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h6585," and ever '
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us a letter: Are we the only p
Robert L Martin, Jr.'s ' "
upset about the depr
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hundreds of thousands of readers, but here at CamePro we
make magazines, not games, so be sure to vent your frustration
>ut the lack of good SNES and Genesis games to the compa-

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comments.gamepro@iftw.com
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J OWER

3F the Pen

It's sad that third-party pub-
lishers have decided to ig-
nore the millions of Genesis
and SNES owners who helped
these companies make it in
the video game industry in
the first place. We CamePro
readers should write to third-
party publishers and let them
know how we feel about the
declining status of the 16-bit
systems. I wrote to Accolade
requesting that they resurrect
Beyond Zero Tolerance, the
sequel to Zero Tolerance that
they canceled.
Robert L Martin, Jr.
Mississippi State University

' Bro' Buzz replies;

Excellent idea, Robert,
and we join you in ask-
ing for Beyond Zero Tol-
erance. Read the adja-
cent editorial for more
ideas about the power
of the pen.

No more Squaresoft
games for the SNES? We
need to write to Square-
soft! We're desperatel
What's their address?
'he Psycho Five
Spokane, WA

r Hendrix replies:

We've had tons of requests for
Squaresoft's address since it
announced it would no longer
make games for Nintendo (see
"ProNews" and "Role-Player's
Realm," May). Here it is:

Squaresoft

c/o Junichi Yanagihara

4640 Admiralty Way,

Suite 1 200

Marina del Rey, CA 90292

16) September 1S9E

I recently read "Mom's Rage
Pulls Primal Rage from Shelves"
(see "ProNews,"June), and I've
come to one conclusion: Boy-
cott any store that is refusing
to sell Primal Rage. If the big
retail stores start losing money,
they just might stop holding
back games.
"ERoach6585"
Internet

Coach Kyle replies:

You have a good idea, but how
will the companies know that
you're boycotting them? A
year from now their financial
reports may indicate that
video game sales dropped, but
will they know why? A boycott
paired with a letter-writing
campaign would hit home a
lot harder.

Games W Gear

Your May issue has an ad
on page three for NBA
Shootout. At the end of the
small print I noticed this but-
ton sequence: Rl , Rl , R2, R2,
L1.L2, L1,L2. Is this a
secret code?
Jeff Monroe

Johnny Ballgame replies:

It's a code, but it's no longer a
secret. Start a game, and at
the Options screen set the
game on Exhibition and press
x . At the Exhibition screen,
press Rl , Rl , R2, R2, U , 12,
LI , and L2 to play the '94-'95
All-Star game in San Antonio.
PressRl,Ll,Rl,U,R2,L2,
R2, and L2 to play in Phoenix.
When the phrase "All Stars -
Off "appears, switch to "On."
Now you can trade to build
your own dream team.

Your January '96 issue con-
tains the codes to pfay as
secret characters in NBA

Jam TE for the PlayStation (see
"SWATPro"). Among the charac-
ters are Thurston Moore, Kim
Cordon, Steve Shelley, and Lee
Renaldo, who together form
my favorite band, Sonic Youth.
Are they friends of the pro-
grammers or something? ■
Jerrod Mcleod
St. Petersburg, FL

Toxic Tommy replies:

Acclaim says the program-
mers are fans, not friends.
The same is true about the
Beastie Boys and Prince
Charles, who appeared last
year in the 16-bit versions of
NBA jam TE. TE's program-
mers seem to like putting an
eclectic mix of their favorite
celebrities into their games.

The
Magazine Biz

Do I have to color the
artwork I send you for
"Art Attack'?
Zachary Austin
Internet

Dr. Zombie replies:

No. We've published black-and-
white pencil sketches in "Art
Attack" (see below), in addition
to watercolors, oil paintings,
and colored chalk drawings,
just don't send us traced art.
We like original treat- *%VlEf
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characters. Mail
your entries to
the "Dear Editor"
address below.
And put your
name and ad-
dress on the back
of your art so we
can send you your
prize if you win.

We're Not
Perfekt

In May, our review of Earth-
worm Jim 2 for the Saturn
attributed the game develop-
ment to Shiny Entertainment.
Actually, Screaming Pink of
Carlsbad, California was re-
sponsible for the programming
and new artwork in EWJ2.

John Houy is one of ^
many readers asking far Linden '
Ashhy's address. Here's where lo
write the odor who played Johnny Cage
in the Mortal Kombat movie:

Linden Ashby

c/o Agency for the Performing Arts

9000 Sunset Blvd, Sotte 1200

Los Angeles, CA 90069

Regarding the game-counselor
hotlines you published (see "Buy-
Beware", May): Those 900 lines
are out of control. It's almost as if compa-
nies aren't making as many millions of dollars
as they'd tike, so they've switched to expensive
900 tines. Then they make games intentionally difficult,
forcing you to call their 900 number for help. It makes
v//> me s ' ( k lo see '' ,ese tom P an ' es scumming gamers.
't f Shawn Larson

Greenville, Ml

June's Reader Report asked you lo identify a great game that des-
perately needs a sequel. The overwhelming choke: Chrono Trigger.
Here are your other suggestions (listed alphabetically):

■ Air Combat
1 Carrier Aces
1 Gex

• Illusion of Gaia

• Maximum Carnage
' Primal Rage

> Resident Evil

• Rolo to the Rescue

• Secret of Mono

• SkyBlazer

• Super Mario RPG
■ Super Metroid

• Super Mario Kart

• True Lies

• Zero Tolerance

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GhMEPRO 17 September 199G

PVPjfl By The Watch Dog

[_fl*3 Back to school already? Well, if you don't want to end
K-35H up dumb as a dog (hey... wait a minute), then you
had better get your tail to school this month! As for your
Watch Dog, 1 was down at the kennel when I heard abut the
following problems with Battle Arena Toshinden 2, the Game
Genie, and the (gulp!) 32X.

rln your July preview of Frank
Thomas "Big Hurt" Baseball
(see "Sports Pages"), you
stated that it was 70% complete. But in the
same sidebar, it said the game is available
now. Why would Acclaim release a game
that is only 70% complete?
Ebrahim via Internet

Hurt's so good

A The Watch Dog states:
* Acclaim would never do such a thing (although
■ with Cutthroat Island, maybe it did by mistake).
That July issue was set to hit the stands when "Big Hurt" Base-
ball was released, but it was only 70% done when we saw it,
and we didn't want to mislead you into thinking we'd played
the final version.

I purchased an
Illusion ofGaia
cart about two
months ago, and recently I
managed to get some Game
Genie codes for it. However,
when I put the cart into the
Game Genie and turned the

Genie lock out

Super Nintendo on, weird green
lines covered the screen and the code screen never appeared.
Is there something wrong with my Game Genie or my cart?
Talat Iqbal via Internet

A The Watch Dog says:
B Yep. Your SNES is one of the later models (pur-
■ chased post-Christmas 1994) that are rumored to
contain a cheat-enabler (i.e., Came Genie or Pro Action Replay)
deactivator chip. This chip scrambles cheat devices since they
are not authorized or endorsed by Nintendo.

t CamePro, listening is what we do best. When you have a
problem with a product or feel you've been ripped off, we
want to know. If you have a complaint about a product,
write to:

GamePro s Buyers Beware

P.O. Box 5828

San Mateo, CA 94402

i have purchased

and returned five

copies of Battle
Arena Toshinden this past
week. It seems that the manu-
facturing process for this CD
went sour. From my experi-
ence, mastering a CD is an in-
exact science (you sometimes supped Disc?
destroy two or three CDs for every good recording). All the bad
CDs I purchased skip (like old-fashioned vinyl records) during
the intra and in-game music. The video was slow and choppy.
One of the CDs quit playing the attract mode (demo). I finally
have a version that seems to work fine. My PlayStation is clean,
and it experiences no problems with other games. Please let
others know that if they think the BAT2 disc isn't working right,
they are not alone.
Mark A. Malo via Internet

A Thus spake the Watch Dog:
* We tried three Battle Arena Toshinden CDs, and
■ all three worked fine, with no skipping during the
intra or during the game. We did have a similar problem with
Crittcom though, so we spoke to a technician at a Sony repair
center, and he told us the problem might be that the system has
been on too long (you should give your PlayStation a fifteen-
minute break for every hour of operation). The heat of the inter-
nal parts sometimes makes the "beam" skip.

Hey, I think there's something wrong with my X-
Eye? Does it work with the 32X, or did I just get
*-%, ■ a dumb deal?
The Game Dreamer#xband

A The Watch Dog states:
' You got a dumb deal, because Sega CD and 32X
■" games aren't produced anymore (and no one has
immediate plans to release anymore). My contact at Sega didn't
even know what the X-Eye was.

A In the June 1996 issue of CamePro, you state that
B Duke Nukem 3D goes from Level 6 to Level 5 be-
• cause it's shareware. However, the actual reason it
jumps from Level 6 to Level 5 is that Level 6 is a secret level!
When you beat Level 6 it takes you back to Level 5 because
that's the true ending level in the shareware version.
Firecow via Internet

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or at this Internet address:
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Dramatic Price Cuts Boost Sony and Sega Sales

When Sony and Sega slashed the prices
of their 32-bit systems to $ 1 99 in mid-
May (see "ProNews,"' August), they
probably couldn't have hoped for better
results. Both companies have realized an
immediate jump in sales, which suggests
that many consumers were waiting for the
companies to cross the $200 barrier. An-
other factor that may have contributed to
the sales jump was the onset of summer:
The end of school traditionally signals the
start of the serious game-playing season.

Whatever the reason for the sudden
sales increase, there's no denying it. An
informal poll of major toy and computer
chains revealed significant surges for both
systems that began as soon as the $199 figures were publicized. At
Funcoland stores, 32-bit hardware sales were up 250 to 300 percent
from May to June: at Kay-Bee stores, sales were up 50 to 400 percent;
and at Electronics Boutique stores, they were up 50 to 250 percent.

The PlayStation, which was already selling at twice the rate as
the Saturn in North America ( 1 .2 million PlayStation units to 600,000
Satums units as of May — see chart), seems to be increasing its lead

over its main next-gen rival, especially
since some stores (Kay-Bee, for exam-
ple) are no longer carrying the Satum.
In those stores where both systems are
being sold, none that GamePro spoke to
said the Satum was outselling the Play-
Station, and some reported that the Play-
Station was outselling the Satum by as
much as a five-lo-one ratio.

Dynamic Changes at
Crystal Dynamics

While there are signs that the video
game industry may be bouncing back
from an almost two-year slump, the in-
dustry took another hit this summer
when game maker Crystal Dynamics announced a major reorganiza-
tion that resulted in the replacement of top executives, including the
chief executive officer. Ted Ardel! takes over for Randy Komisar, for-
merly of LucasArts, as chief executive of the four-year-old company.
Lost in the shuffle were about 30 jobs, or one-third of the staff.

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• Last-minute updates on key games: War Cads, touted as a true 3D
fighter, won't be coming to arcades until late summer. And Kemco will be
making Top Gear Rally for the N64. The game is due in early spring '97.

• The 3DO system may be going the way of the dinosaur and the Jaguar
(see "ProNews," July), but the 300 Company is still going strong as a soft-
ware force. 3DO has just shelled out more than $13 million to acquire New
World Computing, the developer and publisher of the computer games
Might and Magic, Heroes of Might and Magic, and Anvil of Dawn. The acqui-
sition should increase 3DO's ability to develop games for the PC, Macintosh,
and video console platforms.

