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REVIEWS CLOCKWORK KNIGHT 2 81M CITY 2000 THEME PARK

STREETRGHTER THE MOYlE

Konami's excellent footie title breathed life back into the flagging SNES last Christmas,

and looks set to do the same to the Megadrive when it's released in January. We reveal the fi rst screenshots and explain why it's going to blow FIFA out of the water and

exactly what makes it so good.

PREVIEW DARXIDE

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NEWS

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plus an endurance cheat and a code which allows you to playas the bosses. What more could you possibly want?

If you thought the original Virtua Fighter was awesome,just wait until you see this I Virtua Fighter 2 is without a doubt. the most detailed, impressive and absolutely brilliant combat game we've ever seen, and we have a six page feature to prove it. Of course, if six pages of info isn't enough, you can always consult our SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE exclusive video for more proof!

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SHOWCASES VlRTUACOP

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As this brilliant arcade conversion nears completion, we take a look at the very latest versions from Japan, and have a quick chat with top programmers AM2 on how they put the game together.

TIME ATTACK COMPETITION

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Once again SEGA MAGAZINE readers will already be familiar with this compo, but if you haven't already entered, now's your chance. All you need is a copy of Daytona, a video recorder, and some lightning reflexes. Then simply record a top time, send it in to us and free Saturn games for a year could be yoursl

ClOCKWORK KNIGHT 2 Unlike the first toy travesty that was Clockwork Knight, this sequel is a visual feast from start to finish, and the gameplay is nigh-on amazing I This four page feature takes every level in the game apart and ensures that you'll be clambering over yourselves to get a copy of it just as soon as it's released in November.

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Although there's some first class games for the Saturn, it can be used for more than just games playing. Yep, this month sees the release of the Video CD and the Saturn photo CD. We take a closer look at these gadgets and via watching loads offilm and music CDs and assess whether it's worth parting with the money to own one...

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Tht leccnt Tokyo JlImma show ~w loads of quality n~ ilf(ilde games on show, ilnd S£GA SATURN MAGAZIN£ ulled upon its Japan~ correspondents to report on the proceedmgs, AM2 unve,led thc,r latest beat 'em up Fighting Vipc"IS (b ased on the;ucade vers,on of Virtu a Fighter} along with the first playabl eversionsaf Virtua Cop 2. Manx TT was on eillh! playtr IInk·up. AMl revealed a new game entitled Virhlill On, ilnd (a prom announced their new comic arcilder Ma~1

Super Heroes. And, here iue the detilils In more, elm, detail,

In his quest fOf ultimate power RichiUd has now ilbandoned his puny physicill fOfm ilnd has become and omnipresent god. This way he Ciln edit Maximum ilnd keep an eye over Stga Saturn Magazme. In fact, try summoning him into your own home by saCflfiCinglumpsofFrenchcheeseilndchiinting·Rich .. rd'bilckw~rds

Monkey boy has had a busy month, wh~1 wllh growing his first facial hair and discovering fairies at Ihe bottom of his mum's garden He's even built a little grass hut down there so he live with his new friends, They don't rea lly exist. butilget s hlmoutofthew~yforawhile

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Disaster stud the C-boy this month when Slow Boat ToSarnet lost part oftheor name. "it was there when we pronted the t-shirts fOf our world tou. of Baslldon, but when we arrived it WilS rent ~sunder" The 'Slow Boaters' as they're now known, will be retiring to sm~1I aVOCildo plantation in Mexico at th~ end of the mon th

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blokeresponsibleform~kingSegaSaturnMagthelop,loo~lngorganyou're

wrrentlyholdinginyourshaklnghandS,Oh,andhel ikeschlmps,sosend him some pies of monkeys In uncompromising poSitions, H~ likes Ihat

Yes, in ~ major coup Sega Saturn Magazine have signed Take That's very own Jason Amningly, he quit his Job al Take ThaI furnishings In Huddersfield to pursue ~ life where the wilges are high and I he hours low, Ha, what a fool. And he makes the teabeciluse he hasn't got the bottle to stand up t ous

What more can be said about the tipslrel-cum-reviews melster that his Edderados Del La Lomasomal He's skinny for a start. and he's not hugely Iilli. But he d06 have unnaturally long fingers which are designed purelyfo. playin ggamesand wi~ldlnghismightyjOypadofdoom

be superseded as the sreatest arcadesun same, by It s Ions-awaited sequel Virtua Cop 2.

AnearlyversionofVlrtuaCop2wasunveiledtorapturous response at the recent JAMMA show in Tokyo. AM2 haW' ~ept the same mrxh In the W'ln of the onglnal. ~llowlng two playersto rampage throush three different levels. level one secs Virtuacops Rayse and Smarty Involved in a street shootout. before the felons make a brea k in their cars. ta king the sunfiSht onto the road as the (oPS pursue in therr poll(e (ar level two opens wllh a shootout In the docklandsdlslrrct before ffiOYlns onto a lu.urycrulse loner for plenty of (orrrdor-stylegunfishtInS And the final level takes place In the btJsysubway train system USlns the same Model 2 technology as the firsl Cop same, VC21ooksfarsuperiorevenat this relatlvelyearlystase There'snofixed release for the game. but we expecl to sec it in arcades before Christmas so expect a full show<:ase In the ne.t wuple of months

What"sthls?AnotherobS(urebattlestrategygame pef(hance? It (ertainly seems that way from these uriyscreenshots There路snotmrxhlnfofmatlonat the moment. and it's uncertain whether II will appear in the UK. but It does look W'ry impressive with some smart visuals, loads of things going on and lots of big weapons

Ffom what we un tell. the game is finished and,although the actlontakesplaceonbikesinsl ead of fally UfS. even better than Rally. which is no mean fut considering how good that was. Watch out for more on this one next month when we'U be getting our hands on one of the very first versions In Europe

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Ask,.ny arCoiIdefan what the hoUest lDbeal'cm up WilS thisyeill ~nd, if thq'~ gol ilny sense, they'n nilme X-Men Children oflhe Atom as number one. II's totilily stunnmg. it S\;Jrs the coolest

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Japanese rctililels to showcilsc in tnei, shop windows. And olmilzmsly it l00I0:5, sounds <lnd plOllysHethecoin-oporlginillnght down tothe very t<lst detaiL The finished version will have eight

selroablecharilclersC)'(lops.Wolveline, Icemiln.Omega~ed.

Colossus, Psylocke,

Spira and Sentineland the IWO bosSl"S. Juggernaut and Magoeto.

