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super-villain Electro. Yes, Spidey's back forwhat looks like a brilliant sequel to the original Spider-Man game.

The webslinger's got powerful new attacks at hiscommand, such as air-to-surface webbings, and a wholeheap of new villains to battle, including Sandman andHammerhead. Then he's got to handle his moreeveryday superhero activities like stopping robberiesand rescuing trapped car-crash victims. Of course Mr.Parker will dress for the occasion in 20 new costumes.

Naturally, there's more than your standard 3Dadventure on offer as you take snaps of yourself for theParker Portfolio and shoot hoops with a discardedbasketball. But the point of the game is leatheringbad-boy ass, and each big baddie uses different skills toattack: at one point Shocker uses his electrical attacksto destroy the crates you're throwing at him.

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Sony reckon SF3 is packing over25 hours of gameplay but, asalways, we're looking for qualityover quantity. SF2 proved to be alot more than just a mission pack to

the original, improving the mix ofexplosive action and stealthiness,so we have high hopes that Sonywill work the same magic again.

You play as ol' wonky legs GabeLogan, his almost sexy sidekick LianXing or other as-yet-unnamedagents (Sony is refusing to divulgeidentities yet) across 18 levels,taking in Tokyo, Afganistan, Panamaand Costa Rica. Once again, the pairare trying to track down the killer'syphon filter' virus, but theirprogress is hampered by JohnnyLawmen and shadowy conspiracies.You must also thwart a secret armsconsortium's plans to make a mintby poisoning the world. Easy eh?

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Well, you've read all about what we think shoulcbe in Syphon Filter 3, but what do you think arethe MUST HAVE features? Should there be moreguns? And If so, what sort of guns? Do you thinkthere should be more playable characters?Should Logan be taught how to run properlyinstead of mincing around like John Inman? Whcdo you reckon the Man In Shadows should turnout to be? The options are endless and anyonewho's played the first two games is bound to bebursting with ideas. We want to hear them. Fill ithe form below and return it to us. We will printthe best ones and also make sure they're seenby our contacts at Sony The best three will getcopy of Syphon Filter 3 on its release. So, stickon your ideas hat and get scribbling...

The two-player mode has beenbeefed up as well, with ten newdeathmatch levels, including tag,scavenger hunt and target practice.The final version should also have aco-operative deathmatch mode.

Another boss addition is a mini-game mode, giving you a chance totake on separate missions andsharpen up sl<ills you'll need in themain game. Missions include escape,eliminate, guard duty, defend fort,cover fire, evade, retrieval, eliminate,assassinate and demolition. Anddoing well in the main game opensup bonus missions.

The plot, which continues whereSF2 left off, opens with Logan andXing giving evidence to a Senatesub-Committee about the activitiesof their former employers at the

Agency. As the testimony continues,revealing more about the conspiracy,Logan and Xing head off to huntdown the remaining rogue Agencyoperatives, each time getting closerto the mastermind behind the wholeshow - the Man In Shadows.

we can't tell you quite howexcited we are about Syphon Filter3. If it fulfils the promise of the firsttwo titles it could be a contenderfor Metal Gear's crown. As hardcoreSyphon Filter fans, we want to seethe gun quota upped significantly,more difficult situations to figureout, and another impossible-to-follow 'plot'. Basically, we wantmore of the same - lots more. Andto make sure Sony give it to us, justtake a butchers at 'We Want It Now'over on the right. ® RK

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QThe latest incarnation of Worms WorldParty is being brought to PSI after wrigglingto the surface on the PC and Dreamcastearlier this year

Like previous games in this deceptively simple yetcompulsive multi-player series, Worms World Partyenables you to control a team of four wrigglers in combatagainst rival annelids. Battles are turn-based, but all themore savage and bitterly cunning for that. Weaponsinclude earthquakes, air strikes, and a meaty arsenal ofquirky shooters that will be familiar to all Worms fans.

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W D L W A R J E T ZIt's bad, but hey, don't fly off the handle...

In the post-apocalyptic future,when half of humanity has beenwiped out by nuclear war, a newbreed of game show will beborn, and it will still get higher

ratings than Survivor. The World DestructionLeague, (you may already be familiar with theformat from WDL Thundertanks) stands fornothing more than crowd-pleasing violence andannihilation on a grand scale. Except, there's nocrowd to please. Warjetz' washed-out graphicsand wet gameplay disperses a gathering mobfaster than water cannon.

Dreary graphics perfectlyrecreate a future without hope

Essentially WDL Thundertanl<s with wings,Warjetz is less absorbing than Claire Raynorlecturing on gusset flaps. You're dropped intothe cockpit of various fictitious aircraft, andinvited to bomb, shoot and laser the socks offeverything you come across. There are severalmodes of play to plough through, including amission-based campaign mode where you getto travel around the world completingnumerous objectives in different warzones, andthere are fairly extensive multiplayer options tohave a crack at too. But in the end, it allamounts to the same old thing - simplyhammering away at the trigger until your thumbgets sore, and you become ever more irritatedby the craggy, jerky game engine... not anexciting prospect.

We really want to like these kinds of games,as they don't pretend to be anything more thansimple, honest shoot-'em-ups - and there'snothing wrong in that, in theory. But in the end,Warjetz offers nothing more lasting than an RSIinjury, and that's hardly worth shelling out yourhard-earned cash for

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• G R A P H I C S ANot too bad, but the fog and slow-downare absolutely horrendous

• G A I T I E P L A Y 4If it moves, shoot it. Game over, man

• L I F E S P A H 2One sitting will finish it off

□V E F R A L LPoorly executed ideaswith bog-all in the way ofvisual appeal or polish

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kooky collection oflarious mini-gamesJ G S B U N N Y A N D TA Z :M E B U S T E R SP M 6 7 7 mjn cartoon piatformerlocka with challenges

□ It seems obvious now, butwho'd have thought thatskateboarding would make agreat game before somebodypaid Tony Hawk for the license

to do a game based on his plank-riding antics?Yet some famous characters are just gagging tobe turned into a good game, because thesubject matter's so appealing: think Batman,think star wars, think Asterix. Then again, thinkdisaster as, one-by-one, our fave heroes arebesmirched by tatty cash-In titles.

The plot of this particular one's fairlystraightforward. The year is 50BC. Gaul is almostentirely occupied by the Romans - but onesmall village of indomitable Gauls still holds outagainst the invaders. And it's in this village thata competition is being held to decide who is thebravest and boldest Gaul of all. Four charactersvolunteer for the challenge: Asterix, Obelix,Cacofonix (the bard) and Mrs Geriatrix(voluptuous wife of the oldest man in thevillage). Compete against the others in a variety

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of trials involving hunting boars, findingingredients for magic potions and bashingRomans to be crowned the King (or Queen).

Asterix Mega Madness should be one of thebest games even It's got great, really funnycharacters and 14 mini-games with only slightrepetition of gameplay (there are two shootinggames, two maze games and two run-around-beating-up-Romans games, but the rest are allunique). But somewhere between the excellentambitions of developers UDS to provide realvariety and entertainment and the actualfinished game, something went badly wrong.

There's the irritating way that the gameautosaves, for instance. It's OK when you post anew high score, but this game autosaves whenyou choose which character you're going toplay with before letting you play No need!Worse than that is the fact that the two-playermode, which ought to be the best part of thegame in this sort of competitive title, isconsistently disappointing - in all the mini-games, your restricted field of vision badly

affects the gameplay Worse still is that thegameplay itself is just not, well, polishedenough. It's nearly there, but there areconsistent frustrations when you lose the gameyou're playing - not because you're rubbish oryou did anything wrong, but because you gotstuck on a bit of rock or couldn't see enough ofthe course. So you start off enjoying yourselfbut soon begin to curse the game. Frustrationsmount, your enjoyment diminishes. Sad.

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The two-player mode, which oughtto be the best part in this sort ofcompetitive title, is disappointing"

Pf Station# m a q a z i n e• G R A P H I C S 5Suitably cartoony, but nothing special

• B A I T I E P L A Y 5The ideas are there, but it laci<s polish

• L I F E S P A H 4You'll be too irritated by the game'sshortcomings to enjoy it

O V E R A L LGreat ambi t ion but le tdown by poor quality -it just feels rushed

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rhe acclaimed bike game returnswith an entertaining new spinF H E F A C T S R e m i x , e h ? W h a t ' s t h a t a l l a b o u t

then? Sounds suspiciously like'repackaged to us'. Acclaimwouldn't be trying to push thesame old tat again, only bunged

out at a cheaper price, would they? Almost.Maximum Remix is exactly the same as DaveMirra Freestyle BMX (OPM64 8/10) but porked-out a bit with eight all-new levels, additionaltricks and challenges and a new soundtrack.But, even though Mat Hoffman is now themightiest pedal-power on PlayStation, wereckon that Remix Is just about worth It fortwenty notes, even if you own the original.

The action takes place around 20 differentlevels that boast excellent variety, though yourrider is prone to plunging Into the scenery.Naturally, the levels are unlocked by embarkingupon a single-player career mode - calledProquest by Dave - that Involves completingamateur, pro and expert challenges. Damagepublic property, string together tricks to notchhigh scores - It's the BMX law!

But, more than any other game, Dave Isabout stunts. There are around 1,300 possibletrick combos and a handy list telling you whichones you've managed to pull off. Unfortunately,

'NOW there's a longest skid:ategory too (sniff It)"

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lowboarding with style -Id the siams hurt less

the animations aren't as slick as Mat Hoffman's(0PM72 9/10), though they're infinitely superiorto any other BMX game we've clapped ourbaggies on. Yet Dave's trickery is often heldback by a lack of pace, especially (ahem) whenyour rider is plummeting earthwards having justlaunched himself from the top of the vert ramp.Gravity seems to have little effect in Mlrra'sworld and so you've got to readjust to Dave'sslightly shaky grip on reality.

Remix Is really all about extended play andincludes new categories in the high scorerankings. Your rider can register longest grinds,highest jumps, biggest single trick score and soon, and now there's a longest skid category too(sniff that rubber). Taking the top spots unlockshidden bonuses, as does successful completionof the game with each of the 16 real-life Proriders. Meanwhile, the reward system lures youon with tasty little treats. Progress means moreoutfits and better bike models - after all, yougotta look good on those ramps.

Weighing In at platinum price. Remix Is abargain, If you're never played it before. First,obliterate the Hoffman, but if you still needmore then Dave's your man.

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PiPStation# m a q a z i n e• G R A P H I C S BGood level designs but some nastyclipping and dodgy animations

• B A m E P L A Y Bvaried, challenging and fun

• L I F E S P A H BStacks of stuff to do

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gasping for respite. Lucl<ily your dead enemiesdrop health boosts so you can recover yourstrength before the next wave of attacl<. All inall, this leaves little time for head-scratchingover the puzzles.

The battles themselves are exceedinglyrepetitive affairs as you mindlessly bash skullbats, projectile-vomiting monsters, spinningskeletons and an army of zombies. Therepetitiveness is worsened by the dreadfulcollision detection which all but ignores thetrajectory of your swinging saw or gun.

Fortunately If you persevere, you eventuallystem the flow of enemies and you can settle

"Wielding a ciiainsaw in place ofyour right hand"

• S C A R E E M O F FA few slashes and a meanstare are sure to scare offttie foul Deadites, but bewarned they will shortlyre-appear

• T A K E T H E M I C K E YUse the ® button to utterone-liners that will enrageor frighten your enemies,based on their toughness

• J O I N T H E S C O U T SVisit the wolverine's campand slaughter their ex-members beforediscovering their guide toedible mushrooms...

_ need a car battery, buthasn't yourtiidnappettgirl got the keys?

into the puzzling, and hammer the odd beastieor two. Even the more pedestrian moments aremarred, however, by poorly placed fixedcameras and deceptive background graphics.Like the infinitely better Fear Effect 2, you endup staring at Indentations in bushes andwondering if you can access a path beyond, oreven if another way out exists.

On the plus side, this uncertaintyencourages you to explore. A good rustlethrough the kitchen will reveal a flea-bittenbaloney sandwich which Ash seems happy tomunch on despite its age, and a good huntthrough an abandoned barbecue nets you adrop of lighter fuel that will come in handy later.

All told this faithfully atmosphericconversion is a pretty standard fetch, carry andcombine puzzler undone by repetitive combat.Like the rotting baloney sandwich, it should beavoided unless you truly love the films.

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Spin your foe on your chalnsaw and th( n lamphis head off with an axe for afters

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Pl Statlon# m a q c s z i n e• G R A P H I C S 5Blocky characters, murky backdrops

• G A I T I E P L A Y 4Tricky puzzling spoiled by incessantcombative interruptions

• L I F E S P A n 5Relentless and repetitive

O V E R A L LAt turns funny, at othersinfuriating. This couldhave been good. Shame

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For every Richard Madeleythere should be an Alan

Partridge, for every Exorcist aScary Movie, so why shouldn'tthere be an Ironic alternative to

the likes of Resident Evil? After all, publishers,developers and even gamers are taking theirgames far too seriously these days, aren't they?

Enter Evil Dead: Hail to the King, the firstPSi-based entry In a tongue-in-cheek catalogueof horror that's belonged exclusively to celluloidtill now. The three famous films were directed

by Sam Ralml, (who's calling the shots In theSpider-Man movie) and combined gory zombieswith black comedy - now it's the turn of PSIowners to sample such schlock spoofery...

You play Ash, the film's hero, as voiced bythe original actor Bruce Campbell. Wielding achalnsaw in place of your severed right hand, a

shotgun in your left and a repertoire of dumb-

ancient rites bound in human flesh, to recoverIn fact, Hail To The King is a highly successful

movie conversion, capturing much of theatmosphere and mood of the film. There areplenty of Deadites to smite. Ash is tooled upand, as he asks fragged skeletons to "Say helloto the seventies," it's even quite funny Fullmarks to Heavy Iron Studios on that count.

Sadly faithful movie conversion is one thing,delivering a great game Is another. So while thedevelopers also deserve praise for trying tocross the zombie-bashing action of Resident Evil

with Broken Su/ord-style adventuring, they havefailed to balance the gameplay, to the point ofnigh-on ruining the whole experience. Not sopraise-worthy

The first hour or so of play is nothing shortof infuriating. As you wrestle with the controlsystem, which lacks (most notably) a quick turncommand, you are swamped by a seeminglyendless onslaught of regenerating Deadites. Thiscast of ghoulies chip away at your energyincessantly until the drips of blood from yourchalnsaw turn into a waterfall and you're left

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locaUsation cri The bosseshave been renamed after Guns'n' Roses band members. No,really. Axel? Duff wicwhalen?Grizzly slash? Oh, it just hurts

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monster huntM E G A M A N X 4O P M 4 3 7 / 1 0A Challenging shooter fromthe old school

□ NO, this isn't some crazyre-release: despite looking liketiie game-tiiat-time-forgot, thiistitle was only written last yearIt's just that Megaman has been

around for so long that those rocket flares andtitanium curves are practically cool again in akitsch, pop-iconic fashion.

The surprise is not that Capcom has beenchurning out Megaman since 1987: after all,they have a reputation for milking their cash-cows until the veiny udders run dry. No, what'sshocking is that the X-series hasn't moved onby so much as a nano-thingy in all that time.

Same old format: jump, shoot, fight left toright, defeat boss, add weapon to your arsenal.Occasional co-star Zero appears as analternative character option, adding a Strider-esque slash move and a harsh plot finale to themix. You even choose the order in which to

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tackle the levels, although this may well explainwhy the game's difficulty veers wildly frominane to insane.

But here we are, 14 years later And do youknow what stunning piece of innovative gamedesign Capcom has finally thought to lavish onMegs? He can now duck when you press i onthe D-pad. And he still can't shoot upwards. Thesimplest drone enemy outranks him inmovement and firing angles, so you spend mostof your time frantically dodging and jumpingand cursing tall people. Remember leaps offaith? Instant death traps? Text windows thatslowly print out character by character with thatear-drilling teletype blit-blit-blit? Capcom does.And if you've played any other X titles then thisis suspiciously like watching one of thosecheapo TV episodes where they recycle bits ofold shows in 'flashback'. Some of these levelsare very familiar

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Megaman X5 is retro, but that it's * oh puSielazy, unsophisticated retro. TakeGunstar Heroes, Contra III, Assault Suit Valken:any one of these 16-bit museum pieces couldstill beat the X out of Mega Man whe'eplayability is concerned, even today. And whilesome admirably enthusiastic developers, likeTreasure, are still working hard with monolithic2D to reinvent sprite-based gaming, C apcomblithely hammers away with X5, an ass'sjawbone of a videogame.

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• G A I T I E P L A Y 2Evolve, damn you! Evolvel

• L I F E S P A H 1A weekend, tops. Yawn

O V E R A L Lunforgivably primitive.Love the T-shirt,iiate tiie game

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Final Fantasy iv for PS1. Oh yes

BJust when we thought the PSl 'sFinal Fantasy series was done anddusted, Square announces it hasanother title in the worl<s.

Final Fantasy Chronicles - due in the USthis month - will contain conversions of thehuge SNES titles Final Fantasy IV and ChronoTrigger. That's two massive role-playing gamesfor the price of one.

Final Fantasy fans will no doubt be buffingtheir joypads in anticipation of another 40-oddhours of turn-based battles. FFIV may be a fewyears old now, but it still sports the epicfantasy story line that's the trademark of thelong-running series. Cecil, a captain of theRedwings airship squadron, realises he'sserving under a corrupt regime, and sets out to

redeem himself. Love, jealousy and lashings ofdeceit are laid on in soap opera quantities.

Chrono Trigger's equally complex storyinvolves multiple timelines and a mix of oddballcharacters battling alien invaders.

Both games will be updated to takeadvantage of the PlayStation's power, but theirstory lines will be kept intact.

It can only be a matter of time beforeChronicles gets a UK release. We'll let youknow when it happens. ®

What other retro games would you like tosee revived for the PlayStation? Write andtell us and we'll print a round-up of the bestideas we get. Send 'em in to 'Good gamesnever die' at the 0PM address on page 4.

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T R A F F I CC L E A R S U Ps t a l l e d t r a n s p o r tmanagement simTr a f fi c G i a n t h a sb e e n fi x e d u p a n dw i l l h i t t h e s t r e e t saround SeptemberEssentially SimG r i d L o c k , y o u r u ncity-wide bus, tramand railway servicesto e i t he r r ake i n t hec a s h o r b o o s t y o u rpolitical career

B A C K F R O MH E L LThe long lost PS1v e r s i o n o f H e l i b o yh a s b e e n r e s c u e df r o m t h e fl a m e s o fd a m n a t i o n a f t e rA c c l a i m p i c k e d u pthe games ofF rench -based Cryofor the UK. The deala l s o m e a n s t e n n i sSim Roiand Garrosw i l l be se rved up tothe pub l i c . Expec tr e v i e w s s o o n .

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Prou're all alone in the PlayStation'sultimate psychological horror game.I You've escaped from the possessed

school, at considerable cost to your sanity ands undergarments. Now you're faced by a skinless

abomination from the spluttering bowels of hellj and its guarding the entrance to your reality.

Better kick its slimy butt then. But, how?

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GsSSnESSSD BattlingItalian stallion gets his bigbreak on PlayStation

Bit's about time. After five films, spanning 2years, and another on the way. Rocky Balbcthe Italian Stallion, the washed up bum of £boxer from Philly, who became Hollywood

champion of the world, is to star in a PSI game.Rage has signed up the rights to the heavyweight

films from MGM and is currently developing a gamebased on them. What form this will take is still underwraps, but our money's on some kind of boxing game.

What sort of features have GOT to be in a Rockygame? A Learn-To-Speak With Mr T sub-game, obviou;But What else? Write and tell us and we'll pass on thebest ideas to the developers at Rage. Address on pagi

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Chasing aliens wearing alice suit and a pair of shades

BWe were all a bitannoyed a few years agowhen Men In Black - the

game of the film -urned out to be more brown than)lack. But the bug-hunters have)een given another chance with/len In Black: Crashdown a first-lerson shooter, wisely based on thelartoon series. The new game sees

you battling a rogue agent who'sintent on l<idnapping the Presidentand tal<ing over the world. The NoisyCricl<et (the tiny gun from the movie)and the brain-wiping Neuralyzer bothpop up during the 30 levels of alienhunting, as proven in the screen-shots below. Given its parentage,we're a little guarded about this one,so expect a full debriefing soon. ®

A U E N N A T I O NA mere 19 yearssjfKe its release,ETs coming toPlayStation. ET:interpfanetaryA d v e n t u r e w i l l b ebefriending boys ins h o p s c o m e X m a s .

MONSTER,M O N S T E RN e x t y e a r w i t ! s e efi l m t i e - i n M o n s t e rinc released bySony. Based on theDisney/Pixar cartoondue later this year,t h e p l a t f o r m e r w i l linvolve you scaringchildren to qualifyas a rea l mons te r.

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I.I. pleas: We're hoping that this timeIIB can emulate the half-decent cartoonsries and not a pair of cacked Y-Fronts

P O W E R U PTHQ Wil l release as e q u e l t o t h e a w f u lP o w e r R a n g e rU g h t s p e e d R e s c u ef o r C h r i s t m a s . T h i st i m e t h e s u b t i t l e ' sTime Force. Great . . .

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Bit's a question we could all mess up. Anne Robinson: "What's themost popular RPG series in Japan?" Confident Contestant: "FinalFantasy." Anne: "No. Don't be stupid. It's Dragon Quest. iBoodbye."

