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Batman smells, blah, blah, blah, 
blah, blah. It's Christmas! Qr is it? 
Anyway, we're giving you even more 
free stuff! Free worms, free meat and 
now we re giving you free music! 
Whatever next? We do hope you 
enjoy the funky beatfest thoit came 
attached to this very issue, otnd a 
big respectful pat on the bock for 
good ©Id Johnny Bazookatone is 
most surely overdue by oil of us here 
at GamePr© HQ. In this month's moig 
you'll receive the usual whopping 
portion of reviews, an absolutely 
awesome dollop of exclusive tips and 
guides, plus bucketfuls of bubbling 
previews also await your wide eyes. 
As if all that wasn't enough, there's 
an exclusive look at how this month’s 
cover star and his new game was put 
together by US Gold, plus - gasp - a 
chance to see the Pros getting beaten 
to a pulp by the SAS. Everything’s 
funky here at GamePr© HQ and we re 
all looking forward to spending the 
winter break relaxing, drinking and 
being very merry indeed, and then 
coming back in the new year and 
starting this crazy gaming 
business all over again. You've been 
warned, next year’s gonna be large. 

Prepare yourselves... 


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Virtua Fighter p40 


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There have been plenty of quality games 
throughout the whole of 1995, but it’s the start 
of a new year and you may be wondering what 
gaming delights are coming your way. If so, turn to 
page 82 and read about 1996’s forthcoming attractions 


If you’ve received that unwanted pair of socks from 
Granny this Christmas, then go and get a refund. 
With that extra cash bulging in your pocket, you can 
peruse the following 30 pages of reviews and make that 
gamesbuying decision so much easier 


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When Millennium phoned us up the other week and asked whether we 
would like to star in the FMV footage for Deadline, its forthcoming 
game, we of course replied, "Yes”. Little did we know that we were to 
don terrorist-like clobber and take on the might of the S.A.S. Turn to 
page 64 to check out the action from the “shoot”. 


A Star is Born 


I If you’ve been having gaming problems, then this 
the part of the mag that’ll help you out. Turn to 
98 and learn those all-important Tekken 2 moves, 
jer around Yoshi’s Island with ease, and check out 
| some special tips for Mortal Kombat 3 


He’s on the cover, he’s got an Elvis quiff, he’s more rockin’ than Oasis 
and he’s heading for a debut number one. He’s Johnny Bazookatone 
and he’s going to be famous. GamePro sneaked off to the 
headquarters of one of the country’s top programming houses, ARC 
Developments, for a sneaky peek 
behind the scenes to see how its next 
generation platform star is coming 
along. More than 30 people have 
worked on the project, making it one 
of the biggest ever attempted. We find 
out how it all clicked into shape. 


HI 



Re/on 


We look at games which are more interactive than you can 
possibly imagine, and scoop a top interview with internet video 
star Wavey Davey Winder, who gives us his controversial views on 
the Internet and the telecommunications revolution 


10 Eye Witness 

Top news on the forthcoming Ultra 64 
and snippets on Virgin’s latest ad 
campaign. We’ve also got top pictures 
of MN8 and Ex-Take That star, Robbie, 
playing PlayStation. 


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Holiday Correspondent: Jay Sharpies 


iUi Earning Bifts * 


Deputy Editor: 
Staff Writer: 


135 Back Issues 

If you missed issue four’s Worm Lolly 
extravaganza and issue five’s meaty 
treat, then turn immediately to page 
135 and order yourself a back issue 


138 Subscriptions 


Look, you get the mag delivered to 
your door a week before anyone else 
gets it, each issue only costs £1.25, 
and for this month only, you get a free 
and highly stylish GamePro T-Shirt 


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140 Get a Gripl 

Featured this month: The genius of 
Prince Naseem, a Kurt Cobain tribute 
on video, CDs featuring musical 
starlets such as Orbital, Chemical 
Brothers, Menswear, Marion and Ash, 
freaky mouse mats, X Files graphic 
novels, and much, much more! 


It’s Christmas and it’s 
time to shop until you 
drop. But remember, as 
well as giving, there’s 
plenty of receiving to 
be done. Circle your 
chosen gift(s) and 
leave this handy 
four-page feature 
somewhere in the near 
vicinity of your parents and 
relatives. If you’re lucky you 
might be able to con them into 
buying yoixa next gen console 


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Art Assistant: 

Production: 

Contributors: 


Paul McNally 
Biff 

Jim Eagers 
Gaz Adams 
Neil Jackson 
Paul Roundell 
Steve McNally 
Mark Forbes 


The Cartoon Associates 



Systems: 



142 Let's Write 
to Ronnie! 

Considering the amount of letters 
we’ve had on the subject, it seems the 
worm lolly issue went down a storm. 
Check out what your fellow readers 
had to say on page 142 


144 The Inter nutter 

The Internutter dons his Judith 
Chalmers outfit, grabs his suntan 
lotion, and checks out holiday 
destinations from around the world on 
the Information Superhighway 



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Scanning: 


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Paul Richardson 
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Caynor Sinclair 


Barbara Newall 


SEGA 
RALLY , 

The best coin-op conversion 1 
ever hits the Saturn, and we brinfl 
' you a special four-page review on 
why exactly you should buy it 
immediately. If you haven’t got 
a Saturn, then get one of 
them too. Can you 
really afford to 
miss out? 


David Wren 
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Richard Hease 


Managing Director: Ian Bloomfield 

Country Manager: Richard Hease 

Telephone: 01625 878888 

Fax: 01625 879967 

Email: ed@gamepro.demon.co.uk 


IDC Media 1995. No part of this magazine may 
be reproduced in whole or in part without the 
written permission of the publisher. Whilst every 
care is taken to ensure the material is accurate, 
the publisher cannot be held legally responsible 
for errors in articles or advertisments. All copy¬ 
rights are recognised where applicable. 




Worm scoffing photos of the gruesome deed, including the 
winning entry! That’s right, we asked the nation to eat a worm 
and they responded magnificently. Er, funny lot aren’t you? 
Would you put your hand in the fire if we asked you too? Check 
out next month’s Best Burnt Hand competition... 


SPECIAL THANKS TO: 

Our special American correspondent. Jay and let it be said 
that he's not the type of bloke to run off to the States at the 
drop of a “PR exercise/free beerTest" hat. Thanks goes to 
Jason Dutton at MicroProse for the food, drink, go karts, heli 
copters and top mud/cowpat combination. Paul Roundell for 
his amazing spew marathon and his careful driving skills. Bob 
Porridge & Jeanette Average, Raz & Rave for taking the plunge 
(and making the right choice of course), Landlords for being 
true Christians (Though shalt not leave without being ripped 
off), Underground Pizzas. 

Motto of the Month: 

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Christmas is 
coming and rich software 
producers’ wallets are getting fat. 

Read on to find out all about the Ultra 
64, Spiderman, Sega’s top new CDs, new 
risky adverts from Virgin, budget software, 
latest releases, loads of celebrities looking 
daft, and an unhappy man sat astride an^ 
oversized terrier. Where else on the 
planet could you find such tales 
of gaming goodness?^ 

Nowhere! 





AT THE winter Shoshinkai show 
in Japan, Nintendo displayed its 
new next generation contender, 
the Ultra 64, and the system’s 
never-seen-in-public-before 
three- handled control pad. Also 
on show were 10 games for the 
new system, mostly from third 
party developers, coming under 
the guise of The Nintendo Dream 
Team. Included in this line-up of 
industry giants is Acclaim, which 
will be producing Turok: 

Dinosaur Hunter exclusively for 
the new console. 


Williams displayed what is said 
to be the best version yet of the 
hugely popular Doom title, plus 
its new arcade screamer, Open 
Ice. landscape has Monster 
Dunk looking pretty darn cool, 
MicroProse is porting over its 
new title Top Gun for the Ultra 
64, GameTek has the very 
impressive looking Robotech, 
and Sierra goes for the flight 
angle with its title, Red Baron. 

The Force will also be with 
Ultra 64 owners due to the fact 
that LucasArts is coming to 


Nintendo’s party in a big way. 

Both Nintendo and LucasArts are 
collaborating on Shadows Of The 
Empire, a never-before-told 
addition to the classic Star Wars 
saga. The game will appear 
sometime in mid ‘96, exclusively 
for the Ultra 64. Shadows Of The 
Empire is set between the film 
plots of Return Of The Jedi and 
The Empire Strikes Back. 

While the story is new, many of 
the characters will be familiar. 
Gamers will confront such 
infamous nemeses as Boba Fett, 


Jabba The Hutt, Darth Vader, 
Imperial Walkers and, of course, 
the Emperor himself, in addition 
to a dominant new enemy. 

As usual for Star Wars-based 
games, flying vehicles, including 
snowspeeders, will figure 
prominently in the action. This 
time however, the player will 
have complete freedom of 
movement as they fly using new 
3D techniques used in 
conjunction with the Ultra 64. 
We’ll have more news on this 
boombastic machine next issue! 


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Animated insects 


NO, NOT the New Order album of old, but a new and exciting set of PC CD-Rom releases from 
our pals at Virgin. Following the amazing success of its White Label series, this latest 
collection aims to hit the top of the charts with classic compilations of previous best 
selling software. The first in the collection features Beneath A Steel Sky, FI4, Dune 2 and 
UFO: Enemy Unknown. Top PC playability at an affordable price. In the shops soon. 



Virgin takes the proverbial 


VIRGIN INTERACTIVE’S latest tongue in 
cheek advertising campaign is for worldwide 
hero and previous GamePro cover star, 
Earthworm Jim. Promoting the Mega Drive 
and SNES versions of Jim’s latest game, the 


adverts are being displayed in thousands of 
gentlemen’s urinals, as well as large 
billboards being placed around the tube 
stations of the land. Highly funny, and 
guaranteed to frustrate some old fogey! 




GAMERS ARE happily getting Bugged, according 
to Sega Of America. Bug!, Sega’s new Saturn 3D 
platformer stormer, has turned the cheeky insect 
into such a popular character over in the States 
that discussions are currently underway for an 
animated TV series. With 150,000 copies sold in 
America alone, Bug! ranks as the Saturn’s second 
most popular game behind Daytona. News on a 
similar UK success has yet to be confirmed. 

In other Sega hews, the video game giant has 
just allied itself with DreamWorks and MCA, with 
the aim of opening several new location-based 
entertainment centres in late 1996. The centres 
will feature hi-tech 
attractions, 
arcades and 
simulators. In 
case you didn’t 
know, 

DreamWorks 
the 

company 
formed by 
Steven Spielberg 
and other 
entertainment 
innovators, while 
MCA is a long time 
Hollywood heavyweight. 


Protect your 



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ground-breaking 


ories from around the world 


Cheats always prosper 


X-Men in May 



DATEL HAS done it again! Not 
content with allowing UK Saturn 
owners to play import games on 
their machine and let them all have 
loads of free cheats into the 
bargain thanks to their funky new 
Saturn Action Replay (RRP £54.99), 
now Datel has set its sights on 
Sony’s PlayStation. Yes, the PSX 
Action Replay should be in the 
shops by the 
time you read 
this, and with 
any luck it’ll still 
have it’s £29.99 
price tag on 
their too. Loads 
of readily 


programmed cheats let you 
complete your fave PSX titles with 
the greatest of ease (such as Ridge 
Racer, Tekken, Rayman etc...), but 
unfortunately you won’t be able to 
play import discs with the device, 
as you can with the Saturn version. 
However, Datel assures us that 
there will be a PlayStation 
converter on sale soon. 



ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT’S forthcoming comic combat 
spectacular, X-Men: Children Of The Atom, has had its release date 
put back to early May. The game is currently available on import, 
but of course comes with the hugely inflated price tag that we all 
know and love. So financially, your best bet is to bite your lip and 
wait for the new year. This applies to both Saturn and PlayStation 
versions by the way. 


Sound room 


NOT CONTENT with sponsoring the Inline 
Skating Extreme Championships last month, 
Sony Computer Entertainment has ventured 
into clubland. London’s top trendy dance 
venue, The Ministry Of Sound, now has its very 
own PlayStation room thanks to the guys at 
Sony. As you can see from the photo, clubbers 
can now chill out and relax in front of a roaring 
PlayStation rather than getting all hot and 
sweaty on the dancefloor and collapsing 
through sheer exhaustion. And it’s cheaper than 
the old arcade machine in the pub. 





Robbie’s back! 


BACKSTAGE AT Top Of The Pops the other week, Sony 
again supplied the popsters with some pre-song play 
time in the form of a PlayStation and a copy of Ridge 
Racer. One such popster, namely ex-Take That 
dreamboat and now reformed hard Northern geezer, 
Robbie Williams, spent several hours glued to the 
monitor. It later transpired that a Sony employee had in 
fact coated both handset and TV in an extra strong 
sticky adhesive. Eh? Eh? 


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Virtua visuals 

OVER IN Japan the kids are going crazy 
over anything that bears the mark of 
Virtua Fighter. Like in the old Street 
Fighter days, the gamesplaying 
youngsters are willing to part with their 
hard earned yen for any piece of tacky 
plastic tat or logo emblazoned item of 
clothing, as long as it has some 
relevance to their favourite next generation fighting heroes. The latest 
item of VF memorabilia is the CG disc. When placed into your Saturn, 

the disc displays hi-resolution 
images and the woeful karaoke 
singing of Jacky and Sarah Bryant. 
Jacky is seen looking butch whilst 
shooting pool and driving his 
fancy red sports car, whereas 
Sarah takes it easy by the side of 
the pool, enjoying Pai’s company 
and then lounging some more. 
Follow up discs of all the Virtua 
Fighter crowd are planned. 





Sega misses Xmas boat 




NEWS HAS reached us 
that Sega UK may 
miss out on the Christmas videogame buying bonanza due to late 
shipping of two of its strongest titles yet. Virtua Fighter 2 and Sega 
Rally Championship (both reviewed in this very issue) look certain to 
hit stores early in January, instead of their predicted late December 

release date. 

The only Sega Saturn 
title that looks like 
it’ll definitely be on 
sale this Christmas 
is Virtua Cop, which, 
if all goes according 
to plan, should be on 
sale December 8, 
along with the 
essential game gun 
for all the top 
shooting action. 


Marvel unleashes new title 


Handheld killer 



AFTER THE roaring success of X-Men: Children Of The Atom in the 
arcades, Marvel Comics and Capcom are all set to release another 
comic beat’em-up, this time on both home and arcade formats. 
Marvel Super Heroes stars, as the title suggests, a wide 
ranging selection of the beefy and beautifully 
drawn characters taken from the Marvel 
Comics back catalogue, who are then 
pitted against each other in the 
time honoured tradition of 
the best of three bouts. 

The Incredible Hulk, 

Wolverine, 

SpiderMan, 

Juggernaut, 

Iron Man and 
many more 
will all be 
playable and 
raring to go for 

you paggaddicts when the game is 
released next year. Look in next 
month’s issue of GamePro for the 
definitive lowdown on Acclaim’s 
forthcoming X-Men title. 



ALL OF you Game Boy owners out there in need of some serious 
beat’em-up entertainment can relax this Christmas in the knowledge 
that Nintendo’s corking arcade and SNES stormer, Killer instinct, is 
now available for your monochrome handset. The game features eight 
selectable characters, one or two player action - including special 
moves, high tension danger moves, and all those great combos and 
attacks. In the shops now! 


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By Brother Buzz 

Pacman was one 
of the first 
computer games ever created, 
and, amazingly enough, even 
though it is technically inferior 
to many of today’s arcade 
games, it can still hold its own 
thanks to its sheer playability 
and addictive qualities. 

The days of Pacman will 
have been long forgotten by 

Mega Drive Dame Profile ^ 

PAC PANIC 

NAMCO 

It’s great to see 
Pacman back after all 
these years. He may 
not be gobbling pills 
anymore, but Pac Panic 
is no less addictive for 
it. A treat for puzzle 
fans and Pac addicts. 

£TBA 

Available now 
Puzzle 
1-2 players 
100 levels 






many gamers. Some will 
be too young to 
remember him, but the 
yellow pill-munching dot 
has returned to our 
computer screens. 

Pac Panic is a manic 
puzzle game, very similar 
in style to Columns and 
Tetris. As blocks fall down the 
screen you must place them in 
a horizontal line to get rid of 
them, but ghosts also fall 
down and stop you from 
clearing the screen properly. 

Help comes in the form of 
Pacman who, just like in the 
original arcade game, can eat 
the ghosts when they turn 
blue. The only problem is that 


PROW: Tty to keep an eye out for the 
next block to fall down the screen 


he can go sideways and 
down, but not up. 

Pac Attack 

There are three different 
modes of play, including a 
puzzle version where you’ve 
only got a certain amount of 
Pacmen to use, and there’s a 
versus mode where you can 
go head to head against a 
friend. 

Graphically, it’s 
not the best game 
in the world, but 
then again, puzzle 
games don’t tend 
to be visually 


PROpP: if possible, 


PROW: It’s always best to eat as 
many ghosts as you can in one go 

fantastic. Where the game 
does excel is in the addiction 
and playability stakes. 

It may be a bit too similar to 
Tetris and Columns, but the 
introduction of the ghost 
gobbling Pacman makes 
things a lot more interesting. 
Pac Panic is addictive and 
playable enough to appeal to 
the majority of Mega Drive 
owners, and if you like puzzle 
games then you’ll love this. 


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About to buy a new games machine? 

Is it worth waiting? 

Yes. 

32 bit CD machines are fine, but they 
don't cut it where it really counts. 

They just don't have the power. 

This does. 64 bit power. Nintendo Ultra 64. 
The speed of silicon cartridge. 

Not CD s - l - o - w. 

You can't buy it yet. 

After all, nothing this good comes easy. 

But do you really want something less 
powerful? 

WAIT FOR IT-. 



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PlayStation Same Profile 


Defcon 5 contains a 
great mix of gaming 
styles. The graphics, 
especially the ones in 
the into sequence, are 
superb. A thinking 


take your breath away. 


£TBA 

Available January 
Area d e/a d ve nt u re 
1 player 

Mem card compat 


Administratioi} 


PlayStation 


PROTIP: Always try to 
remember where the 
VOS terminals are. In 
a crisis, you’ll need 
to get to one quickly 


Administration 


PROTIP: Use your map 
to keep a check on 
where you are. It’s 

quite easy to get lost! 


Destination 


By Atomic Dawg 


V ” 1 Defcon 5 kicks off 
with a fancy 

introduction sequence that’s 
obviously been inspired by the 
likes of Blade Runner, Aliens 
and 2001. The mixture of 
superb ray-traced graphics 
and FMV footage sets the 
scene well and manages to 
give the game some 
atmosphere even before 
you’ve begun to play it. 

From the screenshots, 
Defcon 5 looks for all the 
world like a Doom clone, and 
although it does contain some 
Doom-style elements within 


A shot from 
the Intro 
sequence, 
blatantly 
inspired by 
Blade Runner 


the game, it doesn’t really fall 
into that genre. 

You’re sent by a massive 
corporation to a base on an 
outer moon to install 
automated defence software 
on a mining base. While you’re 
there you get attacked by alien 
ships and your ride home 
blows up, leaving you with a 
long wait for the next shuttle. 

A posse of marauding aliens 
manage to break into the 


base, and that’s when things 
start to get a little scary. 

You’re basically thrown into 
a situation where you haven’t 
got the faintest idea of what 
you’re supposed to do. The 
only thing you know is that 
you must survive. 

Bunch of Fives 

This uncertainty might be 
confusing the first time you 
play Defcon 5, but that’s a 
good thing, as you aren’t 
forced to follow a pre-planned 


route and must work 
everything out for yourself. 

Although you do receive 
some help, not everything is 
immediately apparent. But the 
more you play the game, the 
better you’ll become at 
remembering the layout of the 
base and noting important 
places to go. 

The gameplay flips between 
running around the base, 
searching for items, fighting 
aliens, and shooting down the 
alien spacecraft from the 
base’s gun turrets. 

| ro I Defcon 5 will last 
you a long time and 

I something different 
from the current 
deluge of racers and 
beat’em-ups. 
Intelligent gamers 


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BySloll/lo 


You might remember 
Shockwave from 
when it made its first 
appearance. That was on the 
3DO, but now this 3D 
shoot’em-up - in which you 
get to fight against an alien 
invasion that’s trying to take 
over the Earth - 


has been converted onto 
Sony’s Playstation. 

A superb introduction 
sequence, which features a 
mixture of full-motion video 
footage and rendered 
graphics, details the story 
behind the game before you 
start your adventure. 

You must make your way 
around the world clearing up 
the aliens and their spacecraft. 
You start off in Egypt where 
you’re surrounded by 
pyramids, and then you make 
your way around the world 
combating the threat of the 
menacing aliens. 

As well as protecting the 
earth from the invaders from 
space, you've also 
got a primary 
objective to 
complete before 
you can move on 
to the next 


mission. 


Shockwave features some 
smart ray-traced graphics 
with some good video clips, 
even if it is all done in a 
cheesy, American soap opera 
kind of way. 

The footage manages to 
create quite a good 
atmosphere, and although 
Shockwave isn’t the best 
game in the world, it is fairly 
enjoyable for a while and is 
something you can quite 
easily get into. 


You might be better off 
buying a shoot’em-up that will 
give you some serious long¬ 
term satisfaction. 



ShockTacUcs 

The biggest problem is that 
Shockwave isn’t varied enough 
to keep you interested for a 
long period of time. The in¬ 
game graphics are a bit too 
dark, and lose out when 


compared to those of Total 
Eclipse and Novastorm. 



PlayStation Same Profile ^ 

SHOCKWM 

ELECTRONIC ARTS 

A fairly enjoyable, if not 
unvaried, shoot’em-up 
that has some nice 
graphical moments. 
However, it won’t keep 
you interested for very 
long and is by no 
means essential. 

£TBA 

Available now 
Shoot’em-up 
1 player 
Superb intro 

v_ 



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By Scary Larry 


The sequel to the 
** 7th Guest is so scary 
that it’s had an 18 certificate 
slapped on it. And for once it’s 
more than just a cheap 
marketing gimmick. 

Virgin’s puzzler is genuinely 
eerie, and after a lengthy 
session playing this late at 
night you might find yourself 
a little jumpier than usual and 
have to hit the brandy before 
going to bed (purely to steady 
your nerves of course). 


The 11th Hour Is 
not for the faint 
of heart, as 
we’re sure 
you’d already 
guessed by now 


Skulls seem to 
play a major role 
in this game. 
Maybe it’s 
because they’re 
‘oh-so creepy’ 


Their Finest Hour 

In a very similar mould to the 
previous game of a couple of 
years ago, you’ll immediately 
be at home if you’re a ‘Guest’ 
veteran. You’re visiting the 
same house again, so the 
layout is pretty similar, it’s just 
that the puzzles and storyline 
have changed. 

This time you’re a hard 
nosed TV reporter looking to 
write a story on the infamous 
old house. You send along a 
researcher to check it out to 
see if there’s a story there or 
not, but she mysteriously 
never returns. Soon afterwards 


’ PC CORom Came Profile ^ 

m mi ini 

VIRGIN 


The 11th Hour is an 
amazing technological 
achievement and great 
fun. This is a genuinely 
scary puzzle/adventure 
that will test both the 
resolve and nerve of 
hardened adventurers. 


L 


£ 39.99 

Available now 
Adventure 
1 player 
Taxing puzzles 



the 11th 

HOUR 



Will your nerve hold out 
long enough to solve the 


many puzzles in the game? 


she starts sending you 
messages on your personal 
organiser pleading for help. 

In true Scooby Doo fashion 
you ignore your better 
judgement and head off to the 
house straight away. 



Once inside there's no way 


Some of the tasks in the 
game (even early on) are 
enough to severely test even 
the most intelligent MENSA 
member, but the kind souls at 
Virgin have included a help 
facility which will give 
progressively more detailed 
hints should desperation start 
to set in. 


Ask once and an obscure 
cryptic clue will be 
forthcoming, twice and a 
slightly more revealing answer 
is given. This process carries 
on until eventually, if you ask 
enough times, the computer 
will ask if you want it to solve 
the puzzle for you. 

Very handy indeed! 



out, and the mocking voice of 
the house’s previous owner is 
constantly ridiculing you 
should you fail in an attempt 
to do one of the puzzles. 


Your ‘assistant’ has 
disappeared while 
checking out the mansion 


The full screen FMV is 
nothing short of a 
breakthrough 










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Saturn 


By Major Mike 


The original 
Mega CD 
version sold over 
70,000 units in Europe 
alone and went on to 
become the most 
popular helicopter 
simulation of all time. 

And now Core Design has 
unleashed the second 
instalment of this scorchin’ 
shoot’em-up onto the next 
generation machines just in 
time for Christmas. 


But questions remain to be 
answered. Is it as good as the 
original? Is it better? Will it 
excite the games playing 
public yet again? Well, the 
answer to all these queries is 
undoubtedly a whopping big 
‘yes’. It stands way above the 
original Sega CD version and 
looks certain to set the 
standard as far as air combat 
games go in this next gen 
battle for supremacy. 

Chopper Squad 

Not only are the missions way 
more complex, but everything 
seems to have been made 
bigger and better to impress 
the punters - and believe us, it 
works! Each mission now has 
a specific objective, the maps 
are bigger, and your armoury 
of airborne destructive 
demons has been boosted. It’s 
way faster, more intense, and 
looks absolutely beautiful - 
despite the Saturn’s 


Top chopper action allows you to 
blast evil pilots out of the sky 
with the simplest of ease! 


escorting convoys to their 
destination (destroying 
everything that gets in your 
way en route of course), to the 
more complex recapturing of 
territory or stopping 
Colombian drug barons from 
peddling their wares across 
the western world. 


You now have three 
different cockpit views to 
choose from as you skate the 
virtual landscapes blowing up 
enemy bases and the like. 
Each one needs careful 
practice and patience before 
you jet off into the sunset on 
your mission for peace. You’re 


Constant rapid fire on a target of 
your choice results in huge 
explosions and wild flying metal 



unavoidable and annoying 
background filler technique 


You can change the weapon 
configuration if you really want to 


not going to just cruise 
through this baby, let’s make 
that perfectly clear. 

