduled for 35 days of 
shooting (including four days 
of skiing footage at Aspen), 
the Foxhunt crew worked 
quickly on the set. A movie 
typically films two scenes a 
day, but 3Vision whipped 


through about 1 5 scenes dur- 
ing each 1 2-hour day. Scenes 
were short but packed with 
background clues, adding lots 
of replay value. The most 
time-consuming scenes were 
the fights, because of the 


Jack Fremont has an encounter 
in a casino with this seductive 
dealer, played by Playboy center- 
fold Barbara Moore. KTS 


GAMEPRO 


December 1995 







many moves gamers can use 
and the many different results 
they can achieve. 

Spring Roles 

Gamers and movie buffs 
should get a kick out of 
Foxhunt's eclectic cast. Last 
spring Matt, Adam, and Mi- 
chael auditioned hundreds of 
actors and actresses before 



Jack can find the missile-launch 
codes, nab the bad guys and 
snag the money, but can he get 
the girl? 

they settled on their stars. 
The biggest names, though 
not the biggest parts, belong 
to Rob Lowe ( Masquerade , 
Wayne’s World), George 
Lazenby Games Bond in On 
Her Majesty’s Secret Service), 


and Timothy Bottoms (star 
of the Oscar-nominated films 
The Last Picture Show and 
The Paper Chase). Joining 
them are two relative new- 
comers, Andrew Bowen 
{Coach, What About Bob?) 
as Jack Fremont, and Robia 
LaMorte (who’s appeared 
in Prince’s videos and on 
Beverly Hills 902 10) as his 
beautiful accomplice. 

All agree that Foxhunt has 
been a delight to work on. But 
Foxhunt also imposes unusual 
demands on the actors be- 
cause their characters change 
so quickly depending on what 
moves the gamer makes. Says 
Lazenby, "Actors need a lot of 
flexibility since scenes are 
shot so quickly and you in- 
stantly go from being good to 
being evil. As Bond, I once 
waited three days while the 
crew prepared to film a single 
scene! On Foxhunt we do a 
new scene every hour. It's the 
way movies should be made." 



Things don't look gooa m ^ 
Fremont when he’s suirounded by 


Toward the end of the 
game, a 


Film Fun 

Will the game be as fun to 
play as it has been to make? 
It’s still too early to tell, what 
with months of postproduc- 
tion and programming loom- 
ing ahead. However, as Pro- 
ducer Matt Pyken says, 'The 
interactive-movie genre of 
video games is still waiting for 
a huge breakthrough hit, the 
kind that gets turned into a 
major movie. Some of tomor- 


provides Jack with 


row’s movie stars are going 
to come out of our kind of 
game. Perhaps with our expe- 
rience and our new approach, 
Foxhunt could be that hit.” 
For Pyken and the rest, hope- 
fully this Christmas, gamers 
will chase Foxhunt up the 
sales charts. □ 






Finally, 


baseball without the chili dog farts. 


Ahhhh, yes. The boys of summer. Leaning in. 
Taking their cut,*. And blasting you out of the park with 
those long, foul floaters they get from stadium food. 

Phew-ee. Good thing there’s Virtual League Baseball™ — 
with big league pitching, slugging and fielding in 

bigger-than-life 3D. You can 
choose from 18 world-class teams. 

... I . I in n i on n u- Set your own pitching rotation. 

Nice screen shot, huh? Cool 3D Graphics a r 

Pick your DH. And play Single Game, All Star or 
Pennant Race modes. Catch this, too: 

It’s the only ball game good enough to 
play in the Virtual Boy ball park. So 
Ion ’t just sit there waiting to 
hurl. Slide into the store, and give it a crack. 


. Mini Boy ml Du OBIcal Sob are trademarks ol HnMo ol America Inc 01995 Nintendo el America Inc 





Can you connect the dot? 


If so, you’re probably smart enough to figure out 
that paying $149 for a 64-bit Jaguar makes more 
sense than paying over $300 for a 32-bit system. 




Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure™ 

You're the son of Pitfall Harry, scouring the 
Mayan jungles for your kidnapped dad. 
Feature film-quality animation makes for 
pendulums that slice and crocodiles that bite. 


FlipOut!™ 

.Not exactly the kind of puzzles you Find in 
the Sunday paper. From Planet Earth to 
Planet Phrohmaj. strange little aliens taunt 
you as you try to solve these puzzles, 

;fii e 


Level after level of brain-burning actioi 
coming at you from all sides, faster am 
faster until your thumbs are numb, you 
eyes are aching, and your mind is molten. 


Ultra Vorlck™ 

With at least six special moves each 
seven fighters you don't want to meet i 
alley. But meeting them on a video s 
pretty cool when you kick their butts. 


It’s a dream come true. You're a superhero 
battling the arch-nemesis attempting to 
destroy the world. Each colorful level is 
teeming with cartoon-quality graphics. 


©1995 Atari 
Corporation, 
Sunnyvale. CA 
94089-1302. 


copyrights are 
properties of 
their respective 


See us on the World Wide Web: http://www.atari.com or, 
on CompuServe at GO JAGUAR or call 800-848-8990. 


7r 




THe Hah behind Garfield (the cat . the cA * 
THE comic STRIP, AND THE GAfttV. 

By The Feature Creature 

VES, BUT I PON’T HAVE TO 
LEAVE THE TV. BESIPE5, MY 
AGENT SAIP IT WOOLP BE GOOP 
FOR MV CAREER 



J im Davis created Garfield 
back in the late 1 970s. 
Having taken his persnickety 
feline from syndicated comic 
strips to TV, Davis has em- 
barked into the 1 6-bit world. 
We caught up with Davis to 
find out how the new Genesis 
game - and the cat - are doing. 

Top Cat 

GamePro: When did you first 
consider a Garfield game? 

Jim Davis: I've known Tom 
Kalinske, Sega's president, for 
15 years. We always thought it 
would be a good idea, but nei- 
ther of us was ready. I didn't 
have the time to devote to it 
because of other projects. Two 
years ago Tom felt the time 
was right, so we started. 

GP: What were your original 
gameplay ideas? 

JD: We wanted to do new 
things with the characters 


while still having proper game- 
play. Our basic inspiration was 
a book I had written a long 
time ago called Garfield’s Nine 


Lives, which we later animated 
for an hour-long TV special. 
The cartoon was great fun be- 
cause it gave us the opportu- 



One Cat’s Opinions 

What if Garfield rated games? Jim Davis draws the GamePro 
ratings faces. 

SSH 

1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 



nity to make Garfield more 
kinetic than the lazy cat he 
usually is. Moving and jumping 
around were unusual for him! 

For the game, we altered 
the Nine Lives concept a little 
bit, putting him in different 
TV and movie scenarios. As 
Garfield goes through the lev- 


els, Odie the dog takes on vari- 
ous forms, which were a lot of 
fun to create. I worked closely 
with Sega on the story and the 
character design every step of 
the way, and I contributed orig- 
inal art for the cover design 
and the intro. 

GP: Is the Garfield in this 
game different from the cat 
we’ve known over the years? 
JD: I’ve been drawing Garfield 
for 1 7 years. Over that time 
his personality hasn’t really 
changed - he's still as lazy as 
ever. But the way we’ve drawn 
him has changed, so that now 
his body is rounder. This is the 
Garfield in the video game. 

Feline’s Future 

GP: Are you a gamer? 

JD: I like playing video games, 
either on my PC or Saturn. In 
fact, I have Daytona USA going 
now. I'm no pro, but they’re 
great fun and they help clear 
out the cobwebs. 

GP: What’s next for Garfield? 
JD: I'm looking forward to do- 
ing more Garfield games. If 
the reaction to this first one is 
good, we’ll probably go ahead 
with our plan for sequels. □ 


44 


GAMEPRO 


December 1995 









m 


iNTER/lCT 

MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS _ 




71 “ 



PS Arcode for Sony PlayStation 

Now you can truly take advantage of 
those cool 3-D fighting games! 

The PS Arcade packs a serious 
punch with eight giant fire buttons, 
a metal base and joystick shaft, 
four speeds of rapid and 
hands free auto-fire, three 
speeds of slow motion, LED 
indicators, and an extra long cord^^d 
Arcade gaming at home will never 
be the same. 


PS ProPod for Sony PlayStation" 

Contoured hand grips, eight fire buttons, semi and 
hands-free auto-fire, four speeds of auto-fire, three 
speeds of slow motion, LED indicators, and an 
extra long cord provide total control over the tough 
competition. 


; powerful stick - with a sturdy metal base, 
eight full-size fire buttons, semi and hands-free 
auto-fire, programmable synchro-fire, slow 
^^^motion, an LED panel, and an extra 
^^^Jjj^^iong cord - brings home all 
i T 'V ^e action of your 

M favorite arcade hits. 


Eclipse Pad for Sega Saturn” 

This ergonomically designed control pad 
sets the standard for comfort and features 
with eight large fire buttons, independent 
auto-fire, programmable synchro-fire, an 
LED panel, slow motion, and an extra 
long cord. 


Pro Pad for 3D0 " 

Six fire buttons, independent control 
for semi and hands-free auto-fire, 
three speeds of auto-fire, and an 
extra long cord make this pad a vital 
threat to any opponent. 


; ol Nintendo ol America Inc. 
3DO is a trademark of the 


Game Boy Entertainment Systems are registered traden 
ia Saturn are registered trademarks of Sega Enterprises, 
tion is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Co. 


Nintendo, Super Ninte 
Sega, Sega Genesis, 
300 Company. Sony 


PlayStation 


Sega Saturn 






S6 ProPad 6 for tt Tg W W 

Sega Genesis s/^ g 

If you haven't heard J 

about this one yet, it's time^ 
you did. The SG ProPad 6 is your 

only choice for total control over your Sega Genesis games. 
It has a six button arcade-style layout, programmable 
turbo-fire, programmable synchro-fire, slow motion, 

LED indicators, an extra long cord, and 
a smooth, comfortable feel. 


W Arcade Pro for 
Sega Genesis” and SNES* 

Bring the fee? ofthe arcade home to your Sega Genesis 
and Super NES. The Arcade Pro dual compatible joystick 
delivers it all. It comes with extra long cords for both 
systems, and has a true six button arcade-style layout, 
turbo and hands-free auto-fire, and slow motion. Arcade 
quality components and a sturdy metal base make this 
one tough joystick. 


SN ProPad for SNES*”^ 

This powerful controller will defi- 
nitely give you an edge over any 
game. With features like semi 
and hands-free turbo fire for all 
six fire buttons, slow motion, and 
an extra long cord, you’ll be all 
over the competition in no time. 

It even has a clear casing, so 
you can check out what goes 
on inside. 


Handy Pak 
for Game Boy" 

This is the original all-in-one 
Game Boy accessory! With a back- 
lit screen magnifier, stereo speakers, 
and an attachment to give you a 
more realistic joystick and enlarged 
fire buttons, this is all you need to 
make gaming more fun and 
more realistic. mm 




Dual Compatible 


Watch-Out For 
The SharKs... 


Coming Soon! 


PORTABLES 


MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS 








For more information on our products, contests and drawings, visit our Web page. http://www.smart.netrinteract 


!N7Ea/lEF 

MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS 


While The Fire's 
Stil flooring! 







Hey, can you take a few minutes to answer some questions for us? Please fill out the fol- 
lowing survey and fax, e-mail, or snail mail it back to GamePro by December 22, 1995. 
You’ll be entered into a contest to win the video game of your choice. Ten runners-up will 
win the strategy guide of their.choice from Infotainment World Books. 


_Zip_ 


1) Please indicate whether you read and/or how useful you found each 
of the following articles from this issue of GamePro. Circle "All” if you 
read the entire article, “Some" if you read part of the article, and 
“None" if you did not read the article. If you read any part of the arti- 
cle, please let us know how useful it was by circling “5” for “very use- 
ful” to “1” for “not at all useful." 

The Cover All / Some / None 5 4 3 2 1 


Letter from the GamePros 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

The Mail 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

GamePro Gallery 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

The Cutting Edge 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Hot at the Arcades 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

The GameMakers: 

Programming Schools 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Garfield Gets a Game 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

On the Trail of Foxhunt 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Blockbuster Champs 
Invade GamePro! 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

PlayStation ProReviews 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Saturn ProReviews 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

32X ProReviews 

. .All /Some /None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Genesis ProReviews 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Super NES ProReviews 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

3D0 ProReviews 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Neo»Geo ProReviews 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

The Sports Page 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Role-Player’s Realm 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Super Game Boy ProReviews . . 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Game Gear ProReviews 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

ProStrategy Guide: 

Chrono Trigger 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

ProStrategy Guide: 

Yoshi’s Island 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

SWATPro 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

The Fighter's Edge 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

GamePro Labs 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Buyers Beware 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Short ProShots 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

PC GamePro 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

Overseas Prospects 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

ProNews 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 

GamePro Online 

. . All / Some / None 

5 

4 

3 

2 


2) What game systems do you currently own? 


□ 32X 

□ Jaguar 

□ 3D0 

□ Macintosh personal computer 

□ CD-i 

□ Neo»Geo 

□ DOS/Windows 

□ PlayStation 

personal computer 

□ Saturn 

□ Game Boy 

□ Sega CD 

□ Game Gear 

□ Super NES 

□ Genesis 

□ Virtual Boy 


3) Please indicate which of the following 
read at least 6 times per year: 


□ Die Hard Game Fan 

□ 

□ Electronic Gaming 

□ 

Monthly 

□ 

□ Electronic Gaming 

□ 

Monthly 2 

□ Game Players 

a 


publications you purchase or 

GamePro 
Next Generation 
Nintendo Power 
Video Games 
Tips & Tricks 



To win a free game of your 
choice, mail, e-mail, or fax 
your completed survey to: 


Mail: GamePro Survey 

P.0. Box 5960 
San Mateo, CA 94402 


E-mail: comments.gamepro@iftw.com 
(Please enter “GamePro Survey” 
in the subject line.) 

Fax: 415/349-8347 





Presents 


WELCOME 

WORLD 

VIDEOGAME 

FINALISTS 


By The Feature Creature 


mm Gampm 


The Blockbuster World Video Game Championships II culminated 
with a weekend in San Francisco and a wild day at GamePro I 


F our days of festive fun - 
that was the unanimous 
verdict at the finals of the 
Blockbuster Video Game 
Championships II. The 1 1 in- 
ternational finalists arrived in 
San Francisco on August 1 9 
for a weekend tour that in- 
cluded a boat ride on the bay, 
a tour of Alcatraz Island, and 
a surprise visit from NBA su- 
perstar Hakeem Olajuwon. But 
the biggest excitement was 
still to come. 

Battle to the Finish 

On Monday, August 21 , the 
party moved to Planet Holly- 


wood in downtown San Fran- 
cisco for the video game 
championships of the world. 
With local TV crews looking 
on, the 1 1 finalists competed 
solo in four games for the 
SNES or Genesis. Among the 
games were NBA Live '95, 
Kirby’s Avalanche, and the 
then-unreleased Zoop. 

From the 1 1 players 
emerged a final four: Kelly Ba- 
nach, age 1 3, New Berlin, Wis- 
consin, and Ricky Frazier, age 
1 2, Neptune Beach, Florida, 
on the Genesis; and Andrew 
Smallwood, age 1 1 , New Al- 
bany, Indiana, and Leon Kane, 


age 15, Kingston, England, 
on the SNES. The other seven 
finalists were Lucio D’Andrea, 
age 1 3, Salta, Argentina; 
Amarelus Knights, age 1 4, 
Washington, D.C.; Brandon 
Veach, age 1 4, Lake in the 
Hills, Illinois; Danny Parker, 
age 1 7, Melbourne, Australia; 
Nathan Laidlaw, age 1 7, Perth, 
Australia; Shaun Fuller, age 
1 8, Durham, North Carolina; 
and Edward Callis, age 1 9, 
Hull, England. 

The final contest was a 
head-to-head fighting match 
playing Batman Forever. After 
overcoming the challenge of 


The winners at Planet Hollywood, 
from left to right Shaun Fuller, 
Leon Kane, Andrew Smallwood, 
Edward Callis (with raised hand), 
Brandon Veach, Amarelus Knights 
(front), Nathan Laidlaw (wearing 
hat), Danny Parker, Ricky Frazier 
(far back with hat), Kelly Banach 
(front), Lucio D’Andrea (back) 


50 


GAMEPRO 


ecember 1995 







Andrew and Lucio on MK 3 
(SNES): “W's unanimous! We 
love this game!” 


Edward on Virtua Fighter: “I 
love VF, but the European ver- 
sion seems better because it 
makes you feel like you’re 
closer to the action.” 

Shaun on VF: “Awesome! I’ve 
played this in the arcade, and 
the Saturn version is identical!” 
Nathan on VF: “I've never played 
the Saturn before, but it’s great, 
and VF’s a top game." 


more than 300,000 players 
around the world, Ricky Fra- 
zier (Genesis) and Leon Kane 
(SNES) claimed their thrones 
as world champions. Their 
prizes included a check from 
Blockbuster for a $5000 sav- 
ings bond or scholarship. 

Gaming at GamePro 

The next day was filled with 
a whirlwind of activities at 
the GamePro offices in San 
Mateo, California. Once they 
survived a welcome of con- 
fetti, cheers, and gifts, the 
finalists and their families 
toured the offices to see how 
GamePro magazine is cre- 
ated. Then came hours of 
gameplay in the game lab, 
featuring lots of arcade action 
and sneak peeks at some un- 
released next-generation ti- 
tles. The finalists had lots to 
say about the games set up 
for them to play (see sidebar 
for reviews). 


Shaun Fuller is surrounded by Kelly Banach joins GamePro 

some of the homemade models in staffers Teresa Hill and Sean 
Scary Larry’s office. Tolan in an art department office. 


Finalists and families wait anx- 
iously during the competition. 


m 


Game Captain Jon Robinson 
times Amarelus Knights. 


Welcome to GamePro/ 


Finalists Amarelus 
Knights, Nathan Laidlaw, 
and Kelly Banach get in 
some practice before the 
final competition. 


Lucio D’Andrea and Danny Parker 
square off at the Planet Holly- 
wood finals. 


Leon Kane concentrates 
on his game while 
Game Captain Chris 
Nicolella keeps time. 


IllffilBEIlS GaLiE 


All 11 finalists rated six speci- 
fic games during their day of 
gameplay at GamePro. Here 
are the group’s average rat- 
ings, and what the finalists had 
to say about the games: 


Leon on Tekken: “It's the first 
time I’ve played one of these 
systems, and it’s amazing! The 
game’s great!” 


Kelly on Teleroboxer: “The 
sound is good, but the game’s 
just okay. I wasn’t that im- 
pressed overall. It could’ve had 
more moves.” 


Brandon on Vectorman: “It's 
pretty good, it has a different 
kind of gameplay that reminds 
me a little of Earthworm Jim.” 


Amarelus on Gex: “It took 
too long to get started, but the 
graphics are good. It’s pretty 
fun to play, but there’s not 
enough to do besides kicking.” 
Danny on MK II (arcade): “This 
was my favorite game until I 
was killed by a GamePro edi- 
tor. Usually I can fool my 
friends by playing as Mileena, 
but I can’t fool you guys!" 


51 


GAMEPRO 


ecember 1995 











...and champions Leon Kane and 
Ricky Frazier reviewed Virtua 
Fighter (Saturn) with Scary Larry! 
Look for their ProReviews else- 
where in this issue. 


During the tour of GamePro 's 
offices, Director of Creative Ser- 
vices Francis Mao hung out with 
finalist Edward Callis. . . 


...Lucio got some ProTips from 
Editor-in-Chief Wes Nihei... 


Shaun Fuller and Nathan Laidlaw 
take a break in GamePro 's lab. 


Advice from 
The Champs 

What does it take to become 
a world champion? Here’s 
how Ricky Frazier and Leon 
Kane made it to the top. ‘Try 
not to think about everything 
that's going on around you as 
you’re playing, just focus on 
the game,” says Leon. “Don't 
be nervous - 1 only got ner- 
vous in the final match be- 
cause I knew that my oppo- 
nent was a great player." 

Ricky adds, 'Take each 
match step by step. You can’t 
go in expecting to win the 
whole thing. Be confident 
without being bigheaded. I 
didn’t get nervous until my 
opponent in the finals won 
one of the Batman Forever 
rounds against me.” 

Does practice make per- 
fect? Ricky, who says that 
NBA Jam is his favorite game, 
said he practiced almost eight 
hours a day for a few weeks 


before the tournament started 
(good thing it was summer va- 
cation!). Leon, a Tekken fan, 
says he only practiced an hour 
a day, but he was totally con- 
centrating during the short 
practice time before each 
game during the finals. 


It was an exhilarating, exhausting 
time. See you next year! 

Now the only question 
is how the two champs will 
spend their $5000 prizes. At 
1 2, Ricky already has his eyes 
on a new car in a few years. 
Leon wants to save his money 
and perhaps eventually start a 
business. His dream job would 
be to work for a gaming mag- 
azine like GamePro. "Winning 
was fun, and it was definitely 
a dream come true," he says, 
“but the day at GamePro was 
truly excellent!" □ 


Playing loop at the Planet Holly- 
wood podiums: On the left Game 
Captain Austin Leininger times 
Lucio D’Andrea, while on the right 
Andrew Smallwood plays next to 
Game Captain Chris Nicolella. 


Game Captain Jon Robinson sets 
up a new game for Nathan Laid- 
law during the practice session. 


... GamePro ’s Bruised Lee chal- 
lenged Lucio D’Andrea and Kelly 
Banach to some MK II... 


52 


GAMEPRO 


December 1995 









EXPANDING 


Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger 
blew away all of its competition on PC-CD, sweeping 
awards from Computer Game Review, InterAdive 
Gaming, Login Magazine and Entertainment Weekly. 

Now, the best-selling ORIGIN Interactive Movie is 
available on the 3DO" System, and is coming soon for 

Sega " Saturn ", Sony® Playstation ' and Macintosh®! 

Match wits with an ensemble cast, including Mark 
Hamill, Malcolm McDowell, Tom Wilson, Jason 
Bernard, and John Rhys-Davies. 

Then match dogfighting skills with the Kilrathi race 
from the cockpit of your Confederation starfighter. 



DON'T WATCH THE GAME, 
PLAY THE MOVIE! 



MS-DOS 



http://www.ea.com/ origin.html 

ORIGIN Systems is an Electronic Arts' Company • 591 8 West Courtyard Dr. • Austin, TX 78730 


© 1995, ORIGIN Systems, Inc. Heart of the Tiger is a trademark of ORIGIN Systems, Inc. Origin, Wing Commander and Origin 
Interactive Movie ore registered trademarks of ORIGIN Systems, Inc Electronic Arts is a registered trademark of Electronic Arts. Sony is 
a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. PlayStation and the PlayStation logo are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 
3DO, the 3DO logos, and the 3DO Experience symbol are trademarks of the 3DO Company. Sega ond Sega Saturn are trademarks 
of SEGA ENTERPRISES. LTD. All rights reserved. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc. 



ORIGIN 

Interdctive Movie 

W 












layStat 


ByMajorMike 


If you’re looking 
for a reason to buy 
a PlayStation, Doom: Special 
PlayStation Edition is the 
strongest one yet. Not just an- 
other run-of-the-mill conver- 
sion of the popular PC title, 
this Doom doubles its replay 
value by giving you enhanced 
versions of both Doom and 
Doom II. Williams’ pairing cre- 
ates one of the most intense, 
thumb-blistering, and enjoy- 
able games that any next-gen 
system has yet offered. 


Using a first-person per- 
spective, Doom PlayStation 
has 50-plus levels filled with 
nightmare-inducing creatures 
hell-bent on your demise. No 
one is on your side. Shoot 
anything that moves. 

Fortunately, several 
weapons are available to help 
you blast through the levels. 
Remember this: The BFG-9000 
is your best friend. 

Where the other versions 
basically adopted the levels 


PROTIP: Keep your distance when 
you fire the fatal shot at a Pain 
Elemental. When it dies, Lost 
Souls swarm you. Don’t use the 
rocket launcher on them - they 
lunge when it hits, and if they’re 
too close, you take damage. 


Hey, what’s this guy doing in the 
first Doom game? 


My New Gun 

Doom isn’t just a game, it’s an 
experience - a white-knuckle, 
edge-of-your-seat, sweat-a- 
thon in which the only object 
is survival. It’s you against 
them... lots of them! 

The other 32-bit versions of 
Doom were enjoyable, but this 
one blows them away (pun 
intended). Doom PlayStation 
has incredibly smooth scaling, 
excellent controls, and a 
knockout soundtrack. In fact, 
this version of the popular Id 
title gives even the PC versions 
a run for their money. 


from the first PC game, Doom 
PlayStation revs up the origi- 
nal game in an Ultimate mode 
that has new levels and ene- 
mies from Doom II. The sec- 
ond play option, Doom II, also 
features new levels. These 
changes intensify the game 
and add enough new twists 
and turns to surprise even the 
most battle-weary Doom 
player. Cooperative and Death 
Match modes for two players 




connected by a Combat Cable 
add to the fun. 

That Fits 

Doom features superb visuals 
and audio. The graphics are the 
most striking element. Walls 
and other objects are still pixel- 
ated when you get dose, but 
they appear much clearer than 
in other versions. The scaling, 


whether you walk or run, is 
incredibly smooth. The mon- 
sters don't blur together here; 
all enemies are clearly distin- 
guishable, especially when a 
giant pack heads your way. 

Every stage has a haunting 
quality, especially those set 
outdoors, like the flaming sky 


58 


BAMEPRO 


ecember 1995 







in Level 23 (the Tower of Ba- 
bel). It fits in perfectly on this 
cat-and-mouse stage where 
your objective is to destroy the 
most fearsome creature in the 
game: the Cyberdemon. Kill 


IDEUiF B mCiffEW 


PROTIP: Use confusion to your advantage: If 
things get hectic enough , your enemies end 
up fighting each other. 


PROTIP: Level 42 - Arachnotrons are easy to 
destroy with the shotgun. Stay close, pump 
relentlessly, and they’ll never get a chance 


PROTIP: Level 50 - When you start the 
stage, run tor the exit as fast as you can. 
Your enemies shoot the barrels, starting a 
chain reaction of destruction. 


all the Mancubus. Keep at least 
one alive until you collect all 
the items. The moment the last 
one dies, doors open and the 
place floods with Arachnotrons 


the lights when you get there! 

The sound, which plays a 
key role in any Doom game, 
is equally impressive. Every 
effect is crystal clear - from 
the ear-piercing shriek of the 
Barons to the cybernetic legs 
on the Arachnotrons. This is 
one game to play loud (crank 
up the bass on the Barrels of 
Fun level), especially to catch 
important audio cues like se- 
cret doors opening and clos- 
ing. The music is perfect with 
some of the most haunting 
and chilling tunes on the Play- 
Station yet. 


Un-Doomed Controls 

Imprecise controls can ruin a 
game like this. Fortunately, 
Doom PlayStation handles 
flawlessly. One of the advan- 
tages of the PlayStation’s 
multibutton controller is the 
additional functions it allows. 
You can run, fire, sidestep, 
strafe, and quickly select 
from the six-weapon arsenal. 
Lining up and blowing away 
nasties is easy, and making 
jumps, which requires some 
skill, isn’t the guessing game 
it previously was. 

Games of this caliber don’t 
come around often - espe- 
cially for a system in its in- 
fancy like the PlayStation. 
Crank up the stereo, kill the 
lights, and grab a controller - 
this is one gaming experience 
you're not likely to forget for a 
long time. □ 


-Just as you 
in the elevator, 
push the switch on the wall. It 
activates the giant crusher that 
smashes some Barons and an 
Arachnotron. 


PROTIP: 

they 

Run by walls and 
other solid objects to use them 
as decoys. 


GAMEPRO 


ecember 1 9S5 








tflotaro 


or Friendship, you cannot block 
on the deciding round. 


Sonya and Kano are at it again. 

they interrupt an intense fight. 
After a few of these delays, 
you'll wind up disabling the 
morphs altogether. 

Upgrade on the Way? 

Flaws aside, this port is good 
enough to convince fans of 
the arcade game to buy a 
PlayStation. But the conver- 
sion, excellent though it is, 
won’t win over those gamers 
the arcade MK 3 failed to im- 
press. They'll want to wait for 
the new fighters and stages of 
the forthcoming MK 3 Ultimate 
arcade upgrade. G 


PlayStation 


phonies. The sound effects 
also shine, from the flourishes 
that accompany special moves 
to the grunts of kombatants 
as they run across the screen. 


Wounded Gameplay 

Don’t get too excited. The con- 
version isn't perfect. One gi- 
gantic flaw - one that’s more 
the fault of the system hard- 
ware than the programming - 
is the slowdown when Shang 
Tsung morphs. When he trans- 
forms into another character, 
the action freezes for a good 
four or five seconds. Ditto for 
when he morphs back into his 
usual form. 

These pauses get seriously 
annoying - especially when 


PlayStation Game ProFile 

Mortal Kombat 3 

(By Sony Computer Entertainment) 


pscm The PlayStation laun- 
' , ches with an excellent 
arcade conversion of a 
flawed game. This disc is the 
best home version of Mortal 
Kombat 3 so far, warts and all. 


UseW-a'IY^por* 


By The Axe Grinder 

$ Although it’s an 
' outstanding conver- 
sion of the arcade game, Mor- 
tal Kombat 3 for the PlaySta- 
tion can’t disguise what it 
really is: An awesome home 
version of a game that wasn’t 




7H£ OlTIMffTE fiPVflHCEMEHT III lilt KOtl 71 (H- 
ttOLOGT COMBS WITH 1 HE OttHTlOH Of THE FIRST 

cmR-nsstiain. thcy begin convcnnnc their 

HOMRN WlfJGS INTO SOQILEU H/KHIHES BUT 
SUB-ZtRO REFUSES TO TfiKt PORT fitW IS 

twRKtP for pcfmt arms own am. 
move the story forward. 


so great to begin with. Natu- 
rally, a few elements don’t 
hold up well to the source 
material, but of all the home 
versions of the blood-gushing 
blockbuster, this one’s by far 
the best. 

The Good Hems 

The controls are a breeze. The 
simple button-tapping combos 
are easy to execute as long as 
your fingers are fast. The spe- 
cial moves are also a breeze. 
Most of the game’s several 
combos become second na- 
ture with enough practice. 


Graphically, this version ri- 
vals the arcade game, except 
for a faint bit of distortion in 
the fighters’ sprites. All the Ba- 
balities, Friendships, Animali- 
ties, and fatalities look great, 
as do the backgrounds (espe- 
cially the double-decker effect 
when you uppercut 
an opponent through 
the ceiling to the 
room above). 

The sound is noth- 
ing short of awesome, 
especially the music. 
The CD audio does 
ample justice to the 
soundtrack. Some 
tracks truly jam (like 
the Soul Chamber and 
the Tower) with haunting cho- 
ruses and forbidding sym- 


rith Cyra 


GAMEPRO 


lecember 1995 





mphihMEM 




:& . 


rilwtlll^w Itw 




PlayStation 



By Scary Larry 

There’s a new game 
in town, and it's quite 
a looker. Combining the best of 
WWF and Mortal Kombat, WWF 
Arcade is a great game with 
lots of depth, stunning graph- 
ics, and first-rate playability. 


Wrestle in Peace 

WWF Arcade is a rock-em, 
sock-em, slam-wham-thank- 
you-Bam Bam Bigelow 


combo system, which in- 
volves some thumb gymnas- 
tics but is fairly easy to stum- 
ble across - like the combos 
in Killer Instinct. The system 
works like MK 3’s: A few but- 
ton taps can trigger a combo 
of 20 hits or more. 

You battle against a friend, 
the computer, or, in the case 
of the two championship 
bouts, every wrestler in the 
game. As the championship 


w 




slugfest with a unique twist 
and some interesting, com- 
plex gameplay. 

It's a standard two-out-of- 
three-fall bout, but the differ- 
ence is that the fighters are 
the cream of the WWF crop, 
including Bam Bam Bigelow, 
Yokozuna, Bret Hart, Lex 
Luger, The Undertaker, and 
more. Each wrestler wields 
a vast array of quick, agile 
moves, like knee drops, rope 
throws, and eye gouges. 

In addition to the reper- 
toire of special moves is a 


PlayStation Game Profile 

WWF Wrestiemania: 
The Arcade Game 

(By Acclaim) 


Get ready to nimble 
with the most unique 
hnaJ fighting game to date. 
This one should sell the Play- 
Station plenty. 







n 

_ 

\ 




progresses, you fight two, 
three, and eventually all eight 
opponents in succession. 

Ready to Rumble 

The outstanding graphics 
reach the digitized heights of 
MK 3 for the PlayStation. Al- 
though everyone eternally 
wishes for bigger sprites, the 
quick, ultrasmooth graphics 
will please you. The back- 
grounds, however, remain the 
same for every match. Differ- 
ent stages would have added 
to the graphical splendor of 
this game. 

The sounds are almost too 
good. A running commentary 
from the ringside enhances the 
all-out-brawling mood, and the 
body slams, bone crunches, 
and agonized screams of pain 
are a treat for the ears. 

Mania Magic 

WWF Arcade is a great 
wrestling game, a great fight- 
ing game, and a great as-fun- 
to-watch-as-it-is-to-play game. 
Get ready to rumble with the 
best PlayStation fighting game 
so far. b 


Combos 




Tap-*, -*, P, P, PP, PP, PK, 
PK, PK, PK, K, K, K, P, PP, 
PP, PP. 


Tap -*, -*, PK, PK, PK, PP, PP, 
PP, P, P, P, PK, PK, PK, K, K, P, 
P, PP. 


Try these multihit maneuvers after a grab. 

B = Block; K = Kick; P = Punch; PK = Power Kick; PP = Power Punch 


Yokozuna 



Doink 


Tap-*, -*, PP, PP, PK, PK, 
PK, PK, K, K, P, P, P, P, PP, 
PP, PK, PK. 



Tap-*, •*, PK, PK, PK, K, K, K, 
P, P, P, PP, PP, PP, PK, PK, PK, 
K,K. 



Tap-*, -*, PP, PP, P, P, P, 
K, K, K, PK, PK, PK, K, K, 
PP, PP, PK, PP, PP, PP, PP. 


Tap-*, -*, K, K, PK, PK, PK, 
PP, PP, PP, P, P, P. 



Tap-*, -*, PP, PP, PP, P, P, 
P, PP, PP, PP, PK, PK, PK, K, 
K, K, PP. 


ft 

Lex Luqer 




■ , ..y*»r t ’ ] 


; • ' 


Tap -*, -*, PK, PK, PK, K, K, 
K, P, P, P, P, PP, PP, PP, PK, 
PK. 


62 


GAMEPRO • December 1995 




PlayStation 


<T^ IF (T T” II (F II 






I 

I 

s 


The way it lets you feel all the action, the Interactor 
might just save you from a life of video game boredom. 




PlayStation 


By Air Hendrix 


1 Agile Warrior: Fill X 
deftly snags a top 
position on the PlayStation 
charts with strong graphics, 
riveting action, and engaging 
missions. This aircraft shooter 
won’t lure flight-sim junkies, 
but its frantic blasting will 
glue arcade shooters to the 
control pad. 

Ace Combat 

Agile's ten tough missions 
send you around the world 
to quash political crises like 
Burmese drug lords and ter- 
rorist SCUD installations in 
Libya. You preserve the peace 
with real-life hardware like 
Sidewinders, Maverick mis- 
siles, and napalm. In an awe- 
some touch, you can switch 
to the Maverick’s perspective 
and steer it into the target. 

Agile takes a simple ap- 


PlayStation Game ProFtte 

Agile Warrior: F1 1 1X 

(By Virgin Interactive Entertainment) 


Warm U P your Maverick 
^ r missiles and tune your 
Lnl ears to that lock-on 
tone - Agile Warrior’s a blast! 


proach to flying by pre- 
venting ground collisions, re- 
stricting your altitude and flight 
path, and replenishing your 
stores via power-ups. Although 
less realistic, this style of game- 
play lets you and your adrena- 
line concentrate on the fun, 
glossing over the stress of fly- 
ing in favor of intense combat. 

Despite the sometimes- 
slow onscreen movement, 
you'll need to concentrate 
hard. The missions generally 
pit you against overwhelm- 
ingly superior forces, requiring 
you to swiftly penetrate the 
enemy’s defenses, obliterate 
the target, then scramble out. 

The button layout is per- 
fectly manageable, but the 
plane’s odd handling de- 
mands serious practice. Once 
you overcome that hurdle, 
you have a lean, mean de- 
struction machine at your 
fingertips, though the throttle 
remains too twitchy for pre- 
cise speed adjustments. 

Other shortcomings? You 
can fly only one plane, and 
there's no two-player action, 
which mildly limits the fun. 
Gamers will gladly weave 
through Agile’s rabid skir- 
mishes on their own, though. 

