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Lara Croft has some serious competition. Space Channel

5’s diva Ulala has landed,

strutting her funky stuff in the

ODCM

offices

and playing havoc with our deadlines. How are

we supposed

to write over

100 game

previews, redesign a reviews section to

accommodate more games Crazy

Taxi,

(like

the superb

Soul Reaver, FI Grand Prix and

Re-Volt ), or keep our minds on interviewing

Yu Suzuki,

Yuji

Naka, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Team

Sega GT and the around?

It’s

stellar like,

when

she's

impossible. Not to mention the

fact that our Staff Writer, Evan,

trying

desperately to get her phone number. That’s

one

long, long-distance call you probably can’t

afford,

And what

Evan (and no, you can’t expense it’s

will

only going to get worse.

it).

Who knows

happen when Lara Croft enters the

Oh ...(blinking) you hadn’t heard? As our exclusive news interview with Core

fray?

Design’s Director Adrian Smith reveals, Lara is

coming

fact,

Dreamcast. Soon. Very soon.

even as you read

this,

Lara

being

shrinkwrapped— now, there’s an image!—

somewhere in an unmarked warehouse, a mere month from the shelves. Coincidentally enough, that’s about the

same time Space Channel 5 is due to touch down on US soil. Yep, there's gonna be trouble. Care to place any bets?

Simon Cox Editor-in-chief

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on demos of the hottest Dreamcast games before they

shelves (unless you want to but we'd prefer including

it if

Rayman

you

come on

didn’t).

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over to the

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shotgun and a ski-mask, demos of some great new titles 2000.1 and the superb MDK2. Plus,

office with a

This month, you’re getting

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Players: 1-2

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through the

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with the

control.

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bit off-putting

first,

board

a few

Stick:

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spectacular graphics and

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to clear a

each shot as you

you can group together, the more points they

not Soul Calibur, but that

Stick:

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addictive

and

surprisingly fun.

free?

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Back

important stuff was

Level Goals

fixed in this revision:

You can now see the number you’re

wouldn't

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calling for dial-up. Before,

you

know the number you were dialing when you first went to up for AT&T service. Now, you can check to be

your mind, even on your

sure

it's

a local number.

To see the world through Rayman's eyes, just hold down

both trigger buttons together and enjoy the nice vacation from the color beige,

trip.

Not only

•

Javascript

GCP32

sum

(yes, sticky).

A: Jump B: Fire

disagrees (and owns a cannon).

X: Rotate

Camera

•

The Dreamcast Network pages have been revamped so and feel much better.

lot

less buggy. that they

The Command Clusters (what you get when you push the

button) are a lot easier to use,

Left

Rotate Camera Right L: Center Camera R: View Level Goals

start

and they now include a Refresh.

Chu Chu Rocket

*AYlT!

Release Date: March

look •

Analog Stick: Move Character D-Pad: Not Used

It’s a purty game. Here, Rayman contemplates boarding a rundown pirate ship, while the pirate

this a

very helpful for navigating

it’s

For a preview of this beauty, check out the attached mag.

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we guarantee that they'll blow game

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predecessors, adding a distinctly French

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of Dreamcast's first Tetris/Bust-a-

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EJi

of another equally

It’s

when you thought you were out of the

Just

addictive

version

we mention

did

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And

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The more

are worth.

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Move Right

can.

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full

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minutes of practice will make it feel like second nature. You might even want to try decreasing the analog sensitivity several notches (make the change at the options menu). Tip 2: Press pause at any time for a frozen-in-time, rotating Matr/x-esque shot. You have no idea (but guess!) how much fun we've had with this feature. Check out our preview in this issue! Analog

the

few bricks short of an outhouse. The object of the game

tutorial in order to familiarize yourself

Though a

Move/Jenga combination

self-explanatory, but we’ll explain for those readers that might

Players: 1-2

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right.

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time) onto the playfield to redirect as

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FILE

to the original Street Fighter.

was going to dodge the fighting genre when purchased the Dreamcast, since was never impressed with efforts on PlayStation or N64. So expected the same results on Sega’s new

think the last

Chief

UNDER:

Then something happened.

All

the fighters

mega-stupid

and characters? Ah, how wished I

UNDER:

back

with Sonic Adventure

for

a fighter

shaking, crayon-wielding, Ulala-

ODCM:

ignored the fighter Soul Calibur for the reasons stated above UNTIL started to read the reviews. Then of course, had to rent it and then buy it! Thank you, the goodness that is Dreamcast! have never interacted with a more beautiful, playable fighter in all my life. The graphics and I

FILE

UNDER:

Ex-fashion

mag

can’t wait for

Dead

or Alive 2.

can’t wait...

stalking, girlfriend-proposing,

hedge-

Kelley Toth

the early days.

system.

kltoth@hotmail.com Oh,

P.S.

So here was the launch of the Dreamcast had pumped myself up for all the goods, House of The Dead 2, Hydro Thunder, and Sega Rally 2 among others. had

paintball-shooting, spectacle-

man.

heaven!

was wrong. On Dreamcast, these games are now being done right. (Well, in most platform. Boy,

What ever happened to the Mortal Kombat series after 2? And why did Capcom have to release Street Fighter 2 in untold number of different

decorating, day-trading, ass-

Editor

too much on a zillion-combo hit system with players being attacked without a thing And for the love of God!

wearing, dress-making, cake-

Managing

I'm

excellent work!

difficult,

clones with only a few minor tweaks, backgrounds

DINA FAYER

Power Stone.

fast, or relied

Jazz-loving, chimp-hugging,

hog-tossing dirty old

of course,

to defend themselves.

Art Director

beer-swilling. Mac-licking,

And

VF3tb.

rented

cases anyway. won’t mention the few fighters that have fallen— we know who they are.) Thanks for a wonderful magazine, and keep up the

afterwards got either overly

DAN FITZPATRICK

FILE

characters' stories unfold. Afterwards,

games ever enjoyed playing were Street 2 and Mortal Kombat 2—oh, those were sweet, sweet days. enjoyed playing them for hours at the arcade and back at home on my Genesis. Fighter

Grand Moff Tarkin meets James Bond, set to a pulsing techno soundtrack. His car's done more miles than Apollo 11. His ego s till hasn't landed. Some call him names; others call him and get voicemail (Til be at the beach if you need me..."). Hurry back...

veteran.

fighting

away, and the fighting system

and complex for the hungry was touched at moments, watching the

friendly to the novice

SIMON cox Emperor

sound blew

Punch Drunk

You gotta understand: hate fighters (so why did you buy a DC, fool?— Ed.). Fighting games used to be a genre loved in the ‘80s, from Karate Champ

Fighting games...the genre has exploded

directions with the invention of 3D gaming— and sometimes not for the better. But with games like Power Stone, D0A2, and Soul Calibur, Dreamcast has shown that there are plenty of very cool ways to innovate and grow the fighter category without compromising the fun factor. Thanks for your great letter, Kelley, and hope you dig the D0A2 demo on Issue #5's demo disc (at least, we hope it’s Issue #5). Expect a custom-packed Sega surprise for all

your Letter of the Month!

editor with

Annie-red hair and (even scarier) 'late-night-we're-all-on-

deadline'

comments, too go into here.

disturbing to just say that

we ever again

the words 'His rug

head

(Let's

lies

a happy

Trouble

EES

hear

his

raccoon...')

FRANCESCA REYES Senior Editor FILE

Q) Spell

UNDER:

Over-caffeinated, RPG-hugging, pixie-raising, Simon-baiting,

headphones-wearing, streetwith her eye on

fightin', editor

whoever is supposed to be checking the magazine's spelling and font gaffes, cause they are NOT doing their job. All over the place are italicized words that aren’t fully italicized. It’s hard to even read the magazine. The whole entire Evolution review is rendered unreadable because of this. There are also a few typos, but the italics are the biggest problem. It’s a mess. SiberioS@aol.com Fire

the Editor-in-Chief’s throne. 'You're next,

Simon. Ah-ha-hais punishable

ha-hah!' 'Mutiny

Dude, don't you know that random italics is the Purposely misspelling stuff is out, random is in. But actually, you're right. The offending font will be fired: postscript. latest craze?

DAVE CORDON

FILE

ODCM:

by death, Fran...'

font craziness

Associate Art Director

Need for Speed

Hats off to a great mag! Content, delivery, layout.. .AMAZING! just finished your second issue and look forward to the third. May say that when you reviewed Speed Devils and gave it a paltry 3 out of 10, almost didn’t buy it. But, did buy it and LOVE IT! Especially with that awesome cheat mode to use all tracks and cars! The Aspen Summer level is great. My wife even thinks it is right cool. It has amazing replay value and the element features in the game are quite unique. You write, “...terrible handling, weak opponents and uninspired track design...”?! have this question for you: WHO WAS THE ONE THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY VISITING URANUS INSTEAD OF STAYING GROUNDED HERE ON GOOD OLD MOTHER EARTH!? Check the game again, sport! By the way, still love your mag!

UNDER:

Job-sharing, blonde-highlights-

Joe Midgley High Via email

sporting, mouse-toting, baggy-

pants-wearing, Christmasparty-th rowing, tree-with-no-

presents-under-it-owning,

Pokemon-dating, Mystery Vandriving designer

who

probably

Mail Bond-lug

Hi, I’m

a fan of Sega and

with Bond.

have

all

love anything that

the movies and

Dreamcast will have a Bond game and The World is Not Enough

wants a new job.

EVAN SHAMOON

has to do

was wondering if

will

sega_87@email.com FILE

UNDER:

That

girl

office.

team, got

serf!

And you've still

200 damn funny pages firing

squad

for you!

it's

couch-surfin', /Watr/x-lovin', shuttle-takin' cat.

Official

our reviewer speaks ) in

seems as

Sega#Dreamcast Magazine 03/00

ODCM: Unfortunately, Sharif, Bond fans who also happen to be DC owners may not see any games EA signs on to develop for the system—which isn’t anytime soon, from what we’ve heard. Right now EA, and EA alone, have the exclusive rights to develop games for the Bond license. featuring the suave superhero until

I’ve

had

to virtually

a mountain cabin following that review. if

many

of you loved

hate to disappoint you, but on

Speed

Devils. Well,

my journey back from

spent some more time with Ubisoft's not-so and still can't stand it. Compared to Sega’s superb driving game expertise (amply demonstrated in Crazy Taxi and Sega Rally 2), this game is a serious lightweight. Get Crazy Taxi, put the two side by side and then tell us they’re not worlds apart. Right, anyone got the cash for a return ticket to Uranus?

Uranus

well-disguised port,

from the downstairs Coffee for the whole

to write by lunchtime, or

the

(

hide away It

Sharif

Staff Writer

ODCM:

www.DailyRadar.com

S Slipped Disc just got the January issue yesterday, and was just wondering about the GDROM—where are the interviews? Where are the VMU downloads? Come on guys, it’s up to you to give us more than the finest demos for our new system! We want gossip! We want behind-the-scenes interviews! And we want it all next I

issue Oust kidding)!

Keep up the good work on the magazine. Timothy rpterry@email.msn.com

ODCM:

Okay, so

we were a bit more optimistic than we when we promised you the

probably should’ve been world (our world!) on the

GDROM. Sega handles

all

the

materials and production of the disc that accompanies this

magazine, and unfortunately, we’re

still

vying for

which games and goodies appear on

control of

it.

While

we feel who are we to

the content hasn’t been optimized for what

should be on an

official

magazine’s disc,

argue with playable versions of MDK2, Chu Chu Rocket and Rayman 2? Bear with us, Timothy, we’re working diligently

on getting

all

those cool

bits

onto the

GDROM.

Offline

CCI

your preview and review sections, you include a handy “quick reference" box. The box includes the In

statistics for

number In

field

the featured

game

(e.g.,

vital

publisher,

of players, online functionality).

your Testzone review of labeled ‘ONLINE?’

NFL2K

(Issue #2) the

answered with an

exasperated ‘NOPE,’ rather than the usual (less emotional) ‘NO.’

question:

this your

way

of expressing your

dismay that Sega is SO far behind in its online gaming plans? If so, share your disappointment in the company’s failure in this area. While it can be argued that almost every other area of the launch and postlaunch activities have progressed successfully, this area has been an abysmal failure from which Sega I

until online gaming is a reality sometime before Q3 2000). How can the company that runs Heat.net not get a network up and

won’t recover (hopefully

running for the console which could save it from losing another billion yen next year? too, share your I,

and hope that Sega hears the cries of anguish from the fans that bought a Dreamcast. Truly, it is a great machine with awesome games and

EE3

Making the Score

Hi! I’m

from Singapore and have just bought the second

frustration

incredible potential. ..but can

revolutionary? I’m

still

Sega make

issue of your magazine a few days back.

waiting...

TOMKLEVEN@aol.com

What

a great

magazine this is! I’m now itching for the third issue! But have some comments on the reviews. They’re good and honest, but think that it would be better if you I

ODCM:

We’re waiting as well, Tom. Our response to NFL2K' s online incapacity in that Testzone review was part exasperation, part disappointment. We wanted to be able to download roster updates; we wanted to be able to swap created characters with friends over the net; we wanted a lot of things, actually. But since the online option

was

void,

We still

got nothing.

include a small score for graphics, sound, gameplay, etc. This is to let

game

part of the

down.

It’ll

readers be more clear about which gains

be better

high

marks and what pulls it a 9/10 for

Thank you

for

your time. Keep up the great work!

Lim

loved

list of amazing titles slated for we still can’t help but be enthralled with Dreamcast— but think how much much cooler it would

you guys give

graphics rather than say ‘the graphics are excellent.’

the game, and with the

Jin

Yong

Via email

this year,

be with online capability? We’re anxious to find out.

S Soul Searching I

don’t get

so great? rules) it

and

a few

it.

Why

bought

everyone saying that Soul Calibur instead of

ago).

Ready 2 Rumble (which

I’m thinking of selling

weeks

already

only bought

The game does have some good

points such as the graphics, the story

the

line,

or whatever that difficulty

betrayed by for letting

called,

beloved video

me fume,

cornin’ outta

but

ears

on the

first

day.

feel

game magazines. Thanks

gotta go now, the

wanted to give a score for the 'overall' experience of playing the game. But we’ll take your suggestion into consideration, since, after all, our readers are where it’s at—and if you have something to say or want to see something changed, we're always open to hearing it.

amount

and secrets, and the smooth moves. But if wanted to see a fight, would’ve rented Rumble in the wanted to feel the power of the character’s movements, but instead, all got was a button-masher that depends on how fast you press B. beat Ultra Hard, of characters

Bronx.

ODCM: Thanks for the feedback, Lim. We’re still tweaking our Test Zone section to try to better our coverage on all the games that are coming out for DC. We decided against the breakdown of the game's features that you mentioned above, simply because we

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fogging up the screen.

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The First, Second, Third and Fourth Lady of Tomb Raider is coming soon to a Dreamcast— and a theater—near you.

Eidos and Sega,

sittin’ in

n a surprise move that rocked us in I our socks here at ODCM, Eidos and Sega have confirmed it. Tomb Raider is coming to Dreamcast— in as little as a month! That’s like tomorrow, in industry time. But thanks to the happy fact that its exclusivity deal with Sony has just run out, Eidos has leapt at the chance to boost its lovely lady up a handful of polys to 128bit. We caught up with Adrian Smith, Core’s main guy and self-titled ‘Judge and Juror’ on all things Lara, to get some answers about Eidos’ announcement of DC Tomb Raider IV:

Last Revelation.

comes Lara on your DC

a tree.. .Here

we’ve tweaked

also very conscious of the next generation.

off,

ODCM

it to use the power of Dreamcast. The game runs at 60fps straight so we can display all of Lara’s

animations super, super smooth and slick. Then there’re the little things you’d expect.. .when you start getting [shadows] cast onto walls and ceilings from light sources,

looks

really, really

WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

ODCM Why keep it secret for so long? The Sony problem? Adrian Smith Yes, we had an agreement with

speak as Core, not Eidos) we have very old, We’ve always been there:

we honored. It was no secret that would run out come Christmastime.

Lara,

was

originally there with the

Saturn. We’re delighted that

Raider

IV:

launch of

we can

The Last Revelation back

give

Tomb

to Sega.

Sony, which

the deal

10 12 15 16 DC gear: gotta get it 20 SC5 launch party 22 Undercover on top 23 X marks the spot 24 DC dating scene 25 DC releases 26 Evolution continues 28 Begin the Legend 29 Innocent Tears 29 Guilty Gear 2 32 Keep on truckin’ 33 Got next? Virtua NBA 33 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 33 Dreams

of Lara

And now, it’s a good time Dreamcast version.

announce the

Evil

Dead vs.

WWF

What's up, Sega?

ODCM What are

the specific changes between PC and DC versions?

essence, the

game

ODCM Have you received much feedback on TRIV? AS To be honest, haven’t seen many of the American reviews. But TR is a six-year-old game. It’s like a bear—this lumbering old monster that’s still sort of draws breath, but we’re always very conscious about it. We’re

the

same— but

will

you do

so— not yet. Our minds made up—Fighting Force and this game are the two titles we’ll do for DC for now. No,

don’t think

are already

we'll start

looking toward the future.

ODCM When’s the game due? AS March. And currently, there’s no reason why we can’t hit that deadline. ODCM What about the

movie? Do you have a

director yet?

AS Not yet. But that

I’ve

got

obviously, the

is really

good.

movie script

We can

give

creative input, but as far as we’re concerned it’s

Silver looks gold

Then

dramatic.

ODCM So are you going to do this game for DC, and stop there— kind of like Namco with Soul Calibur—or do you hope to do another? AS If you look at our history with Sega (and old relationships.

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If it does well on DC, another one?

true to Lara’s character. She's not getting

her [breasts] out or anything

like that. It’s

representative of what we’d like to see

(Speak

for yourself!— Ed.). Otherwise, we’re

leaving the

moviemaking to those guys and

just doing the

game—which

lot

of people

are going to be really happy about.

gonna be

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in a

to nominate

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for

one

for his

(well, six)

would

2D arcade

Psykio's

Gunbird 2.

videogame, and we

appearance

shooter,

headed to Japanese

triumphant return.

Throwing stars, ninja death traps, and even primitive stealth

were

all

part of the action, and we’d be

encore. High on

which one

bullet

difficulty, this

meant

was one

first In line for

of the

few games

instant death.

Dreamcasts as part of a partnership project between the

company and Capcom. The home will sport new features such as a voice mode and an

Silver Unir^£

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which can be stages with high

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2 plays most like Capcom's US-bound GigaWing, with gamers controlling an airship scores. Gunbird

Infogrames’ sword and sorcery

RPG

through top-down scrolling action.

Dreamcast bound

is finally

Capcom

character Morrigan

one

of the secret playable 'pilots' in

aving played the upcoming Dreamcast version of Silver (don’t you wish you were here?), we at ODCM have decided that the game should’ve been a console RPG from the get-go (and yes, that’s ‘official’). Everything from its

storyline

hands by Summer 2000. Developed by Spiral House in the UK, Silver is set in a land swords and sorcery, designed as a combination of beautiful hand-drawn backgrounds and polygonal characters— all in luscious, high-resolution 16-bit color, complete with improved effects and loading times for the DC version. The character control has been changed from the

method

PC’s point-and-click oriented approach,

to a

its

arcade

title,

The King of

Fighters '99 Evolution this

March

Japan—complete with new 3D backgrounds and internet in

folks at Infogrames are hard at work, porting over

release a Dreamcast

will

port of

and real-time hack-‘n-slash fighting engine to its graphical style ( FFVII in mind. But better late than never. The what looks to be an excellent

seems designed with console gamers

conversion of an excellent action-RPG: and they’ve promised to put

SNK

•

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your is

planning on releasing new,

internet-compatible versions of a

handful of

its

fighters,

including JoJo's Venture L

and SF

III: W Impact, which will supposedly allow gamers to Unconfirmed, but

fight online.

stay tuned.

more console-

which players have direct control of

God

the machine: ION Storm’s RPG is said to save the integrity of game is in

development

love for Sega’s machine,

the analog pad.

With lush

environments

and voice-acted

Storm's long-awaited action RPG is going to make it to Dreamcast, and we couldn't be more excited about the proposition. Indications are that this company has much

their character via

dialog

throughout,

and that the project may already

be underway. As one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken industry, Deus Ex has more potential than almost any other

Silver looks to in

this

title

the horizon to revolutionize the electronic gaming experience.

