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saying that 32X Doom has been scrapped, Sego of America did their best to scotch this unsubstantiated slander at the CES. This is their vision of 32X Doom. At the moment, the actual game is under wraps. Expect less levels than the PC version, but smoother in-game action. Apparently this should be out by November. Perhaps someone should tell the programmers as according to Emoils they've posted on the Internet, they haven't storted it yet.. leepers A bit frightening when you consider that it's coming out in November!

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Korribot II to the 32X, but we have also found about another few titles in development. First up, there's Alien Trilogy — a game based on the "monster" series of films. Also, you con expect to see a specially extended version of NBA Jam coming your way. Another title due to appear (which hasn't been officially confirmed yet) is Batman Forever. This game is appearing first in the arcades, using Sego's arcade Titan technology. Converting to 32X from Titan shouldn't pose that much of a problem.

Although the demo I've seen of a Frontier: Elite II lookalike running on 32X could be this game. Well check it out.

Virtue Fighter ISN'T (repeat, ISN'T) coming to 32X, despite rumours from Sega to the contrary. Instead, we're getting a similar-looking game based around COLLEGErobots.

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ﬂick to the Megadrive. True Lies is the story of a secret agent who performs all manner of daring missions, while at the some time keeping his job a secret from everyone — including his wife (Jamie Lee Curtis). Only when the latest bad guy to come along gets 'interested" in Curtis does she ﬁnd out Arnie's true identity, and then the

Last Action Hero, The game is still pretty early on in development, with Acclaim only showing small snippets of the game in action on a monitor at their CES stand. What we saw looked like on overhead eight-way blaster in a very similar mould to the Bitmap Brothers' Chaos Engine game. We'll have more coverage in MEAN MACHINES really soon.

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F or as long as I can remember, TheFlintstones have always been on telly. Even as a mere ankle-biter I hove vivid memories of Fred and Barney trying to outsmart Wilma and Betty. Originally put together during the late 50s early 60s to satirise the problems of the time, The Flintstones were the brainchild of Joseph Hannah and William Barbera, ond Fred and his Bedrock buddies took Hannah-Barbera Productions into the big-time. Basically, whilst in the past cartoons had been ﬁve-minute affairs which ended with one of a pursuing pair getting diced or electrocuted, The Flintstanes was the animated equivalent of a sitcom. As such, week after week, Fred and • Barney would go bowling, get into trouble at the quarry where they worked, upset their boss or their wives, and still ﬁnd a solution in time to go to their Grand Water Buffaloes club meetings. In addition, during the course of each episode, numerous prehistoric versions of every day appliances were recreated, with Mammoths acting as showers, birds with long beaks doubling up as record players, and stone cars powered by simple fool power!

As can be expected of what is being touted as THE movie of the summer, The Flintstones is ripe for a Megadrive conversion. Ever quick with the corporate cheque book, Sony hove leapt in to secure the Megodrive version and this is what we EXCLUSIVELY sow_

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Cliff cave, announces he t , n deportment intelligence test a Vi t, Barney answer. sheet for Fred's. Needless red wins thrown into a world of boardroom meetings, long lu table setretories — And his greed soon see him folk Rubbles. In the mean time, though, and becouse of ,ﬁnds himself out of a job. It soon tran ut to embezzle Mr Slate and the corn re. However, Fred eventually gets wind rney, and sets out to stop him... and is nd andwithdelec-themollylowhotClifflegitto of his plans,

Such visual gags have been perfectly recreated in Spielberg's movie version of The Flintstones, with Roseanne's John Goodman stepping into Fred's skins, Rick Moronis playing Barney, and ILM's stunning computer graphics ensuringthe dinosaurs taken for granted in the cartoon will wow revolvesTheusefulunit,usedBoeingness,aboutaudiences.cinema-goingAsFredgoeshiseverydaybusi-Neradoctylsactas747's,apigisasawaste-disposalandaporrotprovesasaDictaphone!ﬁlm'sslimplotaroundFredbeing promoted to the Board of Slate Quarries and used as a pawn in a corrupt employee's plans. Along the way, all the usual Flintstones gong are introduced, and in typical style, Fred and Barney fall out!

In all, The Flintstones spans 7 stages, each of which is broken up into smaller sublevels. Following on from the quarry stage. Fred moves on to a iungle inhabited by all kinds of Neanderthal madmen, Velociroators (shades of another Spielberg film perhaps?), and into Bedrock town centre, a volcanic cavern and Cliff's lair, with the assorted monsters changing to adapt to each level's graphical theme. Granted, this may not exactly tie in with the film's scenario and goings-on, but Development Manager and chief programmer, Mark Rogers, didn't want to be restricted by it: "it's all very well following the plot word for word," he offers, "but there's plenty of' other potential within The Flintstones, too This way we manage to incorporate Fred' bowling by way of a weapon with Fred skidding the ball at the enemy, and can make more of the driving scenes, too. Also, the film only features one main foe (Cliff), so we had to odd the assorted dinosaurs and cavement to keep the action moving along,'

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During the course of the game, the team hod con- Ili stant help from UIP, the company behind the film. We were given copies of the script ages ago, along with sketches of the characters and their costumes," says Mark 'However, LAP were far from strict. We've heardi of licences where the company doing the game can't use a person's face, for example (Ocean's Amiga version of Total Recall is o perfect example), but we've had nothing like that. They've also given us early showings and kept us up to date with flims stills, and we've managed to tie our graphics in with the general look of the game." So would they have minded if Fred hadn't looked like John Goodman? "Yes, because the Flintstones cartoon is a completely different licence; Taito's, I think.. As such, they did wont our Fred to look like John Goodman, but that's only to be expected — it wasn't really that difficult, though, as our sprites ore for more detailed than any of post cartoon-based Flintstone games."

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"ISE of the design and coding of the Megadrive Flintstones, is programming veteran Mark Rogers. Martes career began in the distant days of the C64, where he was part of the team responsible from Gremlin's classic Thing On A Spring and Monty Mole platformers. After a brief sojourn at Ocean's Manchester base, he was transferred, to their Californian offices, where he was given t task of recreating Spielberg's Jurassic Park for the SuperNES. The Flintstones is his first Megadfive project, and his next project is an as-yet nameless Megadrive-32

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market dominated by platform heroes, and Interplay have certainly come up with the goods on this front. Boogerman is quite unlike anything we've seen before. Adding a whole new definitior to the word gross, the adventure is more than likelyto churn even the most iron-clod constitution. Set over twenty levels, our hero must battle through locations with nausea triggering names tike The Pits, Mucus Mountains, Flatulent Swamps, Sewer City, and Boogerville. Boogerrnan's task is to save the Earth from the evil bad guy person, Booger Meister, who is hell bent on poisoning the planet with a concoction of bad smells and smeg. Taking the Booger Meister on at his own game, the coped hero will fight the toxins with his own brand of homemade gases and totricksfort-relatedtionandiuices.Boogermanhiscollec-ofsnotandoresuremake._er, on whenimpactthey hit our consoles in the future.nearStaytuned for more details as we get picking and flickingwith this unconventional computer game hero. If your stomach is up to it,, that is...

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To achieve his array of body by-product attacks, Boogerman hos to charge his levels through ﬁnding collectibles. His snot meter con be replenished by getting hold of a big gooey lump of nose dirt. A can of beans will set those intestines brewing, and the handy caches of chilli peppers stimulate ﬂame-powered fun that can lead to our hero shooting off into the air. By collecting a milk bottle, the bogies will turn into what are politely known to our American cousins as loogies. To you and me they're plain old green phlegm balk. Yum.