Yes, that's right. Last year. Final Fantasy IX sold 2.6 millioncopies in Japan, which is a hell of a lot of copies, but Dragon Quest VII sold anincredible four million copies (half of them in its first three days on sale),making it nearly twice as popular!

So why should we care? Because the good news is that the game, slightlyrenamed as Dragon Warriors VII, is scheduled for a November release in theUS with translation from the Japanese about 30% complete already And ifthere's a US release and a translation to English already done, we exoect tosee it released in the UK sometime next year. More as we get it. @

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revealed that a World Cup 2002 game willaccompany next year's footle festival inJapan and South Korea.

EA claim FIFA is undergoing a completerevamp this year. Though they said thatevery year All the same, they're talking thetalk, and dropping phrases like '/SS-stylepassing and gameplay' into conversation. Arethey teasing us? We'll reserve judgement onthat but can't help getting a touch excitedabout the prospect of a marriage betweenFIFA style and ISS physics.

Other new bits include qualification forthe world Cup, better detail, and a new refwho will let matters like timing and angle oftackles influence his spurious decisions.

American football sim Madden 2002 willreturn in September with a bumper batch of

tweaks. The classic mode takes you back toMadden '93, so you can relive the goldendays, or realise how little used to make youhappy There's also a coach's corner modeso you can learn what all the Xs, Os andstrange lines on the screen actually meanand a 'mulligan' feature so you can haveanother go if you mess up a play We'll beatsome more info out of EA next month. ®

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The Italian Job flickers into view. The mucii-anticipated, mission-based driving game is closeto completion, so we've gone round to SCI'sgaff to run the rule over every little touch thatmakes it a potential Driver beater

Here's a game that enables you to roam thestreets of '60s London and Turin as well as themountain roads of the Alps, What's more, youcan pull outrageous stunts such as blasting amini up a kiddies' slide and into a spectacularjump, or falling 100 feet at 90mph withoutbreaking your neck, in other words, it's mad,bad and dangerous to boot.

in fact. The Italian Job is built on quirkymoments and cool touches designed to makeyou grin and swoon. As you bomb around thestreets and mountain hair-pins, you'll meet boyracers up for a burn, and cockney breakdownvictims in need of a bump start. There'seven a handful of static cameras to showoff your most extreme manoeuvres.

The main mode is The Italian Job.This mirrors the events of the film asyou take on missions to build a team

of criminals in London; carry out a gold heist irTurin and make good your escape through theAlps. But there's much, much more...

Bonus levels and vehicles aside, theprogramming team has created three majorlevels that combine to create a playground forstunt-minded videogame mentalists. You'll beable to tear up scores of twisted urban routesfeaturing neat details and Al interactions, aswell as enough hidden areas to keep Scott ofthe Antarctic busy for months.

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Fancy taking to the mean streets in a cop car, with a gun? Us too...

□ Reality TV is everywhere inthe UK these days. From BigBrother to 999: Emergency toCity Hospital, it's hard to turnthe telly on without tackily

intruding into someone else's personal life.Predictably whatever we have here will be

ten times as brash, loud and in-your-face inthe good or US of A. There you can treatyourself to victim-watch entertainment lil<eBusted On The Job (CCTV footage showingwhat waiters really do to your food if theydon't like you - yuck), / Want A Divorce (ohyes) and loads of violent and terrifying copshows including the one that inspired thisgame - world's Scariest Police Chases. Thepremise of both show and game isn't hard toguess: chase criminals in a cop car, catchthem, and fill their hairy hides with lead.

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The first thing you're going to think whenyou start to play World's Scariest PoliceChases is... "Hmm, looks a bit like Driver"(and, of course Driver 2). And playing WSPCfor a while won't change your mind either.This is the biggest, ahem, 'tribute' to Driveryou could imagine. The cars handle likeDriver, the opposition drives like they do inDriver, the scenery looks Just like it does inDriver. The main part of the game is mission-

based like Driver, and there's an option tojust drive around - like Driver.

But the big differencebetween Driver and WSPC is

attitude. Where Driver is allabout gangster chic andwhispering menacingvil lains. World's ScariestPolice Chases is about

brash, uncul turedaggression and

• C H A S E P E O P L EGet in the car and laysome rubber. Stayingclose enough behind acriminal causes hisstress bar to rise - youcan just make it out onthe bottom of thepicture above, it's thethin blue line (sorry.) In aneat touch, turning onyour sirens causes hisstress bar to fill at twicethe rate. All you have todo Is get the bar to fillup and he'll pull over.That'll be an arrest - ajob well done.

shouting redneck cops. And it may just bebetter game for it.

WSPC is an absolute belter. It's great,uncomplicated fun. It oozes playability andoffers you one of the greatest thrills therecan be on this planet: being the driver ofarmed law-enforcement vehicle involved i r

high speed chases. Yes, we did say armedAn area where WSPC definitely has the econ Driver is that shooting is an essential pof the action. Depending on the situation,use of weapons may be sanctioned by yoPrecinct. Once they are, you can let rip wa pistol, a shotgun, an M16, and on a couof levels you even get to use rocketlaunchers to try to prevent that pesky crirfrom making an escape.

The first mission is a great example ohow much fun WSPC is from the start. Thexciting voiceover tells you that a drink

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^driver has been spotted in a residentialjrea. You see him weaving all over the road,5ndangering lives w/ith his loony driving.I'ou're dispatched to stop him. After a madJash through the streets you catch up withlim. You turn on the sirens, hoping he'll pull)ver - but no! He rockets away, heading forlowntown, and only your dogged pursuithrough heavy traffic and across busyntersections can prevent a nasty accident.

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game are thoroughly explained.The other 16 missions are

fantastically diverse. Some aresimple pursuit missions where youjust have to stay on the tail of thesuspect until their blue stress barfills up to breaking point and theypull over. Yet others are running

gun battles where only the physicalimmobilisation of the car you're

following will do. Some of the levelsrequire you to collect evidence tossed

from the chase car within a time limit. Thenthere are missions where the tables areturned and you're the one that's beinghunted down, such as the mission where youhave to get an informant to court before themob's two big black sedans catch up withyou, or the mission where you have to escortan ambulance all the way across town

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• S H O O T P E O P L EOn some missions tlieuse of extreme force issanctioned. Chooseyour weapon of law-enforcement (pistol?rifle? shotgun?) andlock-on to your target.Then pump away till hestops his vehicle.

through rush-hour traffic before the or-boardcrash victim dies. Then there are the noveltymissions such as the one where a madbomber has planted three bombs and youhave a limited amount of t ime to reach anddefuse them. Or the one that pits you againsttwo lunatics in tanks. Staggeringly, all thesemissions have origins in real-life situations.

You'll get to drive a good variety ofvehicles along the way too: from standardpolice cars to bomb-disposal vehicles,undercover sedans to a pizza delivery van,every effort has been made by developiersUDS to ensure that the gaming experience isas diverse as possible. The great thing about

"Staggeringly all themissions have origins inreal-i i fe situations"

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Ashland, thefictional citywhere l/l/SPC isset, is brilliantlydesigned withloads of uniqueloca t ions tod r i ve a roundand explore.Take a look...

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Saints alive The big church seemsstrangely empty

Sewer Chase villains through Day trippers Earn extra bucksthe city's seamier places taxiing fares into town (not reaiiyj

all this diversity is that it gives the gameplenty of replay value. As pretty muchevery one of the 20 missions isunique, you don't mind revisitingthem for another play,especially as if you do well ata level you earn acommendat ion . Theseawards unlock a number ofextra secret cars, weaponsand modes for use in thefree-roaming patrol mode. Forinstance, completing theambulance escort mission wi th in aset time will unlock the ambulance for you.

Every mission is brilliantly presented, asthough it was a slice of reality TV. Eachemergency is topped and tailed with thedramatic verbal trickery of real-life WSPCpresenter Sheriff John Bunnell and there's lotsof radio talk throughout the missions, addinghugely to the atmosphere. The replays aresuperb too - although there's no option todirect them yourself - they are genuinelyentertaining. Lovely little touches of style addanother layer of reality to the game, like theview from wall-mounted CCTVs with a l ine ofinterference rolling down them, or the in-carpolice camera complete with date and timestamp - just like on the telly

As well as the mission-based main game,there's the option to patrol freely

around the city. As you circle thecity's trouble spots, you'll

suddenly run across suspectswho must be apprehended -the car In front will suddenlyaccelerate away as thedriver's bottle goes, forinstance. You can use

weapons on patrol, includingsome unlocked from doing well

in certain missions You can alsouse special vehicles that you've

unlocked. However, while it's fun to beable to drive a patrol in a bus, and great to©

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©have won the option as a reward fordriving so well in a mission, it's not the idealpursuit vehicle. A succession of suspects canbe apprehended in patrol mode and they getconsistently harder to stop. Driving randomlyaround the city in hot pursuit also makes yourealise how well-designed the place is. Thefictional city of Ashland lool<s a bit like aconglomeration of West Coast bigtown USA,with bits of Los Angeles, San Francisco andOakland melded together to create a richenvironment of hills, parkland, freeways,country lanes, car parks, subways andshopping malls... and they're all ready andwaiting for you to wreak havoc.

The upshot is that World's Scariest PoliceChases is magnificent. It takes Driver andgives it a good old kick up the ass in severaldifferent ways. By concentrating on just oneimagined city instead of four real ones, itmanages to produce a coherent yet varied

• PLAY TOGETHERAlmost tlie best featureof all in WSPC is thereally rather wonderfultwo-piayer mode.Instead of anyannoying split-screennonsense, you simplyshare the jobs in hand.You can do the actualdriving, while a partnerdoes the shooting. Theiocic-on is disabled andthe shooter has to tal<ecareful aim to be sureof hitting his target.The possibilities for funand mutual verbalabuse are immense.

environment that you have time to learn. Itmakes Driver look po-faced with itsrefreshingly brash television style. It's gotguns, which adds greatly to the tacticalsophistication (and fun) of some of the levels- when you're pursued by the mob, for

example, one sedan will try to ram you a laDriver while the other holds off and fires at

you - making it altogether more challengingto escape from the pair of them. The onlyarea where WSPC doesn't out-run Driver is in

plot and character development. But it morethan compensates with raw-boned, froth-at-the-mouth act ion and miss ions that demandto played over again.

World's Scariest Police Chases is that alltoo rare thing: an excellent use of a licence. Ithas taken the TV programme and, throughclever use of the PlayStation's capabilities tomarry sound, vision and gameplay, has copiedIts tyre-sizzling entertainment perfectly The

result is a superb driving game that's evenfurther enhanced by its presentation .mdcurry-thIck atmosphere, exactly the same trickthat Driver pulled off so brilliantly The onlysurprising thing Is how long it took someoneto seize on Driver's ideas and transfoi m theminto something new and exciting. Word'sScariest Police Chases - we salute you.

• Steve F aragher

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1) Good defencewill underpin yoursuccess. Keepplayers on their

feet and slide @ as a lastresort. Rely on the strength ofplayers like Sol Campbell,who can tackle a player justby running alongside, thencutting in. Tap @ to summonmore de fenders and Ma in ta inyour backline's shape, usingID to switch to the backtracking midfielders.

2) Good attacking play winsgames. Keep the ball by usingthe radar to avoid blind

passes. When runningforward use a burst of speedcm to pass men. Jink (smalldirectional taps on the D-pad)around so less accomplishedopponents dive in and leaveyou space.

3) Scoring goals is mainlydown to a striker's ability, butwith good movement you canmake things easier Thesimplest way to score is to hit(S) and rely on the player'snatural ability. The longer youhold the button the higherand harder the shot flies, sokeep an eye on the bar, as

more power often means youlose accuracy Apply a little «-or so the ball bends, buttake care - bending ittowards the near post willmake it easier to stop.

For headers and volleys,positioning is key The crosson the ground shows wherethe first bounce wil l be sofrom that try to judge whereyour striker has to be toconnect. When a cross orcorner comes into the box,move towards the bal l so thatthe player reaches it ahead ofhis marker to get a cleanheader or shot in. •

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T H E B E C K H A MFor any kick by theedge of the 18-yardbox, the besttechnique is loftingt h e b a l l o v e r t h ewall into the gapb e h i n d . D o n ' tattempt to bendthe ba l l . Jus t a imfor the post as faraway from thekeeper as possible.Using two thirdspower and holding<1 the ball shouldfl o a t o v e r t h e w a l li n t o t h e n e t .

T H E R O B E R T OC A R L O SCarlos is one of thefew players capableof scoring from 40metres start byaiming for a positionoutside the wall,s o m e w h e r e a r o u n dthe edge of thesix-yard box. Aim foraround 80% powerand as he starts his

long run up, pushe i t h e r o r , 7 1 t owhip the ball aroundthe wal l and downinto the net.

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sophist icated wayof scoring, but itcan be highlye f f e c t i v e . W h e n

your team isa w a r d e d a f r e ekick on the edge oft h e a r e a a i m f o rthe gap betweent h e w a l l a n d t h ekeeper. Push >]/ onthe D-pad and gofor 2/3 power towatch the greatm a n h a m m e r i ti n t o t h e n e t .

C O R N E R SWhen taking cornersaim as close to theline as possible andswing the ball inusing and @,aiming for the farside of the six yardbox w i th abou t twothirds power. Hit ®to head or volleythe ball in. Thismove is particularlye f f ec t i ve w i t h

players who aretop headers of theball, like Batistutaand Shearer.

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F E A R E F F E C T S :R E T R O H E L I XUNLOCK THE HIDDEN SECRETS OFTHIS TOP ADVENTURE GAME

U n l o c k C h e a t M o d eBeat the game once, then start a new game.Take control of Hana, walk down until you seea console. Press ® and enter the following:

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"pharmaceuticals" abovethem). Press © here andyou will unlock theinvincibility cheat.

Wrigleyviile area and findWrigley Field Stadium. It'seasy to find as it's the bigblack blob on the map.Head to the Nor thwestcorner of the stadium andpark your car Get out,walk over to where it saystickets and hit ©. Thisopens up the secret areain the South-East of thepark. Return to your car,and go to the openedarea. Drive up to the rampin the stadium, get outand walk up (and thendown into the car park) tothe new car.

Sec re t ca r I nH a v a n aDrive towards the tunnellocated at the west of the

underground car park.Keep taking everyoportunity to go downuntil you reach the bottomwhere you'll find a miniwith a pink roof on apedestal. Hit the nearbyswitch to bring it down.Climb in, enjoy theBond-esque escapesequence and then takethat power-sliding muthaout for a spin.

Sec re t a rea i n LasVegasFrom the airport headnorth on the eastern ofthe three roads. Take thefirs t turn eastwards andslow down. As soon as

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city. Just before the tunnel(as you approach from thesouth) is a road on yourleft. Drive all the wayalong until you reach agate at the end. Now turnright on to the grass andfollow the wall along untilyou come to three brightgreen trees with a switchby them. Hit the switchand go back to the gatewhich is now open.Through the gate anddown in to the

some buildings appear onyour right you'll see aturning with some barriersacross it, also on yourright. Turn in, breakthrough the barriers andjump over the ram[) at theend to find a secre' area.

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Can't see the cheat you want here? Givethe Powerline a try. Just call the numberopposite and press 0 to go to the gamemenu. Now key in the five-figure codeprinted at the top left of every game disc.If there are any cheats and tips forthe game, you'll hear them here,so have a pen and paper ready Itreally Is that easy

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I HOW TO- REAVE SOULS

BWhy does a game where youcan't be killed present such achallenge? Great level design andintelligent puzzles is the answer

5ou\ Reaver (0PM43, 9/10) is probably thehardest 3D platformer on the PlayStation, sofollowing our handy hints should makeroaming the Undenworld a lot easier

The beginning of the game has a small,green, glowing fire that dispenses information.Return to it for helpful hints on your nextobjective. Defeating the bosses can be trickybut once you swallow their souls you getpossession of whatever special powers they

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BThe biggest problem with PsychoMantis is that he can read yourmind. He'll read your memory cardand see what kind of tactics you've

used up until then. He'll even have a look atother Konami games housed on the card,spouting off his knowledge.

The first thing you should do is switch tocontrol port two. You see. Psycho's mindreading doesn't extend to the other side of theconsole. Then, it's just a matter of avoiding theobjects he spins around the room and plugginghim with shots. Equip the infrared goggles soyou can see him when he masks himself •

C O U N M C R A E R A U . YEnter one of the foitowing codesin plat® of your name:

PEASOiff>ER:AddsfiogBUTTONBASH: SpeedacceleratorHEUUMNICK: Co<tnver soundslike chipmunkDiRECTORCint You can edit thereplayKfTCAR: Gives you turtx) boost{press IS when green bar is fuB)MOREOOMPH: Doubles youre n g n e p o w e rFORKUFT: Rear wheel steeringTROii fY: Four wheel steer ingBLANCMANGE: Car Is made outof jellyNiGHmiDER: Night driving

Oeadman walking;(Taking on the bad-guys Ismuch easier If you have all the powers

had. The first boss, Machia, gives you theability to walk through gates and doors. Kain,the second boss, survives, but gives you theSoul Reaver Third boss, Zephon, leaves behindhis ability to scale the walls in the physicalrealm. Fourth boss, Morlock, bequeaths hisability to smash large objects. Water boss,Rahab, donates the ability to swim without theneed for noseplugs and a bronze swimmingcertificate. The sixth and toughest boss,Dumah, gives you the strength to move anduse objects you previously could not. Andlastly Kain returns to get his butt kicked andleaves you with nothing. The cheek!

Of course, you could ignore all that soundadvice and just cheat instead - to get hold ofall those boss attributes without trying, pausethe game and hold down m or en and presst , t , v t , 4 / •

W I P E O U T 3Go to the OptkHis riAenu, selectthe Game Setup screen and uset h e s e a s t l w d e ^ n a m e :

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BOnly fight in Evil Dead when youhave plenty of energy or are backecinto a corner Don't engage theregenerating skeletons or

apparitions as you could end up being niggledto death. The bats can be overcome with theaxe/chainsaw and sometimes leave goodies.

When using hand weapons, push againstyour enemies to compensate for the poorcollision detection and alternate your attacks oryour enemies will begin to dodge. When using <gun, maintain range and blast your foes.

If you skewer your enemy on the spinningchainsaw, issue a cheesy one-liner with ® asthis sometimes nets better power-ups. •

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But, for those of you who really can't resithe urge to skateboard, complete the gamewith all 30 covers to get the Hawkster as aplayable character or complete a 200,000+points trick to unlock Hawk's levels.

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K i e r o n s a i d :

Don't bother playing this if youdon't have a dance mat or you'relooking for a lasting companion forVOurPSl.Withafew disco classicsLd an exhilarating but repetitivelysimple gameplay system this is fun

You say:Dancing Stage: Euro Mix is a great partygame for all the family with loads ofgame modes that keep you entertainedfor hours. The main arcade mode not

only enables you to dance to tracks youlike, but also lets you try some 4-songmayhem to really test your moves.

All you need is a dance mat to dancealong to 24 top themes, includingBoyzone's classic So Good and Cameo'sWord Up. This game is brilliant atChristmas or for birthday bashes, so howcome you lot only gave it a naff five outof 10? Aren't you capable of having a bitof fun over in 0PM Towers?

There are a few things that meanDancing Stage: Euro Mix isn't a reallyamazing game, admittedly For instance,jumping on the right button when thearrow hits the top of the screen can be abit repetitive until you move onto theharder level and you need to press acombination of buttons at the same timeto perform a move.

The graphics are bright, anime styleand they're so much better than most ofthe stuff we see on PSI these days.There are so many songs to keep yougoing, which means the lifespan is hugeeven if the gameplay is only worth a sixout of 10, Overall I'd give it 7,

Dan ie l S ra r thOrmsk i rk

T H E L A S T W O R DCome on! how many people use adance mat more than a fewtimes? Besides, your taste inmusic's as bad as your taste ingames if you thinl< Boyzone hasever released a 'classic'.

K i e r o n G i l l e n

With murky graphics and abrilliant two-track analoguecontrol system, this is the mostatmospheric war game on

O P M 5 9 8 / 1 0

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You say:Having played about half of Panzer FrontI can authoritatively say that youropinions are much too forgiving.

Superbly atmospheric and brutallyunforgiving, yes. Wonderful use of thetwo analogue sticks for realistic control,yes. But what about all the flaws ingameplay? Duh!

If it was as you described, it'd beworth a 9/10, Sadly it isn't. Anyone whobothers to play it properly particularly inthe tactics mode, could tell you what iswrong very quickly

I like this game a great deal and it's agood effort, but it's certainly not MOHUnderground with tanks or a groundlevel C&C. Those buying it on thestrength of your review are going to bedisappointed, annoyed and frustrated,

Martin D. LillicrapH a r r o w

T H E L A S T W O R DIS it difficult for you to include thereasons why? Just saying anyonecan see what's wrong doesn't cutthe mustard, mate. Why not goaway and learn to construct acriticism? until then, shut up!

Craig Pearson

S t e v e O w e n

S t e v e s a i d :This is a stylish and easy to

pick up footle game verymuch in keeping with thegameplay of the best-sellingseries. A training centreenables you to hone yourskills and all the correct stadiaand players from Euro 2000

YOU say:I'd kept this bottled up for quite sometime when I noticed your little call toarms in the hallowed pages of 0PMasking us mere mortals to question yourdivine reviews. So, then. Euro 2000 -8/10. What the F,„IFA are you lot on?

