Game Informer Issue 49

Features:

• Letter From the Editor: How Low Can You Go? (Andy McNamara muses on what hardware price drops mean to the industry and gamers themselves)
• Dear GI (Reader letters, reader art, reader attitude)
• Cover Story: Fighters Megamix (SAT) (Learn the ins and outs of this massive 3D brawler)
• GI Feature: Interview with Hiroshi Kataoka (Sega's AM2 Crew Chief details the creation of Fighters Megamix)
• Spotlight on the Future of Shiny Entertainment (Producer Dave Perry sits for the thumbscrews as GI forces him to explain what's next for MDK, Earthworm Jim, and Wild 9)
• GI News (A new Mortal Kombat movie, Sony's analog controller, Tiger handhelds, the debut of the Yaroze development system, and a first look at Tomb Raider 2 are among the top stories)
• Classic Game Informer (GI looks back at the Atari Lynx)

Nintendo 64 Review:

• FIFA 64

PlayStatation/Saturn Preview:

• Fighting Force

PlayStation Preview:

• Xevious 3D
• Tobal 2 (Japan only)
• Bushido Blade
• Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
• Grand Slam
• Triple Play 98

PlayStation Review:

• Dynasty Warriors
• Powerslave
• Brahma Force
• Thunder Truck Rally
• WCW vs. The World
• Test Drive Off-Road
• VR Baseball '97
• Goal Storm '97
• Professional Underground League of Pain

Saturn Preview:

• Scorcher

Saturn Review:

• Scud: The Disposable Assassin

Game Informer PC:

• Pod
• Magic: The Gathering
• Star Wars: Yoda Stories
• Emperor of the Fading Suns
• Sega Rally
• Into the Void
• Nihilist

Arcade Brigade Special Report:

• Tekken 3
• HangPilot
• Top Skater Sega Skateboarding
• Mace: The Dark Age
• Operation Thunder Hurricane
• Rampage World Tour
• GTI Club Rally Cote D'Azur
• Sega Super GT

At A Glance (Quickie reviews and previews):

• The Crow: City of Angels (PS1/SAT)
• NHL Breakaway '98 (PS1/SAT)
• Macross Digital Missions VF-X (PS1)
• NFL Quarterback Club '98 (PS1/SAT)
• Norse by Norsewest (PS1)
• All-Star Baseball '97 Featuring Frank Thomas (PS1/SAT)
• Blast Corps (N64)
• Swagman (SAT)
• Mission: Impossible (N64)
• Droid Hunter (PS1)
• MLBPA Bottom of the 9th '97 (PS1)
• MDK (PS1)

Secret Access (Cheats, cheats, everywhere the cheats...)

• Dragon Force (SAT)
• Killer Instinct Gold (N64)
• Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (GEN)
• Command & Conquer (SAT)
• Die Hard Trilogy (PS1)
• NFL GameDay '97 (PS1)
• Wipeout XL (PS1)
• Disruptor (PS1)
• Suikoden (PS1)
• Re-Loaded (PS1)
• In The Zone 2 (PS1)
• AMOK (SAT)
• Spider (PS1)
• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (PS1)
• Street Racer (PS1)
• Test Drive: Off-Road (PS1)
• Triple Play 97 (PS1)
• Machine Head (PS1)
• Star Wars: Rebel Assault II (PS1)
• Formula One (PS1)
• Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (N64)
• Rally Cross (PS1)
• Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
• Krazy Ivan (PS1)
• Jet Moto (PS1)
• Mario Andretti Racing (SAT)
• Blast Chamber (PS1)
• Soviet Strike (PS1) (GameShark Codes)

Notable Stuff:

• Dear GI this issue has a layout that looks borrowed from Diehard GameFan. Just sayin'.
• InterAct's Memory Card Pro woes provide proof of why you should stick with first-party products for your game saving needs.
• This issue comes with a full-size Fighters Megamix poster!
• Why we got the average Tobal No. 1 but not the infinitely superior Tobal 2 from Square is something all US gamers are left to ponder.