• If the 1996 Tokyo Toy Show is any indication, Sega's aiming to attract a
whole new crowd to the online experience. The summer event, Japan's largest
domestic exhibit of toys, showed off a new Sega product called TV-Mail, due
in Asia in October. Intended for younger users, TV-Mail makes it possible to
write and draw on a TV screen. Users can also send and receive mall and
faxes over the phone lines. Casio Computer is making something similar: an
electronic notebook that enables kids to network over phone lines.

■ More news from Japan: Gamers who check into Japanese hotels will soon
be able to play video games in their rooms. Toshiba and Sega have teamed
up to create a new system that enables guests to play games on demand.
Seven unspecified tides for the Satum are the first offerings, and more than
40 more games are on the way.

• Games are often based on movies (Super
Star Wars, Disney's Aladdin, The Addams
Family, Top Gun, et al.), but only a tew
movies have been based on games (most no-
tably Super Mario Bros., Street Fighter, and
Mortal Kombat). Bucking the trend twice in re

cent months, Acttvision has inked two deals Universal hopes Spycraft
to bring its games to the big screen. First the
company licensed the Zork series to Thresh-
old Entertainment (see "ProNews," May), and now it's signed an agreement
with Universal Pictures to develop a movie based on Its computer thriller
Spycraft: The Great Game. A TV series may follow, but details are sketchy.

The Great Game becomes
Spycraft The Great Movie,

GAMEPRO (aT) September 1996

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instead of consoles. According to pub-
lished reports. Crystal Dynamics' ex-
ecs were disappointed in the slow
growth of the CD-ROM game market,
so they decided to focus on computer
networks, which they think will be the
next hot market. The company still
expects to release games already in
development, including Pandemonium
(PlayStation). Blood Omen: Legacy of
Kain (PlayStation, Saturn), and 3D
Baseball (PlayStation, Satum). Ghost Rider (PlayStation), The Punisher
(PlayStation), and Gex 2 (PlayStation) are still possible for next year.

Communications Decency Act Ruled
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Despite the recent upheavals
at Crystal Dynamics, Pande-
monium should still make it to
the PlayStation by Christmas.

widespread implica-
tions for the online community, the
Philadelphia Federal District Court has
decided that the Communicalions Decency Act (CDA) is unconstitu-
tional. This landmark decision means that electronic publishing will be
treated like traditional publishing media such as magazines and newspa-
pers. The same rights that apply to the print media now apply to the In-
ternet: the rights of free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment of
the Constitution.

Essentially, the ruling means that the government cannot dictate
what can and can't be posted on the Internet. The federal government
had tried to limit Internet content with the CDA, a bill signed into law
February 8 as a way to deny children access to "indecent" Internet post-
ings. The definition of indecent was found to be too restrictive by the
American Civil Liberties Union, the Citizens Internet Empowerment
Coalition, and the Information Technology Association of America.
Problems with consistent enforcement added to the CDA's demise.

Because the CDA has been struck down, people can post virtually
anything on the Internet, just as anyone can print virtually anything in
magazines. This does not mean that children will have free access to
obscene materials: child pornography and obscenity are still outlawed
in print and on the Internet, and parents can use in-home software to
block anything they deem objectionable from their children.

Appeals to the Philadelphia ruling are still possible, so expect to
read about further governmental efforts to control Internet content. In
election years like this one. issues such as the protection of children
from obscenity, controversial music lyrics, and violence in video games
(see "ProNews." June) become popular topics lor politicians. After the
Philadelphia ruling. President Clinton spoke in strong favor of the origi-
nal CDA: "I remain convinced, as I was when I signed the bill, that our
Constitution allows us to help parents by enforcing this act to prevent
children from being exposed to objectionable material transmitted
through computer networks."

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* A hit on the PC, Duke Nukem 3D's turning its bloodthirsty eye to the
console market. In addition to the PlayStation and Satum versions that CT
Interactive is preparing for release late this year, rumor has it that a Nin-
tendo 64 version is in the works for 1997.

* If the words Pamela Anderson Lee
get your saliva flowing, you're gonna love
this one. GT interactive'} working on a
Barb Wire game based on the recent
movie (which belly-flopped In theaters, by
the way). Expect Pamela's first action
game to hit the shelves in January '97 for
the PlayStation, Satum, PC, and Mac.

* Disney Interactive is developing
several computer games based on its Pamela's tookin' sharp in the

latest movies. Two games will use n,m Bal * Wlre ' am " n 9 **"> *

„.,,,., „ a video game system near you.

Hunchback of Notre Dame themes— an

animated storybook based on the film and CameBreak! Hunchback of Notre

Dame Topsy-Turvy Games. Both titles should be out by fall. For Christmas,

expect an animated storybook as well as a game based on November's 101

Dalmatians, the live-action remake of the classic animated film.

■ Nolan Bushnell refuses to retire. The founder of Atari (and Chuck E.
Cheese restaurants) has joined Aristo International, a New York-based
company that is designing and developing networked, mulrJplayer games.
Bushnell says that he will help create entirely new concepts in entertain-
ment Aristo's first tides will be released later this year.

* What did you think were 1 995's best games? The Video Software
Dealers Association recently announced its nominees for this year's Best
Video Game of the Year {the association names just tides, not the sys-
tems they're played on): Donkey Kong Country 2 (Nintendo); Earthworm
Jim 2 (Playmates Interactive); Mortal Kombat 3 (Williams Entertainment);
Primal Rage (Time Warner Interactive); Toy Story (Disney Interactive).

To be eligible, games had to be released between March 1, 1995, and
March 31, 1996. The winner will be announced this fall.

* Now that the dust has settled after the Electronic Entertainment
Expo (E3) in May, final attendance figures show just how successful the
video game industry's premier trade show really was. Attendance topped
57,000 for the three-day event, an increase of almost 20,000 people over
last year's show. In addition, 467 companies showed off approximately

1 ,700 new software tides, a 35 percent jump over 1 995's roster.

* If you launch it, they will come: GemePro's Web site (http://www.
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rd-winning Warcraft: Ores and Hu-

is will be one of the games offered to PCXBand sub-
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ing the popular strategy/fantasy
r are Ultimate Doom, Doom II,
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" re info: http://vww.xband.com

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_ le gaming service that debuts later this year. War-
craft II: Tides of Darkness has just been added to the solid
' of network games available through Engage. Amon
"the other multiplayer titles coming by the end of 1996 ai
Interplay's Descent Online, Castles II, and Forgotten Real
Descent to Undermountain; Fighter Duel and Total Control
Football from Philips; and the Maxis classic Sim City 2000.
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Buy ©mr System

Advice for system shoppers from the heads of the three
leading video game companies.

H

l Howard Lincoln, chairman. Nin-
tendo of America: "The M64 is in-
tended for only one group of peo-
ple — those who demand the very
best video games the world has
ever seen. Period. What you will
see on the screen with Super
Mario 64 or Pilotwings 64 would
have required a $100,000 worksta-
tion just a couple of years ago."

Tom Kalinske. president and CEO
of Sega of America: "The consumer
is looking at how the system will
perform today and in the future. I
believe today's gamer is a very so-
phisticated buyer who sees a real
advantage in the Sega Saturn. The
Saturn offers new networked-gam-
ing capabilities and continuously
delivers better and better exclusive
game experiences."

n

Jim Whims, executive vice presi-
dent, Sony Computer Entertain-
ment: "The decision is simple: The
PlayStation offers unique, robust
hardware and an unsurpassable
catalog of great games. From the
start Sony's been laser-focused on
making the PlayStation the ultimate
game machine, and now we've got
the most compelling software in
the industry. Second-generation
games like Crash Bandicoot take
gaming to whole new levels."

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November

.. .NBA Hang Time

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The arcade game from the team behind NBA Jam

1 November

. , .Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey . . .

. .Williams ....

The Great One plus NHL & NHLPA licenses

November

December

. . .War Gods

. . .Blast Corps

. .Williams

True 3D fighting; may bump to December
.Formerly called Blast Dozer; 60 stages

. .Rare

December

. . .FIFA International Soccer

. .EA Sports .. .

.Get your kicks with the latest in the classic series

December

. . .GoldenEye 007

. .Rare

.Based on the movie; international settings

1 December

. .Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball

. .Nintendo . . .

The first N64 baseball title should be a hit

Rare

.3D backgrounds and a zooming camera

December

. . .Mission: Impossible ..

. .Ocean

.Loosely based on the movie

1 December

. .Robotech: Cryslal Dreams ....

. .GameTek . .

.This good-looking shooter may run a little late

December

December

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Tetris in a 3D environment

December

February '97 ...

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
. . .Freak Boy

.First-person shooting vs. polygon robots
. .Formerly titled Stacker, it stars a morphing character

. .Virgin

The familiar 16-bit racer gets the 64-bit treatment
. .Formerly a launch title: the fastest Doom yet?

. .Williams ....

Nttd-1997 and beyond:

Super Mario RPG 54 (Nintendo)

Untitled RPG (Natsume)

Creator (Nintendo)

Ultra Combat (GT Interactive)

Untitled soccer game (BMG Interactive)

Robotron X (Williams)

Ultra Descent (Interplay)

Untitled vertical shooter (Seta)

Silicon Valley (8MG Interactive)

Untitled golf game (Seta)

Vegas Slots (Seta)

Star Fox 64 (Nintendo)

Untitled rally racing game

(Seta)

Zelda 64 (Nintendo)

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By The Axe Grinder

(Special thanks to Aaron Seeler,
Brian Johnson, and Michael Abbot)

It's blasted a path through the PC, the PlayStation, the 3D0,
and even the Super NES. Now Doom— the game that popu
larized a new gaming genre, the corridor-shooter—loads
up for an attack on the Nintendo 64 this spring.

Building a Better Doom?

Since Williams became a Dream bined the PC versions of

Team member in 1 994, one of Doom and Doom II (and will

the games the company started have Final Doom, another

thinking about for the Nin- PC-to-PlayStation conversion,

tendo 64 was Doom. Doom in October), Doom 64 promis

64 has been developed totally to go farther than any other

company that originated the
game, id, giving its stamp of
approval every step of the way.
Where the PlayStation was
blessed with a custom edition
of Doom that essentially com-

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N64's advantages: No big pixels
when you get close to objects.

in October), Doom 64 promis
to go farther than any other
Doom, with new levels, graph-
ics, sounds, and possibly new
weapons and monsters. , AAAt
tionally, all the old weap
like the plasma gun and
pistol, have been enh*"™
with new looks and eiieus,
and every level has been built
ed graphics. You
wun l see diiy heavy-duty
pixelization when you're ex-
tremely close to objects, but
you will see plenty of light-
source shading— all now possi-
ble with the powerful Nintendo
64 engine. In short, Doom 64
is a whole new Doom.

Something Old,
Something New

Doom's story has always been
simple— you against the
forces of hell— and Doom 64
ion. The story
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New shading and light effects

show off the H64's visual prow .

a planetary expedition that's
gone wrong and ends in hell.

Purists can rest assured
that Doom 64's gameplay will
remain true to form: Aim and
shoot. The onscreen interface,
however, may be new. At
press time, the programmers
were deciding whether or not
to have the face at the bottom
of the screen, and the statis-
tics such as ammo and health

For more on Doom,
check out the preview

of Final Doom in
J'Sneak Previews."

I'D

The new multicolored map sh

your progress through the game's
30-plus levels.