The missions that await you 
range from the simple task of 



Map screens, such as this, allow 
you to forward plan your mission 


A handy password option 
has been included to help you 
on your way, but completing 
missions can be a lot more 
difficult than you might 



Wayhey! Boat in sight. Warm up 
the missiles and away we go! 


32 


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February 199G 















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governmental equipment is cool soldiers and mow them down rlgM mi him now! Now! 


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HAWK 



originally imagine. Whilst 
facing attack from the air, it 
sometimes proves difficult to 
lower or raise your craft when 
in motion, thus leaving you 
hovering frantically with only 
your homing missiles to help 
you in your battle for survival. 


Oncoming jet fighters can 
prove to be very annoying, 
especially if you’ve used up 
your supply of rockets and 
missiles. Trying to shoot down 
a massive Mig can take some 
time with only a machine gun, 
but persevere and you’ll do it. 
Just make sure they don’t do 
you in first! 

As briefly mentioned above, 
you start each mission with a 
limited supply of weapons, so 
the key to survival is to blast 


ground targets with your gun 
and save the heavy artillery for 
when the big boys show up. 

At the start of each mission 
your craft will be fitted with 
whatever weapons are 
deemed fit. You can alter these 
if you want to, but it’s safest to 
just put up with what you’ve 
got and get on with the action. 
Better rockets, missiles and 
bombs do come later, but only 
if they’re specifically needed to 
complete your mission. 

Swooping down on the larger 
ships gains you more damage 


Straying off course during 
your task results in failure, as 
does missing your key targets 
Besides that though, it’s all 
pretty self-explanatory: you fly 
about, shoot the enemy and 
get your ass back home. 

Firestorm should delight 
anyone who played the 
original, and give a warm 
feeling of enjoyment to 
anybody who goes near it. Not 
only is it wildly playable, it’s 
thoroughly addictive too. 

Ha, ha! That’ll teach you. You evil 
chopper boy you! 





Saturn Same Profile 

fimim. m 

COREDESIGN 

Enough flying lead, 
whining blades and 
impressive explosions | 
to satisfy just about 
anyone’s appetite for 
war and destruction. 

Lap it up gamers, this 
one kicks ass! 


£44.99 

Available now 
Shoot’em-up 
1 player 

3D helicopter sim 


3k 


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02/08 

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£39.99 

Available now 
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1 player 

Total Destruction 


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the road. Better go and shift it 


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In fact the PC version of 
Destruction Derby is 
extremely impressive as far as 
presentation goes. It certainly 
doesn’t give any quarter to its 
Sony counterpart, but as 
perhaps could be expected, 
the game is still let down by 
the less than perfect 
gameplay. This isn’t really 
picked up on initially because 
the game looks so good. 

The truth is there are better 
racing games out there, and 
while Destruction Derby does 
offer players the chance to 


doesn’t change the fact that 
the tracks are, for the most 
part, quite boring. 

The only saving grace 
(gameplay wise) is the Total 
Destruction mode where you 
are placed in a car in a circular 
arena and chased around by 
all the other cars who are hell 
bent on smashing you to 
pieces. The idea is to survive 
as long as possible, and if you 
have a few mates around the 
competition can get quite 
intense as you all try to beat 
each others’ times. 

As mentioned, the sound 
and graphics in the game are 
out of this world. Any 
worries that it might be 


smash up cars for a living, it 

It’s a big pile up and the race is over for 
some people. ON to the beginning again 


By Tommy Glide 

Sony (Psygnosis) has 
given a big boost to 
the PC faithful who were 
worried that their machine 
may suffer with the arrival of 
the PlayStation, by converting 
two of its massively successful 
PSX titles to the format. As it’s 
turned out, the PC hasn’t 
exactly struggled to 
No problem as far as the graphics go 


match the new consoles for 
quality titles of late, but it’s still 
nice to see the likes of 
Destruction Derby come 
across in such good form. 


days. I 


slow are soon abated, and a 
look at the screenshots will 
reveal that nothing has been 
sacrificed from the original 
PlayStation version. 

It’s just a shame that it isn’t 
more interesting to play the 
proper game. But that’s a fault 
with the gameplay and not the 
conversion, which should shut 
any PC mockers up for good. 


Gorgeous looks and 
sounds, and great fun 
to play. Lacks variety in 
the tracks though, and 
once the novelty of 
trashing your car 
wears off, the appeal 
may wane somewhat. 


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By Major Mike 

This pseudo 
Doom clone 
features some of the worst 
quality FMV we’ve ever seen. 
Whether this was done in an 
effort to mask William 
Shatner’s fast fading looks and 
fast increasing weight 
problem we don’t know, but 
we had to draw attention to it 
because it’s the only thing we 
can find to fault Tekwar. 


The 3D 
graphics are 
as good as 


anywhere 


Based on the books and 
television series of the same 
name, this game sees you 
attempting to apprehend 
increasingly more evasive 
Teklords on the drug ravaged 
streets of Los Angeles in the 
near future. 

You’ll have to contend with 
psychotic TekCoons and 
androids as you fight the good 
fight as directed by Walter 
Bascom (Shatner) head of the 
Cosmos Detective Agency. 

This is like a thousand other 
first-person perspective 
shoot’em-ups, but it has more 
of an RPC element to it than 
most and is therefore infinitely 
more appealing. To us at least. 


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William Shatner 


Above and below: Prepare to die 
you enemy type bloke you 


— By Tommy Glide 

Indycar has 
always been 

one of those sports which 
is massive in America but 
fails to hold the interest of 
anybody over here 
OndudmgNige! 

Mansell who drove in 
the thing!). We’re so ***%? 
interested in Formula ! m 
One that driving 
around an oval track atfffi 
for 500 laps isn’t very UC | 
interesting. i on 

Despite this, u 

Indycar (the original 
PC version) did well 
and propelled Papyrus to 
programming stardom. 

Following Indycar came 
NASCAR racing, which was 
basically the same but with 
sports cars instead of meaty 
FI type beasts. 

Indycar 2 seems to be a 
collaboration of both projects 
but really isn’t that different 
from the first. The controls are 


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pretty realistic but the car 
seems to skid around a little 
bit too much at times. You’ll 
need massive endurance if 
you decide to play the game in 
authentic mode. 

The biggest problem is 
avoiding the temptation of 
simply crashing into 
everybody and watching the 
replays, which are easily the 
best feature of the game. 


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Graphically superb and 
very reminiscent of 
Commando from years 
gone by. At times the 
gameplay can get 
slightly monotonous, 
but Lone Soldier is still 
a quality blast’em-up. 


£TBA 

Available now 
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1 player 
6 levels 


By Major Mike 


Kill the enemy 
soldiers before 
picking up the 
power-ups 

right it’s hard to 
get your gun 
sight to go 

exactly where you L-— 

sprites and ^ ( 

backgrounds. Plus 
there's also an 
eye-poppingly 

good introduction sequence. 

There are plenty of booms, 
bangs, explosions and gunfire 
to complement the action. 

At first, Lone Soldier holds 
your attention, but after a 
while the gameplay starts 


Wpffqm Do you remember 
■451 -' r Commando? Of 
course you do. it was one of 
the classic shoot'em-ups from 
the good old eight-bit days, 
and everyone loved it to bits. 

Now imagine a 90s version 
of Commando that utilises 
some of today’s finest 32-bit 
technology, including 3D in¬ 
game graphics and a brilliant 


ray-traced intro sequence. 
What you've got is Telstar's 
Lone Soldier. 

The action is viewed from 
behind the hero, a musdy 
Rambo'Arnie type, as you 
make your way through loads 
of levels of complete mayhem. 

Lonesome Pine 

| Taking on the role of a one 
man army, tooled to the teeth 
with an Uzi. grenades, 
rockets launchers and a flame 
thrower, it's your duty to take 
on the enemy soldiers and 
save the world. 

The controls are really easy, 
but take a bit of getting used 
to. For instance, when you 
swivel your man from left to 

PR0T1P: Use the flamethrower for 
maximum fiery carnage 


to get a bit too monotonous. 
However, all that aside, it’s still 
a good shoot'em-up. 

Fans of Commando and 
those gamers with itchy 
trigger fingers will get their 
camouflage combat 
trousers in a fair old 
twist over it. 


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Soccer is simply the 
most 

incredible looking 4r 

football game ^ 

you could ever 
imagine. Things 
have come on a little 
bit from a year ago when Sen¬ 
sible Soccer was still the most 
realistic 

kickabout you could get. 

Furious Footy 

If you were impressed by the 
presentation in FIFA you’ll be 
stunned by what’s on show 
here, especially if you have a 
machine beefy enough to 
play in high resolution (a P75 
or up should do the trick). 
Commentary skills are given 
to the game by the popular 
Barry Davies, who is the 
Beeb’s blue-eyed boy at the 
moment, and the speech 
beats any competitor efforts 
hands down. There has been a 
spate of gaming football 
commentary of late. Just 
about everybody has K 5 
had a go, but Davies is 
the best of the bunch. 

The camera angles can 

be switched easily to 
see the highlights 


By Manny LaMancha 


What’s this? 

Plucky old Gremlin 
has dared to take on the 
mighty EA Sports and produce 
a PC football game that is fully 
intended to rival the illustrious 
FIFA Soccer ’96. 

If you pick up the box in the 
shops, chances are you’ll look 
at the screenshots and say, 
“Yeah, but that’s not the actual 
game, that’s just some cut 
scenes". Well, you’d be wrong, 
because Actua 


As for the gameplay, well, n 
it’s only fair to say that Actua Tr^sTdmtlMin 
Soccer takes a little more area. Risky business 
getting into than FIFA ’96. 

There are more things to do, 
more tricks to learn, and you 
have to be prepared to get 
thrashed a couple of times if 
you are to eventually succeed. 

The difficulty level against 
the computers is a little high 
when you first play the game, 
although the option to 
practise against yourself is 
included, so you can get used 
to the system. 

In Actua Soccer the players 
have a symbol under their 
feet, and depending on what 
shape it is, this determines 
what happens next. 




goane puns off save after save in 
" to kee P his team in the game 

For example, a 

flashing triangle means you’re 
in shooting range, while a 
square means you can cross 
the ball into the box. 

It’s all a bit tricky to get to 
grips with at first, but you will 
get the hang of it. Honest. 


Brazil are looking dangerous, 

must end up in the net 


It’s a despairing dive but it’s just too late 
to prevent the goal being scored 




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The gameplay’s harder 
than with FIFA, but 
Actua Soccer is more of 
a simulation than a 
game. It’s a superb 
product, and there is 
room for both games in 
your footy collection. 


£37.99 

Available now 
Sports sim 
1-2 players 
44 teams 


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February 1996 


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Saturn 


Speed is Pai’s strength. When 
opponents are guarding low, hold 
■* and tap (GPK), and she’ll 
cartwheel over them. Follow up 
with a sweep 


Pai counters most kicks and 
throws. Sweep her and attack 
with long-range kicks 


Itgfj.r Finally, a fighting 
game for the Saturn that 
looks, feels, and moves just 
like its arcade counterpart. 
Virtua Fighter 2 is a fighter’s 
dream, and fans of the 
original VF have much to 
rejoice about. Non-fans may 
also find the game addictive. 
This is certainly the game to 
have if you own a Saturn. 

Swing Lau 

With a story line that’s the 
standard “I wanna win the 
tournament" bravado, VF2 is a 
two-player, one-on-one 
fighting game featuring 10 
fighters with authentic martial 
arts techniques. The styles 
range from Pai Chan’s White 
Crane Fist to Shun Di’s Eight 
Drunken Immortals. 

These styles, coupled with 
fluid movements for each 
fighter, make for a realistic 
fighting game. There are no 
flaming fists (Street Fighter), 
projectile fireballs (Mortal 
Kombat), or animal friends 
(Samurai Shodown). All you 
have are your fists and feet. 
There are also new options, 

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The wait is finally over' 
Virtua Fighter 2 Is 
ready, willing, and mo 
than able to deliver ah 
the fighting excitemei 
we’ve previously only I 
been able to see in the 
arcades. What a treat! 




£TBA 

Available January 
Beat’em-up 
1-2 players 
10 fighters 


like a Tournament mode, 
Watch mode (where you see 
two randomly chosen fighters 
duke it out), immediate 
Ranking and Expert modes, 
and lots of modifications (like 
life-bar adjustments and 
enemy skill levels). You won’t 
see any new fighters, though, 
and the boss is still Dural. Her 
last stage is now undersea, 
and your movements are 
hampered by the water. 

In addition to the greatly 
enhanced graphics, you also 
get a new, funkier soundtrack, 
different backgrounds, and 
tons of moves that were 
upgraded from the original VF 
for every character. 

Fists of Fwy 

The graphics consist of high- 
quality, super-smooth sprites 
with clean, multi-layered 
backgrounds. The animation 
on each fighter is fantastic, 
and so close to real that your 
nose may bleed after you get 
hit. Lots of attention was paid 
to detail, with fighters 
bobbing in anticipation during 
lulls in the action and 
ponytails flapping in unseen 
breezes. There are also some 
minuses, including missing 
background touches like the 
bridge in Shun’s stage. 

The sounds are the right 
mix of jazzy technofunk and 


hard-hitting sound effects. 

You may notice that some 
voice effects, especially Shun 
Di’s, are different from the 
arcade version. With all the 
attention to detail, this minor 
occurrence will seem large 
only to true fans. 

The controls are easy to 
master because the game uses 
only three buttons. Although 
several moves require you to 
simultaneously press two or 
more buttons, Sega simplifies 
this by putting Punch and 


Guard on Button X, and Punch 
and Kick on Button Y. This 
makes several special moves 
easier to execute. 

Piece of the Pa! 

Sega’s first-ever original fighting 
game, which was a huge hit in 
the arcades last year, is now 
the number-one fighting game 
on the Saturn. Great graphics, 
smooth controls, and hours of 
enjoyment are elements sadly 
missing from games today, 
but VF2 has it all. 


Use the Power Uppercut (tap 
Punch) to throw off an 
opponent and knock them down 


When Akira tosses you behind 
him, quickly turn around with a 
punch or kick 


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Shun may appear as an old 
drunkard, but he’s the smartest 
and craftiest fighter in the game. 
Try his Fall Back by tapping 
(PKG) 


Sarah is one of the most powerful 
players in the game, and her 
PPPK combos are the best. She 
can kick players when they’re 
down (tap K) 


Another powerhouse, Jeffry has a 
devastating triple head butt. Tap 
<r,(->PK),(->PK),(*PK) 


Lau has very quick and effective 
spin kicks. But you may want to 
try his forward Cartwheel Kick: 
tap (* K) for range 


Jeffry is another throwing master. 
Hit him with long-range attacks, 
like Wolfs Scissor Kick 


Lau is fast and smart. If you 
repeat moves, he’ll catch on. Go 
for his legs and pound him when 
he’s down 


Shun stays low to the ground, so 
mid-level attacks are the most 
effective. Forget throwing him 


Watch for her long, lethal legs, 
which come at you with deadly 
speed. Crouch low and uppercut 
out of combos 



Wolf’s power is devastating. His 
two-handed uppercut is a great 
waiting move. Hold 4, and tap 
(->P) when the opponent is near 


Another speedy player, Kage’s 
devastating Chop Sock (tap 
P) is very effective 


Probably the most powerful player, 
Jacky has lightning-fast speed 
and awesome power. Tap 
(PK) for a trip and punch combo 


Lion’s not very powerful, but he’s 
quick and has a ton of moves. Try 
fooling opponents with his long- 
range cartwheel (tap *, K) 


Watch for Kage to double up on 
moves, like throwing you in the 
air then coming in with a sweep. 
Play close and use throws 


Use short jabs and sweeps against 
Jacky. Counter with throws 


Wolf is a thrower. Stay out of his 
range with long, low kicks 


Watch your feet around Lion - he 
sweeps with deadly accuracy 


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£39.99 

Available now 
Adventure 
1 player 
Point n click 


Left: Media hack Robins has got 
herself in trouble with a spider 






By Sir 
Gamabus 

PCs are 

naturally better suited 
to certain types of 
game than consoles, no 
matter how next 
generation they are. 

Such an example 
is the point and 
click adventure. 

Some companies have had a 
dabble at putting this sort of 
thing on the PlayStation before 
(eg Discworld), but somehow 
the best format for them 
always seems to be the PC. 

CanUDtgW Man? 

LucasArts has rightfully built 
itself a reputation for being 
the best in the business at this 
type of thing, but the people 
there are not content to rest 

PROTIP: Dig to the right of t0 
find a hidden entrance into the planet 


on their laurels. As a 
result, a certain Mr S. 

Spielberg was enlisted to 
design the storyline, and 
the difference this makes 
is amazing. 

Graphically, a lot of The 
Dig doesn’t look as good 
as Full Throttle (LucasArts’ last 
title), but there are a lot more 
puzzles in it and it will take 
considerably longer to finish 
than its predecessor. 

Rumour has it that 
Spielberg’s storyline was 
originally going to be 
made into one of his 
Amazing Stories 
programmes, but it 
turned out to be too 
expensive to produce. 
Well, television’s loss is 


PROTIP: Pull the 
hanging wire in the 


a vision will appear 


' 


certainly the PC adventurer’s 
gain thanks to LucasArts. 

Plot-wise, a huge asteroid 
is discovered heading 
straight towards the Earth. 
NASA sends up a Shuttle full 
of astronauts to plant some 
nuclear devices in an attempt 
to make it veer off course, but 
things do not go according to 
plan. The astronauts go down 
to the surface of the rock and 
get trapped inside, before 
being whisked off at 

tremendous 
speed to an alien 
planet light 
years away as 
the asteroid 


orbits the Earth near the asteroid 

transforms into a spaceship. 
The trick is to get back to 
Earth unscathed. 

A nice easy interface and 
atmospheric soundtrack add 
to the nice graphics, and make 
for a tremendous product. The 
Dig is an absolute must for 
adventure fans. 

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Good puzzles, good 
atmosphere, and a 
great game. The Dig 
oozes quality horn 
every pore. If you like 
adventure games you 
should be playing this 


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£39.99 

Available now 
Flight Sim 
1 player 
Movie Licence 


By Air Hendrix 

MicroProse’s film 
licence has been a 
long time in coming (you 
could say 10 years if you were 
cynical), but now it’s here it’s 
all set to revive memories of 
Berlin’s Take My 

Nice i 


Breath Away’ and that scene in 
the film with Tom Cruise and 
Kelly McGillis on that 
motorbike. However, for 
political reasons there are no 
bikes in sight, and the action 
is purely plane based! 

You actually take on the role 
of Maverick (the same 
character that Tom Cruise 
played in the movie), and 
you’re sent to Top Gun 
school at Miramar flight 
training academy (again 
just like in the film). 

You start off by 
watching some footage of 
the popular film while 
Dangerzone hammers 
away in the background. 
You are then told by that 
bald bloke that he’s 
sending you off for 
training at Miramar. 


top Cat 

Then you are magically 
transported to the 
training base and you can 
get down to some real 
flying action. MicroProse 
has been quite clever in the 
fact that it knows Top Cun 
isn’t strictly a complete 


simulation like EF2000, but it 
has still managed to make the 
game appeal to flight sim 
freaks by putting just enough 
techie stuff in there. 

The best thing about Top 
Cun for the majority of 
gamers though, is its user- 
friendliness. Novices will be 
able to pick it up and play it 
competently pretty soon 


Left: Copping off with the 
female trainees is encouraged 


Below: Your aircraft’s HUD is a 
sight you’ll get used to 


after first loading it up, which 
makes its appeal much more 
widespread. 

The presentation of Top Cun 
gives it much more appeal 
than many other flight sims, 
and you can tell that a lot of 
time and effort has been spent 
on making this into a nicely 
polished, all-round product 
that will inevitably do well in 
the charts. And rightfully so. 


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More quality from 
MicroProse, and a 
clever tie-in with an old 
movie too. Tom Cruise 
would have cost too 
much money so you’ve 
got the next best thing 
- his partin the him! 


GAMEPRO • February 1996 


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The Rebels watch carefully as an Imperial Shuttle lands on the moon of Endor 


Wars Trilogy, but Rebel 
Assault, which appeared as 
long ago as 1993, was 
perhaps the one which made 
the biggest impact. 

The game didn’t fare very 
well with the pundits. Major 
complaints were made about 


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Without question, 
n(P'' v Star Wars is one of 
the greatest movies of 
all-time. The story about the 
battle between good and evil 
relayed over a backdrop of 


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spectacular special effects, 
catapulted the film into classic 
status. There have been plenty 
of games based on the Star 


the ropey gameplay, but the 
public loved it. 

It sold well over a million 
copies and became the 

The hero of the game, 
complete with stolen 
stormtrooper outfit, 
takes on the Empire 




V-C'. 


biggest selling CD-Rom 
entertainment title ever. 

The question of whether or 
not Rebel Assault would 
spawn a sequel, was about as 
predictable as betting on the 
winner in a one-horse race. 


The plot in Rebel Assault 2 
follows on from the first story, 
and takes place in the time 
period between Star Wars and 
The Empire Strikes Back. 

With the Death Star 
destroyed, Darth Vader is 
doubling his efforts in an 
attempt to annihilate the Rebel 
Alliance. The Dark Lord has 
produced a secret weapon 
which is wiping out Rebel 
squadrons, and you’re sent in 
to investigate. 

The Tie-Fighter returns back to 
base after destroying a Y-Wing 


PROTIP: Try and use cover as much 
as possible in the shoot-out stages 











‘‘Star Wars is the best 

sci-fi film ever made, 
and anyone who 
argues the point is 
asking for a fight" 


i shot of two B-Wings, taken from one 
of the amazing ray-traced sequences 


The gameplay 
switches between 
space combat 
sections and 
interior on-foot 
sections. The 
graphics are 
amazing; the ray- 
traced shot of the Millennium 
Falcon leaving an Imperial 
base is just so good that you 
feel as though you’re watching 
a new Star Wars film. 


“Rebelscum." 
You’ve failed, 
leaving Darth 
Vaderandthe 
mighty force of 
the Empire free 
to rule the 
Galaxy 


You can tweak the game to 
make it as hard or as easy as 
you like, which is a good 
thing, because in the normal 
mode of play it starts off fairly 
easy and then gets almost 
impossible. 

The gameplay might not be 
the best in the world, but on 
the presentation side of things 


you just can’t complain. 
LucasArts has created a 
graphically superb sequel that 
Star Wars fans are going to go 
absolutely mad for. 






Super NES 


By Brother Buzz 

This manic 
puzzle/platformer 
is Cametek's last 16-bit title, 
but it’s the first major project 
from unusually named 
developer, Hails Tekknikka. 

The game has six zones 
which are divided into three 
levels, and the object is to 
guide Frantic through the 


a bonus section 


stages collecting his smaller 
flea friends. 

FranUcAnUcs 

As they get collected, the fleas 
follow Frantic all over the 
place, and once the required 
percentage has been gained, 
Frantic must then find the exit 
door. Bump into an enemy and 
you lose your mates and 
you’ve got to start picking 
them up all over again. 
The more fleas 
Frantic picks up, the 
more powerful he 
becomes. The fleas 
copy Frantic’s 
movements, so if you 
attack an enemy, they 
also attack, enhancing 
your strength and 
thus making it far 


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GAMETEK 

A fairly good idea fora 
game, but even though 
the cartoon-like 
graphics look great, the 
gameplay leaves a lot 
to be desired. Try it 
only if you specifically 
like this type of game. 


£TBA 

Available now 
Platform/puzzle 
1 player 
18 levels 


Get Frantic to 
rescue the 
tapped fleas 
before Hie 
timer runs out 


easier to destroy opponents. 

Haiis Tekknikka wanted to 
make Frantic Flea as much 
like a cartoon as a computer 
game and, graphically, 
judging from the sprites and 
animation, it looks as though 
it’s succeeded. 

Playability-wise, Frantic 
Flea isn’t quite 
as frantic as its 
name 

suggests. The 
gameplay can 
get quite tedious at times. 
When you lose your fleas 
and you have to collect them 
all over again, it’s infuriating 
rather than fun. 

The levels are quite varied, 
but you’ll have a tough time 
trying to see all of them 
because the difficulty level is 
set too high. 

Frantic Flea isn’t a 
bad game, but it’s not 
that good either. If 
platform/puzzle 
games are what you 

Frantic cam 


The more fleas you collect, the easier 


like, then you might consider 
buying this. But on the other 
hand, if you haven’t got a 
particular thing for this 
kind of game, you 
might want to look 
elsewhere. 

Make sure you 
look around the 
level for extra 
lives. You’ll 
need them for 
later on in the 


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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 problem is that 
some levels are extremely 
tough, so younger players 
may need to ask for a hand 
with the game. 

Plan It with tiie 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- 
reliant bosses, you definitely 
won’t be able to finish this in 
one sitting. 

Since you now have to pay 
for Cranky's advice (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 
experienced players! 


£TBA 

Available now 
Action/adventure 
1-2 players 
100 areas 


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PROTV: Watch for groups of 
letter -f or m ing bananas. There’s 
usually a 1-up or token nearby 


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 Christmas! 

Driving Mbs Dbde 

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

In this quest, Kaptain K. 

Rool and the Kremlings have 
kidnapped Donkey Kong and 
are ransoming him for the 


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DKC2: DIDDY S KQ 


NINTENDO 


Banana Hoard (from DKC). 
Diddy and his 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 
devilishly despicable) enemies 
on hand, like peg-legged 
crocodiles, wretched rats, and 
pitiless 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 jungles in 
Bramble Scramble. 

The game has more than 
100 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 for ages. 

Safari So Good 

The rendered graphics are 
superb and extremely clean. 
They're especially impressive 
when you consider this is a 
16-bit cart-based game, not 
some fancy CD system. 


Diddy’s back, and this. 
time he’s brought the i 
gorilla of his dreams 
with him. Didi 
Quest is altogether 


more fun than H 
illustrious predecesi 


sKong 


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Super NES 


£TBA 

Available now 
Puzzle 
1-2 players 
Head to head mode 


biggest pair of eyes that 
you’ve ever seen in your life. 

