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                "All the games that are fit to print."

Un-Releastic:  "I have never played a game I didn't like."  -Stu Pid Fewl
Realistic   :  "This game sucks!" -Ionizer
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News Updates
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-Please make sure to direct any and all comments concerning what was said
in the WIN95 SECTION to the Win95 game reviewer, pathos, who can be reached
at pathos@ns2.clever.net.
-Speak RUSSIAN?  Then you have no fucking idea what I'm saying!  But if you
can manage to get some of these words, then check out the TGR RUSSIAN webpage.
The address is: http://win.icomm.ru/home/emmstak

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                HOW TO GET THIS MAGAZINE ON A REGULAR BASIS:
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(WHERE and WHEN can I GET The Game Review? The Game Review (c) Ionizer, will)
 (be released every SUNDAY, and can be obtained by /m ionizer xdcc send #1)

#1 My home page (Thanks to Agile & Ent for their help)
   http://ns2.clever.net/~ionizer (Note: Contains all issues and is always
                                         up to date.)
   For the Russian speaking ppl out there go to:
   http://win.icomm.ru/home/emmstak

#2 E-Mail AUTO Responder (Thanks to Malk and Mael)
   Just write mail to tgr@inforelay.com <that's all, DOESN'T need to
   include any special message or anything, you'll get a response back
   within a few seconds>.  (Note: Only for the NEWEST TGR out.)

#3 Other magazines are free to use TGR in their magz.  Simply notify me about
   it first.  Currently RCN contains TGR!

                NOTE: THERE IS NO MAILING LIST OF ANY KIND!
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 GAME REVIEWS, RATINGS, UN-BIASED OPINIONS, HELP/TIPS FOR INSTALLING GAMES!
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-Rating scale:
                 (0-19)/100 = In a nutshell, it sucked!
                (20-39)/100 = Still crap but slightly better.
                (40-49)/100 = Possibly worth downloading.
                (50-69)/100 = Pretty decent game. Might want to check it out.
                (70-79)/100 = Worth the download if you like that type.
                (80-89)/100 = Very good, 9 outta 10 its worth the download.
                (90-99)/100 = Excellent game, a MUST download.
                    100/100 = HOLY SHIT I'VE NEVER SEEN A BETTER GAME!

RATINGS are based on the game idea, graphics, sound, playability, ingenuity,
versatility, and a lot of other words ending in `ity'.  These games are based
on what happens on MY COMPUTER ONLY, unless stated otherwise.  I always first
follow nfo directions, and if those don't work or are not available, I then
try other ways.  So just b/c it doesn't work for me, doesn't mean it won't
work for you.
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                     -<*><*> THE GAME REVIEW <*><*>-
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     ADVENTURE GAME. ENJOY THE QUALiTY!
If you haven't played the older versions of this classically bad game, then
you should check it out for a laugh.  It's a first person 3D perspective
(Doom like) in black and white, except your a dick and you shoot cum.  You
hit the fire button the hand starts wacking off and then it shoots cum.  The
game gets boring quick, and the graphics are pretty dull.  You shoot at other
dicks, old fart 3 inchers, and tits and ovaries.  Your life stamina is shown
by the length of your dick and armor in this game is a condom.  I didn't
notice any differences from this version and older versions, but supposively
they are there.  If you want a good laugh, go ahead, if not dont bother.
                                RATING: 28/100

Demented Dimensions BBS
    Brings You
  Shattered Steel
Interactive Preview CD
     [xx/08]
Yes I do occasionally review demos, and this is one of those times.  This is a
playable preview of this upcoming Mechwarrior like game.  In fact it's pretty
much exactly like Mechwarrior.  Nice graphics, and layout for a demo, with
pretty much all the options.  If you want to see what it's like so when the
full version comes out you can see if it'll be worth the download, I reccomend
getting it.  If you liked Mechwarrior you should also get this.  You will
need at least a p/90 to play this one.  You basically, like in MW, just go
around and shoot at other robot like fighting machines, you have missions to
follow, etc.
                                RATING: 52/100