From the mind of Warren Spector ( Ultima Underworld, System Deus Ex is set in a bleak, violent future filled with government conspiracies, cybertechnology and a host of various mind-bending what-if's. Players will expose secret government dealings and plots, and make choices that actually determine their fates. "At its core level, this game is about choice and consequence," Spector told ign.pc. "There won't be any response that doesn't have some kind of effect on the game world." Every conversation can be taken in multiple directions, and every object in the game can be manipulated in creative and significant ways, giving the game an unmatched level of heart-andsoul realism. And in this game's world, violence is an option rather than a necessity. Players can approach each and every situation with instincts and integrity intact, thinking about a lot more than simply where to put the bullets. And amazingly enough, all of this is but a small part of ION Storm's colossal plan. It's just the sort of progressive approach that will lift gaming up by its bootstraps, out of that trap of

golden. Look for our

complete preview

Issue #5.

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creative cessation.

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Electronic Arts Square

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reportedly looking Into bringing

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for,

games

titles in

publish

games

domestically. We’ll just have to

wait and see what

EA Square's

decision

•

Will

Leon Kennedy appear

RE: Code Veronica ? News items on the net report spotting the specific voice actor's

name

(Paul

Haddad) in an online database showing credits for the game. Is it true? We'll wait and see.

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ith only a car-chase racing title, Felony Pursuit, on its Dreamcast plate for 2000, THQ has finally committed full force to the system. With a solid lineup of games announced for Summer release, the list includes some notable treats for both wrestling fans and action/adventure junkies.

At the top of the

Heavy

list is Evil

Iron Studios, a

Dead,

development

will

be bringing

pace of the

film,

we might be

Expect plenty of survival horror

for a real treat.

and humor this Fall, when the game releases. And a game that wrestling fans have clamored

for

THQ has an

has

finally

been revealed

for DC.

WWF game in

as-yet-un named

the works for Dreamcast,

utilizing

the engine

developed by the Japanese company, Yukes (Berserk), which will bring the violent world

of spandex-clad soap-opera

we suspect

that

home. While

be none other than

will

an updated, smack-talking Wrestlemania

2000,

good

should

wrestling

finally give

game.

DC owners

debuts this

Fall:

keep those fingers crossed. THQ’s remaining games consist of two MTV-licensed sports titles, including a skateboarding sim modeled after Crave’s upcoming Tony

and a

BMX

racer

full

Hawk

ProSkater,

of the obligatory

licensed tricks and bands that no one

TUI

but

MTV

Sports can guarantee.

MTV

is due this Summer, while MTV Sports: BMX

Sports: Skateboarding

will

follow in the Fall. Looks like a

busy year

for

THQ on Dreamcast.

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THE FOLKS AT NAMCOare back at it. The same team that produced the epic Soul Callbur Is hard at work on yet another DC game. And according to sources, this game is not a sequel. While Namco had ‘no comment’ about the existence of another DC title,

our

mouths are watering

at the possibility of

a Tekken or a Ridge Racer (or Indeed, anything else of that-um, caliber) making its way to DC.

While both of those games are already slated PS2 launch, we have to wonder what else is In store for DC. This will be big if It breaks— watch this space for more news! for the

Sam

the team can capture the

hilarious, frenetic

for

both the PlayStation 2 and DC.

development group comprised primarily of members

Parasite Eve development team,

small screen.

of Square’s

former

Raimi’s cult-classic to the interactive

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DCDIRECTu • Online rumor mills and Japanese pubs have begun buzzing about the possibility of a Daytona 2 conversion for Dreamcast later this year. We have a hunch that these rumors will pan out— but stay tuned as w

Ulala vs. Lady Miss Kier (Dee-lite)

The sharp resemblance between Space Channel 5’s Ulala and dance band Deee-Llte’s Miss Lady Kier is unmistakable. We, of course, believe that Ulala is the sexier of the two, but

*»»*» SOJ President,

that's Insignificant— most of us are freaks with sick cartoon-

Shoichiro Irimajiri's comments equal the shot heard ‘round the industry

chick fetishes. Speaking of which, in light of the ‘Nude Raider' patch, we're hoping for a similar ‘Nudelala' concept for SC5. First reader who finds it gets free hamsters for a year (or any other small rodent of equal or lesser value). •

Ever since the release of

ASCII/Yukes' action

Sega Nowand

to get their mitts on

closest to inking the deal.

HQ when news sites comments that Sega Japan President, Shoichiro made to the Japanese press in late ’99. Broadly and openly, he

•

Isao

Okawa has is in

will

killer’,

2000, self-

Vanishing Point has

confirmed for release on Dreamcast. The former PlayStation exclusive is shaping up to be killer competition for not

only Sony’s Gran Turismo 2, but

furthered this rumor by

Okawa responded, lie in

^ been

Sega's own imminent Sega GT.

details next issue.

game development. When asked

about Sega’s plans but

other as-yet

proclaimed ‘Ridge Racer-

emphasizing— repeatedly—that Sega’s primary area of expertise

six

titles for

Acclaim's futuristic,

online-only products,

and that hardware would soon cease to be developed. Shock, shock, horror! Urn. ..what? The question boils down to this: will Dreamcast be Sega's hardware swan song? Sega

CEO

Along with

unnamed

reported a few choice (or chatty)

stated that the future of Sega would be

all

Summer.

he brownish puddle of controversy began to form around Sega

Irimajiri,

If it

goes through, we might see the game in the US as early as this

In a storm of rumors, offhand comments and congealed subsidiaries, Sega restructures for 2000

Berserk,

title

US publishers have been anxious it. It now looks like Eidos is the company

Later

for next-gen consoles, Mr. “I

can’t

comment on

that,

say that our future doesn’t necessarily

the hardware business." According to

re looking forward to

Sega's own press releases, the company plans to divide

teams

its

into

tech-

and game-development

separate companies

who

will still

headed by none other than Theoretically, this

Virtua Fighter 1

for,

Yuji

clearer) picture just

Yet another

INTO

Creatures 2

DREAMS

Nightmare Creatures 2, is indeed headed to Dreamcast for a late March release. And the French-based company has found an unlikely publisher in Konami, who is hard at work on its

own

supernatural slasher, Castlevania:

little is actually known about in Nightmare Creatures 2, game engine is reportedly looking and playing quite smoothly at this early date. We’re hoping to bring you a full preview or review

Resurrection. While

the hands-on gameplay the updated

the next

ODCM to find out exactly how

different the sequel

Official

from the

original.

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unknown, but

get you a bigger (and

as soon as we’ve seen

that Kalisto's monster-infested action sequel,

possibility. We’ll

NIGHTMARES LATEBREAKING REPORTS HAVE CONFIRMED

Naka, himself.

means that AM3 could develop say, PS4 or N-512. Whether Sega

would allow this to happen or not

does appear to be a

left intact,

Shenmue

Quake 3 /

Dead

Code Veronica

Evil:

Hawk

Tony

develop product for Sega—with one inhouse software development subsidiary

Resident

Pro Skater • The latest from Japan: Sega is hard at work on developing an updated version of Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram, which will include improved battle gameplay

(US) Half-Life

or Alive

and other

You’re looking forward

it.

to...

Code Veronica

Resident

Evil:

Shenmue

(US)

Dead

features.

• In other Virtual On: OT news, we’ve heard that although SOJ may pass up the opportunity to bring the game to the US (due to the cost-factor of Sega’s 'you-

need-'em-to-play-it’ peripheral Twin Sticks), third-party publisher

Konami tsumami: Nightmare

or Alive

Infogrames

comes to DC.

Phantasy Star Online

Sega GT

You’re dreaming

US gamers a

looking into giving taste of the

mech

frenzy in Japan. Stay tuned.

of...

Dragonball Z GT

Panzer Dragoon Saga 2 Shining Force 4 /Anthology

•

officially

closed

January. While the

its

doors

company

didn’t

have any DC games scheduled in its immediate lineup for 2000, the rest of its titles for PC will be sold

Streets of Rage 4 Got a game you’re dreaming about for DC? Send your submissions to: hotlist@dreamcastmagazine.com and them be heard.

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DCDIRECT News rjvj • Japanese news source Nikkei Net has reported recently that Sega loses approximately $20 on each system it sells retail. If this is true, it puts Sega very deep into the red. Sega has fired back with its own figures, which show a $1 profit on each system manufactured and sold. The debate continues.

Sega Japan goes crunchy nutty with peripherals

o one can accessorize like the Japanese. They have the coolest shoes (certainly the tallest), bags, socks, hats—you

name

it,

they've got

useless add-ons,

it.

Of course, there are also scores of utterly

shoe umbrellas— but even these natty

little

items probably find a market somewhere: there’s a whole world full

of fastidious

getting wet.

of various Year

people (and shoes) who simply can't abide only fitting that the onslaught in Japan

•

limited-edition

(including two different

Creations’

Dreamcast packages

Seaman and Code

DC Millennium

•

• In January, former Sega headhoncho Bernie Stolar signed on as

According to reputable online sites and import shops, a solution to the GD-swapping technique for playing Japanese games on a domestic DC, and vice versa, is about to arrive for US gamers. But you'll have to part with your system for a week or two.

of Dreamcast, these highly

limited-edition

come

Bernie. We’re quite sure that he’s

range of four colors to dress up the mass-market beige console unit.

Whether these

make

controllers

to the

but they

President of Mattel Interactive, the

company responsible for virtual Barbie games (at least we know who to blame). But don’t cry for

Millennium controllers are

standard fare technically, but they

sell

fire-powered

ready Fur Fighters.

controllers. Created to celebrate the passing of

1999 and the success

fluffy,

shooter Furballs a more battle-

Veronica editions and

two Hello Kitty DC fun packs) should spark the development of a whole new era of peripherals for Japanese gamers. .Among the most notable are: •

Acclaim has renamed Bizarre

really, it’s

2000

Mod Squad

will

doubtful,

at online

import sites for approximately $35. And

they are quite nice looking, aren't they?

raking

more than our

staff (and

its

families),

Not to mention that

entire

combined.

life-sized

Barbie Dreamhouse (with life-sized Barbie included) he's probably living in.

Modify your Dreamcast ? Oh, behave! months, US Dreamcast owners can rejoice: an international cartel of hackers has finally devised a mod chip for the Dreamcast. Much like its Playstation equivalent, the mod chip allows DC owners to play all Japanese games on their US systems (and vice-versa), completely swap- and hassle-free. The catch? The chip must be installed by a professional, which usually means shipping your $200 system off to a random address in the middle of nowhere so some guy with a beer gut and a fly swatter can poke around in your console’s guts (unless you're very confident in your soldering ability, in which case you can order the chip and accompanying instructions and install it yourself). The whole process is estimated to cost gamers a mere $55-60, but this does not include postage or shipping costs (or sundry expenses that even

versions: a transparent pink

system with controller and

fter four long, import-free

owners to access iMode services from

any location in

Japan.

Interesting.

can’t anticipate).

• In other RE: Code Veronica news, Sega has released the Code Veronica Limited Box in two

VMU

(labeled the ’Claire' system),

The good news is that Sega has no current plans to combat the sale or use mod chip, which means that all of these shady-sounding dealings can be accomplished within the law. Because of its belief that the GDROM format can be copied by only a few plants in the world, Sega feels sure that software piracy won’t be an issue. Well, okay, Sega. If you say so. One of the retailers offering the modificiation service is an online mail-order site called National Console Support (www.ncsx.com). You can ask also ask your local video games shop for other online listings. The ‘change’ is available only to gamers with Asian, Japanese or US consoles, and it’s only for use with NTSC compatible games. At any rate, this is certainly good news for gamers who want the latest and greatest from the Far East— and for early-adopters of import systems who don’t want to start domestic.

and a

dark blue system, controller and with a S.T.A.R.S. logo. Both will be produced in very

of the

VMU

systems

limited quantities

DCs and 800 were

initially

(1200

Claire

S.T.A.R.S. DCs)

and

available through a

special online offer on Sega's

Hopefuls entered their

names

site.

and winners were posted on both Sega's and Capcom’s Japanese sites. January,

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Being developed

supposed secret by Konami top dog Hideo

Kojima (MGS), Reiselied has been a hopeful glimmer on the

Dreamcast horizon ever since the system launched. But during the

Game Show, DC owners were shocked and horrified to discover that the promising RPG was not slated to grace their favorite console, after all. Instead, the game has shifted systems Fall

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due

for a

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and adventure

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December, Namco celebrated

the one million

mark

for sales of

Soul Calibur by posting a handful

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editor to

Team Rocket

Japan

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game (in this case, the mah-valous Space Channel 5) and watch him come back demo—two weeks before its release!-one gorgeous Japanese Official DC Mag, and two mini-tees just big enough to fit a starving toddler (or a supermodel). during the launch of a Sega

File under: Japan gets the coolest swag. For the release of Sonic Team’s Chu Chu Rocket, Sega packaged the game along with a limited-edition transparent orange DC controller.

with a playable

The Hard Candy Coating kneepads.

pair of sturdy

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Cost: the price of a

begged SOJ

for

these goods.

, All the s

A recent

swag

videogame journalists get

(“wait a minute,

to indulge

paper...’’). in

deck

bit

of post-Christmas tchachke-collecting, to boot. This month’s stash

Japan, where

unsuspecting shops

for

all

is,

paid

billion

bit

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girl

it.

all

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agree that there are few things that

more than a guy who Oh, and

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spare, please send

shiny laminated paper

month’s stacked

have any extra fame, fortune, or supermodels to

some

US).

yen for that

in this

perhaps the other way around, considering how much calendars, and even

hits the us make the

¥5,040 ($50

without a doubt, the gloriously pink Hello Kitty

impress a

with his pink Hello Kitty

they were worth (or

But the trump card

Dreamcast.

comes from our

raided several

and a

to print,

fit

supermodels weren’t enough, we

trip to

available only in Japan for

Gear,

that’s

the fame, fortune and ornamental

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trip. It’s

Definitely not for sale.

them our

way. Ours were

(and you should see the late fees).

Sweet Dreams Chewy

The Insides while perusing some of the shops in good ol' Shibuya, we stumbled across these DC goodies sitting in a store window. An inflatable pillow (with feathers inside!), a

tumbler and a nifty DC clock for reminding you when to take a break from plastic

all-night

gaming bender.

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Any of

the items shown can be purchased through Sega Japan’s website, but you’ll

and a conversion chart mere ¥1500, and the tumbler ¥350. The clock? We need a

credit card

for Yen.

The

pillow costs a

haven’t a clue, unfortunately.

Saku

The Chewy Insides To

were lucky enough to have attended the Sega/Red Co. press event for Sakura 2000 Project's fanfared unveiling, a special

commemorative hard-cover book and cellphone strap were given out. A cry of ‘wa sugoil’ was heard from otakus around the world.

The Hard Candy Coating

Special

press items. Definitely not for sale.

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Chewy

The Insides All the fledgling Naka-be's have 'em: Sonic Team tees, complete with mini-Chaos (oh, marking the front and inside tag for Sonic junkies across the land. And they actually come in they're already mini?)

sizes that real people

can wear.

The Hard Candy Coating games journalists

with a

beyond words. Not

Naka

for sale.

A special

treat for

fascination that goes

Or maybe

for the price

of your soul.

Music Fly

The Chewy Insides A complete soundtrack

to a gaming masterpiece, featuring two discs

60 orchestral jewels for your listening pleasure. A must-have for real fans (you know who you are). sporting nearly

Chewy

The Insides After he's spent nearly ¥3 billion on development, advertising and promotion for Shenmue, why not help Yu Suzuki absorb some of the costs by picking up these cool, limited edition goods— a pack of postcards (left), a SD-form VMU chain featuring Shenmue characters (center), or a handy CD case (right)? The Shenmue events in Japan. plastic

art

book ( center-top ) was given

to attendees of

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While these amazing goods are only available Japan (where they run rampant), you may be able to find them in your local import store within the $10-30 price range. in

The Hard Candy Coating most import game shops cheap (and approximate) asking

Available at for the

price of $25.

The Chewy Insides the

last frontier for

Email...

Sanrio and

its

infectiously cute mascot, Hello Kitty.

And

with Sega's Hello Kitty limited

package, the magic of email, too, will soon be trapped like a rat beneath the monstrous paw of this red-ribboned feline. Included in the edition

box:

Keyboard, VMU, one controller, Dream Passport disc with

console,

special email functions, and a copy of

Hello Kitty Garden Panic puzzle

Comes

blue

(for boys!)

game.

or pink.

The Hard Candy Coating The entire package will cost you approximately ¥36,540 ($360 US). Price does not include dentist bills for subsequent fillings of cavities caused by overexposure to sticky sweets.

Eternally Yours The Chewy Insides what more could an RPG fan want besides slightly flimsy, totally useless Eternal Arcadia laminated paper holder? Okay, they could maybe want the game and something.. .oh, don’t know, useful, but we won't argue. a

The Hard Candy Coating A gift to our editor from the Eternal Arcadia team, we're not quite sure if they’re available for sale

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Moroliens touch

ardly a

down

weekend passes by in Japan without new videogame on the

the launch of a

streets of Tokyo.

goes

like this: a

stage

ODCM is at ground

ridiculously new, backlit

zero

demo-screen, which covered

almost one entire side of a building.

Space Channel

5's heroine Ulala— a

game make

erected and emblazoned with the game’s logo

character who’s sexy and chic enough to

and graphics. Then, the super-cute promo game characters—

Croft consider a career stacking

bounce out and shriek hysterically at an audience of decidedly un-hip male gamers (who

persona/person danced and strutted on a nearby

girlies—usually dressed as

course, the star of the show. Her

are mostly hiding

bemusement behind the

viewfinders of their video cameras) as all

been suddenly turned

they’ve

into Beatles.

But there are launches and there are launches.

boxes— was,

Lara

real-life

stage and was projected onto the demo-screen,

where she was joined by the charismatic duo of Sega head honcho Irimajiri-san and the game’s producer Tetsuya Mizuguchi at the climax of the event.

But oddly enough,

was

a troop of life-sized

dancing Moroliens ( Space Channel 5’s teletub by-like

And the roll-out of Sega’s ultra-hip, dance-’em-up Space Channel 5— as witnessed by ODCM just a few weeks before the game went on sale—was on a truly

Tokyo’s biggest daily newspapers arrived on stands

blockbuster scale, bringing Tokyo traffic to a near-

with a clever spoof coverpage, which depicted an

standstill.

Square

backdrop

Japan, and

Official

The famous neon skyline

of Hachiko

shopping mecca Shibuya served as a for the

Jumbotron, a ridiculously huge,

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aliens)

army

who

really

of Moroliens

made the news:

sort of.

One

dancing through Tokyo’s streets

beneath a headline declaring a state of emergency. Of course, the truth wasn’t any less strange.

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Shortly before the release of

Shenmue—Chapter

Yokosuka,

creator Yu Suzuki announced that

Sega’s multiplayer

subsequent chapters will include less speech and text in favor of communication through facial expressions and physical gestures. Sounds like a good idea to us, as this change will allow absolutely anyone, including young children, English speakers and animals (okay, maybe not the last one), to understand and enjoy the rest of the series. The next fourchapter installment is set to begin with Shenmue—Chapter 2: Mainland China.