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With the destruction of the evil Booger Meister as his goal, Boogermon must ﬁrst reach him But the path is strewn with many a hazard and goblin type creature. Once the levels are completed, it is essential to get clear. A task only surmountable by collecting common household toilet plungers. Puzzled? Well the answer lies in his abilities to knock up a quick, but sturdy ladder out of the sink and toilet clearing devices In a cloud of activity our hero can make his %my up to the next level and one step closer to victoly

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Boogerman's frolics ore brought to life with some finely-tuned animation. At present the animation of the characters is running at around 20 frames per second. But the final version* boasts on average 24 frames per second, picking up to a glorious 30 frames per second for more important elements of the gameploy. To generate a fully rounded bogey-flicking super hero, the developers have packed over 1500 hand drawn animation cells into the character movement.

Along with the standard platform attack of jumping on the heads of your foes, Boogerman has on assortment of the most disgusting weapons you are ever likely to see. The projectile attacks consist of ﬂicking bogies and gobbing phlegm balls to eliminate enemies. Alternatively, he can go for the body gas special moves_ To take on close range problems a small but polite belch will ﬁt the bill, However, by charging the power meter. Boogermon will let rip on almighty room rumbling burp which will clear any passage — literally! At the other end of the scale, it's bottom jinxes galore when our hero's turbo-charged digestive system explodes releasing chuffs to put Johnny Fortpants to shame wild-kotA

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There's no storyline as such, just a constant deluge of shooting, bombing, blasting, bazooking ond generally maiming and killing.You control a non-specific private army out to batter some evil dictator geezer called El Presidente.Youhavea total of 360 men at your disposal lalthough you don't get them all at once — oh no matey-boy, you have to earn 'em). Every time you successfully complete a mission you get another 15 men in a "queue". You only use about three or four men per level, though, so if

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guns and heavily-armed helicopters, the missions cover several different terrains such as the Antarctic, Desert, Jungle, Moors and Underground in the enemy HO. As you progress, if you Manage to keep one of your men alive, his ranking goes up and dramatically increases the player's ﬁrepower. Many of the missions Beepys.elmWsboxynears...ff

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of the squad sneak past the enemy. grammedOriginallyVowspro-bySensible 41. Software (creators of Ar . Sensible Soccer), this version is being converted by Pane!comp — the team 'IP responsible for transporting Populous onto Sega systems. But as 'Fodder's producer, PeteIF IRK IN PROGRESS ;t_,-I-rWWOREN TRIMS GOTO 1 WAR(ONE IS ALL THAT...) .41 bosireddoFnonno apons! Lots of weapons. How else would you be able to ughter anyone or anything that crosses your path? Included in . . or arsenal is on unlimited supply of Uzi sub-machine guns os well as goodies like grenades and bazookas. The grenades ore good for taking out long range targets while for good, clean demolition fun the bazookas ore a must! Your 15-strong army isn't restricted to infantry soldiers though; vehicles come into ploy on the later levels with the likes of jeeps, skidoos (a jeep on skis) tanks and helicopters, helping you to cross the tough terrains faster than on foot and inﬂict even more death and destruction. Some of the ground-based vehicles can even be used to run down the enemy and contain their own weaponry. Oh, and keep an eye out for the self-detonating sheep! ".• DO lot ﬂoat aelladdr off mei bioodylospocrool...Hickmanexplained, Sensible has no intention of losing its baby and the guys down in sunny Cambridge have to approve every stage before release. There shouldn't be too many problems though — it's a very faithful conversion although with enhanced graphics to take into Alt AILIL -1-lT1111W-=111111mar—a 111 lotio, 1W the helitentor "faith moors bethe interior* Pm wirwilL • Three heroes leek es meeroometin at disk loodoes 41;:al A Lod 111111S46.11111111111of11den,thehymnforotomink* te,td. Vz MM SEGA 29

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With all the recent controversy about blood and guts in video games and promoting war and violence, how do Virgin justify th exercise in mindless violence? Pete explained that for from promoting war, Cannon Fodder is actually anti-war and takes a ve ironic viewpoint of the whole thing. He said: The game is very tongue in cheek and tries to show that violence is pointless. We initially hod trouble with the British Legion who said that using poppies on the title screen was in bad taste. We eventually changed it to be more like a real poppy instead of the stylised British Legion version,"

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So what makes this game so special then? Pete said: "It's really, really playable — deﬁnitely the most playable relea of the last 18 months It'll pro-

im Funnily-410r yIP enough, it wasAm the sound which game them the most problems. Said Pete: "The Amiga version has a lot of sample sounds such as cracking ice and birds ﬂying which really made the game. it took us a while to ﬁnd a good musician who could recreate this on the Megadrive." In the end they chose Alistair Brimble, an Amiga specialist responsible for the likes of Mortal Kombas,

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The programmers have tried to make the tracks as varied as possible, with unique daunting tasks to conquer within each For example, on the Glacial Island, racers ore up against slippery corners, cracks in the ice, hungry DinoFish and even a mammoth or two thrown in for good measure!

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nutter around the track using er your plates of meat or the back of a user-friendly dinosaur. The game is a 3D split-screen affair with one or two players progressing through the many island tracks facing the obstacles the different terrains thro The story line revolves or the King of DinoWorld inviting211.1•various tribes of this long ago land to partoke in the famous DinoRaces which weave around the world and end on the steps of the Royal Palace. The winner is then ceremoniously awarded the crown and becomes monarch of the realm. se 40

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II There ore many, many racingi games for the Megadrive — •10Dme good, some bad and some decidedly mediocre. Originality is undoubtedly the saving grace of H many., games and in this realm, Codies' own Micro Machines (and pending Micro Machines 2) immediately spring to mind. Now the ﬁrm wont to bring similar ﬂair to this new 16MEG offering ..

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I t must be wonderful to be a lemming. Wander through life being cute and furry, eating grass and stuff, and then, if your wife/ husband/ mum/ dad/ lover upsets you and you get a bit of a cob on, you leap off the highest cliff imaginable and make your loved ones feel guilty for the rest of their lives — absolutely brilliant!Psygnosis

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are now over 50 lemming skills of six main types; wind skills, ground ving, building, shooting, movement and miscellaneous. Many are yank ations on the skills of the last game but others, such as the ﬂying lemmings, ore a radical change with ballooning lemmings, lemmings on magic carpets •zind even a super lemming who pulls on a pair of pants over his trousers and oots off like a bullet. Most of these need the new fan icon to direct their course. The shooting lemmings are great fun, too, with a ﬂame-thrower to bust through walls and a bazooka lemming which seems to do little except daze your fellow lemmings but proves extremely amusing! As before, some of the skills are permanent while some con be changed. One innovation, though, is the combination lemming. For example, a stone-thrower lemmingill lab further if he used to be a runn

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You 8bit owners out there will be pleased to hear Psygnosis ore releasing Game Gear and ster Systems version of Lemmings 2: The bes. The game's pretty similar to the 161130 nversion with the some level map and number of skills. However, 8bit machine restrictions mean you con only hove eight lemmings onscreen at the same. Still, it doesn't seem to detract too much from the gameplay and it's still on the way to being a hot game as you may be able to gather from these

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There are many more regions in this new game to explore — all carrying the characteristics you might expect (buckets and spades for the beach; snow and ice in the polar region; and castles in the medieval zone) and many of the pitfalls that you might not, such as catapults, springs and cannons. Here's a map telling you of the regions to be tackled: 1 • - YIP :,ua%%4,1•11 •• !ip•1 4:Y Look closely and you tan see Prince Charles crashing his plane into Balmoral. %1thAa it 4101 •01111,

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110 Ws. 30 affair, which can even be played on modem if it takes your fancy, with all sixteen balky characters pitching their unique skills against each other in a variety of locations. It's the Streetfighter-esque one-on-one fighting method with the victor going onto the next opponent and the loser breaking down — literally — into hundreds of litths bails which scatter around the floor while the winner does a little victory dance.Asyou can see from these screen. shots, the 3D approach seems to work quite well with the fighters getting larger and smaller in perspective as they move backwards and forwards instead of just left and right Ilk. the usual 20 side-scrolling fighting games.There's also an action replay packed in there so players can examine their technique over and over again and you can also morph between characters as a special move. Taunting plays a big part in the fighting strategy too — rude gestures increases the punch power of the next player to land a hit. Several taunts in a row have a cumulative effect causing motor damage when perfected. Balls is looking pretty damn cool so far, how it plays we'll reveal in a future issue of MEAN MACHINES in our in-depth review. 40 NIM SEGA

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S ince the Megadrive was invented there ha - aeenenough beat 'em up releases to form a small planet complete with moons, suns and a few stars for good measure. Accolade has now decided to lump onto this particular bandwagon and has come up with what can only be described as a load of old balls or, more precisely, Balk — so called because all combatants are composed of spheres.