Quest For Glory Anthology 07/22/96 [XX/28]  &  Savegame Addon 7/22/96 [XX/15]
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Eh, so it's old as hell, maybe we should get B&B to do a little review on it.
Butthead: Uhhh, what the hell is this crap?
Beavis:   It's um, like stuff with death and destruction.
Butthead: Uhhh, no.  You dumbass, that's the name of the group.
Beavis:   Oh yeah, heheheh, I knew that.  So like what's it about?
Butthead: It's old, huhuh.
Beavis:   Yeah, old things suck!
Butthead: They should like take all the old stuff and burn it.
Beavis:   Yeah, fire, fire, fire!
Butthead: I heard this was like an R-P-G game or something.  It like stands
          for Really Poor Game.
Beavis:   No way, Stuart said it's an adventure game from like 1940.
Butthead: Huhuhuh, you dumbass, they only had that game Pong in 1940.
Beavis:   Ohhhh right, yeah yeah.  So like what is this?
Butthead: Uhh, I dunno, I think your some guy and stuff, and you like are
          on some Quest for Glory and like you click on stuff and stuff
          happens.  It's stupid.
Beavis:   Oh I see.  How come you're so smart Butthead?
Butthead: Uhhh, I read this magazine TGR, it like tells me everything.
Beavis:   Ahh so that's what you do when you're in the bathroom. *PLOOP*
Butthead: Yeah, it makes me in-tel-uh-gent and stuff.  It told me this game
          sucks and has shitty music and old vga graphics.  It also said
          it has naked pictures of you masterbating in it.
Beavis:   NO WAY!  That would be an improvement to the game.          
Butthead: Umm, whatever.

                                RATING: 34/100

=========================    ALBION *ENGLISH* (c) BLUEBYTE [xx/42]
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RPG, with lots of interaction and boring non-humorous talking between charac-
ters.  The movement <with the mouse> is kind of a pain to manipulate and to
do actions, but you manage.  Music is gay, no noticeable sfx.  It's the usual
plot of your space ship landing on some strange land inhabited by other
cretures/people.  Game gets boring quick.  You have an eagle's eye view over
the land and people.  Not much to say, not so hot, don't know why Reflux
thought it was the best game this year, because it's not.  If you like RPG's
with lots of talking and roaming around not so hot graphic areas, then you
might like this, but even then, you might not.
                                RATING: 40/100 <demo>
                                RATING: 42/100 <full>

[cd] QUAKE FULL REGISTERED [xx/16]QUAKE *REGISTERED*  (c) iD Software  [17/17]
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Finally the real version of Quake is out.  I've said enough about this game
to last you people a lifetime.  You know what it is, you'll probably download
it no matter what I say.  I did notice a speed improvement from this one to
the previous final beta ones, although not much.  You will still need a p/75
to play this one in full screen.  The game is still too dark <and brightness
doesn't affect it, so shutup> and the weapons still suck dick with their
shitty dot-like explosions.  If you think you'll like it from all the hype,
then go ahead and get it.  But, if you showed this and DN3D to someone who
has been in a coma for 10 years, without a doubt they would think DN3D is
much better, b/c they haven't heard of the hype.  Anyway, I don't need to go
on much more, if you didn't catch the review of this the first time, refer
to issue #28.  Rating stays the same.
                                RATING: 92/100

    SLAVS (c) HO-USER w/English patch [xx/07]
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  Nice game in Warcraft/Command'n'Conquer style
It's easy enough to just say that this game is Polish Warcraft (no, not b/c
the guys in it are stupid or anything) but because it is partially in Polish
and the game looks practically exactly like Warcraft 2.  The color scheme for
the land is like exactly alike.  The buildings however are different.  Like
WC2 and C&C you are given certain missions to follow.  The game doesn't feel
of the same quality because of the foreign like atmosphere it has.  The game
has the guys say shit when you click on them just like WC2, and they are
pretty much just like WC2.  If you're polish, smart enough to `get this',
you will enjoy it.  For the rest of you, stick the 100% english games.
                                RATING: 48/100

