GameFan Issue 52

The Editorial Zone

Most Wanted Top 10

Hocus Pocus (tips & cheats):

·         Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64)

·         Soul Blade (PlayStation)

Viewpoint (condensed reviews from 3 of the Game Fan crew):

·         Blast Corps (Nintendo 64)

·         Sentient (PlayStation)

·         Mechwarrior 2 (PlayStation)

·         Rally Cross (PlayStation)

·         Vandal Hearts (PlayStation)

·         Tail of the Sun (PlayStation)

·         VMX Racing (PlayStation)

·         Crypt Killer (PlayStation)

·         ID4 (PlayStation)

·         Test Drive Off Road (PlayStation)

·         Raystorm (PlayStation)

·         Lunacy (Saturn)

·         Norse by Norsewest: The Return of the Lost Vikings (Saturn)

·         Die Hard Arcade (Saturn)

·         Scud (Saturn)

·         Contra: Legacy of War (Saturn)

·         The King of Fighters ’96 (Saturn)

In Development: Clayfighter Extreme (PlayStation, never released) & Clayfighter 63 1/3 (Nintendo 64), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Saturn, PlayStation)

PlayStation Nation (reviews unless otherwise noted):

·         Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (preview)

·         Overblood (preview)

·         Sentient

·         Rally Cross

·         VMX Racing

·         Vandal Hearts

·         Tail of the Sun

·         Mechwarrior 2

·         Wild Arms (preview)

·         Swagman (preview)

·         Ballblazer (preview)

·         Treasures of the Deep (preview)

·         Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee (preview)

·         Heaven’s Gate (preview, Euro/Japan only release)

Nintendo 64 Theater (reviews unless otherwise noted):

·         Blast Corp

·         Dark Rift (preview)

·         Robotron X (preview, would be released as Robotron 64)

·         Hexen (preview)

·         Ganbare Goemon: Neo Momoyama Bakufu no Odori (preview, NA release would be called Mystical Ninja starring Goemon)

·         Zelda 64 (preview, would be released as Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)

·         Starfox 64 (preview)

Saturn Sector (reviews unless otherwise noted):

·         Lunacy

·         Norse by Norsewest: The Return of the Lost Vikings

·         Contra: Legacy of War

·         Die Hard Arcade

·         Scud

·         Duke Nukem 3D (preview)

·         Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness (preview, Japan only release)

·         Manx TT SuperBike

·         Shining the Holy Ark

Quarter Crunchers: Mortal Kombat 4, Samurai Shodown 64 (preview), news from Japan’s AOU ’97 show

Europa: Interview with Core Design team

GameFan Sports:

·         NHL Breakaway ’98 (PlayStation, Saturn preview)

·         NFL Quarterback Club ’98 (PlayStation, Saturn preview)

·         All-Star Baseball ’97 (PlayStation, Saturn)

·         VR Baseball ’97 (PlayStation preview)

·         Fire ProWrestling S: 6Men Scramble (Says for PlayStation, but only game I can find under this title is for the Saturn)

·         NBA Shoot Out ’97 (PlayStation)

·         FIFA ’97 (Saturn preview)

·         Big Bass World Championship (PlayStation)

·         K-1 The Arena Fighters (PlayStation)

Japan Now:

·         News from Japan

·         Biohazard (Resident Evil in NA) delayed. Will be 2 CDs

·         Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) breaks all sales records

·         Ys VI

·         Nintendo 64 price drop

·         Tamagotchi

·         Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)

·         Raystorm (PlayStation)

·         Ray Tracers (PlayStation)

·         Touge Max: Saisoku Drive Master (PlayStation, NA release would be called Peak Performance)

·         Tengai Makyou: Dai-Yon Mokushiroku – The Apocalypse IV (Saturn, Japan only release)

·         The King of Fighters ’96 (Saturn preview)

·         Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru (Saturn, Japan only release)

Other Stuff (rumors and news)

Postmeister (letters)