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CREAM OF SEGA 1 2 What you lot are actually spending your hard earned dash on This is the chart the matters , DAN•S TIPS 4 0 Sieve is now officially a distant memory as I Wally get my own template for •Darns leis . S ni ff M y OUT 4 m NOW u m 7 Games you can go down the shops and buy RIGHT NOW. i s This moMh we recommend you get two comes of s o NIGHTS One to play and our to place on a red pillow p r oIncidentally, u d bat you can't get over and worship 400.000 on Spring Valley_ I cart, MEAN YOB 7 6 Me and Yob had a bit i f a waffle when he came in to answer the letters page die month Gil stole my copy of Leaded, His days are numbered, I tell you 0bA 7 9 Make way for the Lord of Games The maestro of mastery The d-pad dad.° Gus is here to answer your questmos MEGAMART B o II was love at first sight The red, 'yellow colour scheme The randomly dotted orange stars This bold black font The consistent design He knew they would be together forever NEXT MONTH 8 2 What do you do if you see a Space Mae/ Perk in it manl Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha book

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TUNNEL 81 3 1 Enter Noon's drafty back passage with this graphical masterpiece from Ocean SATURN 130MBERMAN 3 2 Elemberman is back, and this tune hes brought his friends All nine of them! Get ready for hi-ten lumberman CRIME WAVE 3 3 Take the law into your hard s with this futuristic driving shoot 'am up Hunt down renctiodo polo, and blow them away' would be a 'crime to miss this! Groan, SONIC 3D 3 4 Sonic gets the 30 treatment from top developers Travellers Tales. Actually I've got a good travellers tale I was in Amsterdam the other week when o lattiCi 3klinpily dressed woman approached and offered to [just get on with it Marcus].

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11% MEGADRIVE POCAHONTAS 6 9 Can you paint with all the camas of the wind in this Disney MOM Mined platform game , H o w WHIZZ o r i g r n7 a i 0 Youcam be sorted lee Es and lAnnur with this !somatic plathensigente advemoro from Titus fl

S AT U R N VIR1UAFRHI Its the %liana p l a y g i o u p t a massive water retentive, Melien-hke SPACE HULK 5 6 in a NASA space When David Linnet accidentally l el shuttle he was blasted into orbit N got to help him Eind a way hack to Earth But hurry, long and he'll gel cross, and belies us: 'you wouldn't like him when he's angry BUBBLE BOBBLE B O Acclaim would call this Bubble Bobble when got two versions ol Rainbow Islands on it 're both completely skid.

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I P RMen P inLpadded A Ycostumes • skating around on !cc getting 9i6 p a t fights 6 and 4 smacking a small black cylinder al each " S e w Hmmm, 10 FLYING SQUADRON 2 6 5 Rani and her pet dragon Spot lot a Waite plettaincs!mot hybrid full ot surreal touches.

HO PLUS 6 8 collVerSi0111 of their ancient coin-op is one game you be 'chasing' Unless you'll@ completely mad Dr have on ity too old, crap driving tints BUST-A-MOVE 2 1 1 Bust4Welove 2 is so addictive it ought to come with a government health warning You11 be seeing bubbles in your AWE

FEATURES TOMB RAIDER 1 4 The graphic adventures at Lars Croft continue - the second instalment of one wintunite sttip by Paul Pearl and Vicky Panold FIGHTING VIPERS 1 0 AM2's conversion ol their lighting monograms is shaping up quite nicely thankyoe We hIl you in on the latest developments.

STREET RACER 2 4 The niohiplayer I m a m Mid is Street Racer is Saturn-bound_ We took a trip to LIbi Salt NI grit the low down on this potential Marie Kart 64 beater.

ULTIMATE MORTAL KOMBAT 3 GUIDE 4 8 Al the finishing moves all the secrets, everything! So now you can stop calling asking tor the hidden character codes. , L O A D E D GUIDE

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PYRAMIDS The three large pyramids which form the Necropolis at Giza are awesome.

Unbelievably, the first, the tomb of Cheops was built 4,500 years ago, followed by that of his his son, Kefron and later the smallest, of Mycerinus. The Sphinx bears the facial image of Kefron, and was built before his tomb as a guardian. The story of the site is told by an incredible sound and light show, with the pyramids lit with spotlights and traced with lasers

CAMELS The final trial for the intrepid journalist was mounting these unpredictable beasts for a jaunt round the desert.

Simon Clays of Mean Machines Playstation and Tom Guise of CfsVG took their life in their hands considering the state of their 'plumbing' at that time(

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NICK There's barely enough room to list all the famous people Nick has hob-nobbed with. "Well, there's Bryan Ferry, Michael Aspel, Demi Moore, Bruce Willis.

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generally bump into at showbiz parties. It's a bit of a bore, really.

Nick has neglected to mention is that W hhe met all the above celebs in one night, when his dad a t worked as a cameraman on Aspel C o . Mr Paterson senior has been a cameraman at LWT for 25 years and Nick's met loads of people by hanging around there. So it doesn't count. "I did meet Mike McShane, the fat bloke off Whose Line Is It Anyway. And that was proper. Does that count?" No.

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met Arnie!" screams Dan. "I actually met Arnie)" Alright Dan, calm down and tell us what happened. "I knew Arnie was coming for the premiere of Eraser, so I waited in the heaving crowd outside the cinema for an hour and a half. His limo pulled up, he jumped out, and he shook my hand!" What did he say? "He said, Hello. How are you?'

Fantastic. Far more interesting was the day when star botanist David Bellamy came to Dan's house for lunch. "We were on That's Life because we had a 500-year old acorn tree in our garden and someone wanted to pull it up to build a road. David Bellamy came over and my mum hung out of the tree wearing a bikini stuffed with leaves as a protest." Would anyone with a VHS copy of this news report please contact the editorial office immediately.

Cool Bits! They are awesome.

This is the greatest advance in lolly technology since the invention of the Cornetto. And we're not being payed backhanders by WaIrs to say this — we do like them That ends our unconditional MEAN MACHINES endorsement of Cool Bits' MEAN MACHINES LOLLY CHART 1. Cool Bits (Gus' crispy coating) 2. Sparkle (it-a-day man)

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Icoves" erronv L ik e t h e R o l l i n g S t o n e s , lik e T i n a T u r n e r , t h e v i d e o g a me classic p r e p a r e s f o r its M e g a d r i v e F a r e I I y ou ha v e n' t got a t l east o Mi c r o Ma c hi ne s ga m e t or y our Me ga dr i v e . t he n y o u r not a r eal ga m e s pl a y e r . A s m a l l s of t w a r e hous e c e l l a ° r a t e d w i t h a n e v e n s m a l l e r dews oper l i v e year s a go t o c r e a t e • v i de o ga m e of t he t i ny v e hi c l e t oy s t ha t w e r e a cr az e of t ha t ti me.

Mic ro Mac hines made Codemas t ere lions Th e first game was on the sn t e r i d o NES, but the f ormat

quickly found its true home on the Megadrive. The two sequels to Micro Machines topped the chart, and have continued to linger arou the top ten for months. Codemastets have deemed it worthwhile to have a final fling on 16-bit (Micro Machines is also being carried forward to the Saturn), but instead of a formulaic remix, they decided to , develop the new game around the tactics players were using, and a particular branch of the toy brand — Micro Machines Military.

Micro Machines is an easy, fun game to play, but gameplayers picked :courses of Micro Machines 2 and Micro Machines Tournament Edition: course like the inf amous bath s ponge rafts.

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FA R MY A R D : T A N K S Simple levels where you can almost smell the ripe country air, The dung beetles on track one set an unsavoury precedent for the game and the battery hen is best described as 'pesky'.

