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... COVERSTORV . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... COIN ·OPERATED 12 DAYTONA USA 86 DIE HARD SSM takes a look at the latest ST'V COin-op to (CHAMPIONSHIP CIRCUIT EDITION )

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B:~~a:~t~nm~:i~:~:~:r:~~'~y~~:~~~r ~::~::t( ;:~~O;~:::t {includingilwee kendortwo). Things ha vC'cerh inlymovedona bit f.omth e last edition. Th is issu e sees a com plcte redesign for the Com ing Soon sect ion, whe re we scoop everyone wit h dehiled futu .es on the new Oayton a and Street FightC'r Alph a 2

Showcases too have bee n overhauled, with a far morC' dyn a miC feelto them - fo. examp lt, w ilhour F1shling Vipers coveragf',

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we're atte mpting to turn our features into points of refere nc e once you 've i1ctually bought the game. Cilp plng off the new Seg" Saturn Mag;ui ne we have an absolutt:'ly incrf'dible demo d isc (on select ed issues). Veah , we might not get as

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Hexen Prepares For Saturn Onslaught! ot a month , Ince SECiA SATU RN MACiAZINE reyealed the very firsl shots of Doom on Ihe Saturn a nd we're already rtYeali ng its pseudo·sequel.

Hexe n takes the Doom engine and warps it back to mediaeval IlmH, with Ihe player Int enl on doing battle with a demonk sorceror and his depraved hordes.

He~en was released last year on PC to rapturous reviews in the press Although b~sed on the Doom engine. it took the genre to new heig hts wit h ~me stunning game design coupled with the appropriate blood and guts re leva ntto ~ game associaled with id software The scope of the title is far more Involved tha n Doom. For sta rters. rather than rely on a simple linear path through Ihe game (e~it a level never to return), He~en empl~ what has come 10 be known as a "hub" system. levels have more than one ultand it'spossibletoreturntoconqueredarea s-Infactyou have to. For e~ample, a k~ or artifact on a later level might open up a new area on a 'completed" stage taking you to a different area completel)'.

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WHO.. WHO A11IP When you begrn your ques t you'regiven a choice of three differ_ ent characters todo battle with. For Ihose interested inta l; ing theIr carnage up dose and personal. Ihe Warrior is a good choke.

At leasl to besrn wilh he relies on damaging dose-quarters weaponry. A heitY)'·hitter, ~'s a bit of a duffer when it comes to magic AI the opposite end of the sca le. Ihere'sthe Sorceror. As you might imagine. when It comes to magic he's the best of the best. but unfort un at elyhls skill WIth the more conventional form of hand- Io-hand weapon ry is poor.

Somewhere in between, you'll find Ihe Clerk. Fairl)' adept wit h both weaponryand magic,he'sjust the gu)' for the player who hkes 10 hedge his bets.

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Doom is renowned for its enormous wea pons. but obviously shotguns and BFGs have no place in a hIstorical wodd like He~en·s. Thai doesn't mean t hat the action is an)' less intense though. A range ofwands. a~es. swords and other wea pons means that the fighting is just as cool. In fact. it's possible to power-up your tools, raisi ngthe bIood'n' guts level still furtherl Another interestrng weapons· related feature in He~en is the fact that In order to gel your devastatrngl)' powerlul BFG style wea pon you need to run about collecting all of the bits for it before assembling it and kiding ~me medIaeval posteriori

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YES IT IS MUlJl.!'UYER We all wa nt link·upgames rightl We're all a bit disappointed thillhard Iyany salurndevelopers(including!iega)a,edolngilnythlngforthelink,upcable,aren't we/lnfilct.aren'twejusta bit perturbed that Sega haven'teven released the cable over here yet? Thankfully, GT and id software have insisted that both Doom and Hexen for the Sillurn MUST have link·up capilbilitiesl We'lI have more details soon But sUfely now there iSiln excuse to releilSf!lhelhingand get 'IOmemor esoftwilfe in developme nt for it/

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II('rl onlo Salurn. Unlike Probe's other eye~II,on,a,unlcycle game. Alien Trilogy. the scenery doesnl dlsappeilr into darkness two feet away from you. In filct . Hexen has some huge ledured ilreas and that means sllloooowwwdown on the super-consoles. Despite this. Hexen manages exlremely well and despite the fact that the game is miles more complicilted visually than Doom. it ilctuillly hils iI smoothef frilme rale Ihiln Doom (at least in this stilge of development, apparently Doom is "yery early"). It's still jerkier than hhumed. but in terms of gameplay Hexen is the better game. And that"s really where it counts. More ned month.

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WILLlAMS ENTER UFO TERRITORY After buying up the rights to the Atarl cataloiul!, Wllllams are relnslns their first Ali1flgame for the Saturn. However, whilst PlayStatlon owners are getting the prom!'lng Robotron-X. Sillu.n owners have to make do with iI conversion of 51 • the little-

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VIRTUAL ON BLASTS ONTO SATURN At the fecent Tokyo Game Show, Sega

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This Seg" AM3 coln-op has had something of a limited release in the UK (currently there's a tWin sit-down machine ~t the Troc~dero ~nd we d~resay it'll turn up ~t 5egaWorld), but ifs currently the most anticipated game in lapan (ahead of Fighting Vipers), Virtual On Is a one-on-one robot battler With a range of different robot each with various speed levels and weaponry. The action takes place in huge}O arenas With plenty of buildings and what-have-you to use as caver. It's really quite clever, but what elsew ouldyou e)(pect from AM3?

The conversion is basicallyA(E. There's a slighl loss in detail and thefr~me rate's down 10 30 frames a se<:ond, but other than th~t it's nigh-on arc~de perfect.

Two-player options lake the form of Net!ink (using the new modem) and split-screen. We'll have more next month, where we'll be showing you more of this 40" complete version.Stlll,enough t~I~.Onwiththesc.eenshots

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SCAVENGER SIGNED! Remember Amo~ and Scorcherl You know, those ace-looking games we first r~aled

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rtvelllltlons- paced Daytona style feature . By the way, rumours are emanating from Japan of a hidden tl1lck along the lines of Lakeslde in Sega Rally. In fact, wouldn't it be brilliant if any of the Rally tra.cks made a 8"e st appea l1lnce in the n ew Daytona. (that's our idea by the way, don't think that we're hinting that they're actually doing It, but the mountllin cou ne would be ama zing).

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After the European release of Daytona. USA, Sega UK recei'nd many letters from purdtasers of the game who were mystified by the inclusion of what seemed to be somewhat - inappropriate - music. Obviously, the ka l1loke-styIe music wasn 't to eve ryone's liking (even though _' ~ grown quite fond of these BUniv origlna!s) so Sega Europe's In-house musidan, Rldtard Jacques was assigned the task of re mbdng the classic tunes.

NObody is Ukely to be upset with what Mr Jacques has accomplished. "Everyone of th e mllin tunes has benefited from a dancey remix, capturing the melodies of the old tunes but getting rid of the singing (for the most part) and introducing some excellent house-style drum loops and even a bit of drum and bns. The addition of two extl1l courses has given Rldtard the opportunity to source his own music and rather lovely it is too.

The woddwide organisation that is Sega obviously agrees.

Although they have their own mlUldarui producing their own music for this important release, a t least three of RJchud 's songs u e definitely going to make It Into the final game.

European gamers get to appreciate all seven of Richard 's works in the final release and having had a bit of a sneak preview at Sega HQ. we don't think anybody Is going to complllin about his work. And H as planned, the original tunes make It to the final

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version, a"ade purists should be sorted out as well In fact, there ue plans for you to be able to dtoose whidt mU$ic should go with which COUlSe. Now that would be excdlent.

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The biggest question mark hanging over the game concerns the new cars. Just like the 32X Virtua Radng De.luxe (alia coded by the CS Team non-so-coinddentally), this game features several new types of car In addition to the extra tra.cks. Four different types are CUfTenUy scheduled, although only one has been programmed In. The orlgina.1. Gallop car is scheduled to reappear In addition to the Hornet pictured here. Two other classes of automobile ue also going to appear. What they are and what they do remains a closely 8"arded CS Team secret. other things to look forward to Includes juft about everything that made Sega Ra.lly a s great as it was. The biggest news Is obv:i ously the ' pUt -lCle-en lwo-player mode, although the Inclusion ofa ghost mode is also a great Idea.

At the moment Daytona CCE', option sae-en bears an uncanny resemblance to Rally's, $0 you should ha~ a pretty good idea of what e lse to expect on that part1cuiar.

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DAYTONA CHAMPIONSHIP CIRCU IT EDITION IS THE WORX OP S EGA OP JAPAN 'S CS fiAM, WHO SPEClALIS Jl IN paODUCING I XC JlLU NT SATUaN WAKES . THEY WEaE THE TEAM BEHIND TH E CONVERSION OP SJlGA RALLY (WHICH NO· ONE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT) AND ONCE AGAIN DIR ECTOR RVUICHI HATTORIIS HANDLING THE WORK ALONG WITH SJl LJlCTED MEMBERS OP THJI SATURN SEGA RALLY CONVERSION TEAM. THE TEAM All Jl EXTREMELY BUSY PUTTI.NG TOGETH.ER THE DAYTONA GAMR A S WJI SPIIA)( AND TIMII I S VlIRY LIMITIID . HOWEVlIR , THANXPU LLY THJlY WERE ABU TO SPARJI A PEW MI.NUTJl S TO ANSWER SOME Q.UESTIONS PUT TO THEM BY OUR JAPANE5I EDITOR, WAllREN HAtROO.