Locked and Loaded

Although the screen shots ac-

n a very early version of

graphics power with Super
Mario 64 and Pilotwinc
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Lights...

...Camera...

New Territory

^ I | The 12 level Shadows story

.. . jhQClOWS! describes a power struggle

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ber-two henchman, Darth the Rebels are unable to keep

Vader, and a powerful new the bounty hunter Boba Fett

character, the Dark Underlord from escaping to Tatooine

Xizor (pronounced "she-zore"). with the carbonite-frozen Han.

The green-skinned Xizor is a - „ _. __

ruthless crime lord who wants bam

is the new Star Wars game coming
soon to the Nintendo 64.

^^k ne of the most eagerly awaited games of the year is
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, a LucasArts game

Return of the Story

It's the placement of the Shad-
ows story that's unusual.
Rather than being tacked on-
to the end of the triioav, the

ment (Return ofthejedi).

Thus, in Shadows Darth
Vader is still the Emperor's

Xizor, the Dark Underlord

to assassinate Luke Skywalkei
and usurp Vader's power.
Vader still wants to find his
son, Luke, and so, in a flash-
back to The Empire Strikes

V- Starfleet on a search to Hoth.

Shadows of the Empire opens

with AT-AT walkers confronting

eright? ' Rebel Snowspeeders over icy

fields. A run-n-gun shootout
r Star Wars names in insjde Echo Base and a d

« plot include Chew- fi9ht Wlth tie Rghters in an

Undo Catalan, the asteroid fie | d ensue .

-Boba Fett, the The story then moves to

loom Hoth. and th e Imperial City, an imposing

have palaces. Despite a flight
through Smuggler's Gorge

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A sample of Shadows
of the Empire merchandise.

Action figures, vehicles
(Kenner)

Books

(Ballantine Books, Infotainment
World, West End Games)

Comic books

(Dark Horse Comics}

Lithographs
(Zanart)

Micro Machines

(Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc.)

Model kits

(Ertl)

Music CD

(Varese Sarabande Records, Inc.)

Posters

(Western Graphics)

Role-playing board games

(West End Games)

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I finally made its Japanese debut on June 23 with
a first-day rollout of 300,000 units. Nearly all those
N64s, however, had been pre-sold, so there were ?'
most no systems available for the gamers who lin__

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In Shinjuku, one of the core In the electronics mecca

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voiced for Saikyo Habu 23, 20 to 30 people were pa i

Shohgi, a chess game, camped out in front of the un

tmap, After the trains started run- Did we miss the revolu-

Laox ning around 5 a.m., lines at tion? Not at all. On the first

lie on a the two shops grew larger. day. a whopping 300,000

d basis, |_aox, seeing the growing units were released and sold.

stem per crowd, opened an hour early, Nintendo delivered another

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fear... all three of them.

Jse your ghostly skills to
solve complex pugeles, find
secret passageways and hidden
ilues, and locate the lost
pieces oi the dismantled lazerus
iiachine. Based on the hit movie,
including some of the great 3— 1>
animation, special effects and
ailarious gags, CASPER is a
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Power Peripherals

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Put in some ear plugs, 'cuz
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as we take our first look at some Nin-
tendo 64 peripherals.

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September S9. when The NG4 launches.

Launch Pads

Also look for the Advanced
Controller for N64 from

Mad Catz. Again, it's similar
to standard N64 controllers,
but it packs a turbo-fire
option. It also features the
same great floating direction-
al pad from the companys
PlayStation controller, all at a
price tag of about $25.

When the N64 launches, look
for two standard-style N64
! controllers complete with
! memory card slots from
| InterAct. The Shark
1 Pad Pro will also offer
j extras like slo-mo and
I auto-fire. The Hammer-
I Head sports the same fea-
! tures plus program mability.

Cruisin' with the Catz

The name says it all— the Analog Steering Wheel for N64. If

you've taken a few laps with the Mad Catz PlayStation wheel, you
know these guys won't steer you wrong. You get the gas and brake
pedals, a stick shift, and a wheel with a 270-degree range of rota-
tion, Crossing the finish line at about $79, this one deserves a test
run by all Cruis'n USA fans.

am

Look up in the sky: It's a bird,
it's a plane— it's the Super
Pad 64 Plus by InterAct.

I While it packs all the features
I of a standard N64 pad, this
one differs in design. With
two grips instead of three, it
looks more like a PlayStation
controller, and it may be the

Stickin 1 It to
theNE4

I While control pads dominate
the home gaming scene, there
are those diehard arcade play-
ers who will settle for noth-
ing less than a stick for Killer
Instinct. Thankfully, InterAct
is already hard at work pro-
ducing the Arcade Shark, a

right choice for gamers not
comfortable with the stan-
dard design.

digital/analog joystick featur-
ing slo-mo and auto-fire.

More N64 Launch
Peripherals

• Ascii Pad (By ASCII)

• AW Cables (By Mad Cab)

■ Controller Extension Cables (Byroad Catz)

' Enhanced Stick (By ASCII)

• night/Fight Slick (By Mad Cat)

• Came Shark (By InterAct)

• Memory Cards (By InterAct and Mad Cab)

• RF Converter (By Mad Catz)

• Specialized Ascii Pad (By ASCII)

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digitized graphics

i 16-bit stereo symphonic
sound tracks

i Build and command your own
space armada

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completely different

i 16 levels of game play, with
increasing difficulty

i Easy icon-driven menu system

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Williams Entertainment came to town with a

load of cool games and a Nintendo 64! On ton of

great titles like MK Trilogy and Final Doom,

tney also unveiled the awesome multiplayer game

Wayne Cretzky's 3D Hockey (see "Sports Pages"

this issue for a preview). Let's take a look

at what else they brought!

Control

Robotron X

Nintendo 64 j PlayStation | PC CD |

Developed by Player 1
Published by Williams

Entertainment
Available October

The preliminary PlayStation version's
controls were crisp, though arcade vets
will miss the dual joysticks. Diagonal shots
with four-button PlayStation directionals
just don't feel the same. Also, the auto-
cam zoomed in and out of the action,
which proved positively lethal as robots
snuck up behind you during close-ups.
Fortunately, Williams has plenty of time
to tune things up.

Williams promises 100 levels and

26 enemies, which will be basically

true to the original. For example,

the Brainbots appear on Level 5 and the Tanks appear on Level 7, as in the

arcade game. Gamers will also find 7 bonus rounds, 4 giganto bosses, and

14 techno-funk music tracks. Williams seems to be in full retro-mode with

Arcade's Classics and now this remake, but Robotron certainly looks X-citing,

X gets a 3D polygon facelift, but the sce-
nario's classic Robotron. Robot masters
desire to exterminate all humans. You
guide the pistol-toting hero in a 360-de-
gree g untight/rescue mission via a 3 A-
overhead view.

GAMEPRD ^^ September USE

'STATION

, Mortal Kombat

'Trilogy i—«B4i

By Major Mike

It's MK, andfllenty of it. Anyone who
loved MKII but hated MK3, or vice versa,
will definitely take to this compilation.
The mix of elements from the different
games works remarkably well. Even the
new fighters are something to be reck-
oned with— Rain sports a mean lightning
move, and Noob Saibot comes on strong
with his Pile Driver.

The Nintendo 64 controller poses

no problems in the execution of

rapid-fire combos and special moves. The configuration of all six buttons on the

face of the Nintendo 64 controller is especially helpful.

Another bonus— the Nintendo 64 game has one feature not found in the
versions for other platforms: the Aggressor meter at the bottom of the screen.
As fighters exchange blows, the word gradually appears. When it is maxed out,
you are stronger and faster for a brief period.

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Final Doom

Gameplay & Fun Factor

Think you're havin' a hellish
day? You don't know the half
of it until you've played Doom.
But for those who played and
enjoyed the first one, this one
will definitely satisfy the blood-
lust a little longer. For novices
it's better to cut your teeth on
the first one before
plunging into this
nightmare. As far
as fun goes, even
in this preview ver-
sion, Final Doom's
the best corridor
shooter around,
.greatly improving
on its seminal

averting id's masterpieces to the
II only grow with Final Boom. It's added blood-spurting,
demon-busting action— perfect lor Doom-heads jonesin' for more.

The movement is still as fluid and free of slowdown as the
first PSX version. But the ability to shoot and strafe simul-
taneously (a big concern for Doom purists) has been retained
The game moves surprisingly well, and even in crowded
rooms, the action is viciously fast.

Graphics

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FOR YOU, THE HELMET IS OPTIONAL.

| The most realistic racing experience
yet for the Sega Saturn. Amazing
3-D graphics and tight control for
gameplay so intense you can
almost feel your head rattle.

| Six action-packed tracks
including Monte Carlo, Suzuka and
Hockenheim and five top authentic
Formula-1 racing teams featuring
Ferrari, Benetton, and Williams.

^Customizable player settings
for greater control of your car's
performance including mid-race
pit row changes.

| "This new racing sim sets the pace
for the rest of the field... The game's
3-D graphics match or surpass Sega's
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Geared-Up Gameplay

Not that Destruction Derby was
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3D feel. One of the most noticeable improvements is in the tracks themselves.
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enhancements, DD2 still moves as quickly as ever, it still has 20 cars per race,
and it still supports a two-player link.

Paul Page, NBC Sports' Indy 500 com-
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Derby. Add in a new metal soundtrack
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game, and DD2 looks ready to rock!

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Graphically, Reflections is putting the
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Responsive enough, the controls in this early version tend to slip when
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also takes some getting used to, especially when you need to use this
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Capcom evolves from the 2D
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Star Gladiator is a futuristic
fighting game that features
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Gladiatorial Combat

Nine deadly gladiators, rang-
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equipped with a plasma yo-
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command. Each is outfitted
with special weapons, moves,
and combos. Fights are set
on a 2D playing field, but
every fighter has the ability
to sidestep and circle an op-
ponent. The fighting area has
set limitations, so ring-out
victories are possible.

Star Gladiator runs off
PlayStation hardware, so the
game produces amazing 3D
effects, including transparen-
cies, motion blurs, and flashy
lighting effects. Each fighter
is beautifully texture-mapped
and moves fluidly at a speedy
frame rate.

Unique Fighting

Capcom's best fighting
games have always featured
perfect controls and inventive
gameplay, and Star Gladiator
is no different. Each fighter's
moves are easy to execute
with the four button con-

trols—Guard, Vertical Slash,
Side Slash, and Kick.

Gladiator also features
advanced fighting gameplay.
For example, fighters can
perform a Plasma Revenge
which enables you to block
and counterattack incoming
moves. There's also a Plasma
Reflect move that enables
you to block an incoming at-
tack with your weapons. The
Reflect block throws your op-
ponent off balance, so you
can counterattack with a
move or a combo.

Even the combo system
is unique. A small Plasma bar
sits directly under your life
bar, and as you start a com-
bo, the bar displays the but-
tons you press. If you tap the
wrong button in the combo
sequence, your combo stops
and the word "Plasma" re-
appears. Figure it out? This
Plasma combo system en-
ables you to discover combos
by the process of elimination!

The Fighting
Future Is Now

Star Gladiator takes Capcom
into an entirely new 3D fight-
ing realm. The game's beauti-
fully colored characters are
matched with wild moves and
intense combos. Fighting fans
who experience the power of
Capcom's first 3D fighter will
not be disappointed. ■

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Namco's long-awaited classic
series release isn't just three
original games thrown into
one cabinet. Players have the
opportunity to play one of the
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skills to a new feature call
Arranged mode. In the

Pac-Man's new two-player si-
multaneous action lets you ami
a friend team up and eradicate
anything that moves.

