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THIS IS

AMIGA
POWER

OVER 300
GAMES RATED IN EVERY ISSUE!

EDITOR
Matt Bielby

DEPUTY EDITOR
Colin Campbell

PRODUCTION EDITOR
Mark Ramshaw

STAFF WRITER
Stuart Campbell

CONSULTANT EDITOR
Gary Penn

CONTRIBUTORS
Jonathan Davies, Sean Masterson, Angela Neal, Julia O'Shea, Andy Ide, Simon Windsor, Harriet Athay.

Thanks this issue to: Asam Ahmed for his work on the cover disk, Eric Matthews for yet more Gods tips, and to Elvis for the inspiration (thankyouverymuch).

TRUE STORIES
Why is Captain Planet available two months before its official release date? Will RoboCop III be the biggest Amiga game yet? When will we see Captive II? And what the hell are Motorhead doing here? PLUS Code Masters get the Crib Sheet treatment, Oh Dear gets its teeth into STUN Runner, and the Rock Hard Quiz gets even tougher...

THE CHARTS
F15 Strike Eagle II is flying high, and there's a surprise hit from Amiga gaming's new boys Team 17. Find out what's winning, and what's getting stuffed in this months top 100 Gallup charts...

COMPLETE CONTROL
It's the biggest and most reliable amiga hints and tips section around. This month: Part Two of our gigantic guide to Gods and Prince Of Persia. And, of course, much much more...

PETER MOLYNEUX...
...What have you done? Just what is happening with the post-Populous god-sim revolution?

WORK IN PROGRESS: ALL THIS... AND LOTUS II
So you thought Gremlin were just about driving sims? Well, yes and no. There's the extraordinary Lotus II, the bizarre Video Kid and the surreal Harlequin. Take a look at the latest from Sheffield's finest on page 60.

IF WE'D KNOWN THEN...
Lemmings is the most talked about game of the year, but what of the men responsible? We find out.

DO THE WRITE THING
We asked for less praise, and we sure as hell got it. There's obtuse opinions, criticism of the AMIGA POWER reviewing team, and more besides.

THE BOTTOM LINE
Reviews, reviews and more reviews. Snappy and informative summaries on nearly 300 of last year's top games.At a glance you can see what's worth splashing out for and what to avoid.

WHO ON EARTH DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
It's your chance to tell us what you reckon to just about anything you fancy. Yes, it's the AMIGA POWER reader survey where we pick your brains, and you give us a piece of your mind (ahem). You could also win a colour monitor, on page 103.

SECOND OPINION
Once again we pose that interesting - and just a little awkward - question 'What do you think of the state of the current Amiga releases?' This month's man with the answers - Gremlin software production person Sean Kelly.

NEXT MONTH!
Just in time for the tail end of the holiday season come the AMIGA POWER post cards! Send them to your friends! Stick them on your walls! Do something else with them we haven't quite thought of yet! All will be revealed next issue!

GAMES OF THE MONTH

MEGA LO MANIA
Goofy god simulator from those Image Works folk.

THE SIMPSONS
Is the biggest licence of 1991 actually any good?

AM-37M THUNDERHAWK
Arcade 3D chopper sim from high flying Core Design.

BLADE WARRIOR
Finally, the shadow swordplay mini-epic arrives.

ELF
Ocean get airy fairy with their new arcade adventure.

NEBULUS 2
Good as the original? Or an over-worked waste of time?

GAUNTLET III
It may be in three dimentions, but does it have any depth?

ALSO REVIEWED
Armalyte
Battlechess II - Chinese Chess
Billiards II Simulator
The Charge Of The Light Brigade
Conflict Middle East
The Executioner
International Championship Athletics
Living Jigsaws
Metal Mutant
Robin Smith's International Cricket
Sarakon
Sliders
Striker Manager
Swap

BUDGET
Arcade Trivia Quiz
Ballistix
Beach Volley
Stack Up
The Games: Summer Edition
Head Over Heels
Top Cat

COMPILATIONS
Magnum: The Compilation
Test Drive II: The Collection
Virtual Worlds
Virtual Reality 1

PD
The Adventures Of Norris
China Challenge
Jumpy
Lamer Exterminator
Missile Command
Pacman 87
Scum Haters
Speccy Emulator
X-Fire
Yelp