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NEWS 8We've just flown bads from Chicago —bey, ere our arms tired (tatatatalllYee, it's CIS time again, where the soft-ware industry unveils its wares for thecoming months. Join us as reveal thehottest games of the show. Oh, andMira which is crap apparently.

PAUL'S TIPS 48Paul meditiened for the part of an extraI. tio NOW Flom Brosnan James Bondfilm, you know. So when you read thecredits, keep an eye out for 'SadWonnobe Cannery (3ed From Right)!Fame at last_

MEAN YOB 88After more poison letters from irateparents, Yob returns unabashed to fireoff a few more insults at the dim anddisadvantaged. Does he mean you? Hesurely do...

CNA 92It has been said that Steve knowseverything and has had his craniumespecially enlarged, you know.Honestly, people are always say*what a big-headed know-all he is...

MEGMUIRT 96It may not have Mark selling veg andkath's cafe offering big sausages tonosh on, but our very own Megamartdoes give you the chance to displayyour MIMS at a very reasonable rate—

NEXT MONTH 98Next month, Ws very nicety h elooking at some brand new games forMc assorted St-go systems. Yap, I'd saythat was very likely indeed. What didyou expect? Mystic Meg

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MORTAL KOMBAT (14-01111GEREVIEW GUIDE)We really like this. We do. Ws ace. Ws got oil Ste totarrties,talsolities and Friendship moves. And everything. Hey, have a"wick peek of our full le-page review in the middle of this verymai. We're dead proud of it...

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BRUTAL 80Gametek enter the Mega-CD arenaand bring a 'tinier bunny withthem. If Ws good enough forshell-wearing aquatic reptiles, it'sgood swoosh for mammals whose pactlooks like currants.

REBEL ASSAULT 66May The Force The le With You! The most

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ASTERIX 76Yes! Vas! Yes! Ws a Master System game! Hoorah, soundthe bails! What? Ifs trap? Damn.

I-MEN 78Men in tights for your Game Gear? A scientific impossi-bility? Not if Acclaim are to be believed.

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GREAT UNANSWERED QUESTIONS OF OURTIME: Nos Band 9 Oh, and 10.IL What are hoe radicals' 9. Who pickedthe refs for the World Cup? 10. Does hereally wear a jacket with his face paintedon the bock? Egolkstkol sod...

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Kombat ll's Fatality, Ekibalityand friendship moves for yourdelectation caused more thana few grey hairs! Still, theefforts have been worth it, andthis month our unrivalledMortal Kombot II coveragereaches the review stage andreceives the full MEANMACHINES treatment withinour collectable 16-page pull-out. Also in this issue is SuperStreet Fighter, and fans ofCammy and ca. should bemore than chuffed with our 6-page review. Finally, the firstthing to hit you will be onextensive CES report, indicat-ing what's to appear in thefuture — and some of the new32-bit stuff is nothing short ofstunning. But more of that nextissue. See you then, me ormuckers...STEVE

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NEWSHASILCHOCOMItFELONY!Readers following 'Cloire'schocolate valley', wherewe stick her confectioneryconsumption on our wall,will be dismayed to hearthat she is not playing foir_There hays) boon nvmoraus flagrant eatings ofbars while disposing of thewrapper evidence. Actionwill be token against theseoutrages!

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HINTON HOCK!Update on our sojourn to Brighton last month As you remember,we promised to be on the Brighton Pier on a hot July Saturday,offering Konami goodies to anyone bold enough to demand them— and you did! Gus was accosted by numerous hopefuls bran-dishing copies of the mag (despite him hoving grown a cunning'beard of disguise' and eating donuts all the time). The result?Five happy gamesters, and the pics to prove it. But stem thosetears, as MEAN MACHINES will be riding out again — toBlackpool this time. Both Steve and Gus will be on the pier onAugust the 13th (a Saturday), armed with more games and good-ies. The some rules apply: accost us whilst holding a copy of themog and walk away with a Sony freebie. See you then._

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CDs seem to hove become a bit of a thongin Editorial. So for we've hod Dennis Seaton(ex-Musical Youth) and Indian crooner JohnTrudell. Now Earache records present

und their debui 'Life ofDestructor' And boy, is it bad. Apparentlyinspired by video games it has charmingtrack titles like 'Digital Killing', 'Death Of AChild', 'Hiroshima' ond or, 'Joan'. Each is a selection of raffling noises, wailingand banging. Sounds like the council digging up the road outside your house.Nil Point.

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Humblitas Our Editor is, his contribu-tion to civiliscrtion would have beenmodest, "I would hove invented the lit-tle plastic tits on the end of your IcKesthat stop them fraying,' enthusesSteve 'Aren't they just the best? Thinkof the amount of laces we would gothrough without them And I'd alsoodd a magnet, so you wouldn't even need to tie them AndI'd invent the velcro shirt, too, with arms that came aft easilyfor hot summer weather,"CHOICE GAMESMKIC Virtua Fighter

CLAIRE COULTKARD"I wish. says Claire with a wistful lookon her face, "thot I hod been the fort todiscover chocolate. I would have beenCoulthard the Adventurer, bringing Labars and oven chips with a Southernstyle coating back from the New World.I would then go on to irmmt the calo-rie-free mars bar, which would alsohove a button on the wrapper to makeit invisible to workmates".CHOICE GAMES:Shining Force II, Rebel Assault

LUCY HICKMANLucy is unique amongst the team bythinking of an invention yet to beinvented. "I think its possible to makea personal flying suit using helium. I&Gem about it quite a lot, °dually. Itwould have to be tight block rubber,probably, to be air tight()" Lucy's boyf,Chris, came up with those keyrings-with-combat-sounds idea rears beforeit become reality. 'Ours would be special, with REALweapons attached neat bazookas. real machine guns and athroat-sloshing noise with nit& serrated-edoe hunting knifeincluded.CHOICE GAMES:MKIC, Micro Machines 2, Dune°

OZ BROWNEThe confident figure of Os OtOWneselects the Space Shuttle as his choseninvention o n l y the most complexdevice in the history of human engi•nearing! Os has noticed a crucialweakness in the current design "0you always notice how the files keepfalling off? It's obvious that the groutisn't strong enough, or they're gettingscene cowboy in to stick Item on. I'd octu U s e some wipe-clean heat-resistant Novymora poisoning instead and ovoidall that nonsense'.CHOICE GAMES:MK

ANGUS SWAN'I hove a great admiration for theinventor c0 the Bush toilet, ThomasCropper (it's truel r says Gus. -B u tthink I could improve on his inventionby making those push-button oneseasier to use, because let's fore it, theyain't gormo flush on the first attempt,and you gel besieged in the toilet withernbamassment I 'd also invent the sound-sensitive too,which responds to a handclap l i k e those alarm clocks'.CHOICE GAMES:Shining Force II, x-m e n G O , S u p e r S F ) ,

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was the crunchesque chocolate pills. Iwould also remove the red light thattells people you ore filming, and I would lie in wait to film forthe Sun and News of.. (enough alniodyl)CHOICE GAMES.MK II

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SUMMER CISHello! Richard Leadbetter here. You might remember me, I used to be editorof this fine Sega-related tome until I moved onto the equally decent SEGAMAGAZINE. Still, enough of this banter — you want to know about the latestCES Show; what was good, what was bad and all of that. You want thehottest news from Chicago.First of all, pained though I am to soy it, Nintendo practically owned the show for two reasons. 1. Segodidn't have a stand as such (a small room in the basement was all we gat!) and since just about every thirdparty was in Nintendo's enclosure, they weren't allowed to show Sega gear. 2. Nintendo's Super NESDonkey Kong Country game is basically brilliant and was definitely the best game at the show, period.Still, there was plenty for Sego owners to get excited about, including the first public showing of the 32-bitMegadrive upgrade, now known officially as the Megadrive 32X.Sounds interesting? Read on...

M A M E 321: FIRST SHOTS!A pretty enorlmous Megadrive 32X development kit was in evi-dence at the CES Show. Imagine a tower PC, widen it about threetimes its length, put a little Sega sticker on the front and that'swhat it looks like. So what have coders managed to put together

so for on this system? Well, you've probably looked at the picturesalready. Now don your sturdiest incontinence underwear and readthis earth-shattering text. What's more we have even more linedup for the next issue...

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STAR WARS ARCADESome early development shots. This is already looking good, butaccording to our source at Sega of America, there will be morecolours, more polygons and a greater turn of speed• How?Apparently up to a few weeks ago, developers only had kits withone of the SH2 chips installed. Now they can really get towork... Still, what was on show was pretty impressive already.

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METAL NWA texture-mapped game ofincredible proportions, this gameis less than five percent com-plete. It's just a rolling demothe moment. Expect to seevariety in the londscape alongwith texture-mapped robots (theone you're seeing there is a vebasic mock-up). Again, this dewas constructed around just oneof the two SH2s, which explainsthe game's current basic look.

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FIRTH RAGING 0111111Again, a very early demo_ Originalcorn-op coders AM2 ore once ogaihandling the development chores,having already programmed theincredible SVP game. At the momethe game looks quite similar to theSVP version, but with a higher frarate (ie. its a lot smoother) and loadsmore colour. The team are currentlyadding a lot more detail to each frock— expect the finished version to be

NopelHowever,Sego ofAmerica puttogether thisdemo showingthe full-motion prowess of 32X, redigi-tising the intro from Ecco CD Lookspretty good eh? Gone are the days ofgrainy Mega-CD full-motion video.This demonstration was more than amatch for the digitised full-motion Jawsand Star Wars demos running on theAtari Jaguar stand.

DOOMDespite some rumours saying that 32XDoom has been scrapped, Sego ofAmerica did their best to scotch thisunsubstantiated slander at the CES. Thisis their vision of 32X Doom. At themoment, the actual game is underwraps. Expect less levels than the PC ver-sion, but smoother in-game action.Apparently this should be out byNovember. Perhaps someone should tellthe programmers as according to Emoilsthey've posted on the Internet, theyhaven't storted it yet.. leepers A bitfrightening when you consider that it'scoming out in November!

ACCLAIM ANNOUNCE 3211PRODUCTSWe've already revealed that Acclaim ore intending to bring Mortal Korribot IIto the 32X, but we have also found about another few titles in development.First up, there's Alien Trilogy — a game based on the "monster" series of films.Also, you con expect to see a specially extended version of NBA Jam comingyour way. Another title due to appear (which hasn't been officially confirmedyet) is Batman Forever. This game is appearing first in the arcades, usingSego's arcade Titan technology. Converting to 32X from Titan shouldn't posethat much of a problem.

jIBED 321UNDERWAYI've promised Sego not to give away too much here,but being the rebellious chap I most certainly am,here's a sneak preview of other 32X games comingyour way.

SUPER MOTOCROSSMore polygon action with 15 tracks and three differentclasses of bike. A 16MEG cart, if you're interested

TEMPOA musical grasshopper? That's the intriguing ideabehind Tempo. The new 32X sound chip pumps outtop-notch CD-quality audio in this cutesy platformer.

SUPER SPACE HARRIERSpeaks for itself really. An enhanced version of theoriginal coin-op using the 32X's super sprite scalingfacilities.

STELLAR ASSAULTNo details released at all about this one so far.Although the demo I've seen of a Frontier: Elite IIlookalike running on 32X could be this game. Wellcheck it out.

SUPER AFTERBURNERSee Super Space Harrier.CYBER BRAWLVirtue Fighter ISN'T (repeat, ISN'T) coming to 32X,despite rumours from Sega to the contrary. Instead,we're getting a similar-looking game based aroundrobots.

COLLEGE BASKETBALLNope. Haven't heard anything about this one, savethe name. At least you know whot type of game it'sgoing to be.

MIDNIGHT RAIDERSImagine Tomcat Alley with helicopters and you're get-ting close to what this CD-specific 32X title is allabout.

SURGICAL STRIKEIt's a another 32X CD title, but other than that little isknown.

WIREHEADSee Surgical Strike.FAHRENHEITConsidering that this is the first 32X CD title to bereleased, it's surprising how little has been seen onthis one (ie nothing). If Tomcat Alley was basically TopGun, Fahrenheit is the Backdraft equivalent.

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MA INVESTIN ROCKETSCIENCEFrom that headline, you'dthink that Sego have set them-selves up in competition withNASA. Which they haven't.What they hove done though isto invest heavily in a talentedteam of individuals who orepushing back the boundariesof graphics: 'bringingHollywood and Silicon Valleycloser'. They're promising tobring a new generation ofgames to Mega-CD. Check outthose graphics. Should besomething special, especially if32X CD versions appear,which is a strong possibility.As well as Mega-CD versions,Sega are also going to distrib-ute the PC CD-ROM versionsof these games in an all-newventure. Crikey. You just can'tstop those Sego people canyou?

ECCO IN Gil OnWIEcto II debuted at the CES, raising more than afew eyebrows with its smart graphics, super-smooth gameploy and suchlike. Basically, tho nlienVortex from the first game has made it to Earthand is again intent on domination of the cosmosEnter (cco, who must track down Hu& Vortcn, rInddestroy it for good. Helping him out is his newmystical morphing ability, which enables him tochange into other creatures, including a gull,which allows him to fly about!

