Computer Game Review Issue 52

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

PC

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Initialize Thanksgiving by Steve Honeywell (editorial)

Postage Due (letters column)

• X-Com Bashing Redux
• Avast, Me Hearties
• Requirements
• The Economics of Piracy
• New Format
• Foreign Subs
• gameDISC
• Questions

CGR News

• Warping Space: Diamond's new 3D accelerator hits the mailiet with a new look on games
• Broderbund and EA Part
• Chip Market Flat in Japan
• Mindscape Signs MicroLogic
• Stonekeep Hits
• ThrustMaster Teams with Access
• Diamond Pushes the Envelope
• Pillowy Soft Sound
• VictorMaxx Fights Back
• Name Change
• SPA Offers New Figures

Software Reviews (each 1 to 2 page review includes game overview, screenshots, and 3-member panel capsule reviews, each with commentary and score)

• Command and Conquer by Virgin
• The Skins Game by interplay
• Uitimate Football '96 by MicroProse
• Magic Carpet 2 by Electronic Arts
• The Need for Speed by Electronic Arts
• Fade to Black by Electronic Arts
• NHL Hockey '96 by Electronic Arts
• PGA Tour '96 by Electronic Arts
• Burn Cycle by Philips
• Endorfun by Time Warner
• Primal Rage by Time Warner
• Battle Beast by 7'th Level
• There's nothing quite like blowing up
• Al Unser Jr. Arcade Racing by MIndscape
• Diabolical Digits by Millennium
• Phantasmagoria by Sierra
• Panthers in the Shadows by HPS
• Exploration by Interactive Magic

Ghost in the Machine

• Fossil Fools? Before you declare the PC dead, you'd better check its pulse

Hardware Reviews (each 1/2 to 1 page review includes hardware overview, photograph, and capsule review, each with commentary and score)

• BAT Personal Keyboard by infogrip
• EasyPhoto Reader by Storm Technology
• GRAFIXSTAR 700 by VideoLogic
• THUNDER HAWK by Kraft Systems
• CD-FM by H47 Technology
• D-TIME95 by Ballard Synergy
• Competition Driving System by Extreme Competition Controls Inc.

Add-ons & Information (each 1/2 to 1 page article includes overview, screenshots, but no review)

• Macro Microsoft: How is Windows 95 holding up under day-to-day use? Read on
• Star Trek Omnipedia by Imergy
• Reflux by Inverse Ink
• Cities Under The Sea: Coral Reefs by Jean-Michel Cousteau
• Corel All-Movie Guide by Corel CD Home
• Microforum's Internet Connection & Internet Edge by Microforum
• The Beauty of Japan Through the Art of Sushi by Arome
• Apollo Interactive by WizardWorks
• Cartopedia by DK Multimedia

Child Support

• Boogie on the Boo-Boo: Cartoon Network stars dance for you in Turner Interactive's Toon Jam by Turner Interactive
• Mission Code: Millennium by Virtual Entertainment
• Stomped on Fairy Tails: Pigs by Bollen/Sadler Inc.
• Discovering Shakespeare by Bride Media International
• Free Willy 2 by Sound Source International
• Comic Creator by Spark Inc.
• Bukbik's Adventure on Wonder Island by Multimedia Creation
• Pantsylvania by Headbone Interactive
• Reading Development Library by Learning Company
• Student Writing & Research Center by Learning Company
• Cartoon Jukebox by Sidewalk Studio
• Math Ace , Grand Prix , and Word City Grand Prix by Magic Quest

CGR Previews (½ to 2 pages each, with overview, screenshots and tech specs)

• Start your Engines!: The New and Improved IndyCar Racing 11 from Papyrus
• 3d Ultra Pinball by Sierra On-Line
• EF2000 by Digital Image Design
• Kingdom O'Magic by Sales Curve International
• The 11'th Hour: The Sequel to the 7'th Guest by Trilobyte
• Space Bucks by Impressions
• Gender Wars by Sales Curve International
• Quarterback Attack with Mike Ditka by Digital Pictures
• T-MEK by Time Warner Interactive
• The Hive by Rainbow America
• Curse of Dragor by Domark
• Promised Land by David Traub & EMI
• Shellshock by U.S. Gold
• TEKWAR by IntraCorp Inc.
• Zone Raiders by Image Space Inc.
• Arcade America by 7'th Level
• Hyper 3-D Pinball by NMS
• Virtual Karts by MicroProse
• Big Red Racing by Domark
• Screamer Break Neck Road Racing by Graffiti
• TriTryst by Cinematronics
• Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri by Looking Glass Technologies

Ripper has Struck Again... by Steve Honeywell

The Pen is Mightier than the Joystick by Steven Greenlee

Digital Surge: A Talk with Maximum Surge Producer Amanda Lathroom