SSM What is the mah!. differen« between OaytolUo USA and Oaytona Champlon.hip CbOOt IdJUon(OCa)?

C$ nAM We redesigned all the courses wilh new modeUlng and lmproved texture mapping. We've tried to make DCC!: much doser to the original arcade version.

SSM Which model ..re you 10Lnl to Lndud.1n occn Will any from Rally be Included?

CS TlAM At the moment there is definitely going to be both a two-player mode and a ghost mode.

Other modes are possible but we haven 't decided on them yet

DCCE a re the upgraded graphics, the various new mode1 and the enhanced realism of the ear handling.

SSM It the two·pl.yer mod. split·te,,,n, link·up, orbothl CS TIAM The two-player mode will be split sc r« n not via a link·up cable. You can also play with another pe rson by using X-Band however this will still be two-player only, it won't allow .. four-player mode.

SSM Wh.t b the 'o118"t difflcu.lty with tha twopl.yermod..l CS TJIAM The main problem Is the numbe r of polygoru. Even though each scr«n area Is half the $ize the two-player mode still USI!'$ a lot more polygon$.

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SSMt.the.mu.icloinltobe. chanled.l CS TIAM We're stili considering whether or not to change the music. [Sinu the/nttrvinv, this hosbtenronfirmtd - seethemoin ttlCt - SSM]

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SSM How do th.gr.phic. in DCC! com....a to O.ytOIUo USA and what your bligHt cl1fflcu.l ty with the new p.phln e.npe?

CS TI.AM We·ve rewritten most of the graphics to Improve the visual appearance of OCCE. Balance Is the most important part of redesigning the graphics as we still need to maintain speed and gameplay.

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CS TIAM Oe1:aib about the ears in OCC!: have ~ to be fixed so we can't comment on t his at the moment.

SSM Will there be. conmudor model CS TIAM No, there won't but you'U be able to a.!te r the ear mechanics by changing whHls and sus pen·

SSM b It compatible. with the new arW.OJIle controller?

CS TIAM Yes. It Is. SSM Why did YOII chOOH to mak •• n.w rele... of Dayton.'

CS TIAM We thought the game had unused potentia.! so Wt w.nted to add new rour~, and various modes and rtlea~ an lm proved version.

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THE CAPCOM INTERVIEW QUIT_ POSSIBLY TH._ PRIMII R THiRD PAllTY :FORC_ :FOR SATURN SOJ'TWAll. , WR UHT OUR :FIN_ JAPAN EDITOR, WAll ... N HAIlROD, TO VJSIT CAPCOM'S JAPANISI H I AI>Q.UAllTI RS TO DJSCUSS THJ!; STRIIT FIGHTIR :FRANCHISI AND TH.I :FORTHCOMI.NG SIGA TliIANSLATIONS. WI SPOKI TO MR SHINJl MlKAMl, SINIO .. PLANNI .. O:F TH_ P..ODUC_ .. SICTION.

SSM Wh, was the cledJ;lon m.acJ.e to make chain inl nonnal hit. hanler in Alpha I than in Alphal CAPCOM It wasn't our intention for people to have this Impr~slon. The reason may be beca~ the damage levels for Alpha and Alpha 2 are different. When we we re trying to get the balance of Alpha 2 right we only concen· trated on Alpha 2. That's the one that's Important. We don't really have to get the actual same damage as Alpha. In Alpha 2 some new characte rs were introduced.. so In order to maintain the game balance we had to increase the damage for the normal hits. In addition. this time for Alpha 2 we wanted to focus on the Importance of the normal hits and not Just the specials.

SSM Wh, was the random d\&nder Hied box femowecJ.l Was it unpopulul CAPCOM No. It was because It wasn't necessary to use It. SSM Th. MCl"etJ; for the hidd.n d\&nden and to on in Alpha:l HemecJ. to ha". been releuecJ. a lot later than with Alpha. Was this . cOlUCiout ded.ion on JOw pun CAPCOM Yes. we did tMs on purpose. It's a s[mple story: When we first released Alpha on the marlr.et for the coln·up all ou r secret codes and waden weredls.covered by the players very easily and what happened was that It was all put on the Internet, and so the next day everybody lr.new about It. Of course. once the shops find out they all display the moves so It dldn't lalr.ea lot of time to spread to the general public. M a result of this we decided this time to make [t more difficult.

SSM Doft the I!rilRJU MCl"et d\&nder han. proper nam., and what 11 th. dory HhincJ. him1 CAPCOM I'm sorry I don't lr.now much about this character so I can't tell you about him. There are 3 h[dden characters fo r the fortlgn versions.

However.thest are only for the foreign versions. not the Japanese version. They were chosen by Capcom USA. The evU Ryu character appeared In a comic published by Shlnseisha. but I don't lr.now the story.

SSM To whom clo the two 'eclet bad:l"owuu (A\Utn..lJ.a and.

V.n.lu.lal belonl' CAPCOM Thest don't belong to ilny st<:fe1 characte"_ Australia appears when the player is Sagat and the final CPU boss Is Ryu. Venezuela ap pears when the player Is Nash and the final CPU boss Is Vega.

SSM 11 th.r. a cJ.r.....tlcbaHle optiort . bn.tlazto Alpha, artcl alainttwt\ol CAPCOM No. there isn·t.

SSM Do JOu ha ... an, lrlncl of apeda.l battle option Uuteaclofthis1 CAPCOM No we don·t.

SSM AI. 1011. upectinJ to do as an aeauat•• con.... nion of Alpha J. to the PlayStaticn ancl Saturn a. Alpha wasl

game wLII be able to zoom into and out of the screen. Ifs going to be damatically differentfromthepresentSFstries.

SSM you·... alr.acl, lot. n.w M..."e1 Sup.r Huoe. _d Vamplr.

Hunter III cI.... lopment. Wh .. doe. SPI corn. ill Jour production Ich.clul.} CAPCOM We'lI probably release It within this year.

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CAPCOM Prnentty less than 50".

SSM Does this m.an you'le not planninl to make • JD Street .'lhI.... at the mom.nU CAPCOM We are actually consideringitprnently.

SSM Will th.,. be a 101. of animatlOII as with X-M .. n and Vamplr.

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.. nhancecJ. JD pphiCl.,.t.. m for SPIl CAPCOM We haven't decided anything yet s.o w e can't comment on specific details.

SSM Will th. Street Pipter:l HriH be COlltinUed. ewtll StrNt PiIM.r I U f.l.. uecJ.l CAPCOM for a short period they can co ntin ue together as stparate ga mes but. tventually Street Fighter 2 will be dropped,

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SSM Can JOU improwe on th.lollllo.dinl tim.. 011 th.PlaJStatlon .... nlonofAlpha,olult1UlaWolclabt.} CAPCOM We' re doing our best to overcome this particular problem but. It's dependent on the hardware and software libraries so there's not much we can do about It. SSM AI. there plans to 1.le"", another Alpha I""'. befor. SJ'31 CAPCOM No. we won't be releasing another Alpha game before we releast SF3SSM Will Street .ilMer I be a 2D or JD fiptinllam.'

CAPCOM It'll be ~O.

SSM U StrNt "IM.., 3 U MllJUpef can it be connrtecJ. onto an, of th .. cv.nl'llt home consolH1 CAPCOM Impossible. It would Just be too difficult. It would need additional hardware and great care, This the major difficulty. There a re other proble m s but. other than this they a re a ll minor problems.

SSM H_ mum ha". you I.ano..d from con..ert. inl StrHt "Ihter Alpha. Vamplre Hunter ancl X_M•• 1In what"JI will this he.lp Manr.1 SUpel Helon a better conw.nionl CAPCOM It's related to the memory Issue you mentioned earlie r. We've learned how to cut the characte rs' animation patterns a lot better. And also stleamlined the conve rsion p rocess, a n d shortened the development time. From a technical viewpoint these a le the two main a reu SSM U anlmatlOIl 11 mU.inl. will JOu co_icier. tul1 animation dleat wh"n both pla""n d I _ the """'. dluaet.r, as in Vamplr. Hunt ..rl CAPCOM Yes, we will Unless both characters are the same there Isn't any othe r way to get full ani· mation.

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sphere amonBs! all the sury·lookln. weird deep sea fish In the pitch blICkneu. I'd be cack lna my pants.llt

that little prospect. Anyway, the point Is that fish hilve done little to terrorise mankind slnct we (,..wl~ from their domain. In bet, other thiln O(ca-

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HHLO SSM, Congrab on a top ma8 and all th~t. A f~ tips for us Brits who own the best con§ote on the market. To get a sll8htty faster 8ame ofVF2 first ptaya 8ame on stow mode then switch b~ck. not a gre~t difference I know, but it's there. Nelct instead of complainin8 about PAL TV borders do somethin8 about It. This 15 easily done.