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REST GAME Of NISNPChoosing which Megadrive game was the best atthe CES show is a bit of a toll order. Perhapsbecause the amount of decent 16-bit Sega gameson display could be counted using the fingers of justone hond.The best game was from the same people whodeveloped Sub-Terronio — German coders Zyrinx.Hard Wired is the name of their new epic, olthoughit was also known as Commando Raid at the showfor some strange reason riot fully understood by sci-entists... or journos for that matter.The game features incredible presentation (FMV ina cart? Yes!) ond is basically split into two sections.The first is an overhead helicopter bit which (anoth-er first here) fea-tures polygongraphics and tex-ture mopping!This is used todepict the veryrealistic land-scope (and noSW' chip either).The second sec-tion is a Gauntlet-style bit with incredible perspec-tives and calculated shadows. It looks as good as itplays and is basically ace.No news on any official UK release yet, but it'sinevitably going to appear when we're dealing witha game of this quality.

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go to Sony's Mickey Mania,A special mentionpreviously knoas Mickey's 65Birthday. Youwant some ofbest 16-bitgraphics ever?You want decentplatformingaction? This hasgot it and thensome.Sony hove made us swear a vow of secre T h i sgame for the time being, but well have more soon.

VIRGIN'S LION KINGM S GREAT •Another contender for Goole of the Show, althoughnot too muchwas shown ofthe game. wasthe Megadriveversion of TheLion King.WestwoodStudios of DuneII fame) are per-forming the cod-ing chores, and let's just soy that this gome is look-ing extremely hot. There's some stunning animationand gorgeous graphics with loads of variety in thegame, too. There's a 3D buffalo stampede sectionthat looks especially brilliant. Examine these screen-shots and rest assured, for we'll have more soon.S990 are cortninly impressed by The Lion King, asthey're producing a Megadrive pack at Christmasbundled with the game, Huzzah'

CAPON HAVE APUNISHING SCHEDULELocated within the Nintendo enclosure, Capcomwere unable to show any Megodrive games at all.However, we did "get wind" of a couple of veryexciting projects.One that youmay have heardof in our GossipColumn isMegaMon: TheWily Years —compilation ofthe first threeNES MegaMongames !hatshould be a brilliant game.Next up is a conversion of an aging Capcom coin-op- Ihe Punisher, It s sideways suoiliny rip vi r iyi i iaction for one or two players, featuring both thePunisher (obviously) along with fellow Marvel hero,Nick Fury. Here's a pic of the game in action. Arewe nice to you or what?

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SAMURAI MINNMR M O MAlthough it hasn't been officially announced yet, itseems almost certain that Samurai Shodown isheading for the Megodrive and Game Gear_ AMega-CD version,being released bySony, has alreadybeen announced.This brilliant one-on-one beat 'emup, originallyreleased on NeoGeo, gave a newlease of life to thetired Streetfighter ll genre with many new features,including weapons for a lot of the characters!Expect to see a near perfect conversion for theMegadrive, minus the sprite scaling.

SUPER STRIIMEHIERIN GAME GEARSHOCKER!Yes, you did readthat headline cor-redly. Capcomhave droppedstrong hints aboutproducing a ver-sion of SuperStreet Fighterfor the GameGear. No releasedates or cart size specs have been announced asyet, but well keep you posted.

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MASK-A- IRONOne of the most stunning lookingmovies ever, The Mask, has nowopened in America to ravereviews. The story concerns aloser in life who finds a strangemask that enables him to morphhimself into an infinite number ofdifferent cartoon creationsThe movie looks terrific and THCIhove the license to produce theMegadrive version. And guesswhat they've done? Yup, you guessed it,yet another dull platform game. We can'texpress how disappointed we were whenwe played The Mask_

TRUE LIES ONM O MAcclaim hove the license to bring Arnie's latestflick to the Megadrive. True Lies is the story of asecret agent who performs all manner of daringmissions, while at the some time keeping his joba secret from everyone — including his wife(Jamie Lee Curtis). Only when the latest bad guyto come along gets 'interested" in Curtis doesshe find out Arnie's true identity, and then thefireworksbegin.Directed byJamesCameron, themovie looksabsolutely ter-rific andshould morethan make upfor the disappointing Last Action Hero,The game is still pretty early on in development,with Acclaim only showing small snippets of thegame in action on a monitor at their CES stand.What we saw looked like on overhead eight-wayblaster in a very similar mould to the BitmapBrothers' Chaos Engine game. We'll have morecoverage in MEAN MACHINES really soon.

Ill MORE WMNot content with WNW Wrestlemanio, RoyalRumble or Rage in the Cage, Acclaim are in theprocess of producing yet another WWF title.We had a quick play of an early work-in-progressversion onAcclaim'ssluild Lind Lanreport that interms of looksand eutompluy,WWF Raw (asit's known)

NEW STARTREK MOVIE:LICENSEANNOUNCEDOddly enough, the first Star Trekmovie license announced is theGame Gear version! Americancompany AbsoluteEntertainment are handling thetranslation. Little is known aboutthe game, but plenty is knownabout the film.The new movie is called StarTrek: Generations and startswith a scene from the Kirk peri-od, with the captain, Scotty andChekov launching on all-newEnterprise. The new shipresponds to o distress situationwhere a passenger ship iscaught up in a time vortex ofsorts. Kirk saves the ship, butapparently dies in the attempt.Most of the movie is set in theNext Generation period, wherea mad Vulcan is trying to masterthe vortex. Picard enters thetime disturbance and teams upwith a very alive Kirk in order tosave the universe. Sounds fairenough.The movie is already getting alot of attention in the US, owingto the popularity of The NextGeneration. Expect to see thegame appearing on ALL majorgaming formats.

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NFL QUARTERBACK CLUB '95Megodrrve and Game Gear too. I 6-bitversion looks quite similar to the originalJohn Modden game

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ACCOIAllUNNECESSARY ROUGHNESSMPlitadrive title based on very successfulPC g a m e

MATRIXOnly other new MegoOnwe title announcedby Accolade ai CES.

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ACIIY181911SHANGHAI II: DRAGON'S EYEmiegadnve version of the beilliont puzzlegame Out on import very soon.

PITFALL: THE MAYAN ADVENTUREAll new Megadriveversion of the classic'80s gam. Looking alot like Flashback.

RADICAL RIXVery bizarre-lookingMegodove game ofthe platform variety.

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SPACE PIRATESStar Wars meets Mod Dog in anotherMego-CD shooting game.

MAD DOGEven more Mogo-CD first person perspec-tive shooting action

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SKIALIAGGER'S REVENGEOut early next year Very little known°boot this Mogodrive title.

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CAPONMICKEY'S MAGICAL QUESTMegadrive conversion still not out, but duein t h e A u t u m n

MEGAMAN: THE WILY YEARSMegadrive compendium of NES MegoMontitles Should be very good indeed

THE PUNISHERAnother COOCOM coin-op gets emulated toMegodove Coln-op wasn't that hot to behonest

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PAC-ATTACKIntr,guing mixture ofTens and PocPAan.Out alreody on SuperNES, coming out forMegodrive and GameGear

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STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINEJoin the crew of Deep Spoce Nine in asideways scrollingadventure that looksrather promising

LX0SQUADFour-player blasterwith giant robots. From the creolors ofEcca the Dolphin.

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DARKRIDEsore fine graphics forMega-CD owners. Other thon 'hot, noth-ing announced.

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ROAD RASH IIGame Gear conversion of the hit

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ESPN HOCKEY NIGHTMore ESPN Mega•CD action O n show atCES, and not looking that bad Not in thesome league as the EA series though

ESPN SUNDAYNIGHT NFLBasic looking Mega-CD American Footballgame. Madden'hasn't got much to worry about

ESPN BASKETBALLStill more ESFN Mego-CD stuff One tofour player ochon, out early next year.EXTERMINATORSMego-CD. Very little is known about this atthe moment

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IRON HELIXVery interesting stro.l-egy title for theMega-CI) O ut in theUS on July, so expect a full review soon

AFRO THE ACROBAT 2Twice the cart capoci-ty means loads moreto see and do in thisMegadrive title Notlooking too bed at all

ZERO THE KAMIKA2E SQUIRRELA I 6MEG Megadriveplatformer basedoround a squirrel kit-led out with all sortsof weaponry andmartial arts Very interesting

DAZE BEFORE CHRISTMASUtterly dreadful Megadrive game whereyou control both Santo end his evil twin,'Anti Klaus" Ai l.. . noe lJUSTICE LEAGUEMore WI Megadrive action this time withthe likes al Superman and Boiman at yourcommand

SCOOBY 0 0 0Very interesting Megadtive arcade odven-ture in the mould of Monkey Island

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SYLVESTER AND TWEETYGraphically. thisMegadrive toile isincredibly impressivewith huge sprites andd e c e n t C a r t o o n

action The quality ofthe gameploy isn't so hot

STEVEN SEAGALBasing a licensewound Steven Scrawl.Is a decent idea, butthe game itself islooking pretty dodgyat the moment

TINGINGENERATIONS LOSTIntriguing plattormingaction for MegadriveIt does bear morethon a passingresemblance toFlashback and X-Men

FATAL FURY SPECIALYes indeed, a GameGeer version of the hilarcade game, due ou•before Christmas.Should be interestingto compare with GG Super Street Fighter

SAMURAI SHODOWNA Game Geo( conversion of the incredibleNeo Geo combat game O ut early nerdyear

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KAWASAKI SUPER BIKE CHALLENGEMegodrive b4k,na game coded by the guy

PGA TOUR GOLF IIAnother Game Geor conversion — looking

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THOTIME TRAX•Aegadrive title Litt le is known yet.

BASS IFISHIN'Another Magi:lame fishing title for twoplayers.

THE MASKDull, derivative plat-form game based onincredible movie

AK IRAAdventure RPG gamecurrently looking mostdire. Scheduled forMegodrive, GameGear and Mega-CD

SEM:WEST O WBased on American show. The Super NESversion looked intriguing, but little isknown about the Megadrive version.

JUNGLE STRIKEA Game Gear version of IA'; hitMegadrive title

URBAN STRIKEOddly, this is out al the same lime asGame Gear Jungle Strike Based on forth-coming Megadrive

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MTV SPORTS: EXTREMEA sports gamelicensed from a musicchannel? What abizarre idea Nothingseen on thisMegadrive title as of yet, save one screen-shot

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DOUBLE DRAGON Vs THE SHADOWFALLSMore sidewaysscrolling action forone or two players.Coming Out forMegadrive and MegaCD.

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F or as long as I can remember, TheFlintstones have always been on telly. Evenas a mere ankle-biter I hove vivid memories

of Fred and Barney trying to outsmartWilma and Betty. Originally put togetherduring the late 50s early 60s to satirisethe problems of the time, TheFlintstones were the brainchild ofJoseph Hannah and William Barbera,ond Fred and his Bedrock buddiestook Hannah-Barbera Productions

into the big-time. Basically, whilstin the past cartoons had

been five-minute affairswhich ended with

one of a pursuingpair getting dicedor electrocuted, TheFlintstanes was the

animated equivalentof a sitcom. As such,

week after week, Fred and• B arn ey would go bowling, get into trouble at

the quarry where they worked, upset theirboss or their wives, and still find a solution in

time to go to their Grand Water Buffaloes clubmeetings. In addition, during the course of each

episode, numerous prehistoric versions of every dayappliances were recreated, with Mammoths acting as show-

ers, birds with long beaks doubling up as record players, andstone cars powered by simple fool power!

Such visual gags have been perfectly recreated in Spielberg's movieversion of The Flintstones, with Roseanne's John Goodman steppinginto Fred's skins, RickMoronis playing Barney,and ILM's stunning com-puter graphics ensuringthe dinosaurs taken forgranted in the cartoonwill wow cinema-goingaudiences. As Fred goesabout his every day busi-ness, Neradoctyls act asBoeing 747's, a pig isused as a waste-disposalunit, and a porrot provesuseful as a Dictaphone!The film's slim plotrevolves around Fred being pro-moted to the Board of SlateQuarries and used as a pawn in acorrupt employee's plans. Alongthe way, all the usual Flintstones gong are introduced, and in typicalstyle, Fred and Barney fall out!

As can be expected of what is being touted as THE movie of thesummer, The Flintstones is ripe for a Megadrive conversion. Ever

quick with the corporate cheque book, Sony hove leapt in tosecure the Megodrive version and this is what we EXCLU-

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holding both BamBom and Pebbles hostage somewherein Bedrock. As Fred, the player lumps into our hero'sYabba-dabba-doo-ing shoes as they prepare to embarkon o series of scrolling platform-laden levels Starting atSlate's Quarry, the Fred sprite relives the cartoon's introby sliding down a dinosaur's bock, and the first stagerapidly unfolds, revealing itself to be a sprawling eight-way-scrolling area, spanning some eighty screens. It'snot all platform malarkery, though, and as Fred nears..Cliff's hideout, the coders hove added a handful ofbonus stages and a car-based driving section whichsees Fred desperately trying to bounce Pebbles andBamBom across a busy Bedrock street using the soft r

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other potential within The Flintstones, tooThis way we manage to incorporate Fred'bowling by way of a weapon with Fredskidding the ball at the enemy, and canmake more of the driving scenes, too.Also, the film only features one main foe(Cliff), so we had to odd the assorteddinosaurs and cavement to keep theaction moving along,'

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with sketches of the characters and their costumes,"says Mark 'However, LAP were far from strict. We'veiheard of licences where the company doing thegame can't use a person's face, for example(Ocean's Amiga version of Total Recall is o perfectexample), but we've had nothing like that. They'vealso given us early showings and kept us up to datewith flims stills, and we've managed to tie ourgraphics in with the general look of the game." Sowould they have minded if Fred hadn't looked likeJohn Goodman? "Yes, because the Flintstones car-toon is a completely different licence; Taito's, I think..As such, they did wont our Fred to look like JohnGoodman, but that's only to be expected — it wasn'treally that difficult, though, as our sprites ore formore detailed than any of post cartoon-basedFlintstone games."