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out at the local roller rink, play-
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same quarter, of course), all
while your friends skated to the
blaring sounds of "Hungry Like
die Wolf."

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Veronica's staff belies her
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The Urth will once again tremble

with the fury of Primal Rage! Pri-
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with 1 7 stop-motion animated
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Rage's new hardware plat-
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and mind-blowing effects. The

standard four-button control
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Squealing tires, the en-
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all effect. The ability to select
music tracks is also a big plus.

Fun Factor

This is the best racing
game for the Play-
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intense driving easily run the
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Graphics

The track redraw is
phenomenally smooth.
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planes and helicopters that fly

by, are a nice touch.

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different attributes that affect
the controls-one car may have
excellent handling but poor
acceleration.

five, men press Start to pause
the game. Now press ami hold

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for big points. you most hit it with your

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The old-schooi arcade
games keep rolling in!
If you've ever had Pac-
Man fever, you may want to
hang out in Namco's Museum.

Classy Classics

Most notable of these seven
games are Pac-Man, Calaga,
and Pole Position. Back in the
pack are the space shooter
Bosconian, maze-racers Ralty-
X and New Rally-X, and the
throwaway ToyPop (the coin-
op version was never avail-
able in the states). ToyPop is
a kiddie Japanese maze-game
with shooting elements, which
is best enjoyed as a simulta-
neous two-player game,

Although you can walk
through Namco's 3D museum,
it isn't nearly as well put to-
gether or as informative as
what you'll experience on the
Williams Classics disc There
are no interviews, and unfor-
tunately, most of the old mar-
quees are in Japanese.

Classic fans will want this
disc for Pac-Man and Calaga
alone, but if you're not serious
about the oldies, it passes as a
rental down memory lane.

PROTIP: When you're being
chased in Rally-X, drive near
the boulders, because often the
computer enemies will crash.

PROTIP; In Hew Rally-X (and
Ratly-X), use your smoke screen
sparingly, because It cuts into
your fuel.

PROTIP: In ToyPop, shoot the
giftwrapped boxes to get the
weapons you need. Tires defeat
cars, and bombs defeat tanks.

In the 3D museum, each game
has Its own wing where you can
look at memorabilia and find dps.

nt it for these classics, Oth
vise, Rally-X and Pac-Man
take a little getting used to if
--'- playing with a pad.

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marketing muscle behind Gun Griffon, it's one of the most entertaining Saturn games in its genre.
You pilot a mech through areas ranging from the harsh winter landscape of Novosibirsk to war-
torn Kiev. In each area, you face a hellfire of artillery— land-roving tanks, other fearsome mechs, heli-
copters, even jets! In every level, you try to defend your troops, resupply your arsenal on the ground
and in the air, and complete mission objectives such as blowing up a train.

Your mech comes with rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns, automatic-tracking missiles, a can-
non, and more. Sut ammo doesn't come cheap—you gotta battle your way to the supply choppers be-
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PROTiP: In Kiev,

jump power so
you can use it
to cross whole
neighborhoods in
this area rather
than wasting pre-
cious time walk-
ing around the
useless rubble.

PROTIP: Whether or not you master
the controls depends on your patience
lew!. Start with a smaller
area, like Kharkov or
Ulan Bator, to get the
controls down. ^\

PROTIP: Fast-moving mechs are a
problem. One tactic Is to use the gun
and aim slightly ahead of mem.
They'll walk into your line of fire.

Graphics

PROTiP: If you're get-
ting slammed on the
ground, take a quick
jump and use your
rocket-propelled gren-
ades to dear out the
ground units.

PROTIP: Novosibirsk is the toughest area on
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PROTIP: If you're neck-and-neck
with an opponent, use bump-
and -grind tactics (rear-ending
or sliding in from the side) to
crash them out

If crankin' up a wicked sports car ranks at the top of your fan-
tasy list, Need for Speed on the Saturn will deliver sheer satis-
faction. Comparable with— and occasionally better than— the im
pressive PlayStation version, this smokin' racing game guns it
with a sweet selection of to-die-for exotic cars and challenging
courses. The gameplay demands both precision driving and ca-
jones, and although mastery takes time to achieve, Need's ulti-
mately more satisfying than Daytona or Sega Rally. Q

PROTIP: The quickest way to

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PROTIP: When the lanes are cluttered, slip
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losing speed.

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steep, but the engaging gameplay
offers serious depth. The Lambor-
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dont hurt, either!

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parison with the other versions.
The sensitive steering and shifting
enable you to guide your car with
slick precision.

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Although the in-race
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than standard fare, the realistic
sound effects take the trophy. Each
car roars with its own unique rum-
bling engine and squealing tires.

The clean visuals sparkle
I with beautiful back-
grounds and respectably rendered
cars. Cool full-motion video clips of
each machine get you as close as a
car freak could want.

Graphics

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In June we asked you to name
your favorite 16-bit shooters.
The overwhelming choice:

Space MegaForce (SNES)

Here are your next four
favorites:

Firepower 2000 (SNES)

Sagaia (Genesis)

Super Turrican (SNES)

Wing Commander (SNES)

Wing Commander for the SNES
made it to the shooters' Baal five.

Now the Hall of Fame direc-
tors (that's us) are turning
their attention to one of the
best 16-bit genres of all: role-
playing games. RPGs: You
know 'em, you love 'em—
from Zelda to Super Mario
RPC, from Shining Force to
Phantasy Star. But what's the
very best 16-bit RPG of all
time? Consider every SNES
and Genesis RPC ever made,
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Why did Nintendo make the
computer cheat so much in
Ken Griffey jr. Presents Major
League Baseball for the SNES?
I led the computer 24-0 and
had a no-hitter going with

two outs in the ninth and no-
body on base, and the com-
puter came back to score 36
runs! I'm mad at Nintendo!
Brandon Wiederspohn
Arlington, WA

October should be a big
month for 16-bit games,
what with the SNES and Genesis
versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
coming out. November's got Donkey Kong Country 3, NBA
Hang Time, X-Women, and probably Vectorman 2 and Sonic
Blast. So what does that leave for September? Tetris!

Even though we don't yet have the U.S. version of Tetris
Attack, just being able to play the Japanese version is enough
to convince us that this game's got "Hit" written all over it.
You play five one-player games, two different two-player
matches, or 60 levels in a puzzle mode. This isn't your fa-
ther's Tetris: The blocks are all square, and they rise from the
bottom. Match three with similar designs in a vertical or hori-
zontal row to eliminate them from the screen. It's a novel ap-
proach sure to make Tetris-heads foam at the controller. We'll
review the U.S. version in an upcoming issue.

The designs you match up are yellow stars, red hearts, green oc-
tagons, purple squares, blue triangles, and gray exclamation points.

The U.S. version of Tetris Attack replaces the cutesy girls and drag-
ons in the backgrounds with characters from Yoshi's Island.

Meanwhile, here are all the 16-bit games due in September:

Incantation by Titus (SNES) Tetris Attack by Nintendo (SNES)

Ms. Pac Mart by Williams Entertainment (SMS)

Power Rangers Zeo: Battle Racers by Bandai (SNES)

Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits by Williams Entertainment (SNES/Genesis)

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I-Perts

By Greasy Gus wSSmm
Talk about X-tremely poor!
You don't have to be an ex-
pert to put down X-Perts, but
here it goes.

In X-Perts, you assume the
roles of three top agents (in-
cluding Eternal Champions'
Shadow) who run around in
an underwater complex.
You're trying to stop invading
spies by flipping a bunch of

PROW: To fight these little robots,
sneak beside them. When they by
to switch their guns around, foot-

useiess switches. Oh, and you
beat up enemies with hardly
an Al to them. However, you
need every break you can get
from your moronic opponents,
because your control is weaker,

PROTIP: When the computer con-
trols your characters, don't let ft
light for you In later levels. You'll
take more damage man If you
fight the enemies yourself.

stickier, stodgier, and dinkier
than that in some first-genera-
tion 16-bit games.

Graphically, your characters
are big, but their animations

are shabby. All the levels have
very similar backgrounds, and
completing each repetitive
mission is a visual bore. The
sounds, especially the music,
are sparse, and you've heard
more original fighting effects
in the first Streets of Rage.

Ultimately, this overhyped
game does nothing to help
the Genesis cause. Q

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platform jumping, sword
slashing, and doughnut toss-
ing through a variety of me-
dieval settings. The controls
are fine— simple and effec-
tive — and there's a nifty float
move when you leap over
a blowhole.

The graphics are cute and
cartoony, at least as good as
what you see on Saturday

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available

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Replay value: Medium
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PROW: At the end of the West
Blowhole Forest, use the blow-
holes to float above the dragon
so mat you can strike from a

PROTIP: In Beautiful Downtown
Pigg, jump around Inside we
buildings to find hidden stair-
cases which lead to goodies.

mornings. It's the sounds, how-
ever, that steal the show. All
kinds of grunts and oinks add
humor, and fast-paced music
propels the action.

OK, so it's not as sophisti-
cated as Earthworm Jim. This
game isn't trying to be. The
Power Piggs are saviors for
kids looking for a decent new
SNES game. Play it, and remem-
ber how good this would've
seemed back in 1993. O

hidden behind the post!

What's up, Doc? Not much, if
you're playing Bugs Bunny:
Double Trouble. Though Bugs
gives you eight adventures,
the shoddy level designs and
sluggish controls bring down
the Fudd, er, Fun Factor.

PROTIP: when playing as Bugs

steer back. You'll deposit the
dynamite without being hit by
the bull.

As the wascally wabbit,
you must duck, dodge, throw,
run, and jump through levels
where you're chased by co-

olly, the game is solid. Bugs
and friends are well animated
id complemented by bright
and varied backgrounds. The
sounds are good, but the mu-
sic is grating, and you don't get
one single voice effect.

Controlwise, Bugs is aptly
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Big Hurt Makes Big Dent on Saturn

Franh Thomas Big Hurt" Baseball

By Scary "Bigger Hurl" Larry

Frank Thomas, a premier force in the world of base-
Ml HI II ball, now has a next-gen game wilh his nickname: Big
Hurt. The surprising ihing about this game is thai il doesn't suck... un-
like the abysmal 16-bit versions.

Gettin' to First Base

The game kicks off with plenty of options, it
eluding "95 slats (tracked in 27 categories), full
MLBPA licensing, and a wide range of stadi-
ums to choose from.

Acclaim has always said that real-
ism is not its first priority for this game
(although the company did use its ex-
clusive motion-capture technology to
digitize Frank Thomas and the other
players). What BHB achieves is the plug-
and-play feeling of baseball, where stats
run second to fun. The tradeoffs are missing
nuances that would have made the game more

PROTIP: Slay away from the Delroit Tigers.

The Grass Is Greener

The graphics, while good

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overall, are a slightly nuxed mmmmttk

(rosim hag. The players and

the field are crisp and clean, but a player thai strikes out pixelates horri-
bly as he runs off the
field. Another problem is
the bat/ball contact. You
have to swing ahead of
the baseball (and I mean
way ahead) in order to hit
it. And unlike in Triple
Play, you can't change the
batter's stance or the type
of hit (contact or power).
The sounds actu-
ally improve the game's
Fun Factor. A crystal-clear announcer, who's on time and current,
never interferes with the game's
flow. Other sounds, like the
crowd, the ball cracking the bat,
and the catches, are all there.

