Game Players Sega Genesis Strategy Guide Vol.3 No.1

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

Sega Genesis

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(Table of Contents (TOC) and headline excerpts follow.  Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.  All games for Genesis.  Tentative titles purposefully retained.)

COLUMNS

Editor's Notes (approx. 0.25 pages; editorial by Matthew Firme; change of ownership results in issue publication delay; Genesis success; Game Players Awards)

News Bytes
The latest Genesis news and products (2 pages; news)

• Sega Law (approx. 2/3rd page; Sega and Razorsoft settle lawsuits; Sega vs. Accolade lawsuit; games mentioned -Technocop, Storm Lord, The Games: Winter Challenge)
• New Games Ahead! (1 1/3rd pages; sorted by publisher; games mentioned, not shown unless noted:)
  • The Games: Winter Challenge
  • Double Dragon
  • Super Off-Road
  • Mystical Fighter
  • Jess "The Body" Ventura Wrestling Superstars
  • Might and Magic: Isles of Terra
  • Desert Strike: Return to the Golf (shown)
  • Chester Cheetah
  • Kargeti II
  • Kabuki
  • Splatterhouse 2
  • Slaughter Sport (originally Mondu's Fight Palace)
  • Death Duel
  • Valis
  • Exile
  • Traysia
  • Earnest Evans
  • Sol-Deace
  • Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football
  • MLBPA Sports Talk Baseball
  • Golden Axe II
  • Wonder Boy in Monster World (shown)
  • Dylan Charles: A.K.A. The Chameleon (shown)
  • Dungeons and Dragons: Hollow World
  • Lemmings
  • R.B.I. Baseball III
  • Paperboy
  • Rampart
  • Warsong
  • Breach 2
  • Fighting Masters (shown)

Feedback
Letters and questions from our readers (2 pages; letters; tips, strategy, Q&A, and reader submissions; games discussed, not shown unless noted:)

• John Madden '92
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (tentatively subtitled "Escape from the Ring Zone"; CD-ROM version planned)
• Galaxy Force
• Galaxy Force II (shown)
• Shadow Dancer (shown)
• Wrestlefest (Acclaim planning Genesis version)
• Pit-Fighter
• Jesse "The Body" Ventura's Wrestling Superstars (delayed)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (shown)
• Dick Tracy
• Wings of Wor (shown)

Code Breakers
Hints, tips, and codes to help you get the most from your games (1 page; none shown:)

• Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football
• Arcus Odyssey
• Thunderforce III
• Road Rash
• Thunder Fox
• El Viento
• Galaxy Force II
• Saint Sword

FEATURES

The 1991 Game Players Awards
The votes are in, and the editors at Game Players have selected the very best games of 1991.  If you're looking for a few good games, this is the place to start! (four pages; games shown unless noted:)

• Special Achievement Award - Sonic the Hedgehog
• Game of the Year - NHL Hockey
• Best Arcade Game - Rolling Thunder 2
• Best Puzzle Game - Ultimate Qix
• Best Role-Playing Game - Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
• Best Simulation - F-22 Interceptor
• Best Sports Game - John Madden Football '92
• Best Strategy Game - Master of Monsters
• Excellence Awards
  • Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football
  • Chuck Rock
  • Abrams Battle Tank
  • Decapattack
  • Shining in the Darkness
  • Streets of Rage
  • Toejam and Earl

Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
You lead a party of 25th-century rebels against the tyrannical RAM (Russo-American Mercantile).  RAM is on the verge of perfecting a doomsday weapon capable of destroying entire planets - only you can stop it! (eight pages; game overview and strategies with screenshots)

Pit-Fighter
Digitized characters and sound highlight this brutal, futuristic slugfest.  Forget about rescuing princesses - you're in this one for the cash! (four pages; game overview and character move sets with screenshots)

SUPER STRATEGY (strategy guides, each labeled "Strategy Feature")

• Shadow of the Beast (eight pages)
• El Viento (ten pages)

REVIEWS (one page each)

• Back to the Future 3 (not mentioned in issue TOC)
• Master of Monsters
• The Immortal
• Out Run
• Arcus Odyssey
• Art Alive!