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  • GamePro (April 1998)

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    Next to Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro was perhaps the most popular video game magazine for many years, at least in North America. I always preferred EGM but GamePro had some great content to. The April 1998 issue includes:

    Cover Feature

    • Tekken 3 Is Comin’ To Get You! – A preview of Tekken 3 for the PlayStation. Mostly this covers the arcade version along with some of the new modes that will be included in the PlayStation version.

    Special Features

    • Vigilante 8: Total Carnage! – Vehicular combat games seemed to be all the rage at this time. Twisted Metal seemed to be the most popular but this was a pretty good alternative on the PlayStation and had a unique retro-futuristic 1970s theme.
    • Baseball’s Starting Lineup – An overview of recent and upcoming baseball games including Triple Play ’99 (PlayStation), All-Star Baseball ’99 (Nintendo 64), MLB ’99 (PlayStation), Hardball 6 (PlayStation), VR Baseball ’99 (PlayStation), High Heat Baseball (PlayStation), Mike Piazza’s StrikeZone (Nintendo 64), and more.

    SWATPro Strategy Section

    • Resident Evil 2 PlayStation ProStrategy Guide – Detailed strategy guide for this survival horror classic. These guides are not something you wanted to use unless you were really stuck…kind of ruins the game.
    • Fighter’s Edge: Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (Arcade) – Combos and strategies for the Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix arcade game.
    • S.W.A.T. Pro – Tips, cheats, and codes for WCW Nitro (PlayStation), Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation), Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PlayStation), Time Crisis (PlayStation), Duke Nukem 64 (Nintendo 64), Frogger (PlayStation), Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi (PlayStation), San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing (Nintendo 64), Micro Machines V3 (PlayStation), Duke Nukem 3D (Saturn), Resident Evil: Director’s Cut (PlayStation), Maximum Force (PlayStation), Aerofighters Assault (Nintendo 64), Command & Conquer (PlayStation), One (PlayStation), Top Gear Rally (Nintendo 64), Courier Crisis (PlayStation), Bomberman 64 (Nintendo 64), and Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (arcade).

    ProReviews

    • PC GamePro – Reviews of some of the latest PC games including Descent to Undermountain; Unreal, and Sin.
    • Nintendo 64 – Reviews of Quake and Snowboard Kids.
    • PlayStation – Reviews of Gex and Bloody Roar.
    • Baseball Roundup – See the special feature above.
    • Sports Pages – A look at some of the latest sports games including NCAA March Madness ’98 (PlayStation), NHL Breakaway ’98 (Nintendo 64), NBA In The Zone ’98 (Nintendo 64), Newman/Haas Racing (PlayStation), NBA Shoot Out ’98 (PlayStation), NBA Courtside (Nintendo 64), and Hot Shots Golf (PlayStation).
    • Role-Player’s Realm – A review of SaGa Frontier for the PlayStation.

    Departments

    • Head-2-Head – Was the pronouncement of the Atari Jaguar’s death premature?
    • The Mail – Mail from readers about Final Fantasy VIII, a Vandal Hearts sequel, the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack, and more.
    • Buyers Beware – At Chips & Bits, ‘available now’ may just mean available for preorder; NFL Quarterback Club glitches; listening to music CDs while playing games on the PlayStation; and more.
    • ProNews – Sega confirms new console(what would become the Dreamcast); Madden Bowl ’98; Project X game system from VM Labs (this would become the Nuon); and more.
    • Sneak Previews – An early look at games in progress including Turok 2 (Nintendo 64), Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. (Nintendo 64), Road Rash 3D (PlayStation), 1080 Snowboarding (Nintendo 64), Cruis’n World (Nintendo 64), Supercross ’98 Featuring Jeremy McGrath (PlayStation), Running Wild (PlayStation), Gran Turismo (PlayStation), Mega Man Nova (PlayStation), Grand Theft Auto (PlayStation), Powerboat Racing (PlayStation), Crime Killer (PlayStation), Forsaken (PlayStation), and Tomba (PlayStation).
    • Hot at the Arcades – A preview of Hyperdrive from Midway plus a look at California Speed from Atari.

    …and more!


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  • Army Men 3D (PlayStation)

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    Army Men 3D is a third person action game released in 1999 by 3DO for the PlayStation. It basically turns the idea of playing with those green plastic toy soldiers into a 3D action game. Your enemies of course, are the tan soldiers.

    You play the role of Sarge who must lead his armies against the tan soldiers across various terrain. Since this game is based on toys, some of those terrains will be familiar household territory such as the kitchen or backyard. The game is pretty straightforward 3rd person run-and-gun action with a variety of weapons including rifles, bazookas, grenades, flamethrowers and more. You can also control vehicles such as jeeps and tanks. Generally, each mission or level has a specific goal. Once you achieve the goal, you can move on to the next level.

    The graphics were pretty average for a PlayStation game at the time. However, it did do a good job of making the characters and other items seem toy like. It’s sort of like you are playing an interactive version of Toy Story (of course, there were Toy Story games as well). Likewise, the voice acting is campy and cartoon like adding a touch of humor to the game.