DC with

hits

Undercover's

it's

other Shenmue-related news,

estimated that Sega

approximately

$70

mil

¥7

will

spend

billion (roughly

US) on the entire Shenmue

series. This

amount

reportedly

includes advertising and promotion costs, in addition to the

bill

for

actual development. Chapter 1:

Yokosuka alone has set Sega back approximately ¥3 billion-ouch (but

keep this sum in perspective: Square shelled out $30-40 million on Final Fantasy VII). Genki (Tokyo Extreme Racing) currently working on a new platformer named Super Magnetic Niu Niu. A cartoonish •

Jly

turns out that

UNDER THE GUN femme *

phenom

a vengeance

hen the brillant Sonic Team announced its four games in development last year, many were disappointed that a sequel to Saturn jewel NiGHTS Into Dreams wasn’t among them. What we got instead was Sonic Adventure International (yawn), Phantasy Star Online (can’t wait!), the arcade music creation Samba De Amigo, and an odd, somewhat homely (yet insidiously compelling) game named Chu-Chu Rocket.

fatale

(as labeled by fans) is the best thing

*11*

aims home

development achieving some very lofty goals, Japanese developers Pulse Interactive are at work putting the finishing touches on Undercover 2025AD Kei, a 3D action/adventure game aimed at rivaling Square's Parasite Eve and Capcom’s RE: Code Veronica — and in more than just the cheesecake department. At the forefront of the game stands Kei Sameshima, a well-armed detective in the Tokyo Police Department, who is sent on assignment to ferret out the heads of various crime syndicates. The game spans several different areas including a bustling metropolis (Tokyo), a waterfront in which Kei will be able to pilot a boat (Bay Area), and a gambling den (Casino). The main draw, besides Kei’s ability to interact with a mulititude of important characters, is your chance to control a number of different vehicles and equip yourself with a ton of various weapons. Therefore, you can expect to land behind the controls of, say, a helicopter, while chasing down crime bosses with an Uzi. And with Pulse throwing in names like DJ Gomi Space Channel 5) for the soundtrack and Kenichi Kutsugi (manga artist) for character designs, there’s good reason to expect a game beyond just an ordinary shoot 'em up. While we haven’t seen anything playable as of yet, the latest screens and art from Pulse show that much of the game will be unraveling in realtime cinemas, as well as action and adventure segments. Undercover 2025AD Kei should be hitting the shelves in Japan as you read this, and we’ve got a good hunch that the US publisher might be mothership Sega. With some big names in the mix and very promising gameplay, expect to see an in-depth preview in ODCM as early as this summer. our years

Chu2

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Sega's finest online moment of ‘99 on its way to the US this March. since, well,

NiGHTS. The concept on a

rather simple: place arrows

playing field to lead a

amount well,

maximum

of ‘Chus’ (mice with an IQ of—

mice) into rockets, while keeping

them safe from black holes and evil cats. The cats, in addition to munching Chus, destroy rockets when they run into them and thus need to be redirected as well. The single-player Puzzle mode with its 100 missions is pure brainteaser that

will

(unless you're a

lot

challenge every last

smarter than we

are).

bit

of your intelligence

Although no action— in the

(

Niu Niu features a lead robot character with attacks that range from a dash attack to a magnetic shield. The game features 21 different stages spread across four worlds. Niu Niu releases on Feb. 4. affair,

•

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orthodox sense of the word— is involved

in this

mode,

it's

one

intense experience.

While the multiplayer

game

already a blast against three

computer-controlled enemies blessed with top-notch

against up to three

humans

will

make

Al,

competing

sleep a thing of the past.

Whoever saves the most mice wins! Chu2 is so fresh and odd that it looks more than anything

the mutant offspring of the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine and Scrabble on rocket-fuel. The US version should hit store shelves the coming months (probably by the time you read

this)

but

released without the original's online compatibility, heads

it's

will roll

meantime, check out the demo on this issue's GD-ROM, and experience the frantic weirdness for yourself. Sega.

promise...ln the

Japan

developer Cavia, Inc. has

announced

its

intention to begin

Berserk

Space Channel 5

III:

(ascii)

W Impact

Seaman

Virtual On: publishing and developing for multiple platforms

included) based on

games

(Dreamcast

anime

franchises. Cavia already has

based on Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke) and My Neighbor Totorro in the works for release in 2001.

titles

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(Capcom)

(Vivarium)

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2000.1 (Sega)

BERSERK

Virtua Striker

PUBLISHER: ASCII DEVELOPER: Yukes

Xmas Seaman

(Vivarium)

Let's Play Golf

(Bottomup)

Based on a popular anime series shown on Japanese TV, Berserk's medieval theme and gory fight scenes have already attracted the eye of more than one US publisher. Though a bit heavy on the amount of cinemas in the game, Berserk does deliver fantastic action.

Sunrise Eiyutan J-League Let's

Ver.

(Sunrise Interactive)

Make

Pro-Soccer Club

Shenmue

(Sega)

(of

course)

Garnering decent applause from the respected Japanese

gaming pub Weekly Famltsu, Yu Suzuki's Shenmue scored 33/40 upon its December release. As one of the most anticipated games in Japan, the three GDROM set (which includes a Shenmue Passport GDROM as a fourth disc) also saw one of the most successful preorder campaigns ever. Hop on over to our 2000 DC Coming Soon feature for more news.

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Maken X gets

surprise

the

ODCM

hen Atlus announced an unusual, first-person action skeptical.

be able to

pull

game

treatment

Maken

called

X, critics

were

seemed unlikely that a company renowned for its quirky, yet popular RPGs would But Maken X surprised everyone. How did it happen? ODCM stopped in for a R&D) and Kazuma Kaneko (Art Director) for answers.

off.

chat with creators Cozy Okada (Director of

ODCM: Why

game, not an RPG? have never been focused on developing

did you choose an action

Cozy Okada:

only RPGs wgta the Megami series. From the beginning, we were alwamthinking of how to introduce more interaction into gur games using the Megami Densetsu

intelligence:

how the player reacts to the environment in Maken X is the true hero of the game. like Excalibur or the Muramasa.

order to triumph. It’s

a legendary blade,

ODCM:

Will the US version be different? KK: The graphics will change, in order to take

into

As one of the oldest and most famous series in Japan—starting on the 8bit Famicom!— we simply felt we were still too limited to take it to the next level. But when Sega gave us the specs of Dreamcast, we knew we finally

consideration a few cultural points that could be harmful.

had the capabilities to design the type of game we wanted to. Thus, Maken X was born. ODCM: Where did you get the idea for Maken X?

spoken

world.

CO: Mainly from the

Megami series

itself. All

Concerning the game options.. .CO: No, they are the same in both versions. KK: The most difficult part of US localization

the sound. Since

dialog,

all

must be recorded

characters have in

English.

our efforts

were focused on the idea of Maken, right from the beginning. Kazuma Kaneko: The hero in Maken X is a legendary blade called ‘Maken’, or ‘Magic Blade'. ODCM: It wasn’t inspired by The Matrix, for example? KK: That movie is quite recent. CO: Yes, [when] it was released, the project was almost done. But would love seen it much sooner! (Laughs.) CO: During all these years, we’ve been building a complete world with the Megami series, developing such concepts as the Soul Hackers' network (Sega Saturn), the Messiah theme, etc. When went to see The Matrix, was surprised to see how many similarities there were with our project. If Maken X were to be adapted into a movie, It would be very like The Matrix. ODCM: What is Maken X about? KK: In a word, power— not in terms of strength, but rather I

to have

The

X-philes:

Cozy Okada

ODCM: What do

(right)

and Kazuma Kaneko

(left).

you think about the other first-person

US? CO: This game is different— really want to note this clearly. Maken X may look similar to Quake, for example, but the action titles in the

gameplay

is totally different. In

from a distance. Maken

Quake, you shoot enemies

technical,

interactive. Plus, the story is important. In a classic first-

person action game, you have an unique scenario and

when you finish the game, it is over. Maken X has a genuine multi-story system. It is not a simple choice of ‘Yes' or ‘No’ in a dialog box like some games. Depending on who you have brainjacked, encountered or fought, the story always changing fight,

and simply

in real-time.

slip

KK:

love the

the true hero of the game.”

-Kazuma Kaneko

atmosphere!

Zelda—the

8bit version

is different.

you wish you had made?

personally wanted to

make House

also

Dead 2

of the

Robot Taisen.

can’t

DC version. CO: For me, and Zelda: Ocarina of Time\

wait until the release of the

"Maken X

You can also decide not to

away. So each time

ODCM: Which game do

it's

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•

Rumor

the Japanese press that Sega

or not,

it's

KOEI serves up a new piece

been said

Japan intends to release a satellite tuner for Dreamcast within the next year— with a price tag of ¥20,000 ($200 US). The tuner will enable DC owners to receive data transmitted directly from a broadcasting •

of survival horror pie with

Seven Mansions n offshoot of a well known PlayStation series, KOEI's Seven Mansions ( Senritsu Bisho in Japan) is riding the current wave of survival horror-type adventure games set to flood the DC market in the coming months. But Seven Mansions floats a longer board (so to speak) than most of its competition, in the form of an unique two-player mode.

satellite.

Sega has teamed up with

NEC

GDR0M

to deliver a special

Spilt personalities: you're

separated from your partner at once.

capable of turning your

Dreamcast

into a

(Genesis) and

MegaDrive

PC Engine

(Turbo

Graphix-16) emulator. Slated to

begin

February, the

GDROM

allow DC owners to download 16bit NEC/Sega games like Bonk's Adventure will

directly into the

for one-play

sessions costing ¥100-300 ($1-

3 US) per game. Downside? When you turn off your DC, the game is erased from memory.

Boy meets Virtual Girl

The storyline stems from the disappearance of a university professor who has traveled to a remote island to

Dreamcast becomes the hot spot for dating

concerned over his long absence,

visit

2000

him •

Sega has confirmed

its

intentions to bring a port of the

Saturn version of Virtua Cop 2 to

DC.

It’ll

be a straight

port,

but Sega intends to enhance graphics to accommodate your

Dreamcast's more powerful

it was never released in the US for any platform (barring an ill-fated PC attempted for PM2), the Princess Maker series has enjoyed plenty of success in its native land— for reasons that only a Pokemon fanatic with a

hardware. Get your lightguns ready: DC VC2 debuts on March 2, for

¥2800 ($28

US).

Developer deities Treasure have committed to releasing a GDROM in Japan stuffed with ports of its older 16bit MegaDrive classics. It’s not •

known whether the games will be enhanced, but who really cares as long as you can play classics like Gunstar Heroes on

your

DC?

and begin

events take place, the pair

trail

their

separated—and panic ensues. Gameplay in Seven Mansions

) is j

penchant for underage females can truly understand. But lucky for importers (and the aforementioned deviants), the resource-management sim Princess Maker 4, in which players raise an adopted daughter from infancy to

divvied into single-player (‘Pair-Control’

system) or two-player

(‘Pair

Combination’) modes.

one-player

mode, gamers must control both one at a time, to solve A puzzles and stay alive. But with the / Pair Combination option, each player controls one character apiece on a split screen. From rfmk here on out, it’s up to both players to help one another by sharing items and giving aid

on the way to Dreamcast— courtesy of Nine Lives, the company responsible for Princess Maker 3. (Whoops, only eight lives left! -Ed.) So far, little is known about the fourth installment in the PM series, but you can expect to be able to choose your little girl’s diet, schedule and future career. If you’re a good father, you’ll raise a princess— but bad daddies will rear a dreaded minx of darkness (complete with leather lingerie and a mouthful of naughty innuendo, we’re sure). Princess Maker 4 is scheduled for a July release in Japan. In the same sim-related vein, NEC Interchannel will finally release the second chapter in its wildly popular series, Sentimental Grafitti, at the end of March Oust missing the one-year anniversary date of its Saturn predecessor). In the original, you play a high school student who receives a mysterious, anonymous love letter, and begin a chase to figure out who sent it (the grueling detective work includes dinner and dates with twelve girls from your past to find out who the author is). The sequel promises extended gameplay length and more dialog. Romantic hijinks and comprimising positions will most likely ensue. While the likelihood of either of these titles making it Stateside is slim to none, you lucky (or lonely) importers may want to start brushing up on Kanji. Your Japanese Dreamcast is suddenly the place to grab a date— or to raise one.

womanhood,

i-r Ml

a friend. Two of his students, to the island

search. After a string of disturbing

lthough

characters,

through tough spots. cases,

one character

some is

trapped

^ H

a room with an enemy, the other player

must find a way to unlock

the door from the outside and toss in

a weapon. KOEI's only

DC title

scheduled

2000, it's hoped that Seven Mansions will live up to its and give games like Kadokawa’s The Ring and

for

potential

Jaleco's Carrier a run for their survival horror yen.

Mansions

Seven

currently available for import.

RINGING THE CHANGES FOLLOWING

THE FOOTSTEPS

of Square's Parasite Eve, the

Japanese company Kadokawa plans

to translate a popular series of novels into an interactive adventure for Dreamcast owners. Ring chronicles

the investigation of a string of bizarre deaths, which movie.

Is it

of this storyline in

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Japanese gamers who

Code Veronica are the new Capcom. A

in-crowd, thanks to

special ID tag will be given to

consumers who preorder, along with a limited edition version of

the

game

featuring special

screens and packaging.

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Japan

who

to be caused by watching a mysterious horror

well-proven. In the ‘90s, for instance, a hit series of movies

had, himself, watched the horror movie

title

details a bit.

takes place

the US, where a young scientist named

was given tweaks the

question and

only ten days to find the cause and the cure before he died. Kadokawa’s console contribution

preordered a copy of Resident Evil:

seem

a curse? Or a virus?

The popularity

Meg discovers that her friends and in common is a videogame called

colleagues are dying from unknown causes. The only thing that they have Ring. To figure out what's going on,

Meg

decides to take the plunge and play the game. From this point

onward, the game is split into two separate sections: the real world and the virtual world within Ring. Gameplay mimics the Resident Evil series, with Meg exploring both worlds while fending off ghouls and zombies with the help of her handy-dandy weaponry. Items also come into play (some are only usable in the specific worlds they're found in). Lighting will also play an important role in The Ring (a la Silent Hill), with enemies being attracted to Meg's flashlight in dark areas. It all begins in Japan at the end of February.

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*lf you’re

too lazy to go

online and see this awe-

some game are

some

for real, here

motionless, four

color dots on 201b,

30%

recycled paper that do this

game no justice

whatsoever.

For example, frame 2 can't

show how the game got tired of playing pattycake

he drought

a slew of new

DC gaming titles,

games have bounced find out

Shenmue. But what other

Japanese shelves? Read on to

off

what notable

has now been quenched with

including

titles

are

now available for

import.

with you, blew past and

made you

snort tailpipe

for miles. Or

how you can

modify steering, suspension,

gear ratios and tires on 19

Bangaioh

different rigs for varying

Treasure

weather conditions on 16

WHAT’S THE DEAL?

Treasure's much-anticipated shooter finally hit

and

Japanese DCs

tracks. Or that your trail

December— 360s

brake powerslide on turn

didn't disappoint. Frenetic, fast-paced

shooter action that fans swear

by.

Check

8 slung enough gravel to

out.

start a i

and see

Warp's labor (and labor and labor) of love has finally

been released, and the

result

Roommania #203

Sega

WHAT’S THE DEAL?

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first life-sim

gamers

has

to control the

man named

finally arrived. It’s life

and times

of a

up to young

Neji Taihei by manipulating his living

environment: a 15-byl5 foot studio. Cool.

Virtual On: Oratorio

Tangram

Sega

WHAT’S THE DEAL? ,

With perfect scores awarded to it in Japan, V0:0T is arcade port perfection, but Twin Sticks are a must

Treasure Strike

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WHAT’S THE DAMAGE? Strange but engaging, KID's action game Treasure Strike features a whimsical tale of treasure hunters and legendary spoils. As either a female or a male treasure hunter, you must battle your way through a hoard of stages using ARMS, tools for digging that also double as weapons. The Adventure Mode follows your progress in search of the Lotus, a treasure said to grant its owner unbelievable powers. But it's the four-player Battle Mode that’s sure to get gamers interested. Split-screen and internet play are available in Japan.

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with Evolution 2. With highs level of interaction and fixed

dungeon layouts—finally! A Dreamcast RPG has

come down from the

trees.

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the

US release

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of the original

(courtesy of Ubisoft)

fresh in

still

incorporated bigger

mazes

with fixed designs,

gamers’ minds, Sting has slipped a sequel

so players can cruise through previous

to Evolution under

dungeons with a good idea of the layout in mind. Fixed dungeons also allow for events

its belt

with the

Japanese release of Evolution

than a follow-up,

it’s

company’s

development goals

initial

a fulfillment of the

RPG— including many vital

the

for

ingredients

and gameplay that were compromised in the first version, due of design

pressure to release the the Japanese

title in

time

launch. Now,

in its

the town of Museville. More townspeople

whom

affect gameplay), as well as several

new

shops from which characters can buy goods. And although the map still includes only

one actual town, gamers

the original

will

familiar with

be gratified to see the new

version’s expansion of environments

outside of dungeons, including interactions

make

Evolution

traditional

RPG and

less like a

that

dungeon

active

2 implements a much camera which follows closely

behind party members). for finding items

play

But the most marked changes are

found by using the

VMU

the

dungeons themselves. No more randomly

during gameplay

and through special mini-games. While the battle

systems have remained roughly the

same

(with

FP and TP points determining

skills you can master, among other many of the new features help to make Evolution 2 a stronger title. RPG fans who might have been

which

things),

disappointed by the original game’s shallow

would do well

to give the sequel a

shot. Of course, there’s

boxes are now

hidden, and additional secret items can be

traits

mere

crawler.

and

opening chests within dungeons have been similarly modified. Treasure

ingame world

of Evolution 2's

have been added (interactions with will

of the action, as well (instead of

The game’s system

complete.

The center

camera view

the overhead viewpoint used throughout the original, Evolution

for

second incarnation, the game’s evolution is

take place during exploration—and for a new

no news yet on

when (or whether) Sting’s new brainchild will make it to these shores— but keep those fingers crossed.

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Earth Angels ° Capcom Japan has confirmed that it is currently hard at work on a brand-new, original RPG for Dreamcast. Though no hard details are known about the title, expect it to take shape in the coming months.

Global A’s Innocent Tears puts a new spin on that old

much antcipated we mistakenly claimed that the new chapter in the series would boast a new male lead. How wrong we were. Blame Sakura Taisen

our translators, but Ogami

Judgement Day

favorite,

oping to bring some life to Dreamcast's strategy RPG genre in Japan, Global A Entertainment has thrown its hat into the ring with the decidedly bizarre title Innocent Tears. It’s the story of a battle between Earth-bound angels, who’ve who've taken up residence in the post-apocalyptic setting of Tokyo. As the

With news flying about

concerning the

Ichiro,

the hero from Sakura 1&2, does return— and is the only remaining character

the cast. While Sakura

More action than

bag

of cats,

and more than a turnbased

affair.

headed home soon.

Blade Unsheathed East meets West in one of the first US-developed DC RPGs, Legend of the Blademasters

hen US publisher Ripcord Games announced that it would be shifting its focus from the PC world to console gaming, Dreamcast became its first And the first game out of Ripcord’s gate is the US-developed RPG, Legend of the Blademasters.

target.

Taking place contains a

rich

universe, Blademasters

fantasy world

which

political strife

has (once again) caused the downfall of the ruling empire, and given rise to a land filled with chaos and

the resulting mayhem, a young man named Erik stumbles across a magical blade and unwittingly war.

becomes the hero

;

seeking to claim the sword for themselves. In all, there are seven blades which, when collected, grants their owner the ability to control the world. Not exactly great

news

its

Interactive

and Tommo,

Inc.

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home sometime

Dear Fantasy Zone:

all

the other

RPG games coming

out for the

Dreamcast. do you think they will last long since Playstation 2 be coming out in Japan pretty soon? When will Black Matrix

its

Battle.

posted.

Nothing

official,

keep you

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so. the

to defeat the

intriguing features. Innocent Tears

shine brightest

among

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enemy; new

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that's a matter of opinion, Kelvis.

Unfortunately, Black Matrix

has been nixed

for a

release. But

if you’re up on your Japanese and you have an game is out in Japan and ready for play. The fate— and indeed, the nature—of Lunar 3 is still hanging the balance. We currently know nothing about it, and it hasn’t even been confirmed as a title in existence (although we’re plenty sure it is). We’ll have to wait awhile for Game Arts to show any of the DC cards that it’s got up its sleeve: and that

import DC, the

You've come to the right place, Kelvin. Though nothing has been announced concerning a 'Sonic RPG’,

strategy RPG, Ogre

yet. We'll

Advanced be out? Do you have any idea what Lunar 3 will be about, since it will be in Japan before the US? Kelvis Su Ham

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will

version of

woman who was once

ultimate battle begins.

