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Mega issue 6 was published on 21st January 1993, cover dated February 1993, priced £1.95. This issue covered the Mega Drive and Mega CD.

MEGA City[]

Sega USA's Boss Spills the Beans - Tom Kalinske talks about the Virtual Reality add-on for the Mega Drive.
Busman's Holiday:

Jon Hare (Game Designer).

Voyage to the Bowels of the Back Catalogue:

James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing.

Streets of Rage 2 belatedly rated 81% following Mega's refusal to rate the game with minimal access to the game.
The Qs in the News.

News:

Mega Drive modem unveiled
Are you ready for DPA? - Dynamic Play Adjustment
Sega goes Pioneering for laser discs

Previews[]

Mutant League Football (two pages)
Flashback (one page)
Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (one page)
Power Athlete (one page)
Double Dragon 3 (one page)

Features[]

Violet Berlin speaks out for the girls (Neil West gets all "Nineties' Man" and talks to a girlie) - two pages
Building the Perfect Game (Gary Penn lifts the lid off the mysterious world of game design…) - four pages
What Sega's instruction book didn't tell you… (Paul Mellerick promises that after reading this feature you'll know more about your Mega Drive than you ever thought possible…) - four pages

It's the Mega Reader Awards '92

:Best Sports Game: 1. John Madden '93, 2. NHLPA Hockey 93, 3. European Club Soccer
:Best Platform Game: 1. Sonic 2, 2. Robocod, 3. Terminator
:Best Beat-'em-up: 1. Streets of Rage 2, 2. WWF Super Wrestle Mania, 3. Golden Axe 2
:Best Software House: 1. Electronic Arts, 2. Sega, 3. Virgin
:Best Mega Drive Game Overall: 1. Sonic 2, 2. John Madden '93, 3. Road Rash 2

Reviews[]

Mega reviews were rated by graphics, sound, game play, game size and addiction out of 10 with a final overall percentage rating.

Game Title Publisher Format Reviewer Pages G S GP GS A O(%)
The Secret of Monkey Island JVC Mega CD Neil West Three 8 9 6 8 8 91%
Chakan Sega Mega Drive Andy Dyer Two 8 7 7 8 7 84%
Toxic Crusaders Sega Mega Drive Paul Mellerick One 5 6 3 6 2 33%
Jerry Glanviller's Pigskin Footbrawl Razor Soft Mega Drive Neil West One 6 4 4 3 4 42%
Mega-Lo-Mania Virgin Mega Drive Neil West Two 9 10 9 7 8 88%
Another World Virgin Mega Drive Paul Mellerick Two 8 7 7 5 6 73%
Ecco the Dolphin Sega Mega Drive Andy Dyer Three 9 8 9 9 9 93%
George Foreman's Knockout Boxing Flying Edge Mega Drive Andy Dyer One 4 5 4 7 2 35%
Ex-Mutants Sega Mega Drive Paul Mellerick Two 8 8 7 6 8 81%
Muhammad Ali Boxing Virgin Mega Drive Andy Dyer Two 7 8 8 7 8 80%
Tale Spin Sega Mega Drive Amanda Dyson Two 7 6 4 4 4 52%
Super Kick Off US Gold Mega Drive Neil West Two 7 6 8 7 8 79%
Outlander Mindscape Mega Drive Andy Dyer Two 6 4 3 5 2 20%
Ariel the Little Mermaid Sega Mega Drive Paul Mellerick One 7 7 5 2 4 44%
Super Battletank Absolute Mega Drive Paul Mellerick One 9 8 6 5 7 80%

Past Masters[]

James Pond 2: Robocod, EA, 80% Olympic Gold, US Gold, 71%

Mega Play[]

Tips:

Bulls vs Lakers, Euro Club Soccer, Lemmings, Bart vs the Space Mutants, Joe Montana 3, World of Illusion, Lotus Turbo Challenge, Sonic 2, Alien 3, Rolling Thunder 2, World of Illusion, World Trophy Soccer, Deadly Moves, Gaires, Thunder Force IV, Dragon's Fury

Action Replay codes:

Alien Storm, Ghostbusters, NHLPA Hockey 93, Quackshot, Sonic 2, Super Monaco GP 2, Greendog

Game Genie codes:

Alien 3, Alien Storm, Cyberball, Taz-Mania, Sonic 2

Arena[]

Wacky Challenges:

Desert Strike, Castle of Illusion, Mercs, Devil Crash, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Strange Happenings:

F-22 Interceptor, Sonic 2

Crazy Game Genie codes:

Sonic the Hedgehog

Rip 'n' Tip[]

Rolo to the Rescue
Terminator 2: The Arcade Game

Other Credits[]

Art Editor

Amanda Dyson

Deputy Editor

Andy Dyer

Staff Writer

Paul Mellerick

Production Editor

Ashley Young

Art Assistant

Sue Huntley

Contributors

Andy Hutchinson, James Leach, Trenton Webb, Tim Tucker, Dave Roberts, Gary Penn, Chris Buxton

Publisher

Steve Carey

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