PCGames (January 1993)

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THE SMOOTHEST 3-D SCROLLING with hundreds of characters and
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with the smoothest, on day or night
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CONTENTS
14 FIRST IN FLIGHT
by Ed Ferrell
Think you’re Top Gun material? For some of the most realistic on-screen
experiences you'll find on the home computer, anywhere, anytime, boot up a PC
flight sim. Four hot products — Aces of the Pacific, Operation: Fighting Tiger,
F-15 Strike Eagle Ill, and Mantis — take you all the way from the props of WWII
to contemporary jet-fighter combat to the star wars of the 21st century.
20 BEST OF PCGAMES °92
by Gregg Keizer, Cameron Crotty, Wayne Kawamoto, Bernie Yee,
Barry Brenesal, and Peter Olafson
Bigger engines, better graphics, brawnier virtual worlds — this past year produced
an embarrassment of entertainment riches. PCGames presents the top products
of 1992 in the categories of kids’ games, sports titles, strategy games, action/
arcade entertainment, flight sims, role play, and hardware and peripherals.
p. 20 34 NO SOLO MIO
by Peter Olafson
Even the most devoted computer gamer misses the sight of another
human across the board — or perhaps yearns for a board a hundred miles
across. There’s a cure for this sad lament — just turn on your modem and
check out our survey of on-line multiplayer games.
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PCGames CONTENTS January 1993
EDITOR'S PAGE
“Thumbs Up” by Gregg Keizer
THE GAME PRESERVE
by Cameron Crotty
40 SNEAK PEEKS
Stunt Island, Follow the Reader
with Mickey Mouse, Treasure Cove!
48 PCG REVIEWS
Might & Magic: Clouds of Xeen, Great Naval
Battles of the North Atlantic, Forge of Virtue,
King’s Quest VI, Legend of Kyrandia,
Carl Lewis Challenge vs. Summer Challenge,
Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes, John Madden
Foothall II vs. Front Page Sports: Football,
Realms, Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender
Bender, The Summoning, Utopia, Tengen’s
Arcade Hits, Ragnarok
EDITORS’ CHOICE
“Killer Copter”
Comanche Maximum Overkill
by Wayne Kawamoto
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IBM VGA, Macintosh color,
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EDITOR'S PAGE
THUMBS UP
President/Publisher .. -Paul Boulé
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half-a-dozen insightful columns, and as many as 20 reliable Senior Editor. Paul Statt
reviews. You get up-to-date information about the hottest games, Senior Editor. Cameron Crotty
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In the February/March issue, PCGames’ newest feature — a DESIGN
reviews rating system — will make its début. Each review will Art Director ere John Sizing
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no hedging. Our reviewers will put their eyes on the screen and 80 Elm Street
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like an impossible task, but it’s not. Games may not be spread- Eastern Sales Manager. «Kevin Gasper
sheets (thank goodness!), and comparing a 3-D role-playing Advertising Coordinator... «Mary Hartwell
experience with a pigskin simulation may not produce more Administrative Assistant... «Lisa Benway-Caron
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THE GAME PRESERVE
ASCIIWARE | : and throttle controls, as well
| : as brackets for rudder ped-
ASCII Entertainment a : als and a keyboard. All the
Software Inc., in association : hardware is made to work
with Visual Concepts, is : with a wide variety of stan-
now working on Dominus : } : dard office chairs.
($59.95), a hybrid game : For $9.95 Interface will
synthesizing life simulation, : provide a complete set of
fantasy role play, action, : : working drawings, a list of
and war strategy. : compatible chairs, instruc-
Dominus challenges the : tions on building your own
player to command a : system, and a price list for
mighty army in a kingdom : both kits and assembled
under seige, building it : : brackets. For a limited time,
from the ground up. : Dominus: something for war gamers and role players alike. : the armrest bracket is avail-
wPalrayreirosr sc an byc usctoomm-bcirenaitne g: : part of Spectrum’s Elec- : SEAT OF |: $ab9l9e. 9f5o r fo$r5 9t.w9o5. Cfaolrl oInnet ero-r
various monsters, ghouls, : tronic Battlefield series, : : face at [phone].
and other creatures and can : allowing it to interact with : THE PANTS
also design spells and traps : other EBF titles. A-10, the :
for use against the enemy. : ground-attack piece of the : Need more turn in your :
Once tools are created, : air-warfare puzzle, is due : burn? How about a more : Humongous Entertain-
the game turns into a test : out this coming fall. | stable platform for your | ment has announced Putt-
of strategy and cunning : A game based on Star : ThrustMaster controls? : Putt Joins the Parade, the
against invading hordes. : Trek: The Next Generation : Interface Dynamics has a | premier title in its new
Call ASCII Entertainment : is still in the works for the : system of brackets for :J unior Adventure series,
Software at [phone]. : second quarter of 1993. : ThrustMaster controls : challenging 3- to 7-year-old
: Spectrum purchased the : designed to increase the : minds with interactive
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: at [phone]. | are available for the stick | Along the way, Putt-Putt
Following a $4 million : : : must tackle a local car wash,
funding infusion, Spectrum : : rescue a lost puppy, put out
HoloByte has big plans for : : a fire, and more. The pack-
1993. Topping the list is : i age includes digitized
Chessmeister 5,000,000,001, : : sounds and voices, logic
developed in collaboration : : puzzles, places to explore,
with National Lampoon. Itwraps_: : activities, and different out-
Animal House-style comedy : comes depending on a
around a fully functional : child’s decisions. Also
chess engine. : included are the Junior
Digital Integration is pro- : :A dventurers Handbook and
viding the meat of a new : : Toolkit, an educational
flight simulator based on : [ ! activity book and a pack
the British Tornado jet. } : of pencils and crayons,
Due out in early 1993, the : respectively.
sim is expected to be highly EN cy i,” Putt-Putt Joins the Parade
detailed and will become : Putt-Putt’s interactive adventures combine fun and learning. ! is expected to appear in
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