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RING THE MIMES! The more perceptive of you will doubtless appreciate that we've mucked about with the review info panels. All in the name of progress, 'latch. On the first panel, we've changed our game profile scores from five to ten, breaking the game down for levels of Challenge, Strategy, Reflexes, Originality and action. You'll noticed the Saturn panel does not have a memory panel, as all games come on 650MB CD ROMs_

The MEAN MACHINES TEAM has changed a lot since the days of Jaz and Matt Regan, so we thought we'd take the chance to reintroduce ourselves, Er, here we are then_

NAME:Steve M JOB:Editor DATE OF BIRTH:19/9/68 STAR SIGNtSpandex HEIGHT:5' 10" WEIGHT:Getting more INTERESTING FEATURES:Crap hair FIRST MACHI NE OWNED:CUL Torch. FAVOURITE GAMES:International Superstar Soccer, any Bomberman, MKII FAVOURITE TELLY PROGS:Doctor Who, The Day Today, Carrie, Euro Trash FAVOURITE FILMS:Aliens, Day/Down of The Dead, T2, Pulp Fiction FAVOURITE MUSIC:Any Paul Weller, Terry Hall, Let Loose LIKES:Chips. Coke, slobbing on a Sunday, forting, West Ham DISLIKES:British Rail, teeny pop idols, bueracracy MOUSTACHE PREFERENCES:Thin. Like Midge Ure's EMBARRASSING SCARS7•Yes, only an arse one every bugger knows about, though._ 11,211 LIT A FART?:Yep_ But only through jeans HAPPINESS TO ME IS: a weekend not spent organising a wedding

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mid Kevin pon DATE OF BIRTH:12,10/67 STAR SIGN:Libra HEIGHT:5' 1 r WEIGHT:11 stone I NTE RE S TI NG FE ATURES:Gladiators T-Shirt FIRST MACHINE OWNED:CE4 FAVOURITE GAMES:Thunderforce III, Daytona, Street Fighter FAVOURITE TELLY PROGS:Quantum Leap, Film '95, Little House On The Prairie FAVOURITE FILMS:Star Wars, Grease, Terminator, Alien FAVOURITE MUSIC:Janet Ilickin• Jackson, LIK•S:Hot chocolate Ithe drink, not the group), his Quantum Leap T-Shirt, Halle Berry DISLIKES:Football on the telly, strawberry jam, Marmite MOUSTACHE PREFERENCES:Short and tidy EMBARRASSING SCARS?:Only mentally EVER LIT A FART7:No, but is working on it HAPPINESS TO ME I S peace (groan) Wo rld

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HEIGHT:Of good taste WEIGHT:10.5 St INTERESTING FEATURES:Heads zips up the back. FIRST MACHINE OWNED:pedal police car FAVOURITE GAMES:Virtua Cop, Daytona USA FAVOURITE TELLY PROGS:Have I Got News For You, Roseanne FAVOURITE FILMS:Alien, Interview with the Vampire, Annie Hall FAVOURITE NIUSIC:Erasure, Sheryl Crow, New Order LIKES:Lie-ins, money, flattery,good red wine DISLIKES:getting up when it's dark, stupidity MOUSTACHE PREFERENCES:Mad walrus whisker ones EMBARRASSING SCARS?:I can afford good plastic surgery EVER LIT A F A RT 7 -scared I'd burn my butt. HAPPINESS No . t o oTO ME IS:The christmas hols.

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E:Claire Louise Cou JOB:Deputy Art Ed DATE OF MRTH:1319/68 STAR SIGN:Virgo HEIGHT:5' 9' WEIGHT:A national secret tie, gert heavyl INTERESTING FEATURES:Centre parting FIRST MACHINE OWNED:Spectrum 48K FAVOURITE GAMES:Puyo Puyo. Abc Atac, Daytona, Mario World FAVOURITE TELLY PIIOGS:Barrymore, Surprise Surprise. Hearts Of Gold FAVOURITE FILMS: Digby: The Biggest Dog In The World FAVOURITE MUSIC:Tricky, Portishead, Mo Wax, Beastie Boys LIKES:Chocolate, ponies. Montague The Chimp DISLUCES:The toys you get in Kinder Eggs these days MOUSTACHE PREFERENCES:Curly villain ones EMBARRASSING SCARS?:No thanks, not today EVER LIT A FART?.Excuse me? HAPPINESS TO ME IS A world made of chocolate

NAME:Paul Robert Bufton JOS:Staff Writer DATE OF RIKTII:9/7/71 STAR SIGICCancer HEIGHT:6' 0" WEIGHT:10 stone INTERESTING FEATURES:Big hair, big Jumpers, neat sneakers FIRST MACHINE OWNED:Acorn Electron FAVOURITE GAMES:Elite, Super Mario World. Daytona USA, Chrono Trigger

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PROGS:Northern Exposure, Noel's House Party, Star Trek FAVOURITE FILMS:Star Wars Trilogy, 2001 - A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction FAVOURITE NIUSIC:Stones, Dead, Floyd... Rock! LIKES:Cartoons, Sunday lunch, puppies DISLIKES:Tidying, getting up, tubes M O U S T A C H E P RE FE RENCES:More of a beard man myself EMBARRASSING SCARShNone EVER LIT A FARThaass Champion of 1989, if you please HAPPINESS TO ME IS:A summer's eve accompanied by a flagon of ale

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The move must count as a complete reversal in Sega's plans, as they had already publicised a launch for 'Saturn's Day'. Saturday the 2nd of September. Instead, Tom Kalinske, Sega of America's supremo, delivered a seminar on Saturn at E3, ringing its praises, then reportedly rounding it off with — now and from Sega fans were flood-i t ' excited s ing Internet site. .i Sega's n aftermath of the news, eyes In the A t y o to Sega's rivals Sony and turned tu r h s t e o r s e s a m e t i m e , r 5 E G A S ATLt r 4 t 4 e p o r t s

Nintendo for a reaction. Sony's immediate response was that their Playstation machine would be $100 cheaper when released on September 9th, but there was no reflex reaction to rush-release the machine to prevent Sega getting an advantage. For Nintendo, the news coincided with their own announcement that their Ultra 64 machine will not now appear in Japan until April 1996 at the earliest. The response from Sega in London was muted, but there is growing speculation that the projected early

September release date here may be brought forward by some weeks in a move to mirror America. Sega pointedly reminded us that they have never set an 'official date' for the Saturn in the UK, which may support that specula• bon_ But they also state that Saturn will not be released until it has the right software to support it. running in an optimised form for the PAL TV format used in the UK. This means that games need some significant changes if they are too run across the full-screen format, and not with screen borders. One benefit is the early release of Saturn titles developed in America, including Bug!, which should be out within the next few weeks. The price-point, which turns out to be about the lowest anyone expected, bodes well (or the UK, which should hope to get the Saturn for about E350. It also shows that Sega are finally biting the Saturn bullet outside Japan. MEAN MACHINES has lobbied for an official release, so that those who want to join the next generation now, can.

'GANG OF THREE' RUMOUR HITS SHOW A second major story of the E3 show, was an unconfirmed rumour that Sega has been exploring the potential for compatibility between the Saturn and the rival 300 machine. At the time of MEAN MACHINES going to press, the exact nature of this unlikely alliance. if true at all, was unconfirmed, as the top people from each company are in L.A. However, sources for the story came from the magazine world in Tokyo, and developers at a large and highly•respected software company. They were also fuelled by a report in the Wall Street Journal, which suggested Sega might take a stake in 300. The heads of Sega and 3130 would not comment on that speculative story. Philips enters the picture as another possible investor in 300, which has had money troubles, with the possible view to producing a compatible CD machine. Therefore the prospect of three-way cooperation arises. All three companies are thinking about the next step in technology .300 is already making a big fuss over it's planned upgrade, the M2 Accelerator, which slots into the machine. It's possible that, with agreement, a modified version of the M2 could fit all three machines. This means that future CDs would work with all three, but that present titles and non-upgraded machines would not.

FIGHTER REMIXED launch game: Wilts& Fighter. A fully textured version was a show speciality.

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One nice feature of the show was a special 'remix' version of Virtue Fighter. It's essentially the same game as the Saturn disc on sale, but with texturing added to the backgrounds and players and some other tweaks. It demonstrates the advances made since the original genie's development, only a year ago. There are no plans for general release.

Sega's Virtue Cop Saturn conversion blew everything else away at the show, with AM2's I SATURN arcade hit locked on target for a pre-Christmas release. Sega's AM2 development team have overseen the conversion of the Model 2 coin-op, and are confident that it will be arcade perfect. With screenshots like these, who are we to argue? The polygon cop game will run at an incredibly smooth 60 frames a second (PAL TVs are onty updated 50 times a second), while losing none of the textures and details of the original. The two-player ootion was also be included. Sega are planning a simultaneous release of a laser-aimed side-arm for the authentic experience, Light gun suckers — fingers on wallets! N E W G AME y BY SEG A

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The 32X began to hit back at E3, in no small way due to Virtua Fighter, which was running as an impressive demo. The conversion, by AM2 and due in time for Christmas is basically the one game capable of selling a machine that most Megadrive owners have treated with caution. Sega may well have a killer game on their hands. The backgrounds and polygon-constructed fighters are recognisably simpler than their arcade or Saturn counterparts, but the speed and smoothness of the animation is pretty incredible, considering the 'standard' set by titles like Motherbase. Truly a showstopper,

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FAT C AT S BACKLASH We are not so cynical to believe in a department at Saga called The Crap Platform Games Room. But if it did exist, they would have started work on the new Garfield game (probably after finishing Wild Woody). To be honest, we haven't seen a great deal on the game, but it seems to add nothing to a pile of others like Daffy Duck, Speedy Gonzales, Road Runner...Sentence deferred until a later review.

SIN BIN The Sega sports label looks • N E W G A M E d e s t i n e d to be swelled with amazing virtual renditions of all kinds of sports. One of the fi r s t isIceHockey,here shown in its amazing behind-the-player perspective. Although looking a bit blocky close-up, there's remarkable freedom over the viewpoint, and the action is incrediblv fast.

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firmed Cybersled f o r the Saturn, to appear before the end of the year. Originally an arcade game, it was a polygon-frilled update of Battlezone, the classic 30 tank-battle game. Players seek out enemies through a series of simple mazes, armed with various futuristic weapons. The two-player option formed a major part of the game's (limited! appeal. Although not massively exciting in itself, the news signals the first foray into Saturn territory for a company who have been converting all their coin-ops for the Playstation. Hopefully, news of Ridge Racer. Tekken and Cyber Commando (CyberSled's sequel) will follow .

Baseball is a sport rarely away from the top of release schedules, and Sega have a sim planned for the new A m e r i c a n market.Detailso f the format are limited, but as would be expected, it uses a 3D polygon depiction of the diamond, and goes overboard on the effects. One sequence zooms around the stadium in impressive fashion to celebrate hitting a NE W GAME

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Sega's game has confirmed competition in the form of Super Pro Baseball, a cutified interpretation of the sport originating from Japan and converted from the Sony Playstation.

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First pics of one of the first Saturn sports games (Victory Goal being a distant memory), Sega's as yet untitled American Football game. No messing, Sega have gone for the kind of pitch-level 3D perspective denied to all previous gridiron games. After years of moaning about the glut of Nlegadrive American Football games, we actually have some sense of anticipation about this one!

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Saturns should a n t i c i p a t e the arrival of Sega's Riglord Saga, The game is an adventure with elements of Shining Force, Phantasy Star and many of the adventure series that are hugely popular in Japan. The innovation, possible with the Saturn's power, is a changing isometric perspective and some wonderful battle and magic animation. Players manipulate their party on a 3D grid, then sit and watch their confrontations be animated. Riglord is hall-finished, is creating quite a stir in Japan, but translational problems may delay its release here after the official Saturn launch.

"Very playable and addictive - an ace conversion of a classic sport to the Meg ad rive." Mean Machines

Bouncers, yorkers, googlies - everything except ball-tampering is right here, accurately reproduced in real-time 3D panoramic perspective!

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Big movie license time. with a Saturn version of the new thriller Congo on the way. A mixture of Jurassic Par* and Predator, the original story is by Michael Crichton, and involves a girlie scientist seeking out a deadly mutant form of life in deepest, darkest Africa. The movie, produced by the team of Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy lArachnophobia and countless others), is due out this summer, and the game will borrow heavily from its suspenseful jungle atmosphere.

To tie-in with the release of the Streetfighter movie, Capcom. who financed the film to a cool $25m, have released Streetlighter II Movie Edition arcade game. Featuring the same characters and moves as the standard SF II cabinet, the game has undergone a complete graphic transformation, with all the sprites turned to digitised versions of their screen counterparts. The backgrounds have also changed to reflect the sets of the movie. Capcom are also producing a further Streetfighter game. Not the long•awaited Streetfighter 3. but Streetlighler Zero. A novel approach has been taken by setting the game in pre-Streetfighter 2 times. The characters you control are those of the first Streetfighter game that Capcom released to minor acclaim back in 1987. The graphics are well up to today's standards, thankfully, but the whole experience is billed as an 80's nostalgia trip. 6 NE W GAME BY C A P C O M , ARCADE

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Ocean, license-snappers par excellence, have snapped rights for console versions of Tank Girl, the movie. The movie is based on the artwork of Jamie Hewlett and the scripts of Alan Martin, who created the ultimate female for Deadline comic back in the late 80s. From her humble docmartened beginnings, Tank Girl's brand of post-apocalyptic ass-kicking has gone from strength to strength, being licensed to cult comic firm Dart Horse and from thence to a big budget movie starring Lon Petty. Ocean's game plan is to maintain all the unnecessary violence and Tank Girl's distinctive image (sort of Mad Max meets Carnaby St.) and of course her mate, a talking kangaroo. But they won't be 'doing it' in game or film, unlike the strips....

DOOM BUGGIES One of Sega America's Saturn games to come to • NEW GAME light is Ghen War, an • BY S E G A intriguing 3D blast set on • SATURN alien worlds. With the player controlling a hitech buggy of destruction, the game features fast, detailed polygon action covering vast areas of planetary terrain. Billed as a 32bit Doom beater with some incredible sprite effects, we want to get our hands on this one.

DIGIEVID Sega have launched a • H A R D W A R E d i g i t a l video plug-in for the Saturn in Japan, The adaptor allows you to v i e w VideoCDs,thatcan hold videos and film of up to 70 minutes Inegth per CD. The device is similar to those for the CD-land 3D0. In fact, the Saturn unit is rumoured to be compatible with existing CD-Vs. Also on the cards is a viewer for Kodak CDs, allowing you to manipulate your family snaps with neat digital effects. Both units should be released here before Christmas.

E3 SHOW REPORT For the first in-depth look at all the new games from the E3 show, including those shown here and many more not: Fife Saturn. Zyrinx's X-men and Virtue Fighter Remix, look out for the July issue of Sega Magazine, which has an exclusive Show Report. On sale from July 13th. Many Thanks to Sega Magazine and Richard Leadbetter for pictures of Virtue Fighter 32X, Kolibri, Batman CD, and Garfield.