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Japanese developer, Quest, is rumored to be working on a Dreamcast

In protest,

small sect of angels decides to unite and revolt— including an named Harkuaki, who is seeking to save not only humanity,

angel

use the environment

I’ve got a bunch of questions for you. Will Sonic and the gang ever be in their own RPG like Mario was in Mario RPG ? With

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and other garden-variety

choose actions during set turns for each character. Depending on a character's stats and abilities, a player may be able to execute several moves during a turn and even to .f f

in the multiplayer department, v up to four different characters available for simultaneous play in Gauntlet Legends-type gameplay. Expect Legend of the Blademasters to

hit

floods

smorgasbord the hapless sinners.

skills and spells can be acquired when a character levels up. With its complex storyline and some very

things should now be out on shelves, courtesy of UFO

(gulp)

With its 35 'stages', the battle system of Innocent Tears is clearly modeled after other grid-based field combat titles like Shining Force. Players must build up their parties of angels and

is skewed combat and a flexible camera system which can switch from an overhead view to behind-the-back cinematography (a la Zelda). And gamers can also expect big

designs, the battle system

to action, featuring real-time

original

and even

but the

anime-influenced character

fires,

disasters, angels begin to appear to the survivors. But much to the dismay of humanity, this isn't a benevolent heavenly host. Instead, the winged creatures begin to hunt down,

being devastated by

Judgement Day

kill i

for Erik, but certainly a great opener.

Despite

the end of the world wasn’t enough, angels turn deadly!

world I

a struggle against five ‘Guardians’

rumors began before the release of Sonic Adventure with Yuji Naka referring to the game as 'Sonic RPG’ (because of its story elements). But no upcoming Sonic titles will be role-playing skewed. Bummer.

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Arc System Works gauntlet with

its

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follow-up to the '98

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race of biomechanical warriors

created to regulate the use of magic), have begun to

reawaken, even after the death of their creator, a

named

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Justice.

original fighter

featured a host of

memorable characters, and included all

practically

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found

Capcom

series, like air-

juggling combos, chain hits, etc. But a single

feature—the one-hit

separated

KO desperation attack-

from the crowd, by allowing

players to power up their characters and,

amount of health their opponents had, knock them out with a single move. For Guilty Gear 2, Arc Systems has done away with this desperation attack in regardless of the

order to avoid throwing the fighting system

out of balance. Instead, the developer has opted for

one-hit knock-down moves, as well as

side-stepping counters and dash attacks.

The emphasis of the game

be on combos and

skill

will

rather than on

the desperation attack, with characters able to perform multiple attack chain hits

and a ton

of other specials.

From what we’ve seen of the

game, expect one

Guilty

Gear 2

of the best looking

fighters to date, as well.

2D And with

a near-concurrent release date While Arc Systems may not be the name on every 2D fighter's lips, one look at the latest screens for Guilty Gear 2, they very well should be. In fact, the original in the series is pretty much the only after

would actually give Capcom’s best efforts a run their money. A DC port of the game is almost a certainty.

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• A DC port of Sega’s ultra-wacky arcade 'typer' Typing of the Dead expected to hit shelves at the end

March

Japan. Compatible with

DC keyboard (of course), the home version will include modes for those who'r

the

additional

not used to 'typing' for their

lives.

• Tecmo has just released an upgraded version of D0A2 into

arcades entitled Dead or Alive 2: Version 2000. The upgrade has been put in place in k

order to rectify

some

of the glitches

and

minor problems found in

the original.

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vs.

the arcades with

•marvel-lous’ (sorry) results

during the second

week

January. Unfortunately for

gamers, •

was

rumored

It’s

only in Japan (sob).

to the

the Japanese

press that Yu Suzuki and his team at

Sega are

currently working on an

arcade fighting game. As Suzuki

the 'father' of the Virtua Fighter series, his will

comment

that the

number

include the

'4'

game

the

title has sent plenty of fans scrambling for more news. The

rumor goes on

many

One

suggest that

of the visual techniques

implemented

Shenmue

will

also

be used for the mystery fighting game, including new tricks for facial expression and motion capture. Stay tuned-this

one,

if it

a big

turns out to be true.

of 2000's most anticipated crossover sequels revealed in (almost) living color— finally!

the end of ’99, fighting fans received a timely treat for the holidays in the form of Capcom’s announcement of Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes. A follow-up to the phenomenally successful arcade/DC original, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is set to up the ante on 2D fighting games, with a host of innovations and new features.

The most notable change from the original will be the inclusion of a three-onthree Tag Battle Mode, which allows players to switch between heroes at any time during a fight. In addition, since the game allows up to three fighters on a team, a Combo system will be introduced in order to give fans a chance to triple up on three character combos— which could possibly reach into the hundreds! Think of it as a 2D version of Tecmo’s D0A2 tag team attack, with one more Variable

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Capcom's arcade

shooter/adventure

Spawn

to insert

play the

shortly after

its

in the mix. If you combine this with Capcom’s plan for seamless animations and lightning-fast response times— well, we think you’ll get the picture. Aside from gameplay, Capcom will also introduce some new (and even

character will

gamers Dreamcast controllers to game, fueling speculation that the game will head home feature a cabinet allowing

arcade release.

Read more about Spawn in our 2000 DC Coming Soon feature.

Anime fans will be delighted to know that Sega will be releasing a new Naomi game featuring the ever loveable and divine cast of the popular manga/anime series Ah My Goddess! Gameplay follows the •

faces on the fighting roster in the form of a female pirate named Ruby Heart, a monkey-girl (yes, that’s right) named Son Son, and a cactus-like humanoid named Amingo. All original characters will join up on the Capcom side, along with Anakaris (Darkstalkers) and Hayato (Star Gladiator 2), among others. On the Marvel side, new faces include Doctor Doom, Cable and Iceman. But these characters aren’t the only ones to appear in MvC2; plenty of the fighters from the original)

game will make return appearances as well. Expect a full preview in the next issue of ODCM, as the arcade and DC version are expected to hit Japan sometime around March—with a US port just waiting in the wings, we’re sure. first

court, along with the

location of

each member

the team. Players can also expect detailed and

lifelike

spectacular basket

replays

whenever a

made.

Recently released into arcades

Japan, Virtua

NBA has

a great chance to make it across the big pond not only US arcades, but possibly onto Dreamcasts as well. Stay tuned what may turn out to be Sega's answer to Midway's and titles in 2000.

into for

Konami's arcade NBA

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titles,

of real-life sim which include Emergency Call Ambulance and comes 18-Wheeler American Pro Trucker.

Airline Pilots, here

Yes,

it’s

a trucking sim.

four different trailers and

journey across the form of a quiz with eight stages

and new characters who haven't appeared With

the

manga

or anime.

graphics and multiple

answers, the

game

will differ

depending on how players answer the questions. Expect spring

this

Japan.

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the game, players choose from must plow through ten stages in a to San Francisco. The

US from New York

cabinet includes a gearbox and a genuine 48-cm handle, while the screen displays a dashboard view complete with rear-view mirror goodies like feathers and fuzzy dice

(awarded to high scoring truckers). But don’t expect an arcade dash from start to finish: you have to drive with the utmost care to guard the contents of your rig. Import

Dreamcast owners, a port

is all

but guaranteed.

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2000 DC.

The Apocalypse didn’t happen, but our special edition Year

feature

did— and

2000 Coming Soon an armageddon

it’s

forecast that’ll knock you

flat. In

the next

22 pages, we reveal over 100 upcoming Dreamcast games, pick the brains of the brightest stars in the

DC firmament, and

chart the future of the hardware of the

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Do you think 2000

will

Tetsuya Mizuguchi Yeah,

What I

kind of

games

will

be a good year

for

Dreamcast?

think so.

appear on DC

2000?

want to make fresh new games— new experiences.

human emotions

inside

want to go deep

maybe the body— all

using the eyes and ears and

stimulated by Dreamcast.

What Well,

make

will

be different about DC games

2000?

don't think polygons are everything. Using

a better

game.

more doesn’t necessarily

mean, the fun doesn’t increase proportionately with

the number of polygons! I'm chasing the next generation of interactive

entertainment.

How much potential of the DC has been used so far? Our new game is using almost 99.5 percent of the GDROM. and bining CD or MD music with MIDI sound— plus we're using new

we're com-

Light up that disco ball, and get ready to shake

technologies such as ADX, running polygons over CGI.

How do I

you feel about the online future of the

think that

games

->How Big?

DC?

are going to be online, they should be online-only.

We’ll be thinking about network

games next

Five years ago, like

felt

another year.

hoping

it's

to you?

that

would be something special. Now

don't care about 2000, but I'm interested

going to change people

for

seems

just

the future—

space, which planet would you

Why? Because

Do you

believe in extra-terrestials?

thought

saw

UFO

isn't

going to

make the

braincells

work overtime, but Space Channel 5 coolest

game

Ulala (fans of

the

we’ve ever seen.

Its

dance music

recognize

will

‘anchor-

and why? Kier) is

childhood, but

Anyone could be an

alien to

isn’t

cool only because of

its

think there's no

me, nobody knows.

features a gang of cool aliens called

creatures that have invaded our spaceport. And cool

woman’

visit first

she’s cute!

over Tokyo

reality to things like this.

pants.

Answer: This one.

her as the long-lost CGI twin of Dee-lite’s Lady Miss

Venus.

But Space Channel 5

delectable heroine. Or because of her Dee-liteful hot-

CGI ’60s

want happy technology! ( contented juice squeezers?) you could travel

what

Moroliens, a Keith Haring-meets-Teletubbies race of

other game can boast the member? Okay, so there's

Let’s rephrase the question:

good game can claim Jacko as a cast member?

the better.

Do you have any New Year resolutions? want to go out to the desert again... Are you excited about a technological future? I

What

King of Pop as a cast

year.

Moonwalker. What does 2000 mean

those

enough

to prove that

who wait—for 500

good things come

years, at any rate, since

she’s a star of the 25th century.

gons

sci-fi

for a

backdrops, merged with realtime poly-

unique look. But best of

all,

music: brassy, stylish, retro tunes, with

SC5 has cool some classical

themes and even a touch of techno thrown in. If there’s one thing this game doesn’t lack, it’s funk. So on the surface, Space Channel 5’s got the lot. But what’s it all about? Like most rhythm action games (such as the latest Naomi addition, Samba De Amigo), the gameplay is based around a simplified version of

If you had to fly off into space with only one game, what would it be? Seaman. I'd want to talk with somebody, especially if was alone! I

the 25th century, do you hope

It’s

women

will

look like Ulala?

everybody’s hope, not just me. She’s a very cute

don't you think?

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copy them when

it’s

made

dance posse behind you,

And

it’s

by a Morolien chorus

your turn to dance or shoot— zapping the

and saving a few people while you’re at great fun.

It’s

it.

Liberated

line,

little

and

buggers

humans become

your

a kind of spaced-out, spacey version of Fame.

the

first

of designers working under the

product of Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s team

banner of Dept.

one

of the cooler divi-

sions to rise up within a revitalized and restructured Sega. Hiding out

the heart of Tokyo’s fashionable Shibuya

work on SC5

Japan

for

almost two years (the

mid-December: see DCWorld

nosing about the Dept. 9 offices,

district,

game was

they’ve finally

for full story).

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been hard

released

couldn’t help noticing a signed

photo of Michael Jackson. Apparently, he’s a big fan of the

asked

be included as soon as he saw

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(as

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more epic

Already out is

Japan and due out

million portion—of all

of the

Sega around on

baggage of

team. But no one

commitment

the US

Q3,

carrying a good portion— reportedly, a

its

really

to this

its

$20

back, along with

unfeasibly huge development

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title. In

many

ways,

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“It

Japanese version

motivation— hero Ryo Hazuki’s desire to avenge his

death—was conceived so that players could

explore the island without wasting too

much

to anything else,” Suzuki-san points

time.

it’ll

be ages before we’ve even scratched the surface of the

whiteboard, Suzuki-san explained that the story’s

father’s

centers and slot

to be favorite locations). “This

never existed before, so you can’t it

where they can explore a small world.” There’s so much to see and do in Shenmue that

low-down

Japanese

game on

game

certain places (the

machine houses are sure type of

out.

to get the

release. Sketching out the structure of the

oh, so lovely

stop players from spending considerable amounts of

fight with.

paid Yu Suzuki a

on his labor of love just days before

it’s

However, he also pointed out that there’s nothing to

to place players in the real

massive world spans the Far East, covering Japan,

i.e., if

"King of the World”) was the

lead programmer and John Williams wrote the tunes.

Shenmue

first

Hong Kong and mainland China. And there are over 200 intelligent characters with whom you can interact,

the biggest and most beautiful

Shenmue

(a.k.a.

the

freedom and a

rivalled.

Its

Sega adventure

heart of the action, providing an amazing degree of

Sega’s

hree years in the making, the magnum opus of Sega’s legendary designer

James Cameron

T 1

(of course,

pretty dismal). But with

long, hot

Summer between

debut—we’ll

learn while

our knowledge of Japanese

an endless Spring and a

us and

Shenmue s US ’

wait.

of Sega’s

a long-term

experiment: a fusion of ideas that look potentially explosive, which could revolutionize the arcade adventure.

“I can drink Hizuguchi under the table

SEGA/SONIC TEAM

MARCH

TBA/CLASSIFIED GAMES TBA •

Check our GDROM for a sneak peek! Guide countless mice (Chu Chus)

TBA/ANDNOW TBA When the Forever Man stepped onto the Genesis platform, he left a deep imprint. The DC sequel travels to the nether reaches of the underworld (i.e., Hell), focusing on boss fights and action. Nothing yet in playable form, but check ODCM Issue #5 for

an update.

Official

Sega

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CHU CHU

Meet

with well-placed arrows in order to foil your opponents, then seal their doom by sending hungry space cats into their rockets for explosive results. First class entertainment

from Sonic Team.

CROC l FOX/ARGONAUT FALL Start with a sweet-tempered croc and add features like •

multiple abilities, puzzle solving,

seamless graphics and classic boss formulas, and you’ve got game. Released in Q1 '99 for PS, the self-proclaimed ‘Mario

SUSSES

Dreamcast Magazine 03/00

Microsoft’s

new console

METR03D/METR03D- SPRING

development team. Classified Games' first title for DC follows the formula honed by games like Mission Impossible and Metal Gear Solid, offering espionage, terrorists and one

into rockets

killer'

comes

2000. The Chao had better watch his back.

lone hero to save the city from all. No release date, but expect big things.

Metro3D's new action/RPG

taking shape as a horse of a darker color. As Anna, the female protagonist, it's the player's job to take a sword and cut a swath through

them

SEGA/WARP -SPRING

CUT

the Canadian tundra, along

Laura

back and stranded

with mutants and survivors of a plane crash. Ride trucks or

snowmobiles, and hunt snow geese and caribou to stay alive. It's

addictive—and

its

battle engine is dramatically innovative. Look for it to arrive

on shelves soon.

enemy-filled streets rendered in 3D polygonal glory.

—

any day of the week” << Yu Suzuki UBISOFT/CRITERION • SPRING After developing Suzuki Alstare Racing and TrickStyle, Criterion switches gears for

T8A/ZETHA GAMEZ -TBA Take the classic, quirky gameplay of coin-op Discs of Tron

ailing

FOX/TEENY WEENY GAMES FALL Roughly modeled after Fox

TV’s own America's Scariest Police Chases (egads), the company's action title Deady Pursuit puts players behind the wheel of a cop car to show roadway criminals the

business end of their billy clubs. Expect high speeds, high power and big guns.

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submerged

civilization

plus high-powered action features for blowing away the opposition.

KONAMI/KONAMI SPRING Konami’s deal with ESPN and •

and plug it into the DC’s power, and you'll get Dronez. The game features fully 3D

underwater adventure. Features resource management options for saving your

this

CRAVE/TREYARCH

•

MARCH

From the brains behind PC wundertitle Die by the Sword, this immersive hack-’n-slash has it all. Either magic or brute physical force helps your hero battle through mission-based stages. We dig

Disney has spawned the

stages, polygonal characters, cool lighting, tough Al and a solid formula. Duke it out with flying frisbees of doom in a Quake-style arena.

REVOLUTION ACCLAIM/ACCLAIM

expect plenty of furniture-

Evil Dead-type dialog and gorgeous 3D environments.

may

FEBRUARY

As the first wrestling title to be granted a 'Mature’ rating, flinging, star-filled action, but

the humorous,

'Quote has been 'enhanced' for entertainment purposes and

•

first

of its upcoming sports titles a sim that promises to bring more than a lifelike Barry Bonds to the table. The fully licensed game features "Touch Sensitive Throwing.

not be ascribed accurately to Yu Suzuki.

don’t expect incredible innovation as ECW will be mostly run from Acclaim’s Attitude engine.

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COMING* XMV 2000 DC

LIME FROM JflPHH WITH SHENMUE HANDS ON

L'iWI I A J

ell,

once the zealots were

for

right.

The hype about Shenmue has proven

to be nothing less than correct prediction. Yu Suzuki’s

team has created

an absolute marvel of superlative graphics and sound, set against a

compelling backdrop of intrigue.

The moment you boot up the game you’re sucked

model

of a

Japanese town, inhabited by a

dimensional characters— all contained

open the

into a vivid,

a bus at lunch,

and trudge wearily home at the end

and Speech

answer you. And

a question,

he’ll

friends.

is totally

authentic, the

convincing

thriving population of solid, three-

your Dreamcast. They bike to work and

store, stop to chat to neighbors, sell products to

customers, wait to catch

of the day. Stop to

ask a

man

he can't, he’ll refer you to one of his NPC sound effects are spot-on, and there are

times when the incidental music is— dare we say?— emotive, indeed.

Shot from a stock adventure-game third-person viewpoint, the game's camera

work

rock solid, and the mix of ‘free fighting’ and quick-press

produce an experience as close the best of in

all

segue

brilliantly

back to player

BUT (And you knew to

What do you think the next generation of DC games will be If we can find fun ways to use the network, we’ll see some

at heart,

missing

Do you think 2000 will be a good year for Dreamcast? Yu Suzuki do have a good feeling about this year. It's doing great US market, and hope that will continue. the

Japanese parents, we

game ODCM

an interactive movie as

QTE sequences

and

(like

anywhere in camera angles

you’ll find

possible worlds. Cut-scenes are taken from multiple

order to keep repeated sequences

catching the bus) fresh, and they always

control.

was coming,

didn’t you?). Unless you

say: Wait for the

release.

were born

Shenmue

Japan

an adventure

you can’t understand what the characters are saying, you’re

percent of the action.

Still,

the success of this

first

installment

capable of inspiring games every

one point very clear— the DC

and involving as those other

titles

promised

for

bit

makes

as enthralling

PS2.

like?

progress there.

How much

of the machine’s

power has been used so far?

the libraries improve, then better

the time S henmue 2 comes out,

formance out

What was

games

probably

will

come

out.

think we'll be getting twice the per-

machine.

of the

DC game of 1999? games that much, but the DC version of great title. recommend it. Also, like Puyo Puyo.

your favorite

don't get a chance to play

Virtua Striker

Are there any

titles

S henmue

How do you feel about the

US Open.

Well,

out. Also, I'm look-

DC?

online future of the

Rather than network battles, extension for games. the

that you're looking forward to next year?

can't say when it's coming some US-developed sports games.

2, although

ing forward to

see the network’s purpose as an

tennis there are big titles like

could

make

Wimbledon and

a ranking system for our

games—

through championship tournaments every six months, with different

more than ready

it,

will

GENRE RACING

‘You get More points

you hit a pedestrian or

ODCM Why

will

2000 be a good year

Toby Gard The next wave

for

Dreamcast?

of software will be

even better, and hopefully

see a decent online game or two.

we'll

What

will

the next generation of

imagine that the Dreamcast

DC games be

will

like?

follow the standard console software

release format: First wave: simple arcade style games, beat-‘em-up

sand-racing games. Second wave: a good few corking titles with

some

depth, mixed up with a load of dross. Third wave: equilibrium; sequels,

No Lara

Croft, but

it’s

got big (um) ships...

franchises and developers pushing the system for every last ounce of

power.

How much power has been used so far?

->H0W Big?

At least as big as

Tomb Raider— in

over

surface area, at any rate. Plus a whole shipload of puzzles, heroes, monsters

wo years left

hit),

fled to

make

and Paul programmed both. They

Ferraris. Oh,

hit

and

(some would say a monster and called Galleon,

talk to us

and save up

on the phone (we

for

off

(cough) TG

up our

has puzzles.

every single other

such a massive advancement

ODCM

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will

how

to prevent

big

then?

it,

be at least equivalent

Tomb Raider. ODCM What’s your it? TG It’s been our goal to bring we have characters who

about

animation, so

and

actually emote. in

the

Not

all

What

Ah.

found— which leads the captain

ODCM

would say

level of

And

game as well, games

from being lonely (as third-person

it,

by any means.

excites you most about

to be). This also lets us

puzzles.

What

else?

make

a whole raft of

yes! Monsters.

