MEGA Issue 6

Mega issue 6 was published on 21st January 1993, cover dated February 1993, priced £1.95. This issue covered the Mega Drive and Mega CD.

MEGA City
Sega USA's Boss Spills the Beans - Tom Kalinske talks about the Virtual Reality add-on for the Mega Drive.

Busman's Holiday:
 * Jon Hare (Game Designer).

Voyage to the Bowels of the Back Catalogue:
 * James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing.

Streets of Rage 2 belatedly rated 81% following Mega's refusal to rate the game with minimal access to the game.

The Qs in the News.

News:
 * Mega Drive modem unveiled


 * Are you ready for DPA? - Dynamic Play Adjustment


 * Sega goes Pioneering for laser discs

Previews
Mutant League Football (two pages)

Flashback (one page)

Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (one page)

Power Athlete (one page)

Double Dragon 3 (one page)

Features
Violet Berlin speaks out for the girls (Neil West gets all "Nineties' Man" and talks to a girlie) - two pages

Building the Perfect Game (Gary Penn lifts the lid off the mysterious world of game design…) - four pages

What Sega's instruction book didn't tell you… (Paul Mellerick promises that after reading this feature you'll know more about your Mega Drive than you ever thought possible…) - four pages
 * It's the Mega Reader Awards '92:
 * Best Sports Game: 1. John Madden '93, 2. NHLPA Hockey 93, 3. European Club Soccer


 * Best Platform Game: 1. Sonic 2, 2. Robocod, 3. Terminator


 * Best Beat-'em-up: 1. Streets of Rage 2, 2. WWF Super Wrestle Mania, 3. Golden Axe 2


 * Best Software House: 1. Electronic Arts, 2. Sega, 3. Virgin


 * Best Mega Drive Game Overall: 1. Sonic 2, 2. John Madden '93, 3. Road Rash 2

Reviews
Mega reviews were rated by graphics, sound, game play, game size and addiction out of 10 with a final overall percentage rating.

Past Masters
James Pond 2: Robocod, EA, 80% Olympic Gold, US Gold, 71%

Mega Play
Tips:
 * Bulls vs Lakers, Euro Club Soccer, Lemmings, Bart vs the Space Mutants, Joe Montana 3, World of Illusion, Lotus Turbo Challenge, Sonic 2, Alien 3, Rolling Thunder 2, World of Illusion, World Trophy Soccer, Deadly Moves, Gaires, Thunder Force IV, Dragon's Fury

Action Replay codes:
 * Alien Storm, Ghostbusters, NHLPA Hockey 93, Quackshot, Sonic 2, Super Monaco GP 2, Greendog

Game Genie codes:
 * Alien 3, Alien Storm, Cyberball, Taz-Mania, Sonic 2

Arena
Wacky Challenges:
 * Desert Strike, Castle of Illusion, Mercs, Devil Crash, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Strange Happenings:
 * F-22 Interceptor, Sonic 2

Crazy Game Genie codes:
 * Sonic the Hedgehog

Rip 'n' Tip
Rolo to the Rescue

Terminator 2: The Arcade Game

Other Credits
Art Editor
 * Amanda Dyson

Deputy Editor
 * Andy Dyer

Staff Writer
 * Paul Mellerick

Production Editor
 * Ashley Young

Art Assistant
 * Sue Huntley

Contributors
 * Andy Hutchinson, James Leach, Trenton Webb, Tim Tucker, Dave Roberts, Gary Penn, Chris Buxton

Publisher
 * Steve Carey