X·Meo Child reo Of The Atom is cilusiog quite iI stir io our office ilod if Acclillm maoage a pre·Christmas release it will uodoubtedly be ooe of the honest Saturo games ilrouod All the more so because Playsutioo owoers doo·t get their version uotil sometime oext year. Loot out fOf (H,Ir huge review aod showuse sooo. 10 the meilO time)'OU cao find out eXilctly how good it is for )'Ourself because it's aoother ooeofthetoptitlesfeatured 00 (H,Ir eKcelleolcOV'ervideol

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If anyone looked b<ick on 1995 ilnd wondert!d wh~t the most Important Influence on populilr culture was, th ey'd have to say the Intemet - and if you own a $<atum you could be on-line next ~ar. Sega are working on an add-on which allows direct Internet Kcns, II's also dnignt!d for netwoft gaming over the phone-line, whICh makes link-up ubles look puny and out of date Sega Europe's head, Malcolm Miller commented' The creation of Sesa's new multimedia division shows the level of commitm ent we have to this format and provides us with further evidence that the true potential of the $<atumisstilitobereleilsed - No price has Ileenfixed, but it looks hke being the shops by July 1996

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With swords), is $<atum-bound and with any luct will be in the shops by Christmas, This is a 3D adventure with loads of atmosphere, tons of action and the sraphiCS ilre nothing short of amillins, Although there are RPGs on the way from Sega them~1ves. this has plenty of blood and suts and Is far less(utesythananythingwe've~en

from the big 5, We'li be bflnginsyou a huge previcwon this one next month.

No, It's not another form of gum from the seventies II is, rn f~ct, a brand new Salurn title from programming house US Gold like everyone else, the prosrammers at their headquarters have been workrng away on new systems, and are concentrating their effortsongettlngsometopqualrtySaturntl\lesoutint,meforChfistmas.klhnny S.uookatone is their first, and they're aimrngfor it to be very different fr om anything they've done before klhnny,though,is)'OUr usual platfOfm rnghero-gelled back harr, attitude hke nobody's bI.Islness and poslt,vely brimming over w,th testosterone. He appears rn his very own platformrng same, and. before you sroan, the Goldies have promised us that ilwon't be anything 1,l:e the stuffSttn ontheI6路bitmachrnesAlloflhel~lsuseSihconGraphlcs路cre路

ated sprotes and backgrounds, and the sameplay,whkh employs many puzzle elements, aims to be much more complex than platformersofyeoldedays: The ch .. riKters you Stt here .. relhe first ..ctu .. 1graphICs rele .. sed from the game, aod give you .. good impreSSion of the kind of tone US Gold are tryrng to put a(fOSs.

NOMADIC LIFESTYLE

G.Jdget freaks WIU be over the moon .. t this I.. test announcement from~ .. - Irs a handheld Mesadrovel Yep, from a Game Gear sized machine, you'll be able to play aU your Mesadrovegames on the move. WeU,wesayyou'U be able to play it, but at the moment Sega Europe are undecided whether they'Ubereleasrngltoverhere We thrnk it would be .. great Idea though - If It went on sale for arouod 拢lso(the ..ctual prICe of the handheld IsstlU undetermrned) it could seU bucketloads, and it w,U cer uinlyglvealithoseoldMegadrlvec.. rtsanextended hfe The handheld al50 comes w,th .. n adaptor so you can plily games throush the TVtoo. And,here It iSlnaUitsglory

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converted to the Saturn This game is already in its third incarnatton on the PC,and has proved to be one of the biggest games of all time-wi th this regarded as the best of the three It seems as though Iherewill be a f;m amount of the~ games relea~ontheSaturnnextyear.and

they're the prefect tools to show off ItsgraphicalcapablirtlesHere'safew early screenshots just to give you an ideaofwhatyou'llbeseelngrnacou_ pie of monlhs

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Ihatltwouldhappen. Virtua Fighter is gettrng theAnime treatmentlWedon'treally knowmuchaboutt~story

that the serifs will follow bul hopefully, It will be a lot bet ter than the recent Streetfishterefforl.lt'snot known at the moment whet~rAMlhaveany

rnvolvement on the prOject at all,although It seems likely thateachcharacterwillreuln therrtralts from the arcade orlgrnal. More news on this oneasandwhen,butrnthe meantime. here's a sneak preview of what the finished resultshouldlookirke

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Losing sleep over the fact that 0 hasn't yet appeared on any UK release schedule? Well, worry no more, because we've tracked down all those elusive overseas titles and can even ascertain when (or if, as the case may be) they'll be appearing in good old Blighty. And remember, you may have already read reviews on some of these tnles in lesser magazines, but you certainly won't be able to play them w~hout paying hefty import prices and adjusting your PAL Saturn to play foreign tnles - which we do not advise.

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tence. So, it's Sood to hur thilt Sega afe warming upilnall-n(!w90's~rslonofthIl'8i1~forthll'

Saturn. Mind you, It 's such iln illI路newvenlon that,

short of the namll' OiInd the filct thilt it's got bikes In It, it's absoluteIynothlngliketheorlgl. nillHiinsOntiitaltln fact , It's more like

Daytona USA, complete withfullyteKtured polygongfaphics.Stltl, thelduofaHillngOn. style filcinggllme with fullY30 gfil phics sounds like a pretty tasty prospect. And Indeed. from theurly version of the game we've played,it's shap路 inguptobeapoten路 tially hot title.

Hang.QnGPfea路 tUfes three dlfferenl viewpoints as you race againsl 20 other bikes, passlngthlOughche<:k. pointstok~pthetime

from running out. Thele ale five different bikes to choose from. each with its own handling. acceler~tlon and top s~d r~tlngs,~nds,.scenkcoursestoracethemon ,

Although Hang On GP is already funning at a fall old s~,itstillrequiresalotofworkonthehandhng

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ffiassivt explOSions ilrld a h05t of Wtilpons which can be used to defeat enemies. Intheveinof all Treasuregames,lheaclion is

absolutetyfranlic, and there's IO.1ds of stuff on SCleen at once They're even attempting a slmultan~us m-player batt~ mode. It's still undecided whelher this 8i1me will ever mil!:e lion to UK releilse schedules, bul we certainly hope it wllI-'t may nol be Ihe most visuallylmpress,,'e ploduct we've seen, bul It plays leallywell

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Obviously bastd on Segil's arcade title, Wins War The obJectlve,u in i111 f1ishtsames.lstoobhteratetheenemy,butthere's loads of novelty features such as multiple camer<t angles-inSidt and outs.dethe cockpit and also from In front of the plane (so you can see what's comins from behind youl). In all,this looks He it could bea really e~citInSgame.sowe'libebflnging

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on the Mesaduve and the Mega-CD There's no blsprosrammins house behind the title, but It seems to have done falrlyW1!1I in the Japanese charts, although when the import verSion amved in the office we did have more than a httle trouble trying to de<:lpher the wads of Jap;intse text. It'S stili sct.eduled for a European release sometime this year, and as well as translatlns all theJapanesestory(amammolhtaskbyanyone'sstandards)itwili alsobereceivlnsanamechanSelt'snewmonickerlMysteria ~ealmsofLore Makes loads of sense, doesn'l It I

