JULY’96 



A Better Dcomer than Doom 


v WIN GAMES 

SEGA NINTENDO PC 3DO PLAYSTATION MAC ARCADE INTERNET 


Taking the 3D 
Fighting Crown 


NHL Faceoff 

Puck your Playstation 

Resident Evil 

Fade to Black cn Playstation? 

Shane Warne’s Cricket 

The Me$a Drive Slog Fest 

Bad Mojo 

Let Roaches Infest your PC > 


ga Drive Top 10 Games 


771 320 74 5 001 














Alien Triloay 




Descent 



Cyberia 



Zero Divide 



~4 



Worms 


Proudly distributed by 

"SiTc/ ROADSHOW 
INTERACTIVE 




BY GAMERS FOB GAMERS ' 


>4«laim 



Alien Aliens Alien 3. ™ 4 01979.1986,1992.1996 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. ©1995 Kabushikl Kasha Warp Under License to Acclaim Entertainment, Inc ©1995 Acclaim Entertamment Inc. Al Rights Reserved 
Acclaim is a division and registered trademark of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. 0994 Parallax Software TM. All rights reserved. All trademarks are property of Interplay Productions. Cyberia™ 

©1995 Xatnx entertainment Inc. All rights reserved Published and distributed by Interplay Productions All rights reserved ©1995 Team 17 Software Limited ©1995 ZOOM me. All rights reserved 

PlayStation' and the "PS* logo are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertamment Inc. 

The Village www.village.com.au 

















26 Previews 


PMnbrr Plullipknr 
fitiW: Shun lUrkr 













An OiTpffiji MarUnwinq 
BmtyUlrtar (Uo Irw 
Mnori.il AuitUife Oavid ttildqorrsi’ 
lamKlBSiMiwii Sony 
WvrMnmCj MamijeT: Mrilhu Upie 
Sattefut Sain Wmiw Stwlfedtwn 
'mortwllijR: JM»neU>tkart 1011^579 7011 
ftituUiten Maiuqpf Paul lux 
PtttMnhpr'% Annum kin fwtoii 
Aunims fbeu faise.n 

W' ••• 3 

IHffrf Awsuut-IUtbH Pith* 

Adniiitfwj Aukunt. fmma Rwk 

« | «« be?-- 

| 1 iidiitnion. Riot fKh. Sirrfth Ammrnnfl. 
kurfii 1 Sunniuv Max 4 uu*mC Urn Unit, 
Vuso kaleqtrotuiutoi. Harry Maraqoi 
(F Russel rtoykitnon, Andy Hodgwr 
Pu jLbtt l\r«H. Sieve Pnlak, An»\ WotHj 

Printed fey Wkp Colour 
Separations fey: Pica 0m\p.n 

[iiMfihntion fey: SOP Ph IS)9911 

; 

All ropyrtghtt re\mpd by 
Otter PuWkatium Pry ltd 

Mill 10 HtPfRI 

. PRBuxfcM. 
StrawbrnyiVs, VSW ?0I7 
tin m?i iinins 
Advt'riisinjHO?i 310 I1Z5 

* ( mail irpjkM pbwbpm i om.an 

: 


i>l| 

r! , %$ 






40 Shane Wame’s Cricket 

MECA DRIVE 



M < 
* £ 

O s 




< 


D 




u 


K> 



H- 

Of 

$ 

E 

fi 


£ z 

»*- 

o 

£ 5 

^ o 
ftO OC 

CM 

O 2 

* OO 

Of | 

s 

o 

■“ o 

00§ 

^ > 
• 3 

<u & 

1 ^ 

_ o 

Ok! 

XJ 2 

£ 

3 

Z 

* 5 
£ | 

XJ 

Of 

a> 

V) 

tl 

£ a 

X £ 


og 

3“ 

0 “ 


z$ 

0» 2 

x> 

O 8 

Q 3 

GO ^ 

o - 

CM S 

*• * 

o* 

<©- 


uy 

ia 

U) 

to 



■ I 


79 Hypermart 
8/ Readers Survey 






»HYPER 


M C W $ 



No.. this doesn't involve clowns, midsets and larse men who wear leopard skin outers white lifting 
barbells... It's €3. which it you’re a video same break, is a thousand times better! While the rest ob 
the Hyper crew slussed it out in the obbiee. Stuart popped over to America to set a took at the latest 
and sreatest sames and same related thinss fircm around the g lobe. Over the phone Stuart manased 
to sive us a brieb run down ob what’s bis at €3 
Some ob the bis stutt that Stuart's been sawkins at includes 
the Nintendo Ultra 64. he says that it’s "*&*! Awesome’’ and 
that it's totally blowin g everyone away. He’s also be seen 
previews ob some ob the sames to go with that platborm. like 
Mario 64. Pilot Wings and the Star Wars game. Shadows Ob The 
Cmpire... all ob which he has said are some ob the best sames 
he's ever seen. Other thinss that have reared their head 
include the Internet peripherals bor the Saturn, so soon we ll 
know the score resardins online gaming with consoles 'Sega s 
Internet hardware bor the Saturn will be out in America in the 
next couple ob months! That unit is US$450 (Internet device & 

Saturn in one packase). Hopebully Stuarf will brin g back news 
ob the PlayStation equivalent, and what the deal will be with 
the burther costs bor ban g online. One ob the JirAf bits ob news 
to spead t>rom €3 was a price drop bor the PlayStation, now it 
will be retailins in Australia bor around $400!!! 

The hit game fiorSony looks to be Crash Bandicoot, which Stuart 

I loves. SN£S owners can look borward to Donkey Kong 3. and Mega 
Drive owners should be hanging out bor Sonic extreme. Nights bor 
the Saturn is looking to be living up to expectations too. The 
bottom tine is. it's now no question that the Ultra 64 will be the 

I biggest thing yet., and Nintendo are spending US$50 million on 
it's launch! Stuart will be doing a hour page report on what he's 
seen once he's back, so you'll soon know everything there is to 
know about the latest gaming technology! 


Winners 

The fact you’ve got your mits on 
this issue of Hyper means you’re 
a winner regardless of what 
brand of shoes you’re wearing or 
how baggy your pants are! 
However, here’s a bunch of Hyper 
readers that are fortunate enough 
to be getting some prizes... 

PLAYSTATION GRAB BAG COMP 

1. Deacon 5 Pack 
Matthew Woitkowiak, S.A. 

Steven Bartlett, QLD. 

2. Assault Rigs Pack 
Jonathan Beckx, W.A. 

Ben Allen, QLD. 

Darren Smith, N.S.W. 

3. Total NBA 96 Pack 
Josh Creen, QLD. 

Allan Carty, N.S.W. 

Hugh Olliffe, N.S.W. 

4. Myst Stategy Guide & Calendar 
Denis Hawkins, N.S.W. 


Savour this moment boys, girls, and others, 

I know I am., because this is about the only time 
the n E P u T V EniTO n oft Hyper will ever get to do 
the editorial. StUXLTfo oft in Los Angeles right 
now. doing the £ 3 thin S- playing with the 
natives and all that sort of bun stubb and 
we're all heinously jealous! 
Big! Big! Big news should be rolling in all of a 
sudden about where the gaming industry is 
headed ter the.next year, so there’s gobs of 

excitement here at Hyper. 

you don’t have to wait for next issue for something 
big though, as this issue has got some of the most 
munificent games to come cut in awhile. We’ve taken 
an absolutely whopping lock at l ^• 

which is the best fighting game we've seen on a 32-Dit 
console thus far! Since these fighting games just keep 
getting better and better, we’re biting our nails right 
off in anticipation of VirtU3 Fighter III- 
which Stuart is probably playing at the sec a stand at 
£3 right now. This issue is a double whammy for the 
fighting game freaks, as we’ve also reviewed Street 
Fighter Alpha! Not only has Tekken II given us hours 
of gaming pleasure, but it’s given me a chance to use 
even more Tekken puns in all the captions... jov. 
As if that wasn’t enough, we’ve also been playing 

Dufce Nukem 3D-<*"“«** «*«»“* 

back in April... it's better than Doom (whe wculd 
have dreamed?). Duke's blown the whole office away 
with it's flash graphics, amazingly cool level design 
and Duke's hilarious one liners. Sc now it's all up to 
quake to make us lose control of all bodily functions 

by trying to upstage Duke! 
There's also a bunch of stuff for the svorts fans too! 

Hardball 5. NHL FdCCOff and Shane 
Wame's Cricket all got full reviews, and all look 

to be really good games. 
Adventure game devotees also have something to 
write home about as we've put Bad Mojo, 
Resident Evil and Darkseed II through their 
paces... sc it's a month for dark, sinister 
adventure games too. 
SN€S and Mega Drive owners will be chuffed to know 
we've done a feature on thegumieji game* of 
a// fitne for the 16 bit machines , so you can get 
an idea of what games you need to hunt down to 
help give you the ultimate video games library. 
Arghh! There 's sc many COO I new S^mes around 
now that I'm not going to have any time to eat, sleep 
or any of that junk. Oh well kick back , read, gawk 
and enjoy. I'll be running around the office, 
bouncing off the walls and doubling my freaky- 
factor to make up for Stuart's absence... 

dan 




LOW LEVEL 
ANIMATED VIOLENCE 


Strap yourself in and prepare to go down! 


Soon on Sega Saturn 


Vjfl/rarrjTM All nr.t.rj*?} A 
Ititofptoy Pn/luntivi% Pui/'.uihvi k/joaM 
f J J/>ny Computer I ritfirtairirriWit lri-*. 

////// wri 


:»v. s$ft; yw.rt/ 

V. *?*: VyfcfTiarV'. 


P <1 rdlldx 

SoftWrlK* 


ROADSHOW 

INTERACTIVE 


PlayStation 


rsa 




r* 






K~ 

h 




1 

L% 


1 



^ 1 
















»HYPER 


Mews 



The venerable computer same entertainment 
Siantd ActiviAion have sot a whole mead ot Afore in 
Atutt tor the gam/ng community over the next year 
and we've manased to track down some into and 
SrabA ot their future lineup. 

AmonsAt ActiviAion’A new lineup are two online 
3-D networked game*, provin g the company'A 
intereAt in network samins haAn't Atopped at the 
pAeudo-net game, Spycratt. 

The tlrAt ot theAe gamed Ia HyperBlade. an online. 
tuturiAtic AportA some, that featured d harp 3D 
SraphicA that brins to the bizarre Aportins arena a 
ot the tuture. ThiA one Ahould be out very Aoon on PC. 
and in a tew monthA on PlayStation and Saturn. 

InterAtate 76 id a 3D combat some where the 
action id all controlled trom the wheel ot your '70A 
Atyle muAde car. With a vaAt array ot card to chooAe 


trom and a tonky a oundtrack. thiA one Ahould be 
out in the next tew monthA on PC only. 

A bizarre lookins some by the name ot BlaAt 
Chamber id an action game where playerA muAt race 
againdf time to a ave themAelveA trom certain death 
by deactivatins the bombd that are Atrapped to their 
bodieA (charmins). Set in a dtrange 3D cube 
environment. BlaAt Chamber lookA quite ordinal. It 
Ahould be out on PC. PlayStation and Saturn 
Aometime around year’A end. 

There'A been a very a udden pre dd re/eade on 
ActiviAion’A new adventure/myAtery game. The Clk 
Moon Murder", which Ahould be out any time now. 
Multimedia producer Shannon Gi//igan and writer 
Sam fgan (writer ot Northern CxpoAure) have teamed 
up to develop what Ahould prove to be an excellent 
title. ProteAAional Acript writins techniqueA and 


directins talentA Ahould brins thiA game to lite. The 
same id modelled upon real lite crime Aolvins 
techniqueA. ao the tosic butt& will have a tietd day. 

ActiviAion have announced another three fitted that 
are a cheduted tor re/eade early next year. Pittall (ye a.. 
another one), which will now be a 3D same def to cauAe 
ad much hype (or a 0 ActiviAion hope a) ad it’d ancient 
Aide Acrollins nameAake did. Pittall Ahould be appearins 
on PC. PSX and Saturn at roushly the dame timed. 

The other two fitted are Planettall. which will be a 
3D action game det to continue the legacy ofl the old 
text adventureA Planettall and Stationtall... and 
Sacred Ground which will be the a econd title (The Clk 
Moon Murder being the flirdf) in their deried ot new 
adventure same a. 

Once more newA on theAe gamed breakA, we ll have 
tull previewA and reviewA. 


QO 


picking their M2 team 


Matsushita start 

Everyone’s keen to hear what’s going on with the 
M2. A big factor in what’s going on with the M2 
will depend upon who works on the development 
for the machine and it’s software. Matsushita is 
now attempting to pick things up a bit by 
ensuring that they get a star studded line up of 
tried and trusted developers. E3 will have served 
as a good scouting ground for Matsushita, where 
they will have had their chance to peruse the 


current form of all the developers present. 

Having seen how companies like Sega and Sony 
have gone about their methods of launching 
their super platforms, Matsushita should now 
have an idea on how to avoid making stupid 
mistakes that could bury them before they start. 
3DO Studios is still the number one organisation 
for the M2 development, because let’s face it, 
there’s no great reason for them to keep 


• • 

spending time and money on the 3D0 anymore. 
3D0 studios should have a few games completed 
by the end of the year so hopefully in the next 
few months we’ll be getting an idea of what we 
can expect from the M2. One thing that might 
slow things down though, since Mitsushita 
forked out $100 million buying the technology 
from 3D0... that’s money they’ll really be 
missing when it comes time to release it. 







an explosive device, code-named Cyberia, is ticking, 
and if it goes off it will make hiroshima seem like the 


aftermath of an organised fireworks display, diffuse it 
now. or they’ll be finding bits of you in the next galaxy. 


WARNING FREQUENT HOSTILE ACTION AND MULTI LEVEL CEREBRAL CHALLENGERS 


ProuMy distributed In 

ROADSHOW 

INTERACTIVE 


Cyberia™© 1995 Xatnx entertainment Inc All rights reserved Published and distributed by Interplay Productions All rights reserved 
Sega and Saturn are trademarks of Sega Enterpnses Ltd All Rights Reserved Sony © is a registered of Sony Corporation Playstation™ 
is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc Web site www village com au 


PlayStation 




10 »HYPER 



Just when you thought that Origin were the only big name who 
investing time and money into an on line role playing game. Sierra have ha< 
people testing a beta version of their spiffy online role playing game knowi 
simply as “The Realm". Sierra have been known for releasing tons of classi 
adventure games, such as the King’s Quest series, the Police Quest series, 
the Space Quest series, and of course the Leisure Suit Larry games. It 
as no huge surprise to us that the overall look of the Realm is not 
that of it’s classic adventure games, with the spindley characters, cartoon 
style backgrounds and all that jazz. 

The graphics look a tad less complicated than that of Ultima Online, which 
or may not be a good thing, depending on how it affects the outcome of 
speed. Sierra seem to be working on the basis that the Realm is not 
something for the hardcore role playing enthusiasts, but something fo 
everyone, even if they just want to pop online for a bit of a chat. 

For those of you out there with internet access, you can check out where 
are up to with The Realm by having heading to http://www.realmserver.com/ 



Transfer Batman! 


Blistering 

For those who are considering buying a new modem nowadays, and you just haven’t been overly | 
happy with the price and speed of modems on the market, this could be the one you’re after. 
Dynalink modems have just released the new Dynalink Fastcard ♦ 33,600 bps V.34* modem 

What’s the big deal? Wei 
the big deal is that it’s fasteijti 
than the current standard, 
so it will be able to handl 
heavy traffic better thanjti 
existing modems, which wi 
be particularly important foi 
those who are into onlin 
gaming. The Fastcar 
modems are available in 
quantities at a R.R.P of $299 
This baby could be handyls* 
for those waiting for Quakel< 
who want to make sure 
they’ve got the bes 
hardware for it. 


11 price 


rd*gi 


Bigger and 
Better in Texas.. 

One of the big names in computer technologies is 
lfTexas instruments. Texas are about to burst into 
he PC graphics chip scene and this is no doubt 
going to have a vast effect on the video card 
arket for the PC. Perhaps far more significant 
han the actual performance of the chip is the 
e drop that it will bring to the market. Texas, 
rjhave gone about gaining the rights to 
anufacture and market the new Permedia 
raphics accelerator from 3D Labs. The current 
technology is said to be around five times faster 
than the previous generation by the same group, 
o the news is quite exciting for all PC gamers 
ooking for a new video card. 

Rumours of a starting price of $250 (US), would 
tmean very reasonable prices for the next 
generation of PC video cards! 





SEGA MEGA CD ★ SEGA MEGADRIVE ★SEGA SATURN ★ SEGA 32X ★ NINTENDO GAMEBOY ★ SUPER NINTEND 





★ Hundreds more titles available on n 
all formats ★ Best prices ★ We trade & sell used 
Sega, Nintendo, Sony Playstation, 3DO & IBM CD 
★ Hardware and accessories ★ Friendly service & 
expert advice ★ Toll free order line ★ Orders from 
v New Zealand, Asia & the Pacific are welcome 
& delivered by air mail. 




AQUANAUT'S HOLIDAY_99.95 

ASSAULT RIGS .99.95 

A TRAIN ... 99.95 

BASEBALL '96.. 99.95 

BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN 2 99.95 

BLAM MACHINE HEAD.99.95 

CHRONICLES OF THE SWORD 99 95 

CYBERSLED.89.95 

D..99.95 

DESTRUCTION DERBY . 99 95 


tW r GENERAL_ 

PGA INVITATIONAL 96 .. 

PSYCHIC DETECTIVE .. 

ROAD RASH.. 

SLAM N JAM .. 

SHOCK WAVE: JUMPGATE. 
SHOCKWAVE 2 . 

SPACE HULK . 

STRAHL . 

THEME PARK 


50% OFF ALL SEGA MASTER 
SYSTEM SOFTWARE HURRY!' 
CALL FOR ANY WANTED TITLES 


FREE 

MEMBERS 

CARD 

Simply purchase a 
control deck, hand held 
unit or spend $300 
Members are entitled to 
7 -10% off Software. 
(Sale items & specials not 
included.) 


50% OFF ALL 3.5 H TITLES 
HUGE RANGE OF GAMES. 

Cal for any title you require 


AFTERLIFE...99.95 

BAD MOJC .79.95 

CIVILIZATION 2... 99 95 

COMMAND 4 CONQUER 99 95 

CRICKET 96 . 

CRUSADER NO REMORSE 

CYBERIA 2... 

CYBERMAGE . 


. 99.95 


99.95 


DIG..... 

_99.95 

DUKE NUKEM 

. TBA 

DUNGEON KEEPER__ 

_99.95 

FULL THROTTLE. 

..... 99.95 

GENDER WARS . 

... 79.95 


GENE WARS. 99.95 

GOBLINS 2... 19.95 

HERETIC SERPENT RIDERS ..... 99.95 

HEXEN:DARK CITADEL. 59 95 

KINGS QUEST 6 . 19.95 

NEED FOR SPEED GOLO. 99 95 

PGA TOUR 96 ....... 99 95 

PRIVATEER... 29 95 

ROAD RASH.. 99 95 

SETTLERS II .99.95 

SHOCKWAVE ASSAULT. 99 95 

SYNDICATE WARS... 99 95 

WARCRAFT 2 . 89 95 

WING COMMANDER 3 . 49.95 

JOYSTICKS & ACCESSORIES 

JOYSTICKS FROM. 29 95 

SOUND CARDS & CD ROMS 
ULTRASOUND ACE . 199 95 


KIRBYS DREAM COURSE.69.95 

MECHWARRIOR 3050. 99.95 

MEGAMAN X 2.99.95 

MICRO MACHINES 2. 10995 

NBA GIVE A GO... 109.95 

NBA JAM T.E. 119.95 

NHL HOCKEY 96 . 99.95 

NIGEL MANSELL. 49 95 

PGA GOLF 96 . 109.95 

REAL MONSTERS. 99 95 

REVOLUTION X. 109.95 

ROBOTREK . 99 95 

SECRET OF EVERMORE (RPGI 79.95 

SPAWN. 109.95 

SIM CITY. 49.95 

SUPER BOMBERMAN 3 . 99.95 

SUPER INT CRICKET . 99.95 

SUPER MARIO ALLSTARS ....... 79.95 

SUPER MARIO WORLD. 4995 

SUPER TENNIS .. 39.95 

THEME PARK . 119.95 

TURBO TOONS. 109.95 

URBAN STRIKE.99.95 

WORLD MASTERS GOLF.99.95 

WORMS.109.95 

YOSHIS ISLAND ..79.95 

COLOUR GAME BOY . 99.95 

inclining case 4 batteries 

PRO ACTION REPLAY.. 89 95 

ALADDIN. 59 95 

ASTERCHDS'MISSILE COMMAND 39 95 

CENTIPIDE/MJLUPEDE ..39.95 

DEFENDER/JOUST . 39 95 

DONKEY KONG LAND .. 59.95 

FIFA SOCCER 96 . 69.95 

ITCHY 4 SCRATCHY.99.95 

JUNGLE STRIKE . 59 95 

KILLER INSTINCT. 59.95 

LION KING . 59.95 

MICRO MACHINES 2 ..69.95 

MORTAL KOMBAT 3. 59.95 

PRIMAL RAGE. 69.95 

SPACE INVADERS.39.95 

STREETFIGHTER 2. 59.95 

SUPER MARIO LAND 2. 59.95 

VEGAS STAKES. 59.95 

WARIO'S LAND. 59.95 

WORMS_69.95 

ZELDA LINKS AWAKENINGS .... 44.95 
Call for any title not listed. 

m 

SEGA GAME GEAR_...... 179.95 

LARGE RANGE Of NEW & USED GAMES 

BIG HURT_____6995 

CUT THROAT ISLAND... 69 95 

MORTAL KOMBAT 3 .. 69 95 


MEGADRIVE 4 CONTROL PAD 159.95 
ftEfiAnWEiSX&MffPtti— 1MJ6 

6 BUTTON CONTROL PAD.29.95 

PRO ACTION REPLAY MK2.99.95 

ADAPTOR (US CONVERTOR! 29.95 
CLEANING KIT.. 29.95 

TITLES 

ANDRETTI RACING. 49.95 

AUSTRALIAN RUGBY LEAGUE . 99.95 

BATMAN FOREVER ..99.95 

CUT THROAT ISLAND.99.95 

EARTHWORM JIM 2 ... 119.95 

FINAL FANTASY IV (RPG).99.95 

GARFIELD... 99 95 

JOHN MADDEN 95.. 49.95 

JOHN MADDEN 96 .. 99.95 

JUSTICE LEAGUE.. 109 95 

MC DOOMTROOPERS. 99 95 

MEGA MAN 3.89.95 

MICRO MACHINES 96.99 95 

NBA LIVE-96. 99.95 


NEWMAN HAAS INDY CAR __79.95 

NHL HOCKEY-96 . 99.95 

PGA GOLF 3.79.95 

REVOLUTION X. 109.95 

SHANE WARNES CRICKET ........ 99.95 

SOLEIL (RPG)...69.95 

SONIC.. 19.95 

SONIC 3.69.95 


NHL HOCKEY... 89.95 

OFF WORLD EXTREME. 99.95 

PANZER DRAGOON 2 . 99 95 

PARODIUS. 99.95 

PEBBLE BEACH GOLF. 89.95 

PGA TOUR INVITATIONAL 96 99.95 

POPOITTO HEBEREKE . 99.95 

PRIMAL RAGE. 99.95 

PROWLER . 99.95 

QUARTERBACK CLUB 96 . 99.95 

RAYMAN ..„.99.95 

RETURN FIRE ..99.95 

REVOLUTION X. 109.95 

RISE 2 109.95 

ROBOTICA . 89 95 

SEGA RALLY. 99.95 

SHELL SHOCK . 99.95 

SHINING WISDOM ... 99.95 

SHINOBI X. 99 95 

SHOCKWAVE ASSAULT.99.95 

SLAM N JAM 96 ... 99 95 

SOLAR ECLIPSE .... 99 95 

STARFIGHTER 3000 . 99.95 

STREETFIGHTER ALPHA.99.95 

THE HORDE. 99.95 

THEME PARK . 99.95 

THUNDERHAWK 2. 99.95 

TITAN WARS.99.95 

TOSHINDEN REMIX.. 99.95 

TRIPLE PLAY BASEBALL 96 99 95 

TRUE PINBALL . 99.95 


DISC WORLD... 

. 89 95 

DOOM... 

. 99 95 

ENTOMORPH . 

.. 109.95 

EXTREME PINBALL . 

_ 99 95 

FADE TO BLACK. 

...„. 99.95 

FIFA SOCCER 96.* 

. 99 95 

FORMULA 1 (FI) . 

.99.95 

GALAXIAN 3.... 

.. 99 96 

GEX... 

. 99,95 

HI-OCTANE. 

.99.95 

JOHNNY BAZOOKATONE 

1. 99.95 

JOHN MADDEN '96. 

. 99 95 

JUMPING FLASH. 

.. 89.95 

JUPITER STRIKE. 

. 109.95 

KILEAK THE BLOOO. 

. 89.95 

KRAZY IVAN 

89.95 


1 ,V, 




HY r- 


99.95 


59 


... ft 




99 95 


99.95 


B94K 


•• B 


TRIPD (TETRIS).. 

WHO SHOT JOHNNY ROCK .. 
WOLFENSTEIN. 


LONE SOLDIER . 

. 99.95 

MAGIC CARPET. . 

99 95 

METAL JACKET 

MORTAL KOMBAT 3 . 

99.95 

99.95 

MUSEUM PIECE . . . 

99 95 

MYST. 

NEED FOR SPEED. 

89.95 
99 95 

NBA LIVE 96 

99.95 

NBA TOURNAMENT EDITION . 
NFL GAME DAY. 

109.95 

99.95 

NHL FACE OFF . 

99 95 

OFF WORLD EXTREME.. 

OLYMPIC SOCCER . 

PANZER GENERAL . 

PETE SAMPRAS EXTREME. 

PGA TOUR 96 .^.. 

. 99.95 
. 99.95 
109.95 
.. 99.95 
99 95 


Limited quantities. No ramchecks or laybys. 
Delivery charge applies. No further dtecounl 

IBM 

FIFA SOCCER'95 (CD). 29.95 

HI-OCTANE. 49.95 

MAGIC CARPET PLUS.39.95 

MORTAL KOMBAT 2 (CD1 .49.95 

NOCTROPOLIS...29.95 

PGA TOUR 486 . 39.95 

RELENTLESS...29.95 

SPACE HULK.29.95 

SYNDICATE.„..29.95 


SYSTEM SHOCK 
THEME PARK 
SUPERNES 

BRETT HULL HOCKEY . 

SUPER METROID ... 

SUPER TENNIS. 

WORLD LEAGUE BASKETBALL 
MEGADRIVE 

FIFA SOCCER 95 ..„. 

JUDGE DREDD... 

MADDEN NFL '94. 

MLBPA BASEBALL .. 

NBA JAM... 

NHL 95 HOCKEY . 

PRIMAL RAGE msemucw 
3 DO 

FIFA SOCCER. 

ICE BREAKER . 

IMMERCENARY. 

INCREDIBLE MACHINE 

MAZER . 

STARBLADE . 

STAR CONTROL 2 . 

SYNDICATE .. 

TWISTED .. 

WING COMMANDER 3. 


19.95 
29 95 


79.95 

49.95 
39 95 

39.95 


69.95 


39.95 

49.95 
49.95 
49.95 
4995 


79.95 

69.95 
49 95 


ALSO BARGAIN 2nd HAND GAMES 


NAIL OltDEllS 

FREE CALL 1800 801 047 (Orders only) 


SONIC 4 KNUCKLES .. 69.95 

SPOT GOES TO HOLLYWOOO 99 95 

STREET RACER.. 99.95 

SYNDICATE... 89 95 

THEME PARK...99.95 

TOY STORY .. 99 95 

WATERWORLD. 109.95 

WORMS_ 99.95 

WWF RAW... 8995 


Call for any title not listed 


"•MEGAlCD 


MEGA CD (S/HAND)..99.95 

CD PLUS ADAPTER .99.95 

BATMAN 4 ROBIN.89.95 

BLOODSHOT. 99.95 

FATAL FURY SPECIAL ... 89 95 

LETHAL ENFORCERS 2 . 119.95 

MICKEYMANIA.. 89 95 

MIDNIGHT RAIDERS...89.95 


PHILOSOMA . 99.95 

PO ED... 99.95 

POOL CHAMPION. 109.95 

POWERSERVE TENNIS. 99.95 

PROWLER .89.95 

PSYCHIC DETECTIVE.99.95 

QUARTERBACK CLUB 96.99.95 

RAGING SKIES.99.95 

RAIDEN PROJECT .99.95 

RAPID RELOAO . 89.95 

RAVEN PROJECT . 109.95 

RETURN FIRE . 99.95 

RETURN TO ZORK. 99 95 

REVOLUTION X. 109.95 

RIDGE RACER REVOLUTION .99 95 

RIDGE RACER. 99 95 

ROAD RASH .99.95 

SENTIENT .TBA 

SHELL SHOCK.99.95 

SHOCKWAVE ASSAULT. 99.95 

SLAYER . 109.95 

SPACE HULK.99.95 

STARBLADE ALPHA . 89.95 


NFL GREATEST TEAM__ 89.95 

RDF GLOBAL CONFLICT_ 99.95 

STARBLAOE . 99.95 

CaHlor any tide not listed 


SEGA SATURN 499.95 

Include# Daytona 4 Demo CD 
RACING CONTROLLER WHEEL 149.95 
MEMORY CARO .. 99.95 


STREETFIGHTER THE MOVIE . 
STREETFIGHTER ALPHA. 

99 95 
99.95 

STRIKER SOCCER. 

99 95 

SYNDICATE WARS. 

99.95 
99 95 

TEKKEN . 

TEKKEN2 . 

99.95 

THEME PARK.. . 

99.95 

THUNDERHAWK 2.. 

99 95 

TRUE PINBALL.*. 

99.95 

TOSHINDEN. 

99 95 

TOTAL NBA. 

99.95 


7995 

99.95 


AV CABLE. 

CONTROL PAD. 

6 PLAYER ADAPTER. 

PRO ACTION REPLAY . 

VIRTUA STICK... 

BAKU BAKU ANIMALS. 

BASEBALL '96.... 

BUG.. 


. 49.95 
. 49.95 
8995 
139 95 
89 95 


99.95 


VELORA VALLEY GOLF. 99.95 

VICTORY BOXING.„. 99.95 

VIEWPOINT .. 99.95 

VIRTUA COP INCL VIRTUA GUN 149 95 

S 3 I°^ c n L "f? ETUBB0 

««.-88 tSSSKwtzz 

VIRTUAL RACING .. 99.95 VIEWPOINT ENHANCED .. 99 95 

WATERWORLD.. 99.95 

WING ARMS.. 99.95 

WING COMMANDER 3 99.95 

WIPEOUT . 99.95 

WORLD CUP GOLF. 99.95 

WORMS . 99 95 


TO TRADE: 

(Sega/Nintendo Cartridges. Sony, 3DO Or IBM CD Software) 
Perth customers - please call your nearest Hitech World 
(See below for phone and locations). 

1 . Mail order customers call (09) 227 9991 for trade value 

2. Use this value towards purchase of any thing we sell 

3. Pack your software, with your name, address, 
phone number and software selection and mail to us 

4. On receipt of your games, your order will be despatched 
TO BUY SOFTWARE 

Perth customers - please call your nearest Hitech World 
(See below for phone and locations). 

1 Call Toll Free 1800 801 047 (Strictly orders only) 

2. Credit card payments despatched same day. 

3. Payment by cheque/money order must include name, 
phone, address, order. (Allow 7 days for cheque clearance) 
DELIVERY CHARGES 

Under $50 ($5) $50 to $100 (S2.50) Over $100 (free) 
Delivery usually 2 days by courier or registered mail. 
HARDWARE: Standard delivery charge will apply). 
OVERSEAS AIRMAIL DELIVERY: APPROX-$10.00 
POSTAL MAIL ORDER ADDRESS 
94A Roe Street, NORTHBRIDGE WA 6003 
SOFTWARE TRADE-IN QUOTES & QUERIES 
1. Call (09) 227 9991 Fax Orders: (09) 227 1114 


Some items may not be available or be out of stock at date of printing. No 
ramcfiecks on sale items. All software, new 4 used carries a 30 day warranty 
Dealer enquines welcome We reserve the right to refuse any sale or trade, Prices 
subject to change without notice Some items may not be available at some stores 


VIRTUA GOLF . 


