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41 and I really can't see what M their problem is. We readily 11 accept that you'll always get snipinggbetween mags — I mean, we're alwaysoquick to have a dig at anyone if they make us o laugh, as they do unto us. But for some reason we've really got on Digitiser's d nerves. It wos brought to my attention when s a few readers informed me of their 'MEAN MACHINES h IS DYING' shock horror headline, but i since then they've hod another pop.

According p to them, MEAN MACHINES is dying because our sales hove gone from M to the 70,000 mark. What they for100,000 E is that other mags hove fallen by a get to soy similarAamount too, but — hey! — why get in the way N of their story by burying it in facts!

According M to the people writing this, we're on our woy out whilst they have over a milA lion readers a week. Yes, but a number of peopleCwithin the industry have pointed our that their H million figure is accumulated over seven days and caters for owners of every I format: Super NES, Megadrive, PC — even N the C64 and Spectrums, judging by their recent E features. By my reckoning, that leaves S just over 142,000 people a day them with less than , the number of people who buy, soy, MEAN MACHINES, Nintendo Magazine System, and CVG every month — dedicated readers who actually pay for their product, not channel surfers with a passing interest.

After all, if we came out every two weeks, we'd probably sell as many on our own I f they hove such a problem with us, I just wish they'd call me up and tell me what it is. After all, as they give away subscriptions to mogs from a rival publishing company, it seems they could be just acting as a mouthpiece in some sort of pointless slanging match. I'll keep you posted if they do bother contacting me (but don't hold your breath, they'll probably just do me down within their six or seven pages), but until then I just wish they'd continue with their cutting edge articles on 'which is better: C64 and Spectrum', and stop their childish bickering, whilst we promise to carry on with more exclusives and in-depth reviews thon ever before.

Oh well, enjoy the issue, it's a bit of a goodie...

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PAMWATCHIlk That great British tradition, the pantomime, is set to go into full swing. For hundreds of years, Aussie soap stars have come over to act in ways that make their Romsay St. performances look like BAFTA material. PANTO WATCH UK has a mission to seek out the celebs that were once TV contenders, but ore now doing Widow Twanky in Deptford. Each of our selection has a CHF or Career Hhumiliation Factor.

1.IDTA11WILCOX Once a semi-respected chanteuse of New Romantic pop ("It's a myth-tery"), and actress in Derek Jarman films (s not director). Now...

Toyah furthers her career as Peter Pan at the Chichester Festival Theatre, sharing top billing with Frank Finlay(?). Exactly.

2. Ifillf RAMAN Previously, Dirty Den Watts of pass-therazor-blades soap Eastenders. Left to ovoid the nation's typecasting and pursue serious roles in TV drama And...

Chosing Michaele Strachan's Pan in the guise of Captain Hook at the Richmond Theatre, Surrey. 30m viewers tuned in to see Den on Christmas Day 1987.

Audiences might be a little more modest this year.

3. W M M I L An actor whose career has developed from eorly work in the RSC, to awards for playing Christ in Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth.

Further triumphs included co-starring with Nobel Prize winner for Comedy, Jasper Carron. So...

It's no surprise to see him snap up the role of (you guessed it) Captain Hook at The Orchard theatre, Dartford.

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Winter is truly the season of festivities. Following this spirit of goodwill we asked the team to name their favourite seasonal traditions...

We all know what it's like, You're eagerly awaiting your next present-recieving opening, you've made sure everyone knows what you'd like within their price limit and keep little Post-It Note reminders around the house just in case. Then what happens? Tot, that's what. With the seoson of good will and bad gifts all too near, we thought we'd give you this little opportunity to vent your spleen concerning crop presents you've been given. Just send us a picture (or decent description) of the offending item and we'll take the mickey out of it, which saves you getting into trouble for doing so but opens your relatives eyes to their felonious purchase. The starfish, complete with rancid stench of rotting fish guts, pictured here is your starter for ten, brought back from Florida by Sego Magazine's Tom Guise. Hey Tom — thanks for nothing!

Send your nominations to THANKS FOR NOTHING, OLDSTER, MEAN MACHINES SEGA, PRIORY COURT, 30-32 FARRINGDON LANE, LONDON, EC 1R Thank you.

The response to last month's Console Cuisine was phenomenally underwhelming.

Unsurprising, as you lot won't do anything without the incentive of a Sego Saturn and a lifetime's supply of software. Anyway, the entries we did get were of on acceptable punny standard to display. This one from James Harris, Rochester

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They'realwayssogrotefulthey startweeping.'As indeedwouldanyonepresentedwitha Glothaion theComicT-shirt.

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Regrettablytheexpenseofsuchdecorationsmeans Clairehoctodressherselfintinselandtheop baublesfor thenextyear FAYEGAMEPANORAMACOTTON PAUL OurqueryprovidedasaddeninginsightintoPaulyPaul'sfestivities 'I really like thattime inearlyJanuarywhenyouexchangeallyourChristmaspresents,Firstlooting, I think they toll it That'swhenI like togetrid ofoil thelumpsolcoolbits ofwood andsoonbestoweduponmebymyever-generous relatives.Whatafabulous tradition!' Ifonlythere weresamewayofriddingyourselfofthoseMichael Yocktonk•topsotherthanwearingthemout,eh Pout?

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EA SPORIST" Rugby World Cup 1995 captures all the heart-stopping speed and hard-hitting excitement of top-class rugby. The incredibly detailed, 3D-modelled players perform 100 different rugby moves, tackling, passing, running and kicking just lik e their real-life counterparts_ In fact the animation's so smooth, y ou'll be surprised they're not playing in tuxedos. Developed in Europe and exclusively licensed to guarantee authenticity, it includes 30 rugby playing nations and all the Rugby World Cup 1995 qualifiers

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WANTSATURN IMMO We hear a lot of interesting stories here at MEAN MACHINES, but one which has particularly wet our appetites is that Ocean ore pinning a Saturn version of their eagerly-awaited PC 3D-er, Inferno.

Developers DID are about to go it alone as a separate Ocean label, and ore looking to convert Inferno to the majority of CD formats — Saturn included. For those of you with your heads in the sand, Inferno is a stunning-looking space opera using fast-moving polygon-based ships against some of the most detailed backdrops seen in such a game. Movie-like interludes are also used to update the plot, and the game has been receiving rove reviews with the PC mogs Needless to say, the Saturn version will appear here first. Of course.

if While we speak the long-awaited Saturn is hit00 B Y S E G A ting the streets of Japan. And 4. SATURN first among the titles available for the system is on orcode 'perfect conversion of Virtue Fighter. But in a shock announcement, Yu Suzuki, head of the fabled AM R&D2 development team, hos recently confirmed that work is already starting on the conversion of the hugely impressive Virtue Fighter 2 for the home console. With on expected release date of next summer, the line-up of titles grows more impressive by the week.

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INMERAMISALONE ONSATURN 4. NEW CAME a) B Y I N PO C R A M ES 40 S A T U R N We mentioned that Infogrames were converting Alone In The Dark to the Mega-CO. However, now the game is also Satum-boundl A massive success on the PC , Alone In The Dark is a sprawling arcade/adventure. Controlling a private detective, the player has been summoned to solve a murder

mystery before they themselves get bumped off. In addition to some brilliant viewpoints and cinematic presentation, Alone also includes puzzles to keep things fresh. An exclusive WV' is on the cards...

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HARMMADNESS maze-puzzle game utilising the textured 41. B Y T A I T ° polygon capacities of the 32S A TU R bit newcomer.

Translating as 'balls' in Japanese, Tama might make you think just that, being the digitised equivalent of a tilting table, where the object is to guide a marble to a marked exit in the fastest possible time, and without coming to various assorted kinds of grief. Loads more features flesh out this skeletal idea, and the game may hove the same curious appeal that Taito's earlier 'Cameitty' (the same idea in two dimensions) possessed.

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STREET As the exclusive WIP in • N E W C A ME this issue shows, 0 B Y LIB IS O FT Harrow-onthe-hill's 0 32X No.) coders, Vivid Image, ore throwing down the gauntlet with Street

Racer on Megadrive, but the team have revealed of plans to start on a 32X version as soon as the Megadrive cart is finished. That should mean a project commencement in the early New Year. The intention is to make each version of Street Racer superior to the last, and Vivid have pinpointed the soccer and rumble sub games as areas for major improvement.

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Japan's respected in-house 40 B Y T R E A S U R E team at Sega, Treasure, • 40 M E G A D R I V E have not been rest-. trig, on the strength of pictures of their latest projects. Alien Soldier looks like being an impu p dent reply to Konami's impressive Probotector (rated 94% issue 25), with a similar scrollin"n' shootin' look and storyline. Set in the not too distant future of 2010, the shenanigans surround the arrival of the malevolent Skull and Crossgun forces, a series of alien-esque monsters with nothing better to do than enslave peaceful worlds Cue loads of weapons, huge bosses and the frenetic action Treasure hove developed a reputation for

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PIMA A iniCit Warner Bros' greediest, self -indulgent character, Daffy Duck, is about to appear on the Megadrive courtesy of Sego.

Daffy In Hollywood sees our despicable hero out for fame and fortune across a series of platform landscapes_ As he progresses, he is attacked by a host of recognisable foes, all of whom reduce his lifespon on contact. Probe are the programming team behind Daffy's latest binary escapade, and we'll furnish you with a review next month. That's all folks.

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MEAN MACHINES has acquired these extraordinary pictures showcasing a new TV show that is storming the slates at the moment, and is destined to do the same here in 1995. Oddly titled 'Reboot' eoch of its fib C A N A D A 30 minute episodes ore set in the heart of a video game world, centred round the futuristic but kitschy E X C L U S I V E ! city of Mainframe. The show's stars ore a group of young digitised dudes and babes, and their devious arch enemy labouring under the imaginative land frankly miff) moniker of Megabyte.

Each episode their animosity spills into game warfare when a game cart is inserted into the world (appearing from the sky in spectacular special effect fashion).

The show is revolutionary in its use of computer animation throughout, of a quality that really does set new standards in the Field — even compared with cinematic animation. Pocey and crammed with dazzling effects set-pieces, Reboot has unsurprisingly jumped to the top of the kid's TV charts on the US channels that show it. The good news is that negotiations are under way to bring the show here, and we understand the provisional arrangement is for airing on the IN network. More news as it comes.

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Feast your eyes on the first pic 40 B Y N E W L I N E to emerge from he new Mortal Kombat movie! Budgeted at $21 million, and directed by Paul 'Shopping' Anderson, the film revolves around the fighting escapes of Liu Kong, Kano and Sonya as they are summoned to Goro's tower to fight for their lives. The producers aim to include as many of the game's characters as possible -including Christopher Lambert as Royden! — with the backdrops drawing heavily from the arcade game's.

Similarly, expect a full-animated Goro for the film's final bat tie. We'll have a full feature soon, so keep on eye on these pages.

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40 G A M E ' Erv S E C A 40 M E G A D R I V E All hail Sego's new platform marvel — Ristarl Vaguely resembling Sonic, Ristar stors on adaptable little star-shaped hero who's one goal in life is to leg it across his games multiple scrolling stages.

Ristar is a mixture of fast platform action and the bizarrest shoot 'em up imaginable. It has to be said, that the action is very similar to that of Sonic, but even so we reckon it could be one to watch.