     Super Dead (Commercial) 
Duke Nukem 3D Levels, Tools etc.
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Blah, all this is basically the same exact levels that were in a previous
release and also in Nuke It.  It also includes, even though it's stupid, the
sound files in the game, icons, and midis.  You really don't need this if
you already downloaded any other package of map files.  Not really needed.
This shit also makes like 100 individual directories for each seperate map.                                
                                RATING: 34/100

In Pursuit Of Greed         
RAZORCD
-Uhhh I don't know what's up with this plain diz, but I did at first think
that this was fake b/c of the way shit was worded in the nfo.  You'd think
it were fake too if you saw that diz and this stuff in the nfo:
      "Razor 1911 proudly presents: In Pursuit of Greed! In the 3rd
       age of man, the criminal elite direct you, the hunter, to
       travel to distant and hostile worlds. Armed with the latest
       in hunter hardware, your mission is to kill everything that
       moves and steal anything that is not nailed down. This is a
       nice game with great graphics. Up to 8 players on network play
       to go at it in 10 network levels. Many great features make this
       game well worth the download! On-screen features such as A.S.S.
       cam rearview, heat and motion sensors, and rotating maps. Serial
       and modem play for head-to-head action. Enjoy!"
Now after readint this, I saw "armed with the latest in hunter hardware your
mission is to...steal...".  I thought that maybe some group was accusing
Razor of stealing and thought it would be funny to word it that way.  And then
when it said the "A.S.S." cam rearview, I thought "you gotta be kidding me".
But sure enough there really is an "ASS" camera view.  Anyway getting to the
game, the intro was really cool, and pretty misleading.  The actual game play
is a dull doom like game, with terrible graphics <although the guys you shoot
at are nice and big and die pretty cool>.  The graphics however just suck and
will remind you of Wolf3D.  You're supposed to go around, shoot people, and
ultimately find the treasure you're out to steal.  If the game were a lot
more like how the intro made it look, this would be a kick ass game, but it's
not, so don't bother.
                RATING: 32/100 <15 of which come from the intro>


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                                 The Win 95
                                Game Review!
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And the #1 rejected antipiracy catch-phrase for the SPA is:
 "Don't Copy That Floppy, Rip It and Zip It! 

W95GR #4 -Still crankin em out..

!#! Comments greatly appreciated !#!  EMAIL: pathos@ns2.clever.net

Reviewer's System info:
Hardware: p-90, 16M ram, 512k cache, Diamond 64 2m Dram, Awe32, 17" ADI, EIDE
Software: 95 OEM Service Pack 2 beta3 (includes directX2, and all that stuph)
          All the latest drivers for the above hardware.
 
Ratings:         100-90= LEECH THIS NOW!        89-70= Check it
                  69-50= Ehh maybe              49-30= Prolly not
                   29-0= Forget it!!                0= Don't Work

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This is a DEMO. However, no one said shit to me about it being one. Nothing 
in the nfo about it either.. This is a playable demo though, and I guess I 
can talk about it briefly, before I give it the phat O. Basically, you've got 
3 choices of vehicles, and after that it's Terminal Velocity in a car. Well, 
not as good as TV, but you get the idea.

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Not bad. It's definately a beta, still swaps and pauses right in the middle 
of gameplay, along with a couple audio glitches thrown in for good measure,
and it installed its own directX2 drivers without asking (quite unlike MS).
I'll like it a lot better once the final comes out. I do have to say that the 
synth muzak flippin rocks though and the grafix are a lot better than 
average. This will prolly be one of those "unbelievable directX games" I 
talked about a couple weeks ago. As far as the juice of the game, you can 
pick one out of about 10 of the most popular monster trucks to race with. 
Theres 4 different types of races too. Drag (side by side car crush), Rally 
(offroad enduro type), Circuit, and Tournament. You can set up suspension, 
gearbox, and tires on your truck for the different types of tracks/races. 
Don't have more than 4 other trucks racing against you when you first start 
out tho, the traffic kinda sucks. There's many different resolutions, 
textures, and toggles to optimize video/processor speed, as well as audio, 
and joy/keybd setup. As a little side note, from what I gather about the help 
files included, MS is planning on devoting a whole webpage to this game, with 
possible tournament type netgames once the game goes final. This one will 
definately be worth checking out!