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Originality has to be the order of the day in a

market dominated by platform heroes, andInterplay have certainly come up with the goods onthis front. Boogerman is quite unlike anythingwe've seen before. Adding a whole new definitiorto the word gross, the adventure is more than likelyto churn even the most iron-clod constitution. Setover twenty levels, our hero must battle throughlocations with nausea triggering names tike ThePits, Mucus Mountains, Flatulent Swamps, SewerCity, and Boogerville. Boogerrnan's task is to savethe Earth from the evil bad guy per-son, Booger Meister, who ishell bent on poisoningthe planet with aconcoction ofbad smells andsmeg. Takingthe BoogerMeister on athis own game,the coped herowill fight the tox-ins with his ownbrand of home-made gases andiuices.

Boogermanand his collec-tion of snot andfort-relatedtricks ore sureto make._ er,on impactwhen they hitour consoles inthe nearfuture. Stay -tuned for moredetails as we getpicking and flickingwith this unconven-tional computergame hero. If yourstomach is up to it,,that is... _

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To achieve his array of body by-product attacks, Boogerman hosto charge his levels through finding collectibles. His snot metercon be replenished by getting hold of a big gooey lump of nosedirt. A can of beans will set those intestines brewing, and thehandy caches of chilli pep-pers stimulate flame-pow-ered fun that can lead to ourhero shooting off into the air.By collecting a milk bottle,the bogies will turn into whatare politely known to ourAmerican cousins as loogies.To you and me they're plainold green phlegm balk. Yum.

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Along with the standard platform attack of jumping on the heads of your foes,Boogerman has on assortment of the most disgusting weapons you are ever likelyto see. The projectile attacks consist of flicking bogies and gobbing phlegm balls toeliminate enemies. Alternatively, he can go for the body gas special moves_ To takeon close range problems a small but polite belch will fit the bill, However, by charg-ing the power meter. Boogermon will let rip on almighty room rumbling burp whichwill clear any passage — literally! At the other end of the scale, it's bottom jinxesgalore when our hero's turbo-charged digestive system explodes releasing chuffs toput Johnny Fortpants to shame

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There's no storyline as such,just a constant deluge of shoot-ing, bombing, blasting, bazook-ing ond generally maiming andkilling.You control a non-specif-ic private army out to battersome evil dictator geezer calledEl Presidente.

You have a total of 360 menat your disposal lalthough youdon't get them all at once — ohno matey-boy, you have to earn'em). Every time you successful-ly complete a mission you getanother 15 men in a "queue".You only use about three orfour men per level, though, so if

Fancying herself as abit of a Kate Adie, LucyHickman immediatelyvolunteered for activeduty down at Virgin HQwhen rumours of a fullscale war on theMegadrive started com-ing in. Here's herr e p o r t . 1

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well as goodies like grenades and bazookas. The grenades ore .good for taking out long range targets while for good, cleandemolition fun the bazookas ore a must! Your 15-strong armyisn't restricted to infantry soldiers though; vehicles come intoploy on the later levels with the likes of jeeps, skidoos (a jeep onskis) tanks and helicopters, helping you to cross the tough ter-rains faster than on foot and inflict even more death anddestruction. Some of the ground-based vehicles can even beused to run down the enemy and contain their own weaponry.Oh, and keep an eye out for the self-detonating sheep!

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by the Sega Mouse and Pete -said they had ensured that allthe unique humour of theAmiga version is still packed inthere (although some of thenaughtier mission names havehad to be toned down to get itpast the Sega censors).

So what makes this game sospecial then? Pete said: "It'sreally, really playable — defi-nitely the most playable releaof the last 18 months It'll pro-

vide 50 hours of gomeplay atleast which is pretty spectaculareven for a console game. We'vespent a long time getting it per-iod and I think it's the epitomeof good English development."

Okay, that's it For now butbe assured that as soon as wecan we'll bring you the first fullreview of this potential corker.

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I I T h e r e ore many, many racingi games for the Megadrive —• 1 0 D m e good, some bad and some

decidedly mediocre. Originality isundoubtedly the saving grace of H. ,many games and in this realm,Codies' own Micro Machines(and pending Micro Machines 2)immediately spring to mind. Nowthe firm wont to bring similarflair to this new 16MEG offering . .— DinoRacer.

The first original feature thathits you is that it's a racinggame... without any vehicles. Isuppose it makes sense really, asit's set in prehistoric times andthey hadn't invented the wheel

Ithen. Thus, the trick is to run like

nutter around the track usinger your plates of meat or the

back of a user-friendly dinosaur.The game is a 3D split-screen

affair with one or two playersprogressing through the manyisland tracks facing the obstaclesthe different terrains throThe story line revolves orthe King of DinoWorld inviting2 1 1 . 1

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The player controls the cavepeople, each of whom has indi-

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player can make their dino lump,it won't jump as high as the riderso if you're not careful you couldend up biting in the dust. In a lipsimilar way to Mario Kart, youcan attack or barge other oppo-nents in a number of inventiveways. The games not due Outuntil early next year, and as you

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The programmers have tried to make the tracks as varied aspossible, with unique daunting tasks to conquer withineach For example, on the Glacial Island, racers ore upagainst slippery corners, cracks in the ice, hungry DinoFishand even a mammoth or two thrown in for good measure!On the Furnace Island, things really start hotting up whenvolcanoes spew out huge boulders, Similarly, whilstwhizzing around the Swamp Island, tracks are blocked byvegetation which the racers must eat! However, the morethey eat, the slower they become.

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I t must be wonderful to be a lemming. Wanderthrough life being cute and furry, eating grass

and stuff, and then, if your wife/ husband/ mum/dad/ lover upsets you and you get a bit of a cobon, you leap off the highest cliff imaginable andmake your loved ones feel guilty for the rest oftheir lives — absolutely bril-liant!

Psygnosis obviously like thisconcept so much that they'rereworking their original smashhit game and releasing asequel for the Megadrive, aptlynamed Lemmings 2: TheTribes. Okay, so how can theyimprove on the original?

Well for starters, Lemmings2 has a plot The sickly-sweetintro tells us the Lemmingshave now split into 12 tribesand temporarily put their suici-dal tendencies on hold so theycan live in peace and harmonyand all that happy crappy.Each tribe possesses port of a special Talismanand the story kicks off with the tribes striving toreunite and make the Talisman whole again inorder to avert a monstrous disaster. This changein their routine has naturally freoked out ourfurry friends and sent them screaming towardsthe highest ledge. It's your job to play the FairyGod-Lemming and prevent the deadly results ofthese mass dashes.

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•zind even a super lemming who pulls on a pair of pants over his trousers andoots off like a bullet. Most of these need the new fan icon to direct their

course. The shooting lemmings are great fun, too, with a flame-thrower tobust through walls and a bazooka lemming which seems to do little exceptdaze your fellow lemmings but proves extremely amusing! As before, someof the skills are permanent while some con be changed. One innovation,though, is the combination lemming. For example, a stone-thrower lemming

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W s . 30 affair, which can even be playedon modem if it takes your fancy, with allsixteen balky characters pitching theirunique skills against each other in a varietyof locations. It's the Streetfighter-esqueone-on-one fighting method with the victorgoing onto the next opponent and the loserbreaking down — literally — into hundredsof litths bails which scatter around the floorwhile the winner does a little victorydance.

As you can see from these screen.shots, the 3D approach seems to workquite well with the fighters gettinglarger and smaller in perspective asthey move backwards and forwardsinstead of just left and right I lk . theusual 2 0 side-scrolling fi ghtinggames.

There's also a n action replay packedin the re so players can examine the i rtechnique over and over again andyou can also morph between characters as aspecial move. Taunting plays a big part inthe fighting strategy too — rude gesturesincreases the punch power of the next play-er to land a hit. Several taunts in a rowhave a cumulative effect causing motordamage when perfected. Balls is lookingpre tty damn cool so fa r , how i t plays we 'l lreveal in a future issue of MEAN MACHINESin our in-de pth review.

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S ince the Megadrive was invented there ha - a e e nenough beat 'em up releases to form a small planet— complete with moons, suns and a few stars for goodmeasure. Accolade has now decided to lump onto thisparticular bandwagon and has come up with what canonly be described as a load of old balls or, more precise-ly, Balk — so called because all combatants are com-posed of spheres.

Each character has a basic selection ofpunch, kick and lump moves, each of whichIs activated by the A, B and C buttons.However, when these are combined, thegame really starts to tome to life. Forinstance, a combination of the jump buttonand one of the directional controls sends theplayer's fighter flying lust about anywhereon screen — even behind where the pla y e rviews the action! Similarly , should one ofthe players cop too many hits, they can holdon to their opponent for dear life,temporarily stopping them landing anybl ows.

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K onami's love affair with cartooncharacters is set to continue withAnimaniacs, an all-new platformproject we can expect to see at thetail end of 19 4 o r e a r ly n e xt y ea r .

Looking at the twinstrands of animationand platforms, twoelements featuringheavily in every bigKonami game of thelast year (well, exceptHyperdunk and Zombies), you'dexpect the ground to be thoroughlycovered. Sp how are Konami aimingto breathe life into a genre verymuch their own?

Firstly, the Animaniacs characters ore a prettyhot property. The sort of American importDisney-esque capering animal trio we Brits lapup, they carved a niche for themselves as the onewatchable part of ITV's What's Up Doc? (aSaturday morning TV show marginally lessunpleasant to watch than having root canalsurgery).

In fact, we're talking Post Modernist cartoon-ery here, as the Warner threesome spend theirtime commenting on cartoon cliches as they try to'find work' within a fidional cartoon studio (see,it's all deconstructionism and ironic analysis —SNIP!). The game fits snugly into the cartoon'spattern, as the characters tromp around a studiolot of separate sound stages, each housingscenery of familiar cartoon/film locations. As thelikes of Vic Morrow could tell you, film sets aredangerous places. Diverse props and construc-tions threaten the party, along with irate studiosecurity. Although the gameidea and a fair number oflevels are in place,Konami are renowned formaking major changes inprojects as they advance.Let our preview informuntil the full MEANMACHINES review is avail-able.

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Konami have used the triple-star element ofAnimaniacs to their advantage,rather than finding it a problem.During the game, the three sticktogether, with you selecting aleading character. The impor-tance of this becomes apparentwhen you acquaint yourselveswith each 'toon's abilities. Thebig guy (Vokko) is excellent for

pulling and pushing heavy objects about; thesquat one (Wakko) wields o huge hammer;and Dot, the girlie, has feminine charmswhich she uses in best 'girl bunny' cartoontradition to charm in•game characters. Thegame structure complements this set-up,with a fair degree of lateral thinkingneeded to pass some of the areas.The closest comparison could bemode with Virgin's Lost Vikings, asatisfying arcade adventure whichcame out earlier this year.

Animaniocs could spring into life withits appealing graphics and mix of both

thought and trigger-led play. Oh, ond it has asense of humour.

A k this port of the Indiana Jones experiente. ironic cross-seeding of movies; or just re-using the sprite? Discuss.

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Now, some four years after its Amiga debut,SWIV is heading for the Megadrive with on all-new 'Mega' prefix! Spanning seven stages, MegaSWIV is a blaster of the 'old school' with the play-er guiding a hi-tech helicopter into power-upsand bosses galore whilst battling through skir-mishes with the expected reams of ground andair-based foes. However, in order to add a littlesomething new to the proceedings, Mega SWIVhas a rather inventive two-player mode where asecond player gets to grips with a jeep and, assuch, must avoid any ground-based hazards.

So far, only one level exists with SCI busycramming the rest into the /MEG cart. Expectedfor a November release, a review should followshortly..

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1-2 hours4-6 hours8-10 hoursMore than 20 hours

6 How do you usually play your games?On my own • W i t h a friendWith a group of us •

7 O n average, how much money do you earn/get given each month?E0-9 •C50-99 •E500-832 •E1250-1666 •Over E2500 •

8 Which of the following do you regularly buy?CDs • T a p e sVideos • C l o t h e sShoes/Trainers • S w e e t sCrisps • D r i n k sTakeaway food • B o o k sComics •Something else, namely-

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ImmoThese two little critters are unaware thatthey can help out our heroes. All you haveto do is lob Stix to bonce the blue one on thehead, and so in true comedy style he gets abump with Stix resting on top. Take a leap

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Our two heroes are doingbird in Waldo's clink. The onlymeans of escape is to findand switch five levers dottedaround the platforms.Teleporting is the only way totravel, so choose your level bystanding on the switch andthrow Stix at the lever.

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'a; spev;gt atoll?Use Sfix to lever the i rre l fromthe bottom, sending it off on aroll, Avoiding the tumbling tub,take Stix ond stick him into thehole on the left.

Hit a lever tothe right, andpop-bang, a lit-tle red creatureappears. Take apop at the bar-rel with Stix toremove the lid.Then watch thelittle creaturedive in and eatuntil he olmostexplodes. Oncestuffed, jump offhis belly.

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innocent looking boulder. The aim is tohit the levers with the bulbs so that youhave a-

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ad over tothis tube andremove the cover using Stix. find th d VSteamroller, smack it on the bock, and

stand clear. Return to the tube and waituntil the roller has finished flattening

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fling across is by tapping RIGHT one 0-pod, but do not hold the direc-n for too long or you'll fall.