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Saturn,andthebestlsyettocomellcan'tunderst~ndwhySegahaven'tdone Phew, after that disclaimer I'm off. Please feel free to amend this lette. as I'm ins~neanddon'tw~ntanytrouble more telly ads. Surely for a sm~1I investment (for Sega anyw~y) they know they LordLiQmDQ/y,CfOJJhillJ, Vorb. could reallylurn thin8s around. Imagine a really top notch telly ad sh owinglhe Saturn's power and quality of sega-only games. And of cou rse mentioning S~turn will get mo§1 of the PS gam6 also, it would really blow peoples' minds. Come on .I'.::;. Why w..t. YOW" monlty on .IHpill, pm. whltn Uam hltrlt ha. '¥1 found a nu-fin way of Irllllng yO\U1lltlf for nowt? Be wuned, OIU Sega-8oforitflIICanyouatSSMinfluencethemllt'§uthou8h frail chWM - the h\Utlan bocIy is famo", for iu lad< of r"utantlt to UK gamers aren't as Important ~s, s~y, Japanese where S~turn many for.:" of naturlt. ElKtrldty u onlt of thltllt. Get a bloklt ill to Istopd08,butwe are. We love our machines and want It to fiddle with)'OIU KrItWS if you mlUt, but rltmem~r you'llIDllt about succeedl Come on Sega, turn us on, ~nd a f~ other 10" of yoUI' normal TV picture to fill YOIU s.tum Kreen. bli8hterswith£lootoblowl Cheers.

Rob Woodhousr, Be/per, aerbYJhlre

THIY'Ll TAXI YOU 'OR BVlRY PINNY HELlOSSM, Prices! .... Everybody keeps moaning ~bout prices. Ultra 64 g"m6 from £60. Saturn and PlaySbtlon gam6 from £50, even Toy Slory on the SNES coslsa fortune,yesl NO, if you have money to burn buying from high street retailers then more fool you, the Ob<ons and Boutiques of this wo.ld will bkeyou for every pen ny you have "nd you deserve it.

Surely my town Is not the only one with a market ~nd stor6 that seU se<ond·h~nd ~nd new titles at 8reatly reduced prices. I recently bou8ht P~nzer

~;~!:'r: ~~ !~t~e~:~e":~:~~:~krU~f:~ :~:~:~~~h::eO~~:~:~~~~d with them, or know of anyone who has.

Also, if you get fed up with It,fo'" couple of quid you can swap it for another one ~t the same price. that's ~ b~'gain in my book The message is simple, if you don't like what they charge then don 'tshop there. If enou8h people give these shops the cold shoulder maybe they will even drop their prices.

Cheers. v Jocho", Bircotr J, Doncoster.

PS Round our end you t~n pick up ~ SNES with Mario K~rt ~nd two p~ds for £25, I reckon th~t's Ihe che~pest Inlhe country. Prove me wrong ~nd I'll buy you a pint.

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rudely titled ~ I Have Never Seen a Girl~ in issue 10) .

Dur~lisnotjustthereforthes~keofbein8In ag"me. She be In ~ "Dress Up Dur~l ~ competition. Personally, I think she would suit a S<ottish kitt and a blue T-shirt with a picture of Winnie the Pooh. But you could get the whole of Brit~ln (Irel~nd as well) to dr~w and send in "My Kind of Clothes I Think Dur~1 Would Fit ". Whatdoyouthinkl Ithink it'S the SecDnd best idea in t he world. followin8 the Babe of the Ye~r competition. See you old chumsofSSM

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I TOO HAVE NBYER SIIN A GIRl. DEARSSM, t must agree with EC Penlluin from N Ireland In issue 10. lagreewithhisgreatideaofhavlngaConsoleBabe of Ihe Yea •. The only thing I don't all.eewith is Sarah of Virtu a Fighter. I know she Is nice but not as nice as Chun-Li of Street Fighte.Alpha. Thlnkofherasthe mega babe of th e gilme 10 be. Consider the gauntlet to be thrown down.Whoeve. chal· lengesChun-Licomefo.ward.

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WI DID THIS THUI TIMJIS IN ONI WlIK OEARSSM, I havt!' thought lonll and hard about this, and havt!' comt!' totht!' conclus ion to drop you a lint!' or two. Firstly, I too have had st!'vcral differt!'nt computt!'r gamt!'s machint!'sand alsobt!'Iit!'Vt!' in moving with tht!' times I had tht!' SNES and 30 games - quitt!' a numbt!'rl At least I think so. And I decided to upgradt!' to tht!' nt!'d computt!'r I liked. Evt!'rybody was saying "PlaySta tion " but I decidt!'d to go my own way and get the Saturn, with no rt!'g.t!'tS,t!'xct!'ptIhaditforunderawcekwht!'nltdt!'cldedtobuggt!'fup.OrSolht!'shopwht!'rt!'1 boullht it and two other stores thought tht!' same. Tht!' answt!'r was "Wc will t!' ~change tht!' Saturn no p.ob.". Wt!' did this thrt!'t!' tlmt!'s In ont!' wt!'t!'k (a lot of muckIng about). Finally t took the Saturn gamt!' wh ich plOlyed up into tht!' shop wht!'rt!' I got tht!' Saturn. No p.oblt!'m with Iht!' game, was the ~nswer. Until ..... e rt!'alised that my Saturn is PALandtheonein tht!'shop is imported,with an in-built co nvcrtor.

Tht!' game had a faull in itand noshopht!'rt!'knt!'wabout Itt!'xct!'pt St!'ga Sa turn In Brisbant!'. A lot ofur'lr'lt!'ct!'ssary runn ing <lround I t!'nded up ringinll Sega in Sydnt!'y and sortt!'d itoutwitha nlct!' lady n amt!'d Mlcht!'lIeBt!'11. Dt!'Spitt!' all of this stuffing around I am slill a proud own t!'rof aScga Saturn.

Thankyoufo.takingtht!'timetorud my letter, and maybe you could prin tit asathankyoutoSegOlinSydnt!'y.EspeclallyabigthankyouloMlch<!lI<!Bt!'lIwho took the timt!' and effort to settlt!' this untortunatt!' h~sslt!'.1 also hope th~t Myst will have tht!' fault fi~ed and rudy to st!'1I a copy which works Al. Thanklngyoukindly, Martn;o LimbQch, Sf/Jblme, Quecm/Qnd, AUJtrQ/io.

PS Is tht!'rt!' any way that wc can haVl!' this IIrt!'a! mag in tht!' umt!' month It

arcade ~nd spending ~ week's pocket money in less than ~n hour. B~ck in the mid·80s computers (compared to tod~y's machines) were pretty b~sic . I owned a C64 and conversions of th ese arcade classics weren't very good. This is where the Saluffl comes in. Thism~chinehasfarmorecapabilitiesandconverslonsontOlhe Satuffl arc mindblowinllln comparison. Jusl look at VF2 and Sella Rally.

You at SSM are our mouthpiece and we need you to pressuriseSega Int0 getting these lIames released. I understand OuUun and Afterbuffler arc being released in Japan, so why arc wc being left outl People who don't remember these lIames probably th ink who cares if we have these games or 1'101, bUI without Ihe likes of OutRun wc wouldn't have Sega Rally, lalsothlnklhatOuUun is probably the only game thal canser iouslychilllenge the likesofSegaRillly,OaytonaandWipeoutl Mink AndrewJ, stoufbfldge, W M ldJ,

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WILl. LOOK WHO'S BACK DEAR SEC;A MAC;, Well look who's back. Mel For the first time In years I'll get right 10 the point. Many years ago, when lIames were basicillly linear leftto-.ight pliltformers,l wilndered in to Oixons to sce why iI crowd had gathered around the scret!'ns. What I saw was the most amazing game I'd t!'vcr scen up till tht!'n. Tht!' speed was unbelicvilble, the graphics too good to believelhe musicwils unique and creilted some of the best atmosphere ever, yet to be cqualled in myoplni on. Yes, it was Sonic. And when I plilyt!'d it, I WilS complt!'tcly unprepilred for such fret!'dom of movcmentilnd feeling of involvement . Basicillly, it was tOlally origi nillandtht!' st!'quels didn't t!'Vt!'n milnilge to rt!'crt!'att!' he iltmosphere that theorig InillSonic gave_ Now, in '96,lt st!'t!'med ~sthough such a huge It!'ap forward In originality and shcer innovative thlnkinll would ncver happen allain, as t!'veryalley had be enthoroughlyuplort!'d. Well trust tht!'Sonic Team to blow away the bounda.it!'s againllt looh like we're in for somt!'thing that is as filr advanced ovt!'. cu nt!'nt gamt!'s ilS tht!' first Sonic gamt!' was OVt!'r th<! eSWATs and Attt!'red Bt!'asts of yt!'stt!'ryear. I'm talking about NiGHTS, and I'm looking forw~rd to tht!' biggest stt!'p forward Ihat wt!"vt!' st!'t!'n in years. Totalfrceclom of flight over the entire lIamel tt'ssomt!'thi ngl've wondered about for years, welt bt!'fore tht!' Megadrive was cvt!'n thought 0f,and something that has neVt!'rbeen ust!'d to full t!'ffect bt!'fort!'.. For most peoplt!',n 0 gamt!' has dt!'livert!'d as much impact as tnt!' first timt!' tht!'y playt!'d Sonic. Thost!' who remember burning Ihrough tht!'lr first loop at full speed will know what I mt!'an. I think NiGHTS m~y actua lly bring back that unlqut!' atmosphere, and if It d~s then no-onc will bt!' able to compart!'. It's tht!' stuff dreams art!' m~de of!