PISTE: S K ID O O S Trickery control created by a skiddy surface on narrow raised snow runs which is the perfect setting for dirty tricks play. The scenery gives you the chance to do skidoo leaps and cross an iced-over birdbath.

G ARDEN: A MPH IB IO U S A series of longer muddy tracks where creepy crawlies and litter gets in the way. One features a sprinkler which must be leapt with pixel-perfect precision.

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ARMOUR Each character has two sets of colourful body armour for both the top and lower body areas. These offer a certain amount of protection, which you don't notice until they've been removed.

Each character has certain Armour Breaker moves which are the most effective at this job. When armour comes off, it does so explosively, in a shcmc from - o fthree dramatic angles. Blows to that s p area will now do much more damage. And armour doesn't replace itself a r in the remaining rounds, making it k s something to hold onto. Many FV playa go for the armour just to see the ers characters se mi naked' n d a 2 0r aM M S E G A p i d -

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IF Those familiar with Akira's style from Virtua Fighter 2 will feel comfortable O with Bahn, He has many similar moves — the elbow thrusts, even the kidney punches unleashed on fallen opponents. But he's a less honourable, more R vicious fighter, with his own repertoire of sadistic street fighting moves. Bahn may initially seem to have a lot o dull moves, ' but he's inwardly strong and a r a c t e r for FV experts, AIHOENEY S FASHIONABIrGIRL SPECIALITY: CAT PUNCH ARENA:-BAY SIDE ' H o n e y ' s7 a good time girl in every sense of the word She looks stunning in her PVC micro dress and boots, and there's a blonda 9 version if you gentlemen prefer.

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out. Her armour-breaking move is typically Honey, naughty but very nice as she thrusts her bare bum into the face of an approaching attacker.

SPECIALITY: GUITAR ATTACK ARENA: THE CITY TOWER Raxers off on a loser with a hairdo nicked straight of Pat 'twat' Sharp, and Gary Glitter style clobber that makes him hard to take seriously .Raxel is carrying a huge asset strapped to his back — electric guitar — and he knows how to use his 'axe', even plunging it in when they're lying lifeless on the mat.

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JUSTICEVIPER SPECIALITY: SPIN KICK COMBO ARENA: BIG FACTORY Akt first glance Tokio could be mistaken for 'being a little boring, but he offers fabulous potential for the combo lover. Forget those feeble fists, Tokio is amazingly agile on his feet, with kick coverage at all heights. Where in VF2, you could learn to 'float' characters with successive hand blows, Tokio can do it with any number of spinning kick combos;

MADRIDER -111111 SPECIALITY: BODY CRASH ARENA: OLD AR O N E very team e ,d s a fat boy for variety,1aid San Man is your man. Predictably he has the largest range of throws in the game and he fights, frankly, like a TV wrestler from Saturday afternoon's World - . . . . of Sport. He has a move which involves bowling his opponent tenpin-style . o r at serious players find v i r sensely annoying. San an would probably ,e to be a sdrihead, but he's actually a bit of a apheaci.

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N Her combo style is reminiscent of when Sarah Byrant, but her blows land heavier. Her fast vulcan punches are handy when you have an opponent with their back to the wall, but its kicks that offer the most damaging development in combos. She has a co pie of excellent athletic throwing moves and her dash moves are excellent.

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one enjoys joking a downed adversary than Jane, who obviously models herself on Aliens' butch woman Vasquez. Jane does not shy from extreme violence, with both knee-in-face and fist-in-face throws and the sickening neck fold.

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PECIALITY: SKATE BOARD ATTACK RENA: UFO DINER icky is the second 'firmed' character, using his skateboard as a means of assault and battery rather than transport. In the Jap version it carried adverts for Pepsi (as did his backdrop) but Sega are 'changing the script' on that one for UK. The board features in most of his moves, which are all a bit cheeky.

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This bolt-knecked monster is better-natured than his fictional counterpart, and has a very basic style of driving. Frank's chrome-piped hot rod responds best on his home track - the miststrewn graveyard in Transylvania. Swamp surrounds the bumpy track, and gravel sections make control tricky.

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Similarities between this part of the game and a well-known game by a rival company are, of course, entirely coincidental. One of the most impressive features about this 'micro mode' is that it's also playable from an isometric viewpoint.

The f t a 4 driver is a style conscious gigolo who drives a rful ccalvertible. He doesn't take kindly to attacks on his

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This Autlitralian beach babe drives an open-topped VIA .e and uses her obvious charm to scupper other play. . If you ape her blow you a kiss don't be tempted to go near - stalfil just be looking for an opportunity to punch - y o u ! FieS car is fast, but because it's so heavy it often makes a slow start. Surf Sister is naturally at home on the Aftr alian beach, and these sandy tracks are where she performs best.

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tache len h i m a comical appearance. He's definitely a driver t a k e seriously, however - if he decides he's going to u e you during a race then you'll have great difficulty shaking him off. Only extremely aggressive retaliation will send him picking a fight elsewhere. Helmut drives a Mercedes that can transform into a Red Baron-style triplane, and is best on a disused airfield in the Bavarian countryside.

SUMO-SAN This ex-Sumo champion uses futuristic gadgets to gain the upper hand, the:linos* impressive of which is his tracked Future Machine vehicle.

This has superb handling and is equipped with a device that can electrocute opponents.

Sumo's choice of track is Future City - the roads themselves are made of smooth metal which other drivers may have difficulty negotiating.

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M E A N M A C H I N E S how e v e r c oul d bar el 0111 P g us iubs t a nda r d f ar e t ha t t ur ne d out t h e litpr s e actual pr ol l i beti t The t ime spent since t hen work ing on the s e q u e l l i d p pi a to good use. You can hardly recognise s • W 9 4 1 d i 1: 1 s. a 1 • of 4 n capture a ni m a l p 4 p. 1 w-•i•d• t eplaced by a e , skill-Wised mode of play g lir d o i ii i L. w h o l e jo d ccombination s t sW. 0 1 e en tat o r the d n St o c ea l l e a r n l ' h a r c a d by mc ee r i g hg a m e p earee, l aof loo n' t y w9 res i 6olu t e t i io h t nh t p r he i b e t y s c sl h t o a i o n ck d • o r ar c e•te:c.;.• go am mp el pe l t The play er mov ement has to be seen to be a e believed, but takes some getting used to. Players don't just bounc e the ball off their feet (unless it's yl y touch play). They s low themselves, trap the ball, . n turn and dribble. All kinds of subtleties like stumI e bling are part of the play, and the c omput er cont w trolled characters are just as good - jogging, backward running and making running interceptions.

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ifTRIPE You are not welc ome in this particular net work of tunnels, and a number of security measures are employ ed against you. The first of these to face are tripod guns and mortars. Later these bec ome more sophisticated, wit h shields.

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DIAMOND N W T ZONE aybe a girls but not a hedgehog's best friend. Forget the reference to gems, this is an ice level, good and proper. The playing surface is a slippery hell, accentuating the new found inertia in Sonic's control. This area also has the cutest enemies to date — snowmen who puff themselves up and explode in a shower of deadly snowballs. The frozen environment provides the excuse for some s d o w n h i l l riding sections, with nic encubed

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Three other winners will share the booty of Official Olympic kit stuff - we've got a load of official shorts and T-shirts which should still be worth having even though they've been modelled here by the Mean Machines team (we managed to scrape the crust a the one Dan was wearing). And as if that wasn't enough, we've secur ed (by no mean effort) a copy of eachg . s in w y k c u rlth fo e m a • 11 1 1 116111a.• a ii

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M I M I T M MOSSES To play as either Sho or Gai y ou must beat the game

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PLAY AS AURAL VF wit - h this code. On the character 2 selection screen highlight Akira and press down, up, p right, left and A. You should l now be able to play as Dural, a To play as gold Dural highlight yAkira and press down, up, left. eright and A. r FISH IN DURAL'S s sHEAD hAt the character select screen oafter you enter the Dural code upress and hold down C (when you choose bet ween Normal land Kids mode) until the dmatch begins. You'll see a red hfish fl oating inside Dural's ehead. Watch carefully and fyou'll notice that the fish amakes funny expressions durming the rights. Brilliant! i lWIRE-FRAME MODE i Press and hold the s h o u l d e r abutton whilst selecting a charracter, and kept it held until the round starts.