Hebereke’s Popoitto features 
a collection of the 
previously mentioned bug¬ 
eyed animals, and just take a 
look at the name as yet 
another example of outlandish 
weirdness. 

From what we can gather, 
‘Hebereke’ is a penguin and 
the star of the game. As for 
‘Popoitto’, we can only guess 
that it’s Japanese for Columns, 
because that’s exactly what 
this game reminds us of. 

In fact, it’s a lot like 
Columns, only the idea is to 


clear the screen of all the 
wacky characters using the 
coloured blocks that fall down 
from the top of the screen. 

The blocks fall in twos, and 
you must match up three of 
the appropriate colours with 
the coloured animal block. 
Along the way you also get 
blocks that you can use with 
any colour. 

Pop Will Eat Itself 

Anyone seeing the game for 
the first time might think that 
it’s a little bland. Maybe it is, 
but it has the same addictive 
qualities as Tetris and 
Columns, and it’s hard 
to stop yourself from 
having another go. 

Popoitto might not 

look like much, but it’s 

dangerously addictive 


Graphically, it’s not going to 
amaze you, and it’s too similar 
to other puzzlers to make it 
really stand out. But, having 
said that, Hebereke’s Popoitto 
is a game that you won’t 
regret buying, simply because 
you'll play it to death. 

It may not quite be in the 
same league as Tetris and 
Columns, but while these 
games top the division, 
Hebereke’s Popoitto is rapidly 
making the climb up the table 
to join them. 

Play against a friend in the 
manic two-player mode 


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SUNSOFT 




By Bonehead 

The Japanese have 
always been a bit 
bizarre; you only have to take 
a look at their cartoons as 
proof. You know, the ones that 
feature cutesy animals, 
normally associated with the 

PRO TIP: Remember, you can clear 
lines horizontally and vertically 


Graphically, it won’t 
impress you, but it’s 
amazingly addictive 
and it’s very hard to 
put it down. A bit too 
similar to what you’ve 
seen before, but a good 
puzzler nevertheless. 


Hebereke's 

POITTO 


CT7 


One of Hebereke’s chums 
performs his excellent 

Frankie Howerd impression 

PROTIP: When 
forming a ‘line’, 
have a look where 
the other blocks 
are 


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Some of the tunnel sequences are 
extremely impressive, even if you 
are on the rails for most of it 


it’s basically a shoot’em-up 
controlled by the mouse. Shame 
the pointer isn’t too responsive 


The yellow squares are your 
targets. Take them out first if you 
want to progress 


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penny these days, but The Hive s 
really do stand out 


By Captain Squideo 

Previewed at the last 
linute in the previous issue, 
we’re finally reviewing the 
long awaited The Hive in this 
month’s fabulous mag. 

Hailing from Trimark in 
the USA, the game takes 
aspects from popular 
games such as Rebel 
Assault and Virtua Cop, and 
attempts to merge them into a 
glossy, polished product that 
everybody with Pentiums and 
Windows ’95 can enjoy. 


winaows as can i 


Things haven’t quite turned 
out that way for the people at 
Trimark, but they still have a 
pretty good product to show 
off. The two main problems in 
no particular order are as 
follows: Firstly you need an 


extremely competent machine 
to play it on. We had a bash on 
a DX2-66 mHz first and it was 
unplayable. If you have a 
Pentium though this problem 
is (expensively) solved. 

The second area which 


could have been improved is 
the performance of the 
control. The instructions 
recommend a joystick, but we 
found it a little too 
cumbersome so we switched 
to a mouse. The thing is, the 
pointer doesn’t move 
anywhere near freely enough 
considering the game is in 
Windows '95. It’s a little too 
slow and jerky and this 
detracts from the playability. 


Thankfully though, The Hive 
has its saving graces. It is 
without doubt one of the best 
looking games we’ve ever 
seen. The cinematics are 

outstanding, 
and the 





The soundtrack streams staight 
from the CD, so the quality is spot 
on. However, the speech does get 

a little lost at times 

. - --— VI/ |‘ THl 

The Hive will keep you playing for 
ages, but it can get extremely 
tough before long, so make a note 
of the codes 

- - -- -—— -1 

Guess where you f re going next? 
Yep, it f s tunnel time. Now watch 
the walls and shoot the stuff in 
front of you 


The Hive is a shoot’em-up 
that is definitely worth ha 
a look at as long as you have 
the system capable of getting 
maximum enjoyment out of it. 
There are problems, but the 
game is good enough to 
counter this. 


soundtrack whizzes 
straight from the CD for 
that little extra quality. 


All Windows ’95 features are 
included. You don’t have to 
worry about installing the 
game, as Autoplay does 
everything for you from the 
moment you put the CD in the 
drive. Just sit back and let it 
load for you. 


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FUNSOFT 

A very good try that 
falls short of getting 
90 % because of 
playability flam. It’s a 
perfect example of 
showing the power of 
the PC though. Check it 
out at least. 

£ 39.99 

Available now 
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I player 

II levels 


























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ACCLAIM 


Get ready to rumble 
with the most unique 
fighting game on the 
PlayStation to date. 
Comedy fighting has 
never looked so good. 
Buy this and you’ll be 


£TBA 

Available now 
Beat’em-up 
1-2 players 
8 wrestlers 


PlayStation 


Being the big roly poly 
chap that he is, 
Yokozuma tackles his 
alter ego with gusto! 


Sexy Boy, 
Shawn 
Michaels, 
performs a 
high risk move 
on, strangely 
enough, Shawn 
Michaels! 


eventually all eight opponents 
in succession. 


across - like the 
combos in Killer Instinct. The 
system works like MKB’s: A 
few button 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 all-out brawling 
championship 
progresses, you 
have to fight 
I two, three, and 


Ready to Rumble 

The outstanding graphics 
reach the digitised heights of 
MK3 for the PlayStation. 

Although everyone eternally 
wishes for bigger sprites, the 
quick, ultra-smooth graphics 
will please you. 

The backgrounds, however, 
remain the same for every 
match. Different stages would 


Mr Michaels gets stroppy with himself and ends 
up strangling his long haired opponent 


take their 
toll on the 
Yokster’s 


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Undertaker 


Bam Bam 
Bigelow 


be performed 


Special moves can 
through tricky button combos 

Mania Magic 

WWF Arcade is a great 
wrestling game. But not only 
that, it’s a great fighting 
game, and a great as-fun-to- 
watch-as-it-is-to-play game. 

So, hold in your stomach, 
slip into a pair of spandex 
tights, and get ready to 
rumble with the best 
PlayStation fighter so far. 


The Undertaker gives himself a 
proper good kicking 

have added to the graphical 
splendour of this game, but 
such luxuries are 
unfortunately missing. 

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. 




Razor 

Ramon 


Take that! A swift kick connects 
with Mr Michaels’ groin 

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Select your arcade 
classic from this screen 
and play the original to 


By Dr Zombie 

The Alien films 
have developed 
into a massive cult thing 
worldwide, but to date the 
only games cashing in on this 
have been platformers on the 
consoles. Well, now the PC has 
a title trying to break that 
mould. Aliens the adventure is 
based on the popular comic 
books, and the in-game 
graphics reflect this. 

A good soundtrack and 
eerie effects make it very 
atmospheric, and there are an 
awful lot of puzzles to solve if 
you are to save yourself from 
the extra terrestrials. 

Unfortunately, Aliens fails to 
reach the heights of games 
like The Dig, because of its 
slightly less intelligent 


PC Came Profile 


interpreter, ie the characters 
don’t always react the way 
they should during 
conversations. It doesn't really 
spoil things, and it’s still a 
great game to enjoy, but think 
about your purchase first. 

Non-Alien freaks should 
stick with The Dig. 

Things aren’t looking too rosy 


By Scary Larry 




MINDSCAPE 


£ 32.99 


Available now 


Adventure 


1 player 


Loads of puzzles 


Calm,Space... ... 

USS Sheridan returns Trom its distant Mission... 


Before anyone 
starts wondering 
why we’re using our valuable 
page space to review games 
that are 15 years old (literally), 
we should explain that this is 
a nostalgia pack from CT 
Interactive. Thankfully though 
it's much more than that. 

Not only do you get the 
chance to replay all your old 
favourites like Defender, Joust 
and Robotron. you can also 
watch video files of interviews 
with the original creators and 
cast your eye over original 
sketches for the characters in 
the games. 

The whole thing is more of 
a multi-media experience, 
which in our minds is better 
than just sticking a couple of 
shareware versions of the 
games on a CD and letting rip. 

Besides the games we have 
already mentioned, Sinister 
and Defender 2 are also 
included. All games may be 


One of the programmers struts his 
stuff in the video footage 

That’s another old game 

run from either Dos or 
Windows, although obviously 
for the video you’ll need 
Windows up and running. 

If you’re looking for a blast 
from the past then this might 
as well be it, as these original 
Williams games are true 
classics. It would be nice to 
look to the future for 
inspiration though. 

It’s a genuine old games fest. Aah, 
bring back those memories 


PC Game Profile 


GT INTERACTIVE 


£ 29.99 

Available now 
Aracade Classics 
1-2 players 
Includes Defender 


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change the face of the 


It’ll be Interesting to 
see what the people at 
21st Century do to 
combat this invasion 
into their territory. 


£ 29.99 

Available now 
Pinball sims 
1-8 player 
6 tables 


tornghoutmtissplitup ^ 


The action 
quality rendered graphics 


when you achieve something good 


way we look at Pinball on the 
PC - literally. 

Featuring six tables instead 
of the usual four that most 
other games come complete 
with, Tilt provides a level of 
accuracy never seen before in 
a game of this type. 

It's rumoured that NMS 
— 1 pulled apart a real pinball 
table and measured all the 
components, right down 
Jj to the filaments in the 
light bulbs, so that what 
-j was created would be in 
I perfect perspective. 

j Pin Money 

The game can be played 
— I in any of three different 
M perspectives, depending 
^ how good your PC and 
video card are. First up is 
the bog-standard 2D top- 
down affair that 
everybody’s used to 
already. Secondly (and this 
_j is where the 3D rendering 
you can peruse each comes in), you can put 


float over the tables have all 
become commonplace. This 
time though, NMS, a 
developer already noted for its 
skill in the 3D rendered 
marketplace, has been busy 
creating what it believes to be 
the ultimate pinball game. Tilt 
is all set to change the 


By Dr Zombie 


For too long 
we ’ ve endured 

pinball games that have rarely 
been any better than what 
appeared on the Amiga three 
years ago. 2D viewpoints and 
balls that seem to 


The levels are all extremely 
detailed and accurate 

yourself in a real-life position 
(ie behind the flippers), where 
you have to keep a careful eye 
on the ball. 

The final perspective places 
you in behind-the-flippers 
mode again, but this time the 
table scrolls to follow the ball. 
Realistically you’ll be choosing 
one of the last two views to 
play the game. 

Tilt’s graphics are incredibly 
smooth, and this is one game 
that will do really well over the 
next few months. 


Prior to playing, 


graphics really do 


The ultra hi-res 
take your breath away 


table at your leisure 


For lower spec machines you can switch into low-res The table design is highly original for a change 


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JOH 





By Scary Larry 

Rayman is 
perhaps the only 
platformer to make full use of 
the PlayStation’s superb sound 
and graphics capabilities so 
far, and Infogrames might be 
forgiven for thinking it has 
captured the platform market. 

However, the little French 
ray of sunshine has now got 
himself some stiff competition 
in the shape of US Cold’s 
Johnny Bazookatone. 

Who knows what particular 
traits go together to make a 
successful game character, but 
with his rock 
’n’ roll 
postures, 
his Uzi- 
like guitar, 
the most 
outrageous 


Presley’s, and 
with more 
attitude than 
the Gallagher 
brothers, 

Johnny has the 
potential to 
join the likes 
of Mario, 

Sonic and 
Donkey 
Kong, and 
become one 
of the classic 
computer 
game 

characters of 
all-time. 

As the story behind the 
game goes, Johnny is, 
apparently, the biggest 
musical star in the whole 
world, and plays Bazooka- 
Funk (don’t ask!) to his adoring 
fans in sell-out concerts across 

down to 
but the fact 
e's got a 
magical guitar 
helps as well. 

El Diablo, lord 
of the 

underworld, is 
jealous of 
Johnny’s 




success, and sends 
minions to pinch 
guitar so that he can 
to create music so 
powerful it will destroy 
Johnny. 

When El Diablo 
eventually manages to get 
his hands on the guitar, he 
finds out that he can’t 
actually play it, and in a fit 
of rage he decides that if 
he can’t have music then the 
world will have no music. 

Johnny Tantrum 

This time he sends his 
minions out to kidnap the 
great musicians of the 
world. Rock, blues, soul, 
pop, rap and techno 
geniuses are snatched 
away from stardom and 
sent straight to hell. Taking on 
the role of Johnny, it’s your job 


to save the musical starlets 
and rescue his beloved guitar. 

For a game that’s based 
around a musical theme, you’d 
expect a decent soundtrack, 
and luckily, US Cold, in 
collaboration with some of the 
world’s top musicians, has 
come up with the goods. 

The soundtrack manages to 
blend loads of different 
musical styles, and all the 
tunes go together well with 






















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several ray-traced musicians 

the action. The music was 
created by a couple of ex-Sad 
Cafe members whose credits 
are highly impressive, and 
include collaborations with 
artists such as M-People, Soul 
to Soul, Blondie and Teenage 
Fandub. 

Just to impress you even 
further, Cissy Stone, the 
vocalist on some of the tracks, 
has worked with respected 


world-class artists such as 
Marvin Gaye and Aretha 
Franklin. 

While your ears get a 
musical treat, your eyes will 
be rubbed in disbelief at just 
how good the graphics are. 

The game kicks off with an 
amazing introduction 
sequence that comes across 
like a video off MTV. 

All impressive stuff, and the 
high standard of graphics has 
been kept throughout the 
game. Judging by all the little 
graphical touches that have 
been implemented, it’s 
obvious that a lot of time and 
effort has been spent on 
getting the graphics in Johnny 
Bazookatone just right. 


PROTIP: This vicious dog can’t be 
destroyed, so jump over it instead 

Poor Old Johnny Ray 

Cameplay-wise, Johnny 
Bazookatone is just about one 
of the toughest platformers 
ever, and it certainly isn’t for 
the games beginner. 

Graphically and sonically, 
Johnny Bazookatone is one 
hell of a presentation feast, 
and even though it’s tough in 
places, it’s well worth a play. 
Johnny Bazookatone is, quite 
simply, a rock ‘n’ roll star. 


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US GOLD 

Graphically superb, 
Johnny B features one 
of the best original 
soundtracks on the 
PlayStation. Gameplay 
is tough however, so it 
is recommended to 
serious players only. 

£TBA 

Available now 
Platform 
1 player 
20 levels 

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'^■“^^pubHsher MJ 
would let us, we’d 
shower a volley of I 

four letter words at 
you exclaiming our 
profound attraction to this 
piece of software. But, as 
that’s not going to happen, let 
us say this: Sega has finally 
managed to create such a 
stunning piece of interactive 
eye candy that the Saturn is 
now able to shove a rather 
large finger in the face of the 
PlayStation and spout: 

“Your move, wimp”. 

Yes, it’s happened. The 
Saturn got released early, with 
hardly any 




Gorge yourself 
on this rather 


games. Then came 
the PlayStation with 
its vast library of racing action 

titles, and more 
importantly, Ridge Racer. 

Sega’s Daytona effort made 
quite a few people happy, but 
when it came down to the 
choice of which one you’d 
rather spend your time and 
your money on, Ridge Racer 
won it by a nose. 

So what’s 
changed 


now? Sega Rally has arrived, 
that’s what. This baby takes 
your favourite bits from 
Daytona, mixes them gently 
with a touch of Ridge Racer, 
and produces one of, if not 
. the, game of the year. 

Wildly playable and 
hugely 
addictive, 

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is sure to 

Saturn 
W sales 
through the 
roof when 

released. It ain't being 
converted for the PlayStation, 
so the only way you’re gonna 
play it is by either standing in 
the arcade ___ 


with twenty quid’s worth of 
change in your pocket, or by 
selling your PlayStation and 
buying this and a Saturn. 

Rally Good Show 

It may sound drastic, but once 
you play Rally, it’ll hook you. 
Nothing else will satisfy your 
driving urges, no other piece 
of software will excite and 
stimulate you in the way that 
Rally does. It’s a phenomenon, 
simple as that. 

Okay, Sega still hasn’t got 
the hang of this ‘filling in the 
background correctly' lark, 
and there is ‘interaction’ with 
some of the corners, but Rally 
comes across as the perfect 
time filler. 


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PROTIP: When racing around like a complete 
nutter, try not to crash into the helicopter! 

Missing from Ridge Racer 
were the extra tracks, a two- 
player mode, and, of course, 
better handling on the cars. It’s going to be 
Well, bizarre as it may close, but you’ve 

seem, Rally corrects all of 9 °! e " ou ^ time 
these and even allows you an osee 
to fine tune a motor of your y 
choosing so that your 
selected car drives like an 
absolute dream. In fact, all 
that’s missing is a personalised 
numberplate and a couple of 
leggy blondes in the back! 

As mentioned, the game 
comes with a two-player 
option. This is fast, furious 
and comes in the form of a 
split-screen challenge. 

Only you and your 
opponent are on the track 
thrashing it out between 
yourselves, so you can really 
let your hair down and go for 


checkpoint 1 - 

broke. Three or five lap races 
are selectable, as well as a 
Time Lag option. This basically 
means that if you lag behind 
your opponent for a certain 
amount of time, the race is 
lost. The time limits can be 
altered, as can the headstart 
and slower car boost option. 


modes of play are 
available, one 
comprising a practise 
round where you 
simply pick the track 
you wish to practise 
and erm, practise to 
your hearts content, 
and the other where 
you can go head to 
head against the pros 
in the Championship 
mode. Here the 
action is a >*»■ 


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one lap speedfest (unless I 
you change it on the option I 
screen) where the aim of the P 
game is simple; get to the 
finish line pronto! 

The usual checkpoints 
must be cleared if you are to 
complete each track. Failure ' 
to do so results in your 
retirement from the race, and 
alas, the competition. 

Your final race position on 
the first track equals your 
starting position on the 
following track, and so on and 
so forth for the following 
races. Rumour has it that there 
is a hidden track if and when 
you come first in the 


The split-screen two-player 
option provides some 
serious racing fun. Check 
out the tension as you 

close on the car in front, 


competition, and 
judging by the 
Pros efforts over 
the past few 
weeks, it ain’t 
gonna be easy! 

To help you in your mission 
for victory, Sega has included 
a Fine Tune option. Select 
— - either the Lancia or 

>1 - !y the Celica, and then 
take it into the shop 
for some serious 
jj™ upgrading. Better 
mT handling, softer or 
T harder tyres, and an 
jjw automatic or manual 
shift can all be yours. 

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a close race 


corners if you’re going to gain 
ground. Pussyfooting around 
the course at an average 
speed means you won’t be 
winning any prizes in the 
championship. You must play 
hard to win. In fact, you must 
play hard if you’re going to get 
anywhere in this race. 

Racing fans will love this 
latest addition to the next gen- 


family tree, and 
all those Saturn 
owners out 
there who are 
getting fed up with 
completing Daytona will no 
doubt have this baby firmly 
pencilled in on their Christmas 
list to Santa. PlayStation 
owners will be kicking 
themselves. Ridge Racer is a 
good game, but 

■ compared to Rally, it 
hasn’t got a leg to 

Rally Quick 

Faster than a 
speeding bullet and 
j more fun than a 
barrel of hyperactive 


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monkeys, Sega Rally contains 
enough excitement to fill 
Damon Hill’s pants, and 
features the best two-player 
—action 
HH since 
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Kart. 

You’ve 
made it 
Now get 


Without a doubt, this 
game is the proverbial 
part of a canine’s 
anatomy. Sega Rally is 
the best game we’ve 


puts the PlayStation’s 
racers into perspective. 


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There are definite elements of 
Command & Conquer in there 

You control units 
of men and tanks (a la C&C) 
and basically try and wade 
through your opponents as 
quickly as possible. It’s set in 
the future and there are 
various other factions to 
defeat as you play the game. 

TMW is a comprehensive 
strategy game that is made 
better by its simple playability. 


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earlier in the year when it 
became the fastest selling CD- 
Rom game of all time. This 
Means War shouldn’t directly 
be compared to C&C, but in 
some ways it’s definitely along 
similar lines. 

The first thing to mention is 
that the game only runs under 
Windows, which may cause a 
problem for some of you. But 
on the plus side, this does 
mean that all the controls are 
simple and the game is 
extremely user-friendly. 

In fact the whole thing 
turned out to be infinitely 
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Virtual Karts cad be viewed like 
all good race games 


Plenty of camera viewpoints are 
provided for that TV effect 


Virtual Karts is an enjoyable 
game but doesn't really ever 
get out of the ordinary. 

You'll probably have a lot 
more fun with MicroProse’s 
FI CP2 when it eventually gets 
released in February. 


Karting is in vogue 
at the moment. It’s 
trendy to go and do it on a 
Saturday morning, but the 
problem is it can be quite 
expensive. So, is it possible to 
replicate the experience on a 
computer, or do you just end 
up with yet another racing 
game and no real karting feel? 

Well, sadly it’s a bit of both. 
Virtual Karts is a good racing 
game, but you may as well be 
playing any other racing title 
on the market. Another 
downer is that you’ll need a 
pretty beefy machine to get 
anywhere near the best out of 
this. We were running it on a 
P75 and it still tended to chug 
a bit with full detail, because 
it’s all SVGA. 


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cursed by 
unexplainable 
cuts, bruises and 
several aches 
and pains, 
hindsight tends 
to give you a 
sharp kick up 
the ass as a 
reminder never 
to do anything 
vaguely similar 
ever again. 

Life’s a bitch, and so were the few 
hours we spent one chilly November 
morning in the company of Her 
Majesties’ best bovver boys and general 
all-round hard blokes, the S.A.S. 

After being sternly told not, (“I repeat 
not”) to take any photos of the dad-in- 
black combatants without their 
regulation issue gas masks, (for fear of 
them being recognised or even hunted 
down and killed), we were lead into a 

room where Chris, the Director, 
began to give us a brief idea of 
the day’s events. 

We were there to film the final 
FMV sequence for 
the game 
Deadline. If 
you complete 
the game, you’ll be 
to a short series of 
FMV clips, illustrating the 
storming and clearance of the 
terrorists’ headquarters, and 
that’s where we come in. 

Both terrorists and 
hostages were required for 
the day’s filming, so basically 
everyone who had turned up 


explosions, wild 
Fuatinfire, irate religious 
fundamentalists and the 
S.A.S. go hand in hand, but 
what happens when you 
throw a couple of hapless 
games journos in there and 
ask them to get involved? 

When you get a phone call asking if 
you’d like to take part in the filming of a 
video sequence for Millennium's latest 
PlayStation game, you jump at thejg 
chance. Later, when it slowly transpires 
that the game in question is a combat 
strategy affair, and the filming! 
mentioned earlier involves you getting 
several shades of digitised dirt kicked 
out of you by four actual S.A.S. dudes, 
plus the following morning you’ll be 


Scary looking bloke. Imagine him kicking your 
embassy door down and throwing a stun 
grenade at you 

that morning was going to be needed in 
one way or another. Hurrah, we were 
going to be famous! 

After the briefing, a short video of the 
S.A.S. boys in action was quickly 
perused. We psyched ourselves up and 
then it was off down to the wardrobe 
department to get kitted out for the 
occasion. Here, the selected extras 
(including us) were split into groups. 

One, comprising six of the harder 
looking amongst us, instantly became 
terrorists, thanks to an endless supply of 
camouflage pants, ski hats and 
oversized flak jackets. The other group, 
mostly consisting of girls and wimpy 
lads, became hapless hostages. 

Eat Lead And Die! 

Right, we were dressed to kill, now all 
we needed was some heavy firepower. 
The armoury was obviously the next 
stop, where all of us really tough 
terrorist dudes were issued with fake 
Uzis, Desert-Eagles, Magnums and 
various other handheld items of 
destruction. The next hour and a half 
was then spent rolling around on the 




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floor, dodging punches, spraying the 
hostages with 9mm bullets, and 
knocking people to the floor by the aid 
of a rifle butt. At this point, Chris the 
director came over and insisted we kept 
the noise down as they were trying to 
film elsewhere on the set. 

After the initial excitement of 
becoming a movie star, the hours of 
waiting around in the cold laughing at 
the film crew shook us to our senses, 
and the general opinion was that making 
movies was boring. We don’t mind the 
finished product, but all this sitting 
around as they insist on re-shooting the 
same shot over and over again quickly 
becomes tedious. We wanted some 
action! For heaven’s sake, we had four 
real life S.A.S. blokes here for the day! 

We wanted to kick off, cause some 
trouble, and have a fight! 

Unfortunately the boys in black were 
far from being in the mood to kick off. 
They were taking everything 
tremendously seriously, perhaps too 
seriously, but then it dawned on us; they 
do this sort of thing for a living. 




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Cripes! Red hot laser sighted action ahoy as Hapless hostage and GamePro gamester, Biff, 

the boys in black storm the terrorist HQ fills his pants as the terrorists get restless 


These are the real 
thing. No actors or 
men poncing around 
in combat gear, thesi 
blokes are the S.A.S. 

























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These S.A.S. guys are 
stealthy. He could be a 
foot away from you 
and you wouldn’t 
know he was there 


Buster Bloodvessel found in abandoned 
warehouse shocker! 


It’s kicking off! The boys kick In the 
door and start wasting fundamentalists 
left, right and centre! 


Today was just like any other to the 
S.A.S. boys. Kicking in doors and 
rescuing terrified women and children 
was second nature to them, only today 
they could retake anything that they felt 
‘wasn’t right’. And believe us, they did, 
with gusto. 

As we battled the frosty morning air 
and continued to view the whole film set 
caboodle from a distance, we were 
approached by a heavy set man in a 
balaclava. The stunt coordinator 
supremo (who looked remarkably like 
Bill Oddie) was in need of some 
strapping young terrorists for the next 
shot - Bingo! We jumped at the chance 
and were hurried into a disused 
warehouse of sorts and given a selection 
of handguns to wave around. 