0 Take a trip to the far left and 1 . •find a lever that produces bi-pedal bottles of milk. Lead thebottle over to the monster, andhe will drink it dry. The milkmakes him inflate, allowingBubba to use him as a trampo-line to the door on the above ._ •level a l

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Go and hit this bulb-lever, and watchStix become a very poor excuse for azero-G hotdog. Bubbo must guide himacross the dreaded balloon machineand hit the button to release him_

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Place Stix on the hole to the left, jumpand Bubbo's sealed in a balloon. GiveStrix the famous Lone Ranger/Silver

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Oh yes, I'm afraid so. Go to the top ofhe left side, insert Stix into the hole

and some lava will foil onto the but

After the bowling ball hastumbled from the wall, useStix, in true Steve Davis style,as a handy snooker cue.Takeaim of the ledge, and pocket iton the lower platform. On thelower platform, poke the redball towards the blue thing,and hall eat him for you.

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It's time to get wet. Luckily Stix doubles up asa snorkel. No not a crap furry school coat,something that assists sub-aqua respiration.Watch out for the Puffo Fish and those peskydarts.

WET FEETStix goes in the left-hand hole to drainthe water, moveBubbo to the rightand call Shit Makesure you quickly d. l •stuff Stix into t h i e - -wall to get up the other side.

t-f009-Open the door a tad with Shit Hop into thepool and push the button to drain the water.Finish off the washed up fish and the last oneshould be in range of Stix's boomerang throw.Raise the water again and open the doorfully.

BACK RAFTThe key to this puzzle is the piece of log that

falls when you walon the left side ofthe platform. PiaStix in the hole onthe right, and iumpdown to use thebutton for the waterlevel. Get onto the.

section of log that fell down and use it as araft to that fabulous re-start point.

TONGUES OUTPut Stix in the first pipe to make him stick outhis tongue. Use this platform to jump to theleft and crawl under the spikes to plug thehole on the left tomake the watertopup. Now over to thetop right-hand cor-ner where the buttonwill make the watercompletely drain.Hurrah! Bubb° cannow descend without being spiked in the botby the blow pipes.

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Impassible? Now. Drain t hd Vwater, throw Stix of the pill& tobust it open, raise the water andswim for your life.

Ift of a tricky one here. Hit thebutton on the right to lower thewater. Stand on the sphere andput Shit in the wall. The water will

This is the biggie. It's do or die time.Keep your head together and beware ofthe losers zapping around. At the end ofthe level it's time to do battle with themonster Robo-Stix.

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void thelosers of thesetwo ond smash'em with ShitWhile stunnedthey moke a very helpful bunk up.

To grab a liftup on a rocketpowered BBC),hit the buttonon the right.When on thetop left plat-form, push

the button. Skip to the right ledge andget the laser to blast the parcel onto thebutton below. Now it's a mod dash forthat re-start point.

wningBubb°, not to worrybecause when it hitshigh tide, call Stixand take a leap offthe bobbing boll tothe high platform.

An encore for the log bit as you loosen the rafthere. Insert Stix into the hole on the bottom

right and travel left.At the lower plat-form, slog the twoblobs into the waterand skip across.Now it's onward tthe final level.

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Using Stix, lever the baggage over thehead of the collecting machine. It willbe swallowed by the hole and end upon the opposite side of the levelAnother handy bunk up

The answer to this tough section is tim-ing, oh yeah, and avoiding the redrobots and their laser blasts.

Bosh o l d tin con to kick starthim and whisk you to the final conflict.

The fi n a r e w i t h the evil Waldo is aStix-to-Stix combat round Using the

ood and wholesome Stix, Bubbo mustthwack the boddie remote-controlledRobo-Stix. But this is up to you. It takestime and patience, but keep at it, andthe end sequence is yours. Yippee!

smart ace games. Issue 8 — out now — featuresthe first Megadriue Super Streeffighter

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Baftlecorps, Konandis long-awaitedProbatector and yet more amazing land

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ORIGIN I tAn @mod copy of Capcom's SuperStreetfighter II coin-op update.

GAME BREAKDOWND E E I L E ID E C I D E

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GAME AIMDefeat each of the Idiom other

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B y chance, inspiration, ordogged dedication, Capcommanaged to create a videogame beyond their expectationsin early 1991. EntitledStreetfighter I I, i t w a s a s e q ue l

to a mildly successful combatgame of 1987, which featuredan array of strange charactersfighting one-on-one, whoserepertoire of fighting tech-niques went beyond physicaland into mystical attacks. Onlythis basic principle survived intothe sequel (with a couple of themore intriguing characters).Every other aspect of the gamewas expanded, improved andredesigned. Music, graphics,animation all received thetreatment that had earnedCapcom respect as on arcademanufacturer. But Streetfighterll had more.

Games players around theglobe appreciated its finerqualities. Each of the originaleight characters was a synergyof cool image and action. Theirmoves matched their personal-ities; even as personalities theycomplemented each other. Bestof all, in action there was a tan-gible link between player andcharacter. The potential forsubtlety was endless. It waspossible, with sufficient effort,to become a master of thegame, obliterating all comers,learning the intricacies of eachcombatant.

In the light of its success,Capcom have since worked oncountless money-spinningupdates without creating any-thing essentially new. The firstwas Streetfighter ChampionEdition, which included theoption of controlling the fourbosses. Next was Turbo, asouped-up version of theChampion Edition that Capcomreleased with the intention ofcurtailing the market in pirateStreetlighter machines. Finally,Super Streeffighter, the mostcomprehensive update of all,with four all-new charactersand locations, digital 0-sound,re-vamped graphics and ani-mations. This is the work thatcomes before you now.

The anticipation of Super M I has beennothing compared to that of the SCE conver-sion last year. I feel that the addition of thefour new characters isn't enough to warranta seperate cart. In terms of playability, thisis as playable as the Capcom coin-op everwas, and the graphics have also beentweaked to seem a little smoother.However, the sound is even worse thanbefore, with some unrecognisable samples.Cliched It may sound, but if you're still a

Streetligter addict, this is the perfect fix. Personally, I thinkit's time Capcom tried something new.

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Acquaint yourself with the challengers exclusive to Super Streetfighter IL New nation-alities, novel personalities and all-new fighting techniques.

12,4=11111"Capricious, her personality changes with the weather.Naive to the ways of the world, her childishness is coupledwith her ruthlessness on some days."Cammy is a British secret agent, who was originally found uncon-scious on the steps of the Secret Agency Academy. Her perfor-mance during guerilla training for the SAS was exemplary, rapidlyrising to become Special Forces' top agent, and the natural selec-tion for the World Warrior tournament However, once the competi-tion begins, her erased memories begin to return, revealing a hor-rible secret!

ORIGINUK, the stage set in front of a deserted Highland castle, with theAurora Borealis shimmering in the background. Gloomy, desertedand atmospheric.

FIGHTING STYLECammy combines beauty and athleticism to deadly effect.So many of her moves are kicks, as her long legs hove morereach and power than her arms. The height she achieves in

jumps makes her particularly effective in mid-air. Cammyis suited to fast, light attacks One weakness is her spe-cials, which generally leave her quite vulnerable.

011•1==1111•11C A N N O N D R I L L Cammy becomes a

human projectile, fly-ing horizontally atopponents. This spe-cial is quick and easyto execute, but ifblocked it leaves heropen to opponents'throws.

Her mostpowerfulattack, theThrust Kickis on aerialkick, whereCommystrikes thetarget at thepoint oflaunch andthenachievesincredibleelevation. Itmay be per-formedwithin avery tightran ye.

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THROWS On the ground,Commy borrows theSuplex that Guile usesto great effect, but shehas her own sensa-tional thigh throw,putting those devastat-ing legs into actionagain.

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"A smooth talker, he's cheerful though often fl ip-pant, he doesn't moss around. A hot trend-setter

he never stops smiling (even when hemasleep)."

The inspiration for Dee Jay came from Capcom's USdivision. Dee Jay has two passions: kickboxing andmusic, both of which complement his flamboyantstyle. He trained in Western-style kickboxing on hisnotive island paradise of Jamaica, but he eschews

the restriction of strict fighting rules for the freedom ofexpression he finds in streetfighting. He firmly

believes he's destined for fame in some shape or. , f o r m .

%ORIGINThe lush Corribean island of Jamaica. Dee Jay's

bouts take place against a magnificent indigo sun-set, as musicians entertain tourists, locals and dancers.

FIGHTING STYLEDee Jay is a joy to play because he fights with suchconviction. His kick moves are very powerful and areeasy to string into combinations. His main obviousdrawback is lack of speed. Dee Joy is suited to playerswho shore his showmonlike temperament,

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Dee Jay's one long-range spe-cial. Performed like Guile'sSonic Boom, it's a similar sortof projectile attack. However, itis very slow-moving.

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A bizarre special. Dee Jaypowers up his trembling fistwhile standing still. It's mostlya defensive tactic, but has theadvantage of lasting for sometime.

Both leg-based, and groundlaunched, The shoulder tossrind bockflip toss are equallyeffective, if not overly excitingto witness.

Hot blooded and reckless he acts impulsively. He makesrash assumptions and is easily brought to tears.And hes always about to explode".

Like every other young oriental, Fel Long dreamedof stardom in martial arts movies, following thecareers of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, and assuch it led him to devote every wakingmoment to the pursuit of Kung Ft). But FeiLong's innate seriousness taught him to placehonour, discipline and perfection in his artbefore cheap glamour and acclaim. Still, hecouldn't resist the prospect of proving himselfagainst the best in the World WarriorTournament,

ORIGINNative to Hong Kong, Fei Long opts to train in thesolitude and tranquility of the Temple The figuresof mystical beasts encircle the simple arena.

FIGHTING STYLENoticeably, more experienced Streetlighters selectFei Long, probably as he's the best all roundfighter for fast attack, omple defence and substan-tial specials. It takes some practice to use his jittery,nervous style productively, but on balance, he's thebest of the new intake.

SPECIALS

This unusual special launchesFel Long into a headlong flurryof blows at his enemy. Byrepeating the action, three canbe linked together seomiessly.

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Fei Long surprises many oppo-nents with the speed andstrength of his throwing. Also,the savagery of his hair throwtranscends the conventions ofeven streetfighting.

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Indian spirit abides in T. Hawk, who hasentered the World Warrior Tournament in oneffort to reclaim his tribal homeland. Thearea was snatched by M. Bison's Shadoluorganisation. Despite his frightening size, hisgentle spirit arises out of a communion withnature, a deep sense of morality and a warmheart.

ORI GI NWith no Reservation to live on, T. Hawk hasmoved to a Mexican village, and fights his boutsin the midst of the village market. Entertainers,market sellers and supporters look on,

FIGHTING STYLEThe fighter's bulk inevitably places restrictionson speed, and to be honest, most players can-not be bothered mastering the disciplines thatplaying T. Hawk requires. A cumbersomewrestler, he's suited to close-range groundcombat, where his throws and holds workbest.

SPECIALS

With this, T.Hawk turns a nor-mal jump into a swoopingdive. Enough to knock anyopponent of their feet and oneof his quickest moves.

Like Zangief,T.Hawk wouldrather hold ontohis foes and smashtheir faces or chokethem, but he hasone high-tossingthrow

His powerful calves are usedto launch him at his oppo-nents. The impact is s a t i s f y i n g .ly damaging.

The pay-off forT.Hawk'sotherweak-nesses, amother of

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Victimsare spunlike ragdolls andsustainmassivedamage

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718L-• D I R T " DOZENThe twelve fighters from Streetfighter It CE and Turbo have beenretained for Super Streetfighter, but tweaks have been made to theirprofiles. For the most port, this is to extend their range and prowess,but it was felt that some characters were too powerful in the original

game.

• One t ime pupilof Shang Long,skilled in amystical artsimilar to

karate Good all round powers;strength, t iming and agility. Ryuis a one-time Streettighterchampion.sr • -• DRAGON PUNCH• HURRICANE KICK• CYCLONE PUNCH

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fight more challenging opposi-tion. Desires fame and fortuneas well as fighting victory.SPECIALS• DRAGON PUNCH

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C O M M E N TUnlike last year, there's little sense of antic-ipation accompanying the release of SuperStreeffighter U. The previous SCE editionproved that a competent and faithfulMegadrive conversion was possible, andthis update is every bit as good, and in myopinion even better. However, the improve-ment, beyond the now characters andspruced-up graphics, isn't so great as torecommend buying Super SFII in addition tothe SCE edition. As beat 'em ups go, SuperSFII suffers from its own familiarity — the

format is so predictable it offers no surprises. As combatproducts go, though, it's almost flawless.

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emotional side at the end ofSRI. She is simply the fastestexponent of Kung FL; in theworld. Of all fighters, she hasbeen the most modified.

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Some think helooks like BettyTurpm (more hot-pot, Ken?), buthe's devoted to

his quest to make Sumo arespected fighting form.-- H e ' s trained for this

contest since child-hood.

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The flat-lopped, top-ranked masterof combatkarate, and

the strongest combatant of thegame. Even though the othercombatants have risen to hislevel, Guile still hos on enviablearsenal of moves.

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Often ridiculedas a slow non-runner, manyregret comingwithin

Zongief's range. His deadlywrestling repertoire comes frombouts with wild bears on theSteppes. Probably.