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the mOfe typical hack 'n' slash actIon of Golden Axe What's more, ina tlpofthe hat tothe old game, The Duel even features the httle Imp who runs on screen releasing magiC power·ups when you hit him, thus providIng each battle WIth t he potential for some awesome spell·castlns antics. Golden Axe: The Duel is set for release in Japan any Ume now and W1!'1I c~r it In·depth next month

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ONE FORMULA Following the formulil s~t down by Virtuil Rilcingilll thoseytilrsiilgo, Indy SOO hils four difftrent view· points to plilY from (ovtrhtild. bthindtheur.cockpitilndnose-tothe tiilrmilc), iIS you hurtle ilround the Itthililyfilst ovill spetdwily in iI thftt lap ract ilgillnstnothtrvehicltS, trying to milktthe ntdcheckpolnt btfofethttimt runs out. Exdting stutf, butshortofthertillistic sctntry, it illi sounds more thiln iI bit like Dilytonil USA. 50 what's ntw~ Well, tht Singltmost importilnt difft rtnce betwetn Indy 500 ilnd Dilytona is tht ciilrs. Indy 500 employs

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worry ilbout the professlon,,1 racing angle afft'cting the

bumper. lo-bumper action, though. there 's still plenty of oppartunity for spectaculilr crashes. These are even better when you witness the car. fIipping devastillion from the cockpitvlewpointl

THREE COURSE MEAL ON WHEELS OffIcI~1 ticence or not, you still un't get: away with having a 801me bOISe<! artxJnd Just one t~(k. espedillty when It's just a

str.dghtforwiHd oval one. So AM1 have Included two more

truk, of their own. The Advanced Hishland RacewilY IiIkes the rile! Into the mounta ins, ill you weave throulh rocky unyons, over raging rapids and through woodlOlnd nen. The best part being iI stomiICh churnIng rolier-COilster style downhill stretch.

The Expert Bilyside Course Is more of an urban racetrack, as you spHd your Wily through s~lons of city streets packed with go degree turns. With the sides of the trJck dosed off by concrete Willis and fences, muttlple plle.ups ilre almost guarant u d when too milny urs vie for position on the lethally fast stretches of tarmac.

All the tl4llcks have ~n designed with high.speed racing In mind, ilnd to keep the mlles-per. hour at the maximum rlght from the start, each rue begins with the now legendary lolling Sta rt, sending you past the green starting flag with the gas pedal pushed hard to the floor.

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RACING TO SATURN! Having recently been showcased ilt the Tokyo JAMMA show atthebeginningofSeptember. youcilnex~tos«lndy

500 popping up an ilrude ntilf you soon, with the more impressive eight-player linked set·ups milking iln ilppeafance ilt lilrgervenues, We strongly recommend you give ita test

drive if you see the milchine. However, there's good news even If you ciln't get to iln ilfcilde, Sources ilt Segil have confi rmed that Indy 500 will be milking It to the Saturn, illthough exactly

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It puts anything else on the Mega-CD to shame ...

A standard by which all future Mega-CD games will be judgedd

This is the game you simply must play...

This is the game that will embarrass the hell out of the other CD-developers.

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play them in 20, which tends to spoil the atmosphere somewhat.

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plnblll rulms wu rilthtr dluppolntlng, In Digitll Pinblll, tht wholt bblt wu shown on scrttn ~t onct, so thtrt wu no moytmtnt In tht gilmt (ilpilrtfromthtbillliindfllpptnthiltls}. And, btcilUst ~rythlng w~s on scr~n ~t tht umt U~, t~ tntlrt g~mf: seemed iI bit puny, Plus, sl nc:t In was iliming tob-tmotl!ofil ~ iimuliitlon" thtbonustS_rtn 't~rytxtiting

tlthtr, tonslstlngoffluhlngledscr~nsillertlngyouth~tyou 'd g~lntd iI ftw txttil points or luding tht wily for I _~ Ith of point scoring opportunltln. Howt~t, _'yt illw~ys b«n of tht opinion thilt progrilmmtrs should UStii bit ofilrtistit IIttnctwhtn it tomes to plnbilll slms-eytn If It does sttily ilwily from the orlglnill rigid g~meplily, Yep, we wilnt bonus gImes, secret bblH, multi b.111 play-the lot, Which is qUite good rtally, because that's eXilctly what Virgin hilyt come up with Tilt. cur rtntty~p in de¥tlopmtnt is Ihtfirst 3D plnball!!ame ~r Flip tht ball up through a tube, and you'll get

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WE' VE ALWAYS BEEN OF THE OPINION THAT PROGRAMMERS SHOULD USE A BIT OF ARTISTIC LICENCE WHEN IT COMES TO PINBALL SIMS, EVEN IF IT DOES STRAY FROM THE ORIGINAL, RIGID GAMEPLAY. to see it whiZZIng ilround from a zoomed-in ptrspectr¥t, whack it all thewayaroundthetablt,andin~,your30fritndwllifollow

suit And, although thest SCtnl.'S do cut rnto the gameplay With alarmln!! frequtnty, they ma ke the procmln!!s seem mort exciting, In add ilion to all the 3D malarkey, there's seven differently themed tabll.'S,allwl thlndlyldualfealures,andsomeYetyrealistic gameplay At the moment, the amount of 3D ~ the final ytrsionwillinciudehasl!ttnundefined,butit'saireadylooting rully imprl.'SSIYe Nottlngham·based coders NMS (newoomers to the gaming realmsj are PUtting the final touctleson the title, and With any luck, It Will hit the shops In the middle of NO\Iember

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Simple. Isn't It? Well,kmd of While this describes theessenli.ll gamepl.ly down to a t~. there is plenty of other stuff that makes NC's Deadly sk,es.l fofce to be redoned with For a start.yoo·1t be up against wme of the moste_perlenced and skilled pilots ever 10 have graced this realm, and what's more, they're all equipped with Ihe best fighter planes on the market In addition to Ihetradltlonal Mig '29,you'li have to takeoot an F.15 Eagle,ilnF4Phantom,.In F14 Tomc.lt ilnd.lNATOflymgace,There'slaadsofdlfferenl lerlams to fly through,includingthejungle, the

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THE PATH OF ENEMY FIRE. desert, the ocean, and a Cltyterr;lIn that beafs a st.lrtllng resemblance to A hr Eastern City Not hr From Kl1Wait Unlike all combat games in the past (such.ls Af'telburner),there's laads of scenery detail, ilnd al though the gameplay lemains largely the same, it's really smooth 10 plil}'-plusthere's loads of action in every level

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high speed helicopter combillt slm, ilIndCorcDeslgnilirellftlngmilinyof the gillme futures from the orlglnilll title for the forthcoming Siiiturn Y1!f$ion.However,ilIlthoughthe gilimeplillywll1rcmilllnroughlythe u me,theilictlonls much, muchfuterilindniliturilllly, there'sioilidsmore debilthillnwufoundintheorlginilil.

