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  7. ```````TheMysteriousCaseof``````
  8. ```````theMissingMegagame..``````
  9. ```````(Episode4321...)``````
  10.  
  11. Ok,itstimeforsomemoreinfoongamesthatseemreally
  12. exciting,butdon'tturnupforages,say5-6monthsafterthey
  13. havebeenreviewedbymostmagazinesina'good'case,asfor
  14. thingslike'EPIC'welldon'task!!!!
  15.  
  16. Buttheendforthisparticularlongdrawnoutdevelopmentsaga
  17. couldbeinsight????AreleasedateofJan/Feb'92hasbeen
  18. suggested,itseemsliketheDigitalIntegrationteamhavebeenat
  19. lastabletofinishEPIC,havingdeliveredthegoodsonROBOCOP
  20. IIIfirst,(ItseemsIwascorrectinassumingthatROBOCOPIII
  21. wastobereleasedaheadofEPIC,wemayseethisgameintimefor
  22. Christmas,aspartofatwo-prongedassaultbyOceanontheXmas
  23. Charts,theother'prong'beingTERMINATORII...)
  24.  
  25. OneoftheotherfamousabsenteesBIRDSOFPREY(SeeMAGGIE
  26. passim)isnowonofficialtradereleaseschedules,buttheseare
  27. aboutasflexibleasMAGGIEreleasedates,maybein'92???
  28.  
  29. Now,forachange,therearesomegamesJUSTOUT,theseinclude
  30. HUDSONHAWK,thereputedlyreasonablelicencegameofthe
  31. reputedlyawfulBruceWillisfilm,andLOTUS2,bothofwhichhave
  32. beensightedinthelocalcomputerEmporium-typeplace...
  33.  
  34. StillsomewayoffarePOPULOUSII,whichmaybeoutbytheendif
  35. theyear,ifthatpigatthecontrolsoftheCessnaflyingmeto
  36. theBahamasistobebelieved..POP'II,asexpectedisavast
  37. enhancementoftheoriginal,with30effects,insteadofjust
  38. nine,andtheseeffectscanbecombinedwithothersforgreater
  39. lethality..POPULOUSIIhasaancientGreeksetting,with
  40. recognisablemaleandfemalelittlepeople,runsalotfaster,(It
  41. seemstheoriginalgraphicssystemwasonlyapaleshadowofthis
  42. one..)Therearefacilitiessuchasafullscreenviewofthe
  43. Çactionnowpossible,oh,anditcurrentlyrunsin1Megandabove
  44. configurationsonly..AsthisislikelytobeTHEtopreleasefor
  45. either'91or'92,aRAMupgradeisagoodXmas'prezzy,doyou
  46. notthink??
  47.  
  48. BULLFROGarealsocurrentlyworkingonanewisometricadventure
  49. gameprovisionallytitled'BOB'andworkisunderwayforFLOOD2,
  50. theyaresuretomaintaintheirpositionasoneofthepremierUK
  51. developmentteamsthrough1992...
  52.  
  53. APOCALYPSEisthe'90'sadaptationofCHOPLIFTER,tobereleased
  54. byMirrorsoft,atsomepointinSpring1992,thisgameisexpected
  55. tohavealotofenhancementsovertheoriginal,withoutlosing
  56. theoriginalsplayability(Theyallsaythat,don'tthey??)
  57.  
  58. (Herecomespage2...)
  59.  
  60.  
  61. System3havetwogamesofthe'fairlylong-awaited'typedueout
  62. anytimesoon,thesebeingLASTNINJA3,convertedfromtheAmiga
  63. version,therehasbeenasuccessfultrasferto16colourformat,
  64. andsampledsoundeffectswillberetained...AlsoMYTH,agame
  65. thathasbeenaroundforalongtimeonotherformats(including
  66. 8-bit)beforereachingtheST...
  67.  
  68. FIRSTSAMURAIandDOUBLEDRAGONIIIsitinthebeat-em-upcorner,
  69. themajordifferenceisthattheSamuraihasalargeswordto
  70. putintheenemies'wherethesundon'tshineregions'whereasthe
  71. LeebrothersinDOUBLEDRAG'haveonlytheirknucklesandbooties
  72. topunishwith(Forthemostpart..)Again,wemayseethis
  73. anytimebeforeXmas!?!?!
  74.  