You normally get it right and latelyyou've been banging on about howbrilliant /SS is, and I'm not arguing withthat, but you keep being far too kind tothe FiFA games. You reached yourlowest point with Euro 2000, which isexactly the same as the previous FIFA,except it's got accurate teams, stadiumsand rosters for the EuropeanChampionship, but this sucks.

You qualify for the tournament andit's like - 'Well done'. I mean, I can't say Iexpect much in the way of new gameplay but EA has failed to capture any ofthe razzmatazz of a competition thatcould've been so glorious. I blame themfor England's early departure and you lotfor compounding the misery of a crapsummer by suggesting this cash-In turdis worth any more than a three.

To m J o h n s o nBuckinghamshire

T H E L A S T W O R DWe warned you that we dockedmarks for originality on this one.Anyway, this is the best game inthe series, which is still streetsbehind ISS for reatism and long-term appeal. Nevertheless, if youwant a quick thrill look no further.

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Is I dreamin' or is dat Sheep Doggame not worf NEfing over six outa ten? I hav nearly completed itand it's total crap. Dis mag is goindown da drain. Da missions r borinand it's 4 kids NEway Who da hellwants 2 play as a dumb wolf? Ndat dog is fick as pigs! Rubbish Al.Rubbish graphix (there's nothingbut nice backgrounds). Rubbishcharacters! And u gave it 9.PS. Gr8 mag

EZ RideiSouth Londor

Sorry, what? The full game isn'teven out yet, so you can't havenearly completed it. And whyare we replying rationally toyour ridiculous letter anyway,Mr, er, Rider? Judging by yourcrappy pidgin English/textmessage lingo, we're guessing

""you're a weedy 14-year-oldwhi te k id f rom a middle c lassbackground. Are we close?

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Based on out-dated andfrustratingly simplistic gameplay,this game does its best to rum anyhappy memories you might have ofthe slapsticl< duo. The 'it's for l<idsexcuse doesn't wash, this is pap.

You say:These days games developers can'tthink of any new characters to challengeLara Croft and Crash Bandicoot so theygrab a couple of cartoon characters,stick them on a disc case and make upsome mysterious game premise. Tomand Jerry in House Trap is no exception.

Ubi Soft may have run out of luck,money and ideas, but they'd have mademore money releasing Millennium DomeDestructo- ln ferno.

People say, "it's a kid's game," butthey're quite wrong. I know a fewteenagers who like party games like this,even though we also like things likeResident Evil and Final Fantasy IX. In factTom and Jerry is a welcome break fromviolent games that enables you to totallytrash a younger brother or sister intwo-player mode!

It's not all 'chase around and whackeach other with umbrellas and goldfishbowls' - there's a duckling rescue subgame too. OK, it's not worth 10/10, but1/10? I'd give it 3/10.

Jon P i t tBirmingham

T H E L A S T W O R DWhat's more disturbing - imagesof zombies being fragged or asmirking cat on two legs batteringa mouse witti a frying pan? This is

■ cat doo-doo. Duckling rescue sub-' game? Give me strength.

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Final Fantasy VII was without doubt the best RPG ever FFVlllverged on being unplayable (after 20 minutes of pressing 0 to skip theboring Intro speech my eyes were bleeding). Then along comes Final FantasyIX marking a return to the brilliant atmosphere of VII, an extension of theeye-healing magic and years more gameplay The best instalment yet, I reckon -and your review agreed, so why the sod did you give it nine and not ten?

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Because It's too much like VII. Wefeel it is the best FF yet, but reckonthe goal-posts are shifting. Surelythe greatest move for Square aftereight FFs is to take the principlesthat have served the series so wel land give us something new?

Lee sa id :

With great physics and tons ofadvanced techniques as well as amasterly single-player mode this isan all-time classic, only thetrappings let it down, but you willlove it. The best football gameon the planet, ever.

YOU say:I can't believe your biased andinaccurate review of ISS Pro Evolution 2.You could have saved me £30 if you hadlisted some facts.

First off - where are the real narinstead of Elbere, Solanno, Caffu, Arand CO? Also, the player still stopsinexplicably despite what you say atechniques such as pressing fon/vantwice before shooting don't even W'

Then there's the Master League,absolutely crap -1 know several pecwho own the game and nobody pla'with its ridiculous player names ancteams like Firenze.

The commentary Is terrible - whthe commentator mentions a playername, which is rarely, he sometime:gets it wrong - Michael Owen is refito as Dyer, Tore Andre Flo is calledSolskjaer and Holland's 'keeper getslabelled Van Vossen not Van Der Sar

Having said all that, no other gahas brought me so much pleasure cthe last few years.

Ricky IWorth SI

You've done it again! Another huscore for an ISS game, this time aperfect 10. A PERFECT 10! It might bgood, it might even be great, but toIt top marks is an insult to your reac

You must get sick of people saythis, but there's too much missing, sas licenses, good presentation anddecent commentary to justify a 10.

OK, so these aren't the mostimportant factors in a footle game, tfew tweaks here and there to enga^the gamer wouldn't go amiss. Withothem this Is a solid nine and still

probably the best footle game everJ a m e s D e a n s

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anyone wanting to follow my dream:DON'T PLAY FOOTIE GAMES! Otherwisethe world of commentary will come to arather bizarre, funny end.

G o z M o t t o hLondon

To be honest, given all the convolutednonsense that spouts from mostcommentator's gobs we didn't notice theinconsistencies in ISS. in fact, as far as wecan tell, being able to talk irrelevant drivelfor the best part of 90 minutes seems tobe a basic qualification. Further sl<illsinclude not being able to spot blatant foulsby Manchester united players, the abilityto say, "Yes, Alec" over and over, andsuffering the most horrific xenophobia thisside of a Sun columnist. OPM

G E A R E F F E C TI devoured the MGS2 feature (0PM71),admiring the graphics and reading theever thicl<ening plot, and a sinister smilecrept across my face when I came to theExecutioner box. It disappeared when Irealised you have to fork out forty quidfor Zone of The Enders to get the demo.Can I get the demo for a fiver?

James Dohertyaddress not supplied

What? Didn't you read the review ofZ.O.E.? It's by far the best game on PS2. It's

a shame that the game will be boughtsolely for the demo, as Z.O.E deserves tosell on it's own merits And no, you can'tbuy it for a fiver Tskl OPM

L A R A B O O T E DI've just finished playing Tomb RaiderChronicles and i feel cheated. I'vecompleted all the Tomb Raiders andenjoyed them all, but this one feltrushed. It had no mystery about it, noEgyptian crypts or puzzles to keep megoing, no jaw-dropping surroundings. Itwas even shorter than the other games!I'm a big fan of the TR games, but if thisis Lara's 'triumph', as they worded it,then Eidos have lost the plot. The othershave been played over and over, but thisgame will find its way to a car boot sale.

N i c o l a G u n n sMiddlesbrough.

Ouch! I'm sure Lara has made it out ofsome scrapes, but having to escape theclutches of a granny on her Sundaymorning trawl of the bargain tables mayprove too much. A story line for TombRaider VI, perhaps? OPM

W R I T E o n . . .Crhe new look OPM

Do you hate it or love it? we want to know ;Cheat lines - tifesaver or rip-off?

!_Dog 'n' bone tipsters exposed on page 104IQ PSone Mini-screens

Do you 0VW1 one? Are you going to get! o n e ? I S i t d r i v i n g y o u b l i n d ? :

T h i s m o n t h ' s r e v i e w s 'i Agree or disagree? Just tell us straight I

BytesizeAND THE BEST OF THE REST IN OUR HANDYP O C K E T- S I Z E D L E T T E R S R O U N D U PHello Charlie Fleming, whowro te the n ices t l e t te r o fall time telling us to ignorea i l the doub te rs "because

you're the best!". CheersCha ' - " " we ' r e awa re o f ou r

greatness, naturally. If onlyo thers were as sens i t i veas you. Gary Wiilcingwonders i f h is fa ther w i l lever get the PS1 game he

so dearly wants: a

horse betting sim. Only inJapan, Gary. Poor SamAdl<in had his control lerdie on him. He's beenplaying Metal Gear Solidtoo o f ten and the cons tan thammering of necic-snapbut ton has wrec l<ed h iscontro l ler. Staff wr i ter Nic l<Insanity' Ellis has the

same problem with his carhorn, after suffering

numerous bou ts o f roadrage. Finally, Stuart Adamswants to know how youget a job as a reviewer onour magazine. Well, it's along drawn-out processinvolving whips, chainsand the head of a... onsecond thoughts you couldjust send in a review toReaders ' Revenge and ^see what happens.

OPM'S" OPM STARES OUT THE TRUTH AND REVEALS

10 ANSWERS TO YOUR DARKEST QUESTIONS....1 4, • WILL THE PS2 RUN MYf' OLD PS1 DISCS?

Simon Joveile, Norwich

Yes. Although it won't run any pirateones you bought for your chippedPlayStation - not that you would.

• I S M E T A L G E A R S O L I D 2 'C O M I N G O U T O N P S 1 ?Gareth Jones, St Davids

No. There's very little chance of that,although stranger things havehappened in the games business.

• W H Y C A N ' T I B U Y S H E E P,D O G ' N ' W O L F Y E T ?Karen Williams, Edinburgh

After reading how much we liked it,the publishers decided to save it forChristmas - it'll be out in November.

CHRIST ALMIGHTY,C A A A A L M D O W N ,M A T E . . .

B O I L I N G B L O O DI have a few complaints: ;1. Your demos have becomeut ter c rap.2.1 haven't bought your mags ince number 65 .3. Another thing about the 1demos: I bet loads of peoplehave complained about thediscs. Why do you put demoson the disc that no-one'sheard o f?4. Oh, and one more thing:bloody improve, 'cos yourmag is sh*te. utter dog sh*te.

James Chi ld

First off. Child, why are youbothering to write to a mag youdon't even buy? You still get it |somehow, so if you nick it what's |the problem? If you pinchedsomeone's car would you writethem a stiff letter complainingabout their squidgy brakes Andwhy do you worry about whetherjothers share your opinions? Is itbecause no-one usually caresless what you say? We run everynew PS1 demo that exists, wecan't write them ourselves. Child

> VENT YOUR SPLEEN...Something wound you up?Then get it off your chest,write to: I AM MR ANGRY,and post your rant to theaddress on your left.

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M A N O F L E T T E R SCamera-shy editor MarkDonald puils another wadout of his sacic. Mail usthem opinions, queries,rants and raves toopm«futurenet .co .ukTh is mon th ' s l e t t e rsopened by: Craig

B E S T F O O T I E F O R W A R DI am obsessed with ISS Pro Evolution 2.The reason I'm writing is to asl< if yourmag could organise a tournament withall your readers, so that gamers inScotland, England, Wales and Irelandcould play each other. Then the winnersfrom each country could play each otherand you'd have a national winner Youprobably thinl< I'm crazy, but I've grownso attached to the game that I want tosee how good lam.

Kev in Gran t

Glasgow

Not a bad idea that, Kevin, in fact I thinkwe might just nick it. A brief shufty at page88 confirms that the inaugural 0PM ISS ProEvolution 2 tournament has kicked off. Athrilling climax and international glory for

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M - I S S - T A K EI love IBS Pro Evolution, especially theMaster League. While casually beatingManchester United with my new,improved London side (including RobertoCarlos, Ronnaldo and Bekkam), I noticedthe commentator screaming, "An endless barrage of shots". Now, consideringI was just peacefully sprinting down thewing, I noticed it wasn't an entirelyaccurate statement. Then I started

thinking... It's 20 or 30 years down theline, and I've realised my lifetimeambition to become a commentator.What if Joe Bloggs is sprinting down thewing and I scream, Jonathan Pearce like,into the mic: "What a stunning shot!"? Orthe game ends in a draw and I spoutout: "Shame one team had to lose".

I'm worried that all this ISS might ruinmy chances of ever being one of themen on the mic. So, this is a warning to

We're mad about iSStoo - we play it atl u n c h t i m e

T O M T H U M BTwo days ago my brother 'accidentally' trapped my left hand in a cardoor I was rushed to hospttal in pain and found out I had a brol<enthumb and forefinger I now have a mummified hand. I thought, "Ohno! I won't be able to play my beloved PlayStation." But I did. I playedusing my little finger and my free hand to do the directions. Of course,I'm not as good as my two-thumbed pals, but I did manage to scoreagainst one of them in ISS. All is not lost, however, as Final Fantasy IXhas stayed the same for me difficulty wise. So, one-armed peoplerejoice, because FFIX is the game for you!

Tom Foleyvia e-mail

Our resident Geordie, Lee Hall, took your letter as a challenge and chopped bothhis hands clean off. Apart from saving money on gloves, he hasn't quitemanaged to reap the rewards you did, and now needs help when he goes to thetoilet. Anyone want to apply for the job? OPM

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M u c h l o v e d a n d m u c hwrit ten about here at 0PM,Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 issurely one of the finest

i/ideogames we've ever had theprivilege to bruise our thumbs playing.The title boasts an infinite lifespan,superglue-tight skater animations and awarehouse full of tricks and combos to

master that are as satisfying to pull offas they are to gawp at. Custom optionsadd another level, enabling you tochange pretty much everything in thegame from the skaters to the arenas tothe boards. And you'll want to finish ittoo as beating levels unlocks heaps ofchuffing brilliant bonus items such asgetting to skate as Spider-Man...on themoon. 'Nuff said. Buy it now. • NE

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O V E R A L LLudicrously entertaining.Extreme sport has nevertasted so good

C H A M P I O N S H I P

ivor/d ChampionshipSnool<er is one of themore successful attempts atbringing the world of balls,

green baize and John Virgo's wackywaistcoats to PlayStation. WCS puts youin the frame with 20 of the finestplayers on the modern professionalcircuit, including current world champRonnie O'Sullivan. Although initially hard

to get to grips with (mind you, naveyou tried playing the real thing?),perseverance will pay off as you mastedifferent shot styles and amass high-scoring breaks.

Admittedly snooker is not exactly awhite knuckle sport, so while WorldChamp is a great way to waste a lazySunday afternoon, it's probably best nomentioned during adrenaline-soaked,late night parties. • NE

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D V E R A L LSmooth graphics andsteady gameplay makethis a decent tabletop title

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D R E A MTHE FACTS out now • rrp £».99 • publisher konami

Ta k e t h e u n d e r w a t e r s c e n e s f r o m To m bRaider, remove the (un)natural ballast, addan aqualung and a bright yellow wetsuitand you have the general idea behind

Diver's Dream. Playing the part of Jean, a famousflipper-clad fella, you take to the ocean in search ofsunken treasure, swimming around aquatic settingsthat are dunked in atmosphere and full of fishy foes.

Very much in the style of Lara's lever pulling,switch-flicking mould, the adventure is fun while itlasts but over far too quickly • NE

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O V E R A I 1A tolerable swim 'em upthat sadly runs out ofa i r t o o s o o n

PioyStdt ion. ■

F I S H E R M A N ' SB A I TTHE FACTS out now • rrp £9.99 • pubusher konami

Virtual fishing, what couid be better?Chewing off your own toes for a start. Thisgame casts you in the role of a sportingfisherman, competing in 15 scenic lakeside

spots in an arcade "catch fish, extend time" style. Whipyour rod out, hook up with the fish and then reelthem in carefully - that's about the size of it andwe're not exaggerating.

Fisherman's Bait, for all its attempts at arcadeexcitement. Is dismally boring. But we won't carp onabout it [Sac/fed - Ed). • ne

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O V E R A L Ls t i n l ( s l i k e a t h r e emonth old kipperwrapped In a jockstrap

G U I L T Y

THE FACTS out now • r rp £9.99 •publ isher v i rg in

A woefui 2D beat 'em up that's older irstyle and looks than the contents of yourgrandma's wardrobe. There are a mere techaracters to choose from, all mind-

bogglingly bizarre. The inclusion of 'Destroy' moves -one-hit kills - is frustrating beyond belief, especiallywhen the Al dishes them out regularly

This might have been passable in the early 1990s,but at best. Guilty Gear serves to remind you howgreat are the likes of Tekken, Soul Blade and StreetFighter. Guilty indeed. • NE

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©O V E R A L LA t o t a l w a s t e o f t i m e .The best part of thisgame Is the box

J U L S O O l Q F F I C I A L U K P L A Y S T A T I O n I T I A G A Z i n E O E

^ T H E K R O W L E D G Ep,ays,a,ion BudQet GaiTie Reviews

BargaiiCNunterYe olde games re-released on the cheap

THE FACTS out now • rrp £9.99 • publisher virgin interactive

If you ever get the urge toblow a few thousand dollarsIn a Las Vegas casino,Caesar's Palace 2001 is far

and away the safest,cheapest and mostboring place to do It. The game offersthe chance to waste or win virtual cashat the card table, the roulette wheel,the slot machines, craps and video

3who wants to be a virtualmillionaire? Ooh, the stakes are low

poker, although there's a noticeableand frankly disappointing absence of thecomplementary drinks you get in realVegas casinos.

The title's lack of in-game charactersto compete against makes the single-player game a tragically soulless affair,but the multiplayer competitionpresents an entertaining evening'sgambling for four people - withouthurting your wallet, • NE

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Pl Station# m a g a z i n eO V E R A L LA briefly entertaining butunmemorable compilationof casino games

THE FACTS out now • rrp £9.99 • pubusher v irgin interact ive

A n o t h e r i n s t a l m e n t o f t h eclassic button-bashing beat'em up series much-lovedby aficionados of skillful

beatery. EX2 takes a step into the thirddimension and just fails to capture thefurious abandon of its 2D predecessors.Although EX2 is dripping in spectacularlightshows, special moves and the

nilJiWilikStreef Fighter excels In explosivespecial moves and devastating combos

obligatory weird characters, the gamelacks the heartstopping pace ofprevious episodes.

Graphically sound, Street FighterEX2 offers gameplay options aplentybut there are other finer examples ofStreet Fighter titles available at budgetprice - check out Street Fighter Alpha3 {0PM44 9/10) which you can findon sale for around a tenner It's just asuggestion, like. • NE

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PiPStation# m a q a z i n eO V E R A L LLoads of characters andmoves in this averagefist and fury title

THE FACTS out now • rrp £9.99 • pubusher virgin

□ A story driven beat 'em up cut with tidyFMVs, Crisis Beat has an ultra retro arcadefeel and graphics to match. Set on afuturistic ocean liner, you scrap it out with

lordes of terrorists, probably to save the world.\lthough the limited amount of moves soon becomeepetitive, there are some nice touches such as theJieces of scenery that can be wielded as weapons.

A PS2 plus Capcom's The Bouncer would costiround £340 - this is a pretty similar title and alecent alternative for a tenner • NE

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O V E R A L LPlayable but mediocrebeat 'em up that bashesout a retro rhythm a

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THE FACTS out now • rrp £19.99 • publisher sony

This tangled tale of MI6 spies and EasternEuropean political intrigue is very much inthe mould of Resident Evil. Taking controlof special agent John Cord, the adventure

leads you through Cold War-style backdrops in an ex-Soviet Republic, where shooting bad Ruskies andsolving puzzles are the order of the day

It should be fantastic but it's let down by dodgyand infuriating character control, compounded bypuzzles that are brain-meltingly hard. Spine-twangingatmosphere makes it worth a look though. • NE

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□ V E F ^ L LT h i s a c t i o n - a d v e n t u r eaims high but shootsjust wide

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THE FACTS out now # rrp £9.99 • publisher sony

Fusing all-out, gun-toting explosive actionwith a dash of Metal Gear stealth and aspot of cinematic story telling, this secondinstalment of Syphon Filter enhances all

the qualities that made the first game so exciting.There are more guns, groovy gadgets, levels,

locations and cut-scenes for your spec ops pleasure,plus it's a somewhat trickier game, so it'll take you farlonger to finish. There's a decent multiplayerdeathmatch mode in there too. Well worth a plungeat any price. • NE

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O V E R A L L / ^ \Quality adventure that's M 1high on intense actionand bad guy bodycounts

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DI^^Qrnl-inn T/\ri iC Ciofl+incr want to beat the bejesus out of someone and fast?I IdyDtdUOn lup 3 rlgnung Then stitch thlsbuncH of hardcases

Te k k e n 3

Without question the undisputed master of beat 'em ups, this isthe third instaiment of Namco's The King of Iron Fist Tournament.with eight different modes of piay and stacl<s of characters withthousands of deadly moves to iearn, nothing else can touch thegame for variety and raw, face-pummeiling aggression.

• PUBLISHER SONY • SCORE 10/10 • ISSUE OPM36 • DEMO OPM36 & 19

CHEAT RATDomiseR Tekken Ball: Complete arcade mode with theten main figiiters to unlock the beach volleyball sub-game

S m a c k d o w n 2 T e k k e n 2Get in the ring with big butchmen in tights, 50 of them in fact,in this, the definitive serving oflycra-clad lunacy Stomp onheads. Jump off ladders, tauntyour opponents - it's all in there.A game of immense girth andunending panning pleasure.

• PUBLISHER THQ • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE OPM66 • DEMO 0PM71ISMACKDOWH11

CHEAT RADCXimiSER Change weapon (hardcore match): standoutside nng holding a weapon. Press the D-pad towards the ring holding ai

S o u l b l a d eNamco hit the spot again withthis wonderful weapon-basedscrapper Bare-knuckied fightingis out, while slashing opponents

: J with a lethal coiiection of razoredged steei is in. It's a trickiermartial art than the rest, but

V - w e l l w o r t h a s t a b a l l t h e s a m e .