Like the graphics, the con-
trol is solid but it has its quirks.
Stealing bases is hard (there's no
lead), and throwing out a stealing
requires two separate but-
ton presses. This gives you
the feeling that Big Hurt
was rushed through produc-
tion for a quick sale.

No Balls... No Strikes

As far as Saturn baseball

go (and they don't go
far), Big Hun is an enjoyable
game with an arcade feel.
It's just the kind of game to
throw in the Saturn during a
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NBA Action: First Pick in the Draft

Saturn

NBA fiction

By Johnny Hallgume

NBA Action is the most

surprisingly superb basket-
ball game to enter the 32-bit arena. Its
lively, furious five-on-five tun delivers
tomahawk thunder throw-downs all over
your screen, and though it looks worse
than Frank Briekowski's jumper, its out-
standing controls and fantastic features
definitely make it a world champion.

Paytonte Place

Authendc learns and more than 400 NBA
superstars give you that real pro experience.
Features include Exhibition, Season. Playoff, and
All-Star games, along with a crcate-a-player option
that allows you to compensate for obvious omis-
sions like Jordan and Shaq. You can trade play-
ers, track stats, and build your own team with
superstars from around the league.

Sega slams home the craziest, wildest NBA
gameplay to date. Shake-em, bake-etn juke moves
Uke the spin and crossover dribble, along with leaners,
reverse lay-ups. and fade-away jumpers, will have b-ball freaks
convulsing with excitement.

In Action you can call for a screen or set picks away from the
ball, and this is the first game that enables you to throw alley-oops at
any time. Offensive set plays can be changed to a one- or two-guard
front, and there's even a shot chart to help determine the best places on
the court to shoot from.

Golden State Graphics

The graphics can best be compared to the Warriors: tons of potential
but ultimately just average. Player animations look fairly smooth, and
all the creative courts, like Charlotte and Atlanta, are included. The
sprites are large, and the animations include good derails like the ball
being dribbled between players' legs. The players themselves look
odd, however — they always dribble right-handed and are sometimes
almost indistinguishable.

Yes, Marv Albert announces the game with his trademark mini-
malist approach, which works well in combination with the natural
sounds of bouncing balls, Ian noise, and sneaker squeaks. The crowd
should be more involved, though,
especially in close games.

Starks Reality

NBA Action proves that looks
don't make a game great — game-
play does. Action is hardwood
heaven and a must-have for
sports fans drooling to dribble.

NBA Action by Sega Sports

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Power Soccer Qualifies But Cant Steal Gup

Adidas Power Soccer

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By Tommy Glide

Adidas Power Srxcer kicks its ball into the nearly
full bag of PlayStation soccer sims. A strong con-
tender, it doesn't upset VR Soccer, the current greatest

Power Kick Off

Prepare to take the Held with up to three other players and any of 77
city teams from France. Germany, and England. The user interlace is
tricky at first, but you can compete in a friendly match, a tournament,
or go the long haul for the season. Everything's adjustable, from the
harshness of the referee to the condition of the field.

While Power Soccer plays more like a sim in both the Arcade and
Sim modes, the Arcade mode adds flashy graphics and lets you get
away with more fouls. Although the game moves fairly quickly, penal-
ties often break up the pace.

The controls and player switching are somewhat jerky, but you
can overcome this if you can get used to the unconventional style of
control and passing. Different button combinations you'll discover
reveal cheap moves like shoving and fancy footwork like rainbow and
bicycle kicks.

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npnimenl .1 mean karate kick In siimjllaiicnnsh pressing and "• .

Power Graphics

Graphically, the polygonal players and 3D stadium are well constructed.
Every animation is motion captured right down to a celebratory cart-
wheel after a goal or a limping player on a slide tackle. But these anima-
tions aren't seamless; for instance, you may see a running player sud-
denly slide tackling without an accompanying transition animation.

With standard crowd noise and decent menu music, the sounds
rank a little belter than average. The onfield effects are pretty good,
and you can hear the ball ripple against the back of the net on a goal.
The announcer is the typical English guy who delivers a few good
lines, but you'il hear the same ones too frequently.

Power Performance

Power Soccer looks good, sounds
good, and plays decently enough
once you get ihe hang of ii. The
ugliest side of this game is the
shameless Adidas half-time pro-
motional video, but you can skip
over it. In the quest for the best.
Power Soccer challenges VR Soc-
cer (offering four players to VR's two), and for some, it'll be a matter
of preference. Overall. Power Soccer fields a winning, if not champi-
onship, team. H

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COORS FIELD."

THE HIND IS BLOWING

OUT TO LEFT,

AND YOUR BUDDY'S

HANGING CURVE LOOKS

ABOUT THIS BIG.

Grapefruit, just hanging there for you to swat like a big
round plhala. You might not got ihis cliame again. After
ah, it's Coon Field* where the air is your friend. And who
blows, your next game will probably he at Tiger Stadium'"
where the outfield is so deep you have to change
area codes to call hack to the bullpen. In fact,
World Series Basehair II

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Franh Thomas "Big Hurl"" Baseball

By Scary "Bigger Hurt" Larry

This Acclaim title had a lot going for if iiniil we saw
Triple Play '97. Bui now that the PlayStation baseball
stadium is so crowded, this one has a few strikes against it....

Big Ain't Better

This game wasn't bad on the Saturn (see "Spoils Pages"), but that's be-
cause the competition on the Saturn is limited to one other game,
World Series Baseball. While this one's definitely better than the lame
16-bit versions of last year, Big Hurt on the PlayStation's a foul tip.

The gameplay is standard base-rounding fun, replete with a pick
of teams, a swollen roster of slats, and the backing of a full MLBPA li-
cense. The game, however, lacks some key controls, like changing the

batter's stance. speed bursts while running, and more than three pitches
per pitcher.

The motion-captured player graphics are crisp, clean, and realistic.
Oddly, the players become pixelated when they strike out.

The sounds provide standard stadium effects, like crowd noise and
an occasional catcall. There's plenty of wood-cracking from the bats,
bul nothing above the ordinary.

Hurts So-So Goodgfl|

If you're a fan of Frank Thomas, you should deli niiely play Big Hurt.
But a .serious fan of the sport looking for a lopnolch game can do better
than this. A little more time, a little more effort, and a lot more options
would have helped. It's not a strike out—it's more like a long, slow

pop fly. ffl

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Virtual Open Tennis

Cahirn Tennis cranks its opening serve on the Saturn
with Virtual Open Tennis, a flawed bul even-
tually addicting game. Underneath the weak graphics and
sounds, tennis tans will discover fast-paced, challenging, ar-
cade-style gameplay.

Overhead Smash

VOT offers singles or doubles action in Exhibition or Tour-
nament modes on clay, grass, and hard courts with ten fan- PROTIP: When vou'n
tasy players. Each racquet comes equipped with three swings, ball so you have lime t<
three serves, and three lobs, and your player automatically
smashes and dives as needed.

This strong list of features is augmented by natural, responsive con-
trols that'll have you pulverizing the ball with only a modicum of train-
ing. Another solid feature— colored dots on the court that help you deter-
mine the ball's path- flatten the learning curve.

Double Vault Hp* ^ -

Like too many next-gen games, VOT's burdened with an excess of use-
less views. The lone playable perspective reduces the decent polygonal

players to minuscule, grainy, 16-bit sprites, which in turn interferes with reluming the ball. Bland courts and
smooth, realistic player movements round out the sketchy visuals.

Nauseating elevator music paces each match — you'll rum it off with all due haste. Fortunately, the decent
racquet and court sounds have an authentic Hair.

Since VOT's the sole recourse lor Saturn tennis fans, it's a "love it or leave it" situation. Despite signifi-
cant problems, practice and patience will unearth enough engaging iianieplay to draw you in. I

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Because of the unusually high demand for Tecmo Super Bowl III last year, Tecmo would like to assist you in
obtaining a copy of TECMO SUPER BOWL from your favorite retailer.

In order to avoid the shortage problems which occurred with Tecmo Super Bowl III, Tecmo is making a special
priority shipment program available to retailers and distributors, who choose to participate, from AUGUST 1, 1996
TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1996.

Tecmo encourages you to go to your favorite participating retailer and reserve a copy of TECMO SUPER BOWL
by placing a non-refundable deposit between AUGUST 1, 1996 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 1996.

In order to assist you.Tecmo suggests that you fill out the reservation/deposit form below and drop it off at any
participating retailer.

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CHECK OUT SOME OF THE NEW FEATURES:

• Create your own Dream Team

• Live commentary

• Instant replay

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• Contains over 1200 real NFL players

• Each player has 20 different variable characteristics

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Plail^flNnn Olympic Summer Games stumbles across the finish line

" as though it were nudged by Zola Bucld, ending up

miles behind ihe gold-medal winning I mum annual Track & Field.

More Is Less

Three modes of play and 15 events, including the 100-meter dash,
rapid-fire pistol, archery, and triple jump are included. Others, such as
skeet shooting and weight lifting, are mere novelties that require little
skill and provide no Fun Factor payoff. The 400-meter run and 110-me-
ter swim are far too long, and the CPU opponents use superhuman
speed bursts to blow by you for victory. You'll lie able to shatter most

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world records the first couple of times you play, and the multiplayer
competition is lame — sometimes you don't even race head-to-head
unless you both qualify for the medal round.

The fully rendered athletes move smoothly, highlighted by nice
details like runners stretching out before entering the blocks. Unfortu-
nately, events like the discus and the long jump look 16-bit, the javeli-
neer throws like Lammar from Revenge of the Nerds, and you can't
even tell what's going on when you hoist yourself up for the pole vault.

As for the sounds, don't expect an intelligent announcer or verbal
congratulations when breaking a record. All you'll find are constant
cliches backed by a static crowd with no Olympic spirit.

The Torch Is Out

Individually, some events have their moments. Overall, though, this

game needs more training before com-
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like International Track & Field. I

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Genesis „'. . ., .

It s hard to imag-
ine a bigger rip-off than College
Slam's knock-off of NBA Jam
(see "Sports Pages," July), but
World Series '96 earns that dubi-
ous honor. Beyond tuning the
gameplay and fixing some bugs,
the only change Sega made since
World Series '95 is adding in the
1996 schedule and Opening Day
rosters. Yup, put your wallets away
— it's virtually the same game.
And, though it's a bit out-
dated, a fine game it still is. With
comprehensive features, quality
graphics, and addictive arcade
gameplay, WSB '96 is great fun
for anyone who doesn't own its
predecessor. If you still haven't
bought a baseball game for your
Genesis, WSB '96 should be at the
top of your list. Otherwise, join the
ranks of the disappointed. B

By Air Htndrix

Although Virtual
Tennis fares a bit
better than Power Serve Tennis,
the PlayStation still lacks a quality
tennis game. Boring graphics,
poor sounds, and flaccid gameplay
send this one right into the net.

VT's features include match
and tournament modes, 16 fantasy
players, 4 serves, 4 strokes, and 3
lobs. The controls handle respon-
sively, but the lack of dives and
the simplistic serving are only the
beginning of VT's problems. The
A.I.'s just plain dumb, playing
with little strategy or variety. The
result? Occasionally fun but gen-
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painful Muzak, and ludicrous
sound effects serve as the final
blow. You've been warned — avoid
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The Monthly guide to the World of Role-Playing Games

September

By Sir Scary Larry

Because it's primarily an ac-
tion game, Legend of Oasis
might seem an odd choice for
this section of the magazine,
but it also has all the classic
elements of a serious RPC:
weapons, spells, mystical
enemies, and faraway lands.
Though somewhat juvenile,
this smooth-moving and col-
orful action RPC is engaging
and enjoyable.