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METROPOLISE Maxis plan to convert some of their smash-hit 'Sim' games to the Saturn. First up is a version of Sim City 2000, the American coders' citybuilding simulation. The game is an ongoing challenge to plan an infinite potential of different cityscapes, dealing with all the problems that arise from pollution, taxation and the drama of natural disasters. Maxis plan to follow this with a version of Sim Tower, their very latest game. Here the principals of management and problem-solving are the same, but the environment in quite different — a skyscraper_ Though not quite as well received as Sim City 2000, Sim Tower attracts many with its curious mix: from letting expensive apartments, to fixing lifts and coffee machines. Look out for both early next y e a r .

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The X-Files has to be the biggest cult TV show in years. and i ts spawning all sorts of merchandise. Mange Publishing are launching an official monthly comic with XFiles stones. compos and exclusive information on the next series. They've offered us ten copies of the Collector's Edition first issue, which we know is a complete sell-out. To win one of these precious copies, answer this question and send to: DO YOU WANT PUBLICITY OR SHALL WE CALL YOU MR X? COMPO. MEAN MACHI NES SEGA, 30-32 FARRINGDON LANE, LONDON, EC1R 3AU. And the question is: Wha t i s t he na m e e l t he X-Fi l es r e s our c e f ul femal e POI a ge nt ?

YOU DON'T S AY. . Steve's away, but there's always someone left to dish the dirt.. have been making encouraging liaises about their Virtue Fighter conversion on 32X, of the "it'll blow you away to drum up a little enthusiasm t y .pupgr e . ade which has provoked N o strong reactions from buyers • i n g 'arcade-perfect' experit ences and not experiencing them. tHowever, h the conversion is meant to a t be stunningly good and holding its town against the Saturn h brother hasn't got the beat em up Big held e completely under control, as an apparent Van Battl e debacle seems g u be brewing Looking pretty i; to unpromising on development, this y digitised Streettighter clone seems s Jap release, but may be left parties to scrap over be called conhdenc i c e to describe it as •Kasumi fil ni a on the Saturn'. another one bites thi s time its called Wild Woody that gmieloped Appearing on a dules, the idea of a featuring a pencil didairing. It's sinking present Brighter where ribed as

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ID R O B O T MAMAS Get a load of this: 'Aire is now in the holy shrine of Green 5. The five bishops from the Holy Greens assemble at Green 5 to torment and test whether Aira is a true selected clan of the Silver Maiden'. If you want to get the answer to this nailbiter, you'll have to buy Green legend, one of a new mange range from Pioneer. They are also releasing Kishin Heiden volt 1 and 2 — hardcore manga with large robots with big shoulder pads. 'In', as they say, 'your video store now'.

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If there's one way to upgrade a game it's to add new characters to it — something Capcom's SF team could do well to remember! For MKIII, Midway offer fourteen playable characters, and a host of hidden opponents, each of whom comes equipped with all-new special moves and Fatalities. And more CYRAX:Proving Sektor is also available in greenl Bombthrowing is Cyrax's speciar de la bout, and if this fails can sell-detonate, spreadi shrapnel everywhere, bet° reforming. JAX:Remember that Fatality where Jax removed the loser's arms? Well, the tables were obviously turned as Jax has returned with two metal arms! Still, they make his older moves more powerful than before. KABEL:Kahn's new champion replaces him as a character. Dressed up in sink parts, Kabel has a whirlwind move which makes his opponent lose their bearings. and this is usually followed by a powerful fireball.

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KANO.The scenario tells of how Kano fled through the portal to Earth, having shed his chains in Kahn's palace. Equipped with laserpowered eyes and a knife, Kano also has a neat line in rolling attacks, and a Fatality which makes his MKI spineremoval looks like a back tickle. KUNG LAO:The man with the hat is beck! Kung Lao's moves have remained pretty much the same as in the second game, but the larger sprites mean his hat toss is far more impressive. LIU KANG.A new actor has stepped into Kang's pants, but, like Kung Lao, the moves are virtualidentical to those of MKII. W I * gravity-defying bicycle kick is back, but Kang's spinning kick Fatality is now available mid-bout. NIGHTWOLF.MKIll's equivalent to T similar to the workings of Johnny Cage. Shadow H a w k shoulder barges and an uppercut form the main,stays of his attacks, but a a n inous shield also proves d ndy. r a t h e r

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FINISH H I M ! The infamous Fatalities are back with a vengeance in MKIII, but the second game's Babalities and Friendships have been replaced by two new ideas GET THESE! FATALITIES:It has to be noted that the overall gore content of MKIII is less than that of the second game. However, each of the fourteen characters has been given two Fatalities, and these include a skeletonremoval trick from Kano and a techno-crush from Cyrax.

NIEGADRIVE VERSION Due to the astronomical cost of producing MEG-heavy Megadrive carts. GT Interactive have passed on releasing a 16bit cart, although there may be a possibility that the game game appears through a secondary licensor. Sculptered Software, the guys behind the Super NES version of MKII are handling the coding duties, and from what we've seen the game looks very nice. The sprites are larger than those of MKII, and all of the backdrops seems to have survived intact. provisionally slated for an October release, let's hope it's snapped up reet soon...

ANIMALITIESOmitted from the second game due to memory limitations. Animalilies have finally seen the light of day. Pulling them off is extremely tricky, but the resultant morph sees the victor changing into an animal before pouncing on their stunned opponent MERCIES:One for the cockier MKIII player. When the 'Finish Him' message appears. pull off a Mercy, and the defeated opponent is given a little extra energy — so you can humiliate them all over again!

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JACKY BRYANT One of t he best all-round fi ghters f rom the first game is a tad lacking in the sequel. Jacky's armed wit h various c ombinat ion mov es and suchlike, but playing him is a chore.

AKI RA YUKI Supposed to be the best character in Virtue Fighter 1, but t urned out to be a bit of a turkey. In VF2, has been substantially upgraded and is now the best of the heqt

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KAG E M A R U Anot her super.upgraded fighter. Kage couples flashy mov es wit h unstoppable c ombinations, mak ing him just as unstoppable as Akira. A deadly c ombatant.

L AU CHAN The undis put ed c hampion of Virtue Fight er 1 returns wit h even more annoying combinations designed to get you out of the ring in minimum time.

J EF F R Y MCWIL D He's a bit faster than old Wolf and again, he concentrates on t hrows as his speciality moves. It takes him ages to recover f rom perf orming special moves — one false mov e and he's history.

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PAI C H A N Defence is the mos t power. ful f orm of attack — especially in Pai's case. Her counterattacks are brilliant and she's one of the fastest characters in the game.

SARAH BRYANT Take one of the mos t powerf ul fi ghters of Virtue Fighter 1 and give her extra speed and deadlier moves. The result? An incredibly aggressive combatant who's awes ome in t he right hands

This new character is a French aristocrat who' s mastered prAying mantis kung Favourite habits include tripping you over and smashing the living daylights out of you whils t you're there.

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SATURN VERSION FIRST PICTURE! Just for y our delectation we are proud to present the first screenshot of the forthc oming Saturn version I Alt hough at an extremely early stage, Probe are confi dent that the 32bit versions will be virtually arcade-perfect. None of the Megadriv e restrictions regarding backdrops apply, ensuring a large graphics palette and full animation details, and the character sprites will be roughly 80% as tall as their arcade counterparts. Probe are leading wit h the Sony PlayStation version and porting the graphics and code to the Saturn as and when new additions are made. Primal Rage on the Saturn is heading for a Sept ember release to tie in wit h the machine's official launch.

URTH-A KITT Primal offer seven combatants, each of whom comes equipped wit h a cluster of special mov es and Fatalities. Not to ment ion a couple of extras hidden wit hin the fi ghting code... C H A O S :A monkey mangler. Chaos has the wors t bodily habits this size of Mickey Methane la man who spe cialises in light ing his farts and s hoot ing peas f rom his bum-hole). The expert's choice because of his speed and power, k eep an eye out for his 'Fart of Fury' and 'Power Puke' i n N I es

S A U R O N : A good all-rounder and the best c harac t er for c ombo usage. His relatively small size makes him perfect for leaping attacks, and his 'Primal Scream' it, more painful than the group of Ow same name.

B L I ZZA RD: Ha i l i n g f rom the arctic wastes, Blizzard is the second simian entry and is Primal's equivalent to good old Sub-Zero. He has the ability to freeze foes wit h his chilly breath and pull huge ice geysers f rom nowhere whic h spike i t . or A L O N : T h e fastest of all the characters, but sadly he lacks any h projectile moves. His name comes e f rom the sharp claws he wields e whic h offer the player a shredding sfatality whic h reduces their opponent rto mince. i n g E RTI G O : A cross between a pCobra and the long-necked iDiplodicus makes f or a devastating c ombinat ion. Her long neck eallows for distant attacks, and the c snake genes means she spits v enom ewith ease. Perfect for the novice oPager._ f a nA R M A D O N : A cross-breed ybetween a Triceratops and countless other spiky dinos, and is sigu nificantly weaker than the likes of n Sauron and Vertigo, but his spiked fback makes his special mov es the most odevastating in the game — particurlarly the incredible 'Iron Maiden' t jump attack. u DI A B L O : We e d y n at close-range a fi ghting, Diablo's t Inferno setting e ensures he packs sev eral fi re-related special moves. Fireballs and torches are the mos t visually impressive, but his incinerating Fatality makes t hem look like a lit fart.

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HIDDEN DETAILS The Primal coin-op is stacked with neat little touches, and Probe are aiming to recreate as many as possible for the Megadrive conversion. As with their MKII conversion, every Fatality and special move has been incorporated, and whilst there are less natives than in the coin-op (due to the way the large dino sprites slow down when too many are on screen), it is still possible to flick them in the air and eat them for extra energy. Die-hard fans of the coinop may also be familiar with a bowling cheat which lurks within Armackin's level. We're not telling you how to do it (yeti). but there's a special move which wraps Armadon's spiky frame into a ball, sets up a load of skittles and allows the player to use him as an oversized bowling ball!

SETTING THE SCENE With each character presiding over a different part of the new 'Urth', as such seven backdrops play host to t he monster mos hing f o r example, Diablo's fi ery breath is perfectly suited to his volcanic domain, whils t Blizzard swings completely opposite and hails f rom a s nowy wasteland. Each of these lands features a number of primitives who wors hip the home team, and one of Probe's greatest night mares was compressing the backdrops down int o the 24MEG Megadriv e cart- Each of the coinop's backdrop is fully animated wit h trees mov ing, skies and seas rolling, and the said natives running around, and recreating this on the Megadriv e involved several technical 'cheats.' Sauron's Cove level proves the hardest as it features a scrolling sky whic h dips into the horizon. If this was to be ported to the Megadriv e, the mov ing sky would s low the mov ement of the central sprites. As such, Probe's artists redrew the sky f rom scratch adding a defi nite horizon whic h doesn't get in the way of t hi ,sprite animations. Better still, it's barely noticeable...

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LIFE 0 J O E To give you some background on the impact of Sega's nevi character, we give a brief recount of Joe Musashi's previous outings.

SHINO BI ( M A S TER S Y S TE M) Spook effects, as Joe rummages through the dirty mind of a ',addle.

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S H A D O W D A N C ER ( ME G A D R IV E ) A follow-up on cart, and also in the arcades. Joe now has a wolf companion, but despite some trickery, the game fails to match the heights of the predecessor.

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GRAN CHASER Suggests:Racing game where OAP contenders select f rom various electric kerb. crawler shoppers and t hree-wheeled pedestrian terrorisers. Alternative title: Coffi n Dodg 'ems. Actuante:Futuristic poly gon racer for the Saturn.

PRO LEZ A C TIO N Suggests:Wrestling game pitting Family Fortunes and Price is Right hosts in battle, or Beth Jordache vs, the Band of Gold tag-team, Actualite:Erm, it does exactly what is says on the tin.

SU PER T R A M P CHASER Sugges t s burger chain you go in search of 'cheap meat on A s the streets', armed only wit h a sharpened brolly. The Big Issue. p r o vSponsor: i Actualite:We haven't a clue, sorry. s i o n s b PRueET T Y S O L D I E R y rSA I L O R M O O N Suggests.Mianburs of armed forces in f arse-exposed, possibly court mart ial-woro thy r incident. Alternative title:Pretty Policeman Super Truncheon. a Actualite:Crappy SNES'Saturn beat 'em l up. a r g Alternative title:Crispy duvet — sniiiiiipl e Enough examples, already.

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packed edi ti on of ti ps, cheats, hi nts, and P l ayer's Guides to sati sfy even th e m ost ravenous gam ing appeti te. Take a peak at th e outrageous Daytona cheats d i rect from Japan; G drool over th e sel ecti on of l evel codes and cheats fro m tho most r up-to-date gam es on th e m arket; and ful fi l l y RPG fest Soleil hunger wi th th e fi nal p ar t of Gus' e pixel p er fect P l ayer's Guide. e To have your effo rts included i n th e ti ps hal l o f t e, send th em i nto GET 'E M WHI LS T THEY'RE fam i HOT AND SPICY TIPS, M E AN M ACHI NE S SEGA, PRIORY COURT, 3 0 - 3 2 FARRI NGDON LANE. n LONDON, E C1R 3AU. g s n o b l e t i p 125CC s AMAT EUR t 1. JCAAAAAAAI A 2 aVwwhEKAgoA e 3. htgR1GNAIJI3 r 3. 4GRIEJVAwpB -3 CSpi [LZAMKC s t. AOTGOdA0qC 7. ISSznOrnAULD a B. uPyldTtA8rD n 9. 8[kFLXyAkME 10. w16FsZzAjtE d 11. WazmNc9AoNF w 12. Eqt3ueDBMuF e 250CC l EXPERT c l• EDAAAAAAAI G o 2. VVVwwhEKAgoG m 3. WuVBOHOAIJH 4. X#4xEKYAopH e 5. hdEljGNdACIKI 6 g 1 x2NPgA0gi t 7. CiLaOlSmAcLJ o 8, Yd6OpUsAAsJ 9. KuiFrWuAoMK a 10. OGLmsZ1A0tK 11. ?WrmNc5AONI r 12. JurnPgABLIuL i p 500CC r SU PER B ! KE o PR O a lot of people liked aNot 1. AGDAAAAAAAI M Motocross, but in the recent 2. sWwwBEJAooM rtimes of the great 32X software 3. 8mQxCGPACLIN i drought some souls sought 4. f7wBEkYA4pN ni ece in this pixel-spraying fest. 5. KLpifPeAKY0 nGary Weir from Lame. Co. Antrim 6. Zni l z GSI A4q0 hes played the game to death gand can reveal all for those need7. n3BkoVtA9LP 8. AEILJPZ1AEsP ing codes to get past the trickier l 9, Cay0Ke9AKM0 tracks. y 10. jd91L9GEBtC1

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Prepare to enter the strange world of Daytona USA— Bizarre as it sounds those ker-azy guys in AM2 have decided not to opt for the souped mega turboed evonder car, but instead to allow the victorious player the chance to race all of the courses as Una — one of the poly gon horses f rom the Pegasus Pasture. Daytona disciples Stuart Day, Michael Naisibit, and Gareth Davis have uncovered this bizarre event and now can reveal how to access it just for you. Firstly you must c ome first on all of the courses on Normal Skill and Normal Enemy Level using any of the cars. No w you mus t c ome first on Advanced in the black Automatic car (Acceleration and Grip B), If you have been successful, you an additional selection will appear saying Daytona Una in Manual and Automatic. Hurrah!