99.95 


SUPER NES DECK. 179.95 

SUPER NES»oon*eykovg 2 .. 22995 
SUPER NES 4 YOSHI S IS 229 95 

SUPER NES 4 SUPER TENNIS/INTN. 
CRICKET/ 2 CONTROL PADs 279.95 
ACCESSORIES 

AV CABLE. . 29.95 

CONTROL PADS FROM 29 95 

PRO ACTION REPLAY MK3 99 95 

SUPER GAME BOY 9995 

CLEANING KIT. 29 95 

TITLES 

90 MINUTES . 109.95 

AMERICAN GLADIATORS 69.95 

BOOGERMAN .. 109 95 

BRAINLORD. 99 95 

BREATH OF FIRE 2 . 109 95 

CANNON FOODER. 79 95 

CUT THROAT ISLAND. 109.95 

DEMOLITION MAN 99 95 

DIDDY KONG QUEST 99 95 

DONKEY KONG COUNTRY .99.95 

DOOM. 114.95 

DRAGON VIEW. 99 95 

EARTH WORM JIM 2 . 119.95 

GEMFIRE . 99 95 

JUNGLE STRIKE . 99.95 

JUSTICE LEAGUE TASKFORCE 109 95 
KILLER INSTINCT. 99 95 


SEGA 

SATURN 


BUMP IN THE NIGHT .. 99.95 

BMG BASKETBALL . 99.95 

CLOCKWORK KNIGHT 2 . 99.95 

CRIME WAVE . 99.95 

CRITICOM.99.95 

CYBER SPEEDWAY.89.95 

D.-. 99 95 

DARIUS GAIOEN .. 99 95 

DAYTONA USA... 99 95 

DEADLY SKIES..... 99.95 

DESTRUCTION DERBY .99.95 

DIGITAL PINBALL... 99 95 

DISC WORLD ..99.95 

EURO'96 ..99.95 


X-MEN CHILDREN OF ATOM 

_ 99.95 

i msm i 

SEGA 32X . 

299.00 

KOLOBRI . 

... 99.95 

METAL HEAD... 

.89.95 

NBA TOURNAMENT. 

. 99 95 

SLAM CITY (CD). 

.99.95 

SUPER MOTORCROSS. 

. 89.95 

SUPREME WARRIOR . 

99.95 

VIRTUA FIGHTER... 

99 95 

WWF RAW . 

99.95 


WARHAMMER_... 109.95 

WARHAWK . 99.95 

WING COMMANDER 3 . 99 95 

WIPEOUT. 99.95 

WORLD CUP GOLF. 99.95 

WORMS....»....99.95 

WRESTLEMANIA ARCADE . 109.95 

X-35 . 99.95 

X-MEN CHILDREN OF ATOM 109.95 

ZERO DIVIDE. 109.95 


"B! 


mi 


3DO includes GEX 299.00 

GAME GUN |MK 2).99.95 

JOYSTICK... 169 95 


THE FUTURE IS HERE 


Price Drop 

$ 499 95 


EXTREME PINBALL 

FIFA SOCCER 96. 

FORMULA 1.. 

GALATfC ATTACK .. 


. 99 95 
. 89 95 
. 99.95 




20%OFF ALL 3DO TITLES LISTED 
INCLUDING SECOND HAND 


GALAXY FIGHT . 99 95 

GOLDEN^ AXE DUEL ! 89 95 

GUARDIAN HEROES. 89.96 


HI-OCTANE ..„..99.95 

IMPACT RACING .99.95 

JOHNNY BAZOOKATONE . 99.95 

LEMMINGS 3D ... 99.95 

MACHINE HEAD.. 99.95 

MAGIC CARPET..99.95 

MANSION OF HIDDEN SOULS ... 89.95 

MORTAL KOMBAT 2.99.95 

MYST...89.95 

MYSTARIA REALM OF LORE ... 89.95 

NBA ACTION.... 99 95 

NEED FOR SPEED.99.95 

NBA JAM T.E. 99 95 


SONY PLAYSTATION . 399.00 

PLAYSTATION ASSAULT PACK 449 00 

(Wd PUr^st*Ucn * Stodmtv* 

SONY CONTROLLER. 49 95 

NECON CONTROLLER.89.95 

SPECIALISED JOYSTICK.99.95 

ASCII CONTROL PAD.69.95 

CONTROL EXTENSION CABLE 29.95 

LINK CABLE . 49.95 

MOUSE . 49.95 

MEMORY CARD.39.95 

MULTITAP... 89.95 


PRO ACTION REPLAY. 139.95 

30 LEMMINGS. 89.95 

ACTUAGOLF. 99 95 

ACTUA SOCCER. 99 95 

ADIDAS POWER SOCCER 99 95 

AIR COMBAT.. 89 95 

ALIEN TRILOGY.. 99 95 


ACTION PACK..... 99 95 

(Slayar/Soccer KtdfttanghM'Oragcrit mn 

ALONE IN DARK 142 .. 99.95 

BATTLE SPORT . 109.95 

BC RACERS. 99 95 

BLADEFORCE .. 79 95 

BRAINDEAD 13. 109.95 

BUST-A-MOVE . 99 95 

CARRIER FORTRESS. 99.95 

D - 2 CD SET . 119.95 

DAEDALIUS ENCOUNTER . 119.95 

DEATHKEEP..99.95 

DEFCON 5. 109.95 

DRAGON LORE. 99.95 

DRUG WARS. 109.95 

FLYING NIGHTMARES . 109.95 

KILLING TIME . 114 95 

MAD DOG MC CREE. 99 95 

NEED FOR SPEED . 99 95 

OFF WORLD INTERCEPTOR . 99.95 
PANZER GENERAL . . 99 95 


you® hue dm Qtom 


CANNINGTON 

1/1236 Albany Hwy. CANNINGTON WA Tel: 09 451 1340 

MYAREE 

U3. Melville Trade Ctre, Marshall Road, MYAREE Tel: TBA 

NORTHBRIDGE 

94A Roe St, NORTHBRIDGE WA Tel: 09 227 9991 

ROCKINGHAM 

2A Livingstone Road. ROCKINGHAM Tel: 09 592 8033 

BUSINESS HOURS (WA) 

Mon-Frid 9am-6pm Sat 10am-4pm Sun 12pm-4 pm 


sxousAor * 3UVMU0S * iNSNNivinaa wai * ao wai * oas * NouvisAvid 


4- 


SEGA MEGA CD ★ SEGA MEGADRIVE ★SEGA SATURN ★ SEGA 32X ★NINTENDO GAMEBOY ★SUPER NINTENDO ★SONY 







































































































































































































































































































































12 »HYPER 



icroso 


Go in Psygnosis Land 


What was once looking like one of the firmest corporate bonds in the 
gaming console world is now looking mighty shaky. Sony have 
announced that they are considering their strategic options in their 
interest in Psygnosis, and one of those optians is the sale of that 
company! There's no enormous surprise as to what the reasons could 
be. Number one motive would be Psygnosis’ continuing ventures into 
multi-platform development, particularly the development of Sega 
Saturn versions of their games. 

There’s very little speculation about any real concern for either company 
though. Psygnosis knows that they’ve got the thumbs up from the gamers 
themselves, which is what really matters. Proof of this support came when 
they won the awards for "Best Original 32 Bit Computer Came" and "Best 
Games Music" for Wipeout, at the Colden Joystick Awards. These awards 
are voted for by the readers of the UK games magazines, so Psygnosis 
know that at least the game players out there like what they’re doing. 

Psygnosis seem to have a host of stuff coming out soon, and in check 
with the parting of ways with Sony, it seems that we’ll be seeing all 
these games on multiple platforms, although they’re fairly quiet about 
their plans for Saturn releases. Amongst these upcoming games are 
titles such as Athanor, an adventure game set in ancient Greece. Also 
coming are Sentient, The City of Lost Children, Discworld II, Ecstatica 2, 
The Fallen, Lemmings Paintball, Tenka, Destruction Derby 2, Monster 
Truck Rally, and of course the one we’re all dying for here at Hyper... 
Formula 1. There’s word out that Wipeout 2 is in development too, so 
Psygnosis are looking very strong in the racing game department. 

We should still see all the Psygnosis titles appearing in accordance to 
their release schedules, but it will be doubtful that they will be marked 
as being Sony games. 

More news on these games next issue once Stuart is back from E3. 


Uncle Bill sure doe< 5 know how to make money doesn't he? This idea may not be too 
revolutionary, but Microsoft are set to release an early 80s arcade some compilation 
tor Windows 95 called Return To The Arcade. The compilation will include tour ot the 
BIG hit titles trom the era. Galaxians. one ot the most popular shoot 'em ups ever will 
be in there. Pole Position, the grand-daddy ot all decent racing gomes was a natural 
must. Dig Dug has managed to make an appearance, so there'll be lots ot air-hose to 
belly button action on your home PC. Ot course how could you even consider having a 
Retro video game compilation without including the legendary. Pac Man? 

Namco have already done this sort ot thing with their "Museum" releases, but since 
this one's aimed at the Windows 95 market, there'll be gobs ot o^ice workers that will 
be dying to indulge in some ot the games they played in their childhood (in between all 
that hard work they’ll be doing ot course). This one should be out any time, so keep 
your eyes peeled tor this compilation ot classics. 

Muppet Treasure island 

Having just spent at least one day ot last month being thoroughly entertained by The 
Muppets' first CD ROM title. we greet the news ot a second dose ot interactive tun with 
joy. It will be based upon the Muppets Ji/m called Muppet Treasure Island, which in 
turn is based upon the classic adventure book, and will be more ot a real game than 
the frst CD. The previous one. The Muppets CD. was a lot ot tan with Kermit. Miss 
Piggy. Fozzy Bear and their chums trapped inside your computer and desperately 
trying to get the CD to work property. The Doom send-up. Kitchens Ot Doom (where you 
play the Swedish Chet and instead ot a gun you have an egg whisk poking up at the 
bottom ot the screen), was a hoot. 

Although we have yet to see Muppet Treasure Island, we look torward to getting our hands 
on a copy. So. while we wait, you'll have to make do with some teasing grabs ot the original. 








IT'S A WHOLE 
NEW BALL GAME.. 









WORLD CUP CRICKET • STATE MATCHES • HISTORIC MATCHES 



SHANE *WARNE 

CRICKET 



£ ,****£] 




Proudly brought to you by 


r PTY LIMITED ACN 056 032 4 ; 

Check out our web site at www.segaozisoft.com.ai 


Codemasters 


































14 »HYPER 


Mews 





Anyone who is even vaguely interested in 
Anime will be more than aware of the 
importance that Robotech has had in 
popularising the Japanese animation outside 
of Japan. Well if there are any Anime fans out 
there that were looking for a reason to hold 
out for the Nintendo Ultra 64, then perhaps 
news of an upcoming Robotech game for that 
platform will be reason enough. This is really 
a chance for us to a sneak look at the quality 
of the graphics for games being developed 
for the new machine, rather than any sort of 
in depth preview into the game. Word is that 
the game will feature some sort of interactive 
storyline where the player will come across 
characters from the series such as Rick Hunter 
and Max Sterling. People are so impressed by the first glimpses, that at first, many don’t believe these! 
grabs are actually something out of the game, wondering if they’re just a Silicon Graphics extravaganza. If] 
the Ultra 64 can deliver games that look this good while they’re moving, and have the playability to match, 
then Nintendo might be able to prove that their machine has a definite edge over Sega and Sony. 


Sega producing games for Sony!?!? 

You wouldn’t read about it would you? Well, you are., so anything is possible. Believe it or not, a Sega 
owned company will be producing games for the Sony PlayStation. 

US based firm Segasoft would expect to be doing things with Sega’s best interest in mind considering 
that Sega owns 40% equity of the company. However, Segasoft have been openly developing games for the 
Saturn, PC, Internet and "other platforms”. Now, Segasoft have just announced that those "other 
platforms" include the PlayStation. 

Segasoft have been trying to explain that despite whatever confusion and rumours may be flying about,! 
that they are independent of Sega and that they should simply be recognised as a multi platform 
developer. Although Sega holds that 40% equity, Segasoft have an independent board and a few other 
partners, so total one mindedness doesn’t colour Segasoft’s vision. 

Sega of America are the company who are responsible for the development of the big gaming titles for the 
Saturn, as well as marketing the hardware, etc. Segasoft have been set up as an entirely different operation 
altogether, and have been working on their own titles without any guidance from Sega. Segasoft should have 
half a dozen or so games finished by the end of this year. To further emphasise the huge difference between 
Sega of America and Segasoft... Segasoft are being forced to code all their own games from scratch, as they 
are not being given access to Sega’s own games. What does this mean? For a Saturn owner, very little, but if 
you’re a PlayStation owner and were hoping to get a release of some of the big Saturn titles like Virtua Fighter 
II, then think again because Sega aren’t letting anyone else get their paws on their top titles. 


overflow 

Id Software weren’t exactly what one would 
call conventional when it comes to distributing 
their software... when Doom hit the Internet as 
shareware a few years back, 4 he net became 
more congested than a toilet stuffed full of 
Sorbent. Once again Id software are doing 
things a little less straightforward than usual 
with the release of their long awaited 3D 
shooter. Quake. A cut down version of the game 
will be available in retail stores for a minimal 
price. If you like the game (as if you wouldn’t), 
you will be able to dial a special number to get 
a code to unlock the remainder of the game that 
will be on the same CD. This "over the phone 
add on" will not be free of course, it will be 
close to $55. Of course the full game will also be 
available at retail stores, and the shareware 
version will be available via the Internet. 

in what could only be described as a 
fairly sensible move, the 3DO company 
has taken a big step forward towards 
becoming an active force on the internet 
by acquiring MUD developer Archetype. 
3DO is keen to get Archetype slaving away 
in their internet department in an effort 
to start churning out 3D internet games. 
One step ahead. Archetype have already 
completed what is probably the only up 
and running 3D MUD game. Meridian 59. 
Meridian 59 looks okay, and we can be 
certain that Archetype will be able to 
produce better 3D net games with a 
bigger company behind them. 

In the la&t Overflow we mentioned DiAney'A 
blying Atart into the gaming arena, and AtepA like 
theAe that can only AuggeAt DiAney iA not juAt 
entertaining Aome obbhand poAAibility when it 
eomeA to gameA development. With Sanctuary 
WoodA moving flrom game development to 
educational Aobtware. they lefit DiAney with the 
perfect opportunity to come in and take 
advantage ob the bacilitieA that were being lefit ob 
the Sanctuary StudiOA. Not only have DiAney 
bought the premiAeA. but alAO the game 
development engine that Sanctuary were UAing. 
With all that money at their diApoAal. one 
wonderA ib they're really breaking into the 
induAtry. gung ho. 

Remember those little toy cars called 
Micro Machines? You’ve probably got a few 
of them stuck under the cushion on your 
couch, or jammed behind the stove. There 
was a Micro Machines game on Mega Drive 
that was very successful, and now it looks 
like there’ll be a version for the 32 bit 
machines out near the end of the year. Not 
likely to be a huge breakthrough in 
programming, but likely to be bloody good 
fun. A PC version should also be out 
sometime soon... if not already. 

Some newA about the Nintendo portable game 
AyAtem that will probably end up replacing the 
Came Boy. it'A called the Game Boy Pocket. The 
device Ahould be releaAed in Japan Aometime thiA 
month, ao hopebully we ll get a look at one Aoon 
(Stuart a probably playing one at €3 a a I type!). 
Talk about Amall! The GB Pocket meaAureA up at 
128mm wide and 25mm high, around halb the 
normal Game Boy Aize. The GBP will uac flioe 
colour graphiCA. which UAe a bilter to help add 
debinition. Going by oveneaA priceA. the GBP 
Ahould coAt around $100. 






charts 



S N E 

i. Donkey Kong 

2. Theme Par 

3. Yoshi’s 
4- 

5. Megaman 

6. Earthworm lim 

7. Cannon 

8 . NHL ’ 

9. PGA Tour ’ 

10. Megaman X 


S AT U R 

1. Sega Rail) 

2. Virtua Fighter 

3. Magic 

4. Toshinden Remi> 

5. Wipeoui 

6. Virtua Cop 

7. . G oldenAxe - T he Due, 

8 . 

9. FIFA 
10. Sim City 

3 D 

1. Foes of 

2. Killing 

3. Need For 

4. Deathkee 

5. Shockwave 

6. Battlespor 

7. Dragon’s Lor 

8. Road 

9. Syndicat 

10. Space 

PC CD RO 

1. Civiliazatio 

2. Warcraft 

3. Command £ Conque 

4. Wing Commander 

5. Decent 

6. Megapak 

7. Spycraf 

8 . Terranov 

9. Assault Rig 

10. Bad Day on the Midwa 

MEGA DRIV 

1. Phantasy Star 
2. NHL ’ 

3. PGA Tour * 

4. Primal Rag 

5. Mario Andretti Racin 

6. Aust Rugby 

7. Land Stalke 

8. Micro Machines ’9 

9. Revolutin 

10. Brian Lara 


PLAYSTATIO 


2. Need For 

3. Wing Commander 
4* 

5. Magic Carpel 

6. Total NBA ' 

7. Tekker 

8. Shockwave Assaull 

9. Thunderhawk 2 

10. Zero 




JULY ISSUE 
of ROLLING 
STONE 

On Sale: June 19 


























16 »HYPER 







.WAVS .AVIS .MOVS 

Avid gamers can drop in here at Benje’s homepage and 
download .MOVs, .AVIs and . WAVs of all sorts of 32-bit 
[titles. You never know when you may need a sound snip¬ 
pet of Ryu’s dragon punch, or better than that... you can 
[see how a game looks in action before you go and buy it. 
h ttp ://www. iew ay. com/~d moore/avi. h tm 

J E G A SATURN 

Sega’s 32-bit wonder has many a faithful fan on the Inter¬ 
net... but instead of listing all those schmoes overseas, 
ve’ve decided the cool place to be is an unofficial Saturn 
page here in Oz! Loads of pics, gossip, cheats and even a 
game trading page is all set up and waiting for you to go 
Saturn-mad. http://student.uq.edu.au/*<11330843/ 
Check it out. 

IORE SATURN 

Oh. OK. Here’s ONE international page... but only 
because it’s a very nice one. http://members.aol.com/ 
vr on your p C ^iavidz7i/saturn/saturn.htm 

This is very up-to-date, with stacks of info and you’ll 
Have you heard about the up com- have video-game links (notably Saturn links) coming out 
ing action/adventure RPQ that of your ears. And I won’t mention he has a Niki Taylor 
looks like a comic strip? Well, how homepage too... whoops, 
about a Virtual Reality sports title|s 0 NY playstation 

Yes, I just bought a Playstation... and yes, I did trawl the Net 
called Locus and you can check it for HOURS drooling over screen shots of up and coming titles! 
all out at http://www.zombie.com/fox a very comprehensive PSX page, try out the Playstation 


Remember the game ice ft Fire? 


Insider, an unofficial UK digizine that is brimming with 
rumours, game FAQs and links. Co on... go crazy! 

httpJ/www.widearea.co.uk/playstation/playstation.html 

Did you know Square have made Final Fantasy VII for 
PSX? Mmmmm.RPC. 

IT'S OFFICIAL! 

Yeah, here’s the address for Sony’s own Playstation 
website. It looks very slick, with lots of things to click... 
http://www.sepc.sony.com/SCEA/index.html If you 
register, not only will you be sent lots of electronic 
junkmail (you can opt out), but you may even win 
PRIZES! Gadzooks. 

ONLINE GAME STORE 

For all your gaming needs...drop in at Gamex and browse 
through all the consoles and titles they have for sale. You 
may not be able to order anything, but it’s interesting to 
see what games have come out in the US already... stuff we 
won’t get for a while. They cover all formats from the SNES 
to the Nintendo 64. http://www.gamex.com/ 

ROGUE SOFTWARE 

They’re very cool... they’re Rogue software and they’ve 
come up with Strife, a nifty little RPC that’s played in a 
Doom-like 3D perspective. Even though it plays like Doom, 
they call it an RPC because you can actually go to stores and 
purchase different weapons! Nice one! Read all out it and 
download the demo! Then check out all their other titles... 
it’s all on at http://www.gamers.org/rogue/strife.html 


tmL 















;jh 




Available on 
PC CD-ROM 
6 Playstation 


PlayStation 




AcliVisioN 


Distributed by TECO Australia 










Ql 

>» 


Every once in a while something comes along 
which effectively changes animation as we know it. 
Last year it was the Macross Plus series, with its ultra 
slick production, design and stories. Macross Plus 
set the standard for revolutionising sci-fi anime. 
Enter the newest, and what I consider to be the best 
animated series to have been produced to date, not 
only in Japan, but in the world. Enter CIANT ROBO! 
The setting - the world has been revolutionised 
by the invention of the Shizuma Drive; a clean, 
cheap and renewable source of energy that has 
saved the planet from its destiny of ecological 
destruction. However, like all new technologies, 
there comes a price. With the development of the 
drive, a dark side of the Shizuma invention was 
discovered, one that threatens to envelope 
humankind into an eternal night. A terrible and 
fearsome organisation known as B 1 GFIRE has set 
out to exploit this weakness, and only the efforts 
of the International Police Organisation will pre¬ 
vent the destruction of humankind. 
Based on the sixties live action Japanese televi¬ 
sion series. Ciant Robo is a celebration of Japanese 
animation. Highly stylised with beautiful retro 
designs and one of the slickest animation produc¬ 
tions that I've ever seen. Ciant Robo is an enter¬ 
taining. frenetic and energetic series. 
Whether you’re a fan of Anime, or have been 
waiting for a chance to get started, then you 
MUST SEE THIS! Absolutely stunning. 

10/10 

RATED M. DISIRIBUIEO BY SIRIN LNTERJAINMENI 


Back whan / was a lad I'd wake ovary Saturday mom 
ing to ROBOTECH. Quito literally, I'd navor soon anythii 
like it before. The animation was outstanding and di) 
ferent, and apart from Star Blazors and Battle of 
Planets, was soma of the only animation wo saw in\ 

Australia from Japan. At last, Robotach, the original 
television series, is available in this country! 

The story goes something like this....sometime in the 
late twentieth century, an alien craft crash lands onto The time: 2014 AD. The Place: Tokyo. In a city built on a major 
our planet, causing a massive explosion somewhere out fault-line a grim and stylish detective wanders the streets, hiring 
in the ocean. This proof of life in outer space causes alt out his services to the jaded inhabitants of the metropolis. His 

name: Coku. 

Armed with an unlimited telescoping rod of legend and the 


war on this planet to come to a halt, the threat of an 
alien invasion unites mankind. Scientists are sent to 
investigate the alien craft; and soon the mysteries of world's deadliest tool, a computerised left eye, Coku fights the 


the aliens are laid bare. This new understanding of the 
Alien technology is named Robotech, and with it the 
leaders of our planet restructure the world order. 

2009 AD, as this new technology is unveiled to the 
world , an aggressive and warrior based alien race 
called the Zentraedi have materialised out of space 


good fight against corrupt arms merchants, corrupt government 
officials and jaded military members. 

Part Two of this series sees Coku embroiled in a secret military 
project, where a man named Ryu has been transformed into a 
deadly psychic weapon. The effects of this mutation has set Ryu 
into a psychotic rampage, as he tries to control his deadly. 


edge television series available. For those of you like 
myself who have been going wild over the Macross Plus 


series out . now how about Battle of the Planets? 

10/10 

RATED C. DISTRIBUTED BY KISEKI FILMS. 


(■oku- Midnight Eye (Part Two) 


warp. Their mission? To hunt down the space craft that mutated powers 

has accidentally crash landed on our planet Coku Midnight Eye comes from the celebrated creator of COBRA, 

What an amazing series!. Ten years later Robotech stills uichi Terasawa. It has the all the production values of a medium 
holds its own. It has earned its right in the Anime Hall budget Anime; with its feet firmly placed in the Japanese sci-fi 
of Fame; as for its time it was one of the most cutting Manga mould. The first part of this series was somewhat slow paced 

p but entertaining; however, the second part of Coku seems to be 
lacking in a few key areas ie - a great script. 
series, here's your chance to get the hold of the series Coku has the potential to become a popular anime. Its director 
that started it ali Thank you Kiseki for bringing this also directed Wicked City and Ninja Scroll, though the brilliance 

of those two animes isn’t quite to be found in this series. 

7/10 

RATED MA. DISIRIBUIED RV SIREN ENTERTAINMENT. 










and PlayStation™ are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 


DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF PLAYSTATION. 


Stunning 3D graphics. 16.8 million colours, powerfully-real CD quality sound and over 80 software titles. 
Basically, we’re talking about the most advanced games console around. So now you can come out of the dark ages. 




















Jh£ need to 


£ 


□ 

□ 



\—u 



□ 

□ 


5 " 


Yes... you've got it don't you) your local newsagent just wasn't stocking enough 
copies of HYPER last time and you missed out... ARGH! Let HYPER and Postman Pat 
take away the stress of the fisty-cuff duel over that last copy... SUBSCRIBE! 

As if that wasn't enough incentive for you... 


Wp'vp 


GIVING 


a cnt)v nf 





P*2 * pi 




m. V 


F~2. # Pi 


CfOC; 


The Need For Speed 


for the Playstation to FIVE damn lucky subscribers, 
thanks to the boundless generosity of electronic arts. 

Even if you don't win a copy of The Need For Speed, you’ll still be getting the next 12 
issues of HYPER delivered to your home at a reduced price. 

Even losers will be winners! 


Fill out this coupon and mail it to HYPER, Reply Paid 634, PO Box 634, Strawberry Hills, NSW. 2012 

Name__System 

Address_ 


Suburb/Town_ 

Enclosed is my cheque/money order, or debit my credit card for $44.95 (1 year/12 issues) 

Card No 


Postcode 

Bankcard 

Expiry Date 


Signature 





































































Street Fighter Alpha Comp 

This is the game that sparked life back into The Street Fighter Series, we know you pour your 
change into it at the arcades, and now you’re tugging on mum’s sleeve in the hope she'll fork 
out the dosh for your Playstation version of Street Fighter Alpha... Sony have very generously 
handed us 5 copies of the Playstation version to send out to some Street Fighter enthusiasts. 

So quit tugging and enter the Beat 'Em Stoopid competition... 

To enter, just tell us the names of three of the characters in 
Street fighter Alpha. 

Then mail that answer off to us at... 

Beat 'Em Stoopid Comp , \\yPER PC BOX 634. Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 



Fancy yourself as a conqueror of nations? Well unless 
you've got a mean disposition and a bloody whopping 
army at your disposal, you’re going to have to pretend, 
and play the naff new Conquest of the New World on 
your PC. ERK! Your dog buried your piggy bank?? Well 
Sega have most generously decided to give away three 
copies of the game for FREE! 

What do you have to do? lust mail us the answer to this 
simple question... 

Name the publisher of Conquests of 
the New World.. 


Send that answer to 

Conquistadors R Us Comp 

Hypo? 

PC BOX 634 

Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 


EA Rugby Com 



Rayman Comp 

Rated as one of the best platform games to come out this year, gobs of people will be wanting to 
get their hands on Rayman... and four lucky platform heads (that’s not a reference to a haircut 
folks) will soon be Raymanising their days away. Activision are so proud of their platform 
masterpiece that they’ve been kind enough to give us four copies of Rayman to give away! Two for 
PC and two for the Playstation. To be in the draw for these games just... 

Name any three Activision games, no matter how old or new. 

So simple even your parents could do it! 

Just send your answer, and which version you're after, to... 

Ravin' Rayman Comp, HyPER, PO BOX 634, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 


There’s nothing like watching a bunch of big bloke^ 
running into each other bloody hard is there? Ever 
wish you could be the one making them do so? Well 
Electronic Arts have released the coolest Rugby game 
thus far, and have also told us to hand out six copies 
for FREE! (That was rather darn nice of them, wasn’t 
it!?) Three PC sports fans, and three Mega Drive 
owners will be developing blisters with their shiny 
new copy of EA Rugby if they can just... 

Name three EA Sports titles released 
in the last year. 

If you can do that, then just mail off the answer, 
and the version of the game you’d like to... 

EA Crash tackle Comp 

HyPCR, PC BOX 634. Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 



HYPER» 21 


















22 »HYPER 


The days when the Sega Mega Drive c 


System ruled the video game ropst are c 


to stay and the Nintendo 64 is just arou 

O n EflJL mJ 

KEftT!E5t19 




the same corner for a year|now). As the 


m 


I 




1 


I 




32bit and 64bit,lw£ thought it time 








games 




LI 

14 




given us so mi 


Nintendo guru, amos wowc, checks ( 


man, russell hopkinson? rounc 


nd the Super Nintendo Entertainment 

■ j 

^er. The Saturn and PlayStation are here 

i i I i i I Hi r' 


id the corner (although its been aro 








gaming world moves inevitably towards 


{ to take a look at the classic i6bit 
ch fun over the last few years. 
it the best of the SNES and Mega Drive 
; up the best of the Sega i6bitters... 


HYPER» 23 




24 »HYPER 


Super Bcmberman 

If I were to pick the best game 

out of this lot, Super 
Bomberman would be the 
strongest contender. It’s the 
multiplayer classic that would 
appeal to almost everybody 
(“hey, wanna play a game 
where you get to drop bombs 
and blow up your friends?"). 
Just the powerzone alone 
would make this game (and 
multitap) a must buy; avoiding 
almost full screen explosions 
from up to 28 bombs at one 
time dropped by everyone 
requires major split second 
thinking and reflexes! On top 
of that you've got another 11 
cleverly designed mazes with 
various devilish contraptions 
guaranteed to give you and 
your friends many months of 
sweaty-browed excitement 
and an addictive 2 player 
cooperative game as well! 
What more could you want? 


Startling 

Ahhhh, the game that gave me 
my polygon fetish! I couldn’t 
believe my eyes when I first 
saw this; a fast and smooth 3 - 
D blaster...on a SNES! OK, so 
you’re flying on rails, but 
there's so many things to 
avoid and shoot to bits 1 
couldn’t really care less! 
Having 3 missions that took 
you through different worlds 
(and tougher enemies) kept 
me fondling that joypad till 
the wee hours in the morning! 
It packed in so much playabili¬ 
ty (and more freedom) that for 
me it even put its arcade inspi¬ 
ration Star Blade to shame! 
Every SNES shooting fanatic 
should have this. 


NBA Jam 

Tournament edition 

Admittedly I’m not a huge 
sports sim fan. but then again 
NBA Jam leaves out all the 
tedious stuff in favour of some 
serious slam dunking action 
and speed. So even a couch 
potato like me can enjoy rup¬ 
turing my spleen in excitement 
trying to get that last basket 
before the game ends! Throw 
in a wild card by turning on 
the hotspots and laugh in glee 
at your opponents as you 
come back from a losing streak 
in flying colours , or alternate¬ 
ly get your butt kicked! Along 
with a multitap this would 
come a very close second to 
the mighty Bomberman in the 
fun department. 


Stunt Race FX 

Sure, the racing games that 
grace the super consoles may 
look better (whaddaya 
expect!?), but I wish they'd 
have the same sense of fun 
mixed in with the excellent 
playability displayed in this 
game - I've yet to see awe¬ 
some tracks in the sky, under¬ 
water tunnels with seahorses 
and wet 'n wild-inspired tube 
sections in a local 32 -bit 
release! Despite a sluggish two 
player mode, this is simply 
one of the best single player 
racers on the SNES. and 
although I'm wetting myself in 
anticipation for Playstation's 
Fi. a less serious attitude to 
speeding will be greeted with 
open arms. More programmers 
and designers should just 
check out Stunt Race FX for 
some inspiration! 


Donkey Kent 

DKC marked tne big N's next 
graphical revolution in the 
form of the FX chip; the jaw- 
dropping rendering of the 
characters and backgrounds 
was a feat many thought 
impossible on the humble 
SNES. Admit it. when you first 
saw it playing on the screen 
you wet your pants and just 
had to have it, right? 
Unfortunately it proved a bit 
too easy to finish for many 
hardened platformer fiends 
but hell, it was fun while it 
lasted, yes 7 As Dr Tyrell states 
in one of my fave movies Blade 
Runner. “The light that burns 
twice as bright burns half as 
long..." Quite fitting indeed! 



Mario Kart 

An oldie but most definitely a 
goodie. The fact that recent 
PlayStation jawdroppers like 
Wipeout have almost the same 
play mechanics as this has 
gotta say something about the 
bucketloads of playability in 
this game, don’t you think? 
The additional one on one 
battle game is just as fun too! 
Nintendo lovers should be 
slobbering in anticipation of 
Mario Kart 64 . 


Super Puyc Puyo 

Forget Tetris! This is funnier 
and has bizarre Japanesey 
characters too! Puyo Puyo is 
all about matching coloured 
blobs as they stack up along 
the bottom and watching your 
friends (or the computer s 
character) squirm as you send 
a pile of ’em over their side 
everytime you get rid of a load 
of yours! Incredibly addictive 
and challenging in one player 
mode and loads of fun with a 
friend, it’s not uncommon to 
re-emerge post-game to find 
that hours have passed! 
There’s plenty of similar titles 
out there like the Herberke 
one and Bust-a-Move but for 
me. this has that extra unde- 
finable magic touch. And what 
a brilliant name, eh? 