FMV ENDINSS Beat the game in Arcade mode and you will get treated to a FMNI ending for yourcharacter.

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Now, look on the left of the Duck's team logo and you should see a new Red Army Team logo. The Rad Army team is the Radical Entertainment developers team, and has a rating of 99! Now, get the puck out of my face!

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Li ke Ma r i o 6 4 on t he N64, t he r e w a s one copy of V F sol d f or ever y m a c hi ne bought , a s t a gger i ng i ndi c a t i on of t he ga m e ' s popul ar i ty. Thi s s uc cess w e e car r i ed ov e r to t he s upe r l a t i v e sequel .

Vi r tue Fi ght e r 2. w hi c h w e nt on t o be c om e one of t he be s t sel l i ng S a t ur n ga m e s of al l ti me. A n d qui t e r i ght l y so. V F2 i s pr oba bl y the be s t be a t 'e m up on t he S a t ur n, not t o m e nt i on one of t he fi ne s t v i de oga m e s e v e r cr eated. S o w he n A M 2 , t he pr ogr a m m e r s of the V F ser i es, a nnounc e d t ha t t he y w e r e pl a nni ng t o r el ease a speci al ' e nha nc e d' ver si on of V F2 . w e k ne w w e w e r e i n f or s om e t hi ng speci al .

OK. OK, So the 'Kids angle is a pretty tenuous enhanc ement After all, games like Toshinden and Tekken 2 have a • Super Def ormed' mode t hrown in for free. But in those games the big heads prov ide little more then a cosmetic novelty. In VF Kids the swollen craniums actually effect the physics of tne fi ghting!

Designed originally for the ST-V arcade board, VF Kids is part of Sega's brand new mark et ing s t rat Vy to draw in a y ounger audience for the Saturn. lot Japan, the Saturn was recently relaunched in a sleeker, cheaper and brighter f orm as the wh i t e Flash Saturn, intended to entice y ounger garners away from their SNES's and ont o a next-gen console. But the question remains: does a game aimed at under 15 year olds Saturn beat •e m ups? H m m have what it takes to make it in the big l e a g u l t

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YOU KNOW FOR KIDS! VF Ktrts is supposed to c omplement the Flash Saturn relaunch by broadening the appeal of the VF series wit h an all new, child friendly •Kids' mode, Despite the deceptively simple three button control system (guard-punch-kick) VF2 is one of the most intricate beat 'am ups ever devised, and while the 'normal' mode of VF Kids retains all the ingenious complexity of VF 2, the Kids Mode provides a muc h simpler c ont rol interface that allows for even the mos t inc ompet ent of VF players to pull off s ome incredible moves, Even Nick's patented 'pad wiggling-but t on bashing' technique can produc e s ome impressive combos! Of course, for anyone wit h a modic um of ability the Kids mode is completely useless, unless you happen to have a five year old brot her or sister. Or are five, In whic h case you wouldn't be reading this.

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LIGHTS! CAW._ to ACTION! One feature that is guaranteed to delight both newcomers and Virtue Fighter fans alike is the inclusion of a brilliant all new rendered intro, complemented by CG endings for each of the characters! The intro depicts the VF Kids fighting alongside, or indeed against, their senior counterparts in some brilliant full screen FRIV action. See for yourselves! Interestingly, the beta version of VF Kids had the kids taking a bashing from their big brothers, while the final release sees the Kids winning the day- There's also a Kids version of the famous VF2 intro, but to be honest, it pales in comparison with the CG spectacular that AM2 have provided.

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As I've already mentioned, VF Kids is more than just a cosmetic enhancement of VF2. For a start, the game runs 20% faster than VF2, allowing for some lightning fast junior kung fu action. What's more, the weight and physics of the fighter's bodies have been tweaked to allow for their gigantic melons, meaning that all new combos and moves can be strung together. In fact, the combo system on the whole seems a lot more fluent and accessible than VF2, almost as if AM2 were trying to take the game in the user-friendly direction of titles like Fighting Vipers. This is further emphasised by the usage of three way mid-game replays on certain special moves, a feature pioneered in Fighting Vipers. Also, the fighters' swollen bonces add centrifugal force to their movements, resulting in certain finishing combos sending your opponent flying through the air or across the ring.

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your character. Certain moves tor chains of moves) will commit to an attack on one of three plains thigh, medium or low)1 that takes a specific amount of time depending on the force of the strike. If blocked, the move proffers a recovery time corresponding to the power of the attack that gives the opponent a split second t o counter, or attack with a sequence of their own. It's all very complex, and not worth getting into here but, needless to say, when playing it feels very natural. Like real kung ful Hi ya!

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COMMENT To buy or not t o buy, t ha t i s t he que s t i on. V i r t ue Fi ght e r Ki ds i s a n undoubt a bl y an excel l ent e nha nc e m e nt of I ncr edi bl e game, but do t he extr as r eal l y w a r r a nt t he aski ng pr i ce? Tha t , m y de a r r eader , i s up t o you. You k now t he deal : V i r t ue Fi ghter 2 Pl us, w i t h huge heads a nd a dde d extr as. I f y ou'r e a r eal di e ha r d V F2 fan, I ' d I m a gi ne t ha t t hi s i s goi ng t o be an essent i al per-. chase. A n d i f y ou' v e ne v e r bought a V F game, but l i ke t he l ook of t he Ki ds pr emi se, t he n y ou a r e n't goi ng t o be di s a ppoi nt e d. But for t he casual V F pl ayer , t hi s may pr ov e a t a d t oo si mi l ar t o V F2 f or i ts ow n good, e v e n a t t he l ow a s k i ng pr i ce.

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FIVE REASONS\ TO GET W KIDS So, If you already own VF2 (which is after all, a P ' very similar game), why on earth would you want to buy VF Kids?

I. COOL NEW LOOK-Lees face it, you either love it or hate it. I think the super def ormed styling is brilliant, but it's a matter of opinion. The remix ed music, the new backgrounds, the big heads: VF kids is funny.

Personally. I like a bit of humour with my games, but y ou may disagree.

2. IMPROVED GAMEPLAY - Flardcore VF2 fans will delight at the game engine tweaks in VF Kids. Mid round replays. more cinematic camera angles, d r a ma es new G Q o potential. t i cand, fi mos n i ts importantly, h And it's f a s t e r than VF2. .

VF2. 2 7 3 D .e f C U T S C E N E S _ Again VF2 fans will the brilliant intro and character specific i n i love t rendered endings. These are all of high quality i and bear repeated viewing. Filling y our cinema , wit h every character's ending is quite a challv. lenge.

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I f t he y w a nt e d t o use t he 11F2 e ngi ne f or a ne w chi l dr e n's game, w hy not go t he w hol e w a y and m a k e i t c om pl e t e l y honk e r s ? The r e 's a r eal l y c ut e pr e y i ng m a nt i s w or k i ng out w i t h Li on i n t he i nt r oduc t i on F M V - w hy c oul dn't i t ha v e be e n i nc l ude d i n t he ga m e ?