A Spirited Cause

You take up the cause of
Leon, who lives in Aquaria,
a small village in Oasis. The
Aquarians have few con-
cerns—that is, until the arm-
lets of Knowledge and Will
are rediscovered . Relics of
an age-old struggle between
good and evil, the armlets are
your cause celebre as you
travel the land of Oasis in
search of the truth behind
the ancient dispute.

You begin the game with
just a short sword and some
cool-looking combination
moves. You can swing, jump,
spin-kick, dash, and crouch-
roll to enter small caves, exit
treacherous waterfalls, and
defeat myriad enemies.

Help appears in the form
of spirit guides, nymphish lit-

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and use them as stepping stones. The best
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where you fall into
the pit Is important.

tie helpers that wield impres-
sive spells. The guides repre-
sent water, earth, wind, fire,
and darkness with corre-
sponding attacks, but they
do not assist you freely. You
must summon them through
invocation objects. For in-
stance, you can conjure Dytto,
the water fairy, only near wa-
terfalls or water fountains.

The Legend Lives On

Oasis's graphics feature a vi-
brant palette and bright, sharp,
Aladdin-esque sprites. You'd
swear that this game was cre-
ated by Disney. Though the
enemies are less than inspired,
the visuals attached to the
magic spells compensate.

The audio is pretty good
but not spectacular. Moans,
groans, metal-clashing swords,
and the bellowing of enemies
are clear but unimaginative.
Speaking parts for the charac-
ters would have helped.

The controls react quickly
and are fairly simple most of
the time. Swinging, running,
and jumping are speedy one-
button actions. Some of the
combos do require fast-finger
reflexes, and the weapons
also have intricate combos
that are tricky to master.

A Spot of Water

Legend of Oasis will give seri-
ous RPCers a fun break from
the monotony of weapon and
skill management, gold hoard-
ing, and spell learning. This
lively action game is an oasis
in the Saturn RPG desert. ■

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Tornado Attack
against the boss
that guards the fire
nymph.

PROW: Try jumping on ledges, such as
these outside the last house on the left
of Aquaria, to reach higher ground.

PROW: The first boss
Is patterned and easy.
Just jump over the
water rings It creates,
then use the arrow to
work on the body.

PROW: You can use the wand
to break dead trees. Move for-
ward, back, then forward again,
and press B.

PROW: The short sword has a
combo that's effective against
zombies: Move forward, back,
then forward again, and press B.

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By Sir Scary Larry

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A sneak peek at upcoming games for RPG fans! /

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nage, and you'll be surprised at how some of the combat turns out.
This game is a Force to be reckoned with!

Working Designs is without a doubt the premier force in RPGs for the
Saturn. With games like Iron Storm (see ProReview, July) and Magic
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face resembles that of Ogre
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and gather information. The
crowded combat scenes are
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ot action a la Braveheart. As
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Get ready to read a manual.
The controls are all menu
based, but there are a ton of
them. And they're not pick-
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manually during a melee, so
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FIGHTER'S EDGE

In the second installment of Tekken 2,
we break down the new characters,:
Jun and Lei, the rest of the original
fighters, and some of the boss charai
ters. We reveal how to perform their
best combos and all their special

moves, linking moves, and throws.
Check future issues onCamePro for
more of the boss characters!

Note: All techniques are described under the assumption that your character is
facing to the right H they're facing left, reverse any Toward and Away commands.

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Super Moves

Super moves take a lew seconds to
execute and leave you open for an
attack. If a super move connects,
however, it will inflict massive dam-
age. These moves are shown on
the following pages. Note: Not all
the fighters have super moves.

Counter Moves

Learn these essential basic skills Counter ThrOWS
before you enter the tournament.
The following moves are universal
for each fighter.

Counter a throw with a throw. If
timed correctly, the two throws will
cancel each other. Then you can
perform another throw, special
move, or combo.

New in Tekken 2 is the ability to
counter incoming moves. These
moves are shown on trie following
pages. Note: Not all the fighters
have counter moves.

How to Run

You can make each fighter run by
tapping -», ■*. If your opponent is
far away and you run toward them,
you'll perform a head-butt. Running
when you're close to an opponent
tackles them.

Tackle Attacks

From a running tackle, score extra
hits by tapping LP, RP, LP, RP.
Note: To perform Yoshimitsu's tackle
attack, tap RP.

Moves While
Running

Each fighter can perform these spe-
cial moves while running toward an
opponent.

Dive attack

While running, tap (LP RP).

Slide Attack

While running, tap RK.

Run Over Your Enemy

Get Up and Fight

When your fighter is knocked down
during a match, there are several
ways to recover offensively and de-
fensively.

Roll to the Side

Rolling to the side is a new recov-
ery move. While on the ground, tap
LP.

Low-Kick Recovery

While on the ground, tap LK.

High-Kick Recovery

While on the ground, tap RK.

Roll Forward

While on the ground, tap ■+.

Roll Backward
While on the ground, tap *", Play-
ers can chain together recovery
moves. For example, while on the
ground, tap LP to roll to the side,
then tap -» to roll forward, or tap *■
to roll backward.

Lunge-Forward Recovery

Tap *■ and as soon as your charac-
ter starts to move, tap (*- LK RK).
Use this tactic when an opponent is
running in or just starting a move.

Lunge Backward and
Forward Recovery

You can damage an opponent on
the ground by running toward them.

ROWtoPOT

AS THE BOSSES AND

HIDDEN FIGHTERS

The game difficulty or how many
rounds you fight doesn't affect how
you reach the bosses and hidden
fighters. You don't even have to win
each fight with a perfect victory. The
quickest way to get to the bosses is
to set the difficulty to "Easy," the
game time to 20 seconds, and the
number of rounds to one.

with a sub-boss and without
switching characters during play.

To play as Devil and Angel, you
must finish the game with Kazuya
and without switching characters.

To play as any of the sub-bosses,
finish the game with each of the ten
main fighters and without switching
characters during play. Each time
you beat the game with a different
character, you get a new sub-boss.

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Tap «- and as soon as your charac-
ter starts to move, tap (-» LP RP).
Use this tactic when an opponent is
running in or just starting a move.

To play as the hidden character
Kazuya, you must beat the game

CAMtPRO (99"; September 19SG

To play as Alex or Roger, you must
first have all the sub-bosses,
Kazuya, Devil, and Angel loaded on
your memory card. Then start a
normal game and during the third
match on the final round, you must
make a "comeback victory" with
less than five percent of your
health. Accomplish this, and Alex or
Roger will step in and challenge
you to a fight. After the fight, return
to the character lineup. Alex and
Roger are now selectable fighters!

Move List Color Key: The color key below indicates the type of move.

Linkers = Rust Counter Moves = Purple Special Moves = Green

J

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Arm Flip

When in close, tap (RP RK)

Arm Breaker

When in close, tap (LP LK)

Behind Grab

When behind enemy,
tap(LPLK]or(RPRK)

Arm Takedown

When in dose, hold (* RP LK)

Counter

Hold(«-LPLK)or(t-RPRK)

Double Stab Punch

Tap LP, LP

Roundhouse
Flip Kick

Tap (LK RK)

Front Snap Kick

Hold -Map (LK RK(

Stab Punch

Hold -», tap LP

Back Flip

Hold *-, tap LK

Flip Kick
Uppercut Juggle

Hold «-, tap LK, RP

Roundhouse

Tap (-» RK)

Axis Shift
Roundhouse

Tap (■+ LK)

Sweep

Tap(VRK)

Shin Kick to
Backhand

Tap (LP RK)

Dive Attack

While running, tap (LP RP)

Dive Kick

While running, tap RK

Hard Pounce

Tap(tRP)or(*RP)

Super Axis
Roundhouse

Tap (-* LK), hold -»

Lei

Keck Breaker

When in close, tap (RP RK)

Leg Press

When in close, tap (LP LK)

Arm Flip

When in close, tap ■*,
hold (■» LP RP)

Behind Grab

When behind enemy,

tap (LP LK) or (RP RK)

Lie Down

Note: You can pertom

Hold (J- LK RK)
i two moves following this move.

Lie Down to
Kick Thrust

Hold ( i LK RK), tap (LK RK)

Lie Down to
Rising Spin Kick

Hold (iLKRK), tap LK.RK

Turn Back to Hold («- LK RK)

Enemies

Note: You can perform six moves following this move.

Body Tackle to
Punching Bag

Super Moves = Blue

Hold if, tap [LP RP). quickly
tap RP, LP, RP, LP, RP, LP

Turn Back to
BackfM

Hold («- LK RK), tap LP

Turn Back to
Takedown Punch

Hold(«-LKRK),tap(4.LP)

Turn Back to
Uppercut

Hold (*■ LK RK), tap RP

Turn Back to
Side Kick

Hold («■ LK RK), tap RK

Turn Back to
Back Flip

Hold («- LK RK), tap (LK RK),
(LK RK), (LK RK)

Turn Back to
Flying Kicks

Hold (*- LK RK), tap (A RK
RK)

Flying Roundhouse

Tap (t RK), RK

Spinning Roundhouse

Tap LK, RK

Side Kick
Takedown

Hold (-» LK), tap RK

Leg Trip

Tap LK, LK

Backward
Spin Kick

Tap RK, LK

Flying Leg
Takedown

Tap *, •*, hold (■* LK)

Dive Attack

White running, tap (LP RP)

Dive Kick

While running, tap RK

Hard Pounce

Tap(tRP)or(*RP)

Super Move Hold <-, tap (LP RK)

Note: You can perforin two moves following this move.

Super Kick

Hold «-, tap (LP RK), hold «-,
tapRK

Super Side Kicks

Hold «-, tap (LP RK), hold «-,
tap LK, LK , LK, LK

Paul

Reverse Arm Cross

When in close, tap (RP RK)

Shoulder Throw

When in close, tap (LP LK)

Leg Flip

When in close, tap (* LP LK)

Power Elbow
Throw

When in close, tap ■*,
(-» LP RP)

Arm Takedown

When in close, hold \
tap (LP RP)

Behind Grab

When behind enemy,
tap(LPLK)or(RPRK)

Hold t, lap (LP RP), hold 4>,
tapRP,LP, LP, neutral for a
second, quickly tap RK, LP,
(LP RP)

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Counter

Ho)d(«-LPLK)or(«-RPRK)

Lunge Punch

Motion i it 4 RP

Flip Kick Tap-»,(-»RK)
Note: This move stuns a blocking opponent.

Elbow Punch Hold A, tap (^ RP)

Note: You can perform two moves following this move.