Kill Clean 

Agile’s missions open with 
nice full-motion-video brief- 
ings, then send you streaking 


GAMEPRO • 


PROTIP: Take out planes and 
choppers on the runway - you’ll 
have fewer to shoot later. 


PROTIP: Leam to steer and fight 
with the map view up so that you 
don’t lose track of your position. 


PROTIP: Use the Mav- 
erick rockets to take 
out big targets, such 
as buildings. Switch 
to the missile’s point 
of view and steer it 
to the target 


PROTIP: In slow moments, keep the 
Sidewinders selected so that you get a 
lock-on tone as soon as possible. 


through icy tundra and densely 
foliated jungles. You’ll rocket 
by finely detailed buildings and 
enemy equipment, but the 
generic backgrounds lack de- 
tail, and the horizon occasion- 
ally scrolls up too slowly, 
which can be disorienting. 

Decent guitar rock paces 
the combat, and the helpful 
mission control warns you of 
incoming bandits. The high- 
licmbir Ills 


octane explosions and hilarious 
death screams keep the action 
both gripping and amusing. 

Bag That Bogey 

With better realism and plane 
selection, Air Combat may re- 
main the first choice for flight- 
sim fans. All pilots, however, 
will relish kicking in Agile War- 
rior: FlUX’s afterburners to 
cut a path through this fun, 
frenzied action. □ 









, By Air Hendrix 

Air Combat’s 
generic graphics 
and initially tame missions 
won't earn top-gun honors 
for the Play- 





PlayStation 


Station’s first 
aircraft 
shooter. 

The later 
stages, 

however, reel you in with in- 
tense, strategic action. 

Rookie Flight 

Air Combat offers two flight 
paths: As a mercenary flying 
for cash, one player sets out 
on missions to obliterate tar- 
gets like oil refineries and fac- 
tories. Two players, on the 
other hand, duke it out in de- 
cent split-screen dogfights. 

The generous selection of 
planes includes the F-l 6, F-l 1 7 
stealth bomber, and A-l 0. All 
1 6, however, are sparsely 
equipped with only missiles, 
bullets, and radar - standards 
like bombs and countermea- 
sures were left on the runway. 

Engaging Combat 

This simplicity continues in 
the first few missions, which 
involve ho-hum air-to-air ob- 
jectives that are spelled out 
on the maps. The pace picks 



PROTIP: When you get a lock on 
a distant target, fire two or 
three missiles to increase your 
chances of connecting. 


Air Combat by Namco 



up as the later missions de- 
mand a strategic, careful ap- 
proach to daunting air and 
ground forces, as well as a 
probing eye for exploring un- 
charted territory to locate tar- 
gets. The responsive controls 
won't fulfill flight-sim fanatics, 
but they work fine for the ar- 
cade-style action. 

The bland graphics don’t 
pull their weight. Despite 
some decent cityscapes, the 
plain backgrounds and explo- 
sions lack the usual Play- 



Novastorm will 
make you wish its 
creators paid as much atten- 
tion to the lackluster game- 
play as they did to the daz- 
zling graphics. Despite the 
eye-catching fireworks, this 
game plays like a stale 
B-grade shooter. 


Intelligent computers are try- 
ing to exterminate their cre- 
ators, and you and your trusty 
spacefighter must quell the 
rebellion. You carve a path 
through the mechanical 
throngs with a laser and smart 
bomb. Naturally, oodles of 
power-ups hook you up with 
more firepower than Cod. 

A slick full-motion-video in- 




PROTIP: Fiery orange areas indi- 
cate the weak spots of many 
bosses. Gun for these areas as 
soon as they appear. 

tro launches this graphical ex- 
travaganza, and the gorgeous 
rendered scenery keeps up 
the pace. You careen over lava 
fields and weave through as- 
teroid belts, wasting hordes 
of robotic nasties before you 
face imposing bosses. In the 
sound department, toe-tappin’ 
techno and jarring explosions 
ably accompany the action. 

But the confusing perspec- 
tive and no-brainer gameplay 
mar the fun. You'll continually 
lose track of your tiny ship 
behind your monumental out- 
pouring of firepower, making 


r\ovj/3-^Toc^rr\ 


PROTIP: When tracking ground 
targets, keep an eye out for 
tracers from ground-based anti- 


•sf/si 


PROTIP: On some levels, you 
must avoid background obsta- 
cles like these bridges that 
stretch across your path. 


Station detail and polish. The 
sound effects compensate 
with realistic engine noises 
and lock-on tones. 

Despite Air Combat's sub- 
stantial flaws, patient arcade- 
shooter fans will gradually get 
caught up in the gripping 
gameplay. This disc's worth an 
exploratory test flight. H 

GAMEPRO • 


precise shooting and steering 
impossible. And the fast pace 
and tough challenge can't 
compensate for the absence 
of strategy or the repetitious 
gameplay. The tight controls 
don't interfere, though. 


This game will hold your at- 
tention only until you tire of 
the scenery. Stick with the 
solid 1 6-bit shooters until a 
worthy game graces the next- 
generation platforms. ■ 



PROTIP: When you’re loaded 

$59 

15 levels 

with power-ups, sweep in a cir- 

2 CDs 

Available now 

Behlnd-the-shlp view 
Multiscrolling 

cular pattern to instantly oblit- 

Shooter 

ESRB rating: Kids 

erate almost everything. 

1 player 

to Adults 

December 1995 











A MATCH M 


Spawn vs. Violator 
Eternal Enemies! 


breed of evil! 


Overtkill is unstoppable! 


Rooftop vengeance! 


TH£ VIDEO GAME 


Infinite powers are yours, but use them at the cost of your soul! As Spawn, you are the pawn in'an 
endless battle between the Mad One and the Lord of Darkness! Your enemies— Violator, Redeemed-, 
Overtkill — are everywhere! Can you survive 17 levels of 24-meg madness? Experience combat in the 
intense graphic style of the comic that started it all: Todd McFarlane’s Spawn! 


4<<!aim 












ARS ON FIGHTING GAMES. 


BUY THE RIGHT ONE. 


The one with enough phenomenal 
reviews to take down an entire forest. 

The one with super smooth texture- 
mapped polygons performing countless 
motion captured martial arts moves at 
60 frames per second. The one with four points 


of view, whether you're kicking some- 
one's butt or getting yours kicked. The 
one with some of the most impressive 
environments you’ve ever seen, in 
arcades or out. The one that's so tough, 
it even knocks out the arcade version. Tekken ". 


TEKKEN" 1 & © 1994 199S Namco Ltd. All tights reserved. To lind out mote about why Tekken beats olhet lighting games to a pulp gel 
a hold ol us on Ihe web al hllp //www. namco com Or |usl gel a hold ol Ihe package lhis software Is compatible with PlayStation"* game 
console with Ihe NTSC U/C designation. PlayStation and Ihe PlayStation logos aie trademarks ol Sony Computer Enlerlainmenl. Inc 
© 1995 Sony Eleclronic Publishing. The ratings icon is a legislated trademark ol the Interactive Digital Software Association 








Saturn Game ProFile 

Virtua Fighter Remix 

(By Sega) 


championship title. Each char- 
acter’s reason for participating 
is as distinct as their martial 
arts style. The contenders 
range from Pai Chan, a martial 
arts movie star with a sexy 
smile and a lethal throw, to 
Jeffry McWild, a Rastafarian 


PROTIP: Throws from behind are 
lethal. Jeffry’s Backbreaker de- 
stroys almost three-quarters of 
your opponent's life bar. 


PROTIP: Pal has good defensive 
moves. Tap Away and Punch 
whenever an opponent comes 
at you with a kick or punch. 
Follow by tapping Down-Toward 
and Punch for a ground hit. 

VF Remix has more texture- 
mapping, smoother anima- 
tion, and much better back- 
grounds than the original. 

You still play as one of 
eight fighters vying for the 


than ever. Although Virtua 
Fighter Remix delivers very 
few gameplay additions (or 
subtractions), this is the best 
home version of Virtua fight- 
ing to date. 


Cherry Pai 

VF Remix has no new charac- 
ters, no new backgrounds, 
and no new moves. So what’s 
the big deal? It looks stellar! 


PROTIP: Want to play as Dural? 
At the title screen, tap Down, 
Up, Toward, then simultane- 
ously tap Away and Button A. 
fisherman whose Greek 
wrestling style pounds most 
opponents into the dust. 

Fights are your standard 
two-out-of-three-fall bouts 
with the added danger of a 
confined ring. Step out of the 
ring, and you lose the match. 
Each fighter has more than 
50 moves, including killer 
throws, fake outs, and even 


PROTIP: Sarah, Pal, Lau, and 
Kage have a killer Back Flip (tap 
Up-Away and Kick) that knocks 
down low defending opponents. 


| Virtua Fighter fans now 
have an improved ver- 
I sion to play on the Sat- 
urn. After playing VF Remix, 
you can only hope that VF 2 
will look this great! 


Lau wields a devastating multihit combo. Start with an uppercut (tap Down, 
Toward, Punch). Quickly follow with a punch-punch-punch-kick combo. 


GAMEPRO • December 1895 






rudimentary combos. 

The only drawback to the 
remixed Virtua Fighter is the 
sprite displacement that occurs 
when you pounce on downed 
opponents. This weird feature 
makes an opponent’s sprite 
squirt out from under you - 



ing opponents. When a crouch- 
ing opponent is within throwing 
distance, hit Down-Away, then 
A, B, and C simultaneously. 



PROTIP: Kage can toss an oppo- 
nent up. Press all three buttons 
when he’s within throwing dis- 
tance of the enemy. 

sometimes as far as halfway 
across the ring. It also leads to 
a lot of cheap wins. 

PlayttLau 

The graphics are as clean and 
clear as they are in Virtua 
Fighter 2 in the arcade. New 
developments in polygon ren- 
dering, along with the Saturn's 


PROTIP: Another tricky Pai 
move: Tap Toward, Toward, But- 
ton A, and Button B. 

superfast processing speed, 
combine for a smoother, less 
boxy, and much more realistic 
look for all the fighters. Even 
the backgrounds look sharper. 

The soundtrack bristles 
with technorock energy with- 
out ever becoming intrusive. 
All the voices are intact, so 
expect some loud Japanese 
expressions to boost your 


sonic enjoyment. 

The control is about the 
same as before. Most moves 
are simple button presses; all 
use only a Defend, Punch, 
and Kick button. With a com- 
plete move list, this game is 
tons of fun. 

It’s in the Remix 

Virtua Fighter Remix is a 1 00 
percent improvement over the 
original Virtua Fighter. Fight- 
ing fans will want VF Remix, 
not the pack-in, as their poly- 
gon power-puncher of choice. 
When Virtua Fighter 2 hits the 
Saturn this holiday season, 
we'll see how much more 
Sega’s next-generation system 
is capable of, but it'll be hard 
to top VF Remix. □ 


Virtua Fighter 
is back with a 
vengeance, and for the 
money, it’s better than any 
other fighter on the Saturn 
right now. 

VF = Virtua Fantastic 

Although it’s still basically 
Virtua Fighter, VF Remix has 
some major improvements, 
especially in the graphics de- 
partment. The visuals are 
amazing, with richer, more 
improved polygons and gen- 
erally much clearer graphics. 


Virtua Fighter Remix 

(By Sega) 


Fjoj virtua Fighter Remix 
KWJ represents a big Im- 
provement over the 
original, especially in the area 
of graphics. The gameplay may 
be old news, but hey, that's not 
a bad thing when the fighting 
Is this good. 




The sound has also been 
enhanced. There seem to be 
more sound effects, and 
they’re much clearer. 

As for controls, the lim- 
ited three-button setup pays 




VP Remix gets “The Treatment" 
from GamePro’s Scary Larry 
and Blockbuster World Video 
Same champs King Kane (left) 
and Tricky Ricky (right). 

off. With little complicated 
button flicking, the game is 
easy to pick up and play. 

Polygon Persistence 

Even if you're not a huge 
Virtua Fighter fan, check out 
the improvements in Virtua 
Fighter Remix. Sure, the game 
is less polished than Tekken, 
but VF Remix more than 
holds its own with the better 
fighting games out there. □ 


With all the talk 
about next-generation 
systems, a lot of gamers 
want companies to shut up 
or put up. Virtua Fighter 
Remix puts up. 

Next-Gen Knockout 

The minute you start up this 
disc, you know you’ve made 
the jump from 1 6-bit to 32-bit 
gaming. More colors and shad- 
ing, as well as better effects 
like the wild camera angles, all 
make you keenly aware that 
you aren't playing a cart. 

The visuals are a vast im- 
provement over the original 
with lots of good-looking 
close-ups and sharp, distinct, 
well-textured graphics. 

The music doesn’t fare so 
well. You'd better adore tech- 
nopop because the soundtrack 
blares it at every opportunity. 

After busting your thumbs 
on a really complicated 
fighter like Killer Instinct, the 
three-button controls of VF 
Remix are a blessing. The 


simple yet effective controls 
definitely make the game 
more enjoyable. 

Same Old, Same Old 

Although the visuals will 
wow Virtua Fighter vets, they 
lose some impact after a few 
games. Even with the huge 
graphical leap, Virtua Fighter 
Remix is basically the same 
old fighting game - and it’s 
getting a little stale. VF 
Remix is definitely a fighting 
fan’s game, but it’s not 
enough to convert other 
gamers to the Saturn. □ 


Virtua Fighter Remix 


S Graphically, Virtua 

Fighter Remix for Saturn 
beats the original Virtua 
Fighter In the arcade, on the 
Saturn, and on the 32X. But in 
the gameplay arena, It Just fol- 
lows the tired 


EAMEPII 


icimkir 1115 


73 






bug du jour 


KEW tor 

Sega Saturn™ 

and the 

PlayStation™ 

game console. 


Get ready ior one serious 




See-Pood Cocktail. 


it’s GEX, your bug-muncMng, 

tongue -lashing alter-ego. Oh yeah, v.e got 
Hungry-Man portions of pop-culture 
cheese all right. With late ni^t TV freaks 
like Gamera and Flatulence Man. But 


its our special sauce— over 300 hilarious 


one-liners and sound effects from HBO 


comedian Dana Gould— that give 

gex major attitude. 


So forget about 


good taste. And go 


with the skanky 


DYNAMICS' 


Chech out ouj cool Wet) site at http://waw.ciystald.com Crystal Dynamics, the Crystal Dynamics lotto, GEX. and the GtX imag 


. 01995 Crystal Dynamics. Ul rights reserved. 



A Ray of Hope 


A cross between Bug! and 
Astal, Rayman is another side- 



scrolling hop-n-bopper for the 
Saturn. Of the three, Rayman 
rules in the areas of fun, graph- 
ics, and playability. 

Although the story line is 
forgettable (it has to do with 
something called the Protoon), 
the gameplay and graphics are 
not. You travel through six 
colorful worlds, ranging from 
swampy, bug-infested forests 
to surreal cloud cities with 
musical instrument motifs. 

Despite his kiddie looks, 
Rayman is no wimp. You start 
out with nothing but the shirt 


Saturn Game ProFile 

Rayman 

(By Ubi Soft) 


Kiddie looks aside, this 
\7 'V)h tun-packed cartoonfest 
Ut-J senes up hot platform 
action for all ages. 



Price not available 1 player 

CD Side view 

Available now Multiscrolling 

Action/adventure Battery save 


on Rayman’s back. His other 
abilities, like hanging from 
ledges, punching, and swing- 
ing from objects, must be 
earned throughout the levels. 

The cartoony characters 
will fool novices. Although 
they look innocent, they pack 
a wallop (knocking them off 



PROTIP: Always tide fallen 
plums until they stop, whether 
or not you see a safe ledge. Im- 
prisoned Electoons may be 

ledges is very tricky) that will 
soon frustrate the uninitiated 
platform gamer. 

Go Ray-ders 

The graphics are this year’s 
must-see. Are they too bright 
and cheerful for gaming vets? 
Maybe. But you’ll forget to be 


jaded after playing through 
the lushly illustrated back- 
grounds and awe-inspiring 
stages. Special screen effects 
were even added between 
rounds to enhance the game's 
graphical appeal. 

The music and sound ef- 
fects are just as superb. Yeah, 
in a few instances the score is 
a little too cute, but the game 
also features great thematic 
scene music and eerie sound 
effects, especially in the 
swampy areas. Unlike the he- 





roes of Cex and Bug!, the title 
character opts not to annoy 
you with endless voice-overs. 

Controlling the game like a 
pro requires practice. You 
must time each jump care- 
fully, and taking down your 
enemies is not a given. But 
with 1 5 minutes of practice, 
you’ll be set for action. 

Ray Guns 

Rayman is just what gamers 
are looking for on the Saturn. 
Although it’s a basic hop-n- 
bop at heart, it still holds 
enough visual power to daz- 
zle you until something better 
comes along. □ 



Wading Through 
Anguish Lagoon 


Plant here 


When you reach the two Protoon 
guards (X), hang from the ledge, 
wait until they draw their guns, 
then punch them. 


76 


GAMEPRO 


December 1985 





CAPCOM’s HINT LINE 

Touch Tone phone required 

1 - 900 - 680-2583 
$.79 per minute for recorded info 
$.99 per minute to speak to live counselor 

ust be 18 years or older, or have parental permission 


The peace of Metro City ends with the arrival of the Skull Cross 
Gang. Taking a page right out of the criminal guidebook they 
launch attacks that include arson, armed robbery, 
assault and terrorism. Mayor Mike Hagger and a 
few of his closest allies counterattack the 
crime wave by wading into the gang con- 
trolled areas with their bare fists. All in 
all. it's gonna be a hot time in Metro 
City tonight! ^ 


Power uj 


CAPCOM 


LONG LIVE SUPER NES 




Side view 
Mulli scrolling 


By Tommy aide 

Nothing new here: 
average 2D graphics 
and adequate fighting earmark 
Data East's coin-op conversion 
of Dark Legend. Dark Legend 
combines the six-button action 
of Street Fighter with the wea- 
pons and Japanese flavor of ( 
Samurai Shodown. As one of '' 
1 1 fighters, you battle your 
way through the ranks to the 
boss, Chao Cai, who’s playable 
in Vs. mode. 

The characters come to bat- 
tle armed (after 1 5 seconds of 
loading, that is). Your adver- 
saries can’t disarm you. You 
can, however, disarm yourself 
by draining your weapon 
gauge with excessive blocking. 


Kung-Fu U 

Graphically, the game delivers 
the same smooth scaling as the 
coin-op Samurai Shodown. But 
the hand-drawn characters lack 
charisma; they also fail to bleed 
or die dramatically. The back- 
grounds feature respectable de- 
tail but not the animation that 
gamers have come to expect. 

The sound comes on 
strong. The characters retain 
crisp voices, the fighting ef- 


PROTIP: When fighting as Wu 
Song, motion Toward, Down, 
Down -Toward, and tap Button Z 
to launch your opponent with a 
special uppercut. As they come 
down, slam them again with a 
squatting medium punch. 


Saturn 


PROTIP: When lighting as Dai 
Zong, motion Away, Down-Away, 
Down, Down-Toward, Toward, 
and tap Button Z to unleash a 
powerful burst ot Dame. 


PRO TIP: As Xiao Qi, comer your 
opponent and juggle them by 
alternating a strong punch fol- 
lowed by a well-timed squatting 
strong punch. 

fects are admirable, and the 
score builds arcade-quality 
intensity. 

Controlwise, these braw- 
lers move fluidly with familiar 
special-move patterns. Com- 
bos, juggles, dizzies, and air 
throws are all present and 
easy to pick up. 

Dark Future 

With more titles like MK II, 

MK 3, and Darkstalkers on 
the way, gamers should think 
twice before spending 60 
beans on Dark Legend. But if 
you’re dying for a new fight 
now, consider this entertain 
ing, if unoriginal, brawl. c 


By Captain Squideo 

You don’t buy an 
Indy car to drive 
around the block. Nor should 
you buy a Saturn just to shoot 
some mediocre pool. Sorry, 
hustlers, but Minnesota Fats 
misses the pocket by a mile. 

The Skinny on Fats 

Minnesota Fats is basically the 
old Sega CD game Side Pocket 
revamped with sharper graph- 
ics and full-motion video. You 
choose from eight pool games, 
including Eight Ball, Billiards, 

Cut Throat, and Rotation. 

Play solo, chal- 
lenge a pal, or work j 
through Story mode j 
to a duel with the 
fat man himself. If in 
showboating is 
more your style, 
hone your fancy 
shots in Trick Carnes mode. 

Unfortunately, abundant op- 
tions don’t make a great game. 
Minnesota Fats is a slow, plod- 
ding CD with clumsy controls. 
It’s hard to line up the cue accu- 
rately, and shots you could eas- 
ily make on a real table just 
don’t drop here. 

Lookin’ Fat 

The graphics are utterly unwor- 
thy of the Saturn. The full-mo- 
tion video prefacing the game 
shows the master at work, but 
once the gameplay begins, 
you're stuck with a single 


PROTIP: Study the shots of your 
computer opponents - note that 
few ot them, for Instance, line 
up their breaks dead center. 


overhead view of a table. No 
close-ups, no ball cam, no 
switchable viewpoints - just 
small balls on green felt. 

The sounds aren’t much 
better. You can select your 
tunes from a jukebox, but 
they all make you cringe. The 
satisfying ball clicks, booing 
crowds, and crisp voices are 
nice, but they don't add up to 
sonic excitement. 

Hardcore pool sharks 
might enjoy seeing a living 
legend in action. But Min- 
nesota Fats will leave other 
Saturn owners wondering 
what their new system is 
capable of. □ 


PROTIP: In Dick Shot No. 1, aim 
carefully down the middle to 
send each ball into its pocket. 








& 

PlayStation 


SEGA 


••V 


Ubi Soft 



PF CD 


© 1995 UBI SOFT ENTERTAINMENT, INC AU RIGHTS RESERVED. THE PLAYSTATION LOGO AND PLAYSTATION ARE TRADEMARKS OF SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. SEGA SATURN IS A TRADEMARK OF SEGA 
ENTERPRISE LTD. ATARI, THE ATARI LOGO AND JAGUAR ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF ATARI CORPORATION. All RIGHTS RESERVED. 


Iiuoa 







Mansion of Hidden Souls by Sega 


Price not available First-person view 

CD Battery save 

Available now Not yet rated by the 

Interactive/Adventure ESRB 


.5 oufjp 


Classic Shanghai presents a long 
and winding road. 


Shanghai 

Triple Threat 


ported its popular 
puzzler Shanghai 
Triple Threat to the 
Saturn. The game’s 
basically unchanged, 
so if you’re addicted 
to the PC original, 
you'll find this an 
enjoyable version of 
Shanghai with Triple Threat. 

TMple Treat 

The object is simple: Match 
identical pieces to clear the 
board. You can match and re- 
move certain pieces, however, 
only if they’re open to the left 
or right side. While the stan- 
dard objective is consistent 
throughout, different modes 
such as The Great Wall, Beijing, 
Classic, and a two-player op- 
tion produce plenty of variety. 

Triple Threat doesn’t re- 
quire fancy controls, but the 


game’s control still could 
stand some improvement. 
This game screams for a 
mouse. The control pad is 
sufficient, but it moves your 
pointer too slowly across the 
screen, often at the expense 
of valuable seconds. 

The visual and audio ele- 
ments are a mixed bag. The 
graphical highlights are the 
detailed playing pieces. The 
different background pictures, 
mostly in sepia tone, are also 
fine as playing boards. 

The mundane, repetitive 
tunes, on the other hand, 
quickly get on your nerves. 

Of the few sound effects, the 
squish and clang noises that 
occur when pieces clear are 
just adequate. 


PROTIP: In Classic mode, con- 
centrate on shortening the 
stacks of pieces rather than the 
single-tiered islands of pieces. 


PROTIP: In Arcade mode, push 
the rows and columns at ran- 
dom. You’ll usually find match- 
ing pieces. 


Alert to Puzzle Fans 

This is an entertaining puzzler 
that requires more strategy 
than Tetris. If you’ve never 
played the PC game, you’ll 
enjoy being shanghaied by 
Triple Threat. □ 


Saturn 


The story isn’t any deeper. 
You’re still part of a butterfly- 
spirit conspiracy, still at the 
mercy of a specter who wants 
his soul back and has impris- 
oned other ghosts in butterfly 
form. What a villain... Your job 
is to untangle this metamor- 
phic conspiracy. 

Like a poor man’s 7th Guest, 
Mansion poses ghostly riddles, 
which you solve by finding ob- 
jects and uncovering clues. Ab- 
sent from this version is the 


The Saturn graphics aren't a 
vast improvement over the 
Sega CD’s. The rendered 
heads are new, but the lips 
and the dialogue are out of 
synch, B-movie style. Other- 
wise, the visuals are grainy 
and jumpy. 

The music, which was both 
eerie and New Age-like in the 
original, isn’t greatly enhanced. 
This version does, however, 
add plenty of voice-overs. 

The control is true to the 
original. You simply approach 
objects, then move again to 
discover what’s beneath them 
(or hidden inside). You also 
have the thrilling option of an- 
swering "yes" or "no” to ques- 
tions. It’s a no-brainer. 

Mansion of Hidden Souls is 
not as frightening as it should 
be. If you must know what 
happened in the mansion, 
then play. If not... beware! g 


Joining in the rush 
to convert PC games 

I to the next-generation sys- 
tems, Activision has 


By Scary Larry 

The haunted house 


is back, this time on 
the Saturn. Although the Sega 
CD version sported weaker 
graphics, that game was more 
fun than this pale imitator 
simply because it was new 
and scary. 


PROTIP: Enter this room to find 
the gold coin in the drawer. 


PROTIP: Give the gold coin to 
the shopkeeper. 


tension of the first, owing in 
part to familiarity and in part 
to one extremely silly addition: 
The Saturn version throws in 
disembodied talking heads that 
will make you chuckle instead 
of cower. 


PROTIP: Whatever you do (and 
regardless of what this head 
tells you), don’t accuse Danny 
of being in your room, or it’s 
game over. 









The #1 video game magazine, 
has gone online with America Online! 
Keyword: GAMEPRO 


• Get killer combos ana nmsmng 
moves for Killer Instinct and 
Mortal Kombat 3 in the File Vault 

Get cheat codes for your favorite 
games 


Get HOT news 
when it happens 


Chat with the editors of 
GamePro Magazine and some of 
the best game developers in the 
business 



Call America Online tnday and get connected. 

America Online is a registered service mark of America Online, Inc. 


Sponsored by 

v* 



Jp ©1991 Nlnlaobo o»> 
Sr Covert Action JearnsJ 
Judkins, 1995. M\ rigy 


Uet on the winning team or get 
out of the way. Jim Lee's 
WildC.A.T.S are slashing their way 
onto the screen of your Super 
Nintendo Entertainment System. 
You take control of Spartan, Maul 
orWarblade in their ultimate 
mission against the evil Helspont 
and his Daemonites.Work together 
and the WildC.A.T.S blast through 
eleven worlds of tense battle and 
unfathomable danger. Don't, and it 
won't be just "looks" that kill you. 


Leased by Nelvar^(*j5 
^Pg nee antxdeveloped by'Soaafj 


Software PTY LTD ' 

Program ©Copyright 1 995 BefdRi 
Sfertainme*fSystem is a rfgistefed] 

Bftware PTY IT'D 
fade m a rk of Nintendo 












tacks, like Lex Luger's Elbow 
Girder, and the Killer Instinct- 
style combos keep things 
rowdy. The controls respond 
just fine, but a six-button pad's 
a must unless you’re a profi- 
cient finger gymnast. 

In the Ring 

After a while, though, the 
gameplay feels a bit long on 
flash and short on substance. 
Furious button pressing often 
yields impressive results, and 
fighting pros will fire off the 
moves and combos much too 
easily. Some gamers may 
eventually tire of this lack of 
depth, but there’s definitely 
enough raucous fun to keep 
most players hopping back 


PROTIP: Launch combos by get- 
ting your opponent in a hold, 
then trying various mixes of 
punches and kicks. 


PROTIP: As Razor Ramon, tap 
Toward, Toward, Kick to grab 
your opponent by the heels and 
slam them into the mat. 


PROTIP: As Dolnk, clock your 
foes with a hammer by tapping 
Toward, Toward, Strong Kick. 


PROTIP: As your opponent re- 
enters the ring, hit them with a 
charge attack like the Under- 
taker’s Neck Breaker (charge 
Punch for three seconds, then 
release). 

December 1995 


PROTIP: Taunting charges your 
next attack to triple damage: 
Hold Block and motion two full 
circles starting Away. 


By Air Hendrix 

r 

\CV4y WWF Wrestlemania 
thunders from the 
arcade to the Genesis, squeez- 
ing even the hefty Yokozuna 
into the slim confines of a 16 - 
bit cart. Some sounds and 
graphical touches were left in 
the locker room, but WWF’s 
flamboyant action makes for 
undeniable fun. 


Royal Rumble 

Clamber into the ring as one of 
eight WWF Wrestling pros like 
Bam Bam Bigelow and Shawn 
Michaels to face a solid wres- 
tling challenge. One player can 
pursue the WWF Title, a tough 
fight that eventually pits you 
against eight wrestlers at once, 
or the Intercontinental Title, an 
easier bout. Two players can 
grapple head-to-head or work 
together against a tag team of 
all the other wrestlers. 

This impressive lineup of 
modes brings enjoyable variety 
to the ring, and the wild moves 
add to the fun. Each wrestler 
can pull off an eye-popping ar- 
ray of punches, kicks, throws, 
holds, and reversals. Special 


PROTIP: As 




into the ring. 

Graphically, the enormous 
digitized sprites and smooth 
animation will instantly im- 
press you, despite the exces- 
sive graininess. Even worse, 
slowdown stalls the action on 
crowded screens, but these 


flaws don’t interfere 
much. 

Humorous com- 
mentary from WWF 
announcers Vince 
McMahon and Jerry 
Lawler lends ringside 
authenticity, but they 
sound like they’re call- 
ing the fight from un- 
derwater. At least the 
grunts and slams come 
across clearly. 

Pin Him! 

Genesis wrestling buffs 
will want a firm hold on WWF 
Wrestlemania, which clearly 
outshines earlier wrestling titles 
like WWF Raw. This cart should 
even appeal to fighting pros 
looking for fast, furious - and 
somewhat shallow - fun. □ 


j Despite the significant 
\ flaws in the graphics 
a and the slightly shallow 
gameplay, this riotous title will 
make fighting fans grin from 
ir to ear. 


Strong Kick) to maintain the 
upper hand. 






SHiySTATlON 


Virtual Boy- 



before you guy a new cam e 
SySTEM, TAKE XT for A SPIN AT 



blockbuster vxpeo. where you 
can Rent all the hottest c,ames 

ANP All THE LATEST SYSTEMS- 




SMC $ 5.00 

RENT A C|AME SYSTEM ANP 2 Cl AMES 
FOR 3 EVENXNCiS FOR H” 


THE SOURCE ***‘"3' S-EHIHO THE FORCE. 







32X 


You can 


By Scary Larry 

A hummingbird 
shooter? No, this 
isn't LamePro- it’s a new 32X 
game. Although the concept is 
unique, the gameplay and 
FunFactor are standard. 

To Bee or Not To Bee 

Kolibri is straightforward, if 
you’re a hummingbird with 
firepower. You flit around 
shooting insects to clear the 


The graphics are grainy, 
but they’re clearer than those 
in the Genesis cart. The 
sprites are also a lot larger 
than those in the SNES ver- 
sion. The boring background 
remains constant throughout 

sound samples are not 


way for your hummingbird 
friends to pollinate flowers. If 
this is the only way you’ll ever 
leam about the birds and the 
bees, you need to get out 
more often. 

You find different power- 
ups to shoot, like seeds, 
lasers, and fiery rings. But 
these look wimpier than they 
sound, so don’t expect much. 
The only way to know if 
you’ve cleared a level is when 
gameplay stops and the 
screen goes dark. 

Controlling your hummer 
is sometimes a chore. You 
must manually turn the bird 
around when shooting enemies 


PR0T1P: Pause when the action 
gets too busy. Enemies lurk in 
the busier parts of the game. 


By Scary bury 

1 The princes of pain 
are back in a rumble 
royale! WWF Wrestlemania: 

The Arcade Game is a must- 
own for 32Xers. It’s superior to 
the Genesis version, but it’s no 
match for the PlayStation title. 

Cattle Wrestlers 

You play as one of eight 
wrestlers vying for the title of 
Intercontinental Champion 
(easy) or World Wrestling Fed- 
eration Champion (very hard). 


The 


puter or 
pal can also tag-team the com- 
puter in Cooperative mode. 

Besides the normal wres- 
tling moves, like eye gouges 
and airplane spins, you can 
pull off tremendous multihit 
combos to waylay an oppo- 
nent’s life bar. Combos require 
dexterous button pressing, 
but they’re worth the thumb 
damage. Most of the arcade 
combos from the ‘The Fighter’s 
Edge" in the October GamePro 
work here also. 


commentary of the arcade. 
You’ll hear announcers, but 
usually not until a match ends. 
The other comical expressions, 
sound effects, and dinks and 
doinks are all still there. 


WWFun 

This is a better game than 
WWF Raw, and one of the best 
32X games since Doom. Any- 
one who owns a 32X should 
definitely climb into this ring 
for a whole ton of fun! □ 


behind you. Since enemies 
rat-pack you with attacks, 
this gets deadly. 

The graphics will remind 
you of Ecco the Dolphin. The 
lush, colorful, layered back- 
grounds are great to look at, 
but your hummingbird often 
gets lost in the scenery. 

The sounds are also beauti- 


ful to listen to, but they don't 
really enhance the weak 



PROTIP: Midway through the Ex- 
piry level, travel down the water- 
fall to access more of the stage 



PROTIP: Stay near the power-up- 
spouting crystal, and fill up your 
weapons. The more of one icon 
you collect, the more powerful 
the weapon. 

gameplay. Great nuances, like 
forest and swamp background 
effects, make the game a 
good rubdown for the ears. 

Hum Drum 

Kolibri isn’t awful, just aver- 
age. You’d expect more from 
the 32X - something more 
along the lines of Gradius or 
R-Type. Maybe Sega should've 
given this bird some armor or 
jet-propelled wings. As it 
stands, Kolibri couldn’t take 
on Tweety Bird. □ 



82 


GAMEPIS • 


IICimblF 1995 





By Cover Gill 

At last: a puz- 
zle game that 
dares to be different 
from Tetris. Zoop for 
the Genesis isn’t des- 
tined for the kind of 
greatness that made 
Tetris a part of the 
gamer’s vocabulary, 
but its absorbing puz- 
zle play should earn 
it a place on your hol- 
iday wish list. 

Long on Thrills 

If you like playing center court 
and under the gun, then Zoop's 
your stage. Stationed in the 
center square, you must pro- 
tect your area from a four-way 
crossfire of advancing multicol- 
ored shapes. Your goal: Rid the 
grid of the required number of 



PROTIP: Shoot the first shape to 
exchange colors with it. Then 
shoot another like-colored 
shape elsewhere and return to 
wipe out the row. 


Genesis Game Profile 

Zoop 

(By Viacom New Media) 


Zoop’s long on thrills 
but short on frills. That’s 
1 mmJ a good thing in a puz- 
zler. It’s simple, absorbing 
gameplay should heat up your 
Genesis this winter. 




PROTIP: Shoot a row of same- 
colored shapes and earn big 
points. Don’t be distracted by 
the fanfare, though - the 
shapes keep coming. 


and multiple shapes dot the 
grid from the get-go. 

Two drawbacks may keep 
Zoop from becoming a part of 


shapes (the number’s posted 
in the upper-right corner). 

The catch is that you can 
“zoop” only shapes that are the 
same color as your shooter. If 
you hit a shape that's a differ- 
ent color, you switch colors 
with it. Bonus shapes that 
wipe the grid clean are among 
the power-ups you can score. 

Zoop offers two play op- 
tions: Level and Continual. Un- 
fortunately, the gameplay and 
goal remain the same. Contin- 
ual play presents the greater 
challenge, but initially the 
sudden change to new levels 
can throw you off. 

With nine multilevel stages 
and five difficulty settings to 
choose from, Zoop easily ap- 
peals to all levels of gamers. 
Advanced players will want 
to cycle to the later stages, 
where the pace is quicker 



, 



!" ■ 

■ 



Proximity bombs take out all 
the shapes touching the first 
shape you contact. 




Ijb, 





the gamer’s vernacular. First, gS 
Zoop is merciless when you £ 
lose, taking you back to the 
start regardless of how far 
you've advanced. And its repet- 
itive play may zoop all but the 
more diligent puzzle gamers. 

Short on Frills 

Varied, colorful geometric pat- 
terns in the later levels enliven 
the grids and add challenging 
contrasts that can fool the 
eye. The perky music allows 








* 

\+J 




i_S 



Une bombs blow away an 
entire row of shapes. 