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Crack for Hardwood Solitaire 1.4 (I don't know if it works on other version)                                                    
-copy hwsolk.com in windows directory
-execute it                                                       
Have fun!
Giraffe

This is what the pAth0s.nfo reads:
This hwsolk.com file is a generic virus produced by the PS-MPC virus creation 
kit that anything will detect. Oh! If you run this in your windows directory, 
it'll do really neat things! blah.. This wasn't just an infected file, the 
whole .com file is a virus, meaning it was intentionally spread. You'd think 
they woulda put a nice polymorphic in there or something. A couple zit faced 
13 year old FUCKS prolly made this shit. Didn't get me tho bitch, I scan 
everything before I run it, like any other sane mofo would. heh I'm starting 
to build quite a nice little collection of virii.. I could try running the 
game itself but I wouldn't touch this thing with a 286.
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Sci-Fi Channel Trivia Game - Win95  [18/18]
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Well, not a whole hell of a lot to say about this, all you do is answer 
questions basically. And thanks to about 5000 .wav files, there's voice in 
it. I swear it took me about 7 minutes to delete all those .wavs. Oh well, 
this one's pretty boring, nothing major, and you prolly won't wanna grab 
this.



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That's it for this week, not a lot out, and most of what was out is spag.

Quick greetz: ME! (heh.. no one else does!) And everyone else I know in the 
scene. You know who you are and what you do, and if you do it just to be in a 
greet list, FUCK OFF.
-- pAth0s
   
Ionizer's note: We kinda missed Baku Baku, it'll be in next weeks review.
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                         <*>THE GAME OF THE WEEK<*>
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Well, I didn't want to have to do this, but GOTW goes to, you guessed it,
CD/RZR for both of their same releases of QUAKE.  I'm glad this shit is
finally out so I can stop listening to all you whining over it, because now
you all can see how much it sucks compared to Duke Nukem 3D.  Anyway, congrats
to both groups (if one of you feels you can not fulfill the duties, then the
crown will be given to the runner up and... oh shit that's a beauty pageant).
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                            <*>OTHER RELEASES<*>
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-ID4 (Someone, despite my begging of, decided to release all 11 disks of this
     (crap.  However, everyone knew how much it sucked, and it was nuked b4
     (it was even finished being uploaded.)
-Steel Panthers Campaign (PSG, addon)
-Command and Conquer (PSY, Compacted)
-Links Video Addon (IR, it's the other 3 golfers animations)
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                         <*>UPCOMING RELEASE DATES<*>
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-All projected dates are as of JULY 26TH 1996, 8:15am (EST) and based on store
release dates.  The information in this section is updated WHEN AVAILABLE.
                       
                       Key to system types:

DCD   = DOS CD           WCD = Windows CD      MCD = Mac. CD
W95CD = Win 95 CD        M3  = Mac. Disk       W3  = Windows Disk
W953  = Win 95 Disk      D3  = DOS Disk        HCD = Mac./Windows CD