Acting the Goat 

Here we were told that we were 
guarding the terrorist HQ and the door 
that we’d just spent the past two hours 
watching being kicked in by the S.A.S. 
was in fact the entrance to our hideout. 
We were to look surprised, pull out our 
weapons, fire, scream obscenities and 


Hey kids! Although it may look like great fun 
and an ultimate top laugh playing around in 
abandoned warehouse waving guns about and 
being rowdy, it isn’t in real life. So, erm... don’t 
do it, at home, or anywhere else for that 


matter. In fact, don’t ever do anything ever. 
Safety first, fun later. That’s my motto 


then fall to 

the floor as if we were being riddled 
with hot lead. Piece of cake. Diving 
comically into large plastic barrels 
was a scream, but having a 16 
stone army bloke standing on 
your wrist and kicking your 
fingers was slightly less 
than appealing, especially 
as they insisted on doing 
about 17 takes of the same shot:' 

Our hands, being stood on and being 
kicked, hard. Great stuff. 

Several takes later, we dragged our 
battered bodies from the warehouse 
and took a well earned breather. Now it 
was everyone else’s turn to experience 
the pain and power of the S.A.S. 

Hostages were tied up, terrorists 
got shirty, the S.A.S. stormed in, peo-' 
pie got shot, Bill Oddie got 
punched, everyone started shout¬ 
ing. Much smoke, untold 
amounts of bullets and plenty of 
extra loud fireworks later, all 
the hostages were being hur- 


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see some exclusive shots from* 
ed aame, Deadline. Cool or wot? 


I riedly released from the 
I building, leaving the bloody 
I bodies of the once threatening 
I fundamentalists behind in a pool of 
I their own blood. 

It was a wrap, so to speak. 

I Everyone looked either knackered, 
I relieved, or like they’d just spent the 
I day being kicked around an empty 
I warehouse by a load of irate 
™ elephants, but everyone was happy. 
We left the professionals to do the rest 
of the movie as we were no longer need¬ 
ed, and we pathetically dragged our 
beaten carcasses to the nearest piece of 
transport home. 

Unfortunately we can’t disclose which 
parts we played in the Deadline FMV 
sequences, but if you buy a copy of the 
game and you spot a load of badly 
dressed idiots waving 
guns around and 
acting like they’ve 


As you can see, the game 
practice, and isn’t a simpl 


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'Very much so. We won’t be 
using the majority of stuff, so 
yes, it’s exactly like a movie in 
that respect. There’s obviously 
a lot of time gone into all the 
graphics because they’ve all 
had to be rendered. Things 
were going too slowly so we 
had to buy our own rendering 
machine (just £250,000 kids if 
you want to put one on your 


has had to make sure 
everything fitted into place 
when it needed to. 

Even though he must be 
heartily sick of the sight of Mr 
Bazookatone, getting Paul to 
talk about him is about as 
difficult as getting a tramp to 
down a bottle of meths on a 
Saturday night. So, starting off 
on the seemingly obvious 


will be responsible for 
TV the title along with the 

boys and girls at ARC. 

Christmas is 
obviously synonymous 
with legends being born, 
so if on December 24 
reports were to start 
flooding in around the Walsall 
area of a bright star in the sky 

W alsall isn’t really known and three blokes with camels 
for producing 
superstars. In fact, with no 
disrespect to the place, it’s ^ 
probably best known for , — 1^ 

being next to Birmingham, 
having ludicrous traffic jams , 
courtesy of the rubbish old 

M6, and being home to a parading around, maybe only 
distinctly average footy team, the people who have toiled 

away on the project would not 
Johnny Rankster be surprised. 

Anyway, tucked away in the One thing’s for sure though, 
heart of the place is ARC Johnny B will not arrive 
Developments, a software wrapped in swaddling clothes, 

team with many, many games More likely it will be a sharp 

to its credit across all formats, suit and an Elvis quiff, ready 

But for the last few months at to take on the world as he 
least, the only two words traverses the PlayStation, 
mentionable within the Saturn, 3DO and PC. 

hallowed walls have been 

“Johnny Bazookatone". Johnny Johnson 

This is where the next The process of bringing 

generation’s Sonic the Johnny to life has been a long 

Hedgehog is about to be and arduous one. Paul Walker 

born, at least it is according to is the head guy at ARC and it 

the people at US Cold, who has ultimately been he who 

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Christmas list to Santa!). In 
fact we were one of the first 
people in the country to have 
one of these so we could do 
all this sort of thing months 


point of the rendered in game 
graphics, we asked Paul just 
how things had come 
together throughout the 
project, and how much work 
had been put into the 
character. 

“We’ve probably created 
around 4000 different 
images for the game, of 
which we’ll only be using 
three to five hundred because 
of machine restrictions, and 
others we've just scrapped." 

Has Johnny Bazookatone 
been like a film, seeing as 
most of the work ends up 
on the cutting room floor? 

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in the UK videogaming 
industry.” 

Sounds impressive (not to 
mention expensive), but 
where did the game ideas 
come from? Even though it’s 
only a platform game, it 
features perhaps one of the 
most original characters ever. 
Let’s face it, you don’t get 
many rock stars starring in 
computer games do you? 

Johnny Weismuller 

“Everybody does polygon 
games, that’s virtually all there 
is for the new consoles at the 
moment. We thought, ‘let’s do 
something they haven’t got - 
something that stands out’. 

We were doing polygon 


and there are about 30 people 
who’ve had direct influence on 
the game, but there’s loads 
more we haven't even 
bothered to credit.” 

Now Johnny B may well 
have lovely graphics, but the 
first thing that's going to hit 
people when they see it for 
the first time is the stunning 
introduction sequence and the 
music which is really rather 
good (hear it for yourselves 
on the free CD!). How did they 
both come about? 

“We did the intro so it 


wasn’t just a series of images 
flashed on the screen with no 
tie-in to the music at all. When 
you hear an instrument on the 
soundtrack the picture will be 
of someone playing it. We did 
it in a techno video style. 

Again we wanted to do 
something different. 

Everybody does storyboards; 
we decided to do a music 
video. I sat down in a room 
for three days with a 
calculator to work out all the 
timings for the images and 
sounds and everybody’s very 
happy with the results.” 

We bet that was fun, but 
what about the actual in¬ 
game music? That’s hardly 
your run-of-the-mill bleepy 
chip music is it? 


games years before everybody 
else, so we moved onto 
rendered stuff. We worked out 
that it would take 11 man 
years to hand draw everything 
for Johnny so that's why we 
bought the renderer.” 

Exactly how many people 
have worked on the Johnny 
Bazookatone project Paul? 
(Looking around, ARC 
Developments seems to have 
hundreds of employees all 
wandering around, but maybe 
that’s just because it’s dark!) 

“We’ve counted them all up 






Johnny Morris 

“That’s right. A lot of the 
game was generated around 
the music with us thinking, 
‘what can we do that fits in 
with this?’ We’ve got a top guy 
called Andy doing some of the 
music. He just locks himself in 
our studio all day and comes 
out with a load of tracks. This 
guy can knock up a track 
from scratch in around 15 
minutes, and the best thing 
about him is that he’s so 
diverse. One minute he can do 
us a jungle track and the next 
he’ll flick back to some jazz 
thing he’s been working on. 


That’s what we wanted 
because we didn't want the 
game to just have one style of 
music. We didn’t just want a 
techno game or a heavy metal 
game, and to that end it’s 
worked out really well.” 

They've also got vocalist 
Cissy Stone, and people from 
Sad Cafe and the M-People in 
working on the music tracks. 

Johnny Cochrane 

What about converting then? 
Surely that’s been a bit of a 
nightmare getting stuff across 
from the Saturn to the 
PlayStation then onto a PC? 


“Not at all. We^ent months 
initially developing a system 
that allows us to do all the 
work on one system and then 
easily convert to every other 
format without any problems. 
That’s why there was nothing 
to show on the game for so 
long. We had to get that 
system in place before we 
began to save time in the 
long run. Most of the 
game has come 
together in the last 
two months." 

So now that the 
whole thing is drawing 
to a close, are you happy 


with wrtlt you’ve achieved? 

“Canjanyone say they’re 
really Nlfrpy with what they’ve 
done. Can they honestly say 
that they can’t possibly 
improve on their work? But 
yes we’re pleased with what 
we’ve managed to achieve." 

To see what we think, turn 
to page 56. 


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The Internet is rapidly 
becoming more and more 
accessible to a wider 
range of people. But 

the one thing that 
that will really make the 
whole system take off, 
but has yet to develop 
sufficiently, is on-line 
gaming. You know, 
playing against other 
people sat in Thailand or 
somewhere. Only then 
will the Internet realise 
its true potential. Or so 
some people would 
have us believe. 

Is the situation really like 
that, or while we’re waiting 
for a super new system 
which will allow us to play 
our favourite games on our 
tellies, can we occupy 


ourselves with something different in the 
meantime? 

The truth is, there are many games out 
there you can play using either a network 
like the Internet or simply over a modem 
with a mate. And while it all gets a bit 
complicated to set up, once you have a 
system up and running you really will 
never look back. 

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looking at the situation and grabbing an 
exclusive interview with one of the new 
faces of the Internet who’s got a few 
interesting views of his own. 

But first we probably need to explain a 
little bit more regarding what we’re 
talking about. To play multi-player games 
over the phone you basically need two 
people, two computers, two modems and 
generally two copies of the game you are 
intending to play. 

Now because of the beauty of the 
phone system these days you don’t even 
have to be in the same country, but this 
obviously adds a few new problems, the 
most obvious of which is the telephone 
bill. So to cut down on this hassle you 
need a connection to a system like the 
Internet or CompuServe. In short, 
somewhere you can connect for the price 
of a local call, and connect to anyone 

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anywhere in the world without needing to 
be Richard Branson. 

This opens up new avenues of playing 
as well, because this country is 
notoriously slow on the uptake, and we 
only tend to embrace technology they’ve 
already had in the States for about five 
years. So if you have a worldwide 
connection you’ll probably find more 
people outside the UK to play with. 

Play Away 

So what can you play? You’ve got your 
modem and all the stuff you need to 
connect it, now all you need is something 
to play. This is where it goes back to 
being more simple if you have a mate 
around the corner with his own copy of 
FIFA Soccer. Then it’s simply a case of 
dialling into his computer and letting the 
program do all the hard work for you. 

You play the game as if you were in the 
same room on the same machine, but 
there’s an added bit of competition 
because you’re not. You don’t know 
how he or she is reacting to the 
different situations, so you have to use 
your imagination. 

But first things first. We were initially 
talking about playing games on the 
Internet, so we tracked down Wavey 
Davey Winder, Net superstar and 
presenter of the new Networx video 
series (a sort of MTV meets Cyberculture 
collection), the first of which is 


GAMEPRO • February 1996 


conveniently titled Games on the Net. Fie 
is also the author of a string of Net-related 
books and works for several Internet 
magazines. Here goes. 

(Interview Mode On) 

CP: Wavey Davey then? Why do 
people call you that and is there a 
sinister meaning behind it? 

DW: No, it’s basically because somebody 
called it me about five years ago and at 
the time it seemed to describe me 
perfectly and it probably still does. I’m 
probably not the sanest of characters. 

(No readers, we don’t get it either, it 

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must be one of those strange 
Nottingham things!) 


GP: .net magazine was just about the 
first Internet magazine out there. 
How did you get working for them? 
Did they approach you or did you 
approach them? 


DW: Erm, it was a bit of both really. They 
came to me. I was working as a freelance 
on the book side of things, including 
writing the best selling UK book about the 
Internet which came out round about the 
same time as the magazine was being 
developed, so it was inevitable they’d ask 
me to work for the magazine as well. 

GP: How long have you had Internet 
access yourseip 

DW: Internet? Probably about five years 
now, but on-line probably seven. I actually 
started with Micronet (BVs first foray into 
the world of the on-line). I was taken ill 
and was in a wheelchair for a time. I got 
out of hospital and my mobility was so 
restricted I couldn’t even get out of the 
front door of my flat. Somebody gave me 
a modem and an account, and I 
discovered I had full mobility. Then I sort 
of moved from there to Cix and found it 


DW: I would hope you haven’t had any 
personal experience with my wife. 


had a bigger community and then onto 
the Internet purely because it had an even 
bigger community. I’ve done all the BBSs 
as well. 

CP: If you were put in a room with a 
telly and a video with your favourite 
film on it, a computer with Internet 
access and a gorgeous member of 
your preferred sex, which would you 
turn on first? 

DW: If the gorgeous member of the 

opposite sex was my lovely wife, 
then it would have to be her 
(he says). If it wasn’t then I 
wouldn’t be allowed to touch, so 
it would have to be the Internet, 
purely because you can get 
more out of it than the TV. 

CP: And the wife too if our 
experience is anything to go 
by! Eh? Eh? 


CP: Not since last week! Let’s do a 
couple of more serious questions 
now. How do you think the British 
public’s perception of the Internet 
differs from the Americans? 

DW: Well, I think we’re lagging behind. 
Let’s look at the logistics. I’d say they’re 
five years in front of us. They’ve had this 
level of interest for that long. It’s accepted 
as another medium like the telephone or 
the TV and video. In the UK we're still at 
the stage of‘Wow this is wonderful’, but 
we’re getting there. At the moment the 
British public’s perception is that the 
Internet is a hotbed of pornography and a 
den of iniquity for anarchists and 
terrorists, but that’s rubbish. It’s just a 
mainstream media image of the Internet. 

CP: Do you believe that we have to 
move towards a more user-friendly 
system like America OnLine. 
Everybody can use it but it causes so 
many problems because of the 
number of people who just log on 
and create havoc because they have 
no idea of what they’re up to? 


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graphical interfaces that the man on the 
street can use. I think that's why the 
AOLers get slagged so much, because 
they’re the general public, they’re you and 
me. Computer geeks don’t like that 
because people are bringing their ball into 
their playground and having a good time 
kicking it around. I hate to say it, but 
some of them are being exposed for the 
sad bustards that they are. Everybody 
talks about the Internet not being owned 
by anybody, so why do this elite clique 
think they do? 

CP: So you don’t agree with 
netiquette? 

DW: Personally I think netiquette is the 
biggest load of bdlocks ever. If you go into 
a pub there’s not a big list of rules saying 
you’re not allowed to talk about this, this 
and this here. You just move into the pub 
get your drink and talk, so why should it 
be any different on-line? The concept of 
netiquette is incredible. Again it’s just 
elitism. If you want to join our club you 
have to play by these rules. 

CP: Which areas of the net do you use 
most, eg Usenet, the Web etc? 

DW: As far as I’m concerned the Web is 
the Internet. That is it. The Web is now the 
window onto the Internet, so I use that 
more than anything else. I get my 
newspaper delivered over the Web. But 


email is a vital part of my life. I could 
probably do without a fax machine. I 
could probably do, at a pinch, without a 
postman, but I can’t do without email. 

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has to be faster and cheaper, and both of 
those will happen. 

CP: Onto your video series. You’re 
supposed to be releasing three 
videos... 

DW: Er yes, plans are changing all the 
time. We’ve filmed three videos; Games, 
Sex and we’ve done one about the World 
Wide Web. Hopefully we’ll have a fourth 
one about music at some point as well. 
Rather than set out and make a really 
boring video we decided to spend some 
money and make a really exciting video 


about the Net. I wrote it from scratch 
myself and it’s sort of a cross between 
MTV and Beavis and Butthead. Highly 
graphical and pleasant on the eye as well 
as being very fast paced. 

Well, unfortunately that’s all we’ve got 
space for this month. However, Davey 
talked for hours, and it would be a shame 
to waste his pearls of wisdom, so what 
we’ll do is carry it all on in next month’s 
Internutter. This guy has got a lot more 
interesting stuff to talk about. 

We’d like to thank Davey and Public 
Eye PR for all their help in setting all this 
up. Look out for the videos in your shops 
now, they’re well worth a watch. 


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We asked you to send 


in piccies of worm 


lolly eating, and they 


arrived by the bus 


load. Here’s the best 


of the bunch, plus we 


announce the winner 


of our top worm prize! 


The free worm sucker we 
gave you with issue four 
caused a right old stir. 
Nationwide, the topic on 
everyone’s lips was the 
worm, and the whole 
country started going crazy 
for edible insects. Richard & 
Judy, Granada Reports, The 
Big Breakfast, Live & Kicking, 
Newsround, Radio One, The 
Daily Mail, The Star, The 
Mirror... We can safely say it 
was a roaring success, and 
the people here.at GamePro 
HQ and the chaps at Virgin 
would like to say a big 
thanks to everyone who 
took up the worm challenge. 

As you may know, we 
asked you lot to send in 
some photos of you and 
your pals munching the 
worm, and we agreed to 
give away a top prize to the 
best photo. Well ladies and 


gentlemen, it’s time to 
announce the winner. But 
before we do that, we think 
it’s only fair to expose what 
exactly the special worm 
prize is that will be arriving 
at the winner’s doorstep just 
before Santa rams himself 
down the chimney. 


Just think of it as your 
Xmas pressie from the Pros, 
and believe us, it’s a beauty! 
Not only will you be getting 
your hands on even more 
worm lollies (ideal for 
Christmas lunch if you’re 
sick of turkey), but you’ll be 
receiving more spicy meat 


treats than you could 
possibly handle in the form 
of fabulous Peperami 
snacks. As well as all that 
you’ll get a really smart and 
highly exclusive Spot Goes 
To Hollywood director’s 
chair, a six month 
subscription to GamePro (if 


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WINNER! 

1st Prize goes 
to Lee Richard 
of Reading. 
Well done boy! 



...suspicious 
facial 
expression 
from Edward 
Davis... 


..and Robert Dill 
does a spot of 
comedy worm 
licking for the 
camera! 


Good effort 
from Mark 
Windram... 


Daniel 
Hayes 
gets a 
mouthful 




you’re already a subscriber, 
it’ll make a top pressie for 
someone), a cool and groovy 
Shiny Entertainment watch, a 
large wad of current IDG 
Media magazines, a host of 
player’s guide books, and 
whatever videos, books or 
pieces of software are 


knocking around the office 
that we don’t need anymore. 
It’s all yours to keep! What a 
wicked prize, eh? Well, it’s 
time to tell the nation who 
the winner is, drumroll 
please... 

Lee Richard of Reading - 
it’s you! We hereby announce 


that you, yes you, have 
won our fabulous 
competition. Your photo 
was gross and your mum’s 
letter made us giggle, so 
you win the lot. Well done. 
Like we say, it’ll be with 
you before Santa, so make 
sure someone’s going to 


be in to receive it! Do you 
really eat catfood Richard? 
Just wondering. We hope 
the prize is to your liking, 
and we certainly hope you 
like Peperami! 

Well done to all our 
entrants. We’re sorry you 
couldn’t all win! 



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We know it’s a drag stopping at tkis time of tke year, so we’ve 
cooked up tkis little list of top Ckristmas gaming ideas for you to use 
to your advantage. Use tke list to select a top pressie for your mate, or 
simply stick it under your mum’s nose and cougk insanely as ske 


Hard 


ware 


1) SONY PLAYSTATION 

If you’re choosing new hardware this 
Christmas the choice is basically between 
the two big boys. Sony’s PlayStation may 
have a slightly bigger game library, but the 
Saturn is catching up quick. Price: £299, 
including pad and game demo 


2) SEGA SATURN 

Originally priced at £399, the Saturn is now 
available at a low low £299. For that you get a 
pad, and erm... that’s it! Still a top machine 
though, but it’s a nightmare deciding between 
this and the PlayStation 


101 Top Xmas 


Software 



Destruction Derby 


SPEED FREAKS: 

4) RIDGE RACER 

- PLAYSTATION 90% 

“if you’ve got your hands on a 
PlayStation, this tyre squealer 
is a must buy” 

5) SEGA RALLY 
-SATURN 95% 

6) SCREAMER 

- PC CD-ROM 90% 

“Products like this show the 
PC can hold its own against 
the next gen consoles” 

7) FATAL RACIN’ 

- PC CD-ROM 89% 

“Another very good game 
from Gremlin, whose 
products are looking more 
and more appealing” 

8) VIRTUA RACING 
-SATURN 91% 

“This game is everything the 


arcade verson was and more. 
It may be getting old in the 
tooth but it’s a great game 
nonetheless” 

9) DESTRUCTION DERBY 
- PLAYSTATION 89% 

“The closest thing you’ll get to 
causing a major road accident 
without risking your life in the 
process” 

10) WIPEOUT 

- PLAYSTATION 94% 

“Impressive graphics 
combined with the speediest 
gameplay around makes this 
racer an instant classic” 

11) MICRO MACHINES 96 

- MEGA DRIVE 92% 

“How do you improve upon 
one of the world’s best racing 
games? Codemasters has 
found a way to do it” 

12) THE NEED FOR SPEED 


- PC CD-ROM 88% 

“The link-up option provides 
plenty of frenzied 
competition. Fast, exciting 
and a challenging racer” 

13) SUPER SKIDMARKS 

- MEGA DRIVE 92% 

“Just as good, if not better 
than Micro Machines. More 
playability than you can 
possibly handle!” 

14) DAYTONA USA 
-SATURN 89% 

“With the exception of a few 
flaws, this home racer is 
virtually arcade-perfect” 

15) MICRO MACHINES 
TURBO TOURNAMENT 
-SNES 

Yet to be reviewed 

SPORTY TYPES: 

16) VICTORY BOXING 


-SATURN 89% 

“Top one-on-one, no 
nonsense polygon 
pummelling from JVC. 
Unlimited hours of fun in two- 
player mode” 

17) INTERNATIONAL 
SUPERSTAR SOCCER 
-SNES 92% 

“Much enhanced and vastly 
improved, the SNES football 
trophy can be held proudly 
above its head” 

18) 90 MINUTES 
-SNES 92% 

“A pure arcade football fest 
that’ll give you value for 
money, even in one-player 
mode” 

19) CHAMPIONSHIP 
MANAGER 2 

- PC CD-ROM 92% 

“It’s a bit sad and anorak-like, 
but if there’s one game worth 


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reads tke list out loud. Included in tke listings are some of tke test games we’ve 
played over tke year, eack sectioned off into tkeir own little categories, plus tke 
score we gave tkem and a little quote to kelp you make up your mind. It s not all 
software mind, tkere’s some quirky little Xmas treats in kere too! 



3) GOLDSTAR 300 

The BDO has got itself a new look 
thanks to the boys at Goldstar who 
have revamped this lovely little 
machine. No ground-breaking 
games on offer, but the choice of 
titles is endless. Yours to keep for 
around £249.99 


Gaming Gifts 


buying this year, it has to be 
this” 

20) PREMIER MANAGER 

- MEGA DRIVE 

Yet to be reviewed 

21) STRIKER ’96 

- PLAYSTATION 93% 

“The pure playability of this 
game will grab you and demand 
that you play it some more. 
Addictive, enjoyable, orgasmic 
fun” 

22) PETE SAMPRAS ’96 
-MEGA DRIVE 91% 

“Beats the former tennis game 
champ by a long way, and con¬ 
sidering that’s the original 
Sampras, Codemasters will be 
well pleased" 

23) SUPER INTERNATIONAL 
CRICKET 

-SNES 80% 

“Good gameplay that true cricket 


fans will no doubt fall in love 
with. Not for the casual cricket 
fanatic” 

24) FIFA ’96 

- PC CD-ROM 92% 

"Even more stylish coding from 
the guys at EA. FIFA ’96 is yet 
another essential purchase for 
sports loving PC owners” 

25) ACTUA SOCCER 

- PLAYSTATION 

Yet to be reviewed 

26) PGA TOUR GOLF 

- PLAYSTATION 84% 

“Depth of gameplay, outstanding 
graphics and sound make PGA 
Tour a real winner” 

27) NBA JAM 
TOURNAMENT EDITION 
-SATURN 91% 

“The best multi-player game to 
hit the next generation 
machines. Arcade-perfect in 


every detail” 

28) NHL ’96 
-SNES 90% 

“With the addition of loads of 
new features, NHL ’96 is the best 
hockey game currently available 
for your SNES” 

SLAP HAPPY 
CHAPPIES: 

29) VIRTUA FIGHTER REMIX 
-SATURN 93% 

“The polygon puncher is back, 
and it’s stopped off at the 
Advanced School Of Improved 
Visuals on its way” 

30) VIRTUA FIGHTER 32X 

- MEGA DRIVE 32X 93% 

“32Xers who thought their 
system was dead in the water 
should stop their crying now! 
This version is great!” 

31) TEKKEN 


- PLAYSTATION 93% 

"This one should become an 
essential part of everyone’s 
games collection. An instant 
classic” 

32) BATTLE ARENA T0SHIN0EN 

- PLAYSTATION 92% 

“A game that will make even the 
most loyal 16-bit owners 
re-evaluate their allegiance” 

33) MORTAL K0MBAT 3 

- PLAYSTATION 90% 

“What has to be the most eagerly 
awaited beat’em-up of all time 
blasts its way onto your 
PlayStation” 

34) WRESTLEMANIA 

- PLAYSTATION 90% 

“Get ready to rumble with the 
most unique fighting game on 
the PlayStation to date" 

35) WEAP0NL0R0 
-SNES 90% 



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“A tough challenge, 
even for the more 
hardened gamer, but 
tricky moves and combos 
maketh the game” 


36) WORLD HEROES PERFECT 
- NE0*GE0 91% 

"The Heroes return for the fourth 
time with more moves and 


remember, playing with your 
worm alone isn’t half as much 
fun as it is in company” 

45) DISCWORLD 

- PLAYSTATION 80% 

“Adventure freaks and fans of 
Pratchett will no doubt fancy a 
dabble around Discworld” 


adequately heat up your Mega 
Drive this winter” 

RUN. JUMP & FUN 

55) RAYMAN 

- PLAYSTATION 90% 

“A platform game that actually 
plays as good as it looks. 
Rayman is a Godsend” 



Worms 





Diddy’s Kong Quest 


Lone Soldier 



Hexen 



Doom 



Star Trek 


combos. Not quite perfect, but 
almost” 

37) PRIMAL RAGE 
-SNES 90% 

“A scorching game no matter 
which way you look at it, but not 
of course without the occasional 
hiccup” 

38) KILLER INSTINCT 
-SNES 91% 

“Last year’s hottest arcade game 
- on your SNES! It fairs well 
against the current console 
kings, but it ain’t no killer!” 

39) SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2 
-AMIGA 89% 

“If you own an Amiga, then this 
is an essential beat’em-up that 
must go on your shopping list” 

BRAIN BENDING 
ADVENTURES: 

40) FLIGHT OF THE AMAZON 
QUEEN 

-AMIGA 90% 

“Adventure fans will be 
delighted, the arrival of this 
game is more than welcome” 

41) THEME PARK 

- PLAYSTATION 91% 

“Fun and addictive, Theme Park 
makes a novel change for a next 
generation console game" 

42) CRUSADER 

- PC CD-ROM 90% 

“Origin has come up with the 
goods yet again. Crusader is 
huge and will take you ages to 
complete” 

43) 30 LEMMINGS 

- PLAYSTATION 90% 

“PlayStation owners wanting a 
respite from all that arcade 
action couldn’t pick a better 
game” 

44) WORMS 

- PLAYSTATION 91% 

“An absolute classic. But 


46) X COM: ENEMY UNKNOWN 

- PLAYSTATION 90% 

“Superb stuff. X Com is a 
perfect way to waste time as the 
darker nights draw in” 

47) BATTLE ISLE 3: SHADOW OF 
THE EMPEROR 

- PC CD-ROM 90% 

“A good allround strategy that 
will pick up a lot of fans from all 
areas. This is superb” 

48) ASCENDANCY 

- PC CD-ROM 92% 

"Nice hi-res graphics and 
digitised sound give the game 
the polish we’ve come to expect 
from Virgin” 

49) THE DIG 

- PC CD-ROM 92% 

“Good puzzles, good 
atmosphere, and a great game” 

50) STAR TREK: TNG 

- PC CD-ROM 93% 

“One of the most impressive PC 
games for ages. Real Star Trek 
actors and everything. Superb” 

51) 11TH HOUR 

-PC CD-ROM 91% 

“This is a genuinely scary 
puzzle/adventure that will test 
both the resolve and nerve of 
hardened adventurers” 

52) COMMAND & CONQUER 

- PC CD-ROM 94% 

"The only word in the English 
language that can describe this 
game perfectly is ‘stunning’. 
Unmissable!” 

53) SUPER BOMBERMAN 3 
-SNES 91% 

"As far as multi-player games go, 
this is head and shoulders above 
the rest. An absolute classic!” 

54) ZOOP 

- MEGA DRIVE 86% 

“Long on thrills but short on 
frills, Zoop’s simple, yet 
absorbing gameplay should 


56) EARTHWORM JIM 2 

- MEGA DRIVE 95% 

‘Jim has made a bigger and 
better comeback than Cantona, 
and he’s a lot less violent! 11 out 
of 10 in every department” 

57) SPOT GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 

- MEGA DRIVE 90% 

“Great gameplay and some of 
the best graphics you’ll see all 
year. An essential buy for Mega 
Drive owners” 

58) VECTORMAN 
-MEGA DRIVE 91% 

“Your 16-bit isn’t dead yet! A 
tough, entertaining platformer 
that rewards you with tons of 
fun" 

59) BUG! 

-SATURN 92% 

“Loaded with plenty of evil 
enemies, massive levels and 
excellent graphics. Bug is one 
little pest worth paying plenty of 
attention to” 

60) YOSHI’S ISLAND 
-SNES 96% 

“Matches Super Mario World in 
almost every respect. This is 
great entertainment” 

61) DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 2 
-SNES 94% 

“Diddy’s Kong Quest is 
altogether bigger, better, and 
much more fun than its 
illustrious predecessor” 

ARCADE SHOOTERS: 

62) EF2000 

-PC CD-ROM 91% 

“If you want a tough challenge 
and a hefty manual to wade 
through, Eurofighter 2000 will 
be just what you’re looking for. 
It’s in the shops right now!” 

63) VIRTUA COP 
-SATURN 

Yet to be reviewed 


64) JUMPING FLASH 

- PLAYSTATION 93% 

“A first-rabbit perspective 3D 
jumpfest. Collect carrots, kill bad 
guys, jump around and enjoy 
yourself’ 

65) FADE TO BLACK 

- PC CD-ROM 90% 

“A novel concept executed well. 
The one or two niggles are easily 
outweighed by the sheer 
playability” 

66) FIRESTORM: 

THUNDERHAWK 2 
-SATURN 91% 

“Enough flying lead, whirring 
blades and impressive 
explosions to satisfy just about 
anyone’s appetite for war and 
destruction” 

67) DEFCON 5 

- PLAYSTATION 89% 

“A thinking man’s game that will 
take your breath away” 

68) KILLING TIME 
-300 88% 

“Outstanding sound effects and 
spooky music. Not a game to 
play on your own - you’ll end up 
wetting your pants” 

69) LONE SOLDIER 

- PLAYSTATION 85% 

“Graphically superb and very 
reminiscent of Commando from 
years gone by” 

70) THE RAIDEN PROJECT 

- PLAYSTATION 90% 

“Although it’s over five years old, 
it’s still one of the best shoot’em- 
ups you’re ever likely to play” 

71) ALIEN BREED 30 
-AMIGA 88% 

“With fine graphics and good 
playability, this one’s sure to 
appeal to the majority no matter 
what” 

72) DOOM 

- PLAYSTATION 93% 

"It’s bigger, louder and meaner 
than ever before. This is the best 
console version of Doom to 
date” 

73) DOOM 
-SNES 96% 

“A game that’ll make you fall in 
love with your SNES all over 
again. This is what we want!” 


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74) MAGIC CARPET 2 

- PC CD-ROM 90% 

“A good solid sequel that will 
make more friends than 
enemies. A great deal more 
accessible than the original” 

75) LOADED 

- PLAYSTATION 94% 

“There are many titles for the 
PlayStation, and provided you’re 
over 18, there’s no reason to 
wait for anything else” 

76) SPACE HULK 
-3D0 91% 

“A proper game which requires a 
decent level of intelligence to 
play. Graphics and sounds that 
make you go all squiffy” 

77) MECH WARRIOR 2 
-PC CD-ROM 91% 

“If you like your games with big 
robots in, you’ll be sorted with 
this gem from Activision” 

78) PANZER DRAGOON 
-SATURN 90% 

“Incredible graphics, tough 
action and innovative gameplay 
make this the perfect first 
shooter for the Saturn" 

79) HEXEN 

- PC CD-ROM 93% 

“Fast, furious and immensely 
enjoyable, Hexen has everything 
any discerning PC action fan 
could ever wish for” 

80) VIEWPOINT 

- PLAYSTATION 

Yet to be reviewed 

81) SHOCKWAVE 

- PLAYSTATION 70% 

“A fairly enjoyable, if not varied, 
shoot’em-up that has some nice 
graphical moments” 

82) PO’ED 
-300 

Yet to be reviewed 

83) ARCADE RACER JOYSTICK 

Top waggling device 

84) SPARE PADS 

Everyone needs a spare joypad 
or two don’t they? There are 
many different types of pads for 


every available system, but if 
you ask the Pros, it’s best to stick 
with the original ones rather 
than those tacky-looking 
transparent jobbies. 

85) ACTION REPLAY 

Again, this baby is now available 
for every console on the planet. 
Not only does every version give 
you oodles of free cheats, but 
certain versions allow you to 
play import software too! A must 
buy for serious gamers. 

86) MEMORY CARDS 

Now that the Sony PlayStation is 
out to buy, why not take 
advantage of the game saving 
facilities at your fingertips? 
Memory cards are cool; you can 
save your top team, high score, 
or your placement in a game 
(such as Rayman for example) on 
these beauties, and they’re 
available in both official and 
un-official versions too. 

87) FOURWAY ADAPTOR 

If you’ve got NBA Jam, 
Bomberman, Street Racer or any 
variety of soccer games for your 
system, then you should be 
shelling out for one of these 
treats this Xmas. Of course you 
need to buy the pads as well, but 
you can always borrow a pal’s 
couldn’t you? 

88) TRANSPARENT GAME BOY 

They may not be at the height of 
video gaming fashion anymore, 
but the diddy old GB is still a top 
piece of gaming hardware. Top 
games such as Killer Instinct and 
Bomberman are currently 
available, as well as a massive 
back catalogue of monochrome 
fun. New hardware models 
include red, black, yellow and 
transparent casings. Groovy. 

89) GAMES WAR BOOK 

Written by industry chaps for 
industry chaps, this whopping 
book tells the inside tale of the 
videogame business. Marketing, 
budgets, loads of graphs and 
inside information are all a page 
flip away if you invest in this 
thick tome of telltale gaming 
gossip. Not for those of you who 


couldn’t give a chuff how games 
make it to the high street. 

90) FLUX TRAX 

Mad trippy visuals on your Mega 
CD or PC CD-Rom? Yes please! 

This top cybertrickery is inserted 
into your CD drive and creates 
pulsating and absorbing visions 
of delight to accompany your 
selected soundtrack. Basically 
you put a music CD in and it 
dances along to your tune. 

91) SOCKS 

You can’t beat giving someone 
socks for Christmas. They’ll hate 
them and most likely hate you 
for buying them, but what the 
heck! Give them all socks and 
save all your money. Then buy 
more games, and issues of 
GamePro. 

92) STAR TREK PC ADD-ONS 

If you’re a sad Trekkie who has a 
mad desire to turn your PC into 
the bridge of the Starship 
Enterprise, then this gift idea 
should fill your pants to warp 
factor five. Keyboard, mouse and 
numerous other PC add-ons are 
all on sale right now. 

93) WIPEOUT ALBUM 

Orbital, Leftfield, New Order, The 
Prodigy, The Shamen, Manic 
Street Preachers and many more 
fill this corking soundtrack 
album which accompanies Sony 
Interactive’s amazing PlayStation 
racer, Wipeout. Top techno 
wizardry from the best in the 
business. Buy it, you don’t need 
telling twice! 

94) FREAKY MOUSE MATS 

To rest your mouse on 

95) EARTHWORM JIM FIGURES 

Shiny Entertainment has not only 
made Earthworm Jim into a 
ratings winning, highly comical 
cartoon star, but it’s issued a 
new range of Earthworm Jim 
figures too! Jim and several 
characters from the games 
(including Psycrow, Peter Puppy 
and Princess Whatshername) 
should be in selected toy stores 
come the new year, and they’re 
smart to boot! 


96) PLAYER’S GUIDE BOOKS 

They’re simple to follow, 
reasonably priced, and can save 
you pulling your hair out over a 
vast range of titles. Contact your 
local book shop for more details. 

97) PSX MOUSE 

On sale in December, it should 
save your RPG nightmares 
forever! 

98) ADOPT A PRO 

Yes that’s right, you can adopt 
your very own GamePro dude for 
as little as £1400 a month 
thanks to our new and exciting 
adoption scheme. You’ll get full 
use of the wit and dry sense of 
humour included in each Pro in 
the form of an amusing letter 
and possibly a photograph, each 
and every month. Additional 
letters, photos or jokes must be 
paid for in advance and are not 
included in our special Christmas 
starter offer. A snip at £ 1400! 
Note: Additional material costs 
around £500 per item. 

99) VIRTUAL BOY 

Nintendo’s weird and wonderful 
Virtual reality gaming system’ 
may not be on sale over here 
yet, but it’s doing a roaring trade 
over in the States. Perhaps you 
could order one from an 
importer and give it to a loved 
one this yuletide. Or maybe you 
could just give them something 
you know they’ll want. 

100) SUBSCRIPTIONS 

What could be more enjoyable 
on Christmas morning to find 
that Santa has given you a year’s 
subscription to your favourite 
gaming mag? See the form on 
page 138. 

101) MORE WORM LOLLIES 

Yum, yum! What could be better 
after a filling Christmas dinner 
than to munch on a couple of 
sugar free worm lollies? Bliss. 

Now all that lot is oat of the way, 
and we’ve given you numerous 
festive bundles of fun to choose 
from, all that’s left for us to say 
is: Have a stonking Christmas 
and an even merrier New Year! 



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Bermuda Syndrome 90 

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Hillsea Lido 92 


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Road Rash 93 


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By Domark 
Available January 


This game will win the award 
for perhaps the strangest title 
of any racing game ever 
produced. For what it’s worth, 
it comes about because the 
programmers are a team 
called Big Red. 

Hailing from the same 
stable as the ever- 
popular Micro 
Machines, Big Red 
Racing will aim to 
give PC owners a 
little of what they’ve 
been missing in the 
playability 
department when it 
is released shortly. 

The game will use 


polygon graphics, so it’s 
not going to be as pretty 
as the likes of Fatal 
Racing and Screamer, 
but you’ll be able to use a 
much lower spec 
machine to play it on. 

Anyway, we’ll be taking 
a proper look under the bonnet 
of Big Red Racing in the next 
issue of GamePro (the first one 
of the new year), and 
we’ll be giving you our 
expert AA report. Will it 
be an old banger or will 


it turn out to be a shiny new 
Porsche? Tune in next month 
to find out. 



The world of Dungeons and 
Dragons has always translated 
well onto the computer 
screen. As you might know, 
the majority of games involve 
huge playing boards and 
several gaming pieces, but via 
the power of technology, 
whole D&D games can now 
be contained on just one 
computer disk. 

Coming your way soon is a 
game based on Dragon Dice, a 
huge adventure from the 
creators of AD&D. 


You get to choose from over 
120 detailed dice that morph 
into their respective characters 
and can play and battle with up 
to four players at one time. The 
beauty of the product is that, 
via the single-player campaign 
mode, you can practise your 
war strategies and attacks 
against the computer. 

If you’re into dragons, elves, 
dwarves and goblins, then this 
could well be worth taking a 
serious look at when it arrives 
later this winter. 


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Normality Inc. may be a strange 
name for a game, but it’s going 
to be a game that’s worthy of 
such a weird title, if you follow 
the drift. Gremlin has been 
busy finalising the code for this 
Doom clone meets Point and 
Click adventure, and now all it 
has to do is put the main 
character’s voice in for the 
project to be complete. 


Normality Inc. is a very slick 
looking game featuring 
hundreds of locations and 
many puzzles to get your head 
around. The game is due to 
touch down around February 
time, and with the quality of 
product Gremlin is producing 
at the moment, there is no 


reason to believe this will be 
anything short of spectacular. 

One final point of note is that 
at the time of writing, Gremlin 
is close to finalising a deal with 
a ‘top comedy actor’ to supply 
the voice of the game’s main 
character, Kent. Regardless of 
how much we pressed we 


couldn’t get the details (maybe 
the thumbscrews weren’t quite 
tight enough!) but we’ll let you 
know as soon as Gremlin’s 
willpower breaks. 

By Gremlin 
Available February 




The charmingly titled Ripper, 
from Gametek, is about to 
burst forth on your screens 
(providing you’re 18 at any 


rate). Ripper boasts the tag of 
Interactive Movie, but Gametek 
swears it won’t be the usual 
filth that carries this banner. 


And while we’re 
undecided from the 
rolling demo we’ve 
seen to date, one thing 
is for sure, it’s not 
looking like a pleasant 
game you could show 
your mum. 

The storyline goes on 
about some time 
travelling serial killer 
making his way 
through time wasting a 
variety of victims in all manner 
of gruesome ways, before 
ripping them into little bits. 

Due for release very soon, 
here at GamePro we can’t wait 


to get our filthy hands on this 
to see if it finally breaks the 
Interactive Movie mould. 

By Gametek 
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When Infocom was in full 
swing all those years ago, the 
Zork trilogy was an immensely 
popular series of text based 
adventures. Then about two 
years ago, Activision released 
Return to Zork, one of the first 
games to use video footage in 
a game on CD-Rom. 

Zork: Nemesis is the follow 
up to that particular title and 
will immerse you in the same 


dark land as the original text 
adventures did (according to 
the piece of paper we have in 
front of us)! 

There will be over 30 
minutes of live video that will 
pop up throughout the game 
and will be incorporated onto 
3D rendered backgrounds in an 
attempt to provide large slices 
of realistic gameplay. 

Adventure fans will have to 
wait until March before they’ll 
be able to get their hands on 
this, and GamePro is hoping it 
will set new standards, just like 
its older brother. 

By Activision 
Available March 





spycran 

There hasn’t been a decent 
game about spies in ages, 
which is funny considering that 
books about them usually do 
so well. Everybody seems 
interested in the clandestine 
world that these dark agents 
operate within. 

Anyway, Activision has 
decided it’s about time we had 
a bit of a Man From UNCLE 
experience again, and is 
pushing its forthcoming 
Spycraft - The Great Game 
quite highly. And why not when 
you consider who it has been 
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If you’re politically minded, 
you may have heard of William 
Colby and Oleg Kalugin. They 
are the former director of the 
CIA and Former Major General 
of the KGB respectively. So 
there doesn’t really seem to be 
anybody better qualified to tell 
us all about it does there? The 
two also portray themselves in 
this interactive adventure. 

The game will be set in the 
post Cold War era, and you are 
a young CIA recruit who has 
uncovered an assassination 
plot against a Russian 
presidential candidate. 

Naturally enough you have to 



gather evidence and foil the 
whole thing. 

Spycraft looks very nice and 
in-depth, and we at GamePro 


can’t wait to get out hands on it 
and have a good spy! 

By Activision 
Available March 



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We had a brief look at Time 
Gate a few months back, and 
at the time we promised you 
more news as soon as we had 
it. Never one to break our 
promise (well not that often 
anyway), here’s some of that 
extra stuff we gleaned when 
InfoGrames visited the 
GamePro offices and waltzed 
us through the entire Time 
Gate Beta version. 

For those of you that missed 
out the Time Gate preview first 
time around, you may be 
interested to know that it has 
been designed by the same 
chap who was behind classics 
like Alone in the Dark and the 
more recent Prisoner of Ice. 

Whereas Alone in the Dark 
was based around a polygon 
character, Time Gate has gone 
a step further and has its 
characters drawn with pixels. 


The difference in realism that 
makes is amazing. 

A great deal of work has 
been put into the sound effects 
and speech, and the game is 
one of the most atmospheric 
you’ll ever come across, with 
incidental music and proper 
actors voices being used for 
the characters. 

There really is a film-like feel 
to the whole affair, and it’s 
fairly certain that this will be 
snapped up in huge numbers 
the instant it hits the shelves. 
Infogrames promised us 
that when we do get our 
own copy of the game, the 
puzzles will be more logical 


than those in the Alone in the 
Dark series. Experienced PC 
gamers will recognise this as a 
true godsend. 

The game is all about having 
to rescue your girlfriend, and to 
accomplish this you have to 
travel through a Time Gate. 

Why a Time Gate? Well, not 
only has she had the gross 
misfortune to be kidnapped, 
she’s been whisked all the way 


back to medieval times. To fit 
in with this, Infogrames will be 
releasing the game on February 
14 - a particularly apt day for 
saving your bird! 

So, when all’s said and done, 
we should be looking at a 
review copy in time for the next 
issue. Until then, Happy 
Christmas from us all. 

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round looking like it’s been 
borrowed from Donkey Kong 
Country. And very nice it is too. 

Whether you decide to buy 
Extreme Pinball or not depends 
really on whether you’re that 
bothered about going for the 
extra features that Tilt offers. 

There will probably be 
computer pinball purists who 
are more than happy to stick to 
the 2D viewpoint because it is 
what they’re used to. 

It just seems 
strange that 
Electronic Arts, a 
company which is 


usually at the forefront of 
technology, seems to be 
missing the boat for a change. 

Anyway, we’ll have the full 
review of Extreme Pinball for 
you in the next issue of 
GamePro when we’ll put it 
through its paces and compare 
it directly with the new breed of 
pinball games. It’s no dud, but 
it’s unlikely to challenge Tilt. 

By Electronic Arts 
Available January 


Pinball freaks will have already 
been impressed by the review 
of Tilt (see page 55), which has 
brought along a whole new era 
for a game genre previously 
stuck in a 2D rut. 


It almost seems a shame 
then to preview a game that 
harps straight back to that sort 
of thing. Electronic Arts has 
teamed up with Epic 
Megagames (publisher of a 
number of pinball simulations 
in the past) to produce Extreme 
Pinball, which to be honest, 
would probably have topped 
the pile two months ago. 

It’s hard to see now though 
how it will make an impact with 
Tilt on the scene, but it does 
have some plus points that 
look like putting it towards the 
top of the 2D pinball tree. 

The tables (there will be four 
of them in the finished version) 
have all been cleverly thought 
out, and there looks like being 
plenty of features on them all 
to keep the interest up. 

Graphically, even though the 
tables aren’t 3D, some of the 
on-screen graphics really are 
the real thing. For example, on 
Monkey Business, there is a 
rendered ape at the top of the 
table that spins 


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With all the camera angles 
and little football tricks at your 
disposal, plus getting to know 
which of the 44 international 
teams included suits you the 
best, there is an awful lot of 
playing time in Actua Soccer. 

The comprehensive replay 
facility takes some getting used 
to as well, but if you do 
manage to score a really 
spectacular goal, it’s well worth 
spending time practising with 
this facility. You’ll get a lot of 
enjoyment from watching your 
efforts from a variety of 
stunning camera angles, 
impossible in the real world. 


Other than that the changes 
are minimal, so if you want the 
nitty gritty you may as well 
read the PC review. 

Actua Soccer is a ground¬ 
breaking piece of software no 
matter which way you look at 
it, and it will be interesting to 
see how FIFA ’96 compares in 
its PlayStation incarnation. 

Watch out for the full 
PlayStation review next month, 
because unlike some other 
magazines (eh lads!), we don’t 
believe in reviewing unfinished 
versions of games. 

By Gremlin 
Available January 


You may have already seen the 
PC review of Actua Soccer this 
month, and you may be 
wondering how the PlayStation 
version is getting on. Well, 
GamePro is pleased to report 
that everything is looking rosy, 
and Gremlin believes its PSX 
version is actually going to be 
better than the PC effort. 


Graphically the game 
isn’t of quite the same 
standard, but the sound is 
exactly the same, with the 
Barry Davies commentary in all 
its glory (in case you haven’t 
heard it yet, it really is the 
business, and by far the best 
anybody has done to date). 

The best thing about Actua 
Soccer on the 
PlayStation is the 
way it utilises the 
control pad 
perfectly. Different 
uses are assigned 
to the different 
buttons, so in effect 
this makes it easier 
to play than the PC 
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plenty of puzzle solving and 
quick arcade-style action to 
contend with when the game is 
finally released. 

Century Interactive is 
responsible for the title, but 
over here it will be 
marketed by BMG. 

It’s a busy time for 
the PC at the 
moment, what with 
an awful lot of quality 
products being 
released one after the 


Windows games are 
becoming more popular at the 
moment with the advent of 
Windows ’95. Bermuda 
Syndrome looks a lot like the 


classic Flashback, and features 
you, as the pilot of a plane, 
trying to escape after a crash. 

The graphics look very nice 
in this preview version we 

managed to get our 
hands on, and there 
looks like there’ll be 


other, so it’s to be hoped that 
stuff like Bermuda Syndrome 
doesn’t get lost in the mad 
release rush. 

By BMG 

Available January 



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little culture to you ■- 

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going to take a look B 

at a game-come- ■ * 

multimedia product Bkjk 

from BMG called 
Backpacker. Now 
Backpacking is becoming more 
and more popular in this 


country as teenagers take off to 
far away lands to do a spot of 
travelling, and this PC CD gives 
you the opportunity to become 
a virtual backpacker. 

You are given a set amount 
of money at the beginning of 
the game with which to buy 
your first flight. The only 
instructions you are given are 


that you have to travel around 
the world and must end up 
back in London. 

So you choose your 
destination and you’re flown to 
the city and presented with a 
map. You can then look at all 
the popular landmarks in true 
multimedia style before 
checking into a hotel and going 


looking for work. A quick trip 
down the employment office 
reveals jobs open to you. Apply 
for one, get it and then do the 
job which consists of a quiz. 

The more questions about 
the subject you answer, the 
better the reference you’ll get 
(and wages) when you move 
on. You can only get references 
for better jobs if you do well. 

Backpacker really helps you 
learn about local culture in 
different parts of the world, so 
if you’re planning a trip it could 
become essential. Watch out 
for a full review next issue! 

By BMG 

Available January 


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After the Doom phenomenon 
came a game called Descent 
from Interplay. And a very 
good game it was too, 
especially if you linked it up 
and played it over a modem. 

You were in control of a 
spacecraft and you had to go 
down a series of mine shafts, 
deep inside your planet for one 
reason or another. 

The further down you 
went the trickier the game 
became, and the more varied 
the alien craft you encountered. 
People became engrossed with 
the task in hand because it 
gave them something to take 
their minds off Doom 2 (which 



everybody 
had finished 
by that time), 
even though in reality the 
games were hardly alike. 

Well, now the sequel to 
Descent is well underway, and 
we’ve managed to sneak an 
early peek at what the game • 
will offer both newcomers and 
fans of the original. 

Well for a start off there will 
be plenty of new levels. They 
will be more fiendishly 
designed than before, and will 
be interspersed with a series of 
nice hi-res cut scenes. 

Stir about 10 new weapons 
gently into the pot, and you 
have a mixture that will 
have some people 
panting in anticipation. 
Interplay also promis¬ 
es improved graphics 
from the original 
(which always looked 
good enough to us). A 
three level demo will be 
available around 
the end of 
January to help 
whet your 
appetite for the 



title’s full release, hopefully in 
March 1996. 

The only problem it may 
suffer from is the expected 
release of Quake at the same 
time, but we’ll believe that 
when we finally see it. 


Until then, cast your eyes 
over these pictures and 
imagine going underground 
just one more time in a bid to 
save your people. 

By Interplay 
Available March 



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Sensible Soccer has been 
around for three years now 
and is available on just about 
every format save for the 
Virtual Boy. Each year it comes 
out again in a slightly different 
form, and the punters snap it 
up like manna from heaven. 

