Computer Game Review Issue 38

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

PC

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Initialize – The Product of Piracy by Steve Honeywell (editorial)

Postage Due (letters column)

• Failed Potential...
  
• Eight Is Enough...
  
• The Mac Strikes Back...
  
• He Didn't Mean it that Way...
  
• Single Speed...
  
• Sicily vs. Corsica...
  
• Big Brother is Watching...
  
• Designing a Future...
  
• Another Letter With Numbers...
  
• Cartoons...
  

Software Reviews (each 1 to 2 page review includes game overview, screenshots, and 3-member panel capsule reviews, each with commentary and score)

• TIE Fighter by LucasArts
  
• Riverboat Cribbage by SoftPrime
  
• Riverboat Blackjack by SoftPrime
  
• Raptor by Apogee
  
• Superhero League of Hoboken by Legend
  
• Prehistorik 2 by Titus Software
  
• Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard by Psygnosis
  
• Theatre of Death by Psygnosis
  
• Robinson's Requiem by Silmarils
  
• Dark Legions by SSI
  
• Planet Soccer by l*Motion
  
• Sensible Soccer by Sensible Software
  
• Sabre Team by MicroLeague Interactive
  

The Ghost in the Machine – DMA Channels

• Hardware Reviews (each 1/2 to 1 page review includes hardware overview, photograph, and capsule review, each with commentary and score)
  
• Sound Canvas DB SCD-15 by Roland
  
• Step On It! by Bilbo Innovations
  
• Magic Touch by Keytec
  
• SoundScape 32000 by Ensoniq
  
• Ergonomic Keyboard by Kinesis
  
• PC Propad by STD Entertainment
  

Add-ons & Alterations (each 1/2 to 1 page article includes overview, screenshots, but no review)

• Star Wars Screen Entertainment by LucasArts
  
• MegaDittos... by Aristo-Soft
  
• East Meets West by Realistic Automation
  

Computer Confidential – What's the Deal With That 3DO Machine?

Dateline: Fandom – The Reasons for a Fan's Mythical GAFIA...

In the Works – Computer Game Review Goes On-Line!

Q&A with the Game Doctor – The Doc Gives a Check-Up On a New System...

CGR's Guide to Action/Adventure

• The Return to Zork by Activision
  
• Simon the Sorcerer by Activislon
  
• Blake Stone by Apogee
  
• There Terminator: Rampage by Bethesda Softworks
  
• Corridor 7 by Capstone
  
• Discoveries of the Deep by Capstone
  
• The Horde by Crystal Dynamics
  
• Alone in the Dark 2 by I*Motion
  
• Doom by id
  
• Crime City by Impressions/Micro Mysteries
  
• Star Trek: Judgement Rites by Interplay
  
• Companions of Xanth by Legend Entertainment
  
• Gateway 2 by Legend Entertainment
  
• Superhero League of Hoboken by Legend Entertainment
  
• Sam & Max Hit the Road by LucasArts
  
• Isle of the Dead by Merit
  
• Kronolog by Merit/Castleworks
  
• Dragonsphere by MicroProse
  
• The Legacy by MicroProse
  
• Pirates! Gold by MicroProse
  
• The Return of the Phantom by MicroProse
  
• Inherit the Earth by New World Computing
  
• Innocent Until Caught by Psygnosis
  
• Bram Stoker's Dracula by Psygnosis
  
• Severed Heads by R.A.W. Entertainment
  
• Arctic Boron by ReadySoft/Silmarlls
  
• Robinson's Requiem by ReadySoft/Silmarils
  
• Dracula in London by SDJ Enterprises
  
• Gabriel Knight by Sierra On-Line
  
• Leisure Suit Larry 6 by Sierra On-Line
  
• Lost in Time by Sierra On-Line/Coktel Vision
  
• Police Quest IV by Sierra On-Line
  
• Quest for Glory IV by Sierra On-Line
  
• Al-Qodim by Strategic Simulations
  
• Kyrandia 2: The Hand of Fate by Virgin Games
  

CGR Previews (½ to 2 pages each, with overview, screenshots and tech specs)

• Lords of Midnight by Domark
  
• Lode Runner: The Legend Returns by Dynamix
  
• NASCAR Racing by Papyrus
  
• High Seas Trader by Impressions
  
• Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager by SSI
  
• Realms of Arkania: Star Trail by Sir-Tech Software
  

Inside the Minds at a PC Wonderland (Sierra On-Line Interview)

Strategies (Three pages of strategy per game)

• Theme Park by Bullfrog
  
• Wargame Construction Set II: Tanks! by SSI