PROTIP: You instantly become 
the bomb you’ve hit, so shoot It 
when you need it. 

you to concentrate without 
being distracted or annoyed, 
and the audio effects heighten 
the action without drawing at- 
tention to themselves. 

The control is as basic as 
it can get. The directionals $ 
shift the shooter around and 
any of the buttons will shoot, 
so you don’t need to be a 
rocket scientist to play. 

Zooper Duper 

Zoop relieves the drought of 
good puzzlers on the Genesis. 

If you're looking at a long, 
cold winter indoors, Zoop 
could turn up the heat on 
your Genesis. □ 


86 


GAMEPRO 


iBcember 1995 










lung it , 


Jire dead i 



PROTIP: Pick up Pookies in the 
bonus rounds to gain extra lives. 
tures. The action is your stan- 
dard platform walk-and-throw 
with Garfield donning appro- 
priate costumes for each level 
and Odie morphing into cute 
enemies. 

Other Garfield cronies also 
make cameo appearances. If 


Genesis Game Profile 

Garfield Caught in 
the Act 

(By Sega) 


Fans of the comic strip 
u m,glrt en i°y fois plat- 

liiiiH form title. The tedious 
gamepiay and hopeless controls 
will disgruntle anyone else. 


PROTIP: When you tall into a 
crypt in Count Slobula’s Castle, 
pull on the comer Odie tongues 
to elevate an escape platform. 
you thrill to the sight of Gar- 
field as a King Tut kitty or a 
saber-toothed dino-cat, you 
might like this game. 

...Ho Play to Go 

Serious gamers won't find 
much to like, however, pri- 
marily because of the ineffi- 
cient controls. Garfield doesn’t 


PROTIP: To beat the first level’s 
vampire boss, swat the bats and 
jump up to open the shades. 
run; he plods. And his jump, 
throw, and hit moves are too 
feeble to cleanly defeat the 
simplest enemies. Flail away 
at the first vampire boss for 
an hour or two, and you’ll be 
so frustrated that you’ll call 
the Humane Society. 

The one thing this game 
has going for it is its look. A 
series of comic-strip panels 
December 1895 


PROTIP: Don't jump as you 
swing at enemies from your 
boat - this cat can’t swim! 
for each level, and the sound 
effects nicely re-create the 
zoops and boings of Satur- 
day-morning cartoons. No 
voices, though. 

To the Dogs 

Novices are Garfield’s target 
audience. The proof is in 
the repetitive gamepiay and 
the two difficulty levels, one 
called Kitty and the other Nor- 
mal. Whether beginners will 
be patient enough to over- 
come the controls is another 
question. Had Garfield been 
given better abilities, even 
veteran players might have 
enjoyed playing with him, 
but as it is they’ll probably 
want to put this cat out. □ | 


drawn just for the game 
precedes the action. Through- 
out the levels, colorful back- 
grounds and big sprites will 
charm cartoon lovers, espe- 
cially those with a sense of 
humor. Garfield's wacky cos- 
tumes and comical expressions 
make you look forward to the 
next level. 

The sounds are decent 
enough to add to the comical 
atmosphere. The music varies 


PROTIP: Ride the parrot to get close enough 
to this pirate boss to nail him with bombs. 


, By Captain Squideo 

, Garfield the cat has 
conquered every 
other entertainment arena, 
so it was just a matter of time 
before he landed on a 1 6-bit 
video game system. Unfortu- 
nately, only young kids and 
serious Garfield fens will think 
Caught in the Act is anywhere 
close to the cat’s pajamas. 


- 

When Garfield and Odie get 
sucked up into a broken TV, 
they become characters in nine 
strange side-scrolling adven- 









Warning! ZOOP looks and plays like an innocent game, but extensive play may cause the following symptoms: 
loss of friends, loss of appetite, Insomnia and excessive battery consumption. Whenever possible, avoid play. 





pin] atrocities the Rid- 
dler and Two-Face com- 
Lmd mit in Gotham are noth- 
ing compared with the crimes 
Batman Forever wreaks on your 
Genesis. Somebody get a shovel. 




these puzzles only hinder the 
already-sluggish pace. 

Graphically, this dark game 
captures the film’s gothic 
look. To a fault. So much of 
the background is black that 
you’ll think the game’s artists 
went on strike and left some 
areas unfinished. The nicely 
digitized characters and fairly 
smooth animations are eye 


Elevator Ac- 
tion 


Genesis 


By Tommy Glide 

Don’t bother asking 
Santa for Batman 
Forever this holiday season. 
01’ Saint Nick should keep this 
cart at the North Pole, far 
from anyone’s Genesis. 

Guano, Anyone? 

The game follows the film’s 
plot, or at least tries to. Play- 
ing as either Batman or Robin 
(two gamers can play as the 
dynamic duo simultaneously), 
you chase the Riddler and 
Two-Face through eight of the 
most boring levels to be 
found in Gotham City. 

With a poor mixture of 
platform adventure and side- 


On the second elevator ride, 
quickly shoot your grappling 
hook up to get onto the 
roof, then shoot it up again. 


PROTIP: Bomb the middle of* 
room below Mad Pete and Mai 
Jeff. The erosion clears a 
trapdoor to a hidden aijea. 


Your destination: This hid- 
den area filled with health 


PR&TIP: Shut down this ma- 
chine in the Arkham Asylum by 
lobbing a Flash Globe at it. De- 
feat the two enemies that ap- 
pear, and you earn a power-up 
that fulfy restores your health. 
U2 song from the movie than 
listening to the game. 

Lousy Forever 

Batman Forever’s fighting con- 
trols are so complicated that a 
six-button controller is essen- 
tial. But no matter how well 
you master the controls, you'll 
still take cheap shots from 
double-team attacks and un- 
avoidable obstacles. 

This game sorely lacks the 


PROTIP: Once you’re on the subway trackfi. 
shoot your grappling hook and hang from 
the ceiling to avoid being hit by the ifgiik. 
To find hidden areas with power-ups, aim foi 
the gaps in the ceiling and lift yourself up 


PROTIP: When you’re playing as 
Batman and your opponent is 

just out of range, nail them with catching, but after a few lev- 
your Flash Globes to stun them, e | S] you -|| tjre of Batman’s 
clunky walk. 

with an uppercut. 

view fighting, Batman Forever Holy Bad Audio! 
never gains momentum. The The anemic sound makes the 
fighting moves were modeled graphics look great. A first- 
after those in Mortal Kombat, year piano student could have 



but don’t let that fool you: 
The beat-em-up action in this 
pale imitation is flat and out- 
right boring. Batman Forever 
tries to liven things up with 


scored the music on a cheap 
synthesizer. 

The highly distorted voice 
samples and the so-so fight- 
ing effects will drive you to- 


film’s death-defying thrills. It 
fails to deliver enough bang 
for the big bucks that it costs. 
If you must play it, rent it. But 
if you don’t want to waste 



riddles that hint at hidden ward the Mute button. You’re your cash, avoid this Bat-as- 

rooms and power-ups, but better off just humming the trophe forever, M 


90 


GAMEPRO • December 199S 








u/niiasiieen imraded by a killer virus. Thi'i viri 
e/jickt. Hou/4ne$a Alan X and the maverick Hflj 
> succumb^o th? deadly robotic ditease. S 


S5 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 

, CAPCOM ENTERTAINMENT 
demarks ol CAPCOM CO., LTD 


475 Oakmead Parkway 
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 






/ > V 

Turice at many secret itemt to collect 
than any previous fftefa iftun title! 
Locate the M hidden pieces of the ■ 
Robot Ride Armor to built an We- 
some attack vehicle! / 


Play as either fTle$a man X or his 
maverick Hunter partner 2ero! 
Every element of $ame play has 
been enhanced — Ama*in$ 30 
effects, longer levels, more detailed 
graphics and faster playability! 


CAPCOM s HINT LINE 

Touch Tone phone required 

1-900-680-2583 

9 per minute for recorded info 


CAPCOM 





Monster slams. Just one of a 
ton of killer player animations. 
Up close and personal. In a TV- 
style presentation that rivals 
the network hoops broadcasts. 


Mid-air pass. Now that’s a tasty dish. One 
minute you got 'em thinkin' you're goin' to 
the hole. Next minute they're starin' at a 
pair of empty hands. Now you see it. Now 
you don’t. Now it's too late. 








SPORTS 

If it's in the game, 
it's in the game: 


You're the playmaker. Raise your arm 
high above your head. And play stump 
the chump. By calling plays on the fly. 
With 60 authentic offensive plays. And 


Long range jumper. Count it 
•Cuz in-depth stats keep track 
of everything. Including player 
ratings. There are stats in 
over 15 different categories. 
You can save 'em. By team. 
By player. Or by user (which 
rhymes with loser). 


A finger roll here. A finger roll 
there. No one can stop you 
now. You're at the top of your 
game. So quit while you're 
ahead. Now you can leave the 
regular season at any time 
and go directly to the playoffs. 


Last year it rocked the critics and ate up 
the awards. Now it's back. With merciless 
new player animations. Updated strategy. 
And lots of reflex-numbing gameplay. NBA 
Live 96. Tips-off soon on Sega Genesis , 
Super NES and Game Boy. 


Not impressed with that 
double-clutch slam? Trade 
for someone who’s got 
the goods. Any player in 
the league. Still not good 
enough? Create your own 
player. And call him Sir 
Dunks-a-lot. 


To order visit your local retailer 
or call 1-800-245-4525. 
i us at http://www.ea.com/feasports.html 


Hr 

TV 

i 


n 


i 


' i 

. J 

i / 

0 















Super NES 


yyhftni 

ran 


Diddy's Konfi-Quejt 


By Scary Larry 

> Nintendo and Rare 
aren’t monkeying 
around! Diddy’s Kong-Quest 
exceeds the standards set by 
Donkey Kong Country. This is 
the game you want under 
your palm tree this holiday! 

Driving Miss Dixie 

Even though the version we 
reviewed was only 80 percent 
complete, it already had more 
levels, better graphics, and 
better gameplay than the orig- 
inal had a year ago. The only 
thing the programmers can 
do is add more to this game! 

In this quest, Kaptain K. 
Rool and the Kremlings have 
kidnapped Donkey Kong and 


Super NES Game ProFile 

Donkey Kong Country 2: 
Diddy’s Kong-Quest 


Diddy’s back, and he's 
^ brought the gorilla of 
bJ his dreams with him. 
ly’s Kong-Quest is bigger, 
er, and more fun than its 


are ransoming him for the Ba- 
nana Hoard (from DKC). Diddy 
and his gorilla-friend, Dixie, 
set out to find Donkey Kong. 

But Kaptain K. Rool isn't 
going to make things easy for 
the Kongs. He has all types of 
beautifully rendered (but dev- 
ilishly despicable) enemies on 
hand, like peg-legged croco- 
diles, wretched rats, and piti- 
less piranhas. K. Rool does his 
deeds in some of the most 
cleverly illustrated levels ever 
seen on a home system. Wait 
until you ride the skulls in the 
Pirate Amusement Park or 
blast through the thorny jun- 
gles in Bramble Scramble. 

The game has more than 
1 00 levels with eight unique 
areas to explore. As usual, 
there are tons of hidden areas 
and bonus games, so you’ll be 
playing this one well into next 
Christmas! 

Safari So Good 

The rendered graphics are su- 
perb and extremely clean. 
They’re especially impressive 
when you consider this is a 
1 6-bit cart-based game, not 
some fancy-shmancy CD sys- 


tem. As a matter of fact, this 
is what Killer Instinct 
should’ve looked like! The 
smoothly scrolling layered 
backgrounds also add nice 
graphical touches (like the 
rain in the Gangplank Galley) 
to this superb looker. 

Like last year’s DKC, the 
music and sounds once again 
equal the SNES's best. The 
music rocks out in places, and 
tones down in more dramatic 
scenes. From the monkey’s 
echoes of "ooh-ooh" when it's 
trapped in the barrels to the 
crocodiles’ snapping jaws, this 
game erupts with sonic treats. 

The control is pretty much 
the same as in the last game. 
You can switch between Dixie 
or Diddy, and can run, jump, 
and throw just like in DKC. 

The only caveat is that some 
levels are extremely tough, so 
younger players may ask their 
monkey’s uncles for a hand 
with the game. 

Plan It with the Apes 

As for older gamers, what 
more could you ask for? Yeah, 
it’s a little cutesy, but don't let 
that fool you. Although you 
may find yourself breezing 
through the easy, pattern-re- 
liant bosses, you definitely 
won't be able to finish this in 
one sitting. Since you now 
have to pay for Cranky's ad- 
vice (and game saves, and 
Funky’s flights, and Swanky's 
Bonus Games), you'll need to 
spend more time than ever in 
the Country. 

Easily the best SNES game 
this year, Diddy’s Kong-Quest 
is one we suggest you give a 
try. This game will make a 
monkey out of the most expe- 
rienced players! □ 


PROT1P: When Kmncha turns red, 
he’ll take away a life regardless 
of your bouncing monkey antics. 


PRO TIP: Simultaneously pushing 
Buttons Y and B makes your an- 
imal friend, such as Rattly, 
jump higher. 


PROTIP: Watch for groups of ba- 
nanas that form letters. There’s 
usually a 1-up or token 


Krow 


PROTIP: To knock off the first 
boss, Krow, just fling his eggs 
back at him. Four hits should do 
the job. 


GAMEPRO • December 1895 









PROTIP: Watch out for the Puff as 
- they'll detonate and send 
spikes after you. 


PROTIP: Hit Kleever with the 
cannonballs that fall from above 
while avoiding the fireballs he 
sends at you. When the hooks 
appear, travel across the stage 
to find more cannonballs. 


PROTIP: In the Hornet’s Hole, re- 
member you can’t jump or 
change characters when stand- 
ing in the honey. 


PROTIP: To get safely from croc 
to croc without eating lava, Inch 
your way over so that you’re 
standing on the far right of the 
croc’s head. 


PROTIP: In Krockhead Klamber, 
move to the left after the level 
begins, and you’ll see some 
bees. Get the treasure chest be- 
hind them and keep going left 


PROTIP: In Target Terror, be 
ready to jump the barrels that 
enemies drop in your path. 


PROTIP: Keep cannonballs with 
you. A cannon that shoots you 
to a bonus level Isn’t far off. 


PROTIP: It takes tricky timing 


PROTIP: In Bramble Scramble, 
you can bring your characters 
low into the foliage without 
hurting them. Just don’t let ene- 
mies touch your monkeys below 
the belt. 


PROTIP: One of the hard-to-find 
OK Coins is just above Squitter’s 
box In the second level of 
this area. 


drops TNT barrels after 
every third jump or so. Jump up 
k and nail him with the barrel. 


Get Bv with a Little 
Help from TeurFrla 


L 

.*> 


Cli«nm« r 

E- ±7—. ■>. 



Squawks 

Sauitter 


GAMEPRO • December 1895 


95 














PRO TIP: Villi 
People -Avoid 
the bumpers 


walls, which 
slam you into 
the harmful di- 


that matter, is the worm. But 
the levels ain’t. They range 
from a vertical ascent on a ^ 
moonlit night (|im in- \ 

flates and deflates his \ 

head to get to the top) ' 

to a nerve-racking jour- 
ney through an intestinal 
track (Jim, transformed 
into a blind cave salamander, 
navigates wide and narrow 
passages lined with r~ 

deadly villi). / A 

Jim 2 also pays trib- / fj. 
ute to its video game / 


Super HES 


By Major Mike 


With all the empty 
hype and lukewarm 
big-name releases nowadays, 
it’s nice to know there is one 
bunch you can always count 
on for awesome games. Shiny 
Entertainment opens up a can 
of very fun worms with Earth- 
worm Jim 2. Who needs an 
expensive next-generation 
system when excellent 1 6-bit 
games like Earthworm Jim 2 
are still coming out? 

Jungle Jim 

Spread out over several extra- 
ordinarily diverse stages, this 
epic pits Jim once more against 
his archenemy Psy-Crow, who’s 
whisking Princess-What’s-Her- 
Name off to Lost Vegas for a 
quickie wedding. Accompany- 


ing Psy-Crow is his wicked 
bunch of hench-things, includ- 
ing Major Mucus, Bob & #4, 
and Evil the Cat. 

Okay, the plot is essen- 
tially the same, 
and so, for 


until the end of the ISO 9000 
stage, where the exit door 
runs all over the screen. 

Every two levels or so, Jim 
enters a bonus stage called 
Puppy Love, which replaces 
the rocket ride from the previ- 
ous game. Armed with a large 
marshmallow, Jim must franti- 
cally scramble back and forth 


PROTIP: Lorenzo’s Soil - Shoot 
the dirt over the name to extin- 
guish It. 


Super NES Game ProFile 

Earthworm Jim 2 

(By Playmates) 


Loaded with humor, 
r '-V^\l awesome graphics, 
band and incredibly diverse 
levels, Earthworm Jim 2 man- 
ages to exceed the lofty stan- 
dards of the first game. Fans of 
the original will eat some seri- 
ous dirt if they miss this one. 


PROTIP: Puppy Love - The bomb 
is the most important thing - 
make sure It gets to Peter, even 
If you must drop one of Peter’s 
perky puppy pals. 


PRO TIP: See Jim Run. Run, Jim, 
Run - Use Jim’s whip to slow 
down Psy-Crow. 


heritage 

with a Pong-like _ 
game and a %-overhead-view 
shooter stage that recalls the 
arcade classic Zaxxon. Tired 
of standard level exits? Wait 


' PROTIP : Udderiy Abducted -If a 
UFO grabs one of your cows, 
whip the force held encircling 
the cow in order to free it. 

to safely bounce a series of lit- 
tle puppies to the right side of 
the screen. If five puppies splat 
on the ground, Peter will get 
very angry, and we know what 
he does when that happens. 

Graphic Action 

Of course, Jim wouldn't have 
such a unique personality if 
not for the superb graphics. 
An improvement over the ori- 
ginal, Jim 2 looks just like a 


’I'h.e Man y "faces of Jim. 


96 


GAMEPRO • December 1995 









Dirt-Cheap Bosses 

While the levels are huge and 
challenging, not to mention 
loaded with hidden areas and 
items, the bosses, sadly, are 
not. Most of the end-level 
baddies take only a few hits 


PROTIP: ISO 9000 - At the end 
of the stage, don’t bother chas- 
ing the door around; just pick 
up the piano at the entrance 
and hurl it at the exit 

to kill (the giant larva on a 
unicycle at the end of Loren- 
zo’s Soil, for example). It’s a 
almost as if 


-Her- Name is in I 
,o /,as to rescue 


cartoon with colorful multi- 
scrolling backgrounds and 
detailed foregrounds. 

Special touches include 
an electric chair and an iron 
maiden that provide a few 
laughs when Jim comes into 
contact with them, and his 
trembling legs when he car- 
ries heavy cows, pigs, and 
mouse cages to safety. 

Great Dines, Control 

Jim 2 uses several borrowed 
tunes with excellent results. 



Of ft 




<5 


ft 

4ft 

y 


K 

s-> 


PROTIP: Inflated Head - Avoid 
dangerous enemies by hitting 
the lightbulbs. Although this 
damages you some, you will 
become momentarily invincible 
and your balloon won’t pop. 

Classical pieces like a Beetho- 
ven adagio make compellingly 
offbeat accompaniments to 
stages like Villi People. 

The game is also filled to 


PR0T1P: Level Ate - At the grill, 
shoot the eggs suspended over- 
head. You can stand on the fry- 
ing yolk without being injured. 

the hilt with hilarious sound 
effects: Jim’s yelps and 
screams, whimpering pup- 
pies, and mooing cows are 
just a few of the sounds that 
punctuate the audio track. 

Controlling Jim is a snap. 

His move scheme is basically 
the same as in the first game 
with the addition of two new 
talents: Jim can briefly block at- 
tacks, and he can use his friend 
Snott (who travels in Jim’s 
backpack) to grab onto sticky 
ceilings so Jim can cross dan- 
gerous gaps. With Snott in 
tow, Jim can reach 1 -ups and 
goodies that would otherwise 
be unattainable. 


the programmers wiped them- 
selves out creating the levels 
and added the bosses as an 
afterthought. 

Top-Grade Bait 

The first game being what it 
was, the expectations for the 
Earthworm Jim sequel were 
enormous. Jim 2 meets - if 
not surpasses - all of them. 

If Jim 2 has a flaw, it’s that 
the game is so much fun in 
the initial play-through that 
the second and third times 
around pale horribly in com- 
parison. But that’s an ex- 
tremely minor criticism. From 
gameplay to graphics, Shiny 
has released another first-rate £ 
can of worms. □ 


New dun s! 





Mega Plasma Barn Blaster 3-Finger Gun Bubble Gun Homing Missile 


GAMEPRO 


ecember 1995 


97 








By The Axe Grinder 

The fight goes 
on... and on and on. 
Although Final Fight 3 has 
more characters and moves 
than its precursors, the game- 
play quickly feels routine. 

Haggar-ed Gameplay 

Final Fight, the original side- 
scrolling beat-em-up, spawned 
several imitators, some disap- 
pointing (Rival Turf), others out- 
standing (The Ninja Warriors). 

The third installment in the 
series falls between the two 
extremes. It adds some cool 
options (like a two-player 
game in which the computer 
controls the second player) 
and special moves, but the 
gameplay is deadeningly sim- 
ple. Move, stop, beat up 
thugs. Move, stop, beat up 
thugs. Grab the power- 
up... You get the idea. 

FF 3 breaks new ground in 
its nonlinear narrative (think 
of The Peace Keepers). You 
pick your path at various 
forks, so it’s impossible to 
visit every stage in a single 
play-through. 

You choose from four char- 


PROTIP: Throw the goons into a 
comer and pound away at them. 
They can’t escape. 


PROTIP: When the fat guys 
charge you, throw an enemy 
at them. 


PROTIP: Lucia’s tricky super 
move can leave you facing the 
wrong direction. Avoid this foul- 
up by holding the Freeze button 
while executing the motion. 


cheesier attacks. You can 
defeat most of them with 
attack-and-retreat tactics. 

FF FX 

Of all the brawlers in the 
series, this one looks the 


PROTIP: Throw other thugs at 
Stray in the factory. Always, al- 
ways keep your distance. 


best: The characters have 


more detail, and the game 
includes nice graphical 
effects like windows and 
street signs that break on 


The telltale chopper on the last level 
signals the final fight. 

impact. The music is nothing 
special, but provides a good 
accompaniment to the action. 

The generally simple con- 
trols feature Dragon Punch 
and fireball motions for spe- 
cial moves. You can execute 
slightly more complicated Su- 
per Special moves when the 
Super meter flashes. None of 
the characters can block, so 
it’s hit or be hit. 


PROTIP: In the bulldozer bonus 
stage, hit the creep on the vehi- 
cle as fast as you can to collect 
the maximum points. — 


The Final Fighters 
The Veterans 




Super NES 


Super NES Game ProFile 

Final Fight 3 

(By Capcom) 


GAMEPRO • December 1895 


^ The latest installment 
;\ in the classic series 
J throws in special 
moves, nonlinear gameplay, 
and innovative techniques, but 
tedious beat-em-up gameplay 
ultimately drags it down. 


Final Verdict 

FF 3 isn’t a bad game, and it 
adds some innovative fea- 
tures. But you’ll quickly tire of 
battling wave after wave of 
the same enemies that you 
smashed to a pulp two 
screens ago. Maybe a more 
exciting fight lies ahead. □ 


acters: veterans Guy and 
Haggar and newcomers 
Lucia and Dean. The 
rookies are a mixed pair: 
Lucia is quick and packs 
an awesome Rising Knee 
Attack, but Dean’s moves 
are sluggish and awk- 
ward. As for enemies, 
the latest menace to civi- 
lization is the Skull Cross 
Gang, which consists of 
your basic street slimes. 

The bosses aren’t 
much more interesting. 
You could easily mistake 
them for the other thugs, 
except that the bosses 
are bigger and wield 


Haggar Guy 

The Newcomers 







IBLITERATE Ef 


IE GROUND DEFEI 


AcWisioN 


Entertainment System i 


registered trademark of Activision. Inc All rights i 











Super NES 


Super NES Game ProFile 

Mega Man X3 


Has Mega Man run out 
["I of gas? Hardly. Mega 
Man X3 may look fc 
iar, but it packs plenty of sur- 
prises for even the most fanati- 
cal fan. 


By Major Mike 

Mega Man fans who 
were put off by the 
cutesy Mega Man VII can 
breathe a sigh of relief with 
Mega Man X3. This cart won’t 
win any awards for gameplay 
innovation, but it’s still a worthy 
installment in the 16-bit series. 

More Wan Zero 

As with the previous Mega 
Man X games, maverick Re- 
ploids are the enemy. This 
time the superintelligent Dop- 
pler leads them, replacing 
Sigma as the king bad guy. 

The most noteworthy op- 
tion is the ability to play as 
Mega Man’s colleague, Zero. 
While Zero’s abilities resemble 


PROTIP: You can deploy Zero’s 
charge power Incrementally. Af- 
ter he is fully charged, tap the 
Attack button once for a pow- 
ered shot, again for another 
powered shot, and a third time 
to use his trusty katana. 


PROTIP: The drill is one of 
the most powerful weapons. 
It not only smashes through ice 
and walls to reveal hidden pas- 
sages... 


...but it also destroys the Volt 
Catfish in short order. 


PROTIP: Dr. Light can superen- 
hance only one of Mega Man’s 
weapon systems. 


The attacking holograms and 
some of the cinemas will blow 
you away. The trade-off is 
some slowdown when the 
screen gets busy. 

The sound is solid, if not 
exactly revolutionary. The 
rockin' tunes are enjoyable to 
listen to in their own right; the 
sound effects, though, are 
mostly holdovers from previ- 
ous episodes. 


PROTIP: Stock up on reserve en- 
ergy before going into this hid- 
den level. 


his friend’s, he’s still a good 
alternative for those weary of 
playing the little blue bomber. 
Zero’s awesome three-stage 
charge attack complements 
excellent jumping 
abilities. Could a solo 
Zero game be wait- 
ing in the wings? 

X3 contains all 
the elements that 
give the series its 
personality: versatile 
power-ups, hidden 
areas, cool bosses, 
and multiple wea- 
pons. In addition 
to the usual enhancements 
for Mega Man, a new superen- 
hancement can power up one 
of his weapon systems. Addi- 
tionally, hidden stages await 
investigative gamers, and new 
limits on the energy power- 
ups increase the difficulty. 

Mega Man is endowed with 
excellent controls. He flaw- 
lessly dashes, jumps, and 
blasts his way through the 
huge stages. 


Same Look, 

Better Effects 

While the game looks similar 
to the prequels, some of 
the new visual effects 
have more pop. Sev- 
eral weapons, like 
Mega Man's superpow- 
ered shot, will impress 
even veterans of the series, as 
will the various bosses the 
hero confronts. A few of the 
more incredible visuals come 
courtesy of Capcom's C4 chip: 


PROTIP: Use powered-up special 
weapons to reach otherwise in- 
accessible areas. 


Third Time’s a Charm 

Mega Man X3 covers ex- 
tremely familiar territory, but 
the game still manages to pro- 
vide surprises and some clever 
elements in the gameplay and 
graphics. It may be routine for 
experienced players, but any- 
one who hasn’t played a 1 6-bit 
game in this series will dis- 
cover Mega magic. □ 


100 


GAMEPRO 


December 1995 












Super NFS 


PRO TIP: Use a Hying side kick to 
attack enemies that shoot at 
you. They nonnally keep their 
distance, so you have to take 
the battle to them. 


PROTIP: The sliding attack is Spawn’s best 
move. It keeps him beneath harm’s reach 
and propels him quickly across the screen. 
6 AMEPRO • December 1895 


By Doctor Zombie 

Spawn is the 
hottest-selling 
comic-book series since the X- 
Men. Although the SNES game 
is true to its origins, the linear 
gameplay makes for run-of- 
the-mill action. 


Night of the 
Living Dead 

As Spawn, you strike a deal 
with an evil force, Malebolgia, 
in order to acquire the powers 
that will help you save your 
kidnapped family. You receive 
more than 24 basic fighting 
moves and 8 superpower at- 
tacks, such as fireballs and 
teleport moves. Four deep 
stages lie between you and 
the final confrontation with 
Malebolgia. 

Playing solo in this side 
scroller, you face unending 
waves of goons and thugs, 
plus tough bosses straight 
from the comic, including An- 
gela and Violator. Additional 
obstacles include a tight time 
schedule and a limited life 
bar. The action is nonstop and 
very challenging - fortunately 
there’s a password feature. 

Unfortunately, Spawn’s 


PRO TIP: Use spin kicks to take 
out snipers In the windows. 


PR0T1P: Repeatedly bounce off 
the sides of walls to propel 
yourself up. Button B makes the 
cape slow your fall. 


gameplay is all action 
and little else. It offers 
no hidden levels, se- 
cret objects, or power- 
ups amid the relent- 
less fighting. Many of 
the ruffians make re- 
peat performances on 
every level, as do 
some of the bosses. 
PROTIP: EveryUme your cape deHects a hit, It’s a kick to see 
v dodging opponents Spawn kicking tail, 
but the linear action 
quickly becomes monotonous. 

Although Spawn has a sub- 
stantial repertoire of easy-to- 
control fighting moves, his su- 
per moves are a bit thin. Most 
of them require some manual 
gymnastics with Street Fighter 
ll-like control-pad rotations. 


Under the Hood 

Spawn's highlights are its 
graphics and animation. The 
game's artists successfully 
captured the dark, brooding 
atmosphere of the comic, es- 
pecially in the backgrounds. 
All the characters are well ren- 
dered with plenty of detail, 
and they move smoothly. 

Spawn himself is an im- 
pressive sight with his trade- 
mark cape billowing and coil- 
ing around his body. The 
sound effects, on the other 
hand, are merely adequate. 


attack looks good, It’s not all 
that powerful. Deploy It against 
ordinary foes, not bosses. 


Spawn Spumed 

Although pretty to look at, 
Spawn doesn’t offer anything 
new to the action/adventure 
genre. Spawn scores a direct 
hit with fans of the comic 
book, but veteran 
gamers will most 
likely be disap- 
pointed. □ 


Super NES Game ProFile 

Spawn: The Video Game 


pn=Ej Faithful to Its comic- 
book source, Spawn is 
yimJ a pleasure to behold 
but rather dull to play. It’s a 
must-have for fans of the 
comic series only. 


102 








f L-auraS not So luchp — she's apt to I ivt- the- nghfiYiarc-. 

And I'm Mite, if Mfh her; VVfe- havfr to find out rvhp her 
father /vert berSerf c and blew a^ a hospital full of 
patients. CV hew -to e^eape- the- (mAng. wall of SpkeS 
that's poised an eopelaSh awa^ from her face-. The- lifeless 
bodied littering this place- aren't giving amp an^ver?. (^fr-aphie^ and 
Sound So temfijirg. I apt mj bach to the- wall and the- doors propped 
Shut. No sleep> tonight. See- you on the other side." 

HOOK UP KITH YOUR NEAREST 300 DEALER OR CALL: 1-800 332-5368 




HX 


Panasonic 

Software Company 


© 00 © 









rttvritwifcn 


PROTIP: Leave coolant where you 
find it unless you really need it. 
You can always retrieve it later. 

December 1995 


By The Axe Grinder 

It’s enjoyable and 
' challenging, sure, 
but Zoop fails to distinguish 
itself in the crowded field of 
puzzlers. It just won't hook 
you the way Tetris did. 

Duck Zoop 

The objective of Zoop is sim- 
ple: Protect your center square 
from an onslaught of differ- 
ently colored shapes that 
slowly advance from all four 
directions. You clear out 
shapes of your own color by 


Super NES 


PROTIP: Keep a sharp eye on 
some boards - shapes can blend 
in with the background colors. 


shooting at them; you change 
colors - and thus targets - by 
hitting an approaching shape 
of another color. 

As you might expect, the 


104 


shapes approach faster in the 
higher levels. An assortment 
of power-ups helps you out as 
the speed increases. One com- 
plication: The generally accu- 
rate control pad tends to slip 
a little when you move around 
too quickly. 


Far from Zooper 

Zoop has clean sounds and 
graphics, including some nice 
background effects, such as 
clouds, for the play areas. 
Some of the surfaces, like the 
black-and-white checkerboard, 
add to the challenge by occa- 
sionally camouflaging ap- 
proaching pieces. The music 
is jazzy and upbeat; the mod- 
est sound effects consist of 
no-frills clinks and clanks 
when you fire and clear pieces 
from the board. 

Zoop is likewise a little 
short on options. It features 
two modes of play but no con- 
tinues or passwords. Confident 
gamers can, however, start the 
game as far ahead as Level 9. 

All in all, Zoop’s a respec- 
table puzzler, but it lacks the 
addictive grip of top-grade 
games like Kirby’s Avalanche 
and Tetris. What it does offer 
is simple, fun gameplay. □ 


PROTIP: Let several shapes of the 
same color line up in a row, then 
shoot them for big points. 


PROTIP: Repeatedly shoot 
shapes that start a new row to 
cycle through the colors until 
you find the color you need. 


By Scary Larry „~- 

Jungle Strike meets 
iron Soldier, and 
guess what? The result is kind 
of fun. The two-player varia- 
tion adds a challenging twist. 

Rhodes Warrior 

MechWarrior 3050 is a think- 
ing gamer's destruction derby. 
Strategy, patience, and accu- 
rate shooting are the mini- 
mum requirements. You pilot 
a mech: a mammoth, walking, 
gun-toting tank. 

You start each level by se- 
lecting your weapons, then 
complete mission objectives 
like destroying enemy han- 
gars and attacking an enemy 
base. Many of the missions 


are long, complex, and riddled 
with hazards - this game is no 
walk in the park. 

The two-player option is 
a little unsettling at first. One 
player guides the gun turret 
while another walks the mech. 
If the two players aren’t in 
perfect synch, there’ll be lots 
of bad mech blood between 
them. 


Mech Strike 

The graphics are small and 
undetailed, much like those in 
Jungle Strike. Your enemies, 
which include hostile mechs 
and tiny bazooka-wielding sol- 
diers, advance and fire with 
slow, choppy animation. 

The sounds are decent but 
extremely limited, ranging 
from basic gunfire to basic ex- 
plosions. That's about it. Hav- 
ing mission control scream in 
your ear would be preferable 
to virtual silence. 

MechWarrior 3050 is just 
the thing for Jungle Strike 
fans. And if you're looking for 
something more challenging 
than a droid sortie, the two- 
player mode will definitely 
singe your armor, g 


PROTIP: If you receive an enemy- 
mech signal when you’re burn- 
ing up, hightail it out of the area. 


PROTIP: Skip the first stage with 
this password: 65C816 








A FEV TASK 


MISSILES." 


j Ait fjperienc* front tt» K£AL- 5PO Is its, 6 em| ''Ffeppe-r? 1 ', NJ 


11 I'm briefed, fueled up and readtj for pa+Ko/, baby. Yeah, it's 
0800 and 1'ivt flyin the- mt-So-frierdly SfcieS. they, I'm 
hunfin' for Some- desert rats -fo waste-, ^onna S^orc- a few 
enem^ fighters pronto. This ain't no Sunday afternoon 
Stroll. We're- -talkin' 1C> insane- minions -that ^etfa be fol- 
lowed to a T7 CV tjourS 'fvT/ltj will be- pushin' up deSert daisies. 5ut 
he^l Not a problem, (jaemj's on toe- stefc. CVfcr and out’' Q 
HOOK UP VITK V OUR NEAREST 300 OEALER OR CALL: 1-600 332-5368 









By Scary Larry 


^ Los Angeles. 
1997. A mass 
murder has 
taken place in a 
hospital some distance away 
from downtown. 


fTL. 1 "'j® The criminal is 
N) t'jr one Richter Har- 
ris. He is one of 

L 1—4 America's best- 

known doctors...a quiet and 
studious man...who is direc- 
tor of the hospital. 

PfflSi"! Transformed into 
MHBr : a mass murderer, 
Richter has seized 
a large number of 
hostages and barricaded him- 
self in the hospital where the 
police cannot reach him. 

I His daughter 
Laura hears the 
news at school 
in San Francisco. 
Immediately she drives to Los 
Angeles to find out what has 
made her father a murderer. 

Reaching the 
scene of the 
tragedy, she pre- 
yKf pares to enter 
the hospital. 


process. 


PHOTIP: Whenever you enter a 
room, turn around when Laura 
stops. This is the only way you 
can approach certain areas, like 
the fireplace in the upstairs 


PROTIP: This chest would be 
much easier to reach if it were 
floating.... 