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PMSMNMHO 4. NEW GAME 41110 B Y P S Y G N O S I S O MEGADRIVE The sequel to last year's Prince of Persia conversion, subtitled 'The Shadow And The Flame' has found its way into Psygnosis' hands, courtesy of their French office, who thought Megodrive owners might like a bit of platform sword-fighting action. Actually, they didn't much care for the original port-over of Jordan Mechner's Mac/PC classic, which went down like Walls' Magnums in Greenland.

However, the sequel is much larger and features a greater variety of graphic backgrounds and beautifully-animoted fencing moves. Psygnosis are saving this for an 1995 release, with further details yet to be confirmed.

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MARTENNAN MIAVERAGEBEAR to 40 C O M P 6 be one of the first EIV C A M E P L A V people in the country to own a luverly 32X? Of course you ts. e l l , a new mail order company by the name of Gomeplay ore offering one of the little mushroom lookalikes to celebrate the opening of their offices in West Yorkshire, and wanted to spread their glee to you, our huge readership. In the next few months, Gameplay will be offering one 32X a month in similar competitions, but for now the impetus is to be the first to get your sticky mitts on the little device. All you hove to do to stand a chance of getting one is answer the f lowing question, and send the answer in to the address benoth: Which of the follow A. Star Wars Arcade B. Beast Ball C. Doom

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famous bear is set to star in his all new platforming adventure- With an ecological crisis on the CO B Y C A M E T E C horizon, Yogi has to stomp and romp his way ocross 20 levels of snow, mines, and forest to MECADRIVE mention but a few, warning his forestry pals of the ensuing threat, Luckily help is at hand from Yogi's trusty sidekick Boo-Boo, your host for the bonus 1-up subgames. Expect the full review in the next issue.

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Never has a game release been in such apparent disarray. Rise of the Robots has hod its launch problems, but Time Warner are happy to announce that the Game Gear version will be on the street for the second week in December. Mouth-watering features should include five of the nasty droids from the PC/Megodrive game, and 'cinematic' interludes, which stretch the cart out to a

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Not the very first MEAN MACHINES has brought this particular Norse god to oftenlion. The Story of Thor project appeared earlier this year, but sank without trace. Now the game is bock, with a bullish 24MEG backing and is being touted as one of the greatest Megodrive games ever! The chances of having a full review next issue ore better thon fair, so make sure you get it.

BOLDLYGOING (AGAIN) 40 N E W G A M E SPECT RUM HOL OBVT E 4.0 M E G A D R I V E Any handheld owners following the adventures of Jean-Luc Picard and his mates will no doubt be pleased to learn that a Star Trek: The Next Generation game is about to beom down to the Game Gear.

The handheld game is basically a cut-down version of Spectrum Holobyte's Megadrive title, with a few of the missions removed and slightly rougher around the edges. However, we re assured it'll be as playable and as deep as the Megdrive game. So there,

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PTowers, funnily enough), is touring software companies trying to I them to write a game ith him as the star. Virgin • apparently, but needless to v say this hot licence (snige r) will be snapped up aminently. Wicked. l claim's cartoon pairing, rhy And Scratchy, has run eto 'difficulties' apparently,aand whilst it will appear eventually, will be radically d different from the game y previewed all those we months bock. s Sego's first Sonic-related a caper for the 32X was to i starred his Echidna have d knuckles, in a series of pal, rather n smart platformreloted japes. However, o Sego have temporarily , shelved the original product for reasons known only to themselves Don;t despair too much, though, Sonic fans as the spiky blue one is destined to appear for your system imminently. More soon.

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The Japanese certoinly have a penchant for city-bound disasters. Just think about the number of times Tokyo has been reduced to rubble in the Godzilla stories, let alone in the movies. To top it all, there always seems to be some enormous robot, originally developed for the benefit of mankind, but now deranged and on the loose So it's high-time robotkind lent a helping hand when the outbreak of terrorism casts a shadow over future global peace.

Using a 3D first-person perspective, Moto'head draws on fellow 32X titles Doom and Virtue Racing Deluxe for inspiration in style and gameplay. The familiar Doom theme of the 3D gaming environment unites with the polygon technology of the Virtue series to create a whole new generation of game.

The action centres on the Meta!head counter-terrorist combat vehicle. A giant robot in form, they are operated by the government forces against the resurgent terrorist forces of the old world philosophy. The rebels have infiltrated the cities of the new Federation and threaten to destroy the veil of peace recently established by a global council. It is left to the Meta!head troopers to seek out the enemy through the deserted streets, and destroy their hardwore.

The characters show off the 32X to its full ability, and demonstrate its ability to generate polygons quickly and smoothly! All of the movement is incredibly fluid and in real time. Add on top of this a fully texture mapped city scenario for a bottle ground that scales and scrolls flawlessly.

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I d The enemy forces ore comprised b of both conventional and robotic machinery of which all must be destroyed to complete the assigned mission. Although more vulnerable to the power of the tMetolhead, the conventional jeeps and transporters ore supported by on armed of aircraft o i aircraft l back-up of on obstacle than a target, the cause n b o m b i n g s w e e p s huge In terms a rof recent techM amounts o r of damage. e rlology, the terrorists hove amassed a sizable coteOgue of robotic troopers. The robot targets are mode up of non-hostile hardware that needs to be put out of action, and metal troopers of all shapes and sizes some of which are

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IVO 'ft el 1clLI In a similar ploy option to Virtue Racing, Metalhead has four game views from which to confront the oncoming forces. After the debriefing at the start of every mission, the initial view is from behind the hood of the trooper, However at any time during the game, the player has the option to adjust the field of vision to suit their tactical or vehicle control requirements. Apart from the traditional full screen first person perspective, the *bird's eye' view, taken at o 45 degree away from the Metolheod, gives early warning of the potential threats lying around the next corner, but adds challenge to steering, the control becoming extremely responsive.

Whereas the ground level cam, positioned below the feet of the robot, offers a more solid feel through the streets. As the missions progress and the challenge becomes tougher, later levels have the inclusion of a missile corn, use of which allows you to pinpoint the target with greater accurocy.

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The on-board weapons control is based around four primary functions. Located on the hydraulic arms of the Metalhead and operating independently of one another, the weapons are selectable on request, and upgradable with the successful completion of missions. Your main line of attock when confronted with rogue Metalheads and enemy troop carriers comes from the inexhaustible supply of ammo for the wide beam loser cannon, or the choin gun operational in later missions. On the rationed side of weaponry, the pilot has the option of either homing missiles — locked — on to the target and released into the offending machinery - or the mine launcher ro cket powered land mines projected at ground level into the path of o n c oming v e h i c l e s .

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But T enabling you to set tournaments exactly as you for the imminent APRIL '95 1 1 1 F want them; handicap racers to allow players of m Megadrive version uneven abilities to battle each other on on even T Vivid hove hod their playing field and set up the racing field as you a 1 hands tied as the want it. Many of the options aren't complex to n 1 pr MEGADRIVE 32X Sego system doesn't program or memory intensive, but they require have scaling facilithat rare commodity — thought on behalf of the V ties. Or does it? I programmer. They've also token pains to prevent think we'd better I the options becoming o barrier to playing the IVlDIMAGE take a look under game. It's easy to exit the selection screens and I the Megadrive verplay a perfectly satisfying default game.

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us rather nicely to the guys themselves: The oldest entrant (4003 no less), and boiling from mystical depths of Turkey. His chosen mode of transport is a magic carpet which is a litle slow but great for cornering. His special moves ore a force shield and 0 dagger slosh.

You know those big scowling blokes with shoved heads you always avoid eye contoci with? Biff's mates. Armed with a baseball bat and driving a 4WD beach buggy he's most at home touring a simple circular track

A Zulu warrior, his car is made up of sticks and rocks. Not stereotypical at all. However, the vehicle is also covered with rhino skin to toughen it up and enhance his charge attacks.

If all fails he can use a little voodoo as he drives.

A hunky, rich Italian with a sultab;ly expensive car and weapons including a gold chain and an expensive stereo(t). Raph's humble abode is a sprawling countryside track with more twists than a room full of Agatha Christies.

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HELMUTVONPOINTENEGGER An ex WWI pilot, with a car to reflect his love of the air. His car is moderately fast, but the heavy wings make it tip easily. His weapons include a pair of deadly side saws, and needless to say, his home is a disused airfield.

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1 just told him to go for it," says Mev. Harris grins. w a s hoping he wouldn't ask me to.

But like Bullfrog's Theme Park explorations have proved, the Megadrive possesses a fair amount of power. There's no loss of speed with the screen split four ways. Harris worked on the principle of having the computer run the background at full speed when all four cars are on screen and in the foreground (ie at their largest sprite size). With this scenario achieved, anything else can be handled by the CPU.

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sailable lead or let the rest of the field open up an uncloseable gap The CPU senses your perfor• mance and makes changes to the other cars to' maintain the excitement: "There's nothing worse than playing a racing game and circuiting the entire track on your own", contends Mev.

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Set e a few years into the future, a team of archaeologists have stumbled across a collection of n Egyptian artifacts covered in strange t hieroglyphics. The leader of the team, u Daniel Jackson (played by James rSpader), sets to deciphering the coded e messages and unwittingly finds details of s a portal to another dimension_ No sooner has he opened the rStargate', e though then his team are picked off v eone by one by a strange alien race resembling Egyptian gods. It tranr spires the strange beasts have femerged from the hole in time, so u enter Kurt Russell as Colonel Jack rO'Neil and his merry bond of US tmarines to get to the bottom of things h Passing through the gate into the other dimension O'Neil and his bond of archaeologists and troops fond ethemselves in a world inhabited by a mix of aliens and rhumans stolen from the time of the Pharaohs. Needless ito soy, they aren't given a warm welcome and stumble nacross a plan to invade Earth — something O'Neil hos a tbig problem with. Thus, as the game mirrors the film, O'Neil must take on the aliens in a fight for the Earths ofuture... s p a c e , h i s t h i r s t

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At first sight, Stargate looks rather similar Acclaim's earlier licence, Alien 3. The core ot the game is set around an O'Neil sprite who runs around a series of eight-way-scrolling landscapes picking off alien boddies with a variety of weapons. However, any similaritie end there. Following the plot of the film extremely closely, O'Neil begins the game it the Egyptian desert where the artifacts have been discovered, ond where Jackson, the archaeologist awaits at the end. From there, the game's scrolling levels expand as O'Neti given a series of objectives which eventually lead him into the other world and a confr tion with the leader of the aliens, King Ra. all, Storgate spans six levels, each of which is made up of a dozen smaller stages, with a of the strange animotronic creatures from ite film popping up as cannon fodder or Iran

EGADRIV R E V I E W JACK OF ALL TRADES Separating Stargate from the dozens of platform blasters available is a tactical angle which adds a puzzle element to the proceedings. The first example of this is when O'Neil is sent by Jackson to locate and retrieve a radio the party hove somehow lost on route. During later stages of the game these involve opening the portal and collecting the objects needed to bring Ra's rule to an end. The main aim, though, is to collect the pieces needed to open the Stargate in the first place, before activating a nuclear device to blow Ro into bite-sized pieces to prevent his invasion.

In addition to the platform stages, the development team at Probe have tried to add as much variety as possible to the action, and this includes white-knuckle mine cart rides and one of the most agile sprites seen in a video game — including ropeswinging, multi-directional firing and grenade-lobbing capabilities.

