Gamefan - Vol. 05 / Issue 04

1997

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)

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