As i t stands, t hi s i s a r e w or k i ng V F pur i s t s m a y di s a ppr ov e of, a nd casual pl ayer s m a y feel t he y s i m pl y don' t need. Y ounge r Satur n novi ces, however , w oul d be wel l advi sed t o c ons i de r t hi s as a budge t - pr i c e d (and pi nt-si z ed) i nt r oduc t i on t o t he be s t fi ght i ng ga m e ever .

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On t op of the usual options (one play er mode, t wo player mode and ranking mode), players can select f rom a Watch Mode (look at t wo CPU players go at it), a detailed 'records' screen, and best of all, a custom c ombo screen where you can create your own c ombos for any character.

5 . T H E P R I C E _ It was a toss up for number live bet ween the way the characters look up when s omeone enters t he fi ght (gets me every time) and the fact that Sega are releasing VF Kids over here for only £29.99!

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This is s omet hing muc h more insidious. t h e s e When a genestealer infects another creature it corrupts the victim's genetic profi le so that their children are born i n b , i • T as hybrids: a mut ant cross bet ween the host species and the genestealer. This cycle continues, wit h each new , 1 1 1 generation of Hy brid res embling the host species more and more closely, until, by the f ourt h generat ion the offm o are nindetectable s t ras alien. o spring They could be anyone! s i t i e s As an I mperium Space Marine (futuristic soldier( recently promot ed to serve in t he Terminat or Company (futuristic b i t o your Chapter (futuristic regiment ) to investigate any and all occurances of deserted Space Hulks SAS). its down and d eradicate e the genestealer menace before it has a chance to spread. 'For the Emperor! ' Apparent ly V.t W h - e-

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Despite what you may think f rom gazing across these screenshots, Space Hulk is not just another Doom clone. Well, alright, it IS another Doom clone, but there's muc h more to it than that. For a start Space Hulk features a muc h stronger emphasis on strategy, wit h the player s omet imes having to c ommand an entire c ompany of Space Marines whilst fulfi lling various mission objectives AND combating hordes of Genestealers. Blimey!

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The standard armament for all Terminators. A double barrelled automatic projectile firing gun that looses explosive bullets known as 'bolts'.

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While the v ideogame bears more than a passing resemblance to its table top counterpart (hence the game's 'square' look), EA have taken the opport unit y to bring you face to face wit h the hideous Genestealers in an all action real t ime 3D strategy/shoot 'em up kinda way.

t%ONSTER MUCH Unfortunately, Purestrain Genestealers aren't the only enemies you'll encounter lurking in the depths of the Space Hulk. The further you get into the game, the more f ormidable the opponents become. Not that they're aren't f ormidable right at that start. They are. It's just that later on creatures score even higher on the formidablometer,

PURESTRAN C;ENESTEALER

The purest f orm of the alien race, these are the mos t c ommon enemies that you will face. Cased in a heavy carapace that can turn aside St orm Bolter shells, Purestrain's nevertheless mov e at an alarming speed and specialise in close quarter combat.

FVBRIID S A hybrid is the offspring of the host species infected wit h the Genestealers genetic material. In the case of humans, the infected offspring is humanoid in appearance, but wit h pale skin and a bulbous head. Their puny bodies make t hem weaker foes than their purestrain bretheren, whilst their higher intelligence allows t hem to carry projectile weapons such as bolters.

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By the t ime the hybrid brood has reached the fourth or fifth generation, the inherent human potential to develop psychic powers s omet imes makes itself felt. Hy brid psykers are extremely intelligent and dangerous opponents, and attack with psychic powers that both jam y our weapons and cause the surrounding area t o burst into flames, Rare, but to be treated wit h respect.

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t ha t t hi s w hol e r etr o ga m i ng t hi ng has got a bi t out of hand. Nos t a l gi a i s n't w ha t i t us e d t o be, a nd s om e ol d games ar e de fi ni t e l y be s t l e f t f or got t e n (er. t he Orem 'cl assi cs p a c k a ny one ?') . Sti l l , t he r e ar e s om e de c e nt W •ti tl es out t he r e t ha t w e w oul d be gl a d t o see r ecei ve t he 'pi c k e d up' oand ' dus t e d dow n' t r e a t m e nt . And t hi s j us t ha ppe ns t o be one of fthem. . .

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On t he face of i t. r a c i ng a ga i ns t t he cl ock. a not he r oppone nt or c om put e r - c ont r ol l e d car s acr oss fi v e ur ba n hi ghw a y s m i ght not seem s o bi z ar r e. Wha t m a k e s Hi ghw a y 2 0 0 0 di ffer ent. however . a r e y our gl a m or ous c odr i ver s m e l e e , y our c om pa ni on f r om time 1 l ovel y l adi es w ho' l l gi v e gi ve v on - - - - - , a n ear ful l of a bus e i f your . ahem pe r f or m a nc e doe s n' t l i ve up t o t he i r hi gh ' s p e c l oti ons. You ge t t o c hoos e fer n t hr e e t op- of t he - r a nge s por t s car s,

E-11-11ANIA Since we previewed Dead Heat, the Japanese version of this game. JVC have Westernised it by shooting new W V sequences with European babes replacing the Japanese air-hostess types.

We can't go into too much detail about your hot new co-drivers (Dan gels very excitable - he had a very sheltered upbringing, you know) but we can only hope that the weather's warm wherever you're going. They'll catch their death dressed like that otherwise.

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Hockey sticks are an ideal shape e indulging in a bit of grievous, and the bodies go flyfor ing here. The odd knock and dirty tackle is one thing, w but r Powerplay (named after the limited power -up period where you can turn the screw on your opponent and o pummel away until you score) features some spectacular n examples of rink rage which can send players sliding, g starfish-like, across the ice in a complete daze.

So if you're more interested in slapping other players s than simple slapshots, than this is your game. The serio ous hockey enthusiasts, meanwhile, are in for a treat rwi th a well-designed simulation that seems to include teverything bar the St Trinian's team. Now, that woul d thave been a scrap wor th watchi ng_ h i s

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The gr a phi c s ar e e x t r e m e l y cr i sp, w i t h t he pol y gon pl ayer s a ppe a r i ng sol i d a nd de t a i l e d cl ose- up. I n t he m or e i m por t a nt ar ea of gamepl ay. P ow e r pl a y ha s t he sl i ckness a nd pa c e of t he cl assi c E A Hoc k e y games ( don' t s ue us EA!) but w i t h m a ny mor e c ont r ol s a nd t a c t i c s t ha n ever w e r e possi bl e on t he 1 6 - bi t m a c hi ne s .

HOCKEY MASTERCLASS During one of the breaks between the three play periods you can access a detailed menu that provides you wit h all the kinds of detailed in-game slats that you'd expect f rom a top notch sports sin,. Povverplay goes a bit further than most, however, wit h the chance to coach your team and adjust strategy with easy-to-follow graphics and advice.

Select the 'Coach Team' option and you'll be given the opport unit y to do things like tailor your attacking play by altering the speed of player breakouts. Should you risk your defence by concentrating on aggressive upfront tactics? Or do you play it safe? The choice is yours. You can also fiddle with your team's offensive latIH play by choosing between such options as 'dump and chase'. 'carry in', and 'pinching defence'. Don't worry - we had no idea what all that meant either, but the diagrams explain a lot in themselves, and you'll also be able to glance at the useful 'pros and cons' advice which flashes up beside each option you consider.

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Kel e 2 i s bi z ar r e pl a t . fer mi s he e t 'e m up hy br i d t ha t hol ds I nt e gr i t y bot h as a s hoot er a nd as a pl atfor m. . . .