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Where we s have helicopters, they use broomsticks. t Sunsoft's Panorama Cotton is a perfect f example, and it would be nice e it Marubeni, prospective dis• tributars in w the UK, were able y a little of that to give us back East Asian gaming perspective. e The titleadescribes a feisty little madam called Cotton, who partakes of assorted magical advenr tures in a cutesy fantasy land. The 'Panorama' refers to thes eye-catching nature of the graphics everything ,is shown in fast-moving sprite-rendered 3D. t The closest h equivalents are the old Sego stalwarts Afterburner and Space Harrier, but e Panorama seems to outperform their sprite-spewJ ing abilities, with an alarming number of things fleeing outaof the screen at one time, and three different speed p settings. Their are tactical elements, and further goals like experience points, but Panorama a smacks of being a good old fashioned trigger fest.nEverything bar the backdrop con cop it It's mode us e feel quite like the old MEAN MACHINESsagain. Marton. e h - .._, r o a1A tl l— v k PAUSE 1 e t Vittorio Wood's l phusband moires a guest o • appearance. s t t

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F comic Cadillocs and Dinosaurs as their second Mega-CO release, once again aiming to redefine Interactive Movies on the l format.

The comic series, created in the States by Mark Shultz e may not be familiar to to those who don't frequent Forbidden s Planet or a local graphic novel emporium, but it mixes prehistoric t monsters, classic 50's automobiles and derring-do in a bizarre Y and distinctive fashion.

Following the adventures C of Jack 'Cadillac' Tenrec and travelling companion Hannah Dundee, both game and comics are set in the Xenoxoic age, some 600 years D in the future. This era of 'strange life' has been brought about by a geological coteg clysm, civilisation has disintegrated, and the previous ages of machines and Sechnol a In the meantime terrifying dinosaurs have come to roam the gy is a distant memory. m Earth again. Under nomes like 'cutter' and 'shivat' society copes with the daily threat of ending up as a reptilian breakfast. e Tenrec is revered as d one of 'Old Blood' mechanics, who know the way of machonei and he cuts an impressive figure in his '53 red cadillac, which often speeds him out o e tricky Jurassic confrontations.

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Much of the gamepis played on what Rocket Science claim to be a unique 2 1/2-0 'irdo the screen' environment e quite different to anything seen on the Mega-CD. These demo shots certainlyrindicate skimpy costumes, sharp teeth and the odd fright Next month we should besable to tie it all together in a review.

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ROCKET 3CXENT43 And just who ore these upstorts4noking huge claims for both the design and technology of their first CD products2 Rocket Science 1 are less than o year old, but t l *r co-founders flout illipressi dentials. Peter Barrett, Vice Pr 'dent of the fledglitig compo noted for creating Cinepok, ti compression technique that r6 the Mega•CD to show Full M4ton Video Naturally it ploys cpmajor port in Rocket Science titles The pcograniniscs claim they c transport a game from formal to format (eg Mego-CD to ROM) in just over a month, iiiing standard FMV technolo designer of Codillacs is DovrA Fox, ex-tuccisfilm entqloyeewho can list impressive credits like 'Rescue on Froctulus' on Ms, CV Rocket Science also employs the talents of Hollywood screenwPtui 5 like Ron Cobb (credits include Raiders of the lost Ark, The Ally55), to handle the large amount of dialogue and film-sized (tam) production budgets for their games. Big business has mode caignificant investment for future projects.

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Just a quick e glance across r following the e pages and you'll see some of the !most up-todate titles to hit the shelves, not

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BICHISIVE SECRETCONS Being a close personal friend of young Bubsy the Bobcat, it's hardly surprising that he has let me into a load of secrets for his latest adventure. All of the codes are entered on the title screen and the relevant noise will sound to inform you of a successful cheat.

As Gerard McKean from Nagoya, Japan, quite rightly points out, the early bird catches the worm_ This is certainly the case with these exclusively excellent cheats all the way from the land of the rising

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STAGESELECT On the screen with the 'Game Start' message simply input C, A, LEFT, RIGHT, and B. If you've done it corredly, Headdy will say "Nice!". And there you have it, bong the START button to access the select screen

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M O W 11 TERMINATOR IMMORTALITY Stephen Carroll was the first among a lot of you to send me this cheat to make Robocop immortal. Start the game as normal and PAUSE on the Trainer Level. No w enter the code C, B, A, B, B, A, B, B, C, B, B, C, C, B, B, C, B, C, A, C, C, A, A, A, B, B, B. A, C, A. Then UNPAUSE the action and PAUSE once more, tapping in the following A, B, C, C, B, A, C, B, A, C, B, A, A, A, C, A, C, B C, A, C, A, C, A B, C, B. After returning to the game, go to the first grey building and climb to the very top. Move to the edge and jump as for left as possible. Hey presto, all will be revealed including six faces and a silhouetted Robocop. No w how's about that then? Good work Stephen.

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SECRETRUM Even though it has only just hit the shelves, already a tippefte for this smart platformer has hit the MMS doormat According to Peter Sinanan (30) from Bracknell, on the second level of the Mod Doctor stage, instead of running into the pipe at the end of the level, you should iump on top of it and look upwards. While looking upwards, make Mickey perform a jump, and amazingly enough the mouseketeer will do a super high leap, ollowing him to walk off the screen and to the right where he will find a secret room. In the secret room, Mickey will discover a valuable extra life and some extra hit points. Hurrah!

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COMBATCAM LEVELSEW For those of you having a bit of a hard time getting through some of the levels on this tough little racer, Andrew Blundell from Swansea is here to help. On the OPTIONS screen put the yellow box around EXIT and hold down A, B, and C. When you press START, the word 'cheat' should appear. Now press LEFT and RIGHT for the level of your choice.

•NUMBERONECHEAT It's excellent to see plenty of tips for this top notch knock-about, and SRichardson has some crackers. Once you've accessed the World Tour, pick a player and check their password on the first day_ Remember the code and push A, B, C, and START together. Then on the password screen, input the password but make sure you enter the last two letters as BB. If you're Pete Sompras or S Schmidt you'll find yourself ranked number one, and number two if you're anyone else. This means you'll be able to ploy in the first tournament.

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What's all this 'No Way' business? 'Yes Way' says Gordon and Emily Brants from Staines, you con play Sonic 1 with the world's first backwardly-compatible cart. Plug Sonic 1 into the slot on top of Sonic and Knuckles, and when the screen with Sonic, Toils, Knuckles, and Egg Face appears, all saying 'No Way', press A, B, and C simultaneously on pad one The screen will now say 'Get Blue Spheres' with the options START, LEVEL, and CODE. You can now play as either Sonic or Knuckles by changing the colour of the stars on the icons from blue to red (press A, B, or C to change colours), You can also change the codes to access different levels of the Special Stage by altering the numbers and pressing START- And here they are.-

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Richard Hughes comes up trumps with the info on how to fight those illustrious hidden combatants in the best beat 'em up on the Gear. To take on Jade, press diagonally UP/ RIGHT twice when your character's picture passes the question mark on Mortal Mountain.

And if you fancy a bout with Smoke, hold START and DOWN when the Toasty face appears. Outstanding!

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A mirror image of itself, the penultimate level con be extremely confusing Not to worry, the exit is in the top right corner.

The corridor is a long slog, but it's nothing compared to the rat-run that conceals the biggest and meanest nostie.

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Dynamite Headdy, one A of the most beguiling tplatformers in many a rChristmas release schedule. eFew games have caused this alevel of backbiting and snipsing over its alleged strengths u and deficiencies. Frankly, rma'am, we're puzzled. We erated it so highly because tbasically it's very good. o Hopefully, this guide to its b bossy conundrums and secret ebonuses witl convince you of the, same. h o lThe SB symbol stands for each of the game's legion Secret d :Bonus Points. We've managed to pin point just about every one, but we admit a couple still elude us,

MAD DOG AND NEAPir Trouble Bruin's first onslaught is easily dealt with.

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2. Wait for him to jump four times than leap over to the right.

to the right letting off energy globes.

4. Leap over the slow bouncing globe and headbutt him as he staggers.

Destroy the abductor robot in the supposed 'de mo' section with re pe a ted heacibutts. The best me thod involves s ta nding directly unde rne a th him a nd fi ri ng upwa rds .

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ing the two secret rooms, the first placed beyond the first wall rise on the right. After mounting

the wall pull the plunger to (lush the oncoming hoards, then pick the invisi-head to pass the foot stompers. The robot demi-boss simply leaps from right to left, then activates an attraction device so keep your distance from the sides of the screen. The second secret room lies to the left at the top of the next shaft. Duck in the conspicuous 'pits' below the snake boss to avoid his fire.

Mod Dog boss is a dumb animal. He's only dangerous when landing, and the safe spot is located at his head Wh e n his head is pointing right, some-

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exploding stars, or speed, which gives you the reach to get that wagging toil.

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M e two strange animals tha t leap from the cage a fte r the robot dies are worth a he a dbutling bonus poi nt each.

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ali u . i i I e Use x pthe spike he a d to reach l othe r asnake demi-boss, whose t i demise o n results in a bonus r poMt. o u t e .

The la s t point is the trickiest. On ra ndom occasions the m a d dog boss will descend with Beau in his mouth. Butt him be fore he exits for tha t elusive e ighth point.

DOWN UNDER BATTLE N O W This is the yowniest port of the game The slanting floor of 'Down Under' is easy to get to grips with, as ore the helicopter attacks if you use the shadows to judge the screen depth and fire at them diagonally, The following 'Backstage Battle' is tricky but rarely fatal. Watch for the arrows that indicate a violent swing of the tail, and follow their direction to compensate Bruin is only vulnerable at his centre point, the easiest point is at the horizontal part of your spin.

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the sides and get in diagonal hits to the upper port. When the lower section swings wildly in your area, leap over and continue from the other side. When his legs emerge watch out for the cone attack! With the upper part gone, bottom invokes a new four globe attack from his top hat. Crouch to avoid the higher one, leap over the lower one ond get in a flurry of hits.

Clothes Encounter is invulnerable until all his costume is dislodged. Beou indicates the correct order.

Costume 1:Duck underneath the fire and tackle from behind.

You must duck and fire to get those clawed feet.

A bonus poi nt fi lly S t O g y e x i s t s o n

Down Unde r. We know its the re , b u t c a n't fi gure out a me thod for it...

The Backstage ba ttl e poi nt comes from butti ng the slightly la rge r drone puppy tha t Trouble Bruin sometimes launches.

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There is a way to play the initial 'hit me' buttons without being hit by the wheels. Jumping back over the second one sharply prevents you being steamrollered. The next event is the King Boss. His weak spot is the mouth, which also provides him with a weapon. Keep jumping to avoid the lock on sight, but keep to his right to ovoid the fist.

When you descend, butt the

headcoses onto the skewers, and climb onto the second set to reach an extra life. The tank demi-boss requires you to butt one of his bombs diagonal, timed to land on the driver's head. It takes patience. In the second rigging section, use the suction head to get the hard-toreach fruit and point bonuses, 'Mad Mechs' should commence

Costume 2:The problem.

Getting the middle section is much easier with the aid of the speed head Leap over the spinning skirt and be very wary of the old head.

Costume 3:Clows ore the areas ofmomn danger. Watch out for the Secret Bonus

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with a trip to the right as tiny Headdy, in order to get the semi-secreted extra life. Take out all the doors and use the cogwheels to go right. 'Mod Mechs 2', to rotate the arms

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The Stair Wars section looks trickier than it is. Trouble Bruin's contraption has two stages.

Whe n he hovers to the right, be standing on a platform just below his horizontal plane. If his head begins to bob, lump up a couple of platforms — he launches a tower cutter which will snip away all platforms up to its upper blade. If his eyes close, he's about to drift into range over the centre of the tower. Headdy is safe below the height of his head.