• PUBUSHER SONY • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE 0PM19 • DEMO N/A

C H E A T R A T Iwithout turning your PlayStation off. Arghh!

TUSER Play as Soul Edge: Play for twenty hours

Graphically inferior to Teki^erbut with more immediate pickand play value, Tel<ken 2 remaia first-rate punch and kick-fest some four years after itsrelease. Superb characters, apreposterous plot, and playabiin bucketloads. Cracking stuff

• PUBUSHER SONY • SCORE 10/10 • ISSUE 0PM11 • DEMO OP XH

CHEAT RATiconiseR Big Head: Get all hidden characters then staagain, holding ■ when choosing a character until bout begins

Street Fighter Alph a 3The best of the legendaryStreet Fighter series, there's mpiace for random button bashiin this purist's title that adoptsa 2D comic book face. Thegameplay is perfection itseif a:you travel the world in searchgenerously-muscled oppositioi

• PUBLISHER VIRGIN • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE 0PM44 • DEMO N/A

CHEAT RAnoormsER Old Style Chun-ll: Hold ■ for five secondsbefore pressing ® to select Chun-Li

Dl^uQl-nl-inn R E>2ir4^f if you love a party with a happy atmosphere, then let OP/wI lay DLaUUn | il|J O rdl ly take you there with these great multi-player titles

Micro Machines V3 ^ crash ream Racing

Peifect entertainment for any social gathering, this is pocketsized racing with the tiniest of toy cars and household tracksranging from the breakfast table to the bathroom. Original, cute,colourful and - most importantly - enormous fun, this one will giveyou many a giggle and more.

• PUBLISHER CODEMASTERS • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE 0PM1S • DEMO OPM20

CHEAT RATOOmiSEPI Big bounce: Pause in game and press

Supreme cartoon kart racerwhose faultless, slick graphicsand compulsive gameplay willappeal regardless of age orgender Features a splendidvariety of tracks and a host ofnutty creatures from the Crash'sworld. Multiplayer ecstasy

• PUBUSHER SONY • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE 0«M53 • DEMO OPM53

CHEAT RAmomiSER Invisibility: Press x2, A, x2, t

B u s t - A - M o v e 2Kick the chair, bite thecontroller cable, stand on atable shouting - for one-on-onecompetition nothing excites andabsorbs quite like this classiccolour-matching puzzler. Becareful though - you may neverspeak to each other again.

• PUBUSHER ACCLAINI • SCORE 8/10 • ISSUE OPMS • DEMO 0PM8

irmsER Character select: Select "puzzle game" then at

worms ArmagedddnOne of the most original,addictive multiplayer games oall time with simple, intuitivecontrols and cute visuals. \Norhas players passing around thcontroller, each taking turns tcrain down destruct ion on eaclother with outlandish weapon

• PUBUSHER HASBRO • SCORE 8/10 • ISSUE OPM53 • DEMO (iPM54

CHEAT RAnoamiseR invincibility: Earn an Elite rant:ing indeathmatch mode to become invincible

M u s i c 2 0 0 0

C H E A T R A T Ithe map press t, A, then press en, m, m, id simultaneously

Genius sampling software tllets all dope MCs cut their traion PlayStation. Four player jarmode lets everyone load acontroller with beats, loops arsamples and tap their funky FBoy way to a bad choon. Orwicked racket. Or evil cacoph(

• PUBLISHER CODEMASTERS • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE OPM53 • 3EM0 0PM55

CHEAT RAnoormsER It's hard to cheat at this one. Though lordk n o w ' s w e ' v e t r i e d

Top 5 FishingI FISHERMAN'S BAIT 2 gBREATH OF FIRE HII PUBUSHER CODEMASTERS • SCORE 9/10 (A SUB-GAME)

PUBLISHER CAPCOM • SCORE 8/10

F I S H E R M A N ' S B A I TP U B L i S H B K O N A M i • S C X M 6 / 1 0

R E E L F I S H I N G 2PUBUSHER NATSUME • SCORE 4 /10

A C T I O N B A S SPUBUSHER EA« SCORE 2/10

C o n t a c t N u m l i e r s . . .For all your gaming queries..,• 3D0 0207 761 9300• ACCLAIM 0207 344 5000• ACTIVISION 01753756100• CAPCOM 0207 9252565• CODEMASTERS 01926 814 132• DISNEY 0990998877• EA 0870 243 2435• EIDOS 0121 3324647

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• I N F O G R A M E S 0 2 C ® 2 2 2 9 7 0 0

• JVC 02072403121• K O N A M I 0 2 0 8 5 8 2 5 5 7 3

• LEGO 08457080070• M A T T E L H ^ i E L E A R N I N G

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• M I C R O I D S 0 2 0 8 9 0 1 7 3 2 6

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A-z dead in mag. Too listwill return on disc soon.Sony's boffins havepromised us an all-newvirtual version ASAP

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^ THE KTIOWLEDBEPIciyStation Buyer's Guide

pi^st^n Top 5 Action-AdventureMetal Gear Solid El Tomb Raider R e s i d e n t E v i l 2

L a r a ' s fi r s t a d v e n t u r e b l e wgamers away with its tantalisingmix of archeological explorationand tense combat. From fightingdinosaurs in lost valleys tosolving puzzles in huge temples,this stunningly presented gameis full of nerve-Jangling surprises.

• PUBUSHER EIDOS • SCORE 10/10 • ISSUE 0PM13 • DEMO 0PIU15 & 26

CHEAT RATloamiseR Maximum weapons: At the inventory, enterm, ®, m, CD, m, id, cd

S i l e n t H i l l

Special forces operative Solid Snal<e reigns supreme in thisunrivalled, majestic adventure where stealth and cunning are asimportant as gung-ho bravado. Filled with guns and hi-tech gadgets,peppered with humour and containing the best graphics you'll seeon PlayStation, this is a must play for every PlayStation owner

• PUBUSHER KONAMI • SCORE 10/10 • ISSUE 0PM42 • DEMO OPM42 & 71

CHEAT RATlCKDmiSER Infinite ammo: Complete the game withoutsubmitting to the torture and you will receive a bandana, giving infinite ammo

The second helping of zombie-riddled survival-horror is the besof the first-rate Resi series. Yourammo is always low and thehordes of undead relentless intheir desire to rip your throat ouGruesome, but truly outstandingin every way

• PUBUSHER VIRSIN • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE 0PM311 DEMO 0PM31

CHEAT RATiDorTHSER Reserve power Press t, 4^, t x2, J, or t x2,+ X2, t

4 Syphon Filter 2A pant-wetting horror that hasyou uncovering a ghastly Satanicplot in Smalltown, USA. Thehorrific imagery, hauntingsoundtracl< and tormenting storywill have you cowering behindthe sofa. Claustrophobic andchilling beyond belief

• PUBUSHER KONAMI • SCORE 10/10 • ISSUE 0PM43 • DEMO N/A

CHEAT RADDOmiSER Extra options: Go to options in the inventoryand press m, <d, cd, cb

Fusing all-out explosive actionwith a dash of special ops stealtland glorious cinematics, this is aslicl< and instantly playableadventure. It's quite trici^y tomaster, but there's an ammodump full of guns and gadgets tchelp you on your way

I PUBUSHER SONY • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE 0PMS7 • DEMO 0PKI57

USER Level select: Pause, select map then holdD, CB, @, ®, (g) simultaneously. Now go to 'options' to highlight cheat

Pl^Station Top 5 Platfomi Hop, Skip and jump to it with these crazy colourfulcartoon capers - you gotta love 'em

Ape Escape

rhis accomplished mix of fast action and simple but effectiveDuzzles has you dashing around using a medley of techno-gadgetryto snare mischievous monkeys. Few games can match it tor polishand level design and, with 17 sprawling mini-worlds to explore.Ape Escape will l<eep you amused for ages.

• PUBUSHER SONY • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE OPM47 • DEMO 0PM47

CHEAT RAnoomiseR More explosive bullets: Pause during play andp r e s s C D , 4 , , m , t , i , < -

' s E x o d d u sGloriously detailed, spookybackgrounds and charming,varied gameplay mal<e this thebest 2D platformer featuring thefreakoid alien nutcase. That oneof Abe's attack moves is an

exploding fart is enough reasonto buy the game in itself

• PUBUSHER INFOGRAMES • XORE 8/10 • ISSUE OPM39 • DEMO 0PM3S & 72

CHEAT FtAmomiSEP Invulnerable Abe: Hold m at the main menut h e n p r e s s 4 , , t , ® , ® , ® . 4 . , t , ^

Spyro 2 Gateway to GlimmerCutest of all PlayStationcharacters, our purplepyromaniac bounds, glides,swims, jumps and chargesthrough a trippy series of freeroaming 3D worlds. Collectingorbs, gems and completing taskshas never been so rewarding.

• PUBUSHER SONY • SCORE 10/10 • ISSUE 0PIHS2 • DEMO OPM52

CHEAT RAnoomsER Flat Spyro: Press pause thenCB, (B, IB, CB, @

Spider-ManThe web-slinging, wall-crawlingMarvel superhero stars in a trulygripping leap-fest that oozes fluicgameplay Swinging across theNYC skyline, zapping super-villains and generally muckingabout with Spidey's powers is atop laugh. Peter Parker perfect.

• PUBUSHER ACTIVISION • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE OPM62 • DEMO OPM62

CHEAT RATioamiSER Big head mode: At the cheats menu enter theword DULUX

C r a s h B a n d i c o o t 3L o v e a b l e a n d e x t e n s i v eplatformer that's terrific fun toplay and has a perfectly balanceclearning curve. Levels involvemuch bounding and spinningplus there's biplane flying, scubadiving and motorbike riding.Crash's finest hour

• PUBUSHER SONY • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE OPM40 • DEMO OPmO

CHEAT RAnDomiSER Instant Uka Uka: During play, press ®, @, ®and®

Top 5 strategy the games mAiBuu Special Eff^| - ' |0V3[0 [ |On we want in gamesaLMA MANAGER 2001 RVPUBUSHER CODEMASTERS • SCORE 9/10 13 •

W A R Z O N E 2 1 0 0P u e u S H E R E I D O S • S C O R E 9 / 1 0

P A N Z E R F R O N TPUBUSHER JVC • SCORE 9/10

C I V I L I Z A T I O N 2P U B U S H E R A C n V t S I O N • S C O R E 9 / 1 0

r a S Y N D I C A T E W A R SEJ • PUBUSHER EA • SCORE 9/10

WIPEOUT (1995)This futuristic rave-generation racerintroduced us to slicl<, liglitning quickgrapliics and nen/e-frying gameplay,setting the standard for all other racers.

T H E H E L I C O P T E RC H A I N G U N - T H E M A T RGive us this rotatingcrackerbarrel o' doom, acombat chopper and sorrjaw-loosening cameraangles and we'll fly bad gbusting sorties forever.

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T H E K n O W L E D G EEverything PlayStation PlayStation

Pi^st^n Top 5 Racing Sim Blister your tyres (and thumbs) witli tlieseliyper-real, pole position racing games

Gran TUriSmO 2 toca: world Touring Cars Colin McRae Rally 2 0

What a game. No other racer can touch it for number of cars,realism, mechanical tinkering or pedal to the metal action. Theprogressive difficulty level curves superbly, leading you from novicein a hatchbaci< to speed demon in an 800hp beast, with exquisitegraphics and months of gameplay, everyone should own GT2.• PUBUSHER SONY • SCORE 10/10 • ISSUE OPM55 • DEMO OPM53

CHEAT RAnoomiseR Dedication and practice are the onlythings that will turn you into a driving ace here

Touring car racing has alwayshad the nod over Formula l forbumper crunching thrills andspills action and WTC capturesits rough competitive spiritperfectly as you battle it out ina wide array of stunninginternational tracks and cars.

• PUBUSHER CODEMASTERS • KORE 10/10 • ISSUE 0Pm2 • DEMO OPM62

C H E A T R A n a o f T H S E H N I t r o b o o s t : E n t e r g l y c e r i n e a s a n a c c e s scode, then press m in-game

F o r m u l a O n e 2 0 0 1The la tes t incarnat ion o f th istop-grade sim of the ultimateracing car sport. 2001 offers theperfect balance of strategic teamplanning and high-octane arcaderacing. All the real tracks, teamsand drivers from the F1 circuitare present and correct Genius.

• PUBLISHER SONY • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE 0PM71 • DEMO NEXT ISSUE

C H E A T R A n D o m i S E R N O C h e a t s a v a i l a b l e . B o o

A t r e m e n d o u s t r e a t w i t h a l lthe authentic world rally' championship circurts and cars.

The fantastically detailed andaccurate graphics plus theall-too-real slippy-slidey carhandling make this the champioirally sim. A driver's dream.

• PUBUSHER CODEMASTERS • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE 0PM57 • D1 MO OPM60

CHEAT RAnnomiSER Firebal ls: Name new driver greatbal lsof,enable at the cheats menu. Fireballs (arcade mode): input handbrake

M v-Rally 2One for rally purists and carenthusiasts, V-Rally 2 is onlypipped at the post by ColinMcRae for white knuckle dir ttrack driving. Turn your spankingnew shiny vehicle into abattered, mud encrusted heap.Then fix it up and start again.

• PUBUSHER INFOGRAMES • SCORE 10/10 • ISSUE 0HW47 • DE VIO OPMM

C H E A T R A T i D o m t S E F ? U n l o c k e v e i

p r e s s o n , m , t , t , C;: At "Game Progression"■ then ® over every box

Pi^sta^ Top 5 Arcade Driving Hot pursuit, bot-shuddering crashes andguns typify these high-Impact beauties

D r i v e r Grand The f t Au to

Tanner, maverick undercover cop and star of this groundbreakingmission-led driving game, is PlayStation's coolest character Hairaround the mean streets of '70s America in oversized auto-mobiles,infiltrating a criminal gang and avoiding the uniformed cop cars.Sometimes excruciatingly hard, but always a thrill to play

• PUBUSHER INFOGRAMES • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE OPM44 • DEMO OPMU

CHEAT RATiDomiseR Invincible car At the cheat menu, enter m,(D, CD, CD, CD, CD, ffi, ID, CD, CD, (D, Q), (O

Anarchic, mission-baseddriving game that has yousteaming around four US cities ina war against rival gangsters.Crucified on GMTV for its cartoonviolence, folk in suits didn't seemto see the funny side of runningpeople over for points. Ha!

• PUBUSHER TAKE 2 • SCORE 8/10 • ISSUE 0HW2« • DEMO 0PM2S

CHEAT FiAnDormsER TO nab yourself 99 lives: Enter your playername as SATANLIVES

W o r l d ' s S c a r i e s t P o l i c e C h a s e s

Taking inspiration from Fox'strash TV show, this Dr/Ver-stylecops and robbers game delighted0PM this issue (see p.28).includes a fabulous co-operativemode where one player driveswhile the other rides shotgun. A

i little short, but oh so sweet.• PUBUSHER ACTIVISION • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE OPM73 • DEMO COMING SOON

CHEAT FlAnoarTHSER None as yet - but we'll keep you posted

Rollcage Stage iiAn eye-blistering sci-fi combatracer where your flippablevehicles reach heao-poppingspeeds and come equipped wittfearsome weaponry, whenyou've unlocked everything,there are an incredible 60 tracksand 16 playing styles available.

• PUBUSHER SONY • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE 0PM57 • DEMO 0PM ;<

C H E A T R A T I D O m i S E F ^ To a c c e s s t h e c h e a t m o d e : E n t e rI.WANTITALL.AND.I.WANTITNOW as a password

Wipeout 3: Special EditionA sublime slice of 2lst centurywarp speed racing where youguide a heavily-armed hovercrafthrough taxing rollercoastercircuits drenched in neon. Weldstogether the best elements frorrthe three original Wipeoutgames. Unforgettable.

• PUBUSHER SONY • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE 0PM61 • DEMO N/A

CHEAT RADDOmiSER To access all tracks in the game: Enter"WIZZPIG" as a player name

I FINAL FANTASY VilPUBUSHER SQUARE • SCORE 10/10V A G R A N T S T O R Y

PU8USHER SQUARE • SCORE 9/10

V A N D A L H E A R T SP U B U S H E R K O N A M I • S C ( » £ 9 / 1 0

F I N A L F A N T A S Y I XPUBUSHER SQUARE • SCORE 9/10

W I L D A R M S• PUBUSHER SONY • SCCWE 9 /10

in 10 years of gamesplaying, the averagevideogamer will kill9.9 million people on-screenThat's the equivalent of greasing theentire population of Belgium. Fact m r r

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Quake II

i fantastic first-person romp that forces you to fight your waycross a hostile alien planet with a sackful of futuristic weaponshd in the face of relentless legions of homicidal baddies. Dazzlingraphics, explosive gameplay and the superb four-player "hunt andlaughter your mates" option means near endless lifespan.• PUBUSHER ACnVISION • SCORE 10/10 • ISSUE 0PMS1 • DEMO 0PM51

CHEAT FWXrarmsER Multiplayer cheats: complete the singleplayer game to open extra options and cheats in multiplayer

A l i e n R e s u r r e c t i o nDeath by acid burn lurksaround every corner in thisbrooding and claustrophobicspacebound nightmare. Mixingup adventure and combat toexcellent effect, it's rock hard butworth the struggle. Was that ablip on the motion track? Arghhl

• PUBLISHER FOX/EA • SCORE 8/10 • ISSUE OPMSI • DEMO N/A

CHEAT RAnaomiSER To access the cheat menu: Go to the optionsscreen and press @ t , m

Colony wars: VengeanceIf roaring around in spaceshipsrunning combat missions soundsappealing, then look no furtherthan this supreme space shooterGorgeous intergalactic graphics,stunning dogfights and richvariety make for compulsive,though challenging, gaming.

• PUBLISHER SONY • SCORE »/10 • ISSUE OPM39 • DEMO OPU39

CHEAT RADoamiSER TO Obtain all the ships available: On thepassword screen, enter the word "Thunderchild"

Wi Time CrisisLock 'n' load your lightgun forthe speediest and most addictivearcade-style frag test onPlayStation. You'll need to besharp of eye and swift of hand todefeat the multitude of vengefulthugs who've kidnapped thepresident's daughter

• PUBUSHER SONY • SCORE 8/10 • ISSUE 0PM27 • DEMO N/A

CHEAT RATODmiSER Easy mode: At the mode select screen, shootoff screen to start with five lives

M e d a l O f H o n o u rPlaying as an Allied secretagent, MOH takes you on a tensejourney behind enemy lines inNazi Germany Steeped inatmosphere, the missionobjectives range from sabotagingU-boots to all-out tommy gunbattles. Superb in every way

• PUBLISHER ElECmONiC ARTS • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE 0PM54 • DEMO N/A

CHEAT fRAnoarmsER suicide mode: Press en, cb, ib. m. m, cd, m,m, to, CD, then press @ quickly

Pl Statiori Top 5 SportS among* this collection of champions ISS Pro Evolution 2

>S Is the best footle game yet - on any console - and if you lovele sport, then it's undoubtedly one of the best games ever ISS iseiightfuily realistic, totally addictive and you'll never score theame goal twice. The nearest thing you'll get to real football, if youon't have this in your collection, you're really missing out.

I PUBLISHER KONAMI • SCORE 10/10 • ISSUE OPM69 • DEMO OPM73

CHEAT RAnoamtsER Bonus cup: Win all the cup and leaguecompetitions to access a bonus cup

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2The brilllant Tony Hawk's isunrivalled in the street sportgenre. Near infinite trick variety,cunningly designed courses anda demanding but fulfiling careermode back up exquisiteanimations and i rresist ib legameplay Play it. Love it.

• PUBUSHER ACnVISION • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE OmU3 • DEMO 0PMS9 Si 6S

CHEAT RAnDormsER fat skater Pause the game, hold m thenpress ® x4, ® x4, ® x4, Repeat for more blubber

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Smash Court serves up arefreshing spin on a rather dullsport. Behind the simple retrographics lies an arcade gamethat is by turns naughty, silly andnasty - but ultimately damn goodfun to play especially In four-player mode. Ace.

• PUBLISHER SONY • SCORE 8/10 • ISSUE Om4t • DEMO OPmS

CHEAT RAmomiseR All end sequences: when "press start"appears at main menu press t <|, x4, «- x4 and x4

Everybod/s Golf 2This Is fun, light-hearted, arcadegolf for one to four players that'sthankfully missing the luridPringle sweaters. The cartooncharacters make for a jovialatmosphere but the gameremains faithful to the sport,without being anal. Swinging.

• PUBLISHER SONY • KORE 9/10 • ISSUE 0PM59 • DEMO 0PM5S

CHEAT RAmamiSER TO unlock everything In the game: Enter yourplayer name as 2GE

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American football stripped ofrules and dreary chalkboardsessions and turned into a joyful,thr i l i -a-minute bat t le wi th nearinexhaustible gameplay Tacticsaren't forgotten but adrenaline-soaked bone-crunching violenceis what this is all about. Hut.

• PUBUSHER MIDWAY • SCORE 9/10 • ISSUE OPM54 • DEMO N/A

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Violent, on-the-edge copperseeks diminutive, blonde femaleto spend the evenings feeling'lucky'. No punks! Ad no.oi

Game seeks kickingA R M Y M E N :LOCK 'N ' LOADPUBLISHER 3D0PRICE £9 .99

W h e n w i l l t h i se v e r e n d ? P l e a s e . . .