Inner View with 
A Vampire 

The graphics in the game are 
fantastic and genuinely fright- 
ening. The camera angles 
change suddenly, and you’ll 
find yourself face-to-face with 
spiked walls, vengeful 
knights, and maybe even a 
few rotting corpses. This 
game truly gives you the feel- 
ing that you're playing a 
movie, not a game. 

The sounds are equally 
great. Moody, creepy, and 
symphonic, the music en- 
hances the game with a 
gothic flavor. Sound effects, 
like Laura’s shoes clicking on 
the pavement or things going 
bump in the night, are all 
crystal clear. 


Fangs for the 
Memories 

The only drawback of this 
game (and games like it) is 
that you'll be disappointed 
when you’re done, and this 
one is easier to finish than 
most. But there are multiple 
endings, so the replay value is 
slight (in games like Myst, re- 
play is nonexistent). D is a 
puzzle solver's fantasy, a 
frightening work of art. Just 
don’t play it alone. 6; 


A nasty, scary, i 
S r thought-out game on 
LZJ the 3D0? You bet. D is a | 
great game with a good story 
and knockout graphics. But it’s I 
not for everyone. 


pact. The dock counts down 
the remaining time, and the 
- compact will yield three clues 

(if you’re stumped) before it 
self-destructs. But Laura will 


■ Lifestyles 
^ of the Rich 
I and Heinous 

I With the gameplay 
mechanics of The 7th 
Guest, Myst-like puzzles, 
and fantastic rendered 
graphics, D is the best in- 
teractive adventure for the 
3DO in a while. But what 
makes D stand out are great 
cinematics and a very engag- 
ing story line. 

As in Mansion of Hidden 
Souls, you uncover clues and 
unlock doors, find more clues, 
and proceed. The puzzles range 
from simple (remembering the 
order of animals on a carousel) 
to complex (knowing the sym- 
bols for the signs of the zodiac). 
You won’t even need a manual 
to work with the easy controls. 

Laura starts out with noth- 
ing except a clock and a corn- 


find other objects and inter- 
act with her surroundings to 
uncover the mystery that is 
her father...and she’ll learn a 
little about herself in the 


Don’t Look How... 

Tips for the Clueless 


items to see if they’ll help y 


PROTIP: Where have you seen 
these numbers before? Get it 
off your chest. 

lecember 1995 







AN 0 SLIMY. 


i LOVE II! 


♦ 

8 

EliTil 


SICKENING 




An £jpwiwic* fro* RfA t- 5P0 ion*", Mifcwj ’Bogstj&oi^VA 


^mvi raadpiz^a -fo Ofxrd ilb thantX fa Vro fhcrdly fokz 
^tcvSetagc-. Nov I'm -flapped in a n/drd, chaotic- world. 
6aK^ven £ h/rfin' a t me aid the t^rvpvia$fev'<J droppiiv^ M; 
?fean^ land iwie£ ff'sji/vtwfej tefh-oorvi hmr at rfc cfa^gt- 
b&zt. I'm on a Scavenger hunt for fair ^pd\c£, and trying 
Kit with iv y only weapon -a KgW" arm •ffiafs te^^rne- ? 


^fccvpIw^K YcaAi, Cifxrphvspr. Thfe 6 •fwfy sfaff. Later* IJSJj 


HOOK UP KITH YOUR NEAREST 300 DEALER OR CALL: 1-800 332-5368 





3D0 


3D0 


3D0 


3D0 


Crime Patrol 2: 
Drug Wars 

By Air Hendrix 

ALG’s corny yet oddly amusing 
full-motion-video shooters 
continue with Drug Wars. This 
Lethal Enforcers-style game 



PROTIP: When chasing cars, 
constantly pepper the windows 



sends you after a drug cartel 
on a trail that runs from 
Chicago to South America. 

You face screeching car 
chases and beach houses 
packed with gunmen, all por- 
trayed in grainy, slightly choppy 
video - and with cheesy B- 
movie acting. The hokey dia- 
logue's clear as a bell, but the 
shooting effects lack realism. 
Controlwise, both the lightgun 
and control pad respond with 
infuriating inaccuracy that un- 
fairly ups the challenge. 

If you chuckle through low- 
budget cop flicks, blasting 


through these cornball scenes 
might plaster a goofy grin on 
your face. Just rent it, though. 



2 players 300 rating: 17 


MAZER 

By The Outlaw 

Mazer is a frustratingly addictive 
game that alternately makes 
you want to cheer in triumph 
and stomp your 3D0 to pieces. 

Aliens have invaded Earth 
and enslaved the population. 
Playing as one of four rebels, 
you must fight through 16 lev- 
els to liberate the planet. 

Decent controls allow you to 
run through each level quickly. 
Occasionally, however, you get 
stuck between items, and be- 
come easy target prey. 

The digitized graphics gener- 
ally look good, but the scenes 
of the bosses blowing up are 
ridiculous. After intriguing 
opening voice clips, the sound 
does little to draw you in. 

While hardly amazing, Mazer 
has its moments. It’ll satisfy 
most 3D0 owners who’ve been 
thirsting for a little action. 



PRO TIP: Press the Turbo button 
when bring your weapon for in- 
creased damage to the aliens. 



PROTIP: Rescue all the hostages 
and collect bonus points. 


Pander General 

By Sir Gamabus 

Panzer General is your basic 
strategy game: a scheme to 
conquer the world, lots of plan- 
ning, and innumerable tedious 
movements. 

The PC-to-3D0 translation is 
decent, but, as with other war 
strategy games, you have to be 
more into thinking than play- 
ing. The graphics are minimal 
and repetitious; the mission 



K'S 

gp: ^ 


PROTIP: Blow away enemy ar- 
tillery before you attack cities. 



backgrounds vary, but the 
same battle scenes crop up in 
every single fight. 

The sound is equally second- 
rate. The score consists of the 
same ten bars of classical mu- 
sic repeated over and over until 
you want to scream. As for 
control, it’s merely satisfactory. 

Overall, Panzer General is 
nothing you couldn’t find - and 
probably enjoy more - in a 
good board game. 


Mazer by American Laser Games 



S64.95 16 levels 

Available now Nol rated by the 

16 levels ESRB 

2 players 3D0 rating: Under 12 

^-overhead view 



Price not available Map view 

CO Multiscrolling 

Available now Not rated by the 

Strategy ESRB 

1 player 

December 1995 


l iving Ni^ht marcs 
By Frequent Flier 

Flying Nightmares looks and 
sounds like a flight-sim fa- 
natic’s dream come true - until 
you take over the controls. 

This game is indeed a night- 
mare for infrequent fliers. The 



PROTIP: Use the autopilot to 
quickly find targets. When 
you're directly over the target, 
deactivate the autopilot. 


FunFactor depends on the en- 
ergy you're willing to devote 
to mastering the sometimes- 
flighty controls. 

At least the polygon visuals 
get tough. Among the high- 
lights: excellent flyby views of 
targets, multiple around-the- 
aircraft looks, and awesome 
animations for the 1 5 weapons. 

Like the graphics, the hard- 
rocking soundtrack kicks. The 
effects, though, are standard ex- 
plosions and jet-engine drones. 

If you’re flying, you’re dying. 
But if you want to be a 3D0 
ace, you really ought to face 
this nightmare. 



PROTIP: Study your weapons 
and customize payloads for 
maximum effectiveness. 



GAMEPRO 







^ m 

THE RETURN 



Directed by Minoru KUSAKABE 


> N 


Iron Artgel of the Apocalypse! He's back... 
...mad as hell and armed to the teeth! 

Join in a three-way fight to the finish / 

with the multinational police force SCR 
and with the Android, who wants only 
one thing... 

...Revenge!!! 


SYNERGY 

' R A © 1995 SYNERGY, Inc. All rights reserved. For Information call 1-800-734-9466 


Multiple Gameplay Modes 

• Battle Maze , 

• Outer Space 

• Air Cycle Racing 
Outrageous Storyline linked 
by amazing movie segments 
A formidable army of devious 
Motoid enemies 


3D0, the 3D0 logos and 
Interactive Multiplayer 
are trademarks and/or 
registered trademarks 
of The 3 DO Company 


3DO 





By Major Mike 

'W^- while it isn’t as fun 
as other Neo»Ceo 
shooters like Alpha Mission 2 
and Aero Fighters 2, Pulstar 
has a lot of potential - espe- 
cially with its computer-ren- 
dered graphics and challeng- 
ing gameplay. 


grounds. High points include 
spectacular bosses - check 
out the spinning turtle in the 
second stage - and plenty of 
colorful explosions and 
weapon discharges. 

Pulstar has decent audio. 
Loud explosions and other 
calamitous sounds are ex- 



lt packs a few , 


Plot, What Plot? 

Pulstar has no story; pure and 
simple, it’s a side-scrolling blast- 
em-up loaded with the usual 
power-ups, weapons, and 
everything else you’d expect 
to find in a shooter - except a 
two-player option, that is. 

The challenge is a mon- 
ster. Enemies swarm at every 
turn, and if your ship takes 
one hit, you’re knocked far 
back in the stage. You also 
lose any power-ups you ob- 
tained. Unmarked continue 
points at various places in 
the game, however, are your 
saving grace. 

Awesome 
Visual Effects 

The computer-rendered gra- 
phics don’t really pop. Ob- 
jects (especially your fighter) 
have excellent-detail, but they 
tend to blend into the back- 


Neo*Geo Game ProFile 


Pulstar 

(By Alcorn) 


An old theme gets a 
I rated I new look. Pulstar wins 
LmJ points for its innovative 
computer-rendered graphics, 


but at its heart, it’s just a rou- 


tine shooter. 




pertly executed. The innocu- into position. The 10 attaches but this often works to your 

ous music never detracts from to your ship and gives you advantage when you need to 

the action. extra firepower to cover your slip out of hopeless situations. 

Although the game uses blind spots, 
only two buttons, there’s You can even vary your Starry Eyed 

more to playing than rapidly firepower: Either charge the Pulstar is far from a perfect 

tapping the Fire button. You Fire button by holding it down shooter, but its sharp graphics 

must control your ship, for for a huge blast or tap it and difficult stages distinguish 

starters. And when you pick rapidly for short bursts of it. While it’s not as arresting as 

up the 10 cannon power-up, gunfire. Slowdown occurs Viewpoint, it is a good addition 

you must aim it and lock it when the screen is crowded, to a dwindling genre, g 



PROTIP: When you get the Break PBOTIP: Inflict massive damage PROTIP: When facing the boss in 

Laser power-up, tap the Fire on the final boss by sticking Stage 1, destroy the dragon head 

button rapidly to generate a your Voyager in its eye. first. This will make destroying 

protective shield. the rest of the boss a snap. 



PROTIP: Use your Voyager as a The rendered bosses provide a 

battering ram to destroy enemy special challenge at the end of sive-lined walls in Stage 6. 

installations. the stages. 


110 


GAMEPRI 


December 1995 



T he waiting is over.Tecmo Super Bowl III, 
The Final Edition is here! And, according 
to Nintendo Power magazine, “ ... it looks 
like a winner.”Word on the street is that this 
could well be the best football game - 
maybe even the best sports game - to ever 
come down the pike. 

WANT REAL ACTION? 

Just get a load of these features: ■ New Free 
Agency System ■ Real NFL players, with 
photos ■ New NFL expansion teams, 


Carolina and Jacksonville ■ New Power-up 
Cinema Screens ■ New player rosters 

■ New game schedules ■ New plays ■ New 
player moves ■ New field patterns, and 

■ New sound effects. 

WANT SUPER REAL ACTION? 

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


into the future. Awesome. 

BUT, A WORD - OR WORDS - OF WARNING 

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


ON SALE NOW AT YOUR FAVORITE DEALERS. SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE, $ 69 ” OR LESS 



summnm m ft genesis 


x— asm, 

SISA = 

5s 




Tecmo, Inc. • 19260 South Van Ness Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501 



rademarks ol Nintendo of America Inc. This product has 


Phone (31 0) 787-2900 Fax (31 0) 787-31 31 




More deadly combos than a last food restaurant. 


E WERE WARNED HEADS 
DIDN'T REDEFINE THE 




WOULD ROLL IF OUR 

ENTIRE FIGHTING GANE GENRE. 


HOW APPROPRIATE. 


When revolutionizing the world of fighting 
games, it’s good to have such encourage- 
ment from the guys in the corner otfices. 
Introducing WeaponLord' Combat with 
a cutting edge. WeaponLord’ features 



bowel, decapitate and dismember. Plus a 
lighting system that’s more advanced than 
those in most arcades, not to mention the 
lirst aggressive blocking system ever. 
Play it and see lor yourself. WeaponLord 


weapon-to-weapon combat in classic medieval truly redetines the genre. Which makes us 


tradition, with all kinds of combos that disem- glad we stuck our necks out in the first place. 


WEAPONLORD™ & © 1995 Namco Homelek, Inc. All rights reserved. WEAPONLORD is a trademark ol Namco Homelek, Inc To find out 
more about why WeaponLord is a cut above mere hand-to-hand combat, e-mail us at http://www.namco.com. Ot lust read the package. 
'.I GA .m.i Gl til SiS ,ir- n i l "..ii- . i i|,i Enterprises ltd All lights rescind XBANO and the XBAND logo are tiadenuiks r-i Catapult 
Entertainment, Inc Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Olliclal Seals are registered trademarks ot Nintendo dt 
America Inc. © 1991 Nintendo ol Ameiica Inc The ratings icon is a registered trademark ol the Interactive Digital Sollware Association. 





Madden SNES: Another Championship Season 


Madden NFL 98 

By Slo Mo 



Madden NFL ’96 solidifies its po- 
sition as the top-ranked SNES 
football cart with a load of new 
features and upgrades. And it 
gets the nudge over its Genesis 
counterpart. 

This year, all 30 NFL teams, 
including Jacksonville and Car- 
olina, are present and accounted 
for, and there are 50 redesigned 
offensive and defensive plays. 
Additionally, Pat Summerall and 
Leslie Visser join the Madden 
broadcast team. 

Madden powers into new 
territory with an excellent Front 
Office feature, which enables you 
to customize team rosters...ffom 
the ground up. Want Deion back, 
Niner fans? With the General 
Manager feature, you can try to 
make that blockbuster deal. More- 
over, the Scouting Combine pro- 
vides 13 drills, which you can use 
to build your own Deion clone. 


As far as games-within-a- 


sports-game go, the Combine’s a 
blast. Unlike the Genesis cart, 
SNES Madden lets you use drills 
specific to each position you’re try- 
ing to fill. For example, potential 
offensive linemen must perform 



PROTIP: Some defensive formations 
create gaps in the offensive line that 
are perfect for blitzing linebackers. 
For example, try 4-3 Contain and 
blitz the middle linebacker through 
the center gap. 




pass blocking, and kickers must 
kick for distance and accuracy. 
Football Smarts 
The A.I. is even more savvy than 
Madden '95 ’s, which was no 
slouch. The pass defense destroys 
your passer’s ratings by zeroing in 
on ill-timed flat passes or deep 
outs. On the other hand, the AJ.’s 
pass offense will pick apart wimpy 
defensive strategies. Fortunately, 


PROTIP: You'll need to practice hit- 
ting field goals from the hash marks. 


the cart’s three skill set- 
tings open up the game to all skill 
levels. 

The game controls continue 
to gain good yardage. You can 
now pass to eligible receivers. 
You can also make laterals, call 
for fair catches, and “show blitz” 
on defense. However, the audible 
feature still fails to mark your 
plays in the playbook. 

Gang Tackles 

The graphics sport game-winning 
detail right down to some new 
taunts. The animation’s fast - 
significantly faster than in the 
Genesis version - so defenders 
cover the ball very quickly. How- 
ever, you’ll still find that a multi- 
tude of players ridiculously crowd 


PROTIP: For a tricky pass rush, occasionally 
move a defensive end into the center/guard gap 
before the snap. Don’t let him down into a stance, 
then hit Button B at the snap. 


PROTIP: Short passes to running 
backs are a good substitute for run- 
ning plays. 

receivers who bobble passes. 

The sounds split the goal 
posts. Of course, Madden and 
Summerall get their two cents in. 
But the sampled stadium noises 
add real you-are-there flavor. 
Moreover, the crowd cheers 
whenever the home team pulls a 
good play. 


The Scouting Combine 


40-Yard Dash 
Obstacle Course 
Coach Rogers 


10- Yard Fight Drill 
Defensive 10-Yard Fight 



Coach Rogers’s 
agility drill 


Receiver Catch Drill 
Kick Distance Drill 
Kick Accuracy Drill 
Defensive Back Drill 
Passing Range Drill 



The Protect QB Drill 


Punt Accuracy Drill 
Rush QB Drill 
Protect QB Drill 
Running Back 
Catch Drill 



Mad About Madden 

EA Sports should have its own 
football Maddenism: “You want 
more; you get more!” Madden 
makes the All-Pro team again. 

Madden NR '96 by EA Sports 



114 


GAMEPRO • December 1995 








Madden Genesis Gets Tough for '96 



A slightly wider visual perspective and detailed 
sprites highlight Madden's improved graphics. 


PROTIP: Pass com- 
pletions can be few 
and hard to come 
by, so start out by 
playing priino 
passers like Young, 
Aikman, and 
Marino. 


PROTIP: Angle kickoffs toward the side line to 
help your special teams contain kick returners. 




Madden NFL carts move relent- 
lessly down the field of football 
video games like a 49ers opening 
drive. Madden NFL ’96 for the 
Genesis not only gets a notewor- 
thy bag of enhancements, but it 
now commands the toughest foot- 
ball A.I. out there. 

New This Season 
Madden ’96 fields a solid lineup 
of new features. This year, of 
course, Jacksonville and Carolina 
up the team count to 30. The 
sound scores with real, sampled 
crowd noises, and you hear new 
witty Maddenisms. 

Additionally, the cart offers a 
new Scouting Combine feature, 
an excellent idea that could 
nonetheless use some tinkering. 
The Combine enables you to trade 
and waive players, and build se- 
lectable players at any position 
through a series of four drills. 



Four Scouting Combine drills build 
new players. 

However, these drills don’t neces- 
sarily emphasize position skills. 
For example, there's no passing 
drill for future quarterbacks. 

On the bright side. Madden 
receives a respectable graphics 
facelift. The rendered 3D charac- 
ter sprites look sharp, and the uni- 
form colors are much richer. 
However, there was obviously a 
color tradeoff: Last year, skin 
tone was uniformly tan, while this 
year everybody’s darker than a 
Raiders jersey. 

Additionally, the animation 
features excellent details, such as 



PROTIP: The 4-3 Bear Attack is a 
good defense against running teams. 



PROTIP: The 4-3 2-Deep is a good 
defease against passing teams, 
helmets flying after big hits. For 
those who are easily impressed, 
there are digitized action stills of 
actual NFL players. 

The Doomsday A.I. 

For those who aren’t that easily 
impressed, the familiar behind- 
the-line view widens slightly for a 
subtle but significant gameplay 


upgrade. Now you can see the en- 
tire defensive formation, including 
the comerbacks. 

You need every edge you 
can get, too, because the A.I. in 


Madden '96 is murder! There are 
no sure-fire pass plays anymore, 
and the A.I. defense is a relentless 
ball hawk. 

The mean and nasty A.I. will 
answer the prayers of hardcore 
Madden players, but it will surely 
frustrate rookies and bandwagon 
fans. The tried-and-true controls 
offer some assistance with new 
moves, such as enabling defensive 
backs to chuck receivers and ball 
carriers to lateral. 

Madden for Mad Men 

The story of this game is the ag- 
gressive A.I, which makes Mad- 
den ’96 a must-have for true Mad- 
den pros. Just be prepared to get 
kicked all around the field. Q 



Gr 

115 


PROTIP: If you want 
to study your play- 
books during a game, 
you mast stop the 
clock. Hit Start and se- 
lect Set Audibles be- 
tween plays. You'll 
have unlimited time to 
analyze plays. 


Digitized action stills of NFL players spice up the 
visuals 


PROT1P: Identify 
the high-profile 
players for real-life 
NFL teams. They 
get the job done in 
Madden, too. 


Madden's real-life colleagues, Pat Summerall 
and Leslie Visser, join him for '96. 




GAMEPRO 


ecember 199S 






IF YOU THOUGHT 16-BIT WAS DEAD, THINK AGAIN 

- GAMEPRO MAGAZINE 


PAY HOMAGE TO VECTORMAN 
AT http://WWW.VECTORMAN.COM OR VISIT 
SEGA’S WEB SITE AT http://WWW.SEGAOA.COM 
OR ON COMPUSERVE AT GO SEGA. 









PLAY TO WIN 


Deion Goes Prime Time 
With Sega Sports 


By Quick-Draw McGraw 
Deion Sanders is one of the great- 
est defensive backs ever. Known 
for his excellent coverage and 
lightning speed, he’s leaving his 
tread marks all over the Genesis! 

Must Be the Money 

Struggling to compete 
with EA Sports’ Madden 
series, Sega Sports has 
gone Prime Time with a 
bunch of new options, a 
tougher CPU opponent, 
and faster action to im- 
prove on last year’s NFL 
’95. Custom features al- 
low you to sign, release, 
and create your own su- 
perstars, or play GM and 
make trades with real 
NFL players and teams. 

Play an Exhibition game or 
begin a Season filled with scout- 
ing charts and injury reports, and 
compile team and league stats in 
hundreds of categories. You can 
even swap playbooks with an- 
other team or relocate your team 
to a new city. 

With Prime Time's respon- 
sive controls and quick players, 
you won’t get the slowdown you 
feel with Madden’s players. 
Snatching the handoff, powering 
past a linebacker, and putting a 
spin move on the free safety are 
all a smooth ride. 

Neon Deion 

Graphically, new player photos 
are a nice touch. Prime Time’s 
view changes, however, can be 
annoying. You’ll feel like you’re 
trying to execute passing plays 
from the Goodyear blimp, but 
running plays and kick returns 
give you overhead close-ups of 
the action with large, clear sprites. 


PROTIP: When running the ball, save your 
speed burst until you're about to be hit, then 
fly right through the defense. 


PROTIP: Forget linebackers - the 
best way to kill the quarterback is to 
rush right up the middle with your 
defensive linemen. 

PT’s sounds will keep your 
attention during a long gdme. 
Voice-overs, bone-crushing hits, 
and fierce player taunts add to the 
excitement. 

While Prime Time still isn’t 
the total NFL package that Mad- 
den is, it provides a solid NFL 
experience. Players looking for an 
in-depth gridiron sim won’t be 
disappointed. □ 


Prime nme NFL Football by Sega Sports 



$59.95 
15 megs 

Available November 
Football 
4 players 

Multiple views 
Battery backup 
ESRB rating: Kids 
to Adults 

Qg 


117 





FIFA '96 Schools the 
SNES Competition 


FIFA Soccer '96 

By The Athletic Supporter 
Companies with competing soc- 
cer games will be frustrated when 
they plug in FIFA ’96. No other 
SNES sim on the market offers 
the depth found here. 

Deeper FIFA 

FIFA '96 adds features that make 
this cart one of the top sports 
sims. New options include two 
playing levels (Semipro and a 
tougher Professional level), an 
expert mode, a new practice 
mode, and expanded league play. 
The expanded leagues now fea- 
ture 12 international leagues with 




PROTIP: If you’re p 
United States, use 
tion and the Long 
You'll give up fewi 
more. 



PROTIP: If you’re playing without 
any penalties, frequently use the slid- 
ing tackle. It’s the best way to steal 
the ball or stop an opponent’s attack, 
more than 100 teams and 3000 
real player names and ratings. 

The gameplay and controls 
are improved, and surprisingly, 
the SNES version plays much 
faster than its Genesis counter- 
part. The players really move 

across the screen, and a 
fast dribble feature al- 
lows for more break- 
away opportunities. No 
longer can you put one 
of your strikers directly 
in front of the com- 
puter’s keeper, block his 
punt, and score a goal. 

Bound for the Cup 

" a With SGI-rendered 

graphics, the players 
sport a much cleaner and slightly 
larger look. The character anima- 
tions are more realistic, and even 
the stadium looks better. 

The sound for FIFA is a lit- 
tle disappointing for the SNES. 
It’s still better than most, but you 
won’t get that European flavor of 
crowd noise (like chanting and 
singing) that made past FIFA 
games so authentic. The announcer 
used to go wild when a team 
scored, but the new English an- 
nouncer blandly says, “It’s a goal.” 
Although the sound earns 
a yellow card in this go-around, 
FIFA ’96 delves deeper into the 
international world of soccer. 
FIFA Soccer ’96 still has no 
worthy SNES rivals. □ 



FIFA '96 Rocks the 
Stadium on the Genesis 

FIFA Soccer 96 

By The Athletic Supporter 

FIFA Soccer ’96 for the Genesis 
is the best 16-bit soccer simula- 
tion. Period. 

No Strikes, Just Strikers 

When FIFA first hit the market 
three years ago, it became the 
standard by which all other soccer 
sims were measured. The latest 

edition in the FIFA series 

is no different. 

FIFA ’96 adds faster 
and more realistic game- 
play; new options like ex- 
panded league play, an 
expert mode, and practice 
mode; and two playing 
levels. The Semipro level 
is a faster-paced arcade 
game, while the Profes- 
sional level is tougher 
and more realistic. 

The gameplay and 
controls, which were 
choppy at times in the past, 


PROTIP: If you have the ball near 
your goal and a defender is closely- 
guarding you, press Button C to 
shoot. The ball will be cleared from 
your part of the field. 




PROTIP: Let the computer take 
over as keeper. Unless you’ve mas- 
tered the game, the computer will al- 
ways be a better keeper. 

have been smoothed out. While the 
Genesis version still plays a little 
slower than the SNES version, it 
also still controls better. 

The one knock against FIFA 
in the past was that it didn’t have 
a Practice mode, which most soc- 
cer sims offered. Critics can offer 
that complaint no more: The new 
Practice mode is a great place for 
beginners to hone their skills and 
for experts to perfect trick shots. 


PROTIP: On corner kicks, aim for the back post. 
When the ball is in the air. move one of vour 
players into position for a shot. Press Button C 
quickly to catch the keeper offguard with a one- 
touch shot. 


World Champ 

The graphics have improved from 
last year, especially for the play- 
ers. New SGI-rendered anima- 
tions give these larger sprites 
more realistic movements. 

The superb sound for FIFA 
Genesis is more exciting than the 
SNES version’s. The crowd 
chants, sings songs, and basically 
goes crazy whenever a goal is 
scored. 

If you’re into soccer and 
you're in the market for a Genesis 
sim, look no further than FIFA 
Soccer ’96. If you don’t own a 
Genesis, go out and buy one. 
FIFA ’96 is that good. □ 


FIFA Soccer '96 by EA Sports 


$59.95 4 players 

16 megs Passwords 

Available November ESRB rating: Kids 




118 


GAMEPRO 


i e c e m b e r 1995 










NBA Live '96 


Maintains 

NBA Live 9B Genesis 

By Johnny Ballgame 

Continuing to dominate basket- 
ball from coast to coast, NBA 
Live ’96 features fast 
five-on-five action. Al- 
though the improve- 
ments are not as revolu- 
tionary as Live ’95, this 
game still delivers the 
winning basket. 

Triple Double 

The most authentic bas- 
ketball game ever cre- 
ated, Live boasts stats 
and attributes of almost 
every NBA player from 
the ’94-’95 season (Barkley and 
Jordan are missing), along with a 
new create-your-own-player fea- 
ture. If you ever wished you were 
a bailer, here’s your chance to pit 
yourself against the very best. 

Player control improves this 
year with an added spin move and 
cross-over dribble. Mind-blowing 
moves from alley-oops to air balls 
are all present, and point guards 



PROTIP: If your team Ls lacking in a 
certain position, create a player to till 
the void. 



PROTIP: When double-teamed, uti- 
lize the spin or cross-over dribble by 
tapping Button A twice. If your 
player has handles, he’ll dust the D. 


Hangtime 

can call several plays on the run in 
true NBA fashion. 

Smaller sprites and less 
color on the court make the 
graphics inferior to the SNES 


version, though the players’ 
movements are more fluid. Gone 
are the close-ups of players’ 
faces, though action photos have 
been added to the title screens 
and the crowd now waves during 
the visitor’s free-throw attempts. 

The opening music is not as 
smooth as it is on the SNES. But 
overall, from the frenzied crowd 
to the PA music, the Genesis 
reigns supreme. 

Hoop Dreams 

For the true NBA fan who can’t 
get enough of a good thing or the 
first time b-ball sim buyer, this 
game’s a must. Those who al- 
ready have Live ’95 should rent 
this cart first to make sure the 
added options are worth the ’96 
season-ticket price. □ 




PROTIP: When a player's star pulses, he's on a 
hot streak and all his attributes are boosted. Feed 
him the ball while he's on fire and run up the score. 





PRO TIP: Don't bet all your money at 
once. Pick the middle bet - if you 
lose, you can still get it back quickly. 


White Men Never Gets 
Off the Ground 


White Men Can t Jump 

By Johnny Ballgame 


Poor control, bad graphics, and 
annoying sound make Atari’s 
White Men Can’t Jump the worst 
basketball experience since 
watching the Clippers. 


Where’s Woody? 

This basketball game is based on 
the two-year-old movie 
about a couple of street 
hustlers who take to the 
courts to earn fast money. 

But it doesn’t include the 
two stars, Wesley Snipes 
and Woody Harrelson, 
who made the movie en- 
joyable. 

Player control is 


two game. Sometimes 
you press the Pass button 
and nothing happens. After every 
basket, you must take the ball out 
under the hoop and go back up to 
the three-point line to clear it, oth- 
erwise the points you score won’t 
count. By that time, the defender 
has already punched your lights 
out (this is street ball) and stolen 
the rock. And when you do 
finally get a shot off, don’t expect 
it to go in - air balls and bricks 
reign supreme even when you’re 
right next to the bucket. 

From the ghost-faced play- 
ers to the poorly drawn play- 
ground, the poor graphics inter- 
fere with the action. When 
someone shoots a three from the 


PROTIP: Pick a well-balanced team 
because it’s better to blend a variety 
of skills. 


top of the key, he blocks the rest 
of the screen, and you can’t see 
what’s going on. 

The sound gets old quickly. 
Characters repeat the same lines 
continuously, and there’s techno 
music instead of a hard street beat 
that would better accompany all 
the trash-talking. 

Hoop Nightmares 

White Men Can’t Jump never 
lives up to the fun of the movie. 
It’s a major b-ball disappointment 
and ranks among Ishtar as a 
movie-to-game conversion. G 


PROTIP: There’s no ref, so punch your oppo- 
nent and steal the ball while he falls. 


120 


6AMEPR0 


December 1895 







his 


PLAYERS; 



MAKE FULL 

CONTACT 

WITH THE PRHS. 





PGA Tour 96 
Bogies on the Genesis 


Ocean Serves Under- 
Powered Tennis 


PGfl Tour 9B Genesis 

By Air Hendrix 

EA Sports tried to cram its mar- 
velous PlayStation PGA game 
into a Genesis cart, and it just 
didn’t fit. The glaring compro- 
mises appear in the erratic graph- 
ics and incomplete controls. 

Bungled Shot 
PGA ’96 doesn’t step that far 
ahead of its Genesis precursors. 
Create your own player or choose 
from ten pros (like Lee Janzen 
and Fuzzy Zoeller), then hit one 
of three courses in Stroke, Skins, 
Tournament, Match, Shootout, 
and Practice modes. You can still 
choose your clubs, adjust the 
wind, and put draw, fade, and 
backspin on the ball. 

The trouble begins with the 
controls. As in the PlayStation 
version, your club swings through 
a blue arc that you stop in order 
to set the power and accuracy. 

But the shot-planning fea- 
tures of the PlayStation version 



PROTIP: If you’ve developed pin- 
point accuracy, go for an eagle on a 
par 5 hole by maxing out the power 
on your first two shots so that you 
land on the green. 



PROTIP: On putts that rise up an 
incline or break to either side, hit the 
ball a little harder to cover the extra 
distance. 



PROTIP: Shots with wooden clubs 
have a long roll, which can interfere 
with precise shots when landing on 
the green. Use some backspin as a 
countermeasure. 

(the yellow targeting arrow) and 
of the previous Genesis versions 
(the swing meter’s percentage 
marks and the putting view) 
have fallen off the golf cart. 
These shortcomings prevent you 
from precisely calculating your 
shot, robbing you of the ability 
to play tight golf. 

Graphically, the brightly 
colored 3D tenain imbues the 
courses with a more realistic look, 
and the lifelike digitized sprites 
move fluidly. In close, though, the 
3D effect often looks too choppy 
and geometrical, like you’re play- 
ing in a world of triangles. 

Worst of all, you’ll fidget 
through an intolerable 5- to 15- 
second wait every time the screen 
redraws. The sounds add to the 
mediocrity with the usual chirpy 
birds, decent ball noises, and 
flaky music. 

Missed Par 

Genesis golfers should stick with 
PGA Tour HI, the pinnacle of the 
series. If you’re dying for a fresh 
round of golf, check out the mas- 
terful PlayStation game. C3 



Power Serve Tennis 

By Air Hendrix 
One of the early PlayStation sports 
titles, Power Serve Tennis does 
little to bolster the system’s image. 
With cheesy graphics and pathetic 
controls, this rudimentary tennis 
game trips over its shoelaces. 

In the Net 

Power Serve’s vanilla features 
provide little pizzazz. Instead of 
real-life pros, you choose from 
eight fictional players with the 
same four swings and four serves. 
On the hard, clay, and grass 
courts, you take on singles or 
doubles exhibition matches. 

Don’t expect anything as fancy as 
a tournament, though. 

Although Power Serve’s 
tough action moves at a speedy 
pace, its bargain-basement fea- 
tures add up to simplistic tennis. 
Besides, much of the challenge 
comes from the awful controls. 
Your player runs and stops 
smoothly, but identical swings 
sometimes connect with the ball 



PROTIP: Line up your racquet - not 
your player - on the ball. 



PROTIP: To maintain a series of 
tough serves, vary your on-court po- 
sition, the height of the ball when you 
connect with it, and the swing. 



PROTIP: For beginners. Legacy is 
an easy first opponent. 

and sometimes miss. You’ll face 
hours of extreme frustration be- 
fore you connect regularly. 

Double Fault 

The graphics continue this game’s 
losing streak. The drab, shapeless 
backgrounds barely resemble a 
tennis arena, and the polygonal 
sprites, though smooth and realis- 
tic, look too chunky. 

Although Power Serve pro- 
vides seven perspectives on the 
action, all but two make chasing 
the ball harder and more disorient- 
ing. Worst of all, the animation 
often stutters when your racquet 
connects with the ball, making 
swinging even harder to master. 

On the bright side, solid ball 
sounds and good crowd noise in- 
ject a realistic feel. However, the 
horrible, jingly music and distant, 
computerlike announcer quickly 
undercut that advantage. 

Tennis fans should stick 
with 16-bit gems like Jennifer 
Capriati Tennis. Power Serve is 
obviously a rush job that takes 
advantage of the PlayStation’s 
polygon graphics, but it doesn’t 
even come close to living up to 
32-bit potential. O 



PlayStation 


122 


GAMEPRO • December 19B5 





WE USE KBft 


SPORTS SERIES 


ON-COURT 

PERSPECTIVE 

5-0M-5 ACTION 

REBOUND DUNKS 

MASSIVE PLATENS 

ALLEY-OOP DUNKS 

PLAT-IT-PLAT 

ANNOUNCER 




ai YOU OVER. 


ND-LOOK PASSES 

ARCADE NIT j 
CONVERSION j 

FADE AWAY j'S 

PLATER STATS j 

FATIGUE FACTOR 

HEAD FAKES 

KOKINS OUT 

FULL-SEASON AND 
PLAYOFF MODES 



THAT WAY 

YOU'LL KNOW WHO I 


■ ^ 
i ? 


_ 4 * 

5 A* -<y i 

«** § ‘V 


MOVING PICKS 

www.wtinet.com/wti/konami.htm 






HONIY FOB SHESl 


KONANH 









THE END OF 
THE WORLD. 


by Akira Toriyai 


THE END 
OF TIME. 



fliric^Bhrticr^ SBcnlrn 


The MonChLy Guide to t he WorL 5 of RoLe-PLa t ying Games • December* ’9^ 




I PR0T1P: By the time you 
" reach the volcano, you 
k should have learned five 
^tct&my spells. The first, 
Flash, is given to you by 
I Fire Eyes when you agree 
I to go into the Bug Muck 
i to find Strong Heart 


PROTIP: The second, 
Hardball, you get from 
the Alchemist just before 
you come upon the giant 
bug carcass in the 


PR0T1P: The third, Cure, 
you get from Strong Heart 
when you go back to 
Fire Eye's village. Strong 
Heart’s lone hut is to the 
south of the village. 


PR0T1P: The fourth, De- 
fend, you get from an 
old man in Fire Eye’s 
village. Remember that 
secret passageway? An 
Alchemist waits there 
with the spell. 


