Mean Machines Sega Issue 5

Mean Machines Sega Issue 5
Managing Editor	Julian Rignall
Deputy Editor	Lucy Hickman
Publisher	EMAP
Pages	116
Cover Date	February 1993
Previous issue	Issue 4
Next issue	Issue 6

This issue was dated February 1993 and cost £2.50.

News

Jungle Strike (Mega Drive)

Strider Deluxe, Forgotten Worlds Deluxe, Captain Commando (Mega-CD)

Super Sonic (Mega-CD)

Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Master System)

Mortal Kombat (Mega Drive)

James Bond: The Duel (Master System)

MMS - Magazine of the Year 1992

Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (Mega Drive)

Jaguar XJ220 (Mega-CD)

Sega's Six-Button Joypad revealed!

New Sonic Comic at the U.S.

Sunset Riders (Mega Drive)

Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure (Mega Drive)

Previews

Mutant League Football - Pages 92-93 - Mega Drive

Bubsy In Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind - Pages 94-95 - Mega Drive

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Pages 94-95 - Mega Drive

Reviews

Mega Games in bold

Game Title	Publisher	Format	Pres (%)	Grap (%)	Sound (%)	Play (%)	Last (%)	Over (%)
Super Kick Off	US Gold	Mega Drive	90	82	76	96	94	95
Captain America and The Avengers	Data East	Mega Drive	65	52	69	76	66	67
Batman Returns	Sega	Game Gear	87	93	86	89	72	79
Championship Pro-Am	Tradewest	Mega Drive	49	63	63	88	73	72
Gemfire	Koei	Mega Drive	89	57	55	84	85	84
Mick & Mack: Global Gladiators	Virgin	Mega Drive	94	92	91	87	70	80
Defenders of Oasis	Sega	Game Gear	90	64	80	89	88	90
Toxic Crusaders	Sega	Mega Drive	78	69	65	75	67	70
Alien 3	Arena	Game Gear	89	90	87	91	88	90
Outlander	Mindscape	Mega Drive	77	74	83	80	75	78

Comments

Super Kick Off - 95%

The best football game going, and one which every Mega Drive owner, regardless of their interest in the sport, should leap out and purchase.

Captain America and The Avengers - 67%

Intially very good fun but it looks awful and the thrill soon wears off - not a highly recommended experience. For the ultimate beat 'em up of this type, check out the incredible Streets of Rage II.

Batman Returns - 79%

A solid effort by all accounts. However it is tooshort lived; expert players should find themselves completing the game rather quickly. A definite buy for novice players.

Championship Pro-Am - 72%

A brilliant conversion of Nintendo RC Pro-Am, but we're sure there could have been a lot more variety in both the graphics and the gameplay. Micro Machines is the better racing game - go for that instead.

Gemfire - 84%

One of these strange games that proves compulsive despite its looks - like a sweet kiss from a leper. But it's strategy fun only and might not appeal to Mega Drive-owning action fans.

Mick & Mack: Global Gladiators - 80%

Superb in the graphics, sound and presentation department, Mick and Mack is sadly let down by a lack of thought in the lastability department.

Defenders of Oasis - 90%

A mini-classic. Defenders of Oasis will have adventurers fixed for weeks. Very enthralling and entertaining. The best RPG on the Game Gear.

Toxic Crusaders - 70%

Fun and playable, Toxic Crusaders suffers from some rather awful graphics and a lack of lastability. A bit more thought and this could have been a lot better.

Alien 3 - 90%

A thinking person's platform, seek and destroy blast-em-up of the highest quality.

Outlander - 78%

This game is very fast and packed with action, along with some decent touches. Road racer fans with a taste for violence should definitely check this out.

Feature

Lookback featuring:-

Mega Drive - Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, ESWAT, Crackdown, Swords of Sodan

Master System - Speedball, Dick Tracy, Cyber Shinobi

Tips

Mega Drive

Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Universal Soldier, NHLPA Hockey '93, Lotus Turbo Challenge, Pitfighter, Devil Crash

Master System

Rampage, Champions of Europe, Choplifter, Quartet, Bubble Bobble, Golvellius

Game Gear

Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Shinobi II: The Silent Fury, Wonderboy

Guides

World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, Ecco the Dolphin (both Mega Drive)

Other Credits

Art Editor - Osmond Brown

Deputy Editor - Lucy Hickman

Senior Staff Writer - Radion Automatic

Staff Writer - Paul Davies, Gus Swan

Production Editor - Andy Mcvitte

Publisher - Marc Shallow

Issue Index

Mean Machines Sega Index

Date	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1992										1	2	3
1993	4	5	6	7	8		9	10	11	12	13	14
1994	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
1995	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
1996	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50
1997	51	52	53