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~ So, you bou,ht an import ' .... e and it dJd· ~ n'l wozk on youz offidal.ynem, 11 that what you'rl! ..yinll And you took your s.turn b.ck five tim.. kc:..... of thatl And. the MOl" .dually went alonl with that? BUrney, whal . . ., • . 11', almost like on. of thon lO.p operu youz culture 11 10 expert.t producing. Still, beinllOft.heuted (and he.ded) we're printinl youz letter 10 you can cut it Ollt and Hnd It to Micbelle Bell with _love poem. If ' he', that Nee I think you Mould many hltr,

I WAHT PIUICT OLD GAMlS DEAR SSM , Aftt!'r reading last month's arcadewir'lr'lerS pagt!'sit took me back to my youth sprinting down to Iht!' local

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S CVG seem pretty scept ICal about the Saturn's abiiotyto cope w, t hthe complex polygonst.uctures in Quake Whatdoyouredonl

4 Since ....... ryon"iscomplilrning aOOu t thespl lt·S(reen mode on Rally, why not have a link·upmodel S Will Alpln" Racer com" out forth"Saturnl 6. If NiGHTS iSlhe Gameoflhe YU' why dId Sega Rally and VF2 get highe ' ratingsl 7 How do you work oul Ih" scores In OUI Now) for example,JohnnyBalOoka tonesotSl" andloutofsin Oul Now, bul SF The Movi" gOI 49" and Ihr.... sta's 8Whyhasyourl"U"rSpilge t u,nedredl 9 Does NiGHTS compare 10 Mario 641 You sisler mag CVG doesn't thInk so. Does VFl compare to Te kk"n 21 Your olhe' slsl e' mag MaxImum doesn't think so, Ple .. se be honest and would you IhrnkIh"sam"if perfect trans· lallons of Tekk"n 2 .m d Maflo 64 appe ar"d on Satuml 10.00 you Ihink Ihe Saturn WIll SUrvIve Nint"ndo 64 Has thePlayStatlono,Sillurno,Nintend064soldth"mostl Oanl"ll.Jrnd".,Som"wh",,,.vll1e.

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~ ~o:e::'~:~:~n~Ut~::~~~;I:;;:i~=::: Namco and Capcom tit let in you. lilt. 2. Obviously It won't be ar,ade pufed,bul 11 will be much closer th.l.nmostpeoplebellevepossible. ).8ec.uuthey are good., although I wouldn't gM! Hi·Octane 90" ho" is closer). 4< Indeed, why noli A new W!nlon of Rally will soon be rt:ius!!din Japan th.1 allows fo r modem pl.y, 5, No. 6. Why Indeed? All ofthem shouldh.vegot91".7. We 'llsorlth.loul shorlly.8.

We ran out ofwhlte pape r, but we've found some more now so It'. whlte .g&in. ,. It·s all down to sub· Jective opinion, but fo r the record, CVG', opinion Is divided on Mario VI NIGHTS as was Maxlmum'l opinion on VJ2 venuS Tekken. Please read those magalinet mo.e carefully In future, I was the !!dltor of MaxImum and peflonally I think th.t VJ2 is far, far IUperlO., Who Invented the)O fighting g.me .nyway eM 10. Salurn will do far mOre thlUl JUSI survive .soursoftwarellne·upforthlsChrlstmasshould prove. N64 will haW!. tough time in Ewope, but most industry anal,.ts expcd N64 to harm Sony more th.n Seg • . Curr"ntly Saturn and PlaySlation ar"about even on.worldwidebasls.

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II'MlFIAIO!) After readrngon" issue ofCVG Igol""l"fwoffied Ind"ed.

Th" ,,, was all t h"usua l revi"ws/p 'evi"ws about t h" Salurnbulal l lhelelte rs,edllofialandstuffwasaboul th"NU64· If",,1 that w"have already lost t he console wa. here due 10 lack of ad"" rtisemcn ts. Whe n th e Nintendo 64 appea~ t h" word Sat urn WIll m"an not hin g but t h" si.th plan"t from Ihe sun Tru",topqualily gilmes such as VF3 and Vi rt uil Cop 2 wi tl be released. buI theywontbeapprecia tedbeca useeveryoncw'lIbchyp· IngMs PacMiln 64 or T"kken III You,ssinc",,,ly(l'maf'aid} ~tEngllnd.

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Rainbow Islands (in its two different Inc:amations) ls worth the price of admission alone, but this particular p;idage Indudes a conversion of the game that started otfthe entire "Bubble- phenomenum - Bubble Bobble.

Compared to Rainbow Islands, it is a little unsophlstkated. with very, very simple graphics (and no remlxed version) and single-SClftn platform action. Still, with its simple yet addictive gameplay and simultaneous two-pla~ mode (something that Rainbow !acbl, It', an excellent addition and makes the pack even more valuable.

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Two of them, Or Kimberley St ride and her nsistant O,."ille,havestoppedcelebrat lng t helrsu,."ival and laid off t he NASA·subsld ised champers for long enough to come up wi th a plan for retaliation. They've built a big moving cruise missile with a nuclur warhead, and they'¥(' pi n pointed Ca lla m (now know n as the Ma(hlnehead for obvious reasonsj. AII Ihey need now Is a h uma n bra in to gu ide th e thi ng 10 Its obJectlvet he Mac hlnehud hud. Next t hi ng you know O,."ille has de< ked Klmmy, dressed her up In some pervy gur for no apparent ruson and st rapped her 10 the missile.

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THAT STRIDE'S GOT NO BLOKES ON! Piloting a cruise missile to destroy a God-like machine dictator unwittingly responsible for the almost total annihilation of mankind Isn't as easy as it sounds, you know. rhcre', more to It than Just steering the ti p at the mechanical bloke and !mltlng him. See, Callam knows you're coming. and he's set up a whole range of fiendish df'viccs to stop you. Roads h ave ~n destroyed, routes sabotased.. and reality dnstlcally altered just to stop you (more on this later). Worst of all though Is his army of grotesque bia mechanlcal drolds. These have laken on the g rott:'$que forms writhing In his subconscious (it says here), so the threats range from shambling zombies to giant robat spiders. Franldythey' re iIl1very scary.

The main aim of MadUnehead Is to kill things. Do n't feel bad about Itthey're all mutated madUnes anyway $0 th~ don't teally COWlt. Plu.s, they've eaten all yow friend. , 110 they deserve It. Anyway, It'd be a shame to waste all the neat weapons Bla nd offen the player. The basic annament Is fOw dlain guns, which are fine for . miling the weaker enemies.

The blue r and more powerful ones m ay require one of fOw special weapons, Ii. ted below.

n..uo TIDOWDI Long range but not too powerfuJ jet of flame.

L MlSIlU Sh aight-forward high explosive device. The most co m 路 monly found 5e1:ondary weapon and very useful J. HOMDIG MlSlIUI Not many of these around (and you can only carry 20 at a time), but they're ace.

They lock onto an opponent, beep. fire, chase them and blow them up. .. PJtOTOIf CAIIJIOIf Like an energy-firing chain gun. Highly powerful and well worth searching out. :&.

MINE CARTOGRAPH SECTION! I know about three people who have a strange o~e"lon with maps. They collect them. and put them up on walls and things. And the credits to Ea$tEnde~ show an aerial map of London. This leads me to believe that maps are an Important cultural phenomenon, $0 I applaud Blaml Machlnehead for its Inclusion of a map. But this Is not an ordinary map.

Along with the usual displays of where things are you'll find with maps, this electronic map updates itself to show whe re your mission objectives are. It even flashes the nelct hot spot to head for. And, just to be clever, It also shows enemy bullets. This last function is very usefuL as play doesn't halt when you call up the map scree n, $0 you're vulnerable to attack whilst your vision Is obscured by cartography.

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As you mlght expect horn a large bomb, the nuclear missUe upon which you're pe:rch~ " highly explosive. It's also primed to blow on impact, so you Cln Imagine how fragile It, little nose I., Thus if. wbe to avoid getting shot at. Physical damage weakens the ,uing of your device. Should you I Ultlln mOtt than

81-5" exterior damage the atomic clock which regulates detonation Is triggered. The countdown lasts thirty seconds, and if you don't find any utr. ene rgy in that time limit It', boom-Ume. Piu. the re'. Itlll the danger of being shot to bits before you get the chance

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This Machinehead Core bloke is quite powerfuJ. SO powerful that, despite being a dunde rhead, he can mould reality to his will. The very earth of Earth obeys hi, commands, keeping items essential to your sucent out of your reach. Luclrlly there are numerous Unreality Stations around the level Fill one of these with the requisite Unreality Key and you'U alter unreality to reality (or something). Anyway. you'U be able to complete the next mbslon obJect~, by lowering the land and stuff. There ue also Re&llty Keys. But they're like normal keys. They just open doo~.