PR0T1P: The fifth, and 
most important Is Heal. 
You receive this aftbr~ 
defeating the Vipers and 
Viper Commander at the 
gate to the volcano. 


N 5 


PR0T1P: In Fire Eye’s village, go 
all the way to a lone hut on the 
left of the screen. From this hut, 
go left into the forest and find a 
secret passageway. This leads 
to some hidden baskets. 


PR0T1P: Gather ash from the 
empty fire hutches in the village. 

Some bosses, like the giant 
bug, are huge, but oddly 
enough, unimpressive. Lots of 
bite but no bark. 

Which leads us into the 
sounds, which are all bark and 
no bite... literally. Along with 


Alchem 101 

Hardball Cure Defend 


Square’s first American-made 
title is sure to be a hit with its 
1 6-bit devotees, but Secret of 
Evermore doesn’t reach the 
heights achieved by Final Fan- 
tasy III and Chrono Trigger. 


Podunk Punk 

The action starts when your 
hero, a young man from Po- 
dunk, U.S.A., and his faithful 
dog stumble across a time 
machine. You end up in a pre- 
historic village, trying to find 
your way back to Podunk, but 
before you’re safely home, 
you’ll fight the standard array 
of prehistoric creatures, time- 
jumping bad guys, and other 
assorted miscreants. 

Although you start with a 
lowly bone for a weapon, you 
trade up to more powerful 


weapons like axes and spears. 
You also find various Alchemy 
power-ups, such as fireballs, 
though you must find the in- 
gredients in order to activate 
them. All this hunting for the 
Alchemy seems like a lot of 
work for such a minor payoff 
since the graphics illustrating 
the spells are a few escala- 
tors down from previous 
Square titles. 

But the most disappointing 
element of Evermore is the 
bland story line. You never 
care about the characters or 
what they do, regardless of 
how long it takes them to do it. 


Sputtering Spells 

Graphically, the game will re- 
mind role-players of Secret of 
Mana - down to the annoying 
bar-charging weapon meter 
and cute, colorful graphics. 


some eerie background music 
(and annoying drum beating 
in the Prehistoria stage), what 
you hear most in this game is 
your dog barking - constantly. 
Otherwise the sounds are 
standard RPG stuff. 

The revolving circular 
menu takes some getting 
used to. But the action moves 
pretty fast, though you’ll find 
you’re gritting your teeth at 
the weapon-charging meter. 

The Secret’s Out 

Evermore is no Fantasy, but it 
should satisfy true Square 
fans. Square hasn’t lost any 
ground in the current batch of 
RPGs, but the Secret to its 
continued success will be a ti- 
tle other than this one. □ 










WILL 
YOU 
TAKE Up 



THE ADVENTURE? 
WILL YOU EXALT IN 
ENDLESS TREASURE? 
WILL YOU SET FREE 
THE DRAGON? 





You are the last member of the Dragon dan, fighting a growing evil. In Breath of Fire II, you will find more magic, more 
allies, more enemies, more of everything thon even the best-selling original. 160 combination characters. Town building. 
Hunting and fishing. And hour after hour of adventure. This is 24 sizzling megs of proof that magic con be deadly. 

CAPCOM Capcom's Hint Line [ touch tone phone required ] : 1 (900)680-2583. $.79 per min. for recorded info, $.99 
per min. for live counselor. Must be 18 years or older, or hove parental permission. Game Counselors available M-f, 


©CAPCOM CO., LTD 1 995 ©CAPCOM U SA. CAKOM Enrei toinmenl and Bieath of Fire II are Irademoiks ol CAPCOM CO., ltd. LONG 









VfRtual Hydttde 


SatuRn 


v_nmd has prob- 
lems now, maybe you should 
try hanging there in 1 90 B.C. 
Koei is back with Romance of 
the Three Kingdoms IV, this 
time for the Saturn. 

If you conquered this ver- 
sion of ancient China on the 
SNES, think twice about a re- 
turn trip. This CD is virtually 
identical to that cart (see 
“Role-Player’s Realm," July). 

The Chinese 
Connection 

Forty-three cities can’t get it 
together, so you must con- 
quer them to unify the land. 
You have plenty of time 
(roughly 50-plus Romance 
years spread through six sce- 
narios) and plenty of people 
(about 450 male and female 
characters plus 1 08 others 
you can create). 

As with all Koei games, Ro- 
PROTIP: Officers with special 
talents, such as summoning 
lightning holts, must have Sta- 
mina at 80 or above to use them. 
PROTIP: Use Plot-Snoop to spy. 
Successful spies have high In- 
telligence and Political ability. 


mance IV uses layer upon layer 
of menus to make you a city 
manager, a politician, a gen- 
eral, and a spy. It’s all about 
successfully micromanaging 
people and resources right 
down to the last grain of rice. 
Thankfully, a well-thought-out 
interface makes dealing with 
the mass of menus a snap. 

The static nature of the 
gameplay makes graphics and 
sound secondary. However, 
digitized stills and film footage 


The command interface looks 
good and familiar. 


Romance IV gets radical with dig- 
itized visuals. 

highlight some of your deci- 
sions, and the audio benefits 
from symphonic music that is 
grandiose but repetitious. 

The lengthy action is en- 
tirely dependent on your head 
for numbers and your imagina- 
tion. But if your imagination’s 
up to the challenge, you’ll till a 
successful harvest, lead mas- 
sive invasion forces, or cut 
deals with hairy foreigners. 

Love It or Leave It 

Can old Romance hold its al- 
lure in a new game system? 
Only if you're seriously Ro- 
mantically inclined. □ 


PROTIP: Go to the graveyard 
first Grab the crucifix from in- 
side the grave, and you’ll go up 
one level. Locate the dark 
sword, which enables you to 
hurt fireballs. 


nowhere fast 


Virtual Hydlide combines stan- 
dard RPC gaming with 
Doom-like environment, 
concept is great, but the 
gameplay may steer you to- 
ward other realms. 


Where Are the 

You must restore power to 
Princess Lina, who fled her 
kingdom when demonic 
forces overtook the land. You 
begin in the wild, guiding 
your stocky adventurer 
around Hydlide’s countryside 
to battle boring monsters. 
Eventually, you find dun- 
geons, ruins, graveyards, and 
castles - where you battle 
more exciting types of fiends 
(like zombies and a vampire), 
while accumulating wealth 
and weaponry. 

Graphically, Hydlide’s 
world is grainy, and unless 
you know what you’re looking 
for, you might miss it (helpful 
herbs lying on the floor are 
hard to spot). The 3D perspec- 
tive will eventually draw you 
but getting used to the 
sometimes-confusing camera 
angles and clunky scrolling 
takes time. 


Virtually Average 

Hydlide’s CD-quality orchestral 
music has a nice medieval fla- 
vor. However, it lacks some of 


is, 

use the Spectacles of Truth to 
find the hidden door on the 
south wall. 

the vocal effects you’d expea 
with a next-gen RPG CD. The 
weak battle sounds are remi- 
niscent of 1 6-bit effects. 

The control is barely aver- 
age. Initially it's difficult to 
judge your distance from ene- 
mies, and keeping a clean view 
while maneuvering in a dun- 
geon or small room is a night- 
mare. The menu system and 
built-in maps, however, make 
the game far easier to play. 

Hydlide is easy enough for 
non-RPCers to enjoy, and it 
kind of grows on you. While 
it's no meaty RPC, it takes ad- 
vantage of some next-gen ele- 
ments to bring you into a new 
gaming world. For some, this 
may be enough. □ 




GAMEPRO • D 


128 


ecember 1895 







[iifjlit 






, v r 




RONO w 


By Nob Ogasawara 

Welcome to the second part 
of our step-by-step guide to 
Square’s epic that spans the 
ages. This section covers every- 
thing after the fall of Magus 
through to one of the standard 
endings. So we don’t spoil your 
fun in playing this masterpiece, 
we've tried to be as basic and 
cryptic as possible. But, it’s 
impossible not to include 
some spoilers so we suggest 
you read this only when 
you're truly stumped. Okay? 


Concentrate your attacks on 
Azala first. When fighting Black 
Tyran, hit it hard while it’s 
counting down. When it attacks, 
quickly use HP recovery items 
and spells, and keep attacking. 
Since BT has about 1 0,000 
HP, you’ll fight for a while. 


The lizard muscleman is back 
with the same amount of hit 
points but greater attack 
power. Just like the first time, 
zap this mid-boss with thunder 
spells to lower his defenses, 
then slug away. Watch out, 
though, with every third thun- 
der spell he discharges built-up 
electricity to zap your party. 


After defeating Magus, the 
party is sucked through a 
time vortex to prehistoric 
times. Co to Laruba Ruins, 
then head to the Dactyl nest 
to get your wings. 


Warp to the Floating Conti- 
nent through the time gate at 
the ruins of Tyran Castle. 

Make your way from Enhasa 
and Kajal to Jeel Palace using 
the skyways. Trail Schaela at 
Jeel Palace, recharge Marlee’s 
pendant, and head to the 
Queen’s chamber. The party is 
captured and expelled from 
this age, and the time gate at 
Tyran Castle is sealed. 




After Nizbere II, you face the 
king of the dino people, Azala 
and his pet, Black Tyran. When 
you beat this tough combo, 
Lavos falls from the heavens. 


Fly into Tyran Castle to rescue 
Kino in the lower dungeon. 
Now climb up the castle for 
your second showdown with 
Nizbere II. 


GAMEPRO • December 199S 



Watch for the magical books at 
Enhasa and Kajal. Open them 
in this sequence to reveal hid- 
den doors: water, wind, and 
fire. In one of the secret rooms 
you find the Black Stone that 
enables three characters to 
launch the powerful Dark 
Eternal spell later on. 




to the black treasure boxes 
at the inn in Truce, Guardia 
Castle, and the mayor’s house 
in Porre Village in the me- 
dieval times. Open them but 
don’t take out the contents. 
Next, head to the present age 
and collect the items inside. 


and 

the sewer 
where you find Epoch, the 
time-machine craft. You should 
head to 1 0,000 B.C., but be- 
fore you do, open the myste- 
rious black treasure chests 
and other items using Marie's 
powered-up pendant. 


130 




What’s Your Dream Play? 


Name: 

Dennis Hartin 


Kr" 3 



Age: 

Forty 

Favorite Football Position: 
Coach 

Dream Play: 

A Perfect World 


#\ 




, cMki 


y 


, x x x 


x x\x[ x [x|x ^ 


-Hr 


< •? * 



9k: tit N J 

iff •*5 *,» /. 

' ;• Ever scream at the TV because your team’s 

coach^called a stupid play? Ever been 
" liSs frustrated because your team wasn’t 

■* i WfeS # executing plays correctly? Well, let’s see if 
ypu can do any better! In Emmitt Smith 
Football,™ not only can you call your own 
I plays, you can create them! With the easy 
to use “Play Editor,” your dream plays can 
be designed and practiced against the 
computer. Once you’ve mastered that 
ultimate “QB RIPPER," save it on the 

B cartridge and use it to annihilate your 

^ unsuspecting friends! Wouldn’t that be a 

. , dream come true? 





Now return to the medieval 
times and collect different 
items from the same treasure 
chests. (The passage of time 
makes the items inside better!) 


To escape from captivity, you 
need to regain your weapons, 
armor, items, and money. 
Make sure you're not seen by 
a guard before you suit up. 
After that, the party faces 
Master Golem, then Dalton, 
from whom you regain the 
enhanced Epoch. 


When fighting this boss, at- 
tack his arms first to disable 
him from attacking and using 
HP recovery spells. 


At the North Cape you find 
Magus. You can choose to 
have him join your party or 
fight him. In the latter case, 
the fight will be a one-on-one 
duel between him and Frog. 


Although Epoch transports 
you back to 1 0,000 B.C., the 
path to the Floating Continent 
is closed. Head to the cave of 
the Earth People and listen to 
their plight. The party ends up 
fighting a pair of Dorokui 
monsters and their master. 
When they are defeated, talk 
to Melchior. 


After a tough fight against a 
pair of Dalton Golems, the 
party feces Lavos. To save his 
friends, Chrono sacrifices his 
own life. After this battle, the 
dispirited party is captured by 
Dalton's troops in the remain- 
ing village and locked up in 
the Black Bird. 


Master Golem is a bit of a 
dingbat. Once you engage in 
combat with him, just waste 
time, and he'll eventually self- 
destruct. 


Talk to the old man at the end 
of time and receive the ChronO 
Trigger. Head to Liene Square 
in the present and go to Becke- 
lar’s game tent. By winning the 
40-point game, you’ll score a 
Chrono doll, which will be 
delivered to the second floor 
of Chrono's house. 


Take out the beast master first, 
then fight the two Dorokuis. 
The red beast is weak against 
water spells, while the blue 
beast is vulnerable to fire spells. 


Don't physically attack these 
guys, or they will retaliate 
hard. The best thing to do is 
attack them only with spells. 


Avoid physically attacking 
Dalton, or he will retaliate 
with his steel ball attack and 
cut your HP in half. Pound 
him with magic only. 


Death Mountain is located 
in the shadow of the Black 
Dream. Wait for the wind to 
die down, then dash and take 
shelter from the wind behind 
strategically placed trees. You 
must fight three Lavos Spawns 
on the way to the peak. After 
this occurs, there remain sev- 
eral other mini-quests that 


Climb Despair Mountain where 
you face Giga Gaia. Head to the 
Floating Continent, meet and 
defeat Dalton at the Queen’s 
chamber injeel Palace, then 
go to the Undersea Shrine. 








don’t have to be attempted, 
but you should check them 
out before you head to your 
final showdown with Lavos. 



Attack only the head. Attack- 
ing the shell will cause a sav- 
age retaliation that could eas- 
ily wipe out your party. 



After Magus joins your party, 
go back to the Middle Ages, 
where you will find Ozzi lord- 
ing it up. In his mansion, go 
to the room with the guillo- 
tine and check for a hidden 
passageway. In the secret 
chamber, you find the ulti- 
mate weapons and armor for 
Magus. Keep going in order to 
meet his disciples. 



it to the mayor’s wife in Porre 
Village in the Middle Ages. 
Then collect the Darkness 
Stone from the mayor in the 
present, return it to the Sun 
Chamber, and have Lukka col- 
lect it in the future. Using the 
Sun Stone, you can make a 
weapon for Lukka. When you 
find the Rainbow Shell, you 
can make a weapon for 
Chrono and armor items for 
use by anyone. 



Attack only the revolving 
outer fireballs. You’ll find one 
that’s vulnerable. Don’t use a 
spell that hits all the fireballs 
because that will trigger a re- 
taliatory attack. 



To obtain this important item, 
you need to go to the Sun 
Shrine in the future and defeat 
Son of Sun. When you obtain 
the Darkness Stone, take it to 
the Sun Chamber in prehistoric 
times and leave it there. Next, 
go back to the Sun Chamber in 
the future to collect it. Surprise! 
It's been stolen by the mayor 
of Porre Village (in the present). 
To recover it, you need to buy 
hyperdried meat in Porre Vil- 
lage (in the present), then give 


In the medieval Choraso Village, 
talk to Toma in the pub and 
obtain a bottle of soda pop. 
Take the bottle to the West 
Cape in the present and pour it 
onto Toma’s grave. His ghost 
will tell you where the Giant’s 
Claw is located in the medieval 
age. Go there and collect the 
Rainbow Shell after a vicious 
battle with Rust Tyrano. Take 
the shell to Cuardia Castle for 
storage in the medieval age, 
then return to the present day 
to collect it from the castle’s 
basement. Take it up to the 
court room and fight Yakra 
1 3. Now take the shell back to 
the storage room and have 
Melchior fashion armor items. 
If you already have the Sun 



Horrible Accident 


Stone, you can have Melchior 
make a better weapon for 
Chrono and powerful items 
for other characters. 


Co to Genocide Dome in the 
future with Robo leading. After 
Robo’s tragic solo battle with 
Atropos 1 45, you must face 
Mother Brain. If you win, Robo 
obtains two ultimate weapons. 


Talk to the carpenter in the 
pub at Choraso Village in the 
medieval times. Do the same 
thing in the present day, then 
talk to the carpenter's wife at 
his home. She’ll lend you car- 
pentry tools that you take 
back to the carpenter in the 
medieval times. Commission 
him to do repairs on the ruins 
at the north of town while you 
exterminate monsters there. 
Repeat this three times, then 
with Frog in the lead, 
the grave at the 
of the repaired mansion to 
power up his magical sw 
Incidentally, some of the 
sure chests in the mansion 


you aon t want to witness 
this tragic event, heed this 
clue: Lukka’s mother’s name 
is Lara. □ 


change in the same way as 
the mysterious sealed black 
boxes mentioned earlier. 


Go to the remaining village in 
1 0,000 B.C. and collect a 
shrub, then head to Fiona’s 
house in the desert in the me- 
dieval times. Enter the pit in 
the desert and beat the mon- 
sters there (they’re weak 
against water spells). Co back 
to Fiona’s house and leave 
Robo with her. Co to the pre- 
sent day where you find a 
forest that has replaced the 
desert. In the forest is a nun- 
nery where Robo is left await- 
ing Lukka. After that, there is 
a tragic event concerning 
Lukka’s past. 


GAMEPRO 


ecembBr 1985 









Battle lor the puck with the games lull- 
screen digital face-offs, then compete 
just like “The Great One" with lightening 
quick blades, awesome slap shots and 
unstoppable one-timers. Play hard-hitting 
exhibition games, complete 84 games 
seasons, or a grueling best-of-seven 
playoff series. Tear up the ice with 
over 600 real NI ILPA players on either 
26 North American teams or six 


international All-Star teams. Trade your 
favorite NHLPA players and create your own 
g dream team with Gretzky leading the way. 

'l\vo gameplay modes... Simulation mode 
ng a is serious hockey... with real pro rules and 
■aenalties. Arcade mode is faster, rougher 
' “in-your-face” hockey game with relaxed 
officiating! It’s different... it’s fast-action 
1 hockey... it's board slaminin' fun! 
'■■■'■ti&SkCheck your local retailer and score! 


IE GRETZKY AND THE NHLPA ALL -STARS™ AND COPYRIGHT NHLPA 1995. TM AND® DESIGNATE TRADEMARKS OF LICENSER AND ARE USED UNDER 
ICC ov TIME UMOMCQ iMTCoarTK/e nce.riai I ircuccn oor,n. irr nc rut >,.T,nm™An, E y LEAGUE PLAYERS' ASSOCIATION 





A t a press conference in early September, Square of 
k Japan unveiled three major RPGs for the Super Fami- 
com: Super Mario RPG, Romancing Sa-Ga 3, and Gun Haz- 
ard. Heavy hitters from Square and Nintendo lent gravity to 
the event. Present from Square were the games’ producers, 
Square’s president Tetsuo Mizuno, and composer Nobuo 
Uematsu (best known for the music of the Final Fantasy se- 
ries). Nintendo was represented by Shigeru Miyamoto, the 
creator of Mario, and Hiroshi Imanishi, director of advertis- 
ing and public relations. 


ular series of RPGs features 
Square’s "free scenario" system. 
Unlike most Japanese RPGs that 
adhere to a linear story line, Ro- 
mancing Sa-Ga 3 lets the player 
choose one of eight 
characters to embark 
on a multipath journey. 

As they progress, the 
player may come 
across the remaining 
seven characters who 
can become friend or 
foe as desired. It’s also 
possible to add other 
characters to your 
party. Because of the huge num- 
ber of variables in this game, it 
would be almost impossible for 
players to experience identical 
adventures (unlike in standard 
RPGs). With graphics and music 
on par with Final Fantasy VI, RS 3 
should easily become Square's 
latest million-selling game. 


Gun Hazard is a spinoff of 
Front Mission, the heavy-duty 
war sim/RPG for the Super 
Famicom. The game design, 
however, is entirely different 
from the original. GH is essen 
tially an action RPG that 
shares many similarities 
with Masaya's SFC Valken 
(known as Cybernator in 
the U.S.). In fact, Omiya 
Soft employs several of 
the key people involved 
in the Valken project. 

The game is set in 
2064, where the world’s 
uneasy peace is shat- 
tered by a coup d’etat in 
Europe. The hero Albert Grab- 
ner, a NORAD armored Wan- 
zar trooper, becomes em- 
broiled in a brutal conspiracy 
and joins a mercenary force to 
avenge his honor. 

You’re first assigned to a 
certain territory on a world 
map. In the local area, you’re 
assigned missions on a 
smaller map. Upon reaching 
the mission area, the view 
switches to a side-scrolling ac- 
tion field much like Valken. By 
successfully completing mis- 
sions, you earn experience 
points and money that enable 
you to obtain better weapons, 
armor, and so on. 


GH’s soundtrack is jointly 
written by FF composer 
Nobuo Uematsu and Chrono 
Trigger composer Yasunori 
Mitsuda. Add the gut-wrench- 
ing excitement of Valken and 
the RPG expertise of Square, 
and you end up with a killer 
game. Hopefully Square USA 
will see fit to translate this for 
the SNES. J ' 


GAME PRO 


ecember 1995 






or,8-ti»sr 


Grand Prize: 

Exclusive, Authentic, 
Limited Edition Wayne 
Gretzky “Ninety-Nine” European 
Tour Jersey — Autographed by Wayne 
Gretzky! (valued at $1,000) 


Second Prizes: 

™ w Really cool Wayne Gretzky 
and the NHLPA All -Stars 
Super NES video game with an 
official hockey puck autographed 
by Wayne Gretzky! 




a A Third Prizes: 

111 The Official, Authorized 

Wayne Gretzky pictorial bi- 
ography autographed by Wayne 
Gretzky! (valued at $50) 


I Fourth Prizes: 

" Subscriptions to the 
hottest video game 
magazine — GamePro! 






Who would have believed it? 
Nintendo teams up with ar- 
guably the greatest name in 
RPCs to create a mind-blow- 
ing RPC starring Mario and his ' 
cohorts! 

This project started two 
years ago when the two in- 
dustry giants began prelimi- 
nary discussions. "We wanted 
to make an RPC starring char- 
acters that have proven world- 
wide appeal," said Yusuke 
Hirata of Square and general 
producer of the game. "Mr. 
Miyamoto of Nintendo, Mario’s 
creator, echoed our sentiments 
and wanted to see Mario in an 
RPG setting. After intense dis- 
cussions about the use of 
characters, story, and setting, 
we began serious production 
last summer.” 

Although the game fea- 
tures such famous Nintendo 
characters as Mario, Yoshi, 
Koopa (Bowser), Princess 
Peach (Daisy), Kinopio (Toad), 
and other well-known Mario 
supporting characters, actual 
design and programming were 
handled by Square’s staff with 
advisory support provided by 


emies, the screen switches to 
a Final Fantasy-style battle 
scene for command-based 
fighting. With some enemies, 
however, jumping onto them 
in a certain way won't trigger 
a battle. 

Although the game may 
appear difficult because of the 
diagonal-view design (a prob- 
lem that plagued Sega's Land 
the reverse is true: 


This time, the mustachioed hero gets a new 3D perspecth 


Shigeru Miyamoto and other 
Nintendo staff. Asked if he 
had any reservations about 
letting an outside firm work 
with his best-known creations, 
Miyamoto said, "We’ve done 
joint work with external par- 
ties in the past - such as Rare 
on Donkey Kong Country and 
Argonaut on Starfox - so that 
wasn't a concern. We’ve al- 
ways wanted to work with 


RPC experts such as the 
at Square." 

Rather than making a typi- 
cal RPG featuring Mario char- 
acters, Square and Nintendo 
opted for a combination of ac- 
tion and command-style RPGs. 
On the diagonal-view playing 
field, Mario can move in eight 
directions, in addition to run- 


138 


GAMEPRO 


ecember 1995 





Square eliminated 
frustrating controls 
by simplifying the 
game system at 
strategic loca- 
tions. For example, 
at a scene in which Mario is 
floating down a river on logs, 
the player only needs to press 
the Jump button at strategic 
locations to snag coins from 
the air without fear of dump- 
ing Mario in the river. 

The diagonal 3D view 
world is populated by ren- , 
dered 3D characters that t- 
have been shaped in 
much the same 0 

manner as the 


had to contend 

with what to do ^BBf 
with the eyebrows ^Bf'^ 
when seeing Mario ^B 'f Vv • 

head-on." ^^^B- 

The story starts with 
Mario paying a visit to the 
Toadstool Kingdom where he 
is treated as an honored guest. 
But as he chats with the citi- 
zens, he receives word that 
once again Princess Peach has 
been kidnapped by Bowser 
and his minions. Mario then 
embarks on a journey in a 
spectacular world of fantasy. 

Super Mario RPC 
should be released 
early next spring on 


the SNES. Square’s producer 
said that after debuting on the 
Super Famicom, the series will 
likely continue on the Nintendo 
64 (the Ultra 64’s official title 
in Japan). Now the anticipation 
for the Ultra 64 is building to 
a fevered pitch... □ 


characters of Donkey Kong 
Country. “I’m very satisfied 
with Square’s character de- 
signs," Miyamoto said. “We 
did have certain problems in 
going from 2D to 3D. For ex- 
ample, if you look closely 
V. at Mario in 2D, his 
eyebrows extend 
B above the 
I ▼ brim of his 
t-fr ?- C M hat. So we 


E-mail us your comments through America Online 


or at this Internet address: 


© Nintendo/Square Characters: 
© Nintendo. © Square 


GAMEPRO • December 1S95 


139 



AIL Those In Favor Of Gun C 


BLADEFORCE. The year-2110 AD. The city— Meggagrid. A gritty metropolis reeking 
with the stench of organized crime. You enter this cesspool wearing only a helicopter 
flight suit and a big grin that says "Hello Mr. Criminal. My gun is bigger than yours'' 
You fly in real time. You fire in real time. They die in real time. Have a real good 
time. Features: 360° 3D flying. 3D worlds. 3D everything. You spin. You soar. You 
shoot. You spew. Pack the Dramamine. 1 6,000 true 3D objects. 28 missions and 7 
crime infested levels. Buy the gome, get the motion sickness free. 


Who's responsible for these 


warped minds at Studio 3D0, 
of course. These innovative 
renegades have turned the 
most advanced aaming tech- 
nology on the planet into 
their own sensory amusement 
park-and every ride's an 
"E" ticket. See your favorite 
retailer or to order direct, call 
(I iltliSkTiStSfiTil or look us 
up on the Web: www.3do.com 







o WTZ 

Z^THEY 
DH DON’T 


KILLING TIME. What a politically correct title, eh? You're trapped in a horrifying 3D 
world of the undead. But lucky you. You've brought along some serious firepower. 
You've got to shoot first and catch your breath later. To solve the mystery, listen to 
the ghosts for clues. You'll have to call on your wits, call on your weapons or call for 
an organ donor if things go south. Features: 16 horrific enemies (only 3D0 could get 
7 genuine ghosts on videotape). 45 supernatural areas to discover and over 200 
rooms to explore. Requires use of the head, if it hasn't been blown off already. 






# By The Axe Grinder 

Yep, it’s finally 
arrived. For those 
of you who can play games 
only on a Came Boy, this is 
your chance to play the clas- 
sic one-on-one fighting game. 
Otherwise, this is the same 
old Street Fighter II with fewer 
moves and elements. 


PROTIP: Trouble with aerial at- 
tackers? Characters with upper- 
cut moves (like Ken’s Dragon 
Punch) are perfect counters. 


fighting interesting. Survival's 
a nice addition: It gives you 
one life bar, but you fight 
each of the characters for only 
one round. 

The graphics are okay. The 
most impressive visuals are 
the colorful borders on the Su- 
per Came Boy that are lifted 
right out of the 1 6-bit version. 
Otherwise, the fighters are 
fairly well sized with some de- 
tail, and the original back- 
grounds are basically intact. 

The music is the same as 
in the big-brother versions, 
but rinky-dink sound effects 
represent the various colli- 
sions and special moves. 

Street Fighting Years 

The real problem here is that 
the game’s just plain old. After 
the many variations and up- 
grades on SF II, this version 
looks tired. The time for Street 
Fighter III was never better. 


Hoad Warriors 

The setup’s decent. Of the 
nine playable fighters, most 
retain their special moves. The 
pokey two-button controls 
don't help much: There’s a 
slight delay between the but- 
ton motion and the move. 

The three modes - Versus, 
Normal, and Survival - keep the 


PROTIP: Use Sagat’s Tiger Knee 
on a cornered opponent to 
smash them to smithereens. 


m. By Coach Kyle 

George Lucas’s das- 
“ * sic film hits the 
small screen in a big way. Su- 
per Game Boy fans will have 
to search the galaxy long and 
hard to find something better 
than Super Return of the Jedi. 

Return of Return 

Jedi for the Super Came Boy 
approximates Jedi for the SNES. 


Game Boy 


bosses, including Jabba, the 
Rancor, and Darth, are all here. 

As in the SNES version, the 
controls are first rate, mainly 
because you get such diversity. 
You play as five heroes - Luke, 
Leia, Han, Chewie, and Wicket - 


You get nine stages from the 
1 6-bit game, including Wicket’s 
fight through the Ewok Village 
and Luke's race on a Speeder 
Bike. While some of the SNES 
stages (such as the first flying 
level) are missing, the SNES 


each with their own weapons 
and super jump. Add the ability 
to fly a Speeder Bike and the 
Millenium Falcon , and you have 
a game fit for a Jedi Master. 

Dark Side 

The graphics are weaker than 
the gameplay. The Tatooine 
and Ewok stages feature prim- 
itive backgrounds, and the 
forward-scrolling race is a 
blur. Fortunately, other stages, 
such as the Sail Barge level, 
are well detailed, and the 
bosses are big and imposing. 

The sounds do a nice job 
of capturing that Lucas 
charm. The music changes 
appropriately for each stage, 
and the sound effects are 
generally effective. 

Although slightly flawed, 
this is still one of the year’s 
most fun and challenging 
handheld games. May Super 
Return of the Jedi be with you 
this holiday. 88 


0,000 


00.00 


PROTIP: Chewie’s long-range gun 
makes him a strong hero against 
Tatooine’s many enemies. 


PROTIP: Watch where you fight 


lure you over floors that sud- 
denly open up. 


PROTIP: Beat the Sail Barge 
boss by getting behind him and 
swinging away. 








PGAi! 

trouR?( 


1-900-370-HINT 


1 S-85/min (automated) 

$1.15 min (live 8am-5pm PST 


1-800-4-FUN-004 FOR ORDERS ONLY 


Even on the road, 
you'll never be without 
the hottest portable 
sports games. 


For the coolest tips, call the Black Pearl/Malibu Games Hint Line! 


To get your hands on these hot games, visit your local retailer or call: 


raji 

NHL 0 6 * 


Ti ygi" 




By Quick-Draw 
McGraw 

Is the handheld 
world ready to take on the 
Dark Side? Super Return of 
the Jedi, a hit on the SNES, 
rockets onto the Came Gear 
and brings the Force with it. 

Vader Hater 

The eternal struggle for peace 
in the galaxy pits young Jedi 
Luke Skywalker - along with 
his friends Leia, Han, Wicket, 
and Chewbacca - against the 
evil Empire. The Empire is as- 




sembling a new weapon, the 
rebuilt Death Star, and it’s al- 
most complete. 

Choose between five of 
the rebel’s finest as you un- 
dertake four tough missions: 
rescuing Han Solo from Jabba 
the Hut’s clutches, destroying 
the shield generator on the 
moon of Endor, eradicating 
the Death Star, and wiping out 
the Dark Side once and for all. 

Controlling the spread of 
evil has never been easier, 





Game Gear 


PROTIP: Go up platforms on the 
right side of the sailing barge to 
find a room full of power-ups. 


thanks to Super Jedi’s efficient 
controls. Fighting and dodging 
enemies is a breeze whether 
you’re on foot, behind the 
wheel of the Millennium Fal- 
con, or on a speeder bike. 

Garth Vader 

Super Jedi’s graphics and 
sounds make this a game fit 
for a 1 6-bit system. Crystal- 



PROT1P: Hit this boss from un- 
derneath, where he can’t do 
much damage to you. 


'm 

A 



L. 



PROTIP: Princess Lela’s best for 
the first mission. 

clear sprites and backgrounds, 
backed up by an excellent ren- 
dition of the familiar theme 
music, make this cart a close 
second to the SNES version. 

It’s up to you to save the 
galaxy from Darth Vader and 
the Emperor, and it won’t be 
easy. But Game Gear owners 
everywhere will love trying. 
Are you up to the challenge? 

If so, the Force is with you, 
young Jedi. □ 


By Quick-Draw 
, McGraw 

With a megawatt 
cast and wall-to-wall special 
effects, Batman Forever was 
one of last summer's biggest 
movies. Unfortunately, Ac- 
claim’s attempt to capitalize 
on the film's success results 
in a truly mediocre title for 
the Game Gear. 

Riddle Me This 

When Edward Nigma teams 
up with the evil Two-Face, the 
pair brings Gotham City to its 
knees - until the Dark Knight 
comes through in the clutch. 
With Robin nowhere to be 
found, the Caped Crusader 


they can be tough to pull off 
in a pressure situation. The 
slow gameplay gives you 
plenty of time to try. Using 
your grappling hook and bat 
glide is no picnic, either. 



PROTIP: Sometimes you can’t 
see the floor above you, so fire 
your grappling hook straight up 
to reach it. 

Blind as a Bat 

Although Batman and his ene- 
mies look decent, the lack of 
onscreen objects and back- 
ground effects quickly induces 
boredom. The repetitive music 
and weak sound effects will let 





Game Gear fans down. 

Acclaim tried to pack a lot 
of options into this cart, but 
the sluggish gameplay, medi- 
ocre graphics, and weak 
sounds really kick this cart to 
the bat curb. □ 


PROTIP: Don’t skip past this 
screen. Choose the weapons 
you want now or suffer the con- 


(that’s you) faces four levels 
of beat-em-up gameplay. 

Drawing on a huge armory 
of bat gadgets, you must res- 
cue hostages at the Gotham 
bank, disable a bomb at the 
circus, chase Two-Face through 
the subway, and rescue Dr. 
Chase Meridian on Claw Island. 
All in a day’s work for Batman. 

Although Batman has an 
arsenal of fighting moves like 
uppercuts and leg sweeps, 

December 1995 



PROTIP: Destroy the few on- 
screen objects to find hidden 
power-ups. 



144 








_ ' . Grab the world's greatest adventure game - Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" ! 

It's mind-bending. It's role-playing gaming. 

There are terrifying new worlds to fear - with serious monsters, incredible riches 
- \ 'U' ar| d daring deeds to be done. Eveiything to get you started is in this box - 

including outrageous sound tracks’ on interactive audio CD. 

3^ loin forces with your friends ... for some powerful adventure gaming - 
like you've never played before! 

Available atyour favorite stores nationwide. For the locations nearest you, fall (loll free) I-800-384-4TSR. 

TSR #1 1 35 • Sug. Retail $30.00; CAN $42.00; £21 .50 U.K. Incl. VAT • ISBN 0-7869-0359-7 • ® and ™ designate trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. ©1 995 TSR, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 





International conflicts should 


^ ...the best soccer 
game yet. Period. 

— Game Pm 

Multiple skill levels let both 
rookies and pros enjoy the game. 

Practice mode can even turn 
rookies into pros. Which is good. 
‘Cuz with all the formations, 
coverage, and strategy of real 
soccer, no one gets off easy 
in FIFA Soccer 96. 



^ ^One of the 
best soccer games I 
have ever played!^ 

— Eleclmnic Gaming Monthly 

3800 world class stars. 

237 teams. 12 international 
leagues. One helluva' world 
summit meeting. Complete with 
authentic and localized 
crowd chants. (Brazilian drums, 
Italian cheers, etc.) 



1W5 Electronic Arts. All right* rcscrvcl. EA SPOUTS, the EA SPORTS logo, tin- 4 Way Play log., ami Moii.mD.sign . 
y of their respective own*. Feature sen. van among platforms. 


^...the best 16 -bit soccer 
game ever, and one 
of the best sports 
games in general! ^ 

— Game S/iort 

You gotta defend your 
turf. So we gave you slide 
tackles. Body tackles. And 
elbow shots. ‘Cuz sometimes 


the best defense is a 
good, hard-hitting defense. 



«£$ ei 


Software 0 : 



be settled with legs Jot arms. 


^ ^Finally! The ultimate 
soccer simulation 
has arrived.” 

— Diehard Game Fan 

You belter bring your big guns. 
This year, the goalies are 
smarter, faster and tougher. 
They even come out of the 
net and make leaping saves. 
Aggressive enough for you? 



^ ^The best soccer 
title ever!” 

— Electronic Gaming Monthly 

MotionDesign' technology 
and SGI ' 3D models 
were melded to create an 
impressive array of 
distinct player animations. 
Like scissor kicks, banana 
shots, and bicycle kicks 
from the offensive arsenal. 