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When the going gets weird, the Weird turn pro — and this is certainly the case once more wit h those guys in AM2. Not satisfied wit h prov iding the most appalling singing k nown to gaming kind, they've only gone and included a karaoke version of the in-game music. Yep, that's right, David Leather f rom Leigh in Lancashire has writ t en in with the increduble truth, and here's how you activate it... While picking the course and transmission on the Arcade tracks hold UP and when the game starts press the C button. Get singing! : 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 4 ,

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Top 32X Jedi battler Tim Foster from Abingdon, Oxford has been scouring the depths of the galaxy and has come up with a cheat to stop the timer on this super tough blaster. To stop that pesky timer simply start the game, and PAUSE the onslaught. Now on pad one press._ DOWN. B, UP RIGHT, and LEFT. In did spirit of the Rebel Alliance a 'Yahoo!' will inform you of the successful completion of your mission. May the Force be with you!

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VHF Hurrah! Long gone are the days of tapping in lists of codes, as instead those guys at Shiny have included a whole new password system for every level. And luckily they've sent me the complete solution just for you. ASTEROIDS ONE — ORANGE ATOM GUN COW COW HECK — ATOM FAUCET GUN COW ORANGE BIG BRUTY — ATOM ORANGE ATOM COW FAUCET ASTEROIDS TWO — FAUCET TV ATOM COW HYDRANT DOWN THE TUBES — HYDRANT ATOM GUN HYDRANT JIM ASTEROIDS THREE — ATOM ATOM COW ATOM COW BUNGEE — ORANGE HYDRANT FAUCET GUN COW ASTEROIDS FOUR — COW JIM TV TV ORANGE LAB — COW COW FAUCET COW FAUCET ASTEROIDS FIVE H Y D R A N T HYDRANT ORANGE ATOM ORANGE PETER PUPPY — FAUCET HYDRANT ATOM ORANGE ATOM ASTEROIDS SIX — COW JIM COW HYDRANT FAUCET INTESTINES — GUN ORANGE HYDRANT COW TV ASTEROIDS SEVEN — GUN ORANGE FAUCET GUN TV BUTTVILLE — ORANGE COW ATOM ATOM COW

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Oz is the founder of many a worthy cause, but banning the rest of the team from nuking the Lemmings is taking it a bit far. The next cheat, therefore, has the Oz seal of approval as it guarantees the unnecessary slaughter of the small furry things. Cheers a bunch Kate Vanbeek from Londont CLASSIC — IPNNAPJHMLOFPEHHLLBOCP BEACH — PDBGEILJFMOGJLFFLONEIKIL CAVE OHLPOHPHPNPPAAEAEADACA CIRCUS — MUNNCGLLGNLCODHKLNNPC EGYPTIAN — HBNPPBPJHNPOJPNPPHPPAA HIGHLAND — NGHDLKNNCPLHOLPNADI DMB MEDIAEVAL — PFKANAKIHEEKCNJKEPKINE OUTDOOR — DICCFBMIHEECCFJEELCGFD POLAR — EPDPLPOPPPAAACACIAIAGA SHADOW — FNIJNEHCDNKAFBC.INEIKFF SPACE — KEDMCGBHI NMHGEHCFJI MGG SPORTS — LOPGHPMBOBHBPIJMFODHJP

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Story of Thor really had those review jaws dropping a couple of months ago so expect a Player's Guide in the not too distant future. But in the meantime, young Vince Lambert from Spalding comes forth with some novelties to keep you going. To access the best characters go to the Title Screen (the one with 'Press Start'', hold B, and press Start for the best five players. Alternatively go to the Diary Screen, pick an empty page, and press B and START to amuse yourself with a Sound Test.

LEVEL 4 7841 SMO7 — OK NITRO BIKE, PERFORMANCE UPGRADE, AND $8790 EXCLUDING TRADE-IN D340 SSOD — DIABLO 1000 NITRO, ALL UPGRADES, AND $5340 EXCLUDING TRADE-IN.

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LOSER OF THE 7 1 1 /For all of you crazy heads who read our stupendously good sister publication, Sega Magazine, you I may remember the 'exclusive' cheat they pub-lished in April's edition to control one of the cars 1 from Daytona USA in Virtue Racing Deluxe. For the 1benefit of our un-Sega Mag believers the cheat 1claimed you could start a one-player game with the stock car and spell Out the letters D, A, Y, T, 0, N, -and A on a piece of tarmac to the left of the bridge. :Once you'd completed this successfully, the famil-

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iar 'Gentlemen start your engines!' sounds and you can play the first track- Guile clearly this was a pretty elaborate April Fool, and anybody who fell for it would have to be extremely sad. But to take the biscuit Kabir Hussain from Aston, Birmingham sent in the cheat to my tips desk! Not only is it uncool to rip off cheats from other mags, but to insist he'd seen it and to check you can ring AM2 is

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, s a g a of Sol ei l at a cr uci al poi nt . O ur 1 1 1 1 1 1 aher s t o i s • onl yw e a bout t o a s c e nd t o ! Don' t t hi nk you'l l be c l i m a x i ng t oo soon, t hough. as i t 's ba c k dow n t o e a r t h qui t e soon. Li e back, gr a b a j oysi ad and t hi nk of E ngl a nd tor any s pe c i fi c pa r t of t he UK y ou m i ght l i ve i n).

SAINT HEAVEN 1. Th e fi r s t chamber o f S a in t Heaven i s o f n o c o n se q u e n ce . F o l l o w t h e ma p o ve r t h e p a g e t o r e a c h the n e x t a re a o f S a i n t Heaven. I n t h e f o l l o w i n g

s e r i e s o f ro o ms , y o u mu s t make l e a p s o f f a i t h o n t o i n v i s i b l e p la t f o rms . Th e fi n a l ro a m . di so o r t h a t o n l y o n e o f y o u r as n eima a lsl cea n b re a c h . T r a c e the o u t lin e s o f t h e p re v id ous i n b y v i s i b l e p l a t f o rms t o a id y o u r c h o ic e . a 2 T h e h o l y s h ri n e c o n s i s t s of a c e n t ra l i s l a n d wit h an oft

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A LINK TO THE PAST 3. S o me mo p p in g u p . Re tu rn t o S o l e i l t o wn (c ro s s t h e l a k e b e t we e n Ca me llia a n d R a f fl e s i a f o r speed). O c t o t h e k i n g a n d p re se n t t h e me d a ls f o r t h e g l o r y s wo rd . T h e c o w

octagonal p a t h r i n g i n g i t . Jump o n t h e f o u r c o r n e r t i l e s t o u n le a sh t h e d ra g on. H i s v u ln e ra b le a re a i s the head. B e s t t a c t i c s a r e t o l u r e t h e Dra g o n t o b o t tom o f t h e s c re e n , t h e n fi r e swo rd s i n t o i t f r o m

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t e l l s y o u Ab o u t a f u n n y fl o we r i n t h e c h u rc h g a r den. S t o mp o n t h e o n e r o t a t i n g i n t h e o p p o s it e d i r e c t i o n t o open a s t a i r way i n t h e t o w n mo a t f o r a g l o w i n g a p p le . N e x t go t o Da h lia . Us in g t h e b u t t e r fl y yo u c a n re a c h t h e b o a rd e d h o l e a n d

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FOUND:Octo pus Lair USE:Makes your sword Icy. Use against any hot foe. Several bosses respond to Pen guy. NOTES:His family are hiding out in Freesia.

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to . much t e yo u r su rp rise , ,e smeat h e r a g a in . A f t e r t a l k rin g r e t u r n t o t h e n e w house, c a rry i n g t h e dog a s o l e d t h a o o u f s y e o t u o r W f i l l s p o t t h e se co n d a mo i th e r i s a n i m p o s t e r , who n re ve a ls h e rs e l f t o b e n ai d o p p le g a n g in g r a c o o n d who m j o i n s yo u r team t o ,become o n e o f i t s mo s t a ul s e f u l me mb e rs . s 5. Go t o I r i s and t a l k s e v . e ra l t i m e s t o e a ch o f t h e tHo wn sf o lk. Y o u ' l l h e a r t h e set o ry o f Do ro t h y , t h e r e d

town, b u t s t i l l u n a t t a i n a b le . G o E a s t t o t h e a n ima l v i l l a g e (wh e re t h e beavers l i v e ) . I n t h e i r p la ce i s a n a rma d i l l o . Use the p l a n k t o s t a n d b e s id e him a n d t a l k . He j o i n s yo u r g ro u p , a l l o w i n g h i m s e l f t o b e u se d a s a p la n k . Wit h h i m a s a s t e p p i n g sto n e y o u c a n r e a c h t h e ma g ic s h o e s , a n d a u t o ma t ica lly re t u rn t o t h e p re s e n t .

shoes a n d t h e c y c l o n e (la ws u it s a t t h e re a d y,

7. G o t o t h e t o w n s f o l k a n d t h e y w i l l s a y s o me t h in g about C a m e l l i a D e s e r t . Head t o t h e d e s e rt e d s e t t le me n t i n t h e d e s e rt , a n d you w i l l n o w fi n d a cce ss t o t h e t e mp le a re a . T a l k t o t h e p e o p le i n t h e a s s e mb l y ro o m a n d t h e y i n s t r u c t you a b o u t t h e A wa k e n in g p o wd e r. A s c e n d t h e t o w e r u n t i l y o u co me t o yo u n g ca p t ive . Th e y w i l l t e l l yo u

MGM?). W i t h t h i s n e w knowledge g o t o t h e l a r g e h o le a t t h e No rt h and, f o l lo win g t h e p l a n t ' s i n s t r u c t io n s , p e e r o v e r t h e edge. S a id c y c l o n e co me s t o wh isk yo u b a ck a f e w y e a rs .

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BAT FOUND:Shop

F6G FOUND:Shop

USE:When selected, shields you for a short time. NOTES:Not necessary to have. Save your money.

USE:When selected, has a smart bomb effect, NOTES;Not necessary. Save your money.

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e a r l i e r i s now o n e o f t h e l a s t s u r v i v i n g Dodos. H i s r e m a r k a b l e p o w e r c o me s i n u s e f u l i f y o u g o b a ck i n t o t h e w a l l e d ch a mb e r wit h t h e t wo st ra n g e o b je c t s o u t o f re a c h . B y g ra b b in g t h e p u p p e t a cro ss, y o u g o t o b a t t l e w i t h t h e Puppet Ma st e r, D i l i s t t h e h e lp o f t h e l i o n . Your fi e r y swo rd w i l l d e s t o ry t h e p u p p e t, i f y o u can a im i t a t t h e c ro t c h ! Then t h e P u p p e t M a s t e r i s v u ln e ra b le a s h e s e t s about r e t r i e v i n g t h e p ie ce s. C a t c h h i m w i t h a ch a rg e d fi r e s wo rd t o d o e x t r a damage. O n c e fi n ished, y o u a r e o u t s i d e o f Burn D a i s y a g a in .

p u n t e r d o wn t h e r o p e t o r e t r i e v e t h e A wa ke n in g P o wd e r. N o w t h e c h a m b e r to t h e l e f t i s o p a l. . .

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BUTTERFLY FOUND:Towe r of Babel USE:Allows you to direct the flying sword using the foypad. NOTES:Butter fly is the 'useless' caterpillar transformed.

f o r B u rn Da is y , a n d re t ra c e y o u r s t e p s t o t h e b i r d sh a p e d p l a t f o r m a d mid st t h e l a v a . T h e f ra z z le d o f f e r i n g yo u sa w

gaps i n t h e w a l l , r e v e a l e d by a . l i g h t e r sh a d e o n e a ch sid e (g h o s t s a l s o p a ss t h ro u g h ). Y o u w i l l n e e d t o use t h e a r m a d i l l o a s a p l a t f o rm t o c r o s s t h e la rg e r g a p s. A t t h e t o p o f

S. F a c e t h e Ch a me le o n . The w i c k e d b o s s h a s a s e rie s o f a t t a c k p a t t e rn s , f o llo we d b y a r u s h b y h i s min io n s . U s e t h e ra c c o o n decoy t o f o o l t h e min io n s , although i t w i l l n o t c o n fu se h i m. A f t e r d e f e a t i n g t h e Ch a me le o n , t h e Mo e b ird j o i n s yo u r p a rt y , w i t h the a b i l i t y t o s t re n g t h e n the p o we rs o f a l l o t h e r a n ima ls . •_•

9, A s yo u t r y t o le a v e t h e Palace, y o u w i l l b e i n t e r ce p te d a n d c a p t u re d . T h e g i r l yo u sh a re a c e l l w i t h d ie s, a n d t h e o n l y e x i t i s lo ca te d a t t h e t o p o f t h e room, r e v e a l e d b y a p a t c h of l i g h t b e f o re i t . L e a ve the p a la c e a n d t a l k t o t h e young man w i t h t h e g l i s t e n in g s m i l e . No w y o u a r e

FOUND' Village. dog house. USEINmpis positioned to gra bfoe s a nd hold them. Useless against bosses. AWITS:hfas other uses - in town a nd Saint Heaven.

RAC O N FOUND:Hous e, Soleil Town USE:Acts as a decoy, attracting enemies. NOTES:Incred iby useful in many situations. Experiment.

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pr):7) FOUND:Bum Daisy USE:items or &addles stick to the sword with Dodo. NOTES:Use to grab out of reach apples. Required on some bosses.

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P L AY E R S G U I D E ) again. 12. Visit the hut on the right and talk to all of the monkey's pals. That will revive him, he expresses his gratitude and you return to the present. Leave the town. On your right

is the persistent apple on the pedestal that has evaded your attempts so far. Stand at the fence to its right. Use the butter combine butterfly and Dodo to retrieve the apple. fl y t 13. Enter Dahlia valley from the o bottom. Use the fenced off h waterfall, as you did to retrieve the i cash bag. You can enter the mountain at the bottom. The t next section is a straightfort h e r e d s w i ward maze, though you will need t to use the combined powers of the cheetah and Moa c bird to jump along the mud h flows. Finally you reach a , chamber with the mother mont ster — a huge heart susceptible h to the combined forces of only e and ice in your sword. fire n 14. Your next stop is Soleil Town, The townsfolk are in the church, but the monsters have escaped from the dungeon. Go upstairs to the King's room, then follow them to the church, Talk to them, leave the church, then follow the King's men back inside. Return to the castle and speak to the King. Finally, leave the castle and examine the sigh at the fountain site. It proclaims a statue to be built in your honour — but you now think differently because of the monsters' feelings. You return to the present.