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Ilmt Kfftnwith themOlndkftpeverythlnlOlnlmated.Sobukthen ' moothJDeffectlwert all hOlndledb)'sprlte sullnl, theproc:H sof shrlnklng WiptOlt! Tow rtd Tntaroua and enlil'1inlSl'3ph ks to mike the m look u If COIMlII C...".,lltWt lcw. theywere,KedlnlOtilppto;llchlnl.

IJ utl.1Il The king daddy chip ~ct of the scaling seerN! WilS known ilS Super Sciller, ilnd it WilS developed and used solely by ~gil.like Model 3 now, Super Se"ler WilS responsible for iI whole wave of awesome coin-opswhich stunned players ilCrosS t he globe.

Except in Latvia. Appilrentlythey couldn'l hilvegiven tWQ figs about it th!'r!', wh!'r!' it was known as Szipir Sulung.Anyway, Latvia aSid!',!'Yeryon!'!'ls!' flipp!'d, imd w ith good rU50n. Nothing lik!' this had ~n s!'!'nbefor!'.

Of cours!'th!'S!' days it's all bet-n s!'!'n a thousand tim!'s brior!'. Mod!' 7 on Ih!' Supt'r NES broughl rampantscalinglnlolh!'hom!'andpoiygonshave tall!'n th!' crown for Imp r!'ssivosity. How!'Ye', th!'.!' still hasn't be!'n a hom!' machin!' POW!'rfut !'nough to handl!' a perfw conv!'rsion of th!' Super Seal!'r gam!'S, until now. If you thought th!' 8-b.t Mast!'r Syst!'m port-over of OutRun was Im pr!'sslve (which it wasn't), cop a load of th!'S!' AI!CADE PERFECT Saturn shots.

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Women, eh? Anyway, at least I! isn't as sad as some of the letters we've been having recently about non-existent lasses from games. Some of you lot aretwisled,you know.

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OutRun may seem like an ancient relic born a bygone era, but there's a number of gameplay innovations that the big games of today wou1d do well to copy. Probably OutRun's greatest longevity asset Is the ability to choose your route to the end.

At the en d of each stage the road forks into two dizections, each leading to a completely dlHerent tack and background. Some are easier than otheJl, 1-0 it's worth experimenting with different paths. There llIe fiFTEEN different stagu in all (although you only need to beat five to win the game), and these end up at one of five different endings, depending on where you en d up on the map.

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ence to the aver(lge g(lmer than VF Of its ~uel. The game runs at a faster lick of speed and realism has been thrown to the wind in a TeHen styIee. making thos.e outrageous fl'IO'o'eS even mole pleasing. There is nothing 10 beilt the feding of countering an opponent's!l1OYe wrth a po'o'IIef techniqlleand watching them flyoutof thermg,thewallsliterallye_pIodingasyouropponenfs hapless bodysmashesthroogh, lt'san untouchable experience.

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The presentationa1 skills that AM2 are famous for stnkesbackwithhod-Ioadsofbrilliantoptionsand modes. including the ability to save off your best replays onto the Saturn's memory.

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What makes it stand head and shoulders above the competition isthe attention to detail and Iheoverallpolishof the game. In most respccts it follows Ihe traditionalformula, using the da5sic control method involving power and timing, and incorporaling all of the familiar details likejudglng trajectory to cater for the wind,seleding which dubs to take on your sojourn, and perfedlng skills like backsp;n, You won't find anygroundbleaking new Ideas here-after all, Ihe golf genre has a tIled and tested formula-but the depth of the gameplay is enough to keep you playing day in day out. The game's e:w.:cellent handicap system means that if you want to compete against Ih e best of the computer opponents (and play on

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I'll TAKE 'EM Such isthe ranse and detail of the options in ActUiI Golf that you actually Bet to choose what you'd like your golfer to wear. Now at last. you too

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Shellshoc:kwasilshlnydlK. Anyway, the point is t hat Core have a bit of ground to make up at the moment Saturn Thunderhawk was pretty good but not massively dlfferent in design terms from theground·b,eaking Mega·CDorigmal.shellshockdidn·tsellpartlcularly well. There's no sign of Skeleton Krewor BC Racers.

Alt hough maybe that last one is a good thing However, this month Core have secured two Showcases in this mag. and we're not in the habit of handing them outwilly·mlly. Thus it is safe to assume that the plucky Derbine,sa,edoingwmethmg fight Blaml won't hold many surprises for anyone a lreadyfamlhar with the seemingly patented Co,efor' mula.The levels are open plan. but you needtocom· plete sevt'ral speClfk objectives to finish the stage. usually one after the ot her in a strict order. There are loads of enemies to shoot. most of whom patrol their httle corner of t he game until you chance across them Weapons are in plentiful supply and varied in their

effects and effectiveness. However. the Implementation of the game mechaniCS are what makes it good Certainlybetterthanshe llshock.ControlhngthemISsilecarthingtakestimetolearn, butonceyou'vemasteredthebasicsanddockedthefirstmupleofstages Blamlshowsltselftobeadecenttltle The mission obJectives range from the standard collect-and-destroystufftocomplex train escort duties (includingsteeringthetack) tocuttingoffsupplyhnes.

Jt's thisvaflety which prevents Machinehead from get tmgsameyand-resultantly-bormg Qfcourse. there are mticisms itchmgtobe levelled at Machlnehead. like Alien Trilogy. this is one of those games which is great fun in hmited doses Takingonmorethanaboutthree levelsatatimeleads toabadcaseofover-exposureandlheneedto immedlately SWitch 10 a new game. And. if you've already bought and clocked Thunderhawk and Shellshock,you might not beqllite ready for another dose at all However. atthe end of the day Blaml is an e njoyable game The plot carries things along flicely, addiflg tothealmospherewhKhneedn'thaveexlstedatall Instead this title has character and wafltiflgto kflOW how it all turns out adds to the lastmg appeal The graphKs are atwpretty smart. The scrolhng'S pleasant with httle ifltrllslveclipping, afld some of Ihe enemies are terrifying (like those ickysplders). The aflimation deserves a mefltlon.asthought has obviousiy gOfle into how each and every biomonste r moves AS first·person shoot 'em lipS go, Blaml is a way more accomphshed product Ihan Core's previous {and good) outings. How it would Sit next to them in a col. lectlonl'm not sure. but ifYOll'reyettosamplethe delights ofseek·afld·dest'oygamlflgyou should check thlsollt

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cr .. mmed with wtapons for your bruise, to pick up and use. Most of the usual sUlpects a.ethue-knivl!s, b.oken bottlu, b.ooms, chal.s et (,a long wlthashedloOldofwelrdl!.OIndnntle.tools.Sp,)ce.est.ictlonspfeventus f.om tellinlYou a bout all of them (the.e .l re loadsJ, but he.e ', ,l.un down of the most Inte.estlngwnpons...

CS GAS: Arm yourself li~t a true controversial bobby with this spray of ctlO~in8 8i15. It doesn't do

gunisthe long wait

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a lotofd.lm .. ge. but It does stun opponenhlongenough fo.you 10 Infllctaql,llckcom~tteonlhem

AEROSOL CAN:

If ,""'" '"' • Zippo handy (honest) you can con-

vert any harmless OiIerosol "m into a dudlyflameth.ower. This is in factthc only part ofOic Hard Arcadcdlrcctlynic~cdfromoncof

thcmovics{cr,you'rcthinkingof Livc and Lct Dic . ~kh). And Is NOT tobctrlcdat homc.

LARGE STICKS:

A dm" bludgconingwcaponthat comcs In many shapes and sizcs.

Thc bcst Is dcfinit cly thc last boss·s golf clubs. which you can twirl around and slap him about with

PISTOL: Thcrc arc loads of (18IlYE) TlIltblllhllljlft thl bottolll-Iln corntrlhal look,llkI. Itluc:opt Is In fa.c I.null-

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thcsc lying around. most charac· tcrsdrop t hcmwhcnthcygct dcckcd{lnclud· ingyoursclf).

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ROCKET LAUNCHER: ,,,i"", psychotlcswillbcplcascdtoscc this giant shouldcr·mountcd firc· sticl: comc int o play. It fircs smokcycxplodingmissilcswhlch blow uptargcts and causc much pain.Wsabltofacantankcrous wcapon and fircs slowly. but it·s wcllworthpic~ingup

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The gilme ends with you hilnging ilround on the loofofthe building you fig ht YOUI way through. Obviously it's all well and good having completed the game, but whallf you're In two路 playermodeandyou'vestillgotaedits ieftl Is your moneywasledl Why no. forSega havethoughl of everything.

