VideoGames Magazine(US) Issue 73 Feb 1995

Overview

• Full Name: VideoGames Magazine(US) Issue 73 Feb 1995
• Issue 73
• Date Febuary 1995
• Region: US
• Barcode: 0 74666 50080 8 02
• Cover Disc No
• Notes:

News

• Crystal Dynamics Sports Championships - Full page article about how Crystal Dynamics are building a new sports brand, one will be a Basketball game (Slam N Jam) and a Baseball game (3D Baseball) (Page 84)

Feature

• TV Adverts - Comparison on several machines TV campaigns, 3DOs advert gets a good review (Page 13)
• Direct from Japan - Feature covering Japan, 3DO gets 2 dedicated pages, has a picture of an FZ10 and Sanyo on a shop display, as well as overview of Wacky Races, Dr Hauzer, Virtual Puppet, Nova Storm, Pyramid Intruder, Tetsujin, Tripd, Murphys TV (Page 52-53)

Previews

• Previews overview - Two page overview of upcoming games, 3DO has several - Feb - Flashback (US Gold), Mar/Apr - Brain Dead 13 (Readysoft), Slam City (Digital Pictures), Spring - Rise Of The Robots (Absolute), Creature Shock (Virgin Interactive), 11th Hour (Virgin Interactive), Dinoblaze (Virgin Interactive) (Page 54-55)

Reviews

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Rating
Street Fighter	Capcom	Chris Bieniek	1	70	9
Demolition Man	Virgin Interactive	Betty Hallock	1	71	8
Samurai Shodown	Crystal Dynamics	Betty Hallock	1	72	8
Shock Wave - Operation Jumpgate	Electronic Arts	Gabe Soria	1	73	7
Plumbers Dont Wear Ties	Kirin Interactive	N/A	Small Preview	77	1
Space Shuttle	The Software Toolworks	N/A	Small Preview	77	6
Mathemagics	L3 Interactive	N/A	Small Preview	77	7
Jammit	GTE Interactive	N/A	Small Preview	77	6
Mad Dog 2	American Laser Games	N/A	Small Preview	77	7

• Street Fighter 2 - Well, as soon as the good news about this game reaches the ears of players around the world, the 3DO will struggle no more.
• Demolition Man - The dynamics of this game are amazing. Gameplay ranges from shooting galleries to fighting sequences to Doom-like labyrinths to car chase scenes. You'll appreciate the variety, and the way in which it is incorporated with the movie's storyline.
• Samurai Shodown - There's no doubt that this is a good version of Samurai Shodown. It's definitely worth buying as long as you've already got Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
• Shock Wave - Operation Jumpgate - The game itself is superb, but there are some problems. It's too darn hard! I like a challenge, lord knows I do, but I don't like being frustrated, not on the first level, and especially not for days on end.
• Plumbers Dont Wear Ties - Possibly the worst game ever to make its way into the Video Games office-and that's really saying something.
• Space Shuttle - Here's a pretty odd entry into the 3DO arena, a game that's more like a computer CD-ROM reference disc than an all-out action affair.
• Mathemagics - Mathematics is one of those games that's really tough to criticize because it has such noble intentions. Anybody who dares to teach little kids math is a hero in my book.
• Jammit - Jammit is a very bizarre, but kind of playable basketball game for the 3DO. It's street B-ball, so you can do all sorts of nasty things to your opponent, as well as win tons of dough by betting on the games.
• Mad Dog 2 - There's not much point to this game unless you own the Game gun, which allows you to get the feeling of actually holding cold steel (er, plastic) in your hand. This game is a sequel to the super-popular arcade game Mad Dog McCree, which was pretty fun.

Tips

• Shock Wave - Page 19
• Super Wing Commander - Page 26
• Way Of The Warrior - Page 28
• Burning Soldier - Page 30
• Jammit - Page 30
• FIFA - Page 30

Credits

• Publisher - Larry Flint
• President - Jim Kohls
• Corporate Vice-President - Donna Hahner
• Associate Editor - Betty Hallock
• Executive Editor - Chris Bieniek
• Editor in Chief - Chris Gore
• Senior Editor - Nikos Constant
• Associate Editor - Gabe Soria

Media

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  Crystal Dynamics Championship Sports News

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  Direct From Japan Feature

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  TV Adverts Feature

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  Previews Overview

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  Demolition Man Review

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  Jammit Review

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  Mad Dog 2 Review

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  Mathemagics Review

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  Plumbers Dont Wear Ties Review

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  Samurai Shodown Review

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  Shock Wave Operation Jumpgate Review

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  Space Shuttle Review

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  Street Fighter 2 Review

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  Burning Soldier Tips

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  FIFA Tips

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  Jammit Tips

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  Shock Wave Tips

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  Super Wing Commander Tips

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  Way Of The Warrior Tips