The #1 Selling Sports Game Worldwide. 

Headed your way on Sega" Genesis", Super NES', Game Gear " 
and Game Boy . To order, visit your local retailer or call 
1-800-245-4525. Or see us at http://www.ea.com/easports.html 


trademark of Electronic Arts. Official FIFA licensed |iroduct. SCI is a trademark of Silicon Graphics. All other trademarks an- 




Yoshi’s Island 



,„dp^ 0 ' ^ 

.pWof^' 

lies andb° 5se5t ° 

-*'£5 

.. . iWoUSP 01 


YosJii's Island/, 

Tie Strategy tear, ?ar* ? 


In this installment, we guide you 

THROUGH THE THIRD AND FOURTH 
WORLDS AND TEACH YOU HOW TO BEAT 
THE BOSSES. 



Special. Strategy Section 






Perfect Score 

If you collect all the items (30 
stars, 20 red coins, and 5 flowers) 
in each level, you get a perfect 
score. Ifyou achieve a perfect 
score for all eight levels in a world, 
you can go to a bonus level and 
play one of the bonus games. 


Having trouble winning the bonus 
games? Here’s your chance to 
practice. 


Earn a perfect score on all eight 
levels, and two new areas are 
accessible. 


The goal of the bonus levels is to 
collect all the items. The difficulty 
in these levels has been sharply 
increased. The bonus levels in the 
worlds are each different. Good 
luck completing them! 


Ways to 
Recover Mario 

Besides jumping at him, there are 
other effective ways to recover 
baby Mario when he’s knocked off 
Yoshi’s back. 


Most of the levels in World 3 are filled with 
mud and water, making it awkward forYoshi 
to move and jump. Another problem in 
World 3 is the monkeys that roam freely in 
each stage. Given the chance, the monkeys 
will snatch the baby right off Yoshi’s back. 
These thieves are very annoying and can 
quickly steal Mario away if Yoshi doesn’t 
retrieve him fast enough. 


World 4 takes excellent timing and good use 
of Yoshi’s jumping and floating skills. Most of 
the levels in this world take place in the sky, 
with only small ledges to jump on. To make 
matters worse, a hit from an enemy can 
bounce you off the ledges. To ensure a safe 
jump, shoot down any enemies you see. 


6AMEPR0 • December 199S 


If Mario is high in the air, shoot an 
egg at him. 


Yoshi’s tongue can be used to 
grab Mario back. 


About the Worlds 

Here’s what’s in store forYoshi in Worlds 3 and 4. 


World 3 


World 4 







yoshi’s Island 



The first stage is made up of three 
sections populated with hanging 
monkeys throughout the levels. 
Have plenty of eggs handy to 
shoot the monkeys down - they 
try to steal Mario every chance 
they get. 



At the start of the level, dive-bomb 


through the yellow blocks and 
pound the pillar into the ground to 
find the hidden question mark. 






Unlike most stages in the game, there’s only one section in this entire level. 
However, you do get a break from the troublesome monkeys that plagued 
the previous stage. This level basically requires you to jump several pillars. 


Dive-bomb into the water and 
quickly move to the left. Yoshi 
should be underneath the hill. 


There’s a bouncing arrow near the 
top of this area. Bounce off the 
arrow into the trees high above. 


In the hidden room, collect the 
free 1 -ups at the top of the trees. 


Halfway through the first part of 
the level, you’ll find a red switch 
hidden directly to the left of this 
small hill. Hit the switch and press 
Down at the location of the flash- 
ing arrow. 


Inside the bounce stage, ride on 
the dog’s back. He helps you col- 
lect the coins above the water. 


Use the key found earlier in the 
level to open the door to the 
hidden room. 


There is a hidden room in the trees at the very top of the screen in the first part of the level. Jump over the red 
rotating platforms to the left to find the room. 


150 


GAMEPRO • December 1995 





Special. Strategy Section 


c WbBuD T 
I 3-3 £ 

rT#v«wv«i^<n 

Most of this level is made up of 
mud and water, two elements 
that slow down Yoshi’s fancy foot- 
work. Don’t let the slow pace of 
the level throw off your jumping 
and attacking skills. 



Shoot the water monster with an 
egg to allow more time to collect 
all the coins in the first section of 
the level. 



Several doors and paths make up this level. Enter each door to find the 
items in the level. Most rooms are very direct. If you want to go straight 
to the mid-level boss, you can skip most doors. 



In the first section of the level, Once inside the hidden room, 

shoot the spikes near the water to transform into the submarine and 

find a hidden door. collect all the submerged coins. 


Mid-LeveL Boss 



At the end of the level’s second 
section, shoot the floating question 
mark to reveal a hidden door. 



When all the enemies in the room 
are destroyed, a flower appears. 
Grab the flower and exit the room. 



Outside the hidden room, trans- 
form into the helicopter and fly 
back to the bottom left of the 


level. Change back into Yoshi and 
enter the door in the comer. This 
door starts the next section. 



Transform into the submarine. 
Collect all the submerged coins 
while moving to the right toward 




When enemies fell down, turn 
them into eggs for ammo. 


Shoot eggs at the frog’s tonsils at the top 
of the screen. It takes ten hits to make the 
frog croak. 


GAMEPRO • December 1995 


151 







Yoshi’s Island 



Wbj?u) 

3 -< 


You can destroy most of the floor in the first section of this level, so be 
careful where you shoot eggs - you’ll make holes in the floor. While sur- ■ 
rounded by enemies in the other two sections, you must jump on trees and 
small rotating ledges. To ensure safe jumping, destroy the enemies first. 


At the end of the level’s first section, you’ll find two hidden question 
marks inside the yellow blocks. 


To find the red switch inside the 
hidden room, shoot an egg in the 
direction the arrow is pointing. 
Jump on the switch to make the 
invisible blocks appear. 


Just after the halfway marker in the second section of the level, two ques- There is a hidden bonus room 
tion marks are hidden between the rocks. directly below at the start of the 

third section of the level. 


1 ) Start of the third section of the level 

2) Hidden room 

The cave in the second section of the level is where most of the action 
takes place. Although the cave is extremely large, most items are 
easy to locate. Use the tips below to help you find your way out. 


£ W&RlX> £ 
1 3J6 £ 



There are two ways to enter the 
second section of the level. The 
top entrance leads to a key loca- 
tion in the cave. Jump on top of 
the trees in the beginning of the 
first section to reach this location. 


Take the top entrance of the cave 
and grab the key. This key is your 
ticket out of the level. 


Push the rock to the bottom right 
of the level. The rock lets Yoshi 
jump up to a ledge that is other- 
wise out of reach. 


Before you use the key on the 
door, go down the pipe at the 
bottom-right comer of the cave. 


The pipe leads to a bonus room 
with two red switches. Jump on the 
switches to collect all the coins. 



There is a hidden red switch above 
the door that leads you out of the 
cave. Before you activate the 
switch, walk to the right and shoot 
the floating question mark. The 
question mark turns into stairs 
that lead up to some invisible 
coins. Now hit the switch to col- 
lect all the coins. 


152 


GAMEPRO • December 1995 




Special. Strategy Section 




” 3-r 


This is the smallest level in this world, and it has only two hidden items! The 
killer fish in the third section compensate for the level’s meager size. If the 
fish grab you in their jaws, it’s lights outforYoshi and baby. Eggs have no 
effect on these swimming menaces, so your best bet is to jump over them. 


5 WbfkD c 
1 3-2 

norm. 

Yoshi won’t have any problems 
finding his way through this basic 
castle. The castle itself is more of a 
training session for the end boss. 
Here you must master the skill of 
shooting eggs at an angle to 
obtain all the items. This same 
pattern is used to defeat the boss. 

End Boss 


Inside the bonus room, transform 
into the submarine and collect all 
the coins. 


There’s a red switch near the end of the 
level’s first section. The hidden question 
mark is between the two rocks. 


At the end of the second section, 
bounce on one of the monkeys to 
find the hidden question mark. 


In some parts of the castle, you face off 
against oversized ghosts. Turn the enemies 
that they spit out into eggs. Fire the 
the ghosts and proceed. 


There’s a question mark above the 
water approximately hallway 
through the second section of the 
level. Shoot the question mark 
and turn it into a large flower. 
Climb to the top of the flower to 
find a hidden room. 


Jump over the plant when it charges. 


When the plant spits enemies at 
you, wait for them to land on the 
ledge, then turn them into eggs. 
You can turn the enemies into 
ammo only when they land. 


To score hits on the plant, turn 
away from it and angle your shots 
underneath the ledge. You must 
hit the small bud on the plant’s 
main stem. It takes three hits to 
destroy the plant. 


GAMEPRO 


ecember 1995 


153 







Yoshi’s Island 



Flying turtles are in full force! Be 
sure to have plenty of eggs to shoot 
them down. There are only a few 
hidden items here, so concentrate 
on completing the level. 



In the first section, go down the 
pipe by the green plant. This pipe 
takes you to a coin-filled cave. 



At the start of the section where 
the bullets attack, you’ll find a 
hidden question mark near the 
top of the left ledge. 



In the second section, Yoshi meets 
the floating white fuzzy creatures 
once again. Avoid touching them 
at all costs. 



In the beginning of the third sec- 
tion, shoot the yellow blocks that 
are holding the gold star hostage. 
Once you grab the star, Mario can 
climb the walls and collect items 
along the way. 




To grab all the items inside the 
cave, perfectly time your shots at 
the rotating arrows. There are no 
hidden rooms or question marks 
in the level. Use the tips to help 
you collect all the items. 



At the beginning of the level, 
shoot the plant at the far left of 
the screen and go down its pipe. 



The pipe takes you to the begin- 
ning section of a cave. Shoot the 
rotating arrow as it’s about to face 
the small opening to the right. If 
you time it correctly, you’ll hit all 
the turtles and get a 1-up. 



At the very end of the level, walk 
off the ledge to the left. Dive- 
bomb through the small platform 
to find a hidden question mark. 


To the left of the arrow is a hidden 
question mark. After grabbing it, 
use the bouncing arrow to reach 
the top and complete the stage. 


There is a turtle walking back and 
forth on a ledge halfway through 
the first section of the level. To 
reach a flower icon, shoot an egg 
toward the left side of the turtle. 


At the beginning of the second 
section, kick the turtle shell to the 
right. The shell will jump across 
the stairs, break through the 
block, and reveal a flower. Go 
down the pipe to grab the key. 



Near the end of the level to the right of the spikes is a flower inside a 
small hole. Shoot an egg from the ledge. As you shoot, jump onto the 
blocks to the right. The egg bounces off the flipper:, and hits the flower. 


154 


GAMEPRO 


ecemben 1995 








Special Strategy Section 





At the start of the second section, 
shoot the yellow blocks to release 
a bouncing arrow. The arrow 
takes you to a place where you can 
inflate a large balloon. Ride the 
balloon and collect coins along 
the way. 


Rather than exiting the level after 
riding the balloon, go back toward 
the beginning of the stage. When 
you see three small balloons float- 
ing around, shoot them to release 
a red switch. The switch activates 
invisible coins. Grab the coins and 
exit the level. 


Ride on top of the balloons at the 
start of the level, then jump on the 
small ledge. Shoot the enemy that 
holds the red coin. Grab the coin 
and jump back on the balloons. 


Ride the balloons to the right of 
the small ledge so you can grab 
the floating flower. 


When you come up from the pipe, 
you’ll see a bullet shooter to the 
right. Get the hidden question 
markon top of it. 


Z WbRtf) Z 
1 4-3 £ 

In this sky level, Yoshi must jump 
from balloons and small ledges. 
There is only one hidden question 
mark in the first section of the 
level, so concentrate on complet- 
ing the difficult jumps. 


In the first section of the level, a huge Pac-Man-like creature chases you. 
The creature eats the ground as it pursues Yoshi. As you flee, watch your 
jumps, not your speed. 



In this section of the level, Yoshi must collect a key from each comer door. After you collect each key, enter the 
center door. You need every key in the center room. Grab the keys in the order shown on the map. 


Wb£u> a 

a 4-4 


Mid-Level Boss 



Don’t let this oversized marshmal- 
low get too close - eggs and nor- 
mal jumps have no effect on it. 



Use dive-bomb attacks to defeat 
the boss. Each time you attack, he 
splits into smaller versions of him- 
self. Concentrate on one set of 
smaller bosses at a time and keep 
dive-bombing him until all his little 
duplicates are gone. 


6AMEPR0 


ecember 1S95 


155 





Yoshi’s Island 


rwi 

You push a rock through this 
entire level. The rock reveals hid- 
den question marks. The following 
are the main spots to use the rock. 


At the beginning of the level, push 
the rock to the double set of pil- 
lars. Dive-bomb the pillars into the 
ground and push the rock down. 
There’s a hidden question mark 
here. Keep pushing the rock 
through the level. 


T VbSLD T 

For such a small level, this one’s packed with enemies. To make mat- 
ters worse, the water affects your jumps - especially when you try to 
destroy enemies. Take the time to knock out each enemy, or you’re 
sure to lose Mario. 



There is a room to the lower left of the stairs when you start the level. 
Follow these steps to get to the room. 

1 ) Start here. 

2) Dive-bomb in the water and quickly move to the left. 

3) Enter the room. 

156 




Shoot the question mark just 
above the small hole in the left 
comer of the level. The question 
mark makes a small bridge over 
the hole so you can continue to 
push the rock to the right. Don’t 
let the rock fell in the hole. 








There is a red switch and some pil- 
lars near the end of the first sec- 
tion. Dive-bomb the pillars so 
they’re flush with the invisible 
blocks. Hit the switch and push 
the rock to the end of the level. 
Then jump on top of the rock and 
go through the door above you - 
not the door below you. 


At the beginning of the second 
section, push the rock to the right. 
Break through the yellow blocks 
to find a hidden question mark. 


Use the rock to help you jump 
through the small gap in the side 
of the wall. Then go down the 
pipe to the right of the hole. 


To get the flower in this room, first 
shoot the bouncing arrow. Then 
shoot an egg at the catcher, jump 
on the arrow, and float in the air. 
When the catcher returns fire, he 
should hit the flower. 


Shoot eggs at the arrow to change 
its direction. You can collect all the 
coins in the room by riding the 
arrow. After grabbing all the 
coins, go back to the level’s sec- 
ond section and climb back to the 
last section. 


In the hidden room, spit the turtle 
the red flower. 


Halfway through the stage, you’ll 
find a hidden question mark under- 
neath the second floating platform. 


At the end of the second section, 
do a dive-bomb attack in the 
water. This takes you to the next 
section of the level. 


GAMEPRO 


December 1895 





Special Strategy Section 



This two-section level has no hid- 
den question marks. For most of 
it, Yoshi must ride small ledges 
that throw him from section to 
section. Use Yoshi’s floating skill 
to complete the wild rides. 



In the first section of the level 
where the ghosts start to appear, 
shoot an egg straight up as you 
stand on the small ledge to the left 
of the screen. To get to the bonus 
level in the sky, jump on the 
bouncing arrow that drops down. 



Here are the steps to take at the beginning of the second section of the level. 

1 ) Start of the level 5) Use the key here. 

2) Grab the halfway marker. 6)Jump on the ledges to complete 

3) Get the key here. the level. 

4) Jump off a bullet that passes to 
get to the locked door. 


ullec passes, jump on it. 
to hold thejump button 
ases the height of your 
u should be able to 
top part of the level. 


This rotating ledge takes Yoshi 
toward the end of the level. 


5 Vtol&D c 


There are several paths you must 
take to collect all the items 
throughout the level. Here are the 
key locations as you progress 
through the castle. 




Spit a turtle shell at the question 
mark toward the bottom-right cor- 
ner of the first section of the level. 
The question mark turns into stairs 
that lead you to the key in the casde. 


Jump on the turtle’s head to make 
him spit out more eggs. Use the 
eggs for ammo. 



Shoot the cracked ceiling block 
directly above the rotating arrow. 
After destroying the enemies in 
the room, jump up and collect the 
red coin. 

— End Boss — 


Shoot the turde in the head until 
he falls upside down. It takes four 
egg shots to flip him over. 



After grabbing the red coin, ride 
the arrow to the right. Use the key 
on the locked door. Behind the 
door is the end boss. 


While he’s flipped over, dive- 
bomb the turde in the center of 
his belly. It takes three dive-bomb 
attacks to destroy him. 


GAMEPRO • December 1995 



157 




Tekken. More brutality for your buck. 


IN TODAY'S WAR BE 
IT APPEARS ONE SIDE HAS 


You’re looking at the fastest racing game in history. Ridge Racer. In Air Combat, you're a mercenary on a mission. Make that 17 missions. 


TWEEN 32 - BIT SYSTEMS, 
GAINED AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE. 


FUNNY., WE THOUGHT 
WE WERE JUST MAKING GAMES. 



If a syslem is only as good as the games you play on it, we hope you got the PlayStation. 
Because according to critics, these are three of the best games out there, regardless of the 
hardware. To find out more, grab us on the web at http://www.namco.com. Better yet, grab a box. 


RIDGE RACER ® & & 








super 


t^JrA A 


Video Game Strategies , Weapons, and Tactics 


Killer Instinct 

Play as Eyedol 


layStation 




Racer 


Race Backward 




81 03/03 


Start a race on any of the extra tracks. From the starting line, turn 
60 mph. A wall appears at the starting line. Drive through the wall 


In either a one- or two-player 
game, pick Cinder. At the Vs. 
screen, press and hold Right. 
Continue to hold Right and 
press Weak Punch, Weak 
Kick, Fierce Punch, Medium 
Kick, Medium Punch, Fierce 
Kick. You should hear a voice 
sav “Evedol.” Now vou can 


Race backward on normal tracks: Start a race on any of the tracks and turn the car around just 
before you get on the main track. As you speed toward the starting line, you see a wall and a sign 
that tells you are going the wrong way. Drive through the wall. Now you can race backward 
against the computer-controlled cars. 


Dave Nicolella 
Lombard, IL 


Race backward on extra tracks: 
the car around when you reach 
and race the track backward. 













j5rt!rS 


Get ready for the 




Invincibility, Lightning, Super Jump, 

Spit Fire, and Ice 

Enter the following codes when the game is paused. 

Invincibility: Hold the Right Shift button and tap Left, Button C, 
Down, Up, Up, Button C, Left, Right, Button A, Right. 
Lightning: Hold the Right Shift button and tap Left, Button C, 
Down, Right, Right, Left. 

Super jump: Hold the Right Shift button and tap Left, Button C, 
Down, Right, Up, Button B, Button B, Right, Right. 

Spitfire: Hold the Right Shift button and tap Left, Button C, 

Down, Right, Right, Down, Button B, Button A, Left, Left, Down. 
Spit ice: Hold the Right Shift button and tap Left, Button C, 
Down, Button B, Left, Up, Right, Button B, Button A, Left, 

Left, Down. 

Michael Guanill 
San Rafael, CA 


In a two-player game, each player must place their cursor over 
their fighter. Hold Down and press Medium Kick. You fight high 
in the sky and can even knock an opponent off the ledge! 

Peter J.T. Mathis 
Union City, Ml 










faiiy tafe 





Mega Bomberman 




Video Game Strategies, Weapons, and Tactics 


B»rassra©nB 


To play as Gaia: When the options are listed completely on the 
title screen, motion Down, Down-Left, Left, and press Button 
Square on Controller One. You should hear the word “Fight.” 

At the Player Select screen, put the cursor on Eiji, hold Up, and 
press Button Square. 


This code is the same for both players. Press the Start button to 
begin a new game and continue to hold it. At the Player Select 
screen, move the cursor to the question-mark box in the 
lower-left corner for Player One (or the lower right-hand corner 
for Player Two). Quickly tap Jab, Short, Forward, Roundhouse, 
Fierce, Strong (or Fierce, Roundhouse, Forward, Short, Jab, 
Strong for Dan’s alternate color). 


Passwords 


PlayStation 

Battle Arena Toshinden 

Play as the Bosses 


World 1: Jammin’ Jungle 

Stage 2 : 6800 
Stage 3 : 5120 
Boss: 7420 

World 2: Vexin’ Volcano 

Stage 1:4501 
Stage 2 : 8111 
Stage 3 : 7421 
Stage 4 : 1051 
Boss: 3351 
World 3: Slammin’ Sea 
Stage 1 : 4502 
Stage 2: 8112 
Stage 3 : 7422 
Stage 4 : 1052 
Boss: 3352 


World 4: Crankin’ Castle 
Stage 1: 8114 
Stage 2: 0513 
Stage 3: 9723 
Stage 4: 3353 
BOSS: 5653 

World 5: Thrashin’ Tundra 

Stage 1: 8114 

Stage 2: 2814 

Stage 3 : 1134 

Stage 4: 5654 

Boss: 7954 

Final World: 0515 


« a-c 


Street Fighter Alpha 

Play as Dan 


To play as Sho: First, enter the Gaia code. Play as Gaia and lose 
to the computer. Don't continue and let the time run out. The 
game resets, and the title screen appears. When the options are 
I listed completely again, tap Right, Left, Right, Left, and press 
I Button Square on Controller Two. A voice will say “Fight.” At 
e Player Select screen, put the cursor on Kayin, hold Down, 
d press Button Square. 










1 I-HUIM-HIN-IM FllDIDIIHB | 



1 I-900-37D-HINT ES'U 1 










I C L — i \ 


video Game Strategies, Weapons, and Tactics 


Ballz: The Directors Cut 

Infinite Time, Shrink Ball Sizes, Black-and-White 

Sprites, Translucent and Huge Balls 


Do these tricks any time during a fight. 

I Translucent balls: Press B, A, Left, Left, B, Left Up. Right, B, A, 
Left, Left. 

Huge balls: Press Left, A, Right, Down, B, A, Left, Left. 

Infinite time: Press B, A, Left, Left, B, Left, A, B, Left, A, B, 
Left, A. 

I Shrink ball sizes: Press B, A, Left, Left, Right, A, Down, A, 

| Right, Left, Up, Left, Up. 

I Turn self black-and-white: Press B, A, Left, Left, Down, Right, 
| A, B, B, A, Left, Left. 

I Turn opponent black-and-white: Press B, A, Left, Left, B, Left, 
I A, C, B, A, Left, Left, Up. 

3SS 


The King of Fighters ’95 

Play as the Bosses 


R 3 H-vf? 

nm now xjj; am iiro 

HE (MS® 5® -08- 




At the mode select screen, pick Team Edit. At the screen where 
you pick your fighters, hold Start and simultaneously press Up 
and Button B, simultaneously press Right and Button C, 
simultaneously press Left and Button A, then simultaneously 
press Down and Button D. Saishu Kusanagi and Omega Rugal 
are now selectable fighters. 


PlayStation 


Mortal Kombat 3 
The Ultimate Kombat Kode 


Wait for the Mortal Kombat 3 copyright screen to appear. On Controller One, hold Button R1 and 
press Right, Down, Left, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up. This takes you to a screen where you can 
enter the code. On Controller One, press Button R1 once, Button Triangle six times, Button 0 
nine times, and Button X six times. Now you can play as Smoke. Note: The Ultimate Kombat 
Kode worked on a preliminary version of the game and may be different in the final version. 




SONY 



A Dangerous Game 


"The best reason to own a PlayStation" 

- Ultimate Gamer 
"Wild, stomach-twisting driving" 

- Game Pro 

"With WipeOut, the future really is now" 

- Die Hard Game Fan 


• 6 real-time 3D tracks 

• 8 Anti-Gravity craft 

■ Multiple strategic weapons 

• Link-up cable option 

■ Cool sounds & FX 
•Totally killer graphics 




At the Start Game/Options screen, press B, A, B, Y, Down, 
Right, A, Left Shift, Down. You hear a “yip." Start the game 
and simultaneously press Up and Left Shift to go to the next 
level. 

Ty Johannes 


Start a one-player game and pick your fighter. At the Vs. screen, 

hold Right and simultaneously press all three punch buttons. 

You should hear a punch sound. Now you can play the game at 
twice the normal speed. 

Michael Leon 


MechWarrior 3050 

Unlimited Ammo 


For unlimited ammunition, enter this password: mirog3. 


,ve a Secret Weapon? 

o »T and, if we pu b ' is ^ *’ * 1 

SSSSr 

GameProM a 9 az,ne 

Secret Weapons 
PO Box 5828 

CA 94402 


San Mateo, 


E-mail us your tips and tricks through America Online 
or at this Internet address: 

swat.gamepro@iftw.com 










m Fa gOy, 

ThiS y*AJ' fiefp 

gOCKi A N 3 <§ife 

S#g# (§ aNw® ot 

**^?XtOL|H gffR§ER§ 

HjT Qie 

Jgeo Mel 

lo$3> 


We know how bad you want Sega Channel. So we made it \ 
easier for you to get it. OK. put down the rope and chloroform. 

If you want Sega Channel, tell your, parents about our special holiday 
deal. Get up to 50 slammin' games a month, 24 hours a day. ~7 days 
a week. Get game cheats and test drives. And pay less than 50® a • 
day. Besides, getting your parents to call the cable company sure.^ 
beats committing a felony. It’s the coolest way to get your games. (GA 


CET EOOKEJD IN 



Choose from any one of several 
starting worlds. But be prepared. 
It’s lethal from all of them. 


Here’s the new A-110 “Barracuda” Fighter. 
Fast. Powerful. And heavily armed. Another 
tactical advantage in the war for the worlds. 


This is the new Hellfire 
rocket. The name speaks 
for itself. 


The battlefield is 400% larger. 
And doesn’t have paths. Which 
gives you. and your enemy, more 
room to rumble. 



’ I lie new “Big Ben” Gun 'liirret is a perfect defender. 
Its deadly firepower, ultra-heavy shielding, and 300° 
rotation will blow your mind. And blow aliens away. 




AHHACHI 



Tap (* RK), RK 



Charging Uppercut 


Motion -» l * RP 



Tap (■* LK) 

Note: This stuns a blocking 
opponent. 



Tap (•* RK) 



Motion ■> 4- ^ LP 




Motion •* i * RK 

Flying Roundhouse 


Tap [* LK), tap RK 


Super Axe Kick 





Motion * -* RP 


Tap 




Flying Side Kick 


Motion 4- * LK 

Backhand 


Hold ■*, tap RP 




Motion -» 4’, hold tap LK 

Elbow Smash 


Tap (4- LP) 



Tap-*, (-* LK) 

Power Uppercut 


Tap-*, (-» RP) 


Deuastating Comb ns 
Sweep-Kick Combo 



Motion -* 4> * Hold tap RK TapRK Tap RK), tap 

RK LK 


Power-Uppercut Air-Juggle Combo 



Tap -*, (-* RP) Tap LP Tap-*,(-*RP) Tap (* RK), LK 


fTlore Drabs and Throws 

Note: You must be close to your opponent to perform these moves. 

I Head Butt Power Bomb Neck Breaker 

Tap -*, (-* LP RP) Tap (RP RK) Tap (LP LK) 


GAMEPRO • 



Tap LP) Tap RP 


Tap (4- LP) Tap (-* RP) Tap (* RK), LK 


Running Attach s 
Slide Attack 

While running, tap RK 

Dive Attack 

While running, tap (LP RP) 


Drnund Attacks 

Use these attacks when your 
opponent is on the ground. 

Hard Pounce 
Tap(» LP LK) 

Bounce-Back Punch 
Tap(» RPRK) 


er 


December 1995 


173 




THE FIGHTER'S EDGE 



Devastating Cnmkns 

Flip-Kick Combo 



Tap (IRK) Tap RK Tap(tLK) 


Hip-Kick Air Juggle 



While ducking, Tap(*RK) Tap(tRP) 
tap (* RK) 


LEE 




Special ID ones 

Front Snap Kick Axe Kick 


While ducking, tap («- LK) Tap (K RK) 


Tap ■*, (-» LK) 
Back Flip 


Tap -», -», (LK RK) 

Heel Kick 


Tap-*,-*, LK 


Side-Kick Combo 

Note: Hold I throughout the combo. 



TapRK TapRK TapRK TapRK 


Unlimited Side-Kick Combo 

Note: To keep performing the combo, repeatedly tap LK. Hold t orb to 
change the height of the kicks. 



While ducking, TapLK Tap(lLK) TapLK 

tap (<- LK) 


Tap (t LK) TapLK Tap (ILK) 


more Drat 5 
And Ttrnws 

Note: You must be close to 
your opponent to perform this 
move. 

Neck Takedown 



Tap (LP LK) 

Knee Bash 
Tap -», (-* LK RK) 


ID a re 

Special niunes 
Low Flip Kick 
Charge I for one second, tap 
(t RK) 

Note: Tap * to flip toward your 
opponent; tap K to flip away. 
High Flip Kick 
Charge I for one second, hold 
(t RK) 

Note: Hold * to flip toward your 
opponent: hold * to flip away. 

Atomic Noogie 

When close, tap (RP RK) 


Hunning Attacks 

Diving Attack Slide Attack 

While running, tap (LP RP) While running, tap RK 


Super move 

Tap (K LP RP) 


Drnund Attack 

Use this attack when your 
opponent is on the ground. 

Diving Punch 
Tap (^ RP) 


Alore Devastating C omt us 

Fist of Fury Combo Kick of Fury Combo Ten-Hit Combo 

Tap LP,LP, hold-*, tap RP, Tap (I LK), LK, LK, LK Tap (^ LP), RP, RP, LP, LK, 

RP, RP LK, LK, RK, LK, RK 



174 


GAMEPRI 


ecembep 1935 




Don’t Miss Your Chance to Win! 

Send your name, age, and address to: 

Donkey Kong Country 2 
PO Box 5960 
San Mateo, CA 94402 


Nintendo 


VO OKI 
GXJ 


(1) Grand Prize 

• A complete video game 
library ol 19 Super NES® 
titles (a $1,100 value!) 

• Super NES control set 

• Donkey Kong Country 2 
T-shirt or hat 

(4) First Prizes 

• Super NES ® control set 

• 5 SNES game cartridges 

• GamePro subscription 

(10) Second Prizes 

• Donkey Kong Country 2 

• GamePro subscription 

• GamePro T-shirt 


Contest Rules and Regulations: No purchase necessary. One entry per person. To enter, mail us a 3x5 card with 
your name, address, phone number, and age to: Donkey Kong Country 2 Sweepstakes, c/o GAMEPRO, PO Box 
5959, San Mateo, CA 94402. All duplicate entries of violator will be voided. Infotainment World, Inc. and Nintendo 
assume no responsibility of late, misdirected, incomplete, or illegible entries. All mail in entries must be post- 
marked by Jnauary 2, 1996. Void where prohibited. Awarding of Prizes: The awarding of prizes (with correspond- 
ing estimated retail values) are guaranteed to be awarded. One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a complete 
video game library of (19) Super NES Titles. (One) SUPER NES Control set, (One) Donkey Kong Country 2 
cartridge, (estimated retail value $1,100). Four (4) First Prize winners will receive (One) Super NES control set, 
(Five) Super NES game cartridges, and a GamePro subscription, (estimated retail value $350). Twenty (20) 
Second Prize winners will receive (One) Donkey Kong Country 2 cartridge, (One) free GamePro subscription, and 
(One) exclusive Gamepro T-shirt (estimated retail value $70).Winners will be determined on January 16, 1996 
in a random drawing by GamePro magazine. Odds of winning depend upon the number of all eligible entries re- 
ceived. Winners will be notified by phone. Winners entry and acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use 
their names, photographs, and likeness for purposes of advertising and promotion on behalf of GamePro and/or 
Nintendo without further compensation. Winners Is responsible for any and all federal, state, and local taxes if 
necessary. A complete list of prize winners will appear in a future issue of GamePro magazine. Eligibility: This 
sweepstakes is open to residents of the United States, except for residents of Rhode Island, Florida and Canada, 
Employees of Infotainment World. Inc., Nintendo and all participating vendors, their subsidiaries, affiliates, 
advertising agencies, and their immediate families are not eligible. Liabilities: This promotion is operated by 
Infotainment World, Inc., and Nintendo which is solely responsible for its conduct, completion and awarding of 
prizes. All decisions of Infotainment World, Inc., and Nintendo on matters relating to this promotion are final. 
Infotainment World, Inc., and Nintendo and participating sponsors assume no liabilities resulting from the use 
of this prize. Prize Restrictions: Alternative prizes or cash will not be offered in lieu of prizes described above. 
Prize may not be substituted, transferred, or exchanged. All prizes will be awarded by March 1 , 1996. Other 
restrictions may apply. ™ and ® are trademarks of Nintendo of America, Inc. 



THE FICHTEfi’S EDGE 


al Hlaues 


finnfl 




Large Flip Kick 


Charge 4 for one second, Charge 4- for one second, Hold tap LP 
tap (t RK) hold (t RK) 

Note: Tap * to Hip toward Note: Hold * to flip toward 
your opponent: tap * to Hip your opponent; hold * to 
away. flip away. 


Super IDove 

Tap (* LP RP) 


Devastating Combos 
Three-Hit Slap 
Hold tap LP. Repeat move 
twice more. 

Super Air Juggle 

Tap (* RP), hold ■» for the next four hits 

and tap LP, RP, (-» LP RP), (t 


RP) 

Three-Hit Knockdown 
Tap LP, RP, RK 
Triple-Kick Juggle 
Tap(* RK), LK, RK 
Four-Hit Knockdown 
Tap (* LK), LK, LK, RK 


Ground Attach 

Use this attack when 
your opponent is on 
the ground. 

Diving Punch 

Tap (t RP) or use 
the Flip Kick. 


Running Attacks 
Ground Slide 
While running, tap RK 
Air Kick 

While running, tap LK 


Hand Trip 



Hold 4, tap {-> LP) Hold 4-, tap RP) 

Devastating Combo 


Air-Juggle Combo 
Tap(* RP), hold -» for the 
next four hits and tap LP, RP, 
LP, RP, (-» LK RK) 

Ten-Hit Combo 

Tap LP, RP, LP, RP, LK, LK, 

RP, LP, RP, RK 


Hold 4 , tap (-* RP) 


Dive Attack 

While running, tap (LP RP) 


Flip-Kick Air Juggle 



fflnre Special 
moves 
Wrist Thrust 
Tap -»,(-* LP RP) 

Flip Kick 
Tap ■*, (-» RK) 

Note: This move stuns 
blocking opponents. 


Charge 4 for Hold -» for the 
one second, next four hits 

tap(TRK) and tap LP 


Tap RP 


Tap RP 


Tap(tRP) Tap -»,(-» RK) 


Special nioL»es 


While ducking, hold tap LP, 
RP, LP, RP 


Overhead Smash 
Tap LP RP) 

The Clapper 
Tap (LP RP) 

Sitting Move 
Tap (4 LK RK) 

Sitting Attack 

While sitting, tap LP, RP, LP, RP 

Power Punch 

Motion «- k 4 * RP 

Windup Punch 

Motion «- k 4 * LP 

Tackle Move 

Tap (LP LK) 


Crabs and Throws 

Note: You must be close to your 


opponent to perform these moves. 

Back Breaker 
Tap (RP RK) 

Head Butt 

Hold ■*, tap (RP RK) 


Crnund Attach 

Use this attack when your opponent 
is on the ground. 

Butt Slam 

Tap (A LK RK) 


Running flttachs 

Jumping Ground Slide 
While running, tap (LK RK) 
Dive Attack 

While running, tap (LP RP) 


Devastating 
Combos 
Triple-Punch Combo 
Tap LP, LP, LP 
Five-Hit Smash Combo 
Hold 4, tap LP, LP, LP, RP, LP 
Ten-Hit Combo 
Tap (4 RP), LP, LP, LP, RP, 

LP, RP, LP, (LP RP), (LP RP) 
Air- Juggle Combo 
Tap (N RP),{* LP), (-» RP), 
walk in and 
tap (A LK 


RK) 

Super Air- 

Juggle 

Combo 

Tap (* RP), 

(*LP),(* 
LP),-M-» 
RP LP), (* 
LP RP) 


In-Cluse Attacks 
Face Smack 
Motion 4 * -» (LP RP) 
Note: There are four moves 
you can perform following 
this move. 

Over the Shoulder 

Motion 4 * (LP RP) for 
the Face Smack, then quick- 
ly tap LK, RK, LK, (LP RP) 
Single Arm Breaker 
Motion 4 ^ -* (LP RP) for 
the Face Smack, then 
quickly tap LP, LK, RP, LP 
Double Arm Breaker 
Motion 4 ^ -» (LP RP) for 
the Face Smack, then 
quickly tap LP, LK, RP, LP, 
LK, LP, RK, (LP RP), (LPRP) 
Ground Arm Breaker 
Motion 4 * (LP RP) for 
the Face Smack, then 
quickly tap LP, LK, RP, LP, 
RP, LP, LK, RK, (LPRP) 


more Crabs and Throws 

Note: You must be close to your opponent lo periorm these moves. 