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Boxer andthug, Ba!foghas the mostpowerful fistsin the game.

However, the discipline limitshim to upper body moves, andhe's susceptible to both speedyand low attacks.

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Once theacknowledgedWorld Warrior ofStreeffighter, hisstar has fallen of

late. His kick boxing style is asugly as he is, but very effective.Sadly, nothing has been done toenhance his skills in 'Super'

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Flamboyant.theatrical andPatin to thesoles of hisespodrilles r

Vega cuts a peculiarly androgy-nous dash for himself with hisflowing locks and tight breech-es. Perhaps the most athleticfigure in the game.

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The fighting system is split into ological system of upper bodymoves (mainly punches) andlower body moves (mostly kicks).Using a six-button joypad allowsall of those to be accessed, but aconventional A, B and C podswitches between upper andlower via the Start button, mak-ing the newer pods a worthwhile

sr j investment.

His ronge ofspeciols isunparalleled,borne Out ofhis mysterious

'Shadow Fighting' technique,and he's learned even moresince Champion Edition! Ifyou're feeling really evil, M.Bison is the character to pick.

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with o distinctlyimproved leerover SU edition.' Slightly spoiled by a feeling ifDelo-vu.

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idle, also by Isnot Ms.

Complete each of the fifteen doges,which lead you from rebel rookie, toNero of the Republic.

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There are signs that the protracted struggle1 between the Imperial forces ond the

Rebellion may be corning to an end. Since thefall of the Republic, a band of dissenters hasdefied the advance of the Empire across thegalaxy. However, the Emperor has pouredresources into the construction of a deadly newtoy, which he has coyly named 'Death Star'.The size of a small moon, the Death Star hasdestructive power capable of obliterating onoverage-sized planet. With this weapon of ter-ror, it would seem that the days of rebel resis-tance are numbered. The Death Star alreadythreatens one of its outposts, Alderaan.

Whilst the Empire concentrates on con-structing the Death Star, the Republicanstrongholds across the galaxy are trainingeager young pilots for a variety of combattasks. Secret bases on Tatooine, Hoth,Koloador and Yovin ore the training groundsfor squadrons who will harass Imperial con-voys and Star Destroyers, repel landing partiesand support the rebel fleet. But with the DeathStar near completion, the parties are movinginto a decisive end-game.

However, all is not lost. By good fortune,and the martyrdom of countless rebel agents,the blueprints for the Death Star have falleninto the lap of Princess leia, RepublicanCommander. Analysts have quickly noticed aminor vulnerability in the main reactor, linkedto the battle station's exhaust ducting. If justone of those rookie pilots was good enough toexploit this tiny weakness, the Death Star couldbe destroyed and the course of the war turnedabout.

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Rebel Assault is a fifteen stage epic, covering a wide array of duties for your pilot. It fol-lows the course of a career from the training stage, to designated missions, and eventhose dramatic moments when things don't go according to plan. Most, but not all of thestages are viewed from the cockpit of one of the Republic's fabulous space-craft, the X-wing, A-wing or Snow speeder. Some of the locations of the stages will be very familiarto Star Wars devotees.

There ore four separate training stages, presided over by rebeltrainers Commander Joke Farrell and Ru Murleen They will explain

the purpose and instructions for each mission, designed to develop your positioningskills, reflexes and shooting accuracy.

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Thrown in atthe deep end,you ore oneof three pilotsnegotiatingthe narrow,twistingcanyons ofTotooine.Follow yourwingmen andavoid wingtipcontact withthe canyon

k wall. This sec-tion is dis-played in 3DNOV.

Your shoot-ing occurocyis assessedby your per-formance onthis over-head shoot-ing section.Line up themoving andstatic groundtargets withyour sights,while avoid-ing highground.

ASTEROIDNAVIGATION

In control of on A-wing, thisperilous stage involvesweaving through an aster-oid field, following the rec-ommended evasion pathsfor larger rocks, and usingthe ship's lasers to destroysmaller debris.

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A barren rebel outpost,marked by peculiar rock for-mations which make it per-fect for expert flying practise.This section ploys much likethe FMV section Canyon, withmuch narrower gaps andfaster speeds CompleteKoloador ond you are a fully-commissioned pilot.

A tpmes seise wimpy le thisethos peeked swoon sabot

RebelAssaulthad thetask ofbeing aconversionof the PCgame, andwas alsoexpected

to bridge the gap betweenpresentation and playabili-ty. But what a debut! Sure,there are downsides: thegrainy NAV can be confus-ing in the high speedcanyon runs, and the aver-age gamer will find them-selves literally skippingthrough levels. It shouldalso be said that the gameIs on the most part pointand shoot. But this is allabout the Star Wars experi-ence. And boy, this is 100%experience! You will findyourself pumped full ofadrenalin as you go foranother attempt on anImperial Walker. If you area fan of the original trilogyof films I strongly suggestyou don't miss out on anabsolute treat.

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Your first dulyis to lend on X-

wing attack on an Imperial StarDestroyer, a massive fleet ves-sel positioned above Tatooine.This daunting task means pick.ing off the ships defencesbefore attacking the heavily-armoured globe turrets of thebridor,

A I-Wing poetry in motion.

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those who completed train-ing, a thicker more demand-ing asteroid belt with theadded pressure of audaciousTIE fighter pilots chasingyou

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WALKER ATTACKThe rebel base on Hoth has beenuncovered. Your role is to assistthe evacuation by halting theadvance of the monstrousImperial walkers, elephantinemetal beasts. Only by shootingevery armoured panel of thevehicle is the walker stopped

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At last, a chance to stretch yourlegsl The base section follows therookie through a series of cham-bers, taking out stormtroopersand selecting pathways. Somebeautifully rendered graphicsshow you pounding through thebase.

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Death Star is explained, but tobe part of the glorious force,you hove to prove yourself onYovin's training conyon. Muchlike the other canyons, but withsome torturous bends andracks of targets.

MOS EISLEY

Unaware of the rebel build-up,the Imperial forces at Mos Eisleyspace port are taken unawaresby your attack. Flying around theFMV landscape, take out asmuch kit — AT-ATs and groundartillery — as you can before theorder to pull out is given.

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takes you back into space,charged with the protectionof the convoy fleeing Ho+.Fly around taking out TIEfighters until the transportsmake the jump to lightspeed — then follow them.

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game that performs so wellon computer format doeson a console. In terms ofquality, Lucas Arts havemode on excellent conver-sion. The rendered imagesore rather grainy, and thecanyon sequences areslightly jerky, but still lookremarkable on the aver-age-sized IV. Having TIEsscreaming out the screen atyou makes it all the moreimpressive. Where graphicsscore highly, sound excels.The atmosphere created bythe original music andauthentic FX lift RebelAssault into the realms ofan experience rather thanmerely a game. Butalthough the 15 levelscover a lot of game materi-al, the first difficulty level isdismayingly easy to sailthrough. An average game-splayer will be tackling theDeath Star on his firstevening of play. That reallybrings down the longevityof a game with an incredi-ble atmosphere and somegreat play variety. Onceagain, it's a case of show-case over hard case.

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A massive cannon is positioned at the end of the trench you needto fly down. It must be taken out in two stages. The first stageinvolves removingthe shield panelsthat flank its circularbase. This gives youaccess for stage two,where the relaysthat power theweapon are vulner-able to attack belowthe surface.

THE TRENCHThe trench is heav-ily defended byfixed emplace-ments and DarthVader's personalguard. The secondsection of thetrench featuresshield walls whichcon annihilate onX-wing on contact.At the end of allthis is the tiny port,vulnerable to justone manuallyaimed proton tor-pedo,.. May theforce be with you.

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points and convinc-ing renderedimages.11" Canyon FMV is quite jerky.

SOUNDA Pristine Fr;Ise-We, esplo-dam screamingTIEs, pilot chatterand all the best onstirring musk from John Williams.Superb!

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entire trilogy onvideo. plus a lot 01Virtue Star Warscredits for the price.

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IASTABILITYIt will remain a

classic title in yourcol lection,

Rebel is clockedfar too easily. Thepasscode system was a bad idea.

' Something for Mega-CD own-ers to get excited about. It'slast a pity that the fun doesn'tgo on and on.

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ORldiN —This is a coquet to Sonic Tanis orig-

inal Shining Force game of 1991,with similar choler), gameolev-

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Solve the mystery of the re-opemdj

Ground Seal lower through o smileat set-piece bottles.

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T ake me bock, to a place where I once1 belonged. A kingdom called Grans, a happy

place where we could laugh and sing our songs.For as long as anyone could remember, a towerstood at the heart of Granseal, the city. ThisAncient Tower was sealed, but no one knew whyor what lay behind.

It was to this tower that a precocious youngthieving rat, called Jippo, stole one night with twolight-fingered associates. His opal eyes werefilled with a vision of jewels he might find in theancient place. And he did. Cast into themasonry was a Jewel of light. He set to pris-ing it from the structure. As he did, a terri-ble rumbling shook the edifice, and darkforeboding crossed the three scav-engers' minds. Meanwhile, in thenearby Royal Palace, the King wasreceiving bad omens of his own.An awesome storm raged, andthrough thegloom, he couldperceive o mes-senger serving adarker purpose, aspirit sent to strikehim down.

The spirit'smanipulator hod amore nefariousproject than attack-ing a monarch.Even the entiredestruction of Grans was not the full extent of hisplans. Learn more of the second Shining Forceand realise why the people of Grans wore exiledto another land, for from Granseal,

M M E N TAs sequels go, this is in theFriday the 13th category—you wonder if you haven'tstepped into the first movieby mistake. Size is every-thing to the programmers:four extra MEG put intoextra battles, more charac-ters and a greater devel-opment of plot than previ-ously. Otherwise the gamemechanics, look and

mosphere ore identical. This shouldase, not disappoint, those who already

irsg Force. It was a very speciald those who bought it should beanother fix. Those who missed the

a r o l l out of Shining Force last Augustold benefit from a greater commitmentSega to push Shining Force II. It is slightlypressing to see no great innovation on a

game that's nearly three years old, but theShining Force saga is one of the best everuses of the Megadrive.

The— sealed door__Ancient Tower—.

THE BATILEGROUNDJust about all the action in Shining Force II occursduring bottles. Battles take place wherever theforces of darkness oppose. Like Chess, each of thecombatants takes turns to move, ond the distanceand direction of movement is limited by the battle-field terrain and the character's speed rating.When characters near enemy units they comewithin range (the exact proximity is determined bythe weapon type), In your role as 'General' youdetermine whether to attack.

The computer determines attacks by a combi-nation of the attacker's OFFENSIVE strength, thedefender's DEFENSIVE rating and a random ele-ment. The result will be a reduction in the defend-er's hit points (HP) When a character or enemyreaches zero HPs, they can fight no longer Battlesare won when oil units ore defeated

'FORM TORMTORMAttacks come in several forms. As a rule, thefurther into the game, the more powerfulthe attacks you will receive. Hopefully, yourHP level will advance enough to handle this.Here are the range of offensive manoeu-vres:

MELEEThe most common attack. Unit uses a hand-

held, close-range weapon {sword, club, axe,etc.). Lots of high-powered weapons later inthe game make this the most damagingattack form.

MISSILEUsed byarchers, spear-carryingknights andartillerymen.Longer range than melee, but compensatedfor by less attack power and greater chanceof 'fumble' (ie. missed attack).

MAGICALMages use powerful offensive spells likeBlaze and Freeze. These have a long range,and at higher levels take in more than onetarget. Magicalattacks ore lesseffective againstmagical creatures,and have a limitednumber of uses ineach battle.

POISONCertain gruesomecreatures may attackwith poisonedmeans. These havea prolonged effect,reducing the HP of victim until an antidote istoken.

CIREATI 'REThis category covers many of the otherquirky methods used in battles. Creatureslike Peter Phoenix use mystical energysources. This also covers animals like bats.These physical attacks cannot be 'damaged'in the way weapons can, but they don'tincreaseso muchin often•sivevalue.

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E NRPGs cer-thinly are,a low-key:breed inthis coun-•try, andthis is aterribleshamewhen youconsiderthe quality

of games S h i n i n g ForceIt is so k full of mon-

sters, pu • and charac-ter interaction, that it woulkeep even the most adeptRPG fan glued to theirMegodrive for ages. Theplot, central to any RPG, isso engrossing that makesyou want to get just a littlebit fus tiler before saving.The characters ore beauti-fully varied in ability, mak-ing the battles heart-thumpingly strategic.However, on a slight down-side, the control during theoverhead view tends toovercompensate, and thiscan lead to a lot of disem-barking and re-embarkingwhen navigating the rivers.Whether you're an RPGnovice or pro, this is one tomake you shine.

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LEARN BYEXPERIENCEAny positive action your characters take, particularlydealing the 'final blow' is rewarded by eXPperiencepoints. XP is used to climb levels. When the requiredXP for a level is reached, the character's stats orereadjusted up

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liv MAY THE FORCECOME WITH YOUThe Shining Force consists of yourself at first, butpeople will join up along the way When a charac-ter joins, his powers and prowess are yours tocontrol in the bottle sequences. Also, tables ofinformation on his statistics, items and weaponsbecome available There are some characters youcan't help but meet, Peter Phoenix for example,but many more who ore only found by luck andexploration. They normally have fantastic abilities.

Huey is one of the early characters, and quite useful.

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Huey defends against one of Golom's Horde.