Super Star War& 

There’s a sea of film licences 
out there. Unfortunately a lot 
of them suck (hello Last 
Action Hero!), but not this 
one. The Star Wars universe 
has been captured perfectly 
through excellent music, 
sound effects and atmosphere 
that’s so authentic, you really 
live the part of Luke 
Skywalker and friends as you 
blast your way through the 
brilliant levels of this game. 
And for a platform shoot ’em 
up to achieve that, it’s gotta 
be damn good! Sadly, the 
sequels never really reached 
the excellence of the original. 


Street Fighter 2 Turbo 

For me Super Street Fighter 2 
really lost the plot in sound 
effects: I want my connecting 
blows to sound chunky! Which 
is why I prefer SF Turbo to the 
SNES’ latest version. The fact 
that Street Fighter is still going 
strong in the arcades proves 
the incredible playability that 
is the foundation of this game. 
The characters are classic; 
almost every Japanese fighting 
game since has a dead ringer 
for Ryu, Ken and Chun Li! And 
yes, .that fight between 
Chunners and Vega in the SF 2 
anime was awesome! 


Mortal Kombat 2 

Admittedly, sometimes I wanna 
pummel opponents till the 
walls are red and body parts 
start flying everywhere, which 
is around the time I pop this 
cart in! MK 2 craps on the origi¬ 
nal (especially on the SNES) and 
MK 3 is really just more of the 
same. What more can I say? 
Apart from the fact that 
Christopher Lambert did look 
like a bit of a wally in the movie 
and Goro looked too much like 
plasticene man. Oh well. I still 
liked it though...wasn’t that bit 
when Johnny Cage wastes 
Scorpion cool or what? 
























Scnic Series 

When the Mega Drive first 
appeared, most of the games 
seemed like glorified versions of 
Master System titles Sonic how¬ 
ever changed all that and proved 
that the i6bit revolution was on. 
Its delightful graphics and snap¬ 
py, simple gameplay combined 
with classic platform elements, 
proved to be a winner and I still 
don't mind a spin through 
favourite zones every now and 
again. Sonic the Hedgehog i is a 
classic but Sonic 2 is the definite 
champion of Blue Hedgehog 
based games. Sonic 3 is just more 
of the same (no bad thing, mind 
you) but Sonic and Knuckles is a 
bit too much more of the same. 
Not content with being a smash¬ 
ing video game, our Sonic went 
on to become a cultural icon of 
some importance. If you only 
choose to own one game on 
your Mega Drive, make it Sonic 2. 


The Strike Series 

Not for the politically correct. 
Desert Strike (and its sequels) 
offered top wartime fun for all of 
you budding military strategists 
out there. You fly around an iso¬ 
metric landscape in a helicopter 
gunship, taking out all kinds of 
nasty enemies in true Operation 
Desert Storm fashion and it's 
immediately addictive. Puzzles 
have to be solved and hostages 
rescued, all the time trying not to 
run out of fuel or get shot out of 
the sky. By the time of Jungle 
Strike (Strike 2) other vehicles 
had been added and gameplay 
tweaked, making this the Strike 
champion. Urban Strike (Strike 3) 
was an advancement in graphics 
but little else, and is the least rec¬ 
ommended of the three. An hon¬ 
orary mention must go to 
Battletech, a game of giant walk¬ 
ing war machines that stole the 
Strike style, almost bettering it. 
Unfortunately it was never local¬ 
ly released in Australia. 


Samurai Shcdcwn 

There was a lot of agonising over 
which fighting game should make 
an appearance in this list. Of 
course many of you would yell 
"Mortal Kombat 2!' but I don't 
really think that game's applica¬ 
ble, as the Mega Drive conver¬ 
sion, while excellent, did not 
compare to the SNES. On the 
other hand, whilst not originally a 
Mega Drive game, Samurai 
Shodown is a really excellent 
i6bit conversion of an exciting, 
fighting game (hey man, poetry!). 

I described it as "Streetfighter 2 
with pointy bits" and that's a pret¬ 
ty accurate summary. Lots of cool 
moves and lots of nasty injuries 
are the order of the day and 
Samurai Shodown supplies heaps 
of both. It has the edge over SSF2 
because of the beautiful graphics 
and the animal handlers who are 
deadly and really great to play. If 
you have this or Streetfighter 2: 
Special Championship Edition, 
then you'll be happy. 


Toejam and Cart 2: 

Panic on Funkatrcn 

Another slice of classic plat¬ 
form action, Toejam and Earl 
are two extremely funky chaps 
who have to rid their planet of 
all the extremely unfunky 
humans that have infested it. 
This involves banging ’em in 
jars and sending them home in 
a space ship. The graphics are 
delightful and the cheeky 
human sprites are full of char¬ 
acter and in some cases veer 
towards the very bizarre. The 
soundtrack is real cool in an 
electro-funk kinda way, the 
music generally doesn't outstay 
its welcome and all in all this is 
one very addictive little game. 


Read Rash Series 

High speed violence mixed 
with plenty of humour, what 
more can you say? Road Rash 
just rocks from start to finish, 
no matter what format you 
play it on. It came out on 
Mega Drive first though; a 
fast, furious game that com¬ 
bined motorbike racing with 
good old fashioned biffo. 
Various items such as clubs 
and bike chains enhance the 
action and the further you get 
in the game the more intense 
it gets. The graphics are 
superb for the Mega Drive and 
it plays smoothly. All versions 
are good with more and more 
elements being added 
throughout the three editions. 
An almost perfect game. 


Zero Tolerance 

"Zero What!?", I hear you say. 
Well, let me explain. You see, 
there was this great PC game 
called Doom and most Mega 
Drive owners knew that this 
classic could never be ported 
over to their machines. Zero 
Tolerance made up for this by 
providing us with a very nice 
3D shoot ’em up that certainly 
held its head up high, with neat 
graphics and an impressive 
gore score. It’s also a pretty big 
game so there's lots here for 
the bloodthirsty. The game has 
you running through a space 
station and then an Earth 
based complex blasting away 
loads of nasty alien types. It 
does veer towards being a "bug 
hunt" at times but never for too 
long, and all I can say is that if 
it's a great Mega Drive blas- 
tathon you want, then Zero 
Tolerance is the game for you. 


Streets 0t Rage Series 

Ahh, the scrolling beat ’em up. 
A lovely genre and an even 
lovelier series of games. You 
know the score, seedy dock- 
side area, loads of thugs and 
lots of fights. As one of four 
characters you stroll through 
the urban wasteland and 
punch loads of guys, gals and . 

. erm . boxing kangaroos 
senseless. All three games 
have great, colourful graphics, 
quite large sprites and great 
control. Some might argue that 
the frenetic button slapping 
gets a bit tiring but they’re just 
looking for excuses because 
once you enter the fray you 
don’t wanna leave for quite a 
while. Not too hard but not 
very easy; all three are long 
and involved but Number 2 is 
probably the prime exam¬ 
ple. ... PUNCHTASTIC! !!! 


\ n s 4? 1» " 1 

* 7Z •- ...... _ —.i. 


X 1 




Micro Machines 

If you only took a quick look 
at Micro Machines you could 
be forgiven in thinking that 
this sort of racing game would 
be a complete disaster but 
luckily it’s the exact opposite. 
You race around in tiny cars 
through various courses set on 
kitchen tables and other pint 
sized race-tracks. Sounds a bit 
dull, but Micro Machines is an 
intensely playable, totally 
enjoyable experience. 
Multiplayer options allow for a 
large amount of fun and the 
incredible graphics utilise the 
Mega Drive’s CPU to its full 
extent. One of the only racing 
games on the machine that is 
worth the cash. Both Micro 
Machines 1 G 2 are totally top 
rate - just ask Daniel Johns! 


earthworm Jim 

Just as Sonic the Hedgehog 
was losing its potency along 
came Dave Perry and his bel¬ 
ligerent earthworm, who 
wears a powered, limb-giving 
armoured suit, for some prime 
platform action. Incredibly 
surreal and insanely playable, 
Earthworm Jim quickly estab¬ 
lished itself as the game to 
own because of its length and 
playability. Add some prime 
"Perry-esque" graphics and 
you have a game that rede¬ 
fines words like "cool". 
Earthworm Jim 1 is definitely 
the one to get, as Earthworm 2 
is a bit overdone. Still, you can 
be proud if you own either. 
Definitely for fans of bizarre, 
action filled, worm-based fun. 


FIFA International Soccer 

This amazingly classic game 
series lifted the humble video 
soccer game to new heights 
when it appeared in late ’93. 
Everything from gameplay, 
camera view and character 
animations to crowd noises 
and presentation were so far 
ahead of the field that soccer 
fans everywhere quickly 
became Mega Drive fans as 
well. As far as gameplay goes, 
FIFA International Soccer is 
still the king but both FIFA 95 
and ’96 are well worth check¬ 
ing out. As far as options go, 
you cant beat FIFA ’96's inclu¬ 
sion of real players. This is the 
greatest sport sim on the 
Mega Drive and only a fool 
would miss out on it. 


HYPER» 25 
















WM 




Blazing Dragons 

l Saturn/PlayStation 

AVAILABLE: SEPTEMBER 
AIEGORY: ADVENTURE 
LAYERS: ONE 

UBLISHER: CRYSTAL DYNAMICS 

Spam, spam, spam, spam, spamity spam! Yes, 
it’s a game with a Monty Python connection... 
ell, Terry Jones wrote it anyway. Madcap Mr, 

I Jones has been penning away on a big spoof of 
the King Arthur and the Knights of the Round 
| Table genre. What he’s come up with is a big role 
eversal... the dragons are the noble knights ol 
:hivalry, and the humans are the evil, insidious 
doers of bad deeds (which isn't really twisting 
he truth too much, come to think of it). 

Blazing Dragons is a graphic adventure, where 
combination of wit, inventory management 
ind observation are required to make one’s way 
hrough to the end. Since Terry Jones wrote it (he 
Iso directed the classic Python movie "Life of 
irian"), maybe you should slap yourself silly 
ith a wet fish and forget about logic before 
ackling this one. You won’t be forced to rely on 
rains alone, as there will be some wacky arcade 
lequences to get through too. You’ll need to 
aster the art of Dragon Thumb Wrestling 
harpen your aim at pussy propulsion with the 
r’CAT-a-pult", and get those dance moves down 
or a dance duet with an obese buffoon! 

The hero of this comic adventure is Flicker, 
oung dragon who must travel the lands in hope: 
if finding a way to defeat Sir George’s most evil 
[invention, the Black Dragon. This will involvi 
uilding contraptions to overcome ambushe: 
ind traps and all sorts of interesting stuff. 

With hours of digitised speech, the cast o 
round 40 characters should truly come to lif< 
ith hilarious dialogue. 

Apart from being a video game, Blazin' 
[Dragons is a 13 part cartoon series as well!| 
nimation wizards Nelvana have taken on tb 
job... so it should be a good one. We can’t wai 
or both the game and the show! 


mmt 


' 












Bit: O 

No, Grand Theft Auto is not something the HYPER crew does in its spare time, it's actually 
a game being developed by DMA, the same mob that brought us the monster hit, Lemmings. 
Grand Theft Auto is a dual role car chase game, where you can either play the lead-footed 
menace to society, or the diligent, relentless police detective who has to chase him down. 

You’ll be caning through the streets of a huge sprawling American metropolis, and it’s going 
to take cat-like reflexes to keep up with things as the chase moves from city streets, to slums, 
to the business district, to shopping malls, down alleys and even off-road along the footpath. 

No need to be paranoid about trashing your wheels (which you’ll certainly end up doing), 
just carjack (or commandeer, if you’re the cop) the nearest vehicle you can get your hands 
on and pelt off after your adversary. 

You can get behind the wheel of over a dozen different vehicles including cars, buses, semi¬ 
trailers, garbage trucks and motorcycles, each one handling and performing differently. 

We’re all pretty eager to see how this one plays, especially the PC version which will fea¬ 
ture multi-player network options. 


SOFTWARE. 



OYER 50 NEW TITLES 
before Christinas 1996 
including: 

CRASH BANDICOOT 
FORMULA 1 
TEKKEN 2 
SOUL EDGE 

Namco Museum Piece 1, 
Aquanaut's Holiday, 

A.I.V. Evolution Global, 
Galaxian 3, 

Broken Sword, 

Smash Court Tennis, 

Spiral Saga, 

Raging Skies, 

Chronicles of the Sword, 

Actua Golf, 

Ecstatica, 

Penny Racer 


OUT NOW: 

Tekken, Twisted Metal, MK3, DOOM, WipeOut, 
Destruction Derby, Total NBA ‘96, NHL Face Off, 
NFL Game Day, Ridge Racer Revolution, adidas 
Power Soccer, Street Fighter Alpha, Battle Arena 
Toshinden 2, Actua Soccer, Air Combat, Assault 
Rigs, Cybersled, DefCon 5, Discworld, ESPN 
Extreme Games, Jumping Flash, Kileakthe Blood, 
Krazy Ivan, 3D Lemmings, Loaded, Battle Arena 
Toshinden, Warhawk, X Com 


J) 

PlayStation 


Proudly distributed 
by Sony Computer 
Entertainment 


and PlayStation™ are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 









28 »HYPER 



Fable 

PC CD-ROM 

AVAILABLE: SEPTEM BER 
EATEGURY: ADVENTURE 
PLAYERS: ONE 

PUBLISHER: TELSTAR ELECTRONIC STUDIOS 

As we review the point and click adventur 
Darkseed II, we get a sneak look at Fable, a ganv 
fitting into the same genre. Fable looks reall 
pretty, and it was no surprise when we wer< 
informed that one of Disney’s better animator: 
did a lot of the graphics for Fable. Unlike games| 
such as Darkseed and Noctropolis, Fable look: 

like one of the Sierra "Quest” games. Tb 
nimation of the various characters in Fable isl 
eally quite fantastic, helping convey a lot more 
haracter than most adventure games around. 
Fable is a game about betrayal, deceit and double 
rossing a double crosser, as opposed to just 
nother straightforward, heroic fantasy adventure, 
introduction sets the scene for a grand con- 
\ which consequently leads to grand cata- 
that tear the world apart, leaving it ripe for 
n onslaught of evil creatures to enslave the human! 

(charming). The main goal for the player is toi 
iscover this conspiracy and hopefully find some 
to prevent it from coming full circle. 

Despite its medieval/fantasy appearance, we’re 
old that the game also encompasses a whole vari- 
ty of sci-fi elements, so we imagine this one could 
out to be one of the grand epic adventure 
ames of recent times (here’s hoping anyway). 



2 > Raging Skies 

PlayStation 

AVAILABLE: septembe 
CATEGORY: ACTION FLIGHT si 
PLAYERS: on 
PUBLISHER: son 

Yeeehaaawww! Let’s jump into a really expen¬ 
sive piece of military hardware and blow 
crud outta someone! Sounds fun already does 
n’t it? Fun would seem to be the emphasis fo 
Raging Skies. It’s a flight sim with 
emphasis on flying action than on being 
accurate sim. Raging Skies is one of those sims 
where you get given a couple of missions to fly, 
and upon your success, you get more 
to play through, and more planes to fly 
Missions include such themes as: "Shoot dow 
the stolen F-16", "Protect the commercial air¬ 
liner from terrorist attacks”, etc etc. 

Raging Skies features some very spiffy 
sequences which look like something out of a 
Hollywood jet fighter movie (spiffy if you’re intc 
that sort of thing). The in-game visuals also look 
quite spectacular... missiles leave wispy trails o 
smoke, planes get lost in the clouds, etc. There’ 
plenty of speech in Raging Skies too, with 
inclusion of in-flight commentary by your co¬ 
pilot, and mission briefing by your CO. 

If you’re lucky enough to have the chance 
link two PlayStations together, then you ca 
take the opportunity to have dog 
against your friends, which of course is infi¬ 
nitely more thrilling and satisfying than beat¬ 
ing the computer. 














|The Aquanaut’s 
\cliday 

[Playstation 

lUVAIlABLE: SEPTEMBER 
IfAIEGORY: EXPLORATION 
PLAYERS: ONE 
PUBLISHER: SONY 

Trippy... that’s the best way to describe The 
Aquanaut’s Holiday. We’re actually not sure 
vhether we should be calling The Aquanaut’s 
|Holiday a game, or a relaxation tool. 

You play an oceanographer who has been charged 
[to develop a new reef in a designated area of the 
ocean, in the hopes of encouraging the marine life 
|in the area to prosper. There’s no time limit, no 
oressure, no hulking great underwater aliens to rip 
you from limb to limb. Most of the game will be 
spent exploring the vast underwater area that 
you’ve been assigned to, finding strange and won¬ 
derful structures and chasms, etc. No stress factor 
here folks; if you find a spot you like, just drop a 
narker and you’ll be able to return to that spot 
|instantly from your head base, so you won’t have to 
spend hours trying to remember how to navigate 
around. The marine life gets bigger, weirder and 
nore menacing the further you descend into the 
depths, and building your reef attracts new species 
[to the game. Very pretty graphics and soothing 
sounds adds up to stress relief in a computer game. 

I Not one for the kids who love learning the fatal- 
|ity moves for Mortal Kombat, but some of the less 
hyperactive gamers out there may enjoy whittling 
Ithe hours away with this one. 



PLAYERS: ONE ♦ PUBLISHER: NATSUME 

For those SNES owners out there that are desperately cling¬ 
ing onto their machines with the hope of a few more RPC hits 
to come out... your prayers have been answered. Lufia II is 
essentially another standard SNES RPC. As one would expect, 
the game is played in a very "Zelda-style” overhead view in 
the dungeons, with some more removed overworld views 
such as those in Dragon Quest. 

There are seven characters in Lufia II, including fighters, 
mages, etc. who can be chosen to make up a party of four. 
The party is led by a monster hunter known as Maxim, and 
may also include pets, which although cool, can run away in 
combat when you most need them. The music for Lufia II will 
probably remind players of Final Fantasy III (assuming 
they’ve played it). The combat is turn based, with one inter¬ 
esting feature that has been adopted from the arcade beat 
'em ups, an "anger” meter that lets players that have copped 
a beating come back with a powerful berserk attack. 

With tons of in-depth gameplay to go through, this one 
should keep any SENS RPC fan locked away for ages. 



PlayStation 


“...faster, smoother and 
bigger than it's predecessor. 
A damn fine fighting game." 

- Hyper 90% l June 199EJ 


PROPOSED 

CLASSIFICATION 


For hints and tips call the 
PlayStation PowerLine: 

1 902 262 662 * 


PldyStdlion 




















30 »HYPER 




Decathlon V 


3D0 

AVAILABLE: JULY 
FATEEORV: SPORTS 
PLAYERS: 1-8 
PUBLISHER: STUDIO 300 


1 1 ’ mzmm * 

*&?'. & - js3r. i 3 ' 


In days ofi old this used to be the title ob 
an Activision same that was responsible bor 
the death ob many a joystick. Now 
Decathlon will be gracing the 3DO. All the 
events are there... too meter dash, tong 
jump, shot put. high jump. 400 metre dash, 
discus, no metre hurdles, pole vault. 

javelin, and the 1500 metre run. 
Came controls tor these events will 
incorporate sensible techniques, like 
smoothly accelerating your button press¬ 
ing to run. rather than just thrashing 
your controller to death. The game is all 
set up with 3D perspective camera angles, 
as opposed to the boring conventional 
horizontal and above views. 
Coolest beature ob the game is the ability 
bor players to train bor the events, which 
actually builds up their athlete s attributes 
bor speed, strength and stamina. 
Decathlon also allows bor eight players 
going at it simultaneously bor some seri\ 
ous multiplayer gaming. What bun is 
there unless you can gloat over that 
world record you made on your binal dis¬ 
cus throw? None, so the records can all 
be stored in NVRAM. 
With the Olympics coming up. maybe this 
will be a big hit bor the 3DO. 


r J> 


' ^9 * n ^ 

i O/ 


* M 

' - ' •/' M/’t / ' / 


0 1 . 3 5 • 




02 . 89 # 


JIM 

1ST ATTEMPT 


Q W> R»ck 

BAA 1ST / 


baa 1ST ATTEMPT 








If its not 
listed just 
call 





Australia© 
fastest growing 
mail 
order servce 


FREE CALL 1300 620 630 (MAIL ORDER ROOM) ENQUIRES (09) 274 7690 

LARGEST RANGE OF NEW & USED GAMES 



SONY PLAYSTATION.$399.00 

CONTROL PAD.$49.00 

NEGCOM CONTROLLER ...$89.95 

MEMORY CARD.$39.00 

LINK CABLE.$49.00 

MOUSE.$49.00 

AIR COMBAT.$87.00 

ASSAULT RIGS .$95.00 

BATTLE TOSHINDEN.$95.00 

BATTLE TOSHINDEN 2.$99.00 

DESTRUCTION DERBY.$95.00 

DEFCOM 5 .$87.00 

DOOM.$95.00 

FADE TO BLACK.$99.00 

FIFA SOCCER 96.$95.00 

HI-OCTANE.$95.00 

IN THE ZONE .$99.00 

GEX .$95.00 

JOHNNY BAZOOKATONE $95.00 

KRAZY IVAN.$95.00 

LOADED.$87.00 

LONE SOLDIER .$95.00 

LEMMINGS 3D.$87.00 

MAGIC CARPET. a .$99.00 


MORTAL KOMBAT 3 .... 

MYST. 

NBA LIVE 96. 

NOVASTORM . 

OFF WORLD INTERCEPTOR 

RETURN FIRE. 

PGA TOUR 96. 

PHILOSOMA. 

PSYCHIC DETECTIVE. 

RIDGE RACER. 

RIDGE RACER REV. 

RAYMAN. 

ROAD RASH. 

SHOCKWAVE. 

THUNDERHAWK 2. 

TOTAL NBA.* 

TOTAL ECLIPSE. 

TWISTED METAL. 

VIEWPOINT. 

WORLD CUP GOLF. 

WORMS. 

WIPEOUT. 

X-COMM. 


$95.00 
$89.00 
$99.00 
$87.00 
. $95.00 
$99.00 
$95.00 
$99.00 
$99.00 
$95.00 
$95.00 
$95.00 
$99.00 
$95.00 
$95.00 
$99.00 
$99.00 
$95.00 
$99.00 
$95.00 
$95.00 
$95.00 
$85.00 


TITLES ARRIVING DAILY | 


SUPER NES DECK.$149.00 

SUPER NES & DONKEY 2.... $229.95 

SUPER GAMEBOY .$99.00 

CONTROL PAD.$29.95 

ACTION REPLAY 3.$99.00 

ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES.$95.00 

BARKELY SHUT UP & JAM .... $89.00 

BLACKHAWK.$79.00 

BOOGERMAN.$104.95 

BIG HURT.$95.00 

BREATH OF FIRE 2.$99.95 

BIG SKY.$95.00 

SUPER B.C. KID.$95.00 

CANNON FODDER.$79.00 

CUT THROAT ISLAND.$104.95 

DEMOLITION MAN.$119.00 

DOOM.$109.00 

DONKEY KONG 2.$89.00 

DRAGON.$89.00 

EARTHWORM JIM 2.$114.50 

FIFA 96.$95.00 

KILLER INSTINCT.$99.00 

LION KING.$99.00 

LORD OF THE RINGS .$79.95 

MASK.$109.00 

MORTAL KOMBAT 3.$104.95 


MICRO MACHINES 2.$109.00 

MECHWARRIOR 3050 .$95.00 

MEGA MAN 7.$99.00 

NFL QUARTERBACK.$99.00 

NHL HOCKEY 96.$97.00 

POWER RANGER MOVIE .... $104.95 

ROBOCOP vs TERM.$79.00 

SECRET OF EVERMORE.$89.00 

SLAMMASTERS.$89.00 

SPACE ACE.$69.00 

SUPER MARIO KART.$74.95 

SUPER BOMBERMAN 3.$95.00 

SUPERSTAR SOCCER.$109.00 

STAR TREK FLEET ACAD.$79.00 

SPAWN.$99.95 

SYNDICATE.$119.95 

RETURN OF THE JEDI.$119.00 

THE LION KING.$119.95 

THE FIREMAN..$99.00 

TURBO TOONS.$109.00 

URBAN STIRKE .$119.00 

WRESTLE MANIA.$99.00 

WORLD MASTERS GOLF .... $104.95 

VAMPIRES KISS .$99.00 

YOSHIS ISLAND.S89.00 


TOO MANY TO LIST CALL 


FREE CALL 1300 620 630 lOOOs MORE TITLES AVAILA5LE 

MSI 

■ 1 

iHi m ; 


SATURN INC DAYTONA .... $499.00 

CONTROL PAD.$49.00 

MEMORY CARD.$99.00 

ARCADE RACER.$139.00 

DAYTONA USA.$95.00 

FIFA 96.$95.00 

FIRESTORM 2.$95.00 

FORMULA 1 .$89.00 

HORDE.$99.95 

ftFY <CQQ QR 

MORTAL KOMBAT 2 '’’ ’ ’ ’’’” $95T)0 

NHL HOCKEY.$95.00 

RAYMAN.$95.00 

SEGA RALLY.$95.00 

SHELLSHOCK.$99.00 

ST. FIGHTER MOVIE.$95.00 

TOSHINDEN REMIX.$95.00 

TITAN WARS.$99.95 

THEME PARK.$95.00 

VIRTUA COP (W/GUN).$145.00 

EXTRA GUN.$69.95 

VIRTUA GOLF.$99.00 

VIRTUA HANGON .$99.00 

VIRTUA FIGHTER 2.$95.00 

VIRTUA RACING.$95.00 

WIPEOUT.$95.00 

WORLD CUP GOLF.$95.00 

WORMS.$89.95 

X-MEN .$95.00 


ALIENS.$49.00 

COMMAND & CONQUER.$95.00 

CHRONICLES OF SWORD.$89.95 

DESCENT 2.$95.00 

EARTHSIEGE 2.$89.95 

FUTURE SHOCK.$95.00 

HEXEN (HERETIC 2).$95.00 

INDY CAR 2.$95.00 

LEMMINGS 3D.$87.00 

LORDS OF MIDNIGHT.$69.00 

MORTAL KOMBAT 3.$95.00 

MICRO MACHINES 2.$77.00 

MAGIC CARPET 2.$85.00 

MORTAL COIL.$87.00 

NBA LIVE 96.$95.00 

NBA JAM TE.$95.00 

RING CYCLE.$59.00 

SHOCKWAVE.$96.00 

STAR TREK "HARBINGER".$95.00 

STONEKEEP.$95.00 

SUPREME WARRIOR.$95.00 

TRACK ATTACK.$95.00 

THE DIG.$92.00 

TOP GUN.$94.00 

WING COMMANDER 4.$115.00 

X WING PACK.$59.00 

FREE DEMO CD WITH 
EVERY IBM GAME 
PURCHASED 


MEGADRIVE SYSTEM ....$159.00 

CONTROL PADS.$29.95 

LOCK ON X2 .$95.00 

ANDRETTI RACING.$49.00 

AUST RUGBY LEAGUE.$99.00 

BIG HURT.$95.00 

BRIAN LARA CRICKET.$69.95 

CUT THROAT ISLAND.$104.95 

EARTH WORM JIM 2.$114.95 

FIFA 96 .$95.00 

GARFIELD.$99.00 

NBA LIVE 96.$95.00 

NHL 96.$95.00 

MICRO MACHINES 2.$99.00 

MORTAL KOMBAT 3 .$99.00 

MADDEN 96 .$95.00 

PGA TOUR 96.$95.00 

PHANTASY STAR 4.$99.00 

ROCK N ROLL RACING.$69.00 

SOLEIL .$68.00 

SONIC 3.$69.00 

SONIC & KUNCKLES.$69.00 

SUPER SKIDMARKS .$95.00 

15% OF ALL MEGADRIVE 
GAMES THIS MONTH ONLY 
BETTER BE QUICK 


100s SECONDHAND 


15% OFF ALL TITLES 
THIS MONTH ONLY 
BE QUICK 


COLOUR GAMEBOYS. $99.95 
GAMES GALORE IN STOCK 
SUPER GAMEBOY ... $95.00 


GAME GEAR 

$179.00 

TITLES NOW ARRIVING 


* GOLD-CARD * 

PURCHASE ANYTHING OVER $50 
AND RECIEVE YOUR 
GOLD CARD TODAY 

THAT ENTITLES YOUR TO 10% OF 
ALL SOFTWARE NEW AND USED 


PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT 
NOTICE MANAGEMENT RESERVES THE 
RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY SALE OR TRADE 


Trade & Postal Orders 

Mail to : FUNZ-R-GAMES 

Shop 2/186 great eastern hwy midland wa 6056 


MAIL ORDER ROOM 


1600 620 630 


(FREE CALL) 


YES! WE DO TAKE ORDERS & TRADES FROM 
ANYWHERE IN AUSTRALASIA AND NEW ZEALAND 


FUNZ-R-GAMES PHONE: (09) 274 7690 

Shop 2/186 Great Eastern HWY Midland WA 6056 (0PP BUNNINGS) 

TRADE-IN QUOTES 

Phone (09) 274 7690 for price 

ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED/LAYBY'S 



































































































































































































































32 »HYPER 


previews 





Return Fir 

PlayStation/Saturn/ 
PC CD ROM 

AVAILABLE. JUNE 
CATEGORY: ACTI O N / STRATEGY 

PLAYERS: 1-2 
PUBLISHER: PROLIFIC 
A little over a year ago now, Return Fire was the 
number one selling game for the 3DO. It was < 
rather simplistic game, but games which involve 
silly amounts of gunfire and big explosions are 
always destined to be a hit. We got our hands on 
the PC demo and it looks pretty much exactly like 
the 3DO version. The aim of Return Fire is to cap¬ 
ture the enemy flag and return it to your base. 
You have an assortment of vehicles to control, 
including choppers, tanks, ASVs and jeeps, 
lust like in the 3DO version, the feature that will 
draw people’s attention will be the split screen 
head to head gaming... because let’s face it girls 
and boys... why kill the computer when you can 
humiliate your best friend? The other feature that| 
will no doubt entice a few folks is the ability to 
run over little soldiers with your tanks and AVSs,| 
lovely squishing noises are a plenty!! 

Probably going to be more of a hit on the PC,[ 
since it’s a Windows game, and the PlayStation! 
and Saturn owners may be looking for something! 
a little more flash graphically. We’ll see.. 


10D 



Cxhumed/Pcwerslave 

PlayStation/Saturn/PC CD ROM 

AVAILABLE JULY 

--. CATEGORY ist person shooter 

PLAYERS: ONE 

PUBLISHER BMC W 

Well, firstly, we’re really not sure what to call this 
game. That may sound silly, but the PC version of the 
game has been floating around on the Net as Powerslave 
but it's apparantly coming to the consoles as Exhumed. Maybe 
BMC simply decided naming the game after a dated heavy 
metal album was a bad idea, we don’t know. 

Exhumed (or PowerSlave, if you prefer) takes the first person 
shooter genre through a change of scenery. This time it's 
ancient Egypt. While looking very Doomish on one hand, 
Exhumed has a slightly different edge to it The engine used is 
polygon based, whereas Doom was based on ray tracing. The 
difference is small, but you can see an improvement in the way 
lighting works, wall textures and that sort of thing. As with all 
the new Doom clones, you can go swimming into underground 
lakes, and of course there’s the possibility of drowning, so keep 
checking that lungometer 

Where would a first person shooter be without nasty weapons? 
Nowhere, so there's stuff like an M60, a flame thrower, a strange 
cobra staff thing that seems to wipe out masses of opponents in 
a single shot, and a sword for melee combat that makes lovely 
"ching!" noises when you hack into walls and things. There’s a 
host of evil Egyptian baddies to stomp out, including giant 
locusts, jackal men. lioness women, mummies (the wrapped 
version, not the domestic one), piranhas, crab critters that can 
crawl across the ceiling, and no doubt all sorts of other stuff At 
first glance, the monster AI seems a bit iffy, so hopefully thd 
enemies will be a bit smarter in the final release. 

There are 28 levels, which is close to the number in the Doom 
games, so there should be plenty of longterm Egyptian carnage 
in store for those who run out and buy it. We’ll be taking a big¬ 
ger look at Exhumed when it is released, whether it’s as 
Powerslave on the PC. or as something different 


































m 

Min 

r=^ 



If you want a stereo that’s big on features but small on size, get a Philips 
AZ8050 Rock Box. It’s fully portable and comes with a programmable CD 
player, tape and radio. Best of all, with its unique dynamic bass chambers the 
sound is, well, don’t say we didn’t warn you. For more info call I 800 803 312. 



PHILIPS 
















34 »HYPER 


arcade 



TCHgdi Psikyo 


virtua 
fighter Kids 


Sure, I can put a ball in a hoop, even if it means using a 
ladder. Now add five X 1.5 Million Dollar a year athletes who 
try like crazy to kidnap my ball and take away my ladder 
and then I’m left looking like the guy who mops the sweat 
from the court floor. 