Map to paragraph 1, overleaf.

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15. Go to the point on the left of the lake. You are in a new dungeon. Move the green block to gouge a channel to the edge of the black area. Jump on the switch to release the water and flood the black area. You will need the services of the dinosaur to cross this area. The next dungeon will test most of the animal skills you have acquired in your journey, namely:

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The party of monsters who you then meet inform you of the Energy Spirit, who is holed up ahead, beyond five chambers of the senses. These are entered through a series of portals. 5 4 IVIM S E G A

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PO RT AL 1 I n this room, prime a set of tiles by running across them. Use the racoon decoy to position the boss, Then by running over another tile, you set off a spike trap. The tiles reset and must be primed again for another attack.

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EPI L O G U E You return to Soleil Town. A new harmony replaces the old aggressions — a goddess of Peace replaces the statue of a warrior. One task remains before you can leave the town and end the game. You must find Johnny, your missing dog. You'll find him in the King's chamber, chatting to the puppy. When you leave the town, all your animal band join you for a walk. It's a subdued, but satisfying end to a rather great game.

to temporarily shift the tiles, allowing to keep track of the eye's movements. When above the tiles it is vulnerable.

PO R T A L 5) The musical note strikes the floor, creating a motion to sweep you into the surrounding spikes. Use the combination of

lion and Moa bird to power your sword, and quickly change to dinosaur every time the floor begins to change.

F INAL PORT AL The energy spirit is pretty easy to defeat. It releases energy spheres that both attack you and remove the floor tiles. First choose the dodo, as that draws the spirit's vulnerable eye to the surface. Switch to the fire sword to do damage. Return to the dodo each time the eye disappears. With the spirit defeated, the portal to the monsters' own world is opened, and they are sucked through.

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FORTUNETEIIIII APPEARANCE Do the following commands at least six times — INVESTIGATE; NEARBY PEOPLE LOOK; FORTUNE TELLER INVESTIGATE; FORTUNE TELLER And you ...vitt get your tottune told

SECUMIFORTUNE TRIER APPEARANCE While looking for Kat ret k in the Alt on Plaza, do the f ollowing c ommands eight times B u t y o u mus t have already met the f ort une Teller in the first Act.

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Complete two mission objectives and pick off the odd boss.

•Mega-City One is a two-tiered place, with the towed:docks overshadowing the grimy undern wealth of mutants and criminals. Needless to say. as Dredd are the areas the player sees the most of, with Dredd pounding the streets in search of his mission objectives and perps. In true Judith Chalmers' style, here's a guide to the thirteen places to see...

W 1NFO:A warm-up beat through A •one of the city's roughest blocks. S MAIN OBJECTIVE Destroy Aeapon crates. I E A V E N L prison has Y erthrown by a grou ruly inmates. IN OBJECTIVE:Close all 0 0 FS.

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•AME:HALL OF USTICE FO:Having found the book, $ time to clear your name. IN OBJECTIVE:Reach uncil Chamber.

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NAME:STATUE OF LIBERTY FO:Equipped with the latest otection Suit, it's time to find o. IN OBJECTIVE:Destroy o's ABC Robots.

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FO RI t h e process of ning himself — and acts as level's boss. AIN OBJECTIVE Deactivate co's computer terminals.

NAME:BENEA ANUS FO:An alien terrorist group ve invaded Mega-City One ing the sewers to enter. AIN OBJECTIVE:Eradicate ila Munia terrorists.

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FO:The convi reatening to po C i t y with toxic waste. O BJ E CTI V E ets - to prevent pollution. De s tr oy R C i i

INFO This moon base has been adect by the Dark Judges o are searching for a warp th to Earth. Find it first. MAIN OBJECTIVE :Activate security and locate warp unit to prevent Death coming to Earth.

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INFO The warp device you found was a fake. Follow Den Mortis, Fear and Fire to Dead World and destroy their warp unit. MAIN OBJECTIVE:Save Earth from Dark Judges.

one t o 'ng the destmetkon of udges, but ii we were to what it was we'd be up in the Iso-Cubes I twenty yearn. Still, a forthcoming tips guide will reveal all so stay tuned.

EGADRIVE REVIEW FOOLS KILL - m WHAT DOESSSSS NOT LIVE... Each i aoflthelthirteen f 0 stages 1 is split into three sub-levels. The basic objectives remain the same throughout the first two, but the third world plays host to a larger 'Boss perp of some description. 1 things start off nice and easy with a shield-swinging crime Initially, lord, but the path to Rico's Janus project sees Dredd battling ABC Robots C whoAare impervious to normal bullets, and require three direct hits from Hi-Ex bullets whilst they are facing Dredd, before facing Rico who jets around the screen in a pair of anti-gray boots. And N this isN just a warm-up until o u get to the Dark Judges later in the game... _ O T

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DROKK! RICOCHET BULLETS!

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VDU KILLED THE RADIO STAR Inventories of Dredd's health. ammunition stocks an• auSSPOn details are accessed using a number of Jesoce Law Terminals which are scanered thr ough° • number of the levels. Logging on simply involves facsig Dredd towards the terminal, and the screen wit out to unveil the said three options. In later levthese terminals perform a dual purpose, as they used to lock up the prisoners during • riot, and must be destroyed if RI s are to be thwarted.

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Your character, let's be familiar and call him Bob, is viewed from behind, from a Position you might be in if you wanted to goose him. But you don't and you can't. Instead, you might want to do these things with him.

VH s Ideas are common to many RPOs The 3E1 engine used looks very similar to the one ThE Soh developed for Pebble Beach

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(X BUTTON + UP) Double speed for crossing large terrain distances.

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CHESTY COFFERS Virtual Hydlode is a collect-as-you-go game. A plethora of objects, useful and dud Woke, he for the taking in most locations, Once you get an object, you can manipulate it in the inventory, called up with button Z. One press of Z brings up a panel with various iap stets. The set of three numbers on the left is your offensive capability. Those on your right are defensive. The single numeral above is your level. As that increases, your Hit Points, attack and defensive power and maximum 'encumbrance' increases. Did someone say 'encumbrance', Well on adventure speak, that's basically how much you can carry. The top choice on the options screen brings up your inventory. To the right of this are four numbers easily identifiable as weights lsince they bear 'Kg' suffixes). The top two represent what you are actually carrying, the bottom two what you are permitted to carry (this rises with level). The bottom number in each pair represents your 'battle weight' — weapons, armour, rings, pendants etc. You may not exceed your allowance for this, which explains why some weapons are unequippable. The other number, your total weight may be exceeded, but you will get slower and less agile if you do. Yeah, but what about the goodies. Well, some items are equipped and used constantly until upgraded, some are used once, and some are magical and have specific purposes. Oh, and some are cursed:

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bi c onv i w h i l s t k e e pi ng el s y s t e a n d r es I . good. a s d snor e t cr eatur es i n t h a n a ny el se. a nd t he c• i s r e s pons i v e Is t o a l l ow y ou t e n s e t i m i ng a nd tal c. . Ok, i t s not c om ba t a t a S t r e e t fi ght e r or dunge one e r i ng a t Doom s t e nda r d, be a t m os phe r e m a k e s up f or r tcouni ngs. Be i ng m or e cr i s i gn i s l i near . de s pi t e t he &tor. a nd t he s om e w ha t etre of c ur s e d i t e m s a nd otos occasi onal l y. Dui t he i mpr essi ve e f f e c t or f un o a s e i n m i nd) m a k e s • effor t.

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t he S a t ur n de s a qua l i t y de b ease of Ny dl i de . r esul t I s h o w e v bi t t y si de. a nd do If i t s pe t e nt i a l t o ono cl assi c. The pe r s pe c has adesi ftedl y be e n silly cal cul ated, but t he r e ar e oc c a s i ons w he n c onf us i on t a k e s t he V W t o c ons t a nt l y r efer t o -comes t o t he gr a phi nel i sati on a nd WW1 a n, f o r a m a c hi ne r ful as t p l o t m a y be a g a nd r o d a t ti mes. b u t 'r e look& t h onl e y s t r uggl e t o pi y d l i d e can - b a c l k e o e f r • l e a g u e o f w o w t i t l e

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Some sombre and atmospheric tunes 51 places. 'Occasionally the music descends into unwelcome hip pop pap

a S oot throughout, - wIth cr iticism Slashings gleans. cieaky doors and clangings. Background noose gets lender and quieter as you rowess

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J ohn Connor ; as Knuc k l e s t ur ns up t o hel p Soni c; so t oo Ze r o t he Ka m i k a z e i l Squi r r el ha s r e t ur ne d f r om hi s devi l i sh lex pl e f t s of t he or i gi nal Ae r o t he Ac r oba t out i ng t o Fr escue t he fl uf f y c r e a t ur e s of t he f or e s t f r om cer tai n odoom a t t he ha nds of m a t c hs t i c k - m onge r J a c que s i.e Sheet. r Fl i ppi ng a nd fl oppi ng hi s w a y t hr ough s e v e n c baddi e l ayer ed l evel s of t he k i ngdom t ha t eused t o be hi s for est. Ze r o has Onl y hi s ;wi ts, s hi r uk e n, a nd s w oopi ng di v e aa t t a c k a t hi s di s pos a l a nd de f e nc e . Ca n she cl ear hi s be l ov e d l a nd of r obot i c tundesi r abl es, or wi l l t he f or ces of evi l hr ul e t he da y a nd str i ke a l i ght w i t h t he efl or a a nd f a una ? T 1 0 0 0 c a m e b a c k t o h 'rim fi r s t bos s i t ' s wal l or a bbi ngne s s a nd I t's m y s t e r i ous hum a n oper ator . e l p

COMMENT Ze r o ha s al l t he m a k i ngs of a l i ne pl a t f or m ga m e — a vi br ant c e nt r a l char acter , var i ed a nd c ha l l e ngi ng l oc a ti ons. i nt e r e s t i ng bonus l evels t o di scover , a nd s uf fi ci ent c ol our a nd vi sual s t o st i mul at e t he i m a gi na t i on. Add t o t hi s t he e s t a bl i s he d her i tage of t he pr e v i ous pl a t f or m r o m p ; a nd t he e nd r esul t i s a sol i d car t. But s a y i ng thi s, t he over al l f e e l i ng y ou ge t f r om pl a y i ng t he game i s m os t de fi ni t e l y 's e e n i t, done i t. pl ayed i t y e s t e r da y ! ' Undoubt e dl y al l t he be s t e l e m e nt s of Ze r o can be f ound el sew he r e i n y our car t col l ecti on, a nd unl e s s you ha v e a ser i ous case of nos t a l gi a f or t he char acter s f r om t he fi r s t of f e r i ng, t hi nk t w i c e be f or e i nv e s t i ng.

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A I R HEAD Zero heads up. up, and away into the skies to the realm of the cloud kingdom in a series of hot air balloons for serious pick 'em up action. To cast off into the stratosphere. Zer o has to first slice the securing rope and then step a double rump into the basket. Once airborne, the balloon can be coaxed from left to right for optimum goodie collection, but watch out for the self-destruct mechanism that activates at maximum altitude.

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bat speed past at a tE barged pace c ,T84d never breaks the trodden) platc enough to offer anytheng ol o ar fu l Nicely created chainc. l o i t ibe swoops and !I lkc eVolts s o p .e c i a l l y t h e e n n u i -

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COMMENT I f I 'v e I s a t dow n t o pl ay a 1 ga m e l i ke t hi s once, I ' v e s a t dow n t o w r i t e t he a c c om pa ny i ng c om m e nt a t hous a nd ti mes. Thi s i s a n okay pl a t for m ga m e . Wha t ' s m or e t o say? Not hi ng t he r e t o f r i ght e n t he hor s e s or pr esent a par ti cul ar l y m e m or abl e c ha l l e nge t o t he cl ass of Me ga dr i w e ow ne r sti l l ga m e l y e x c ha ngi ng m one y f or ga m e s . Nip w onde r t he y ar e a dy i ng br eed. Al t hough Ze r o i s a pl t l y c r a f t e d pi ece of w or k . w i t h ni ce gr a phi c s a nd cl ever di v i ng contr ol , i t ha s m uc h of t he c ha r a c t e r of i n. fl i ght cater i ng. The cal or i es ar e al l pr e s e nt , but t he e x pe r i e nc e seems t o l ack s om e t hi ng, especi al l y w i t h t he w e a l t h of gour m e t car t s out ther e.

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In a bizarre sort of airbed fetish, Zero has to create his own portals to the land of the bonus level. Dotted through the various 10Ca• !tons, f oot pumps attached t o deflated mini bouncy castles require pressure f rom the s quirrel z i a l l E i l l a to open the gateway to another dimension. Don't yet t oo frisky wit h lit & pump, mind, as one pump too many and bang go your chances of a bonus. The f ooloumps can also be used as springboards to those hard to reach levels

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Engl i shman c oul d ne v e r be pus he d over t he edge. But as t he que ue s T fi l l ed out w i t h hundr e ds of OAPs, h thei r ha nds hol di ng car r i er ba gs e packed w i t h t a t t y l i m e gr e e n c r oc k ery. H u g h Scul l y r eal i sed t ha t he y si t mpl y c oul dn' t t a k e a not he r ser i es of h t he Ant i que s Roa ds how . The m oc k i ng a nd s e l f - s a t i s fi e d l a ught e r of o Lovej oy e c hoe d i n hi s ear s. The good u ol d da y s w e r e over S o pi c k i ng up a g coupl e of 1 7 t h c e nt ur y Fr e nc h m us h kets he t ur ne d t o hi s f e l l ow e x pe r t s t and s a i d t r i um pha nt l y " I n t he m e m ory t of Ar t hur Ne gus I a m l e a v i ng t hi s pl h ace, a nd goi ng i n sear ch of r eal aent i qui t i e s f r om e x ot i c l a nds ! " O pe ni ng hi s br i efcase he t ook Out m a ha t a nd a w hi p, p u t t he m on, i and s pr i nt e d dr a m a t i c a l l y out l Chi s w i c k s por t s centr e. He of d was l ast s e e n be i ng dr a gge d m hi nd a r us t y Ma r i na on i t s be way a t o Ba ghda d! We n j oi n Hugh as hi s al ter -ego. I ndi a na Jones, i n t hi s m ul t i - s t y l e a dv e nt ur e n ga m e t ha t i nc or por a t e s e x hi l a r a t i ng e • c t i on f r om al l t hr e e bl oc k bus t e r r movi es, be gi nni ng w i t h t he cave i n e S out h Am e r i c a w he r e I ndy ' s a t t e m pt d s e c ur e t he gol de n i dol i s hi nde r e d to by a r a t he r l ar ge be s i de r l Those who know our adventuring archeologist know that he is rarely without his whip, It plays a big part in the game, too, with IndV using it to lash at foes and to swing across chasms too wide to jump. Likewise, a pistol becomes readily available and anyone who remembers the scene with the sword slashing Arabian knight in Raiders of the Lost Ark will laugh when the scene is recreated for one of the game's bosses! When Indy finds himself without a weapon he is forced to rely on his trusty fists to pummel enemies into oblivion.