What was your

favorite

DC game of 1999 and why?

Powerstone.

was the

first

real

3D, instead of

big monsters. Really, really big ones.

ODCM

beat-‘em-up that required you to fight

2D game

that

was

displayed

3D.

What games have you been playing recently? Donkey Kong 64, Pokemon Red, and Homeworld. What games of 2000 are you looking forward to? Black and White, whatever Miyamoto does, and all the that will come out of nowhere and make you go WOW!

surprise titles

How do you feel about the online future of Dreamcast? Fabulous. It’s a shame that Galleon was never designed to work with any kind of networking, so we at least won't be able to take advantage of it. However, if DC got itself an online game that became as popular as say, Unreal Tournament or Ultima online,

for its

would stand a good

money.

you could travel into space, which planet would you

have

Europa, even though

Er,

cool!

there.

(Bigger monsters are always better, aren’t they?)

DC games In 2000? me the most, by a long way.

The multiplayer aspects excite

chance of giving Sony a run

new

favorite thing

common

has action, and

artifact he’s

size to the original

can tend

worth comparing

blond person).

other characters can be directed

It’s just Tomb Raider with TG (Disdainfully) It shares little in Tomb Raider— except it’s in third person,

So, Galleon.

conceivable way,

really isn’t

us about the plot? TG

on a great quest.

pirates, isn’t it?

with

tell

solidly react to their world

dial

collect, of course).

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Croft’s ass,

and

Factor,

little

Tomb Raider that

the two (you snippy

Expect the best.

ago, Toby Gard and Paul Douglas

Tomb

created a monster a

pirates.

Core Design after hatching a

called

and Lara

and

it's

moon and

not a planet.

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visit

and why?

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American farmers.

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would be Pokemon— I'd hope that the ET's would also have Pokemon

fly off into

could trade with them. “Gotta catch 'em

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be?

Hunt or be hunted. Kill or be killed.

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->How Big? home

Will

the biggest

RELEASE TBA

with a fully-functional network?

a rocket scientist to calculate the venture. But

will

GENRE FPS

PC shooter come It

doesn’t take

numbers on that

swing? Sega’s betting

will.

ttl3E?'CTVB0AI2

make the

leap to the US. Or are they?

the project, but

know which lucky developer will get we believe that Sega will be the

chaperone— er,

publisher.

party.

->Year 2000 games from Japan that are just too crazy to

don’t

engines programmed to date. Considering no one

For those of you unfamiliar with

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is it?

Only with pixies.

Damn

game.

it’s

a bit like Princess Maker. their tiny little hands and Spock-like ears.

pixie-raising

It’s

Quake 3:Arena,

basically the ruler of the first-person

as:

title is

one comes up

some

of the finest

examples

a natural for the

Carmack, the game’s engines feature fantastic curved surfaces and are

Marrying a tablespoon.

player-intensive gameplay, the

forthcoming Dreamcast network. So don’t be surprised

Stranger than: Dr Strange after a severe schizophrenic episode.

But not as strange

will talk

the moment, and given the stellar nature of Quake 3’s multi-

deathmatch

category on PC. Developed by programming guru John

the

Fall

when the network appears— it’ll

this likely

be an 8.0 on the Richter scale (and at least an 8 on ours).

prospects: Less than zero.

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What is it? A roommate simulator game. Face it—it’s a crap idea. Remember your college roommates? The one that left his skiddy underwear in the bathroom, the one who hid dirty dishes under his bed (and yours). Surely, a game like this would be greatly enhanced if you were given a Glock on Day One and 200 rounds. PUBLISHER SIERRA

Stranger than: Dr Strange. But not as strange

as:

S DENSHA DE

be.

GO: 3000 MILES

->How

ITaitol

is It? A train-driving sim. Press a button to accelerate the then sit back and watch it go. An hour later, push another button to slow it down as you arrive at the station. Repeat. For

mutants make

train,

ics.

miles...

But not as strange prospects:

as:

Dr.

the

is It?

Wearing a chest-wig on your ass.

ext to a

Nil.

‘X Box’

(i.e.,

Microsoft

as: That

Dr. ‘His

eyes are too

guy on the corner shouting for no reason.

prospects: Expect a release freezes over.

US about the same time

the

and cast

will

X-tremely profitable box) that building up

Seattle, the

DC ver-

one of the worst kept secrets

the videogame industry. Originally developed by Valve

Software (which was formed, coincidentally, by former of ‘99”

named “Game many PC publications (despite its ’98 release date), Half-Life seems to be one of everyone’s favorite games. Microsoft employees) and already

hell

SENTIMENTAL GRAFFITI

of ghoulish

be even more of an

home gaming.

new console system called the

sion of Half-Life has been

city.

Stranger than: Dr Strange’s strange friend, close together or something’.

GENRE FPS

a shoo-in for console action fanat-

Across the network,

bus-driving sim. You drive your bus slowly around

But not as strange

Kinda Weird.

.TOKYO BUS GUIDE IFortyfivel What

RELEASE TBA

plays a lot like Quake,

ambitious step forward for

Stranger than: Dr Strange’s little-known sidekick,

Big? Though

Half-Life's vivid storytelling

What

3000

Dressing up as the rock on Star Trek for a day.

US prospects: Not as bad as they should

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creepy settings,

man,

scientist,

working

a secret government lab that opens

a portal to another dimension and frees aliens.

X-File s-esque storyline with

all

kinds of nasty

frequent puzzles and

obstacles unfolds. Sega has already admitted that Half-Life will

be featured on the network: so expect to see

this Fall.

is it? A dating game. Twelve chicks, a school, the option send them flowers and little love letters.

What to

Stranger than:

Grandma

still

talking after everyone has left the room.

But not as strange as: “There never was anyone

prospects: About the

same as you

the room, Grandma...”

dating twelve chicks at once.

“I’m really sorry about Jar Jar

UNDERCOVER Z0Z5R.D. TBA/PULSE INTERACTIVE -TBA This Resident Ev/7-style adventure should be on Japanese store shelves as you are reading this, and is reported be hitting US shores shortly

DC owners should have enough survival horror in 2000 to keep them delightful-

V5S?/;

affair,

thereafter.

ACTIVISION/DISNEY INTER.

A game based on the

MARCH hit

sequel is on its way to DC. and judging by the Playstation

and N64 games, this freeroaming 3D platformer should be a big hit. It’s got all the character of the movie, and the

same

ly damp all year long. This one’s looking very solid so

y l

tv *

« *

beautiful visual

has made the movies so insanely popular.

style that

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far.

INTERPLAY/INTERPLAY - Q1

Adding to the wave of DCbound soccer games, little is known about this one aside from the fact that it’s based on the Playstation game of the same name. It should be one of the first one out of the gate (though we’ve heard that one before), so keep your fin-

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INFOGRAMES/INFOGRAMES -TBA This game was excellent on the other platforms, and

and

this sequel is

different. With arcade-style

and gameplay, we’ll see how the hardcore receive it. Try the demo on this month's GDROM. controls

gers crossed. TBA/SEGA-TBA

should fare well on the

Rumors have been

Dreamcast with enhanced graphics and sound, new han-

that VO:OT may be published in the US by a third party, as Sega is hesitant to release the game because of the high price of the (quite necessary) Twin Sticks controller. We’re crossing our fingers— hard.

dling and physics, flashier special effects, and a fourplayer mode. Finally, some serious offroad competition for Sega Rally 2.

circulating tricojore

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free, but

“ Monsieur!

you must pay

for

Would you it

this

same

time he’s

a haircut?

trip to Paris

Man With No Appendages

he and the

game so

anyway because we

are French...” —excerpt from Evan’s

back,

glorious 3D. Drawing from

bizarre sparkle that

made the

original

wonderful, French developer UbiSoft has once

again crafted what looks to be another platforming masterpiece for the ages (and for In

the

man 2

same

all

ages, coincidentally).

vein as Mario or Banjo-Kazooie, Ray-

a free-roaming

platformer with style to

spare. The graphics are, without question, the best the

and a consistent 60 fps make

genre has ever seen—they help to create a world that

Simon Cox

far

more palpable than any

yet conceived.

of a living, breathing cartoon (dulled by so starts

and PR exaggerations within the

finally

been

fully realized.

-»How Big? "Shut up, you

false

industry) has

this

one smoother than

at a singles’ bar (bloody Englishman!).

With a surreal, fleshed-out storyline and enough ety of

gameplay elements

non-existent) toes, this

keep players on

vari-

their (albeit

sure to be one of the most

games

appealing and worthwhile

of the

coming year.

"Yippeeeeeeeee!" -Anakin Skywalker.

little

turd!"

-ODCM. Get

fter the

ready for

most lackluster

his joystick in the

some

style.

hands

blockbuster

George has put

this side of the Ishtar fault-line,

many

Lush, exuberant landscapes

high-speed racing, Star Wars

fares any better

The promise

gamers

see

if it

their— urn—consoles (now now, settle

down, sport. There’s no Jar Jar Binks disembowelment stage, but

it’s still

bound

be worth a

shot).

PUBLISHER

Essentially a port of the popular wipEout- inspired

and N64 game, Racer is the

first

Star Wars

title

SEGA RELEASE SEPTEMBER 2000 GENRE ADVENTURE |

make

wise, multiplayer

modes

the

retain

Though just a

the 128-bit leap. The good news? According to Chris Barn-

house, senior software engineer at LucasArts, "Graphics

good kind—a

are faster, smoother, and sharper [on Dreamcastj." Like-

look for (along with George’s neck).

single-player.

solid port of

same draw-in

port,

solid

Racer looks

game.

distance

Definitely

be the

one

really an.”« George Lucas”

->H0W Big? Aaaah...ooooohhhh...aaaahhhh (Sound of running

...ooohhhh... whoops!

feet.

Zzzzzip...“ Aaaahhhh.” Flush.)

ong before those

Evil zombies began scaring the loose stools out of gamers everywhere, there was Alone in the Dark— little in many ways redefined the adventure game

Resident

gem which

on PCs. Characters were no longer blocky point-and-click-

MORLD SERIES BASEBALL

SEGA/SEGA -SPRING

Along with its traditionally great gameplay. individual faces are mapped onto the

MILD METAL ROCKSTAR/DMA DESIGN FEBRUARY This is one game that needs to be played (rather than just seen) in order to be fully appreciated. With a truly amazing physics engine and

(real) players, and everything moves at 60fps. This is another NAOMI port, and if Sega’s other sports games are any

Pr^

able sprites, but rather fully-controllable, fully-polygonal

beings that moved a model for

' :

its

genre.

the real thing.

And now,

was a

revelation:

has spawned a Dream-

cast baby. Mazel-tov.

Although the

game has been shrouded

of mystery, initial footage

has looked nothing short of

stunning. With distinctly Lovecraftian design

HRESTLEHANIR ZOQO

quite a bit

and and the

sort of supernatural, terror-inducing content that the

THQ/AKI TBA -

indication,

more gameplay than you can shake a stick at, you actually feel like you're piloting a real tank. Definitely one to watch.

should

‘rock'.

An improved DC

port, this

hordes of mutants from

all

those other

games just

can’t

universally considered to

the new high-watermark for wrestling games, and with a four-player mode and more than fifty wrestlers, this is

gonna set the world on fire. Though still unannounced, we think it may be on its way. We're almost positive. Honest.

touch, the series has always had the sort of subtle

charm

we love to see inching its way into gaming. And in much the same way that Code Veronica has taken its forebears into 3D realtime environments via the expressthat

way

of Sega’s superconsole,

dimensional transition. Buy

AITD4

making a

some new

similar

boxers, ‘cause

your bowels might just do the same.

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2000 DC ames

aren't the only reason

Dreamcast

2000. By the end

to be excited about

can expect to see

of this year, you

a deluge of hi-tech add-ons guaranteed to

make

online-

multiplayer gaming, internet surfing-type stuff and even movies a major part of your console experience. In fact, by Christmas 2000, you’ll be able to live your entire

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now) and

right

complete with a headphone jack,

it’s likely

(though not confirmed) that you could use this

secret labs. Capable of

a portable

MP3

VMU

player.

two of them) and movies (Oh

Special Edition!— Ed.),

it’s

being

Swatches Popular with the leg-warmerwrapped fans of Euro band A-Ha, it *

on games— and that the it can ‘enhance

‘fun’

also an issue, so we’ll

Swatch watch

now the

epitomized that ‘80s cool— and

be released only when is

Scrap Splastic Swatches!

set to be the

official

timepiece of Sega DC. Rumors are flying of a special Swatch that acts

this

storing saves, addresses

an VMU,

and maybe even

games. Ssuper!

out with serf-filled

first toilet seat—the much-coveted 'Priwystone'. No more crapping out the window.

Do androids drean of electric

which Baidur's decaying corpse Is eaten by the villagers following a flood. Someone has the pox. but who could it be? Oh, it’s everyone... Another Baldur's Gait spinoff,

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maybe

not too much

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of the first

SONIC RDMEHTURE l (SEGA)

(this is

a family mag,

kids!),

but the rest in spades.

These are the games that we’ve about or that

development

the world.

all

either heard

strongly suspect are under

secret underground bunkers around

Oh— and some

that are just so

damn

obvious, they're hardly worth calling rumors.

Official

Sega^ Dreamcast Magazine 03/00

It goes without saying that Sega will be following up the

success of Sonic Adventure the not-too-distant future. The original was designed for Saturn, so imagine what Yuji Naka and Sonic Team can do with the Dreamcast in mind from the get-go. Expect to see it sometime in the Fall. in

Sega may be working on a

Sega returned

to its racing roots in the arcade with Daytona 2: Battle for the Edge in mid-‘98, and word on the track is that an enhanced version of this Model 3 coinop will be powersliding onto

multi-player Mario Party-style

game

(SEGA)

SEX, LIES AND

for

sacks, and the winner gets the world's

CARRIER

Local knights fight

home

this

format popular as could be available for Dreamcast

in its

be giving them away free with magazine. Or maybe not.

pox contracts leprosy, and must crawl agonizingly into a hole to

bookmarks, images, pages,

Sega Japan has been talking about enhanced ‘super-VMU’ for some time—

releasing a new,

Japan): Sega already has a working

to remain focused

will

your

little puppy will be something really special. Capable of storing MP3 data (the compressed-music

gameplay’, and not before. Cost

OUTCAST Sequel to Saldur's Galt—the renowned carrier of the

MP3 VMU

Japan,

and

DVDROM games

Dreamcast It’s

giving him a kick.

into

snugly beneath the

Block-rockin’ beats!

district of

underplayed by Sega’s Senior VP of Marketing, Peter Moore, who has publicly stated that he wants the

bites!)

Af.CVE?

the Suginami

DVD A DVD add-on

Lord's hair-piece without alerting the guards (or the rug: be

DEAD OR

fits

not expected to

prototype locked away playing

be able to plug one

detailed save data), provide e-mail and (histories,

2000.

no— Dante’s Peak

you’ll

console, and the discs themselves will improve save-game options (alllowing for greater, more

space, and serve as a

end of 2000 or early 2001,

as early as March

Now you eat him!

drive your console never had.

Blockbusters!

(You know, for kids.) The next village needs

children to use for kindling. Pretend you're the Piod Piper, there

the rat problem' and dance them merrily away.

enough

may already be familiar with 250MB: oooohhh) optical disk drive. may be interested to hear that come

PC, you

you

patches/updates and cheats. Think of

above

already planning a test-run of a cable-modem

for Spring

Challenge your Squire to a body-boarding contest using the (suddenly) dead body of a serf.

‘for

games

finally

not,

Dreamcast. The drive

your Zip Drive-

speeds

internet at

you’re unfortunate

(and

next year,

see below) and surf the

SERF'S UP

-J!**

(death match Quake 3,

each giving the user bosses Include

and 'Creeping Slimy Brown Death Warts’.

RESIDENT WF-EVIE

games

anyone?), download

1000 DC

levels of play,

illness. End-of-level

village militia.

VffsTU/'

online with no slow-down

BAt-I'UR’f frZ (V Village outcast and renowned pox carrier 8aldur must limp from the well to the woods without alerting the

the

with their much-wider

allow you to play

Dreamcast system

well,

100MB

Iomega’s

bandwidth, cable-modems

Globulus Dupllcus was

the ancient Britons amused themselves

with the cider-powered ‘Dreamcaster’.

Top 10 Games

had a modem? Okay,

Zzzzzp!

Zip. Zippit!

Zip Drive

encumbered with a

your console. What do you mean, you didn’t

know

do? Oh.

inside your bedroom. You already

featuring Sonic the

Hedgehog and

his pals. format stays true to the

the

Nintendo game, then fourplayer puzzles, races and mini-games will feature heavily. But will it be, you

know, for kids?

DflIKRTflNfl (EIDOS)

The much-vaunted first-person PC game from John Romero's Ion Storm is believed to be heading to Dreamcast later this year. As no one seems too sure when the PC version is actually going to be

Dreamcast later this year. Japan will be careful not to it

clash with Sega

let

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finished, however, we wouldn't advise you to hold your breath for the console version.

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WHAT WILL DREAMCAST GAMING be like a thousand years from now? We'd

like to

say that we’ve peered into our crystal

the future clear and gleaming like the North star. But

goofed around and

ODCM

made up a bunch

Still,

and seen

ball

we just

didn’t,

you do what you can...

predictions for the next Millennium:

September 2999 Dreamcast (the console

so small

at the fact that

it’s

500

fits into

released. The world rejoices

your ear) and then recoils

CE—the

extra

RAM

A subscription costs $12

Issue.

horror

for

which

ODCM

wear a 2001b nuclear-powered backback.

12,000 th

its

requires the user to

celebrates year.

of crap.

million per

But you get a free disc.

October 2999 Sega launches

Virtua Sonic Nights Rocket Adventure Rally

Party-Mue, following over a thousand years of repeated requests from fans to update

its classics. It

VMU the size of a TV,

uses three controllers simultaneously, a

and the new ‘Shudder Pack' that plugs

into your

spine and takes over your central nervous system, racking you with

unimaginable pain and convulsions every time you lose a

November 2999 D3 announced. into a psychedelic vortex that in

the process of delivering the

hyper-intelligent, genetically

named

‘Uno’,

about the

plot.

final

will certainly

He assures us that Still

code

refunds...

his feet while

he was

to Sega. His successor, a

engineered platypus (“I’m not a duck!")

promises that D3

December 2999

life.

Kenji Ino has long since disappeared

opened up just below

will

be a

no online support

for

‘cool’,

but he’s unsure

‘cool’ plot,

nevertheless.

many Dreamcast games.

January 3000 Shenmue 2 “nearly ready.” Yu Suzuki is now a brain but he's determined to finish the second chapter of Shenmue.

jar,

February 3000 Following an unfortunate accident department for cat food,

which the contents

Shenmue 2 has been

March 3000 Saturn

sheep? Only

they’re Welsh.

delayed. Cat

(the planet) closes down.

Its

Sega's

R&D

was mistaken named head of R&D.

Yu Suzuki's brain

jar

parent

company

blames the planet's shutdown on a premature launch, a lack

of support

from third-party indigenous life-forms, and poor marketing, pointing an

accusing finger at tagiine “The perfect alternative to Uranus.”

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21st

Century terrorism reigns

supreme in an ever eroding environment. Aboard the Heimdal Aircraft Carrier, survival

all

now - a

world

that matters! It's a new savage, deadly, wasteland

where you save whoever

is still

and

alive

to hell with the dead.

Vying for control of Earth, the Southern

bombs the Heimdal, setting free - a prehistoric organism. When ARK it implants itself in humans making them hideous, monstrous drones that carry ARK seeds and infect others determined to eliminate ALL of humanity. ARK breeds, mutates, and insanely lusts for the end of human life. Cross

ARK

attacks,

Even if it looks human, you could be screwed 'cause it may be an ARK drone.

Who

friend,

who

You are part of an isolate

Aircraft

foe?

elite unit

chosen to

and destroy ARK on the Heimdal Carrier before

reaches land.

must fearlessly blast your way through a gloomy labyrinth of hallways, flooded control rooms and security levels,

You

battling sinister mutants, while gaining

clues and power as you advance. You never know what's lurking in the murky water or around the next corner. Meanwhile, ARK is gaining power after attaching itself to the nuclear core of the Heimdal. Sheer wit and brute force are all that can save you now.

competition in and graph**.

silicon

bÂ°tn

Magazine.