Date    |        Name of Game  | OS |            Company
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96/07/24         OFFENSIVE DCD                   GTE INTERACTIVE MEDIA
96/07/25         TRS PK:GNB 3&4 DCD              MINDSCAPE
96/07/26         TOTAL MELTDOWN DCD              SIERRA-ON-LINE INC
96/07/29         CIV WAR MED DCD                 ENTERACTIVE INTERNATIONAL
96/07/29         CAS CHMP2PKR DCD                INTRACORP,INC.
96/07/29         RETURN FIRE DCD                 GT SOFTWARE
96/07/30         NORMALITY DCD                   INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/08/01         Z DCD                           VIRGIN GAMES
96/08/01         WARHAWK DCD                     SONY ELECTRONIC PUBLISH/
96/08/01         TWISTD METAL DCD                SONY ELECTRONIC PUBLISH/
96/08/01         METAL LORDS DCD                 NEW WORLD COMPUTING INC.
96/08/01         LOST ADMRL II DCD               AMERICAN LASER GAMES
96/08/01         TMEK DCD                        GT SOFTWARE
96/08/01         PANDORA DCD                     ACCESS SOFTWARE
96/08/02         COMMANCHE2.0 DCD                ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/08/02         PELICAN HILL DCD                ACCESS SOFTWARE
96/08/02         PINEHURST DCD                   ACCESS SOFTWARE
96/08/05         LST ADV LEGND DCD               RANDOMSOFT
96/08/05         DEADLOCK DEMO DCD               WEA VIDEO
96/08/05         BULL FROG PK DCD                ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/08/06         MANIC KARTS DCD                 VIRGIN GAMES
96/08/13         ASSASS DEMO DCD                 WEA VIDEO
96/08/15         DEADLOCK DCD                    WEA VIDEO
96/08/15         BTLCRSR 3000 DCD                TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE
96/08/16         HIND DCD                        INTERACTIVE MAGIC
96/08/19         MEGA RACE 2 DCD                 MINDSCAPE
96/08/20         QUAKE SHWR DCD                  ID SOFTWARE
96/08/20         DUNGON KEEPR DCD                ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/08/20         BEDLAM DCD                      GT SOFTWARE
96/09/01         VR BASEBALL DCD                 INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/09/01         GOLF NICK P DCD                 GT SOFTWARE
96/09/01         AD&DCORERULESDCD                TSR
96/09/01         HIST WORLD DCD                  AVALON HILL
96/09/01         POWERSLAVE DCD                  PLAYMATES INTERACTIVE ENT
96/09/05         ALIEN TRIL DCD                  DIGITAL PICTURES
96/09/15         MAST/ORION 2 DCD                SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE
96/09/15         MAGIC GATHER DCD                SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE
96/09/15         OVER REICH DCD                  AVALON HILL
96/09/28         JETFIGHTR III DCD               INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/09/30         BLOOD/MAGIC DCD                 INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
97/01/01         DEADLY SKIES DCD                JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA
96/08/16         SIMCITY DLX HCD                 MAXIS
96/08/20         CHESSMATES TCD                  INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/08/27         DEVO:SMART HCD                  WEA VIDEO
96/03/11         HOYLES CLASS MCD                SIERRA-ON-LINE INC
96/08/01         MARATHN INFN MCD                BUNGIE
96/08/01         EMPIRE II MCD                   NEW WORLD COMPUTING INC.
96/08/01         HERO MHT MGC MCD                NEW WORLD COMPUTING INC.
96/08/02         PELICAN HILL MCD                ACCESS SOFTWARE
96/08/02         PINEHURST MCD                   ACCESS SOFTWARE
96/08/08         KINGDOM/MAGC MCD                GT SOFTWARE
96/08/19         MUPPETS TRSR MCD                ACTIVISION
96/08/23         9 MCD                           GT SOFTWARE
96/08/23         DRAG LAIR 2 MCD                 READY SOFT
96/08/27         MUMMY MCD                       INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/09/01         MORT KMBT 3 MCD                 GT SOFTWARE
96/09/01         LOST EDEN MCD                   VIRGIN GAMES
96/09/30         BLOOD/MAGIC MCD                 INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/03/05         DRUMBEAT M3                     DEADLY GAMES
96/10/01         SIDWNDR GAMEPAD                 MICROSOFT
96/07/22         VOYEUR II WCD                   PHILIPS INTERACTIVE MEDIA
96/07/22         MCKENZ/FRNDS WCD                AMERICAN LASER GAMES
96/07/30         LIGHTHOUSE TCD                  SIERRA-ON-LINE INC
96/07/30         SHADOAN WCD                     INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/07/31         CIVIL WAR:LEE WCD               SIERRA-ON-LINE INC
