"Sometimes we will win and sometimes others will win. For certain we will survive. Whether as number one or number two, I don't know."
- Hayao Nakayama (President of Sega), Next Generation Premiere Issue
Sega 16 megabits The followup to Sega's successful Ecco The Dolphin, The Tides Of Time features more colourful graphics than the original and new 3D stages. The gameplay has also been adjusted this time around, with fewer puzzles to solve and more of an emphasis on action throughout. "I guarantee that Ecco will make you stand up and shout "THIS IS 64 COLORS?!" I have never seen a game that replicates being underwater as well as Ecco 2, except Final Fantasy III. For that matter, Genesis games that replicate being ABOVE water this well are few and far between." "True, it is not as original the second time around but you can't deny the gorgeous colors and screens that really show what a Genesis can do." |
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Shiny 24 megabits I seem to be in the extreme minority on this one, but I never liked Earthworm Jim at all. I always found that the extreme amount of animation on your main character seemed to come at the expense of responsive controls. Nevertheless, Earthworm Jim went on to become one of the biggest hits of 1994, and was one of the few multiplatform games released that year where the Genesis version got better reviews than its SNES counterpart. "Earthworm Jim is the best 16-bit game that I have ever played. I never thought anyone would beat Treasure, but Shiny has... this time." "Awesome! Absolutely incredible! Earthworm Jim is one of the best platform games I have played this year. This game is loaded with more than just great graphics, fantastic sound, and awesome game play. I totally loved the originality put into the game, especially with the cow-launching. Hysterical!" "Sure, it's only a slick 16 bit platform game. And anyone looking for anything revolutionary will be disappointed - there's nothing strictly new here. But it's a whole load of fun, and that's what counts." |
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Sega CD-ROM It seems that by this point Sega was having trouble unloading their remaining inventory of TruVideo games before the Sega CD disappeared entirely, hence this ad for both Midnight Raiders and Fahrenheit. Get them while they're hot! |
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Time Warner Interactive 8 megabits Generations Lost looks a lot like Flashback to me, and the reviews of the time would seem to corroborate that hypothesis... "If you liked games like Out of This World and Black Thorne, then this will definitely appeal. The only problem was that the control wasn't as precise as it should be, and the scrolling was a little choppy." |
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Electronic Arts 16 megabits Behold EA's latest soccer revision, with accompanying updated stats, features, etc. |
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Electronic Arts 16 megabits More realistic, digitised graphics round out the list of new features in EA's latest Genesis golf title, PGA Tour Golf III. |
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Electronic Arts 16 megabits Apparently running out of sports to convert into video games, EA released Rugby World Cup in 1994. They even had the audacity to tack on a "'95" to the title, just in case they could somehow turn this into an annual thing like all their other games... |
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Sony Imagesoft CD-ROM This basketball game from Sony Imagesoft is at least somewhat unique, in that it concentrates on 2-on-2 games instead of full court action. It's not from EA, though, so it probably didn't do very well... |