A Shabbily assembledshooter. Lock 'n' Load Is wellin step w/ith the abysmalstandards set out by thelitter of previous Army Mentitles. Your objective, as ever,is to defeat the Tan army byrunning around on foot usingrifles, machine guns,grenades, bazookas andmortars. But the graphicsare murky and uninspiring,and the floating camera isso hopeless it can't evencope with a soldier walkingthrough a doorway. If thefarcical graphics engine andawful controls don't finishyou off, the desolate leveldesigns surely will.• C h r i s B u x t o n

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iViasochists onlyA R M Y M E N :O M E G A S O L D I E RPUBLISHER 3D0PRICE £9 .99

. . . s o m e o n e m u s t r e a l i s eIt's not working!

This third-person shooterbarely reflects the gameplayand technological advancesof the past 15 years Yourun up the screen shootingwave after wave ofidentikit enemy with yourmachinegun, flamethrowerand grenades, while doingyour best to circumnavigatethe jerky frame-rate, drunkencamera angles andunresponsiveness of yourcharacter. Were it not for thetedious length of the levels,you'd finish it within an hourand a half. Please, 3D0,come out of denial andaccept that the Army Menseries is not working.• P a u l R o s e

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Bargain bin wantedB AT M A N : R E T U R NOF THE JOKERPUBLISHER Ub i So f tPRICE £9 .99

The only joke's on you,poor innocent gamer

Placing the caped crusaderin his own side-scrolling beat'em up sounds like a reallygreat idea, but sadly, itdoesn't work in Return OfThe Joker. It's stupidly long,with annoying loading times,coll ision detection so badthat you appear to kickthrough an opponent andobjects randomly falling ontop of you to give you'surprise' damage. This iscriminally bad, and Batmandoesn't deserve to betreated so shoddily in aninept, cruddy, idiotic, travestyof a game.• Steve Faragher

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Irritating beyond belief- and that's just Kiss!

This is a hateful game for somany reasons - if not thatthere are only two tablesto play on, if not that youhave to stare at the bandmember's ridiculous faces,then at least because onlyhalf the table can be seen ata time. The speed at whichthe neon-soaked screenshifts up and down - inpursuit of the ball - is morelikely to make you vom thaneven Kiss's glam rock pap.Videogames should notmake you want to puke.Avoid this at all costs.• N i c k E l l i s

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P R I S M L A N DMot breaking out of an old mould...T H E F A C T S " X

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RRP £7.99

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Legendary puzzle gamePOP 'N' POP0 P M S 3 8 / 1 0So addictive you'll besleepless for weeks

Ah, but here... This is a greatlittle title. Anyone familiar withpuzzle game classics likeBreakout {OPM66 6/10) andBust-A-Move wil l know what's

going on in Prism Land. Controlling a paddle atthe bottom, it's your job to bounce a little ballup the screen over and over again to smashinto and destroy the walls that appear

To spice things up there are occasionalpower-ups that drop from the sky (rather likethe arcade game Arkanoids and a host ofpuzzlers, such as Pop 'N' Pop, that haveadapted the idea) - some make your paddlebigger, some make the ball split into two, othersmake your paddle sticky so you can aim the ball

These coloured stars revolve andBust-A-Moves Of this world, but holds its own well glisten=Prism tand Is the campest of games

more carefully and some enable you to blastaway large areas of the screen at the touch of abutton. Although the handling of your paddle isa little zippy at first, and the ball is possibly a bittoo dinky, you can't help but be drawn in by thesheer addictiveness of the gameplay

Prism Land is surprisingly fun to play, andwhether you've played games of this typebefore or not, it'll still appeal to you in a 'grrr...just one more go' sort of way: and of course, it'sgreat value. And as if these features aren'tenough to make you want to part with a measly£8, developers Dream Creators has kindlyfurnished the game with a two-player mode.Well worth a closer look.

• Steve Faragher

LThere are around sixt i levels; inI Prism' Land - for £8 that's brilliant valui i

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• G R A P H I C S Bworkaday visuals do their job

• G A I T I E P L A Y 7Simple yet addictive

• L I F E S P A H 7The sixty-plus levels mean there'splenty to keep you going

□V E F R A L LCheap, cheerful and fun,just like budget gamesshou ld be &

H U N T E RFACTS OUT NOW » RRP £7.99 • PUBUSHER MIDAS

BNot all that glistens is gold - while TheHunter sounds pretty good in theory, being arole-playing adventure set In a world wherecharacters explore abandoned laboratories

and installations looking for hidden treasure, it isn't.unfortunately the interesting basic concept has been

crossed, inexplicably, with a board game making forsome very tedious proceedings, the graphics arepractically non-existent and the translation from theoriginal language is so terrible that it's virtuallyincomprehensible anyway Wouldn't bother • SF

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□ V E F R A L LHalf a nice idea mixedwith some ultra banalgameplay. Avoid %

K A R T

the facts out now# RRP £7.99 •PUBUSHER MIDAS

At first glance, Kart Chailenge doesn't seemthat bad. Then you play it.

The adrenaline-inducing acceleration andthrowing of go-karts around tight courses is

all present and correct, but that's where the good newsends. The graphics are lame and the opposition driversare total retards. Their Al only seems to use one subroutine which ensures they all stick to exactly the sameracing line. You could do worse, but for just a couple ofsquids extra you could afford the fantastic TOCA: WoridTouring Cars (OPM65 7/10), • SF

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□ V E F W k L LSub-Standard but mildlyamusing, at least for tliefi r s t h o u r o r s o

L O R D O F T H EJ U N G L ET H E S W O R D O FC A M E L O T

THE FACTS out now • RRP £7.99 • pubusher midas

□ Take a Disney story, chop it into a dread30-minute cartoon minus the onginality, v\or skill, add a poor sliding puzzle game anequally dim colouring section and what've

you got? £7.99, Midas hopes. Don't go within a thous:miles of this little lot. In fact, don't even mention thenout loud, in case you're destroyed by their evil. • SF

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Pocket SeriesHave you ever acted on impulse? Well, you'd need to sniff a lot[)f aerosol before you went near one of these stinkersI V I A R Y K I N G ' SR I D I N G S T A RTHE FACTS out now • rrp £7.99 • publisher midas

□ Released well over a yearago {0PM55.4/10), MaryKing's is a combination ofTamagotclii-style caring

nucl< out, feed and groom your horse)'itii horse-related competition (dressage,

cross-country and show jumping).The caring side of the game is let

down by repetition and overlong loadingtimes. The competition elements are letdown by obstacles looming too quicl<lyUltimately and I've been biding my timehere, it's a load of old pony • SF

C H E C K M A T ETHE FACTS OUT NOW • RRP £7.99 • PUBUSHER MIDAS si' : !' '.

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'this Is your horse, Star. Loveimand ride him and pet him and...

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□ V E F R A L LSuffers from poor designand gameplay. A younggirl's dream, though

□ Now this is more like It - adecent little game of chessfor under eight quid really isthe sort of bargain that's

worth hunting forCheckmate has three reasonably

well-staggered levels of difficulty give yousome opportunity for beating the clever

machine, the game's thinking timesaren't very long and It plays you somehalf-decent muzal< throughout.

This budget version of chess may wellbe cheaper than buying the board andpieces. It's simple, surprise-freeentertainment, but it's good fun. So, itcan be done - there is such a thing asdecent, ultra-cheap software. • SF

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^^Checkmate's music resemblessomething you'd hear in a supermarl<et

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D V E F I A L LIf you're after anelectronic game ofchess, look no further

3 H A R K"HE FACTS OUT now • rrp £7.99 • publisher midas

3 An intriguing collection, this one. CardShark consists of seven simulated cardgames and two simulated arcade versions ofcard games. Oh joy

Poker and Blackjack are similar to the machinemes you get in the arcade, the ones that suck yoursh like a Dyson-armed mugger While the other gamesable you to play against amusing anime characters inme fairly novel - and to be fair, pretty challenging -rd games that are all versions of Patience. Just don'tpect any thrills. • SF

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Pl^Statlon/ m a a a z i n e

O V E R A L LIf you need to kill timethen you couldn't kill itany slower than this

THE FACTS out now • rrp £7.99 s publisher midas

□ A clutch of colourful jetskis, an array of fit,young riders and some exotic beachlocations - sounds like a heady mixture ofhigh-octane fun, wouldn't you think?

No chance. Compared to other stunt games - fromTony Hawk's Pro Skater through to Jet Rider - Jetracerjust doesn't cut it. The graphics are shoddy for a start,with crests of waves made up of humungous squarepixels. Meanwhile, any skill factor is clinically eliminatedby the simplistic control system. And as for extracting£7.99's worth of excitement from this wash-out, well,you may as well forget it. Bargain bucket? We'd ratherkick the bucket than play this. • SF

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PlayStation# m a g a z i n e

O V E R A L LBuy this or set light toeight quid. It's thes a m e d i f f e r e n c e

G U B ETHE FACTS out now • rrp £7.99 • pubusher midas

□ Taking control of a 'lovable alien' charactercalled Gubble, your task in this game is touse a variety of tools to extract nails andscrews from the surface of a planet. And you

think we're joking...Unfortunately the mind-bending drugs the

developers must have been taking when they came upwith the story didn't last when it came to designing thegameplay It looks like a ham-fisted Pacman update butit's such a mess that it's hard to identify without dentalrecords. In short, Gubble is complete rubbish andshouldn't be allowed anywhere near a PlayStation.Though it might make a handy beer mat. • SF

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O V E R A L LPacman fo r thenaught ies anyone? WAnyone? He l lo?

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T J U A V I N ' SU L T I M A T E B M XAnother spoke in the eye for gameplay (Oh God)

Q Extreme sports games thathave the MTV logo splashed onthe game box are, as a rule,awful. TJ Lavin's Ultimate BMX isno exception, following closely in

the glitchy wheel tracks of MTV SportsSI<ateboarding (OPM66 5/10) and adheringreligiously to the dreary gameplay pioneered byMTV Pure Ride {OPM64 4/10),

BMIi!J!-.l -Ulhefe are plenty of twoplayer modes but little substance

Tfs single-player career mode features theusual business of choosing your rider, rackingup a set amount of points by pulling tricks andthen completing tasks that largely involvevandalising the local environment. Smash lightsin the mall, set off car alarms on theconstruction site; if you've ever played anyother street sport game, you'll know the score.

But TJ does boast several unique features:No other BMX game offers such poorlydesigned and unexciting levels, its lack of paceis unrivalled and you get a free headache withits wobbly trick animations. The only savinggrace is the six different games available in thetwo-player mode.

But with Dave Mirra's Remix available (seepage 38) and Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX oozingTony Hawl<-esque quality, you'd have toquestion your sanity to pay top dollar for TJLavin. MTV should stick to peddling pop videos,

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I Scruffy animations are a turn-offI • GAmEPL^W 3■ All the fun of a slow puncture

• L I F E S P A H 4A lively two-player mode partly

; compensates for the single-p layer

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lly teen pirate hi-jinks

BNo ores, no heaving bosoms,no embarrassing attempts at'mature' scripting. Hey, praisewiiere it's due. Tliis action RPG isfirmly in the realm of Saturday

morning cartoons, where spil<y-haired kids donpower armour to tackle an invasion ofduckbots. And, unless you're Major Cynlquefrom the Jaded Isles, it's really quite fun.

Legends 2 serves up a delicate souffle of 3Dplatforming, big boss battles and RPG shoppingand chatting The combination of Capcom'sstylish characterisations, plus an impenetrableback-story told through dubbed cut-scenes,lends a groovy anime feel to Megaman andRoll's quest to find the four keys to the MotherLode. And if we didn't mention it, you probablywouldn't even notice that the load timesbetween areas have all but vanished.

The whole thing's painfully cute: theenemies are totally bonkers and it opensinauspiciously with our hero beingoverwhelmed by a chip-pan fire, but it has ahumorous flavour of its own. The drawback isthat it's rather slow to get going and by thetime it picks up, the game is already half-over

't)ur hero isoverwhelmed bya chip pan fire'

'ocK-on and>ns held, runounci them) or rollany

What's more, the bane of 3D gaming rearsits head again, particularly in combat sequenceswhere the irritating camerawork and controlscan send you running blindly into a spike pit orslamming into another enemy just off-screen.Your best bet is to hunt down all of the specialweapons - from drill attachments to ground-crawling bombs - and get experimenting. ButIt's hard to ignore the hit-and-miss nature of thecombat, because you're expected to return tosolved dungeons (little more than bland, squarerooms and corridors with random monsters in)and fight repeatedly just to raise the cash youneed. Destroying a hot might earn you athousand zenny or so, while weapon upgradescan cost millions. This is a cheap grab forlongevity, and you can't help wishing there wasa little bit more depth to it.

Like Tron Bonne, Legends 2 is a quirky littleadventure that doesn't quite deserve to beoverlooked in the way that it doubtless will be.But it's a regrettably small dose of big silly fun.

• Zy Nicholson

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• G R A P H I C S 5Bright cartoon simplicity

• G A I T I E P L A Y 7Engaging but repetitive - and thecombat Is too hit-and-miss

• L i F E S P A H AIt 's a small world

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eyond the call of digger duty as you smashnoulderlng boulders on a road that's blockedy a volcanic eruption, it's up to you to savele poor victims from deep fried death.

Not enough for ya? Well the game also haslimited licence section, where you must5rform a number of tasl<s, lil<e knocking overDies, digging set weights of sand andmening mounds of, yes, sand. The sectionlay not be as comprehensive or glam as Granirismo's equivalent, but It does prolong theimeplay and is a real bonus for sand fans.There's no doubt then that Power Diggerz Is

iaps of fu. But the whole experience is far toolort. Good gamesplayers are likely to polish itf after a few day's play, perhaps a week atost. Admittedly the difficulty level does dragout a little, but we'd rather a game took ages

Save the poorictims fromleep fried death"

• TAKE A TRIP On topOf digging, bonus levelslet you off site to drivethrough a series oftwisted traps. Youget zapped by electricgates, drive overcrumbling floors and trynot to fall off the edge.

• M A K E I T A U U P. . .The level editor isbrilliant. You can set upa devilishly difficultplayground full ofelectric gates, whack-a-mole type obstaclesand tons of sand. Trustus - you'll be totallyhooked in no time.

to play because it's huge rather than becausewe're stuck on it. There are a few graphicalglitches as well - occasionally the scoop dipsand gets unavoidably stuck, because thecamera angles can be horribly unforgivingwhen you're manoeuvring around the screen.

Power Diggerz, while It lasts, is a highlyaddictive, genuinely funny game that's trulyoriginal to boot. With the added extras tounlock - Including extra levels, more continuesand different commentators - there's plenty tokeep you coming back for more. Sure, it's gotflaws, and like the excellent partyaccompaniment, Bishi Bashi Special, it's not tobe taken too seriously But, for the few glorioushours of gameplay on the disc, you just won'tbe able to stop laughing.

• Craig Pearson

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PlayStation# r r i a q a z i n e• G R A P H I C S 7Bright, cartoony, but flawed

• G A I T I E P L A Y 9Controls take a while to get used, butyou'll be rewarded by real innovation

• L I F E S P A n 7Short, but a challenge while it lasts

O V E R A L LAt last, a truly originalgame that's great funto play - brilliant!

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(S) Licence Fee.A quick look at the TV schedules shows where Power Diggerz found inspiration

Ari;niai i cu. YOU can almost hear RolfHarris's emotional quivering. Here, in adramatic rescue attempt, cute little turtlesare scooped up and deposited Into a hot-tub to save them from the torture of afreezing pool. As the bearded one wouldsay, "Brave little fellas..."

1"" ■: r ? Rv No doubt many of thevictims of Changing Rooms homemakeovers would lil(e to do this. Tal<e yourmighty mechanical arm and drop a hugerobotic elbow on these dinky little sheds.Now if only we could do the same to thepresenters of the telly prog...

Ah, Ainsley and hismotley crew have never faced a cha lengelike this. Making a healthy, nutritious mealin 20 minutes is all well and good, b rt tryand scoop a curry together with sucn animplement. No amount of innuendo wouldsave you, Mr Harriot.

tT The best way to kick some house ass is toraise your arm in the air and bring it crashing down.This should learn it...

Now swing side-to-side, it'sstarting to come down like a junkie on soft drinks.But don't rest yet - the hard part is still to come

plates of curry? Then there's the section whereyou have to punch little walking rockets withthe digging arm before they have the chance toexploderise your digger

Twisted genius. It's a shame the mere wordson this page and the screenshots can't fullyconvey the surreal and uniquely wonderfulplace this game inhabits. If they did, you'dprobably be stripping it off the shelves as soonas you'd read this.

But Power Diggerz isn't just a great laugh. Itlures you into a compelling caterpillar-trackedworld that'll bite days out of your life. Yourstarter digger couldn't be more humble.Phutting around in a teeny PC 30MR, you'll be

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• ; c . F I n t l i eshop, you can buy extracommentator voices,background music,more continues andbizarre pics of diggersin real life action.

• B u tthe mini-games are thebetter purchases. Thereare three to collect:beachball bowling,cloclcwork eggmen anda rocket bashing game.

the laughing stock of the building site, especiallyas you struggle to handle the tricky scoop/drivecontrol system. It does take some getting usedto, but a bit of perseverance will soon see youspinning that shovel like a pro.

The main digger is the PC 100. It's nippy,bigger than the PC 30MR and the most fun touse. unfortunately, no matter how goodyou are at games you'll soon find yourselfstuck as Power Diggerz's difficulty cun/eveers up like Everest. The house destructionstage (see pic sequence above) would testthe patience of a chess champion. At thisstage, you'll mostly be facing strait-laceddigging situations (scooping sand, destroyingstructures etc) rather than wacky sub-games. Strangely these sections are stillgreat fun and just as compelling as thecurry-shovelling interludes.

Eventually, you'll land the daddy diggerThe unwieldy PC 1100, really puts yourpower-ladling skills to the test. It takes you

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□ It takes a pretty special gameto pull the 0PM team en massefrom their monitors. But within acouple of minutes of loadingPower Diggerz, I was surrounded

by a crowd of hardened games Journalists. WhileI manned a canary-yellow JCB, they all stoodand gazed hypnotically at the screen. When Ibegan glamorously shovelling dirt with a giant

drop the sandwhere you're told

mechanical scoop, they stared hungrily at thepad in my hand. And when I passed the padaround the group, it quicl<ly disappeared intothe throng of squabbling writers, never to beseen again...

Why? Because Power Diggerz is unabashedbuilding site mayhem that'll keep you laughinglil<e a hyena on gas. The loopy scooping, thebright visuals, untranslated Japanesecommentary and the Vic Reeves style mini-games all combine to achieve that videogamerarity: humour that's actually funny

The main section of the game confronts youwith 'real' building situations, lil<e digging,scooping and smashing stuff. It's maddeninglyaddictive stuff and the challenges soon switchfrom the mundane to the surreal. You may bedigging holes on one level, but you'll soongraduate to leathering houses and shovellingpiles of vindaloo in the ludicrous sub-games.

The mini-games are where it's at in PowerDiggerz. Tal<e the turtle rescuing stage. There's a

swimming pool chock-full of little green andgolden reptiles swimming around. For somereason, you have to rescue the poor littlecreatures from their chlorinated hell and movethem to a far safer pool nearby So, you dip thescoop in the water and fish about for them. Itmay not sound like much, but you'll spend mo:of the time laughing your hardhat off.

Not convinced? How about the cookerystage where you have to use the scoop to fill u

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THE DALGUSHotherwise known as theShearer, this is the art ofgaining a free i<ick when yourforwards iack support frommidfieid. Turn your back tothe goal and Jink left to nghtwith the D-pad to tempt adefender into a making a rashchallenge - with a little bitof practice you'll soon bewinning free kicks in all sortsof dangerous positions. And Ifyou're in the mood for beingreally cheeky, simply run overthe outstretched leg of theflailing defender

Master the art_cf_DassingString a genius move together with your machine-gun distribution

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B1) REGULARP A S SThe basic pass in ISSis a crucial aspect

marl<ing it out against its rivals.Rather than dragging the ball tothe feet of the recipient in astraight line it is angled to cut outdefenders and land In the path ofyour player. It's a great way ofputting your opposition on theback foot and wasting theirenergy as they chase the ball.

2) HIGH PASSNot so useful as the on-the-deckversion, but a high pass can beused to pick out distant playersand hoof the ball from danger

with every chance one of yourforwards will latch onto it.

3) ONE-TWO (ai+®)This is devastating in the centreof the field and can create spacewhen two or more defenders aresurrounding you. The chippedversion an-® is useful forfreeing your man down the line,but in a central position it will bepicked off easily by defenders.

4) THROUGH BALLDon't try this from widepositions. It's best for laying theball out to the wing for your widemen to cross, or as nicked ballsto your striker when he is closing

on the edge of the box. You canalso use them to lay the ball offacross your midfieid, bringingyour full backs into play

5) CHIPPEDTHROUGH BALLBest played from midfieid outwide to find speedy wingers -this gives you the chance to outpace defenders by inviting yourfast team mates to run head-to-head with back-tracking players.