The s hoot i ng s e c t i ons ar e essenti al l y t he sense as i n t he or i gi nal k a l e - c ol our f ul and bi z ar r e - w hi l e t he al l ne w pl a t f or m bi t s ar e - w a i t for i t - ov e n m or e . col our ful a nd bi z ar r e!

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Whi l e i nde pe nde nt l y t he t w o s e c t i ons • r e not hi ng speci al , w he n m i x e d t oge t he r i n a f a s t pa c e d acti on ga m e t he var i ety of ga m e pl a y a nd t he c ons t i nt bom ba r dm e nt of bi z ar r e i mages m a k e s f or an e ngr os s i ng a nd e nt e r t a i ni ng exper i ence. I n these da y s of t e x t ur e - m a ppe d pol y gons a nd m ot i on- c a pt ur e d s pr i t e s i t s possi bl e t o f or ge t t he pl easur es of si mpl e 2 0 gamepl ay, a nd on t hi s c ount a t l east. Kol e 2 del i ver s. Unf or t una t e l y . Ke i o 2 i s a bout as c ha l l e ngi ng as a t w o pi e c e j i gs a w puz z l e, a nd m os t gar ner s wi l l easi l y ha v e i t w hi ppe d i n a n a f t e r noon.

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(Cr ap Games I nv e s t i ga t i on S qua d) w i t h a c a ut i ona r y tal e for al l of you. I t ' d be e n a l ong da y on t he beat.

M y pa r t ne r a nd I ha d s pe nt t he pa s t si x hour s pr os e c ut i ng s om e pa t he t i c m ov i e l i cense t ur ne d pl a t f or m game, a nd w e w e r e r e a dy f or a be e r a nd a good ni ght ' s sl eep.

But our ni ght w a s j us t be gi nni ng.

We got the call at 10 o'clock. Seems s ome kid in the suburbs had bought the Chase HO Plus pack f rom his local importers. Used to play it down the arcades and had 'f ond' memories of the game. Didn't want to wait for the MMS review. The fool! We got there by 10:15 but it was too late. He was already bored to tears and suffering f rom classic W.O.M. (waste of money ) syndrome. Not even prolongued play on NiGHTS could bring him round.

But it dosen't end there. A f ew years down the line he married an Essex girl and became a chartered accountant. Tragic...

LE THE GAMES! HALF THE FUN! The Chase HO Plus pack features both Chase HO and its superior sequel Special Criminal Investigations in all their sprite scaling glory. Both games involve you mot oring along the road at high speeds in pursuit of your suspect, then repeatedly ramming (or in the case of SCA. shooting) t hem until their damage bar is full and the vehicle stops. Then its on to a new level t o do the whole thing again! Yippee!

Admit edly there are things like nitros, gears and extra weapons to worry about, but the basic game mechanics are as simple as Joanne Guest.

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L L A I D I A O M M ELN T L Whi l e Tai to's Bubbl e Bobbl e is a good e x a m pl e U of a ga m e w hi c h ha s s t ood t he t e s t of ti me. Cha s e HO i s T t he per fect case s t udy of one t ha t ha s n't . I r e m e m be rNpl a y i ng thi s i n t he a r c a de w he n i t I fi r s t c a m e out al l t hos e

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One thing that I can't accuse Chase HO Plus of being I is a bad conversion. Despite the malf ormed sprites and ear-splitting sound, Taito have apparently created a spot on conversion. Just to check we got our office retro expert, Dave Kelsall, to ex amine the game at length. He came away wit h this t o say: 'Yup_ Its arcade perfect all right.' Still, the game does NOT make use of Sega's awesome analogue pad.

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year ago. i ng bl a ow n " D A N a w a ys by i t sa nd r ealbe i sti c gr phi cs a nd l i ght ni ng f a s t ga m e pl ay. I t s a s i gn of t he t i m e s t ha t i t now l ooks s o l aughabl e. The car l i andl i og i s di r e, t he s pr i t e s l ook l i ke Ha t c a r dboa r d and t he s ound m a de m y ear s bl eed. I f y ou REALLY l oved t hi s ga m e , y ou m a y be i nt e r , tted I n a n ar cade pe r f e c t conver si on, b u t per . sonal l y I 'l l w a i t f or Da y t ona SCE.

Cha s e NO i l l ustr ates t he da nge r s of r e t r o ga m i ng i n a s obe r i ng way. I ha d f ond memor i es of t hi s a nd ga m e s l i ke O ut r un but , r a t he r l i ke the fi r s t s i ngl e y ou ever bought a nd y our f a v our i t e epi sode of Chi gl ey. t he s e are m e m or i e s be s t l e f t al one. Cha s e HO i s a m us e um pi ece t ha t ha s pur e l y nov e l t y val ue - a r c a de pe r f e c t i t m a y be. but a r c a de s w e r e ver y di f f e r e nt pl a c e s al l t hos e year s a go.

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SEPTEMBER

By S E G A

this is a games magazine and yo won't find any articles about mi outdoor 'leisure pursuits within pages. Instead of a night beneath heartily recommend a few nights w Sega's i t h latest Nlegadrive offering puts you in the moccasins of Disney's Native American babe as you wander through the frontier lands, preventing a war and rescuing your true love. John Smith. Presumably he'll sort sort out the beers when you finally save him. If all this sounds a bit girlish, then you can alternate play between Pocahontas and her raccoon chum Meek°. Which is quite clever. But just as girlish, really-

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Woul d a ny one r eal l y gi v e a m onk e y ' s i f Ha y m a n sl i pped i nt o a canal ? The r e 's a t hi n- l i ne be t w e e n pr e I pube s c e nt a dor a t i on a nd r i di cul e. t z z br a v e l y s t e ps i nt o t hi s br e a c h as a r a bbi t w o a d Whi top t ha t a nd tai l s, w ho a t t a c k s hi s e ne m i e s w i t h a a s pi n y. a nd has w or t l e scr lcomedy ikvi ng memor You m at he y t hi nkstt hit ings c a neen i n 1 onl y ge t better .

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GETHERB IFYOU cm other modes of transport appear w o r d s (including the two mentioned here).

These will get you to other areas with beneficial points consequences.

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Wel n l . B u b a nd Bob ar e back, i n gl or i ous 3 2 biyt. T h • star s of t he c ur i ous l y t i t l e d Bus t A Mov e 2 ( no- one i s qui t e sur e m w ha t Bus t A M o v e 1 w a s ) ar e o up t o t o thei r ol d tr i cks, t he o onl y m a j or c onc e s s i on n to ne w t e c hnol ogy s bei ng t he r el axi ng tr avel a a ge nt ' s - t y pe pos t e r s t ha t f or m t he g ba c k dr ops t o t he i r l a t e s t escapades.