Elbow Punch to
Uppercut

Hold 4.. lap (* RP) for the
Elbow Punch, then tap RP

Elbow Punch to
Lunge Punch

Hold I, tap (ii RP) for the
Elbow Punch, then tap LP

Super Elbow Punch Tap ■», hold -», tap RP

Dive Attack

While running, tap (LP RP)

Dive Kick

White running, tap RK

Hard Pounce

Tap(t RP)or(^RP)

Super Move

Hold «-, tap (LP RP)

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Fisherman's Suplex

When in close, tap (RP RK)

Front Suplex

When in close, tap (LP LK)

Full -Nelson Suplex

When in close, hold ii,
tap (LP RP)

Behind Grab

When behind enemy,
tap (LP LK) or (RP RK)

Power Punch

Tap (LP RP)

Two -Hit Juggle
Uppercut

Tap Cm RP), LP

Front Snap Kick

Tap (* LK)

Punch and
Side Step

Tap [*■ RP)

Spinning Back Kick

Tap (LK RK), RK

Elbow Lunge

Tap -», (-» LP)

Super Elbow Lunge

While crouching, hold ^.
tapRP

Lunge Punch

Motion 1 'm LP

Rising Uppercut

TapLK,RP

Charging Uppercut

Tap (■» LP)

Dive Attack

White running, tap (LP RP)

Throws = Red

Dive Kick While running, tap RK

Move List Color Key: The color key below indicates the type of move.

Linkers = Rust Counter Moves ■ Purple Special Moves = Green

Super Moves = Blue

Hard Pounce

Tap (t RP) or (* RP)

Super Hard Pounce Tap(JLKRK)

Super Move

Hold -*, tap (LP RK)

Hei

hachi

Power Bomb

Tap(RPRK)

Neck Breaker

Tap (LP LK)

Head-Butt

Tap -*, (-» LP RP(

Behind Grab

When behind enemy,
tap (LP LK) or (RP RK)

Counter

Tap <-, «-, (LK RK)

Sweep Kick

Tap(*RK),RK

Charging Uppercut

Motion -» 4- * RP

Flying Kick Tap -», ■*, [■* LK)

Note: This move stuns a blocking opponent.

Axe Kick

Tap (-* RK)

Rip-Kick
Hard Pounce

Tap RK, LK

Super Uppercut

Motion -» i Si LP

Double- Punch
Uppercut

Tap (Si LP), RP

Sweep Kick Motion ->UflK
Note: Keep tapping RK lor more hits.

Super Axe Kick

Tap -», (-* LK)

Super Lunge Punch Motion i Si ** RP

Flying Side Kick

Motion -> 4- 1i LK

Flying Sweep Kick

Motion^ 4, hold V tap LK

Flying Roundhouse

: Tap(*LK),RK

Power Uppercut

Tap -», (-* RP)

Elbow Smash to
Lunge Punch

Tap (4 LP), (•* RP)

Power Stomp

When opponent is on Hie
ground, tap [ 4 RK)

Dive Attack

While running, tap (LP RP)

Dive Kick

While running, tap RK

Hard Pounce

Tap(t RP)or(^RP)

Super Move

Hold A, tap (LP RK)

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Wrist-Up Slam

When in close, tap (RP RK)

Catapult Throw

When in close, hold \ tap
{RP RK)

Pile Driver

When in close, tap *, hold
-», tap (LP RP)

Back Breaker

When in close, motion 4 <i ,
hold *-, tap RP

Pyramid Driver

When in close, motion 4 Si,
hold -*, tap LP

Behind Grab

When behind enemy, tap
(RP RK) or (LP LK)

Hell Press to
Chest Slam

When in close, tap (LP LK),
then quickly tap (LP RP)

Spring Hammer
Punch

While crouching, hold 4,
tap (LP RP)

Machine-Gun
Knuckle

Tap (tf LP), LP, LP, LP, LP,
RP

Double Hammer

Tap (LP RP), (LP RP)

Megaton Punch

Motion *- * 4 RP

Power Scissors

Tap (-* LP RP)

Sit on the Spot

TapfLKRK)

Sitting Move

Tap (LK RK), LP, RP, LP, RP

Bravo Knuckle

Tap (4- LP RP)

Megaton Sweep

Motion fiC 4-, hold Si, tap LP

Dive Attack

While running, tap (LP RP)

Dive Sprawl

While running, tap (LK RK)

Hard Pounce

Tap(tRP)or(*RP)

Motion 360 degrees toward
opponent starting from «-,
then tap LP

Nate: Keep doing the motion to the count of five to
increase the power of the punch.

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zuya

Double Kick Hold

When in close, tap (LP LK)

Hip Toss

When in close, tap (RP RK)

Behind Grab

When behind enemy, tap
(LPLK)or(RPRK)

Head-Butt

When in close, tap ■*, (■* LP
RP)

Counter

Tap-*

Stun Punch

While rising, tap RP

Sweep Kick

Motion -* I si RK, tap RK

Lunging Uppercut

Tap-», 4-,hold\tapRP

Charging Uppercut

Tap-*, 4, hold si, tap LP

Hurricane
Sweep Kicks

Tap(*RK),RK,RK,RK

Takedown

Tap (* LP RP)

Front Flip

Tap RK, LK

Axe Kick

Tap -*, (■» LK)

Snap Kick

Tap (•» RK)

Spinning Backhand Tap (-» RP)

Jumping Spin Kick

Tap (tRK) or (*RK)

Dive Attack

While running, tap (LP RP)

Dive Kick

While running, tap RK

Hard Pounce

Tap(TRP)orpRP)

Super Uppercut

Tap («- LP RK), or hold «-,
tap (LP RK)

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Atomic Noogie

Tap (RP RK)

Rude Awakening

Tap (LP LK)

Dragon Knee

Tap *, hold -», tap (LK RK)

Behind Grab

When behind opponent, tap
(LP LK) or (RP RK)

Side Kick

Tap(SiLK)

Low Flip Kick Charge 4 one second, tap
(f RK)

Note: Tap * to flip toward opponent: tap K to flip away.

High Flip Kick Charge 4 one second, hold

(tRK)
Note: Hold * to Hip toward opponent: hold ^ to tlip away.

Super Flip Kick Charge 4- one second, tap

(t LK RK)
Note: Tap * to flip toward opponent; tap *• to flip away.

Front Snap Kick

Motion i * RK

Slide

Hold 4, tap si, (St LK)

Lunging Dragon Slide Tap ■*,-*, (LK RK)

Dive Attack

While running, tap (LP RP)

Dive Kick

While running, tap RK

Hard Pounce

Tap (t RP) or (* RP)

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Super Back Kick Tap(4LKRK)

Move List Color Key: The color key below indicates the type of move.

Linkers = Rust Counter Moves = Purple Special Moves = Green Super Moves = Blue

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Snap Mare

When in close, tap (RP RK)

Side Hip Toss

When in close, tap (LP LK)

Trip Up

When in close, tap (* LP LK)

Neck Breaker

Tap -», (-» RP)

Behind Grab

When behind opponent, tap
(LP LK) or (RP RK)

Holding Stance

Tap *-, (*■ LK)

Axe Kick

Hold «-, tap (*• LK)

Stomp Kick

Tap ■*, (-» RK)

Spinning Air Kicks

Tap (* LK),RK,LK

Back Fist

Tap (-* RP)

Dive Attack

While running, tap (LP RP)

Dive Kick

While running, tap RK

Hard Pounce

Tap(tRP)or(*RP)

Super Leg Drop

Tap (^ LKRK)

Kuruimitsu

Face Bash

When in close, tap (RP RK)

Body Press

When in close, tap (LP LK)

Hip Toss

When in close, tap i|«- LP LK)

Behind Grab

When behind opponent, tap
(LP LK) or (RP RK]

Flip Kick

Tap -», (-» LK RK)

Flip Kick to
Corkscrew

Tap -», (-» LK RK), (LP RP)

Spinning Elbow Tap («- LP)

Note: Keep tapping LP to repeat spins.

Spinning Leg Sweep Tap (* LK)
Note: Keep tapping LK to repeat spins.

Knee Charge

Tap -», (-» RK)

Sweep Kick

Hold i, motion ii -» LK

Side Stab

Tap (*- RP)

Overhead Stab

Tap (* RP)

Lunging Side Stab

Tap -*, -», RP

Dive Attack

While running, tap (LP RP)

Hard Pounce

Tap [7> LK RK)

Super Hard Pounce Tap (t RP)

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Wrist-Up Slam

When in close, tap (RP RK)

Hell Press to
Chest Slam

When in close, tap (LP LK)

Face Plant

When in close, motion *- tf
4- (RP LK)

Behind Grab

When behind enemy, tap
(RP RK) or (LK RK)

Choke Hold to
Power Punch

When in close, tap (RP RK),
motion *■ ^ 4- ii ■» RP

Machine-Gun
Knuckle

Tap K LP), LP, LP, LP,
LP,RP

Double Hammer

Tap (LP RP), (LP RP)

Megaton Punch

Motion *■ * 4- RP

Power Scissors

Tap {-» LP RP)

Sit on the Spot

Tap (P> LK RK]

Megaton Uppercut

Motion *- * I ii LP

Ftying Drop Tap (LK RK)

Note: Keep tapping (LKRK) to tty higher.

Standing Dive Attack Tap [■» LK RK)

Dive Attack

While running, tap (LP RP)

Hard Pounce

Tap(tRP)or(»RP)

Super Chop

Tap r* RK), LP

Armor King

Brain Buster

Tap (RP RK)

Coconut Crush

Tap (LP LK)

Frankensteiner

Tap {* LK RK)

DDT

Tap *,(* LPRP)

Pile Driver

Tap *,(-* LPRP)

Mind Sweeper

Motion -* *■ X i, * -» LP

Behind Grab

When behind opponent, tap
(LPLK)or(RPRK)

Brain Buster to
Pile Driver

When in close, tap (RP RK),
quickly tap I, b,[i LPRP)

Spinning Jump Kick Tap ■*, ■», (-» LK RK)

Big Boot

Tap ■*, (-» RK)

Knuckle Bomb

Tap (11 LP RP)

Uppercut

Hold I,*, tap RP

Charging Uppercut

Motion -* 4 ^i LP

Shoulder Hard
Pounce

Tap^RPRK)

Walk-In Uppercut

Motion -* J. X RP

Moon Press

Tap [7> LP RK)

Ally Kick

Tap t, (LKRK)

Axis Punch

Tap [*~ LP RK)

Dive Attack

Tap -*, f* LP RP)

Hammer Head

Tap (/LKRK)

Jump Kick

Tap ■*, (-* LK RK)

Knee Hard Pounce

Tap (/LKRK)

Shoulder Ram

Tap (-» LP RK)

Ftying Death Drop

Hold(/LPRP),hold4-

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Over Leg Trip

When in close, tap (RP RK)

Hip Toss

When in close, tap ( LP LK)

Turn Around
Elbow Strike

Tap S,(ii LKRK)

Lunging Body Press Tap ("» LP LK RK)

Note: This can also be used as a counter move.

Behind Grab

When behind opponent, tap
(LP LK) or (RP RK)

Two-Hit Juggle
Uppercut

Tap(iRP),LP

Front Snap Kick

Tap (* LK)

Punch and
Side Step

When in close, tap («- RP)

Lunge Punch

Tap {•* LP RP)

Charge Punch

Tap (-* RP)

Power Punch

Motion 4 * •* RP

Dive Attack

While running, tap (LP RP)

Dive Kick

While running, tap RK

Hard Pounce

Tap(t RP)or(/RP)

Super Hard Pounce Tap (* LK RK)

Super Charge Punch Tap («- LPRP)

Super Uppercut

Tap *-, (*- LP)

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SPECIAL STRATEGY SECTION

COMBOS

Rising RP Tap LP Tap LP Tap LP TapRP Tap LP TapRK TapLK Tap(LKRK)

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THE FIGHTER'S EDGE

Five-Hit Kick-Juggle Combo

Tap(*RK) Tap(LPRP)

Five-Hit Ground to Kick-Up Combo

Tap (* LP) Tap(JRK)

Tap(iLKRK), Tap|*RK) TapRK.RK TapLK TapLK

(LKRK)

Six-Hit Super Ground to Kick-Up Combo

Tap (* LKRKI, Tap LP Tap LP Tap(*LP| Tap (i LP) Tap(iRK)

(LK RK)

Six-Hit Super Kick-Juggle CombO Note: The third LP in this combo doesn I hit your opponent.