Indiana Jones is based around all three block. buster movies, Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Temple Of Doom, and The Last Crusade

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On t he w hol e , pl a t f or m e r s ar e a pr e t t y a v e r a ge br e e d — t he al l t oo fami l i ar cr y of 'not a not he r m ov i e t o pl a t for m c onv e r s i on' t oo fr eque nt l y r i ngi ng i n r evi ews. But as t he y ha v e de m on• t r a t e d on t he S upe r NE S i n the case of t he Star Wa r s tr i l ogy, Luc a s Ar t s k now he w t o del i ver t he goods — a nd I ndi a na J one s i s no e x c e pt i on. The l evel s ar e l ong, var i ed, a nd s t uf f e d t o t he br i m w i t h s pe c t a c ul a r pow e r - ups , a nd e v e n t hough s om e of t he s i t ua t i ons ar e a case of tr i al a nd er r or , t he r estar t poi nt s ar e ne v e r far away. I I y ou' r e as m uc h of a n I ndy f a n as y oung O s m ond Br ow ne , I gua r a nt e e y ou w on' t be di s a ppoi nt e d.

porates a few of his characteristic talents. The body roll for example enables him to dodge oncoming dangers or roll under the tiniest of gaps Another of Indy's specialities is hanging on to platforms by no more than his finger tips. Indy also finds himself doing a lot of running, from trundlinp boulders or speeding hay cans.

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Mor e t ha n a ny t hi ng I t i s t he a t t r a c t i on of t he l e ge nda r y movi es t he m s e l v e s t ha t s uc ceed i n gi v i ng t hi s ga m e a head star t. The pr ogr a m mer s ha v e r e m a i ne d l ar gel y f a i t hf ul t o t he a t m os phe r e of t he fi l ms, e v e n i f t he y ' v e t a k e n l i ber ti es i n or de r t o t ur n i t i nt o a n exci t i ng game. The fi l m sti l l s t ha t appear be t w e e n l evel s a nd t he i nf a m ous map tr avel l i ng s e que nc e s t ha t pop up at the e nd of s t a ge s e ns ur e t ha t t he fl a v our of t he her oi c a dv e nt ur e r ' s var i ous s t r uggl e s Is r e fl e c t e d i n t he gamepl ay. I ndy m ov e s w i t h t ha t he c t i c fi ne s s e he 's f a m ous f or a nd hi s ver sati l i ty i s i mpr essi vel y r e nde r e d in t he a ni m a t i on. The ga m e doe s ha v e i ts faul ts, t hough. The a br upt c ha nge s i n di f fi c ul t y s om e t i m e s l ead t o f r us t r a t i ng de a t hs t ha t ar e onl y a v oi de d onc e y ou'r e m or e t ha n fami l i ar w i t h t he ter r i tor y. Thi • ni ggl e asi de, I ndi a na J one s i s ul t i m a t e l y s a t i s f y i ng t o pl ay a nd da m n l ong, t oo, s pr e a d out over l oads of a c t i on- pa c k e d l evel s. Fa ns of the fi l m s , of w hi c h t he r e ar e m or e t ha n a few, w o n ' t be di s a ppoi nt e d.

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par entage. Mot he r ba s e i s s om e t hi ng y ou' d cal l a hy br i d. I nfl ue nc e s of al l sor t s of past bl a s t e r s a nd bl a s t s f r om t he pa s t ha v e f ound t he i r w a y i nt o t he l a t e s t s hoot 'er n up for a m a c hi ne not e x a c t l y s hor t of t he m ; S t a r War s. St el l ar Assaul t, S pa c e A Har r i er . Me t a l Head. . . The n pr i nci pal i nfl ue nc e i s cl ear l y Z • w e l l ov e r a de c a de ol d, a nd t he fi r s t bl aster t o us e tyhe i sometr i c 3 D v i e w poi nt . Tal ki ng V i e w poi nt , Mot he r ba s e cl ear l y ha s i ns pi r a t i on f r om t he game of t ha t ti tl e, a Z h o m a g e on t he NECO CEO, a nd one of t he f e w de c e nt ga m e s f or t ha t o system. The y ha v e i n c om m on t he us e of pol y gons t o c ons t r uc t t he spr i tes a nd bos s e s of t he n ga m e ( t hough V i e w poi nt 's . i t m us t e be sai d, ar e r a t he r m or e com pl ex) . Fi nal l y t he r e ' s a de fi ni t e r e s ona nc e with Xesex, a l uk e w a r m w c oi n- op t ha t f e a t ur e d a s t r a nge t e nt a c l e de v i c e t ha t a t t a c he d t o y our enemi es a nd ni c k e d t he i r h pow e r s . S o w h a t doe s al l t hi s c r o s s o p br oodi ng p r o d u c e ? lM o n g r e l a o r P y i t B u l l ? s t h i s g a m e w i & M • battl e moves to outer -space. G e t out the l M a n i a Ai r ways fi nd a novel way to gl i tter wi gs a nd ti n-foi l keks! lover come fl i ght del ays a t Lanz ar ote ai r por t. s a y i t ' s a b i t o f a n A l a n 1 3 ' s t a r d , s o l e

CYBER FREAKS Most of the levels seem to have a distinctive plotted feel, with major enemies recurring, and recognisable sequences developing_ Level two, for example sees you under attack from a squadron of transformer robot-bombers on a narrow landing strip, and the mega robot of level one is a particularly sticky cus• tomer:

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LO JOHN GOT A NEW MOT The core feature of Motherbase is the ability for your little ship to leapfrog from ship to ship, using their features to power-up. There are a selection of power-up ships that descend throughout the level, but even more striking is that you can hijack just about any enemy ship for your own purposes I iterally turning the enemies' guns upon them, This space 'jacking' takes place in four stages.

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1: J U M P I N G Your ship gets into a position to leap on ore of the enemy ship.

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Preposterous but tops edifice Fires feathered emissaries of doom.

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POWER EXTREME! There is no limit to the number of times you can jump ship, in fact the more you do, the higher the end-of-level bonus, You may even re-enter the same ship. When a ship is damaged, smoke gives you a f ew seconds warning to eject. There is a vast range of ship models,, split into three types:

Nice swooshes awl klaxon effects Die !Lehmann are Peer UM- pies and the weapon sounds pretty arum/emotive

ADD-ONS These are your own ships, and are quite rare. They appear during the levels. They will not attack. If you do not enter they will escort you, but are vulnerable. They normally take a few hits Ruper t I N h ' s satel l i te ar mi es p f o r the fi na l assaul t on h TV critics.

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Destroy the huge armada of alien forces with your puny fighters.

Each time you play, either successfully or dismally, your performance will be recorded. This may be accessed through the trace mode, or by watching the game's demo, In true HowDicrrheyDoThat? fashion, the 32X manages to switch camera angles and create a space movie out of your efforts. Whilst playing, pressing the joypad's Mode button gives you another (and more playable) virtual perspective.

Stel l ar As s a ul t t ur ns out t o be one of t he m os t or i gi nal var i ati ons on t he space s hoot ' e m up f or yonks. The i dea of a t t a c k i ng huge shi ps, w hi l s t ha v i ng t he f r eedom t o na v i ga t e i s novel , a nd t he i m pl e m e nt a ti on i s pr e t t y i mpr essi ve. The Feat her s ha ndl e e f f or t l essl y a nd t he i r w e a pons ar e qui te neat, t oo. Each of t he bi g s hi ps ha s weaker ar eas, s o t he r e ' s a s t r a t e gi c el em e nt t o c om pl e t i ng e a c h l evel w hi l s t t a k i ng t he l east da m a ge . Al t hough t he gr a phics a ppe a r a bi t si mpl i sti c a nd Toy t ow n nest t o S t a r War s, t he y m ov e f ar m or e s m oot hl y a nd r eal i sti cal l y. The ot he r pr es e nt a t i ona l f e a t ur e s a nd opt i ons , especi al l y t he Tr ace M o d e j us t a dd t o t he package, a l t hough I f e l t s om e of t he s t a ge s w e r e a l i ttl e l ong- w i nde d a nd t ook t oo l ong t o c om pl e t e .

You're not quite the last Starlighter, you're the last two. HQ gives you a choice of two ships: a cosy one• seater called Feather One or the spacious dual-berth Feather two. Legroom isn't the only difference between them. A bit like choosing CD or sunroof or airbags, you select on the basis of preferred features: -nett,

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SHINING U G H The party moves round towns and settlements in a style similar to Shining Force, the other big Sega adventure series, You trail elt a r ound towns and yam i tt . 1 1 1 . 1 m buying supplies and _ talking to the locals. _ When you get into l areas of danger, a things take a different g turn. wee t o • l a ti ft e s , s o l _ v Ul m Sol ei l a nd Thor i ht. but simony S e ga ! n ar e ga ggi ng f or a g MPG. I t Just i s n't f a i t p t ha t t he S I M S ge t s al l t he J u S qua r e s of t a nd Fi nal Fantasy ga m e s a nd t he z Me ga dr i v e ge t s z i l ch. Th z Why t hi s ga m e , de s pi t e i ts l e pr e s e nt a t i on gr a bs t he s i on. The r e 's a stor y, good c ha r a c t e r * , pi l es of gansepl ay. I t ' s al so fai r er t o t RPGs, w hi c h s e e m t o c onc e nt r a yki l l i ng y ou of f i m m e di a t e l y . The r e 's no gsteed t o s pe nd ha l f a n hour i n t he s hops

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EGAORIVE REVIEW] BATTLE ION ou encounter many battle situations. many are randomly generated, but some are unavoidable. When a battle occurs you are presented with your foe(s). Characters have varying combat skills. All are able to fight with weapons, . .t ,I:'al h so employ skills and techa oniques. Many of these are c offensive spells which harm u c enemies, though some genhance your team's own e hpowers, The new feature of s wPhantasy Star IV is that some s taof the skills of two characters rmay be combined to produce o rcustomised attacks of massive m i power. The game challenges o you to find all 15 of these. ro r e c p l o a w s e rs fe s u lh ia tv e m s . C h a ti thi ng?". — i t ' s Fr i day". "Oh". illy r "Ex a Au. cus c e t m e e r , s Star IV We think Phantasy w should get an official release, If you agree,hcontact Sega on y to register 0171 373 3000 a Put your faith your opinion. in the powerr of the popular St e voice. Shi y * ST o 9 u S S T E V E 1 tar adv at• i ts fu gver y be s in lfi 1 y a t s or t of t hi n • ha s n' t The game begins on foot, 1 ou pr e gr oa s od t ha t m uc h i n wi th j our neys ar ound a ppe a r a nc e si nce t he l ast i n n t s om e Motavia. As the game prot w o year s ago, but ne w i de a s b e e n gresses, distances enlargen expl or ed, t he pot e nt i a l ar ea I S b i g g e r and other vehicles present a nd t he gr a phi c s a t l east a ppr oa c h a s t a nthemselves. Eventually you dar d w e ' v e c om e t o e x pe c t . S om e f anat i cs have the opportunity to travof t he ser i es i n Am e r i c a ha v e c om pl a i ne d a bout i naccur aci es a nd i nc ons i s t e nc i e s el through space via the w i t h pr e v i ous e pi s ode s . Who c a r e t w he n Spaceport system, as part of t be pl ot be gi ns t o t a k e e x c i t i ng t w i s t s a nd your quest lies on neight he di a l ogue r e m a i ns shar p. Thi s s houl d bouring planets. c om e t o t he UK i f t he r e 's a ny j usti ce.

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Blast your way through level after level of boss-infested mayhem, armed with firepower galore.

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True to Treasure form they've gone completely overboard on the weapons up for grabs. What's more you have to pick four weapons from a selection before even starting the game. But choose your weapons carefully as tactics are the oder of the day when it comes to tackling some of the trickier bosses, and always beer in mind that no weapon is built to last.

The c a pt i on space onl y offer s t e m pt a t i on for one - e y e d monster j okes.

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F L A ME FORCE A flamethrower of sorts, the flame covers a wide area and is extremely effective at close range.

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The first of the needle lasers, sword releases pulses of laser in true swashbuckling fashion.

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RANGER FO RCE Multi-directional spray of energy particles, this force comes into its own when dealing with hoardes of minor villains.

in L A N C E R FORCE A needle-like stream of condensed energy, the range is I good, but needs precise targeting.

i f y ou l i k e d t he f a s t a nd fur i ous a c t i on of G uns t Her oes. y ou'l l l ov e Al i en Sol di er . Thi s i s • real ga m e s pl a y e r ' s game — t he di f fi c ul ty s e t t i ng i s on t ough a nd t he unr e l enti ng w a v e s of ' a l i e n e ne m i e s i n t he mi ni l evel s pr i or t o t he bos s e s wi l l ha v e y ou r unni ng for cover . Tal ki ng of bosses, a l t hough t he m a j or i t y onl y t a k e a coupl e of a t t e m pt s t o s ubm i t . don' t be s ur pr i s e d i f y ou fi nd y our sel f s t uc k i n f r ont of a r eal m eani e/ Even t hough t he r e 's not hi ng r evol uti onar y a bout t he gamepl ay. t he detai l a nd chal l enge i s so pol i shed y ou ge t t he feel i ng es s oon as y ou star t, t ha t y ou ar e pl ayi ng a cl assi c. G o a nd ha v e a go i f you t hi nk y ou'

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THE BOSS In an everyday scrolling platformer bosses spell doom for even the strongest of heart. Tactics are the order of the day when coping with the attack patterns of these beasts from the back of beyond. This is naturally emphasised by the fact that Alien Soldier is one long boss fest, each with its peculiar weaknesses and strengths, with strategies leading to each one's demise.

T h for the wins. anti FX to match the see scale of the bosses.

Having an exhaustible weapon supply means a more sophisticated on screen stets display is required. From an amazing 26 variations you can choose to have your energy for both weapon and health in either numerical, or bar form, or hidden. The latter being for true hard blaster freaks who just don't care! Similar choices abound for indicating your opponent's power.