In ilIli. therew,11 be H miSSIOns to complete, With most ml!.!.lons requlflng stYerilil tilI!.ks to be completed before the neKt level Cilln betillken on Eilich !.tillge h-oIds a muh,tudeof30tcxlure·millpped tcrfillins, plusthcrc·sthcnow·standiliidpolygon gcncrateden.emleSthatpopupateveryconcclVablc momcnt. Thc oflglnilll Thundcrhillwk team have been dfilfted in to work on thc sequcl, and Iud proglillmmcr Male Avory IS ilIlready hopeful fOf thc cnd rcsult. dilliming that "In Fircstorm Thundcrhillwk

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Plus. from what we'vescenoflhc very first demos unveiled ilIt ill Icccnt tradc show. thcgillmcplilly scemSlully ImprCSSlve-being bolhlnCledibly fastillnd utterly chaotic. However. by the time Ifs released In November it will alrcilldy have sliff competit ion in thc fOlm of Oe.Jdly Skies from IVC ilInd WingArmsfromSega-.JlthoughifCorc·spilist cfforts ilIre anything togo by. this will be hcadlng for ccrtain success when it hits thc shops In NovemberilIndilisilinerlr.J, ncwSaturnowncrswllibetreatcdto ill free In,p.Jck demo of thc gillmc In October

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DEAR SEGA MAGAZINE, I have been a leadelof)'Oul magazine since June '9S and inquinngif'fspos sible If youcouldsendmemformatlOnonbacklssueSlh~tarestlliavall .. ble.11eallyth'nk

)'Our mag~zlne IS cool. Also, can)'Ou tell me how 10 get these hidden Chillilctels flom Mortill Kombat 2 fOI my Megildllvel They ale "Pung Wolf' ilnd "Fire" which ille lumouled to eXist In the game And one mOle fmal question Please can )'Outell me the Fergahtles (th~t's if )'Ou know) on "Ooh Nasty" mode m the cheat menu o,f the perform~nce of all the chilracter's finoshmg moves I would be gr~tefullf)'Ou cooid help me with this, If not I'll stili love )'Our magazme PI!asereplymwlltmg Thank)'Ou Rachrl Modll~, Combrrwr// grren, Landan ~ Bllmey, anoth erbacklssueSletter, Right,let'sgetthisstraight , You

want to try ringing th! lovely helpful staff at our back issues department on 0 858 468888 who should be able to help. Pung Wolf and Fire don't exist. And I'm afraid we haven't got a clue how todo the Fergalltles. Ed Lomas might,but he' sina huff because we called him ugly, so he won't tell us, And we've replied in type. Sorry,

footage It's dlsappomtlng Ihat few pX games utilise the CDROM, be<ause the only real problem With the px IS that

I LOVE THE MEGA·CD DEAR SEG A MAGAZINE, I h.J1fe Just bought a Mega·CO, the gamt>S on It a re good but Ihe graphiCS could be better I think that Sega are not making any good games for the Meg.a·CO so they

cancilsh in on the Saturn. Whycan't)'Ou get Daytona on the Mega·CD/ I was going to get a 32X but changed my mind .Jnd got.J Meg~·CO, be<ause)'Ou ca n get mostly the same gameseg Fahrenheit and BC li!acers but you can playC Ds(music ~nd COG). So why do people buy the 31X With one game for £150 when you can get a Mega·CO With 11 games fOI [170-2001 8rl"nO'Sl/v",P/umJteod,London,

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Why don't you get a 31X.aS well, thereby optimising you r Megadrive·based console spectacul.arl And you 'll h.ave a machinr that looks like an evil robot.

OEARSM, You'reprobilblygeumgslckofthls,butrdliketohavemysilyregilrdmgthepX and Megil·(O. I own these machines and bemg iI dedlCiited llX owner fm be<omlng concerned about the machme's future. The Mega·COwasunsuccessful not be<ause It was a poor machme, but be<ause hardly any of.ts software exploited Its

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. . Thr troublr with the Mega·CO is that no-one was really willing to develop great games for it until enough people owned one. otherwise no-one would be able to buy It and they'd never make a return on the (considerable) development costs. The Sil me story could apply to the}lX, but there ar eactually enough decent games either out or on the way tojustifythe dough ,so ho pefully loads of people will have.a }lX on their Christmas list. This'll mun tons of potentl.al customers for software comp.anies, and even more games. It's iI vicious circle , seel And It works both ways, Still, fingers crossed,

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The way I get money to buy my computer games is I dress up in black leather y.fronts and a tlte leather black Jacket With chant>S h.angl ng from It and I go to the old peoples nome and s.Ji! my body to all the oIdladeys Hop, Croyd"n, Surrry,

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Stili, even Without CO·ROM memory the 3lX stili boasts some fantastic games, The lelease titles are all exceptional as ale more lecent releases such as Metal Head and Slellar Assault But what about the future? Virtua Figh ter is big news, the Scavenger games shown in Issue 15 will be good and SouIStarXKolibrl?Superlatlvep·BITglaphicsbutI6·8IT gameplay by the look of It. There really should be much mOle quality software lined up as With the Saturn Well fllend by being optimistic and hoping Ihat Sega will learn from the mistake they made With the Mega-CD. let's hope some decent games arrivelntlmeforChfistmas,ehl Chun, Mr V. Clldlr GrryJ/culi

DEAR SEGA MAGAZINE, I have d/.Jwn a black a nd white pictu re of a charilcte l soon to sta r in a new pl at form game called Bugl I wou ld be g lilteful if you would show my drawing tothen~ t lonassoon~SPOSSible In)'Our mag azine MynameiSJohnMCClungandl am 16 years old West lothian in Scotland J"hnMcC/ung, W" tLothl"n, Scof/lllld.

. . Well thJlnks forthJlt hot snippet of news there, John, but I'm Jlfraid the nation saw a full colour picture of Bug on the front cOlIer ofSEGA MAGAZINE Issue ll. Nellt time you're hoping to breJik JI story, could you possibly send it In a couple of months earlierl

CONVOLUTED LIE HERE DEAR SEGA MAG, To finJince my gJlmlng habit I get a mate to film ~ (wIth a porlolnl!d camera,ofcourse)walklngnonchalantlyalongthetopofahandychff. when suddenly I "tup" and fall 60ft to the Jagged rocks below whICh I have taken the prtcautlon of spllnkhng wIth such Clowd·pleaslng Items as nalls, raz or blades and broken glass shards, wh,ch always look good together After a quick tnpto casoalty and a slightly longer stay in intensive care, we send the tape of thi shl13lious incldenttoJeremyBead lewhere,tusua l'yappearsw,thfamilyincidents such as grandad falling off his dtckchall or grandma losing her false tteth at d Inner We then spilt the cheque, Wipe the video and repeat the whole process With me wealingacunnlngd,sgUise,suchassunglassesorafalsemouslache There's room for endless hilanly and vanallOns hke falhngon sharpen ed spikes Instead of glass. or If you want 10 be really exol te, you coold try falhn glntoa nestofVlpers (which sadly are unavailable here). The poss,blhtles are endless r;~Jfrty C"'y, Church/own, Dublin .6, •

Thanks for replying to our request for how our rtaden get the money to play gJlmes when most teenagers can'l even afford to lake up smoking.