Each character has a basic selection of punch, kick and lump moves, each of which Is activated by the A, B and C buttons. However, when these are combined, the game really starts to tome to life. For instance, a combination of the jump button and one of the directional controls sends the player's ﬁghter ﬂying lust about anywhere on screen — even behind where the player views the action! Similarly, should one of the players cop too many hits, they can hold on to their opponent for dear life, temporarily stopping them landing any blows.

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Naturally, the fighters have their own special moves — around 15-20 •tech. The ballerina, Divine, for exampla, grabs and spanks bar opponents or simply floors them with a lethal pirouette; the gorilla, Yoko swings back and forth from imaginary trees (not even stepping I. eat his imaginary bananas or speak to his imaginary friends); Tsunami bully charges, karate chops and performs flying somersault kicks; while Kronk carries out his Krenium Krunch which involves battering opponents with his club.

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Firstly, the Animaniacs characters ore a pretty hot property. The sort of American import Disney-esque capering animal trio we Brits lap up, they carved a niche for themselves as the one watchable part of ITV's What's Up Doc? (a Saturday morning TV show marginally less unpleasant to watch than having root canal surgery).Infact, we're talking Post Modernist cartoonery here, as the Warner threesome spend their time commenting on cartoon cliches as they try to 'find work' within a fidional cartoon studio (see, it's all deconstructionism and ironic analysis — SNIP!). The game fits snugly into the cartoon's pattern, as the characters tromp around a studio lot of separate sound stages, each housing scenery of familiar cartoon/film locations. As the likes of Vic Morrow could tell you, film sets are dangerous places. Diverse props and construc tions threaten the party, along with irate studio security. Although the game idea and a fair number of levels are in place, Konami are renowned for making major changes in projects as they advance. Let our preview inform until the full MEAN MACHINES review is available.

onami's love affair with cartooncharacters is set to continue with Animaniacs, an all-new platform project we can expect to see at the tail end of 1 94 the twin strands of animation and platforms, two elements featuring heavily in every big Konami game of the last year (well, except Hyperdunk and Zombies), you'd expect the ground to be thoroughly covered. Sp how are Konami aiming to breathe life into a genre verymuch their own?

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Konami have used the triple-star element of Animaniacs to their advantage, rather than ﬁnding it a problem. During the game, the three stick together, with you selecting a leading character. The importance of this becomes apparent when you acquaint yourselves with each 'toon's abilities. The big guy (Vokko) is excellent for pulling and pushing heavy objects about; the squat one (Wakko) wields o huge hammer; and Dot, the girlie, has feminine charms which she uses in best 'girl bunny' cartoon tradition to charm in•game characters. The game structure complements this set-up, with a fair degree of lateral thinking needed to pass some of the areas. The closest comparison could be mode with Virgin's Lost Vikings, a satisfying arcade adventure which came out earlier this year. Animaniocs could spring into life with its appealing graphics and mix of both thought and trigger-led play. Oh, ond it has a sense of humour.

The six studio lots of the game house individual movies in production, split into various plot chapters. Moving to the next chapter is simply a matter of moving to the right-hand exit. Al the moment the two complete stages have a Spielbergian feel, with The Adventures of Dirk Ruggert (subtitled Bungle in the Jungle l looking for all the world like an Indian Jones adventure, and a space epic send-up paying homage to the Star Wars trilogy, where the trio hitch o ride on spaceships. To remind you that you're in the movies, there's the constant hazard of studio security, and obstructions in the shape of film equipment. With the early stages shaping up to have eight chapters, this is working out to be o pretty hefty game. But what other film spoofs will find their way into the final version? Dinosaurs, perchance? Extra-terrestrials? Or perhaps a tribute to Kieslowski's Three colours trilogy...then, again perhaps not.

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Now, some four years after its Amiga debut, SWIV is heading for the Megadrive with on allnew 'Mega' preﬁx! Spanning seven stages, Mega SWIV is a blaster of the 'old school' with the player guiding a hi-tech helicopter into power-ups and bosses galore whilst battling through skirmishes with the expected reams of ground and air-based foes. However, in order to add a little something new to the proceedings, Mega SWIV has a rather inventive two-player mode where a second player gets to grips with a jeep and, as such, must avoid any ground-based hazards.

Do you want to know how Time Warner's latest blaster got its name? Well, when SCI (then known as Sales Curve) started writing the original Megadrive version of SWIV several years back, they had hoped to release it as a sequel to another blaster, Silkworm, which they had converted from a Taito coin-op for Virgin earlier. However, copyrights being funny old things and all that, Taito pooh-poohed the idea, leaving SCI without a name for their rather smart vertical scroller. After a bit of mucking about, Silkworm II became SWII and, skipping a sequel, SWIVI

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opportunity to moster Stix's abilities, the ﬁrst level offers no great challenge_ There ore a tow tricky teasers just to get you in the swing for the:

Ooohl Time for big springy mushies. Bounce up on thts, but beware, the green guy up on high wants to tenderise you with a rather large boulder_ As soon as you reach the resultsaway,levelsomejumpwhichinhim

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The ﬁnarewith the evil Waldo is a Stix-to-Stix combat round Using the ood and wholesome Stix, Bubbo must thwack the boddie remote-controlled Robo-Stix. But this is up to you. It takes time and patience, but keep at it, and the end sequence is yours. Yippee!

This is the biggie. It's do or die time. Keep your head together and beware of the losers zapping around. At the end of the level it's time to do battle with the monster Robo-Stix.

Bosh old tin con to kick start him and whisk you to the ﬁnal conﬂict.

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Put Stix in the ﬁrst pipe to make him stick out his tongue. Use this platform to jump to the left and crawl under the spikes to plug the hole on the left to make the watertop up. Now over to the top right-hand corner where the button will make the water completely drain. Hurrah! Bubb° can now descend without being spiked in the bot by the blow pipes.

PARt;ii, rrcc BAGGAGE void the losers of these two ond smash 'em with Shit While stunned they moke a very helpful bunk up.

An encore for the log bit as you loosen the raft here. Insert Stix into the hole on the bottom right and travel left.

The key to this puzzle is the piece of log that falls when you wal on the left side of the platform. Pia Stix in the hole on the right, and iump down to use the button for the water level. Get onto the. section of log that fell down and use it as a raft to that fabulous re-start point.

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the button. Skip to the right ledge and get the laser to blast the parcel onto the button below. Now it's a mod dash for that re-start point.

It's time to get wet. Luckily Stix doubles up as a snorkel. No not a crap furry school coat, something that assists sub-aqua respiration. Watch out for the Puffo Fish and those pesky StixWETdarts.FEETgoesin the lefthand hole to drain the water, move Bubbo to the right and call Shit Make sure you quickly d stuff.l• Stix into thie-wall to get up the other side.

Now it's onward t the ﬁnal level.

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The answer to this tough section is timing, oh yeah, and avoiding the red robots and their laser blasts.