Fortunately, thanks to technology, I too can slam, jam and 
dribble without even looking at the ball, just like those 
expensive tall guys. Better still- this game can actually 
enhance your real game as it shows you the winning tech¬ 
niques in all their gravity-defying amazingness. 

So choose your favourite team and let the games begin. Each 
quarter lasts three minutes (although it feels more like two) and 
you have to WIN to progress to the next. Many a time, I cursed the 
god of silicon circuitry as he stole my money by shooting a three 
point goal from the wrong end of the court to tie the game and 
lose my dollar. As a matter of fact, the computer can get quite 
earned away, by giving itself liberal doses of near unbelievable 
passes, goals etc and make your shots miss, provide ultTa lame 
passes and generally play like I do in reality. 

Getting used to the controls takes a bit of time. 

A button • shoot/rebound/blockshot/fake/slam/end of 
alley oop technique. 

B button ■ pass/steal. 

C Button * Player change. 

In keeping with the wonderful world of in-your-face 
American commercialism and razzamatazz, there’s a hyped 
game commentator and an exuberant crowd. Actually, all the 
sound effects are excellent and definitely lend to the game. 

All in all, Run £ Gun II is an excellent game and far supe¬ 
rior to its predecessor. Once you have mastered the tech¬ 
niques you can take on human challengers in the game’s 
two player mode. 

X X X X 1/2 


Tengai iA a warrior monk - a tough guy who juAt happenA to have the abil¬ 
ity to fly. Ahoot magic diAkA. bellow a chant which can deAtroy metal 
objectA and haA a familiar (pet owl) which AhootA Amall miAAileA and acts 
aA a Alow flery battering ram. As per uAual. a princesA needA Aaving. hom¬ 
ing been kidnapped by a large evil empire ol ancient robot creatureA who 
haue diAguiAed themAelveA in ancient ChineAe/JapaneAe Atyled objectA. The 
whole plot AeemA to have the flavour ol "Monkey " meetA the TranAfiormerA. 

Although the game iA named alter Tengai. there are another lour char 
acterA to chooAe from. They are Miko an ample breaAted AorcereAA with 
the moAt UAeleAA lire power. Amart bomb and lamiliar: katana- a Aamu- 
rai robot who AhootA laAerA and haA a powerlul lamiliar (ApearA); Sho - a 
charming young man who UkeA to throw kniveA and haA tambourine kiteA 
follow him around town and flnally. JuniA the young ninja girl whoAe 
lamiliar iA a lire breathing poAAum named Socrate< s. 

The game AtartA oil in one ol Aeveral AceneA. either in the loreAt. by the 
lake, underwater, in the caAtle or in the village. RegardleAA ol where you 
start, you will flnd yourAell unable to watch the beautilul Acenery or the 
cool looking robotA. oa you 'll be too buAy dodging the hundredA ol bulletA. 
laAerA. ninja AtarA and weird objectA relentleAAly flying at your per Aon. II 
thingA become too intenAe it'A time to preAA the "Amart bomb". ThiA 
cnAureA the deAtruction ol almoAt everything on the Acreen. including 
enemy bulletA. Smart bombs, like other power ups', are lound floating 
around the Acreen alter the deAtruction ol Apeciflc enemieA. 

Another leature iA the use cl your lamiliar'A Apecial powerA. ThiA iA acti¬ 
vated by depreAAing the lire button lor a couple ol AecondA (in which you 
lose the ability to lire your weapon). MoAt excellent ia JuniA' poAAum. aA 
you can depoAit him at a lavourable pcAition on the Acreen and he'll flre 
auwy lor about 5-6 AecondA and roast anything in the way. 

AeAthetically pleaAing. Tengai is a IreAh newcomer to the Ahoot 'em up 
genre and will deflnitely increaAeyour miAAile dodging AkillA conAlderably. 

X X X X 


If Kids s Massive Heads then this is defi¬ 
nitely Virtua Fighter Kids. This game is 
exactly like VF 2 but with characters who 
have stocky bodies and massive heads. 
VF 2 is a lot better though so unless you're 
into novelty gaming then you may as well 
save your change for the real thing. 

isn’t it a bit strange to have bearded 
'kids’? I thought so too. 

X X (NOVELTY VALUE ONLV. STICK TO THE REAL THINGI 













36 »HYPER 


review playstation 


Tekken II 


It's that time again... time to strap on the gloves, the suspenders, the silly looking hat, and what 
ever other items of bad taste clothing that we can get our hands on. DAN TOOSE is stepping into the 
virtual ring and tekken on all comers as the sequel to the best PlayStation tfighting game arrives. 


✓ 



* 



TEKKEN \OUn PICK OF PLAYERS TEKKEN IT TO MOTHEn NATURE GOIN OUTSIDI AST) TEKKEN SOME RAYS NEXT YOU'LL OE TEKKEN ME TO DINNER TEKKEN EM RY THE THROAT 





=£<*?* 


lust when everybody thought that Virtua Fighter II was going to be 
sitting on the 3D Fighting Throne for so long that it was going to 
develop piles, Namco finally spit out the PlayStation version of Tekken 
II. Most games have that, "Great game! Shame about the..." thing hap¬ 
pening. Tekken II doesn’t. It has gorgeous graphics, which move so 
Ismoothly that you’ll be left wiping the dribble from your chin. The 
Isound is great, lots of variety. A huge variety of options and features 
[that ensure that the gameplay is top notch. If you’ve been playing 
Tekken II in the arcades, well you can forget it - this is better. 

Tekken II will turn heads everywhere. The characters are all exquisite- 
' detailed, even little things like patterns stitched into silk shirts and 
Jties that flap about in the breeze. A few of the characters look a little 
|more polygonal than in Tekken I, but it still somehow an improve- 
nent. The frame rate is ridiculous; there’s not a smoother game about. 
Tekken I fell short in the background graphics department, and 
|Namco noticed. Now the backgrounds look fantastic. Each character 
has their own background, and with 23 characters, that’s a ton of vari¬ 
ety. They’re still really 2D backgrounds, and you can never reach those 
amazing monuments in the distance, but it won’t bother you, they’re 
jreat. The light sourcing will also blow you away! Characters light up 
1 a truly realistic sense when they’re near a light source but it’s the 
pulsing or moving light sources that will really draw your attention to 
»extra effort that’s gone in. 

Unlike Tekken I, you’ll actually want to listen to the music, as it’s 
nore suited to the feel of the game. The music wasn’t bad in Tekken I, 
but it isn’t a patch on Tekken II. Not only have the background tunes 
been improved, but so have the sound effects, even if only slightly. 

Vith a few more special moves that involve some weird stuff such as 
cyborg limbs rotating, laser rays and the cries of kangaroos in pain 
|(we’re not joking), Namco have taken great care to ensure it all sounds 
as good as it looks. The voices are a lot better now, for no other reason 
[than that they sound a lot more like what you’d expect from the char¬ 
acters compared to the last game. 

|Champa^ne Gameplay 

Gameplay is the what makes Tekken II special. No fighting game on 
[the market has as many characters, moves or special options. There are 
I23 characters (25 if you count the alternate appearances for two of the 
characters), ten of which you can choose from at first, the other thir¬ 
teen have to be earned by defeating them in combat and finishing the 
game. Each character has so many moves that to be able to truly mas- 
r all the characters will take months, even for avid fighting gamers. 
Ml the characters have a variety of throws, and a much greater number 
have "Throws within throws”; in other words, throws that can have 
extra moves added on to them to result in an all round nastier attack, 
^very character now also has throws from behind, so you can truly 
ish that sluggish opponent. 

Sorry, did we say sluggish? Not a chance for that in Tekken II. The 
game speed has taken a huge shot in arm, and the action is more furi¬ 
ous than you could ever ask for. Great touches have been made, like 
[the ability to run over a fallen opponent and stomp on his or her guts! 
Vhy stop at crash tackling your opponent? Lay in a few good blows to 
; head while you’ve got them pinned! 

If you’re a combo fanatic, then Tekken II is your game. Every character 
has a 10 hit combo, and most characters have at least 4 or 5 of these 
attacks! So how are you meant to learn all the moves? Well, there’s a 
Practise mode, which has a great joystick tracking feature, so you can 
[see exactly what it is you did with the joystick and buttons. Practise 
e also tells you how many hits you landed in combination, the 
damage of each hit, and whether or not it’s counterable. Counters? Yes, 
counters, and they’re a lot more practical and useable than in Virtua 
[Fighter 2. As in VF2, only some characters counter, and it’s all in theme 
vith their fighting style. 





mmsM 




,.SS9i 


h 9 f/VV I 

)itvl .< 


Game Medea & Codes 

There are also other interesting game modes, such as Survival Mode, which 
scores you on how many bouts you can survive, with an energy meter that only 
replenishes a tiny bit after each bout. Got a bunch of friends over? Go at it with 
Team Battle Mode, where two teams of up to eight characters each can go at one 
another in a scenario that works in a similar way to Survival Mode. If you're out to 
beat records, try Time Attack Mode, which is very self explanatory... get through 
the game as fast as you can. 

As if the game wasn’t interesting enough, Namco have put in a few bizarre cheat 
like features that spice things up. There’s a way to make your character develop a 
big head, and it doesn’t involve whipping your opponents butt! It actually has an 
effect on gameplay in that your character has greater range and height, so it’s not 
just there to make you wee yourself laughing. 

More impressively is a cheat that turns the game into a 1st person perspective 
combat game! Your character’s body becomes a green "wire frame” which you 
play from just behind. It’s like one of those boxing games where you have the 
transparent body, except this time it’s all with martial arts and a real 3D feel! 

Simply put, there's more to Tekken II than any other fighting game we’ve ever seen. 




REEN TEKKEN GYMNASTICS LESSONS 


TEKKEN TWO THE SKIES 


YOU'RE TEKKEN IT TOO HARI1 YOSHI LEI’S REEN TEKKEN OANCIN’ LESSONS 


TEKKEN A RATS EYE VIEW 


HYPER» 37 






38 »HYPER 



With 23 \ 
characters , 
Tekken II wouh 
seem to nee < 
some sort oj 
plot an < 
background) 
right? Well) 
unlike mos\ 
games of its\ 
genre, at actu¬ 
ally has one, 
well., kinda. 
The best way to 
examine the 
plot is to just 
look at the 
characters and 
see how it's alt 
connected. 





Heihachi held the last 
Tekken tournament, but 
was subsequently defeated 
by Kazuya, his son. Kazuya 
dumped Heihachi off a 
cliff, so it's quite obvious 
who Heihachi’s out to get. 
Heihachi has the added 
motive of regaining control 
of his company Mishima 
Zaibatsu. He uses his own 
style of Karate, defeating 
his opponents with brutally 
powerful attacks. 


Jack is back, and although 
he's a 7'io”, 168kg lump of 
Russian Cyborg death... He has 
run off protecting some little 
girl from the forces of nastiness. 
He also has the added incentive 
of wanting to save the captured 
scientist Voskonovich, with the 
hopes of becoming human. 
lack-2 doesn’t have a style, he 
just has strength. Unlike the old 
Jack, Jack-2 is quite agile, mak¬ 
ing him a lot more dangerous 
than ever before. 


Law is out for revenge 
against Baek, who attacked 
his dojo. Law will of course 
need the money from the 
tournament to put things 
back in place. He trains with 
his friend Paul Phoenix. Law 
fights with the classic Bruce 
Lee style, beating his oppo¬ 
nents with sheer speed. He’s 
adopted a new flipkick 
attack to his routine that’s 
devastatingly effective. 


Yoshimitsu is out to save 
Voskonovich from Kazuya’s 
forces, as repayment for the 
artificial arm Voskonovich 
made for him. Yoshimitsu is 
the head of the Manji 
group. He fights with his 
own style of Jujitsu, incor¬ 
porating the use of a katana 
in his attacks. His spinning 
attacks and blinding speed 
make him a dangerous 
opponent at all times. 


Michelle is hell bent on 
finding out what has hap¬ 
pened to her mother, and 
she believes Kazuya’s men 
are responsible for her dis¬ 
appearance. Michelle incor¬ 
porates a host of moves from 
Chinese martial arts to finish 
her adversaries. Her ability 
to quickly change her direc¬ 
tion of attack makes her a 
nightmare to defeat. 



The flat top of death is The once proud wrestling The Irish born assassin has 
back! Paul is entering the champ has hit the bottle and entered the Tekken tourna- 

Tekken tournament for the sunk to an all time low. With ment again, this time her goal 

same reason he did last word of the new tournament, is to assassinate Kazuya. She’s 
time, to beat crud out of his he straps on the mask again also entering with hopes of 

adversary Kazuya. It’s a in hopes of re financing the settling things with Anna 

dumb macho ego thing, but orphanage he used to try to once and for all. Nina fights 
hey his moves are cool so help. King’s been putting on with a deadly array of Akido 

who cares? Mixing a range his thinking cap and has moves, specialising in various 

of Judo moves along with his come up yet more ways to holds that break opponents 

own variety of street fight- break his opponents into little arms in numerous places, 

ing tactics, Paul can finish pieces. His wrestling throws Difficult to master, but one of 
his opponents in quick time. cause immense damage. the most powerful characters, 



Working as an investiga- This Hong-Kong detective 
tor for an organisation that is out for revenge against 

protects nature and the men who killed his part- 

wildlife, Jun has entered ner. The man directly 

the tournament as a result responsible was Bruce, and 

of suspecting Kazuya being Kazuya seems to be involved 

involved in the illegal trade as well. Lei is the Jackie Chan 

of animals. Fighting in the of the Tekken characters. His 

Bujitsu style, Jun is a dead- Kung Fu style is the most 

ly opponent with her flash and spectacular of the 

attacks hitting high and competitors. His "lie down" 

low in rapid succession. manoeuvres are particularly 

effective. 





ekken II vs The Rest 

Why are we jumping up and down in jubilation? It’s because no matter 
Ihow you look at Tekken II. it outshines all the rest. Naturally Tekken If s 
piggest opponent would be Virtua Fighter II. Tekken II edges over VFII 
raphically mainly due to it’s slightly faster frame rate, fantastic light 
ourcing effects, and a range of attacks that simply look more fluid and 
pectacular. It does look a bit more polygonal than VFII, but not enough to 
|make it lose the Grammy for best visual experience in a 3D fighting game. 
Sound is a tough one to pick, as there’s really very little between 
ekken II, Toshinden II and VFII. Tekken II has the coolest sound effects, 
hile Toshinden II and VFII edge ahead in speech. The music is really 
|now much the same in all three games, so sound is not really a deciding 
actor in the grand scheme of things. 

The gameplay is what really sorts these three greats apart. Toshinden II is 
he fastest of the three, unfortunately it’s over dependency on a few spe- 
:ial moves makes for a less interesting game all round. Virtua Fighter II 
Ihas worn the crown for ages now., it’s amazing array of moves for each 
haracter set it apart from anything we’d seen. At the end of the day 
hough, VFII has had to step down from the throne, Tekken II just has too 
|many characters, moves, and options for any other game to come close. 
HYPER will be really keen to see how games such as Fighting Vipers 
,nd Soul Edge will fare against the might of Tekken II... can things con- 
inue to get better? 













ft ii r r n ft ft E s Defeat 


m plav as them! 





1 . E E PHAOLAM - - 

Lee is the sub boss to 
Heihachi, his adoptive 
father. He seeks to gain 
control of the Mishima 
Zaibatsu corporation. 


ptttiYotv^FiArk 

P.Jack is the sub boss to 
lack-2. He wants to rub lack- 
2 out so he can be the model 
for mass production by the 
military. 


It* * 



bXETBw SAW 


Baek is the sub boss to 
Law. Baek seems to be 
entering the tournament as 
some sort of way to honour 
his father. 



Kunimitsu is the sub boss 
to Yoshimitsu. Kunimitsu 
has ambitions of defeating 
Yoshimitsu to claim his 
katana as her own 



Kuma is the sub boss to Armor King is the sub boss Anna is the sub boss to Nina, Wang is the sub boss to 
Paul. Heihachi’s pet bear to King, his look alike, her sister. Keen to come out Jun. Disturbed by the 

is back with a vengeance, Armor King is dying to on top in her ongoing feud Mishima family’s antics, he 

dying to sink his claws prove he’s the true wrestling with her older sister, Anna enters the tournament to set 

into Paul. champion of the two. returns to the tournament. things right. 


AZUYA MISHIMA 

The current champi- 
m of the Tekken tour- 
ament and head of 
he Mishima Zaibutsu 
orporation. Kazuya 
as now developed a 
:wisted dark side and 
aits for the surviv- 
challenger of the 
ournament to face 
im at the end. With 
n extended set of 
loves, he’s now truly 
he master of the 
ekken tournament. 



DEVIL 

The dark power behind Kazuya. 
Nothing are known of his motives, 
except for evil. His unholy powers make 
him extremely dangerous. 


ANGEL 

Should you play through the game as 
Devil, you will have to face your true 
nemesis, the Angel. She is like Devil in 
every aspect except appearance. 



For some bizarre reason, there’s 
a kangaroo and a small dinosaur 
wandering about with boxing 
gloves on, popping up once in a 
while to challenge characters 
that are good at making come¬ 
backs. Seemingly plotless, but 
bloody good fun! 



Canryu is the sub boss to 
Michelle, which is strange 
since he is supposedly in 
love with her. His Sumo 
style is brutal. 



Bruce is the sub boss to Lei. 
Having been saved by 
Kazuya, he now works for him 
as a hit man and bodyguard. 



HYPER» 39 












40 »HYPER 


review mega drive 


Shane Warne 


On the real playing field it’s easy to tell Brian Lara and Shane Wame apart hut on the Mega Drive 

it’s a bit more difficult. STRETCH ARMSTRONG goes into bat... 




YOU’RE OUTTA THERE RUDE GO THE TONK OLO SON! 



NOW THAT S AN EMBARRASSING OUTFIT 


How Codemasters must be ruing the day they chose Brian 
Lara to grace the cover of their flagship cricket sim. Sure, 
the bloke can bat, but lately, if he’s not leaving his team 
mid-tour to tend to his West Indian real estate holdings, 
he’s engaging in racial taunts with his physiotherapist in 
the business class section of international flights. As a bats¬ 
man, young Brian may well be Winston Churchill but as a 
statesman he’s got Neville Chamberlain written all over him. 

So with the local release of this game (which is, ostensibly, 
Brian Lara Cricket all over again), a nation turns its lonely 
eyes to... Shane Warne. Yes, the Sheik of Tweak, the Earl of 
Twirl, the man with the most spectacular flipper this side of 
Seaworld, and a marginally more composed off-field 
ambassador. It’s obvious really. But let’s backtrack a little... 

After FIFA Soccer opened the door for non-American sports 
games in a big way. it was just a matter of time before 
cricket hit the consoles. Alan Border Cricket (and its Graham 
Gooch and Jonty Rhodes equivalents) had been lurking 
around the PC market and formed the basis for the release of 
Brian Lara Cricket about this time last year. That game 
received the big thumbs up from HYPER and was declared 
the winner over the Super Nintendo entrant Super 
International Cricket (although big Russell disagrees). To be 
sure, it was a good game, as this is too, but I wonder 
whether the excitement has more to do with the fact that 
there was finally a cricket game, rather than the fact that it 
was actually a great one. 

The suspicion still lingers - the graphics on the fielding 
are somewhat rudimentary and elsewhere they're also less 
than sharp. The game can be very frustrating too - if you 
actually want to build a sizeable total with the bat you’ll 
need the patience of Job (a Biblical character who, by all 
accounts, was very bloody patient), and what good is 
that to you, a member of the attention deficit generation? 
More often than not you’ll find yourself going for the tonk 
and getting all out for 30. I know I do. 

Still, perhaps I’m complaining too much: cricket is a hellish¬ 
ly complicated game and all the elements are in here - a full 
range of strokes, bowlers of every persuasion and a dizzying 
array of match formats. We like Brian and we like Shane and 
there's not really a Darrell Hair’s breath between the two. 


YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT 





















SHANE WAftNE CRICKET 






AVAILABLE: NOW 


CATEGORY: SPORTS SIM 


PLAYERS: 1-2 


PUBLISHER: COREMASTERS 


PRICE: *99.95 


RATING: G 


VISUALS 

68 

Codemasters use the 
Pete Sampras cartoon 
approach rather than 
the EA style realism 
and it works, except 
for the dodgy fielders. 


SOUND 

70 

Gratifyingly realistic, 
but perhaps the worst 
music ever commit¬ 
ted to cartridge. 

GAMEPLAY 

90 

The highlight (as it 
should be). Very good. 

LONGTERM 

90 

You’ll have to commit 
longterm if you want 
to score big. Endless 
fun for more than one. 

OVERALL 

<S6 

Hall gripping good 
fun...get your hands on it. 






Zin. iar For -* 
T.li Overs 


n 


SPEED 


£ - 


BRIAN VS SHANE 

WE’LL BE THE UMPIRE 

So Stuart wants a few words on the 
differences between Shane Warne 
Cricket and Brian Lara Cricket does 
he? Well here’s the two most impor¬ 
tant words: "Bugger all”. Essentially 
the gameplay is exactly the same, 
the only addition being that the 
fielders now occasionally drop 
catches, which is a good thing. 
There are, however, some extra fea¬ 
tures: you still get all the real play¬ 
ers but in addition to playing inter¬ 
national cricket, you can now play 
domestic cricket as well, in one day 
mode or over the course of a full 
Sheffield Shield (or as they call it, 

Codemaster Shield”) season. They 
have also, in allowing you to pick 
the venue for any game you might 
like to play, chosen to characterise 
each country with an incredibly 
cheesy electronic anthem, Sure, 
playing in Australia will give you 
the home ground advantage but 
you’ll have to put up with "Waltzing 
Mathilda" played through a Space 
Invader machine after every over. Is 
it really worth it? Well I suppose it 
beats listening to the similarly 
dodgy "Rule Britannia” when play¬ 
ing in the Old Dart. The final extra 
feature is that you can now, in world 
mode, also play as or against such 
proud cricketing nations as Kenya, 
Holland and the United Arab 
Emirates. Still, as my friend says, at 
least it gives English fans someone 
to beat. Maybe... 


HYPER» 45 
























46 »HYPER 


review 


play station 



fK'j 


Resident Evil 


After being scared witless playing Alien Trilogy, AMOS WONG dens a ftesh pair of 
underpants before checking out the new Capcom scare-fest... 


They're Creepy and They're Kooky... 
And I’m not even talking about the mon¬ 
sters! You’re a member of a rescue squad 
who call themselves S.T.A.R.S. and manage 
to keep a straight face. In the very B-Crade 
live action intro, whilst investigating the 
disappearance of comrades in the Raccoon 
Forest, a rubbery looking mutant dog 
chases the gang into a spooky mansion 
which just happens to be bio-freak cen¬ 
tral! The intro makes the opening of any 
cheesy soapie look like high art, but things 
start to improve as the "game graphics" 
take over. But before you can say "ooo-er, 
that looks sexy!", the characters start con¬ 
versing with such hideous voice acting it 
made my flesh crawl! You’ll probably be 
wondering at this stage whether the game 
is worth your hard earned bucks. 
Thankfully, the answer is yes... but only 
after you’ve given it some time. 




TECHO MAP SCREEN.. KEWL 


Girls and Boys 

In your attempts to get the hell out of the place as) 
either Chris or Jill, a variety of keys and items are need-| 
ed. Only upon getting to certain places outside will you 
finally accumulate the items needed to enter every 
room. There’s also a variety of zombies and beasts lurk¬ 
ing around that will quite happily eat, poison, strangle] 
and disembowel you on sight! Nice. Of course, you’ 
get your hands on more powerful weaponry and! 
ammo, but just don’t run around shooting John Woo 
style as there’s not a lot of it! As only a finite amount od 
items can be held in your inventory, there are a few 
‘safe rooms’ scattered around which have a box to hold 
excess items. No matter which location is accessed, the 
contents remain the same. Ink ribbons are also scat¬ 
tered around; use these to save your progress by) _ 

putting them into typewriters found in the safe rooms, cool, this girl is easy... i nn that makes the guy haro 


POLICE 






HL 




m 


sm 
















Bleed-Bath at the Heuse efj Death ■■ 

Like Alone in the Dark, this game is played in a 
cinematic third person view. You’ll get accus- j 
tomed to the camera moving around as you 
move, and the whole experience is like watching j 
a movie. And it’s a very good looking one too; 
the sets are fantastic with immaculate detail. The I 
polygon character’s movements are incredibly \ 
lifelike as well. Unfortunately, the atmosphere is 
ruined by pre-rendered cut scenes with tacky 
dialogue, and worst of all, you can’t skip them! 
Thankfully, others perk the scare-o-meter very 
nicely, like when you discover the first zombie 
chewing up some hapless victim. Oh, 1 must^H 
mention the gore; bodies and particularly heads 
are reservoirs for vast quantities of blood andHH 
chunky bits that explode very satisfyingly at the 
contact of a powerful blast - stand too close and 
you could shower in the stuff! Just try using the 
bazooka on a zombie, it’s fan-bloody-tastic! 

The sound effects and music are exceptional; 
the weapons sound way cool, especially the 
chunky dull thud of the Beretta. Walking into a 
room to hear the familiar shuffling sound of a 
zombie will freeze you in your tracks, and 
ambient sounds in certain areas, like wind or 
running water, further heighten the tense 
atmosphere created by the X-Filey score that 
starts up at strategic moments. But sometimes, mm 
it’s the dead silence that scares most of all. 


DOWN FIDO? DOWN' 





right Night 

Make no mistake, this is not a blast fest 
Alien Trilogy, and while the puzzle 
lements are of easy to medium difficulty, 
it’s the combat sequences that are both 
best and worst parts of the game, 
hen confronting the quicker foes, the 
angles can work against you when 
Go on, just try it when your char- 
is at the end of the room and being 
What seems to be a sure hit from 
our shotgun misses the mark completely, 
as soon as you draw your weapon the 
camera shot flicks back to another angle, 
ausing confusion and, at times, sudden 
! Despite the realism of your sur¬ 
roundings, bodies mysteriously disappear 
nd furniture you've moved returns to the 
original spot when you re-enter the rooms 
on; I like leaving behind bloody 
crumpled masses of flesh around! 

But ultimately, Resident Evil accom- 
its intention: to suck you in and 
scare the hell out of you! Despite some 
graphical glitches, it is visually and 
atmospherically superb. A sense of 
dread accompanies the opening of every 
.door and the pressing of every switch. A 
sudden attack from a "Hunter” will pack 
wo\xr heart up somewhere in your throat 
pnd some scenes are so chilling they just 
might give you a seizure! Like any good 
pPG you're compelled to find out how 
khe story ends and the last couple of 
pinutes are both incredibly frustrating 
and a full-on knuckle shredding experi¬ 
ence! Sure, Alone in the Dark veterans 
pay find this a bit too "been there, done 
khat”, but if you haven’t experienced 
this type of game before. Resident Evil is 
a great title to cut your teeth on. 


GO! ANY LAST WORDS MR FOUNTAIN? 


I HATE SNAKES JOCK.. I HATE EM 


YOU nE A LITTLE OLD TO BE AN ANKLE niTER 


DON'T RE DEAD DUDE 


MMM.. DIG ROOM 


JOYI AN EMPTY BOWL 



HYPER» 47 














48 »HYPER 


review 


s a I u r m 


Shellshock 


Cere’s new tank sim is hitting the shelves and DAN TOOSE is pulling on the came gear, popping in the 

ear plugs, and jumping into the big shiny death machine to take notes... 




Funky Squad are Go! 

Is it just me or do most war vehicle sims tend to involve a very regimented, short 
back and sides kinda bunch of guys? You know, the real hard, macho type who 
keep referring to bottoms all the time. Well, here’s a new angle on a game - tacti¬ 
cal liberation warfare with da homies. Yup, it’s you and five brothers up against 
the forces of nastiness. You and da boyz take orders from a guy whose chair is 
always facing the wrong way, known only as "da Man". He sends you out on mis¬ 
sions such as clearing an urban area of enemy tanks, destroying a number of 
strategically significant buildings, or rescuing journalists (we like this idea..). 

All operations run out of your king sized garage, where you can talk to your 
brothers, well... you can listen to them anyway. Besides rappin’ with the home 
boys you can also get your tank repaired and beefed up, so you can level trees 
and buildings in half the time! 

Your tank is originally armed with just a chain gun, and the main cannon. As 
you progress through missions, you can earn cash by collecting supplies that 
are conveniently lying around for you. Once you’re loaded, you can get Props 
(one of the boyz) to deck your tank out with all the firepower you could ever 
want. If you’ve earned enough cash, you can even get air support from 9-1-1 
(yet another one of the boyz), who zooms into the scene in his A-io "Tank 
Killer" and does some serious toasting. 




Rappin' Cut in the Plains 

Shellshock looks OK, but doesn’t really push the Saturn’s graphic capabilities at all 
The little cut scenes are also fine, but certainly nothing compared to other games] 
around in the 32bit market. The game interface is really simplistic and rigid, and thi: 
■is a disappointment as we really expected it to be a bit better. There are no outsidi 
views, it’s all from within the cabin, which although realistic, doesn't look so flash 
Irhe other thing that’s really missing is hills... the entire terrain is very flat. The onl 
lime you’ll see any elevation change is when you sink into a river (if you’re that bad] 
la driver). The other tanks look okay, but they look even better when they explode, 
■in fact most things in Shellshock look damn good when they explode. 

If you like that homey sub-culture stuff, you’ll really love the speech and music.I 
■it’s all exceedingly cliche, but quite amusing, although we believe it’s one of thosq 
[things people will either love or hate. Your partner D-Tour will either cheer you on 
or tell you to pull your finger out, depending on how you’re going. A little mord 
variety in the speech would have helped a lot. As far as the actual sound effects go 
|they’re fine. No complaints and no breakthroughs in audio entertainment. 

As a game, Shellshock is good on one hand, and not so good on another. Th 
[missions are quite challenging, there’s never any one stage when you can just] 
|run in and blast away carelessly without getting fried. You really have to con-[ 
centrate on where you’re going and what the enemy is up to. There are four savi 
game slots and using them is going to be essential for the long missions. 

The tank is nice and responsive, much more so than you’d sometimes expect, 
looks rather hilarious when you’re backing off and swerving out of the way ol 
oncoming shells. There’s also a map feature of sorts, which isn’t overly useful, as| 
|the zoom feature doesn’t let you see much around your tank at all. 

Essentially, Shellshock is a reasonable shoot ’em up game with more emphasi 
on line ’em up and shoot than on simulation accuracy. It’s not a shocker, but i 
Jacks the 3D impact that we’ve all come to expect on the 32bit machines... lik 
Panzer Dragoon II. 



I THINK I 6OT HIM LEROY.. 


MISSION OCBRIirWG 


SdKTIHS DE SI ROVED 34 

GROWae TRUCE IS DESTROYED: 34 

OBJECTIVES DESTROYED 104X 

nr Dceomcv: 32x 

wm w CRATES CM LECTIO It 


Mr 


CRSMfLOM * 1SCOO 


I i & 

liftlMi 


AVAILABLE: NOW 


LAILGORY: TANK SIM 


PLAYERS: ONE 


PUBLISHER: CORE RESIGN 


PRILL: * 99.95 


RATING: Ml5" 



HYPER» 49 














review playstation 


NHL Faceoti 


Given that pucking around is far from a national pastime in the Antipodes, the 
amount of excitement and pre-release hype hockey games generate is surprising. 

STEVE POLAR sharpens his blades to review the first Sony effort... 






Ice Hockey video games have become quite popular here even though we pretty much never 
play them in that scary place known as the "the real world". This is largely due to the efforts of 
Electronic Arts, and so it comes as a bit of a surprise to note that NHL Faceoff is not only from 
Sony, but that it is a mighty solid title - at least as good as its EA rivals. It seems as if the Sony 
juggernaut (with a little help from ex EA staff) is starting to gather momentum, and some 
truly sensational sports sims have now been developed for the PlayStation. First there was 
Total NBA, which pretty much rules the roost when it comes to basketball, then there was NFL 
Cameday, which is unchallenged due to John Madden’s PlayStation no-show, and now we 
have NHL Faceoff, which looks like being the best Ice Hockey title on any platform. 

It begins with the now obligatory FMV sequence, featuring a bunch of pucking iceholes slip-slid¬ 
ing about to some pumped music, but after this unnecessary garnishing it’s time for the important 
stuff. Faceoff features all of the players from the NHL (naturally), and there are lots of team and 
configuration options. In the team sub-menu you can organise player positions, choose your team 
and even trade players with other clubs. There are also heaps of configuration choices, so you are 
bound to find the game that suits your needs, whether you are a realist or an arcade action addict. 