HOPPINGere's a strong fiscal element

to the game, with every smallsettlement having places tospend money. You can be rea-sonably sure of finding aWeapon and Supply shopwherever you stop. Weaponsshops sell the following itemtypes-

KYLIE

Visiting the depths ofdungeons...

Tilting spears at the fortes ofevil...

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Supply shops offer health restoratives and anti-poisonpreparations. Occasionally a more interesting trinketmight be in the window.

A Weapons shops sell implements to boost your offensivecapability. Only certain weapons (swords, axes, daggers,lances etc.) are equippable with certain characters.

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SO THE STORYGOES..It's rare to find a console game with a plot, so itmay take you by surprise how involved ShiningForce II becomes. Storting with the mystery ofthe King's possession, it follows the reloca-tion of the people of Grans, the treachery of

Golom and the visit toMt. Volcano. It's adigital fairytale, aMegodrive Myth.

IRAPHICSCote ut met,

turn, with dynamicscrolling battlescenes set againstdetailed fantasybackdrops.'Sortie things are Pest too kicky.

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Shmng martialmow throughoutthe battles, andmood-chonginginterludes lot theplot.

The lepehlion 01 certain tunesand I I itrikdet,

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structured strategyscenario, waffledby great batikeresolion andrange ol characters.

The story takes a while krtevelop.

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Shining force,equally compulsiveand involved.

Not overly diffi-

cult, and ante completed, the,,no need la keep playing.

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comet, at a prpmium.money. Otiginality

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Every quest should hove aShining Force, everyMegodtive should have a copyof Shining Force ii. It's lab,basically.

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ORIGINFrance's best loved Viking son,

Mi nk has twee the star al many a*often, This is the second Astern

game for the Mosier Sysieni.

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Guide either Allem or his lot mote,°helix, through the platform puzzleonvironmoM.

76 PAM SEGAl .

I I est Francais, il est merde et iln'est pas amusant , in other

words, he's French, he's cropand he's not funny. However,last year's Master System offer-ing of our behorned hero wosobviously successful enough towarrant another bash.

This all-new, totally originaladventure has the quirky Vikingtrekking around the weird andwonderful landscape of Gauland an assortment ofRoman-infested land-scapes on a quest torescue his chum Getafixwho has been capturedby those nasty nastyRomans. It's familiarstuff, but let the platform-ing begin, mes petitchiens...

rMaster

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platformer for the

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L u c y l e n g i n gwith lots todo and see and many morelevels than the usual farewithin the genre. It's cer-tainly better than the lastAsterix game — I like thepuzzle element where youhave to decide which char-acter and/ or potion to usein certain situations toprogress. However, it's just

another platform game in i l lan already packed-to-bursting market soalthough it provided a fewhours enjoyment, it's cer-tainly nothing to get excited

In the lost game you had to assume the role of either Asterix orObelix then repeat every level as the sidekick (which was tediousto soy the least). In this new adventure, there is now onoption to swap roles mid-level. Indeed, you'll haveto change into Obelie every now and then as hispuny pal is too much of a wimp to positionballs, barrels and othersuch objects next toplatforms which are too high to jump_Coversely, though, Obelix is often too tubbyto fit into some of the narrow entrances whichAsterix can crawl into.

31 3UX3 UPIROCK 3TARA platform/ puzzlerjust wouldn't be thesome without aheap of pick-upsand the program-mers of Asterix's lat-est escapadehaven't let us downin the icon depart-ment Here's a rundown of what'scookin':

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CHALICE:Rejuv-enates energy tofull power.

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ON:Providesthe guys withmogicol powersincluding theability to float,bomb, createplatforms anddon a shield.

PM 7 I M Inothinglike a bitof Gallicfun tobrightenup yourday, andthis is cer-tainly thecase withAsterix

nd his mate °helix. Thisme is plain good fun. Therites are colourful and

etailed and skip alongJoyfully to the cheery music.That said, though, thegame is incredibly pre-dictable and is too easy at

Nimes. Quite simply therearen't enough baddies tobash and the linearity offinding all the right items inorder can be infuriating.The control system alsotakes ages to get used to,resulting in some untimelyand frustrating deaths.Although lacking in plat-form originality, the end-of-level bosses ore nicelydesigned and offer chal-lenge in what is a pretty

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GRAPHICS 41LA nice mainsplit• and somebig, bold bock.grounds.

Everything else isgenially scrappy.

Souv Nasty plinkety-plank music andoffests typicalMaster System tamrealiy.

Easy to get intoand loads to do.

The controls arainitially a bitdodgy and it'sutterly unoriginal.

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palley with Spidermant i t had been standing at theplace where the X-men hadsuggested they rendezvous fover an hour. Those paranotfeelings began to creep in —maybe the X-men don't wanti• i n their gang after all—

be they're embarrassedwalking down the street with a•man in a red and blue

lipandex jumpsuit with matcidtibialociava.

While pondering hisn p o pJ y S pi d e es

ight of Gambit approachut Wont they make c•d ,sinister garbage tru c o n -

raption abducts his m uer. Quick as a flash, O d o rrealises that he has t beioftstood up. In fact, hi mates m ghave been kidnapp b y arch-

ode and Wi n e d inhis demonic' m e r k .Despite the pe u s c u emission facing the e • l in g er,he's at least happy b i l lpart of the costu i mfighting fraternity

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Soper NES 18 months ago. This is thefirst handheld version,

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I remem-ber play-ing this onthe SuperNES agesago andcomingaway feel-ing a littlenon-plussed.For a more

powerful machine, Arcade'sRevenge is just anotherglossy platformer easily lostin the pile of similar games.For the Game gear, howev-er, Arcade's Revenge suc-ceeds perfectly. The fivecharacters and their differ-ing abilities allow for morevariety within the game-play, and the levels are dif-ferent enough to warrantfurther inspection. In termsof graphics, things often geta little muddled at timesbut, on the whole, this isone of the better GameGear releases I have seen.

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PoXPILEUIVILANThe hest known character, but not actually affili-ated to the X-men His arachnid powers encom-pass web projectiles, web swinging, wall climb-ing and that sixth sense which is handy for locat-ing nearby objects and people.

LISPIDEY STAGEHis first stage is mandatorybefore you reach the others,and its a straightforward huntfor the beacons in order. Lateron, he has the onerous task ofdefeating Shocker, the cloningsentinels, and Arcade himself.

GrAIVILEIXTGambit is a telekinetic, whoseabilities enable him to turninanimate objects into explo-sive missiles. He gets his

name from the supply ofplaying cards he carries-es ammunition.

GAmart STAGEHe is dealt a verydodgy hand, havingto flee on inexorablespiked ball whichthreatens to nail him tothe deck. Reach the sec-

ond port, and it's a five-finger shuffle to scale the level

of the Black Queen — a formida-ble adversary.

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alrolvavsAKA The Weather Girl but shecould give Sian Lloyd a run forher money. Breathingunderwater is effort-less for her, and shehas elemental pow-ers allowing her com-mand of lightningbolts and whirlwinds.STORM STAGEA sub-aquatic explo-rative section titled'Water Torture'. Thekey is to raise thewater level by break-ing the valve seals As she pro-gresses, Arcade's defensivemeasures come into ploy.

IMIMATEASAfter the first stage, whereSpidey infiltrates Arcade's lair,there ore five characters tochoose from. Each has to passthrough two stages of the lair,before the climax with theirnemesis. Each stage reflects thecharacteristics of each X-man.

Gontbilvon Deck —what a card!

V Follow the yellow (brick)trail, follow the yellow...

V IOLVILIVINEMan and beast combined,Wolverine has amazing powers ofrejuvenation, His healing power isenhanced by his own offensivecapability, focused on his unbreak-

able Adamantium claws,WOLVERINE STAGEArcade's idea of a sick jokeis a stage set in a toy box,with quicksand ball swamps,deadly toy soldiers andclowns with handguns.Wolverine's claws can penetrate some of the flimsierwalls.

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der, but classy at the sametime. The graphics are sim-pler than the Megadrive'sbut manage to convey theatmosphere well enough,and the characters repre-sent their comic counter-parts adequately. Whatmakes this a good game isthe variety within thestages, the stiff challengeand the wide range of con-trols. Success also requiressome strategic planning.The only annoyance comeswith the mandatory firststage with every new game.It quickly becomes a chore(but all the other versionshad skip modes, so thereshould be one to find).

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circLotaziCyclops has the amazingability to prolect a 'concus-sive beam' from his eyes(let's just coil it a ruby laser),which is focused by his fetch-ing rose-tinted visor_CYCLOPS SIALAFirst, Cyclops finds himself inan underground cavern, withtrolleys running on electrifiedtracks Trains come regularly,helping 'clopsy collect thecrystal power-ups, but so dothe enemies. Mind The Gaol

MEE PIXILLThe game gives you a surprisinelement of choice in the orderyou play. You share four live

tween the characters, andcan allocate these as you

see fit. The stages may beplayed in any order. All havebasic platform style, but theaims of each level c s u b ofly.

Crisp, comic sadlast•moving. Notbeautiful, but anotch up hornNoma,

V Some of the background dellrut Stavsn's stagel is contusing.

The brilliantmusic al the otherX-men games,which has thatswingbeat feel toIt.v The Game Geer doesn't has theright voices fai it.

Five wholly alt.kient thoracic-1,and some wellplanned platlormstages.- The early stage is a choce ledo again and again.

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What %pot origi-nally LSO is now ot ahandheld price.

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LLAMA LESSONSIts bock to school when it comes to specie'moves. Each character has to earn amove by defeating two opponents. Thenits off to the Dali's classroom where youore shown how to perform the move. Butit's not quite that easy. A thirty secondtimer ticks away, ond it's dunces cornerfor you if you overstep the time limit,

Leon s sonic goiteramp attack.

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ORIGINAnother graduate of the beat 'em upschool. Brutal opts for the cadoony

approach io mime.

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• wasfl a y veryImpressedby the pre-sentationfor Brutal.ThumpingIntro,loads ofanimationsequences,and cool

I. m u s i c . This reallyha pote nti a l to be a greatbeat 'em up on the Mega-CD. But in the heart ofevery good game must be -gameplay. Brutal is com-pletely devoid of this con-cept. Too few characters

d special moves all pointthe distinct lack of varie-r'. The character sprites

look average and lack fluidnimotion, tending tomain static unless forcedwalk. What's more theme is a way too easy,

and with no difficulty set-ting, this proves to beanother downfall. This is

at 'em up for the younger -gamer with not too manyexpectations.

80 PMA SEGA

y ou know how it is. Sitting on a tropical isle.You're soaking up the rays. Taking in some ofthe atmosphere. At last the chance to catch up onsome of that flower arranging you've beenpromising to do for the post few months. Whenout of the blue a bunch of cartoon animalsdecide to hove a big fight, make lots of noise,and hurt each other, a lot. Typical, innit?

The Deli Llama - bearing more than a passingresemblance to his name sake, apart from thespitting-has spent the last lour yeors drawing outthe invitations for the greatest cartoon martialarts caper this side of Papua New Guinea. Oneby one the invited guests make an entrance,enticed by either the prize money or the chance 41 ,to settle an old score. Final glory rests not only in ' -the competitor's fighting skills, but in a willing-ness to learn new powers from the Dail himself.But the question on everybody's lips is doesBrutal have the bottle to take on the beat 'em upprizefighters this autumn?

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ANI-MUTILATIONWatch out for eye-popping fun whenthese bunnies and bears get to a'fighting Noses stretch, tummies wob-ble, all manner of onimatecl frolics. Butnot to worry as characters being madefrom one hundred percent 'toon mate-rial bounce bock into shape even iftheir prides are a little dented.

C O M N TC-rash! Myfeelingson Brutalare a lot

arsher

LA's. Ink it's aly —d an

astonish-ingly bad

one when you consider thecalibre of beat 'em ups likeStreetlighter, MortalKombat and EternalChampions. Brutal tries tocloak its abysmal gameplaywith a voluminous presen-tation of options and ani-mation screens. All thesewill be looked at once thenignored. It's the atrocitymasquerading as a game

t will linger longest. Thearacter animation is sup-sedly 'wonderful' I begdiffer. The backgroundsivas if they were drawna two-year old withming difficulties, theponse to controls is

oil-like and the movesmselves ore more banal

than 'Morning with AnneQuite shameful,

FUN ROOMGametek have taken advantogeof the added Mego-CD capacityby including the Fun Roomoption. Here you will find in-game music performed by thecost of characters, a demo of theprototype version, and evensome of the new characters forthe planned Brutal II sequel.

tAGRAPHICS

SOUNDGoad thumps

accompanied by upbeat music.v The lighting FXdon't always coin-cide with the action.

This is a 100!ohit n Wpm. Plusthe action isdelayed by at leasta second betweenpod and screen.

VFM

60" A Nicely animatedintro sequence, buthow many limes doyou want to watchit?v The charade; sprites oreabysmal, worsened by a distinctlack oi any fluidity.

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PPI7CYABILITY

336----mmor-

LASTABILITYOnce you've

watched the intro 2 8sequence twicethere's nothing leftto set.

. A Not too badlypriced with all theextra bits in the FunRoom, compared toothei combat games.

JOVERALL

A mere flea bite on the likesof MK II and Super SF II. Allpresentation and absolutelyno gameplay.

M M SEGA 81

The current trend of CD con

versions seems to be gather-ing some serious pace with thelikes of Mortal and Sensi hop-ping on the train. As such, FIFAwas never likely to be left out inthe cold, and here we have itthe long-awaited silvery discversion of what some consider.,to be the greatest footbollingconsole game.