Inside the tower, first run from the deflating snowmen. Then on the stage with the two rotating arms, take up a safe vantage point on the level above and fire diagonally down. Skip post the wall mortars, to face the ladybug creature. Best toctics ore to skip over the rolling ball (it does two circuits, stops then does another two before opening) then grab the time freeze head while it's lumping, as only the underbelly is vulnerable.

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An easy technique to beat the subgame. Simply position yourself under the left launcher, and always push bolls vertically. The bad bottom basket comes every fourth star basket. Using patience, you should never been in danger of dunking a bad 'un.

Aim for the top baskets, by butting ot full jumping height.

I f the towe r backdrop scrolls in a full circuit during S ta ir Wars, y ou a re re wa rde d with a bonus point.

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Up on the roof, Spinderella's boom is worse than her bite.

Keep running right, only pausing to avoid her pummels. On the nearside, the first two pummels will not contact with the roof, then three will. When you complete the half circuit, attack the target cylinder. Try not to face the pummelling attack at the strategic spike points. Once Spinderella rotates the playing area, the technique is reversed — though her second pummel will connect with the ground

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TELESCOPEMIRRORS Blow the trucks from under the precious mirrors and airlift the components to the barge in the north. Only two trips ore necessary.

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Your best form of attack ISto sweep over these ships, lobbing missiles at them. A foce on °Hock is foolhardy. If you find yourself short on supplies, a gander round the woods to the back f the lagoons and some hut bombing will reveal some goodies. Also, to the south west of the armour repoir, a hut hides an extra life.

PLAYER'SGUIDE N umber the Strike series, and the deadliest the bunch, three UrbaninStrike poses a serious challenge toof even the most adept gamer. Set in the 21st century, you're that wholesome kinda apple pie-loving patriot, who just lives to save the good 1 on o 1 taking U S over the world. Set in two halves, the first leg of this guide begins in the jungles of Hawaii and closes over the o f metropolis of San Francisco.

A f r o advantage of this and get the feel of your wings. Try to get into the habit of not spraying m unnecessary hails of wasteful bullets, but rather pot shots. Also keep a look out for m to being a ra successful a The key Strike pilot is keeping an eye on your gouges. Constant refu to the d mop i screen n is on absolute must innocent hostages, DO NOT shoot them, they erence restore valuable armour points when returned for navigational purposes, but above all your g to safety. Whatever you do, don't rush: more Armour, Fuel, and Weapon meters must be haste less speed! l u n under constant supervision. Even when the gauges ore in yellow, you should be planning t takei A general tip in the early youra next stock QUICKWINCH levels cis to blast s smaller buildings surrounding This little beautie is missions, as on the whole they contain supe see later. But when you get to lying low about half plies,has we will way up the far left of the cityscapes, don't bank on similar circuml l the map next to o stances - always think ahead. Remember, hostage Pick it up and timeb is life, and e you ain't got a lot of timel double your capacity to gather supplies. n t

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441 On your way to destroy , the radars on top of the 1 centres, take a quick fly past the beach. Beneath those straw huts lie ammo and fuel dumps.

On spying the crashed jet fighter, pot a slug in the enemy soldier to save Legal, on MIA

PLASTICSHOWN Once the snippers hove been dispatched, the elusive surgeon requires a couple of warning shots into the hut to coax him out, not too many or you'll kill him.

ENEMY1111011 All very straight forward stuff, make your lot a little easier by taking out some of the boots and armoured vehicles during some of the earlier missions.

If MON On your way to rescue the Green Berets, keep on eye open for a monstrous dorsal fin poking above the water surface.

Around Jaws you'll see some shipwreckees, give them a lift to safety to restore lost armour points.

SRO SMITS First off, you're going to hove to find yourself an eradication bomb from the most southerly island.

Now be very careful not to drop this or it's game over man! Take it to the second blip on the map screen and hover over the purple flare. It will drop automatically when in position, and now il's u cuse of picking off the snippers one by one whilst winching the troops to safety.

With the berets on board, and the intelligence report&in the beg, it's off to the oil rigs. e,f Baia for the next confrontation

CAMPAIGNIWO: BAJANI RIGS IC9NIY11184101 You're all ot sea in the bottle against Malone's off-shore bases. There's going to be some chopping and changing between 'copters, and you'll need to familiarise yourself with the Osprey III passenger carrier, Supplies are scarcer, and enemy vessels take a lot more hits before giving up. Keep close tabs on the tugs boats carrying ammo and fuel.

RADARSTATION First things first, fly to the uppermost refinery building and blost it to ocquire the Quick Winch. On attacking the radar building, take extra care around the missile launchers. Catch them on their blind side.

SAWRIGS Troublesome little torgets these N o t only are they populated by Malone's forces with rocket lounchers, but on the towers ore some deadly Phalanx MX rapid fire missile lounchers. Creep in from the corner of the screen, fire off a couple of rockets, and retreat to avoid being hit. Make sure you destroy the buildings on the corners to reveal hidden bonuses.

RUSSIAN3111 Don't forget the Russians ore our allies now and they need our help. More victims of Malone, their sub has been crippled and the reactor is in meltdown.

Remove the threat of other 'copters and boats before attempting the airlift. Once the submariners are aboard, it's a quick jaunt to the left where you'll find the repair kit for the sub's reactor. You've got a time limit of two minutes before meltdown.

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It's not too much of a hassle taking out these unarmed fighters. The occasional guard may be hanging around the corner.

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The area has to be secured before any attempt on the main building can be made.

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the exterior buildings It's now time to disembark and head off inside the rig to destroy it once and far all.

Your agent on the inside must be rescued unharmed to gain the information on how to set the beacon calling the strike force to attack the rig. After saving him, find the two barrels round the corner for stocks.

DEACON Run the gauntlet down the corridor of gun cameras to find the beacon. Press A to set the attack.

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DESTROYER The artillery on the destroyer is very heavy, so much so that you must keep hold of the Osprey and its 2000 armour points. The lack of speed means sweeps are the best form of attack.

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We're entering the danger zone of the large rig. You must hit the jet fighters before they have a chance to take off. Watch for the armed response from the bunkers, and be os quick as you con,

PASSENGERS Intelligence report! A cruise liner has been hit

by Malone's gun boats, and you have three minutes to swap choppers and rescue the passengers before the enemy starts mopping up. Speed is of the essence, concentrate on the two lifeboats to quickly achieve your quota. Whisk them off the most northerly of the small rigs to replenish lost armour.

the corners to ovoid taking the full brunt of their force.

These boots were made for walking It's a whole new game running through the corridors of the rig, especially as you only hove 200 armour points and seriously limited ammo. To replenish supplies, shoot the barrels and racks of missiles and you will uncover power-ups.

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luckily stacks of innocent civilian buildings stocked high with fuel and ammo ore dotted behind home base to keep you on the go Frequent returns to the landing pad are also required to drop off the numerous hostages.

SCOUTTEAM Rescue your buddies from Malone's clutches in the POW camp. A careful approach on the guard towers is needed before attempting to enter the

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ARMYBASE MCIDRI Close down Molone's factory for good by finding the smart bomb in the shed to the west of the foctory.

Winch it up and drop it bong on his doorstep. Stand well bock and watch with mirth as the fireball consumes Malone's plans

camp. Watch out for the Wolverine inside the camp. Most of the buildings contain goodies, but only use them if necessary.

QUICKWINCH

Before the assault on the enemy camp, head to the top-left corner, destroy the houses and grab a load of the winch.

ENEMYCAMP Head on in there and waste those buildings.

But watch for the larger houses and the massive AAA M Flak cannons that lurk inside.

CONTRACTORS Does Malone know no shame? He's even imprisoned defence contractors and has sent his pores in to execute them. Knock out the lowers, followed by the pares, but at all costs, miss the building or you'll kill the civilians. If nothing happens, check the perimeter for lone soldiers.

GAYPLANS Very simple operation.

Blast the modern looking buildings and grab the blueprints. The plans inform you to press C to hotwire the GAV.

GAYS Yoinkst Time to jump ship again. On this occasion, the Ground Assault Vehicle will be your means of transport. Firstly, shoot the guard on the odd looking tower and then land the chopper. Once inside the GAV, wipe out the o t h e r .

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Smart use of the smart bombs is essential to wipe out the stockpile of Presidio tanks. For a bonus extra life, rubble the small white building near the artillery position.

MICRONLABS Malone must be stopped! Work on his secret new loser weapon has already started, but you can call time on his plans by destroying the Micron Lobs in the west of the city. Pay special attention to the Landshorks using the tried and trusted sweep of the area.

HMISASE The streets of San Francisco are buzzing with the sound of Malone's armoured vehicles and hover 'copters Supplies ore particularly thin on the ground, so must be used sparingly.

Tactical, le sweeping patterns, flying is only way to tackle the Landshork and Armadillo armoured vehicles

GOLDENGATEANDBAYBRIDGE On route to removing the bombs from the bridge, take the most southerly route possible to avoid the threat of the tanks on the road.

On orrivol at the bridges it's simply a question of finishing off the hover planes and removing the bombs.

RADIOTOWER Radio KBZ Malone is threatening to broadcast your location to the enemy forces. Destroy the antenno before it has a chance, but be extra vigilant in picking off the snippers obscured by the fog

CORPORATE1111001MRIMSWEST Kill the guys with bazookas on the corners of the skyscrapers before demolishing the structures. Use the chain gun on the structures so as not to waste valuable ammunition.

Alert! Alert! Your home landing pod is under enemy fire. By now ammo will be low and the hover jets will take more cunning to out do.

IINCIIMAN Stop that car! Malone's henchman is trying to do a runner with the news that Son Francisco is under attack. Chase the red car along the south highway, and place a few missiles through the rear windshield.

NEXTMONTH'S INSTALMENT_ Tune in next month for the final half of the player's guide. Alcatraz is your next battle zone to rescue the MIA Long Haul, and then it's onwards to final battle with Malone him self. Keep those rotors homing

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T he Smurfs fallafrom media dom was not pretty sight.starAfter their chart-busting success with Father Abraham, the inevitable 'musical differences' led to a split between the bright blue dwarves and their human accompaniment. A lengthy court battle ensued, with the Smurfs disputing Abraham's right to bill himself 'Father Abraham of Father Abraham and the Smurfs', which he was using for a season at Butlins' Pwheli Westworld.

Press hounding followed Smurfette's highly publicised spell at the Betty Smurf clinic for sasparilia dependency. Basically, the whole tribe decided to return to their secluded Belgian village and leave the spotlight on the Osmonds' revival. But the quietude was short-lived when their old enemy Gargamel, jealous of their success and the failure of his own rave single life's a Witch', captures a sizeable portion of the community and claps them in irons.

Of the remainder, it appears that Hefty smurf has the best chance of effecting a rescue, but his powers alone will not be enough...

toA l lr o tinHefty certain. ressections of - the game whe come in handy. Hefty himse can lift and carry objects like springs. Jokey has a booby-trapped parcel which explodes, demolishing walls and taking out enemies.

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BLACK FOR Not a cakewalk by any ner of means. Take into account the giant ripe tometoes, moles and killer butterflies. In the second plantation there's a nos, break of malaria madness. One bite from a quito and you turn into a gibbering hopping

FIELD Champs in French ( ors of mediaeval fie ame •ChompionsT Id is quite pretty to I with lovely dewdrops o fair amount of belly-hu

BRIDGE A neat little pioneering job this, lashings of logs and lashings, but a troublesome p in the middle, requirin e compliance of feathere friends.