NICE MULLET CUT DUDE 














POETRY IN MOTION 

Faceoff is poetry in motion to watch, as the throng of skaters move as 
gracefully as you’d expect, but things change radically once you actual 
ly get down and start playing. The action is far from smooth and easy 
going. Instead, Faceoff is a frantic and extremely enjoyable bunfight of 
thermonuclear proportions. The controls are intuitive (and I know this is 
a word that is sometimes overused), and you can even do evil things we 
all love like checking your opponent into the wall, and tripping them up. 

There are a number of views you can choose, but I found the convention 
al overhead (but slightly isometric) vantage point to be the best. Faceoff 
is also an organ-masters paradise as the cheesy organ tunes synonymous 
with a good scrap on the ice are blasted out during the game. The grunts, 
and other testosterone driven noises of big sweaty men going for it, sticks 
in hand, are also excellent. And the clever thing about Faceoff is that the 
menu system is contained within the scoreboard which hangs above the 
stadium, so when you pause the camera pans up to the scoreboard, max 
imising the sense of realism because you never leave the rink. 

The game is also far from a pushover, as you will find yourself down 
4-0 real quick if you’re not careful. Opposing players often work to a 
gameplan, favouring strikers in attack, and good defensive players 
when you are trying to score. Before long I came to hate a certain 
Sergio Fedorov, who just couldn’t stop himself from whacking the 
puck into the net, and scoring against me again and again. Even 
when I threatened to cut of his life giving supply of electricity, the 
bugger just wouldn’t let up! 



TEKKEN IT UP TO THE GOAL 


COMIN’ TO GET YOU! 



TEKKEN A SHOT FROM WAY RACK 


OON T RLOCK WITH YER NARS RURE 



OYPADFRENZY 

NHL Faceoff is a rather involving 
[offering, as you really do get 
sucked into that vortex of time 
[wastage that is known as ’’joypad 
frenzy”. But before 1 get back to 
the lads waiting for me out there 
on the ice, a few minor points. I 
[did find, at times, that the game- 
play suffered when things became 
ja bit cluttered around the goal 
rea. Now I know this happens in 
[real life too, but it’s frustrating 
hen you basically don’t have a 
[clue who’s got the puck, and 
here it is going. Also (and this 
jhappens with the real game as 
ell), you might want to consider 
etting a big telly, as the action is 
bit hard to follow because of the 
puck’s size. This could have been 
'made easier if the players were 
highlighted more obviously when 
they are in possession. But really 
these are just minor whinges, the 
feeble pleas of a reviewer who 
needs to say something critical 
^hen looking at a game which is a 
real hot piece of coding. 


AVAILABLE: NOW 


CATEGORY: SPORTS SIM 


PLAYERS: 1-2 


PUBLISHER: SONY 


PRICE: $89.95 


RATING: G 


.tS», 


VISUALS 

89 

Smooth 30, and even 
though white isn’t 
the worlds most 
exciting colour, it’s 
still good to watch. 


SOUND 

92 

If you love old time 
organ favourites and 
lots of grunts then you’ll 
love the sounds here. 

GAMEPLAY 

9 V 

Fast frenetic, and 
something else start¬ 
ing with f and end¬ 
ing with excellent. 

LONGTERM 

86 

Sport fans will feel at 
home here with all of 
the league option. 
And you’ll certainly be 
in 2 player heaven. 

OVERALL 

92 % 

A great ice hockey 
sim. The gauntlet is 
well and truly thrown 
down. Your turn, EA... 


TEKKEN A NAP ARE WE? 


MMM.. STATS'N’STUFF 


HYPER» 51 






















52 »HYPER 


review playstation 


saturn 





WHY KEN.. YOU LOOK SO STOIC ANO ORAVE! BIRDIE S SEEING LITTLE BIRDIES 

PlayStation and Saturn owners can now enjoy the latest Capcom beat 'em up arcade 
smash, Streetfighter Alpha. Now I know what you are thinking, "Not another version of 
Streetfighter! What’s so great about this one?” That’s what I thought when I first heard 
about this game, but let me tell you, when you play it, it’s another story. This game's got 
all! Highly detailed, delicious graphics in anime style, combos and super combos, superb 
control, training mode, and of course, arcade mode. And yes, it’s arcade perfect. 

Capcom have not really reinvented the game, but they’ve definitely given it a super 
charge. All of the best parts of SF have been enhanced, including the fun factor. Although 
the gameplay and control haven’t really changed much, the graphics have. Capcom has 
recently tapped into the comic/anime market, with the release of the SFII animated movie, 
and other arcade beat 'em ups such as X Men, Darkstalkers and Marvel Superheroes. They 
have created a new style of 2D animation that makes you feel like you are playing a car¬ 
toon. The graphics are highly detailed with large, boldly depicted characters and colour¬ 
ful, interesting backgrounds. The special moves and combos are full-on, with huge fire¬ 
balls, lightning kicks, sledge hammers and spine grinders! There are huge flashes of light 
if you perform a super combo finishing move; and mystical streaks of colour fly behind 
the characters when they perform certain moves. This anime style looks very flashy and 
the attention to detail is excellent. The control is very accurate, and, if you know the 
moves, you’re unstoppable! 

Medea and things 

The arcade mode offers 2 turbo speeds, and an auto mode, for automatic blocking, and 
easy super combo moves. You simply press 2 specific buttons, when your super combo 
level gauge is fully charged, there are also Alpha counters that are special moves to 
counter attack and stun your opponent when they are vulnerable. You can also taunt your 
opponent once per round. There is air blocking, and even recovery moves, that can be used 
to survive an attack unharmed. 

Training mode is, as you would expect, a practice mode for you to learn moves and com¬ 
bos. You can choose your opponent and nominate their actions, whether that be crouch¬ 
ing, standing or repeatedly jumping. This is a clever feature that will help you annihilate 
even the CPU players and bosses. This is the way of a true Alpha Warrior. 

The sound is excellent, with credit going to the Q sound labs engineers as they’ve given 
us a sound technology which gives the illusion of 3D sound. The music is pretty cool, and 
adds to the freshness of SFA. High scores can, of course, be saved in a memory card, and 
are automatically loaded when you load the game. 

Overall, SF Alpha is a sensational game, an exact arcade conversion, and the best fun 
I’ve ever had in any Street Fighter game. The loading times are minimal, and the graphics 
are extremely well drawn. The combo moves are spectacular, and as a one or two player 
game it’s a very rewarding experience. The gameplay is spot on, and I can’t wait to see 
Street Fighter Alpha 2. 


QUIT LOOKING UP NV BRESS YOU BOZZOI I WASN'T USING MY SPLEIN ANYWAY 


YOU AND A FRIEND ANB A FRISBEEI 


WHERE D HIS FIST GO? 














Here we have yet another version of Streetjighter to keep fight t<ms...um, 
fighting. ANDY HODGSON pulls on the oversized pajamas and black belt... 





■ Jt jm 


F r 


OLD & NEW FRIENDS 

There’s been a bit of a drastic change 
to the cast of the Street Fighter games 
now., some of the old characters have 
been axed, and some have made a 
return in Street fighter Alpha. Ken and 
Ryu are back as one would expect. Chun 
Li, Sagat and Bison are still around too. 

Of course as you’d expect from any 
fighting game sequel nowadays, there 
are some new characters. The new ones 
include Rose, Birdie, Adon and Charlie 
(who bears a striking resemblance to the 
old Guile). Some are huge and give the 
game a real Samurai Showdown look. 
The characters are fairly balanced in dif¬ 
ficulty, and performing moves is pretty 
straight forward - the faster, the better. 




OUCH! 


HEY.. GREAT WALL FOLKS. 


LAYING THE ROOT IN 


AVAILABLE: NOW 
CATEGORY: FIGHTING 
PLAYERS: 1-2 
PUBLISHER: CAPCOM 
PRICE: *99.95 
RATING: M 

VISUALS 

90 

It’s still in 20 but 
the new anime style 
is great. 

SOUND 

84 

All the usual 
streetfighting noises 
and music. 

CANEPLAY 

92 

It's Street Fighterl I 

LONGTERM 

85 

You’ll block their 
knocks off! 

OVERALL 

88 % 

It’s the best version of 
Street Fighter yet, so 
even if you’re sick to 
death of the game you 
should at least play a 
couple of rounds. 




HYPER» 53 

















54 »HYPER 


review playstation 


pc cd r o in 


Hardball 5l 


Accolade have thrown yet another fastball into the computer baseball scene and DAN TOOSE is pulling 
on tight pants, grabbing a bit of wood, stepping up to the plate and spitting with reckless abandon... 



LET'S WANDER SLOWLY THROUGH THE FIELD.. OELT LIVING POO OUTTA ITI 


ADJUST YOUR IQ SETTINGI SWAP YOUR PLAYERS AS IF THEY WERE MERE CAI 

















r J 3 ‘ 



♦ PowpjA 
■ lonturtl 

♦ Bunt fl 
Vst'r-atPQuJ 


want are included in 
Hardball 5, and there’s 
even manager tendencies 
settings (truly hardcore). 

Baseball enthusiasts will 
also be chuffed to know that 
Al Michaels does the com¬ 
mentary for Hardball 5. His 
calls are smooth and infor¬ 
mative, rather than just a 
call of "Strike”, "Ball” and 
"Home Run!”. There’s 40 dif¬ 
ferent ball parks to play in... 
there’s authentic Baseball 
music... there’s injuries... 
there’s replays... there’s 
multiple length seasons... 
there’s bloody everything! 

Looking at the PlayStation 
version in comparison to the 
PC version, there’s nothing 
in it really. Both are smooth, 
both have all the same 
options and features, so 
you’re not missing out on 
anything either way. 


♦ PowpjA 
■ lontartl 

♦ Bunt |] 

VstktpgyJ 


want are included in 
Hardball 5, and there’s 
even manager tendencies 
settings (truly hardcore). 

Baseball enthusiasts will 
also be chuffed to know that 
Al Michaels does the com¬ 
mentary for Hardball 5. His 
calls are smooth and infor¬ 
mative, rather than just a 
call of "Strike”, "Ball” and 
"Home Run!’’. There’s 40 dif¬ 
ferent ball parks to play in... 
there’s authentic Baseball 
music... there’s injuries... 
there’s replays... there’s 
multiple length seasons... 
there’s bloody everything! 

Looking at the PlayStation 
version in comparison to the 
PC version, there’s nothing 
in it really. Both are smooth, 
both have all the same 
options and features, so 
you’re not missing out on 
anything either way. 


(in orirti 

^ IACIM 


L. 




MMM.. TRES CLOSE 


JOY! IT’S LEFTFIELO 


MORE STATS THAN YOU COULD POKE A BAT AT 

For those who are after a true sports sim, this is it. There is just 
about EVERY damn baseball statistic included in Hardball 5. 
Not only that, but you can customise the stats displays to your 
liking! You can view stats by week, season, career., by every¬ 
thing. It’s not just a bunch of silly names with numbers 
attached to them... all the Major League players are there, with 
silly little photos and all! Don’t like your team’s uniform kit? 
Well change it! Think the logo could use an artist’s touch? Then 
adjust it yourself with the logo editor/paint program. You’re a 
Yankees fan., but you’ve always loved the starting pitcher from 
the Angels? Why not offer one of your players for trade? Yep, 
all those team management features that you could possibly 


F 

Hri 


For those of you out there who can remember back to 
|the Commodore 64 glory days, some of you will also 
■remember Hardball 1, the first great baseball game on a 
■computer. At the time, the graphics blew everyone away, 
land the gameplay was decidedly cool. What made 
■Hardball a killer game was the various views that were 
■featured in the game. Until then, baseball games had 
|been very much a single screen affair. 

Accolade have essentially been releasing the same game 
over and over, but they've been souping it up each time, 
f there was something that annoyed you about the previ¬ 
ous Hardball game, it’s gone in the next one. 

Hardball 5 is really the complete baseball experience all 
■in one. If you’re the hands on, arcade type of player, 
[Hardball 5 has got it for you in the physical gameplay 
aspect. There are three different views available for the 
actual pitching; a pitcher’s view, and two batting views, 
one from behind the umpire and catcher (who are trans¬ 
parent during the pitch), and one from right up close 
over the plate. You can move your view to any of the 
■above settings, and also have the option of making it 
|switch depending on whether you’re batting or fielding. 
As for what your options are when you’re playing, you’ve 
got gobs of choices there too... 

| Pitching 

Each pitcher has an array of different pitches that he 
can choose from. Once you’ve chosen the pitch, you try 
1 aim for the spot you think most appropriate with a 
slightly wobbly cursor. Better pitchers have steadier 
cursors and more pitches to select from, but don’t just 
assume your star pitcher can just pop in at any time 
and save the game... if he hasn't been warming up in 
> bullpen, he’ll be throwing the ball all over the 
ice for at least an innings before he gets his eye in. 
Worried that the opposition’s designated hitter is 
gonna blast you out of the park? Well you could walk 
.. either passively., or just pelt the ball into his 
|body (much more fun). 

Batting 

Batting is quite tricky at first, and will take much get¬ 
ting used to. For some reason the more distant of the two 
■batting views seems a bit easier to handle. There’s much 
[more timing and skill required whilst batting... your tim- 
[ and bat position really have a profound effect on 
vhere you hit the ball. Unlike a lot of sports sims that 
i a few basic results from bat on ball contact, 
hardball 5 seems to have constant variation and infinite 
possibilities, so there’s none of that "Sure fire winning 
|technique” to ruin the game. Like pitching, batting gives 
you options of what type of swing you want to go for, 
vhether or not to steal bases... all that good stuff. 

For those who find the gameplay just a little too chal¬ 
lenging, there are very comprehensive difficulty adjust- 
nent options. Like any decent sports sim, Hardball 5 has 
practise modes so you can get the moves down without 
any pressure at the same time. 

If you’re either a Baseball fan, or just a fan of sports 
games in general, you should be looking to get your 
hands on a copy of Hardball 5. 


Ktir 


nflHrf Irfff 


tf'vt 


YOUR OVERMANNER SQUAD 


♦ Sliflrr 

■ FostboW 

♦ lurveball 

■ Mi utnjij 


AVAILABLE: JULY 
LATLGORV: SPORTS 
PLAYERS: ONE 

PUBLISHER CYBERnREAMS 
PRILL: TRA 
RATING: G 

VISUALS 

84 

Nice angles on play 
and smooth animation 

SOUND 

88 

The commentary is 
great and the SFX 
are very cool 

GAMEPLAY 

92 

This game caters for 
both action players and 
stat heads. Very nice. 

LONGTERM 

88 

With all the options 
and team tweaking 
you’ll be at it for ages 

OVERALL 

9 / %> 

Best damn baseball 
sim we’ve ever seen 




HYPER» 55 


















56 »HYPER 


review pc cd r o m 



2:200/200 S=HV5D 0:99/99 
9: H1/50 6=50/50 0:10/10 
4=200/200 1=41/50 0=31/99 


WHO NEEDS CHARISMA WHEN YOU'VE COT A BIG CUN? 

What most people love about these games are the variety of big 
nasty weapons, and Duke 3D doesn’t disappoint. If you include 
your boot, there are ten weapons in the game to collect, including 
some really interesting guns like the Freezethrower, which encases 
your opponents in ice so you can shatter them with one solid kick! 
The pipebombs are exceedingly handy, allowing you to lob the 
bomb, then detonate it when you see fit to do so. Some of the other 
weapons include a shotgun, a triple barrel chaingun, a rocket 
launcher, laser mines, and even a shrink ray (most amusing). 


EAT SPEEDING LEAD YOU CRETIN! 


















CAN YOU SHELL OACON RURNING RUKE? 


OAHN.. I'M LOOKIN' GOOOI 


ANYONE FEEL LIKE FLAKE? 


00 I FALL OYER LAUGHING OR KILL YOU? 


8* SlG -P 


> <V?S° 
$8® 


AILABIE: NOW 


CATEGORY: ACTION 


PLAYERS: ONE 


PUBLISHER: 30 REALMS 


PR CE: *79.95 


RATING: MAI5 


VISUALS 

96 

Whoa Nelly! If you 
think the screen shots 
look cool, you should 
see it running! 


SOUND 

95 

The SFX are absolutely 
superb, and Duke’s 
comments are tres 
amusant. 


It s got more to it 
than any other 
DOOMer thus far. 


You II play it so 
uch you’ll get OS 


OVERALL 

95 % 


It s the best of it s 
kind right now. 
We love it! 


That’s right ladies and gentlemen, this one sent me running off 
to the Hyper thunderbox within seconds. Why was I. and the rest 
of Hyper doing backflips of joy? Because Duke Nukem 3D is here, 
and it’s everything it had promised to be and more! 

For those of you who aren’t die hard first person shooting gamers| 
|(we know there’s one or two of you out there). Duke Nukem 3D is 
yet another game inspired by the legendary Doom and 
[wolfenstein 3D. Duke Nukem 3D stands out far more than any 
other Doom clone thus far. What makes it different is that it’s a 
Itrue 3D game in the sense of game environment. The monsters are 
■still sprites as opposed to polygons, but the areas you travel 
(through are true 3D. How do you tell the difference? If there are 
(corridors or rooms that are located directly above or below anoth¬ 
er area, then it’s true 3D. Duke 3D also features sloped surfaces, 
(which really help to make the various level designs look far more 
(interesting and realistic. 

The game revolves around the, ’’You’re the only guy who can 
■kick the aliens’ butts!" kind of storyline. Aliens have invaded 
tos Angeles and seem to have somehow mutated the Police 
(Department... Look., who really cares? You run around blow¬ 
ing the crap out of aliens with really big guns and that’s all 
■that matters! 

Damn... I'm lookin’ seed. 

Duke Nukem 3D is a visual extravaganza, even in VGA mode. We 
Iran Duke 3D on a DX4-100, a Pentium 133, and a Pentium 150, and 
[the only difference was the resolution that the game was playable 
at. The background are utterly gorgeous... The amount of work 
|that must have gone into the texture designs is frightening. The 
only things we’ve seen that come close are the pre-test version of 
Quake, and some of the better bits in Hexen. There’s a lot more 
[realism with the way the backgrounds perform too. If you blast 
(your shotgun into the wall, the wall gets little holes blasted into 
|it. Even more extreme, fire a rocket into a fire extinguisher mount¬ 
ed on a wall and you’ll blow great chunks of concrete out of the 
|wall.. sometimes leading into a new room! The lighting looks 
great, with tons of pulsing and dimming effects to help keep the 
atmosphere of the game very intense. 

It doesn’t just look good, it sounds great too. Duke is an arrogant 
Ikinda guy, but his cheesy cliche comments are hilarious and will 
Tno doubt have you in stiches. 3D Realms have also taken extra 
(care to make sure that the sound effects are just as impressive as 
(the visuals. Your pipe bombs make wonderfully realistic clanking 
|noises as they bounce to a halt after you throw them, etc. 
|ShaHcu7 Plot... Deep Gameplay 

1 This one’s got everything. You interact with your environment 
Jso much more realistically in Duke Nukem 3D than in any other 
list person game we’ve seen. If there’s a security monitor on the 
(wall, just walk up and have a look at the different zones that 
(the security cameras are covering! If you pass a pool table.. 
|why not have a shot? Who says you need to save the world in a 
hurry? When you walk past a mirror, you should check to see 
(whether or not you’re having a bad hair day. All this fighting 
(puts a strain on your body you know... so when you’re passing 
|the dunny, why not relieve some of that extra tension. There 
are also items like med kits, jet packs and hologram devices 
(which you can use at your discretion, adding a lot more depth 
|to the game. You can take the battle underwater too, adding 
another dimension to the game. Funny how long Duke can 
|his breath though... 

The map mode in Duke Nukem 3D is a hell of a lot more useful 
Ithan any of the Doom style games thus far, as it is more of an 
above view than just a series of lines. Naturally, Duke 3D is net¬ 
work capable, up to eight players can go at it in a huge 
Deathmatch game! 

The only aspect of Duke Nukem 3D that didn’t blow us away was 
(the monsters. Sure, they look really cool, but they just didn’t seem 
]to have the oomph that the nasties in Doom I £ II had. 

If you liked Doom, you’ll love Duke Nukem 3D. Everything is 
[there except a little bigger and better, except for the mon-| 
sters. One thing though, if you’re a fan of gore and scantily 
clad women, all that has been taken out in the final version) 
due to censorship laws, but don’t let that deter you., it’s 
[fantastic game. 


1 i 


\ m m 

I I 


. h 


WHY nm THE TOPS MUTATE INTO PIGS’ 


SOU 




mmm 


OH CRUMRS! 


HYPER» 57 



























58 »HYPER 


review 


r o iti 


pc cd 



Why do we hope it won’t be his last? Because this game is 
good, damnit! What makes for a successful adventure 
game? Good, tricky puzzles, the kind that have you 
stumped for hours, but when you finally solve them, you 
realise that it all makes sense. Darkseed II is loaded with 
puzzles all over the place, some of them linear, some of 
them not. Like the first Darkseed game, you’ll be cruising 
along for about an hour or so, then all of a sudden you’ll 
be stuck on about 5 different fronts... You'll know that 
there’s something to be done in the place you’re at, but 
you won’t immediately see the answer at hand. 

Darkseed II is set in Crowley, a sleepy little American 
town, where writer Mike Dawson grew up. Mike was the 
hero of Darkseed I, and once again you have to lead Mike 
around from place to place, solving the mysteries that 
involve both the real world and the Dark World. 

After Mike’s previous ordeal with the Ancients (beings of 
the Dark World), he returned home to recover from his 
mental breakdown. One year later, his friend Rita is found 
murdered in the park on the night of their High School 
reunion. Mike was the last person to be seen with Rita and 
as a result is the prime suspect for her murder. Mike has no 
recollection of what happened that night, so you must lead 
him through the streets of Crowley and into the Dark World 
in an attempt to clear his name, and find out who the real 
killer is. It won’t take long to discover that Rita’s death is 
but the tip of the iceberg of what the Ancients have in store 
for the citizens of Crowley. 

Annoying Voice* 

There are dozens of characters to interact with in Darkseed 
II, but most of them have damn annoying voices, so you’ll 
probably be looking for ways to kill most of the people 
rather than befriend them. The most annoying character in 
the whole game happens to be Mike, the hero (for lack of a 
better word). Mike not only has dreadful fashion sense, a 
shocking haircut and a bodgy moustache... he also sounds 
like a total wuss when he speaks, and he’s just a bit too 
polite and meek to be of threat to anyone. Despite Mike’s 
high dweeb factor, the game is still more than interesting 
enough to keep you plugging away at all the puzzles. 

The game controls are very simple, all mouse driven point 
and click stuff. There’s a move mode, a look mode, and an 
action mode. The best thing about the cursor set-up is the 
way your cursor changes if you move it over something 
that is relevant, so you won’t spend ten years trying to 
guess where you have to position your mouse whilst 
searching for something. 

With its intricate plot involving conspiracies and deceit, 
Darkseed II should keep all the graphic adventure freaks 
out there very happy for quite some time. 




A RERROOM TO PULL CHICKS WITH.. NOTI HMM... WHO'S RnCSSER WORSE? 


THAT'S GOTTA HURT 


WHAT A MONSTROUS FOETUS 











LMLGDRV: AOVENTURE 


PLAYERS: one 


PUBLISHER: CYRERRREAMS 


PRILL: *79.95 


RATING: MAI5* 


VISUALS 

cSS 

Gorgeous back¬ 
grounds, with pass¬ 
able foregrounds. 

SOUND 

70 

The little creaks and stuff 
are cool, but there's 
nothing noteworthy. 


G A 

M E P L A Y 


9 / 

Ultra 

simplistic com- 

trols 

Help make the 

game 

more playable 


LONGTERM 

90 

Lots of puzzles and 
twists will keep you 
going for ages 

OVERALL 

C S 7 % 

Challenging adventure 
fun. The new adventures 
with flash graphics could 
learn something here. 


SOUND G GRAPHICS 

As for how the game looks and plays, 
it’s one of those games that rely on 
good gameplay as opposed to a visual 
extravaganza. Sure, the backgrounds 
look fantastic, especially all the art¬ 
work done by H.R. Ciger (the Swiss 
dude who did all the artwork and 
design for the Alien movies), and 
although a little jerky, the character 
animations look fine, but it hasn’t got 
those jaw dropping visuals that games 
like D and Resident Evil do For those 
who are hoping for gobs of Giger 
backgrounds, prepare to be patient, 
because a lot of the game is set in very 
normal scenery (around about half of 
it actually). Fortunately there are over 
75 different locations, so Ciger fans 
will happy if they put in some effort. 
There are little cut scenes at various 
points in the game, but they tend not 
to look as good as the highly detailed 
still backgrounds (go figure). 

There’s nothing special about the 
sound in Darkseed II. The music is in 
theme, but it gets a bit monotonous... 
so it’s a good thing you can turn it off 


AVAILABLE: NOW 


BURPI RFFN EATIN LUTSA KFC 


THIS PEACE IS IIEALLV DEAD 




ASII YOU THOUGHT YOUR NOSE RING WAS TOUGH 




I’LL HAVE A MUCUS SODA THANKS 


YOUR HAT’S AS BAD AS MY JACKETI 


ICKFCI OUT FQO IIAn IIRESS SINSE 


, i i'i , , 


HYPER» 59 












60 »HYPER 


review 


r o m 


pc c d 





*• , 

- 

4. ^ 

L#$| 


WELCOME ABOARD VALUEJET FLIGHT 666 


MM.. ROOM FULL OF EMPTY PEOPLE 


WELL I’M NOT CHANGING IT’S UTTER TRAYI 









•I>I 

•« ( • 


. 4 ?%* 

HfilL 


‘smss 


S@(§ 3 | 


J8t&r 


FAB GRAPHICS G FUN BITS 

As you can see from the grabs Bermuda 
Syndrome’s graphics are quite stunning The 
movements of lack and his newly found crusty 
companion look like they’ve been digitised using 
actors as models and all of the Dinosaurs and other 
creatures have been animated by ex-Disney artists 
to great effect. Also, as the game runs in Wm95, 
you can play it in any resolution you like; I found 
it to work fine in 800x600 mode and it looks fabbo 
The graphics of the subterranean scenes are a bit 
dull though, looking a lot like a Mega Drive game! 
However the critters that live down there are just as 
nicely drawn as the rest. In these underground 
areas you’ll find the more traditional platform 
game elements; chasms to be leapt, pressure 
plates, nasties to shoot and so on These areas are 
also less puzzle oriented and therefore easier and 
more fun to play than the above ground screens. 


AVAILABLE: NOW 
CATEGORY: ACTION/PUZZLE 
PUBLISHER: CENTURY 
INTERACTIVE 
PLAYERS: ONE 
PRICE: $85.00 
RATING: Ml 5 + 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 
486RX33, 4MEG RAM, WIN3.1 
RECOMMENDED: 

P75 + , 8MEG RAM, WIN95 


VISUALS 

88 

Great dinosaurs but 
the underground 
scenes are a bit dull 


SOUND 

78 

OK music with good 
effects for the crea¬ 
tures. Character 
speech is good too but 
not context sensitive. 


GAMEPLAY 

75 

Having an enema 
with a chainsaw 
would be easier than 
getting through this 
game in a hurry! 


L O 

N G T E 

R M 


90 


The li 

tigh difficulty 

level 

means a 

long, 

long 

playing 

time 


OVERALL 

787c 

Would have been so 
much better had the 
puzzles not been so 
ridiculously hard to 
figure out! 


The Bermuda Triangle has been accused of many things over ■ 
Jthe years. It has been blamed for the loss of quite a few ships, 
[many human lives and whole squadrons of aircraft. Some peo¬ 
ple even say that it is part of a wider conspiracy involving 
aliens and that their spaceship is sitting on the ocean floor 
|beneath the Bermuda Triangle itself. Why aliens should just 
vatch one watery area of Earth is a mystery but then why 
Should they abduct people just to drill holes in their teeth? 
Perhaps our alien visitors are just on some sort of intergalactic 
dental traineeship scheme...but I’m supposed to be reviewing 
Bermuda Syndrome, which has nothing to do with dental 
hygiene, and I can hear Stuart saying "get on with it, fool!’’ so 
|l d better do just that. 

You are lack Thompson (not to be confused with legendary 
Australian actor, icon and all around good bloke). It’s 1942 
and the B-17 Bomber which you’re using to carry an illegal 
[shipment of VB to the boys at the front is shot down over the 
dreaded Triangle. How German fighters managed to fly 3000 
niles out of their way to find you I don’t know. As your plane 
plummets downward the ocean suddenly changes to jungle 
and you notice that, in the course of attempting an emergency 
[anding, your wingtip has decapitated a very large lizard as it 
vas about to devour a scantily clad feral girl who is conve¬ 
niently tied to a sacrificial tree. This is definitely going to be 
[interesting, if nothing else... 

Puzzling Platformer 

Bermuda Syndrome (BS for short), is a rare beast on the PC 
platform, a platform game! However it’s not the usual fast 
|paced blastathon but a game that also combines the puzzle 
Solving elements of the adventure genre; a bit of a cross 
[between Flashback and Pitfall. 

Bermuda Syndrome is hard. Very, very hard. The puzzles 
|come thick and fast with every screen having some conun¬ 
drum that will leave you baffled for bloody ages! This is cer- 
Itainly not a fast paced game by any stretch of the imagina¬ 
tion. In fact, I found myself stuck on some screens for hourr 
and this can really be a major problem. A lot of the puzzles 
Jjust aren’t logical and take an extraordinary amount of see: 
|ingly pointless farting around with to figure out what to dc 
Your new found companion, as in Indiana Jones and other 
|LucasArts offerings, can help you sort out some of the prob 
lems you will face along the way, even though she does 
become the problem sometimes when she just won’t follow 
you to the other side of the game screen. Figuring out how 
get her there can be very frustrating indeed (as anyone wh< 
has ever had a girlfriend will know!) 

Those of you looking for an interesting platform slaughter 
fest had better stay well away from this or you’ll be sorely c 
appointed. Even the puzzle freaks out there may find this 
heavy going, but for those of you who enjoy a solid challen 
(ie. beating your head against a wall), Bermuda Syndrome 
keep you going for a very long time. 


SWIMMING HOLE OF THE ANCIENTS... KEWL 


WHAT A CRASS MALLI THERE'S LIKE NO ESCALATORS 


I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE FED THE PETS THIS MORNING 


HYPER» 61 

























62 »HYPER 


review pc cd rom 


Bari Mnin 


We hate cockroaches, everybody hates cockroaches. In this game though you 
won't be able to avoid them. DAVID WILOr.OOSEgces crawling in the sewers... 


ROACH READING RHYMES 


MMM... NUM NUMS 


CONTROL YOUR ROACH 

Control is dead simple. You move your 
on-screen roach persona using the cur¬ 
sor keys (left and right to rotate, up and 
down to crawl forward and backward - 
just like Alone In The Dark or Fade To 
Black) and that’s it. Since you’re a cock¬ 
roach, you obviously can’t pick any¬ 
thing up, so you just have to use your 
head. Run into an object that can be 
moved and you can push it around, 
while some others trigger a sequence 
automatically when you walk into them 


In Bad Mojo you play a cockroach. You are. in fact, 
Dr Roger Samms, a cockroach specialist, who has 
been magically transformed into one of his great 
loves after opening up a mysterious locket. Only 
through exploring Eddie’s Bar, where you were stay¬ 
ing at the time, and uncovering the secret of the 
locket will you be able to regain your human form. 
But you soon forget all about the plot. For a start, 
|there's the cockroach thing. I don’t know about you, 
but there are not many things I find worse than get¬ 
ting out of bed in the middle of the night, fumbling 
for the light switch in the bathroom and glimpsing 
two-inches of shiny black legs and antennae 
engaging in camal activities with your toothbrush. 
The thought then, of having to be one of the revolt- 
ling insects was not exactly appealing, 
fie Graphics Are Hideously Good 
The photo-realistic graphics are hideous, but in a 
good way. Within seconds of the start of the game, 
you’ll be shocked to find yourself trekking across a 
filthy, grimy concrete floor with cigarette butts 
and sticky, oily pools providing the only scenery. 
This, I’m sure you’ll agree, is not a common occur¬ 
rence in a computer game. Only a short while later, 
you’ll be repulsed to discover that you have to 
crawl over the bloodied body of a half-dead rat, 
and then torch a vicious spider with a burning cig¬ 
arette on the very next screen. Further on you’ll 
screw your face up with distaste when you gingerly 
make your way around the rim of a dirty toilet seat. 
Thankfully, the last user had the decency to flush. 
And in the kitchen, you’ll recoil in horror as you 
skitter past a chopping board strewed with chunks 
of rotting meat and small streams of blood. It’s a 
bit like Seinfeld’s Kramer - repulsive, offensive, 
grotesque, yet somehow you can’t look away. 