Elbow Smash Arm Flip 

Tap *,(* LPRP) Tap (•* LP LK) 

Shoulder Toss Hip Toss 

Hold tap (LP LK) Tap (RP RK) 


176 


6AMEPR0 


ecember 1995 




Who or what threatens 
the peaceful world of 
Evermore? 

A boy and his dog are trying to find out. . . 
but they're going to need your help! 

And you are going to need the help of 
Secret of Evermore™ Authorized Power Play Guide! 




Weapons, spells, mad scientists, and the forces of evil are just a few of the things you'll have to 
deal with in the latest role-playing game from Squaresoft - not to mention a dog that keeps 

changing shape! Prima's Secret of 
Evermore Authorized Strategy Guide 
is the essential companion you need 
to save Evermore. 


Ask for Secret of Evermore Authorized Power Play Guide (ISBN 0-761 5-0394-3) by Simon Hill at your local 
retailer wherever game books are sold. If unavailable, call 1 -800-531-2343 to place orders only. 


TO ENTER: No purchase necessary. To enter this contest, either order the Secret ol Evermore (TM) strategy guide book horn Prime Publishing at t -800-531. 2343, or send in o 3x5 cord with your nome, address, age, and phone num- 
ber to Squaresoft Contest, P.0, box 5960, San Mateo, CA 94402. All duplicate entries of violator will be voided. Neither Infotainment World, Inc., Squaresoft, Inc or Prime Publishing assume ony responsibility for late, misdirected, in- 
complete, or illegible entries. All mail-in entries must be post-marked by January 15, 1996. For a complete set of rules, send a stomped self-addressed envelope to GanrePro Promotions, 951 Mariner's Island Blvd., Suite 700, San Moteo. 
CA 94404. Void where prohibited. 

AWARDING OF PRIZES: the following prizes (with corresponding estimated retail values) are guaranteed to be awarded. One (1 ) Grand Prize winner will receive on original animation cell from the Secret of Evermore commercial, 
(estimated retail value SI, 000). Twenty-five (25) Runner-up Prize winners will receive a GamePro T-shirt, a Prima Publishing mouse pod, ond a Squaresoft poster, (estimated retail volue S30). Winners will be determined on February 
1 , 1 996 and notified by moil. Winners' entry and acceptance ol prize constitutes permission to use their names, photographs, ond likeness for purposes of advertising ond promotion on behalf of sweepstakes sponsors without further 
compensation. Winner is responsible for ony and all federal, stole, and local taxes if necessary. A complete Fist of prize winners will appear in a future issue of GamePro magazine. All prizes will be awarded by April 3, 1996. 
ELIGIBILITY: This sweepstakes is open to residents of the United Stales, except for residents of Rhode Island. Employees of Infotainment World, Inc, Squaresoft, Inc, or Primo Publishing and all participating vendors, their subsidiaries, 
affiliates, advertising ogencies and their immediate families are not eligible. 

LIABILITIES: Contest is operated by Infotainment World, Inc, Squaresoft, Inc, and Prima Publishing which ore together solely responsible for its conduct, completion ond awarding of prizes. All decisions of Infotainment World, Inc. and 
Squaresoft, Inc or Prima Publishing on all matters relating to this promotion are find. Infotainment World, Inc., Squaresoft, Inc and Prima Publishing ond participating sponsors assume no liabilities resulting from the use of the prize. 
By accepting the prize, eoch winner for themselves and their families, indemnifies ond holds hormless Infotainment World, Inc., Squaresoft, Inc. and Prima Publishing from ond against any liability in anyway relating to the acceptance or 
use of the prizes awarded. 


Secrets of the Games 
from Prima Publishing 


ri 'J j 1 

25 Runner-up prizes 

Winners will win one of each GamePro T-shirt, 
Prima mousepad, and Squaresoft poster. 


1 grand prize 

Win an original animation cell from 
the Secret of Evermore commercial! 


SQUA.RE30FT 


THE f lOHTER'S EOOE 



Hold tap LP, RP, LP, 
RP, LP, RP, LP, RP 


After being knocked down, Hold 1 , tap RK 
tap (LP RP) 


Hold*, tap RP, RP 


Super Palm Air-Juggle Combo 



Tap (Vi RP) Tap (-» LP) 


Iflore Drabs and Throws 

Note: You must be close to your opponent to perform these moves. 

Hip Throw Body Press Hip Toss 

Hold tap (RPRK) Tap (LP LK) Tap (RP RK) 


Special III line s 

Flying Side Kick Lunge Uppercut 


Super Uppercut 



Tap (-4 LK RK) Motion -» * * RP 

Devastating Combos 
Lunge Uppercut Combo 



Motion -» * * Walk in, tap (* 
RP LKRK) 


Tap (-* LP RP) Tap (P LK RK) 


Running Attacks 

Jumping 
Ground Slide 
While running, tap 
(LKRK) 

Dive Attack 
While running, tap 
(LP RP) 


(flare Special (Doves 

Overhead Smash 
Tap (Vi LP RP) 

The Clapper 
Tap (LP RP) 

Power Punch 
Motion <- X 4- * RP 


Windup Punch 

Motion «- * 4- * LP 


Ground Attack 

Use this attack when your 
opponent is on the 
ground. 

Butt Slam 

Tap(* LKRK) 


Devastating Combos 
Palm Air- Juggle Combo 
Tap (Vi RP), (-» LP), (Vi LP RP), 
(» LK RK) 

Triple-Punch Combo 

Tap LP, LP, LP 

Five-Hit Smash Combo 

Tap LP, LP, LP, RP, LP 

Note: Hold * for the entire combo. 

Air-Juggle Combo 

Tap (Vi RP), (Vi LP), (-» RP), 

(* LKRK) 


more Special 

moves 

Uppercut 
Tap •*, (-* RP) 

Elbow Drop 

Tap (Vi LP) 

Note: This move stuns 
blocking opponents. 
Jump Kick 
Tap -»,(-» LK RK) 

Note: This move stuns 
blocking opponents. 
Spinning Jump Kick 


Tap -*,-»,(■* LKRK) 
Note: This move stuns 
blocking opponents. 

Diving Bash 
Tap -»,(-» LP RP) 
Overhead Smash 
Tap (» LP RP) 


Tap -»,(-» RK) 
Scissors Takedown 
Tap (Vi LKRK) 

Note: This can be used 
as a ground attack. 


Dround flttacbs 

Use these attacks when your enemy 
is on the ground. 

Hard Pounce Elbow Drop 
Tap {A LKRK) Tap(tRP) 


[Tlore Drabs 
And Throws 

Note: You must be close to your 


opponent to perform these moves. 

Power Bomb 



Decemler 1995 


Tap (RP RK), tap 4-, 4«, (4- LP RP) 

Face Plant Mind Sweeper 

Tap*,(*LPRP) Motion 
Pile Driver **->LP 
Tap ,(-* LPRP) Knee Bash 
Super Pile Tap (LP LK) 
Driver Suplex 

Motion 4- Vi LP Tap (RP RK) 

gj 


178 




SjcflgY turn's pDIGHTURCU 



Costs $1.29 a minute and 
calls average six minutes in 
length. Available to touch- 
tone and rotary phones. 

Be sure to get your parent’s permission to call Scary Larry’s 
Adventures if you are under 18 years of age. Messages subject 
to change without notice. A service of Infotainment World in 
San Mateo, CA. 


Now available 
in Canada! 


Calls cost 
$ 1.49 
(Canadian) 


It seems only a few of you could master Scary 
Larry’s Haunted House, but it’s not over! Do you have 
the skill to escape from Scary Larry’s Haunted 
Barge? If you have what it takes to get through Scary 
Larry’s Haunted Barge alive, you can be eligible for 
the Top o' the Tombstone ...Beware,, it’s much 
tougher than the Haunted House! 


f 

© 


To be eligible to win, you must get off of Scary 
Larry’s Haunted Barge alive with the fastest 
score. For the top five scores, we will feature 
your name and your score in GamePro AND 
send you a GamePro t-shirt! 

For the Grand Prize winner, you must get off of 
Scary Larry’s Haunted Barge alive with the 
fastest time. The Grand Prize winner will 
become the “King of the Crypt” and get their 
name, score, and their PICTURE in GamePro 
PLUS a GamePro t-shirt! 


LARRY 
NNERS 

Eric Valladares 

8.5 minutes 


Nathan Woodard 

9.6 minutes 


Kevin Bowman 

9.7 minutes 


Tim Boyle 

10 minutes 


Ryan Calderon 

11.7 minutes 


THE fICHTER’S EDOE 





Motion I * -» RP Tap (-* RP) Tap (Vi LP RP) 

Devastating Combo 

Air-Juggle Combo 


Double Fist Strike 


Tap (Vi RP) Tap LP Motion 4- Vi Tap {* LK RK) 

(■♦RP) 


fDnre Devastating Combos 
Ground to Air Juggle Combo 
Tap LP, LP, LP, (-» LP), (t RP) 

Ten-Hit Combo 

Tap RP, LP, LP, RP, LK, LK, LK, RK, RK, LP 


FTInre Special 
ID ones 

Power Punch 
Tap -*, (-* LP RP) 

Note: This move will stun 
blocking opponents. 
Vertical Kick 
Motion I K «- RK 
Sweeping Jump Kick 
Hold ^i, tap RK, LK 
Punch and Side Step 
Tap («■ RP) 

Two-Hit Uppercut 
Tap (Vi RP), LP 


Ground Attacks 

Use these attacks when your 
opponent is on the ground. 

Hard Pounce 
Tap (t RP) 

Diving Punch 
Tap (* RP) 

Bounce-Back Hard Pounce 
Tap (* LK RK) 


Running Attacks 

Dive Attack 

While running, tap (LP RP) 
Slide Attack 
While running, tap RK 
Jump Kick 
While running, tap LK 


Ground to Air Combo 

Tap RK, (IRK), LP,(ViLPRP) 


P.JflCH 


□penal lllovf 

Overhead Smash 


Sweep Uppercut 






Ground Attach 

Use this attack when your opponent 
is on the ground. 

Butt Slam 
Tap (* LK RK) 


Tap (I LP), (-* RP) 


Motion <- * I Vi LP 


fDore Special ID 

oves 

Overhead Smash 

Sitting Attack 

Power Punch 

Tap (Vi LP RP) 

While sitting, tap 

Motion 1 Vi RP 

The Clapper 

LP, RP, LP, RP 

Tackle Move 

Tap (LP RP) 

Machine-Gun 

Tap (LP LK) 

Sitting Move 
Tap(l LKRK) 

Punches 

Tap (K LP), LP, LP 


Super TDuue 

Motion 360 degrees 
starting from Keep 
doing the motion until 
the count of five, then 
tap LP. 

Note: The longer the count, 
the stronger the punch. 


Devastating Combns 
Triple-Punch Combo Ten-Hit Combo 
Tap LP, LP, LP 
Five-Hit Smash Combo 
Tap LP, LP, LP, RP, LP 
Note: Hold I tor the entire 
combo 


Tap (I RP), LP, LP, LP, 
RP, LP, RP, LP, (LP RP), 
(LP RP) 


niore Grabs 
fid Throws 

Note: You must be close 


form this move. 

Power Slam 
Tap (RP RK) 


Air- Juggle Combo 

Tap (Vi RP), (Vi LP), 
(-»RP), (* LKRK) 
Super Air-Juggle 
Combo 

Tap (Vi RP), (Vi LP), (I 
LP), (-» RP), walk in, tap 
[* LKRK) 



Tap (Vi RP) Walk in, tap LP Tap(ViRK) Tap(tRP) 


Special IDuues 

Backhand 

Spinning 

Tap (-» RP) 

Leg Sweep 

Knee Charge 
Tap (-* RK) 

Tap (tf LK) 

Note: Keep tapping LK 
to repeat spins. 

Spinning Elbow 

Flip Kick 

Tap («- LP) 

Tap-*, (-» LK RK) 

Note: Keep tapping LP 

Flip Kick to 

to repeat spins. 

Corkscrew 


During Rip Kick, tap 
(LP RP) 


Aunning Attack 


Grabs and Throws 


E-mail us your comments through America Online 

Dive Attack 


Face Bash Body Press 


or at this Internet address: 

While running, tap (LP RP) 


Tap (RP RK) Tap (LP LK) 


fighters edge.gamepro@iftw.com 

180 

GAMEPRO • 

e c e m b-e r 198 5 










Him who is Jim is back 
— and tastier than 
ever before. 

Unlike some other games 
that we could mention. Earthworm 
Jim 2™ has no fat, fillers, or cheap by- 
products. Using our private recipe, 
we've carefully blended stunning 
graphics, humor, outrageous tunes, 
amazing game play, and one butt- 
kicking annelid to create the ultimate 
gaming feast. Grab a copy and dig in 
to this meal for your mind. 

Hey, killer games aren't rare 
they're served well done 
dike Earthworm Jim 23! 


Earthworm Jim' ©1994 Shiny Entertainment, Inc.' All rights reserved. Genesis', Sega Saturn are Trademarks of Sega Enterprises Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 
Nintendo' and Super Nintendo Entertainment System* are Registered Trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. ©1991 Nintendo of America Inc. 




Total Action Overload. 
















A Player’s Guide to Power Peripherals 


By The Lab Rat 

Ho! Ho! Ho! Welcome to the lab's big holiday party, 
but do yourself a favor and avoid the egg nog. 

It’s that time of year when Santa brings home those 
extra goodies for your systems, so the lab has ex- 
panded to accommodate all the holiday accessories. 


Hot Wheels 

Looking to spice up racing on 
either your SNES or Genesis? 
Look no further than the 
Per4Mer Turbo Wheel from 
newly formed Home Arcade. 
Made of sturdy plastic, the 
wheels (SNES and Genesis 
wheels sold separately) have a 
nice feel and rest comfortably 
on your lap or tabletop. There 



derside allows you to adjust 
the steering sensitivity. Buttons 
A and B (gas and brake) are 
comfortably mounted on the 
front of the wheel with the Up 
and Down controls for shifting 
just behind them. 

At 100 beans, this con- 
troller doesn’t come cheap, but 
for 1 6-bit racing fans waiting 
for a real arcade-style wheel, 
these babies deliver. And if 
you want to go to the ex- 
treme, look for add-on pedal 
controls for an additional 
$40. Need for Speed and 
Ridge Racer freaks should 
note that Home Arcade 
wheels will soon be avail- 
able for the 3DO and Play- 
Station, as well as the PC. 


Perfect Speed 

Wouldn’t it be great if some- 
one made an arcade-quality 
1 6-bit joystick that wouldn't 
let you down? Well, long-time 
"arcade"-controller maker Per- 
fect 360 Controls has en- 
tered the home market with 
its first console controller, the 
Speed Box. 

This two-in-one controller, 
which includes an adaptable 
plug, works on both the SNES 
and Genesis and looks and 
feels like a real six-button ar- 
cade controller. With a heavy 
base buffered by a neoprene 
pad, this stocky controller can 
rest in your lap, but plays bet- 
ter when resting on a table- 
top. Using an infrared switch 
box instead of a mechanical 
one, the joystick exactly per- 
forms diagonal movements 
and will never wear down. 

Hardcore gamers still look- 
ing for a good stick for their 
SNES and Genesis will find 
that this one costs more but 
will definitely outlast the rest. 

Specialized Stick 

Just in time for the holidays, 

ASCIIware’s Specialized Joy- 


stick for the PlayStation de- 
buts with a sharp look and a 
durable feel with its wide 
base. Multiple features include 
slo-mo, autofire, and rapid fire 
with adjustable speeds. 

So how does it hold up un- 
der the Tekken test? Well, de- 
spite its arcade looks, this 
stick doesn't deliver the ar- 
cade feel. The eight flat but- 
tons are all crammed together 
too closely, and they’re posi- 
tioned too close to the stick. 
The whole interface is angled 
in a way that makes you feel 
like you have to turn slightly 
sideways to use it. 

While you may be satisfied 
with this stick if you’re play- 
ing Raiden, Kileak, or NBA 
Jam, fighters may want to 
look elsewhere. 

Saturn's Eclipse 

Considering the high cost of 
some peripherals, STD’s sug- 
gested $20 price for the Saturn 
Eclipse Pad gets you what 
you pay for. While it certainly 
doesn't feel extremely durable 
and it lacks the nice contour 
of most next-gen controllers, 


The Per4Mer TUrbo 
Wheel 

System: Genesis, SNES 
Price: $99.95 

Available: Now 
Contact: Electronic- 

gaming stores 


are holes on the unit's under- 
side for suction cups, but 
you’ll have to buy them from 
a hardware store. 

We took the Genesis wheel 
out on the track with Super 
Monaco and Mario Andretti 
Racing. The wheel is respon- 
sive with a strong spring that 
provides good center-return 
action. Also, a screw in the up- 
per-center area of the unit’s un- 



184 


GAMEPRO 


December 1885 







Controller 


ProPad 

3D0 

Adds an additional 
X button to the 
face of the con- 
troller and offers 
auto- and semi- 
auto firing with 
three speeds. 
$29.95 


System: 

Features: 


Price: 

Available: 


Price: 

Available: Now 
Contact Toy stores 


Sony’s Stocking Stuffcrs 

Look for Sony's own peripherals to complement the PlayStation’s many new titles. 

Mouse Link Cable Mul 


Memory Card 


'l 

1 | 

! i 

'l 


This memory card will sell 
for around $27. With a 1 1 2K 
Flash RAM storage capacity, it 
will house between 1 0 and 15 
saved games, depending on 
the games. 


For about $31, you can pick 
up this mouse. So far, the 
only mouse-compatible 
games announced are Disc 
_ World and Revolution X. 


Connecting two PlayStations, 
this linking cable will enable 
two players to link up for si- 
multaneous action that is 
viewed from two separate 
TVs. Announced titles that 
will support this cable include 
Destruction Derby, Wipeout, 
Twisted Metal, Extreme 
Games, Road Rash, and 
Doom: Special PlayStation Edi- 
tion (see ProReview in this is- 
sue). This cable will cost 
about $20. 


This four-player adapter 

costs $40 and allows four 
simultaneous players to par- 
ticipate in titles like NBA Jam. 
Each additional controller port 
is supported with a memory- 
card slot so players can load 
up their own custom data 
like hidden characters and 
custom teams. 


Controller 


Eclipse Pat 

System: Saturn 
Features: Offers slo-mo, aut- 
ofire, and program- 
mable synchro fire. 

Price: $19.95 

Available: Now 
Contact: Toy stores 


it does provide slo-mo, auto- 
fire, and a programmable syn- 
chro-fire feature that simulta- 
neously fires multiple buttons 
with one touch. 


Naki Power 

Naki Electronics brings home 
the Power Pad, which is as af- 
fordable as the Eclipse Pad. 
Taking a new approach to con- 
troller design, this longer, flat- 


ter pad offers small shift but- 
tons, a dependable directional 
pad, and an accessible set of 
buttons positioned at an angle. 
The slo-mo switch is on the 
back, and there are auto- and 
turbo-fire switches for each of 
the eight buttons. While 
this controller is proba- 
bly most comfortable 
for big hands, its unique 
design may not be for 
everyone. 

300 Pro 

STD’s ProPad for 3DO 

adds an extra X button to 
the face of the controller, 
which is helpful when 
you're playing games that 
utilize this otherwise-tiny 
button. It also offers semi- 
auto and autofire controls 
with three speed settings. 
The wide, flat face, however, 
feels awkward with the flip- 
pers crunched on top, and 


the cheap plastic body doesn't 
help this controller any. The di- 
rectional pad isn’t fully circular, 
but it does give you decent di- 
agonal controls. □ 


GAMEPRO 


December 1895 


185 



By The Watch Dog 

Man, with the holidays coming up, you don’t 
\y want to be left short of cash. The new systems 
have already made it into Buyers Beware, so read on before 
you ask for one for Christmas! 


Q l’ve had my Sega Saturn for about three months, 
and I own four games. I read that Sega gave out 
■ certificates to receive three free games (Clockwork 
Knight, Worldwide Soccer, and Virtua Remix) when you purchased 
a Saturn in September. That isn’t fair. That means that I spent tons 
of money for games while the people who just caught onto the 
bandwagon got them for free! 

I think that the people like me who blew out their savings ac- 
counts or started saving their money to get the Saturn the first 
day it came out should get all the free stuff, not the people who 
just caught on so they wouldn’t be considered losers. 

Stephen Watson, Collingdaie, PA 


A representative from Sega Customer 
Service responds: 

Anyone who bought a Saturn from May 1 1 until 
September 30 received VF Remix for free when they registered 
their system with Sega at 800/733-7288. 

Sega then ran a one-time offer for September for two free 
games and Virtua Fighter Remix (for anyone who bought a Saturn 
between September 5 and September 30), and at this time we don’t 
have plans to extend that short-time promotion. This is a typical 
industry practice to offer incentives for purchasers who enter the 
market later or when there are many competitive choices available. 
Most consumers understand these different marketing strategies. 



d \ I just bought Triple 

Play '96 for the 
1 Genesis. I think 
it’s a great game, but I have one 
question. The back of the box 
says there are three difficulty 
settings. I’ve gone through all 
the options and haven’t found 
the one that changes the diffi- 
culty. Is EA Sports lying, or am I just not looking in the 
right place? 

Jeffrey Russo, Quincy, MA 



THple mode 


Kasra at EA Sports’ Customer Service says: 

The three difficulty settings are the three play modes: 
Championship, Season, and Exhibition modes. 



Q I read about the 
new Virtual 
* Boy in the 
September issue. I 
noticed it takes 
six AA bat- 
teries that 
last only six 
hours. Batter- 


Darnel Fulcher 


Cary, NC 


A A spokesperson from Golin-Harris (Nintendo’s 
PR firm) replies: 

■ There is an AC adapter for the Virtual Boy, which is 
available at local retail toy stores (like Toys ‘R’ Us). The suggested 
retail price is $19.95. 


A t CamePro, listening is what we do best. When you have a 
problem with a product or feel you've been ripped off, we 
{ want to know. If you have a complaint about a product, 
m write to: 

GamePro's Buyers Beware 

P.O. Box 5828 
San Mateo, CA 94402 


E-mail us your product complaints through America Online 
or at this Internet address: 

buyers_beware.gamepro@iftw.com 


186 


6 AM EPRO 


seemlier 1995 



Right about now you 
may want to press 
the pray button. 




WMiUMi 


Strap into Thunder Strike 2. True 3-D environments. 37 incredibly realistic missions 
in real-time, first person perspective, that reflect today's world conflicts. Rotate 
your viewing position 180 degrees. Your control panels and multi function monitors 
light up just like a real battle copter. Whether it's 

gunrunning in South America THUNDER or P-*- rac y on t * ie South China 

Seas, it's in your face. So go ahead, start praying. 





Previews of Hot Hew Games! 




Departing from the familiar 
formula of fighting games, 
Capcom takes up temporary 
residence in the action 'hood. 
From the looks of Resident 
Evil, an intriguing third-per- 
son-perspective action game, 
Capcom’s comfortable in its 
new digs. 

Resident Evil has a variety 
of gameplay and eerie, detailed 
graphics that tempt you to look 
closer, but repel you when you 
get too close. Using shifting 
camera angles in a 3D environ- 
ment, this action disc com- 
bines role-playing and puzzle- 
solving gameplay. 

You're sent to investigate 
a foreboding mansion where 
government scientists are con- 
ducting top-secret biotechnol- 
ogy experiments that stretch 
the limits of science. The sci- 
entists have mysteriously van- 
ished, and contact with the 
outside world is cut off. You 


have an assistant, but he’s 
more hindrance than help, and 
you have a pistol, which isn’t 
much firepower when you find 
out what you're up against. 

Through areas including 
the mansion, the garden, the 
tower, and a graveyard, you 
encounter vampiric zombies, 
giant spiders, and other mutant 
creatures. You must also avoid 
hidden traps, solve mind-bend- 
ing puzzles, find critical items 
like maps, fire extinguishers, 
hammers, and medicine. Lo- 
cating weapons like cross- 
bows, bazookas, chainsaws, 
and shotguns increases your 
chances of survival long 
enough so you can uncover 
the scientists’ fate and find the 
hidden helicopter to escape. 

Resident Evil’s rendered 
3D backgrounds are heavily 
detailed, depicting shadows 


and light sources. The charac- 
ter moves amid multiple cam- 
era angles that heighten the 
suspense and assist you in 
your mission. The game em- 
ploys minimal screen text, 
which forces you to explore 
your surroundings carefully 
and analyze all possibil- 
ities for clues. 

Whether its pre- 
mise is paranormal or 
perfectly normal, Resi- 
dent Evil looks like 
paramount fun. 


By Capcom 
Available Winter '95 


188 


6AMEPR0 


December 1885 







he yoor liforte sot*e os oors? 


We've set our sights high, and nothing can hold us back. Are your career 
goals the same? If so, then come join our team! It's an amazing career 
opportunity. It's creative freedom. It's a chance to learn on state-of- 
the-art equipment — a chance to be a member of a team developing 
games for all of the newest 32 and 64 bit platforms. 

Join Konami Computer Entertainment Chicago, a new U.S. R&D 
subsidiary of Konami Co. Ltd., an industry leader in electronic 
entertainment for more than a quarter of a century. KCEC's mission is to 
gather the most talented individuals on the planet to create the best 
video games for the American market. 

We are actively hiring these skills: 

Graphics Designers/Animators: 3D, SGI 
Sound Designers 
Sound Programmers: C, C++ 
Graphics/Animation Programmers: C, C++, Assembly 

KCEC is an equal opportunity employer located in a spacious NW Chicago 
suburb. Relocation packages will be available. Plus, we offer great 
benefits, including competitive salary, 401(K) plan, non-contributory 
medical and dental plans and, most importantly, a great place to work. 

Please send your resume, salary history and demo of your best work 
(video for graphics/animation, audio for sound) to Konami at this 
address: 

Konami 

Human Resources Department, Dept. GP 
900 Deerfield Parkway 
Buffalo Grove, IL 60009-4510 
Telephone: (708)215-5100, ext. 133 
FAX: (708)215-5242 



PlayStation 


1^22331 


Loaded 


Prepare to see red on your 32- 
bit system when Loaded un- 
leashes its firepower later this 
winter. Like a blood-splattered 
Soldiers of Fortune or Gauntlet, 
Loaded is an overhead shoot- 
em-up for up to four players 
(using multilinks). 

Everything about Loaded 
is a bit crazed: its lightning-fast 
pace, its ten deranged mer- 
cenaries, its swarms of ene- 
mies attacking from all sides. 
You couldn’t ask for more fun 
in a shoot-em-up. 

We gave you a first look 
at this hot game last month. 
Here’s a second sweep that in- 
cludes new pics of six of the 
game’s ten characters. 


By Interplay 

Available First Quarter '96 


Breath of Fire 2 EB 


Drawing on the strongest ele- 
ments of its successor, Breath 
of Fire 2 adds new features 
that make this role-playing 
game a worthy sequel and an 
excellent game in its own right. 

The corrupt church of 
Saint Eva has overrun the land 
and enslaved the people. Only 
a member of the Dragon Clan 
can free the people. That’s you, 
worthy Ryu. 

With your friend, Bow, 
you undertake the quest and 
build a group of patriots with 
special powers and abilities, 
including a warrior, a female 
gladiator, and a mercenary. 

BOF 2, however, offers 
new features like a city-building 
option; a monster meter that 
indicates the level of danger; 
the Dragon’s Tear, a communi- 




cations device that uncovers 
the truth; and shamen, who 
can create 160 variations of 
the other characters’ powers 
and abilities. New, too, are 
magic spells that interact with 




the backgrounds during battle. 
For instance, cast a Fire spell to 
torch the forest. 

With something old and 
something new, BOF 2 looks 
like a breath of fresh air for 
RPG players. 


By Capcom 
Available November 


190 


GAMEPRO • December 1985 


Mercenaries 7T Us 



Mamma, an apelike fiend; 
Vox, a lethal beauty 



Fwank, the psychotic; Butch, 
the galaxy’s most dangerous 
crossdresser 



Bounca, a deadly version of 
dumb and dumber, Cap W’ 
Hands, a cyborg space pirate 



CT 











Role-Playing 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 
reeking, belching mon- 
sters turn up. • You'll travel to different towns, 
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 


The monsters aren't the only or 
can reek. Maybe one of your friends 
boiled off some bad air. 


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 
^55= _ ■ doesn’t start until you do. 

ilSill I 

" | Grab some air freshener 

... „ , -. and start sniffing around for 

bell out your allowance for a burger ° 

or slice of pepperoni pizza when 

w**'*-***™ an EarthBound Game Pak. 
It’s the first Role-Playing Game that stinks. 

CNintendd) 



Zero Divide 

Early looks at this two-player 
fighting game reveal a promis- 
ing prospect for the Play- 
Station. Details of the plot are 
sketchy, but the premise in- 
volves head-to-head robot 
combat, and with three buttons 
for a punch, kick, and block, 
Zero Divide plays much like 
Virtua Fighter. In Divide, how- 
ever, you can recover from the 





ring-outs by clutching at the 
edge of the platform and haul- 
ing yourself back in. 

Only three of the eight an- 
droid bruisers were plugged in, 
but they're armed with special 
moves, throws, and projectiles. 
Sharp 3D graphics and rotating 
camera angles hint at a bright 
future for this game. 

By Zoom of Japan 
Available Spring ’96 


Scramble Cobra E3 


Allied countries are under siege, 
and you’re the ace shooter 
commissioned to end the war- 
fare in this one-player flight 
sim. To do so, you strap into 
the Scramble Cobra with its 
three-pronged weapon system 
and first-person cockpit view. 

In Scramble Cobra, you 
undertake ten missions, but 
you can fly the first five in any 
order. Unlimited Vulcan can- 
non firepower drives your aer- 
ial attack, but you can also call 
on a limited supply of image- 
recognition missiles and na- 
palm. Your mission objectives 


range from destroying enemy 
installations to protecting 
cities. In all cases, the mis- 
sions are timed and you can 
locate supply trucks to replen- 
ish dwindling ammo. 

By Panasonic Software 
Available November 





Solar Eclipse CSSS S3 


What Total Eclipse brought to 
the 3DO, perhaps Solar Eclipse 
can bring to the Saturn and 
PlayStation. This prequel to last 
year’s stellar shooter is a one- 
player outer-space dogfight 
against artificial intelligence that 
has overtaken a space colony. 

You must navigate through 
more than 20 levels of 3D tex- 
ture-mapped terrain. Flying 
from a first-person cockpit or a 



behind-the-ship view, you 
sweep across asteroid fields, 
caverns, and canyons. 

More than 40 minutes of 
full-motion video sets the 
stage. Your tough-talking corn- 
link contact, Major Kelt, is 
played by Claudia Christian 
( Babylon 5). 

By Crystal Dynamics 
Saturn Available November 
PlayStation Available Spring '96 



192 


GAMEPRO 


lecember 1935 











'BREATH OF RRE 2' Combine an orphaned 
descendant ol the Light Dragon with a stout hearted 
warrior and you have the makings lor this fantasy 
RPGI Four new lighting formations! $59 






o 

■ 


CALL NOW 
TO ORDER 

802 - 767-3033 

Fax 

802-767-3382 
Source 
10492 
PO Box 234 
Dept 10492 
Rochester, 

VT 05767 

OVERNIGHT SHIPPING 
in US $4 per order. 
Mail to Canada, PR, 
HI, AK, APO, FPO $4 
per order. World- 
wide airmail $6 per 
item. Handling $2 per 
shipment. Hard-ware 
orders may require 
additional shipping 
charges. Call for 
details. 

Visa. MC and 
Discover accepted. 
Checks held 4 
weeks. Money orders 
same as cash. COO 
$8. Defectives re- 
placed with same 
product. Most items 
shipped same day. 
Shipping times may 
vary. Price/availabil- 
ity may change. All 
sales final. 


CHIPS&BiTS 









NHL Face Off 


Sony’s pulling together the 
first hockey game for the Play- 
Station, and it’s promising to 
deliver the right touches: smart 
motion-capture graphics and 
solid control. Multiple perspec- 
tives will track the on-ice ac- 
tion, which will feature all 26 
NHL teams with real players 
and a decent lineup of stats 
and options. Drafting and trad- 
ing features will let you cus- 
tomize the rosters, and you’ll 
be able to create your own 
players as well. 


With five types of checks, 
you'll hunt down your oppo- 
nents in the two-player Prac- 
tice, Exhibition, Season, and 
Playoff modes. EA Sports is 
warming up its NHL series as 
well, so the competition for top 
hockey honors will begin early 
on the PlayStation. 

By Sony Interactive Studios America 
Available December 





World Series Baseball 


Building on the success of the 
Genesis series, World Series 
Baseball for the Saturn ups the 
graphics ante with five camera 
angles, souped-up renderings 
of the big-league ballparks, 
larger sprites, and 
zooming action that 
tracks the ball to the 
fence. At-bat and play- 
by-play announce- 
ments will enhance the 
ballpark atmosphere. 

Two players will 
choose from all 28 
Imajor-league teams 
with real players, then 
slug it out in Exhibition, 
Season, Playoff, and Home 
Run Derby modes. 

By Sega Sports 

Available Now 


FIFA soccer '96 


Foes of Ali EU 




sw EJ3 


The latest version of the highly 
acclaimed soccer series is 
making its way to the 32-bit 
platforms, and soccer fans 
should be pleased by the se- 
lection of more than 3000 real 
players from 12 international 
leagues. Up to eight players 
can test out new moves like 
the dummy and the crossover 
fake, and famous players, like 
Brazil’s Romario, will have 
their real-life signature moves. 

Unlimited camera angles 
on the rendered 3D sprites and 
stadium backgrounds should 
make for a visual extravaganza, 


and the real-life chants from 
crowds around the world 
will keep your pulse 
thumpin'. Play-by-play 
commentary from British 
“football" announcer 
John Motson will add to 
the at-the-stadium feel. 


By EA Sports 
Available November 



sion, and “seeing red” as their 


The world’s most fa- 
mous boxer is about to 
step into the 3DO ring 
with a heavyweight 
lineup of features. The 
Career, Historical, and 
Exhibition modes pit 
you against nine of Ali’s 
famous opponents, or 
you can take on a 
friend in two-player 
competition. 

Multiple camera angles 
will re-create the feel of a TV 
boxing broadcast. The brave 
who choose to fight from the 
first-person perspective will 
face blurred vision, double vi- 



injuries pile up. Authentic 
crowd noises and motion-cap- 
ture graphics should complete 
the ringside atmosphere. 

By EA Sports 
Available Now 



194 


GAMEPIO 


icialir 1995 





Final Fantasy III Playars Guide 





Primal Halt 
Official Plavar's Guida 

By John Fisher 

All the primal combos and prehistoric 
moves you’ll need are in the Primal 
Rage Official Player’s Guide. This guide 
is packed with 160 full-color pages of 
killer tactics, strategies, battle tech- 
niques, and finishing moves that will 
make you ruler of the new Urth. 

$10.99 Code: BK-354 
Genesis, Super NES, 

Game Boy, & Game Gear 


Batman Foraver 
Official Plavar's Guida 

By Corey Sandler 

It’s a brand new day for the Dark 
Knight..and a brand new nightmare 
for Gotham City. This 128-page super- 
guide contains all the secrets, strate- 
gies, and tips you'll need to beat back 
Two-Face, The Riddler, 
and their army of thugs. 

It’s a must-have for 
game lovers and Batman 
fans alike. 

$9.99 Code: BK-360 
SNES, Genesis, 

GameBoy, 

Game Gear 


Produ&ls Order form 

To Order: 

Fill out product order form and vrifl.il to: 

ft Complete the Order Form 
ft Add shipping and handling (see chart) 
ft Add sales tax, residents of CA, IL, NJ and TX only 
(CA = 8.25%, IL = 6.25%, NJ = 6%, TX=8.25%) 

GAMEPRO 
P.O. Box “P” 

San Mateo, CA 94402 

□ Check/Money Order □VISA □ Master Card 

Credit card No. Expiration: 

Qty. 

Code 

Description 

Unit Price 

Total 


























Signature: 






Name: 

ORDERS MUST BE PREPAID 

Subtotal 


Address: 

Shipping 
(see chart) 


Shipping and Handling Charges 

State: ZioCode: U.S. Canada Outside the U.S. 

p hone:( , $4.00 each S&50 each $12.00 each 

' ' - ... S2.00 each additional $2.00 each additional $3.00 each additional 

Safes ru(CA=&25%, 
IL=625%, NJ=6%, TC=8.25%) 

Grand Total 
(U.S. dollars only) 



The Espers have returned to let their 
magic loose on humanity, and all of 
humankind stands to be wiped out 
Can you stop this madness? This 
guide is jam-packed with the battle 
strategies and fighting tips needed 
to defeat Kefka and stop the magi- 
cal onslaught of the Espers. 
$12.95 Code: BK-317 SNES 


Pitfall 

Ilia Navan Adventure 
Official Plaven Guide 

By Corey Sandler 

Time is running out for dear old dad! This 
exclusive full-color Official Players Guide 
gives you all the level maps, 
strategies, and secret 
codes you’ll need to res- 
cue your father from the 
spirit of an ancient Mayan 
Warrior. With this guide in 
your adventurer’s pack, success is 
only a sling stone’s throw away! 