The two players ale left alone on the roof with a couple of weapons. wheretheycanduelfortheultimille glory of bemg besl at Die Hard until all the money is gone. Hoorayl

SEG~SATURN

FISTSOFFUN A fighting game marches on its fists, as the uylng goes. ilnd Die Hard provides players with C'notJgh com~t moves to satisfy ~n the uddest of chop-socky junklf'S. EOIICh ch;lrOocter Is equipped with numerous combos ilnd spe<:ials. like

Orilgon Punches and somerS<lutt kicks In addition tne.e .. re m.lny milny throws, like the 'ilirplolne spin' which knoc;b down anyone hit by Ii'll!' floiiling limbs of the Spln~, and anyone In their flight p.ilth once launched. Running tOWilrds an f'nemy olt high speed andhlUlng punch hilsyour chalilcterd,ve into the" rival and knock

them to the floor. whereupon you're

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pinned on the ground And)'Qu should sec the wily the ~i1d~f5 react when you kick them In the b<llIs.

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YOU'RE GOING DOWN Die Hard Arcade. like the movies upon whl,h it's ba5e(l, Is more of a ~rles of ace set-pi«es than a flowing story Costumes change Inexplicably betw~n levels, locationchangesmakenosenseandtheplotlsverydaftlnd~d One of the better \tunt$inthegame,omesaftertheplayelsaleknockedfromalooftop.Afteladramatic dropping ex»ellence they must flght spidery 10bots on a narrowfireesc apetype ledge leading to anothel section of the bUilding, aftelwhkh it's a desperate race up twlO eleYiltollalls, wllh)'Ou responsible for SWiftly mOVlOg your plucky plod out of the paths of oncoming lifts It's a veritable feast of rail-surfing malarkey ahoy,andnomistake

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Die Hard Arcade IS definitely gOlOg 10 be converted for Ih~ Saturn for Start~IS, it's an STN till~, which m~ans th~ conv~rSlon job should be a pl«e of ,a~~ and With luck th~r~'1I be no disc~rnibl~ dlffer~nc~s twixt alcad~ and hom~ versions, How~ver, our only c,ltlcism of DI~ Hard has 10 be that ifs illittl~ on Ih~ short side Hopefully S~ga will add some extra Saturn-only f~atur~s to Improve its longevity, such as Tim~ Attac~ mod~s or se<r~t levels. J.1~st assur~d \Yf"lIgive th~ final copy a proper revi_ing befor~ w~ allowyou to buy it

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irtu.. Fighter J will haw made Itl UK debut by the time you read thl$, OInd SEC" SATURN MAGAZINE'. c~~8e tontlnuts ln fu!loOn detail. This month, 11 promised, we hive a small Vu SUlukllnter.

vl_.lonswith moredetllllon uch of the shlBfl In VlrtUI Flshter). Next month, the pll,ytestlnl will hayt (ome Into tffKt.

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AOI STAGE: Snowing Waterfall

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Another txcellentlycfafted stagt, this time set In iI small rock gully.1t the base of

two small waterfalls. It's snowing ilnd therc's .. sm,,1I !;lyer of snow on the floor ,Jnd Ihc gully willis ilre frozen with bits of Ice and sroow clinging to the Cfil8 s. The play· ing area Is a little un~n with .. n Irregularly sha~ floor ciused by the weather-

Ing of the mount .. ln stream and a slightly sunk pool and a few streams of water flowing between the rocks. On<:e .. gain the rock floor is smoothed off and dips Into the water WIth iI curved if("S opposed to a sharp drop. Wiltch ()!,It for the 30 snowflakes. The snow in the distan<:e Is smaller thin the snow In front of the soeen and as the umeril ilngle swings so does all thf:o SflOW. In iddrtionwhen thf:o umera pans ()!,It away from the characters there's a slight misting efffft (to slmulite a lot of snow falling which would naturally obscure one's vision) which changes In intensity (strong-weak) depending on the disUnce. The waterfalls have a greatdownw.. rd flowing effect and at the bottom of the waterhll where it hits the water there's a re .. lIstlcsplash/foam effect. The ripp leson surface of the water for the pool and streams flows WIth the current away from the waterf.. 11. Similar to other stages If the gully wall gets In the way the computer fades it out and then removes it Immediately.

AIIRA STAGE: Japanese Fortress Th ls lookshkeoneofoldfortressesthatu~tobealloverJapan

IntheShogunate(ra. The fighting area Is set inside the fortress close to one of the main outer ~lIs and the maIn fortIfied entrance, This area h .. s a number of graded areas wrth the height changIng depending where you are. There are a number of large steps towards the entrance, a long 1n<:11n.ed area (but not steep) and a long drop to one side where the floor drops to a lower fortress level The stone walls floor slabs all have a weathered appearance with moss growing on the wall and weeds growing between the slabs. There's no Wind but these le .. ves iI easily disturbed . Merely walking on them uuses them to shift posrtion a httle Once again the attention to detail Is amal Ing with the leaves quickly rising off the ground bUI slowly floating down with a little lig-lag I'T\CIYement , And iflhere's another strong or ~st character I'T\CIYement before they land they carry off again from where they are so. two conlinoously fasl moving characters are always sUlfounded In moving leaves.

LION STAGE: The Playground

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Somelhlngof .. sense of deJa vu with this uncompleted stage. It looked so similar to Shun"s Chinatown Stage that for a longtime I thought they were the same stage. Seton a con· crete yard with a metal fence around the out side this Is the closest you 'll get to fighting Vipers inVF3 Although there are some buildings around the outside of the fight ing area In the dist .. nceyou Cin stIli see some scenery Inthe far background Slmllartotheotherlevels,ontothe sides there Is a sharp drop and that meansll:lngOut. The surrounding fence fades away when It obscures thefight - .. notherexampleofModel }'S maslel)'. The fighting area looked flat which Is why I'm sure it un't be the other roof·top suge.

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Set up high on the cliff-side at the top of a mountain WIth a steep drop to one side Is .. traditional Japanese shrine w ith the typical red wooden enttan<:e arch so typical of Japan A long narrow 51epped path cut into thf:o rock leads down from thf:o Shrine underne .. th thearch .. rld upto the flghting are .., a hugecircur .. r rock Sumo ring. In the distan<:e, on one Vde, one un see a cliff side path bending it's way around the mountillnside and going over a small red bridge th .. t str.Jddlesa tlnywaterfa!t. Although the fightIng are .. level Is baslcalIyflat the circular Sumo ring gives an unusual visual effect and there's a sharp but not too far drop to .. lower ledge on the side iW"y from the Shrine. One h.. s 10 be ureful of positioning when fighting on this I~I beciluse the tIghtness of the Sumo ring Is hidden by the deceptive wide open scenery

SHUN STAGE: Chinatown Th is is the stage they're using for alt the official screen pictures. Apparently the fighting .. rea is on top of a sl .. nted wooden board roof of a shop. There .. re .. 1ot of Ch ln.ese signs around so It could bea shopping are ... Thecutved roof gives I great feeling ofdepth .. nd .. s the c.. mer.... ngle swings you c.. n see .. 1I the other s hops .. nd houses and the streets below In thedlst .. nce are only more houses so you real· Iy get the Impression that you're right Inthecentreofa built-upt own area. There's alronb .. rfencetoonesidepreventlngyoufromfallingoffthere .. ndtheslope of roof becomes steeper on one side maklOgit look like you couldn't get up It if you tried, however, it Is possible to fall of other side.

JEFFRY STAGE: Caribbean Island Th IS hOlS to be the best slilgeofilU There ilre so milny things movIng .. roundyou it MI5 like the whole stage is alive. In general you're on .. tiny sand bir Just.a few meters Of so away from a small Island Of pen insular. There are a few clouds In the sky but the sun Is shining brightly and It's light spar~les on the sea sea suriKe with gen· tly uf'ldulating waves. B«au5e the s.af'ld bar Is NOT f1al but curved In an egg ·like hemlspheric .. 1curve s the sea's current washes up/down .. g.Jlnst the tiny sand bar the se .. level rises/lowersand the playing area slowly gets smallerllarge rwiththe current. But it's not just a pretty picture, your characters un Interitcl with scenery. As youw.. lka littlebitofsancl IS kicked upand filllingon the floor send sand scattering as welL Also your flghtlng are .. is not hmlted to the dry sal'ld ilreilYOU can go splashIng lntothewater .. od If you .. re knocked CHer)'OU send water flying. If you stand on the edge not moving the se" comes In around your ket with a little ripple effect

PAl STAGE: Chinese Wall

LAU STAGE: The Library

This stage has the most impressive scenery of all t~ stages. The magnifICent Yiew of

The best part to t his stage is at the beginning ofa newroundwhenthec amer~ zooms acrou t he great hall. It sta rts high up near the ceiling and then swoops down low before then filting on the cha racters. Huge pillars a nd marble arches hold up wal kways around the side of walls. Detailed patterns are found bot hinthe wall design a nd stone flooring. The side wa lls have giant windows running for most of their length and t here's a huge glass domed ceiling. The ma in arena isa raiseddlasln thecen t reofthelibraIY. However, you can come of here an dfight around the Immediatea rea also.Thestepsarealushvelvet and all the rai lings area glittering gold colour. Ho~r, the size of the libraIY Is wh at rea lly catches your attention. While Ihe other levels. li ke the mountain and beach area s,are visually bigger in a ppeara nce, t he fact is tha t the baekgroundsarejust pictures drawn to give t he impression ofdistanee.