But The Puzzles Are A Bit Crap 
Yes, they are. For an adventure game, which is 
essentially what Bad Mojo is, it doesn’t hang 
together very well. The storyline is supposedly 
quite open - you have to explore your surround¬ 
ings and work out how to become human again - 
but the gameplay is terribly linear. There is only 
one route through the game, you have to do most 
things in the exact order, and often you have no 
idea why you should be doing it. For instance, you 
can only get a sleeping pill from the bottle on top 
of the radio after your landlord has conveniently 
placed the drink that you must drop the pill into 
beside it, which he only does after you have turned 
the radio on (for some reason). Huh? It isn’t that 
the puzzles are illogical, it’s more that they require 
too much hopeful guess-work on your behalf. Yet, 
when you finally solve some of the trickier ones, it 
is remarkably satisfying. If only because you get to 
jsee the next stomach-churning scene. 

A final point to bear in mind. The life of a cock¬ 
roach, even one who used to be a person, is actu¬ 
ally pretty boring. And, even though Bad Mojo is 
hardly an accurate simulation of a roach’s exis¬ 
tence, it manages to veer slightly on the dull side 
as well. So, Bad Mojo looks horrible (but in a good 
way, of course), is occasionally baffling, some¬ 
times frustrating and, at times, a bit tedious. But, 
hey, you may just end up liking cockroaches! 












AVAILABLE: NOW 


CATEGORY: ADVENTURE 


PLAYERS: OWE 


PUBLISHER: PULSE 


PRICE: *89.95 


RATING: Ml5 


VISUALS 

90 

Deeply unpleasant, 
but lovely all the 
same. Your Mum, of 
course, will hate it. 


SOUND 

70 

Plenty of scratchy- 
squealy cockroach 
noises. Forgettable 
ambient music and 
adequate speech in 
the video sequences. 


Reasonable "cock¬ 
roach" atmosphere, 
friendly controls, but 
the novelty wears off 
surprisingly quickly. 


LONGTERM 

55 

Not all that tough, 
and it’s not something 
you’ll really play after 
you’ve finished it. 


OVERALL 

76% 

Not bad but certainly 
not as good or revo¬ 
lutionary as it would 
like to think it is. 












64 »HYPER 


byte size 


PO’ed 


unwFiiwn 

AVAILABLE: mow 
CATEGORY: action 
PLAYERS: ONE 
PUBLISHER: ACCOLADE 
PRICE: i 89.9 5 
RATING: Ml 5* 


Virtual Golf 

AVAILABLE: NOW 
CATEGORY: sports 
PLAYERS: 1-4 
PUBLISHER: CORE 
PRICE: T9 9.9 5 
RATING: G 


Al Unser Jr Arcade Racing 

AVAILABLE: NOW 
CATEGORY: racing 
PLAYERS: ONE 
PUBLISHER: MINDSCAPE 
PRICE: f39.95 
RATING: G 



and more. Sixteen dibberent types ob monster in total. 

There are also heaps ob weapons, more than in just 
about any Doom clone we've seen. The per¬ 
sonal favourite ob the HyPCR crew is the 
power drill (very icky results). 

The only brustrating thing about PO'ed was 
the consistent Reeling oft having to run around 
lots to bind your way through the levels. Sure, 
some ob the puzzles were great, but spending 
time getting brom AtoB can get tedious. 

PO'ed on the PlayStation is really no dib- 
berent to what it was like on the 3 DO. 
which is a good thing, because it's not a 
bad 3D shooter at all. 


■ 


There's often a lot of debate about what 
makes for a good racing game. Some say that 
simulation accuracy and realism is what 
counts. Others will say that fast action and 
instant playability are the key to a good dri¬ 
ving game. Well, Al Unser Jr Arcade Racing is 
definitely one of those games that will please 
those that believe in the latter philosophy 
rather than the former. 

Al Unser Jr is one of those games that you 
know the ins and outs of in about., ohh.. 
two minutes. 

This game sure is purty... Not so much by 
amazing detail in the graphics, but by very 
fluid speeds at high-res. The graphics aren't 
too polygon intensive, so everything runs that 
extra bit smoother. The other cars don't look 
overly flash though, even at the highest graph¬ 
ic detail setting. There's only one racing view, 
which is from the drivers seat. This is kind of 
annoying, considering they've had that sort of 
option in racing games for years now. 

There's nothings really notable about the 
sound. Yup, your engine goes broom and all 
that jazz... and yup. your tyres squeal like mad 
when you take that corner just a bit too hard. 

Do game controls get any simpler than this? i 
think not. You can quite safely play the game 
using three keys if you're driving automatic. 
Good for those people who just want a game 
they can pick up and play now and then. 
There's no features to fine tune your car, 
which will be a big turn off for all those hard 
core racing simulation fanatics out there. 
There are fifteen tracks to race on, which is 
a lot more than a lot of the high 
budget racing games we see out 
there nowadays. 

All in all the game is a little too 
simple. It’s great if you’re an office 
bludger who uses Windows 95 and 
want to slip in a game while the 
boss isn't watching, but otherwise 
you’d be better off getting your 
hands on Grand Prix 2. 

DAN TOOSE 


Beboreyou go and yawn yourselb stupid at the sight 
obyet another Doom clone, maybe you should give 
PO'ed a serious look. PO'ed has all the main beatures 
that Doom had. plus a bew more. There's a bit more ob 
a comical edge to PO'ed than most Doom clones. 
Firstly, the name, you really can't keep a sombre beef¬ 
ing happening with a game called "Pissed Obb " now can 
you? Secondly, the game is set in a big space ship, and 
you're not the crack commando type., you're the cook! 
(tres Segal) As the cook, what's the hirst weapon you'd 
expect to be using? A trying pan ob course, the natural 
progression brom there being a meat cleaver. Thirdly. 

the monsters look pretty dam amusing. 
PO'ed stands out brom the others with it’s true 3 D beel. 
whereas most ob the Doom games are really just 2 D games 
with a 3 D ebbeet. None ob that blat environment stubb here 
kids, there are sloped surbaces all over the place, strange 
elevators, ladders and other cool visual ebbects. 
As bor innovations in gameplay.not much, but a bew 
things were quite nice, like special pressure plates that 
activate holograms in the distance, that once shot, 
solve some part ob a puzzle bor you., that sort ob thing. 

There's blying. which is done really well, and there's 
looking up and down, which is a little less ebbective in 
the heat ob things, but it still works. 
Some ob the monsters are odd. to say the least. For 
example, there are walking butts! What's worse is they 
spit globs ob goo at you (we shudder to think what), 
and can be quite troublesome at close quarters. There's 
also bats, bloating hamburger things with spikes on top 
and eyeballs in the middle, banged mouths with beet.. 


Oh rapture and joy! Hitting a little white ball am 
chasing it! Okay, so I’m not a golfing enthusiast, 
but I am a sports fan, so I should be able to judge 
this one on its own merits. Well, what’s new about 
Virtual Golf? Not much, but who said it had to be 
new? There’s not a lot of that groundbreaking sort 
of guff that makes folks get excited. There’s a fly-by 
before each hole which is nice, especially with the 
stiff upper lip, jolly good show ol’ chap commenta¬ 
tor telling you how to best make your way through 
the hole. You can use the built-in map thingy, but 
why bother, as you’re automatically lined up for 
every shot you take. All you really have to do is hit 
the button once to start your swing, tap it when it 
gets to the desired power level, and tap it again to 
see whether or not you hook or slice the ball. 

This would require a fair amount of skill, except 
that compared to other golf games we’ve played, 
the meters move quite slowly, so you’ll miss by 
much. The clubs are also chosen for you, so 
you’re going to be hitting the ball with about 
the right amount of biff. You can line the shot 
up manually, and you can choose a different 
club, but what’s the point? The computer has 
already told you what the best option is. 

As far as camera angles go, there’s six dif¬ 
ferent modes in which to watch your shots 
with, which is nice, but you can’t take any 
interesting angles that show you your player 
belting the ball and looking cool. When you 
play a naff shot, you get a replay so you can 
revel in your own coolness. 

Some annoying things are in there, like 
having all the players wear the same outfit, 
so it’s easy to accidentally take someone else’s 
shot. Also, when you’re on the green, the dis¬ 
tance perception seems to be a bit 
out of whack. 

There’s four different courses avail¬ 
able, and a bunch of game types., 
such as tournament, driving range, 
skins, shoot out, derby competi¬ 
tions. Basically, it’s a simple golf 
game; it looks nice, but lacks any 
real challenge or hook. Even the 
executive types that wander into the 
HYPER office make more fuss over 
Virtua Fighter II than Virtual Coif. 

DAN TOOSE 















The Horde 


AVAILABLE: now 

CATEGORY: 8TRATECY/ACTION 

PLAYERS: ONE 

PUBLISHER: CRYSTAL DYNAMICS 
PRICE: * 99.9 5 
RATING. GS* 

The Horde came out and attacked the 3 DO a Ions 
time ago now, but rather than Atop there, they contin¬ 
ued on their rampage and have aAAaulted the Saturn. 
Who are The Horde? The Horde are a psycho, malevo¬ 
lent race oj red g obtinoids that eat just about any¬ 
thing in their path. Cows are their favourite dish, you 
are Sir Chauncey. who is played by Kirk Cameron 
(that twonk firom Growing Pains), in the FMV 
sequences, you haven't been a knight far long though. 


in fact till just recently you were a servant boy in 
good King Winthrop s castle. 

Rather than ascend to your station by deeds ot val¬ 
our. you got there by stopping the King faom choking 
to death during a faast. Now you have to depend your 
newfaund lands against the Horde, with your new 
sword Grimthwacker. To depend your lands and help 
them grow, you must spend what little cash you have 
to build up your village a bit. and then dig in por the 
attack prom the Hordlings. 

There are various ways you can protect your village 
prom certain doom... why not build traps and walls? 
The Hordlings aren't too bright, so a well positioned 
spiked pit can make all the dipperence. The other way is 
more pun. but it's where all the risk and action takes 
place... hand to hand combat. At pirst all you have to 
pight with is your trusty sword, but once you've saved 
up some cash you will be able to appord some cooler 
weapons, like a morning star, piamethrower. bombs, or 
the dreaded trident which practically nukes halp the 
countryside with a single shot. 

As you gain the ability to buy these weapons, things 
start getting much tougher as you have to pace dipperent 
types op Hordlings that pose dipperent problems to the 
ones bepore them, you need to pind ways to make money 
to pinanceyour defences, you can make money by grow¬ 
ing crops, harvesting trees, raising cows, 
and picking up the gold that the Hordling s 
leave behind once you 've killed them. 

The Horde is a nice blend op strategy 
and action rolled into one. with FMV 
scenes sprinkled on top. However, it 
doesn't quite have the pull punch that the 
past action games have, and it doesn't 
have the same depth that a lot op the 
hardcore strategy games do. It’d be best 
por the gamer who is into one op the two 
genres, and wants to dabble in the other. 


DAN TOOSI 



Myslarid - The Realms of Lore 


AVAILABLE: now 
CATEGORY: strategy/rpg 
PLAYERS: ONE 
PRICE: *89.95 

PUBLISHER: MICRO CABIN corp 
RATING: G 





r « T • i 
_ rr ± 


The RPC thing became really huge on th 
16 bit machines. You know the games; those 
ones with cute little warriors with big 
heads, etc. So it’s no big surprise to see 
them appearing on the 32 bit machines 
now. We’re not really sure though whether 
we can call this game an RPC or not, mainly 
because it is really a turn based wargame 
rather than an actual adventure. 

An Eastern War-Mage known as Bane has 
managed to abduct the Queen of the peace-lov¬ 
ing realm of Queensland (most amusing). You 
play the Prince of Queensland, the bold young 
hero who must rally together some allies and rise 
up against the tyrannical Bane. This would be 
fine and dandy if you got to do cool things like 
negotiate with people to get them to join your 
party, or choose which enemy installation you 
are going to attack, or whatever. Unfortunately 
Mystaria is really just a long series of fantasy 
wargame battles that are all linked together with 
a common plot. That doesn’t make it a bad game 
of course, it just makes it a wargame. 

The only real difference visually between 
Mystaria and all the old 16 bit RPCs is the new 
3D polygon approach. There’s cool features like 
the ability to switch between a first person 
view, an above view, and a slightly angled 
view. There are cool little animated sequences 
for all the attacks, Which look nice. 

What is cool about Mystaria is the character build¬ 
ing system. As you use various techniques over and 
over, your characters discover new, more powerful 
ones. At the start of the game you can just attack, 
defend and cast a simple spell. By the end of the 
game you’ll be slaying multiple opponents with a 
single swipe of your sword, or nuking 
small armies with but one incanta¬ 
tion. Realistically, your characters 
teach one another their new found 
skills (as long as they are capable of 
performing them), so you don’t have 
to rely on one super character to do 
everything. 

In short, if you like turn based O (J 
fantasy wargames.. you’ll like 
Mystaria. If you're after a true RPC 
for the Saturn... keep waiting. — 


To 


Doom 




AVAILABLE: NOW 
CATEGORY: doom 
PLAYERS: ONE 

PUBLISHER: ART DATA/ I D 

PRICE: N/A 
RATING: Ml 5* 




DAN TOOSC 


•tetri 


When it comes to being disappointed, 3DO owners 
are old hands at it Recently though, things have 
been looking up. PO'ed, Space Hulk, Captain Quazar; 
Deathkeep, Star Fighter and Shockwave 2 (amongst 
others), have proved the system's worth and given 
thrill-starved 3DOers something to smile about 
Unfortunately, this conversion of iD's classic goes 
against the tide, as it basically looks the same as the 
32X version and doesn't even run that much more 
smoothly. The resolution is fairly low (contradicting 
Art Data's pre-release claims) and the jerky frame 
rate gave me a headache. Add to this the pathetic 
graphics window (on a 48cm telly it's smaller than a 
piece of A4 paper and is surrounded by a muddy 
brown border), and the lack of a save game option 
and you have a very disappointing release indeed. 
But all is not lost, for Doom is the original splatter- 
punk masterpiece that defined a whole genre of 
games and even its less than startling debut on this 
format can't hide Doom's intrinsic entertainment 
value. What is annoying is all the hype and hoo-hah 
that has been surrounding this release. "It's gonna 
have new levels, F.M.V. and the best graphics ever 
for Doom", crowed Art Data for the 12 months that 
this game has been on release sheets. In the end they 
had to drop all the exciting new stuff and compress 
the hell out of the basic game so that it could run at 
a reasonable pace and not look even more miserable 
than it already does. You can improve the frame rate 
and stop the annoying slowdown by decreasing the 
screen size but your eyes can only take so much of 
this, and it seems slightly insulting when games such 
as Deathkeep, Space Hulk and PO'ed run so smoothly 
and look so cool. 

If you'd never played Doom on a decent PC or the 
PlayStation you would still find the 
3DO version to be a pretty stellar game 
but ultimately it's a bit cheeky to ask 
people to shell out around hundred 
bucks for an inferior version of a game 
that's getting pretty old. Art Data 
reckon they'll have Doom II out for the 
3DO system real soon but this time / 
ain't holding my breath. 

Buy Doom 3DO only if you really 
have to have it, otherwise avoid like 
a plague of daemons. 


RUSSELL HOPKINSON 



HYPER» 65 



















66 »HYPER 


byte size 


Fantasy General Dig Red Racing 


AVAILABLE: now 
CATEGORY: strategy 
PLAYERS: 1-2 
POBLISHER: SSI/MINDSCAPE 
PRICE: f 49.95 
RATING: G 8 ♦ 

I’m scared of wargames. Maximum unit grades, 
melee attack values, spotting ranges, and zones of 
control are liable to send chills along my spine. 
Hexagons feature prominently in some of my most 
terrifying nightmares. And I’d rather gouge out my 
eyeballs with a spoon than spend any time in the 
company of a Tactical Troop Deployment Terrain Map 
Screen. So, you’ll understand my wariness at having 
to play the latest strategy extravaganza from Panzer 
General creators and wargaming’s Dark Overlords, SSI. 
And yet now, a couple of days later, I realise that all 
my fears and concerns are completely unfounded. 
Fantasy General is a surprisingly easy game to play. 
So easy, in fact, that it is barely necessary to read the 
manual beforehand - you can jump straight into a 
battle and pretty much work out what to do through 
a little experimentation. Basically, you need to buy 
yourself an army first, choosing from a great range 
of troop types (fantasy ones like dragons and giant 
birds). During each battle you can recruit extras and. 


AVAILABLE: NOW 
CATEGORY: RACING 
PLAYERS: 1-6 
PUBLISHER: DOMARK 
PRICE: TB A 
RATING: G 


Mortal Coil 

AVAILABLE: NOW 
[A1EG0RV: ACTION 
PLAVERS: ONE 
PUBLISHER: VIC TOKAI 
PRICE: TBA 
RATING: Ml 5* 




(<) W- 


5th 

* s 

/ 

■ ' " If/ 

■m i 

' V 

_ V 


X 


n / 



afterwards, you’ll be able to upgrade as well. 
The aim of each battle is to capture a castle or town 
or simply drive the enemy back. There’s normally a 
turn limit too, although, 1 didn’t like its apparent arti¬ 
ficiality - especially when you've got your opponent 
on the ropes, you reach the end of your allotted turns, 
and you get abruptly dumped back to the starting 
screen, Game Over - hmph! The screen is well laid out, 
with each command icon sensibly accompanied by a 
text description so there’s no confusion. Graphically, 
Fantasy General is quite presentable, though it could 
do with some more animation. You can switch off the 
hex grid, thankfully. The music is rather wonderful. 

However, I think that the all-round 
accessibility of Fantasy General doesn’t 
do it many favours. Sure, it makes it sim¬ 
pler to get into for lazy people like me, 
but people like me just aren’t going to 
buy this sort of thing (because it quickly 
becomes boring). Veteran wargamers 
will probably find it all a bit too basic, 
and so won’t get much out of it either. 

Fantasy General falls like a piece of toi¬ 
let paper after a particularly strenuous 
bowel movement....between two stools. 


n A V I D WIinGOOSE 



There’s nothing that stirs my emotions 
more than a great quality racing game. Stunt Car 
Racer, Grand Prix 1G2, Super Mario Kart, Wipeout 
and Micro Machines, for example, are some of 
my very favourite games ever. At their finest, 
nothing can touch a racing game for pure, com¬ 
pulsive gameplay thrills (with the possible 
exception of the FIFA and Sensible soccer 
games - I still can’t decide which is better). 
Big Red Racing, sadly, doesn’t come close. 
Tragically, Domark have created a racing 
game that has everything bar the single 
most important thing of all - a genuine rac¬ 
ing feel. Everything? Sure. Lots of things to 
race in - cars, boats, helicopters, snowmo¬ 
biles, etc, like in Micro Machines. Lots of 
wildly different tracks to race on - the usual 
types of terrain, plus innumerable hills, 
sharp comers, cross-overs and scary jumps. 
Lots of eye-catching graphical delights - all 
the colours of the rainbow and more besides. 
Lots of engaging commentary, enthusiastic 
effects and indulgent speech bites. A well- 
designed tournament mode, network play, and 
split-screen options. All in all, real charisma. 
Ultimately, however, you end up thinking that, 
while it all looks as if it should be hugely enter¬ 
taining, you’re not really having anything like 
that much fun. No genuine racing feel? Yep, 
that’s the root of the entire problem. While play¬ 
ing a racing game, you must feel like you’re 
really racing the other drivers. This means that 
they have to be competitive, for a start. In BRR, 
they are not. They should also seem to want to 
win the race at all costs. In BRR, they do not. They 
have to respond to your presence. 

In BRR, they don’t even respond to 
you repeatedly slamming into their 
side. It really is a hopeless state of 
affairs. Presumably it does improve 
during network play, but since very 
few of you (including me) would 
ever get the chance, I didn’t bother 
testing it out. 

Big Red Racing isn’t crap, it’s just 
mediocre. Well-intentioned, but 
poorly done. 


No. this one is not a sad spin off for Kano and the 
lads. Mortal Coil is in tact a rather interesting 3 D 
blaster, with strategy elements thrown in tor good 
measure, your main task in the game is to take 
charge of a squad of Coil’ commandos, and massage 
a tew alien butts with your spiky heeled boots. 

Coil is a game tar more indebted to Space Hulk than 
Doom, as you lead a team of 4 commandos and your 
objective is to stalk, trap, and exterminate your toes 
by triangulation and ambush. Simply wading into the 
tray all guns blazing will yield tar from the best 
results, as you often have to negotiate a series of 
tricky architectural obstacles, which render a solo 
approach totally useless. 

The game runs in 4 basic modes (apart from the 
briefing scenes), you have the traditional head-on 
blasting mode (with a couple of viewing and squad 
formation options), a top down map perspective, and 
the most interesting of all. a 4 player "quadrant view” 
mode that gives you the ability to watch all of your 
team in action. Quadmode is a bit of a bummer from 
a graphic perspective as understandably things pixe- 
late a tad. but the good thing about this approach is 
you can leap right into any of your team’s bodies at 
any stage, "be" them and get the party out of a nasty 
spot of bother. This makes for interesting play dynam¬ 
ics. but it can also get annoying when one of your 
party has stupidly stepped in some doo doo and you 
have to keep on bailing them out This is something 
they will frequently let you know about as you are reg¬ 
ularly bombarded by a cacophonic ruckus of intercom 
chatter (also shades of Space Hulk here), which realty 
adds quite nicely to the atmosphere. 

Coil gives you a variety of destructive toys to play with, 
and the mission structures are reasonably 
varied. In fact there is little I can say to 
fault this game except the control system 
IS a challenge at first (Doomaholics be pre- w, 2j 
pared, as you have to THINK in Coil). The • 
graphics are also too pixilated when you 
get up close and personal with your tar- & 
gets (which you often need to do). So. just 
in case you are short of a 3 D blasting 
experience (something I doubt), give Coil a & 
go a<j if is at least prepared to be original. lOMQT 
Oh. and there’s a bit of flesh in the intro if 
you feel like being a voyeur. ■■■ 


RAVI D WILOGOOSf 


STEVE POLAK 


























Abuse 

■ OTt’JfrL'i 


Conquest of the New World 


Rayman 

PC CD ROM 


AVAILABLf : NOW 
(A1EG0RV: PLATFORM 
PLAVCRS: I - * (NETWORK) 
PUBIISHLR: CRACK DOT COM / 
PRICE: f49.95 
RATING: Ml 5 * 


E 


.A. 


AVAILABLE: NOW 
CATEGORY: strategy 
PLAYERS: 1-6 

PUBLISHER: INTERPLAY 
PRICE: (99.95 
RATING: G 


AVAIL ABU now 
IAIMiOHY PLATFORM 
PIAYIHS: ONE 
PUBIISHfR: UBI SOFT 
PRirt: 589.95 
IIAIIM. G 


Abuse anyone? Co on, what’s a poke in the groin 
with a cattle prod between friends? Not interested? 
Well how about this new PC platformer then - it’s 
obviously not as much fun as a bit of Direct Current to 
the nether regions but dang, it comes close! PCs 
haven’t exactly been fertile ground for good platform 
games over the years so if you’re bored with over¬ 
dressed pop-up book adventures and pedantic flight 
sims then a bit of Abuse might be just the ticket. 

Nothing really surprising here; you run around pulling 
switches, pushing buttons, picking up guns S ammo, 
and, of course, shooting everything that moves. There’s 
a story about having to stop some mutants from escap¬ 
ing into the world outside but it’s just a superfluous 
appendage that doesn’t need consideration here! The 
control mechanism is different from any other platform 
game I have played, allowing you to move your charac¬ 
ter with the keyboard while targeting your weapons with 
the mouse. This allows great manoeuvrability in that you 
can run, jump, fall or whatever while still keeping those 



Strategy break* generally regard Civilization, 
and its new sequel. a a the ultimate strategy 
game. And so it is that to Civilization which 
Conquest ob the New World will inevitably be 
compared. I've never been particularly impressed 
by Civ. but I can understand its appeal. in an 



For years now, the received wisdom has been 
that the PC can’t handle platform games. No 
doubt some of you see this as a blessing, in 
that you haven't had to put up with seemingly 
endless stream of mediocre platformers that 
Mega Drive and SNES owners have. But, if 
you’re like me and are fairly open-minded 




ioc \ v > - - ujjjjjj 


crosshairs aimed right at your enemy’s brain box. 

There are seven different gun types. These include a 
Napalm gun and various groovy energy weapons, 
because the programmers know how much we love vari¬ 
ety when dealing death. Your enemies look very similar 
to a certain breed of ALIEN and have unsightly humps 
on their backs which can contain any one of the differ¬ 
ent types of weapons. My biggest whinge about Abuse 
is that there just isn’t enough variety of opponents to 
keep the game interesting for a long period of time. You 
get a couple of robots to kick as well but that’s it - three 
or four different enemies in the whole game! 

This can be remedied if you have access to a network 
though and it’s here that Abuse comes into its own. 
Up to eight players can go ballistic on each other, 
either in the game levels that come 
included or in custom levels you design 
using Abuse’s extensive level editor. 
Unfortunately network play doesn’t mean 
modem play. The editor is one of the best 
features of the game and Crack Dot Com 
have given an open invitation to Abuse 
players to send in their own levels to be 
included in a later release. If you’re 
familiar with the LISP language you can 
even create your own graphics or even a 
whole new game using Abuse’s engine! 


GEORG! SOROPOS 



anal kind ob way. The same goes bor CNW. It's 
quite well-designed, but like Civ it seems to 
promise bar more than it delivers, 
j/ou may have been playing bor several hours, 
built up a bow towns, vanquished a couple ob 
irritating native villages, discovered several 
rivers, and possibly the odd mountain too. but 
all the time there's this nagging doubt lurking in 
the back ob your mind, you think to yourselb. 
"Hmm. I'm not really doing much here. I'm sup¬ 
posed to be exploring this strange, harsh new 
land, challenging new brontiers. waging great 
wars bor King and Country, boldly going where 
no one has...No. that's Star Trek, but never mind. I 
thought l was leading a brave, adventurous expedi¬ 
tion into dangerous, uncharted territory. So why is 
everything so mechanical, so dull, so tedious, so 
much number-juggling? Why are most ob the gen¬ 
uinely interesting aspects (trade routes, negotiating 
treaties, espionage missions, etc) all done via a 
series ob very boring menus? Why do I beet like an 
accountant biddling with a basic paint program ?" 

But. hey. that's just my opinion. For those who 
like this sort ob thing. CNW does it quite well. It 
introduces a bew original ideas - like having all 
the towns and cities totally integrated into the ter¬ 
rain rather than occupying a single square on the 
map. detailed combat sequences in which you 
have complete control over all your ■ 

troops, the unique click-and-drag 
movement system, or the SimCity jB 

style town planning (with added O^M 
amusingly cute graphical touches). go I 

I suspect that many Civ-loving 
people will dismiss CNW bor not 
being exactly like Civ - you bools. 

The more open-minded strategy * OM 
bubb& among you will be more than totl 
satisbied with this. But please, give 
me Warcrabt 2 or C&C any day. 


RAVII) WILDGOOSE 


about different gaming styles, this situation 
will have been a constant source of disap¬ 
pointment. Until now, that is. 

I can’t comment on any technical reasons as 
to why the PC has not had its share of plat¬ 
form games, because I haven’t a clue. What I 
do know however, is that they are here. Right 
now we’ve got Earthworm Jim. Abuse and 
Rayman and with Heart of Darkness and even 
Sonic still to come, PC platformers are finally 
starting to appear in numbers. And the best 
news is that Rayman, in particular, is great. 

Rayman is a conversion of the PlayStation 
game of the same name, which l reviewed a 
few issues back and found it to be a flawed, 
but still highly entertaining game. And nothing 
much has changed here for the PC version. It 
remains a quite astonishingly beautiful game 
with an limitless supply of charisma. Rayman 
himself is a bit of a lovable character, and the 
number of cute touches (mushrooms playing 
leap-frog in the background as you walk past, 
for example) is almost illegal. The structure of 
the levels is good, allowing you to choose which 
way to go and even backtrack to find secret 
bits or pick up extra lives, like in Super Mario 
World. It’s not completely linear, you see. 
There’s still the irritating flaws, the regener¬ 
ating baddies will drive you closer 
to insanity with every play, but 
you’ll be having enough fun to more 
than compensate for this. 

Rayman is a delightful game; visu¬ 
ally gorgeous, surprisingly inventive 
and with a fresh sense of humour. 

I'm really starting to love it. 

OAVIO WIT OGOOSt 



HYPER» 67 














review 


Saturn 


HYPER » 


[«ttitfttw with Chri; (V«be»t; 


Mortal Kombat 3 

The beat ‘etn up to beat jtm all? 

^ v '.y ^ 


JC 0 V 3 N»*» 


J*t* Fofcrt i 
win* ComrnjnJt* 3 
Pity GMfl 

Ro&arts taB*s 
Wing Commander 4 


HYPER» 

IV 3D0' »■*» ’"»»*«*»• ♦ r— — « 

it 


IM.W 

3 ^ 

flow <iid a nild 
towered, o r dk&*& 


HYPE P » 

Nintendo's 

Doom 




jl) Realms 


URBAN STRIKE 

Mf;KC MK 2 SECk[ t S 


darn? ^pefi+o^+he yeau- V 


HYPER » 


'con# i _ 

W/tra 64 




_ rmwMMimiuuiKr 

No home is complete without the complete collection of HYPER. 


But don't despair. For a mere $7.50 an issue ondudmgh<mdim g »you can regain your street credibility. 

New Zealand readers please pay AUD$j.so per issue . 


Issue *1 SF2 Turbo 
Issue *2 Sonic Spinball/CD 
Issue *3 NBA Jam, 

Issue *4 Virtua Racing, 
Issue *5 Star Trek 


Issue *6 Mechwarrior 
Issue #7 Streets of Rage 3 
Issue *8 Super Metroid 
Issue #9 Mortal Kombat 2 
Issue *10 SSF2 vs MK2 


Issue *11 Earthworm Jim 
Issue *12 Doom2 
Issue *13 DK Country 
Issue *14 Sold Out 
Issue *15 Top 100 


Issue *i6 Sold Out 
Issue *17 Sold Out 
Issue *18 VF vs Tohshinden 
Issue *19 Mortal Kombat 3 
Issue *20 Daytona USA 


Issue *21 Rebel Assault 2 
Issue *22 Playstation 
Issue *23 Killer Instinct 
Issue *24 Mortal Kombat 3 
Issue *25 EW Jim 2 * CD 


Issue *26 Cheat Guide [$ 10 . 50 ] 
Issue *27 Hexen 
Issue *28 Diddy’s Jong Quest 
Issue *29 Virtua Fighter 2 
Issue *30 Wing Commander 4 
Issue *31 Alien Trilogy 



DCRjtflA^S) Back lauei 

ENCLOSED IS MY CHEQUE/MONEY ORDER FOR HYPER ISSUE/S (NO CASH) 

NAME 


ADDRESS 




AT $750 EACH (INCLUDING POSTAGE AND HANDLING). SEND TO HYPER BACK ISSUES , PO BOX 634. STRAWBERRY HILLS , 2012. 


























































































Tekken II 

PlayStation 

If you’re lucky enough to 
own the game, you'll be 
dying to know how to get the 
most out of it by being able 
to use all of the bosses and 
all of the extra functions. 


These cheats came from 
RukeiKewl9aol.com (thank you 
kindly) and they all work 100V 


- Simply hold down SELECT 
after winning a match in Big 
Head Mode i, and keep it 
held till your next bout. Now 
you’ll look truly ridiculous! 


KAZUYA’S PURPLE SUIT 

- Once you’ve got access to 
ALL the characters 
(including Roger and Alex), 
select Kazuya and press 
START instead of kick or 
punch to get his spiffy 
purple suit. 


WIRE FRAME MODE 

This really turns Tekken II into a 
whole new game. Once you’ve 
got ALL the characters, you can 
enter wire frame mode by 
playing an Arcade Mode game, 
and holding down U and L2 
while you choose your 
character. Now you’ll be 
playing the game in a 1st 
person perspective, your moves 
are all still the same, you just 
have to remember which 
direction is front and back. 


UtINQ BOSSES 

There's actually no cheating 
involved to be able to use 
the bosses , but so you'll 
know how to be able to use 
them , here's a guide. 

• To use any of the ten sub¬ 
bosses, simply play through 

the game with one of the 
main characters. After 
you’ve beaten Devil, you 
will now have access to the 
sub boss you defeated. 

• To use Kazuya, you must 

gain access to ALL of the 
sub-bosses, then finish the 
game with one of them. 

• To use Devil, finish the 

game as Kazuya. 

• To use Angel, just select 

Devil and use the kick 
buttons to choose the Angel 
appearance. 
•To use Roger or Alex, 
firstly you must have access 


to every other character in 
game. Secondly, you must 
start a game in Arcade 
Mode, and in the 3rd match, 
you must win the final round 
with your health at around 
5%. If you've done it right, 
you’ll hear GREAT! Then the 
I next match you fight will be 
against Roger or Alex, 
depending on your choice of 
clothing. Defeat whichever 
one you have to face, and 
then you’ll be able to select 
both next time you start! 