Chanting the motto, 'If it's inthe game, it's in the game', EASports have built on the successof the cart version by promisingeven more features coveringfaster gameplay, sixteen newteams, eight secret play modes,and stocks of good old FMVclips.

the increased Mega-CO stor-age and thrown in on up-beat, action pocked intro. Thecamera sweeps into WembleyStadium on a collision coursewith the main scoreboard. Justbefore the imminent explo-sion, the screen bursts into lifewith the greatest footballingmoments in a high octanecocktail of fast edits andthumping music, all in glori-ous WV.

82 PAPA SEGA

FIFALiaciwselej

$mgThere's no disguising I'm one of FIFA'sgreatest fans, and as such I was quiteImpressed with this CD version. The superbgameplay of the original is still there andtweaked to make it even more playableand the opposition are harder to beat now,but I was a tad disappointed that the extraplay modes are hidden away — presumablyso FIFA themselves didn't get annoyed. Still,CD fans baying for a decent soccer game

should snap this up, enjoy the stunning FMV bits and gelready for the footy game of a lifetime.

STEVE

I was absolutely bowled over by the originalversion of FIFA, but I was even more gob-smacked by the tweaked up CD. The graph-ics are faithful to the original, and the M I /Is a winner. Even in fuzz-o-vision, theImages had great impact. What did it forme, though, was the sound. The crowdreacted instantaneously to an incident onthe field. Although identical to the cart interms of gameplay, the loading can be a

e, especially as it has to re-load at half-time. But theserely minor niggles and this is a blimmin' excellentyou have a Mega CD and didn't buy the original gobuy it now!

nf II vo n t o e of

On SRO

No game would be complete without thehidden extras and FIFA CD more than cov-ers this requirement. A vast array of hid-

den playing styles are pocked in, rangingfrom super kicks, that odd twenty five percent

to your power,to crazy ball which

makes the ball act like a rugbyball. If you're having probs withsome of the tougher matches,call up the dream team whohove never lost a match. Moredetailsof thehiddenstuff inTips inthenearfuture,

ritAPHICS 94

Identical to the tail with Ike bonusoil NW

As simple and accessible es the

LASTABILrry 9 2lite bones teams and hiddengames will keep everyone hap*

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OVERALL 9 2the best just got better.

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GAME T IL L IRAT EG Y

Abrief history of Chess Pt 1.

Modern Chess developedout of ancient board gamesfrom Indo-Europe, some ofwhich had been played beforeChrist was born. Probably as aresult of the Crusades, Chessbecame a fashionable pastimeof the Mediaeval nobility. Sincethen, the game played on the64 square chequerboard with32 military characters has beenunflaggingly popular, helpedalong by personalities likeKasparov, Fischer, BarbraDickson and klaine Paige fromthe popular hit musical.

Someone at the SoftwareToolworks must have spottedthe parallels with GeorgeLucas Star Wars saga: twosides, good and evil, big bat-tles: and thought it ripe for con-version for the first Mega-CDchess game.

For abouttwo sec-onds theStar Warsangleseemsquiteclever,before itstrue dark-ish naturetranspires.

Chess is chess, and whatev-er you may think, everyoneprefers to play it on thesimple board without ani-mations for the sake ofspeed and clarity. The 3Dperspective is really badlythought out and impossibleto decipher, the battlescenes corny enough to beserved as Shredded Wheat.At heart the computer playsa workable, if uninspiringgame of chess, if you reallycare to know.

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s their Star o rs opsave game positions,oard position, five computernents and some presentatio

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excuses andleaves.

GRAPHICS 5Chess with Star Wars anditiationsbal were not talking Disney.•touND1116. tunes are played when in Male

and Check, plus other Ands

-PLAYABILITY 71

Chess, and nal such a great ver-sion minas the gimmicks.

• • • • 1 1 . •LASTABILITY 6 2(t1 The Slur Wars clement will pci l l jwithin a few games

VFMWe suggest a wooden board and

figures, or a dedicated computes_ Jo.

OVERALL 66,Siaggetingly, the onlyfilegadriveiCD chess game, butunavoidably miff with it

C O M M E N TI remember playing agame called Battlechess afew years back which usedanimated sprites which lit-erally fought each other. Itwas quite a laugh — untilyou hod seen every combi-nation of moves, that is.This very same problemafflicts Star Wars Chess.The use of Star Warsheroes as pieces is novel

enough, and the assorted animations areboth funny and well animated. At the end ofthe day, though, the humour is very short-lived, leaving nothing but a fancy-lookingbut no frills chess game. Granted, it's theplayability that counts at the end of the day,but chess is chess and that makes thelicence rather pointless really...

STEVE

MM SEGA 83

p.

Oh deary, deary me. Andrefti Racing is sucha Virtua wannabe, that it makes playing itall the more painful. It all looks so natl.Once again, it's a terminal case of alloptions and no gameplay. Three differentracing styles, more like three equally draband ugly excuses for steering a sadly drawnmain sprite around a course. Steer well

r of this oil slick on the track of race

Electronic Arts, Mario Racing. Billed as a racing gamebuilt on realism, with three dif-ferent types of car, AndrettiRacing is looking for pole posi-tion on the starting grid as therace begins.

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Oh comeon EA,what areyou play-

at?did

pieceof pap to'slipthroughthe net?Awful

graphics, dreadful sound,dull gameplay, crap con-trols and a fun factor ofzilch ore the nicest things Ican think of to say aboutthis dire excuse for a game.Enough said methinks. Oh,except, don't buy it.

GRAPHICS 5 5

SOUND 4 8

The options are numerous but ofno great value.

OVERALL 331

Repetitive and poorly animatedwish collision detection hoe hell.

MBroom, broom, 'aud, smash'That's about it

sorely locking from this can.

Pold keep saving for Inttuo,worth iti

A sub-standard product for lotsof cash, do not buy it at any

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I t s not often YOB getsreflective, but the

other night I had justfinished going underthe rim with theDomestos anquestionme,'Witw

.St lta voicemy head,'Why?'. Ithought: SuPollard —why? The ITVMovie Awards —why? All these ques-

ns that you, readersver bother to ask.

ke, why doesn't LordEMAP let me call you abunch of wPiarirl inthis column when youknow that's what Ithink of you? We dowe put up with someof the dregs that passthemselves off as

88 MAI SEGA

games reviewers, " ra,when their reviews 'Tm6 - 40 .ead like Janet and

n books (alongth that funny

fling: Jungalok iz 2 eesy

grate fun: nineter sent). And t h e

swer came to me,e a calming soothingck rub: Because We

Must. If this has beenas good for you as ithas for me let me

ow, by writing toM A WACKY / -

WELLINGTON a f f e k , _WEARERBAG, MEANMACHINES SEG 0 -32 FARRINGDONLANE, LONDON EC1 R3ALI. Send money aswell

that you'llnot listen to me and

just insult me instead.Nonetheless, I shall pro-d. Why has Sonic 3 only

got 6 levels? This would be fineif there were three acts in each,like Sonic 1, but, no, only two

acts — when Sonic 2 hodeleven levels! By studying the

evidence (thelevel selecthelped) and aguess. I cannow concludethat Sonic 3hod nine lev-els, and three

them werepod

(Sandopolis,room

•, alley, and7 Flying

Battery).Why

, wasthis?Also,some ofthe

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level selectare not in

t h el fg aArnree

these more lev-are they just

tunes that youcon record onto a

• tape? How manynames can you

make fromYob. I bet your

%opis hell hay-

name likethat (snigger). Mind you it's hell

ing a surname like mine,mn now you will make fun ofsurname,art Jee, Woolhompton, Berks.

08:Yes, Sonic 3 has less lev-

els, but they are considerablybigger than those of his pastadventures. As for the extratunes, that's because noteverything the coders plangoes into the final game. See,not an insult to be see, yousinus-sucking pet-worrier.Oops.

Dear YobThis is your Mother here. Will yoube home for dinner? I've cookedyour favourite, sousoges andAlphabites, and for afters I'vemode some Angel Delight. Ihope you ore feeling well. I'vemode your bed and Teddy can'twait for you to come home.Today I bought you a CaptainScarlet jumper to keep the chillfrom your chest when wintercomes around. As I've alwayssaid, please give up your job atMEAN MACHINES SEGA, it's justnot suitoble. Why don't you workfor something nice like the Beanoor Dandy? Oh, and while Iremember, why did you wet thebed lost night and not tell me?Bad Yob!Mummy.YOB:Ah Mother, thanks forthe letter. I'm pleased to saythat your pills hove arrived,and I've managed to get youInto that nice old peoples'home at Cromwell Rood. I'veput wheels on your zimmer tohelp you cross the busymotorway more easily, and Ienclose a firework to stickinto your cracksy for a littleextra boost. Now sod off andpop your clogs you old crone,so I can spend the inheritanceI found on top of thewardrobe. Luv Yob.

Dear King YobI am engrossed in Yobland. I loveyour vain and egotistical replieswhich gracefully take the rip outof porfedly cute and innocent let.

A No time for Iteastie, as Belle digstee latest NM Thanks to Stevenfasten for this offering.

tars And I love those very appro-priate titles you give to the letterslike 'Chocolate Factory and'Almond Slice'. They make merealty laugh I was wondering ifthere is a Yob Club that I couldjoin. I wish people wouldn't keepwriting against you when theyfully know you're the best thingsince cabinets with wheels Igather that you don't get muchfan-mail, so I'm hoping to start atrend here. I love your spikyblonde hair and your shiny EstherRontzen teeth_ In fact I'm gettingmine done like yours. Oh, I couldgo on forever, but I won't. I hopeyou insult me so that I con feedmy masochistic tendencies.Osman Yosin, London.YOB:Yes, you can join theYobland Club. Just send allyour money and possessionsto the editorial address andwithin twenty-eight years you

be a fully-fledged member ofC.O.N.Y.E.R — Cash Or NowYob Exposes Rear. As for get-ting your teeth done likemine: don't bother, a face likeyours wasn't made for smil-ing. I hear that the rest of theYasin family went out to get anewspaper. Don't you thinktwo years has been a longtime just for a copy of theMirror?

Dear YobAfter reading the letter in the Julyissue of MEAN MACHINES SEGAfrom a 'worried mother', Mrs HKynaston, I felt I hod to write toyou. This sod, neurotic womanfails to see that she doesn't haveto buy or even read the maga-zine, therefore avoiding your'foul-mouthed insults' I would

like to soy that people like myselfdo find the yobbed ono funnyand my house is full of laughter,chuckling, and guffawing when Iperceive these excellent pages.So perhaps Mrs Neurosis shouldhave thought before she wrotesuch a load of rubbish. Pleasedon't take any notice of peoplewhose numbers of brain cellsdon't even reach double figures.Motty Whyord, Nottingham.YOB:My, worried mothers arethe source of such amuse-ment. After all, there's somuch for them to worry about:kids not drinking bleach,ram-raiding dashes aroundTescos, and forgetting dis-count vouchers. With all thoselittle worries, I'm surprisedthey have time to read themag. Oops. I've accidentallyengaged sexist mode...

Dear YobWould you please tell me if myMegodrive gome orecrap because myfriend, who is a prat,says they ore rub-bish.These are mygames: Toejam andEarl 2, Sensi Soccer,World Carmen SanDiego, Monoco GPI,Golden Axe, Streetsof Rage, Revenge ofShinobi, MortalKombot, AlienStorm, SuperThunderblade, andM o n o L OM I OU X

Hockey. Tell himthat he is talkingcrap as usuol. Youare totally aceYob. You shouldhave your ownmagazine calledMEANMACHINESSEGA Yob'sStyle. Youwould kill allthe other mag-azines. Youshould have a game

made with you as the hero. Sonicwould be kidnapped by Nintendo(boo) and Yob will go to his res-cue, He would kill enemies byyelling replies to cock letters. Thespecial attack would be a mega-phone Please send me yourautograph as I am your biggestfan. Keep up the good work andask for a pay rise.Christopher Stewart Glasgow.YOB:Why can't you do it your-self, you've got a brainhaven't you? Actually, ludgingby the letter, probably not.Just because your mate says'so and so' is crap, doesn'tmean he's right. Blimey, doesthat mean if you soy hisNintendo's a heap of pigeonpap, he'll write into NMS andslag you off! If your gamesbother him so much, tell himto sod off, and in the mean-time do the some thing your-self. I hear Croatia is nice atthis time of year.

Elemoity yours, trom ChristianWord of Wolverhampton.

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r Yobmake me sick, you pathetic

excuse for o smelly, burned, turdstained piece of rectum pubichair, I can't stand you, you smellybaboon's fart with a bad case ofanal halitosis. You smelly, sweatyleft testicle that has goneunwashed since the day itdropped. You incompetent, walk-ing, vomit-stained, flea riddencarpet of a hideous failure in life,whose only sin was to hove ledsuch a bogus childhood, beinglaughed at by one and all forbeing such a sad, shambling,ignoramic mockery. You're a dis-grace to mankind, you festering,rancid, ugly, no-style, wit-lackingKing of putrid. You cretinous,puerile, half-baked, armpit fea-tures, burst appendix face. Youbrainless, idiotic gimbold. I betyou smell worse than a skunkwith terminal flatulence, you stu-pid git. You incompetent, sadisticletter-answerer whose feeblereplies could be bettered by MrBlobby, Your grasp of the Englishlanguage is equal to that of aJapanese translator. You elderlypiece of hippo cock that has beenbasking in the sun for too long.What the hell do you get out ofinsulting poor defenceless tenyear-olds? Does it give you somesort of sadomasochistic pleasure?