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Every other aspect of the game was expanded, improved and redesigned. Music, graphics, animation all received the treatment that had earned Capcom respect as on arcade manufacturer. But Streetfighter ll hadGamesmore.players around the globe appreciated its finer qualities. Each of the original eight characters was a synergy of cool image and action. Their moves matched their personalities; even as personalities they complemented each other. Best of all, in action there was a tangible link between player and character. The potential for subtlety was endless. It was possible, with sufficient effort, to become a master of the game, obliterating all comers, learning the intricacies of each combatant.Inthelight of its success, Capcom have since worked on countless money-spinning updates without creating anything essentially new. The first was Streetfighter Champion Edition, which included the option of controlling the four bosses. Next was Turbo, a souped-up version of the Champion Edition that Capcom released with the intention of curtailing the market in pirate Streetlighter machines. Finally, Super Streeffighter, the most comprehensive update of all, with four all-new characters and locations, digital 0-sound, re-vamped graphics and animations. This is the work that comes before you now.

B y chance, inspiration, ordogged dedication, Capcom managed to create a video game beyond their expectations in early 1991. Entitled Streetﬁghter II ,

The anticipation of Super MI has been nothing compared to that of the SCE conversion last year. I feel that the addition of the four new characters isn't enough to warrant a seperate cart. In terms of playability, this is as playable as the Capcom coin-op ever was, and the graphics have also been tweaked to seem a little smoother. However, the sound is even worse than before, with some unrecognisable samples. Cliched It may sound, but if you're still a Streetligter addict, this is the perfect ﬁx. Personally, I think it's time Capcom tried something new.

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"Capricious, her personality changes with the weather. Naive to the ways of the world, her childishness is coupled with her ruthlessness on some days."

Cammy is a British secret agent, who was originally found unconscious on the steps of the Secret Agency Academy. Her performance during guerilla training for the SAS was exemplary, rapidly rising to become Special Forces' top agent, and the natural selection for the World Warrior tournament However, once the competition begins, her erased memories begin to return, revealing a horrible UK,ORIGINsecret!thestage

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Cammy combines beauty and athleticism to deadly effect. So many of her moves are kicks, as her long legs hove more reach and power than her arms. The height she achieves in jumps makes her particularly effective in mid-air. Cammy is suited to fast, light attacks One weakness is her specials, which generally leave her quite

On the Commyground,borrows the Suplex that Guile uses to great effect, but she has her own sensational thigh throw, putting those devastating legs into action again.

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Like every other young oriental, Fel Long dreamed of stardom in martial arts movies, following the careers of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, and as such it led him to devote every waking moment to the pursuit of Kung Ft). But Fei Long's innate seriousness taught him to place honour, discipline and perfection in his art before cheap glamour and acclaim. Still, he couldn't resist the prospect of proving himself against the best in the World Warrior Tournament,

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island of Jamaica. Dee Jay's bouts take place against a magniﬁcent indigo sunset, as musicians entertain tourists, locals and dancers.

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"A smooth talker, he's cheerful though often ﬂippant, he doesn't moss around. A hot trend-setter he never stops smiling (even when hem asleep)."

Fei Long surprises many opponents with the speed and strength of his throwing. Also, the savagery of his hair throw transcends the conventions of even streetﬁghting.

The inspiration for Dee Jay came from Capcom's US division. Dee Jay has two passions: kickboxing and music, both of which complement his flamboyant style. He trained in Western-style kickboxing on his notive island paradise of Jamaica, but he eschews the restriction of strict fighting rules for the freedom of expression he finds in streetfighting. He firmly believes he's destined for fame in some shape or , form.

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Very stylish combinotion kick attack that requires a mastery of balance It's mid-range and needs timing, but takes a major energy premium.

Dee Jay is a joy to play because he ﬁghts with such conviction. His kick moves are very powerful and are easy to string into combinations. His main obvious drawback is lack of speed. Dee Joy is suited to players who shore his showmonlike temperament,

Sonic Boom, it's a similar sort of projectile attack. However, it is very slow-moving.

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Hot blooded and reckless he acts impulsively. He makes rash assumptions and is easily brought to tears. And hes always about to explode".

Native to Hong Kong, Fei Long opts to train in the solitude and tranquility of the Temple The ﬁgures of mystical beasts encircle the simple arena.

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The ﬁghter's bulk inevitably places restrictions on speed, and to be honest, most players cannot be bothered mastering the disciplines that playing T. Hawk requires. A cumbersome wrestler, he's suited to close-range ground combat, where his throws and holds work best.

rawest for animals. He prefers not to ﬁght, but once he gets angry look eon".

Like ratherT.HawkZangief,wouldholdonto his foes and smash their faces or choke them, but he has one throwhigh-tossing

His powerful calves are used to launch him at his opponents. The impact is satisfying. ly damaging. DIRT" DOZEN

twelve fighters from Streetfighter It CE and Turbo have been retained for Super Streetfighter, but tweaks have been made to their profiles. For the most port, this is to extend their range and prowess, but it was felt that some characters were too powerful in the original game.• One time pupil of Shang Long, skilled in a mystical art similar to karate Good all round powers; strength, timing and agility. Ryu is a one-time Streettighter srchampion.•• DRAGON PUNCH • HURRICANE KICK • CYCLONESUPERPUNCH ( MODIFICATIONS)AIRHURRICANEKICK— simotor...;• -Y Trained with Ryu in Japan in the some disciplines but left for the USA to fight more challenging opposi-tion. Desires fame and fortune as well as fighting victory. SPECIALS•DRAGONHURRICANEPUNCHKICK • CYCLONE PUNCH ( SUPER COMMENTMODIFICATIONS)Unlikelastyear,there'slittlesenseofantic-ipationaccompanyingthereleaseofSuperStreeffighterU.ThepreviousSCEeditionprovedthatacompetentandfaithfulMegadriveconversionwaspossible,andthisupdateiseverybitasgood,andinmyopinionevenbetter.However,theimprove-ment,beyondthenowcharactersandspruced-upgraphics,isn'tsogreatastorecommendbuyingSuperSFIIinadditiontotheSCEedition.Asbeat'emupsgo,SuperSFIIsuffersfromitsownfamiliarity—the format is so predictable it offers no surprises. As combat products go, though, it's almost flawless. Gus MM SEGA 63

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With this, T.Hawk turns a normal jump into a swooping dive. Enough to knock any opponent of their feet and one of his quickest moves.

Indian spirit abides in T. Hawk, who has entered the World Warrior Tournament in on effort to reclaim his tribal homeland. The area was snatched by M. Bison's Shadolu organisation. Despite his frightening size, his gentle spirit arises out of a communion with nature, a deep sense of morality and a warm heart.

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With no Reservation to live on, T. Hawk has moved to a Mexican village, and ﬁghts his bouts in the midst of the village market. Entertainers, market sellers and supporters look on,

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Whilst the Empire concentrates on constructing the Death Star, the Republican strongholds across the galaxy are training eager young pilots for a variety of combat tasks. Secret bases on Tatooine, Hoth, Koloador and Yovin ore the training grounds for squadrons who will harass Imperial convoys and Star Destroyers, repel landing parties and support the rebel ﬂeet. But with the Death Star near completion, the parties are moving into a decisive end-game.

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However, all is not lost. By good fortune, and the martyrdom of countless rebel agents, the blueprints for the Death Star have fallen into the lap of Princess leia, Republican Commander. Analysts have quickly noticed a minor vulnerability in the main reactor, linked to the battle station's exhaust ducting. If just one of those rookie pilots was good enough to exploit this tiny weakness, the Death Star could be destroyed and the course of the war turned about.