SPECIAL APPEARANCES 

You’ll discover that you can 
choose different outfits 
simply by pressing either 
kick or punch to select your 
character, but there’s a few 
more things you can do... 

BIO HEAD MODE 1 

- Hold down SELECT while 
you are choosing your 
character, and keep it held 
down till you start the 
match. Viola! Instant fat 
head! This actually affects 
your height and reach 
slightly, so try some of those 
long range moves now. 


HYPER» 69 













70 »HYPER 


cheat mode 


Alien Trilogy 

Playstation 

CHEAT MENU 

To activate the Cheat Menu 
go to passwords and put in: 
1GOTP1NKAC1DBOOTSON 
There is now a selectable 
cheats menu which you 
can make yourself 
invincible, max weapons, 
level select, put it into pal 
mode and more! 


Toy Story 

Mega Drive 

At The Tittle Screen Press 

A, B, Right, A, C, A, Down, A, B, 
Right, A 

Lemmings 3 D 

Playstation 

LEVEL 

55 - UNO WORM 

56 - CURLICUE 

57 - HANEPOOR 

58 - IDEMQUOD 

59 - BLANDISH 

60 - MALAGASY 

61 - CHORIAMB 

62 - GARGANEY 

63 - KAOLIANG 

64 - MAROCAIN 

65 - OBTEMPER 

66 - TASTEVIN 

67 “ VELLOZIA 


1 


o~ 


■ 4 Cl 


jr$ 




68 - BORACHIO 

69 - JACKAROO 

70 - COOLAMON 

MechWarrior 2 

PC 

Here are all the cheat codes 
for the expansion missions: 
Clark - X-ray vision 
Kent - Invincibility 
Pores - View the MW2 
Programmer descriptions 
Kaboom - Destroy all Mechs 
Palex 

- destroy targeted mech 
Tik - turn on collision 
bouding spheres 
Speedygonzates - Enable 
time compression key 
Putz - End mission successfully 

Jammit 

3D0 

PASSWORDS 

2 Hot - RBNSN 

Poison - PKRNR 
Frenzy - NHYDN 
In 2 It - FRBCN 
Sweat - NCHLS 
Slams Only - LWRHDS 
Cutthroat - TWSPKN 
BOSS - SKNNR 


John Madden 
Football 

3 DO 

Press P to pause the game, 
then enter one of the 
following codes while 
playing defense: 

LARGE REFEREE CODE 

Right, Down, Left, Up, 
Right, Down A whistle will 
sound to confirm the code. 

SMALL REFEREE CODE 

Left, Down, Right, Up, 
Left, Down, Right 

A whistle will sound to 
confirm the code. 

LARGE PLAYERS CODE 

Right, Left, A, B, A, P 

The crowd will cheer to 
confirm the code. 


SMALL PLAYERS CODE 

X, X, X, X, X The crowd will 
cheer to confirm the code. 

SEE COMPUTER'S PLAYS 

B, LS, A, B A grunt will 
confirm the code. 

RESET TO NORMAL PLAY 

B, A, B, A, X, B, A, X 
A gunshot will confirm 
the code. 

Return Fire 

3D0 

DEBUG CODE 

Enter the password 
"WOLF", and press RS * LS 
* P during the game. The 
debug mode allows 
playing and changing the 
pitch of all the sounds, 
displaying the actual frame 


rate of the game, based on 
CPU activity, making the 
flag appear in the first 
building that is destroyed. 

INVINCIBILITY CODE 

This code works in one and 
two player modes and must 
be done separately for each 
vehicle. Choose a vehicle from 
the vehicle select screen. Press 
C to display the 
fuel/ammunition screen. Press 
and hold RS * LS * B * C. 

Press and release X to bring up 
the exit menu. While the "Do 
Not Exit" icon is highlighted 
and all the buttons except C 
are pressed, press Down * A. 

A "double" vehicle select 
sound will confirm the code. 

UNLIMITED VEHICLE CODE: 

This code must be done 


separately for each vehicle 
and must be repeated if a new 
map is started. Choose a 
vehicle from the vehicle select 
screen. Press C to display the 
fuel/ammunition screen. Press 
and hold LS*RS+A*C. While the 
buttons are held, press Down. 
A sound will confirm code 
entry. Press Right. Three light 
blue shadows of the selected 
vehicle will appear. 

PASSWORDS 

One Player Two Player 

TNOD POTS 

YALP SRAW 

HTIW TAHT 

LAER LLIK 

SNUG EVAS 

TSUJ HCAE 

SIHT EFIL 

EMAG MROF 


Roadshow Interactive 
1902 962 000 

Calls charged at a rat of $1.00 per min. A higher rate applies from public and mobile phones. 









Galactic 

Attack 


Saturn 



FOR 8 CREDITS 

At title screen, press 
left*C*R*L and Start (use 
your nose) 


■Spawn 

|»N£S 

f^JLEVEL PASSWORDS: 

■stage 3 4H253DGF 
■STAGE 4: 4 CC138CF 
■STAGE 5 OC4F458H 
; ■stage 6 D31551FO 
■STAGE 7 O9BF59GF 
■stage 8 DB8D9B4H 

^■HHjHotf-World 

llnterceptor 

BB3 Do 

• ■money code 

fi|HEriter the Options menu. 
gfijHhighlight any selection 

Ba P H ffi gB| F s f ai ff a f^^ as Music), and press 

■4, B, C six times, then LS 
• ; - ^V/^^Brhe sound of a power 

s ; .-■■wrench will confirm correct 

n 11 >' 0 ‘ 1 ne c 0 ci e T n e 9 a rn e 
gfBw ill start with the ma x .mum 
' \ HHamount of money. 


Wing 

Commander 4 

PC CD ROM 

DESTROY TARGETS 

To invoke cheat mode, start 
the game by typing WC4 - 
chicken at the command 
prompt. Press Ctrl*w to 
destroy locked target. 

Press Ctrl*Alt*w to destroy 
all targets in radar range. 

OTHER STUFF 

Start game by WC4 -chicken 
-m / plays the intro again 
Start game by WC4 -chicken 
-ms plays the mission 
with Maniac 

Start game by WC4 -chicken 
-m 5 * (where # is the 
mission you want to play) 
It’s important to have the CD 
that contains the mission 
you want to play in your 
CD-ROM Drive before you 
start or it won’t work. 

CDi contains missions: 

1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ,5.6 

CDi contains missions: 

7,8,9.10,11,12,13 

ZD3 contains missions: 

14,15,16,17,18 

ZD4 contains missions: 

[9,20,21,22,23 

CDs contains missions: 


24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33 

.34.35.36,37 

CD6 contains missions: 

38,40,41.42,43.44,45.46,47 

(there is no mission 39 ) 

X-MEN 

Saturn 

PLAY AS AKUMA 

start a two player versus 
mode. Co to spiral wait 2 
sec. then go to silver 
Sam,-” psyloke-” colosus- 
” ice man-” colosus-" 
cyclops-” wolverene-" 
omega red-" silver sam. 
Wait one sec and press 
weak kick*fierce 
kick*fierce punch. Once 
you have put it in once, 
just press the L and R 
buttons to go to the quick 
sheet and go to "Couki". 
Gouki is Akuma. Repeat to 
play as him again. 

SCREEN WIDTH 

To enable the hidden screen 
width select option, go to 
the options screen, hold left 
and right shoulder 
buttons while repeatedly 
pressing up and down on 
the joypad until you see the 
option become available at 
the bottom of the screen. 


FIFA '96 

Playstation 
To get the crowd to cheering 
the name of your team 
pause the game and press X 
XXTTTSO select. 

Also to ’inflate’ your goalie 
to the size of the goal pause 
the game highlight but do 
not select Options and press 
X ox o t ttttooox. 

Separation 

Anxiety 

SN£S 

Have you beaten the game 
straight through? Do you 
think the challenge is gone? 
Then try this code: 

MRRYPN. This code gives 
even a seasoned veteran like 
me a challenge. 

Total NBA '96 

Playstation 
At exhibition screen press 
Rl,Ll,Rl,Ll,R 2 ,L 2 ,R 2 ,L 2 . 
Allows All-Star teams 


SMI PER PIETER 




Worms! 

PC CD ROM 

When you type BAABAA 
you get unlimited banana 
bombs and sheep. 
Also, if you use the ninja 
rope, you will be able to 
swing all the way around a 
chunk of land. 


MOLFHRM 

100 


Playstation 
on the wepons screen press 
square and x 8 to io times 
and you will have access to 
banana bombs,minigun 
and sheep. 


WIND 


Electronic Arts 
1902 261 600 

Calls charged at a rat of .95c per mm. A higher rate applies from public and mobile phones. 








72 »HYPER 





Resident Evil 

Playstation 

WEAPONS SELECT 

when the title screen pops 
up put in this code: 
triangle, square, square, 
x, triangle. 
if the code worked you’ll hear 
a scream to tell you that 
you've done it right then 
when you start playing press 
start then x, x, x, triangle 
then press start and you will 
have all the guns including a 
secret flamethrower gun 


Street Fighter 
Zero 

Playstation 

rhese cheats are done on 
olayer i side. 

ro QET DAN 

■told L 2 , go to the question 
nark. Wait for a second. Whilst 
lolding £2, press triangle, 
square, x, and circle. This 
jives you a pink Dan. To get a 
jreen Dan press triangle, 

:ircle, x, and square. 
ro OKT BISON 

told L 2 , go to the question 


mark. Wait for a second. 
Whilst holding £2,press left, 
left, down, down, left, 
down, down. Then press 
square ♦ triangle for red 
or x * circle for black. 

TO QET ME 

Hold £2, go to the question 
mark. Wait for a second. 
Whilst holding £2, press 
left, left, left, down, 
down, down. Then press 
square + triangle for black 
or x + circle for brown 
To do these cheats from 
player 2 side, substitute left 
with right. 


Secret of 
Evermore 

SNCS 

Here are some game genie tips: 
sDCs-CDrE - Walk through walls 
SS8D-C7S9 - Creyhound builds 
up level after every kill 
678 D-C 7 S 9 ~ Dog levels up after 
every battle 

6 DAD-C 7 S 9 - Dog levels up 
after every battle (this code 
allows you to exceed level 77 
but not the above) 

6D8D-*7S9 

- Hero gains more experience 


DE8/-C7S9 ■ Boy gains levels 
once every kill, just have to save 
and reset it to gain another level 

X-Men 

Playstation 

On the one player side highlight 
spiral for 3 secs then all of the 
following for 1 second Silver 
Samurai psylocke, colossus, 
iceman colossus cyclops. 
wolverine, omega red. and finally 
silver samurai again for three secs 
then press weak kick, strong 
kick, and strong punch at the 
same time and enjoy using Akuma 


Sega 

1902 555 444 

Calls charged at a rat of .95 per min. A higher rate applies from public and mobile phones. 







Earthworm 
Jim 2 

SNCS 

Press start then enter codes: 

Homing gun * 

x,x,x,x, a, a, b,select 
Bubble gun - 
x,x,x, x, a, b, a,select 
Mega gun - 
x,x,x,x, a, a, a, select 
3 shot gun - 
x,x,x,x, a, a,x,select 
Instant ammo - 
select,x,x,x,x,x,x,select 
iup- 

left, select, right, select, left 
, select, right, select 
Stage skip - 
select,x, a, a,x, b, select 
Map view - 
select,select,select,select, 
select,select,select,b 
Config. screen - 
select,left, right, a,x,x,left, 
right 

STAGES 

Lorenzens soil - 
a,x, left, right,x, left, right, 
left 

Villi people - 

a, b,x, a, b,x, left, right 
The flying king - 
a, b, x, left, righ t, left, a, b 
Level ate - 
x,x, down, down, a, left, 
right,left 
See Jim run - 
a, b,x, left, left, left, left, right 


Primal Rage 

3 DO 

BIDDEN VOLLEYBALL GAME 

rhis is available only in two 
slayer mode. When in the 
:ove (Sauron’s stage), either 
slayer must perform a 
:ombo by completing two 
juick attacks in succession, 
rwo humans will appear and 
bow. The player closest to 
the human must knock the 
luman into the air. The other 
player must hit the human 
back toward his opponent 
before it hits the ground. The 
first player should continue 
to hit the human back to his 
spponent. After a while, a 
net and judge will appear, 
allowing volleyball to be 
played with humans. 

HIDDEN BOWLING GAME 

rhis is available only in two 
player mode, on any stage. 
Both players must play as 
Armadon and perform the 
Spinning Death (/ ♦ 3, Away, 
Toward, Down) move 
simultaneously three times in 
a row. If done correctly, both 
players and their worshippers 
will walk off screen for a 
bowling game. Humans are 
used as pins, and the players 
bowl themselves by using the 
Spinning Death move. 

SKYDIVING COWS 

This is available only in two 


player mode. When in the 
Ruins (Chaos’ stage), one 
player must be playing as 
Chaos in a Sudden Death 
round. Allow the match timer 
run down to about two to three 
seconds. At the this point, the 
player using Chaos must 
perform the Fart of Fury move 
( 2+3, Toward, Up, Away) so 
that the cloud remains in the 
air after time expires. If done 
correctly, the falling meteors 
will turn into falling cows. 

Screamer 

PC CD-ROM 
type "UPDOWN” to flip 
course upside down 
type " MIRRO ’’ to play 
courses backwards 
type " ABURN ’’ to turn all 
cars into bullet cars 
type "TAZOR" to make 
bullet car accessible 

Shellshock 

Playstation 

Load Shellshock and wait 
untill the screen with (c) 

Core design on it, then hit 
Up, down, left, right, 
down, down, right, right 
then press triangle ! You will 
be taken to the test menus... 
you can play with max fire 
power, any level, view all 
FMV, and see credits! 


Redzone 

Mega Drive 
at the title screen go to 
password and type 
baabaacbcaa. you will now 
be invinsible and you will 
start on mission 3. 

Had RogMcCree 

3D0 

QUICK CONTINUE CHEAT 

If your character gets shot, 
quickly press P before the 
Mortician shows up. Choose 
’’Continue” and the game 
will resume from where the 
enemy began to shoot, 
rather than the beginning of 
that scene. 

Had Dog 2: 

The Lost Gold 

3 DO 

GETTING TO THE TREASURE 

When the prospector says 
that ’’the treasure is right in 
front of you”, look for a 
white skull and shoot it. It is 
placed at random on the 
scenery. It will trigger the 
dynamite and blow up all 
opponents. 


Highty Morphin 
Power Rangers 
the Hovie 

SNCS 

On the starting credits befor 
the title, press START, A, A, 
DOWN, UP, START 
If you do it right, on the 
second level you will turn into 
a Puddy. This only works once 
you get to level 2, and you 
must be that white guy. 

What’s his name? 


^ x5 


1 0 0*5 




vf * " > 


x3 


Playstation Powerline 
1902 262 662 

Calls charged at a rat of $1.50 per min. A higher rate applies from public and mobile phones. 







74 »HYPER 


sues / mega drive 


play guide 



Toy Story 

TAGE 1 

Part i: The first level is in Andy’s bedroom, the objective 
being to release the soldiers from their bucket [i] (just 
whip the lid) and then knock a walkie-talkie down to them 
(whip it). Then hot-foot it to the other talkie to complete 
ihe level. This is very basic — just jump over things, whip 
to tie them up and use the balls to jump high. You 
should have no problem here. 

Part 2: On this level, it’s up to you to get all the toys hid- 
before the timer runs out. Rex, Hamm and the Robot can 
be launched into the toybox by jumping on the pump 
one of them passes over the deflated balloon [2]. You 
them free by whipping down the blocks on either side of 
Once you’ve done this, clear a path for the other toys 
make it under the bed. Don’t forget to jump onto the bed 
ourself or you’ll be caught! 

Part 3: OK, this one’s an obstacle course [3], so you’ll 
to be handy with the old lasso-swing. A good way 
make it past multiple hooks, is just to hold down the 
button and Woody automatically will cast the lasso 
the next hook. Timing is the key... don’t rush yourself, 
imply anticipate the moving objects. You can’t beat 
uzz, so don’t worry about it. 

Part 4: This Buzz Boss is fairly simple. First, quickly whip 
away the things orbiting Buzz and then keep your dis¬ 
tance... unces when he’s about to fire a 

so just wait and avoid it. You have to whip him in the 
area a few times to beat him. 


STAGE 2 

Part i: This is a micro-machines-ish section [5] where you 
pilot the little racer about, knocking Buzz into the air and 
ollecting the batteries. A simple push in the direction of a 
corner is enough to change course.... struggling with the 
control pad just sends you out of control. It’s a set path 
so don’t worry about going the wrong way. Ride 
he accelerator on corners. 

Part 2: Another "obstacle” level... all the toys are danger- 
to you now, so just get your timing right... and you’ll 
clear. Free Rex by whipping away the toy blocks in front 
him. When he reaches the end... you’ve cleared the level. 
0 get onto some buckets, you have to climb the book- 
and jump from the very top. There are lots of stars 
p there anyhow. 

Part 3: OK, this level can be tricky [ 6 ]. Stay to the left 
give you time to jump over oncoming objects... how- 
ver, you sometimes have to inch forward because things 
an come from behind you. Move the controller in the air 
land where you want. When you hear R.C.’s tyres 
you’ll know to be ready to jump out of its way... 
soldiers also yell "Move” just before they land. If you 
you can use the Pause button trick I explain in the 
level. 

Part 4: It’s another Buzz Boss. The trick is to whip the 
then whip it again when it’s in the air (to give it an 
boost) and get it to land on Buzz... [7] as this tires 
out (ha ha). When he says "To infinity and beyond!”, 
can avoid him by running from one end of the screen 
the other and judging whether to run back the other 
y under him, or to duck. When he says "Watch Out” 
over him. 


















STAGE 3 

Part u This one’s easy... just inch along until you’re 
almost under the junk food, and it will fall down in front of 
you... jump over the cans coming out of the drink machines, 
and when you hear the swish of a paper aeroplane, just stop 
and lower the cup to hide your legs [ 8 ] - this stops you from 
being stepped on. Take your time, but don’t let Buzz bump 
into you from behind! 

Part 2: You’ll have to have some well timed jumps here, as 
the platforms move from under you. Whip the glass tubes 
but wait till the coins have dropped before running past. 
Try and stand underneath the exploding fuses to avoid their 
"spray”", or get close to set them off and then jump a dis¬ 
tance. There’s an extra Woody up through a secret passage 
here [9]. Timing is the key with the propellers [iol. 

Part 3: In this Doomy level, you just have to pick up the 
Aliens one by one and return them to the chute [11]. You can 
tell the doorways because they have a sort of "X" on them. 
At the end of one corridor, wait for the moving wall to go 
left and then run behind it to get to the last Alien. 

Part 4: The timing in this is essential. At first just duck 
from the Claw’s low sweeps, however, as soon as it grabs 
Buzz, you’ll have to be standing a little over to the right of 
him, and double-whip (once for air, twice for distance) the 
squeeze-toys into the Claw [12J This knocks Buzz back 
down and the Claw has to use another coin. On the first run, 
you get get the claw to drop him over on the far left, which 
gives you more time for the next four attempts. You may 
have to knock the claw with two Aliens in some cases. 

STAGE 4 

Part i: This workbench is a bit annoying [13J if only for 
the lasso-tricks you’ll have to do to catch the hooks. At the 
end of the chains, you have to whip a hook to stay alive. 
Avoid darts by spotting their tips at the top of the screen. 
Remember you can whip the spiders, it’s all timing with the 
firecrackers, and when you get a hot head [14] you can only 
run left and right, so beware of spiky yo-yos (the Pause but¬ 
ton works well here). 

Part 2: Here you can use Buzz’s karate-chop I15J to keep 
the mutant-toys out of your reach at the end of the level. To 
swing up to higher hooks, you have to let go when you 
reach the full-length of one swing, and then whip back 
towards the hooks to gain a hold that little bit higher. 
Again, you have to scale the shelves to reach hooks. The 
Lasso-ing is the most important skill here [16]. 

Part 3: OK, you’ll have to use the same skills here that you 
used in the earlier Rex-riding level. Listen out for warning 
noises, they indicate when it’s time to dodge. When Scud 
attacks [17J, you’ll have to move to the right to avoid him. 

STAGE 5 

Part i: This is another "Micro Machines’’ level. lust make 
sure you get to those batteries... [18] and use the stars as a 
guide for which turn to take. If you go TOO fast you end up 
losing control and wasting energy. Just concentrate on 
picking up the batteries. 

Part 2: This is the final level. Although it’s a bit tricky — 
flying up and down to dodge on-coming objects at such a 
speed [19] — a good way to cheat is by continuously tapping 
the pause button to give you a "slow motion” effect. This lets 
you adjust your altitude in time to avoid objects. When you 
reach the big truck.... fly right up to the top [20] to get 
past... next, when it speeds up behind you, move to the very 
bottom right comer [21] and you’ll fit in a neat gap between 
road and tyres... next, you’ll fly over Andy's Mum’s car and 
it’s CAME OVER. Now watch the absolutely crap ending [22]. 








76 »HYPER 


letters 



JNI • FAST NET ACCESS 

Dear HYPER. 

Cods are always associated 
tfith the awesome. I mean that, 
your reviews are spot on. if you 
take the scale down a bit. I take 
all your reviews seriously, and 
have found your opinion pretty 
close to mine on gameplay. But 
one of the best things I like 
about your Mag, is the cover 
design and posters. 


Magic the Gathering, or Star 
Control 3 might come out? 
Quenfariua Sfanfhom. 

Dragon ofl the Web 

(MICHAEL WALTERS, 
STUDENT OF THE UNI) 

i. Matt does quite a bit cfi work 
far Issue One comics so you 
should check out the latest 
Cyberswine and Zero Assassin far 
more of his excellent artwork. 2. 
We apologise that HyP£Rti>CTIV£ 


Also for all those people who 


Any avid Hyper reader will know how much 
the Hyper crew love playing Doom in the 
office... but we had to wait AGES to get Mac 
Doom. Well now we’ve got 

Mac Hexen 

It’s floating around out there on the Internet, 
so all you Mac heads can go bonkers bananas 
with this dreamy action game. It looks even 
purtier than the PC version... E-gad! 


have slow Internet connection, I 
am hooked straight through, 
with a peak download rate of 
300k per second. This was the 
biggest incentive to get into uni 
- FREE INTERNET STRAIGHT TO 
THE QUEENSLAND HUB. So all 
you little kids out there work 
your butt off, because this is the 
greatest past-time imaginable. 

On to Questions:- 

1,1 was wondering if it is 
possible to obtain any more art 
by Matthew Hatton, and if so at 
what price and how? 

2. Could you please update 
your web page a bit more 
frequently, at the moment I 
have it as a link on my page, 
and it is a bit sad that such a 
great mag is let down by an 
infrequently updated web. 

3. Do you have any idea when 


hasn’t been updated far a while 
but were just in the process cj 
re-working it. It’ll be booming 
soon, sc just be patient. 3. Beth 
of those games have been the 
subject ct long delays, sc they 
could appear at any time or it 
could be closer towards the end 
01 the year. 

STUCK ON PLAYSTATION 

Dear HYPER, 

I love your mag. but 1 need some 
help. I own a PlayStation and have 
for 6 months or so and I’m a bit 
stuck. Could you please help me 
by answering some questions? 

1.1 love racing games and RPGs 
but other than Ridge Racer and Arc 
the Lad, the PlayStation doesn’t 
seem to have much of these. Do 
you think this will change? 

2. I'm going to Japan for 6 
months and am wondering if 









you recommend selling my 
PlayStation to upgrade to a 
Nintendo 64 or waiting to see if 
Sony upgrade the PlayStation or 
even bring out a PlayStation 2? 

3. I've already played Tekken 2 
on the PlayStation and thought 
it was unreal, but do you know 
if Namco are going to make 
games for N64? 

4. Changing the subject, I don’t 
know a lot about PCs but I’ve 
seen a lot of ads in newspapers 
and shops that advertise 586’s. I 
know 586 is Pentium but the 
prices seem to be too cheap to be 
true. Is there some copy that isn’t 
Intel or something? If so. how 
reliable are they? 

I hope you can answer these 
questions, and thanks for 
your time. 

ANDREW SMITH 

1. It certainly is changing. Need 
For Speed and WipeOut are both 
fantastic racing games f or the 
PlayStation and Final Fantasy 7 
is on its way 2. Sony are not 
likely to upgrade the PlayStation 
tor quite a while but you’ve 
certainly got to wait sc you can 
check cut the Nintendo 64 and its 
games. It you’re completely 
blown away. you can then sell 
your PlayStation. It’s really up to 
you. 3. Not at this stage 4. 
Pentiums are getting cheaper 
and cheaper all the time. The 5 86 
chips are not made by Intel, who 
are behind the Pentium. Instead. 
3rd-party companies like AMD 
and Cyrix produce these CPU's 
and call them the 586 to imply 
they are Pentium equivalents. 
They aren ’t tar behind the 
Pentium ter power, but the 
bottom line is they’re 2nd best. 

NAKED HOOLA DANCING 
Dear HYPER, 

I am writing this in response to 
Steven Wrangell's primitively 
native letter (Issue 31). In Steven’s 
letter he struggled to convince 
HYPER readers that not only is the 
32X a console worthy of HYPER’s 
valued mention but also implied 
taking up page space for a review 
on one of the "excreta” games 
being released on this system. 

Presently the mentioned console 
is worthy of a Byte Size mention 
at the most, and quite frankly 
unless the Queen of England 
dances the Hoola naked and Sega 
transfers some of its dedicated 
attention away from the Saturn 
and towards the diminishing 32X 
then its status will continue that 
downward path. 

Sega have realised their mistake 
and have moved on. I think it is 
also time for you Steven to bury 


your beloved 32X in the past and 
find an unsuspecting religion to 
vent your unfounded anger at 
instead of HYPER and Sony. Your 
comments towards these two 
companies were distasteful and 
unfair to say the least. HYPER are 
not PSX-sucking slime bags, They 
merely review the latest, greatest 
programs on any console wether 
it be black (Sega) or white (PSX). 

I would also like to give 3 hearty 
cheers of glee to Tony Holzner, 
Azz, Stu and Timbsy for their 
words of wisdom concerning the 
WWF fans of Weird Wanking 
Freaks as they are better known. 
Children, this is a games 
magazine not a fuzzy wrestly 
magazine so nobody want to 
hear about your sickly fantasies 
concerning fat men in tight 
undies bouncing on each other. 

I apologise to HYPER for 
scaring their velvet page with 
this text but it had to be said. 

J AX 

It's good to know we’ve got Jax 
on our side! 

DUKE 3 D KICKS DOOM 
Dear HYPER. 

First of all I’d like to say that 
’Vomitgod' of issue *31 is a fool 
that doesn’t know what he’s on 
about, and that Duke3D kicks 
Doom’s arse without any 
argument. Now to the questions. 

1. Hopefully CP2 will be out 
by the time you get this letter 
and so I would like to know 
which you preferred out of CP2 
and IndyCar2 and have they 
both got all the tracks they 
race on in real life? 

2. Which do you think is 
better, Crusader - No Remorse 
or Syndicate Plus? 

3. In issue *30 you interviewed 
Don Transeth from EA and he 
said that CDs are cheaper to 
make and sell than cartridges, 
if that is true how come Mega 
Drive and SNES games are as 
dear as PC CD ROM games? 

4. Can you buy a track pack 
for IndyCar Racing (1 and 2) and 
if so what’s the name of it and 
what tracks do you get in it? 

5. When will a fighting gam 
like Toshinden come out on 
PC CD ROM. 

Thanks for answering my 
questions. 

CHRIS 

Nelsons Plains NSW 

1. We like MicrcPrcse CP2 better 
but you get the real-life 
tracks tor both games 2. 

Crusader - No Remorse, but 
we haven’t seen Syndicate 
2 yet 3. The companies will 
say production costs and 


we Just have to believe them, 
although as you can press CDs tor 
as little as a dollar, the price ct 
CD ROM games seems remarkably 
high. 4. There were two track 
packs relesaed tor Indy 1. One 
u?a4 a paint kit to customise your 
car and the other was the 
Indianapolis circuit, everything 
ihculd have been all there in Indy 

2. 5. Around about now. 

NINTENDO 64 WORTH THE WAIT? 

Dear HYPER. 

Creat mag (there ya go, my suck 
up sentence). I am writing to 
voice my humble opinion. Before 
Christmas I sold my Super 
Nintendo and 17 games to a friend 
for $500. thinking I would have 
more than enough to buy a 
Nintendo 64 in April. I was willing 
to go a few months away from the 


gaming community. Then April 
came and it was announced that I 
may have to wait until September 
or possibly after Xmas ’96 .1 am 
sorry but I am sick of waiting for 
this "super" console. Now that 
Sony have reduced the price of 
the PlayStation I am seriously 
considering buying one. I have 
heard that Sony are planning a 
PlayStation 2 for release in 1997, 
which in my opinion is far too 
soon to release it, an upgrade 
maybe (eg 32X) but not a whole 
new machine. Why should I 
spend $6oo* on a system then 
have to buy a new one 12 months 
down the track? I do not have the 
money or the need for more than 
one system and I am starting to 
regret my decision to get rid of 
old faithful. In conclusion I have a 
few questions; 


1. Is Marvel Superheroes 
coming to the PlayStation? 

2. Are any puzzle games 
coming out on the PS (I miss 
Tetris 6 Dr Mario)? 

3. Will any of the older 
fighting titles make their way 
to the PS (eg MK I or II, 

SSFIIT)? 

Thank you for your time. 

KARL ARCHIBALD 

Watertcrd West. QLD 

I doubt that the PlayStation 2 will 
be launched in 1997. although in 
this crazy world anything is 
possible. Sony are not 
commenting. 1. yes. eventually 2. 
There may not be too many 
” simple" puzzle games like Treris 
& Dr Mario but there’ll definitely 
be "complex’’ puzzle games like 
Myst. 3. Streetfighter Alpha is cut 
and we may see MK2 as well. 



hyper» 77 






78 »HYPER 


letters 



SEEMS EVERYONE ABSOLUTELY LUnVES EARTHWORM JIM. WE RO 100 
SO WE STUCK IN JEFFRY FEEGER S MOST BOOACIOUS DRAWING INI 


|released down here. I would 
gfive my left kidney for a decent 
| 2 D fighter because a man of my 
age can’t possibly go to an 
arcade parlour here and thus I 
am not able to play the latest 
arcade games, and only here 
about them in magazines, yours 
being the greatest. 

ImITCHELL J ROGERS. 
Auckland NZ 

PS My grandson helped my 
write this so it wouldn’t sound 
{so boring. 

Congratulations on being our 
Oldest reader Mitchell! Can 
anyone else beat 62? We love 
both the Saturn and PlayStation 
* at qyPCR and while 
ayStation is currently out- 
elling the Saturn in Australia, it 
has by no means won the 32bit 
ar. As tor our favourite games, 
ell there are too many to 
ntion but I'd definitely 
eccmmend Doom far the 
■PlayStation. My fave 
[Street^ighter character is 
probably Chun-Li and she 's also 
ur top fighting game goddess as 
ell (she’s sc damn cute!!) 
Finally, no you are not crazy far 
not waiting far the Nintendo 64. 
It certainly won't make it to New 
Zealand before 1997 and that’s 
just too long to u?ait isn't It? 


ACTUA SOCCER DEFENDER 

Dear HYPER, 

As a mature gamer and ex¬ 
soccer player, I feel suitable 
qualified to defend Actua 
Soccer, which in my opinion, 
after comparing against Sensible 
6 FIFA, received some undue 
criticism in you May issue. 

David Wildgoose states that in 
EA’s FIFA ’96 your player shoots 
at goal ’’no matter where he is 
on the pitch”, as against Actua’s 
shooting technique of actually 
facing the goal! David suggests 
this might be "realistic, yet 
frustrating’’. I suggest this is the 
only feasible way for a soccer 
game to construct its shooting 
routine and as much as I send 
plenty of shots wide and on 
occasions very wide to "worry 
the corner flags” whilst playing 
Actua, it is exactly the feeling 
you get on the pitch, when you 
know it’s your technique or skill 
level that caused the directional 
error and nothing else. 

There is a quite steep learning 
curve with Actua Soccer to 
master the overall player 
abilities, but I was easily 
putting together impressive 
attacks and scoring regularly 
after only a couple of games. At 
times I wonder if the skill factor 


OUR OLDEST READER 

Dear HYPER, 

My name is Mitchell Rogers 
and I’m probably your oldest 
reader and gamer at 62 years of 
age. 1 caught the gaming bug 6 
years ago when I retired. I got 
myself a NES, then a SNES and 
just recently purchased a Sony 
PlayStation. I've found gaming 
a great way to pass my 
retirement days and have a 
great time too. 