Ten-Hit Combos

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Tap(iRP) Tap(-»LP) Tap-»,LP TapRP, LP TapRP TapRK

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Ten-Hit Combo #2

Tap LP TapRK Tap LP TapRP TapLK

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Ten-Hit Combo #3

LP TapRK Tap LP TapRK TapRK

Tap LP Tap RP Tap LP Tap (LK RK) Tap (LK RK) Tap (LK RK) Tap LP Tap LP Tap RP Tap (* RP)

GDMEPRO (Jm) September 1936

SPECIAL STRATEGY SECTION

COMBOS

Four-Hit Kick- Juggle Com!

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Tap(*RK) Tap LP Tap|"RK) Run in, tap I*

RP)

Four-Hit Uppercut Combo

Tap(*RP) Tap (* LP) Tap-»,|*RK) TapR

Five Hit Super Uppercut-Juggle Combo

TapfsRP) Tap (-» LP] Tap ■», LP TapRP TapLK

Four-Hit Bouble-Clbow Juggle Combo

Tap LP Tap RP
Ten-Hit Combo #2

TapLK TapRP Tap LP

TapRP

Tap LP TapRK

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Five-Hit Kick-Juggle Combo

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Five-Hit llbow-Uppercut Combo

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Tap RP Tap LP Tap LP Tap

Tap LK Tap LK Tap RP Tap LP Tap RK Tap LK

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SPECIAL STRATEGY SECTION

KILLEB COMBOS

Five-Hit Kick-Juggle Combo

Motion ■+ J. * Tap RK Run in, tap

RK (4- RK)

Four-Hit Power-Uppercut Combo

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Tap-»,(->RP) Tap LP Tap -»,(-» RP), TapLK

RK

Two-Hit Hard-Pounce Two-Hit Power-Stomp Combo

Ten-Hit Combos

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Motion I ** -* Tap |t RP) Tap [i RK LP) Run in, tap

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KILLEB COMBOS

Tap (* LP) Tap LP Tap RK Tap LK Tap RK Tap LP Tap RP Tap LP Tap (LP RP) Tap (LP RP}

Ten-Hit Combo #2

Tap (4. RP) Tap LP Tap LP Tap LP Tap RP Tap LP Tap RP Tap LP Tap (I LP RP) Tap (LP RP)

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KILLEB COMBOS

Four-Hit Sweep-Kick Juggle Combo

Tap ["* RP) Tap LP Tap LP Motion ■» 4- *

RK

Three-Hit Uppercut-Juggle Combo

Motion 4 4> * Tap LP
RP

Seven-Hit Stun Combo

Tap LP TapRP TapRP Tap(^RP) Tap LP Tap(-»RK)

While standing, Tap (* LP) TapRP Tap LP Tap LP TapRP TapRP

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Nine-Hit Combo

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Tap ■*, (-> RP) Tap LP Tap RK Tap RK Tap RP Tap RK Tap LK Tap RP Tap LP

Ten-Hit Combos

Ten-Hit Combo #1

Tap •»,(-» RP) Tap LP TapRP TapRP TapLK TapRK TapRK Tap LP TapRP

GAMEPRD (W) Seplember 199G

THE FIGHTER'S EDGE

KILLER COMBOS

Five-Hit Super Juggle-Kick Combo

Tap (MRP) Tap LP Tap(*LK) TapLK TapLK

Four-Hit Uppercut Combo

Tapl^RP) Tap(*RK| Tap(*RK) TapLK

Four-Hit Juggle-Kick Combo

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Motion ■» * * Tap \> LK) Tap RK Tap LK

LK

Seven-Hit Low to High Kick Combo

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Tap(4.LK] TapLK TapLK Tap LP Tap(*RK) TapLK TapLK

Ten-Hit Combos

Tap RK Tap LK Tap RK Tap LK Tap LK Tap LK Tap LK Tap LK Tap RK Tap LK

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Tap RK Tap LK Tap LK Tap RK Tap LK Tap LK Tap LK Tap RK Tap LK Tap LK

GAMEPRO (lio) September 199G

SPECIAL STRATEGY SECTION

KUNIMITSU killeb COMBOS

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Tap(*RP) Tap(^RP) Tap->,|-»RK) Tapl^RP)

Five-Hit Juggle-Stab Combo

Tap(*RP) Walk in, tap LP Tap LP Tap LP Tap(*RP|

Five-Hit Uppercut-Juggle Combo

TapP»RP) Tap(<-LP) Tap LP

Seven-Hit Ground-Juggle Combo Note: The third LK misses your opponent.

Tap-»,[->RK) Tap("LKRK)

Tap-»,(-»RP) MotionitfLK HokU.tapLK Hold tf, tap LK, HokK.tapLK Hold-*,tapRK Tap(^RP)
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Ten-Hit Combo

Ten-Hit Combo #1

Tap LP Tap

Tap LP TapRK TapRK TapRK Tap LP TapR

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Bone-Crushing Linker

It's unfortunate that with all of King's linking moves his
doppelganger Armor King has only one. On the bright
side, Armor King's linking move is easy to perform and it
inflicts massive damage.

Brain Buster to Pile Driver

From the normal throw you can go into a Pile Driver. The
timing is very fast: As soon as you grab your opponent,
start tapping the buttons to execute the other move.

Four-Hit Flip-Kick Juggle Combo

HokU,tap{* TapLP
RP)

Five-Hit Kick-Juggle Combo

Tap(*RK} TapLP

Two-Hit Super Combo

Hold [* LP RP), Hold M LP RP), Motion ■* * S Tap LP
hold i hold i RP

Tap RP Motion -* 4> * Tap (4- LK RK)

RP

Six- Hit Uppercut-Juggle Combo

TapRP

TapLP

TapRP

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Six-Hit Counter Combo

Note: To start the combo, you must tirst counter an incoming m

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TapRP TapRK TapRK TapRK

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lime-Hit Flip-Kick Combo

Four-Hit Counter Combo

Note: To start this combo, you roost saunter an incoming move.

Motion **RK Walk in, lap LP Tap-»,-»,LK TapRK

Four-Hit Uppercut to Kick Combo

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Tap(*RK) Tap-»,LP TapRK

Five-Hit Super-Counter Combo

Note: To start this combo, you must counter an incoming move.

Motion l^RK Walk in, tap LP Hold-*, tap RP TapRP

Five-Hit Juggle Side-Kick Combo

Hold*, tap!" HokH.tapLP HokH.tapl" HokU.tapl* Walkin,tapRP TapLP
RK| RK| RK)

Ten-Hit Combo

Ten-Hit Combo D1

Tap(*RP) Tap|*LK) TapLK TapLK

Four-Hit Juggle-Kick Combo

TapRP

Tap ■»,•*, |LK

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THE FIGHTER'S EDGE

COMBOS

Three-Hit Basic Juggle Combo

Bone-Crushing Linker

The grab move that should have linked in Tekken finally
does! This basic linker is easy to perform and inflicts
massive damage.

Choke Hold to Power Punch

From the normal throw you can go into a Power Punch,
The timing is very easy: As soon as you grab your oppo-
nent, and the camera angle switches, start tapping out
the next move.

Tap (Si RP) Tap LP Tap (4> RK)

Four-Hit Super Juggle Combo

When in close, tap (RP RK) Motion «- * 4- Si ■* RP

Three-Hit Uppercut Combo

Tap (Si RP) Tap (Si LP) Tap LP

Four-Hit Rising Juggle Combo

Motion *■ * 4- Tap (-» RP) Tap (-> LP RP)

Si LP

Motion «■ kf 4 Tap (-» RP) Tap (LP RP) Tap (LP RP)

Si LP

Two- Hit Dive- Bomb Combo

Five-Hit Super-Move Combo

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Ten-Hit Combo

Ten-Hit Combo #1

Tap(4-RP) Tap LP Tap LP Tap LP TapRP Tap LP TapRP Tap LP Tap (LP RP) Tap(LPRP)

GAMEPRO (ui) Seplember 1896

SPECIAL STRATEGY SECTION

Three-Hit Uppercut Combo

Tap «-, («- LP) Motion i 1* ■* Tap (* LP RP]
RP

Five-Hit Super Uppercut Combo

COMBOS

Five-Hit Super Uppercut Co

Tap(iRK) Tap LP TapliHK) Tap LP Tap(*LPRP)

Six-Hit Juggle Combo

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Ml^L Tap RK Tap {1 RK) Tap LP Tap [-1 LP) Motion i * Tap LK Tap |i LP RP)

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Tap RK Tap (4 RK) Tap LP Tap (4 LP) Motion I * Tap LK Tap (* LP RP)

Seven-Hit Juggle-Punch Combo

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While rising, TapLP TapLP TapLP Tap(4RK) TapLP Tap(^LPRP)

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Ten-Hit Combo

Ten-Hit Combo #1

TapRP TapLP TapLP TapRP TapLK TapLK TapLK TapRK TapRK TapLP

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The Horde

All Items, Continue Playing with Village Destroyed,
Auto-Map Mode, and Watch All Video Sequences

Different camera angles: To check out the fight using different
camera angles, start a game and pause it. Enter the Options
screen and highlight anything except Exit. Press and hold L,
move the cursor to Exit, and press R. Press the following but-
tons to check out the different angles:
Zoom out: Press Z.

Pause the game and press the following buttons:

All items: Press B, Right, Left, Left, Down, Right, A, A, Lett.

Continue playing with village destroyed: Press A, Down, Down,
Right, A, Down.

Auto-map mode: Press Left, A, Up, Down, B, A, A, B.

Watch all video sequences: Press Right, A, Left, Left, A, Up, B.

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Debug Menu

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Clockwork Knight 2

Minigames, Level Select, and Game End

Minigames: To find the hidden bonus games, pick Bosses
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Galore and the Start and Options boxes, press Up, Up, Right,
Right, Down, Down, Left, Left, X, Y, X. The word "Minigame"
should appear. Press Start, and you can pick from any of the
seven minigames.

These cheats are done at the title screen when the words "Press

Start Button" flash:

Level select: Press Right, Up, Left, Up, Right, Up, Down, Up,

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Play as Other Characters in One-Player Mode

To play as a character other than the little green dragon in Puz-
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Up, Down, then simultaneously press L1 , L2, R1 , and R2. A

character-select screen appears. Now you can cycle through the
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vs. Computer mode.

Extra Life, Full Shields, Negative and Psychedelic
Palette Effects, Cloaking, and Crazy Robots

To activate these codes, press the buttons below during gameplay.
Words confirming each cheat appear at the top of the screen after
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Invincibility: This cheat won't work if you don't have the drill. Bring up the weapons menu and select the frying pan. Call up the
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Fart sounds for butts: Select Load Game in the main menu and simultaneously press L1 , L2, R1 , and R2. Exit the Load Game
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Turn on collision detection: You must be in Jet Pack mode for this cheat to work. First, find any dead body and stand over it.
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