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for h di saster , but Al i e n Sol di er i s s a v e d on t he a s t r e ngt h of i ts t w o doz e n bosses. The y ar e s all w e l l - de s i gne d, c ha l l e ngi ng a nd i m pr e s t si ve t o be hol d. Thi s sai d, t he r e i s l i ttl e of o t he t e c hni c a l e x pe r i m e nt a t i on s e e n on ot he r Tr easur e ga m e s . But per ver sel y, Al i e n b Sol di er e nds ups ha v i ng m or e var i ety t ha n e ot he r s pr a w l i ng l ong-l evel l ed bl a s t e r s . d i f f e

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M Y WHOLE WIDE WORLD WENT Z O O M Astal makes prominent and ingenious use of the Saturn's custom scaling effects. These are most conspicuous during the boss sequences, where the third dimension of screen depth is utilised, as well as monsters growing and shrinking. In the final confrontation you have to hurl trees into the background. Scaled perspectives are also used during the levels. In one sequence, the panorama widens to show a volcano erupting in the background, with rocks hurled into the foreground.

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e m e r gi ng S a t ur n m a r k e t ov e r ther e — vi sual s t ha t out do Laur a As hl e y on Ac i d; i nc r e di bl y unc ha l l e ngi ng ga m e pl a y (wi th i nfi ni t e c ont i nue s i n case y ou w e r e bor n w i t h a s i x t h fi n g e r a n d n o thunni e l

and ti ttl e gi r l s w i t h s que a k y voi ces a nd t r i a ngul a r eyes. Wel l , a t l east t he r e 's no dol phi n e a t i ng. But t he r e i s a n ogr e. O ne of t hos e w ho l i ke t o c a pt ur e l i ttl e gi r l s a nd c ha i n r e d- he a de d gnom e s t o pl a ne t s be f or e s e ndi ng t he m i nt o a di s t a nt par t of t he uni v e r s e devoad of life, k a r a ok e a nd r a w fi s h. You, pl a y i ng t he r ed-head. r ebel a ga i ns t t he of f e nc e , a nd set of f t o he a d- but t t he e nt i r e cosmi ver se e n r out e t o t he ogr e s how dow n.

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Ti me t o ge t t ough on t he S a t ur n s t uf f . By now w e k now w ha t t he m a c hi ne c a n do: n o w l e t 's see w ha t t he game de s i gne r s can do w i t h It. Al m os t m e t c hi ng As t e r s m e t i c ul ous beauty, i s i t s c om pl e t e l ack of or i gi nal gemepl ay. S om e of t he s e c t i ons ar e pr e s e nt e d i n a n or i gi nal f a s hi on w i t h boa t r i des a nd e r upt i ng vol canoes, but t he ski l l s de m a nde d of y ou as y ou pr ogr e s s t hr ough t he ga m e ar e t he m os t basi c i m a gi na bl e . As t a l i s ut t e r l y l i near , w i t h no devi at i ons, i nter l udes or choi ces pr e s e nt e d t o t he pl ayer . Yet a not he r w e a k ne s s i s t he bos s char ecter s. w hi c h I ni ti al l y amaz e onl y t o pr ove i nc r e di bl y easy t o de f e a t w i t h t he i r basi c uni nt e l l i ge nt behavi our . Sadl y, w e m us t w a i t f or S hi nobi X f or a pl a t f or m ga m e w or t hy ( hope f ul l y ) of t he m a c hi ne .

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Bl egadr i ve over si x year s c onfi r m s t he i r exper ti se s o t he fai l ur e of Astal . a l ong w i t h Cl oc k w or k Kni ght i s puz z l i ng. Al t hough substai sti al l y bi gge r and m i l e s pr e t t i e r t ha n t he Cl oc k w or k di s a ppoi nt m e nt , As t a l i s tai l or ed t o t he sad games ski l l s of t he J a p m a r k e t . Too m a ny l i ves, t oo shor t l evel s, i nfi ni t e c ont i nue s . S t unni ngl y pr e t t y as t he ga m e i s, y ou'l l c l oc k i t i n a c oupl e of days, a nd har dl y a t a push. The b r e p r e s e n t m os t of t he hi gh poi nt s of t he game, s how c a s i ng t he a m a z i ng tr anspar ency, s c a l i ng a nd l i ght i ng e f f e c t s t he S a t ur n i s hi di ng unde r i ts c a s i ng — t he hor ne d bos s Is a s how - s t oppe r . But As t a l f unda m e nt a l l y fai l s t o pr ov i de t he s t a ndar d of ga m e pl a y f ound i n l E b i t cl assi cs l i ke Pi tfal l , E a r t hw or m J i m and Dy na m i t e i t a a ddy

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, A s well as crude man-handling skills. Astal sure has a pair of lungs on him (hey, s mok ing — Knuckles says Wh o needs it kids1') Thes e are used to blow the enemy away, and in the fiery level Astal employ s it to remov e various kinds of fl am,

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fihrdy disappears off screen and returns wit h a random health power up.

Rarely useful, t he bird sometimes attacks platf orms or bosses on a whim.

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Place the puck in the other teams net with a long wooden stick, that might accidentally catch someone's shin on the way.

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any ha v e c om e to w or s hi p at t he al tar mar ked I c e Hoc k e y w i t hi n the v i de o ga m e de nom i na ti on, but Br i t ai n m a y sti l l be r egar ded as La nd of t he I nfi del . Tr y as t he y m i ght . spor t m ogul s c a nnot ge t us i nto a l a t he r a bout a s por t tr adi ti onal l y pl a y e d by school gi r l s w i t h bi g s hi ns shor t ski r ts, e v e n i f i t i s on ice a nd has m or e f r act ur es t o t he pound t ha n r ugby. But t he s i t ua t i on i s not as cut a nd dr i ed as i t m a y seem. Al t hough i ce hoc k e y has as many de v ot e e s as t e l e v i s e d dom i noe s i n t he UK. t he pr evi ous ga m e s , not a bl y t he E A ones, ha v e m a na ge d t o s hi f t a fai r f e w copi es ( w hi c h i s m or e t h a n c a n b e s a i d f o r

Vi r tue Dom i nol . The tr i cky bi t for a ny ne w c ont e nde r i s t o match t he cr i ti cal accl ai m and c om m e r c i a l success of t he t hr e e pr e v i ous E A ti tl es. So gr a b y our popc or n a nd l et's j us t see h o w Ti m e War ner have far ed, shal l w e ?

vis-a•vis Ice Hockey, with our •(as Sean Connery would say) shinating faxsh.

p t . FI NLAND t V s brass monkeys here, which is h . Why the natives love nudey saunas_ e I l • t ot it's name from the fact that its lY population are in fact half human. a half-fish. o n w k SWEDEN s Also a bit nippy on the meat and - two-veg. Purveyors of bands like - Hoxette and Abbe. Consequently, highest suicide rate in world. h e r e ' s

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Wayne Greuky's d e l i v e r s what we've wanted for years, a real fighting mode for l i t t l e out-of-control moments. And even better (depending on your opinion) it's completely gratuitous! At any moment you can select t 'intimidate' option from the main menu. Forget verbal me acing — this is gloves off and marching across the ice mate. The fracas is shown in close-u until someone ends up AOT. The game then resumes as if nothing has happened

C Z EC H O S L O V A K I A Whoops! Someone should have told Time Warner that Czechoslovakia no longer exists. Sensibly, the people decided to split into Slovakia and er, Land of Knob, RUS S I A Quite a big place, but the people are so poor that they have to play with stale bread rolls and walking sticks. And there so ratted on vodk, that they rarely bother.

CANADA Usually, a nation of Americans wait irig for personality transplants and rfccuill c ic dit limits. Also, not the

Lest place f or a relaxing fi shing holiday I f you're Spanish, AMERI CA You can't say a word against these guys. Well you can't unless you want Ice-T fi ring a MX missile into your backyard wit h 'Love f rom Amerika' Ptrhed on it.

I don' t n o d thi s t he assist a t t r a c t i v e ga m bi t i n hoc k e y i ng i n a ny sense. Vi sual l y i ts al l a bi t t oo c hunk y a nd nonde s c r i pt t o ge t t he pul s e r aci ng. The spr i tes ha v e been i nt e nt i ona l l y e nl a r ge d. but I fal l t o s e . any be ne fi t s of t ha t i n t e r m s of i ncr eased detai l or r eal i sti c ani mat i on. I t j us t ser ves t o c l ut t e r t he pl a y i ng ar ea. The ga nt opl a y I tsel f i s a r a t he r m unda ne k noc k a bout . w hi c h i s pr i nci pal l y t ho f a ul t of this a bs ur d s pi nni ng m ov e t ha t a l l ow s pl ayer s t o t a k e out al l ot he r s i n a t e n- m i l e r adi us. Us i ng i t ensur es a r api d r e t ur n t o possessi on, but w i t h l i ttl e sense of ski l l i n t he doi ng. I w oul d i m a gi ne t ha t f our - pl a y e r s m i ght have f un m uc k i ng a bout , but t hi • i s not r eal i sti cal l y s e t t o t oppl e NI I I . P A Hoc k e y fr om i t s l ong he ge m ony .

' V I M depiction of the rink with an unchanging sidemn knew The other egsbans screens a le doll and unmspir-

hip little atiempt l e been made to add charinter or realism to their movement n The puck also toils to convince t h a t t h sat wed magic e s p r i t e s

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To opt t he least a n t of t hi s gams, w ha c k i t dow n t o t hr oa - a - s i de a nd t a k e out t he goal keeper s. The n t he r e 's a m odi c um of s hor t t e r m e nj oy m e nt . Other wi se, it al l be c om e s t e di ous w i t hi n a s hor t s pa c e of ti me. A n d don' t t hr ow out y our c opy of EA Hockey.

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does not appeal. strangely .

Fro be brutally frank land aren't always?) search out a cheap of one of the EA games ad.

It's one of those American things, like lethal injections and alligator farms, but sports fans their just have to have every available stat included on their 'Genesis' carts. The UK has never had quite the same demand for that kind of thing, nevertheless, there are statistics for a mind-blowing 600 players here. That divvy's up between 26 American teams and six international sides.

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O D L A F t he e ar t c oi n- op t ha t ec a pl pt ur e s al l t he thr i l l s a nd spi a el l s of of f - r oa d r al l y r aci ng. r aFe a t ur i ng f a nt a s t i c a l ly r eal sti c t e x t ur e - m a ppe d o ie gr aphi cs w y a nd hi gh- oc t a ne dr i vi ng act i on, i t s pos s i bl y t he n t gr e a t e s t r a c i ng ga m e a r ound. And ei t 'se c om i ng t o t he l a t e r too. rBut? w a i t a s e c ond. Woulsdn'Tt di t Sbe e v e n be t t e r i f it c oul c onv e r t e d ont o ! dh be e e t he Game ? I m a gi ne H s Gear t e nj oyai ng a WIt t he m a dc a p anti cs v of e r al l y r aci ng a t y our i e n c e . Le a pi ngov e r e g gr assy hi l l ocks w hi l s t s i t t i ng a ai n, t a k i ng a fl oode d on t he tr hai r pi n w hi l s t on t he loci o r bashi ng ot he r car s i nt o s t e e p banks w hi l s t e a t i ng y our tea. Of c our s e , t he r e i s n't a hope in he l l of t he ga m e ever c om i ng out on y our LCD ha ndhel d. s o y ou m i ght as w e l l j ust f or ge t a bout i t. For t una t e l y t hough, US G ol d have c om e t o t he r e s c ue w i t h thei r ow n ha ndhe l d ver si on of r al l y r aci ng - Power dr i ve. Raci ng acr oss 4 8 a l l - w e a t he r tr acks, y ou s t a r t of f r aci ng Mi ni Coope r s a nd Fi a t Ci nque c e nt os be f or e m ov i ng ont o bi gger , be t t e r r acer s. unti l fi na l l y y ou t he w he e l of s of f - r oa d k i ngs as the Toy a t a Cel i ca and t he f a m e d RS Cos w or t h.

I c a n' t say I w a s t ha t i mpr essed by t he Me ga dr i v e ver si on of Power dr i ve. However , t he i dea of a pl a nvi ew of f - r oa d r acer l i ke t hi s seems m uc h m or e s ui t e d t o a Gam e G e a r game, a t l e a s t in t he or y anyway. Unf or t una t e l y , t he ga m e s uf fer s f r om a num be r of pr ob-

t he y ' r e m uc h t he s a m e pr obl e m s t he Me ga dr i v e ver si on fel l dow n on. Di f fi c ul t steer i ng a nd s l ow m ov e m e nt , t oge t he r w i t h si mpl e t r a c k s al l m a k e i t qui t e dul l . The I dea of w or k i ng y our w a y t hr ough t o be t t e r car s i s pr e t t y good, but a c t ua l l y ge t t i ng t o t hos e car s s e e m s l i ke m or e e f f or t t ha n i t 's w or t h. Pl us, t o us e a w e l l us e d quot e Mi c r o Ma c hi ne s 2 i s better .

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Actually, if truth be known, y don't get the chance to get b the wheel of any car in Powe You see, this is actually one of those plan-view racers, similar to Micro Machines. Still that's no be thing though, because you get to see the authentically designed car graphics from the outside. These have actually been based around the original computer designs of the real cars, although, we m confess, they have lost a bit detail in transition to the gear. Just a bit though.

Power i l l r i v• w oul d s e e m l i ke qui t e a good I I e f f or t i f i t w a s n' t f or Mi c r o Ma c hi ne s . Ifep, codi es ha v e t ha t pa r t i c ul a r fi s h e a pe r t l y fi l l e t t e d, a nd a ny ot he r r acer j us t c a n' t t ouc h i t. Tough, but t he n w h o ever sai d l i f e w a s fai r ? N o t onl y t ha t , but m y i ni ti al i nter est t e nde d t o w a ne as a di s t i nc t l ack of n e w f e a t u r e s s e e m e d t h e f o r m a s r a c e

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sayi ng I ' m t oo Cyll i cal l atel y. Why , t he y say, s houl d p you sl ag of f El t on Jeohn f or w r i t i ng a s ong cal o l ed M a d e i n E ngl a nd w he n he p s pe nds m os t of hi s t i m e ha l ngi ng out i n LA? And Bi l l y Connol l y — he c om e s ov e r t o e a t our do of hi s ' be l ov e d' h homel and, be f or e poc k e t i ng a f e e a nd ni ppi ng ba c k t o the v Ma l i bu be a c hf r ont hous e . the e ce w or k i f y ou c a n ge t i t. Ni so b I ' m t hi nk i ng of doi ng t he same t hi ng — m ov i ng t o e Japan, de s i gni ng t he ne x t e Ma n r i o game, buy i ng a n Ul t r a 6 4 w hi l e w r i t i ng t hi s c ol um n sayi ng how gr e a t S e ga ga m e s are. i n fact, m a y be t ha t ' s w ha t I ' m doi ng now . Ma y be I 'm s i t t i ng i n a n X - r a t e d Ma nge ba be s s a l on as w e speak, s i ppi ng c oc k t a i l s w i t h Shi ger u Mi y a m ot o a nd pr a m . i ng t he Vi r tual G a m e Boy. . . Sayonar e, pa r a noi a fans, unti l ne x t ti me.

