Mean Machines issue 4, cover dated January 1991, was released on December 1990. This issue covered the Mega Drive, NES, Master System, Game Boy, and GX4000.
News[]
Consoles we once loved: Intellivision
Game Boy goes bananas
Chase HQ (Game Boy)
Back to the Future 2 & 3 (NES)
NARC (NES)
Jacky Chan Action Kung Fu (NES)
Shadow Dancer (Mega Drive)
Ringside Angels (Mega Drive)
Hole in One Professional (SNES)
Super Famicom
F-Zero (SNES)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Gradius III (SNES)
Populous (SNES)
Final Fight (SNES)
Previews[]
Heroes of the Lance (Master System)
Leaderboard (Master System)
Reviews[]
Games were rated on (Pr)esentation, (G)raphics, (S)ound, (Pl)ayability, (L)astability and an (O)verall rating.
Games with an overall rating of 90% or more were given the 'Mega Game' accolade.
| Game Title | Publisher | Format | Reviewer | Pages | Pr | G | S | Pl | L | O(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Man II | Capcom | NES | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Four | 93% | 96% | 92% | 95% | 93% | 95% |
| Gazza II | Empire Interactive | GX4000 | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Two | 78% | 83% | 75% | 80% | 72% | 73% |
| Moonwalker | Sega | Master System | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Three | 84% | 86% | 82% | 80% | 75% | 80% |
| Moonwalker | Sega | Mega Drive | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Three | 94% | 93% | 93% | 84% | 75% | 81% |
| Probotector | Konami | NES | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Two | 62% | 72% | 56% | 79% | 69% | 73% |
| Gain Ground | Sega | Master System | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Two | 73% | 69% | 67% | 72% | 56% | 62% |
| Hard Drivin' | Tengen | Mega Drive | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Three | 83% | 84% | 47% | 81% | 38% | 51% |
| Switchblade | Gremlin Interactive | GX4000 | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Three | 82% | 84% | 89% | 94% | 92% | 91% |
| Pinbot | Nintendo | NES | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Two | 82% | 85% | 89% | 94% | 90% | 90% |
| Battle Squadron | Electronic Arts | Mega Drive | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Three | 91% | 91% | 72% | 87% | 81% | 85% |
| Snake Rattle 'N' Roll | Nintendo | NES | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Three | 83% | 93% | 88% | 97% | 92% | 94% |
| Castle of Illusion | Sega | Master System | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Three | 90% | 94% | 87% | 95% | 92% | 93% |
| Super Off-Road | Tradewest | NES | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | Two | 90% | 83% | 85% | 85% | 84% | 84% |
| Pipe Dream | LucasArts | Game Boy | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | 1/3 | 83% | 81% | 78% | 92% | 85% | 87% |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Nintendo | Game Boy | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | 1/3 | 92% | 87% | 82% | 84% | 81% | 85% |
| Pacman | Namco | Game Boy | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | 1/3 | 73% | 79% | 84% | 82% | 78% | 80% |
| Fortress of Fear | Acclaim | Game Boy | Matt Regan & Julian Rignall | 1/3 | 84% | 80% | 75% | 82% | 74% | 80% |
Issues[]
| Date | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 1990 |  1 |
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| 1991 |  4 |
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| 1992 |  16 |
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| Other Links |
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| Front Covers • Reviews • Writers |
External links[]
This issue is available to download in digital form from the Out-of-Print Archive.