This new version of SWOS 
contains the updated stats for 
the current football season, but 
also comes complete with a 
few gameplay changes. 

For starters, you will now be 
able to manage any of the 
dozens of national sides 
(providing your league form is 
impressive enough for you to 


be offered the job). You will 
have control over everything 
from team selection right down 
to choosing your formation. 

You now have a reserve 
squad to choose from, and can 
even pit your A and B teams 
against each other for a bit of 
practice or to gauge the form 
of your squad. Aftertouch has 


been dabbled with and can 
now be applied to passes for 
greater fluidity of play, and a 
flick of the joystick sees your 
player show intelligence and 
wait for the pass. 

Nothing spectacularly 
different, but the tweaks and 
twiddles mean that this’ll be on 
the post-Christmas lists of 




most Sensible Soccer fans. 

By Time Warner 
Available January 


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Vulcan Software is a company 
that only keen Amiga owners 
will have heard of, largely 
because that’s the only 
machine this talented duo from 
Portsmouth are currently 
programming for. 

Seems like a strange choice, 
but it’s made Vulcan a lot of 
friends in the past year as it 
has churned out a handful of 
simple puzzlers which have 
gone down a treat. 


Hillsea Lido is available soon 
and is, quite frankly, strange. 
It’s billed by Vulcan as the 
‘World’s First Promenade 
Simulator’ and basically puts 
you in charge of a holiday 
resort. You are given the job of 
packing in the punters, making 
’em happy, and then making 
sure they stay that way. 

Advertisements need to be 
placed to entice new 
customers, staff need 





employing and paying, and a 
decent range of events needs 
to be provided to keep the 
bean-scoffing Majorca stay- 
aways content. 

The shows you decide to put 
on at the end of the pier will 
draw in the crowds and keep 
the coffers full provided you 
make your choice wisely. 

It’s all very odd, and a little 
bit scary to be honest. Hillsea 
Lido will cost you just over a 




tenner and will be on sale from 
January of this year. 

By Vulcan Software 
Available January 



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Saturn 


Amok 


Rood Rash 




In a future gone Amok, you’re 
the chief disciple of 
destruction as a mercenary 
for the Bureau. Your job: 
Create chaos where peace 
reigns. An armoured battle 
sub helps you do the job in 
this two-player shooter. 

Creating chaos never looked 
so good. Amok takes place 
completely underwater. The 
game’s rendered 3D 
backgrounds were built using 
an algorithm that allows you 
to permanently alter the 
scenery - by blowing things 
up of course. Missiles, 
bombs, and mines help 


you accomplish your 
mission objectives, 
which range from an 
assassination to 
retrieving objects. 

Multiple views keep 
you in front of the action. 

By Scavenger 
Available December 


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If you suffer from vertigo, stay far 
afield of this game. Vertigo, a 
one-player racing game, is as 
dizzying as its name implies. 

You’re cast inside a lightning- 
fast gyro, rocketing through New 
York’s sewers and tunnels. 

Racing in third-person against 
ferocious warriors, you careen off 
platforms and obstacles across a 
dozen gorgeous 3D levels. 

Incredibly smooth graphics 
moving at 30 frames per second 
make your gyro experience heart- 
poundingly real. Texture mapping 
enhances the shadowy 
backgrounds and minimises 


pixelisation as you approach a 
variety of objects. 

If Vertigo’s gameplay matches 
its graphics, this game could be a 
winner on the Saturn and PC. 

By Scavenger 
Available December 



Combat racing like no other blasts onto the 
PlayStation. Road Rash, the motorcycle 
racing/combat game that has built up a loyal 
following in the 16-bit arena, features 
photorealistic, 
texture-mapped 
3D graphics that 
imbue the five 
racing locales 
and your 
opponents with 
realistic colour 
and atmosphere. 

Plus, you can link up for two-player combat. 

As in the 3DO version, you’ll open ’er up 
across the Sierras, the Peninsula, the City, Napa 
Valley, and the Pacific Coast Highway, battling 
Road Rashers who are rendered in 24-bit 
colour. With music from such alternative-rock 
bands as Soundgarden, the sizzling soundtrack 
pumps up the volume and your adrenaline. This 
version also includes full-length music videos 
from Paw and Swervedriver. 

By Elecbvnic Arts Studios 
Available Now 



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Flight sim fanatics have 
probably flown StarFighter’s 60 
sorties before - but never as 
the missile approaching 
ground zero. StarFighter puts a 
new spin on a familiar theme 
with 360-degree camera 
angles, zooming ability, and 
nose views of missiles 
targeting their quarry. 

As the Fed Net Space Force’s 
ace pilot, you enforce 
interplanetary law in the 
StarFighter, a space-assault 
vehicle that packs lasers, 
missiles, bombs, and mines. 


Your missions are to seek out 
and destroy objectives like 
ground targets and satellites. 

StarFighter’s extras include a 
rendered intro and end-of-game 
animations, and voice-overs 
during mission briefings. 

By Studio 300 
Available January 



Deathkeep takes the dungeon- 
delving delight of Advanced 
Dungeons and Dragons to the 
next level by dropping you into 
a fantastical 3D world. As 
either an elf mage, a fighter 
dwarf, or a half-elf fighter 
mage, you set out through 
more than 25 dungeons in this 
one-player game to end the 
terror created by a wicked 
necromancer. Each first- 
person-perspective dungeon 
houses eight floors filled with 
traps, puzzles, and 
You’re blessed 
with the ability to 
fly and jump, 
which should 
heighten the 
gameplay in 
Deathkeep’s 
action/RPG AD&D 
environment. 


By Studio 300 
Available January 


Saturn 


Mega Drive 




Waterworks cup runneth 
over as the blockbuster 
movie crosses onto 
multiple systems. This 
one-player action/ 
adventure game copies 
the movie’s story line. As 
the Mariner, you must 
rescue Enola, who has 
the land map, from the 
villain Deacon. 

Equipped with everything 
from a machete to machine 
guns, you engage in man-to¬ 
man skirmishes, wage battles 
at sea with your Trimaran 
vessel, and dive for various 
items to trade. 

For the 32-bit systems, 
Waterworld promises a virtual 
3D ocean with a dynamic 
surface. Texture-mapped 
models will add to the realism. 

By Ocean 
Available March 


If you’re in the market 
for two-player battle- 
tank combat on your 
3DO, BattleSport could 
be your ticket to play. 
BattleSport challenges 
you to win a 50-level 
soccer-style 
competition while 
side-stepping salvos from the 
opposition. The footy angle 
means you must develop 
strategies to win. 

You can select tanks with 
unique weapons and 
defences. Two-player mode 
features a split-screen and 
single-player mode pits you 
against the A.I. 

Texture-mapped, rendered 
3D tanks and arenas give 
BattleSport a realistic look. 
The original soundtrack in 
Dolby Surround Sound 
should rock. 


By Studio 300 
Available January 


Super NES 


Game Boy 


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Mega Drive 


Super NES 


PC CD-Rom 





Toy Story could be the top 
story very soon indeed. 
Released in conjunction with 
the Disney movie it’s based on, 
Toy Story looks just like a next 
gen action game. It’s easy to 
see why: The game uses 3D 
images from the computer¬ 
generated animated film. 

Playing as Woody, the toy 
cowboy with Tom Hanks’ voice 
in the film, you overcome 
mutant toys, obstacles, and 
mazes across 19 levels in a 
hostile toy world. Toy Story’s 
multiple perspectives keep the 


action fresh as you change 
from side-scrolling gameplay 
to a driving sequence to a first- 
person segment. 

Looking much like 
Clockwork Knight for the 
Saturn, Toy Story has to make 
you wonder: Saturn? Why? 

By Disney Interactive 
Available February 




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 
rabid 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 


enemy buildings and freeing 
hostages to a showdown with 
Ox, the final boss. Cartoony, 
offbeat music and sound 
effects lighten the game’s 
approach. A two-player mode 
doubles the fun. 


By Studio 3D0 
Available January 





In a shady area 
along the San 
Francisco 
wharf, a 
scientist’s 
magical artifact 
accidentally transforms 
him into a cockroach - 
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 seamlessly 
integrated puzzles pose tasks 
like figuring out how a roach 
could turn off the pilot light on 
a stove. 

Spectacular graphics depict 
the apartment in phenomenal 
3D detail. You’ll crawl across 
messy kitchen counters, delve 
into the innards of a 
refrigerator, and 


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 well and truly 
peeled for creepy crawly 32-bit 
cockroaches! 

By Pulse Entertainment 
Available January 



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book at you, like hit points, 
magic points, and various 
weapons. 

By ASCii Entertainment 
Available January 


ASCii’s first entry into the 
PlayStation arena is an 
interactive adventure with role- 
playing elements. An epic tale 
in the vein of an RPG, King’s 
Field is about a man’s quest to 
retrieve a magical sword. 

Playing from a first- 
person perspective, you set 
out on a vast journey to 
dispatch the evil monster 
Necron and return the 
powerful Moonlight Sword 
to the king. 

Despite the unusual first- 
person approach, King’s Field 
II throws pieces of the RPG 



Gex comes to play on Sony’s 
new system. A port of the one- 
player 3D0 action/adventure 
game, Gex PlayStation has the 
same dazzling graphics and 


comedian’s voice. 

As the wise-cracking reptile, 
your Gex-cellent adventure 
begins when you’re sucked 
into a television. You traverse 
multi-leveled stages, such as 
the Cartoon World, locating 
warps that reward you with 
bonus rounds and power-ups. 

Gex’s world is beautifully 
detailed, and Gex himself is 
fully rendered. An impressive 


opening cinematic sequence 
outlines the story, but the true 
appeal here is the personality 
of the little green guy. 


By Crystal Dynamics 
Available February 





breathtaking visual experience. 

You play as Eric Lionheart, 
who must rescue the moonchild 
from an evil necromancer. You 
journey through a magnificent 
castle replete with shadows, 
perspective mapping, and 
rendered 3D enemies. 

I.T.S. is chiefly a fighting 
game, arming Lionheart with 


Atmosphere abounds in 
Scavenger’s impressive 
fighting and action/ 
adventure game, Into 
the Shadows. Using 
real-time 3D lighting, 
characters created with 
motion-capture techniques, 
and 3D texture-mapped 
backgrounds, I.T.S. is a 


special 
however, 
objects and 

uncover secrets. 

I.T.S. could well deliver 
Scavenger into the light. 

By Scavenger 
Available February 


Saturn 


HMCtWW 


Saturn 



FHi-Oetc 
gravity 

Electronic Arts, has 
programming pedigree to 
make it a winner. But only true 
Road Rashers will gauge how 
the high-speed thrills compare 
with the latest competition - 
like Wipeout. 

Hi-Octane takes place in the 
21st Century, where you’re an 
unsanctioned hovercar racer. 
Jetting along various tracks, 
you can choose from multiple 
views that include a first- 
person cockpit view. Your 
200-mph hovercar is well- 
protected and armed to the 




grills. Good thing too, because 
five other hovercars are eager 
to send you spinning. 

Look out for it soon! 


By Electronic Arts 
Available January 


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In this prequel to Rail Chase, 
Flint and Mary are back for 
more out-of-control mayhem 
on a runaway rail cart. 

Rail Chase 2 makes the 
switch to the highly advanced 
Model 2 board, and the 
graphics have been vastly 
improved with astounding 3D 
texture-mapped polygons. 
Objects are rendered on the 
fly, so the illusion of 3D depth 
is excellent. Not that you have 
time to take in the scenery 
though - you’re too busy 
shooting everything from 
enemy rail carts and bomb¬ 
dropping biplanes to vampire 


bats and giant killer bees. 

Unlike the first game, which 
was literally on rails, your cart 
spends a lot of time actually off 
the rails. 

At the start, the cart plunges 
down a mine shaft into an 
enemy fortress. From there, 
things get progressively worse. 

Among some of the more 
fun things you’ll see and do 
are a trip down a log chute, 
and a bumpy ride across the 
roof of a factory complex. 

While your direction is 

limited by the 
rails, it’s 
possible to nail 
switch boxes to' 
choose alternate 
paths. You can 
also pick off 
boxes containing 
health-restoring 
items that the 
enemies have 
conveniently 


placed within range. 

As in other Sega ride games 
like Jurassic Park and the first 
Rail Chase, two players are 
seated side by side on a 
bucking, bouncing bench that 
moves on three axes (up- 
down, back-front, and side to 
side). The motions of the seat 
match the on-screen action 
quite well. Although it’s not 


possible to re-create the 
negative G-forces of sudden 
dives, the shock of impact 
certainly can be felt. 

With a big 50-inch rear- 
projection monitor to suck you 
into the game, Rail Chase 2 is 
definitely worth checking out 
for a rocking good time. 

By Sega 

Available February 



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All you need to know 
about the sequel to 
Super Mario World can 
be found on page 116 . 
Top tips, cool guides 
and numerous hidden 
areas are all in here! 

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Page 100 

Namco has produced a 
stunning second part to 
the Tekken saga, and we 
have an exclusive 
player’s guide to show 
you how to play it! 


Wanna kick ass? 
Wanna kick ass with the best 
of them? Well you’ve come to 
the right place our 
butt-kicking chums. Full, and 
in every way complete, our 
Tekken 2 player’s guide 
K&. . is amazing! 


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Controller Heq 

Left Punch Right Punch 


LP = Left Punch RP = Right Punch ■BWWRTiwIw! 


LK = Left Kick RK = Right Kick 


Motion = Move the joystick in one 

smooth, continuous motion. 


Tap = Tap the indicated buttons or 
directions in sequence. 

Charge = Hold the direction or button 

indicated for the time indicated 


/ l* () = Execute commands in 

Left Kick Right Kick parentheses simultaneously. 

Note : All techniques are described under the assumption that your character is 
facing to the right. If they’re facing left, reverse any Toward and Away commands. 


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Learn these essential basic skills before you enter the tournament. The following moves are universal for each fighter 





You can inflict damage on 
an opponent on the ground 
by running towards them 


Super Moves 

Super moves take a few seconds 
to execute and leave you open for 
an attack. If one connects, 
however, it can inflict massive 
damage. These moves are shown 
on the following pages 

Counter Throws 

Counter a throw with a throw. If 
timed correctly, the two throws 
cancel each other. Then you can 
perform another throw, special 
move or combo 


How to Run 

Each fighter can run by tapping ■*, 
■». If your opponent is far away and 
you run toward him, you perform a 
head butt. Running from a close 
distance tackles an opponent 

Tadde Attacks 


From a running tackle, score extra 
hits by tapping LP, RP, LP, RP 
Note: To perform Yoshimitsu’s 
Tackle Attack, tap RP 

Moves While Running 

Each fighter can perform these 
special moves while running 
toward an opponent 

Dive Attack 

While running, tap (LP RP) 

Slide Attack 

While running, tap RK 

Air Kick 

While running, tap LK 

Run over Your Enemy 


Get Up and Fight 

When your fighter is knocked 
down during a match, you have 
several ways to recover offensively 
and defensively 

Roll to the Side 


Countermoves 


Rolling to the side is a new 
recovery move. When your fighter 
is on the ground, tap LP 


Low-Kick Recovery 

While on the ground, tap LK 


High-Kick Recovery 

While on the ground, tap RK 


Roll Forward 

While on the ground, tap 


Roll Backward 

While on the ground, tap 
Players can chain recovery 
moves together. For example, 
while on the ground, tap LP to 
roll to the side, then tap to 
roll forward, or tap to roll 
backwards 


New in Tekken 2, players can now 
counter incoming enemy moves. 
These moves are shown on the 
following pages. 

Note: Not all fighters have countermoves 


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Tap LP, LP 

Arm Breaker 


In close, tap (LP LK) 

Flip 


Hold ■*, tap LP 

Arm Takedown 


In close, hold RP LK) 

Front Snap Kick 


In close, tap (RP RK) 

Roundhouse Flip Kick 


Tap (LK RK) 

German Suplex 


Hold tap LK 


Counter Grab 



Hold («- LP LK) or («- RP 
RK) 


Note: Use countermoves 
when opponents start an 
attack 




When behind opponent, 
tap (LP LK) or (RP RK) 


Hold tap LK, RP 


Hold 4s tap (LK RK) 

Flip Kick 
Uppercut Juggle 


Jun's Combos 


Double-Punch 
Snap-Kick Combo 

Tap LP, LP, RK 

Double-Punch 
Axe-Kick Combo 

Tap LP, LP, LK 

Punching 
Side-Kick Combo 

Tap LP, RK, RK, RK 

Flip-Kick Combo 

Hold tap LK, RK, RK, RK 


Side-Kick Combo 

Tap LK, RK, RK, RK 

Side-Kick 
Flip-Kick Combo 

Tap LK, RK, RK, RK, LK 

Low Side-Kick 
High Side-Kick Combo 

Tap LK, RK, (LP RK), RP, RK 

Rising-Kick 
Punch Combo 

Tap (LP RK), RP, LP, RK, 
RK, RK 


Ten-Hit Combos 


1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

RP 

LP 

LP 

LP 

RP 

LP 

RK 

LK 

LK 

RK 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

i 

6 

7 

8 

9 

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RK 

LP 

LK 

RK 


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Lie Down 


Hold (4 LK RK) 

Note: You can perform two 
moves following this move 


Lie Down to Kick Itirust 


Hold (4 LK RK), tap (LK RK) 


lie Down to 
Rising Spin Kick 


Hold (4 LK RK), tap LK, RK 


Turn Sack to Enemies 


Hold (<- LK RK) 

Note: You can perform six 
moves following this move 



Turn Back to Backfist 


Hold (<- LK RK), tap LP 


Hold («- LK RK), tap (4 LP) 


Turn Back to 
Takedown Punch 



Turn Back to Uppercut 



Hold (<- LK RK), tap RP 


Turn Back to Back Flip 



RK), (LK RK), (LK RK) 


Turn Back to 
Flying Kicks 



Hold (<- LK RK), tap (4 RK 
RK) 


Turn Back to Side Kick 


Flying Roundhouse 



Tap (* RK), RK 


Spinning Roundhouse 


Side Kick Takedown 



Hold (■* LK), tap RK 


Tap LK, LK 



Hold (*- LK RK), tap RK 



Tap LK, RK 



Leg Trip 



Backward Spin Kick 


Super Move 



Tap RK, LK 


Hold tap (LP RK) 

Note: You can perform three 
moves following this move 


Super Kick 



Hold tap RK 


Super Side Kicks 


Hold tap LK, LK, LK, LK 


Super Rising Side Kick Flying Leg Takedown 



Hold <r, tap LK, LK 




Tap-*, ■*, hold (■* LK) 


More Special Moves 

Body Takedown 

Arm Flip 

Head Smash 

In close, tap (RP RK) 

In close, tap •*, hold 
(■* LP RP) 

When behind an opponent, 

Leg Press 


tap (LP LK) or (RP RK) 

In close, tap (LP LK) 



Lei's combos 


Backflip Combo 

Tap (LK RK), (LK RK), 
(LK RK) 

Fist of Fury Combo 

Tap-*, RP, LP, RP, LP 

Snap-Kick 
Takedown Combo 

Hold -*,tap RK, LP, 
RP, LK 


High to Low Combo 

Tap ■*, RK, LP, RP, LK, 
hold 4, tap RK 

Punching 
Side-Kick Combo 

Tap ■*, LP, RP, LP, RP, LK 

Kicking Power-Punch 
Combo 

Tap -*, RK, LP, RP, LK, RK 


Ten-Hit Combos 



LP 

RP 

LP 

(LK 

RK) 

RP 

LP 

RK 

LP 

RP 

LK 






(LK 

RK) 

(LK 

RK) 

LP 

LP 

RP 

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The Fighter's Edge 


Face Smack 


Single Arm Breaker 


Double Arm Breaker 


M©ire.jSpeeie« 

Rieues 


Wrist Thrust 

Shoulder Toss 

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Tap ■*,(■» LP RP) 

In close, hold 


Super Move 

tap (LP LK) 

Tap (* LP RP) 

Flip Kick 


Flying Kick 

Tap (-» RK) 

Note: This move stuns 

j 

Tap-»,-»,(■* LK) 

a blocking opponent 

s 

r"i 

Hip Toss 

Ground Slide 

In close, tap (RP RK) 

Tap tf, RK 

ft 

Arm Flip 

Chop Punch 

LL I 

In close, tap (LP LK) 

Hold tap RP 

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0 

m 

Elbow Smash 

Stab Punch 

In close, tap *, 

Hold tap LP 

hold ('si LP) 

Vertical Kick 

Leg Snapper 

Tap •*, •*, hold 

▼ 

Motion 4- fcf LK 

tap LK 



Motion I ^ -»(LK RK) for 
the Leg Grab, then quickly 
tap (LK RK), RK, RP, (LP 
RP), LP, LK, (RP RK), (LK 
RK), (LP RP) 


Motion I ^ (LP RP) for 
the Face Smack, then 
quickly tap LK, RK, LK, (LP 
RP) 

Knee Bash to Arm Break 


Motion ^ (LP RP) for 
the Face Smack, then 
quickly tap LP, LK, RP, LP, 
RP, LP, LK, RK, (LP RP) 

Ground Arm Breaker 


While running, tap (LP RP) 
or (RP RK) 

Note: You can perform two 
moves following this move 

Grab to Takedown 


Motion i ^ ^ (LP RP) for 
the Face Smack, then 
quickly tap RP, LK, RK, 
RP, RP 

Leg Grab to 
Ankle Breaker 


Motion 4* ^ (LP RP) for 
the Face Smack, then 
quickly tap RP, LK, RK, 
RP, RP, LP, (LK RK), LP, 
RP, (LP RP) 

Ankle Breaker to 
Leg Snap 


While running, tap (LP RP) 
or (RP RK) for the Lunge 
Grab, then quickly tap (RP 
RK), LP, RP, LP 


Leg Grab to Arm Snap 


Air-Juggle Combo 

Tap (* RP), hold 
for the next four hits 
and tap LP, RP, LP, 

RP, (-» LK RK) 

Wrist-Thrust Combo 

Tap (^, LK), LK, LK, 

LP, RP, hold tap 
(LP RP) 


Motion I * * (LK RK) 
Note: You can perform four 
moves following this move 


Motion 4> ^ (LK RK) for 
the Leg Grab, then quickly 
tap (LK RK), RK, RP, (LP 
RP) 

Ankle Breaker to 
Pretzel Hold 


Motion l ^ (LK RK) for 
the Leg Grab, then quickly 
tap (LK RK), RK, RP, (LP 
RP), LK, LP, RK, (RP RK) 


Takedown to 
Arm Breaker 


Motion 4^ ^ (LK RK) for 
the Leg Grab, then quickly 
tap (LK RK), LK, RK, (LP 
RP) 


While running, tap (LP RP) 
or (RP RK) for the Lunge 
Grab, then quickly tap (RP 
RK), LP, RP, LP, RP, LP, LK 


Motion 4> ^ (LP RP) 
Note: You can perform six 
moves following this move 

Over the Shoulder 


Nina's Combos 


Three-Hit Triple-Kick Juggle 

Knockdown Tap (* RK), LK, RK 

Tap LP, RP, RK ,_ 


Ground Arm Breaker 


Lunge Grab 


Four-Hit 

Knockdown 

Tap LK), LK, LK, RK 


Leg Grab 


Motion 4 ^ (LP RP) for 
the Face Smack, then 
quickly tap LP, LK, RP, LP 


Motion 4 ^ (LP RP) for 
the Face Smack, then 
quickly tap LP, LK, RP, LP, 
LK, LP, RK, (LP RP), (LP RP) 


Ten-Hit Combos 


j 

LU-H-rri 

RK 

LK 

T' 

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LP RP 

LP 

RP LK LK 

RP 

LP 

RP 

RK 

_ K _ 

(*LP) 

RP 

RK 

LK 

RK 

RP 

RK 

LK 


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Tap hold *, tap (RP RK) Tap RP, LP, (LP RP) 


Tap (LK RK), (LP RP) 


Tap LP, RP, (LK RK) 


Neck Breaker to 
Scorpion Death Lock 


In close, tap ■*, hold tap 
(LKRP) for the Achilles, 
then tap LP, RP, LK, LP, 

(LP RP), (LP RP), LK, LP, 
(LP LK) 


Mind Sweeper 


Tap RP, LP, LK, RK 


Death Lock to 
Romero Special 


Death Lock to 
Neck Breaker 


In close, tap ■*, hold tap 
(LK RP) for the Achilles, 
then tap LP, RP, LK, LP, 

(LP RP) 


Power Bomb 


Achilles Hold 
to Death Lock 


In close, tap ■*, hold tap 
(LKRP) 

Note: You can perform four 
moves following this move 


In close, tap ■*, hold tap 
(LK RP) for the Achilles, 
then tap (LP RP), LP, LK, 
(LP RP RK) 


In close, tap ■*, hold ^,tap 
(LK RP) for the Achilles, 
then tap (LP RP), LP, LK, 
(LP RP RK), (LP RP), LK, 
RK, (LP RP), (LP RP LK RK) 


German Suplex 


Close Reverse 
Arm-Clutch Slam 


Note: Do the following four 
moves in sequence 


Stun Punch to 

Stun Punch Jaguar Back Breaker 



Tap ■*, ■*, neutral for one 
second, then tap RP 
Note: The Stun Punch works 
only as a countermove. 

