Computer Game Review Issue 2

Features:

• Sega CD preview
• CGR Contest: Win a ThrustMaster Flight Stick
• First Person: CGR interviews Larry Holland, game designer for LucasArts' Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe

Departments:

• C> Initialize (Letter From the Editor): Mike Riley breaks down the CGR rating system after a slew of questions came in following the first issue.
• In the Works (Late-breaking industry news)
• CGR Tidbits (passwords and cheat codes):
  • Killing Cloud
  • Lemmings
• Strategist (Hints and strategies for PC titles):
  • Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom
  • Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe
  • TimeQuest
  • L'Empereur
  • PGA Tour Golf
• 16-Bit Strategy (Super NES and Genesis help):
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
  • Shining in the Darkness (GEN)

Reviews:

• Time Quest (85 / 88 / 82 - Overall: 84%)
• Armada 2525 (75 / 79 / 72 - Overall: 75%)
• Cybercon III (82 / 85 / 80 - Overall: 83%)
• Armour-Geddon (95 / 81 / 75 - Overall : 84%)
• Speedball II (88 / 85 / 89 - Overall: 87%)
• Martian Dreams (85 / 87 / 87 - Overall: 86%)
• Vengeance of Excalibur (84 / 89 / 82 - Overall: 84%)

CGR Hardware Review:

• ThrustMaster Weapons Control System joystick
• CH Products FlightStick 

International Previews:

• Strider 2
• R-Type 2
• Dune
• Moonfall
• Metal Masters
• Feudal Lords
• 'Nam 1965 - 1975
• Grand Prix
• Knightmare
• Realms

Previews:

• Strike Commander
• Robocop 3
• Star Trek: The 25th Anniversary
• Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis
• Monkey Island II: LeChuck's Revenge
• Ultima VII
• Ultima Underworld
• Gunship 2000
• Galactic Empire
• Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
• Dusk of the Gods

Ads (in order of appearance):

• Wordtris
• Wrath of the Demon
• MindCraft software: Rules of Engagement / Breach 2
• Conspiracy
• F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0
• Lightspeed
• Electronic Gaming Weekly 1-900 number
• MicroTyme mail order
• The Terminator
• Ocean software: Battle Command / Lost Patrol / F29 Retalitator
• Misson Control mail order
• Chips & Bits mail order
• Dusk of the Gods
• ComputAbility Consumer Electronics mail order
• Computer Game Review and 16-Bit Entertainment subscription
• Thrustmaster joysticks
• Super Gaming subscription
• Cybercon III
• National Association for Hospital Development
• Mega Play subscription
• Pro Football Analyst
• Electronic Gaming Monthly subscription
• Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
• Armada 2525
• Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge

Notable Stuff:

• The page count has jumped from 52 last issue to 68 this issue.
• The magazine is showing some growing pains with its second issue including a number of basic proofreading mistakes.
• The ad for Dusk of the Gods on page 25 not only fails to mention the game's name, but seems to imply that it too is a sequel to a different title, which is not the case.
• A medical philanthropic organization soliciting donations for hospitals must rank among the strangest things to ever to grace the pages of a computer gaming publication...
• CGR Hardware Review doesn't provide a numerical rating, unlike their software reviews.
• Shining in the Darkness is referred to as "Shining & Darkness" in the table of contents.
• The "Zelda 3" strategy entry was clearly not proofread at all. It also contains zero actual strategy elements, which is weird considering it bills itself as a "special strategy guide". At least the Shining in the Darkness section includes a cursory map of the first dungeon's first floor. Seriously, guys, save this stuff for your sister magazines.