That's JI pretty good one, Jlnd if I'd thoughl of Ihal myself I probably wouldn't be sluck working here, Incidentally, Tom G saw Jeremy Beadle in Ihe pub once, and scared him off. It's TRUE, I wn THERE.

I WILL CONFESS DEAR SEGA MAG, May I begin by congralulatlng you on Ihe qoahly and affo,dabllrtyofyour publication. I am a relative newcomer to Ihis areaofentertainmentandam a firm believer in flfst impressions counting Towards the end of August '9S until mid·Seplember I mus t have purchased go%ofall games mJlgazines on the market None Impressed me as yours did and subsequently you now hilve iI 10yJllcustomer Congratulations aSide, perm II me to come 10 the reason for thiS letter. I hilve one question to ask and would be grateful if someone could answer the following query about Panzer Orilgoon for the Saturn. This to my mind Is an undeniably well made game but mya'ea of concern IS this. On first playing it mYJawlrterally dropped on seerng t he Sllrcon Graphics rntrooucllon[Sounds like an iIIea ofconce,n tous-SM!. However, I wl!lconfesstoafoUowingsense of slight disapPointmen t upon realising the game play level s were not of the same quali t y. My question is simplicity ilielf: Whyl Surely if Ihey were this game would have been an epic in iI class of Its own My thanks for yoor time and keep up the good work Youlf/olth/ully, Pettr D".,ltf, Rhyl, Clwyd, N W"/lI!'f

~ ~~il~~:~n~~~ira~,aG~:i~oa~:ru~~eo~; :;~;:::~~S;:~';': ~r~ti,~egal~dUYlng "01 Tosh, if you don't answer my questions I'm going to (ome down there burn down your offices you bunch of SlAGSI". Anywiy, Just because you're nice we'U answer your question. Whilst the Saturn Is uslly capible of handling a Silicon Griphics intro the calculations required toactuilily render these ilSlnterilctlve sprites, move them around the screen and scroll the play area ilbout to the play· ers wh ims ilre beyond the ruch of ilny homll!' machinll!' n yet, It's like the differII!'nClI!'betweenamovill!'andJl... er,JlgJlme.

CAN I RIP OFF YOUR READERS? DEARSM, I'm thinkll'lg about selhng my Sega Megadflveand buyll'lg a Sega Saturn for Chrrs tmasCouldyoutelimetfaMegadflvt,Ca rrycase, twojoypadsandelght games (Micro Machines 2, All Sonic games, Earthworm Jim, Dynamite Headdy) is worth £'70 and If anyone Will buy,t. Bu t If you thrn~ it is too much wha t price would you re<ommend and If more people Will buy It. By the way your mag is the best I've reild so keep op the good work OoFlid WiI~n, Frt<kltton, Prtdon, L"ncf,

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Hey Dilve, the world's full of suckll!'rs, know what I munl There'sont born every minute, and if you reckon you can flog th at gurfor £110 then that's fine , You'll prob<rbly be alrlghl,ilc!uaUy, because your gamts collection Is ilCe, Try tagging ~Or Nearll!'st Offll!'r~ on the end of your Jldvert to makll!' surll!' you shift It, though.

PLEASE TALK TO ME LISTEN UP SEGA MAGAZIN E, lamgetttngreilllymiffedoffthatyou are not replying to my letters You seem happy to pllnt my che~1S bot you won't ans~r a couple of Simple short letters I am begrnn,ng to thrnkyou make I.lpthe Idtersll Please don't havemademewilsteth,slovelycoilmorspostCilrd[Tonythe Tiger If you're Interested - SM] for nothrng It was meant to try and catch yoor attent,on'll I only hilveone qoestiOn which someone else trred to ask which got prrn ted bl.ltnot ilnsweredll Anywa'l,herei t is In SEGA MAGAZINE issue 7,Iook at pages 4B·SS All, and I mean ALL of the Saturn showcases look bett er than thell final product (maybe except for Panzer). You said you saw them ilnd they wefe very smooth and shafp.Virtua Racrnglooks ARCADE PERFECT and Daytona has NO CLIPPING and BETTER GRAPHICS. Please expla.nr? If you don't know the answers PLEASE MAKE ENQUIRIES, I feel the answers are very Important TII"nkstom(illopt).

Adily,London

~ ~~~~Z6 ~~:~~s::I~~~~XP~~A~~~ent~::~::~'~ns of som~ne who DOESN'T PAY ATTENTION IN THEIR ENGUSH CLASSES Jlnd WON'T en THE BEST OF THEIR EDUCATION. Anyway, to Jlnswer your question (which should have been ilddrll!'ued to Q!oA). The version'! oflhll!' gamll!'s i n issue 7 werll!' rather early, and sildly s.ome ucrifices hild to be mJlde to ensu,ethesptll!'dlplayabililyofthll!'gamll!'Scilmeoutright.

Virtua Racing looks pretty much the same, and so does Panzer. So there you go,

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Saturn Magazine, so there are going to be some changes around here. From this moment on, we no more questions on the Master System. Or the Game Gear, Okay? But you can keep on sending in those questions on the Saturn and your personal lives and stuff. Oh, and the Megadrlve, Send them to THE SERIOUSL Y NEW Q+A, SEGA SA TURN MAGAZINE, PRIORY COURT, JtJ.J2 FARRINGDON LANE, LONDON ECIR JAU. Ch, and start putting question marks at the end of YOlK questions. tt wastes our tme having to pooctuate yow sniveling tetters.

BUDGIE FOOD! Du,mags, Answer my qutstions or I'll ft~ you to my budglts A't you pl~nnmg to makt ~ vidto of the Saturn ~nd sell it with your magi 2 If ytl. w,11 it fe~turt Oilytonil USA ami V'rtua F'ghter/ 3 If no, why noU 4 Are Seg~ plilnnong ~ new gilmn s~tem on tht futu,t/ S Rooghly how m... ny g... mes WIll be oot for the Silturn byCilnstmas/ 6 AreSegaplannongto ca'ryon makongt.VgadrJYe g~mes or .rt they stoppmgl PS. Ple ... se.ple ... se,ple~seetcmake ... v,dtooftheS ... turn for your mag Thanks from, ET(btraTenestrlal).