6) CROSSAlways use good crossers (likeBeckham). If you have forwardsthat are good on the deck, fireone in low with a double tap of

@. Alternatively, bomb crossesto players like Batistuta, Bierhoand Shearer for headed goals. i

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□ 'KEEPERIf your opponent racesthrough on goal, peltout with the 'keeper

®. Against all but the mostaccomplished of players - theearlier you do this the more likelyrau are to catch them by surprise.3ut watch out for embarrassing)unishment If you cock it up.

D R I L L I TThe safest way to score in ao n e - o n - o n e s i t u a t i o n i s t osimply move to one side andcreate an angle to drill the ballhome with around two thirdsshoot power (§). with thebetter strikers - such asBatistuta and Kluivert - thisis almost a dead cert.

J I N K P A S TIf you want to wow the crowdwith your silky skills press @ and® together to feign a shot androll the ball past the goalkeeperThis skill also works in open playand can create that vital extrayard. Be warned, however, using ittoo many times will telegraphyour intentions to your opponent.

C H I P I TPressing m and @ produces alofted shot that needs to beweighted carefully; this tal<espractice. If you're bearing downon goal and the 'keeper's notyet in view, check your radar tojudge your power As a guide,use two thirds power for shotsfrom the edge of the box. •

iSS Pro Evolutk n 2 only offersup a handful of secrets -h e r e ' s h o w t o l n c o v e r t h e mand make the r lost of thebeautiful game ..• Win the Interr ational Cupon any difficult) setting toopen the Europ >an and worldA l l - s t a r s t e a m s• Win the full se asonInternational Le igue on anydifficulty setting to unlock theEuropean and w ortd ClassicA l l -S ta r s t eams• Win the Konan li Cup on anydifficulty setting to open theclubhouse traini ig ground foruse as a malnstt ^am stadium

U N U M t T E D M A S T E RL E A G U E P U i Y E R SBuy an edited pb yer in theMaster League, tf ten deletehim from the opt ons file -this vwii assign hi n to a dubwithout you neet ing to storehim on your rathi f limited22-slot edit l ist.

You can there "ore stock upon an unlimited a nount ofplayers for the M, ister League,whfch means you can updateyour squads as re ^farty asthe real life team< do.

Cream iTeamThese lads Will win you everything

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_JEj^Argentina's lethal strikerBatistuta sets himself to score

HksWii" Golden boy DavidBeckham Is about to whip on; In

-aSffliJ CaniPbell is a stalwart[at the back - a 'must buy' player

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lUiPiwJIt iSSteoherfn carios i i sopacey he can rarely be caught

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success^n, a ^shoestri itturn ybiir sdny bunch Into Master League contenders

B1) FORWARD LINEYour default master leaguesquad (everyone starts withthis tragic lot) couldn't hit a

cow's backside with a banjo. Noshooting, no pace and no power. Someof their off-the-ball running is pathetic,too. They've got to go and a new strikerhas to be our first buy we recommendMen Boksic of Croatia and Lazio. At 24points he is as strong as an ox andkicks like a mule - but passes like adonkey. Otherwise Benni McCarthy ofSouth Africa is a swift predator (24points) while the Turk Hakan Sukur (26points) is unmatched in the air butlumbering on the deck.

2) THE DEFENCEThe lad Valey looks like a goodperformer, what he lacks in height hemakes up for in pace. The other two -Stromer and Ducic - are pretty poorand we should replace one with astrong centre-half as soon as theproblems up front have been sortedout. Campbell again looks the bestchoice, but Ayala of Argentina (24points) or Taribo West of Nigeria (24)are also good value.

3) MIDFIELDApart from Espinas, Miranda andBurchet, they are all very average. Theylack pace and invention but this is one

department that can stay unchanged -at least until the front and back lineshave been improved. Good all-rounderDejan stankovic, of Yugoslavia, is only24 points, as is Milan Rapajic of Croatiaand Larsson of Sweden. For the sameprice, Henry and wiltord of France areboth excellent on the flanks or up front.

4) GOALKEEPERSThere isn't much to choose betweenKelsen and Ivanov and both will beadequate until we can afford to make areal investment throughout the team.When we do, Toldo of Italy (24 points)and Deaiea of Saudi Arabia (20 points)should sti l l be available. •

[ Early in your side's evolution

ju must avoid errors and keep it simple

The cornerstone of any topi side Is a'good goal scorer, so splash out!

Stitch the glitchHOW to exploit the game's technical limitations

Q TOUCH JUDGEHow often have you heard people moan thatthe ball has crossed the touchline but thereferee has let play continue in /SS? Well,

you want to hear it more. Learn to place your playerdangerously close to the line so your opponent gives upwhile you waltz on. Sneaky but effective.

M O V E O N B YSay you're sprinting left down the field. If you dab i<;while holding m there will be no noticeable change inyour movement. However, this manoeuvre willsuccessfully shift the ball between your feet. As a resultyou'll usually glide past the defender or force a foul. (Thismove works better in the previous version of ISS.) •

W H AT W O U L D

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WRONG! You've bumped him full oflead, but he isn't dead. No bullets leftand the steel pipe's proving ineffective.You're about to be eaten alive...

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^Check da MovesEvery time you tick one off your mates will shed a jealous tear...

□ D O N E I T ! 100 pointsP e r f o r m a l o w c r o s s ^ ^Leave back-tracking defenders gasping with a pacey break dowrTthwing. Head for the by-iine then swing in this ideal final bali

□ D O N E I T ! 2 0 0 p o i n t sScore f rom outs idet h e a r e a ©Appiy after-touch with the D-pad

T H R O U G H B A L L

□ D O N E m 2 0 0 p o i n t sChip through ball ai+®Catch defenders flat-footed topick out midfield runners

□ PONE IT! 200 pointsChipped one-two oi+@use it to release your man downthe wing so he can put in a cross

□ DONE m 700 pointsScore f rom comerWith practice you can plonk theball on your strikers bonce

D I V t N G H E A D E R

□ D O N E J T ! 7 0 0 p o i n t sScore a diving header ®For shots with great direction butlittle power this move is spot on

□„DONE IT! 700 poilrtsChip the goalie fromi n s i d e t h e b o x i i i + @use a deft lob with little power

□ DONE rrj 300 pointsS c o r e a f r e e k i c l <Check our masterclass to reallyimpress your drooling mates

□ D O N E r r ! 5 0 0 p o i n t sCh ip t he goa l i e f r om ou ts i de t he box h i+Read the radar and dink it over a rushing 'keeper This works bestagainst trigger-happy human opponents, so be on the alert

□ DONE IT! 1.000 points30 yard f ree k ic l< @Apply power, swerve and dip tobeat the wall and the 'keeper

□ DONE rr! 1,200 pointsD o a o n e - t w o a n d s c o r ethe return id+®+@Break the defence and slot

E IPONE r r i 1 ,200 po in teTake the 'keeper overthe half-way line D-padHumble your opponent

□ DONE IT! 1.500 pointsRound the keeper witha j i n k @ + ®A higher level of skill

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□ DONE IT! 2.000 points40 ya rd f r ee k i c k @At this power level (around 90%)kicks are an inexact science

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□ DONE IT! 1,200 pointsPlay twenty passes in ar o w 0 + ® o r @ x 2 0Coil like a snake ready to strike

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□ DONE IT! 1.200 points35 ya rd f r ee k i c k @This requires round 70% powerand a top notch kick-taker

□ DONE IT! 1.700 pointsWin a penalty by jinkingi n t h e b o x o - p a dEvade players, slip the 'keeper

□ DONEIT! 2.500 points45 ya rd f ree k i ck @Months of practice are required,but the pay-off is just so sweet

□ D O N E I T ! 2.5(10 pointsCancel a shot s l ip i t wide and score 5+®-®The cancelled shot will leave defenders foundering and create spacefor your support men. Slip It wide and prepare for a first time rocket

□ DONEIT! 5.000joints □ DONE IT! 5.000 PointsScore with the goalie @ Score within 5 yards ofYour biggest challenge is missingyour mate's fouling lunges

the half-way lineFluke! But can you recreate it? ^

HOW YOU Sco red0 - 2,000 You're rubbish. Consult our

tips now!

2,100 - 3,900 Get your backside in gear andstart playing!

4,000 - 7,400 No, no no. You must try harder!

7 , 5 0 0 - 1 1 , 0 0 0 OK. Now gun for greatness.

1 1 , 1 0 0 - 1 5 , 0 0 0 You're one finer gamer.W e l l d o n e !

15,100 - 24,500 Very impressive But practicemakes perfect...

24,600 - 29,600 We salute you. Wanra writeour tips?

Top OPM Scorer i ee Hall, 29,600, riat|;h

S h o w u s h o w i f s d o n e . . . fHere's your chance to show off yourfootballing skills. Send your bestPlayStation goal saves, a pic of yourmug and an SAE for memory cardreturns to Goal Of The Month at the

usual address. Check out next issue's demo disc forthe first instalment. Lashings of prizes to be won!

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Here's a handy list of everyUK cheat line should youever get stucl( on a game...

Cha lk fcnaUsing tactics to outwit the opposition

B FITNESS TESTSBefore each game scroll your squad to reveal their form arrowusing OD. Great players in poor form are still generally better than'up-for-it' journeymen, so consult this chart to see what

stat ist ical effect their arrow has:c o l o u r B B S t A C S a A gR e d + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1O r a n g e + 1 + l 0 + 1 0B l u e 0 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1G r e y 0 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 3BB=body balance, St=stamina, Ac=acceleration, Sa=shot accuracy, Ag=aggression

A T T A C K I N G B I A SThe four unit bar beneath yourplayer's name indicates the attackingbias of your side. You can alter thisusing CB and (B) (more defensive)and CD and ® (more attacking). Thiswill counter the flow of the game. Ifyou're chasing a result pile on thepressure: but if you're holding on,whack it down to the farthest left,defensive, setting. You're best advisednot to switch your bias too often asyour players will get confused.

O F F S I D E T R A PWhile there Is an automatic offsideoption in the game, we advise youto perfect your own technique.This is a bit of a gamble, but youcan often read the play using yourradar and draw your last man tothe attacker, sliding in to ensurethat he Is not jolted back. Providedthat you angle safely toward theball, you're likely to make thetackle, or else force a pass to anoffside position.

S U B S T I T U T E SMore than any other game, theplayers in ISS Pro Evolution 2 areindividuals. So it's important to knowwhich player is going to be able tohelp you out most in a particularsituation. If you are being killed in theair by someone like Batistuta, pull ona defender that is good at heading(scroll to their stats with oi on thesubs menu). Similarly, if you're playingagainst a small defence, you'll need tostick on a big forward. •

Pub l i she r chea t L i nesA C C L A I MCost: 60p per minute

0 9 0 6 8 3 0 3 3 3 0O P M R A T I N G : 5 / 1 0

A C T I V I S I O Ncost: 75p per minuteC O D E M A S T E R Scost: 75p per minute

CORE DESIGN (TOMB raider)cost: 75p per minute

0 9 0 6 7 5 3 5 0 9 9OPM RATING: 4^00 9 0 6 7 5 3 5 0 5 3O P M R A T I N G : 6 / 1 0

0 9 0 6 7 5 3 2 2 5 3O P M R A T I N G : 4 / 1 0

E L E C T R O N I C A R T SCost: 75p per minute

0 9 0 6 7 5 3 2 2 5 3O P M R A T I N G : 4 / 1 0

I N F O G R A M E SCost: 75p per minute

9 0 6 7 5 3 5 0 1 0O P M R A T I N G : 4 / 1 0

K O N A M Icost; 75p per minute

SQUAREcost: 75p per minute

T A K E 2Cost: 75p per minute

T H Qcost: 75p per minute

U B I S O F TCost: 75p per minute

. ' 0 6 7 5 3 5 0 7 0OPM RATING:£/10

0 9 0 6 7 5 3 5 0 3 0O P M R A T I N G : 4 / 1 0

0 9 0 6 7 5 1 4 1 5 1O P M R A T I N G : 7 / 1 0

0 9 0 6 7 5 3 5 0 5 5OPM RATING: 4/10

0 9 i w 4 6 6 5 2 0 0O P M R A T I N G : 6 / 1 0

independent Cheat LinesI N S P E C T O R C H E A T SCost: 75p per minuteC H E A T S U N L I M I T E DCost: 60p per minute

C H E A T S U N L I M I T E Dcost: 60p per minute (under 16s)

CHEATS*TIPS*SOLUTIONSCost: 60p per minute

0 9 0 5 0 7 2 0 0 1 8OPM RATING: 2/10

0 9 0 ^ 6 0 9 5 4 4 5OPM RATING: ^0

, 6 0 9 5 7 4 4OPM RATING: 10

S 3 1 8 4 0 0OPM RATING: 3/10

W A R N I N G : ■mese cheat lines can involve ler^calls. Please ask whoever pays the biibefore you pick up the phone

IngageSDSbaliWalaThink like you're on the pitch and win

CROWD TEASERIf the penalty box Is packedwith players and you can'tcreate space, don't be afraid todrill a shot in @ as thesuperior ball physics will makefor some interesting bobblesor even a deflected goal.

H I T R O W ZIf you're under pressure, yousimply have to play the safebal l . Knock I t ou t fo r acorner or blast the ball freef o r a t h r o w - i n . R e m e m b e r ,a quick tap of (S) will play animmediate hoof away.

P R O M P T A R U NWhen you have the ball in thecentre of the pitch, or on thewing and you're closed downby a defender, retain the ball toprompt an overlapping run. Ifthis fails, jink to start yourteam on a drive forward.

C H E E K Y B L A S TIf you're cornered in anattacking position with yourroute to a goal blocked bydefenders, power up on @to pelt the ball at them.Angle your player so itd e fl e c t s f o r a t h r o w - I n .

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B Nothing can rival /SS for blissful, realisticfootball, so get stuck into our superb ProEvolution 2 demo and start slamming homethe goals. And when you're done on the pitch,why not take a stroll over to the BMX park for

a spot of extreme sport action with the blinding MatHoffman's Pro BMX7 There are heaps more playable demoson the disc and rolling videos too, so what are you waitingfor? Fling it in your PlayStation to sample some gamingdelights. That's an order, console soldier Q

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□ OPM'S love for ISS ProEvolution 2 is more powerfulthan a Roberto Carlos free kick.And that's because this game is

le most comprehensive, realistic andnjoyabie footie sim money can buy. IfDu've never experienced the unadulteratedly of ISS then it's high time you got stuckito our cracking demo to see what you'relissing. In this version, you're given sixternational teams to choose from and withlem you can play 45 minutes of a match,lere's a multiplayer option too, so up tolur people can join in the fun. You're boundI be hooked - and we're sure you'll lovelis game just as much as we do. Aw. •

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belt the ball goalwards and use the D-pad to curl the shot

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T I P S F E AT U R EYou'll find a massive rundown of top tipsand handy goalscoring hints for ISS ProEvolution 2 on page 74 of this issue. Consuitthem to transform yourseif from a PhiiNevil le into a Michael Owen.

B R I T I S H B E E FMartin Keown sits on the England benchand is about as sturdy a defender as youcan get. Swap him for either Neville brotheror Tony Adams - but not big Sol.

S U P E R S W E D EWhy is Larsson only a reserve? Sticl< themaestro in the centre of midfield in place ofMjallby and he'll help bring success withsurging forward runs.

I T A L I A N O B L A N C OAlthough Del Piero, noticeable for his whiteboots, is a midfielder, he makes an excellentreplacement if Totti is feeling a bit off colourPress S; during the game to swap players

F A N C Y F R E N C H M A NFrance play with only one out-and-outstril<er, but if you fancy a more attacl<ingformation then stick Trezeguet up front topartner Anelka.

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TO P T I P BLOCK ON! If you're caught short at the back with no defenders,tap ® to make the keeper charge out and block the opposition's shot.

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Do I not like that: Rack up- the goals and thrash Mark

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• T H E C H A L L E N G EThink you can slot seven past Oliver Kahn? Or fireeight past Barthez? Then with any team you care tochoose, on any difficulty level, thrash the pants offthe opposition, scoring as many as you can withoutconceding. Get to it!

• T H E P R O O FYou'll need to send us a photo of the half-time statsscreen, showing your bagful of goals. Check out therules on page 96.

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□ This classic demo of MatHoffman is one of the finestwe've ever been proud to mounton the cover and with the

jdition of our challenge we thinl< you'reDing to enjoy seeing it again. The aim of thesmo is pretty straight-fonward - ride aroundid perform ludicrous stunts. Keep an eye1 your meter at the top left of the screenlough. As you perform tricks it grows,laking it easier for you to pull off moreimplicated tricks by making you faster and3tter - like a reflection of your confidence,ne thing though - the demo is not quite thelished article. The game itself has a fewlore moves and is a little more polished, •

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No" hander X 8N o f o o t e r Superman Mat attack: King of the vert ramp Hoffman is just one of many

top riders available in the full game

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IF YOU GETSTUCK PULLINGOFF TRICKS,THEN TURN TOTHESE TIPS-BUT ONLY IFYOU'VE TRIEDEVERYTHINGELSE FIRST!

H I P H O PJump across the fun box roughly in themiddle of the level and you'll nab yourself a500 point bonus

S O G G Y B A G E LB A R R E L R O L LJump from the half pipe into the pool - orfrom the pool into the half pipe - for a 750point bonus.

O V E R T H E T O PThere's a conduit that runs all the wayacross from the right wall to the left wall. Ifyou can leap over it, you'll score amassive 1,500 point bonus

Y E E H A W !Jumping all the way over the pool will earnyou a whopping 2,000 point bonus for yourtroubles. Disaster becl<ons.

C H O N K E R G A PAfter accessing the secret outdoor area (seeTop Tip), you can earn yourself a 2,000 pointbonus by jumping over the large gapbetween the two middle humps

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Play the demo, trash the champ. He's asking for it• T H E C H A L L E N G EA Simple one this: at the end of the two minutedemo a screen comes up that shows the best comboyou've achieved. You just have to send in your besteffort and the highest score we receive will win.

• T H E P R O O FA picture, such as the one on the left here, that showsthe end of demo screen where your best combo isdisplayed. It must be clear - this is very important.Details of the hallowed and unbreakable challenge rulesare on page 96.

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□ It's a lovely day for racingdown at Shipwreck Shoreand you've got a mere fourlaps of this beachside

ourse to demonstrate your skilllehind the wheel .

Choose f rom the two ava i lab leacers, Tabatha and Tempest, then hithe throttle when it's green for go for aghtning quick start. The circuit, one of;4 featured in the full game, is shortmd tight so careful use of thelowerslide is essential. Only tweak theD or m button when you're corneringir you'll end up eating grass orplashing in the shallows. And onenore hint: make sure you grab asnany weapons and speed boost pickips as possible. You'll need every bit,\ie can promise you that! •

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L A P D A N C EIt's only small but there's a shortcut you can take to shave a fewseconds from your lap time. Afteryou round the second to lastbend of the track you'll see apirate ship sticking up in the air.Drive up and over It, taking aimjust to the left of the central poleto land back on concre te .

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OPM vA JCHAMP W J - JlN i c k c l o c k e di n w i t h a

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Play the demo, top the champ...• T H E C H A L L E N G EThis is dead easy. All you have to do Is win therace, clocking the fastest time possible. It's easiersaid than done though.

P R O O F" Send us a video of you finishing the race In

first place. For the full rules SP head over toPSS® 96, when you feel like It.

^ "Freaky Geek" certificate of speedyfreaklness (say that fast), a full copy of the

J -^i ^ game and, of course, a top League ranking.

THE FACTS genre snooker s im > pubusher codemasters • contact 01926 8i4i• FIRST RELEASED JUNE '00 " 0PM SCORE 8/10, OPM5S

S N O O K E R L O O P Y

□ This five minute taster ofWorld ChampionshipSnooker tells you all youneed to know. It's a game

of snooker, it's quite slow, it's annoyingwhen you miss and it's utterlycompelling in a way the real thing sorarely is these days. Basically you playthe computer and have to score asmany points as you can before thedemo's timed out. To take a shot, lineit up using the handy guide then press®, set the strength of your shot withthe power bar, using J, and t, andwatch as you rifle home the pot. •

T A K E O U R C U E -A N D S L I P I N T O O U RL U X U R Y T I P S T U X

C O n T R D L S) T a k e s h o t) C u e e l e v a t i o n ( t w i l l

adjust the angle)® O v e r h e a d v i e w@ A c c e l e r a t e s h o t

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P O T L U C KIf you're doing badly from the startthen quit out. That way you don'thave to go through the wholedemo menu screen again. Time Isagainst you on this demo, so youhave to get In the balls and startpotting as soon as possible. Tryand keep the cue ball around theblack, getting yellows and brownsare no good for this challenge.

C H A L L E N G E O P M

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Play the demo, sink the champ...^1 •THE CHALLENGE1 Get as many points as you can before you get1 timed out. Five minutes is quicker than you think.1 To stop the cheats among you, whack 50 points on1 their score from the start and we'll go from there.■

• T H E P R O O Fif you're quicker than Quick Jack McQuIckyou can take a picture of your score beforethe game gets timed out. Otherwise video it.

• T H E P R I Z EThe highest score will get a certificate ofsnookerness and a copy of the full game. Seepage 96 for the rules gubblns.