SMURF TOW Strangely, buckets of dirty dishwasher ore the gre danger to Hefty (too m ncentrated 'Flash', rec ?). Other Smurfs ore gaily ing about their games and t et nuisance of thems

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Speaking of which, they go from quite ropey to very pretty in a short space of time, though character animation is poor throughout.

Lacking any thumpingly original gameplay, the game benefits from some clever levels, alternating between left-right romps to self-contained puzzles, the sterling mine cart sequence and the fun 3-D bit. The only puzzlingly poor bit is the droning music which has no impact at all. I l l was a buyer for a younger Megadrive owner, there wouldn't be much between this and Mickey Mania — both are high quality, though undemanding games. In fact, on the high. er levels Smurfs Is a bit rock — even adults might consider playing it in secret...

Though at first they may seem unlikely platforming heroes, the Smuris pull off a triumphant debut. This game is just plain fun to play. The gameplay Is consistent in its ability to alter from platform, to 3D sled run, to mine cart mayhem, and keep the amusement level on high. In addition, there are plenty of levels to guarantee that you really get your fill of Smuriing adventure, and more Importantly, your money's worth. However, I can't help but wonder if this is the kind of product that should be gracing our consoles, and that the time would be better invested in something more mouldbreaking. The Smurf isn't a bad product, in fact it's rather well-rounded and nicely polished, but something far better suited to the younger section of the gaming generation.

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Graphics m fine and the b are soundlis chirpier than the u 16-bit game.

The game plot t a nd the is wa fear-thin action a Smurfs (ba r c but shallow, MKII) is k thet best MS title of the year. e z o d m g LAW b o o i d e c s l .

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Well, at the lime, Sega jumped onto the bandwagon by starling a series of coin-ops based partly on Virtual Reality. But being the clever chaps that they ore, they dispensed with the headoche-inducing virtual helms, and instead concentrated on what VR should have been about — perfectly rendered artificial worlds. The result of their labours, Virtu° Racing, became on all-time arcade fave, spawning many more Virtue games.

The game was transferred well so the Megodrive, incorporating all of the tracks and plenty of racing action - but there were many complaints - mainly about its price:: seventy of your English pounds sterling. With the advent of the 32X console, original coders AM2 went back into their labs to create the ultimate home conversion of Viriva Racing. Although this is the Deluxe version, the aim is still the some, take your car around different Viritio tracks, burning off the opposition as only you can.

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They're in the 32X conversion as well, looking a lot more detailed and lovely than they do in the lobit SVP version. But what with being a Deluxe version of VR, the coders have included a couple of tracks that didn't make it into the original arcade game.

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expect to break any records with these cars. The top speed of the model doesn't even reach 300 km/h.

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From the screenshots shown here you may also be forgiven for thinking there's no real difference between the 32X and Megadrive games.

However, after a while, Deluxe's sheer playability began to filter through, and I gradually got to grips with the new cars and tracks and enjoyed myself more than with the Megadrive cart. Anyone who complained about the 16bit game's lack of variety will be shut up by the new cars and tracks, and fans of the coin-op will be over the moon as they get to grips with a conversion that outplays the original. Another Virtu° game comes up trumps, and the 32X's future looks rosier.

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T he oth of June, o to forever mark 1996 one ofisthe most infamous episodes in human history. In a rundown research lab at Chernodon, on the outskirts of Moscow, a mysterious explosion triggers a global biological calamity, which become known simply as 'The Catastrophe'. A viral agent known as 'Lucifer Alpha seeps into the atmosphere, and annihilates the population across a great swathe of eastern Europe and Eurasia.

50 years on, and The Catastrophe has become just another sorry chapter in man's flirtation with nature_ The society of 2046 has problems of its own to contend with, foremost being the hysteria surrounding the menace of Snatchers. The name refers to mysterious robotic lifeforms who murder and then assume the identity of their victims, using sophisticated synthesis techniques. Such is the panic and social breakdown following revelations of the Snatchers' methods, that a special bureau 'Junkers' has been conceived to identify and eliminate the Snatcher threat, which is most concentrated in Neo Kobe, a bustling futuristic metropolis built off the coast of Japan.

As Gillian Seed, you are one of a limited bond of Junkers operatives, but your investigations are set to take you beyond the 'mundane' events of murder and imposture that ore already attributed to Snatchers — to a chilling conspiracy with consequences for the whole world

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Snatcher is definitely a brain game. It possesses an incredibly detailed storyline and the plot takes some surprising twists which test your lateral thinking. Much of the game is spent investigating leads and interrogating characters The presence of Snatchers odds an element of danger, which comes to a head in occasional shoot out sections. For this, Konami hove made Snatcher compatible with their Justifier gun, used previously on Lethal Enforcers.

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How fortunate that you're carrying a shotgun. Of course, you'd prefer it to be a pulse blaster, but in the circumstances you feel it would be ungrateful to complain. Anyway, you iust found a box of cartridges, so if you're going then quite a few are going with you. How did the Mars base get into this mess? From the carnage you see it seems to be a place in the pit of Hell, not the depths of space. Flitting thoughts of tortured corpses makes the hairs stand out on your neck.

And in that area of your body you are suddenly aware of a pleasant sensation, like the slow, gentle stroke of a long, sharp fingernail...

NATURAL BORN KILLERS the initial excursions provided for 32X buyers, Doom is a white-knuckle rollercoaster ride of a game. You start with a flimsy pistol and a few rounds, and the imperaof reaching an exit located on each of • seventeen 3D levels any of the first fifteen can be accessed from the options screen, but the loiter two await anyone who ploughs through from start to finish. Your view is first-person perspective, and you'll soon discover ifs possible to spin round sharply, edge forward or plough on, Though the game appears as unsophisticated cornoge to the uninitiated, real Doom-ers learn tactics the hard way pacing the levels, laying ambushes, finding sheltered positions, mem°rising the mazes. Only then will you be dy to tackle the next of five difficulty lev-

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The creatures you will encounter won't be pacified with tea and a visit from their social worker. Death is the only decent therapy. To offer this service you require the right tools.

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FIST It might feel good to contact physically, but the bigger demons ore not going to be convinced.

PISTOL Fast loading is about all that con be said for this.

Easy to aim but low-powered ammo

SHOTGUN There's o worrisome pause as the gun ds, but this is a wormainstay weapon, ulously satisfying recoil.

CANNON A rather preposterous little toy to be carrying around, but when firepower comes like this who cares if you feel a prat Ammo is scarce, however.

PULSE RIFLE Smokin'l The crackle of electromagnetic discharge accompanies the smell of enemies frying like pop tarts in the Depths of Hell.

CHAINSAW The only one for sickos and 'lobe Hooper devotees. The lack of range is more than offset with the manic enjoyment of letting rip on a horde of aliens. Shall I carve?

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SMOKING HEELS Some ground areas are flooded with hazardous residue. Cross them and you can feel your life ebbiag away. However, armour provides effective though short-lived protection from these effects. Beware the many drums of volatile chemicals littered around, lioble to explode with a single shot An effect which even has some uses...

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TABILI It'll take ages to plough through to the final two stages.

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important information, and even relays your current position when moving.

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The 3 2 X w h et h er gameplay and game spectacle beyond that which the Megadrive can. Despite its minor faults, Doom is an undeniable endorsement of that very principle. It's a magmificent concept in game and brilliant in its execution. Atmosphere by the bucketload, created by the amazing solidity of the graphics, and the sensory tingle of the sampled sound — suggestive of horror like all the best horror movies. That's what Doom is — more of an interactive horror movie than the likes of Night Trap and Mystery Mansion could ever be, because it recreates the sensations of excitement and exhiliration that a well paced slasher flick bring out. When did a video game last do that for you? This is the title you will miss not having most this Christmas — unless of course you do as we

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Thankfully, Mr. Nutz, SuperSquirrel, is about to turn up the heat. Only he can prevent a new and permanent ice age.

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COMMENT If you to list vorio ect of gemaster on paper, Sega would have the ultimate platform g r E u r E game. It has cute sprites, plentiful and colourful backdrops, power-ups galore and a neat 3D section. However, when compared with the likes of Mr Nutz and its nippy gameplay and Boogerman and its novel twist, Pagemaster just doesn't seem that Inspiring. It doesn't actually do anything wrong — although there are times when you lose a life needlessly — but Pagemaster has a real 'been there, done that before' feel to it I really like the bare bones of the game, but it lacks pace and the aforementioned playability fault makes it occasionally rather annoying to play. A year or so ago this would have been an 80% plus game, but compared to recent releases it's looking a little tired.

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Seated on a magical flying book, young Mostar Tyler hurtles towards his target whilst simultaneously avoiding hitting the assorted struts and obstacles which are pepper the way. Conversely, though, a brave player can also go out of their way to collect extra coins and bonuses, closing the 411 pages of the book slightly to squeeze through the tighter gaps.

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Pagemaster also likes to tread dangerously close to the dividing line of challenge and frustration — enemies re-appearing at close rarge, 'unnatural' death syndrome and oversensitive control all rear their head in places, but at its just about acceptable given the game's pace and overall difficulty. I wouldn't expect anyone to be wildly enthusiastic about Pagemaster (let's just see how the film turns out), but if you get to play it, you're unlikely to feel conned.

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Plenty of variety andwell ammoted and plentiful sprites, Captures the look of the film perfectly.

Richard's a versatile little fella, and alongside his jumping and throwing skills he can also pick up and make use of any objects he finds. For the most part these are lying around the play area and con be anything from a freshly-cracked Humpty Dumpty to a luminous orange skull. Pressing the button makes our diminutive hero pick the object up and it can be either dropped or thrown so Richard can stand on it to reach highlyplaced bonuses. Similarly, access points to hidden caches of bonuses can be uncovered using these _ objects.

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WE WANT YOU FOIE A NEW RECRUIT! Come join the ormy — it's a great life! There's olways plenty of opportunities, just come queue at our recruiting office over the hill. We select between two and y o u n g rookies per mission, Each starts without rank, but the longer you last the more stripes you'll have down your arm. After each campaign, a new set of men seeking adventure arrive to swell the ranks, which is just as well, because without men we have to wave the white flag.

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MEGADRIVE REVIEW O M M E N T This is quite simply the most fun you're going to have with your Megadrive in ages. Cannon Fodder is one of the most original games I have ever played, yet for all its new ideas it never bogs itself down with over complex controls or especially deep strategy.

Yes, special tactics are needed to defeat the assortment of grenade and rocket-wielding enemy troops, but such is the simplicity of Cannon Fodder that they are pulled off with very little thought. Every aspect of the game excels: the graphics ore smolt but full of Sensi's oddball humour (watch out for the exploding sheep!), and the sound effects are equally hot. in all, Cannon Fodder is one of the best games to emerge from Virgin HQ. It's original, playable, and has enough levels to keep avid players yomping for ages.

Enrol today.

GRAPHICS Getting to grips with the ground is an essential for success and a (reasonably) long life. Learn the effects of the following:

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Crispbackdrops and dear layouts withesceptormally smooth utolling aari sensible colour ethesues.

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Great ogony samples when the eaemy take o dive.

Sire gun noises.

Impenetrable and shields you from fire, but rockets and grenades can rebound.

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Dear Mum, Today I learned how to use a rocket launcher.

Sometimes they are just lying around, so I couldn't resist taking a pot shot at a Nissan hut. Our pop guns aren't much good al taking out those things, but a few fireworks or a couple of grenades is enough to do the trick. Pity the enemy are starting to shoulder a few of their own, though.