Bus t A M o v e 2 i s be s t de s c r i be d o as Ba k u Ba k u i n r ever se - y ou , c onne c t bal l s of t he s a m e c ol our a c scr een a nd dum pi ng t he m ont o u • ( t h u s e l i m i na t i ng t he m f r om y our t h a 4 . y oup u rw i toppone nt ' s ) by s hoot i ng t he m e c l oc k w or k har l poon gun. The l oser i s the. i er, ba by di r w ho ge t s over wt he l m e d by t he a dv a nc i ng m ul t i col t our ed bal l s. Oh, a nd j us t one m or e t hi l ng - i t 's qui t e pos s i bl y t he be s t puz z l e ga m e w e ' v e ever seen. e p u z -

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NIGHTS has been misunderstood and, as a result underestimated in certain quarters. Our message to those who've yet to see the light is simple PLAY THE GAME' The NIGHTS experience runs something like this 1) Complete wonderment at one of the most impressiviprogramming teats ever seen on a console; 2) Bafflement at the demands and options presented by this unprecedented new genre of game (our colleagues at ChVG have dubbed it a 'Score Attack' game so u n d s good to us); 3) Completion of the seven levels and disappointment at the game's limited size; 4) Extended play and the revelations of stunt ribbons, complete finks, bonuses, higher scores and, most importantly, the revolutionary A-Life system. The result is a game that has kept us hooked long after we (thought we'd) originally completed it - a number of saved landscapes teeming with evolving Nightoplan creatures are the result of many hours dedicated exploring and experimentation. Oh and did we forget the silky smooth graphics'? And what about the constantly developing remixed score of astonishing tunes, all generated by the Saturn itself and relayed in glorious surround 'Cyber Sound'? And the breathtaking bosses, unlike anything you've ever faced before? And the superb analogue joypad? Saturn owners can count themselves lucky to own a system that boasts a game which looks, sounds and plays like something Playstaticm owners can only dream of. The Sonic Team have delivered the goods in spectacular style with a game U 0 that has to be seen land player') to be believed. Remember finishing NIGHTS is only the

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( S A T U R N R O U N0111111P D U P AO' STRIKER 'BE ACCLAIM CAMAS 1 PLAYER FOOTBALL With Euro '96 and Olympic Soccer already out there (different people have different opinions about which is best - both are very good) and Sega's gobsmacking Worldwide Soccer on the way. any football game entering the market now has got to be pretty smart to make an impression. Sadly, Striker '96 lust hasn't got the right stuff. To give it the benefit of the doubt this is best seen as a fun kickaround rather than a serious attempt at simulating the beautiful game. But that doesn't change the fact that the gameplay feels very limited and the commentary (by Sky TV's Andy Gray) is extremely narrow and at times comically inappropriate. The major redeeming feature is the chance to play small scale matches inside glass-domed arenas. With no weather problems, goal kicks or throw-ins, matches are fast-moving and high scoring. As an overall package, however, Striker is strictly second division.

ri k i c k a r o u n d is (un, but it can't save Striker from , , t a t i o r i t o t h e b o The rather surreal, and in places crude-looking, graphics this game comes t dressed in have been responsible for it receiving a bit of a rough ride. t Persevere, however, and you'll discover something detailed and big enough o you engrossed for quite a while. Zoom around in your Predator to keep spacemship, shooting enemy installations, tackling airborne opponents, o with your mother ship and collecting power-ups. This is a traditiondocking al style f game that holds enough twists in its familiar gameplay to keep you coming t back for more across an incredible sixty missions, which are in turn subdivided into fifteen levels. Once we'd scratched the rather drab surface h of this game we found something surprisingly compelling underneathe f o o t l -, • jrrundbreakiflg, but Startighters mix of strategy and e solid. lasting gameplay. g a m e l e a g u e .

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Developers Ancient return to pick up the story where they left off on the Megadrive. Story of Thor 2 sees our hero Leon ordered tri i z e a mystical silver amulet with a golden amulet and six elemental spirits for help. More action-orientated, better-looking and certainly better-sounding than Shining Wisdom - Its closest competitor in the RPG stakes - Story of Thor 2 builds on a formidable reputation and is undoubtedly one of the finest examples of the genre currently available.

Those up for a seriously hardcore challenge in the Zelda style would perhaps be better off opting for the enormous Shining Wisdom, but Story of Thor 2 undoubtedly delivers with an intuitive combat system and some tough puzzles. The more you unravel what this sumptuous game has to offer, the more you get out of it

if legend goes hum strength to strength idlanced RPG IC IPill tot devotees and novices alike.

ROAD RASH EA 1 PLAYER The Road Rash series was pretty essential to most right-thinking Megadrive owners. Sadly, this MO conversion is unlikely to make a similar impact on Saturn. There are six courses (including the secret one) which offer nothing above the average. The gameplay follows the r familiar routine of revving your motorbike and getting across the finishing line first by fair means or foul. And foul includes anything from fists to bicycle chains. Any laywalking pedestrians would be advised to stay out of your path. What really relegates this from unremarkable to tedious is the loathsome FMV which intrudes far too often and, like the soundtrack (from the likes of Therapy Wait for Manx IT. ,inappropriate. a n d S o u n d g a r d e n ) , i s o f t e n h o r r i b l strong game concept can't survive the disappointing y The sprites. animation., courses and FIVIV A missed opportunity.

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I am just writing to inform you (if you don't already know) that in the first week of the PlayStation and Saturn price cuts to £199, the PlayStation sold a mega 7,000 units while the Saturn only sold 850 (which is a rise of 72% on Saturn sales the previous week). I got this info on Channel 4 teletext page 471.

I doubt you will have the guts to print this but you did say we can not ignore the fact that the PlayStation exists. Captain Sega said we will win the next generation battle by Christmas. Well Sega, you've quite a bit of catching up to do in Britain, where the PlayStation has well outsold the Saturn. But anyway, I'm not bothered.

I don't have one regret in buying a Saturn.

But here are a few tips for Sega: 1) Try a mas• sive tale advertising campaign; 2) Cut the price of y our games to the price of PC games. This would be a killer, especially to Nintendo who are going to sell games f rom E50- CSO. Anyway, what a waste of time this is as you will never have the guts to print this. Wimps , But I shouldn't complain, its not your fault. So, as Steve would say, da'.

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reply to snivelling nonces from Balaclava-land. As for your letter 1) the 'figures ar e indications made by one retail chain. 2) Sony spent close to a million qui d on ads in that period and the brief advantage in sales they made has n o w evaporated almos t down t o a one-t oone selling ratio (according to latest 'sources'). Anyway, Playstation is around, there may even always be more sold than Saturns. The point is, who has the better library of classic and new titles? Answer: Saturn. PS. big ads for Saturn soon.

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JS, Land of El Hazard YOB:Are you writing to me or what? I'll give you Paul Johnson's address if you want to have a Dear Yob, kissy The other day I was flicking through involve me in your sordid , an issue of what used to be Sega fondlings. k i s s y It's Paul Twater Magazine, and in issue 5, page 15, Johnson.

Beach Front Bogs, bot t om right hand corner just above Butlin's Skegness, Nowheresville. l ovea screen shot of ffink was a shot of Steve Merrett is dead, Paul Button i n, a game named 'Castle game'. I is an international lady of leisure b noticed the way it was set out and and Oz is now a professional tramp u then right in the middle of the picwho regularly begs on the editorial ture was a little rabbit looking out at t office doorstep. me. d I thought I had seen him someo where before, and I was right. After n Dear Mean Yob, piles of mags I found the same rabI' air t in this place wondering whic h bit in a game called Whizz on the is the best c omput er out. I've Megadrive. My question is, why did recently owned a PlayStation and I Whizz take so long to make? loved it, but when I get out in April I Well that's it, and thanks for y our want to know whic h will be the best time. console to buy? (even though I'm in Simon Stallwood, Essex. here s t i l l read c omput er magaYOB:The story of Whizz is long, z . tortured and not of any real interSo I wo u l d appreciate if you would est to people accepted in normal tell me which (PlayStation or society. But since i ts you asking, Saturn) has the mos t potential. I've I'll explain. Whizz was initially to read the Saturn has parts it's not be programmed for even used yet. Is this true? I have Sony,Pysgnosis by the developer, loads of PlayStation and Saturn Flair. But the cartridge market lost magazines and I have to admit its attraction for Psygnosis a couSaturn is looking better than the PS ple of years back (they got stuck at the moment . Games like Tomb into PSX development) and the Raider and Fighting Vipers are lookproject lost its publisher. Things ing 1st class. were probably put on hold until PS. Could I remain anony mous in Titus picked up the project a few the magazine? months back.