CrazySexyCool. Buckle up, kids. •

;

n the face of

it,

the concept doesn’t

do much to raise that proverbial flag. Driving

around

a check-

ered cab and completing multiple pick-ups

and drop-offs isn’t

within a given time limit

anticipated Dreamcast titles (but

will

not be

mistaken as a sequel to Taxi Driver, Mr. Scorsese's cinematic exploration of intense psychological suffering and paean to the

immutable agony of the human

condition),

the most opulent vision of gaming

grandeur, to be sure. But while role-playing

Gsmeplay

a cabbie (without even a dashboard Virgin

out-and-count-your-money-later' variety (a

beaded seat-cover

mood)

isn’t

to help set the

necessarily the

style

most obvious

approach to home entertainment, Crazy Taxi

is,

without a doubt, one of the least

crazy reasons to

own a Dreamcast.

becomes easy

some

see

why AM3’s latest asphalt-burning title was one of 1999’s most well-received arcade games, and is one of 2000's most highly-

critics

Tdxi

of the "get-in-get-

view as more appropriate

the original quarter-munching coin-op

machine than

for

your

home

console).

Pedestrians dive out of the way, topple,

After only a few spins around the high-

resolution block,

for

and every

rule in the

fruit

stands

DMV's guide

defensive driving gets flattened, squelched

and then

flattened again

the

name

of victory.

Dropping a few bucks of visceral experience is

for 15 minutes one thing (ask

www.DailyRadar.com

a high-speed rush that has rarely been surpassed

RESULT

ism

EGGE8 HESSES 983.13 $

How We Love ’em!

Writers!

Here at the Official Sega Dreamcast

Magazine, we believe that the best things in life are free (or $7.99). That is why, each and every month, we use this space to single out some of our favorite contributors for special attention— instead

of paying

them. No stalking, please.

CORD BARRETT SMITH Former PR agent of the Hollywood stars, currently trapped

(kord) n. 1.

H This

B.D. Joe

2. Propo-

ANDREW KAUFMANN (an’droo) n. 1. A male native of the Texas region, imbued with ability to write and maintain a gaming site. 2. The other man on the moon. 3. One with a passion for RPGs.

SfWr BANK

the happiest-

university, teaching.

nent for adding Sega Rally 2 to any mandatory reading list.

what happens when

you suck. Not that we suck. See, we just wanted to show you, like, “ What if we sucked.”

looking cab driver we’ve ever

seen. Urn, no comment.

JORG

S. TITTEL A migratory species hailing from Belgium, currently found in NYC. 2. Possesses traits (and duct tape) of a ‘starving actor' with disturbing Chu Chu Rocket fixation. (yurg) n. 1.

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MAX EVERINGHAM (maks)

n. 1.

One who wears of

American

ball).

British heritage. 2.

Fan

(only) black. 3.

football (not footy foot-

One who moves from

country to country for the hell of

EVAN SHAMOON A member of the

(G'ven) n. 1.

it.

Pri-

mate order excluding man, esp. one of the eyeglass-wearing smaller <An Evan ate my banana> (also see Chimp)

species. Ex.

What Scoring Means to Us same

any politician)— but when that

visceral

experience moves into your house and

unpacks

its

undershorts,

becomes

worth

fifty

of your hard-earned

a word: hell, yeah (don’t even

those

and

P “Excuse me, do you know where can get a pair of pants cool enough to match this I

freedom of move-

cut-off purple shirt?”

Crazy Taxi

this: is

out

laid

real city, they’re rife with shortcuts

very different beast. Essentially, the big

question for gamers

surroundings are

alternate routes. This

bucks?

ment keeps the game fresh and exciting, and makes each outing a new and unpreVisually,

Here, the challenge

Crazy Taxi looks better than

on top ning

extra

word— we threw

as your

Jennifer Lopez on a sliver platter with a

side of curly fries and a banana-split

gift-with-purchase).

(who-split?)

The game goes pick

like this:

one

comes complete

a little something

of four crazy taxis (each

with complimentary crazy

driver), drive in quite

sundae

for dessert.

It’s

graphics and a sense of style

all its

meets Wonder

of the

(i.e.,

hill

without sin-

cursing, running over

nuns, etc.). Note: Please direct complaints to Simon Cox, Ed. This chump is never gonna make it—well, maybe if he stopped eating so much KFC. “Go vegan or go home,

j£j

own

Woman

animation meets Daytona USA. Give

a crazy fashion

simply

spectacular, with polished, high-res

(think Toy Story

drive this priest to his church

dictable experience. Crazy.

sweat that

pity,

thanks.

Punchy.”

instant classic

We mark

out of 10.

When we

believe a

just average,

game we give it—

phenomenal

you guessed it— 5 out of 10. If its appeal is aimed directly at fans of either its genre or its series but is not something that will be enjoyed by everyone, it gets 6 out of 10. See, you deserve a system that uses the whole range of marks, and not just those above 71 At right is a guide to how we rate.

For those of you can't

be bothered

excellent

average

mediocre flawed

who

to read (sug-

gestion: stop wasting your

money

on magazines), a summary box provided which delivers the

embarassing

review’s essential nutrients

without requiring exertion

around a huge

(which happens to be a

city

near-replica of crazy

alternate off

wily

San

and

Francisco),

you can describe

any

better).

bunch of crazy passenger-types.

recognizable San Francisco landmarks,

an extremely

tight

schedule (they

have something called

means that they

‘lives’,

seem

probably don’t work

of beat-the-clock

each time they

new fare—which is definitely a proposition. A moving arrow guides

proceedings. The

city is alive

energy, and

contain an overabundance of oblivious drivers (talking on their cellphones), viciously offensive drivers (due to the

crazy

videogames), and just plain bad drivers.

www.DailyRadar.com

And

make your

’

1+) POINTS

(

with move-

violence-inducing effects of playing

each destination, but because

bit like

review smoothie.

(

REAM GAME AWARD

With Dreamcast’s promising software lineup, we won't be hard-pressed to pick a every issue that call of greatness. For this singular type of game, we've concocted our special award: the Dream Game Award. The title that gets this guarantees a good time no matter who you are or what type of games you like to play. An essential purchase!

game

seems to

pick up a

drivers to

on your part-a

lending a unique sense of (sur)reality to

ment and

which

crazy publishing), drivers are forced to play

game

see

Streets are lined with lush, detailed houses

and buildings and an assortment of

Because each of these passengers

try:

between picking up and dropping

goes above and beyond the

PUBLISHER SEGA DEVELOPER SEGA/AM3

(-) POINTS

GENRE DRIVING PLAYERS 1 ORIGIN CRAZY JAPAN PERIPHERALS JUMP PACK

may turn some players

a driving game: a fact which off

ONUNE NO VMU COUNT 23+

FYI: Small print somewhere in secures your legal agreement

roadgoing experiences

Dream Game Award titles

03/00

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Sega

this to

mag

buy all

immediately.

Dreamcast Magazine 77

West

sfq'ei

JL That big green arrow is your tour guide. Seems like it’s

pointing directly at that

parked

car,

doesn’t

it?

Hmmm... “I’m critter

tellin’

was

darlin’,

the

thiiiiiis biiiig.

Sucker almost ripped my darn head off! Say...can have a lift?’’ I

There's a bomb on a bus. Once the bus goes 50 miles an hour, the bomb is armed. If it drops " Pop quiz, hotshot.

below 50,

blows up. What do you do?’

^ Speedy attempts a doublebackflip into the taxi. “Arriba arriba!

Andale andale!"

lii.-4tiii.--i

shall call

him

point;.]

'Mini-Game’. Here's a sampling of the mini-games added to the DC version of Crazy Taxi. Despite their

games have to consume the small minds of the monkeys around the office. Reader banana submissions welcome. simplicity, these

managed

yet dedicated

This one’s called Crazy Jump. The guardrails are there for safety when you’re driving you taxi off cliffs at high speeds.

Get outta my friggin’ way!”- Guy “Are you talkin’ to me?” - Other Guy Crazy Taxi does NYC in Crazy Jam. “Ay, jerk!

It’s an obvious leap to make, right? Crazy Bowling. With your taxi. Why didn't we think of that? Oh yeah: ‘cause we're sane.

im i

Crazy Box. Not only the launch point for Crazy Taxi mini-games, but also the nick-

name

for

ODCM’s cramped

little

digs

In Crazy Bound, drivers must the the provided ramps to complete a series of difficult jumps across water. Not easy.

(read: mini-brains).

Official

Sega

Dreamcast Magazine

03/00

The Matrix when

,i1

phone booth and sh puts her hand up against the glass as she tries to— (smack)

Crazy Pole. Check out those environments. Imagine them racing by at 60 fps. Now imagine— actually, stop imagining.

“Shut up, Evan”. Actually,

Just go get the

It’s

like in

Trinity’s in

it’s

the

Crazy Party.

damn

thing.

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Every rule

DMV guide to

the

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defensive driving gets flattened

•

Thanks,

Just Walk

I’ll

There must be something

the moldy

NEO-GEO POCKET COLOR

Pocket Sonic

polyester seating, because Crazy Taxi’s not the only

wacked cabbie in town. The following are similarly demented folk who have had much to do with the checkered

Is that a rodent your pocket?

do not need

Taxi Driver’s Travis Bickle.

improved, despite the

Wanna see

rapid

advancement

them

No? Okay. gonna go kill

a porno?

think I’m

the president. Bye now.”

PERIPHERALS LINK CABLE

“Hey, you free tonight? Great.

ORIGIN JAPAN

world that simply

in this

Well,

PLATFORM NEO GEO POCKET COLOR PUBLISHER SNK DEVELOPER SNK/SEGA PLAYERS 1-2

There are certain things cars...

of society

paper. Another

called Sonic the

all

around them. One of

the original Charleston Chew.

third, apparently, is Al

cultural staple of

Gore's

Hedgehog

But the biggest

hair.

(according to in all

ODCM)

its

little

Taxi's Andy Kaufman. This guy had more personalities than

appearances on Genesis and a few more on Game

the Village People, for chrissake. And he flossed his ass. And look at him.

Gear, the rodent (or

get enough) has

made D.C. Cab’s Mr.

who gave me

T. “I pity

the

Mista

pity

his

game

With a

the

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can’t

W "^*4?

111

now

gt jlk

Color.

that utilizes

its beautiful screen and an excellent translation to the fullest, SNK's portable wonder has finally found

pi—’’

Shut up, please.

a hurry

way onto the

Neo Geo Pocket

fool

this ridiculous

haircut. I’m Mista T. fool. I'm

...^

rodent a depeche

mode— no, we just

0:29

glory. After several

gem

splendid, old-

school, blast-processing

q.qq 0:00 ’

its

raison d’etre.

Pocket Adventure Gillian Anderson. What? Haven’t seen Chicago Cab? Gillie cameos (two whole minutes) as a trashy fare in this bleak Christmas cab tale. We’re curious. Rent it and let us know if it’s any good. Better yet, send us a copy.

GfflkPZ3EK

of Sonic

with bits

and pieces

in for

-^» r> 7

Genesis,

for

Genesis

third

an adaptation

essentially

fl La&m r ffitr

game thrown

Hiss

jig

good measure. The

...

survive the translation. The only graphical deficiency

the lack of parallax scrolling, but this failing

^ Thelma:

"Listen up, girl— let’s

Louise: (unconscious) "Let’s

the

different driving ‘tests’,

real thing, Taxi's

all

"...’’

the way."

down 3 “You’re gonna turn Buttafuoco

smooth 60 fps with minimal slow-down, making Sega sloth with

Rally

two

bum

of its way

soundtrack, and this insistence pays

Bad

Control that

•

Religion

headliners,

makes even the

humble DC control

feel like

and while we

of compulsive

gameplay let go

(-) POINTS When

•

all is

said and

done this

ODCM

they

fit

off.

are

band

not especially partial to either (particularly not after

intensive exposure), The sort

two or three days

must be

said that

the game’s furious, frenzied tone

off

some

players

BOTTOM LINE Playing traffic has never been this fun. Crazy,

compelling stuff

bowling (did

someone say

indeed nice additions to

kind of dexterity that would

make any

Hollywood stuntperson proud, providing a high-speed rush that has rarely

soundscape, a veritable buffet of high-

been surpassed

quality vocal

samples are often

funny—and always

New

to the

quite

effective.

version of Crazy Taxi,

a series of exclusive mini-games are successfully entertaining— if only diversionary. Players

compete

a series of

its

appeal

lies.

the end, Crazy Taxi

just the sort

of original, unfettered fantasy that

DC console headed (

Dreamcast

in,

and

crazy, y’all. This is

Sega

gets the

exactly the right

new year. So get one commitment you

direction for a promising

won’t regret,

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it again for the first time. If you have a Neo Geo Pocket Color, we guarantee

16bit sibling. Play

happen

you won’t regret

—v

it.

evan shamoon

Officialo j'Sega

Dreamcast ScorcEl PERIPHERALS

Dream Pad Known

primarily for

its quality racing its own take on the Dreamcast most part, surpasses the original. The feeling is more solid, with better grip, and the rubber palm that takes the most pressure is a great addition. The rubber tip of the analog stick is also a huge benefit. There are six re-mappable digital action buttons on the face, with two of them performing the actions of the triggers-great for fighters.

wheels,

Mad

Catz has unleashed

controller-which, for the

hands

of the unit in your

Unfortunately, the digital D-pad

Official#Sega

hardly

game. Even the sound is quite good (despite the tinny speaker). The result is a fantastic ride that’s every bit as addictive as actually better than that of the original

detailing for the part of your

has always specialized

|—

excellent joypad, control

the genre. Think

Bruce Willis and Sam Jackson in Die Hard 3 driving through NYC at 90 mph, and you’ll understand where the

And with SNK's

noticeable.

that

for

extremely well. And to top out the saturated

a driving game, a fact which

may turn

taxi

it is the meat of the will keep players coming more potatoes. The game’s distinctive je ne sais quoi lies somewhere between its exceptionally fluid control and its free-form, explorative gameplay. Players are able to weave in and out of oncoming traffic with the

game back

and the Offspring are the

extension of the hand •

and

‘crazy’?) are

Sega has gone out

that takes hold and won't

ing

the total package,

get big-name bands on the Crazy Taxi

(+) POINTS

were,

such distractions. But while crazy park-

look like a three-toed

toes.

this? Hey, I’m Joey

ova here lady!”

which include ramp-jumping and other

visuals rush by at a consistently silky-

not get caught."

Thelma:

Seven more

—

game's speed manages to

of the original

all

ii ]

of the

graphics are incredibly sharp, and

f' |

evan shamoon

make

precise movements, even

this is

—^

one

disc-shaped.

found

difficult to

when simply

of the best third-party

Official

Sega

navigating menus. Still, Dreamcast controllers out there.

Dreamcast Score 03/00

Official

Sega

Dreamcast Magazine 79

In-Depth Reviews

Psychic Force 2012 Comes

Psychic Turkey Home to Roost

When

discussing the

PLATFORM DREAMCAST PUBLISHER TAIT0 DEVELOPER TAIT0 ORIGIN JAPAN

new DC

GENRE

one must

gam-

return to that old

FIGHTING

PLAYERS 1-2 PERIPHERALS JUMP PACK. ARCADE STICK ONLINE NO

version of Psychic Force 2012, ing adage: minimally improved

graphics and sound do not a

price $29.99

good port make. In short, PF2012 is just the sort of game that Dreamcast does not need: a frustrating, under-produced, and distinctly mediocre fighting game, produced for a genre that DC already has covered.

The most disappointing thing about PF2012 is is wasted by poor game is supposed to give play-

the fact that the promising concept execution. Ideally, the

ers the chance to duke with a

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fun would be a mistake. Nothing

(almost nothing, at any rate)

size

and mass is similar to that of the standard DC controller-and the main problem with the standard is its light weight (especially without a VMU or Jump Pack inserted into its slots). Well, the Astropad is even worse, with a hollowed out, plastic feel and super-jumbo palm pads that make movements feel awkward. While its Auto feature and circular D-pad are pluses, give it (and its competition) a good look before plunking

getting

for.

first

game

it’s

this one.

Dreamcast

its

effort is also

kind on our favorite

console. Not only are there wacky

enemy

vehicles (ranging from a rather straightfor-

ward

70s muscle

car to a hovercraft from

You’ll hear yourself saying ‘could have’

but the game’s 12 levels, set

and ‘should have’ rather frequently-and

locales, are

various

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elements sharks,

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cranes, metal-munching

ski-lifts etc.,

which

invite

you to

bludgeon opponents and chew up the scenery at the same time. And the sheer quantity of different

weapons and other

upgrades scattered across the

com-

levels,

Luxoflux didn’t get quite as creative as

a choice between different camera angles would have made better sense

Reflections did with their PlayStation

(and the first-person view

identical

on every

level.

seems as

hit,

unplayable, anyway).

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graphics. Framerate

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little

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you’ll

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to complete eight missions, which require

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player

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people (up to three), mainly for technical

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(it's

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16bit realm than the 128bit.

growing library of underachievement. Fellow South Park devotees, we’re sorry to

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itself

dungeons EGG.

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essence, as an epic mistake just crying

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long

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fact that the questions simply are not funny

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(and

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with sub-standard efforts every few

competition within the genre.

Though functional, the graphics in TD6 look shoddy and thrown-together, showing more seams than a Gap sweat-

instead,

is,

to trying to get the kids to

school on time

its

of the fun in the driving

HI TD6 allows players to drive and chase down scum. We hear that

And

police cars

since hauling ass through busy cities

is,

criminal

of an aesthetic nature. For a console on

in itself,

which beautiful graphics have become

some

blocky, unpolished visuals like these look

much worse. While the

the unconventional Sega Rally with the much-anticipated

tracks

themselves are decent renders, the cars

GT not due out

and effects look downright awful. And while this lack of graphical sheen could be forgiven if control and gameplay were up to snuff: well, they’re not. TD6

racers are

plays like Keith Richards

certainly

Because some gamers don’t

the norm rather than the exception,

just that

entertaining, there

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fun to be had.

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control— an essential part

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of Central

want cool

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at just the right time to

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code which allows you to take bribes and harass innocent women and minorities as well...

Everything one could want in a racing game, minus the graphics and control. And the pack-in supermodel.

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leaving you with a sad two blocks left over (at least they’ve

with

uncompressed memory (separated

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better than Interact’s Lightblaster,

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With Sega’s superlative out on the

going to take

field, it's

something very special to intercept the pigskin—and

QBC2000 just

doesn't have that kind of talent.

The

update

latest

Quarterback series,

to its

Iguana’s attempt at ‘realism’. Well.

QBC2000

you want to

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it’s

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to,

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impossible to catch

it?

perhaps the only significant addition

game. And along with the accompanying horrendous slowdown, it's reason enough to steer clear of this sports travesty. MAX EVERINGHAM

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of the disciples of Kain,

ruling it—

picks up the narrative, Soul

Reaver assumes that most power-hungry

gamers chose the

one

and some of the best voice segments saying

much compared

passes as ‘voice

may

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to the dross that

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motion a terrible retribution by

the vampiric despot. After

Unfolding through a series of cinemas

has had the

misfortune to sprout wings before Kain: setting

latter.

grace videogaming (which :

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Reaver takes up the story 1000 years after Kain

The ending

gave players a choice

between saving the world, or

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out of one of our controllers. Other than this little

gamers were

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to save the Netherworld.

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Raziel,

role of

who, under the tutelage of a mys-

terious being,

must

battle his

way through

various enemies and enigmas to

avenge

his fate. Original

and darkly

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sometimes smacks of a gothic Tomb

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you'll

Reaver

It's

be dueling the undead throughout Soul

common

send them on to

courtesy to

their graves (for

know how to property a well-earned

rest).

What's a kindly vampire to do? Any number of things, according to Edos and Crystal Dynamics, including death by fire, death by water, and death by Impalement You. too, can do

Raziel finally

comes face

with his master, Kain, for a ity

one-on-one time.

the end? Play

2 From

all—If you have the right equipment.

to face

little

qual-

Who triumphs

for yourself.

the Spirit Realm, players are

able to hop from area to area via

warp gates, which are only accessible once they’re manually activated.

compelling, the storyline

Soul Reaver

sets a nice backdrop to the ghoulish action. Raziel’s

new powers

give

him the

between two different planes at will—the Spirit Realm and the ability to shift

Material World.