$13.95 Code: BK-332 
SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, 
Sega 32X, PC CD-ROM 




Toy story w 



fresh as you change from side- 
scrolling gameplay to a driving 
sequence to a first-person seg- 
ment. 

Looking much like Clock- 
work Knight for Saturn, Toy 
Story has to make you wonder: 
Saturn? Why? 

By Disney Interactive 
Available November 


Toy Story could be the top 
story this holiday. Released in 
conjunction with the Disney 
movie it’s based on, Toy Story 
looks just like a next-gen ac- 
tion game. It's easy to see 
why: The game uses 3D im- 
ages from the fully computer- 
generated animated film. 

Playing as Woody, the toy 
cowboy with Tom Hanks' voice 
in the film, you overcome mu- 
tant toys, obstacles, and mazes 
across 19 levels in a hostile toy 
world. Toy Story’s multiple 
perspectives keep the action 


Captain Quazar EH 



He gets his own rap song, a 
rapid-fire personal cannon, and 
the cosmic okay to lay waste to 
everything in sight. At first 
look, Studio 3DO’s cartoony 
Captain Quazar resembles a ra- 
bid Rambo with a tin star. 
Sounds like fun! 

A mission-based action 
game for two players, Captain 
Quazar takes place across three 
worlds (eight levels) run by 
three crime lords. Quazar's job 
is to clean up the worlds and 
capture the bosses. Humorous 
cinemas intercut the missions, 
which range from dusting en- 


emy buildings and freeing 
hostages to a showdown with 
Ox, the final boss. Cartoony, 
offbeat music and sound ef- 
fects lighten the game’s ap- 
proach. A two-player competi- 
tive mode doubles the fun. 

By Studio 3D0 
Available November 


Gargoyles wwiim 








''ft* 

ill 



It was only a matter of time 
before Gargoyles, the animated 
series, crossed into the video 
game arena. This one-player 
action beat-em-up looks like it 
was worth the wait. 

A dark, foreboding game, 
Gargoyles catapults its warrior 
hero, Goliath, from medieval 
Scotland to modern-day New 
York. Playing as Goliath 
through 18 stages, you must 
scale walls, perform aerial ma- 


neuvers, and engage in basic 
beat-em-up action against 
hordes of enemies ranging 
from ancient Vikings to futuris- 
tic robots. Your goal: To se- 
cure the world by destroying 
the Eye of Odin. 

Richly animated graphics 
set the stage, while a new vil- 
lainous cast of rendered 3D ro- 
bots makes the fighting sweet. 

By Buena Vista Interactive 
Available Fourth Quarter ’95 


Darkstalkers: The Night 
Warriors 




The otherwordly action of 
Darkstalkers, the arcade head- 
to-head fighting game, debuts 
soon on Sony’s new system. 
This one- or two-player game 
carries ten monsters on its 
roster. The vampire, the were- 
wolf, and the samurai ghost 
are among the contestants bat- 
tling in the standard best-two- 
of-three tournament action. 

Things to look for in this 
conversion are combos, midair 
blocks, and the ability to charge 
special moves while in the heat 
of fighting. 

By Capcom 
Available November 


196 


GAMEPRO 


lecember 1995 



"V 


g=“i; f&j m 




SUPER NES 


V' - 


1 NINTENDO 


SU 1 


-Ac 


We Accept: 


RUSH - : 
DELIVERY! 

is available on all in-stock it 

612 » 946«8101 

CALLFUNCOTODAY! 


All Games come with a 90 Day Warranty! 

ONE YEAR Warranties are Available 
Current Prices May Vary • Call for Shipping 
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 7:00pm Central 

612 - 946-8101 


Look for us on the World Wide Web 
http://www.winternet.com/~funco 


HOLIDAY HOURS: Mon-Fri 10/30 thru 12/22 7am to 9pm. Saturdays 1 1/4 thru -- 
1/27 10am to 6pm. Sundays 11/26 thru 12/17 10am to 6pm. 


These Are Partial Lists 
More Titles Are Available! 
we Also offer: Gameboy, Game 
Gear, Saturn, PlayStation, 
Sega CD, 3DO, and Sega 32X 
Want Something? Can’t Find It? 
We’ve Got It! 

We sell previously played video games 
and accessories at great prices. 

Call Funco Today! 

612 * 946*8101 


V HOLII 



^ Win a $25.00 Funco Gift Certificate! 


CLOSED: 11/23, 12/23-12/25, 1/1/96 


ACROSS 

1 . Aladdin's Sweetheart 

3. Johnny Cage's Profession 

4. Insect or Videogame Star 

5. General or Dragoon . 


I 


Contest Rules: No purchase necessary to enter. Complete the crossword puzzle, cut it out anc 
then mail, along with your name, address and phone number to: 

December Mail Order Contest, Funco, Inc., 10120 W. 76th Street, Mpls., MN 55344 
All Correct Entries Will Be Entered in a Drawing. 

• Entries must be postmarked no later than December 30, 1995 gp M 





rtitiAMtr'HU 


Bad Mojo CO 

In a shady area along the San 
Francisco wharf, a scientist’s 
magical artifact accidentally 
transforms him into a cock- 
roach - and you play as the 
roach. The creepy crawly one- 
player action challenges you 
to regain your human form 
with only the abilities of a 
roach and the guidance of a 
few animal friends. The seam- 
lessly integrated puzzles pose 
tasks like figuring out how a 
roach could turn off the pilot 
light on a stove. 

Spectacular graphics de- 
pict the apartment in phenom- 
enal 3D detail. You'll crawl 
across messy kitchen coun- 
ters, delve into the innards of 
a refrigerator, and escape from 
roach motels. This dazzling 
adventure has the potential to 
rival Myst in popularity. Pulse 
is considering ports to the 
PlayStation and Saturn, so 
keep your eyes peeled for 
32-bit roaches! 

By Pulse Entertainment 
Available November 


The Dig 133 

This one-player adventure 
starts with you in the role of a 
space shuttle commander sent 
to realign the orbit of a wander- 
ing asteroid. After an accident 
with the asteroid, you and your 
crew - a reporter and a geolo- 
gist - end up on an unknown 
planet strewn with the remains 
of an extinct civilization. Piec- 
ing together the story of that 
planet is your only way home. 

Eerie, alien graphics sup- 
port the intriguing story line, 
and the game's packed with 
digital audio dialogue. With 
creative contributions from 



Steven Spielberg 
and top sci-fi nov- 
elist Orson Scott 
Card, The Dig has 
all the right creden- 
tials to score big on 
the PC. 


By LucasArts 
Available November 


198 


GAMEPRO 


ecember 1995 


myi r 





PANDEMONIUM! 


s&sj p| aySU}tion 


You have the POWER. In this contest you don't rely on the luck-of-the 
draw. You determine if you win or not. You win by outscoring others in a game of 
skill. Can you solve the puzzle below? Then you have what it takes. It looks simple, 
but it's only the start. Each of five more puzzles gets a little harder. But this time it's 
all up to you. Stay in to the end with the highest score and the gear is vours. 
With whatever options you want. Do you have what it takes? Then play to win! 
Computer Contest. Win a blazing fast computer with Pentium 133 Mhz 
processor, 16 meg. ram, 1.2 Gig. hard drive, CD-ROM, 17 monitor, modem and more! 
Video Game Contest. Play on the hi-tech cutting edge with this line-up: 
Sony Playstation; Sega Saturn; Virtual Boy; 3D0; and Atari Jaguar. Get all five or 
trade the ones you don't want for CASH! Bonus options include: 33 inch monitor, 
SI ,000 in games, cash, accessories and more! 


Media Rig Contest. The Ultimate Gaming Environment, 40 inch monitor, 
130 watt receiver w/ Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound, and all components shown. 
Win DSS Satellite Receiver as a BONUS OPTION! This rig will blow you away!! 

We’re talkin' GAMING HEAVEN! 
Directions. Fill in the Mystery Word Grid with words going across that spell 
out the Mystery Word down the side. Hint: use the Mystery Word Clue. 

In the future. There will be four more puzzles at S2.00 each and one tie- 
breaker at SI .00 which will be sent to you by mail. You will have 3 weeks to solve 
each puzzle. We don't know how many will play but typically 55% will have the 
highest score possible score to Phase 1, 43% to Pnase II, 36% to Phase III, and 32% 
to Phase IV. The tie-breaker determines the winner. If players are still tied they will 
split the value of the grand prize they are playing for. 


Mystery 


H 




M 

y 



E 



T 

E 

VUord 

P 

I 

N 

C 

H 

w ? 

Grid 


R 




W 


S 








— o 

R 

D 


Yes! 


ENTER ME TODAY, HERE’S MY ENTRY FEE: 

□ ($3.00) Computer Contest 

□ ($3.00) Video Game Contest 

□ ($3.00) Media Rig Contest 

□ ($5.00) SPECIAL! Enter them all (SAVE $4.00) 


WORD LIST and LETTER CODE chart 

PINCH W PRESS K BLAST A WRECK D 

BREAK Z PUNCH S SPRAY C TURBO V 

STOMP T STAND R PRESS E DREAM. ...O 

CRUSH I SCORE H SLANT L CHASE P 

MYSTERY WORD CLUE: 

WORLD RULERS HAVE IT AND IH THIS CONTEST YQU HAVE IT 


City 


State 


_Zi£_ 


irTSp SEND CASH, M.O., OR CHECK TO: © 

PANDEMONIUM, P.O. BOX 26247 
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55426-0247 

r? r^ ril -T 'ynam 


respoctiWE companies who, along with this magazine have no affiUabon with this contest © 1995 Pandemonium. Inc. 




t*0 UMivicrnu 


Cyber in 2 HI 



The holidays are beginning to 
look interesting if you're a PC 
gamer. Word is that your list 
won’t be complete without 
Cyberia? 

This action/adventure 
sequel has cyber hacker 
Zak Kingston awakening 
from the big chill (cryo- 
genic hibernation) to 
help rebels squash the 
Free World Alliance. 

From gun battles to 
hand-to-hand combat, 

Cyberia 2 promises more 
action and more lifelike 
gameplay. You can thank 
new technology, too, for the 
seemingly unlimited enemies. 
Cyberia 2 smacks of replay: You 
can set the difficulty, and ene- 
mies are programmed for ran- 


domness so you shouldn't see 
one in the same place twice. 

By Virgin Interactive 
Entertainment 
Available November 


Rebel Assault II HO 



Rebel Assault is spawn- 
ing an extraordinary ac- 
tion sequel with an origi- 
nal story line and 
live-action video. With 
George Lucas’s blessing, 
Rebel Assault II will star 
actors in authentic Star 
Wars costumes and will 
use props from the film 
trilogy. Rebel II represents 
the first time the Star Wars 
creator has allowed anyone 
to film a live-action Star 
Wars adventure. 

A new game engine 
will also rev Rebel ll’s ac- 
tion, though the shooting 
and flying are similar to 
the original game’s. Flying a 


cockpit view from within vari- 
ous starfighters and the Millen- 
nium Falcon, set your cross 
hair on TIE fighters and Star 
Destroyers as you blast across 
the futuristic galaxy. Rebel II is 
sure to please Star Wars fans. 

By LucasArts 
Available Winter ’95 


Kyrandia Book Three: 
Malcolm's Revenge CHI 



The Kyrandia series continues 
when some chance lightning 
strikes the statuary that is the 
evil jester Malcolm. Freed from 
his stone existence, Malcolm is 
again led by Stuart and Gunter, 
his good and bad consciences. 

Playing as Malcolm, you 
can choose from three paths: 
evil, neutral, or follow the 
straight and narrow. Two end- 
ings are possible. 

Mucho awaits you regard- 
less. Deeper gameplay and 


more than 80 scenes filled with 
magic, mayhem, and pretty 
darn hard puzzles increase 
Kyrandia Three's challenge. 
Also added to this installment 
are rendered 3D cinemas and 
Supersound, CD-quality music. 

By Virgin Interactive 
Entertainment 
Available Now 


Flight Unlimited EEI 



The flight sim that has all 
the PC pilots panting is Flight 
Unlimited. Take this one-player 
graphical beauty skyward and 
you'll know what it means to 
soar like a bird. But don’t ex- 
pect to target enemies or to 
undertake missions: Flight Un- 
limited is the aerobatic pilot’s 
flight sim. 

In Flight, you get your 
choice of aerobatic planes, 
including a glider. Like an arm- 
chair barnstormer, your only 


purpose is to fly stunts of 
increasing difficulty above 
breathtakingly beautiful 3D 
photorealistic terrain. You're 
rewarded with extraordinary 
internal and external views, as 
well as an instant replay of your 
stunt. Flight has a 3D cockpit 
with working instruments that 
adds to the game’s realism. 

By Virgin Interactive 
Entertainment 
Available Now 


200 


6AMEPR0 


ecember 1995 






NAME. 

ADDRESS 

CITY_ STATE ZIP 

ORDER NO. DESCRIPTION SIZE PRICE 


VIDEO GAMERS PARADISE!!!! 

• Only the newest games 

• Hardware and Accessories 
• Tee Shirts, 


Play ft'- 


>flear it; 


it! 




Ulf£ftS£AS 



layStation 

launches in die U.S., games an 1 
appearing in Japan. Here are some hot tides 
in development for die Soil)' system, plus a few to 
watch for on die Saturn and Super Famicom. 




All fighters from the first To- 
shinden Tournament return in 
this sequel with the possible 
exception of Sho. Gaia shows 
up without his heavy armor 
and is marked for death by his 
shadowy syndicate masters for 
his failure at the last gathering. 

Two new characters have 
also been announced. Tracy, 
a female cop wielding mean 
tonfa rods, lets her opponent 


take the first shot so she can 
claim self-defense. Chaos is 
the syndicate's assassin or- 
dered to sanction Gaia with 
extreme prejudice. 

Notable changes include 
the Over Drive Gauge at the 
bottom of the screen, which 
is presumably like the power 
meters found in recent SNK 
fighting games. Each stage 
will have a fixed light source 
rather than the frontal lighting 
used in the original. By enab- 
ling back lighting and other 
visual techniques, the expres- 
sions and movements of char- 
acters will be more lifelike. 

Takara says Toshinden 2 
will hit Japanese arcades in 
October or November with 
the home version following 
shortly afterwards. 


Battle Arena 
Toshinden 2 
(PlayStation) 

By Takara 

Developed by Tam Soft 
1 or 2 players 
Availability date not yet 
announced 
CD 

Fighting 


By Nob Ogasawara and IVlajor Mike 


Tactics Ogre (Super Famicon) 

By Quest 

24 megs 

Developed by Quest 

War sim/RPG 

1 player 

Battery backup 

Available October 6 





The long-awaited sequel to 
the highly engrossing Ogre 
Battle (released by Enix on the 
Super NES) will finally be re- 
leased 1 8 months after it was 
originally announced. 

Unlike Ogre, this game is 
a turn-based battlefield simu- 
lation that plays like Shining 
Force on steroids. All fighting 


is conducted on a diagonal- 
view map with geographical 
obstacles and height differ- 
ences that can be advanta- 
geously used by both sides. 
Similarities to Ogre include 
several mystical beasts and 
races, and the ability to change 
the class of characters based 
on how they have been used 
in combat. The depth of game- 
play offered by this game 
should keep armchair generals 
on the battlefield for months. 


202 


GAMEPRO 


December 1995 




Lunar Remix (Saturn) 

By Kadokawa Digital 
Entertainment (KDE) 
Developed by Game Arts 
1 player 

Available January '96 

CD 

RPG 

Saturn memory-cart 
backup 



The classic Mega CD RPG 
(translated by Working De- 
signs for the Sega CD) is be- 
ing remade for the Saturn. 

Making the jump to 32-bit, 
Lunar Remix is undergoing 
substantial enhancements in 
graphics and sound. The de- 
signers are also adding new 
features like traps and events 
to raise the gameplay to new 
heights. 

KDE claims the new en- 
hancements will make this 
game freshly appealing to vet- 
erans of the original 1 6-bit 
version. Let's hope somebody 
picks up this promising RPC for 
an English translation! 


Namco Museum 
Vol. 1 (PlayStation) 

By Namco of Japan 
Developed by Namco 
1 or 2 players 
Available November 22 
CD 

Six-game collection 
Memory-card backup 


Namco brings together some 
classic arcade games from the 
'80s. This six-game collection 
includes the world-famous Pac- 
Man, the flag-grabbing racer 
Rally X (and the enhanced New 
Rally X), shooters Galaga and 
Bosconian, the pioneering be- 
hind-the-car-view racer Pole Po- 
sition, and the colorful action 
game Toy Pop. 

Older arcade fans will ap- 
preciate this well-packaged col- 
lection - especially since Pole 
Position and Toy Pop have 
never been available outside 
the arcade. How about Dig 
Dug, Xevious, and Burgertime 
for Vol. 2 and beyond? 


Detana Twinbee 
Yahoo Deluxe Pack 
(PlayStation) 

By Konami of Japan 
Developed by Konami 
1 or 2 players 
Available September 29 
CD 

Shooter 


Konami packages two arcade 
Twinbee shooters as one cute, 
colorful combo. Detana Twin- 
bee was released in early '94, 
and Twinbee Yahoo hit the ar- 
cades this spring. 



GAMEPRO • 





These games are respectively 
the second and third in the ver- 
tical-scrolling shooter series. 

Konami manages to fully 
re-create the original arcade 
games, including the high- 
grade anime cinemas. An ar- 
cade-perfect version is also 
in preparation for Saturn. 



December 1995 


Super Family Gelande 
(Super Famicon) 

By Namco of Japan 
Developed by Namco 
1-12 players (not simulta- 
neously) 

Availability date not yet 
announced 
16 megs 
Skiing 

Battery backup 



The sports experts at Namco 
turn their attention to skiing, 
Japan’s premiere winter sport, 
and bring its speedy excite- 
ment home without the atten- 
dant cold. 

Rather than take the easy 
route of using the control 
pad to perform turns, Namco 
opts for a unique system 
that makes the skier shift his 
weight on his feet -just like 
real skiing! With features like 
Story and Time Attack modes 
and more than eight slopes, 
Super Family Gelande has 
enough variety to keep skiers 
happy in the off season. 


203 











The early returns for the new 
32-bit systems are in, and the 
result is. . .a draw? Depending 
on how you look at it, Sony's 
PlayStation is outselling the 
Sega Saturn, or the two sys- 
tems have identical sales figures. 
According to official statements 
from company spokespersons, 
as of late September the Play- 
Station and the Saturn had each 
sold about 120,000 units in the 
U.S. The big difference is that 
the Saturn made its debut on 
May 11, while the PlayStation 
debuted September 9. 

For both systems, sales 
were highest right when the sys- 
tems launched. Sega saw another 
sales boost when it offered Vir- 
tua Fighter Remix and its “three 
free games” deals late in the 
summer. Still, the sudden suc- 
cess of the PlayStation must be 
troubling for Sega, considering 
the Saturn had a four-month 
head start, yet the PlayStation 
caught up within three weeks of 
its launch. “We had the right 
price, the right technology, and 


the right software,” claimed Olaf 
Olafsson, president of Sony 
Interactive. The bad news for 
Sony, meanwhile, is that it’s 
almost certainly losing money 
on every PlayStation it sells for 
$299, but it hopes to recover 
those early losses when about 
20 PlayStation games go on sale 
for Christmas. 

In other sales news, accord- 
ing to a Sega spokesperson the 
sluggish sales of the 32X 
perked up late in the summer 
when the price for the base unit 
(with no pack-in game) was cut 
from $149.99 to $99.99. The 
price for the system with either 
Star Wars Arcade or Doom also 
dropped, falling from $179 to 
$139. “It’s the most affordable 
system for 32-bit gaming on the 
market,” said Chrissie Huneke 
Kramer, director of marketing 
for the 32X. “And we expect to 
see a more significant increase 
as more of our fall tides roll 
out.” Prominent among those is 
Virtua Fighter, scheduled for a 
mid-October release. 


More than 150,000 copies of 
Killer Instinct fortheSNES 
were sold on the first day the 
game hit U.S. stores (August 
30), making it the fastest-selling 
Nintendo home game ever. The 
previous Nintendo champ was 
last year’s Donkey Kong Coun- 
try. Nintendo anticipates that it 
will sell more than 2 million KI 
cartridges in the U.S. by the end 
of the year. 

The “Other” System 



3D0's counting on its “value" package and larger software library, 
which includes 300-oniy titles like Killing Time, to keep up with Sega 
and Sony. 



Nintendo’s raking in the bucks as 
Killer Instinct SNES carts dash out 
the door. 


As for Nintendo, it had its 
own sales figures to brag about. 


After a three-year lead in the 32- 
bit market, 3DO now faces seri- 
ous competition from Sega and 
Sony. Despite its head start, 3DO 
has achieved only lukewarm 
acceptance and success. As the 


next-generation battle lines are 
drawn, 3DO’s looking at its 
price/pack-in combination, its 
software, and its upcoming M2 
technology to stay in the field. 

Bob Lindsey, 3DO’s senior 


Capcom Cartoons 



Capcom is hoping to repeat the success of its Mega Man cartoon 
with two new animated shows based on video games. Street Fighter: 
The Animated Series is reminiscent of last spring’s film, positioning 
Guile as the leader of the Street Fighters against an evil syndicate 
run by Bison. DarkStalkers tells the continuing story of an average 
kid who makes some supernatural friends and then confronts an 
alien invasion. 


204 


GAMEPRO 


December 1995 




vice president of marketing and 
general manager of Studio 3DO, 
earmarked 3D0’s “value” pack- 
age as one of the system's strong 
points: $299 gets you a 32-bit 
system with two pack-in games 
and RF capability. In contrast, 
Satums and PlayStations cost 
$349 with one pack-in and no 
RF input. 

Lindsey explained that 
3DO plans to beat its rivals with 
software, not hardware. “For 
second-generation 32-bit sys- 
tems, Sega and Sony didn’t do 
much to improve on our sys- 
tem. If you laid all three systems 
side by side, you couldn’t tell the 
difference.” At press time, 3DO 
foresaw 40-50 new games in 
the next few months, including 
system-specific tides like Star 
Fighter and Snowjob, as well as 
classics like Doom and Mortal 
Kombat 3. “And it won’t just be 
a wimpy version of MK 3,” 


Lindsey added. “We know what 
the system can do, and you’ll see 
something above and beyond 
the arcade version.” 

In the long term, 3DO’s 
looking to its M2 add-on, which 
will allow 3DO gamers to 
upgrade their systems to 64-bit, 
to surpass the Saturn and Play- 
Station. “M2 is way beyond the 
Saturn and PlayStation, which 
will reduce their life expectancy. 
The real boom will happen in 
64-bit because of the improve- 
ments in performance,” Lindsey 
said. Studio 3DO has more than 
ten M2 games under way and 
third-party developers like EA 
and Interplay are working on 
M2 games as well. With regard 
to the impending competition 
from Nintendo’s Ultra 64, 3DO 
feels that it will get superior per- 
formance from the M2, so its 
games could consequently out- 
shine Ultra 64 games. 



Super nes 

1. Killer Instinct 

2. Mortal Kombat 3 

3. NBA Live ’96 

4. Earthworm Jim 2 

5. Super Mario World 2: Yoshrs Island 

6. Madden '96 

7. Separation Anxiety 

0. WWF Wrestlemania: 

The Arcade Game 

9. NFL Quarterback Club '96 

10. Batman Forever 


Genesis 

1. Madden '96 

2. NBA Live '96 

3. PHme Time NFL Football 

4. Mortal Kombat 3 

5. Earthworm Jim 2 

6. NFL Quarterback Club '96 

7. WWF Wrestlemania: 

The Arcade Game 

0. Separation Anxiety 

9. College Football USA '96 

10. Batman Forever 


Cynthia Sandor, Associate Publisher 

Sara Wood, Advertising Coordinator 


Advertising sales Offices 


Western United States 

Julie Bernhard, Regional Mgr. 

(415)286-2510 

Tiffany Wallace, Account Mgr. 

(415)286-2583 

Josie Dollente, Sales Associate 

(415) 286-2560 

951 Mariner's Island Boulevard 

San Mateo, CA 94404 

FAX: (415) 349-8532 


(For advertising sales calls only, please.) 

Midwest United States 

Gregory T. Koemer, Regional Mgr. 
Kathy Sullivant, Sales Associate 
One Northfield Plaza, Suite 230 
Northfield, IL 60093 
TEL: (708) 441-0791 
FAX: (708)441-0796 

List Rentals 

Randy Randolph, 

Fulfillment Specialist 
(415)286-2505 


Eastern United States 

Bruce Wolff, Regional Mgr. 
Cathy Langhaar, Sales Associate 
Continental Plaza III 
433 Hackensack Ave. 
Hackensack, NJ 07601 
TEL: (201) 489-1 155 
FAX: (201) 489-6277 


Susan S. Crown, 
Advertising Services Manager 
Manisha Patel, Advertising Services Specialist 



Index of Advertisers 


Actvisior' 

ATenca Crlne . 

AanCwp. 


CapCojm USA "K. 
Crips $ 64s 
Cearasi: 


Digital Pictures 
Disney Interacth 
Electronic Arts.. 56, 


26.27 

...28.29,87 
57,92,93,146.147,170,171 
61. 129. 161 

197 

45.46.47 48.182 183 


53.77.91.127 
193 
3rd Cover 


Naki Industries .. 
Namco HomeTek . . 
NFL Properties 
Nintendo 
Origin Systems 
Panasonic 
Panaemorum . 


2nd Cover. 12, 13 35.175 
54.55 
103105.107 


Seoa or America 
Sega Channel. Pie 
Skytoux Imanaocnal 


. 4th Cove- 116.117 


TSR 

TurtoZone Direct 
L6 Sort 
US Com 

Va»nNewMeoa 
VicTokai 


This index is provided as an additional service. The publisher does not assume liability lor errors or omissions due to last-minute changes. 


GAMEPRO 


ecember 1995 


205 


Consumers will settle 
: these points in the coming 
; months, but 3DO’s hedging its 
I bets by broadening the scope of 
i its business. Building on its M2 
i technology, the company plans 
: to develop MPEG and 3D 
| graphics accelerators for PCs, 
i and will also begin work on 
i Internet software. “Games will 
; still be our core business,” Lind- 
| sey said, “but these opporluni- 
i ties fit in very nicely with our 
i gaming side.” 

At the Deadline 


i Look who's bringing 

^ games to the PC. 

" , Sega will compli- 

i cate your shopping decisions 
i this Christmas by offering six 
i of its most popular console 
j games for Pentium-based PCs 
i running Windows 95: Sonic 
; CD, Virtua Fighter Remix, 

| Ecco the Dolphin, Tomcat 
! Alley, Combe Zone, and Panzer 
i Dragoon. These and upcoming 
i titles will be sold under a new 
! label, Sega PC. 



Nintendo has 

announced its first 
RPG for the Ultra 


64 . Squaresoft is working on 

Final Fantasy III, which 
probably won’t be a launch tide 
but should be out sometime in 
1996. 

XBand, already a hit 
with SNES and Gen- 
esis owners, is also 
going PC. XBand PC will 
debut late this year to make 
head-to-head gameplay possible 
for Windows owners. The first 
games out of the chute will be 
Sport Accolade’s HardBall 5, 
Capcom’s Super SF II, and 
Zombie’s Locus. 

Sega has 
announced plans 
to open its first 
Interactive Entertain- 
ment Center (1EC) in 
America. Featuring interac- 
tive attractions, motion simu- 
lators, and the latest games, 
the IEC will open in Seattle, 
Washington, in July 1996. 
More than 150 similar cen- 
ters are scheduled to open 
nationwide by the year 2000. 
x, Sony is so pleased 
with SingleTrac, 
— J the 3D-software stars 
who created Warhawk and 




Twisted Metal for the Play- 
Station, that it signed up 
the Utah-based company for 
two new games. Still untitled, 
the two games should be 
unveiled in the second half 
of 1996. 

After successfully 
debuting across 
America over the 
past year, Sega Channel is 

about to expand into Canada. 
The monthly cost for the cable 
service, which enables sub- 
scribers to play up to 50 games 
a month, will be about $19. 

Months of back-and- 
forth negotiations 
have finally conclud- 
ed for Acclaim, which has 
announced its acquisition of 
Lazor-Tron. a company that 
makes and sells interactive coin- 
operated ticket-redemption 
games in arcades. 

The Mortal Kom- 
^ bat Live Tour con- 

■ i tinues to roll on. 

While dates aren’t yet firm for all 
performances of the martial arts 
extravaganza, these venues are 
set for visits by the end of the 
year: Radio City Music Hall 




Advertisement 


(New York), the U.S. Air Arena 
(Washington, D.C.), Pittsbutgh 
Civic Center (Pittsburgh), 
Blockbuster-Sony Music Enter- 
tainment Centre (Philadelphia), 
the Gund Arena (Cleveland), 
and the Rosemont Horizon 
(Chicago). 

Sega Sports has 

found a new way to 
get the word out 
about its products: through 
comic strips. Readers of USA 
Today will find a sports-themed 
strip in the paper’s sports sec- 
tion every Thursday. In the strip, 
two fans comment on sports 
topics while playing Sega Sports 
games. □ 


Hot News from 
GamePro Online 

America Online users can 
now get updates on all the 
happenin’ video game news 
from GamePro Online. Use 
the keyword “GAMEPRO” 
to access GamePro Online, 
then head straight to the 
Hot News section to keep 
up with the latest word on 
the latest games. 



allTgjfI)® 

-games 

-accessories 



oNLyraarfb® 

-parts 

-imports 


jrg<gra|[j§gE ei 


l Business Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8am-Spm PST , 


7 11 0(10 ZONE OI* tCT 

P.0. Bo* 66 0358 
c.n.d. Call: moo-477-, 5H Los Angeles, CA 90066 












Leave or pick up tips and cheats from 
some of the best gamers around! 

Nintendo 
Super Nintendo 
Sega Genesis 


Dust off those old carts and get the 
best tips for your favoite system! 

Press 1 Nintendo 
2 tips 

Press 2 Super Nintendo 
2 tips 

Press 3 Sega Genesis 
2 tips 

Press 4 Hand Held 


Calls average three minutes in length and cost $1.29 a minute. 

Be sure to get your parents’ permission to use GamePro’s Hot Tips Hotline 
> if you are under 18 years of age. Messages subject to change without 
k notice. A service of Infotainment World in San Mateo, CA 


Iso available in Canada/ l-9 00 -4Sl-S3S2 
Calls cost .$1.49 a niimUe (Canadian) 


To get the HOTTEST tips for your * 


favorite system, you gotta Get A Clue! 


Press Sega CD 
1 tip 

OPTION 1 

Super Nintendo 
3 tips 

Ht. 

Sega Genesis 

r i ' 

3 tips , 


Alternative A 

j 

Systems 

/ 








Getting Into GamePro Online 

There’s a big, bright cyberworld out there, and GamePro is 
in the middle of it! Here’s some of the action on GamePro Online. 

By The Net Nut 


GamePro Online has officially 
launched on America Online 
(AOL). So even as you read 
this magazine page, AOL sub- 
scribers are getting the latest, 
greatest news and information 
about video games through 
their computers. Here’s a 
sample of what’s going on 
in cyberspace. 

Conference Calls 

GamePro editors go online 
from 4:30-5:30 p.m. (PT) 
every weekday to field ques- 
tions in the GamePro Online 
chat room. An excerpt from 
one conversation: 

Q: What is Nintendo’s exclu- 
sivity clause for the Ultra 64? 
Bro 1 Buzz: We know they have 
a "Dream Team” concept, 


where they’re trying to lock up 
games for the Ultra 64 only. 
Surely there will be games that 
cross over all platforms be- 
cause it's a sure-fire way for 
the developers to make money 
on the title. 

Q: Which has more potential, 
the Saturn or the Playstation? 
Manny LaMancha: So far, we’ve 
seen better quality software 
for the PlayStation, but don’t 
count Sega out yet (uh, oh, 
the editors are fighting on the 
floor about that question!). 

Message Boards 

Subj: Ultra 64 
From: Simba3535 

Two weeks ago, I was over- 
seas visiting Nintendo of 


MPro 

What’s on the Web? Plenty! NetPro will present the best of 
what we find on the Internet. For example, here are some new 
World Wide Web addresses for game companies. (See “Surf’s 
Up! Online Video Game Information,” June, for more sites.) 

Catapult Entertainment: Electronic Arts 

http://www.xband.com http://www.ea.com 

Nintendo of America: Interplay 

http://www.nintendo.com http://www.interplay.com 

Sega of America: LucasArts 

http://www.segaoa.com http://www.lucasarts.com 

Sony of America: Virgin Interactive Entertainment 

http://www.sepc.sony.com http:/ /www.vie.com 

Williams Entertainment: id Software 

http://www.wms.com/williams http://www.idsoftware.com 


Japan about a job in v 
game programming. 
The Ultra 64 does 
exist, and Killer In- 
stinct 2 will blow 
you away. The 
only reason for 
the Ultra 64's 
delay is that Nin- 
tendo wants 20 to 
30 games available 
at release. 


Getting 

On AOL 

Basic fee: $9.95 a month (includes five 
free hours every month) 

Hourly cost: $2.95 per hour after the 
free five hours 

Computer requirements: PC - 386 or 60830 
processor or better, four megs of RAM, at least 
four megs of hard drive space, and a modem; 
Mac - System 6.0.8 or newer, 68020 processor t 
yor better, four megs of RAM, at least four megs y 
of hard drive space, and a modem. 

To join: Call America Online, 
800/492-8811 


3 DO is the best game system 
on the planet! When Phase 2 
is announced and the M2 is 
released, the Saturn and PSX 
(PlayStation) are going to 


wither out and die! The M2 
is 1 OX faster than the PSX. 
Compared to the M2, Saturn 
looks like the Jaguar. □ 


Live from AMOA 

GamePro Online presented live 
updates from the Arcade Ma- 
chines of America (AMOA) 
show in New Orleans. AOL 
subscribers joined in on five 
conferences with Ed Boon of 
Williams/Bally Midway, plus 

key insiders from Time Warner, Mark Turmell and Sal DiVita dank 
Namco, and SNK. Some hot Bret “ Hn Man " Hart at AM0R - 
news from the show: 

• NBA Jam creator Mark Turmell is working on a new game for 
Midway. Turmell will join a GamePro Online conference in De- 
cember to get ideas from gamers - whoever submits the best 
idea will be put into the game as a hidden character! 

• MK 4 is definitely happening for late ’96. According to Ed Boon 
and John Tobias, it will look very different from past versions 
and will be more of a rendered 3D game. 



E-mail us your comments through America Online 

or at this Internet address: 


GAMEPRO 


ecember 1995 







ME or this BIG FAT 

THIS BULLSEYE IN 
THE MIDDLE OF MY 

FOREHEAD? isn't there 

SOMETHING THAT CAN BLj\$Q 
IT OUT OF MY LIFE? THAT DIGS 
DOWN AND DEEP CLEANS WITH 

KORF mm STUFF 

THAN THE NUMBER ONE 

pad to ZAP ••••? ik 


SVVd'T, ISNT THAT 

SOMETHING this 

WICKED L.TTLI 


PAD FROM 

CLEARASIL? 



Clearasil 





It’s Garfield's first time in a video game. And he 
land got himself trapped in a world of late-night B 
movies like The Curse of Cleofatra, Count Slobula and 
Catsablanca. Without you, he’s stuck there. As you 
romp through each scene you’ll find plenty of new 
weapons, bad guys, and eye-popping graphics drawn by 
Garfield’s animator, Jim Davis. You'll jump, scratch, and 
weasel your way out of some potentially nasty situa- 
tions. And if you’re good enough to get Garfield back 
to reality, he might just teach you how to do that 
bathing with the tongue thing. 



4. ETRoAtoT S, 6/*V c 

*""v i ;■ 9 !\ 


Our goal is to try and preserve classic videogame magazines 
from years gone by before they are lost forever. 

Thanks goes out to all the people who make this possible. 
From the original editors and writers, 
to everyone involved in acquiring and digitizing these magazines. 


People interested in helping us out, in whatever way possible. 

Either by donating classic magazines, scanning, editing or distributing them, 
visit us at http://www.retromags.com 


We are only interested in preserving classic magazines 
that are at least 5 yeans out of print. 

We have no desire or intention to profit from these in any way. 

So please, if you come across people trying to sell these releases, don't support them! 


Thank You and ENJOY!