You can perform two moves 
following this move 


Tap ■*, ■*, neutral for one 
second, then tap RP, (LP 
RP) 


Stun Punch to 
Power Bomb 



Tap ■*, ■*, neutral for one 
second, then tap RP, (LP 
RPt),(* LK RK) 


King's Special Moves 


Stun Combo 

Tap(*LP),-»,(-» RK), 

(I s RP) 

Note: To start this combo 
your opponent must block 
the first hit 


Super Stun Combo 

Tap (^ LP), walk in with 
LP, walk in with LP, tap 
->,(-> LPRP),->,-»,RP 
Note: To start this combo 
your opponent must block 
the first hit 


Air-Juggle Combo 

Tap ■*, (■* RP), hold ■», 
tap LP, hold tap RP, 
BP),(tRP) 


Ten-Hit Combos 

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LP| 

I rp| lp lp|rp|rk|rk|rk|lp|lk 



— LK LK RK 

LK RP 

(LP 

RP) 


mmw® special Moves 


Brain Buster 

Tap (RP RK) 

Coconut Crush 

Tap (LP LK) 

Spinning Jump Kick 

Tap (-», LK RK) 

Big Boot 

Tap (-» RK) 

Knuckle Bomb 

Tap (* LP RP) 

Uppercut 

Hold 4s *i, tap RP 

Dive Attack 

Tap (-> LP RP) 

Hard Pounce 

Tap (* LK RK) 

Frankensteiner 

Tap (* LK RK) 

Power Uppercut 

Hold ■*, tap (LP RP) 

Elbow Smash 

Tap (4, LP RP) 

DDT 

Tap *,(* LP RP) 

Pile Driver 

Tap *, (-> LP RP) 

Mind Sweeper 

Motion «- * 4* ^ -» LP 

Jump Kick 

Tap (-> LK RK) 


Jaguar Driver 

Motion 4> ^i, holdtap LP 
Note: You can perform two 
moves following this move 

Jaguar Driver to 
Face Buster 

Motion 4^ hold ■*, tap 
LP for the Jaguar Driver, 
then quickly tap (LP RP) 

Jaguar Driver to 
Boston Crab 

Motion 4^ ^i, hold tap 
LP for the Jaguar Driver, 
then quickly tap (LP RP), 
LK, RK, (LP RP) 

Backflip Attack 

Hold tap (LP RK) 

Octopus Hold 

Tap (* RK), RK, RK, RK, 
RK, RP, LP, LK 
Note: The Octopus Hold can 
only be used as a counter¬ 
move from four consecutive 
low side kicks 

Half Boston Crab 

From behind opponent, 
tap (LP LK) 

Cobra Twist 

From behind opponent, tap 
(RP RK) 

Figure-Four Leg Lock 

Hold tap (LP RP) 


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The Fighter' 


Yoshimitsu's Combos 


Hard-Pounce Combo 

Tap RP, LK, (* LK RK) 

Three-Hit Slash Combo 

Tap(-»RP),-M-»RK), 

(* LP) 


Air-Juggle Combo 

Tap RP), hold ■», tap 
LP, ■*, (■* RK), LP) 


Dive-Bomb Grab 


Thrust Kick 




Motion 4 , hold <-, tap Tap RK, LK 
(LP RP) 

Sword Bash Body Press 




In close, tap (RP RK) 


In close, tap (LP LK) 


Backhand 



Tap (-» RP) 


Ten-Hit Combos 

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lp rp lp|rk|rk|rk 

LP 

| LP LP| LP 

^ _ 



RP RP 

RP 

RK LP LP 



Flip Kick 


Flip Kick to Corkscrew 



Tap (-* LK RK) 


During a Flip Kick attack, 
tap (LP RP) 


Spinning Elbow 



Tap («“ LP) 

Note: Keep tapping LP to 
repeat spins 


Spinning Leg Sweep 



Tap (tf LK) 

Note: Keep tapping LK to 
repeat spins 

Spinning Sword 



Tap («- LP), LP 


Backfist Spin 



Tap (t£ RP) 

Note: Keep tapping RP to 
repeat spins 


Hard Pounce 



Tap(* LK RK) 

Life Rejuvenator 



Hold 4s tap (LP RP) 

Turn Back to Enemies 



Tap -*, hold tap (LP RK) 


Knee Charge 



Tap-*, (-> RK) 

Teleport 


Suicide Attack 



Tap (4^ LP RK) 


Sword Slash 



Tap (^ LP) 

Helicopter Attack 


Tap(* LP RP) 

Air Smash 



When behind opponent, 
tap (LP LK) or (RP RK) 


Super Move 



Tap (<- LP) 


Descend Attack 



During Helicopter Attack, 
tap I 


Rising Attack 



While crouching, tap tf, 
hold tap LP 



During Life Rejuvenator, 
tap or -* 


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Heitiachi's Combos 


When opponent is on the 
ground, tap (i RK) 

Power Bomb 


Tap (RP RK) 

Flying Kick 


Tap ■*, ■*, (-» LK) 

Note: This move stuns a 
blocking opponent 

Sweep Kick 


Motion 4* Vi RK 
Note: Keep tapping RK for 
more hits 

Flying Roundhouse 


Tap(* LK), RK 


Tap ■*, (■* LK) 


Power Uppercut 


Tap->,(-» RP) 


Motion 4< Vi RP 

Double-Punch Uppercut 


Ground 

Air-Juggle Combo 

Tap LP), RP, walk in 
with LP, tap (4 LP), (-» 
RP), (J RK), LK 


Power-Uppercut 
Air-Juggle Combo 

Tap (•* RP), LP, 

(-» RP), (» RK), LK 


SVICIVESi 

Power Stomp Super Move 


Hold 'L.tap (LP RK) 

Neck Breaker 


Tap (LP LK) 

Axe Kick 


Tap (-» RK) 

Super Axe Kick 


Ten-Hit Combos 

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RK LP 


olk) RP RP RK RK LP RK LP RP RK 


Charging Uppercut 


Tap (^ LP), RP 

Flying Sweep Kick 


Motion 4, hold tap 
LK 

Power Grab 


From behind opponent, tap 
(LP LK) or (RP RK) 


Sweep-Kick Combo 

Motion 4' Vi RK, hold 
Vi, tap RK, RK,(* RK), LK 


Head Butt 


Motion i ^ ■* RP 


Side Step 


Tap (LK RK) 


Tap RK, LK 


Super Lunge Punch 


Sweep Kick 


Tap RK), RK 

Super Uppercut 


Motion -» * LP 

Flying Side Kick 


Motion -* I * LK 

Elbow Smash to 
Lunge Punch 


Tap (4- LP), (-* RP) 


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Flip Kick 



Tap ■», (■» RK) 

Note: This move stuns a 
blocking opponent 


Elbow Punch 



Hold tap RP 
Note: You can perform two 
moves following this move 


Elbow Punch 
To Uppercut 



Hold Map RP for the 
Elbow Punch, then tap RP 


Elbow Punch to 
Lunge Punch 



Hold Map RP for the 
Elbow Punch, then tap LP 


Super Elbow Punch 



Tap ■*, hold ■*, tap RP 



Arm Takedown 


Arm Takedown 



In close, hold tap (LP RP) From behind opponent, tap 
(LP LK) or (RP RK) 


Super Move 



Hold tap (LP RP) 



Body Tackle to 
Neck Breaker 


Hold yf, tap (LP RP) for the 
Body Tackle, then tap RP, 
LP, RP, LK, RK, (LP RP) 


Paul's Combos 

Punch Kick Combo Sweep Elbow Combo 

Tap LP, RP, LK Tap (4- RK), (•* RP), (t RP) 


Body Tackle 


Body Tackle to 
Punching Bag 




Hold K, tap (LP RP) 

Note: You can perform two 
moves following this move 


Hold Map (LP RP) for the 
Body Tackle, then tap RP, 
LP, RP, LP, RP 


Leg Flip 


In close, tap (*• LP LK) 


Power Elbow Throw 



In close, tap ■>, [•* LP RP) 



Ten-Hit Combos 

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Air-Juggle Combo 

Tap(* RP), LP), (4 LP), 

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Wrist Up Slam Hell Press 



In close, tap (RP RK) In close, tap (LP LK) 


Spring Hammer Punch Machine Gun Knuckle 



While crouching, hold 4-, Tap LP), LP, LP, LP, LP, 
tap (LP RP) RP) 


Pile Driver 



In close, tap , hold ■*, tap 
(LP RP) 

Double Hammer 



Tap (LP RP), (LP RP) 


Back Breaker 



In close, motion 4> , hold 
«-,tap RP 

Megaton Punch 



Motion «- 4-, hold tap 

RP 


Pyramid Driver 



In close, motion 4 hold 
•*, tap LP 

Power Scissors 



Tap (-» LP RP) 





Jack's combos 


Triple-Punch Combo 

Tap LP, LP, LP 

Five-Hit Smash Combo 

Hold 4-,tapLP, LP,LP, RP, LP 

Air-Juggle Combo 

Tap (^ RP), (* LP), (-> RP), (* LK 
RK) 


Wild Swing Combo 

Tap 4, hold *, tap LP, RP, LP, LP 

Sitting Combo 

Tap (LK RK), LP, RP, LP, RP 

Cossack Combo 

Hold ir, tap LK, RK, LK, RK, LK, 
RK 


Catapult Throw 


Tap (LK RK) 

Megaton Sweep 


Tap (4 LP RP) 

Death Shoot 


In close, hold tap (RP 
RK) 


it Combos 

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LP 


LP LP RP LP 


Sitting Move 


Bravo Knuckle 


Motion «- * 4-, hold v, tap 
LP 


Sit on the Spot 


Tap (* LK RK) 


Super Move 


Motion 360 degrees toward 
the opponent starting from 
then tap LP 

Note: You can keep doing the 
motion to increase the power 
of the punch 


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Fist of Fury Combo 

Tap LP, LP, hold -»,tap RP, RP, 
RP 

Kick of Fury Combo 

Tap LK), LK, LK, LK 

Air-Juggie Combo 

Tap RP), walk in with LP, walk 
in with LP, tap ■*, (-» LK), (t RP) 


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Atomic Noogie 


Atomic Body Slam 




In close, tap (RP RK) 


In close, tap (LP LK) 


Side Kick 


Super Move 




Tap (^ LK) 


Tap LP RP) 


Flying Side Kick 


Face Crusher 



Tap ■*, (-» LK) 

Note: This move stuns a 
blocking opponent 



From behind opponent, tap 
(LP LK) or (RP RK) 



Low Flip Kick 


Charge for one second, 
tap (t RK) 



High Flip Kick 


Charge 4^ for one second, 
hold (t RK) 



Dragon Knee 


Tap (LK RK), LK 

Sweep Takedown 


Tap (X RK) 

Super Flip Kick 


In close, tap hold ■*, tap 
(LK RK) 

Standing Flip Kick 


Charge I for one 
tap (t LK RK) 


Note: Tap * to flip toward 
your opponent; tap * to flip 
away 


Note: Hold * to flip toward 
your opponent; hold K to flip 
away 


Note: Tap * to flip toward 
your opponent; tap * to flip 
away 



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Front Suplex 


In close, tap (LP LK) 


Punch and Side Step 


Super Move 



Hold -», tap (LP RK) 

Super Elbow Lunge 



Power Punch 


Tap (LP RP) 



Two-Hit Uppercut 


Tap LP), LP 




Tap («- RP) 

Elbow Lunge 


Tap ■», hold ■*, tap LP 


German Suplex 



Full Nelson Suplex 


Hold *, tap (LPRP) 



From behind opponent, tap 
(LP LK) or (RP RK) 




While crouching, hold *, 
tap RP 

Rising Uppercut 


Tap 4*, hold ^i, tap LP 

Two-Hit Juggle Uppercut 


Tap LK, RP 


Tap (^ RP), LP 



Lunge Punch 


Michelle's comhos 

Bounce-Back 

High-Low Combo 

Hard-Pounce Combo 

Tap RP, RK, LP 

Tap RK, (<!» RK), LP, (^ LK RK) 

Flying Kick Combo 

Ground Air-Juggle Combo 

Tap LP, LP, LP, (-* LP), (t RP) 

Tap RP, LP, RK, LK 


Ten-Hit Combos 


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The Fighter's Edge 



To play as Bruce, move the 
cursor to Lei on the 
character-select screen. 
Press the Start button four 
times and tap 


Flying Snap Kick 



Tap ■*, (-» RK) 


Super Move 



Tap(<- RP LK) 


Power Side Kick 



Tap->,(-» LK) 


Power Dive 



In close, tap (LP RP) 

Hip Toss 



From behind opponent, tap 
(RP RK) 


Head Lock Attack 



In close, tap (RP RK) 

Jab Punch 



Motion vl' ^ RP 


Knee Bash 



In close, tap (LP LK) 

Knee to Kick Fury 



Tap («- RK), then tap LK 
repeatedly for more hits 



To play as Roger, hold LP before you start a game. Start a game 
while still holding LP, and on the character-select screen, tap t, 
t on any fighter to get Roger 

^Special Movesik 


Dive Attack 


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Tap (^ LK RK) 

Charge Punch 


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Tap ■*, hold tap RP 


Rising Uppercut 



Motion i ^ LP 

Super Diving Attack 



Standing Uppercut 



Motion 'I' ^ RP 

Diving-Kick Attack 



Tap (LK RK) 


Front Snap Kick 



Hold I for one second, tap 
RK 

Super Diving-Kick Attack 



Tap ■*, (-» LK RK) 


Kicking Attack 



Tap («- LK RK), then, while 
on the ground, tap LK, RK, 
LK, RK 

Super Move 



Tap («- LP) 


Mope Specicsl i mmomm 

Brain Buster Shoulder Throw Pile Driver Coconut Crush 

In close, tap (RP RK) Behind opponent, In close, motion 4- In close, tap (LP LK) 

tap (RP RK) LP 


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Neck Throw 


^Special Moves! 

Super Neck Throw Lunge Punch 


To play as Wang, move 
the cursor to Jun on the 
character-select screen. 
Press the Start button 
and tap i,-*, t 


In close, tap (LP LK) 


In close, tap (RP RK) 


Motion 4> ^ RP 



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Charging Punch 



Tap (-> RP) 


Two-Hit Uppercut 



Power Punch 


Tap ■*, (■* LP RP) 


Tap <■, {<■ LP) 




Tap RP), LP 

Super Move 


High-Low Punch 



Tap LP, LP, LP 

Counter Grab 



Hold («- LP RP) 


Note: Use countermoves 
when opponents start an 
attack 


To play as Alex, hold RP before you start a game. 
Start a game while holding RP, and on the character- 
select screen, tap t, t on any fighter to get Alex 


Dive Attack 



Tap (^ LK RK) 


Rising Uppercut 



Motion -» i ^ LP 


OSF»ECI/VI- MOVES! 



Standing Uppercut 


Hold 4- for one second, tap 
RK 


Motion 4 ^ RP 


Front Snap Kick 



Kicking Attack 



Tap («- LK RK), then, while 
on the ground, tap LK, RK, 
LK, RK 



Charge Punch 




Super Diving-Kick Attack 


Elbow Smash 



Tap LP) 


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More mmumm 

Pile Driver 

Brain Buster 

In close, motion 1 ^ -» LP 

In close, tap (RP RK) 

Shoulder Throw 

Coconut Crush 

From behind opponent, tap (RP RK) 

In close, tap (LP LK) 



Knuckle Bomb 


Tap (/■ LP RP) 


Super Move 



Tap («- LP) 


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After dethroning Heihachi in the 
first Iron Fist Tournament, Kazuya 
and Devil Kazuya are now the final 
bosses. First you go up against 
Kazuya. After defeating him, you 
then face Devil Kazuya. In his 
return, Kazuya retains all of his 
original moves from the first 
tournament. Here are some basic 
skills you’ll need to defeat him 


Throws and grab moves are 
almost impossible to perform 
against Kazuya. He often counters 
the throw and then attacks 


Always try to attack Kazuya with a 
10-hit combo. Usually Kazuya 
won’t block the last few hits. This 
tactic is a good way to wear him - 
and the clock - down 


In addition to Kazuya’s lightning 
speed and solid defence, Kazuya 
has several kick combos. Be sure 
to block all the hits he throws 
before you counterattack 


Devil Kazuya is the final boss in the game. He has all of Kazuya’s 
moves, and he can fly and shoot a laser beam from the ground or air. 
The laser beam is easy to counter, but if it connects, you’re in for some 
major damage 


To catch Kazuya offguard, start a 
move or a combo in close and 
crouching. This leaves you open 
for a counterattack if you don’t 
move fast enough to start it 


Devil doesn’t counterthrow or use 
grab moves as often as regular 
Kazuya does. Use these moves 
when in close to him 


Usually when Devil takes to the air, 
he shoots his laser. When this 
happens, run towards him and 
crouch to avoid being hit 


After Devil shoots his laser beam, 
you can jump towards him and 
counterattack. This approach is 
one of the most effective ways to 
defeat him 


Kazuya fires his 
laser beam, crouch and 
i close to counter 


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these successive screens: 


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Mortal Kombat 3 

Tournament Mode and Random Select 


Ultimate Tournament Mode: This code accesses a tournament 
contest where all the fighters are randomly chosen - including 
Smoke! Begin a normal two-player game and pick any two 
fighters. Then, at the Versus screen, Player One should hold 
Up and press High Punch once, Low Kick once, Low Punch 
twice. Player Two should hold Up and press High Punch 
twice, Low Kick twice, and Low Punch once. 


At the Start/Options screen, put the cursor next to “Start”. 
Simultaneously hold Buttons L and R and press the Start 
button. You can now enter a two-player team tournament 
mode. For a random-fighter select, hold Up and press Start at 
the fighter-select screen. 


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YOSHl’S ISLAND 



LEARN YOSHl’S SPECIAL ATTACKS, DISCOVER 
HIDDEN AREAS IN THE FIRST TWO WORLDS, 
AND FIND OUT HOW TO BEAT THE MID-LEVEL 
AND END BOSSES OF EACH. 




By Bruised Lee 


W elcome to Yoshi’s 

Island. A baby has fallen 
into your hands, and it’s 
up to you to search the island for his 
twin brother and return them both 
home safely. The main goal of this 
game is to find all the icons 
throughout each level. Some are 
easy to find, others require 
some thinking. This ProStrategy 
Guide walks you through the first 
two worlds of Yoshi’s Island. 


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It’s a jungle out there in Yoshi’s land, so you’ll 
these skills to survive. 





In various parts of the game, Yoshi can temporarily transform 
into different objects and use new skills. 


Jump 



Tap Button B to jump on enemies 
or to pass deadly obstacles. 

Float 



After a jump, hold Button B. 
Yoshi flails his legs and floats 
briefly in the air. 

Dive Bomb Attack 



After a jump, hold Down on the 
controller. This allows Yoshi to 
break through some walls, pound 
pillars into the ground, or destroy 
enemies. 

Tongue Attack 



When close to an enemy, tap 
Button Y. Yoshi grabs the foe 
with his tongue and brings them 
into his mouth. This move only 
works on some enemies. 


Upward Tongue Attack 



Hold Up on the controller and 
tap Button Y to snatch enemies 
directly above you. This move 
only works on some enemies. 

Spit Attack 



After using a tongue attack, the 
enemy is trapped inside Yoshi’s 
mouth. To spit them out, tap 
Button Y again. 

Make Eggs 



When an enemy is in Yoshi’s 
mouth, tap Down to turn them 
into an egg. Not all enemies can 
be turned into an egg; Yoshi can 
hold a maximum of six eggs. 


Shoot Eggs 



Once you’ve turned an enemy 
into an egg, tap Button A for a 
cross-hair to appear. Tap Button 
A again when it’s lined up on a 
target. 



In this form, Yoshi can explore 
new heights and find hidden 
items. 



As a car, Yoshi can extend his 
wheels and drive over enemies. 



Mole 


Like most moles, Yoshi can 
dig underground. 



As a train, Yoshi can scale walls, 
but he can’t go off the track. 



Submarine 


Yoshi can explore the ocean’s 
depths. He’s even armed with 
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Halfway through the 
cave, you see a red 
flower. Ricochet an egg 
off the ceiling so it enters 
the flower. 


The main goal of each level is to 
find all the stars, red coins, 
flowers, and hidden question 
marks. Most items are easy to 
find. Be sure to explore these key 
locations. 


Inside the cave, collect all the 
icons. Use the rock to help you 
reach some of the coins, then 
exit the cave. 


Early in the level, you see a pipe 
guarded by two Yoshi-eating 
plants. Destroy the plants with 
your eggs and go down the pipe, 


Upon exiting the cave, 
shoot the question mark, 
and a huge flower grows, 
Climb the flower and fall 
to the left between the 
two rocks. You find a 
hidden question mark^ 


This level is made up of three 
sections. The second section is huge 
and has some hidden items. This 
complete map will help you out. 


1) Start here. 

2) Crab the icon and 
transform into the ’copter. 
Collect the coins and other 
icons while moving right. 


3) Get a 1-up from the 
hidden question mark. 

4) Exit here. 



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Most of this level takes place in caves. You must use your dive-bomb 
attack to break through blocks and pillars to find hidden items. 


Halfway through the level is a flower inside a ceiling block. Dive bomb 
the pillar to the right of the flower to reveal a hidden switch. 



Jump on top of the switch to find 
the red arrow. 



The arrow appears to the right 
of the switch. Move directly onto 
the arrow and press Down on 
the controller to enter the bonus 
room. 



There are several coins inside 
the hidden room. 





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The first mid-level boss in the 
game resides in a castle. This 
stage is straightforward, and all 
the icons are easy to find. Look 
for cracked ceiling blocks where 
you can collect several coins. 


Mid-Level Boss 



When this boss attacks, hide in the 
hole on the left side of the screen. 




When you see an opening, move 
towards the egg dispenser and 
load up. 



Run back to the hole and fire at 
him when he’s in your sights. 
You need to hit him six times. 


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YOSHl’S ISLAND 


WORLD ” 
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The game gets more intense in 
this section: You have forced 
scrolling to contend with! 
Fortunately, no hidden areas will 
distract you on this stage. 



Keep jumping on the left side of 
the green platforms to move to 
the next section. 



Ride the platforms as far as 
possible, so as not to miss icons. 



Floating question marks occur 
occasionally in this level. Have 
some eggs handy to shoot at 
them. 



The halfway marker is located at 
the top left of the level. Grab it 
before the screen scrolls back to 
the right. 



When the platforms start to fall, 
wait until you collect the coins 
before jumping to the next 
platform set. 




After the halfway marker, you 
see a floating question mark. 
Shoot it with an egg, and a red 
switch appears. 


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, 1-6 


Most of this level consists of 
dark caves with no hidden areas. 
The bouncing arrows will help 
you find your way out. 

When you start the level, jump 
on the bouncing arrow to get to 
the top of the hill. You’ll find a 
hidden question mark, w 




Jump on the red switch to reveal 
the location of the bonus room. 



There’s a flashing arrow to the 
right of the red switch. Press 
Down on the controller here to 
enter the bonus room. 



In the bonus room, get the 
power-up and transform into the 
mole. Dig through the rocks and 
collect all the coins. 


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Two sections make up this level. In the first, 
beware of the white puffy balls floating 
around the screen. If you touch one, Yoshi 


will become disoriented, and the stage turns 
into a psychedelic trip. The ground will move 
up and down, making it difficult to move. 



4) Key to the door 


WORLD 

, 1-8 


Inside the castle, you must take 
different paths if you want all the 
icons. Most of these paths are 
fairly straightforward, and it’s 
easy to find your way to the end. 
Beat the end boss, and you’re off 
to World 2. 


When you start the second section, 
jump straight up on the first log. A 
bouncing arrow falls from above. 
Jump on the arrow, and you go to 
the hidden section. 


Stand on the right side of the 
rock to move it away from the 
wall. Keep pushing the rock until 
the question mark appears. 


Shoot the question mark with an 
egg, and a huge flower appears. 
Climb the flower and collect the 
coins. 






Boss 


Find the hidden question mark 
above the red door that leads to 
the end boss. 


Wait for an enemy to fall from the 
ceiling, then turn them into an 
egg. 



Once you hit the boss with an 
egg, more enemies pop out. 
Keep turning the small enemies 
into eggs to make more ammo. 



This end boss tries to push you 
off the ledge and into the lava. 
Always attack the boss from the 
left side of the screen. It takes 
eight hits to destroy this one. 


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Snag the hidden question mark 
on the top-left side of the 
second section of the level 
where the blocks fall on top of 
each other. 


£ WORLD £ 


This level consists of falling 
platforms and blocks. While 
these obstacles can make some 
jumps difficult, the key to 
completing this level is to avoid 
staying in one place for too long. 


When you start the level, ride 
the falling platforms and collect 
the coins that are out of reach. 


One of the largest areas in this 
world, this level’s first two 
sections are straightforward. 

The map shows the last half of 
the level. You start this section 
after transforming into the mole. 


1) The beginning of the 
level 

2) Hidden question 
mark 

3) Ice ball 

4) You need to freeze an 
enemy here with the ice 
ball, then grab the 
hidden question mark 
located in the hole 


5) Shoot an egg inside 
the flower to get extra 
stars 

6) Shoot an egg onto an 
angel to get all the 
coins 

7) Shoot an egg at an 
angle to get the flower 

8) The end of the level 


Shoot down the boxes 
suspended by balloons - they’re 
usually filled with stars. 


After the yellow flower, you 
encounter four enemies carrying 
red coins. Collect them before 
you move on. 


Look for the hidden question 
mark by the flippers and the 
flower just before the end of the 
level. Jump on the falling blocks 



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When you start the level you see 
three floating yellow blocks in 
the air. The last one hides a 
question mark. 


When you first enter the cave, 
you see a large set of breakable 
blocks to the right. A hidden 
question mark’s hiding here. 


Most of this level takes place 
underground. The cave is huge 
and has some different paths 
you must take. Here are some of 
the hot spots you don’t want to 
pass up. 


This section is in the 
bottom left of the cave. 

1) Red switch 

2) Press Down on the 
controller to enter the 
bounce room after 
activating the switch 

3) Hidden question mark 

4) The last hidden question 
mark is directly below the 
double set of blocks 



You’re off to the first castle to 
confront the mid-level boss. 
Ghosts from the first Mario World 
game have overrun the castle. 
The cowardly ghosts only attack 
when you turn your back. 



Find the hidden question mark to 
the left of the pipe after the 
second section of the castle. 



Halfway through the third section 
of the castle, you come across a 
cracked ceiling section. Shoot an 
egg at it to make a hole. Jump up 
and run to the left. 



Now you can enter the door that 


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was blocked by flippers. Inside 
the door you find the last flower. 

Mid-Level Boss 



You can only score a hit on this 
big ghost when you’re facing 
away from him. The best way to 
hit him is to shoot an egg 
straight ahead. The eggs bounce 
back and nail him. Grab the bats 
to reload on ammo. 