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There are signs that the protracted struggle 1 between the Imperial forces ond the Rebellion may be corning to an end. Since the fall of the Republic, a band of dissenters has deﬁed the advance of the Empire across the galaxy. However, the Emperor has poured resources into the construction of a deadly new toy, which he has coyly named 'Death Star'. The size of a small moon, the Death Star has destructive power capable of obliterating on overage-sized planet. With this weapon of terror, it would seem that the days of rebel resistance are numbered. The Death Star already threatens one of its outposts, Alderaan.

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is a fifteen stage epic, covering a wide array of duties for your pilot. It follows the course of a career from the training stage, to designated missions, and even those dramatic moments when things don't go according to plan. Most, but not all of the stages are viewed from the cockpit of one of the Republic's fabulous space-craft, the Xwing, A-wing or Snow speeder. Some of the locations of the stages will be very familiar to Star Wars devotees. There ore four separate training stages, presided over by rebel trainers Commander Joke Farrell and Ru Murleen They will explain the purpose and instructions for each mission, designed to develop your positioning skills, reflexes and shooting accuracy. A Woolf"spot*sheltieTrailj NM HMIMMI Thrown in at the deep end, you ore one of three thewingmenTotooine.canyonstwistingthenegotiatingpilotsnarrow,ofFollowyourandavoidwingtipcontactwithcanyon kwall. This section is NOV.playeddis-in3D Your shooting occurocy is NAVIGATIONASTEROIDwhileyourtargetsformancebyassessedyourper-onthisover-headshoot-ingsection.Lineupthemovingandstaticgroundwithsights,avoid-inghighground. In control of on A-wing, this perilous stage involves weaving through an asteroid field, following the recommended evasion paths for larger rocks, and using the ship's lasers to destroy smaller debris. AsteroidbeamsIstalistkalaIlehid. 11111ih 41 PAM SEGA 67

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to bridge the gap between presentation and playability. But what a debut! Sure, there are downsides: the grainy NAV can be confusing in the high speed canyon runs, and the average gamer will find themselves literally skipping through levels. It should also be said that the game Is on the most part pointand shoot. But this is all about the Star Wars experience. And boy, this is 100% experience! You will find yourself pumped full of adrenalin as you go for another attempt on an Imperial Walker. If you are a fan of the original trilogy of films I strongly suggest you don't miss out on an absolute treat.

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Unaware of the rebel build-up, the Imperial forces at Mos Eisley space port are taken unawares by your attack. Flying around the FMV landscape, take out as much kit — AT-ATs and ground artillery — as you can before the order to pull out is given. fill VII1 This sectionshort takes you back into space, charged with the protection of the convoy fleeing Ho+. Fly around taking out TIE fighters until the transports make the jump to light speed — then follow them. -.•••••••••.V 1111PERIRLMVO 1011111111111PS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAnnnsefodmelonofTroia-?AMSEGA69

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A massive cannon is positioned at the end of the trench you need to fly down. It must be taken out in two stages. The first stage involves removing the shield panelsthat flank its circular base. This gives you access for stage two, where the relays that power the weapon are vulnerable to attack below the

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game that performs so well on computer format does on a console. In terms of quality, Lucas Arts have mode on excellent conversion. The rendered images ore rather grainy, and the canyon sequences are slightly jerky, but still look remarkable on the average-sized IV. Having TIEs screaming out the screen at you makes it all the more impressive. Where graphics score highly, sound excels. The atmosphere created by the original music and authentic FX lift Rebel Assault into the realms of an experience rather than merely a game. But although the 15 levels cover a lot of game material, the first difficulty level is dismayingly easy to sail through. An average gamesplayer will be tackling the Death Star on his first evening of play. That really brings down the longevity of a game with an incredible atmosphere and some great play variety. Once again, it's a case of showcase over hard case. Gus

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It was to this tower that a precocious young thieving rat, called Jippo, stole one night with two light-fingered associates. His opal eyes were filled with a vision of jewels he might find in the ancient place. And he did. Cast into the masonry was a Jewel of light. He set to prising it from the structure. As he did, a terrible rumbling shook the edifice, and dark foreboding crossed the three scavengers' minds. Meanwhile, in the nearby Royal Palace, the King was receiving bad omens of his own.

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The computer determines attacks by a combination of the attacker's OFFENSIVE strength, the defender's DEFENSIVE rating and a random element. The result will be a reduction in the defender's hit points (HP) When a character or enemy reaches zero HPs, they can ﬁght no longer Battles are won when oil units ore defeated

Force II occurs during bottles. Battles take place wherever the forces of darkness oppose. Like Chess, each of the combatants takes turns to move, ond the distance and direction of movement is limited by the battleﬁeld terrain and the character's speed rating. When characters near enemy units they come within range (the exact proximity is determined by the weapon type), In your role as 'General' you determine whether to attack.

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MMENTGranseal,Assequelsgo,this is in the Friday the 13th category— you wonder if you haven't stepped into the first movie by mistake. Size is everything to the programmers: four extra MEG put into extra battles, more characters and a greater development of plot than previously. Otherwise the game mechanics, look and mosphere ore identical. This should ase, not disappoint, those who already irsg Force. It was a very special d those who bought it should be another fix. Those who missed the a roll out of Shining Force last August old benefit from a greater commitment Sega to push Shining Force II. It is slightly pressing to see no great innovation on a game that's nearly three years old, but the Shining Force saga is one of the best ever uses of the Megadrive.

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Take me bock, to a place where I once 1 belonged. A kingdom called Grans, a happy place where we could laugh and sing our songs. For as long as anyone could remember, a tower stood at the heart of Granseal, the city. This Ancient Tower was sealed, but no one knew why or what lay behind.

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held, close-range weapon {sword, club, axe, etc.). Lots of high-powered weapons later in the game make this the most damagingattack

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The Shining Force consists of yourself at ﬁrst, but people will join up along the way When a character joins, his powers and prowess are yours to control in the bottle sequences. Also, tables of information on his statistics, items and weapons become available There are some characters you can't help but meet, Peter Phoenix for example, but many more who ore only found by luck and exploration. They normally have fantastic abilities.

It is so k full of monsters, pu • and character interaction, that it woul keep even the most adept RPG fan glued to their Megodrive for ages. The plot, central to any RPG, is so engrossing that makes you want to get just a little bit fus tiler before saving. The characters ore beautifully varied in ability, making the battles heartthumpingly strategic. However, on a slight downside, the control during the overhead view tends to overcompensate, and this can lead to a lot of disembarking and re-embarking when navigating the rivers. Whether you're an RPG novice or pro, this is one to make you shine.

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MEGADRIVE REVIEW 'rElI=1111111•11'1Supply shops offer health restoratives and anti-poison preparations. Occasionally a more interesting trinket might be in the window. A Weapons shops sell implements to boost your offensive capability. Only certain weapons (swords, axes, daggers, lances etc.) are equippable with certain characters. .11 SO THE STORY It'sGOES..raretofindaconsole game with a plot, so it may take you by surprise how involved Shining Force II becomes. Storting with the mystery of the King's possession, it follows the relocation of the people of Grans, the treachery of Golom and the visit to Mt. Volcano. It's a digital fairytale, a Megodrive Myth. backdrops.detailedturn,IRAPHICSCoteutmet,withdynamicscrollingbattlescenessetagainstfantasy'SortiethingsarePesttookicky. 1 polevetandplot.interludesmood-chongingthemowShmngSOUND83martialthroughoutbattles,andlottheThelepehlion01certaintunesIIitrikdet,79RATABILITYAlantosteallystructuredstrategyscenario,waffledbygreatbatikeresolionandrangeolcharacters.Thestorytakesawhilekr91LASTABILITYEwenbiggerthenShiningforce,equallycompulsiveandinvolved.Notoverlydiffi-cult,andantecompleted,the,,noneedlakeepplaying.19 VFM19090v A larger game than the original means basically more ploy for the comet,ata prpmium. money. ofMegodtiveShiningEveryOVERALLOtiginalityquestshouldhoveaForce,everyshouldhaveacopyShiningForceii.It'slab,basically.MMSEGA 75

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I I est Francais, il est merde et il n'est pas amusant , in other words, he's French, he's crop and he's not funny. However, last year's Master System offering of our behorned hero wos obviously successful enough to warrant another bash.