96/08/05         TOPSY TURVY WCD                 DISNEY SOFTWARE
96/08/05         TRIV PURSUIT WCD                HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/08/12         WOOD SHIP MEN WCD               AVALON HILL
96/08/19         MUPPETS TRSR WCD                ACTIVISION
96/08/20         DAGGERFALL DCD                  BETHESDA
96/08/23         9 WCD                           GT SOFTWARE
96/08/25         PSD DXIII WCD                   BRODERBUND
96/08/27         MUMMY WCD                       INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
96/08/30         TRPMKR 97 WCD                   RAND McNALLY
96/08/30         STREETFND 97 WCD                RAND McNALLY
96/09/15         ENCARTA97 DX WCD                MICROSOFT
96/09/15         NOIR WCD                        CYBERDREAMS
96/09/16         SCRABBLE WCD                    HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/10/01         OTHELLO WCD                     HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/10/14         ULT YAHTZEE WCD                 HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/10/14         CLUE WCD                        HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/07/23         TOTL PINBALL W5C                21ST CENTURY
96/07/25         CHSS MSTR 5000 W5C              MINDSCAPE
96/07/29         SU27 BNDL DCD                   MINDSCAPE
96/07/29         OLYMPIC SOCC W5C                U.S. GOLD INC.
96/07/31         TRIP PLAY 97 W5C                ELECTRONIC ARTS
96/08/01         HEXEN W5C                       GT SOFTWARE
96/08/01         PUBLISHER 97 W5C                MICROSOFT
96/08/01         REAL TROUBLE W5C                U.S. GOLD INC.
96/08/05         MARATHON 2 W5C                  BUNGIE SOFTWARE
96/08/15         MORT KOMBT 3 W5C                GT SOFTWARE
96/08/15         STAR CONTR 3 W5C                WEA VIDEO
96/08/25         PSD ENSIII W5C                  BRODERBUND
96/08/26         FREE ENTERPRSE W5C              BRODERBUND
96/09/01         MORTIFICATOR W5C                PLAYMATES INTERACTIVE ENT
96/09/01         NEVERHOOD W5C                   MICROSOFT
96/09/01         DEATHTRP DNG W5C                U.S. GOLD INC.
96/09/01         TERRACIDE W5C                   U.S. GOLD INC.
96/09/15         CINEMANIA 97 W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/15         GREET WKSHP W5C                 MICROSOFT
96/09/15         DIABLO W5C                      DAVIDSON
96/09/15         MS PICTURE IT W5C               MICROSOFT
96/09/15         DEADLY TIDE W5C                 MICROSOFT
96/09/15         REVERENCE W5C                   CYBERDREAMS
96/09/20         ENCARTA 97 STD W5C              MICROSOFT
96/09/27         WRLD ATLS 2.0W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/27         AUTOMP ST +5 W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/27         AUTOMP ST+DX W5C                MICROSOFT
96/09/27         AUTOMP TRP5.0 W5C               MICROSOFT
96/10/01         STR TRK GEN W5C                 SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE
96/10/01         DOMINION W5C                    7TH LEVEL
96/11/18         BATTLESHIP W5C                  HASBRO INTERACTIVE
96/11/18         RISK W5C                        HASBRO INTERACTIVE
97/01/01         MINDWARP W5C                    MAXIS
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                            <*>CORRECTIONS<*>
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-Godamnit, I said Slipstream 2000 in the review of Battle Race when I of
course meant Slipstream 5000.

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THIS MAGAZINE IN NO WAY WHATSOEVER, CONDONES THE PIRATING, STEALING, OR ANY
OTHER ILLEGAL MEANS OF OBTAINING SOFTWARE.  I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR
YOUR ACTIONS AS A RESULT OF READING THIS MAGAZINE, NOR HAVE I DONE ANYTHING
ILLEGAL TO OBTAIN THE REVIEWED GAMES.  IF YOU LIKE HOW THE REVIEW OF A GAME
SOUNDS THEN BY ALL MEANS PURCHASE IT AND SUPPORT THE SOFTWARE COMPANY.

ANY AND ALL MAGAZINE GROUPS HAVE PERMISSION TO USE THIS IN THEIR MAGAZINE, AS
LONG AS IT HAS NOT BEEN EDITED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, AND YOU HAVE
OBTAINED MY WRITTEN EMAIL PERMISSION.

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                              <*>CLOSINGS<*>
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-Not too much this week, went by quick too.
-That's it for this week, hope it was of help.
                                                 -Ionizer (The Game Reviewer)
Comments/Complaints send to ionizer@ns2.clever.net (NO GAME REQUESTS)

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