Depending on which

plane the player

is in,

different skills are

available to Raziel, including the ability to

secrets to discover,

replenish his energy by feeding on souls

which can make most

sucked from creatures there or

tasks daunting—especially

ingame map (we had hoped that

manipulate physical objects (Material

World) or use magical powers (Spirit

arduous moves

Realm). This feature lends the intriguing

amount

game an

of depth, in that

players are challenged to be doubly

resourceful

solving

many

of Soul

laborious, with

Raziel’s environs are a

seamless

and caverns

game can

fighting

ride

by special (the

of a gothic

well-executed,

immolation

Tomb Raider which

of Soul

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of the

thing-now, any old unblessed

in fire.

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the world

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to this Raziel's

DC thus

that well-complement the atmosphere of

clever use of action wins out with

some

competition on

the game, without visible load times.

ingenious touches. Since Raziel

actually

haven’t yet had a chance to try the

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far.

repetitive

and overwhelmingly grey at

times, the lighting effects (especially on

undead, he can never physically Instead,

when

his

power

game on

die.

depleted, he

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you

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trip.

their eerie,

phosphorescent

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is,

after

all,

HUGE game.

There’re loads of areas to explore and

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Dreamcast) more than make up for this

monotony with

glows and foreboding shadows.

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time to take the

simply returns to the Spirit Realm to

hkes graphics

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Though the rocky textures are sometimes

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remarkably

imaginative detail and design, and Soul

Reaver leaps way beyond the adventure

the end, Crystal Dynamics’

‘water’ wll do.

and oddly

Murder

Reaver rewards gamers with a

certain unparalleled level of ghoulish

other systems. in

a treat. As your

means such as impalement

poignant), submersion in water or

can be a big turn-off for those less

But

Raziel stuns his opponent by pulling out what looks like a jumbo, lethal disco ball from his gaping maw, and giving it a good shove.

skewered twitch-and-wriggle death-

throe

the

through the Underworld sometimes

smacks

Underworld, they can only be destroyed

pushing or pulling All told,

enemies

enemies are also denizens

And

border

emphasis placed on

blocks and flipping switches.

endeared

Reaver's puzzles.

series of bleak fortresses

Crystal

but no such luck).

in this port,

the puzzles within the

the

similar to the Z-Trigger in Zelda 64,

Dynamics would’ve implemented a map feature

Material World. With a lock-on feature

without the assistance of an

Tasks can get overly long and laborious

BOTTOM LINE t

A beautiful,

Dreamcast

atmospheric

trip

to the

underworld for adventure fans with a

penchant for

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things-lots and lots of things— and that you’re never

going to stop shooting.

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you’ll

aliens, since the storyline falls into the typical

‘defend the planet against space-born invaders'

Each of Incoming’s

six

scenarios are located

ilk.

unique environments which, other than their appearance, play about the same. They range from a

snow scene to a sea level, to even a trip to the moon later in the game. Though some of the special effects (like missile trails) may dazzle, all of the game’s areas eventually degrade

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into uninspiring terrain.

broken into ten separate stages

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most

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part,

skill.

Don’t get us wrong. The trigger-happy mentality of

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a blast-but things get repetitive quickly, game of musical guns you get to

despite the amusing

all of the weaponry. The flaws can be blamed on overly simplified controls and on a rigid Al shows no real will to dogfight the player. It is what it is: a 3D ‘shoot ‘em all’ game with pretty graphics. If

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too,

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gaming—from the personalized face masks of NFL2K to the wind-blown strands of hair in

Soul Calibur, Dreamcast owners are

beginning to see

reality

appearing on their

TV screens. FI World Grand Prix is a perfect example—with a dead-on physics engine and effective trackside scenery,

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immerses racing enthusiasts completely. its phenomenally accurate car models

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drivers,

season and 16 tracks that not only look

fantastic but mirror the exact weather

upon

can experience the magic. Yes,

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might be tempted to ask:

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game any effort.

spend a few laps banging walls, spinning out, and mowing grass before you get the hang of its extremely

You’re likely to

responsive controls. Practice

way

to improve,

isn’t

the only

however— you can modify

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acceleration-assist option that helps to

rich aesthetics.

even out the learning curve.

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about the graphics. From the pre-

race fly-by to the extremely tight twoplayer

match

race,

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nirvana. Arcade racers, give

this a try. •

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Might appear overwhelming to the casual racer

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all

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FI game on Dreamcast.

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man

awkward

girlie-flails”

you will, the small standing between our

Note,

protagonist's legs. Together

with those discharging smokestacks, the suggestion

quite

clear, wethinks.

"Any of you funkin' computers

move and

I’ll

execute every

one

mother-funkin' last

of ya!”

"Stop staring at the camera,

jackass! We’re makin' a video-

game

here!"

Hawk

kicks

gangsta

style.

From behind. Hawk looks more like a porn star than an action hero.

Fighting Force It

hen the

first Fighting Force

finally

arrived

on Playstation a few years

back,

was one

greatest disappointments. As Core’s follow-

up to the

cultural

monsoon

that

was Tomb

Raider, high expectations surrounded the

promise of a

beat-‘em-up with

all

Final Fight,

combined with the innovative um, adven-

of goat

more akin

dung than

consumers steaming pile

reviewers couldn’t even titty-jokes

about

to a

a videogame.

make any

And we

premise, the final product feels rushed.

superfluous

This

is still fairly

everything

person shooter

of standard

fare, only this

third-person perspective

destruction.

time

shame,

really,

since the

fun to play and doesn’t

The capacity

blow up nearly

from a

fighting

(in

And dashing through

of which are quite well-designed)

killing

enemies with your huge arsenal

collision detection are

solidity for

fail

to provide

the action.

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blowing stuff up

not the worst for

game

ever,

weapons;

cool

old-fashioned

adventuring via solid levekiesign

entertaining, for a while. BUT.

had certainly hoped

POINTS

levels

(some

its

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and

a distinctly Beavis and Butthead

kind of way).

short

falls

PUBUSHER El DOS DEVELOPER CORE GENRE ACTION

sight provides a satisfying

distraction from the endless running

weapons

far

and

sense of

girlie-flails,

first-

and the player

extremely sloppy, and that they real

it’s

awkward

should be.

The problems are that the

given access to fists and feet as

mass

quite a

is all

look half-bad.

of this sort.

to connect properly

than

difficult

game

any enter Fighting Force

Punches are more

and getting them

lacks the essential feel that’s required for a

fighting engine

it.

into this arena,

its

game

Gameplay consists

style of Lara’s big (double D?),

with something

and more complex gameplay than

the old-

school playability of Double Dragon and

tures. Instead, Core surprised

stealth

uncomfortably dumb ancestor. But while some attempts were made to fulfill this

of the system’s

game”

coulda been a contenda, but this “thinking man’s action

more, evan shamoon

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Unresponsive,

difficult

controls

2—

which has, once again, managed to raise quite a few eyebrows. Early indications painted the

game as somewhat action

of a thinking

game, with Metal Gear

Official

man’s

BOTTOM LINE Worth a

not nearly the have been.

rental, but

game it could Solid-style

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Lots of

sunscreen and sandwiches

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task

allows players to

live

named Mike

precisely, a

former stu-

shotgun, Mike uses a fancy Voodoo teddy

bear to cross from Liveside to Deadside ‘evil

incarnate’

from bringing about an early apocalypse.

what has become standard genre

gameplay, Mike runs, jumps, his third-person

some

of the

kills

and hustles

ass out of danger through

most disturbing settings

this

some gameplay elements from Tomb

side of a Taco Bell kitchen. Borrowing of the best

Raider and Zelda: Orcana of Time, Acclaim

manages tional,

meld the

playability of a tradi-

well-made action-adventure with a

thoroughly compelling storyline. And as

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quite a bit harder than

missed (unless you happen to be dead, and it’s real, and a chorus of smug little

cherubim

sounds.

warbling

“I

told

you

so.”).

marvelously appropriate soundscape

Lit

LeRoi. Toting his trusty

order to prevent that pesky

for this rewarding trip

games have demon-

Shadow Man

students— or more

a few recent

strated (cough -Blue Stinger- cough), this

out their fantasies of becoming English

dent

more than

comics series of the same name,

Where Shadow Man in its

really excels

wonderful sense of place. Environ-

ments are rendered with such furious attention to detail that we wonder which big, red

pouty

research

demon

in hell.

got bribed

haunting landscapes with a pack of hounds relentlessly

snapping at your feet while

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effect.

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the end, however, what

requires

order to

Scrambling though barren,

DEVELOPER ACCLAIM GENRE ACTION/ADVENTURE PLAYERS 1 of

superb samples and genuinely

get the game’s designers clearance for field

PUBLISHER ACCLAIM

full

through hell

Shadow Man

a lot of stamina, elbow grease

60 hours worth of play—without which the experience amounts to very little. But if you’ve got what

those

initial

creature-infested skies swirl menacingly

hell of

overhead

skulls, kids.

truly

an experience not to be

Shadow Man

one

Hold on to your flaming evan shamoon

Excellent graphics and sound

•

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John Woostyle multi-gun action

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l+l

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and regular sandwich breaks through roughly

out of 10

03/00

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excellent

game for those with

enough time and patience to dig beneath the thick, thick surface.

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real thing,

It’s

total eclipse of

heart. Erm,

we mean

the

sun. Sorry.

4 We don't know where the this

is,

future.

either.

It’s, like,

hell

the

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meet

car,

Mama

car.

Don't worry, she’s parked.

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us you’ve never dreamed

all

her

silky-smooth multiplayer

fruity little friends.

mode and an

vehicle

game’s

difficulty level is

nal of cool

through obstacle-ridden super-

that kicks— er— arsenal.

point that borders on batter-your-Dreamcast

markets neighborhood streets and toy

obnoxious (using the

stores,

and

we'll tell

you we’re not a bunch of

monkeys working for bananas. But then we’d both be lying— so In

let’s

not and say

a genre that usually sees

way of

innovation, Re-Volt

breath of fresh

air.

did.

little in

the

a welcome

Probe takes

full

Also Worthy Of mention:

the game’s

excellent production values include sharp, stylized graphics

and a soundtrack composed ambient

of surprisingly solid drum-&-bass,

and house tunes (as opposed

advan-

soundtracks, which

seem

most game

be generated by

tage of a very simple premise— players

handing a tree frog a Casio keyboard and

choose an R/C car and race dimunitive chal-

ingthe resulting vomitous clamor

Where

lengers through sewer tunnels, housing tracts, closed

museums and

Re-Volt stumbles a bit

control mechanics, which might

a variety of

Combined.

first, and the ramped up to a

extremely touchy at

arse-

weapons, and you’ve got a game

of racing a remote-controlled car

call-

this

keep

from

problem somewhat).

pad

Some

Re-Volt’s faithfully recreated

will

appreciate

sense of

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real-

by it’s

its

near-vertical learning-curve. In a way, if

the lighthearted

spirit of

the

game

betrayed by someone's unlenient dedication

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•

More addictive than Cool Ranch Dorrtos™, and plenty of variety

Despite this item (or perhaps because of it),

Re-Volt retains the

addictive quality that

same relentlessly made the original

l-l POINTS

becoming an

all-time classic. Steering the

wipEout so damn compelling, evan shamoon •

gameplay before of

itself is

(in fact,

nothing

haven’t seen

brings back fond

memories

Control takes getting used to

A bit of choppiness when things get hectic

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Pro-Am), locales have a distinctive Toy

Story-esque richness—they’re eminently able and a pleasure to explore. Throw

& timing

•

to a proper physics model,

•

other well-designed environments. While the

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ism, while others are sure to be turned off

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digital

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compare

You’ll inevitably

to the Atari classic Asteroids.

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designed for use

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its

analog functions work perfectly-

better, its vibrating ability makes it a good replacement for the Jump Pack. Of course, you can't plug a

and even

VMU

into a PlayStation controller,

with

troller

Keep

VMU

but a Dreamcast con-

another port works

most cases.

mind, though, that you won’t be able to access the

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1 Who knew space was this vast? Well, actually, everyone.

Arcade

But Metro3D have taken the

concept

Fighter Stick

new extremes—with

excellent results.

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explosions,

in-

depth, immersive environ'

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makes Armada a

friends

With

metal base and hefty controls, AGETEG’s Arcade Fighter Stick is a must for any fighting fan who owns a Dreamcast. Games like Soul Calibur and its

Marvel

solid

vs.

Capcom

unique experience.

play better with a joystick than with the

and there’s even a even discover that plenty of non-fighting games work with the Arcade Stick, as

analog stick on the standard

controller,

VMU

slot for saving your progress. You’ll

well.

While

some

players might not take to the layout of these

buttons (the trigger buttons are a

DC owners

ones),

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Once again, space

Starfire

blaster is left

to third

on the scene with what may be (of course, its only

this

placed D-pad and START button. While

can be very that’s

i—

the Atari classic Asteroids. But

and

you’ll realize

that aside

Armada

nothing

it.

human races, each with its own weapon and ship design. From here, gamers lunge into the epic struggle

humans and the

its

precision

and

as good as they are in Sega’s Japanese it works with House of the Dead

a major plus. But beware-the

tight

what she

Official

between the

‘Armada,’ a seemingly

endless collection of hostile alien ships.

lightgun, the fact that is

a lightweight design and an awkwardly

feel aren’t quite

compare

and

difficult to

squeeze

VMU

area in

Controls are intuitive and pilots quickly dive

deep

into the

game’s

storyline via

communication with other ships. The

is vast,

and players are free

effort to assist small fleets to

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DEVELOPER METR03D GENRE SHOOTER/RPG PLAYERS

their destinations, acquire allies or other

INC.

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objectives. Experience points

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are awarded for

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and credits upgrades and weapons,

The game’s sheer indeed

size

awesome— but,

and length are

they’re also weak-

nesses. Even with different mission objectives,

gameplay can become redun-

dant. Fortunately,

option succeeds

Armada’s multiplayer

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Lots of blasting action

breaking the monotony,

Taking on the Armada with friends adds a

Tons of missions

whole new element to the game, and

Four players

beyond the

elevates

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out.

title ‘typical

shooter.”

make

a party

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cord b.smith

repetitive

building

into (yeah,

gameplay

up ships takes a long time

graphics and music are mediocre

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a battlefield

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slot

said).

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competi-

phaser from MadCatz, so

might not be saying too much). But with auto-fire options and auto-reload, the Lightblaster more than

the

few seconds of Armada,

you’ll inevitably

Players select a character from six is

a good option for the DC.

controls,

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and

from the top-down perspective and general

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shines

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multiplayer

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the process

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bizarre looking

this creature

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every

console

number

infinite

fighting belligerent crabs

and other lower

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GENRE

for valuable

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existence with close to

is, it’s the product of hours spent

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lifeforms

DNA and

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goodness we

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about

fight is

we’d bet dollars to pesos that they

The game

lot).

packed with content—from

its

a joy to play, and 18 immediately

selectable characters to a wide array of mini-games,

one

this

one

games around.

of the best portable

Rather than attempting to recreate the look of coin-op archetypes, the characters

in this

its

miniaturized

rendering have an aesthetic sensibility all their own. Super-deformed warriors abound (including perennial favorites from both

and these

companies’ fighting franchises),

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pool.

And you thought

that those Biology

and Chemistry classes wouldn’t apply to

Most importantly, however, the developers have squeezed nearly every ounce tuned gameplay you’ll

combos from the moment you

pick

up.

Shame

on you.

Which means that

booms, and

rockin’ fireballs, sonic

once you

‘real life’

graduated.

of the original’s fine-

into this tiny cart.

ill-nasty

The machine’s

is handled in brilliant fashion, as the each attack depends on how long each

lack of buttons

power

With a link-up two-player option, several different play

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modes, DC compatibility and those simple-but-addictive mini-games, this one shines brightly on the little

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long.

for

rolling,

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keep you engrossed to

warrant a

full

for

somewhat addictive

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price

most gamers. Too bad;

real potential.

Customization features

there

slow, confusing

gameplay

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but tread carefully.

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mystify even the

no doubt, give up

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we've tested with

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smooth, but choppy, while

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be a

emerge

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in the first few minutes. Though SCE does have an addictive quality once the

of options to

patterns for

the in-game

most savvy gamers

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the game’s concept possesses

simple

only the earliest PlayStation games,

plenty of possibilities. Players begin as a

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point, you’ll

dreadfully ugly, with visuals that best

NEC’s Seventh Cross plods

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some

creature powerful enough to

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gaming's de-volution

creatures. At

from the water and take to the land,

and evolve into a creature of their own making. The only problem with this formula is how it works out in practice:

perfect buy for those unable to track down Sega's own VMU. But bear in mind that this

way out

along at a slow and tortuous pace, with-

MANUFACTURER PERFORMANCE

merely a

game

stages of

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With a price tage of a mere $10, Performance’s Memory Card would seem

sign: finally, proof of

Make a which players fight their

of the first water-logged

hat could be simpler?

done right

this could've

been a

deep, involving game. As it is, remains at the bottom of the gaming food chain.

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Jojo’s Bizarre

Adventure

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his

the strangest bird that’s flown

through our cozy

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nest

quite

intensely

little

some

to begin? Okay.

fighting

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action

(like

becomes

Even so, when mastered and combined

Basically, the

that mysterious stuff

fare, but

linked

a hairy four-against-four.

game

standard Capcom

game’s juggles and user-controllable

enough strategy keep players entertained. Capcom’s

combos, there

here to

standard six-button layout. Instead, there

done (though

are three attack buttons, one taunt, and

by about

Combine

one

this

doubles), and you’ll

control

have an idea of what to expect. Well, no.

You won’t. But

you’re a card-carrying

otaku and a devout fighting you

game

into its shiny its

own

eccentricities, but should probably

does work

scheme

well

limits the

reserved for the previously initiated. For what

enough, this

number

of avail-

it’s

worth, however, this

able attacks.

tion of the

that

different

Most characters have roughly attacks from which to choose—

all

a perfect transla-

Japanese coin-op—which means

of you Jojo fans should dig right

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sequel, Jojo’s

Bizarre Adventure. Both are one-on-one

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must be said that neither its

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two games etched

game

that thrives on

Jojo’s

•

fanatic,

may just want to find out for yourself. The disc comes with not one, but doh

surface: Jojo’s Venture and

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•

While

ness and about 16 shots of espresso

make those

typically well-

extraordinary).

said

alter-ego to help out with the brawling.

with a hearty dose of Street Fighter good-

(actually,

summons

‘stand’ button, which

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behind the glass at the sushi bar, which you’re afraid to even ask about) and multiply fifty billion (yen).

artwork and animation

uses a variation on the

PUBLISHER CAPCOM DEVELOPER CAPCOM

Soul Caliburs of the world.

with the

fray (no, we’re actually not kidding), the

Japanese oddity you’ve ever

encountered

games, but when each character’s

spiritual partner/split-personality enters the

cuckoo’s

time.

Take the most

better parallax scrolling.

BOTTOM LINE

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The freaks come out at

night.

warned, Jojo might shake you to your very core.

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"Maniacs I ithout a doubt, this mega-hit sequel

created car combat

game

played on the Dreamcast.

environments

filled

a masterfully

that must, at any cost, be It’s

huge: eight large

with loads of interactivity and a few

deadly surprises, and we’ve detailed

it all.

You’ve got special moves to

weapon, plus loads of cheats and codes to try out— so magazine in your lap (not too hard, Chester) and plant

learn for each

slap this

yourself in front of the TV, because we’re going to help you blow

V8:

Second Offense wide open!

With Guns A-Blazing Each normal weapon has its own group of three special moves, which are more powerful than a normal attack. To activate a

them out

move you must have that weapon selected and possess enough ammo-specials come at a cost. Each attack ends by

your

press the machine gun button. For

pressing the last direction button input at the

same time

maximum

destruction, whip

in combination with other weapons/attacks. Each time you quickly attack with different weapons, you build Whammies. As

special

that you

Whammies

cause. Use this

increase, so does the list

to learn

amount

damage you can

each special move, and get

creative.

Eye Rockets

Bull's Road Runner

U, D,

D + MACHINE GUN

Stampede

U, D,

U + MACHINE GUN

Bastion Rockets

U, D,

R +

MACHINE GUN

Ammo: 2

Attaches rocket to opponent's

Ammo:

Unloads up to six rockets

2-6

car, flinging

out of control at high speeds

quick succession, for mega-destruction.

Ammo: 4

Launches four rockets, used to destroy incoming projectiles

like missiles or

mortars.