1 have 5 games at the moment; 
Loaded, which 1 found great but 
I finished it in less than a week; 
Tekken I really enjoy; Warhawk. 
which although is excellent is far 
too short; Assault Rigs I don't 
really enjoy; Wipe Out 1 have 
found to be too hard for an old 
codger like myself and Ridge 
Racer which definitely needs 
more tracks. Well, you being 
gaming gods and all I would 
really value your opinion on the 
32bit system war. Who do you 
think will win and which system 
do you prefer. What are your 
favourite games and who is your 
favourite Streetfighter character 7 
What do you think of the 
Nintendo 64. do you think I was 
crazy not to wait for and who is 
your favourite game goddess 
(my grandson asked me to write 
this bit) my grandson's is 
Cammy of Streetfighter. 

I love my system but it takes 
so long for the games to be 


is harder to grasp in Actua 
because you spend so much 
time looking at the beautiful 
player animation and especially 
the realistic movement of the 
players on the pitch, rather than 
the floating players who seem 
somewhat independent of the 
pitch surface in FIFA. 

The gameplay score of 82, 
supported by comments of "too 
meticulous and precise” 
unfairly place Actua in the just 
good category, when soccer is a 
sport consisted entirely of 
precision, skill development 
and meticulous detail, not the 
kick and chase version of the 
sport that FIFA represents. 

David has correctly 
highlighted Actua’s superb 
game structure in midfield and 
attack, with players off the ball 
creating space, making 
attacking runs towards goal and 
providing useable options for 
you current player, exactly what 
you would want to see in a real 
life game. For my money Actua 
Soccer closely rivals Sensible 
Soccer for gameplay and easily 
surpasses both FIFA and Sensible 
Soccer in presentation, the 
former benchmarks for an 
accurate soccer simulation. 

I hope you find these 
comments as worthy appraisal of 
an accurate and exciting soccer 
game and one I feel is worthy of 
a more encouraging review. 
HYPER continues to be a superb 
publication that keeps me both 
informed and thoroughly 
entertained every month and I 
sincerely wish that the reviews 
continue the high standards set 
in the previous thirty issues. 

All the best 
MICHAEL RILEY 
Thanks far your opinions 
Michael and although we would 
stand by the Actua review, your 
comments are definitely 
worthy. It comes back down to 
"each to their own ..." 

ALIEN TRILOGY VS DUKE 3 D 
Dear Ed. 

Don’t believe the hype! Or 
should that be HYPER? I have 
PlayStation’s Alien Trilogy in 
one hand and Duke Nukem 3D 
(shareware) in the other - both 
played to death. So I ask myself; 
if Alien Trilogy was given a 92% 
rating and a "HYPER big rubber 
stamp of approval” that means 
Duke could really be only up to 
8% better. But the thing that 
doesn’t fit is that Duke is 
SOOOOO much better than the 
only passable Alien Trilogy. So 
either you will score Duke 











YOU CAN I GO PAST GOOD 01* SONIC NOW CAN YOU'' MAI HANSON 01 COIFS HAIIHOUn HAS SEN! US HIS 
SUPIRIt SONIC PAINIING. 100 COOI. 


put my trust in your views on 
how to expand my games library. 

STEPHEN 

NSW 

fust tc repeat myself - we love 
the Saturn and have no bias 
against it. The advertorial is 
paid ter by Sony and the reason 
you have seen more PlayStation 
than Saturn recently is only 
because there are more games 
being released on PlayStation at 
the moment, i. All the CA Sports 
sames should be released on the 
Saturn eventually, but Cricket is 
not currently on the schedule. 2. 
We don’t have anything against 
it. It works. 3. Maybe eventually 
but nor tor a considerable while 
4 - Daytona 2 is on its way. 5. 
Manx 7 T and Virtua Cop 2 are 
on their way. Indy 500 isn’t. 

PERFECT NINTENDO? 

Dear (cough) Nintendo lovers, 
The general feeling I got from 
reading issue 30's letter page is 
that Nintendo are so good that 
they have never even made one 
little mistake. Nobody can 
seem to remember the last time 
Nintendo stuffed up. This is 
true isn't it? Unfortunately I 
have a good memory as you all 
seem to have forgotten the 
Virtual Boy. In all my days I 
have never seen one of these 
Tor sale and I haven’t exactly 
heard rave reviews about them 
either. Also lets not forget the 
Super Scope Cun thing. Sure, 
you get six games on one cart 
(how good could they be), but 
when was the last time you saw 
a stand alone game for one of 
those things. 

Sure. Sega have released a few 
dud systems, but at least they 
have the faith in the market to 
release them. What happened to 
the Super CD then, eh? And that 
Satellite thing, we'll have 
Buckley’s of ever seeing that. I 
think Nintendo also have a lack 
of faith in themselves by 
releasing a 64bit system instead 
of a 32bit. For them to succeed 
they believe that the system must 
kill the others, not just rely on 
the games, which we all know is 
a bad thing. But why do they do 
this? To keep one-eyed people 
like you happy. I don’t know 
why they don't just pack it in. 

Finally let me tell you that I 
don't hate Nintendo, they’re 
good, but not that good. Also I 
don’t care if you write to HYPER 
about this as I don’t own a box 
with the name Sega on it, and I 
never intend to, unless of 
course I steal an eight player 
Daytona set-up from Intencity. 


Nukem 3D in the greater than 
100% range or Amos Wong, who 
reviewed Alien Trilogy, has 
fallen victim to an attack of 
'PlayStation Mania'....a 
condition I think is all too 
common in game reviewers the 
world over. 

Where’s the jump? The crawl? 
When I want to look up I mean 
90 degrees not 15! And where’s 
the sky? What is it that you 
always say about gameplay 
verses graphics? Hmmm. Alien 
Trilogy looks good but I feel at 
times I’m in a rehash of 
Wolfenstein 3D...Alien Trilogy is 
just too 'samesy'. 

Could you please tell me, when 
reviewing games, do you 
compare them to other games of 
that genre on all platforms or do 
you limit yourself to similar 
games on the same game 
system? And if that system is the 
PlayStation, is there a need to 
blow the significance (and 
score) of most new games out of 
proportion? If a nice high res 
version of Duke Nukem 3D was 
released on the PlayStation at 
the same time as Alien Trilogy 
how do you think they would 
compare? My guess: Duke would 
have scored the 92% and Alien 


Trilogy would have got what it 
deserved...an average 75% 

CHRIS BRADY 

Parkside SA 

I would agree that Duke 3D is a 
lot better than Alien Trilogy, 
although Alien Trilogy is certainly 
a bit more than passable 
(especially ter tans ct the 
movies). We generally rate games 
in comparison to other games on 
that system (it’s very hard tc 
compare Mega Drive games with 
PC. ter example) and it we 
compare Doom with Alien Trilogy 
on the PlayStation we gave Doom 
96T and AT 92%. Cvery mark in 
the 90 percent range counts, so 
Duke’s mark ct 95 % on the PC. in 
ettect is A LOT higher than the 
Alien Trilogy score. 

MORE FUSS OVER SATURN 

Dear HYPER, 

May 1 start off my saying your 
magazine beats all the other 
imitators by a country mile. Just 
one complaint. I recently became 
the proud owner of a brilliant 
Sega Saturn with Sega Rally and 
Daytona USA, and it is quite 
distressing when in every issue I 
see your advertorial and other 
such things about the 
PlayStation. It’s plain to see 


you’re drooling all over this 
thing, but how about the Satum! 

I can’t think of a title on the PSX 
that isn’t equalled or bettered by 
a Saturn game, either upcoming 
or already released. If you can 
think of one please state the title 
in the answer section. So how 
about it, a bit more fuss over the 
Satum and you’ll please many 
millions of Saturn owners who 
are very happy with their new 
32bit toy. Now some questions: 

1. Which EA Sports games are 
going to be released on Saturn? 
Is EA Sports Cricket in this list as 
I totally love it? 

2. What do you have against the 
Saturn Arcade Racer? It’s one of 
the best controllers I’ve ever seen 
and Sega Rally plays a dream. 

3. Will Adidas Power Soccer be 
released on the Saturn as it 
looks pretty good judging from 
your preview in issue 31? 

4. Are the rumours of a 
Daytona 2 true? I read about it 
in CVC. That would be truly 
totally fabulously 
fantabulously wonderful. 

5. Have you heard about 
Saturn conversions of Manx TT, 
Indy 500 or Virtua Cop 2? 

I must leave now. Please take 
into account what I’ve said, as I 


I have only one thing to ask 
from the people at HYPER. Can 
you please explain to my parents 
that owning a Sony PlayStation is 
acceptable for a sixteen year old, 
thank you very much. 

ROD CAMPBELL 
Fishing Point NSW 
Dear Mr & Mrs Campbell, owning 
a PlayStation is perfectly 
acceptable ter a 16 year 
old...there, how was that? It’s 
true that Nintendo have in tact 
made some mistakes, as have all 
companies at some point, but 
comparing their ccmittment to 
Nintendo 64 tc the one they 
made with the Virtual Boy and 
SuperSccpe is a mistake. They're 
putting everything behind their 
new console sc we can doubtless 
expect big things. 

NO NAME GAMES 

Dear legends at HYPER, 

The other day I was thinking 
about which super console is 
better and it came to my 
attention that at the moment 
the Saturn may actually be 
better. When you think about it 
the PSX has all these ’’no name" 
games that nobody has ever 
heard of like Loaded and 
Twisted Metal. Sure everybody 
says they’re good but how can 
you take somebody else’s word 
for it? There's nowhere you can 
try them, so you’re taking a big 
risk. Now the Saturn has all the 
well known games like Sega 
Rally. VF2 and Virtua Cop. Plus 
you can rent Sega games down 
at your video store. 

Now that I’ve gotten that off 
my chest could you answer 
these questions: 

1- Do you think Total NBA is 
better than NBA Live 96 on the PC? 

2- Are there any baseball 
games coming out on the PC? 

3- When you say Worms can 
play 16 players does that mean 
one controller per person (eg. on 
the SNES - four Multitaps worth 
of controllers) or taking turns? 
Thanks. 

kEN CHAN 

Just because a game doesn’t 
have a n big name’’ at the 
arcades deean't mean it's 
inferior tc well-known game. I 
take your point though about 
not being able tc try them cut 
though and there should 
probably be more PlayStation 
test points at game stores. you 
can rely on HyPCR though to 
tell you it a game’s good or 
not. 1. I think it is. but not by 
much. 2. yes. take a lock at 
Hardball 5 (reviewed this 
issue) 3. Taking turns. 


HYPER» 79 




yper 


a rl 


We had stacks ct hypermart ads this issue and many ads could net be included. 50 Try* 
To maximise your chances - keep them UNDER words and legible.| 


Advertising in hypermart is WX€C fc or P rivate advertisers, and make sure you include yourj 
phone number one. afea code*. Send them to: HyPCRMART, PO Bex 634 Strawberry Hills. NSW 2012 


FOR SALE 

PlayStation - Japanese with 2 
controllers. 1 memory card. Ridge Racer 
Revolution. lumping Flash. Tohshiden 2 
FIFA '96 in the zone. All adaptors and 
converters $599 call lason on (02) 525*9053 
You want a PC but can’t afford it? 
486DX2/50 8Meg ram. 270M HD (488M 
compressed) WIN 95. MSworks4. Colour 
Printer. Great for internet access. $2000 
very negotiable. Carnes negotiable (Under 
a Killing Moon, Warcraft 2. Slipstream 
5000. Doom 2 etc.) (063)433220. 

Sony Playstation (lap) 2 Controllers, 
memory Card. 7 top games including 
Tekken2, FIFA ’96 and Streetfighter 
zero. Plays games in full screen. Ph 
(02) 676 5469. Ask for Vince $1400. ono. 

MD games: Alien 3 $30. Another 
World S30. lungle Strike $30, LHY Attack 
chopper $15. Haunting $15 worth over 
$220 sell the lot $uo. Leave message for 
Michael with lack on (066) 555155 
Sega Game gear with Championship 
Tennis, Denaty Kick, Columns and Pan 
American Road Rally. Also AC adaptor, 
car adaptor and MS converter. $230 
ono. (02) 8725836. 

Game Gear with plenty for games. 
Crash Dummies. Streets of Rage. Krustyis 
Fun House, loe Montana Football, etc. 
(13 in all). Also comes with Master 
System converter and Castle of Illusion 
etc.(3 games) Comes with AC and car 
adaptors. Comes in need little case. 
$300 ono. (063) 433220. Ring right now 
SNES: With 4 games, Donkey Kong 
Country 1 £2, Mario All Stars. Soccer Shoot 
out. Also includes 2 original control pads 
and Life time warranty, all booklets and 
boxes there and in excellent condition. 
For $210 ono. Call (014)425076. Killara. 

Playstation with Destruction Derby. 
Toshinden. demo CDs 1 £3 ♦Doom demo. 
2 controllers, everything boxed and still 
under warranty. $700. Ring weekdays 
after 3pm. ask for Sam. Ph. (02)8721619 
Cash only, must be picked up. 

/ have a NES that I would like to 
sell: 2 pads, Game Genie and 7 
cartridges including Mario i£ 3 $100 
ono Phone Clinton (WA) 3352110. 

I have a super gameboy with 7 
games for sale $200 cash or will swap 
it for a Mega Drive with Aust Rugby 
League. PH (079) 973491 ask for Adam. 

Cheats for all IBM PC Games £ lots of PC 
games for sale at low prices. PH. Dan on 
(07) 5574 81007. Phone at 7-8pm anyday. 

Mega Drive: Includes 3 joysticks (1,6 
button) 4 way play. 20* Games (Madden 
96. Triple Play Baseball '96. PGA Tour 
Golf 3. FIFA ’95. Rugby League 95 etc.) 
all in perfect condition and with boxes 
for all parts. $1500 ono. Contact Matt an 
(047) 335836 after 7pm Weekdays. 

Sega Mega Drive 1,3 button and a 
button controls, Fi racing, Aliens 3. 
and Micro Machines, master to mega 
converter, all cables and plenty of 
cheats. All in immaculate condition. 
Phone Kevin on (02) 6181210. $200 ono. 
3DO, GEX $60. FIFA $60. NTSC-PAL 


Converter $6s*$70 only used for 1 day. 
call Damian after 6pm on (042)833627 
SNES with 2 joypads plus 7 games: True 
Lies. Killer Instinct. Super street Fighter 2. 
Mortal Kombat, Ren £ Stimpy: Time 
Warp. Super Mario World and Spider 
Man £ Venom: Max Carnage, plus Pro 
Action Replay (including cheat codes 
book).All for $300 (negotiable). PH Mark 
on (06) 2584975 after 6pm on weekdays. 

Mega Drive with EW|. NBA |am TE. FIFA 
soccer 95. 1 arcade stick. 2 infra-red 
Controllers, 1.6 button controller and 1 multi 
tap. All in excellent condition. $250 or 
nearest offer Call Andrew on (06)2531957 
SNES, 4 games, 1 joypad. games 
include: Doom. MK3. K1 and Starwing 
6 months old. as new. $300 ono or 
swap for Intel 386DX40 or 33. Ph (069) 
771222 ask for matt. 

PC CD ROM 10 demo disks with mags 
with 40* Playable demos $5 each. Also Sam 
£ Max CD £ Theme Park CD (whole games, 
boxed) $25 each (09) 3074117 WA only. 

Mega Drive games, Rugby World 
Cup’95. $40. PGA Tour Golf 3, $40 . 
Urban Strike. $30 Theme Park. $45. Or 
sell lot for $150.PH (066)834188. 

Cheap PC CD ROM games 
Noctropolis. NHL Hockey 94 $20 Phone 
(09) 41722792. Perth. 

Mega Drive £ Games NBA Live 95. 
NBA Jam. Sonic 2 £. Chester Cheetah. 
Sega multi-tap, Viper joystick, 1, 6 
button £ 2. 3buttons $200-250 or 
separate sale (09) 307 4»7 WA only. 

Cheap SNES Games: Killer Instinct 
$50. Outlander. Earthworm |im, MKi, T2 
arcade game. Lethal Weapon. Flintstones 
$25 each Alien vs Predator $30 or the lot 
for $170. All have instructions (except 
lethal weapon). Ph (076) 968 722. 

SNES, 1 pad. Mario All Stars-$I50. KI-$6o. 
Rock'n’Roll Racing-$50. F-Zero, Pang-$i5 
each, BOB-$25, WCR. SRFX-$40 each. Street 
Racer-$20. Call Andrew on (07)32946180. 
Must live in Brisbane district. 

Super Games Sale; MK3 $60, DKC 
$50. Super international cricket $60. 
SNES with Mairo All Stars $140 or the lot 
$250 Ph after school hours. (02) 
7180872 Ask for Johnny. 

Panasonic 3DO with Games: Space 
Hulk, Need for Speed. Return Fire. Yu 
Yu Hakusho (Jap-anime fighting 
game) and Crash and Burn. Everything 
for $450. Call David on (02)635 8549 
Sony Playstation (PAL), plus 
memory card. Unwanted gift. Boxed as 
new. $400. Ph David (047) 335414- 
SNES, 2 controls. 8 games, perfect 
condition, (Boxed with instructions). 
Value when new $584 sell $400!!! Ph: 
(043) 561034 

Would like to sell NTSC SNES games 
F ZERO $20. Jurassic Park $35. Starfox 
$30. Zelda 3. Populous $25 all in 
excellent condition including 
instruction books. Also gameboy £ 
Ducktails ♦ 2 game packages $60 ask 
for Coby. Anytime, Ph (067) 421358 
SNES games Killer Instinct $50. 
Brutal $30. Gameboy . Gargoyles Quest 


$30 or the lot for $100 Ph (07) 32713675 
Playstation games - Twisted Metal 
and extreme games fully boxed with 
manual Brand new, NTSC version, will 
sell for $50 each or both for $95 ono Ph 
(074) 457410 ask for Chris or Jordan. 

Sega MD games: Super Hang On $25, 
Columns $20. Altered Beast $20. Chiki 
Chiki Boys $25 all have instructions. Or 
you can buy all of them with 9 SEGA 
Magazines For $75. Ph (003)7610664 
and ask for Declan, (please call on 
weekends or after 4pm on week days). 

Panasonic 3DO Fz-10. PAL convertor. 
2 controllers, Twisted, Myst, GEX. 
SSF2X. Need for Speed. Cuarian War. 
Magazines ♦ demo disks. As new $500 
can send (067) 713849 
PlayStation console (PAL), months 
old barely used, 2 control pads, 
Destruction derby. Tekken. R.F.U. 
adaptor (allows use on T.V.s with only 
an ariel port). 3 demo discs including 
Doom. All receipts for equipment and 
games included as well as all boxes 
and instructions in perfect condition 
$800 neg. Ph 08 9452415 
Atari LYNX 2 includes carry case. 7 
games (with instructions) as new. plus 
extra car adaptor. Sell $220 or swap 
for Sega 32X Ph Jeff on (049) 516854 
A lot of Computer magazines. Old 
ones (ZZAP 64. Commodore, user, etc.) 
New ones (Megazone. Gamestar, 
Gamepro. EGM) All of these are $i-$2 
(depending on age/quality/ condition. 
Ph John (003) 912875 
Mega Drive Game: MIG-29 $25 ono, 
Mega cd with Road avenger $150 ono. 
Games: Tomcat Alley $50 ono, Mansion of 
hidden souls $50 ono. Sonic CD $50 ono. All 
the above $280. Phone John (003) 912875. 

Playstation games - Sony 
Playstation games Twisted Metal and 
Extreme Games fully boxed with 
manual, brand new, NTSC Version, will 
sell for $50 each or both for $95 o.n.o. 
Ph. (074) 457410 ask for Chris or Jordan. 

I want to sell 270 basketball cards 
for $130. ring Dave on (02) 8685037. 

NBA Jam TE, Alien 3 or Clayfighter 
for $30 each. Call Tyler on (02) 6601682. 

Need for Speed $40, Warcraft $40. 
The D1C$40. PGA 96 $40. All boxed as 
new. Ph David (047) 335’4»4 


Action Replay MK2.(o7o)9668i3 out of 
school hours. Ask for Lee. 

/ would like to swap some 
Playstation games. I have "D" and 
Thunder Hawk 2, for Tekken or Ridge 
Racer, but I am open to suggestions. 
Call Anthony (02) 4164536. 

Cheap PC Games! NBA Live 95*530. 
Renegade-$30. Street Fighter (3.5)- 
$10. Quarantine-$i5, all are boxed with 
instructions, Ex. condition or will swap 
NBA'95 for Rugby World Cup '95 for 
PC. Ph.(049)846280. 

Mega Drive: will swap MKi, Alex Kidd 
in Enchanted Forrest and Outrun 2019 for 
any worthwhile MD games. All in mint 
condition. PLEASE. PLEASE ring Luke on 
(09) 4014261 Between 3.30pm * 9:30pm 
MD 2 with 1 Joypad and 29 games 
including Jurassic Park, Puggsy. 
Flashback, MK and Barts nightmares will 
swap for SNES wish at least 13 or more 
games call David after 7pm on (03) 52880. 

Over 300 Gaming cheats. Will trade 
any new or old cheats. Ph (02) 
8784480 after 7pm. ask for Marc. 

I want to swap 3 NES games, 5 
videos and a book full of Killer Instinct 
moves for NBA Jam on SNES. Ring 
David on (02)8685037. 

I will swap my Need for Speed NBA LIVE 
95. TEKWAR, or Doom 2 For police Quest: 
SWAT. D, Spycraft, Indycar 96 or Destruction 
Derby. Ph (065) 811717 ask for Daniel 
16 bit Atari Lynx with 4 games or 
SNES with 2 original style control pads 
(6 months old) for a decent pal 
playstation game, all postage costs 
paid for. Ph (08) 9452415 
On PSX (PAL) I’ll swap my copy of Doom 
For any of the following- Destruction 
Derby Ridge Racer Revolution- NFS-Road 
Rash. Ph Robert on (063) 316196. 

Will swap, Super International Cricket 
and Mario Kart for Theme Park or Doom. 
Ph (054) 7233444 ask for Sandy 


SWAPS 

For PC CD ROM: will swap my copy 
of MKz or Warcraft for MKi or Micro 
Machines 2. PH (089) 279 574 

SNES, NES and Mega Drive 2 for Saturn 
or Playstation, (with games) SNES has 1 
game and Nintendo Scope with 6 game 
cartridge. NES has 7 games and Zapper. 
Mega Drive has 8 games (NBA Live 95. 
96, Sonic 1.2,3 and Knuckles). All have 2 
controllers (MD has *2.6 button) Games 
boxed with instructions Excellent 
condition. Ph (07)384414621 and ask for 
lustin. Thanks. 

I will swap my Gamboy with 
Tetris*Dr.Mario (with box) for Super 
Bomber Man 3 (with or without a 
multiplayer outlet) for SNES or an 


WANTED 

One Must Fall - complete version. I am 
desperate for a copy and have exhauster 
all avenues of help you are my last hope. 
PH, Anita on (074) 762116. or write to 4 
Cameron Place, Nambouur. 4560. QLD. 

Starwars stuff. Doom wads, solutions 
to Maniac Mansion or Zak McKracken. 
Manga or Anime videos, Hint books. 
Rebel Assault-CD ROM. Ring Liamm on 
(07) 3395 6886 (Will discuss prices). 

Fatalities, Babalities, Animalities etc. 
for MK3 or cheats for any other games. 
Full version of One Must Fall 2097 .Will 
pay Cash. Phone (02)570 8167 and ask 
for Glen, anytime after 3:30pm. 

SNES- Secret of Mana will pay BIG! 
for It. Ph (063) 334753 Ask for 
Andrew Sartori. 

/ really want a copy of Rugby 
World Cup *95 for PC. Has to be in 
good condition, will pay a reasonable 
price. Ph Philip on (049)84 6280 

Full version of Formula 1 Grand Prix, 
on 3.5 inch disks. Will pay about $25- 
30. Ph. (052)897069. 

Evil Dead WAD, Simpsons WAD. 


Aliens TC WAD. for Doom 2. Call Daniel 
(07) 55241446 

Help!! Urgent!! I really, really want a 
Mega Drive with 2x6 control pads and 
Streetfighter 2. Will pay $150 if in good 
condition with box and instructions. 
Write to Jermaine Thomas, 58 Dorene 
St., St Marys. South Australia. 5042 

PENPALS 

To anyone who likes Mortal Kombat, 
I've got a SNES. Super Gameboy and 
computer. I’m 12 years old. I love fighting 
games and shoot em’ups. I don’t care if 
you are M or F. any age Send to Bob 
Twidale /7 Jody Ct/Highfields 4352. 

Hey, my name's Alex if Your into 
techno, raving and all things electronic, 
drop us a line and I’ll return it. Alex 
Keche I2 Balboa Ct. Runaway Bay Q 4216. 

I'm into programming games on 
PC’s(DOS) C“ and Assembler. Looking 
for persons using same language/s to 
share code with. Write to: Ben Caudle, 
PO Box 47. Old Noarlunga. SA. 5168. 

/ am looking for a penpal M/F who 
is 9 or 10 and likes video games. I am 11 
and not very tall, I weigh 23kg and my 
name is David. Write to me at 5/24*26 
Boundary Rd. North Epping NSW 2121. 

Hi, My name is Charona Pudney and 
I'm a 12 year old girl. 1 have a PC CD 
ROM and I like reading, the in music 
and my favourite animal is a dog. If 
you have anything in common write to 
me at 4 Cameron Place Nambour 4560. 
Must be 12 or over. Male or Female. 

My name is Thomas Ryan and I'm 15 
Years old. I’m looking for a male/female 
penpal at the age of 14-36. and who are 
Queen and U64 Fanatics. Write to me at, 
25 Circassion St, St. Hellens, Tas. 7216. 

Penpal Hi my name is Tom and I'm 
looking for a penpal aged 12-15.1 have PC 
CD ROM. SNES I like all sorts of games. 
Write to 23 Wright Ave. Northfield S.A. 

Hey, I'm Marc. I’m 15 years old and I’m 
looking for a pen pal of any age or sex. You 
must own or love adventure games like 
Final Fantasy 3 or anything in that area. 
Write to Marc Cottvell at 17 Matildaa Drive 
Shepparton VIC 3630. Ph. (058) 211390. 

Hey My name is Casey and I’m looking 
for penpals, male £ female aged 12 £ over. 

I don’t care if you’re ugly . just write! 
Casey Millard/120 Wellington Rd/ Portland. 
Victoria 3305. PH (055) 2336409 Any time. 

Steven (13 yrs) Wants Someone 12-14 
with SNES who likes Donkey Kong 
Country i£ 2. If interested write to 133 
Sinclair Drive, Camle Park, QLD 4300. 

Hi my name is Joel Galea. I’m 14 £ 
looking for a penpal. I have a PC CD ROM £ 
a SNES. Wnte to 18 Newton St Angergrove 
Mackay 4740. Ph (079) 552564. 

Hi, my name is Kartike Dube and 
I’m 15 years old got a laptop computer 
and a Mega Drive 2. I love computers, 
Sega and Nintendo. If you’re cool and 
fun, write to me. PO BOX 804, Suva. Fiji. 

Hi, I'm Alex and I’m looking for a penpal 
M/F 12-14 (I’m 13) I’m calling on SNES Junkies 
and Videoheads Please send Photo. Write to 
150 lenang St. Indoo Roopilly Qld 4068. 



V 


WE BUY AND SELL all computer games • The largest range of used games • 800 TITLES 

NINTENDO • SEGA • IBM • 3DO • CD • GAME BOY • SONY PSX • SATURN 
ACCESSORIES • A BIG VARIETY OF RPG • FIGHTING • ADV • OLD & NEW 

CASH MONEY FOR YOUR GAMES. SEND YOUR USED CARTRIDGES. MAIL ORDER FROM ANYWHERE IN AUSTRALIA 

99 OLD TOWN PLAZA BANKSTOWN 2200 Tt 02 793 7707 Fax 02 793 7707 


V 










81 »HYPER 


survey 



HyPCR’s been around for nearly three years now but regular readers 
will know that we're constantly refining the mag to make it better, fo cL 
that properly we need your help. Have a think about what you want from ydii 
favourite Australian games magazine and then tell us in this survey so we can give it to you 


gj | How old are you? 
«] Under io 

b] 10-14 

c] 15-18 
d\ 19-24 

e] 24-30 

f] Over 30 


Q How many games do you own? 
a\ Under 5 
b 1 5-10 
cl 11-20 

d] 21-30 

e] Over 30 


J Are you 
a] male or 
b\ female 


What do you do with your time? 
a\ school student 

b] university, TAFE or college student 
c ] full time work 

d] part time/casual job 

e] unemployed 
f ] other 


What game system or computer 
do you currently own? (circle 
more than one if applicable) 


a] Mega Drive/CD 

b] 32X 

c ] Sega Saturn 

d] Super Nintendo 

e] 3DO 

f] Sony PlayStation 

#1 PC with CD ROM drive 
h] Macintosh 
f ] Other (please specify) 


What do earn a week 


(roughly)? 

a\ Mega Drive/CD/32X 

a\ Under $100 

b\ Sega Saturn 

b] $100 - $200 

c] 3DO 

c ] $201 - $300 

d] Sony PlayStation 

d\ $301 - $400 

e] PC CD ROM 

e] $401 -$500 

f] Macintosh 

f] $501 -$600 

Nintendo 64 

g\ Over$600 

ft] Other (please specify) 


What game system or computer 
do you want to buy next? 


How much money would you 

id 


spend on home video an 
computer games in a year? 
(approximately) 



How much would you spend 
on arcade games in a year? 
(approximately) 



a] fighting/beat 'em ups 

(eg Mortal Kombat/Virtua Fighter) 


b] platformers 


[eg Donkey Kong/Earthworm Jim) 
c ] action (eg Doom/Comanche) 


d] adventures 

(eg The Dig/Discworld) 


e] role-playing 

(eg Ultima/Stonekeep) 


f ] strategy 

(eg Command £ Conquer/Warcraft) 


What are your favourite types 
of game? (You can choose 
more than one category) 




g\ flight sims (eg EF2ooo/Falcon 3.0 


h] simulations (eg SimCity 2000 
Transport Tycoon) 


f 1 sporting 

(eg FIFA Soccer/NBA Jam) 



] racing (eg Sega Rally 
Microprose Grand Prix) 


A] shooting (eg Virtua Cop 
Revolution X) 


] puzzles (eg Tetris/zth Guest) 


m] on-line (eg Ultima Online 
Air Warrior) 



Ten lutky survey Jiller inner* will win a limited edition hyper t-shirt so they can impress their friends. 



















til How often do y° u P^y video 
^" or computer games 

every day -1 can’t get enough! 

la] every second day 

at least once a week 

a] a few times a month 


«] not much at all -1 just like 
reading HYPER 


Do you ever rent games? 
] yes 
] no 




How (or where) do you usually 
buy all your games and game 
related equipment? 


] specialist games store 
b ] department or large chain store 
] mail order 

] in HYPERMART or other classifieds 
] other (please specify) 




How did you find out 
about HYPER? 

i] I just found it in the newsagents 
one day 

>] Friends told me about it 

: ] I saw it advertised 

i] 1 heard about it on radio 

e] I was looking for an Australian 
games magazine 


Why do you buy HYPER? 



How many other people, apart 
from yourself, see your copy 
of HYPER? 


’ 1 Does a rating in HYPER 

influence you when it comes 
to purchasing a game? 


a] only me 


a] yes 


b] i- 3 


b] no 


c] 4-6 

d] 7-10 

e ] I show it to everyone I see 



What you don’t like about HYPER? 



Is there anything that we don’t 
include in the magazine that 
you think we should? 



What other games magazines 
do you buy regularly and why? 


□ 


What other non-gaming 
magazines do you buy 
regularly (if any)? 


How many hours a week do you... 


a] Play computer games 


b) Watch TV 


c ] Surf the Internet 


24 


Do you have Internet access? 


If not, are you looking at 
getting Net access? 


Cl Rate the following HYPER 
sections out of io 

a] News _ 

b\ Net Trawlin’ _ 

c ] Anime Reviews _ 

d] Feature Articles _ 

e ] Previews _ 

/] Main Reviews _ 

] Byte Size Reviews _ 

h\ Cheat Mode _ 

f ] Letters _ 

i ] Hypermart _ 



If you’ve seen our Web site, 
HYPER @CTIVE, please give us 
your opinion on it. How can 
we make it better? 


Name: _ 
Address: 


Phone: 


Send your completed survey to: 
HYPER Reader's Survey , Reply Paid 634PO 
Box 634, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 


HYPER» 82 




































































Digital, 2 Position Stick 


PLAYSTATION 

PS-8 




0 


SUPER 

NINTENDO 

SF-9 


(&***»*) 


SUPER 

NINTENDO 

SF-6 


MEGADRIVE 

SG-6 


MEGADRIVE 

SG-18 


AVAILABLE AT LEADING RETAILERS 

Distributed by Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty Ltd. 4/92 Bryant St. Padstow NSW 2211 Ph: (02) 773 0044 


























'ATIONAV