CiOCIIWORN MINCE Dear Yob I am an avid X-Men fan, and so I wasted no time in buy ing the XMen 2 cart for the Megadrive, after seeing it prev iewed in the Marc h issue of your fab meg. I am writ ing to you, because in the said issue, there was a screenshot of Magneto on stage three o r t wo if you don't count the int roduc t ory level). What I would like you to tell me is how on Earth y ou managed this, as Magnet o doesn't bec ome playable as a character until stage four

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Apocalypse's Fortress, Clearly either the programmers changed their minds, or there is a cheat. If the latter is correct, c ould you please tell me this cheat. Mr E tesherr; Avalon. Y O B: Cons ul t a t i ons w i t h v e r l a ds s or t s t hi s o u t . W h e n t he y p r e v i e w e d X Me n 2, S e ga s how e d t he m a n u n fi n i s h e d d e b u g v e r s i on o f t he g a m e t h a t a l l ow e d t he m t o pl a y a n y l e v e l w i t h a ny c ha r acter , t h u s t he s t r a ng• a ppe a r a nc e o f Ma gne t o. I t 's a us e f ul w a y o f ge t t i ng pi c t ur e s f r o m l at er s t a ge s of t he g a m e w he n pl a y i ng t i m e i s

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Dear Yob Hello once again, it is I. What happened to the letters page these past f ew months? Can people not even apply sentence structure to their 'letters' any more? Not like the good old days. Mos t of t hem now aren't even wort h slagging off. But I've got to writ e about something that really annoys me to hell, s omet hing that's, arm, got my goat. To do this, I must change into my crime-busting alter-ego, Squad Leader Johnson of the Copyright Fraud Squad! Doesn't it mak e you mad when WIentless gibbons wit h the creativity of Mary Whitehouse try to rip off other people's ideas? The early 80's were bad enough wit h infi nite identical copies of Pacman called 'Munchrrian% 'Gobbleman', and 'Puckman' etc. Not to ment ion all the Space Invaders and Defender clones' And it still goes on today. Issue 31 of MEAN MACHINES got me thinking when you announced there's going to be a game of Tank Girl. I iumped on the case. did some research, and found this too is a bad offender. Let's ex amine Tank Girl's ripped-of f roots, Tank Girl originally comes f rom an unknown, obscure 'anarchic' magazine called Deadline. However, even a blind mollusc can see that Tank Girl is a c omplet e and total rip-off of the immens ely popular Mange strip/ Anime video series, Dominion Tank Police, whic h was created before. Even the name Tank Girl is a catchphrase that has been used to describe Tank Police. And like Pacman, Defender, the original always crushes the fake, and nowhere is this more true than t he Tank Police vs Tank Girl debate_ For instance, attempts to bring Tank Police to the screen have resulted

in major sucesses, wit h the the best-selling Anime series and the better muc h awaited New Dominion Tank Police series out now. The fi lm of Tank Girl didn't exactly do very well in the USA, did rt? Probably because the comic strip

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whereas Dominion is famous. Plus the fact the Tank Girl c omic strip has extremely crap art work with not even any shading. But now must go to polish my Tank, but shall return f rom the files of Johnson's Copy right Fraud Squad_ P, -Y O B: S t op r i g h t t h e r e ! pe r s ona l l y w o n ' t ha v e w / a w o r d sai d a ga i ns t my m a t e T a n k Gi r l , J e s pe c i a l l y s i n c e w e n met a t t he Exeter b h S om e r s e t A n n u a l M C C a di nne r da nc e , s s w o p p e d m a i nt e o na nc e t i ps a n d n e ngr a v e d e a c h ot he r ' s s pa nne r s . , S Wha t y ou say a b o u t t he m o v i e i s c r a p — k i t ha s n' t e v e n be e n e r el eased i n t he g States. The r e ha v e n be e n s om e ne ga e t i v e r e por t s , b u t l et's j us t w a i t s unt i l J une s ha l l s we. S a y i n g t h e str i p i s ' unhe a r d of ' be gga r s be l i e f . B u t t h e n a ga i n, y o u d o c om e f r o m S k e gne s s , s o we s houl d make

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whic h could have been easily recreated. eg the gang warf are on motorbikes at the start of the fi lm. This c ould have been made into a Road Rash sequence, and if it played well and was true to the film, it would have been brilliant. I have played on the Amiga CD version and

Dear Yob I have been reading your magazine for three years and have not missed an issue of MEAN MACHI NES alter issue 20 and have not once felt c ompelled to writ e in a cc plain about licences f or oe Sega systems. But just r recently I heard about the how terrible the conversion of Akira has s udden' ,turned out. I have seen the fi lm and really do rate it, but what I would really like to k now is how the Company responsible creating the game have managed to foul it up. The fi lm had so many scenes

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think it is rubbish. I really would have paid [ 60 for a decent conversion of this brilliant fi lm. Just one more thing. why was the 32X version of Aliens scrapped, that would have been ace. Kaneda, The Remains of Neo Tokyo Y013:I t h i n k y o u h a v e s o m e s or t i ng o u t t o do. Y o u c om pl a i n a b o u t c r a p g a m e de v e l opm e nt a n d t he n a dm i t t o ha v i ng a n Am i ga C D 3 2 ! I c o u l d ha v e t o l d y ou t h a t h u n k o f j u n k w oul d ha v e f o u l e d up Ak i r a w i t h o u t t h e n e e d t o s he l l o u t E 6 0 . I n a n y c a s e . I w o u l d n ' t fi l l m y p a n t s w i t h r us t y w a t e r ov e r Ak i r a . T h e b e a t ' e m u p h a s be e n k i c k i ng a r o u n d on v a r i ous f o r m a t s c o u r t e s y of THO f or t he l a s t c oupl e o f year s, a n d i t ' s unl i k e l y t ha t i t w i l l ever see t he l i g h t o f da y he r e . Y e s , i t c oul d ha v e m a d e a gr e a t ga m e , b u t t h e n s o c o u l d m os t m a nga l l i v e - a c t i on m ov i e s . T h a t ' s l i f e . A s f o r Al i e n Tr i l ogy , A c c i a l m ' s pl a ns a r e s o r e v o l u t i o n a r y a nd de m a ndi ng on t he ha r dw a r e t h a t a 3 2 X ver s i on, j us t w o u l d n ' t d o t h e m j us t i c e .

TRUE ROMANCE Dear Yob I feel that I have to writ e to you about the rev iew of the game 'Story of Thor'. I agree wit h almost everything ment ioned in the review, the graphics, t he feel of the control system. But the game lacks a plot — one piddling little kidnapping and only eight tiny little dungeons do not make a decent RPG. There is only one village and all t he inhabitants were obsessed by digging. Also there was none of the humour and depth of plot that I found in Landstalker (which took me 20 hours to complete). So how c ome this cart wit h a whopping 24 MEG took me only six and a half hours to complete. I am defi nitely not a games wizard, after five mont hs I still can't get past Major Muc us on Eart hworm Jim, but Story of Thor offered no challenge whatsoever. Not once did I flick off my Megadrive in c omplet e bewilderment of a puzzle. Sorry for whingeing, but I had to get that off my chest. Feel free to berate me (go on look it up), and congrats on an otherwise brilliant mag, Alex B, Alfreron, Derby s hire Y011. •Don't u n d e r e s t i m a t e y our s e l f , A l e x . T o c o m pl e t e Thor i n l ess t h a n seven hour s i s a bi t o f an a c hi e v e m • nt . I ' d gue s s y our g a m i n g s k i l l s a r e we l l abov e av erage, a n d

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t h a t ' s w h e r e t h e d i f fi c u l t y l i es. L i k e y o u s a y , m o s t e l e m e nt s o f t he g a m e a r e f a nt a s t i c ( t h o u g h y o u ' r e be i ng unf a i r a bout t he pl ot , w h i c h d e v e l o p s q u i t e wel l ). The g a m e i s c ons i d• r a bl y • a s i e r t ha n t a nds t a l k e r , b u t w e m e nt i one d sever al ti mes i n t he c om m e nt s t ha t w e ha d d o u b t s a b o u t i t s e a s i ne s s . take y our poi nt , b u t i n f ut ur e I ' d l ook o u t f or r eal l y c ha l l e ngi ng ga m e s .

FRE#110 Dear Yob I wis h there would be more Game Gear reviews and tips. At the moment we only get one or t wo if we're lucky. Whic h is the best game out of Mickey Mous e 2, Streets of Rage, Sonic 2, or Lemmings ? And whic h do you think is the best out Game Gear. Game Boy, Super NES. and Megadriv e? Please, please writ e back when the Game Gear is printed, if it is. Melissa Spalding, Pet erborough Y O B: We ' d p l u m p f o r G a m e Gear a n d Me ga dr i v e , f a r t br e a t h. I d o n ' t k n o w — y ou G a m e G e a r o w n e r s a r e so u n g r a t e f u l . I f t h e r e w a s ten n e w G a m e G e a r r el eases a m o n t h , d o n ' t y o u t hi nk w e ' d c ov e r t he m ? O nl y t h i s m o n t h w e g r a b b e d t h e fi r s t E u r o p e a n c opy o f E a r t hw or m J i m t o pr e v i e w . T h e b l u n t f a c t i s t ha t g o o d G G ge a r i s h a r d t o c o m e by , b u t t h a t ' s n o t o u r f a ul t . T h e g o o d n e w s is t h e r e s e e m s t o b e a s t e a d y i nc r e a s e i n q u a l i t y — O p e r a t i o n S t a r fi s h , M e g a m a n a n d m or e o n t he hor i z on. O h , a n d S o n i c 2 , l uv .

FACES OF DEATH Dear Yob Sega Power are really getting up my ass! They slag you off all the time, and all the do is try to be funny, but fail miserably. They never do a real review wit hout some stupid attempt at comedy. I mean what exactly is a 'tips nappy'? Savatage, London There was a time when Sega Power could never get up y our ass, but it was thicker then and had more pages Now in your case it's probably like t hrowing a saveloy up an alleyway. We only wis h the best for our good buddies on the good ship SP, and this advice — don't go up on deck wi thout a lifejacket.

RESERVOIR DOGS Dear Yob I am the master. You will obey me! By now the hypnotic powers of my last letter may have worn off, but make no mistake, you still mus t obey! Wit h UK Gold re-s howing the Third Doctor's episodes on Sunday, this gives you all a chance to rewatch my early evil schemes. Thrill to my chilling evil laugh! Marv el at my world dominat ing plans! Admire my inc redible disguises that have everyone fooled! But all is not well. Remember my latest plot to take

Bognor Regis? Well, I would be ruling the whole universe f rom my Bognor power base now if it weren't for that meddling Colonel Guile and his karate sidekick, Cammy. Someone told t hem where I was... Is this y our doing Merrett? But it doesn't matter anyway, my latest master plan can not fail. Using my superior TARDIS and evil Time Lord genius, I have created a device that enableerne to travel int o a standard cathode ray tube f rom any TV and bring back anything f rom the screen, be it game, fi lm, or even Masterchef! Using this I have assembled a force of deadly characters under my control. Ha, haa, heal Yes, unless my demands are met. I will unleash them on the world. I have Chun Li, Sub Zero, Rambo, Tetsuo and Kaneda f rom Akira, and the dreaded Pacman. So fear me and give me what I want. John Major and the Queen mus t send me the following — a Saturn wit h Daytona, Virtue Fighter, Panzer Dragoon, Virtua Fighter 2, 3 Surloin 'sic' steaks, a signed phot o of Jean-Luc Picard, and Michael Caine's mini f rom the Italian Job. Send these items to fortress Cleethorpes. Take my threats seriously. You haven't seen the last of me/ The Master, Gallifrey Y011:1've i n s t r u c t e d t h e l e t t e r - c om pi l i ng m i ni on, w h o sel ects s o m e e pi s t l e s f o r m e t o pe r us e , t h a t y o u r cr ap ha s ne v e r t o hi t t h e l etter s p a g e a ga i n. Y o u t hi nk y ou c a n r ai se a t i t t e r by w e a k j ok e s o n Ti e e t hor pe s ' a nd 'Bognor Re gi s ' a n d l i s t s o f n o n s e ns e d e m a n d s . Y o u r ' c o m e d y ' s uc k s , y o u r l i f e Is a w a s t e o f r e s our c e s . The w o r d s ' L e s ' a n d ' De nni s ' s pr i ng t o m i nd.

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5. Will EA he releasing any of their sports games for the Saturn? 6. Is Daytona any good? 7. Is Daytona the greatest game ever and does it have a two-player mode? Alan Baker, Stoke Newengton PS: Has anyone in the office seen a film called Braindead? STEVE:1, Yep, but not for ages. 2. They have indeed, and are said to be working on an all-new Star Wars game. 3. They got scrapped. 4. None have been confirmed, but I reckon EA will probably port over Wing Commander Ill at some point - they've got to pay mark Hammill's wages somehow. 5. FIFA looks likely, but no further news. 6. Do bears crap in the woods? 7. One of the best, but alas it is but a solo pastime. Yes, I've seen Braindead. It's worth seeing for the bit where the bloke - pokes his brain back into his skull alone.

Fee, t he pl aces l ook s r oot c ha m pi on f or OE's l i ck of pai nt. G one i s t he pi c of s om e one w i t h qui f fi e r hai r t ha n m e a nd a chai nsaw, r epl aced by a m or e r eal i sti c pi c of m e i n m y na t ur a l ha bi tat. Ser i ousl y, y ou c a n set your w a t c h by me. Ne v e r r i ng me a t 9 : 1 4 i n t he m or ni ng. as I 'm of f w i t h a c opy of Games Wor l d ( t he onl y m a g t ha t i s gua r a nt e e d t o m a k e nee l a ugh unti l m y bow e l s l oosen!) f or the m or ni ng dum p. I ' m l e gendar y i n t he of fi c e f or i t. A h wel l , e nough of t hi s s e a t o l o r i cal fr i vol i ty. i f y e a ha v e a que s t i on y ou w a nt a ns w e r e d w r i t e t o m e a t t he a ddr e s s be l ow a nd I 'l l do w ha t I cam. But onl y a f t e r 9:25_. . AAAI I I I FEEL TWO STONE LI GHTER O bA. M E A N M A C H I N E S SEGA. Pr i or y Cour t , 3 0 - 3 2 Fa r r i ngdon Lane, London. EC 11 3 A U

MIHOTEP Dear Steve, Could you please answer my questions. 1. When I was in my local video shot I noticed Jurassic Park II for the SNES. Will this be released for the Megadrive? 2_ Will there be a sequel to the Lion King? 3. Apart from FIFA '95. what other brilliant football games are there? 4. I'm going to buy a Sega game for the Megadrive at Christmas, what good games will be corning out then? 5. Is Man Utd going to be better than Fever Pitch? Stove!? G, Sc ot t iind STEVE:l. Nope, Sony scrapped it Good, it was crap anyway. 2. What? Like 'Return of the King of the Lions'? Nope. 3. Fever Pitch. 4. Bloody hell, you're looking forward a bit! MKIII, and Earthworm Jim II, suppose. 5. Nope, Man U is utter guff.