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YOB:I better get this right or you might get Ronnie, Reggie and Dear Yob, Bungo to 'sort us out' while you're Well, how are we coping with seridoing 'bird'. You woul d expect us ous letters? it must be l ar d for you, to be biased - Sega send us fresh I mean, when I turn to your two • fruit and flowers every day, just for humble pages I always expect a saying Saturn is best. But it is, as good laugh as you slag off s ome any brief lookout at the software poor git who's trying to be funny. lineup shows. It is, after all, about Anyway, don't you think its time you games and gameplay, and while changed the picture of yourself, its Sega have fi nally got to grips wit h their machine, the lack of real getting a bit old. Why don't you get Paul Johnson to do you one, he's a investment by Sony in developbloody great artist isn't he? Just a ment (apart from, admittedly, quick word to or P I How old are Psygnosis) is beginning t o show. you? How' d you get that good at drawing? Also, like me, you're a big anime fan, but hey, don't get too Dear Yob the knob, worked up over Ghost in the Shell. I You smell of s •' t and you are a thought it looked pretty crap. Try t ramp and a put t You dress so Armit age III, it's way better than badly why not try wearing someGhost. thing more in the nineties. You think Anyway, back to Yob. Keep up the you're so hard but you're root, so go good work, and, oh yeah, what is a s heep. A n s we r t hes eques Steve Merrett really doing, and what tions or else.

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2. Why do you dress so bad?

3. Where do you live? In a pile of s**I? 4. How many girlfriends have you had? None probably!

5. What do you eat? Some scraps out of a bin?

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YOB:What's a puff, anyway? I thought it was a kind of biscuit. I think you're a kind of biscuit. But not a 'note' biscuit. A

soggy one. I have weapons with me to execute people like you on sight. I don't dress badly, but it appears to you I do, since your wardrobe is full of hooded tops, bell-bottom jeans, A-line skirts, shell suits and more of the 'latest fashions'. I live comfortably, from vast wads of cash handed to me for slagging bimbos like you which is, I assure you, easy money.

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Dear Yob, The reason no-one can find Skegness is because the whole sad crappy little hamlet is situated up a huge cow's ass where it damn well belongs. I used to get Sega Power, you know. On a serious note, they were at one time a very good mag (when it was called 'S'I). Anyway, I am amazed, in fact stunned, by the sheer graphics and playability of Guardian Heroes! I bought this incredible experience a week ago and it's now responsible for my lack of sleep! And it's all because Treasure know how to really make games. Full motion video, 3D pol ygons and oscilating, multi-functional gourad hyper, j i g g e r y ponce scrolling are all •""" that we really want. Still, its a -7. good job that Guardian Heroes f Has bad from seeing Mr Amon - yes it's the has some of the best defined i pink& Ryan Button In Otiokolastc form sprites and backgrounds in hisn e a n

tory. Apart from Street Fighter Zero 2, I've never seen such well drawn anime style gaphics in a game.

Finally. I think that Mulder and Scully should be called in to examine M.Shawlen's letter. Obviously he's got psychic powers if he can predict my age, social activities and where I write too. Still, I sympathise.

I think the reeking stench of fish from nearby Grimsby has affected this unfortunate fool's already twisted mind. Hopefully, this same pukeinducing smell will give him the urge to join his ancient ancestors by crawling up the nearest sheepdog's ass. And staying there.

Paul Ut a h/ JohnsoA, Ani me PJ • Land YOB:You do know the only reason I print your letters is I don't get that many. I hate you. Seeing one of your envelopes makes me spew Thanks for your thoughts on Guardian Heroes, but just remember who does the reviews around here. And once again, I hate you.

BADELYRuINTOS Deer Yob, The lady next door to me wants to marry you. She's a fat slob from a hippo's armpit. Speaking of marriage, what were you doing at the Battersea Dog's Home? Trying to find a new wife? Anway, I'm writing to complain that when my brother sent a tip into the tips pond some

asswipe put the tip under another name to get out of sending him the game he wanted. He found three more cheats and we are not sending them until he gets the game he wants (Shining Wisdom). If you give us any stick we will insert a PlayStation up your ars (sic) to go with the Sectrum [sic].

Yours angraly IsicI, Janice Duke YOB:Dear Jaundice, thank you for your heart-warming letter, which included the words 'asswipe', 'rectum', 'ars' (which is actually spelled 'arse') and a host of other entrylevel expletives. It amused me so much I did something I've always been meaning to do. I've sent a copy off to your parents, who of course have no idea their little poppet uses such vile language Wr i te again when you're not grounded anymore - like 199EI• I m por t a nt Not i c e : ne x t m ont h YOB i s be i ng r ati onal i sed for the ne w l ook M E A N MACHI NE S , f or y our a dde d e nj oy m e nt a nd c i e n c e .

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Dear Gut, Will i(ou please shed your incredible knowledge on my gaming naievity. I'm seriously thinking about buying a Saturn as I am hooked on Sega Rally and Daytona in the arcades, However, its becoming a bit expensive spending El and E1.50 a throw.

1. How close are the textured polygons on the Saturn compared with the coin-op's texture mapping?

2. Does the Saturn's steering wheel have the same kick-back on it when oo y3. o For E50 it seems a bit expensive buying an arcade steering wheel ufor the Saturn. Do you think it's hworth buying one? i 4 Virtue Fighter tends to be a lot of t button bashing and very little skill. aI've never played VF2, could you please tell me if it requires any nmore skill then, say, Tekken? o5. How will the Saturn fare w h to converting the newe t comes en 3 board games set for r hModel release? eMat Harrison. Malvern r GUS:1. The graphics of the Saturn cversion are not of the same aresolution or detail of the arcade. r That's just not possible on home hardware However, Sega Rally is , breathtakingly like the arcade in elook and style, and the graphics t are unrivalled by any other racer I csuggest you have a short play in a ' software shop any decent one should let you) and I have no doubt you'll be hooked.

2 The steering wheel has no kickback, it would need electronics and motors that would cost a fortune- It is useful for giving a distinct analogue control feel to this and other racing games.

3. I personally don't have one, but If you're seriously into racing games, you'll end up getting one.

4. No! VF2 is one of the most elegant, subtle video games ever made. Don't rely on a brief assessment. Each character has hundreds of moves and the real skill of the game is learning to develop a personal fighting style out of these moves, almost choreographing your favourite character. There is more skill than Tekken as VF2 U505 'real' contact moves, not long-range attacks. , 5 Time alone will tell, but rest •assured, the games will never be on the Playstationl

Dear Gus, I have some questions which need answering because I need to impress my dog.

1 I am hooked on the Shining Force games, so can you tell me if any are planned for the 32X, Mega CD or Megadrive?

2. If not, are there plans or news concerning another one?

3. Can you tell me if Monkey Island for the Mega CD is any good, and how much it costs?

4. Whatever happened to Shadow of Atlantis and Alone in the Dark for the 32X 5.

7 Would the 32X's FULL power combined W e r e with the memory capacity and music quality Cof the tMega h CD e get even close to making y games such as Shining Wisdom, X•Men, d r oor Sim City 2000?

David p p Hey, e PortAnockle, GUS:1. d ? There won't be any more la-bit games, but the programmers. Sonic, are working on several Saturn projects.

3. It's good for an old game, which it now is. Don't pay full price 4. Dropped like the hardware.

5. Probably.. .not.

prOviding that the Saturn had no lock-out' system?

6. There is no AM2 icon in Virtue Racing Deluxe for the 32X. Why didn't AM2 handle the conversion?

Could they have done a better job?

Nygel Nevins, Manchester

GUS:1. Do you really need me to answer that? It assumes you've missed your intended target.