The boss grows bigger when 
you hit him. Face him to stop 
attacks. When you’re facing him, 
you can also run through him. 
Use this strategy to get into a 
better location. Five hits will 
finish the ghost. 




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Yoshi’s Island 





Most of the floor in this level’s 
first half can be destroyed. Be 
careful shooting eggs - you’ll 
make holes. A serious problem 
is the creep that floats on his 
cloud and throws spiked 
spheres. Ground him every 
chance you get. 





When you start the level, break 
through the ground near the 
ledge to find a question mark. 


Go to the halfway marker at the 
beginning of the second section 


Three question marks are Jj 
hidden halfway through the 
level’s first section. Each is 
marked by a number. 


and shoot the block that’s 
directly above. Climb the flower 
and then dive-bomb the pillar 
just enough to hit the hidden 
red switch. From the pillar, jump 
to the top ledge to find the 
second hidden question mark. 
Then push Down on the 
controller under the arrow. 




This map picks up after 
you get out of the first 
bonus room. 


1) Second red switch 

2) Push Down on the 
controller under the 
flashing arrow to enter the 
second bonus room 

3) Hidden question mark 

4) Hidden question mark 

5) Hidden question mark 



Before exiting the level, jump on 
top of the cloud enemy. Use his 
cloud to fly over the exit to 
locate the last hidden question 
mark in the level. 


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This is the easiest level in World 
2. Most of it is straightforward 
with only a few hidden areas. 



In the first section, grab the key 
located at the bottom of the 
level. Shoot the question mark 
to the left, and the key appears. 
Use the key in the next section. 



When you enter the cave section, 
move to the right under the 
three grey blocks. Shoot an egg 
straight up to free a bouncing 
arrow. Now you can move freely 
through most of the cave. 



Shoot an egg up at the grey 
blocks to the right of the large 
bouncing arrow. Beyond this 


hidden door is the third flower 
in the level. 



Find the hidden question mark 
in the top-right corner of the 
cave. 



Dive-bomb near the yellow 
flower. When the petals fall off, 
touch the stem, and you find a 
hidden question mark. 


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clouds to find all the hidden items. In the last, you can flippers to find the two 2) The second question 

transform into the car and helicopter. hidden question marks. mark 




At the end of the first section, go 
down the pipe. In this sub-level, 
jump from the falling blocks to 
get to the end of the section. 

The hidden question mark by 
the pipe takes you out of the 
sub-level. 



Dive-bomb the large pillar near 
the beginning of the second 
section. At the bottom, you’ll 
find a hidden question mark. 



This hidden question mark is 
located at the end of the second 
section in the top-left corner. Use 
the clouds to reach it. 


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End Boss 


To beat the end boss, push him 
off the right side of the platform. 
As you push one way, two 
enemies push the opposite way 


Jump away from the fire the 
boss spits and continue to 
push him off the side. 


The castle is big. The only 
difficult part here is avoiding the 
spikes on the wall in the third 
section. 


At the end of the 
third section, an 
arrow guides 
you through the 
spiked walls. 
Here are the 
locations of the 
hidden question 
marks behind 
the spikes. 

1) Start the 
section here 

2) Hidden 
question 
mark 

3) Hidden 
question 
mark 

4) Hidden 
question 
mark 

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Yoshi’s Island 


PERFECT SCORE 

If you collect all the items (30 
stars, 20 red coins and five 
flowers) in each level, you get a 
perfect score. If you 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. 



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! 



Having trouble winning the 
bonus games? Here’s your 
chance to practice. 


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Besides jumping at him, there 
are other effective ways to 
recover baby Mario when he’s 
knocked off Yoshi’s back. 


About the Worlds 

Here’s what’s in store for Yoshi in Worlds 3 and 4. 


If Mario is high in the air, shoot 
an egg at him. 


Yoshi’s tongue can be used to 
grab Mario back. 


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Most of the levels in World 3 are filled with 
mud and water, making it awkward for 
Yoshi 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. 

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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. 


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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. 


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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. 



Walk down the hill after the 
halfway marker in the second 
section of the level. 



Dive-bomb into the water and 
quickly move to the left. Yoshi 
should be underneath the hill. 



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 flashing arrow. 


Inside the bounce stage, ride on 
the dog. He helps you collect the 
coins above the water. 



Continue to walk underneath the 
hill until you reach the small 
ledges. Climb up the ledges 
from here. 



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. 



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 
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YOSHI’S ISLAND 


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Most of this level is made up of 
mud and water, two elements 
that slow down Yoshi’s fancy 
footwork. 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. 


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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, 
shoot the spikes near the water 
to find a hidden door. 


Once inside the hidden room, 
transform into the submarine 
and 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, 
transform into the ’copter and 


fly back to the bottom left of the 
level. Change back into Yoshi 
and enter the door in the corner. 
This door starts the next section. 



Transform into the submarine. 
Collect all the submerged coins 
while moving to the right 
toward the exit. 




Yoshi and Mario are shrunken When enemies fall down, turn 

and eaten by a frog! Inside the them into eggs for ammo, 

frog’s digestive system, avoid 
the acid drops. 




Shoot eggs at the frog’s tonsils at the top 
of the screen. It takes 10 hits to make the 
frog croak. 


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Just after the halfway marker in the second section of the level, two 
question marks are hidden between the rocks. 


There is a hidden bonus room 
directly below at the start of the 
third section of the level. 


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. 


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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 
surrounded 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. 


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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. 



There are two ways to enter the 
second section of the level. The 
top entrance leads to a key 
location 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 
otherwise out of reach. 



Before you use the key on the 
door, go down the pipe at the 
bottom-right corner 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. Hit 
the switch to collect the coins. 


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YOSHl’S ISLAND 



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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 meagre 
size. If the fish grab you in their jaws, it’s lights out for Yoshi and baby. 
Eggs have no effect on these swimming menaces, so your best bet is to 
jump over them. 



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. 




There’s a question mark above 
the water approximately halfway 
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. 



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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 



Jump over the plant when it 
charges. 



In some parts of the castle, you face off 
against oversized ghosts. Turn the enemies 
that they spit out into eggs. Fire the eggs 
at the ghosts and proceed. 


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. 


At the end of the second section, 
bounce on one of the monkeys 
to find the hidden question 
mark. 


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i WORLD 7 

Flying turtles are here! Be sure to 
have plenty of eggs to shoot them 
down. There are only a few 
hidden items, 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. 


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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. 



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 
section, 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. 



The pipe takes you to the 
beginning 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. 



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 towards 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. 
Co down the pipe for 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 flippers and hits the flower. 


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5 WORLD 
' 4-1 


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 


completing the difficult jumps. 



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. Crab the coin 
and jump back on the balloons. 





When you come up from the 
pipe, you’ll see a bullet shooter 
to the right. Get the hidden 
question mark on top of it. 


Ride the balloons to the right of 
the small ledge so you can grab 
the floating flower. 


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 alona the wav. 


Rather than exiting the level 
after riding the balloon, go back 
towards the beginning of the 
stage. When you see three small 
balloons floating around, shoot 
them to release a red switch. 
The switch activates invisible 
coins. Grab the coins and exit 
the level. 


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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. 









.i this section of the level, Yoshi must collect a key from each corner door. After you collect each key, 
inter the centre door. You need every key in the centre room. Grab the keys in the order shown. 


Mid-Level boss 



Don’t let this oversized 
marshmallow get too close - 
eggs and normal jumps have no 



Use dive-bomb attacks to defeat 
the boss. Each time you attack, 
he splits into smaller versions of 
himself. Concentrate on one set 
of smaller bosses at a time and 
keep dive-bombing him until all 
his little duplicates are gone. 


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WORLD 
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You push a rock through this 
entire level. The rock reveals 
hidden 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 pillars. Dive-bomb the pillars 
into the ground and push the 
rock down. There’s a hidden 
question mark here. Keep 
pushing the rock. 



Shoot the question mark just 


above the small hole in the left 
corner 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 fall in the hole. 



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- 4-6 _ 



There is a red switch and some 
pillars near the end of the first 
section. 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. 



At the beginning of the second 
section, push the rock to the 
right. Break through the yellow 
blocks to find a hidden 
question mark. 



For such a small level, this one’s packed with enemies. To 
make matters 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 



In the hidden room, spit the 
turtle shell into the red flower. 



Halfway through the stage, 
you’ll find a hidden question 
mark underneath the second 
floating platform. 



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. 



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. 



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 second section and 
climb back to the last section. 


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WORLD 



This two-section level has no 
hidden 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 level’s second section. 


1) Start of the level 

2) Grab the halfway marker 

3) Get the key here 

4) Jump off a bullet that passes to 
get to the locked door 


5) Use the key here 

6) Jump on the ledges to complete 
the level 


This rotating ledge takes Yoshi 
toward the end of the level. 


When a bullet passes, jump on it. 
Continue to hold the Jump button 
(this increases the height of your 
jump). You should be able to 
reach the top part of the level. 


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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 
corner of the level’s first section. 
The question mark turns into stairs 
that lead you to the key in the castle. 



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 turtle 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 turtle in the centre of 


his belly. It takes three dive- 
bomb attacks to destroy him. 


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Weird Compilation CD 

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Desperado. A butt kickin’, gun 
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It*s worse than that.. 

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Let's Write to tRonnU 

How many letters of complaint about those 
ruddy worm lollies have I had this month? 
Only a couple actually, so the majorjty vote 

must be that almost everybody loved them! 
Anyway, «s al Wa y 5 nice to please thousands 

°f k, ds- .ts also a good laugh to upset a 
few people once in a while too. just wait 
until they see the covermounts we’ve got 
planned for the forthcoming game; Amazon 
Space Virgins From Uranus. That’ll give them 
moaning blighters something to cry about. 


I’m feeling hard! 

Thanks very much for the free worm 
lolly. I ate mine and liked it so much I 
ordered another four - how’s that for 
hard? Have you eaten yours yet? The 
lolly tastes really nice, but the worm 
is kind of ‘wheaty’ and slightly 
chewy. Lovely. Give one away every 
issue and you’ll be my mate for ever! 
Cheers matey! 

Richard Rowland, Devon 

Glad you enjoyed the feast Ricky, 
and don’t forget, if you want any 
more, just fill in the coupon 
elsewhere in this very issue. I did 
actually eat my lolly, but unlike some 
of the people who’ve come into 
contact with them, I chomped mine 
down with glee instead of running 
off crying to the local Health and 
Safety officers. Sad losers. As far as 
another free lolly goes, well, I’m 
afraid you’ll just have to put up with 
free meat and funky free music CDs 
for the time being. Don’t worry 
though, I’ve got something really 
disgusting up my sleeve for future 
issues, but that’s another story... 


Cost free cutting 
implements? 

I liked the worm lolly, it was grim. 
Then I had an idea; how about 
putting a free knife on the front of the 
mag? Surely that would entice a few 
slash happy kids? 

0 Jaysimpson, Buxton 

Stop this immediately! You’re not 
big, or clever for that matter, and I 
refuse to stoop to your level of sick 
humour! So there! 

Sackofkak 

Sony PlayStation, brilliant machine? 
Sure is. Street Fighter: The Movie, 
crap game? Damn right it is. How 
so? Kak graphics? You got ’em! 
Strange voices? In there as well. 
Music? Don’t even mention the 


music... I’m sure you’re getting the 
point by now. Why the hell was this 
game released? Or more to the 
point, why is this title so bad when 
every other release in the SF series is 
outstanding? Anyway, I’m relying on 
you to provide tips or cheats for the 
game, otherwise it’ll end up in the 
bin. Also, do you know when 
Street Fighter Alpha and X Men will 
be available in this country? 

Cheers bud. 

Ha-Denuf-Ken, Manchester 

Top name Mr Ken, bit of an attitude 
on you as well by the sounds of 
things, but that can only be a good 
thing, eh? Anyhow, I’m fully aware 
that the aforementioned piece of 
software is a steaming pile of 
Dhalsim’s doings, and it could, nay, 
should have been made 10 times 
better, but it wasn’t. Stop crying 
about it now you’ve bought it. What 
you should have done is waited fora 
review of the game by the Pros. That 
way, before you rushed off down to 
Dixons waving your £50 screaming, 
“Oooh, it’s a new Street Fighter 
game, ’’you would have known that 
SF: The Movie isn’t worth the steam 
of your Bovril. As far as your other 
queries go, information on both X 
Men and Street Fighter Alpha can be 
found within this very mag, so go 
find them. And a full player’s guide 
for the arcade version of SF: The 
Movie (which also works for the 
PlayStation version, as do most of 
our arcade guides thank you very 
much) can be found in issue two! 
What? Haven’t you got issue two Mr 
Ken? Oh dear, that’s rather foolish 
of you. You’d better flick to the back 
issues page and order one then 
hadn’t you? Mmmm. 

Fran explosives? 

I loved the free worm thingy, I threw 
it back up. As I did this, I thought; 
why didn’t you put free fireworks on 
the front of the mag, considering the 


month? Surely that would entice a 
few pyrotechnical punters? 

G Fawkes, London 

I’m still refusing to answer such 
ridiculous questions. 


Ultra Ideas 

I have a point to make to certain 
GamePro readers (namely whining 
little pip squeaks like Jose Parker). I 
mean, leave Ronnie alone you silly 
nob. Okay, I kept my cool. Congrats 
on the mag, it’s pretty amazing. It’s 
original, large and nice to read. 

Thank you for it and please can you 
do an art section because people like 
me (not Jose Parker) probably like 
drawing and colouring. I have a 
SNES with loads of games. I don’t 
know what to think about all the 
Ultra 64 hype. Keeping it back could 
be a good strategy, it worked with 
the SNES! What do you think of the 
idea of a Mortal Kombat Trilogy, fully 
rebooted SNES versions on one 
Ultra 64 cartridge? Plus a proper 
storyline feature where you can 
watch the MK Movie too? It should 
be realised by certain Nintendo 
presidents that releasing a cart with 
an official MK Movie license would 
sell a fair few Ultra 64s. Hope ya 
print me letter, probably won’t, but 
never mind. 

Thomas Dicks, Bucks 

All three MK titles on one cart? Plus 
the only-just-released-at-the- 
bloomin-cinema movie too? Sounds 
a good idea to me mate, but I think 
the likelihood of that happening 
stands in equal stead to me 
becoming the new lead singer of 
Suede, getting the Christmas 
number one and winning the Lottery 
at the same time. Good idea though. 
I’m not dissing you there and I agree 
it would shift a fair few Ultra 64s, but 
then so would a free worm lolly no 
doubt. I’m glad you feel that certain 


readers (Mr Parker are you 
listening?) have got a little too big 
for their own boots, but as you saw, 

I dealt with the trivial problem in 
hand like the gent I am. If you feel 
like sending me any pictures or 
drawings, then feel free. As of this 
moment, anyone who sends me any 
drawings or photos or even amusing 
postcards for that matter, that I feel 
should be printed on my very own 
letters pages, will win a top prize of 
my choosing. It could be a game, it 
could be cash, it could even be 
something I’ve just dragged out of 
the bin, spat on and popped in a jiffy 
bag. Either way, you’ll win it. Sound 
okay to you Tommy? Yeah? Then 
get scribblin’ kids! 


Instant humiliation? 

I enjoyed the free worm sucker, it 
made me very popular with the 
ladies, but I was thinking; how about 
putting free beartraps on the front of 
the mag, with instructions on how to 
handle them, printed in the issue 
before? That way, any person who 
picks up the mag purely for the free 
gift and finds it offensive, is instantly 
exposed to all as a sick, small- 
minded idiot who is easily lead and 
suffers from a distinct lack of 
common sense and a limited sense 
of humour. 

Benny Flinch, Franston Upon 
Thames 

Erm... 


Send the boys round 

How shall I say this... I was reading 
through issue 3 of GamePro and I 
stumbled upon the Let’s Write To 
Ronnie section. Anyway, I went 
through it and I noticed the abuse 
that this kid was giving you. This kid 
was called Jose Parker. I had seen all 
the answers you had given everyone 
else, so I felt a little bit sorry for you 


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when this kid said you were a bit of a 
nob. Anyway, I will get straight to the 
point; if this little child gives you 
any more abuse, just give me his 
address and I will be glad to go over 
there and thump him for you. 

Dean Hennessey, London 

If only I had his address Dean, if 
only... 

Get high 

I liked the free lolly, it was pretty 
gross, but I was thinking; how about 
putting some free fags on the front 
of the mag? Surely that would entice 
a few brown-fingered, yellow-haired 
idiots into parting with their cash? 

C Lewis, Brixton 

Now this is just getting silly. 

Whr?Whr?Why? 

I just had to write and ask you why 
you should want to put an unhealthy 
looking worm into a cheap and nasty 
lolly? You must be desperate to gain 
sales by encouraging children to buy 
such rubbish! Why not give a more 
useful item away instead of a cheap 
and nasty lolly! Perhaps you could 
lower the price of the magazine to 
£1.50, then I’m sure you would gain 


a lot more interesting sales figures. I 
made my son throw away this cheap 
gimmick, as there was no way he 
was going to keep it. Hope the Health 
Inspectors like it! 

Frances Payne, Southampton 

Uh-oh, irate mother alert! Irate and 
wildly overprotective mother alert! 
Irate, wildly overprotective mother 
with no sense or knowledge of the 
magazine industry alert! If you don’t 
like the worm love, don’t eat it. It’s 
quite simple. If you didn’t want your 
kid to eat it then you did the right 
thing by taking it away from him, but 
why tell me? I’ll write to you and tell 
you that I didn’t want my brother to 
watch BBC2, so I turned it off. Not 
very interesting is it? If I did that 
you’d be saying, “Why has this 
nutter sent me this? I’m not 
remotely interested, ” and frankly, 
neither am I. For your information 
Frances, the worm is not unhealthy. 
Not only is it alcohol and sugar free, 
but the worms inside that you hate 
so much were bred especially on 
rolled oats and vegetables, so they’re 
probably the healthiest sweet you 
could buy for your kid. If you don’t 
like buying your child magazines 
with top free gifts on the front, fine. 


Don’t buy any more issues of 
GamePro. I’m sure we’ll manage 
each month without your £2.50. 
What exactly is your idea of a good 
free gift then Frances? A free pencil 
case perhaps? Maybe a sample 
sachet of shampoo might do the 
trick? And as far as you saying put 
the mag down to £1.50, phhhh, 
you’d like us to do a video game 
version of Chat wouldn’t you? Or 
Take A Break perhaps? Go away and 
continue to protect your children 
from such disturbing free gifts, and 
stop wasting my time with your 
irrelevant waffle and unnecessary 
complaints. Goodnight. 


Toll ow what to do 

Well done, you have done something 
not many people can do; satisfy me. 
Your mag is the best, I love the 
moves and combos which you gave 
on Tekken in issue four, that was 
sorted. So, as you’ve got a top mag, 
here’s a cheat for Clockwork Knight: 
Go to the title screen with “Press 
start button” written on it, and then 
press left, up, right, down, down, 
right, right, up and then hit the top 
right hand button. Now you can 
answer my questions. 


1) My friend says there are hidden 
characters in Tekken. True or not? 

2) If the above question is true, how 
do you get them to appear? 

3) How could I get the first three 
issues? 

4) If you were to buy a PlayStation 
with three games, which games 
would you buy? 

5) What do you think of Ridge Racer, 
WipeOut and Destruction Derby? 

6) When will Loaded be coming out 
on the PlayStation? 

Patrick Logan, Lancs 

Nice one Pat, but what exactly does 
that cheat do? Never mind. On with 
your questions. 1) True. 2) By 
completing the game without 
changing character. 3) Use the back 
issues page dummy! 4) WipeOut, 
Doom, Tekken. 5) Cool, frantic and 
crazy. 6) Soon. Happy now? 



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My house is the 
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and holiday there 
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Pack your baas kids 
because we are about to 

go travelling. Not only 
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seem like a different 

world, it can tell you 

about different worlds 

too. Always handv if 

you’re planning that 

expedition to a far off 
country, or even if you’re 

just going on a lad’s (or 

girl’s) holiday to Majorca. 


nybody who has done 
any low-budget 


travelling or has a strange 
inability to switch off 
Channel 4, will have heard 
of The Lonely Planet. 
Starting off as a series of 
backpacker’s guides 
covering virtually every 
country imaginable, TLP 
progressed this summer to 
a full blown telly series and 
collection of videos. 

Now The Lonely Planet 
has made it to the Internet, 
with a comprehensive site 
covering most of the topics 
contained in the books, 

1 along with the massive 
advantage of interactivity. 
The Lonely Planet Internet 
site allows travellers to pass 
on tips and other 
information more or less 
instantly to each other, so if, 
for example, a war was to 
break out somewhere, 


It’s even useful (perish 
the thought) if you want to | 

do some research on a 

particular country for 

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college/university 

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the Internutter take you to| 


distant lands in search of 

sun, sand and gratuitous 

bikini shots. Please 
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are clear for takeoff 


fellow trekkers could be 
alerted straight away. 

Another advantage to the 
system is that you don’t 
have to take up valuable 
backpack space by lumping 
big, heavy textbooks around 
with you on your travels. 

Instead, simply walk into 
a cybercafe or get a local 
university to let you use its 
connection, hook up and 
find out all the latest gossip 
about where you’re planning 
to go. This is obviously a 
godsend, as the boring old 
brochures you find in travel 
agents only deal with the 
more obvious tourist stuff. 

So full marks to LP for its 
rather innovative and highly 
impressive system. 


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fellow trekkers could be 
alerted straight away. 

Another advantage to the 
system is that you don’t 
have to take up valuable 
backpack space by lumping 
big, heavy textbooks around 
with you on your travels. 

Instead, simply walk into 
a cybercafe or get a local 
university to let you use its 
connection, hook up and 
find out all the latest gossip 
about where you’re planning 
to go. This is obviously a 
godsend, as the boring old 
brochures you find in travel 
agents only deal with the 
more obvious tourist stuff. 

So full marks to LP for its 
rather innovative and highly 
impressive system. 


If you’re after any of the 
many other travel-related 
sites on the Net, it’s as well 
to go to one of the 
Internutter’s old friends- 
the Yahoo search engine. 

There’s a massive section 
dedicated to just about every 
aspect of spanning the 
globe. You can even reserve 
flights and hotels if you look 
in the correct places and 
have your flexible friends at 
the ready. It’s always a good 
idea to make sure the page 
boasts a secure connection 
before handing out your 
credit card details willy-nilly 
however. There are a lot of 
unscrupulous people out 
there ready to do naughty 
things with your card details 


if you give them half a 
chance. Don’t say I didn’t 
warn you! 

You don’t have to be a 
backpacker to utilise the 
Internet’s travel resources. 
As I mentioned at the 
beginning, it can also be a 
valuable source of 
education. Now before you 
turn the page and say, “We 
don’t need no education, we 
don’t need no...” er, was it 
self control? (bit before my 
era, sorry!), just think of all 
those wasted hours you 
spend doing those 
Geography projects for a 
grotty B-grade. Now all your 
worries can be eased by 
getting your parents to 
splash out on a printer. 

























































































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Shoestring Travel E-Zine: 
http://turnpike.net/metro/eadler/ 
index.html 

Global Passage: http://www. 
globalpassage.com/netstop.html 

Club Med: 

http://clubmed.com/cm/pages/ 

homepage 


Yahoo Searcher: 
http://www.yahoo.com/ 
recreation/travel 


Lycos Searcher: 
http://www.lycos.com 


Going Places: 
http://travel.gpnet.com/ 


Lonely Planet Travel Centre: 
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ 


Ah, this is the life, relaxing in a 
top quality hotel 


Go to the Club Med site 
and you too can drown 
with your flippers on 




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a guide to travel on 
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Simply find something 
relevant to your project 
and print it out before 
cunningly passing it off as 
your work! (In case any 
teachers are reading, to 
even things up why don’t 
you have a look around on 
the Internet yourselves, 
print out some stuff and 
pass it around your 
classes pretending it’s 
your notes! - GamePro 
isn’t just for kids!) 

Now that I’ve got the 
government on my back 
for encouraging classroom 
cheating and all manner of 
other deviant behaviour, I’ll 
round off this month’s 
subject before I get myself 
well and truly sacked. 


If you’re planning any 
Jkind of trip abroad, access 
to the World Wide Web 
could be just the sort of 
thing you’re crying out for. 
There really is nowhere 
else you can get the same 
volume of information in 
such a short time. 

One point of warning: 
Never take what you read 
as gospel. While some 
sites, such as The Lonely 
Planet, may take great care 
in ensuring that all their 
information is as correct 
as possible, that’s not to 
say that everyone does. 
Always use your 
discretion and try and 
cross-reference as much 
as possible. 


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Addresses beginning with http: 
will need a Web Browser such as 
Mosaic or Netscape to access 
them. Telnet addresses need a 
Telnet client, but if that doesn’t 
mean anything to you, don’t 
worry about it, because these 
things are readily available from 
your Internet provider! 


















































































You can never accuse GamePro of not 
employing the best personalities in the 
business. In fact, people only get 
through our stringent interview 
procedure if they look like a character 
from Tekken. Yes that’s right, our editor 
looks like Heihachi (or is it the other way 
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the videogame hero has a hidden move 
activated by pressing Down, Down, Right, 
Light Fag, Down, which makes him 
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fools the opponent into thinking he’s 
going to die so he’ll go easy on you. One 
thing’s for sure, with 15p being put on a 
packet of cigarettes at the last budget, 
they’re both going to have to cut down. 


In issue seven of GamePro we’ll be 
getting our hands on the first copies in 
the country of Virtua Cop and Virtua 
Fighter 2 for the Sega Saturn. We’ll also 
join a SWAT team in Sierra’s Police Quest: 
SWAT for the PC, and looking at all that’s 
new for the Sony Playstation. Besides all 
this lot we’ll be interviewing the Bitmap 
Brothers and taking a lighthearted look 
at the videogame industry. 

You cannot afford to miss the next 
issue of GamePro, available in your shops 
January 25. All that’s left to be said at 
this festive time is Merry Christmas and a 
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