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It was once a disk rime, and a darn sight cheaper.

C O M M E N T What an absolute gem of a game. Cannon Fodder is one of the most original game concepts in years, and so perfectly implemented as to be a pleasure from the first moment, and still pose a challenge weeks later. The unique nature of the game is the way reflexes and strategy are mixed. Although success is entirely dependent on your sharp wits, it quickly becomes essential to tackle the levels with a firm strategy. However, to keep things sharp, things often take an unpredictable turn, and your making command decisions in split seconds. It really feels like handling an army unit, but with the hallmark humour of all Sensible games, and the attention to game feel and control that have made their previous classics. The presentation is accomplished, though neither the graphics or sound would make you stop short. But pick up Cannon Fodder for five minutes, and you'll acknowledge that you're in the presence of true gaming genius.

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WWF Wrestling is popular because of the OTT characters and the hype surrounding each fight.

As such, any game based on it has to be equally brash with loads of atmospheric sounds during the bouts and more fancy moves than Top Of The Pops. Sadly, WWF Raw is a pale imitation of the spectacle it is based on, with limp sprites ambling across a ring using a series of confused moves to throw each other around and pin opponents to the floor. This is hardly the stuff playable games are based on, and the result is a pedestrian beat 'em up which lurches from round to round. Even the addition of a number of play modes can't save this.

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Okay, okay, so we're guilty of being a bit cynical here, and there's no justification really, because Pitfall: The Mayon Adventure is a very decent, and highly enjoyable platformer — as you shall discover when you read this top-notch review-

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RIVE REVIEW AND THIS TIME HE'S BROUGHT HIS DAD Did you know that the Pitfall Harry seen in the early eighties Pitfall game is in fact the Pitfall Horry Senior who's missing in this game? You adopt the mantle of Harry's son, who just happens to be incredibly athletic. Running and jumping come naturally to this guy, as does a bit of good old fashioned on-the-stomach yomping. Harry Junior is also a master of the whip, which comes in handy for dealing with the enemy sprites. Other weapons such as smart bombs and boomerangs are also ovailable for use against Harry's foes.

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INDY CAR RACING One of the best things about Pitfall is the level of interaction with the back. ground. Look out for mine cart racing Torzon-esque vine swinging, spider. web trampolining, mystic idol spring board propulsion — and a lot more besides

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Lurking beneath the city is an ancient evil. This is the extent of the divinations of the elders. To discover the true nature of this supernatural curse, and hopefully confront it, they hove sent out for a bond of adventurers, with a mixture of skills in sword, spell and sleight of hand. The best of these shall descend, prepared for denizens of ever-increasing malice and power to confront them. To the underground...

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SCREEl A political outline of the future world. You must grab each of the fifty territories in turn to open new paths and exploit the potential for taxation.

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Syndicate is a big juicy steak of a game next to the wafer-thin sarnies that have passed for 'quality' releases of late.

It has a convincing and compulsive plot, with each mission a 'chapter' in the development of your syndicate. The in-game action is much more 'hands on' the previous Bullfrog games, without totally eliminating the 'God' aspect that has become their trademark.

After some initial faltering, you realise they have made a pretty good job of transferring the.tricky mouse and keyboard control to a lowed. The minor gripes that make this slightly less enthralling than the floppy versions are the titchy scanner (very hard to read in a tight spot) and graphics of a chunky nature. Streets ahead of Powermonger in the action and accessibility stakes, and huge to boot.

A separate briefing proceeds each mission, which have a variety of basic themes. Your team may be required to assassinate on individual or terrorise an area The four boxes along the bo t h e screen contain info about your characters It's easy to b e t w e e n direct control of ony one of them, or group them together in a unit. A separate command will fire their weapons in the direction of movement. Additional commands allow you to split the party, leave them 'sleeping' or guording a specific location, or sending your team into 'panic mode' — spreading death in all directions

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The Persuodtron figures recurrently in your operations. Corned by a team member, it brainwashes any o . ne he touches, turning them into a helpless follower. It's useful as a method of abducting key targets, even enemy agents, who con be reprogrammed at yew HQ The success of your persuasion attempts rests on a complex formula depending on the brain level of the operator ond the amount of people he has already persuaded,

The sprawling layouts of each mission cover mony screens_ Hijacking vehicles is a useful way of passing barriers and covering large d fences. Finding your tpr_gets is aided by the scanner at th, bottom of the smolt, which lecds yealifertuids the objective Negotiatir

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The combination of the isolore of the i metric perspective, intricate Obgrcls i.s the RPI ission objectives, and the yber theme, broke the a meciture mould on slow-burning T I T . tic"i0l. three sepor strategy games. So it's drtigs into you about time Megadrive own- cyborg's blbodstream. e P r e ers had something similar an d it b il to get their teeth into. Sure, Perception, improves you+cyboigs large i compromises have had to be made in consensory abiliti t h e lost, Intekkgpnce alters t p oy tent - the original PC version sporting some behaviour of n o t u r our control horrific violence - and some trimming was t o necessary to fit it all into a cart. But nevers p o theless Bullfrog have done a superb job on the conversion, even making the game more o d . u p playable than the original! Once you've overcome the initial hurdle of the slightly t complex control system, you'll be pngulted in h the sheer depth of the plot, desperately trye ing to complete the missions. Syndicate is a o p top quality MIL and a must for RPG stratee r gists who fancy a real challenge. o t i s e

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Automation may save time, but doesn't half cause a lot of bother when the entire defence system grid crashes and turns on the civilions who built it. In answer to the problem, the powers-that-be have isolated the four mains areas affected by the crash (the volcano, desert, and ice planets, and the alien mothership). It is now up to you, the pilot of the highly manoeuvrable Scavenger 4, to track down the offending ghosts in the machine and save the system.

SCRAPETES As if the enemy fighters weren't enough to contend with, the environment is just as dead ly. A small bump against a canyon wall can knock off stacks of energy, just as a collision with a solar panel or a turret con wipe you out • onc e and for all. Coreful flying and lightning quick reflexes can save you a whole lotto lives I

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Like the backdrops, the boss characters are all pre-rendered and stored as footage. This is not to soy they don t feel the bite of your weapons, or that the Scavenger 4 escapes unharmed from their onslought. These beasties pock a real punch and take dozens of hits before going down. On tonight's menu, here are a few of the chef's specialities.

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CAVALIERTACTIC Fancy a double — or even a triple-spreod — laser? An extra smart bomb to help you on your way? Maybe just a boost for your Power Shot?

You too can have this and more with the ever present, ever friendly power-up ships. Put one of these ships out of action ond a choice of three power-up options will oppear before your very eyes. But don't dawdle, snap 'em up while they're still hot.

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M tation over content. Strip away Novastorm's a 0 1k r e nleft d ewith r e dabackdrops and bosses and you're game so simple even Forrest W I I ----n) r a w h G u ter m how p would away in disgust. mate fancywalk the graphics become,No you're t still lumped with dismal blasting action r a which never changes. With so many decent e l E w of fancy but antiquated crap? t V e E h d b a i l v s a e h s a " t n . e o . r t l s h i a e t v r a c i a l s a e b o l f e p , r w e h s y e s

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N deathwere ill did them port. But o after their first fifty adventures, b something happened to make them go their separate ways. o Some wanted to concentrate on d sporting activities, some wonted y sunbathe in warmer climes, to k some perhaps wanted to and spend n more time with their families. e w In any case, there ore now twelve tribes of Lemmings. This w sequel follows the tribulations h settling in each of their of twelve chosen lands. Watch e them evolve dozens of new r skills from their original limited e menu, but see them offset by a twhole new range of dangers — h predators, devilish machines and e long, long drops. y

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The days (and nights) of 48 hour Lemmingsa -thons are back! I •vas a massive fan of the original, and it's reat to see they've Improved on the highly successful format. The new icons are excellent, Incorporating real imagination in design. And as for the new zles, well what can I They are tough! If ember the days of sweating over one level for hours on end, expect more the same and worse. This • set your puzzle solving d boiling. Hoorah!

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RETRAINING The original range of skills: blocking, bombing and digging etc. have been augmented several times, to encompass around thirty different types of Lemming. However, a selection of eight are offered on each stage, many of which tie-in with the tribe and terrain (pole-vaulting is a skill only employed in the sport tribe). Some of the new skills are quite sophisticated: archers and ropers con be aimed, and there is usually more than one way to complete a level

GRAPHICS LEgi of humorous Lemminganimation. end crisp, ieadabici layouts.

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The fan is a new icon at your disposal, and is used to blow any of the flying varieties of Lemming, which includes ballooners, hang gliders and set-pockers.

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A probably s when your Dad popped into the a k newsagents for some fogs or the pub for a pint), how many times did you jump behind i the wheel of his car and pretend to drive? We've all done d it: sat there spinning the wheel from side to side ( making that 'brum-brum' noise that you can only a do by sticking your lips out and blowing gently. n Well, prepare to get tingly lips again, as US Gold d cor perfectly invite you to get to grips with a rally suited for the hand brake turns you used to make your dad's stationary car do.

Yes indeedy, US G are inviting you on a rallying trip around the world as you compete against a computer-controlled car °cross a series of courses. The action is viewed from on angled bird's-eye-view, with the two cars tearing around the eight-way-scrolling ttrack. Along the way, power-ups end cash bonuses can be collected, but the main prize depends on the player being the first person post the winning line.

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With a field of only two, or on time trials just one, there's no neck and neck racing. Also, I fail to see the point of overlaying the screen with warning pointers at every bend. Surely the point is to learn the courses and use your own reflexes? Having said that, the game has pleasant qualities giving it the air of a relaxing Sunday drive: But on the Megadrive?

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In the 21st century, the iproblem of clapped-out • actors terrorising the world in sub-standard interactive movies hod reached crisis point. In a desperate response, they were rounded up and shipped out to the distant colonies of the solar system, to find new lives as cargo shippers and satellite dish installers Tully Bodine is one such old sea dog, always in search of an easy cargo run or a flattering close-up You follow his adventures from the point of a mysterious explosion on Pluto's moon, Charon, and a suspicious business proposition to ship camels from the Moon to Mars' satellite, Phobos. Are they in any way connected? The appliance of Rocket • i s sure to way.

Deary, deary me, what a tawdry piece of CD trash this is. Loadstar is another attempt to breach the game/movie divide only to fail miserably. Whilst the intro bits are quite comical, they're not half as funny as S Repetitive shooting and minimal controls T are the order of the day, leaving us wih yet "Nowam E another Sewer Shark travesty. Avoid. going to get out V of this turkey?"

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The days of experimentation with this machine are over, and competent platformors is ther best MS owners can expect. This is more than competent: nippy, enjoyable, catchy music (whatever your view on the film's 'score') and as much gameploy as the Megadrive version. The subgame is particularly well done. MS owners shouldn't feel left out of this Disney circus — this version Is right in there.

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Talking of irritating ticks, it's time for our resident goat, Yob, to fumble around in the depths of his backside to find suitable answers to your incredibly inane and pointless ramblings.

Still, if you want to line up and clamp yourself on to his inner lining and ask a pathetically insulting poser, why not drop him a line at the following address: THE KEBAB MAGIC FAN CLUB, MEAN YOB, MEAN MACHINES SEGA, Priory Court, 30-32 Farringdon Lane, London, EC1 R 3AU 120 PAM SEGA

1 THEPUSH Dear Yob Where's your originality, Yob, you pus-filled moronic zit? 'Pointless goit" my name means, yes? Well it's nice to know you core enough to mention me constantly. I do wish you would research your insults you flatulating butthead, otherwise you end up looking a total tit. Where ore Arse-enol from? London Where ore the Mean Machines offices located?