2. Daytona will be split-screen, and a netlink version is planned to go with Sega's new modem peripheral!

3. Certainly, programming knowledge is important if you want to design games a computer can realistically handle.

4. They were the work of the Sega Technical Institute in America, who are now working on Sonic Extreme. But Sonic creator, Yuji Naka, has been involved in every Sonic game.

5. The answer I suspect you want to hear - it would go faster.

However, due to screen sizing, some information would be lost off the bottom of most UK TVs. 6. I have to be honest and say I don't know if they did handle it.

And with the 32X in general, who can ever know?

ICELAND TIRAMISU DearGus, I've been saving my questions for about a year, just to make sure that Steve 'punkmuthalcikka' Merrett has well end truly left the ObA page. Now I can expect decent, truthful, unbiased answers.

1_Why does the screen display 'miss' when an Innocent person is shot in Virtue Cop7 2.Will the new Dayt C E game feature a multi-mach k-up like Daytona USA in the arcade? It was a laugh playing it with three mates a couple of years ago.

3. I will he studying GNVO Business and A-Level c t i n g at college from September. A-Le v e l computing the rig a t h to lake if I want to become a itext Yu programmer (maybe Suzuki ?

4, Were Sonic Er Kunckles i c CD created by Sonic Team? Do you think this explains why they lack those extra gameplay touches needed to be megagames?

5. What would happen if I played a full screen PAL game leg, UK Sega Rally) on a Japanese Saturn,

Dear Gus, I have a few questions for ye, big man.

1. Is Wipeout on the Saturn better than the PlayStation version?

Please be honest.

2. Don't you think Capcom should make SF3 instead of Super Ultra Turbo Alpha Street Fighter 2? And if they do, will it be 2-D or 3-D? 3. My mate says he prefers Street Fighter to Model Kombat Which do you prefer?

4 My uncle says PlayStatiorils Tekken is better than Virtue Fighter 2. And my mate says that PlayStation is better than Satuto What do you say?

5. List best to worse VF2, Destrucion Derby, Wipeout, Ultimate UK3 and Gex. Tel Thomas Ferrer's, Ayrshire

GUS:1. No. The truth hurts doesn't It. 2. Here's the line on this one - I thought Alpha was good, but I couldn't give a monkey's about Streetfighter anymore, and Capcom should change the record.

There may be howls of protest

from 'real garners a bout that, but they should bog off and expand their gameplaying horizons, 3 3 D beat 'em ups are much more fun.

4 Your mates, your uncles, they aN sound like bores. And they are wrong.

5. Gex, Wipeout, UMK3. VF2 - DD we've yet to revtew.

Dear Gus. Great meg_ Keep up the good work.

1. How won Sega manage to get Vinua Fighter on the megadrive?

2. Will it have Lion Ratale or Shun Di in it?

3 Wi l l Sonic 3D on the megadrive just have a red and yellow chequerboard or will it have other colours too?

4. How come you gave Toy Story 92% when I think it deserves 9 7 % 25. I like beat 'em ups. Any beat 'em ups apart from VF comi ng on the Megadrive?

6_ Whats the best beat 'ern up on the Megadnve?

7. How much did you give Pitfall' Mudassar Aslam, BermIngham GUS:1.1/Vith a good programmer and a large cartridge 2. It doesn't.

3 The first feature we did was of level 1 4. Because we're the toughest markers in Segadom! Too many levels had a similar structure.

5. Nope 6. Currently MK3, but VP is going to 'kick its ass' as vulgar Americans say.

7. Too much.

IRATE 111111111 PIE Dear Gus, I am thinking of getting a Saturn or PC and these questions could help me decide: 1. Which is more powerful: a Saturn or a Pentium 100?

2. What's the difference between SGLOS and the PC's graphics' 3. Will most of the top PC titles be converted to Satilles? 4. How many more titles, and which, are due for release under the Sega PC r ange' Jake Grant, Cottenham, Camtpc GUS1. Both are performing to much the same level The PC has better processing power, but the Saturn has excellent custom graphics factilitiere for 30 2. 'Graphics Library' is misinterpreted and over used. It's a set of routines developed I r on. machine code to optimise Saturn's power. A PC does not have any custom graphics hardware chips 3. It's happening - Command and Conquer, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D etc.

4. Lots, but the Saturn versions will always be better.

;1 I ; BRULEE Dear Gus, My bud, pal, friend who will answer and print the questions I'm about to ask1. When will the amazingly brilliant NIGHTS be coming out, and around how much will it cost?

2. Is Crystal Dynamics' 'The Horde' any good?

3. Is Syndicate Wars on the Saturn going to be like Syndicate on the Megadrive?

4. Seeing as Toy Story did so well on the Megadrive is there any Chance of a Saturn conversion?

5. Is either Tekken or Tekken 2 going to be brought out on Saturn?

6. Who do you think is best-looking out of Claire and Lucy?

7. When will VirtuaCop 2 and Magic Carpet 2 come out on Saturn?

8. Isn't the 'Astra from Vauxhall' advert with the little babies tops?!

Especially when they sneeze; Martin Scott, Hemel Hempstead, Hefts.

GUS:1. September 501, E39.99 2. Vest_ 3. Much more ambitious, but wi th the same idea.

4 I think the time has papsed 5. Lots of rumours, no W s . Who cares, it's overrated . or / 6 Lucy's run away before I could judge that.

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Dear Gus, Oh mighty, mysterious, dragon slaying, princess saving, question answering hero! Since your mag the best can you answer these interesting questions?

1. Will Quake (PC). Formula 1 (PS) or Resident Evil (PS) ever be released on the Saturn?

2. Will •X-Men' or 'Daytona' be released on the PlayStation, considering that Sega have Destruction Derby and Wipeout? are planni cs e q u e l to Fifa 96?

3 Please 4.1 h a v f played Cruisin' USA and l z Ahear they are being released on the . cN64 - I think they're crap! What do lc7i eyou think? t e l DPaul Rooney, Lotherlanu, l rMerseyside G mUS : t I know what formats the i e games come on, thank you. Yei r v maybe. yes is the answer., I e X-Men mi ght (they've had REAL I r E I A n t h

problems doing it, I hear).

Daytona - Never, never, never!

3. Yes, for Christmas.

4 Wel l done. you are correct. O r Cruisin' USA is the best Ni ntendo have been able to come up wi th in the arcades for four years. Unless you count that cruddy MK rip-off, Killer Instinct.

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2. Apparently the Satur t a i n s several undocumented ' s that Sega never released in m a t i o n about. Is this true, al id h a t are they capable of?

3. Any word on Figh g Vip Vinua Cop 2, Manx a n d Sonic Fighters on the Sat ?

4. The King Of Fig M e m o r y cartridge i t a brillia A r e any other companies going to use it?

5. Now that Psygnosts are out of their contract with Sony can we expect to see quicker conversions of Wipeout 2 and Destruction Derby 2?

Craig Barley, Coventry GUS:1. I t does have that potential meaning We ran that rumour in gossip 3 issues ago.

2. Yes, we ran that rumour three issues ago. I t was me who showed the document to ChVG 3 Soni c Fighters this year.

Nothi ng on Manx TT 4. Wall, SNK have dumped the idea, but are instead working on a RAM extension, which is much more flexible_ 5 Hopefully.

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Urban Strike, Road Rash 2, Eternal Champions. S treet Fighter 2. S.C.E £200 Phone 0121 421 3233 between 3. 306. 00pm Megadrive 16 games including Theme Park, MM2, Bomberman, 4 pads (2 turbo) £200 ono phone (01355) 236879 a f t e r 5pm and ask for Michael. also includes tips book.

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