This all-new, totally original adventure has the quirky Viking trekking around the weird and wonderful landscape of Gaul and an assortment of Roman-infested landscapes on a quest to rescue his chum Getaﬁx who has been captured by those nasty nasty Romans. It's familiar stuff, but let the platforming begin, mes petit chiens...

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In the lost game you had to assume the role of either Asterix or Obelix then repeat every level as the sidekick (which was tedious to soy the least). In this new adventure, there is now on option to swap roles mid-level. Indeed, you'll have to change into Obelie every now and then as his puny pal is too much of a wimp to position balls, barrels and othersuch objects next to platforms which are too high to jump_ Coversely, though, Obelix is often too tubby to ﬁt into some of the narrow entrances which Asterix can crawl into. wouldn't programmers Asterix's

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powerful machine, Arcade's Revenge is just another glossy platformer easily lost in the pile of similar games. For the Game gear, however, Arcade's Revenge succeeds perfectly. The ﬁve characters and their differing abilities allow for more variety within the gameplay, and the levels are different enough to warrant further inspection. In terms of graphics, things often get a little muddled at times but, on the whole, this is one of the better Game Gear releases I have seen.

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Cyclops has the amazing ability to prolect a 'concussive beam' from his eyes (let's just coil it a ruby laser), which is focused by his fetching rose-tinted visor_ CYCLOPS SIALA

choose from. Each has to pass through two stages of the lair,before the climax with their nemesis. Each stage reﬂects the characteristics of each X-man. the yellow (brick) trail, follow the VIOLVILIVINEyellow...

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Its bock to school when it comes to specie' moves. Each character has to earn a move by defeating two opponents. Then its off to the Dali's classroom where you ore shown how to perform the move. But it's not quite that easy. A thirty second timer ticks away, ond it's dunces corner for you if you overstep the time limit,

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I. music. This really ha potential to be a great beat 'em up on the MegaCD. But in the heart of every good game must begameplay. Brutal is completely devoid of this concept. Too few characters d special moves all point the distinct lack of varier'. The character sprites look average and lack ﬂuid nimotion, tending to main static unless forced walk. What's more the me is a way too easy, and with no difﬁculty setting, this proves to be another downfall. This is at 'em up for the youngergamer with not too many expectations.

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one when you consider the calibre of beat 'em ups like Streetlighter, Mortal Kombat and Eternal Champions. Brutal tries to cloak its abysmal gameplay with a voluminous presentation of options and animation screens. All these will be looked at once then ignored. It's the atrocity masquerading as a game t will linger longest. The aracter animation is supsedly 'wonderful' I beg differ. The backgrounds ivas if they were drawn a two-year old with ming difﬁculties, the ponse to controls is oil-like and the moves mselves ore more banal than 'Morning with Anne Quite shameful,

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No game would be complete without the hidden extras and FIFA CD more than covers this requirement. A vast array of hidden playing styles are pocked in, ranging from super kicks, that odd twenty ﬁve percent to your power, to crazy ball which makes the ball act like a rugby ball. If you're having probs with some of the tougher matches, call up the dream team who hove never lost a match. More to the tail with Ike bonus

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no disguising I'm one of FIFA's greatest fans, and as such I was quite Impressed with this CD version. The superb gameplay of the original is still there and tweaked to make it even more playable and the opposition are harder to beat now, but I was a tad disappointed that the extra play modes are hidden away — presumably so FIFA themselves didn't get annoyed. Still, CD fans baying for a decent soccer game should snap this up, enjoy the stunning FMV bits and gel ready for the footy game of a lifetime.

I was absolutely bowled over by the original version of FIFA, but I was even more gobsmacked by the tweaked up CD. The graphics are faithful to the original, and the MI/ Is a winner. Even in fuzz-o-vision, the Images had great impact. What did it for me, though, was the sound. The crowd reacted instantaneously to an incident on the ﬁeld. Although identical to the cart in terms of gameplay, the loading can be a e, especially as it has to re-load at half-time. But these rely minor niggles and this is a blimmin' excellent you have a Mega CD and didn't buy the original go buy it now!

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versions seems to be gathering some serious pace with the likes of Mortal and Sensi hopping on the train. As such, FIFA was never likely to be left out in the cold, and here we have it the long-awaited silvery disc version of what some consider. to, be the greatest footbolling consoleChantinggame.the motto, 'If it's in the game, it's in the game', EA Sports have built on the success of the cart version by promising even more features covering faster gameplay, sixteen new teams, eight secret play modes, and stocks of good old FMV

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Chess is chess, and whatever you may think, everyone prefers to play it on the simple board without animations for the sake of speed and clarity. The 3D perspective is really badly thought out and impossible to decipher, the battle scenes corny enough to be served as Shredded Wheat. At heart the computer plays a workable, if uninspiring game of chess, if you really care to know. the only a game called Battlechess a few years back which used animated sprites which literally fought each other. It was quite a laugh — until you hod seen every combination of moves, that is. This very same problem afﬂicts Star Wars Chess. The use of Star Wars heroes as pieces is novel enough, and the assorted animations are both funny and well animated. At the end of the day, though, the humour is very shortlived, leaving nothing but a fancy-looking but no frills chess game. Granted, it's the playability that counts at the end of the day,but chess is chess and that makes the licence rather pointless really...

Modern Chess developed out of ancient board games from Indo-Europe, some of which had been played before Christ was born. Probably as a result of the Crusades, Chess became a fashionable pastime of the Mediaeval nobility. Since then, the game played on the 64 square chequerboard with 32 military characters has been unﬂaggingly popular, helped along by personalities like Kasparov, Fischer, Barbra Dickson and klaine Paige from the popular hit musical. Someone at the Software Toolworks must have spotted the parallels with George Lucas Star Wars saga: two sides, good and evil, big battles: and thought it ripe for conversion for the ﬁrst Mega-CD chess game.

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Oh deary, deary me. Andrefti Racing is such a Virtua wannabe, that it makes playing it all the more painful. It all looks so natl. Once again, it's a terminal case of all options and no gameplay. Three different racing styles, more like three equally drab and ugly excuses for steering a sadly drawn main sprite around a course. Steer well r of this oil slick on the track of race Arts, Mario Racing. Billed as a racing game built on realism, with three different types of car, Andretti Racing is looking for position grid as coughs mid race

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els, but they are considerably bigger than those of his past adventures. As for the extra tunes, that's because not everything the coders plan goes into the ﬁnal game. See, not an insult to be see, you sinus-sucking pet-worrier.

please tell me if my Megodrive gome ore crap because my friend, who is a prat, says they ore rubbish.These are my games: Toejam and Earl 2, Sensi Soccer, World Carmen San Diego, Monoco GPI, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Revenge of Shinobi, Mortal Kombot, Alien Storm, Thunderblade,Super and Mono

Christopher Stewart Glasgow. YOB:Why can't you do it yourself, you've got a brain haven't you? Actually, ludging by the letter, probably not. Just because your mate says 'so and so' is crap, doesn't mean he's right. Blimey, does that mean if you soy his Nintendo's a heap of pigeon pap, he'll write into NMS and slag you off! If your games bother him so much, tell him to sod off, and in the meantime do the some thing yourself. I hear Croatia is nice at this time of year.

the letter in the July issue of MEAN MACHINES SEGA from a 'worried mother', Mrs H Kynaston, I felt I hod to write to you. This sod, neurotic woman fails to see that she doesn't have to buy or even read the magazine, therefore avoiding your 'foul-mouthed insults' I would

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tars And I love those very appropriate titles you give to the letters like 'Chocolate Factory and 'Almond Slice'. They make me realty laugh I was wondering if there is a Yob Club that I could join. I wish people wouldn't keep writing against you when they fully know you're the best thing since cabinets with wheels I gather that you don't get much fan-mail, so I'm hoping to start a trend here. I love your spiky blonde hair and your shiny Esther Rontzen teeth_ In fact I'm getting mine done like yours. Oh, I could go on forever, but I won't. I hope you insult me so that I con feed my masochistic tendencies. Osman Yosin, London.