Interceptor Missiles Afterburner

Halo Decoy Missile

Swarm

Road

Kill

U, U,

U + MACHINE GUN

Ammo: 2

Fires missiles while

U, U,

D + MACHINE GUN

Ammo: 2

Launches a circling

U, U.

D + MACHINE GUN

Ammo: 4

Fires four

still

attached to your car, to give you a speed boost. Very useful.

flare that distracts

homing missiles

and draws enemy

fire,

allowing you to flee.

at once, rather than one.

Mines

Bear Hug

L, R,

D + MACHINE GUN

Ammo: 2

Attracts and holds the closest car to you like a magnet.

Cactus Patch

U + MACHINEGUN

Ammo:

Lays up to six mines at once

Hovering Mines

R + MACHINE

GUN

Ammo: 2

D, D,

D + MACHINE GUN

Ammo: 2

Rolls

D, D,

U + MACHINE GUN

Ammo: 2

A huge

D, D,

R + MACHINE GUN

Ammo: 2

Flattens opponent’s tires for approximately five seconds.

2-6

Flies through the air,

homing

a ‘patch’. Hit one, and they

in in

all

on the nearest car.

Mortar Swivel Turtle Turnover

Crater

Maker

Tire Buster

opponent over onto the roof with an undamaging blast that permanently

blast.

deforms the environment with a

crater.

Bruiser Cannon Buckshot

D, U,

MACHINE GUN

Cow Puncher

D, U,

MACHINE GUN

Ammo: 2

Fires a blast that

Ricochet

D, U,

MACHINE GUN

Ammo: 2

Once fired, the

Ammo: 11

Launches

Ammo:

2-6

Fires up to six shells of

cannon

ammo

knocks opponents

shell will

one spread, shot as

into the

out of a shotgun.

sky and demolishes buildings.

bounce around the arena causing damage to whatever

hits.

Flamethrower Brimstone Burner Oil

Slick

Wall Of Flame

R, L.

MACHINE GUN

bouncing

U + MACHINE GUN

Ammo: 2-16

Releases an

R, L,

D + MACHINE GUN

Ammo: 11

Creates a wall of

oil

fireball that

sends out waves of

slick behind your car that fire in front of

causes the

fire

hits the ground.

trailing cars to lose control.

your car (best used while

in reverse).

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to pull over and ask directions (unless she’s cute)— we’ve got the

maps

for all eight levels in

the game, complete

with every pick-up location and point of interest worth checking out. Now, you can be sure that you’re not missing a thing!

Arizona: Meteor Crater is a dangerous place. Not only are there swarms of angry, sweating opponents to battle, but you have to deal with all of the dangers hidden in the terrain-not to mention the random meteor showers that can cause some major damage. Proceed carefully and be ready to pull out the big guns.

The Southwest

WEAPON

to everything they

0 Break the speed SPECIAL ONLY S

X2 DAMAGE, SHIELD, RADAR

posted near the gas station and donut shop at the

Observatory or

sky and land

in a

QUEST OBJECTIVE

mutant ant

X2 DAMAGE, SHIELD, RADAR JAMMER, HEALTH

Pull

the tower of the

lands

will fall

from the

the crater to release a highly lethal giant

(of course).

for ditching

in either

secret area. Destroy the Observatory, and a giant meteor

the crater.

ATTACHMENT ICONS

ANY POWER-UP

causing major damage

level’s starting point, to

get the cop to chase you.

JAMMER

their roofs rolling,

hit.

limit

level to another.

Great

enemies and cops.

up to the pumps at either gas station for a quick health re-charge. Fire at the rocket

and watch

take

off.

drive-in.

Use the rubble as a giant jump.

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California: Pacific Harbor This

a working harbor, filled with busy trucks

oblivious to the

Check These Out! and barges

mayhem around them. Small cranes

lift

that’re carting containers to

and from

cars out of the water, while large cranes

across the channels. Be sure to stay out of everyone's way, as collisions give

damage

large cranes,

move

cars

There are three openings on each side of this

warehouse, and entering any of them

to your car.

transport you

will

somewhere

else—often while giving you a propulsion

mechanism.

Enter the lighthouse

through

base to

its

door at the

rise to

the top and get

equipped with

some

hoverpods.

When

you’re

low on health, drive into

the Weigh Station

when

the light

green and your car will be repaired.

Blow up the bridges to Cross each bridge when

Watch your Weight: is a good

this

hangout, especially

you

Station

come to

better,

blow

it:

temporarily

or even

isolate

up.

Unfortunately, your big

yourself frorn^

you're low on health and

there are no Wrench

enemies.

opponents at bay

icons to be found.

forever.

Alaska: Alaskan Pipelines The cold and desolate tundra

many

oil

and reduce your

one

of those places that you’ll

slick$ will slow you

need your snow tread icon for: immediately. Also, ramps and walkways of the oil

of the level’s power-ups can be tricky to get to, given the narrowness of the

pipeline structure— not to mention the veritable labyrinth of

hese Out!

oil

pipes that you have to get through.

down

level of qontrol. It’s also

easily ignitable— as is the traH qf oil you

leave whenever you exit a pool.

0 Enter one end

of a pipeline

and

exit out

another. At branches in the pipeline, you

can press fork to

left or right

before you get to the

choose the direction

Once the

you’ll follow.

refinery is destroyed,

some

of the

pipelines will be tough to enter.

0 The

killer

whale

the bay

will

attack and

cause damage. The

oil rig in

ups— be sure

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Minnesota: Nuclear Reactor This nuclear powerplant

can

Kill

is fully

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operational and isn't the best place to battle

you, including puddled water, nuclear reactors, transformers

be on your toes.

you get dosed with radiation, your health

will slip

out. Just

about everything here

and generators, and even the forklifts-so away over time. Stay alert, soldier!

The coolest

trick in this level

the control room.

green

Bump

can be found

a computer with a

on and drive through the generator

light

turbines, and

your car will gain health.

the computer

when

a red light

Bump

on, and the

turbines will fry anyone between them.

Shoot open the doors

of the

two nuclear

reactors and destroy the glowing rods inside, for the biggest explosion in the

game. Be sure

to grab a shield icon before you attempt this. Also,

rod

beware that the water surrounding the radioactive and highly hazardous.

Stay out of the water!

And

have to

tell

How many times do we

you?

don’t touch the transformers on the

when they

are electrified. will

hill

you do, your car

be sent flying and

you’ll

take quite a

bit of

damage. he

forklifts toting

nuclear waste are

dangerous

you run

into them. Duh.

0 Use the tunnel to reach a

fenced-in water

area and

some

great

pick-ups.

Utah: Winter

Games

onthe^ide of a mountain-and needless to say, ski treads are the only way to get around with any speed. Spread out across the mountainside are three different Olympic events, including the ski jump, bobsleds, and slalom course, and you can compete or battle

This entire level takes place

of them. This

all

one'bf' the

most wide-open arenas

the game.

Check These Out! Ride the Gondola by entering the buildings at the top and bottom of the

mountain. While inside, press the accelerator to dive out at any point along

Use the Afterburner combo when you go down the ski jump to

the ride up or down.

win this event.

The tow hook grabs your car at the bottom or top

of the

mountain and

quickly drags you up or down.

Pass under the starting sign at the bobsled run and steer your way to the bottom.

you get a good enough time, pick-ups

will

appear on the awards

podium.

the bobsled run, pass through the starting gate at the top of the

mountain

for the slalom

course and make your way down, passing between

flags of either color. Pass through the finish line with a fast

enough time, and more pick-ups

will

appear on the

awards podium.

„«***"

To try your hand at the ski jump, shoot the doors at the

bottom and drive

in to

be transported to the top. From

down and

move

U + Machine Gun) to get enough speed to set

(U, U,

pull off

the Afterburner

m™ -/

combo

there, drive

the distance record and earn more power-ups on the

Anticipate the turns

down the bobsled

awards podium.

Shoot the doors at the bottom

floor of

the Ski Lodge and enter to be transported out onto the

second story deck

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Tips

•

Codes

•

Map Key:

Strategies

Louisiana: Bayou It’s

impossible to avoid getting wet on this

level,

as almost half the

Floaters are absolutely essential, although you can

This

definitely

one of the tougher environments

still (in

level is

submerged

theory) reach any point

master—and

it’s

water. The Hydro

the level using dry

easily the creepiest.

SPECIAL OR ANY WEAPON

SPECIAL ONLY

Check These Out! Shoot the wheel lever on both dams to cause a temporary level-wide

alligator attacks

near

but

it,

it’ll

flood.

any cars that get

swim away

fired upon,

gator cage hanging from a tree in

the water

will fall

when you

drive

through a nearby ghost icon. Trap the alligator in the

cage to get some big

power-ups, but don’t get caught yourself!

possessed by a ghost

(i.e.,

you see a swirling ghost icon

the entry), you

can drive through

and be transported to

somewhere

Same in

else

the

level.

thing with the large

tomb

the cemetery.

Watch

yourself in the

cane

fields— if you’re driving through

them too

slowly, you’ll begin to

sink and take damage.

G Shoot the tombs

the

graveyard from a distance.

When

they’re destroyed,

they release a spirit that attacks the

nearest car.

Pennsylvania: Steel Mill

Check These Out!

There’re

The directional switches along the tracks can be of

some

train

all

steel mill

strategic

around

kinds of buildings and structures to explore on this

is full

level.

The

giant, two-story

and dangers, but the railroad tracks and train are a blast to mess so much to explore, don't forget about trying to demolish your opponents!

of secrets

with. With

importance, but watch out for the

locomotives—they can cause huge damage

Stay away from the molten metal blobs! And don’t go swimming after you eat.

(have another one for the road: duh).

ramp

Drive up the

the Steel Mill and out

the window, to be automatically grabbed by the large hanging magnet and transported

across part of the

level.

You can grab some good

power-ups along the way.

Inside the Steel Mill you’ll find

metal which

will

moving blobs

molten

cause cars that come too close to

burst into flames. Shoot the cauldrons inside to

produce more blobs of molten metal.

Coming out which

will

of the Steel Mill are bars of molten steel,

set cars on

fire

upon contact. They can be

destroyed from afar with weaponry. In

the back

hills

are giant

can be knocked loose they’ll roll

back and

drum containers, which

fired

forth

upon. Once freed,

between the

hills,

smashing any vehicle that they touch. Near the

rolling

drum containers

coal which you can shoot to light They’ll set

you’ll find piles of

them on

fire.

any car that comes too close ablaze. Rolling a

Use the the

railroad tunnels to teleport youself around

level.

much be:

Drum

fun as

it’s

that

isn t as

used to

damn

hacking cough... No,

s not a puppy,

a giant

magnet.

you grab a

It’ll

it s help

lot of pick-

ups that would be otherwise inaccessible.

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Check These Out!

in our book because it’s just that kind of cool—and there’s a cool space an island surrounded by shark-infested waters; entering same will damage. Other dangers include electrified fences and armed guard towers, as fire coming from rocket tests. On the up side, you can catch some fine air by

This level wins awards shuttle in

it.

The

Get too close to the wind tunnels, and

entire arena is

result in significant

well as the friendly

using a rocket engine from the launch pad. Blast

you’ll

get sucked

and blown out to sea.

Faster vehicles can (sometimes) escape a wind

combo

tunnel’s grasp by using the Afterburner

off!

move

(U, U,

Machine Gun).

You’ll re

appear

the tunnel below the launch pad. At the back of the launch pad, tunnel. Drive in

when

the

you’ll find

light is

green and your

vehicle will strap on a giant rocket and blast

off.

On your way down, you can steer yourself around to grab several power-ups and a parachute

will

break the

automatically unfold to

fall.

Of course,

the rocket

has already reached the launch pad, this trick

impossible.

Shoot the scaffolding holding the giant rocket engines, to send them

careening

off into the

sky and back down on your targeted

opponent.

Q Guard towers will fire

anybody, friend or foe,

who

more than

lingers in their sights for

a few seconds.

All

fences

the level have been electrified.

Any contact with them

will

cause damage.

start its trek to the launching

pad, shoot open the door to the control room

the building behind the rocket. Drive should hear a

blip noise.

in,

and you

To launch the rocket once

reaches the pad, return to the control room again and you should hear another

Do you

still

blip noise.

suck even after using the strategy?... Then, CHEAT!

Maps and tips are great, but what you really want are the cheat codes. Well, here they are—in all their unadulterated, unabashed glory. Some are pretty silly and others make things even tougher, but a few of these codes will definitely help you beat this game. All codes are entered at the password screen, which is accessed by selecting Options and choosing

Game

Status. At the next screen, highlight any character

Effect

RAPID_FIRE

Removes delay between weapon Increases difficulty to super-hard

BLAST_FIRE

Gives Interceptor missiles an extra explosion

GO_SLOW_MO

Everything

Makes

Huge monster truck wheels

H,’

HOME_ALONE

Choose zero as the value at enemy select screen

NO_GRAVITY

Reduces

LONG.MOVIE

Check out

gravity, all

making

hard to stay on the ground

\ '\ 3

Be sure

to put

spaces between

all

words.

irtOPH

-***%

MIXES_CARS

Allows

No wheel attachments spawn

MORE_SPEED

Makes

QUICK_PLAY

Enables an arcade option which randomizes vehicle and arena selection

JACK_IT_UP

Increases height of suspension

OLD_LEVELS

Play

all

—c)

the ending cinemas linked together

DRIVE_ONLY

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triggers.

slowed down

player’s vehicle very heavy

G0_M0NSTER

all

and R

UNDER_FIRE

firing

/'a dA a n/i IVl i\/i Mr* la U 1 IN la

and then press the

Code

players to choose the

same

car

cars go faster

the original Vigilante 8

jir.

H J'l

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fc.

maps

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Code-tastic! nother issue of

ODCM;

another harvest of codes for your cheating pleasure. You know

got for the holidays, which you’ve already ‘finished’? Well,

it’s

time to check their

all

vital

those pretty games that you

signs again—to give their wheels

another good kick, so to speak— by throwing some codes at them. So, without further ado, give

everything you’ve

got...

Slave Zero

pause during gameplay and hold the 41, then enter the selected code. You'll hear a beep if simulator. To enter codes,

you’ve entered the code correctly.

41 and

press

Hold

<U and

press

QOOOOQ QQOOQQ weapon QOOOOQ Ammo OQOOQO QOOOQO OOOQQO game/access new QOOOOO Access

all

handy code.

NFL

CODES Hold

be able to stockpile lives-aplenty with this

missions

Quarterback Club 2000

Heavy

Hold OPTIONS

Enable Cheat mode Can’t

seem

OPTIONS

OPTIONS Game

0PTI6

press

less agile

L£> a nd

invincibility

Hold

and press

Hold

and press

press

Finish the Controller

Access hidden

now be

and unlimited

ammo

on and

in single-

EFFECT

DEVDUDES

Sega Sports and Sega teams

Enemy Al

MONSTER

Large players

LITTLEGUY

Small players

of the following

DOUGHBOY

Fat players

SQUISHY

FATHEAD

the

(all

‘in’

fans

PC and search

call

have

you’ll

get your

mean,

you'll

codes

money

to activate the it

and

right

back...er,

hear a nice tone.

levels

the directories to uncover a stash of cool

ToyCo

you want to mess around with the

into your

enough

it before you trade it Access the cheat menu and enter any

corresponding effect. Do area

Commander fan?

Are you a big Toy

Pop the game

you’re unlucky

get the most out of in.

HIDDEN ARTWORK

CODE

mode.

Toggle

that...) art.

CODE

EFFECT

SCLLYMLDR BCHBLL FLBBR

Alien stadium

HSNFR BTTRFNGRS

Hot

HSPTL

Increased injuries

Landmines on

Big football Flubber ball ball

Increased fumbles

Big heads

Centipede

PPCRNRTRNS

BGMNY

Large coin at toss

BIGFOOT

Cheat Bug

HSNFR

Players on fire

Big feet

anytime during gameplay.

BEACHBOYS COACHOUCH

RGBY

Rugby mode

Big basketball

Coaches

NBA 2K

HIMOM

Hidden message

intelligence (Al) of youre

single-player

©on

enemies

mode, simply press

<JJ +

the second controller at

All the

enable the corresponding effects.

codes are case

when

sensitive,

pain

Need some to skip

so pay

All

want

around the different levels of

©+ ©+ O still

+ <5J + LS^

pressed, rotate

notice the

message

lives) or

‘All

Type: Exhibition

‘Get a Life’ (for extra

Memory Card Options Credits

Levels’ (for level select).

how

While

get the Level Select to work yet, you’ll

second childhood

minutes

Manage Rosters Audio Options

correctly, you’ll

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Game

Qtr. Length: 5

you do

gameplay.

We’ve uncovered a stash of codes Cliche's virtual

field

Centipede ? You can, by pressing and

the analog stick at any time during

Code Commando

entering them.

extra lives or

With the buttons

Commander for

Official

Toy

Codes

the imaginatively titled ‘Codes’ screen to

attention

players

holding© +

Enter any of the following codes

108

4J and

a giant suit of

O at the same time

This cheat only works

picked up this coaster, you might as well

Fix toy

little

able to choose between toggle

player

Hold

2 on your Dreamcast, then

during gameplay. You should

off.

Code Club 2000

99 Heavy

Switch machine gun

armor. Simply insert a second controller into Port

press

and press

Hold

Enabled monstrous players!

hidden a neat cheat for those of us who're a

41 and

Play

„

empire

to reach the evil

to save your life? Infogrames have

can't quite figure out

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Slow motion mode

FRRSTGMP

All the

MRSHMLLW

Fat players

TTHPCK SHRTGYS

Thin players

TRBMN

Unlimited turbo

5HM

Small players

Codes

you want to enable any of the

3'SisC

following codes, you’ll

need to

first

access the Passcode screen by reading the directions above. Then simply have at

it.

Expendable

enter

Code Heaven

CODE

Shooter fans who tough out this

game

still

will

can’t seem to now have all the

hear the world ‘Funky’

You’ll

them

RAPID_FIRE

Rapid

HOME_ALONE

Solo Play

quickly or

won’t work.

you

message

on the screen to confirm

will

NO_GRAVITY

GO_MONSTER

Big wheels

LONG_MOVIE

View

Arcade

gravity

all

ending

sequences

it.

MIXED_CARS

CODE

mode

fire

Mode

during gameplay, but you have

enter the code correctly, a flash

you

EFFECT

help they need. You must enter these

codes

correctly.

EFFECT

Same

cars

in multi-

player

DRIVE_ONLY

No wheel attachment icons

FFOEMiT

NOEMIT

Disable checkpoint

BLAST_FIRE

Super missiles

times

UNDER_FIRE

Attract

Enable checkpoint

GO_SLOW_MO GO_RAMMING MORE_SPEED

Slow motion mode

times again

Stop The Bomber

RFGTR

mode

Vigilante 8: Invincibility

Fast action

High suspensions

HI_CEILING

Hover higher (NOTE:

hovering, double-tap and hold the

Gas button

Extra Lives

Test Drive 6

O O «QO»OQ«l»

to get a hover boost.)

OLD_LEVELS

Offense

Q©©O

Faster cars

QUICK_PLAY JACK_IT_UP

When

Second

Start

enemies

Heavier cars

Play

all

the Original

Levels

Getting to the

Extra Credits

*»***««»o

PassCode screen

Code Test Want

Level Select

00004JL>f«»t

********** Grenades Instantly win the

to feel like a millionaire without

doing the work

Level Skip

game

Test Drive 6?

The

Before you can enter any of the

codes

for V8:S0, you’ll

have to enable

following codes let you do exactly that.

the PassCode screen. Head to the

Simply choose to Race and enter any of

Options menu, then select

the codes below to activate the

and press

corresponding effect. You can even

same time

string

'em

in for

maximum

effect.

Then press

Game

Status

+L£>at the

access the PassCode

screen. Cheat away!

Shields

person view

Incoming Cheat If

r.BBCK

you want to take the easy way out

of the alien invasion in Incoming, the

few button presses away.

CODE

EFFECT

Simply enter the following codes at the

AKJGQ DFGY ERERTH

All

cars

All

tracks

All

quick race tracks

path

just a

Main Menu: Up Down

Down

Left Right

will

come up

cheat options lives,

Y. If

Left Right

you do

X Up

correctly, a

giving you access to

like level select,

unlimited

unlimited shields, and more.

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Receive $6,000,000

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QTFHYF

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All

OPOIOP

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challenges

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