GameFan Issue 49

The Editorial Zone

Most Wanted Top 10

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

·         Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Super NES)

·         Bubsy 3D (PlayStation)

·         Destruction Derby 2 (PlayStation)

·         Hardcore 4x4 (PlayStation)

·         Jet Moto (PlayStation)

·         The Adventures of Lomax (PlayStation)

·         Robotron X (PlayStation)

·         Tunnel B1 (PlayStation)

·         Bug Too! (Saturn)

·         Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition (Saturn)

·         Mr. Bones (Saturn)

·         Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn)

·         Toshinden URA (Saturn)

·         Virtual On (Saturn)

·         Virtua Cop 2 (Saturn)

·         Batman Forever (Saturn)

·         Samurai Showdown 4 (Neo Geo)

Hocus Pocus (tips & cheats):

·         Star Gladiator (PlayStation)

·         Saturn Bomberman (Saturn)

·         Wipeout XL (PlayStation)

·         WaveRace 64 (Nintendo 64)

·         Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (PlayStation)

PlayStation Nation (reviews unless otherwise noted):

·         MDK (preview)

·         Destruction Derby 2

·         Spider (preview)

·         Jet Moto

·         Hardcore 4x4

·         Robotron X

·         Mechwarrior 2 (preview)

·         The Adventures of Lomax

·         Bubsy 3D

·         Codename: Tanka (preview)

·         Tunnel B1

·         League of Pain (preview)

·         Powerslave (preview)

·         Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat (preview)

Saturn Sector (reviews unless otherwise noted):

·         Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition

·         Sonic 3D Blast

·         Virtua On

·         Toshinden URA

·         SCUD: The Disposable Assassin (preview)

·         Mr. Bones

·         Batman Forever

·         Virtua Cop 2

·         Bug Too!

·         Mass Destruction (preview)

Nintendo 64 Theater (reviews unless otherwise noted):

·         Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Street Fighter EX (Arcade)

GameFan Sports:

·         Jimmy Johnson NFL ’97 (PlayStation preview, never released)

·         FIFA Soccer ’97 (PlayStation)

·         NBA In the Zone 2 (PlayStation)

·         VR Soccer ’96 (Saturn)

·         NBA Live ’97 (PlayStation)

·         World Wide Soccer ’97 (Saturn)

·         NHL Open Ice: 2 on 2 Challenge (PlayStation preview)

·         2Xtreme (PlayStation)

·         3D Baseball (PlayStation)

·         NFL ’97 (Saturn)

Japan Now:

·         Interview with Shinji Mikami, director of Capcom’s Resident Evil

·         Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) info

·         Interview with Quintet President Masaki Hashimoto and Vice President Tomoyoshi Miyazaki

·         Langrisser III (Saturn, Japan only release)

·         Lunar: Silver Star Story (Saturn preview, Japan only release)

·         Arc the Lad II (PlayStation preview, not released in NA till 2010 as a digital release)

·         Riglord Saga 2 (Saturn preview, Japan only release)

·         Vandal Hearts (Saturn, PlayStation preview)

Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa’s Revenge (Neo Geo)

Europa:

·         Re-Loaded (PlayStation preview)

·         Sony bans PlayStation “de-bugging” chip

·         Nintendo 64 prepares to launch

·         Christmas NiGHTS (Saturn)

Other Stuff (rumors and news)

Anime Fan

Postmeister (letters)