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,-C, 1. YOII know the ... nswer to thlt. z, NOpe. j. ~ Becall l<!w,,:'vepllt .... enbette.footigtof upcomlnl ,elnsH on it . • . We ""n't l<!e the futll.e. S. 0¥e'lotItIH. 6. The,earepientyofMeg.drl¥t.tIUSH strtlplanne<l.

BORING STREETFIGHTER QUESTIONS ToSegaM.g, Cong,atulatlOf1son tile blilhant magaz,flI' ami cooldyou ple ... sep"ntmyquest,ons ,lnISSut19youp.onted wmeplctu.esofSt.~t

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The most substantial challenge which AM: are tackling as we speak is to incorporate the hit recognition. In all demos seen to date, the fighters can throw each other, but punches and kicks just sail through the opponent.

The biggest problem faced by AM: now Is in keeping the spti!d up.

Every new program added to the whole has to be optimised to run at the highest possible speed so the super-smooth frame rate can be main talned.

The demo Sega Europe has is not playable at the moment, however SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE's Japanese correspondent has Just retu rned from the JAMMA Show in Tokyo and revtals that the game was on display in a playable form and attracted an Incredible amount of Interest from Japanese VFfans (which inciudesJustabouteveryone in the country}.

HOW MUCH LONGER MUST WE WAIT? Virtua Fighter 2 is the most antiCipated Sega Saturn game currently In devtlopment and AM: have continually betn avoidi ng t he issue of when it will actually be complete. Usually, a game's release date Is hyped for months in the Japanese press, but this time AM: are setting themselvts no firm deadline. Indeed, Vlrtua Cop (which Is all but complete as we write) has only just had ; release date confirmed (November 24) and It dotsn't seem like lunacy to suggest that Sega Rally (now 75" complete) may be ready beforeVlrtua f lghter:.

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lockwork Knightz isn'tsomucha sequeltotheoriglnillgilmt,ilSil contirouation of it. Which goes some way to uptaining why it's '10 simil,H to the filst game. As with the original Clockwork Knight the'l! iI,1! fou.levels,l!achonethemedaloundadifferl!nt room of iI house .md each one divided into two sub-levels with a boss at the end. Allhough the gr.lphksue impressiYtlythree·dlmensior'lal,the gameplay is very much a I.;aditio nal 10 affair. Uttle Pepperouchau h;ilsto 'un and jump his way Ihrough l!achlevel,negotlatlngthev;uioushousehold obje1:h t hat block hlsPilth and attacking enemy loys with his clockwork key sword. All very simi lar to

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four on each stagej reveals something special hactly what Ihough. is a m~tery to us. as we haven't found them all yet They're pretty tough to fmd.yousee As entertaining as all these features are though. they still aren't anything new to the world of platform gaming. What reallyg,vesCKza unique feel,are ,ts awesome, massively impressive visuals Far surpassing those of the origmal Clockwork Knight. the graphics in CK2 really show off the Saturn's capabil.ties. w,th crisper looking sprites and amazingly detailed 3D backdrops. The sheer number of textured polygons used to build the landscapes is staggering, and all the more incredible when you consider you can actually move into some of the backgrounds. What's more, the huge bosses are simply jaw dropping. Giant octopi,transformins castles, mechanical drasons, all made from textured polygons that scale in and out of the screen, As far as sraphicsso,Clockwork Knight is near enoush on par with Panzer Dragoon for sheer sob·smackins quality and drop dead gorgeousness Okay, so Clockwork KI"IISht 2 is still just as easy as its prede<:essor and it isn't any lonser flther, But there's far more to it than was found in theflrst adventure and Its far more fun too. Actually exploring the levels tothe full (and you will want to) increases the sames longevity qUite a bit, If you really want a touSh. challengins platformer, you'd be far better off soing for BUGl, If however, you want a magically atmospheric. incredibly entertaining and Sfaphically fantastic platform game, you have to set Clockwork Knisht 2. For sheer gaminS fun. it's the bestSaturnplatformeraround,SadlythouSh,it'Sjust tooshorl and far too easy to bea claSSiC

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wl'loleCitythatmakeslhegamesoln·depth,aswell asthewaythattheSimS(lhevirtualrtsldentsof your city) react realistically to anyofyour actions For eXilmple, If you build a residentialareil tooclosttoa heavyindustflal zone, not many Sims will want to h~ nur.1I th"t pollution, however, if you add iI few piuh, iI streilm ilnd a small wood bet~n the two zones they'll fight for the houses O\Inng the game you get Updiltes on)'CH.Ir populilnty In the form of newspaper polls. along With articles detililingwhilt featu.esyour city requires ilnd somee.cltlngreportsondentillhygiene8ylistenrng to your Sims and giving them what they need with· out overstretching your budget you Ciln get a good cltysoing, thus making)'QU moremoneywhich)'Qu can spend making)'Qurcity bigger to set even more money andsoltgoeson Th!s Is the game's ffiaJor filllrng In thilt It Just goes on ilnd on until you run out of money or qUit Do well ilnd you ~ntually milke far more money thiln)'CH.ICilnposSlblyspendThe'scenilrios'soIve thisproblembyglvingYOUilsettilrgetpopulatronor ilmount of money to reach Within iI liffiJted ilmount of time And so we come onto the reill bild points By filrthebiggest pfOblem is the ridiculously slow pilce ofthegilmelt'snotdowntotheplayabllrty,rilther

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PC version, this Is tilsi ly the best venion of Theme Pilrk we've wen-It hils the original brillillnt game intro,all thef;llrground t unes and speech samples, and the g' ilphics on the rides and shops are much boosted from anything sel!n on a 16-bitconsole.

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ultimate aim of Theme Park is to make money. loads and loads of it. To do this, you'll need to build the best theme park in the business, with the best rides, thebestice-cream,andthebestvalueformoney_No easy feat by anyone's standards Anyway, to do this, you're provided With a huge playing area, various rides (the number to choose from expands as you get more money),shops, paths, employees, financial StatISVCS-YOu name it, if It'S at alitodowithrunnrngabusiness,you'lifinditin there. Of course, the way to make your money is by carefully balancrng the amount of rides with ticket prices, the prices of cola with the amount of ice in the drinks, basically findrng the easiest way tOSCflmp and save via making as much money as possible Once you've made one park a success, there's loads of others around the world tot"rn yo"r hand to, and there's plenty of competitors who will be hotonyo"r heels too Basically, Theme Park (along with Sim City 2000) is THE title to b"y ifyo,,'re after a strategy type gamethat will last for ages ,md provide loads of entertarnment. Yo" can even see your rides in action just hkeyo" could on the PC version, and rn some ways, this is even better beca"sethere's more choice Luckily. the gameplay is likely to appeal to more than just strategy fans, and altho"gh it'S not in the same excitement leag"e as Daytona or Sega Rally, it's alwaysgoodtohavea game in yo"r collection t hat has this krnd of lastability

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country. AlthouSh apart from tht name, It h;n to be uld that nothing h;u cbnged very much from the original Japanese version.

