The One had had a bit of a facelift with the Contents page getting a re-design, along with various sections getting re-labelled. "Pinball Illusions" Digital Integration/21st Century."Sensible World of Soccer" Sensible Software/Renegade.I wouldn't be surprised to see Exile receive a varied range of scores, as it nostalgically scores well, can also impress the first time player, but may fall when compared to the original or modern-day competitors." "Exile (AGA)" Audiogenic - 86% "The game scores highly in the 'sheer fun' department, with lots of action and reward."Pizza Tycoon" MicroProse - 88% "There are lots of silly things that keep PT from just becoming a repetitive management game, and if you hire managers for your restaurants you don't have to keep worrying about ordering enough tomatoes once you get involved in challenges and espionage.". Gremlin's PR Manager, Steven Michael Andrew McKevitt, was subjected to the "Eliza Files" interview. "Chaos Engine 2" Bitmap Brothers/Renegade - the fifth and final instalment, for reals."Brutal: Paws of Fury" Software Sorcery/Gametek."X-Fighter" Thalion UK (apparently unreleased, but I think this did get out somehow).Getting the in-depth Work In Progress treatment this month: "Sensible World of Soccer Update Disk" Sensible Software.US Gold's budget label KIXX were releasing a new batch of re-releases, including "Speedball", "Xenon 2", "Robocod", "Tennis Cup 2" and "Thunderblade". Though the fact that Commodore were listed as one of the exhibitors did raise eyebrows. The Spotlight Show which focussed on the Amiga was going ahead at London's Novotel hotel on June 10th and 11th. London's Science Museum had a new exhibition which would allow visitors to experience the "information superhighway".Ī study by Plymouth University psychologist Mark Griffiths concluded that games could be beneficial for kids with "brain disorders, behavioural problems and arm injuries." Apparently they could also cure "chronic nose pickers". At the ECTS awards Bullfrog cleaned up, with "Magic Carpet" winning best home computer game and most original title of the year.īuried in the ECTS news was mention of Team 17 striking a deal with Ocean to provide more funds for development. Games industry trade show ECTS drew record crowds (8,500 over the three days), though the only stands with new Amiga wares were Team 17, Black Legend and Renegade. Kompart Krew had provided some teasers of a bunch of new games they were publishing for the Amiga: "Tower of Souls", "Chess Through the Ages" (unreleased?), "Evil's Doom" (developed by Croteam, unreleased) and "Turbo Trax".Ī "rather raw-looking press release" from Cobra Developments heralded the release of "For The Love Of Money" for the CD32 which promised a "perfect balance of arcade action and adventure." (unreleased?) "Coala" was a new helicopter flight sim from Empire. setting high prices on software and unrealistically low prices on hardware, charging third parties too much to manufacture the games, wielding too much power over other publishers, outlawing rental when they shouldn't and putting complex electronics into consoles to stop others producing software for them." And those stern words were the extent of the punishment. The Monopolies and Mergers Commission slapped Nintendo and Sega on the wrists for: ". The UK was about to get a new terrestrial TV channel in the form of Channel 5, but the frequency could cause interference with Amiga RF cables. Oh, and it was PC only at the time of publication. The interesting bit was that it was developed by The Mounties, who had been setup by none other than Mel Croucher (of Automata/Pi Man fame) to focus on interactive advertising. there was prize money at stake and apparently every consumer who provided the game to an eventual winner would get a share. Retailer Silica were staying the course with their Amiga sales and launched a new CD32 bundle.īattery maker Duracell had produced "The Duracell Challenge" - a free game which they hoped would "harness piracy" to spread. Meanwhile, Escom had bought out failed UK high street shop chain Rumbelows. The Commodore UK team downplayed this saying the bid was low and their own offer was still favourite. Editor Andy Nuttall reckoned this issue was "more fruitsome and lovely than ever".Ī new contender for acquiring Commodore entered the ring: Escom, who had put in a bid for £5 million.
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