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YOB:Yes, you can join the Yobland Club. Just send all your money and possessions to the editorial address and within twenty-eight years you

like to soy that people like myself do ﬁnd the yobbed ono funny and my house is full of laughter, chuckling, and guffawing when I perceive these excellent pages. So perhaps Mrs Neurosis should have thought before she wrote such a load of rubbish. Please don't take any notice of people whose numbers of brain cells don't even reach double ﬁgures. Motty Whyord, Nottingham. YOB:My, worried mothers are the source of such amusement. After all, there's so much for them to worry about: kids not drinking bleach, ram-raiding dashes around Tescos, and forgetting discount vouchers. With all those little worries, I'm surprised they have time to read the mag. Oops. I've accidentally engaged sexist mode...

Yob Exposes Rear. As for getting your teeth done like mine: don't bother, a face like yours wasn't made for smiling. I hear that the rest of the Yasin family went out to get a newspaper. Don't you think two years has been a long time just for a copy of the

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made with you as the hero. Sonic would be kidnapped by Nintendo (boo) and Yob will go to his rescue, He would kill enemies by yelling replies to cock letters. The special attack would be a megaphone Please send me your autograph as I am your biggest fan. Keep up the good work and ask for a pay rise.

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2. Do you get the obsolutely fabulous magazine, Hyper, in 3-England?Inyour review on Gauntlet 4, Rich said that it was a great team game Bulldustl Whenever I play with my friends all we do is ﬁght, my friends always nick the 4.potions.Whydo the English use the word 'brill'?

5. How much do those cool Kinder Surprise eggs cost?

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my answers so much, why bother writing? I'm surprised I've managed to insult you. I imagine turning the light on at night is enough to give you a nasty fright and make you ﬁll your trousers. Incidentally, that would explain the smell emanating from Wrexham. That and the pathetic fool) team, you've got there...

Dear Yob

6. My British friend said that you can get better things than Kinder Surprises called Tombolos, is this Andrewtrue? Quay, ACT, Australia. YOB:This is 1381A territory and should be left to that bozo Merrett, but do what I can seeing as he can barely work out which end of a pen to use.

rmakeYob me sick, you pathetic excuse for o smelly, burned, turd stained piece of rectum pubic hair, I can't stand you, you smelly baboon's fart with a bad case of anal halitosis. You smelly, sweaty left testicle that has gone unwashed since the day it dropped. You incompetent, walking, vomit-stained, ﬂea ridden carpet of a hideous failure in life, whose only sin was to hove led such a bogus childhood, being laughed at by one and all for being such a sad, shambling, ignoramic mockery. You're a disgrace to mankind, you festering, rancid, ugly, no-style, wit-lacking King of putrid. You cretinous, puerile, half-baked, armpit features, burst appendix face. You brainless, idiotic gimbold. I bet you smell worse than a skunk with terminal ﬂatulence, you stupid git. You incompetent, sadistic letter-answerer whose feeble replies could be bettered by Mr Blobby, Your grasp of the English language is equal to that of a Japanese translator. You elderly piece of hippo cock that has been basking in the sun for too long. What the hell do you get out of insulting poor defenceless ten year-olds? Does it give you some sort of sadomasochistic pleasure?

thatMargaretthingthetive,sometimesyouurinalobysmolly-minded,disgracefuldog-breathedexcretion.Howwelloreeducated?Youknowit'salrighttobeconstruc-althoughwedon'thavetobenicetoyou,asyoudon'thavegreymattertounderstandcom-plimentsIdoagreewithonethough,Shellyisapea-brainedmule.Bytheway,didyouknowyournameisananagramofMaybone?ExpectanotherletterYob!—I'llbebock.DarrenEllis(TheInsultinator),Wrexham.YOB:DidyouknowthatwithintheMEANMACHINESSEGAofﬁcesDarrenEllisIsslangfor'pointlessgoit'?Ifyouhate

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I gave this letter to my Dad to post in London as he's going there soon to attend a conference. I'm an Australian, I was born here, I live here and like it. I'd like to know a lot more about Britain because I was too young to remember it when I first visited. Do you know that it takes two months for MEAN MACHINES to arrive here? Anyhow I hove some questions.1.Howcome you are never satisfied with a game's difficulty? You always complain that the V le Barak°, or not to Illorake?” is that Andrew Savage's question?

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4. Do you read through ev cry letter you receive?

4. What do you think is the worst motor racing game on the Megodrive?5.Howgood is Virtue Racing,

5. When will Monkey Island CD be ofﬁcially released?

4. What is tho bust racing game on the Megodrive, besides Virtue Racing?

not say anything like 'your mag's the best' and leave that to the two-bit fools who trouble your trousers. Now down to the point(s). 1. Via the Megadrive 32, will the Mega-CO be abki to ploy CD 2videos?Doyou think 3D0 and Jaguar will succeed?

2. There is a brilliant football management game on the Amiga called Premier Manager. Do you know of any plans to convert this go e or any other

Henry Beaudette, Barry

Chris STEVE:l.LovelessNot as stand it. It will, however, feature video-quality FMV — which is must better if you ask us, and will make the Mega-CDs FMV look even worse than it is. 2. The 3130 probably won't, and the Jaguar's lifespan is limited unless the software improves. Its own. 4. Pretty much all, yeah. The really banal ones are best ignored. 5. Virgin have now tied up Lucasarts, so it should appear soon. reser se the Megadrive.

someeranswtoledge.wquestions for me

version of it to the Megodrive?

3. Will the Saturn have its own joypods, or NW& Megadrive's?

aResI*4.

Robert Lee, Hull.

1. Is it worth buying Barkley Shut p and Jam for the Megadrive if ve already got NBA Jam?

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3. In your opinion what is the worst football game ever released on the Megodrive?

Soccer on the Megadrive?

and how good does Micro Machines 2 look?

Dear Steve -

September time, and you'll need a converter.

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STEVE:l. Older games, probably; more recent releases, no. 2. limeogineer have now shelved plans for Player Manager, so I'm afraid not. 3. Pelt.. Without a doubt. 4. I remember really detesting Test Drive II. 5. Very good, and extremely promising. 6. It varies, depending on whether the game's licensed, the number being made, etc. The base level is in the region of E50,000 for cm original I'llDearproduct.IFILLEroStevetutthecockand

1. I am going to America and I want to buy some games for my Megadrive. Will I be able to play these games on my British Megadrive without a converter?

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IDearMICHAELSteve,amwritingtoaskif you where, or how I could get a c of Beavis and Butthead for the Megadrive on American impo need on address so I con order copy. Also, will need o converter to ploy the gome?

have marvelled at the wonders of modern technology. The Saturn is wowing Sega owners as much as the wave of DAT cassette decks wows the music press. However, in these times of change, one thing has remained constant: Walls' Zoom lolly. What a feat of engineering the Zoom is. Just how do they get the custardy bit to stick to the delicious red ice beneath? Even Steve doesn't know the answer to that one, but when it comes to Sega stuff he's the cat's winnets. Put him to the test by putting your worries on paper and send them to: SITTING ON THE GRASS AND GETTING CRISSCROSS MARKS ON YOUR BUM MA, MACHINES SEGA, Priory Court, 30-32 Farringdon Lane,

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Why do Electronic Arts put yellow boxes on their carts?