Infac\.ifwt'reblUtallyhonest,thlsgame remains the same as it ~r was - which leaves it as httle mole than a Doom rip off This Is a real sh~me bec~use loots-wise it h~s everything going for itthe teKture m~pplOg is gre~t, ~nd the moody, mundenng (orrodors re~lIy set the ~tmosphere of the g~me And, when you fir~t pl~y it, you rully get thef~hnglha t you'reinfor~bltof~tre~t

Unfortunately lhough, the gr~phlCS ~Ie wasted somewhat due to the dull nalure of the gameplay Although some pretty mea n robots appear from time to time, t here's not enough of t hem, and, horror of hOffors, when you kilil hem there's no blood Just a mut ed li ltle scre am. Which Is all a bit dlsappoinlingwhenwhatyou'rereallye~pectingls

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hard game WhatreallymakeSllinterestlflg are the leams of options. ReplilYS. rosters. custom teams made out of customised players.eilch with numerousabthtle5.morestiltsthilnyoucoutd shilke iI stick at and Iwds of In. game andplayopt,ons. lcouldspendhoun justlistlflgthem.letillonee~plollng

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infinite levels of el(Olctly the Silme gOlmeplOly Olnd then tfled to hide it by Oldding v<loou!. weapons and ma~ · IngsomeofthelevelsreaUy,really,dlfficult So,sometimes. you'U amble through iI !.tage releasing elec· toonswilly.niUyandfindyourself havlngrathera JOlly t ime doing it. and other times you'll besweilringlikeatrooperandllOWing nevertopickupanotherplatformera!.

Iongilsyouhve ThiS is all a bitofa shame really. beuusethe graphics have had a lot of effort put Intothem-and there·s plentyofvarietyinbetween!.tages

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16·bit, the actual meat anddflnkof thegamtrtmillnsvlftually IdentlCal,Thereis(ofcourse)ilvtry nlCtlypres.enttd3Dstadlum.vtry smooth, very impresSive· but Iht ilctUiJlmotlonsofthegameplay artn"tinnovatlvtatall,This probably Isn't Iht fault of l ht dtvtlopers After all. historically speaking, all bils.eball gilmes art vlrtuallyidentlCillnomiltterwhat systtm they ilreon But the thing Is, despite Iht feeling that you've played this gamt before (and you probably have In somt shape Of formj. there is no gtttingilround lhefact that World Sefles Bas.ebiJll is most enJoyablt· partICularly In a two· player contest There are 00 grumbles about the gilmtplay. iJnd the batting(ofttnthemostfrustratingfuturtinsuch;J game as this) Is good Thedtvtlopersh;Jvtalsobeenkeentotxploit

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participants in the toulnament. But then , Mortal Kombat lwas the game to Inlloc!uce comedy 10 Ihe btat 'em up scene, with itsBabalit lesandFllendships-a ntidot esto the doom-laden gortfeds whlth wert, and ale stili, known as Fatalities.

It was also the game which imploved the previously limIted Kombate-eflng. the contlols were more fluid. the character movement smoother and the whole thing controllable Asa result it smashed the taklngsfoltheoriginal,spawnedthemostsuccessfl.ll arude COllVl!lsions ever and acted as the impetus for a seemingly worthwhile mOVIe And now it's back.

Ignoring the pleas of Its youngel offspllng, the allnew Mortal Kombat }. He some kind of sad drunken relatl~atafa milygathering,staggeflngarOl.lndthe

floor, shOWing off Kung lao hat fatalities and stam. merlng "This IS how we u~ to do it In the old days" And do we beglooge Its appearance In thiS clrmate of all things ultr.·newl Why of course not, bt<al.lse despite f100t being the most I.lp·to-date Kombat. it's still the most fun-and the one the mos t people Will be f"miliar with And, while it's not quite up lhere with Virtua Fighter as far as technical accomplishment IS cOf'ICefned. thiS arude·perfect conlll!rSlOnlsasupremelyplayablebeat'emup Mort,,1 Kombat 2 pretty much makes your purchasing deciSion for you Ifyou"e sitting the re think Ing 'Ooh, I like Moml Kombat.1 hope thiS is a good ~lSion'it'sdoubtfulyoucouldbeinanywaydlsap­

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Thafs not an exaggeration Superstar Socctr Is thegamethiltkeptSNESsoftwilrtiltnllmberone Int Christmas and Is teol to do the same with Ihe MegildrivethlsyuleYoucanforgetyourFIFAsilnd stick your Strikers, this kKksthcm right into touch, pops round their house, raids thel, 'fridge and spends the nlllht sat In ffont of their telly eating popcorn and wearing their slippers.

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neofthecrutonofthlslame, Olvld Sr;lIben, went on to spend the rest of the Ellhtlft worklnl on Ellttll, Just as tpk,for thejuJt as laulhablt • Amlla, Now In the Nineties, he hn turned hl,attention to the 3lX, and bken unmlsbkable elements of hi, put triumph, Intothestrlpped·downformofOancldt, lnthl, unusull shoot 'em up the emphasis Is on qu ick reactions and maximum firepower, Players control a spht.wlng fighter, viewed

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series ofov.»l instrument panels. Thedeep·space envi ronment of the game's n levels feat ure a series ofuterolds, which harbou r various minln ll opera· tlons, protectedbyavlclousseriesofdefenses, Simple - eliminate the defenses, ann ihilate the asteroids and lIet home Intlmefortea and biscuits The elfant moons have been deli berately sent by an allen race who want to h~ sole control of the mlnlnll operations, and have even hollowed out some spare asteroids u bases for their flylnll saucers. Df:stroylnll these with you r auto·t arlletlnll weapon releases the full forceofenemy hafdware On other out posts, the.sterOld's dem ise merely results In the death scre.msofthecolonlsts echolnll oYer your Intercom n they plunlle Into space. Servesthemrlllht.

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With eX1rOJViJgilnt g,aphks and .. nlmiltion thrown In for good measure Cool Spot is stt free in 12 movie Insplreclworlds.lookingforthescaUertdspot5thiit will free him from his movie hell. In t he initial pirate world, things start simply enough. with a stroll on iI

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diversify into puzzle gameplly once you enter the secret-strewn haunted house ~nd Pumpkin ust~ Few popol~r genres ~re missed out, ~nd the chttl(y use of some f~mm~r Sprites ~nd b~ck­ grounds - Tron ~nd Terminator oiIre definitely parodied for starters-milkes the game the colourful ilnd enjoyoilbleJilunt It Is. As well ilS a constoilntlychangingfeaslfortheeye5.thechilnge ofpooce and gamesl)4e really spoils the plilyer. with theaddedf~toselectleYtolsinanyorderWllh­

In uch world The programmers have had grut fun (and made the gilme fun In the process) oiIdding ~ret passages at~rystage, and ~n sub-goilmes.

