Computer Game Review Issue 6

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

PC

Amiga

Atari ST

Sega Genesis

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Sega Mega CD (the eventual Sega CD)

Phillips Super Nintendo CD-ROM (never released)

PC-Engine Duo (the eventual TurboDuo)

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Initialize - Late, Great Games by David White (editorial)

Postage Due (letters column)

Reviews (each 1-page review includes game overview, screenshots, and 3-member panel capsule reviews, each with commentary and score)

• Conquests of the Longbow (PC)
• Shuttle (PC)
• No Greater Glory (PC)
• Amnios (Amiga)
• Winter Challenge (PC/Amiga)
• Hare Raising Havoc (PC)
• Le Chuck's Revenge (PC)
• Dusk of the Gods (PC)
• Madden '92 (Gen)
• Drakkhen (Gen)
• ToeJam & Earl (Gen)

On The Edge: CGR Peripheral Review - The Computer Gamer's Bible by R. Andrew Rathbone (review with cover scan, overview, and 3-member panel review capsules, each with commentary and score)

CGR Previews (1/2 page each, with overview, screenshots and tech specs)

• Castles: The Northern Campaign (PC)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Missions (PC)
• Black Crypt (Amiga)
• Wing Commander II Operation Disk (PC)
• Great Britain Scenery Upgrades (PC)
• Eye of the Beholder II (PC/Amiga)
• Heimdal (Amiga)
• Civilization (PC)

International Previews (U.K. coverage; approx. 1/2 page each, with overview, screenshots and tech specs)

• Cyber Assault (PC/Amiga/ST)
• Abandoned Places (PC/Amiga/ST)
• Eternam (PC/Amiga)
• KGB (PC/Amiga)
• Boston Bomb Club (PC/Amiga/ST)
• Moonstone (PC/Amiga)

Computer Game Review's Awards For 1991 (four pages of awards; includes 'The CGR Reviewers' Top Ten Games of 1991' and 'The CGR Reviewers' Favorite Games of All-Time' sidebars)

(The following awards are the primary focus of this article, with game box packaging shown and two runners-up also listed per award:)

• Simulation Game of the Year - Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe
• Action Adventure Game of the Year - Wing Commander II
• Role Playing Game of the Year - Might and Magic III
• War Game of the Year - Patton Strikes Back
• Sports Game of the Year - 4D Boxing
• Puzzle Game of the Year - Are We There Yet?

(The following awards include commentary only:)

• Best Graphics of the Year - Spaceship Warlock
• Best Sound Effects and Speech of the Year - Wing Commander II
• Best Soundtrack of the Year - Vengeance of Excalibur
• Best Manual of the Year - Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe
• Best Game Playability of the year - 4D Boxing
• Best Opening Sequence of the Year - Wing Commander II
• Best Ending Sequence of the Year - Might and Magic III
• Best Peripheral of the Year - Sound Blaster Pro
• Best Conversion From Another Medium - Megafortress

Strategies (two pages of strategy per game, unless noted)

• Dune (three pages)
• Dusk of the Gods
• Pools of Darkness
• Shuttle: The Space Flight Simulator (three pages)
• Ultima Underworld (three pages)
• Romance of the Three Kingdoms II

16-Bit Strategy (two pages of strategy per game)

• Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (SNES)
• Road Rash (Gen)

16 Bit Express (1-page overview of new systems and tech improvements)

• 1992 - The Year Games Grow UP (intro)
• Mega CD-ROM (hardware shown)
• PC Engine Duo (hardware shown)
• Nintendo/Phillips CD-ROM
• Video Games (increased meg count in cartridges)

In The Works - Dozens of Hot Releases Just Around the Corner! (mentioned:)

• Ultima VII
• Ultima Underworld
• Strike Commander
• Wizardry VII
• Eye of the Beholder II
• Falcon 3.0
• Star Trek
• Castles Mission Disk
• Monkey Island II: Le Chuck's Revenge
• Indiana Jones
• Civilization
• Darklands
• Shadow of the Beast III

First Person (three page interview)

(Excerpt:) CGR talks with David Bradley, creator of Sir-Tech's latest installment in the continuing Wizardry series, entitle The Crusaders of the Dark Savant.

Game Over - Warlords (spoiler alert!)