Dreamcast Magazine Issue 2

Managing Editor

Nick Roberts

Publisher

Paragon Publishing

Pages

100

Release Date

21 October 1999

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This magazine was released in October 1999 and priced at £2.95. A 68 page guide to Virtua Fighter 3tb was attached.

Newscast[]

Sega party like it's £199! - (6-7)

Battle of the demo discs - (8)

Star Wars goes Naomi - (9)

PC games heading for Dreamcast - (10)

Quake III Arena, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Starcraft

Features[]

It's thinking - 5 pages (12-16)

With Dreamcast about to launch in the UK on 14 October, receiving a price drop in Japan and selling like wildfire in the USA, we thought we'd take a closer look at the different ways Sega have chosen to market the console around the world...

Kojak: Crime in the City and the missing Dreamcast pods! - Martin Klipp - 2 pages (18-19)

After the slightly over-hyped official Dreamcast launch party, Sega had the chance to redeem themselves by jumping on the band wagon of France's new Dance sensation Kojak as the launched their much anticipated new album Crime in the City.

Return of the Undead - 2 pages (20-21)

Resident Evil: Code Veronica, The House of the Dead 2, Shadow Man & Zombie Revenge

In Development[]

Shadow Man - 3 pages (24-26)

Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000 - 1 page (27)

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare - 1 page (28)

WWF Attitude - 1 page (29)

Deep Fighter - 3 pages (30-32)

Furballs - 2 pages (34-35)

MDK2 - 2 pages (36-37)

NBA 2K - 1 page (38)

Evolution - 1 page (39)

South Park Rally - 2 pages (40-41)

South Park: Chef's Luv Shack - 1 page (42)

F1 World Grand Prix - 2 pages (44-45)

Reviews[]

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Verdict %
Red Dog	Sega	Roy Kimber	3	48-50	85
Speed Devils	Ubisoft	Roy Kimber	2	52-53	92
Soul Calibur	Sega	Stuart Taylor	3	54-56	94
Toy Commander	Sega	Louise Wells	2	58-59	86
TrickStyle	Acclaim	Stuart Taylor	3	60-62	79
Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing	Ubisoft	Snehal Noorani	2	64-65	81
Pen Pen	Infogrames	Ben Lawrence	2	66-67	86
Buggy Heat	Sega	Louise Wells	3	68-70	76
Blue Stinger	Activision	Graeme Nicholson	1	72	65
UEFA Striker	Infogrames	Ryan Butt	1	73	82
Incoming	Infogrames	Tom Sargent	1	74	80

Red Dog

Certainly the best shoot-'em up to hit the Dreamcast so far and hopefully a positive portent of things yet to come.

Speed Devils

A superb racer which is more than a match for Sega Rally 2, this game is just the sort of thing the Dreamcast needs if it's to be a success!

Soul Calibur

With Virtua Fighter 3tb already getting stale, Soul Calibur takes over as the best fighting game you'll ever play... until the next one!

Toy Commander

This beautifully designed piece of gameplay will keep even hardened gamers occupied for hours on end.

TrickStyle

An impressive showcase for the Dreamcast, and a fun way of christening your console, but it's likely to end up collecting dust on your shelf after Christmas.

Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing

Fast and slick with everything a Suzuki Alstare fan could ever want, but the controls could have been smoother.

Pen Pen

It's for kids, but everyone will warm to it with such ridiculous characters to tinker with.

Buggy Heat

Only really recommended for hardcore gamers with perseverance.

Blue Stinger

Grateful as we are for no discernible slow-down of the PAL version and a few intriguing elements, Blue Stinger has next-gen looks but shallow gameplay.

UEFA Striker

A decent enough football game, but we can't help but feel that there's better just around the corner.

Incoming

Graphically up there with the best of them, but lacking long-term appeal. Arcade fans will lap it up, serious strategists will scoff at the simplicity of the Campaign mode. You get what you see, basically.

UK Software Update

Game Title	Publisher	Pg No(s)	Verdict %
Sonic Adventure	Sega	78	80
Sega Rally Championship 2	Sega	78	89
Virtua Fighter 3tb	Sega	78	85
Ready 2 Rumble	Midway	78	90

Import Scene

Game Title	Publisher	Pg No(s)	Verdict %
Street Fighter Zero 3	Capcom	80	85
Giant Gram: All Japan ProWrestling 2	Sega	80	84
The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999	SNK	80	57
New Japan Pro Wrestling: Toukon Retsuden 4	Tomy	81	49
Pop'n Music 2	Konami	81	73
Climax Landers	Sega	81	52
Cool Boarders Burrrn	Sega	81	44
Espion-age-nts	NEC	81	73