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questions 'cuz I love your meg. 1. Is it true that Sega have storied work on Streets of Rage 4?

Towinotor, Cyborg Justice,ION hen is Theme Pork coming 5.out?Is Sim City looking good 6.2 How come you used to ha

3, Is the Super NES version of FIFA better than the l Megadrive's?b.FINGERS4,Whichversiondo you prefer?

getting a European release? If soisikit any good?

STEVE:l. Nope. 2. Ws a marketing/ branding thong. 3. here's an International version out about now, but only the teams have changed. 4. Micro Machines, Dear Star OM about to upgrocre to o Megodiive so can you answer these questions, 1. Will an Amstrad OM 644 colour monitor work on a 2.Megadrive?Whatore the best platfoghic and shoot 'em ups on I Megadrive?3,Conyoulist these fr Ito worst. Biohazard Battle, Subterrania, Atomic Runner, Mega Turricon, Robocop Vs.

see y We don't share staff writers with NMS anymore, SYNDROMEODOURthat'sDearSteveIwouldverymuchappreciate it if you could answer these few questions.1.Whatever happened to isometric game Aspect Warriors by Electronic Arts? I saw it pre. viewed in December and it looked pretty good.

4_ Is the Pirates of Dark Water

16 people working on MMS, but now you only have 11?

James To/bot, Reading, Berks

CyborgRobeSubterrania,Adventures.RocketHieaddy,DynamiteandKnight3.MegaTurrican,VsTerm,Biohazard,Justice.4.Intimefor ottwons'erehTi1kr411

Sion Bonett, Cardiff, STEVE:l. Not without a hell a lot of work. Even then, it's a messy 11 are Sonic 3,

Streetﬁghter 2 have the Turbo Editigz features? Namely, the spesiel move energy bars at the bottom of the screen and the new character Akuma.

2. When I played Sonic 3 in the two-layer mode, I couldn't help but feel o little disappointed. The graphics were great, but it was all over in the blink of on eye. I kept thinking bock to Sonic 2's two-player mode and although the graphics took a while to get used to, the gomeplay sod longevity were much greater Which two-player mode do you 3.prefer?Willthe Megadrive Sum

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2. Is there any ﬁrm information, like screen shots?

2. Are there going to be any Likket gullies ail the Muyudtive?

Dear PleaseStevecould you answer my questions.1.AreEAgoing to bring out a Premier League Soccer game for the Megodrive?

:STEVE:l. Nope. 2. Noise. Thank goodness. 3. Slightly, yes. 4. I hate to say it, but I prefer the Super NES version. Mainly because it's more conPleaseDeartrollable.Steveputyour brain to good use and answer my questions. 1111 1. What is the favourite game in the ofﬁce at the moment?

2. Which shoot 'em up do you thinkIshould buy out of the fol. lowin : Subterrania, Gunstor Heroes, Jungle Strike, ore Urban Strike (when it's released)?

3. Is there any news on Eternal Champions 2? Phil Davies, Shrewsbury, ShropshireYup, the Japanese division are busy on it now. 2. Not yet. 3. Nope, but on enhanced Mego-CD version with six new chore is on the cardeglib

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3. Are there any plans for the following: Sonic 4, Mutant League PGA, Ecco 2, Sonic Spinball 2, and Gunstair Heroes 42?How highly rate omork's Fl ?

5. Are either ii White's Whirlwind Snooker or Micro Machines 2 worth getting? Steven Lawson, Port Seton, STEVE:1.Scotland. Mortal Kombat 2. 2. Gunstor Heroes. 3. Yes, no (but what a great idea), yes, yes, and yes 5.ly.highVery,4.kBothore looking very good.

Jason Jarman, Brighton.

Chris Moore, Chelmsford, Essex.

STEVE:l. Sadly, EA have scrapped it. A real pity, as it was looking stunning. 2. I'm with you on that one. 3. Yep, the Turbo mode has been hidden away in a special cheat fermi 4. Yes, Sunsoft will have it out in time for an October release. See our review for the full story (hello, and welcome to cliche corner...).

'REVIEW INDEX 17 70-1 34 17 68-69 50 15 72-3 53 12 56-8 90 22 56-7 62 16 74-5 40 17 88-90 89 11 76-7 80 22 79 42 21 80 51 18 50-2 86 18 95 85 22 70-1 71 13 82-4 58 12 84-6 82 16 70-2 75 15 78-80 69 12 60-1 .19 21 66-8 77 21 52-4 81 15 90-2 74 15 128-30 93 16 60-5 97 12 94-5 76 15 58-60 72 13 64-5 59 14 28-32 94 11 52-54 93 13 50-3 719411 74-5 20 76-7 68 16 76-78 76 20 46-8 82 18 94 11 12 68-71 93 22 74-5 04 12 96-99 86 19 70-2 64 15 132-3 69 18 82-3 65 21 64-5 66 14 78-80 89 21 56-8 75 12 102-5 94 94-6 74 15 68-70 84 15 64-6 71 22 78 76 19 64-5 79 20 56-7 64 • TITLE ISSUE PAGES OVERALL Addams Family 13 74-5 55 Aero the AcroBat 15 112-4 80 Aerobiz 12 88-9 90 Aladdin 14 66-8 82 Art of Fighting 18 78-80 24 Asterix and the GreatRescue 14 92-3 55 Awesome Possum 16 54-5 39 Barkley. Shut up and Jam 18 86-7 74 Battleship 20 79 3 a barrage

This Index is the key to a wealth of information. Firstly, some raw data: MEAN MACHINES SEGA reviewed 112 Megadrive titles and 32 Mega-CD titles between issues 11 and 22. Out of those Megadrive carts, only 25 were import titles; as were 9 of the MogoCD titles. This belies the idea that there's a huge pile of foreign Megadrive games not being released. As is shown later, the quality of import titles is consistently lower than official releases. Our next finding is that MEAN MACHINES SEGA devotes around 6.6 pages of coverage a month to Mega-CD games reviews and a whopping 24 pages to Megadrive reviews. However, this is an average of the last year, and the peak issues of last autumn hide the general slowdown in Megadrive releases. On quality, our findings may give some cause for alarm. Of the 112 reviewed, 19 Megadrive games (17%) scored 90% or above Or earned Megogame status. 28 (25%) scored between 80 and 90, 24% scored 70-80 as on overall rating. This means on impressive 66% of games corn. either fairly or highly recommended. But, look at this as a trend and you see a marked decline in games scoring over 80%, as a percentage of the games reviewed in the issue. Actually, quality peaked in issue 11, with 78% of games reviewed passing the 80% threshold. This highwater mark declines in percentage terms with the big Christmas issue, but the actual amount of games scoring highly stays pretty constant. In 1994, we see the tally recover slightly, then crash away to almost nothing. QualityItalert!con be partly explained away by companies keeping their best releases for Christmas, but that's a bit rough on Megadrive owners now. It's also a happier story for the Mega-CD. Despite grumbles about software quality, we find a higher percentage of good to excellent gamer — 80% score over 70%. Over the long term the story is even better, with 6 out of 8 CD games in the last three issues scoring 75% or over. Mostly the Index is for your own personal convenience. Many of the games listed here will soon be bearing reduced stickers or finding themselves in budget ratings. The Index will help you locate them in back issues, for which there is a phone order number on the Editorial page. Happy and the Beast: Quest the Beast: of the

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marraige to supermodel Elle Macpherson was in tatters last night, when it transpired they ore not actually married at all In fact, their relationship hod been one long dream sequence, much like Bobby Ewing's in Dallas, some years ago. "When I found out is was all over, and Elle hod never really loved me at all, I was shattered," sobbed Steve, offering one explanation for the pile of tissues by his bed. Elle was unavailable for comment. Steve Merrett is 33. Al least.

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