1 Cued up: Beat OPM's score 1 and enjoy your glory ft

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Q welcome to Lego Island 2,a block-heads paradise ofbrightly coloured bricks andbarmy adventures

;tretching over four themed levels.In this demo you'll find yourself in

he house of our hero, Pepper, aikateboarding pizza delivery boy./lake your way over to the desktop:omputer and turn it on (simply pressX) to activate it), you w/ill have the:hance to play two of the mini-games)n offer. One's called Matching/lummies, where you have to knock)n coffins, then match up the symbolshey reveal to open a gate. The other,irick Dive, has you braving the perils)f the deep to recover some missing)ricks before your oxygen runs out.iut beware of those deadly tentaclesIS you investigate... •

C O n T R D L SM A T C H I N G M U M M I E S

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K N O C K K N O C KTap a Sarcophagus ® to revealsymbols, then match with another

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C H A L L E N G E O P MPlay the demo, stuff the champ

• T H E C H A L L E N G EIf you complete the tasks successfully you'll beawarded a score. Get the highest score you can ineach game then add them together to give a grandtotal. The entry with the biggest total score wins.

• T H E P R O O FYou'll need a photo of both the scorescreens, clearly showing the total pointsacquired in each game.

• T H E P R I Z EA certificate of your princely Lego powers, atop-notch League ranking and a full copy ofLego Island 2.

'PlayStation's benchmarl<Formula 1 game here in allits Grand Prix glory..."

F1 '99T H E F A C T S GENRE RACING SIM i PUBLISHER SONY CONTACT 0207 533 1400

• FIRST RELEASED NOVEMBER '99 i OPM SCORE 8/10, OPMS2

R A C I N G D E L I G H T S O NA G R A N D S C A L E

B Everyone wants to be aFormula One driver, right?Well, here's your chance toburn up the Silverstone

track, which plays host to the BritishGrand Prix, in a flying lap, with achoice of driver from the '99 season'ss tar -s tudded ros ter.

It's not just a case of hammering® either, you'll need to apply thebrakes to take the bends with control .As in the real F1, you'll be able to spotthe tyre marks of other runners whohave taken the 'racing line'. That path'san imaginary, perfect line that shouldbe fo l lowed to min imise the d is tanceyou drive and ensure you lose as littlespeed as possible. There's noopportunity to tinker with your car It'sjust you, the Ferrari and your thirst forglory. Bring it on. •

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R O U N D T H E B E N DNegotiate most of the course flatout, but beware of the iethally slowsharp-left after the baci< straightand a gentle right. Then brake hardand release before you turn oryour wheel will iocl<. Also, slip tothe in-game options menu andcrank the racing line option up tohigh visibility - this will guide younicely around the tricky bits.

C H A L L E N G E O P MPlay the demo, mash the champ...

• T H E C H A L L E N G EBeat our record-smashing lap time of 1 minute20.422 seconds with Fi ladies' man Eddie Irvine inhis Ferrari - and show us what you're made of.

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SET INVOLVED WITH) U R N E W C O M P !lext issue our Goal of The Month Compegins with the ten best goals from OPM'sumper collection. There'll be vote lines soou can elect a winner, which could be you,om 0PM75 onwards. We want to see yourest efforts from any PSI footie game and/e'll replay the best on the disc

Flip to page 96 for details of capturingie proof and send your memory card/tapes3 Goal Of The Month, 0PM, Futureubiishing, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath, BA1BW. Enclose a SAE to ensure return.

We're also looking for bloopers, the bestxtreme sports tricl<s, the greatest racingame spills and the oddest things you'veeen in a game. Just wing us anything cool,utrageous or brilliant that you can spot and3cord in the world of PlayStation.

DiscJockey"Callin' da PlayStation nation. Send \ PlayStationya prime cuts to da 0PM massive..."

B You'll have noticed that the demo disc is achangin'. Well, the evolution is set toc o n t i n u e w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n o f l o a d s m o r e

cool, playable and downright mental stuffin the coming months. We're giving you lot thechance to get your mugs and your gaming feats onour most coveted of covermounts by sending inevidence of your videogaming prowess to share witht h e w o r l d .

W h a t w e w a n twe're throwing down the gauntlet - anything goes,as long as it's weird, funny or plain awesome. We wantto see edits from any PSI game, be it Tony Hawk'sparks, Tenchu 2 levels or tracks you've laid down onMusic 2000. Absolutely anything.

And what about the truly great gamers out there?Those of you who have completed Final Fantasy IX,gained every secret on Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX orunlocked every car in Gran Turismo 2, here's your

chance to show off your brilliance. Send us your savesand unlocks and you'll get a credit in the best gamesmag on the planet and the kudos of sharing yourwisdom with the mere mortals out there in Sonydom.

HOW to take part:Send your saved games, unlocks, level edits, and coolfeats to Disc Joci<ey, 0PM, Future Publishing, 30 Monmoutt-,St, Bath, BA12BW. Enclose a SAE to ensure return.

N e x t i v i o n t h VOTE FOR A . . .

F o r m u l aOne 2001Bring out the Schu in you with ourtantalising, exclusive demo ofSony's all-new F1 thrilling racer,only in the next issue of 0PM.So, could this be the best raceryet? You decide

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L A S T M O N T H ' S W I N N E R WA S . . .HARRY LLOYD who wins a cool prize from the booty cupboard. Well done!

The game which wins most votes will appear on OPM75's demo disc. Onerandom caller will win a mystery prize from the 0PM booty cupboard

J U L 2 0 0 1 O F F I C I A L U K P L A Y S T A T O n m A G A Z i n E 0 9 !

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PlayStation# m a g a z i n e

LEAGUE RULESComplete the demo discchallenges according to theguidelines laid down for eachgame In Challenge 0PM. You mustprovide legible photographic orvideo evidence as well as yourcompleted entry form. You canenter as many challenges as youwish. DO not use cheat codes. Wecan spot them a mile off,

H O W T O G E TE V t D E N C E

Taking photographsPoint your camera at the screen andshoot! For best results, switch off thecamera's flash, draw the curtains, anduse a fast film (e.g, 200 or 400 ASA),

Taking video1, Take the lead that connects your PSIto your TV and plug it into the 'SignalIn' socket on the back of your vcR,2, Connect the 'Signal Out' plug onyour video to your TV and turn both on,3, Switch your TV to the video channeland switch on your PlayStation,4, Find a spare channel on the video'stuning mechanism and look for thePlayStation signal. Save the setting,5, Complete the challenge, making sureyou include the 'result' screen.6, Pop In a tape and press 'record'.Press 'stop' after five seconds or so.7, For timed challenges, capture theentire feat on video as evidence.8, Rewind the tape. This is important

MAGGIE THATCHER, WINSTON CHURCHILL,EA SPORTS... ARE YOU WATCHING? HMM? ARE YOU...?

Gaming's all aboutcompetition, being the best.Proving you're king of tine hill, topof the heap and grinding your

Jr - J mate's noses into the dirt as you\i cackle victoriously We know that,you know that. So here's your

chance to not only wow your mates with your featsof gaming excellence, but to take your genius on tothe big stage too. Yes, countless PlayStation ownersand 0PM readers will envy your efforts and droolover your greatness in these very pages.

WHAT TO DO

Each demo on our game disc comes with allp-quivering 0PM challenge. You'll findthese in the disc pages starting on page89. Crack the challenge, record your feat(explained in the Rules, left) then fill outthe form below and send it to us. Easy.

W H A T Y O U W I NTop players will be immortalised in our Hall OfFame. Celebrity dating and paparazzi punch-upsare possible side-effects of your prowess. EachLeague Champion receives a PSI game and aframed certificate commemorating their gaminggenius. What's more, you'll go down in gamingfolklore as one of the greatest gamers in history.

We laid down the gauntlet and you lot grabbed ilspat on it, wiped it on your ass and threw it back inour smarting face. You're better than we thought,so this may just have to get a whole lot tougher...

In the first round, we doff our cap to King Demo:Mr Lincoln, you caned our demos, but can ya do itagain? The surprise package this month was thePipe Mania demo, which was closely conte.sted, bu^ultimately seen off by Paul Vickers who recorded arawesome haul close to the 600,000 mark. OPM's60,000 looks pathetic now, doesn't it? You will allpay, my pretties. Pay as you play.. •

PM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ENTRY FORMsuch a kick-ass gamer and my score/time NameD good I want to enter it into the 0PMmpions League. \ have played the following10S, and include proof of my achievement:

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/ o r l d C h a m p i o n s h i pn o o k e r

jy Story 2 Racerl a t H o f f m a n ' s P r o B i v i x

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AVE ENCLOSED QVideo□ Photo evidence■ ■ ■

this form (or a photocopy), along with proof of your achievement, to 0PM Champions League. 0PM, 30Tiouth Street, Bath, BA1 2BW. Label your evidence with your name and score. Enclose SAE for return.

A l l h a l l t h e m o n t h ' smightiest gamer

C h r i s L i n c o l nWell, Chris, a stunning second in the Smackdown challenge,only just pipped to second spot in the Pipe Mania 3Dchallenge and you saw off Metai Gear to boot. Impressive,but what about the other demos? Perhaps next time we'llbe able to crown an undisputed King Demo.Dethrone Chris by completing every challenge on theentry form and sending us the required evidence... NOW!

Hi-Score HeroBest single demo performance

P a u l V i c k e r sThis month's worthy inaugural winner tool< first spot in thePipe Mania contest with plenty to spare. Well done to yousir - we are humbled by your greatness.To the rest of you, get off your asses and beat him!

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P I P E M A N I A 3 DHIGHEST SCORES

Ipaul vickers■ G w e n tS c o r e : 5 7 7 9 3 4Simply astounding. Mr. Vickers is a worthy cliampindeed. We doubt his score will ever be surpassed.Guess that's your cue to prove us wrong...

2 . 2 9 3 7 2 4 Stephen Parr Norfolk

3 . 2 6 7 2 7 0 Craig Smith Edinburgh4 . 2 6 3 3 7 7 Chr i s L inco ln S u s s e x

5 . 2 5 8 0 9 6 B e n S t u b b s Wigan6 242226 D a v i d M c C a b e Newcastle

7 . 2 2 0 1 2 0 J a m e s N e a r y Southampton8 . 2 0 6 8 4 4 A r r o n H o g g Lincoln

9 . Your name here? Send in your scores now1 0 . Your name here? Send in your scores now

SHEEP, DOG N' WOLFFA S T E S T S H E E P R U S T L E

1 Christopher Gandy■ Wolverhampton1 m i n 5 4 s e cDespite the best efforts of Ms Drew it's the well-practiced gaming arm of Christopher that holdsthe hand that lifts the prestigious 0PM trophy

2 . 1 m i n 5 8 s e e s J e n n y D r e w W o r c e s t e r

3 2 m i n 1 2 s e e s Jon Hal l Peterborough4 . 2 m i n 1 9 s e e s M a t t S t a c e y Glasgow5 . 2 m i n 2 2 s e e s Paul F i tzGera ld London

6 2 m i n 3 4 s e e s A n d y F a r r e l l 1Morthumberland

7 . 2 m i n 5 4 s e e s Tim Rad ice Evesham

8 3 m i n 9 s e e s Lee Cu r ta i n Stoke

9 3 m i n 11 s e e s J a m e s G r a h a m Plymouth1 0 . Your name here? Send In your scores now

W W F S M A C K D O W NQUICKEST FALL

1 David Peacocl(■ Co. Durham1 4 s e c o n d sAlmost unbelievable, except we've seen theevidence ourselves. Lil<e many of you, David piledup the smacl<downs before kicking ass. Respect.

2 . 2 1 s e e Chr is L inco ln S u s s e x

3 . 3 0 s e e Paul Vicl<ers G w e n t

4 . 3 3 s e e Shane Powe l l H a n t s

5 . 4 0 s e c Luke Taylor Leicestershire

6 . 5 2 s e e B e n J o n e s a x o n

7 . 5 6 s e c Leigh Griffiths Wales

8 . 1 min 2 see A s h N o r m a n Leicestershire

9 . 1 min 5 see A d a m W h i t e Suffolk1 0 . 1 min 9 see J a m e s We s t o n K e n t

1 1 . 1 m in 11 see D a v i d H e n d e r s o n Durham

1 2 . 1 m i n 1 9 s e e Stephen Cheetham Tyneside1 3 . 1 m i n 2 1 s e e Philip Kenny West Yorkshire

1 4 . 1 m in 24 sec Lee Travis Swindon

1 5 . 1 min 26 see Henry Smithson Tuebrook

1 6 . 1 min 30 see Craig Tulley Northampton1 7 . 1 m in 34 sec David Selley London

1 8 . 1 min 35 see Rich Powel l Aberdeen

1 9 . 1 m in 44 sec Tim Gregory Rochdale

2 0 . 1 m in 48 sec D e a n A r m s t r o n g L a n c a s t e r

2 1 . 1 m i n 5 5 s e c S t e v e M a r k Sydney2 2 . 1 min 58 see Pau l Eas tw ick Chester

2 3 . 2 m in 12 sec Graham Rees Wolverhampton2 4 . 2 m i n 1 7 s e e George Welsh Surrey

2 5 . 2 m i n 2 8 s e e Andy Ferris Lincoln

2 6 . 2 m in 33 sec Nick Kelly Felixstowe

2 7 . 2 m in 44 sec l a i n S t o n e Bucks

2 8 . 3 min 9 see J a m i e S w a n Derby29. Your name here? Send in your scores now

M E TA L G E A R S O L I DFIND THE ROCKET LAUNCHER

1 James Smith" Cleveland

S c o r e : 5 6 7 8 8 3First to the draw this month was James Smith. Hecorrectly spotted the launcher after collecting thegun from the lorry parked near the centre of thecourtyard, entering the vents in the large buildingahead and then returning to pick up the NikitaLauncher from that very same lorry. Below are theother top gamers who completed the task:

Jacob cope, Huddersfield; Alan Webb, Middlesex; Edward Cooper, Essex;Jordan Carter, London: Keith Myers, Hampshire; Luke Hemming, SouthWales; Graham Long, Haverford West; Damien Postma, Glastonbury; LukeTaylor, Leicestershire: Amir Jirbandey London; Aaron Hays, Lincoln; JamesWeston, Kent; Chris Lincoln, Sussex; Simon Griffiths Kent; Ian Gilbride,Suffolk; D Hawkridge, Leeds; Lisa Saint, Hednesford; Greg Bingham,Penzance: David sykes, Westbury, Ian Pearce, Chelmsford. Hats off to all...

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W i n !a n o n e e rDVD playerand Foo tba l lSuperstars DVDs

BThe football season may be on its holidaysbut we've got some great prizes to nurse youthrough to the Charity Shield. We've teamed upwith Visual Corporation to offer you the chance

to win a set of their fantastic Football Superstars DVDsand videos, which chart the rise to fame of Michael Owen,Fabien Barthez, Thierry Henry and Mr Mohican himselfYou'll need something to play them on, so we've acquiredfour top of the range Pioneer DV-535 DVD players to gowith the collection. Four lucky readers get the completeset of DVDs and videos, plus a DVD player each, while tenrunners up win the DVDs and videos plus a trip to an 0PMapproved barber to get "The Becksie" for free. Oh yes.

All you have to do is ring 09013 882275 withthe correct answer to the question below;Q. With what Icind of music do youa s s o c i a t e " t h e m o h i c a n " ?1. Reggae 2. Punk 3. Opera

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After completing the crossword rearrange the letters from thesix shaded squares to spell out the prize word.Is it 1. Rayman 2, Batman or 3. Pac-Man?

T O M B R A I D E RF I G U R E S

□ Not only is Lara set to hit the bigscreen, but she's also about to takeyour local toy store by storm too.The voluptuous videogame vixen

las been immortalised as a stunning range ofiction figures, giving you the chance to take aather more hands-on approach withlerl Thanks to Vivid Imaginations, we (I lave 20 sets of Lara figures to give away jv,,.:ach set contains a 12" Lara Croft figure, -16" collectable Lara figure and aniccessories set! Simply answer theollowing question and ring 09013382276 between 20/06/01 and17/07/01 to win.

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C L U E S A C R O S S

S e e 1 5 d o w n_ 2: Birth Of The Stealth Assassins, ninjaaction/adventure sequel (6)Gex: _ Cover Gecico, profound 3D platformer!(4)

9 D n Ve r 2 U S c i t y ( 3 , 5 )10 PlayStation 2 flight sim, S/cy _ (7)12 Greek letter linking the Street Fighter games

(5)14 She Dutes It Out in Dukes Of Hazzard 2 (5)16 Woody Wood_ Racing, cartoon karter (6)19 Theme _, health facility strategy (8)20 The 3D platformer Chicken (4)22 _grames, the company behind Alone In The

Dark 4 (i)23 Addictive racer starring Buzz, and co (3,5)

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_ Mania 3D, plumbing puzzler (4)Old side-scrolling shoot 'em up (1-5)Mr _, excellent arcade puzzler (7)Imaginary PS2 blasting Tournament? (6)He gives the Skate & Destroy sim a goodbeating! (8)_ Drive 6, driving game (4)

11 Legend of _, unimpressive Final Fantasyclone (7)

13 Third-person action adventure based on MikeMignola's comic book demon (7)

15 (& 6 across) pair of shoot 'em ups featuringGabe Logan and Lian Xing (6,6)

17 Mortal _ Special Forces, adventure fighter (6)18 Jackie Chan's _ Master, repetitive

fighting/platforming mix (5)21 Bloody _ 2, thunderous beat 'em up! (4)

c o m p oW i n n e r s

Back in OPM69, we gave youthe chance to win ashedload of exce l ient pr izes,inciuding a fabuious hoiidayin Aiya Napa. We can't reveaiwho aii the iuckyprizewinners are just at themoment, but we are able toiet you l<now that JanetHai ford and Karen Hai fordwere among tiie winners ofthe Action Man goodies, andLayton Lewis scooped theWWF figures. Aii winners wilibe not ified direct iy by us assoon as possible.

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B Lurching back oncourse like acadaverous graveyarddenizen witli tlie tangof human flesh

hanging its ragged nostril, ResidentEvil is heading for PS2 after a briefflirtation with Dreamcast. Truth betold, Code Veronica X is not strictly anDriginal work. It's essentially a50uped-up version of its Sega-lovingnamesake, plus new elementsdesigned to get PS2 fans slavering

Positioned neatly between the3vents of Resi Evils 2 and 3, theadventure begins with Claire Redfield:ontinuing the search for her brother:hris, a member of the elite S.T.A.R.SDolice force captured in the originaljame. After the trail leads Claire to;he Umbrella Corporation's HQ in^aris, she is quickly apprehended bylostile troops. She awakens in ajrison cell on a remote island penal

facility. Naturally an outbreak of thedeadly T-Virus has reduced the islandto ruin and transfomed the

population into a flesh-slobberinghorde of zombies. Your task is to

guide Claire past hordes of undeadfreaks to safety aided by the usualstiff-popping arsenal of pistols, Uzisand rocket launchers. But things arenever quite that simple in Res/'-villeand as you'd expect, you'll also haveto unravel a sinister plot and solvecryptic puzzles.

" m a q q o t - r l d d e nm o n s t r o s i t i e s e r u p tF r o m t h e g r o u n d "Double-gunning HongKong-movie style^ - i

And If you're a fan of the seriesyou wouldn't want it any other wayC.VX looks great in its new PS2 skinwith the increased level of detailingand real-time lighting enhancing thepervading atmosphere of creepingterror That tension-cranking visualrealism also goes for characterdesign: from Claire's tense features tothe maggot-ridden monstrosities thaterupt from the ground to attack her

Evi lFea tu res■ Ki l ler looksCode Veronica x hasshaken off its fixedcameras in favour offull 3D. Creepystalking views ahoy■ Eternal unl l fe"Itie game is setto tfi quite a bittonger than prevkxisoutings. Exp^ to tiezombie-hacking foroier 16 hours

i His and hersGet to play as ClaireRedfield, and herbrottier, Chris■ Tasty treatscomplete the gameand open up a newBattle Mode. ResiEvil in first-personperspective!

Not that you're going to have a lotof time to stand around and admirethe skin trade as the number ofvicious nasties has been pumped upto keep you amused, zombies,bungee-limbed Bandersnatches,Hunters, giant spiders, cranky hellhounds, poisonous moths and anightmare host of new and incrediblyhard bosses will all be fighting foryour attention sooner or later

Without doubt though, the biggestshock is that for the first time in theseries, the in-game camera is nolonger stactic. Those trademark Resicamera angles are still deployed,providing all the cinematic edginessthey ever have, but now they'recomplemented by some atmospheric

swooping shots that give C:VX a true3D environment. Happily, fears thatthis change would reduce the game'stension should be buried six feetunder if anything, this new flexibilityhas allowed Capcom to indulge ineven more cinematic tricks. What'smore, the transition from pseudo-3Dbackgrounds to fully 3D environmentshasn't compromised the gorgeousgraphics at all.