London. Who bloody hammered Arsenal? Wrexham. You're not too bright are you, you stupid longhaired dingbot. Why do you have an elastoplast on your face? Is it like a license plate in case anyone tries to steal it? Or is it to distinguish between your head and the cock that litters our bedroom floor?

And as for Adam Mason, that snorting, mucus-filled glob of crop: you can bugger off back inside Captain Birdseye's beard where you're wonted, you plogue-ridden worm. It must please Yob to know he has one admirer left, you festering piece of saliva. It's just like Yob, the drooling spastic he is, to bring in his mote to try and stick up for his empty mind. Both of you resemble bits of plaque off Barako's teeth.

like everybody else in the world (except Adam Mason, that pubic louse), reckon you're crap. You just ain't as good as you used to be, you unsightly, stubborn wooden-hooded onion breathed pickle.

Darren Ellis, Wrexham

YOB: You know, I could sit here for hours dissecting your letter and informing you of every malor grammatical or structural flaw contained therein, but don't have the space or the patience, and it's

unlikely you'd understand anyway i t you're going to fire off insulting missives you should expect to have dirt dished in return. Look fool, if you've got nothing better to do than bother me constantly you really must have a very limited social life. Go now, for you suck and are quite stupid.

GIVENYOUR CARDS Dear Yob am writing a letter of complaint.

Most of all the letters sent to you ore just mindless insults. What is the point of writing a letter if you are just going to dribble on with yourself in a pathetic. uttemot to amuse other people? Please print this letter, because I'm sure there ore other people who feel the same woy.

Joseph Farrell YOB Look, what's the point in me writing a sensible reply when the majority of letters we get are just lists of pathetic, self-congratulatory liphurling? If you want a decent reply, write a decent letter you boneheads - is tha t concept a little bit too complex for you or something?

don't fall f u r - b r a skid i n from e d Spender's jockstrap.

You and your MMS gaming buddies have the ability of a fart in a wheelchair being pushed around KI S in Wrexham. Enough of our cussing w e still reckon you and the mag are ace, so here ore a few pennies Richard Gardner and Kirk Churchill YOB A n d it took two of you to come up with that, did it?

Now, just to address one jor point ve asked as who drew the c - ever wonder whyy we hove a drawing of me? o Think a bout it you fturds. How m feel do you e knowing you've wasted . on a fte rnoonDventing youri fetid spleen on someone who d doesn't give a toss because they're not, actually, real?

Duuuuuh.

SPANISH ARCHER Dear Yob I am really quite narked off about a A menagerie of Sege stars from the pencils of Never Aktmbleton from deepest Devon. the price of the adverts in Megamort• If you ore the beast, I mean best (I Sensi Mono, THAT is how you spell best) mog in the cosmoverse, then surely you don't really need your readers to pay El for every Dear Yob 20 words. Also, why do you print Just a few questions Who soddo letters from saddo employed the dribbling retard to morons? It makes it look like only draw you? Your Mom? Oh sorry, total idiots read it. Do yourself a your Mom is the dribbling retard favour and save the space! Well who draws that crop picture of so far this letter has been a comyou, if you can call it o picture. plete moon, and I would like to We call it a pathetic turd. Was if end on a more pleasant note your sister, Cob, who we sow in your mog is fob! Keep up the the zoo the other day smelling a good work. tiger's bottom? She's so desperDanny Neame ate, she does hondstonds just so everyone can see her knickers YOB-Have you got any idea Oh don't start crying you unfunny how many people read this hippopotamus flea. And by the magazine? I hardly think one way, has anyone told you that paltry pound, which isn't you have face like a pig's iocksy e nough to buy n l i tr e of tOMOthat wears dresses and idiot mitto juice these days, is an tens. I bet your bed has rubber extortionate rote to advertise sheets, and that's why you have your tatty Master System to a to wear armour. Or ore you just seventy thousand readers. As a leper and wearing it just so you for why I print soddo letters

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-mss from soddo ium morons like pp yourself l perhaps I just . glean some strange m masochistic =.

pleasure from It.

'EARLY RETIREMENT' Deer Yob Could you answer these questions for me all on the Megodrive?

1, Are there any football management games coming out?

2. If so when?

3. What is the best foot, game?

What is your fove game?

Afootless k i l o D r e * , g Cactithard (Doi 12).

5 Will there could go on to greeter I l k " Ott eteset. ever be o Sonic Kart?

David Croudass, we've now got a console covGateshead ered in replies to stupid queries all over it, thus ren— YOB We answered all your dering it worthless. Don't questions, as requested, on bother writing again. And if our Megadrive. Thanks pal, you do, at least send your letter to the right department.

Maybe the phrase "Q&A" is a bit of a high concept, eh?

Tuncs 1 )

GOLDEN HANDSHAKE Dear Yob I have a terrible problem. I had the catastrophic misfortune of meeting a A sad individual by the name of Joe He thinks that flares with pockets in the knees are the living end. And his haircut, if it con be called that, looks like a blind man cut it with a Hymn Besides this, Joe hos two major perOx's family portrait, as seen by Adore Chandler sonality flaws. ham Hytme in Nem. One, he's a total mummy's boy who v o l u n t e e r s t o (0111K-1

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MEAN Y O B on M-60 machine gun and blow your worthless head off. By the way your magazine is good, and it wasn't for you I'd buy it. All you con do is slobber and insult people.

Jimmy Sadcase, N London YOB:Now Jimmy, put down the pen very carefully. That's a good boy. Does Mummy know you've got tha t nasty sharp object? Or is she out scraping the insides of her nostrils for your tea again? You could do yourself some real damage like poke out an eye, HOPEFULLY! Get outta my face before I say something really nasty, or even print those photos of you a nd Flossy.

Remember? Baaa„.

THEBUM'SRUSH

Aghostly Sporkster cooftieltWes his name (omoll„ I tool think of anything funny to write. Sorry). Cheers, Andrew Corr, k m Barton. rubbish for teachers, and two, I think he fancies you! He has every copy of Mean Machines and a hondmade poster of you in a bikini. He is very disturbed He is 13 and still in nappies_ Please send him an early birthday pressie of some rubber sheets and o straight-jacket. Oh, by the way, did you know your name's on anagram of a way to worn people of flying insects...0yl BI Ho, ha, titter/ Conor Ritchie, N Ireland YOB: And he wears flares with carpet burn-proof pockets in the knees? Come to poppa, Joey boy!

MARCHING ORDERS Dear Yob First of all, Steve says there's going to be a Streets of Rage 4 I f so when will it be out, and will there be a change of characters. I also noticed that Dove Franck from Belgium said Mortal Kombot II on the Megadrive is slow. Will

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the Shadow be out on the Megadrive? I certainly hope so.

Philip Smith, Kings Lynn YOB:HeIll-ocrol Wake up a nd smell the coffee Phi!lie boy.

Look, I know Steve has problems remembering to breathe sometimes, but if he says something is going to happen, it usually does. I also have it on authority the Megadrive version of MKII is faster than the Super NES. Next time have a look over the page at OS A and stop wasting my precious time. Honestly, it's not as if I'm trying to explain quantum physics is it. Sheesh.

Dear Yob I am writing to tell you that you look like a worthless cross between a hyena's ass and a potato head from the plonet slimeball. You ore a butt-face and your mother was a gerbil who smelled like a sweat-filled pimple-ridden armpit. You have as much chance of getting a girlfriend as finding a winnit on a hairless Chihuohuo's backside.

You smell of 10, 000 year old pigeon droppings lying in a disused pet shop,Please could you tell which flea infested

pit you slithered from...bleep...bleep. .gee Brains what shall we do? Aciarghl Neeb, sorry about that, sow one too many Barbie adverts No w where was I? Ah yes, insulting you_ But then again you must be okay to read Mean Mochines Luke Skywalker, Large Spaceship Directly Above You YOB Okay, I a dmit it. You got me this lime Luke. It's a fa ir cop, guy' All of the above is true, including the fact that your life amounts to nothing more tha n the pungent steam that rises from a freshly-laid cowpat and tha t you are constantly mistaken for David Mellor. Now be a good lad and go play with your slinky on the central reservation.

LETTINGYOUGO Dear Yob I am writing to you for the first time, The reason being, I think your insults ore crap. Haven't you ever looked at your chin? It gets in your way at meal time, so the rest of your body storves. I noticed the other day, just how poor your family ore, all of you living in that one cardboard box.

I felt a little sorry for your Mum so I gave her a penny. Did yEiu cut yourself shoving? You ore a true life git.

Quay Voong, Gloucester YOB Do the words 'sentence' a nd 'construction' mean anything to you? Some extra time invested in your school work wouldn't go amiss.

And to answer your last question, yes I did, but it's gonna be a long time before you'll inflict any similar injury to yourself.

I really can't be arsed to write a large outro this month so, until next month: sod off

ORDEROFTHE BOOT Dear Yob I would lust like to make a few points. Firstly, you ore a turdsucking mummy's boy, gimboid, goit full of crop. Secondly, you're the ugliest scum to walk the Earth, and your haircut looks like a brush. I hate you. Ha, ha, hal At midnight I will attack you with

Sorry, we don't tomm what this one's a be t Or who it's by. Sorry. No, really we are.

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Dear Sieve, I really need my questions answered so please print my letter 1. I own a Megadrive with 28 gomes, should I sell it when the Saturn comes out or buy o 32X2 2. I have heard that the Saturn

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will costs C400-500, doesn't this seem a little ridiculous?

3 There seem to be loads of of good games out at the moment so could you please put the following games in order: Probotecior, Sparkster, Jimmy White, Ecco II, Mickey Mania, Micro Machines Motty Whyord, Toton STEVE:l, The Saturn won't be officially released for ages, so why not wait and see how well the 32X does? 2. The chances are Sega will bring it down before the machine is

Dear Steve, I think your mag is totally liant, so please answer some questions for me about MKII for the Megadrive.

1 I s there a Fergality cheat, if so what is it?

• I s there a cheat where you can Decome Shoo Kahn or Kintoro?I f so what is it?

3 Is there a cheat where you can see any Fatality?

4 Are there any other cheats apart from he ones in issue 24?

Behroaz Khazonehdari, Cambridge

STEVE:l. Go to the title screen and select the Options menu.

Move the cursor down to 'Done' a nd press L, D, L, P, D, R, L, L, R, R. A test menu appears. Select 'Ooh Nasty' and play as Rayden. Defeat your opponent and finish him by moving back three times and pressing block. 2. No there a in't. 3. Yeah, select the Soak mode trona the said cheat menu. 4. Only what's in the menu.

MONSIEUR, YOU ARESPOILING US Dear Wise One, I hove a slight problem with the Fatality move for Kung Lao in MKII. It's the move that splits your opponent in half. When I go to do it he takes his hat off (ready to do the fatality), but the game freezes before he can do It has happened a few times and I thought it may have been the curt, but I tried it with my mote's MKII and the same thing happened! Could it be a fault with the game, I'm using a six-button pad.

J.A. Newman, Chandlers Ford

STEVE:I haven't heard of any similar problems, so it could depend on whether your mochine is on import job. Try your cart on your mote's Megadrive and see if it still happens, i f so call Acclaim on 071 3 4 4 5000 for extra help.

WHOAAAA, BODYFORM WNW Dear Steve, I know you're busy and would prefer to go clubbing, but please could you answer my questions.

