THE SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE r N0.1FOR SATURN ssraii ISSUE 26 £4.50 IWIv DECEMBER 1997 l l G I A i DEAD OR ALIVE BATTLING BABEIEST! ^ E INSIDE! i NO CO? DEMAND SATISFACTION FRO YOUR NEWSAGENT IMMEDIATELY! | WE REGRET THAT THE CD PROMOTION IS NOT AVAILABLE TO READERS OUTSIDE THE UK THE COMPLETE GAME ON CD! VYYYYYYYYYYY TTtTtTtTTTTTT QUAKE, BURNING RANGERS, PANZER DRAGOON SAGA, ENEMY ZERO, GROG, PLUS! SONIC R, MORTAL KOMBAT TRILOGY, SEGA TOURING GAR... AND MORE! ^E^images m fm \h l.- T«a NORM i-JL fi "C? .V * W IK S^jW ijer, remember: it's only Fovemnerl A/* Christmas comes eai for SSM readers! SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE 2BW EDITORIAL Editor Richard leadbettei Features Deputy Editor Matt Yeo Art Editor Jason McEvoy Deputy Art Editor Nick Paterson Staff Writers Lee Nutter, Guy Cutlack 16 Burning Rangers Contributor "Manual" Daniel levons Sonic Team's latest introduces new standards in Japanese Editor Wmtn Hanod gameplay and graphics! SSM investigates... Cover Art Dead 01 Alive by Tecmo ADVERT1SIHG Commercial Director Sandra McClean 20 Shining Force 3 Software Manager Chris Peiera The next level in role-playing games! Shining Force 3 Agency Sales Executive Genene Dick Justin Wakeman takes the evergreen series to the next level! Advertising Assistant Annabel Green Ad Production Manager Emma Minioid Ad Production Executive Natasha George 22 Panzer Dragoon Saga MARKETING From the people who brought you Panzer Dragoon Product Manager Kirstin Ritchins Zwei: this game will blow your mind! Marketing Executive Zoe Wharasby Editorial Assistant Michelle de Soma 34 Sega Touring Car Rally Facilities Manager Robert McBride Drive the Sega Rally motors in Touring Car! Yes it's true and we've got the pics to prove it! Publisher Andy McVitU* Executive Publishing Director Saiah Janes Art Director Dave Kelsall 40 Dead Or Alive REPRO True arcade quality! Stunning motion captured Systems Manager Sarah-Jane leavey ^^ ... breasts! Mega fighting action! This game just rocks! Production Manager Sam Lee ta Scitex Manager Saiah Best Touring Car Rally? see page 34! 5ECA Liaison Marie Hartley Editorial 37 39 Millhaiboui, The Isle Of Dogs, London, E14 9TZ. Telephone: (0171) 971 6700 (NO tips calls) Fax (0171) 972 6701 Email virtna.writet9ecm.emap.com Distribution BBC Frontline Printing Southern Print Sega Saturn Magazine is an official licence, how- ever the views expressed in this magazine are not I necessarily those of the publishers or of Sega. Although we take great care in ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this magazine, the Exclusive \ publishers cannot be held responsible for omissions > and errors that may occur- corrections will be made The Sonic Team is BACK! in following issues. Burning Rangers is great! Copyright 199s EMAP Images/Sega. Reproduction in whole or part without prior written consent from the publishers is strictly prohibited. Sega Saturn, Megadrive, Came Gear, Master System 32X and Mega-CD are trademarks of Sega Enterprises Ltd. Competition roles EMAP Images staff and their families are prohibited from entering any Sega Saturn magazine competition. The editor's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Unless you want a fight, that is. SUBSCRIPTION KATES UK £33.00 Airmail Europe £46.00 Airmail Zone 1 £73.00 Eire £46.00. including postage and packing. SUBSCRIPTION/BACK ISSUES ENQUIRIES Sega Saturn Subscriptions, Sovereign Park, Leicester LE87 4PA. LE16 9EF. Phone (01858) 435350 emap images 04 SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE page Previews Panzer 26 Maximum Force 28 Albert Odyssey Reviews Saga w. Move over Final Fantasy VII - 50 Sonic R Panzex Saga is AWESOME! 54 Formula Karts 56 Sega Touring Car Championship 60 Enemy Zero 62 Croc 66 Trash It 68 Mortal Kombat Trilogy 72 The Lost World 74 Quake Regulars 06 News 30 Back Issues 31 Subscriptions 32 Virtua Writer 34 Q+A 88 Coin-operated 96 Out Now First Look Playing Tips Full-on haidcoxe coverage of the^ sexiest fighting game evex! 78 Small Tips 80 Duke Nukem 3D, Part 1 84 Marvel Super Heroes, Pan 1 SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE 05 a word: AWESOME! The amount of great games in the mag this In month defies belief. Check out Enemy Zero, Quake and Dead or Alive just for starters. And if that isn't good enough we are very proud to pre sent Christmas NiGHTS cover-mounted this issue in its entirety! Last year we received a mountain of complaints about the game's poor availability - now ALL SSM readers can appreciate Sonic Team's festive classic! We promised you some great CD-based goodies and this is just the beginning - next issue we have the long-awaited Sega Flash #6, packed with stunning NEW demos including the excellent Steep Slope Sliders. You'll also notice that our reviews section is bigger than ever with some cool third party stuff arriving at long last. It's just a shame Touring Car didn't turn out to be as good as every- one hoped... Still, with Sonic R being so drop dead AMAZING