  75. Coin-OpconversionsMEGA-TWINS(orMEGA-cute)and'CISCO-HEATor
  76. dueoutsoonaswell,foronejustgo'vroom-baroom'andthe
  77. other,justthrowupifyoudon'tlikehavingsomethinglikea'My
  78. LittlePony'ontheendofyourjoystick..
  79.  
  80. ÇBUDGETCORNER,thefollowingarenowoutfor£9.99orless:-
  81.  
  82. IMMORTAL,FLOOD,BLOODMONEY,RESOLUTION101,RICK
  83. DANGEROUS,ROBOCOP,CASTLEMASTER,THUNDERSTRIKE,andESCAPEFROM
  84. THEPLANETOFTHEROBOTMONSTERS,tonamebutsomeofthebetter
  85. ones,mostoftheabovewerefairlyrespectablefull-price
  86. releasesintheirday,andmaywellbeworthalookatthereduced
  87. prices...
  88.  
  89. Imminentdata-diskadditionstowellknowngames,'Ohno,notmore
  90. Lemmings'(Orsomethingtothateffect.)andthePOWERMONGER
  91. 'WorldWarOneEdition'TheLEMMINGSdatadiskisnotLEMMINGSII
  92. bytheway,itwillbeinterestingtoseewhatemergesthere...
  93.  
  94. InspiteofthefactthatCRUISEFORACORPSEhasreallyto
  95. appear,interestisswitchingtothenextimpendingrelease,
  96. ANOTHERWORLD,whichincludesthebestadaptionoftheDelphine
  97. 'Cinematique'system,includingpanoramic,close-upviews,and
  98. makingextensiveuseof3-Dpolygons,surelyafirstforagraphic
  99. adventure??..Probablereleasefor'early'92'(Whateverthat
  100. meansnow???)
  101.  
  102. ForMicroProse,reallynicethingshavebeensaidabouttheirnew
  103. racerFORMULAONEGRANDPRIX(seetheECESShowreport..)Thissim
  104. beingproducedbyGeoffCrammond,hewhowroteREVS,fortheBBC
  105. Microeonsago...Thereisalsotheteam-upbetweenMicroproseand
  106. ArgonautSoftware,theresultofthiscalledATAC,ananti-drug
  107. combinedstrategy/flightsimsetinCentralAmerica,withArgonaut
  108. inchargeoftheflight-simpartofthegame,expectgoodthings
  109. tohappensoon(ish),Argonautpromisinga'Fullyrealised3-D
  110. world'withhills,mountains,cities,jungle,plantations,the
  111. usualsortofthing,inotherwords..TheremaynotbeanST
  112. versionthough,morenewsaswehaveit...
  113.  
  114.  
  115. A320AIRBUSisThalion'sattemptto'do'aSublogic,withthis
  116. painstakinglyauthenticflight-simofthebest-sellingairliner,
  117. Çreleasedatesareuncertain,asadvertisingisattheearly,
  118. 'Let'sbuilduptheairofmysterybynotgivingtoomuchaway'
  119. stage,butitmayevenbeoutasyoureadthis????Weareledto
  120. expectanotherflightsimsoon,thistimebasedonaGermanmake
  121. ofhelicopter..
  122.  
  123. INTHESHOPSaswewrite,aweekbeforeXmas..
  124.  
  125. ROBOCOPIII,ROBOCOD(Trynottogettooconfusedfolks..)and
  126. POPULOUSII(Amiga,butexpectSTversionstofollowhardontheir
  127. heels..)Alsoseenaround,twonewonesfromPsygnosis,LEANDER,a
  128. semi-cutesyplatformgame,andBARBARIANII,thelongawaited
  129. successortotheoriginal,whichwasarguablyPsygnosis'sfirst
  130. decentgameontheST..AlsoNOTMORELEMMINGS,abusymonthfor
  131. them,itseems..
  132.  
  133. Merry'Xmasthing,donotletAuntiebuyANYTHINGforyourST,it
  134. maywellturnouttobeNaffsoft'sPATTERNEDSOCKSIMULATOR!!
  135.  
  136. STOPPRESS:-ThelatestLlamasoftsharewaregame'Revengeofthe
  137. MutantCamelsisnowout!!Seehereforareviewrealsoon...
  138.  
  139. Chris.H.(C)December,whereelse??
  140.  
  141.