1. Were you taking the mick when you mentioned Fergalities. if it's a joke I don't get it.

2. Why do you reckon SSFII is a rip-off?

Everyone asked for it,Capcom gave it to us, and people moon. I have it and I think it's fob.

3. The same goes for the Mega-CO. People knock it butt think if s brill. At least it gets put to good use (Thunderhawk, for exomple), unlike the CD32 which has just Amigo games with a crop intro.

4. Marky Mark hod the Make My Video treatment, so why not 21Inlimited? They're dead popular and would shift a load of copies.

5. Edge reckons the Saturn will be out in November this year. If so won't people prefer it over the 32X? Yeah, the 32X is cheaper, but loads of people won't wont to buy a machine that it outdated on release.

6. Is it true the 32X will work in conjunction with the Mega-CD? 7. I've played Lawnmower Man CD on the PC and it's fob. Will the Mega•CD version look, sound and play the same?

Chris Bigger, Accrington STEVE:l. Me, take the mick?

Never. 2. It's a playable game right enough, but it's hardly ground-breaking a nd full of new stuff is it? 1 I'm supposed to answer that am I? When the Me ga -CD is used well it's cool, but few people bother so people get fed up.

Simple, really. 4. At least you didn't request a Let Loose or Take That one, I suppose. 5.

It's due for release in Japan sometime in November, but not over here for ages. 6. Oh

Q+A aye. 7. It'll look a little rougher around the edges, but it will play the same.

Sadly.

BUT THAT'S THREE THINGS...

Dear Steve, I am a Megadrive owner in desperate need of some questions answering.

1. Do you think Theme Park is worth buying?

2_ Do you think I should get Boogerman, MKII or Tiny Toons Acme All.

Stars?

3. I am thinking of buying a Master System converter or do you think I'm wasting my money?

4. Will there be a Mortal Kombot 4?

5. Is Mega Bombermon really as good as you say?

Simon Gode, Stourbridge STEVE: 1. From what I've seen so far, yep. 2. ?WO. 3. Put it this way, setting fire to the cash would be more benefi cial. 4. Why, bored of MKIII already are you! 5. No we're complete liars. Of course it is.

SEETHESE? MADE THEM ALL...

Dear Steve, I have got a few menacing problems I would like you to answer.

Cheers.

1. Will Theme Park for the megadrive be released by Christmas?

2, What is the name of the oddon which upgrades the

Megadrive to a 32bit machine?

3. How much will it be, and when will it be released?

4. Is there a lot of difference between FIFA and FIFA '95 to make it worth buying if you own the original?

5. What do you think

but is there a MKII one on the way?

4. When will Beavis And Bullhead be available?

How much will it b e 5. Are the following 2 games likely to come out in the future: Skitchin II, Pele II, Primal Rage (for the

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Megodrive), Virtua Racing Il Mega Mortal ___.......................,......._„..,.----'"'''''.....''.'''''''''.r Kombot II? 6. What is the next beat e m up for the Megodrive going to be? How much will it cost?

No Name Given, P RoSE (obviously) STEVE:l. See the above letter. 2. Midway the Christmas Number are working on a MKIII coinOne will be? op, but conversion details are Paul Horrison, Calington miles away. 3. Yeah, but not STEVE:l. Noise. It probably for a while. 4, It probably won't get here until next won't be released over here.

February. 2. The 32X. 3. El 70, As it's crap, though, who gives some time in December. 4. a toss? 5. Nope. Do you really Not enough to warrant a buy. wont Pele II! Yep, nope, no The passing's better and because you've just made it there's more teams, but if up. 6. WWF Raw or Samurai you've got the first don't Shodown, both will be E45. bother. 5. Lion King or Earthworm Jim. Either that or M People or Zig And Zag's new single.

THAT'S A CHAIR, THERE'SA BLANKET Dear Steve, need a few questions answered.

1. Are there any cheats for MKII? I con complete it but it gets boring.

2, Are Acclaim making a MKIII? If so, are there any new fighters?

3, I know about the SRI movie,

games for the Megadrive?

Anthony Hallam, Treorchy STEVE:l. Bloody hell, I've only just answered this one! 2.

Yessiree. 3. A snippet under £45. 4. Oh aye, 5. In no pa rticular order: Sensi, FIFA, EA Rugby, Pete Samaras Tennis, and PGA Tour Golf.

WANNASHOW ME WHAT IT CAN DO?

Dear Steve, Congratulations on on ace meg.

I hove some questions for you.

1. Will it be worth buying FIFA '95 if you have the original?

2. From what you have seen of EA Ruyby do you think it is worth buying?

3. How much will it cost?

4. Will it be available before Christmas?

5. What ore the five best sports

Dear Steve, I thought I'd write you some snobby questions.

1. If you people ore so good at Sega games how come nobody knows how to get on the question mark in MKII? And if you do, how do you do it?

2 Wi l l Primal Rage and Dark Forces appear on the 32X? And if Doom II comes out for the 32X will you be able to use the new vibrating mouse I sow on Bad Influence 2 3. Do you think they'll scrap the 32X version of MKII ond do MKIII instead?

4 Will the excellent Star Wars games for the Super NES appear on the Megadrive. If not, why not?

5. How come in MK11 you don't fight Smoke in Goro's lair like you do in the Super NES version?

Keith Oinks (no name given) STEVE: We've already printed it once If you can't be bothered to read it I can't be bothered to type it in again. 2.

Primal will, but Dark Forces and Doom II probably won't.

As for the vibrating mouse, I 'd wondered why Violet ha d a permanent grin on her face...

3. Nope . 4. No, because they are reliant on Mode 7 gubbins which the Megadrive can't do. 5. Because of memory restraints.

WEHAD BOLOGNESE, TOO Dear Steve, Please print these Questions because my finger is throbbing from typing it in.

1. I am thinking of getting a Megodrive for Christmas. Which is the best pack to get?

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2. What is the best two-player game out at the moment?

3. Is the game Die Hard III coming out for the Megadrive?

4. What do you think is the best character in Baliz?

Andrew, Northampton STEVE: 1. The cheapest. 2.

Mega BOMberMan• 3. No, but Die Ha rd Trilogy is coming up for the 32X. 4. Surely you mean 'which character'? It's Divine, anyway.

HETHOUGHT HARVEYWALLBANGER

too different to put in order.

By the way, what's Leemings II - a newsreader game? 8.

February.

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how much the 32X will cost and you said El 70 But I've seen a shop saying they'll sell it for E130_ How come you said that?

7 And last but not least con I hove the autographs of everyone who

Dear Steve, Please answer these few humble questions for me.

1. When will the VR unit for the Megodrive be released in the a -9.

UK? , SEGA? 2. Con the VR unit be used with w Jason Bennett, Beighton STEVE:l. Konami's brilliant the 32X? If not will there be one that is and how much will it cost? o Super NES game Perfect r Eleven (AKA International 3. Will Virtue Fighter and Daytona be released for the 32X?k Superstar Soccer) is heading 4. Does the 32X have RAM data s for the 32X, and I reckon FIFA to store information? o will tip up sooner or later. 2. A 5. I found a cheat for Sonic CD n lot of progress has been made with the programming teams' M in the year between the two best scores. I can't get it to work games, a nd we felt that, E although FIFA '9 5 was good, it again, though, con you print the A could have been a lot better. scores for me?

N Put it this way, if the original James McDonald, Ayrshire STEVE:l. It won't, Sego have M FIFA was to be released today, scrapped it. 2.

A it would probably score in the Hope, so you C region of 87%, simply because can stop saving games date. 3. FIFA '95, Sensi, for it. 3 . Hope. H J-League, FIFA, Dino, Kick Off I 4. It doesn't III, Giggs. Oh, and Pele rots a t need it, but, asN the bottom of the pile. 4. Yep, with MegodriveE see this issue. And the next. 5. titles, battery S It has less levels and a smallback-up will be er play screen, but is every bit used in certain as playable. 6. E170 is Sego's carts for games recommended price, if somethat need it. 5. one wants to sell it for less No. that's up to them, not me. 7.

Don't be sad.

Dear Steve, Your mog gets better and better each month, so I would appreciate it if you would answer my questions.

1. Which would you recommend out of the Saturn and the 32X, and why?

2. Will there be a conversion of Indiana • Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis for the Saturn or 32X? 3. When is Primal Rage coming out for the Megodrive?

4 Will there be a conversion of SSFII, MKII ond Primal Rage for the 32X and Saturn?

5. Are there plans for a conversion of the excellent C64 plotformer Creatures to the Megadrive?

6. How can I get a job designing games for major companies like Sega and Electronic Arts?

7. How would you rate these games from best to worst: Shining Force II, Micro Machines Leemings II, Earthworm Jim, Mega Bomberman, FIFA '95, Jimmy White Snooker, Theme Park, landstalker.

8. When is Soleil coming out?

A. Breatwach, Dun-Looghoire STEVE: 1. I'd recommend both, but you've got a long wait for the UK Saturn, Why? Because they're the future, that's why, 2. Hope. 3. Late 1995. 4. SSF hasn't been confirmed but the other Iwo have. 5. None wha tsoever. 6. Put some ideas together a nd send them in. 7.

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E170, yes.

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Dear Steve, Here are some questions you'll undoubtedly be able to answer.

1. There are 8, 16, 32, and 64bit consoles Wha t is the limit?

2. The next games I am considering for my Megodrive ore Earthworm Jim, Theme Park, Sonic and Knuckles, or Virtue Racing. Which one do you think I should get?

3. I have heard that Nintendo plans to snatch oll future Mortal Kombot games. Is this true and will Sego ever get the lightest whiff of any MK games? • 5 Whe n all these new breed mochines have been released, will everyone ignore the 8 and lobit systems?

Joseph Farrell, No Fixed Abode STEVE: 1. The sky. 2.

Earthworm Jim. 3. Ninte ndo have signed a deal with MK developers Midway to ensure they get all future MK games for their systems. This doesn't mean they won't appear on Dear Steve, the Megadrive or future Sega Dear Steve, Congratulations On another totalformats, though. 5. Eventually, Could you please answer these ly fabulous meg. Could you yes. That's the price of questions please ask yourself the following progress I'm afraid. By the 1 Wi l l any footholl games be Qs for me ond tell me the I way, what happened to quesreleased on the 32X? I thought tanswers tion 4?

1 I read about Pirates Gold fore FIFA on the 3 D0 was excellent.

2. I thought that your review of the Megodrive in your mag, when FIFA '95 wasn't too fair as it only is it coming out, and how much will it cost? got 92% and you said it was betWell, that's anothter than the first FIFA which got 2. Which is the best: Theme Pork, er month's quesVirtue Racing, SSA!, or MKII? 94%. Why did you do that?

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Is there a new Olympic-style 3. Con you list these games from tions out of the best to worst: FIFA '95, FIFA, four-player game on the cords? way. I'm off to play 4. How much will the 32X cost Dino Dini, Kick Off 111, Sensible and will it be worth it?

Soccer, Pole, Giggs, and I with the office Peter Curran, Gloucester League Pro Striker?

Kebab Magic.

STEVE:l. It's out on import, 4. I thought the review of Star Wars Arcade was brilliant, will but Microprose haven't got Hmmm, broccoli round to releasing it yet, and you be reviewing any more 32X and banana today, It isn't on their immediate games?

I reckon... schedule as for as we know. 2.

5. When the 32X is released I will MKII, but Theme Park isn't out buy it with a rnpy of Doom. Is it better than the PC version? yet so doesn't even enter the 6. In issue 26 some geezer asked

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