Ultimate Future Games Issue 10

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Overview

  • Full Name: Ultimate Future Games Issue 10
  • Issue 10
  • Date September 1995
  • Region: UK
  • Barcode: 9771355 728017 09
  • Cover Disc No
  • Notes:

News

  • True Lines (Page 16) - The 3DO was launched in Paris recently, heralding its step into mainland Europe
  • True Lines (Page 34) - 3DO doing its been to combat the onslaught of the Saturn, with Panasonic already dropping the price to $299 in the US


Features

  • Forthcoming 3DO Features - Page 22 - Feature with upcoming 3DO titles (Hasnt done this for other consoles), has a list of 20 titles set for release in the UK between August and October, some titles were never released, including: Baldies, The 11th Hour and NHL Hockey.
  • The Console Barometer - Page 23 - Consoles pitted against each other on how well they did that month, 3DO came joint 3rd, due to the £50 reduction but got let down by Zhadnost.
  • Interview with Rick Shane - Page 36 - One Page Interview with 3DO Executive Producer, Rick Shane, regarding the upcoming games Phoenix 3 and Starfighter
  • You've Seen the Films Now Play the Games - Page 48-49 - Feature about films that have been made into Games, 3DO mentions include, Waterworld, Jurassic Park (Nice quip about "Extinct Gameplay") and Daedalus Encounter (Even though this wasnt a film). One title that is blatantly missing, is Demolition Man.
  • It's War - Page 56-69 - Big Feature giving overviews on each console (Currenly released and upcoming), 3DO gets 2 pages, and the following is covered:

-M2 - Several mentions about how powerful the M2 will be and how it has the backing of major hardware and software companies. A 3DO employeee, Sharon Leah Grimshaw, is quoted saying "All our existing hardware partners are supporting the M2 project", the same part of the feature also mentions partners like Sanyo, Goldstar, Apple, Philips, Panasonic and Motorola. Its also locked into discussions with various coin-op companies, which are fighting it out for "exclusive arcade licences". 12 Developers, including Interplay, have initial access to the machines, with a second group "Team Alpha" being allowed to work with it afterwards" -Rob Dyer from Crystal Dynamics is quoted "The success in Japan has done wonders for us, I think if it can do well in the UK as it has in Japan, then we have a successful platform" -3DO's top games, FIFA, Streetfighter, The Need for Speed and Return Fire (All with Pictures)


Previews

  • PO'ed (Page 21) - Small article (No picture), about the upcoming release
  • Flying Nightmares (Page 21) - Small article (No picture), about the upcoming release
  • Foes of Ali (Page 42) - Part of a pre look Christmas release feature


Reviews

Game Title Publisher Reviewer Pages Pg No(s) Rating
Zhadnost Studio 3DO N/A Third 95 42%
  • Zhadnost - Party Fodder +Looks great, sounds brilliant -Two players minimum

Adverts

Retail

  • Action Replay - Full page ad, with only a 3DO Logic 3 Controller advertised (Page 11)
  • Fire International - 1 Page ad, retailer also sold its own branded controllers, small 3DO section with 5 games listed and a pic of Need for Speed (Page 17)
  • Megga Games - Quarter page ad, small 3DO section, still has Lemmings Chronicles as a title for sale. (Page 19)
  • Telegames - Half page ad, Atari focused retailer, 1 mention of 3DO that they stock (Page 19)
  • CA Games - Small ad with mention they stock 3DO (Page 80)
  • Jive Consoles - Small ad with mention they stock 3DO (Page 80)
  • Arcadia Consoles - Small ad with mention they stock 3DO (Page 80)
  • Trico Consoles - Small ad with mention they stock 3DO (Page 80)


Other 3DO mentions

  • Page 7 - Primal Rage Playstation preview - Mention of how a 3DO version (plus 11 other formats!) will be coming out, but preview is solely Playstation focused

Credits

  • Editor - David Roberts
  • Art Editor - Lam Tang
  • Editorial Assistant - Kamar Shah
  • Deputy Art Editor - Brad Merrett

Media

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