the Chinese wall strekhing into Ihe distance with mountains in t he bGIckground and the sharp drop of the hillside nmnlng alongside the wall gives a great impression of

grandeur. Every guard post fortifICat ion on the wall has a giant banner fluttering in the wind. The m~mf'nt is unbelieY3blyaccurat e with the ripple effK1: changing slightty with thestrengthofwindoccasionally. Th!! wall goes up .md down following the curve of

the hills. You can go up ilnd down the steps on t~ wall using them for tactical advantage. You can also use the small walls at either side of top to trap your opponent.8ecausetheflghtingaruisiongilndnarrow,occaslonallythecamerilanglewillputthewallinthewayso

yousocan'tseeyourchafacter,HOWeoJef,thegamerealis es this and fades the wall to an opaque see-through wall if the viewing distance is far but as the came.a ~getscloserandthewallbegin$ lofillthe

screen it fades away leaving a clear screen. Wowl

SARAH STAGE: Subway Station 5e1 in a n a ppa renttydisused underground subwaystalion (theexils all have metal grills bloc king t hem ) t he two ma in features of note are the pa ssing of a subway Iraln and the steps leading to an eltit. The subway train is veIY bst and smooth and appears behind the moving ch a racters with no problems whatso· ever. No speed loss or poo. polygon ctipping. There are about 4Of 5 steps availa ble (the rest are blocked bya metal grill) on one side of the station for t he ch aracterlo use for strategic affect. The extra height an be used to jump OYer your opponent o. allow for ea Sier head blows with a kick attack. Although t he station looks a little pl ain at t he moment t here are some superbly drawn billboa rd signs around to brighten the slage up. lookout for the ca r commercial In pa r· tlcular. Whether or not you can fall off the platform edge and be hit by a subway train isn't known yet but it's eer· Al.u _ . lll CHff'lllllt\Dlr \11 $arU'. tainly possible. Wh~t a way to gol .. bqJ tUat.

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WOLF STAGE: Underground Cavern St age AI first thi$ stage looks a little simplistic and a bit of a let down afte. $ome of the other stages but in reality this stage has some of the best effects of all. Set insideeithe.thebaekofagiantcaveorindeepunderground cavern the only light comes from a large log fire in the dista nce. As th eflames twis t and dance the light on the walls flickers also. Sometimes bright. sometimes dim the shadows fade or darken accordingly. The brightness is good enough to pick up the detail of the rock strata and one can see some mould growing and the occasional mark where water has run down t'le wall side. Nothing is flat. The walls curve and bend around likea real cavern, there are stalactites and stalactites in the distance and the floor is uneven, lising and falling in places All in all, despitethelackofimmedla telyobvlousglaphicaltricksithasadisturbingclaus· trophobic feel to it which needs to be seen to be believed.

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KAGE STAGE: The Desert

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ThiS is another stage that looks deceptively simple but contains absolu telystunningvisual effects. The entJre stage is set in a v.ut desert which slretches a sfaras the eye can see. The modelling of the air dynamics as the s.lnd bitlows ~nd dlsslpates Into the air IS beyond behef.And it's not just In the background either; occasionally the sand is blown across the characters'flghting ~rea and straight towards the camera. Wowl Anothe, great effect ison the surfaeeof t he sand. Just hke the sand·bar in Jeffry"sstagesand Is kicked up and sent scattering when the players land on the sand or tIYto kiclL However, because the sand is slightly dar ker here you can seeallthemarksinthesand.Fore~am­

1H pIQ.... I d..,t to '" lit... (t1lP) 1l1li '" brilllaRt Carlbbwl tUat (.,.10.),

pie, walking leaves fool steps, dragging your feet leaves a hneand falling over leaves an appropriatetysized mark in the sand. No ring out device could be discerned at this stage in development.

However, they have to put some kind of ring·out in don't they or else you could goon fighlingfor miles in the desert with out food and water and die of dehydration or e~haustion.

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YU StnUKl Ye s, quite a few and it's $Iillincreulng. Pnsentiy, we'remaln · Iycrea.tlngtechniques wlthflexibllity $0 that varlow stills can be derlved from them. Tuning this kind oftedt· nlque 15 very difficult. If 1\"5 too pow· edul the t ~hnlque Will have a disturbing manne r and It'll destroy the gaInf! balance.

VU SUZUXl AI the moment W e' l l': fine-tuning the balance of all the new

fighting technique s. For 9anlple, adjusting the precise timing of the techniques and sensitMty of the command button's reaction time, I have the feeling that we' re entering Ih e final stages. This uea of fine-tun · ing Is going well and the current ve r· slon feels il lot better.

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STOP PRESS! STREET FIGHTER VERSUS X-MEN! we went to pren, Capoom released firm detail, on what is potentially the ir most explosive fighting lame to date. Entitled Street Fighter Versus X-Men, the game Is", follow-up both to Alpha 1 and Marvel Super Heroes and it looks like belnB one of the company's grutest games to datel Sowh~t's the deal with this new fighting game eh? Why should Capcom

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bother when Marvel Super Heroes and Alpha l aft so cool/ The answer is obvious

-those games although similar in conceptaretotallydlfferentine Ktculion.so what would happen if you merged the two/Yau'd bettef ilnother different styleef

game,that'swhat.

The scenario behind the game hasn't bun revealed byCapcom yet. but the

game Is already very different in that you select TWO characters al the beginning of the game. The idea is to introduce the concept of team work (someth ing ql.llte big in the X-Men comks) by allowing you to switch bctwcen the two fight· ers during the game. Capcom have placed no limitations on this function either, so if you fancy taking an X-Man and a Street Fighter into battle as a team, that's fine by them . Heck,you can even fly in the face of convention by getting blood enemies hke 8ison and Chun-ti or Wolverine and Chrll. ,ala 011 ' " Illperll••UIy ,",rful Sabretooth to team upl Rope "".111. IMllrulllt tIct Iluck.

The actual fighting action remainssu~rb. There'Simixtureof

martial arts action, special moves and Su~r Combos - just like Marvel Su~r

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1010gue's power-sapping kiSS on the lips looks brilliant. look out for more dctails in forthcoming Saturn Magilines. Here's hoping it makes it to the Saturn

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The characters chosen byCapcom sp;in the entire history of the series, from the original SF through

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Su~rSF2toAlph a ITheenti recastis:

CItIIf.U: Burningwrth vengeance agaInst M

RYU: The mighties t world warrior returns. Like all

8ison {stlll),wllI she team up wIth the X-Men to defeat hernemcsis/lt's up to you ...

of the SF characters, he's been given some awesome X-attacks to use as SuperCombosl

11E MUTANT TEAM SUPREME!

KEN: Where would a Street Fighter game be without both Io!yuand Ken In the picture eh/

capcom have amassed the greatest mutant fighters from X-Men and Marvel Super Heroes and added the three most popular characters prcvlousIyabsent.

CYClOPS: The leader of the X-Men returns in this new game. HIS capabilities (Io!yu-style martial arts with ildded optk power) seem very Similar to XMen:COTA

MBISON: Once again. the master of Psycho Power arises from the depths of shadowloo to do battle. WiU his unearthly powers match uptolhe might of Marvel's fincsH

~: Withhisstretchyllmbsandbilarre yogk capabilities, Dhalsim himself wouldn't seem out of place Ina Marvelcomkl

ZANGIEF: After a brilliant renaissance in Alpha l.

Capcom have kepI the old lo1ussian bcar fighter in the picture. ~: TheSuperSheetfightergamesilferep-

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The unstoppable twisted halfbrother ofCharlcs xavier has the distinction of bcing in the X-team, evcn though he isn't a mutant. having gained his powers from a mystical ruby.

SABR£TOOTH: AN AU_NEW CHARACTERI Wolverine's nemesis-he's bigger, nastier and even more psychotic than Wolvieevcr was

STORM: Mistress of the elements, Storm was

CHARUE: sSM staff are a bit unhappy that Guile has left out in favour of Char lie. but at least someone from Al pha is represented In the new game

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SWIft In the air and possessed of some fierce weather-based attacks in X-Men: COTA. Expect more of the same here.

aa.rT: ANOTHER NEW CHARACTERI This cajun is

WOlVERIE: Perhaps the cheesiest character eve. to appear in a Capcom fighting game returns.SOevcnlo1ad will now stand a chance

MAGNETO: Not the all· new mind-wi~d good guy Maggy in the comksnow, but the full-onbe-helmeted

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a superb athlete. but is most noted for charging up playing Cil rds with mutant en.ergy and chuckrngthemabout.

ROGUE:: YET ANOTHER NEW CHARACTER/It's about tlmethat the fiying,~u~rhumanly strong,po~r-5apping Southern~lIemade anap~arance

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Unlike a TWIX· oor though NiGHTS Isn't full of biscuit and caramel. but tough Un~ The more links you score. the better NiGHTS player you are. we reckon. So we want to

SH who Ul n KOre!he most Unks on the first day oft~ contest the eight players with the SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE has tumed up with the con fectionery mnst '(K of TWIX· t o bring you a gl mes cha llenge like you will just lIot believe. In flct, we here 1 tSSM are haYi ng some difficulty belleYlng lt ourse lves. Anywly, th e polllt Is we're looking for THE MOST GlfTEO GAMING GOO IN GREAT BRITAIN a nd NOII.THUN IRELAND.