    This was not a great game but it’s still ok for a bit of fun if you are into the toy soldier theme. Camera angles aren’t great, missions are somewhat repetitive, and perhaps worst of all there is no multi-player. None of this is enough to really make it a bad game though. It is to other 3rd person action games what Micro Machines is to racing games.

    This wasn’t the only Army Men game. In fact, there were quite a few. This was the third game in the main series and the first to appear on the PlayStation. There were nearly two dozen Army Men games in total with some being better than others.

    The ad above is from the March 1999 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly.


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  • GamePro (February 1997)

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    Source: GamePro – February 1997

    Along with Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro was one of the most popular gaming magazines for a long time. In 1997 is was primarily covering the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn and was also still covering the Super NES, Sega Genesis and Neo Geo. It also had a little PC and arcade coverage. The February 1997 issue includes:

    Cover Story

    • Killer Instinct Gold – A preview of ths $80 cart for the Nintendo 64 and is basically a combination of Killer Instinct and Killer Instinct 2.

    Special Features

    • Resident Evil 2: The Horror Continues – The first sequel to the immensely popular survival horror game on the PlayStation.
    • Have Gun Game, Will Travel – A somewhat humorous light gun game that combines both first person and side-scrolling sections. It can be played with one or two players.

    SWATPro Strategy Section

    • Mortal Kombat Trilogy – A strategy guide for Mortal Kombat Trilogy on the PlayStation and Nintendo 64. As the name suggests, this game is really a combination of the first three Mortal Kombat games.
    • The Fighter’s Edge: Virtua Fighter 3 – A complete move list for all characters and how to counterattack in Virtual Fighter 3 in the arcade.
    • Wayne Gretzky’s 3D Hockey – A strategy guide for this arcade hockey game featuring various secrets and cheats.
    • Madden ’97 – A strategy guide for this early Madden game on the PlayStation.
    • SWATPro – Codes and various tips for Twisted Metal 2 (PlayStation), Tomb Raider (PlayStation, Saturn), Mortal Kombat Trilogy (Nintendo 64), and lots of other games.

    ProReviews

    • PC GamePro – Reviews of Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Duke Nukem 3D Plutonium PAK, SkyNET, and MDK.
    • Nintendo 64 – Reviews of Killer Instinct Gold, and Cruis’n USA.
    • PlayStation – Reviews of Tomb Raider, Dark Forces, Ten Pin Alley, Power Slave, PitBall, Burning Road, Robotron X, Hardcore 4×4, The King of Fighters ’95, Dare Devil Derby, Starwinder, Iron and Blood, Samurai Showdown III, Tempest, Machine Head, and Tunnel B1.
    • Saturn – Reviews of Bug Too!, Crusader, Virtua Cop 2, Area 51, Virtual On Cyber Troopers, Batman Forever: The Arcade Game, Spot Goes to Hollywood, and Crime Wave.
    • Super NES – Reviews of Street Fighter Alpha 2, Prince of Persia 2, Incantation, and War 3010: The Revolution.
    • Genesis – A reviews of Williams Arcade’s Greatest Hits.
    • Sports Pages – Reviews of NFL GameDay ’97 (PlayStation), NBA Hang Time (Nintendo 64), Andretti Racing (Saturn), Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition (Saturn), NBA In The Zone 2 (PlayStation), NFL ’97 (Saturn), NHL ’97 (Saturn), NBA Hangtime (Genesis), NBA Shoot Out ’97 (PlayStation), FIFA Soccer ’97 (Nintendo 64),
    • Role-Player’s Realm – Reviews of Dragon Force (PlayStation), Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat (PlayStation), and Persona (PlayStation).

    Departments

    • Head-2-Head: Letter from the GamePros – Discussion about 3DO’s upcoming new M2 system.
    • The Mail – Letters from readers about 3DO, secret codes for Twisted Metal 2, Tecmo’s Deception, and more.
    • Art Attack – Reader submitted artwork.
    • Buyers Beware – Modifying your PlayStation to play Japanese games, Nintendo 64 controller problems, Xband support, and more.
    • ProNews – N64 and PSX game releases delayed, including Shadows of the Empire, Curis’n USA, Tetrisphere, Turok, Mission Impossible, and others; Virtual Boy discontinued; and more.
    • NetPro – How to play online games via TEN.
    • Overseas Prospects – A look at Sony PlayStation Expo ’96 in Chiba, Japan. Some new games shown include Final Fantasy VII, Puzzle Fighter, Rockman (Mega Man) 8, Ace Combat 2, Soul Edge, and more.
    • Sneak Previews – Previews of upcoming games including Spider (PlayStation), City of Lost Children (PlayStation), WCW vs. The World (PlayStation), League of Pain (PlayStation), Carmageddon (PlayStation, DOS), Rush Hour (PlayStation), Peak Performance (PlayStation), and Test Drive: Off-Road (PlayStation DOS, Windows 95).
    • Hot at the Arcades – A look at Mace: The Dark Age, a 3D fighting game from Atari Games.

    …and more!


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