In the face of initial misgivingsabout its Dreamcast origins. Code:Veronica X looks set to be a winner inits own right. It boasts all the bestelements of its predecessors alongwith thoughtful and well-timedinnovations. A 'flesh' start, perhaps.[Sacked - Ed] ®

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(cuse to get board stupid. Rejecting out andjt skateboard trickery, Airblade boasts aory to flesh out its action credentials. Oh,nd the board doesn't have any wheels.The Airblade of the title is an experimentalId greedily-pursued anti-gravity device thatids its way into the hands of Ethan, a skate)urier. Chased by corporate thugs, Ethan

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Bri ta in 's suave super spy,but Agent representswhat could be one of thel uck i e r mov ie - l i censedelays ever to hit a game.Originally planned as thegame of the film TheWorld is Not Enough, EAeventually chose to dumpthei r t ies to thef e a t u r e w h e n i t w a scons idered too la te tocash- in on i ts box office

popularity. The result? Ab r a n d n e w a d v e n t u r e w i t h

an original plot featuring amaniac called Malpraveand his plans for an armyof clones. Expect atop-notch cocktail of

covert action, first-personshoot-'em-up and recklessdriving when Agent isreleased later this yearShaken and st i r red. @

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BThe Infinitely plunder-friendly Star Trekuniverse has once again been shaken downfor its lunch money But the good news isthat there could be a space shooter to equal

Invasion at the end of it. Shattered Universe is set justafter the events of Star Trei< VI: The UndiscoveredCountry, but don't let that get you down. Captain Sulu'sship, the U.S.S. Excelsior, has entered a mirror universeand must fight its way back through numerous hostileterritories stuffed with Klingons, Romulans, Vulcans,Tholians and Corn (the big, green reptilian thing that Kirkfought once, looks like a man in a rubber suit, as usual).Piloting small fighter craft, you must protect the Excelsiorfrom attack by swarms of enemy gunships whilesearching for artifacts that will help you return home. Ifdevelopers Starsphere can deliver a StarTrek version ofStar wars: Starfighter, then the results could have even acertain Vulcan's eyebrow arched with interest. @

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R E D F A C T I O NGround-breaking action on the red planetT H E F A C T S

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Superb blend of horroraction and puzzlesPS2 QUAKE III:R E V O L U T I O NO P M 7 0 9 / 1 0Deathmatch rampage

BYou know how it is. Oneminute you're an unemployedminer scratchiing yourself infront of the telly. Next tiling youknow you're iieading off to

Mars, lured by tiie Ultor Corporation's promiseof big bucks, short hours and a tour of dutymore like a week with Club 18-30. Except thereality isn't quite so peachy workers are treatedlike slaves, no-one can leave the planet and tocap it all there's a mystery virus sweepingthrough the complex. It's a volatile situation thatcould slip from mumbled dissent to armeduprising in a heartbeat. And when it all kicks off,

m m m mInterior design a lam a c h i n e c a n n o n

guess who's standing over the lifeless body ofan Ultor guard? Yup, it's lucky old you.

Welcome to Red Faction. A first-personshooter that looks like Half-Life, plays like MetalGear Solid and feels like Total Recall with mostof the dialogue removed. Sounds promising.

Starting at the flashpoint of the mineworkers revolution, your immediate mission isto collect your thoughts and a weapon slightlymore powerful than the stun baton you'reholding (relax, there are 13 highly explosiveweapons to pick up later on).

Soon, however, you are contacted via comlink by another disenchanted Ultor worker,Hendrix - and so the story unfolds. All the whilethe action rips on, but never resorts to one-noteblasting for long. You'll also find yourself drivingvehicles (including a great mini submarine),hiding bodies (a la Metal Gear Solid 2) andavoiding confrontation to achieve your missions.

"The Geo Modcan blast holesInto everything"

FEATURES Blow holes in walls to create new routes ■ Drive armoured tunnelling vehicles ■ Kick so-called mates' ass In deathmatch mode

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And then there's Volition's (literally) grounbreaking graphics, that enable unprecedentedinteraction with the game environments. Or tcput it another way it enables you to blastwhopping great holes into everything. Can'tunlock a door? No worrries, just blow a newexit in the adjacent wall. Approaching guards?Shoot out a pillar and watch the ceiling flattenthem for you. Of course, there are limits to yoipowers - not every blasted wall will reveal anew room - but on the whole (no pun intendsit works very well. Sadly where level design issuperb, character design is surprisingly flat, ncleast given Red Faction's obvious quality invirtually every other department. ■

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PiPstation# m a g a z i n e■ G R A P H I C S 5Great settings, ugly characters

■ B A m E P L A Y 7varied and deeply satisfying

■ L I F E S P A n gPositively huge. And there'smultlplayer mayhem

O V E R A L Limpressive plot andaction, let down byslightly ropey design

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□ N I M U S H A :l / V A R L O R D S;urvival horror gets a medievalnakeover in this Samurai slasherYl_|£ FACTS RELEASE DATE June ■ PRICE £39.991 PUBLISHER Capcom

US. You don't want tobe alone on thedancefloor in hell

□ It would be lazy to callOnimusha: WarlordsResident Evil with Samuraiand pony tails, but on thesurface that's just what

nis fine survival horror/slash-'em-upDoks like. You even collect healthloostlng herbs for pity's sake. But whereles; favoured cautious sneaking andimmunltlon hoarding, Onimusha equips'ou with humongous magic swords andurrounds you with hell's premier league;cum. There Is a mystery to unravel, butrankly you'll be far too busy playing with'our new toys and making a mess of the;oft furnishings to really care. Eachiemon you kill releases Its soul and you;an absorb these, using the energy to

max out your arsenal, restore yourhealth and charge up special attacks. Asmattering of puzzles threaten to slowdown the action but never out-stay theirwelcome, while the levels - all set inand around a castle - crank up theatmosphere with narrow corridors andsurprises behind every door If it weren'tfor some annoying side effects of the;?es;-esque fixed camera points, and afeeling that survival horror's gameplayhasn't really evolved to match thestunning visuals, this gorgeously realisedgame would be near Indispensable. Still,It's an enjoyable Gothic jaunt. ■

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□ Forget all the hypesurrounding The Bouncer.It's not a genre-bustingevolutionary step for

videogame, ass-kicking action. What itIs, is an enjoyable and accessiblebeat-'em-up with a few too manycut-scenes breaking up the fights likesome, well, bouncer The story followsthree such members of bar security asthey search for a young friend, kidnappedby the ubiquitous evil corporation. Youcan choose your favourite fighter beforeeach scrap but whatever your choice,you're unlikely to lose a single bout, so

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Don't listen to your conscience - give in to your inner devil andmaster the art of cheating... Go on, you know you want to

heat. It used to be a dirty word.Cheating was something

^ underhand and lowdown,essentially meaning to get

something you didn't deserve without doingthe work. Cheats were Canadian sprintersand powder-loving footballers with theirfingerprints all over the ball. In short, cheats

were scum. But in the last few years,everything's changed: cheating has becomeas readily acceptable as an MP receiving abundle of tenners in a brown paper bag.

When it comes to videogames, cheatsare especially big news. They come in avariety of different forms and they support asurprising number of business 'enterprises'

around the world. You can find cheats on theInternet, you can phone premium rate linesfor them, or you can buy CDs stuffed withthem. So, say you had this friend, right? Andhe was a dirty, lowlife piece of scum floatingon the scuzzy surface of life with no morals,but wanted to cheat in a game. What wouldbe the best way? Allow us to explain...

YOUCMDOWWn? Here's OPM's top 5 favourite cheats ever...1 . N e w c a s t l e l e v e l i n D r i v e r

The best cheat in theworld ever? ProbablyTo access the secretNewcastle level inDriver you'll needone of these: an

Action Replay cartridge, an Xploder orEqualiser Xtreme CD. Just type in 8009625C0081, load the game and select any of thedriving options, instead of your apparentselection, you'll find yourself in Newcastle,

in a level that was originally a demo for thegame when developers Reflections firstthought of the idea. Amuse yourself bylool<ing for Martha's Bar, it's got Laurel andHardy sitting in the window.

2 . G r a n d T h e f t A u t o

Simply enter your name as HANGTHEDJ toaccess all levels and weapons in the game.

3. Tony Hawk's 2Easy Moon physics. While in any game

mode, pause and hold m and press ®, @,t, J/, t, @. ® You'll be flying.

4. Crash Bandicoot: warpedAccess Hot Coco, the secret level, throughRoad Crash. When you see the sign thatshows an alien head, hit it!

5. Extra weapons in MGS2 demoOkay it's not strictly PS1 and it does rely onyou buying the Action Replay 2 for PS2, butit is very cool.

n s Yunder the big, blacku m b r e l l a o f t h e t e r m' c h e a t s ' s h e l t e rtwo completelyd i f f e ren t th ings . . .

CODES are proper cheats,they're where you input aspecial code thatfundamentally changes thegameplay by making youinvincible or giving youaccess to all the hiddenareas or whatever Codesare usually back doors intothe game that have beendeliberately left in by theprogrammers so they cancheck that last boss on level16 without having to playthrough the whole game.WALKTHROUGHS are setsof instructions and help onhow to play the game. Theydon't change the game atall, they just teach you. Theycan be cheats in the sensethat they'll highlightweaknesses in enemy Al.

EASTER EGGS Mostly usedin America, Easter Eggs aresecrets hidden in the game.The term comes from the

toy or surprise you get in themiddle of an easter eggwhen you open it up.GOLDEN PATH The

quickest or 'sweetest' routethrough a game. The way tocomplete a game within theminimum possible time.BUTTON CODES Codesthat are accessible bypressing a sequence ofbuttons on the controllerFAQs Originally standing forFrequently Asked Questions,when it comes to gamesthese internet textdocuments aim to tell youeverything you could wantto know about a game. Theyusually Includewalkthroughs, button codesand game secrets.

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F E A T U R Em y C h e a t s H e l l

Devilfactor

As cheating is evil andwrong, we thought we'dbetter alert you to thesorts of temptation you'llbe facing. If something'sjust 'a kind of tutorial'then we think it's got apretty low devil factorOn the other hand, ifsomething actually altersthe game itself in orderfor you to cheat, weconsider that TO BE THEUNHOLY WORK OF THECLOVEN-HOOVED ONEHIMSELF. Reader, you haveb e e n w a r n e d . . .

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The modern hacker has a formidable cheats arsenal at hisdisposal. Take a butcher's at tliis lot...

CARTRIDGES & CDSDEVILFACTOR 5

The very first PlayStation models used tosport a slot in the back called a serial port.Crafty cheaters soon made magic boxesknown as cartridges that could pluginto this port. The main suppliers wereDatel (who made the Action Replaycartridges) and Blaze (who peddled theXploder/Xplorer range). These days, CDsdo the work of cartridges becausePlayStations no longer boast serial ports.So if you come across any cartridges in acar boot sale, make sure your PlayStationhas a serial port (older models will). CDswork very simply: you load in the cheatsCD and follow an on-screen menu toselect your game and codes and, whenprompted, put in the game CD with yourcodes activated. With the addition of

memory cards, you can even save codesfor new games (sourced from the Internetor the manufacturer's phonelines) and usethem so that your collection of codesnever gets out of date.

Products (see reviews on page 110):Action Replay 2 (PS2) DatelE q u a l i z e r x t r e m e D a t e lX p l o d e r B l a z eC h e a t M a s t e r s e r i e s B l a z e

C h e a t s V o l 1 - 5 D a t e lCheat Factory (FFIX) Datel

£ 1 9 . 9 9£ 9 . 9 9

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WARNINGSony have asked us to point out that theyin no way endorse any of the aboveproducts and that using the cartridgesinvalidates your warranty.

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Phone lines offer a mixture of walkthroughand button codes that are available

through touch-tone menu-driven phoneservices (you know the kind of thing:"Press '1' for Final Fantasy VII, press '2'for Final Fantasy VIII..."). The phone linesgenerally don't have anything that youcan't get from magazines or strategyguides and they can work out to be veryexpensive. We've reviewed some of themost popular ones on page 110.

If ever you feel like you've beenmugged by a premium-rate phone line,you can call this freefone number andspeak to the telephone services watchdogICSTIS: 0800 500 212.

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The internet is a cheater's paradise,crammed with the biggest selection ofcodes and walkthroughs for every gameyou ever heard of. Unfortunately a lot ofthem are rubbish and quite a few of thecodes won't work. This is because gamesreleased in different parts of the world willhave different codes and other localdifferences. There's not really any way toget around this - you'll just have to usetrial and error for codes. For walkthroughs,codes and cheats, we recommendgamefaqs.com as the best site of themall - certainly as your best starting point.

R e c o m m e n d e d s i t e s ;gamefaqs.comQuality information on pretty much everyPlayStation game ever The FAQs are themost serious exploration of a game you'llever come across - and they're written byamateurs for free. Bless.

codejunkies.comThis is the official home of the ActionReplay/Equalizer series of cheat CDs and agood place to pick up new codes for newgames. The codes you find here will alsowork with the Xpioder.

arhqnet.comAn excellent unofficial website dedicatedto the Action Replay cartridges. The codeshere will work with both Equalizer andXpioder devices. Well worth a visit.

xploder.netThe official home of the Xpioder Bear inmind, though, that unfortunately thecodes here are encrypted and won't workon your Action Replay or Equalizer CD,only on the Xpioder Tight-wads.

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Strategy guides vary wildly in quality,they're also a very expensive way to gethold of your information. However they dohave one serious advantage over mostother methods - as long as they're"official" guides - which is that they havebeen approved by the company that madethe game. This means that the informationwithin should be completely accurate asthe game's developers have had a chanceto approve it. We'd only recommendbuying a strategy guide for a game thatyou really love and want to knoweverything about.

T I P S M A G A Z I N E SDEVILFACTOR 2

There are a variety of tips magazinesavailable and all are pretty good. They cansuffer from some sloppiness and, unlikethe strategy guides, they're not usually'official' so the material in them hasn'tbeen checked by the game developers.They also don't necessarily cover thegames you want them to, and they can beprone to splitting walkthroughs into two orthree parts in a pretty transparent attemptto make you buy more than one issue.Clearly, 0PM beats them all into theground with its left pinkie.

WHIMcheat:EOWmNIYou have to be careful not

spoil a game by cheating, athis harrowing testimonyfrom Gamer 'X' proves..."It all started at school.You know the kind of thingSeemed harmless at first,standing behind the bikesheds and swapping cheatwith me mates. It was smabeans at first... all the levelon Lemmings or endlessballs on Pro Pinball. Kid'sstuff. Then I met an older kcalled Gaz and he introducme to the harder stuff.Before I knew it I was usin;God mode in Doom and heendless cash in Theme ParI thought I was unstoppabiI got in deeper and deeperand then, before I reallyknew what was going on,spent six months trying toget a cheat to make Laranaked. I just woke up oneday and realised mychildhood had gone. And t'worst thing was that I justdidn't enjoy games anymcIt didn't matter how manyplayed or how good theywere, I just didn't want tofinish them anymore. Thatwhen I took to the drink.Anyway, listen man, can y(sort me out with a cheat fBishi Bashil I'm stuck on tafro hair game and.."

One of the greatest cheat myths ever was'naked Lara'. Back in 1996 when Tomb Raiderfirst exploded onto the PlayStation, thespecialist magazines and the Internet suddenlyerupted with the news that there was a cheathidden in the game which would make thelovely Miss Croft appear to be naked. This wasall lies. There is no such cheat, there never hasbeen. Despite this, an incredible 90,000 peopleevery month still type in "Lara Croft Naked" tosearch engines on the Internet. Sad.

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Nobody's perfect. Eventhe genius (our words)gamers on opm havebeen stuck on a gamesomewhere, desperate forhelp - sometimes in themost stupid places. So,w h a t h a v e b e e n t h eworst? C'mon then, lads,it's time to own up...

Nick Ellis, Staff WriterA l i e n R e s u r r e c t i o nAfter some thought andnervous shuffling, Nicl<confessed: "Oh yeah. AlienResurrection, on level six. Icouldn't find the keys whichare right by the beginning ofit and lying on the ground.Stumped for ages I was.What a plonl<er." Indeed.

So what's the best way to cheat? well, that'swhere you come in...

Dhe idea's straightforward. Every daywe get letters from you asking usquestions about games.

Unfortunately, though we try our best, we'dnever get around to writing the mag if weanswered them all. So instead, we'vechosen some example letters at random tosee if we can give advice on how to get thehelp you need in any game you may bestuck in. Here it goes...

QUESTION NUMBER ONE

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Cartridges & CDSYes, you can. If you've got a CD like theEqualiser or the Xploder, both feature a huge

range of cheats for Final Fantasy VIII of suchmouthwatering types as infinite health, or allthe cards. You can also buy the CheatFactory CD for £5.99 that has hundreds ofcheats for FFVII, FFVlll, and FFIX.■ Cost: £5.99■ Verdict: RESULT!

P h o n e l i n e sWe rang up Cheats Unlimited to see whatthey had to offer. They didn't have anycodes. We listened to some verycomplicated instructions on finding secretsthat were kind of like cheats (one gave usunlimited potions, but only from some islandon disk 2 - not exactly what we were hopingfor) and then we gave up.■ Cost: £3.00 (for five minutes!)■ Verdict: FAILURE!

I n t e r n e tWithin seconds of visiting gamefaqs.comwe had a massive list of documents aboutthe game, but despite there being the mostfantastically detailed walkthroughs available,none of them contained any codes. Thereason for this? Well, Final Fantasy VIII is aJapanese game and the Japanese don'tactually use cheats ever as they considerthem to be completely dishonourable. So

they never put button codes in their games.However, a quick scoot over toarhqnet.com did find us some more codesto use with the cheat CDs.■ Cost: About I5p■ Verdict: SOME HELP

Strategy guidesPiggyback Interactive make the officialguide for this game, but for the samereason as the Internet, there were no buttoncodes to be had,■ Cost: £12.95■ Verdict: FAILURE!

Tips magazinesWe found one magazine out this month wittia full FFVlll guide in it, but again there wereno codes, just a pretty reasonable, if notcompletely exhaustive, walkthrough.■ Cost : £2 .95■ verdict: FAILURE!

CONCLUSIONSome games have codes built in by thedevelopers, and others (particularly any thatcome from Japan) don't. So, how do you getaround this problem? Well, if a game doesn'thave in-built codes then your only chance isto hack it with cheat CDs or cartridges.

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Cartridges 8f CDSDr/Ver 2 cheats, me old spud? Blinkingmillions of them, including two that w/ouldbe particularly helpful in your case - onethat makes your car invulnerable and onethat lets you add extra time to the clock oneach mission, so you've got longer to finishit. Definitely worth a go.■ Cost: £5.99■ verdict: RESULT!

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Phoning Infogrames official cheats line asadvertised in the back of the Driver 2manual did help a little. There were nocheats available for Driver 2, but there was amission by mission walkthrough. Weselected Chicago, mission seven andlistened to a recording of a veryfoxy-sounding lady who talked us through allthe twists and turns of this level.Unfortunately by the time we'd put thephone down we'd forgotten most of it - shetalks too fast for you to write it all down. Butyou could record it.■ Cost: £4.13■ Verdict: FAILURE!

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We couldn't find any button codes for thisgame on the Internet, however we did findsome more Gameshark codes and a coupleof walkthroughs. These were very badlywritten and, while they were of some help,would not really have given you a clear routeout of the compound.■ Cost: £Quite a bit, we spent around 15m i n u t e s o n l i n e■ verdict: SOIVIE HELP

Strategy guidesNow this is what you need. Prima's OfficialStrategy Guide has a full walkthrough of thelevel, is well written and, best of all, has amap! Exactly what was needed.■ Cost : £9 .99■ Verdict: RESULT!

Tips magazinesWe couldn't find any magazines out this

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■ Verdict: FAILURE!

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The clear winner here was the officialstrategy guide, which Just goes to show thatsometimes that insider knowledge can bevital in these situations. The CDs had someuseful cheats though that would have leadto the same result in the end.

QUESTION NUMBER THREEI am having trouble getting out of the towerin level ten of The World is Not Enougf). Canyou help?

Sean Brown, Havant, Hampshire

Cartridges & CDsThe Xploder didn't have any for this game,the Equalizer offered us some unlimitedammo codes. Without knowing what thenature of your problem is more preciselySean, it's difficult to know whether unlimitedammo would help.■ C o s t : £ 9 . 9 9

■ Verdict: SOME HELP

P h o n e i i n e sThe first one we tried (Inspector Cheats) hadno tips for The World is Not Enough, and ittook us three minutes to find that out.Next we tried Cheats Unlimited whichhad another of those slightly rushedwalkthroughs that last for around threeminutes. It might be useful if you're juststuck in one very particular spot and canmanage to follow what they're saying tillthey get there and then can tell you how tosolve your problem. Er, good luck.■ C o s t : £ 4 , 7 1

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A bit of a disappointment at first. We foundtwo FAQs at gamefaqs.com, but both ofthem were incomplete and didn't get as faras level ten. After some more huntingaround we discovered a 'free' downloadable

guide at gamespot.com. However, by thetime we'd registered with gamespot,downloaded the 2.4Mb guide, got someonewith a PC to unzip it (we only use AppleMacs on 0PM) and downloaded AdobeAcrobat Reader to look at it we were gettinga bit bored. Luckily the guide was great, witha brilliant walkthrough of the level that wasmuch more in-depth than anything we'dheard on the phoneiines.■ Cost: 45 minutes onl ine■ Verdict: RESULT!

Strategy guidesAnother result for the strategy guides.Prima's Official Guide has a full walkthroughand maps to make sure you don't get lost.The downloadable strategy guide wasalmost as good though, and probably worksout cheaper■ Cost: £9.99■ Verdict: RESULT!

Tips magazinesNot going well for the tips magazines, is it?Again we couldn't find a currently on-salemagazine with TWINE tips. However if you'vegot 0PM67 in your bedroom, you'll find thatwe did a good walkthrough then.■ C o s t : £ 4 . 9 5

■ Verdict: RESULT!

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There are plenty of ways to get info for TheWorld Is Not Enough, again the mostexpensive option - the strategy guide - wasalso the best, although we liked thedownloadable guide from gamespot.com.

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