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Yes, that's right, we want to know who's the top Saturn pla~r in the country. and we don't care how many of you haye to suffer In the process. In return. we're offerIng untold riches 1nd wealth beyond imagining to the lucky winner... well. £1000 of games. anyway. You'lI be dragged kicking 1nd screaming down to London where you'll be strongarmed into competing In a gladiatori<ll·style games battl I' against pla~rs from across the country, Or maybe Just from your street. Depends how good your mat es a re. really.

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What about the loot?

Along With the est eem of playing In the TWIX· Junior Gamespla~r of the Year finals.we ·.e also offe.ing somefantastk prizes for 1111 the competito rs on the big day.

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hne to put up with those horrendous (oke,ds,ny more. Nor do we h,ve to bur witnen to the British Ineptltude,t,1I m,nner of sportlnB events. Wh,t we do h,Ye's lOmethlnB of I IeB'C)" is US Gold's Olympic G,mes license, whlchjust like the rulthlnBcould h,vebeenmuchbetter.

There's nothing really bad about this particular g'meslt'sJustth't l njustabout~rydepartment, ~rythlng could have been much Improved The graphics ~re very poor indeed judged by tod~y's standards and whilst the gameplay Is very similar to what has been achi~d With Athlete Kings, Olympic Games lacks the presentation and appeal Where the game does store Is In the volumeof~ntS.lt has five more than Athlete Kings and Isn't limited to Decathlon events (as the AM] title is) and Includes stuff like swimming, shooting and alchery_ But In the flnill analYSIs, illthough a fairly decent title, it lacks th ee)(Citement and technlul e)(cellence of Athlete Kings. Our advlcel If you're reall y keen on this style of gilme. we flrmly recommend the AM} title

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This Is the fourth VF s,me to IIrlCe Slturn s(feeM,andtol!1 Intents Ind purposesKldslsVlrtulFlllhterlRemlll" , onlythls tlme,thue'sllotmore Included not just new bncy vlsulls, Althoullh you lIet thlt too, AM2 have taken one of the most complex, deep and involving fighting games ever and made it a tad more accessible by cutefying the chaf~cters ~nd includingnumerousextr~sdesignedtomadethegameeasiertogetIntO,The

result could have been a horrendous mlsh·mash, but th~nkfully AM2 have crafted a quality product. By choosing between the NORMAL and KIDS modes, you essentially get two different control methods: one that helps you oul plus the VF2 default . Thethingis,evenifyoutrytopl~ythegamejustlikeVF2youcan'thelp but~d~pt yourtactics. The game Isa 101 faster than the standa rd version and the top·heavy nature of the fighters plays havoc wilh those combosyou'lIt s pent years mastering. In a fundamental way, VF Kids is very, very different to Virtua Fighter 2.

Of course, the best thing about Virtua Fighter Kids is the price. Here at SSM we do have doubts that the game is aclually better than the version ofVF2 already out. However,wilha price tag twenty quid lighter than its cousin, tha t could well sway your deCision In favour of Kids.

Inshort,anotherAM2trlumph,but unless you're seriously addicted to VF, you'd be hard pushed to justify buying this if you already own Virtua Fighter 2

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t's been ... lonll time (omlnll, but Alien Trilogy Is fln ... lly on the streets, luckily for Acd ... lm. it's been worth us sittlns around twlddllnll our thumbs for sill months topl ... y It. Just ... bout. There's no doubt th ... t h... d Alien Trllosy bel!n one of the first walltofs ... mesfortheS ... turn(pr... ctlc ... lly ... slntended)ltwouldhlVebel!ntot... ny J... w-dropplnll. The 3D environments Ire sorseous, enhlnced by the nlry IIIIht1nll which Is responsible for most of the s ... me's Itmosphere. The rest of the Involvlnll feel of AI Trll comes from the unobtrusive music. Beyond thlt It's In ,11'II,ts-blnInssorefest. popplnIlClp$ ... t ... nyllenomorph whobncles Its chances. Co mparisons to Doom (or In the Saturn's present sltu ... tlon, Exhumed) afe Inevitable, and Ilthoullh a coolllame, Alien Trlloll1 does lICk a certain something. Perhaps It's down to the flet that Aliens only ... ttack ... t close ranSe, making them quite easy to pl(k off (the humans with lIunsoffer far more reslshnce).

The lackof a two·playeroption lets it down a bit. but for an absorbing and downright eerie shootinge5Capade AIII!fl Trilogy is your man. How~r. for the plnnacleofthesenre Exhumed should be at the top of your list

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T life as one of those ST-Vcoln-op titles. Thethlnglsthough,Athlete KlnBs'grilphksaresoeX(ellentyou"d8hte~nbetievethatlt'srun.

nlngonaModelzboardIForyourmoney)'ou8etuttrilhl- resgrilphlcs (deartlilnd more distinct than anything seen on Nintendo 64 or PI"yStiltlon) iJnd super-smooth 60 frames per second action. Athlete Klngsrealiylsilvisuidfust.

Cunningly timed to coincide (well,in Japan at lea$t) with theo Olympics, this Il'n-e~nt com~tltive sports title is well worth looking aot,Just like Track and Field and its Ilk,Athlete Kings Isn'tgoin gtowin any awards fOf the depth of game play. It's a real button smasher in the tradltlonofthoseoldmulti-~nt,oin-ops,illthoughmu(htimeois sPf'ntPf'r~ctingyourjoypad·deostroyingte<hniqu6.

Although quileolimileod in its singleo·player form. Athleoteo Kings really comes into its own asa multi·player eMperieonce where the rivalry between players adds immensely to the enJoyment on offer, After the STN charms of Baku Baku Animal, VF Kids and the forthcoming Die Hard, can the AM departments do no. wrong? , . , From the quality of Athlete Kmgs, It WQuld appear not

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Is truly 100cklng, it hOls to be theo first per· son perspective blnting g .. me .. 101 Doom, This 1s .. 1I set to chOlnge over the nen few months with the release of games such n Doom Itself, pseudo-sequel Hexen and Duke Nukem 10. However, beating them 0111 to the punch Is BMC;'s bhumed, which Is so good,SegOl bought It up to release for themselves.

Imagine Doom, but with an Egyptian sort of theme to it and you have Exhumed, The most impressive aspect of the game isundoubtedlythegraphics engine. It uses the same "Build" Ie<hnology as the PC's impresm>e Duke Nukem 3D and boasts a super·fast frame rate (far hIgher than Doom on i>layStatlon) and all manner of impressive visl.lal effects. foremost amongst them the brilliant lighting on some of the stages.

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Although clearly inspired by Doom. Exhumed al'>O featl.lres some brilliant Pl.lz, zhng more in the style of Hexen, Objects and knowledge collected in later levels can be used in earlier ones, making for a fOlr less linear experience than Doom. One aspect In which It isn"! quite as 800d as id's game Is the violence. Although the weapons are impreossive. there's a severe lack of gore and t he meanies you come up agaInst jl.lst don"! really have the impact of Doom's However. the fact is, you've really got nothing 10 moan about with Exhl.lmed.

Olllstrippin8 Doom in terms of concept and technolol!Y. this game finally gives the Satl.lrn a decent 3D first person blaster. So finally. 110botica can beconsum edtothe compost heap on which it deserves to fester· Exhl.lmed is bloody great and should be purchased NOW.

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I you might .lr~ady know by now, AM,', let. l.lY' M!luluchl hu let up hi. own AM dlvhion at Segl of 'apan', ,mule rnen! headquarters.

The dellgnlng maeitro behind l uch hit . . . Man. TT Super lIik e a nd Sell Rllly Champlonlhlp hu formed hit own M AM Annu Ma nd hi. almo.t finished his fint title, the Sell Toullnl Car Champions hip.

Touring Car racing is a IOlllcal successor 10 RaUy. and pushes the gra phical capabilities of the Model ~B arcade graphics board 10 its limit.

The game has four different real·llfe cars to co ntrol: An Alfa Romeo lSS V6TI, AMG Mercedes C·Class, Opel Callbra v6 and finally the renowned Toyota Supra. The same type of beat·the- dock arcade action las In Sega Rally) forms the basis of the game, although provision has been Included for some brilliant simultaneous eight·player action.

Just like Rally and Manx TT, Mr Mlzuguchl's primary aim has been to recreate the speed and thrills of the sport in the game. If you·ve ever seen Touring Car racing, you'll know that the drive n in the sport take produc· tion cars to the limits of their performance on racing tracks. The atmos· phere is Incredible and actually participating must be something else .

As Is the tradition, Sega have pulled out the stops In preparing the cabinet . )D sound s peakers are Installed on either side of the player's head and a powerful sub·woofer is located under the seat, perfectly recreating the throbbing engine noises. A flicker ind icator tells you when you should change gear and se rvo steering has been incorporated for quick and accu· rate reaction.

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