at least we aren't without a stunning racing game this Christmas... Rich Leadbetter, Editor Upgrade Update Virgin Territory? Capcom's 4MB Mystery Confusion reigns over Saturn upgrade cart Hardware costs may delay release of Capcom titles Future of Virgin titles to be determined Importers set to make a killing Sega speaks! QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN RAISED THIS existing 1 MB version, usually month over how and when favoured by SNK, although cur- Capcom's future Saturn rently only Capcom has titles will actually arrive announced its intention to in the UK. The Street use the new hardware. Fighter creator recently However, as Sega Europe has unveiled an enviable only just released the 2MB line-up of 2D beat 'em cart in the UK (bundled with ups at this year's E3 with the King of Fighters '95), plans for announcement that forth- Capcom's hardware upgrade coming games would be remain undetermined. Vampire Savior: arcade smash comes home. The 4MB cart is the key to future Capcom hits. bundled with a new 4 MB Although the Saturn has received RAM cart. This upgrade cartridge is recognition for its prowess as a pow- becoming more memory intensive machine. With X-Men vs Street intended as a replacement for the erful 2D machine, Capcom's titles are due to massive character sprites and Fighter now complete and gunning super-smooth animation. To tackle for a late November release in Japan, this problem, Capcom has collaborat SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE has ed with Sega of Japan's hardware attempted to discover engineers to develop a cheap just what Virgin RAM cartridge Interactive and Sega capable of Europe has planned for addressing these the UK. problems. While Virgin Interactive the recently has stated that released Japanese although it is in dis- version of Marvel cussions with Super Heroes Capcom, the com- utilised the optional pany has yet to reveal 1 MB cart. Capcom any concrete plans for future Saturn felt that future titles releases. With MSH an undeniable may have suffered in quality thanks success. Virgin is still approaching the to a lack of internal and external likes of X-Men vs Street Fighter, Saturn memory. The 4 MB RAM cart is Vampire Savior and MSH vs Street seen as a way of increasing the Fighter with some caution. Saturn's lifespan and ensuring Prohibitive cart costs may result in Capcom's 2D arcade titles receive an the company passing Capcom's titles Will UK Saturn owners ever get their hands on Capcom's awesome X-Men vs Street Fighter? exclusive release only on Sega's to Sega Europe. 06 SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE |IJE|W|S| < Sega's European Product Manager, certainly profit from Capcom's forth- Mark Maslowicz, told us that "we'd coming Saturn releases. As the love to see these Capcom titles 4 MB RAM cart Is initially available Out out in Europe, but there only going to be Capcom come Now are some cost/pricing with X-Men vs Street issues and also licensin; Fighter, it's a virtual cer- Despite the uncertainty following matters to resolve tainty that the game X-Men vs Street Fighter and its ilk first." So while the will sell by the truck- Virgin have continued to support lended taking your Saturn to an desire to release these load, although probably the Saturn with two new releases nport shop and having a 6oHz titles is certainly at a greatly inflated price. that are quite frankly unmissable witch added - this way you benefit there, a number of While UK Saturn owners important issues must be may have to wait addressed before UK Saturn longer than their brought over from Japan that snd you also get to play owners receive any of Japanese counterparts demand purchase (we rate both at the way that Capcom these awesome games. to sample Capcom's wares, a ntended. We can't really However, what is clear is reasonable price and decent PAL con- that import shops will version could make all the difference. from a couple of our readers egarding the PALt ransl ationsof hese two games. E eing the official Sega title, we in no way condone 1 hat you buy the in iport titles - hey're more exper sive and have some indecipherab e Jaj anese text. } -lowever, being 2D titles the PAL the top Apologies to Virgin for any misunderstand- If Sega fails to pick-up Capcom's coin-op con- The likes of M5H vs SF proves that the Saturn ittom of the screen. ings, but a 95% score is still impressive. versions, there'll be a lot of unhappy fans. is the only console capable of top 2D action! lew uame Get ready to rumble! RECENTLY RELEASED IN JAPAN TO RAVE into the wrestling ring - Wolf and Jeffry! All Japan Pro-Wrestling certainly puts reviews, wrestling fans should definite- Each character features a vast array of a half-nelson on the deluge of invari- ly keep an eye out for Sega's latest incredible motion-captured wrestling ably crap WWF games, but unfortu- brawler, the long-winded All Japan Pro- manoeuvres, from back-breakers to pile- nately for wrrestling fans, Sega is Wrestling: Featuring Virtua.