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Football management games have long been the domain of PC

within wHltly turns, then sitting down IhfOUgh the m ;a t ches to see the effect of your handi wor k on the ttJIm'sperform a nu~.

As well as det ai led player lists and transfer markels,thegaml'diversifieslntobillboa,dsponsorshlp, ground Improvements, EUlope;ln competition, Clut· ing a Irainins reglme;and even iljunior side, News of yourcompetiton actions Is brought bya teleprompter, which also produces the pools results in true Grandstand fashion.

Presentation is,by,6·bit standa.ds, spartan, Fewgraphicai touches a.e employed beyond the Icons and a depiction of your g.ound,al1d t he tightly packed playe. lists and ucounts a.e austere . This does make important info.mation easy 10 pick out, though . Naturally,you ha~l1ocontlolC1llefthe

matches, which afe played out as a sefies of short al1lmatlonsC1IIe.a,oUin ll'commentary'ofplay. After a few sessions, you'll skip through Ihese periods 011 the ultra speed setting, which Is thankfully very fast .

Voucanstartonany level,fromatop·rank p.emlership team, to lowly conference·league dregs with a muddy field al1d a hot dog stand. The game Is a challenge at allY stage, and it will take some lime beforeyouf~lyouarem.kingdecisionsonany

other basis than Instinct and luck, Without a battery back·up, all Ihis would be polnlless, and sensibly the game allows you to save a slngleposition,Thismayseenmean,bute~nthls

caused Ihe programmers Sftere head .. chl:'s, as all t hl:' Infohadtobesqueezedintoamerl:')zkofdynamk RAM. On balance, although the limitless ability of computers to save game positions is sorely missed , the shndard of Premier Mal1ager is so high,that anyone interested ill games of this sort should be more thal1 happy with It. GUS

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and Am iga owners. But now, for the first time on console, you can finally get to grips with the tougher side of football and battle it out for league glory.

What Vectorman lacks in inspiring scenario or originality, it more than compensates for in enthusiasm and game 'feel'. Blue Sky's programming shows just how far the Megadrive can take the genre of platform shooter, when the playability is kept central to the endeavour. edOfmilll-Jdlsjolntltd,me1Jlllc

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Irnvu to JaW milnklnd from tcologicill despair a nd a nightmare

futuredomln,tedbyltsown mec;hanl芦lIIuntlons. As ewn the to<llstenrebel.ndtheple.maklngcyborldnth polk!! t,ke to the ItrNts, Vectormiln Is ont of the few relilble mil(hlnn left.

He t~ver5ft countiMs sombre leYels ~(ked withluer-splttlngsentlnels,lnilgilmethiltmJn. ilges to millnbln I dlstinctvisuat style, milking It one of the most unusual Mqildr~ titles of the yeilf,The Ictlon Is alwilYS to the fore with bilrely, piluse between entl)' and t)llt polnt,ilnd plenty of

opportunltyforVectormilnto'toolup'vlathe splnnlngteltvlslonsetshouslngthegilme'smilny elrtrilwupons.

ThrHilre Impresslve,both In their Imilglniltlve-

nns ,md their Impltt. u showers of sparks conned with enemies to (rnte thunderous uploslons. As _1115 weapon!., utra powers enable VKlarman to morph Into different mlChlnei. The garM glws the playerfrffdorn to experlrMnt with these toflnd hidden arus and the len accessible bonusei.

A fair portion of the game depilrts from the usuill pliltformformulil,wlth levels set on I bizarre scrolllnil blmboo table, or iI sin gle train Irack sus路 pended IboYe green fields, with VKlorman In con路 trol of a loc;omoUw. In the latter, a grotesque cyborg wlthhugehandsappearsfrombelow,ilttemptlngto derail the train.

It is not just these serllons which make the garM a SUCCeis..It's t~ time that's been spent on milking the milln character so rHponslw, ilnd the Imprenlve padng of the gilme that keeps the player engilgeddespltesomewukersbgei.

Vectormanhlsastyllshneisthatshowsup manyflnhler, licensed games that have been desiinedwithienattentiontogameplay,and despite any obvious original thinking, It's a powerful sum ofplrts that ilny shGOt 'em up fan should own.

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environment wit h clowns and J uggle~ but the scenerycnangesfrequently, The actual contl'nt of l'ach IeYeI Isn't too complex, and oftl'n a hummingbird character, Tlgnns, fl ies past with unsubtle hints of your ntxt fTIOYf:Theldeascome easlly, lt's theappllGItlOntif them that's hard. Marsupilamlls undoubtedly aimed at the you ng, but there'll be plentyoftu rsbefofe bedtlme~fterm anyfrultlessattempts to getto gr;ps

w ith the control system, and deal w ith the rlgours of t he clock.

It'S a pity. as th is marrs an oth erwise refreshing a nd well.pfodlKed gaml' th~t fl lis ilnlche l f'l the

marketfor arcadepuulers. OId erpiayelS who appreciate lemmings and g~ mes of that ilk should try not to be put-off by t he styling. and go for th is ye,ar's premlerscalp-exerciser.

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because all the glitches from the original have been taken out. plus

teduremappingh(ls been addedtothecharacters.andthegraphics onthefighter5electscr~nhavebeengiventheAnlmetreiltment

Obviously, the gamepiCly remains the same as the Original (apparentIythe fighters are slightly larger), but it was so good already there wasn't any need to

changei! There's rlodoubtthatthisisaslideraffairthan the packaged game.As an added extra, there's also a CD filled with Virtl.la Fighter l portrait swhichisa touch, even if it doesn't serve ~ny re~1 purpose

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don't ha~e it. here's a very simple message - go and buy it nowl Converted from the top arcade game, Daytona is a treat to be savoured for all Saturn own erS.AII thref' tracks from the arcade ve rs ion have been faithfully converted, a long with the (decidedlydodgy) mUSIC, some excellent graphics, and loadsofbr illiantcheats There's been manya harshcn tlcism bandied about over th e way the graph ics updateand,unfo rt unately, It has to be said that it does suffer somew hat from tlees.appearing,out.of.nowhe re syndrome-in fact, this is the ga me's one and only downfa ll. The good thing is that it doesn't affect the gameplay, and if you're

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see, for all the nke-looklngexplosions and huge bosses. this reilllytan'ldlsguisethesimplefact that i"s another Shinobi game that somehow managed to find its way on toCD Instead ofcartndge_which doesn't necessarily

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expect a bit more for your money_Whlth fl.lnnlly enough. is probably why they bunged on a tacky Japanese FMV fight scene as an intro

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