M I SEGA

A All of the gong ere here inStevan Remolds peep shot.

Well, try insulting me you stupidpmt. You're the biggest pillockon the planet, you disgracefulobysmolly-minded, dog-breathedurinal excretion. How well oreyou educated? You know it'ssometimes alright to be construc-tive, although we don't have tobe nice to you, as you don't havethe grey matter tounderstand com-pliments I doagree with onething though,Margaret Shelly isa pea-brainedmule. By the way,did you knowthat your name isan anagram ofMay bone?Expect anotherletter Yob! — I'llbe bock.Darren Ellis(TheInsultinator),Wrexham.YOB:Did youknow thatwithin theMEANMACHINESSEGA officesDarren EllisIs slang for'pointlessgoit'? Ifyou hate

my answers so much, whybother writing? I'm surprisedI've managed to insult you. Iimagine turning the light onat night is enough to give youa nasty fright and make youfill your trousers. Incidentally,that would explain the smellemanating from Wrexham.That and the pathetic fool),team you've got there...

Dear YobI gave this letter to my Dad topost in London as he's goingthere soon to attend a confer-ence. I'm an Australian, I wasborn here, I live here and like it.I'd like to know a lot more aboutBritain because I was too youngto remember it when I first visit-ed. Do you know that it takes twomonths for MEAN MACHINES toarrive here? Anyhow I hove somequestions.1. How come you are never sat-isfied with a game's difficulty?You always complain that the

V l e Barak°, or not toIllorake?” is that AndrewSavage's question?

game is too easy or too hard. Itdoesn't matter if a game's tooeasy, it con still be more fun thana difficult game. As they soy afantastic shod journey can bebetter than a long tedious one!2. Do you get the obsolutely fab-ulous magazine, Hyper, inEngland?3- In your review on Gauntlet 4,Rich said that it was a great teamgame Bulldustl Whenever I playwith my friends all we do is fight,my friends always nick thepotions.4. Why do the English use theword 'brill'?5. How much do those coolKinder Surprise eggs cost?6. My British friend said that youcan get better things than KinderSurprises called Tombolos, is thistrue?Andrew Quay, ACT, Australia.YOB:This is 1381A territory andshould be left to that bozoMerrett, but d o what I canseeing as he can barely workout which end of a pen to use.1. Yeah, but would you payforty quid to travel a two-milejourney? 2. No, is It a sheep-

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Dear Steve -Could you please use your vastamount of k a g.w.l e d g e t o a n s we r

some questions for me1. I am going to America and Iwant to buy some games for myMegadrive. Will I be able to playthese games on my BritishMegadrive without a converter?2. There is a brilliant footballmanagement game on theAmiga called Premier Manager.Do you know of any plans toconvert this go e or any other

version of it to the Megodrive?3. In your opinion what is theworst football game everreleased on the Megodrive?4. What do you think is the worstmotor racing game on theMegodrive?5. How good is Virtue Racing,

and how good does MicroMachines 2 look?

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mes actually cost to make?Henry Beaudette, Barry.STEVE:l. Older games, prob-ably; more recent releases,no. 2. limeogineer have nowshelved plans for PlayerManager, so I'm afraid not. 3.Pelt.. Without a doubt. 4. Iremember really detestingTest Drive II. 5. Very good,and extremely promising. 6.It varies, depending onwhether the game's licensed,the number being made, etc.The base level is in the regionof E50,000 for cm originalproduct.

IFILLEroDear SteveI'll tut the cock and not say any-thing like 'your mag's the best'and leave that to the two-bitfools who trouble your trousers.Now down to the point(s).1. Via the Megadrive 32, will theMega-CO be abki to ploy CDvideos?2 Do you think 3D0 and Jaguarwill succeed?3. Will the Saturn have its ownjoypods, or N W & Megadrive's?4. Do you read through ev cryletter you receive?5. When will Monkey Island CDbe officially released?Chris Loveless

STEVE:l. Not asstand it. It will, however, fea-ture video-quality FMV —which is must better if youask us, and will make theMega-CDs FMV look evenworse than it is. 2. The 3130probably won't, and theJaguar's lifespan is limitedunless the software improves.3. Its own. 4. Pretty much all,yeah. The really banal onesare best ignored. 5. Virginhave now tied up Lucasarts,so it should appear soon.

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M I C H A E LDear Steve,I am writing to ask if youwhere, or how I could get a cof Beavis and Butthead for theMegadrive on American imponeed on address so I con ordercopy. Also, willneed o converter toploy the gome?Robert Lee, Hull.

STEVE:It'snot out inthe LIS

yet. It's out September time,and you'll need a converter.

Dear StevePlease could you answer thesefive questions for me.1. Is it worth buying Barkley Shut

p and Jam for the Megadrive ifve already got NBA Jam?

Why do Electronic Arts put yel-low boxes on their carts?a Will there be another hensi

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Soccer on the Megadrive?4. What is tho bust racing gameon the Megodrive, besides VirtueRacing?

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Many have marvelled at the wonders of moderntechnology. The Saturn is wowing Sega ownersas much as the wave of DAT cassette deckswows the music press. However, in these timesof change, one thing has remained constant:Walls' Zoom lolly. What a feat of engineeringthe Zoom is. Just how do they get the custardybit to stick to the delicious red ice beneath?Even Steve doesn't know the answer to thatone, but when it comes to Sega stuff he's thecat's winnets. Put him to the test by putting yourworries on paper and send them to:SITTING ON THE GRASS AND GETTING CRISS-CROSS MARKS ON YOUR BUM M A ,MEAN MACHINES SEGA,Priory Court,30-32 Farringdon Lane,London.EC R 3AU

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STEVE:l. Nope. 2. Ws a mar-keting/ branding thong. 3.here's an International ver-

sion out about now, but onlythe teams have changed. 4.Micro Machines,

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Megodiive so can you answerthese questions,1. Will an Amstrad O M 644colour monitor work on aMegadrive?2. What ore the best platfoghicand shoot 'em ups on IMegadrive?3,Con you list these fr I t oworst. Biohazard Battle,Subterrania, Atomic Runner,Mega Turricon, Robocop Vs.

Towinotor, Cyborg Justice,ION hen is Theme Pork comingout?5. Is Sim City looking good26. How come you used to ha

16 people working on MMS, butnow you only have 11?Sion Bonett, Cardiff,STEVE:l. Not without a hella lot of work. Even then, it's a

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ODOURSYNDROMEDear SteveI would very much appreciate it ifyou could answer these fewquestions.1. Whatever happened toisometric game Aspect Warriorsby Electronic Arts? I saw it pre.viewed in December and itlooked pretty good.2. When I played Sonic 3 in thetwo-layer mode, I couldn't helpbut feel o little disappointed. Thegraphics were great, but it wasall over in the blink of on eye. Ikept thinking bock to Sonic 2'stwo-player mode and althoughthe graphics took a while to getused to, the gomeplay sodlongevity were much greaterWhich two-player mode do youprefer?3. Will the Megadrive Sum

Streetfighter 2 have the TurboEditigz features? Namely, thespesiel move energy bars at thebottom of the screen and thenew character Akuma.4_ Is the Pirates of Dark Water

getting a European release? If s oi kis it any good?Jason Jarman, Brighton.STEVE:l. Sadly, EA havescrapped it. A real pity, as itwas looking stunning. 2. I'mwith you on that one. 3. Yep,the Turbo mode has been hid-den away in a special cheatfermi 4. Yes, Sunsoft will haveit out in time for an Octoberrelease. See our review forthe full story (hello, and wel-come to cliche corner...).

2. Is there any firm information,like screen shots?3. Is there any news on EternalChampions 2?Phil Davies, Shrewsbury,Shropshire

Yup, the Japanesedivision are busy on it now. 2.Not yet. 3. Nope, but onenhanced Mego-CD versionwith six new chore i s onthe cardeglibb.

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Dear StevePlease answer my questions 'cuzI love your meg.1. Is it true that Sega have stori-ed work on Streets of Rage 4?

Dear StevePlease could you answer myquestions.1. Are EA going to bring out aPremier League Soccer game forthe Megodrive?2. Are there going to be anyLikket gullies ail the Muyudtive?

3, Is the Super NES version of

FIFA better than the lb .Megadrive's?

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4, Which version do you prefer?Chris Moore, Chelmsford, Essex.

:STEVE:l. Nope. 2. Noise.Thank goodness. 3. Slightly,yes. 4. I hate to say it, but Iprefer the Super NES version.Mainly because it's more con-trollable.

Dear StevePlease put your brain to gooduse and answer my questions. 11111. What is the favourite game inthe office at the moment?2. Which shoot 'em up do you

Ithink should buy out of the fol.lowin : Subterrania, GunstorHeroes, Jungle Strike, ore UrbanStrike (when it's released)?3. Are there any plans for thefollowing: Sonic 4, MutantLeague PGA, Ecco 2, SonicSpinball 2, and Gunstair Heroes2?4 How highly r a t e

omork's Fl ?5. Are either ii W h i t e ' sWhirlwind Snooker or MicroMachines 2 worth getting?Steven Lawson, Port Seton,Scotland.

STEVE:1. Mortal Kombat 2. 2.Gunstor Heroes. 3. Yes, no(but what a great idea), yes,yes, and yesk,4 . V e r y h i g hl y .

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a b a r r a g eThis Index is the key to a wealth of information. Firstly, some rawdata: MEAN MACHINES SEGA reviewed 112 Megadrive titles and32 Mega-CD titles between issues 11 and 22. Out of thoseMegadrive carts, only 25 were import titles; as were 9 of the Mogo-CD titles. This belies the idea that there's a huge pile of foreignMegadrive games not being released. As is shown later, the qualityof import titles is consistently lower than official releases.Our next finding is that MEAN MACHINES SEGA devotes around6.6 pages of coverage a month to Mega-CD games reviews and awhopping 24 pages to Megadrive reviews. However, this is anaverage of the last year, and the peak issues of last autumn hidethe general slowdown in Megadrive releases.On quality, our findings may give some cause for alarm. Of the112 reviewed, 19 Megadrive games (17%) scored 90% or above Orearned Megogame status. 28 (25%) scored between 80 and 90,24% scored 70-80 as on overall rating. This means on impressive66% of games corn. either fairly or highly recommended. But, lookat this as a trend and you see a marked decline in games scoringover 80%, as a percentage of the games reviewed in the issue.Actually, quality peaked in issue 11, with 78% of games reviewedpassing the 80% threshold. This highwater mark declines in per-centage terms with the big Christmas issue, but the actual amountof games scoring highly stays pretty constant. In 1994, we see thetally recover slightly, then crash away to almost nothing. Qualityalert!It con be partly explained away by companies keeping their bestreleases for Christmas, but that's a bit rough on Megadrive ownersnow. It's also a happier story for the Mega-CD. Despite grumblesabout software quality, we find a higher percentage of good toexcellent gamer — 80% score over 70%. Over the long term thestory is even better, with 6 out of 8 CD games in the last threeissues scoring 75% or over.Mostly the Index is for your own personal convenience. Many of thegames listed here will soon be bearing reduced stickers or findingthemselves in budget ratings. The Index will help you locate themin back issues, for which there is a phone order number on theEditorial page. Happy hunting!

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Beauty and the Beast:Belle's QuestBeauty and the Beast:Roar of the BeastBlades of VengeanceBlaster Master 2BodycauntBoxing Legends of the RingBubba and StixBubsy The BobcatCaesar's PalaceChampionship PoolChaos EngineColumnsCombat CarsCosmic SpaceheadChuck Rock 2: Son of ChuckDashing DesperadoesDinosaurs for HireDraculaDragonDragon Ball ZDragon's RevengeDune II: Battle for ArrokisEternal ChampionsF-15 Strike Eagle IIF.117 Night StormFantastic DizzyFIFA International SoccerFormula 1 World ChampGauntlet 4General ChaosGoofy's Hysterical History TourGreatest HeavyweightsGrind StormerGunshipGunstor HeroesHardball '94HauntingHigh Seas HavocHookHyper DunkIncredible HulkJames Pond 3:Operation StarfishJungle BookLandstalkerLethal EnforcersLost VikingsLotus IIMagic BubblesMallet LegendMarco's Magic Football

McDonalds TreasureIsland AdventureMega TurricanMickey's Ultimate ChallengeMortal KombotMutant Leogue HockeyNBA JamNBA Showdown 94NHL Hockey '94Normy's Beach Babe-o-RamaOttifantsOutrunnersPele SoccerPete Sompros TennisPink Goes to HollywoodPGA European TourPiratesPopulous IIPrince of PersiaPuggsyPuyo PuyoRen and StimpyRBI Baseball '94Robocop 3Robocop Vs TerminatorRocket Knight AdventuresSensible SoccerShodowrunShinobi IIISkitchin'Slap Fight mbSnoke Rattle 'n' RollSocketSonic 3Sonic SpinballSpiderman X-MenStar Trek I NCStreets of Rage 3SubterraniaSuper Baseball 2020T2: Judgement DayTeenage Mutant NiniaTurtles: Tournament FightersTool:3m and EarlUltimate SoccerVirtue RacingWimbledonWinter OlympicsWiz 'n' LizWorld Cup USAWWF Royal RumbleVirtual PinballZombies

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