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Dear Steve, Please be a good geez and answer my questions. 1. Is Discworld coming out on the Saturn? 2. Have Lucasans signed to develop for the Saturn, and if so what will they be bringing out? 3. Whatever happened to Indiana Jones and Monkey Island II for the Mega-CD? 4. Will Theme Park, Syndicate, Wing Commander III, Policenauts, Return Fire, Bubble Symphony, and Samurai Shodown 2 he coming out for the Saturn?

Dear Steve, Please answer my questions or I'll make your life a living hell... 1. How much will Theme Park be for the Megadrive?

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2. If I bought SSA! in America would it work on a British Megadrive? 3. Please put these in order, from greatest to worst! EWJ, Sonic and Knuckles, Cannon Fodder, Theme Park, FIFA '95, SSF2, 4. I'm thinking of buying a Saturn, what games would you recommend? 5. In MKIII are there any new characters? If so who? 6. I heard that Sonya and Kano are in MKIII. Is this true? 7. Those bloody sods at Digitiser say Road Rash III is better than FIFA '95, Superstar Soccer and Virtue Fighter? How crap can you get! 8. Please can I have some cheats for SSF II? 9. Has Paul still got Scabies? Gorerp J ain] Jjc: 1 . STEVE:l. In the £50 region. 2. Yep, , it b should ; e r pdo. o 3. o lEWJ, Theme Park, Fodder, FIFA, Sonic and Knuckles, SSF2. 4. Daytona, Virtue Fighter, and Alien Trilogy. 5. Yep, see out cover story for all the info. 6. I'm not answering that, there's guff about it at the front of the may. 7. Sounds dodgy to me. Still, who am I t o question such wisdom? After all, all the speccy prats will do is slag me off within their four letters pages (three if you ignore that stupid chinny bloke at the end). 8. No, I can't be arsed. 9. Yes, and worms.

TRANS AM Dear Steve, Please can you answer the following questions. 1. Please put these games in order from best to worse: Micro Machines II, Theme Park, NBA Jam: TE, Psycho Pinball. 2. Is Street Racer on the Megadrive better than the SNES version? 3. Is Theme park on the Megadrive worth getting? 4. Are there any footy games coming out for the Saturn? 5. I've heard rumours there's going to be a Speedball Ill. Is this true? 6. Is Striker on the Megadrive any good? 7. When will Daytona be out for the Saturn? En*

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controls are dodgy - you can even drive on water! 3. Yessiree. 4. Victory Goal has been out on import for ages, but is crap. Expect news on FIFA soon. 5. Nope, the Bitmaps have no plans. 6. No, it is the worst piece of crap to stick Out of the office Megadrive since Dark Castle. 7. It's out now on import. It'll be released officially in September.

CUtifi llen Dear Steve, Please would you answer my questions. 1. Do you think Sensible World Of Soccer is worth getting when it comes out? 2. Please put these in order of best to worst: Road Rash III, Rugby World Cup, Theme Park. 3. What's your opinion of Fever Pitch? 4. Is FIFA any good on the Game Boy? 5. Why don't they use real players' names on FIFA like they do with Sensi? 6. Have you got any cheats for FIFA '95? 7. What's the best footy game for the Mega•CD? 8. Is there going to be a FIFA '95 or FIFA '96 for the Game Boy? 9. Are there any footy games due for the 32X? 10. Is Brian Lara Cricket worth getting when it comes Out? • Marten B i k e r , ac idies c . , STEVE:l. The Amiga version was cool, but the Sega versions have been put on a back-burner. We've heard nowt for ages. 2. Theme Park, Rugby, Rash III. 3. Great. I 'd even stick my neck out and say it's better than FIFA '95. It's faster and more controllable, that's for sure. 4. It's Ok. 5. Because you have to pay to do so, and EA didn't think it was necessary. 6, Yeah, Paul printed them a few months back, so I won't bother reprinting them here, 7. FIFA or Sensi, dependi ng on which cart one you preferred. 8. Nape. Anyway, in case you hadn't noticed from the title 'MEAN MACHI NES SEGA' we don't do bloody Game Boys! No, we prefer clunky handhelds which eat batteries like Claire eats chocolate_ 9. Nope. 10. Yes, it's the best of the lot. And the only one.

NIGHTSHADE Dear Steve. Please answer these problems for me. 1. Is the Mega-CD worth getting? 2. Is Night Trap any good? 3. What does RPG stand for? 4. Would you list these from best to worst: Sol Roc & Thunderhawk, Tomcat Alley, FIFA, Streets Of Rage,

rumFem. Ac -Erd " g . Sussex V I NE aseaclursa a B - m o v i e thr ough a - 1 Pal N Of tgeIts. Not that r ve tried it, mad. 1 Ropey Puzzle Game, o % m e t Pumpy's Great, and Rancid p Plinisare Gash. Or Role-Playing e Sum_ Take your pick, 4, Streets ,-•• Rase. Final Fight, FIFA, i-, st unni ng dung, Tomcat Alley, 4 ' a se ll l ia kr en a w k , S o l F e a c Dear Steve, e cevn a Megadrive and a Mega-CD , and have some questions for you loaanswer. I_pIs Alone In The Dark coming out ayi the Mega-CD? 2. lWill it be an exact copy of the 3 0e0 version? 3. oWhen will it be available? 4. fWhen are you going to review Road Rash CD and Super Strike? Jel Council. LJ/Juuti STEVE:l. No. 2, No, it'll be invisible for a start. 3. The same time as Daytona for the Master System 4 , We've reviewed Rash CD already, and Super Strike seems to be on hold at the mo,

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MAR JETA1411 Dear Steve. I r I've been a really good boy and haven't put anything in about Earthworm Jim. Please send me a 300, and if that's a bit steep a CDi would do. 1. Where did the wor d Sega come from and what does it mean? 2. What is your favourite game at the moment? 3. Who is Rich? 4. What team do you support? 5. Is the Street Fighter film worth seeing? 6. Is the Saturn 32 or 64bit? 7. Will there be any more games with Sonic in, or is he too dated? 8. Where did Tails go after Sonic 3? 9. Will there be a Cannon Fodder 2 for the Megadrive? Wdlt PO wer, ilario STEVE:1, It's a compacted version of Service-Games. Sega. Good, eh? 2. International Superstar Soccer

for the SNES. 3. Well, the Queen's got a few bob. 4. West Ham, For my sins 5. Only for a laugh. It is the most unintentionally funny film ever, and more than a bit crap. 6. 32bit. 7. He's resting at the mo, but will no doubt make his Saturn debut eventually. 8. I nto a new Game Gear game Sega are working on. 9. Yap, but not for a while.

3. I like racing car games can you tell me the best one to get? 4. Which Megadrive game is the best value for money? 5. Is there going to be a Micro Machines III? 'se Ma, Cobham STEVE:l. Yap. 2. There are better

AL/ENS Dear Steve, Please could you answer my questions. 1. s there going to be an Earthworm Jim II? 2 I s Mr Nutz II worth getting?

It's very, very likely, but no firm news as of yet. Rumour has it there's a construction kit on its way.

STAFF OF NARIMM Dear Steve, Please could you answer the following questions for me. 1. On Eternal Champions for the Megadrive, sometimes during the two-player mode I beat my friend

platformers, it has to be said. 3. Virtua Racing or Micro Machines 4. Mega Bomberman or Micro II. 5.

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nent. Can you tell me how to mak e this happen? 2. Do you have a cheat to make Eternal Champions easier? 3. When the Saturn c omes out how muc h will it be? 4. Lastly, please could you tell me if the f ollowing games are c oming out f or the 32X: Doom II, Daytona, Ridge Racer, Virtua Fighter Rowlands, Kent STEVE: l. It's a random t hing whic h does it occasionally I think. The CD version has loads of t hem whic h are used like Fatalities, though. 2. Yes, practice unt il y ou're really good at it. 3. About E400, it has n't be c onfi rmed, though. 4. None of t hem are ever going t o appear f or the 32X. Hmmm, I wonder h o w long it's destined t o last f or then, First Af t erburner and Space Harrier, then Mot oc ros s . Hmm, perhaps it's the n e w Mega-CD!

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Dear Steve, Please, please answer my questions f or mel 1. Is.there going to be a Mort al Kombat IV? 2. What is the best out of MKII and

NBA Jam:TE? 3. Is there going to be an NBA J am II? 4. Is Chaotix c oming out for the Megadrive? 5. Is it true there's going to be an Eart hworm J im II? Mic hael Kenwy, East Acton STEVE: l. Why ? Bored of MKIII already are y ou I expect there will be. but let's face it when it c omes out all y ou'll want to k now is when MKV is c oming out. Saddo. 2. It's like c omparing Take That to Oasis. They are t wo very dif f erent games, and it depends on what genre you like. PiHock. You're really annoy ing me, y ou k now. 3. Yes, but s urely y ou'd rat her k now about NBA III? Turd, 4. No. But, hey, what about Sonic IV. Crap' breath. 5. Yes, and an Eart hworm J im CXII. Git.

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lions about the Game Gear. 1. Is FIFA on the Game Gear wort h buying? 2. Is NHL Hockey wort h E30, and do you get the fights like in t he Megadrive game? 3. Is Primal Rage corning out for the Game Gear? 4. If it is, how muc h will it cost and when is it out? B. Is Theme Park c oming out f or the handheld? Adam Russell, Wals all STEVE: l. Yelp. 2. Yes it's wort h the cash, but it does n't have fi ghts in it. 3. Yes, and it's look ing really good. 4. About E30 and it's out in August. 5. Nape.

INICHT LORE Dear Steve, Congratulations on the excellent up-to-date mag. I 'm not going to beg. but please, please, pleeeaaassseeee ans wer my questions? 1. Is it wort h buy ing a Game Gear, or shall I save for a 32X? 2. Please list these games f rom best to worst: SSFII, Mic ro Machines II, MKII, FIFA '95. 3. Will there be a Road Rash IV or a Skitchin II? 4_ What do you think is the best ever plat f orm game? 5. Why did Eternal Champions get 97% when MKII only got 93%. Is Eternal better than MKII? 6, Why didn't you think of that before? 7. Why on Earth did Sega make a Power Rangers game? 8. What football t eam do you support, FoA Mulder, Bolt on STEVE: 1, Save. But not for a 32X. For a Sat urn. It'll take ages, but at least it'll be around f or a f ew years! 2. Mic ro II, MKII, FIFA, SSFII. 3. I bloody hope not. Thankfully, EA aren't planning t hem either. 4. Eart hworm J im. 5, It's a long and t roubles ome story and it goes s omet hing like this: s hort ly bef ore Chrimbo 1992 (even bef ore I joined), Gus and Lucy went away for the usual turkey and pud, leaving Rad to rev iew Eternal Champions. Hav ing had t oo muc h seasonal cheer. Rad's brain was obviously addled as he gave Sega's ut t er shite beat ' em up a whopping 97% He was conso.

quent ly punc hed a lot, and t old to sod off. Very embarrassing. 6. Because I was n't here, 7. To ex ploit the s addo t oddlers who buy any t hing wit h t he Might y Morphing Mongs on the box, 8. West Ham_ No w sod off back to your X-Files.

DRAGON Mitt Dear Steve,• Please answer my questions as I am desperate to k now the answers. 1. I have a Megadriv e and MegaCD, do you think it is wort h me buying a 32X? 2. What happened to MKII and Supreme Warrior, as I haven3 seen reviews in y our mag? 3. Is it true that Dis c world is c oming out for the Mega-CD? 4. Is Sim City 2000 c oming out for the Mega-CO? 5. Whic h is the best game out of Cannon Fodder, Shining Force II or Urban Strike? 6. When is Road rash CD c oming

out? Christopher Gutteridge, Swans ea STEVE: l. Nope_ 2. Well. MKII got a small 16-page rev iew a f ew mont hs back, whils t the 32X version got a mere five pages, so perhaps you didn' 3 have y our eyes in those mont hs . As for Supreme Warrior, it's so crap that Ac c laim won; t let us have one because they k now we'll giv e it such a kicking its bum will bleed. 3. Not any more it ain't! It's been scrapped. 4. Norm. 5, Cannon Fodder. 6. I f s out already.

as there was for MKII bet ween the t wo machines? 3. I own a Megadriv e wit h loads of good stuff (Bomberman, Mic ro Machines II, etc) and want to upgrade to a 32X. Should I sell my current kit and buy a Nept une or just buy the plug-thru unit? 4. I own a top-of-the-range PC wit h loads of processing and publis hing software. My mates and I all own different consoles, and each week we hire the latest games to rev iew them. As well as reading your great magazine, we produc e our own called 'Ultimate Games Player.' Would we need a license to sell copies of it? It's a good magazine whic h covers every single console apart f rom Master System and NES whic h are well and truly dead in my opinion. Also, could you tell me what software MEAN MACHI NES is produced with. 5. My local import er has had Daytona for the Saturn for ages, why haven't you rev iewed it? We gave it 97c! 6_ , Please ans wer yes or no to these questions; 4 a) Saturn - E299.99 inc Virtue Fighter b) Nept une = E199.99 Inc Virtue Fighter c) Digitiser p i l e of Nintendo-

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STEVE: l. MKIII is due for Megadriv e and Saturn, as of yet no other versions are planned. 2_ Yep, thanks t o Sony owning t he exclusive right s f or the PlayStation version for at least six months_ 3. BUY A SATURN. Stuff the Nept une and 32X, bot h are going to be superseded immediat ely . 4. If you want ed to sell it to mates that's fi ne, hut get t ing int o shops is harder. Perhaps y ou c ould start by get t ing your local s hop to hold a f ew as a favour? MEAN MACHI NES is produced us ing Quark, high-powered Macs and a t ime mac hine whic h allows us t o defy odds to get the bloody t hing out! 5. We got Daytona at the s ame t ime, but it came in early in the mont h, thus it s eemed like our rev iew was well

out of data. C'est la vie! 6. Prices haven't been c onfi rmed by Sega, so I c ouldn't say. And won't .

OUTLAWS Dear Steve, Please answer my questions or I'll feel very cheesed indeed. 1. No w that MKIII has hit the arcades could you tell me if the following versions are c oming out: a) 32X b) Megadriv e c) Saturn d) Game Gear 2. Will there be a year between Megadrive MKIII and Saturn MKIII,

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ril be in the red kitchen, feverishly trying to do Eggs Benedict on a bed of noodles before the 10 minute gong goes. Then, exhausted, I'll sit in front of a monitor to test Grand Chaser, Parodius Deluxe Pack, Light Crusader and Batman and Robin.

And I'll be on the couch, after nine, reading your letters and sympathising with your problems. Then I'll put together a spanking tips page, probably with no gratitude whatsoever from that other pair, whilst looking at Ocean's Waterworld, Infogrames' Spirou, Virtua Racing on the Saturn and Claire's boils. Back to the studio!

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