SEGA FORCE
September 1992
Issue 9
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RED HOT SONIC 2 NEWS INSIDE!
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[excerpt - pg. 5]
6 SONIC
WHO?!
The
very latest SONIC 2 screenshots have hit town. Who's got them first? What do
you think! Get the exclusive SEGA FORCE lowdown here!
34 RIP
IT OUT!
You've
seen the screenshots, now you can pull 'em out and keep 'em! Take out your tips
pull-out and what have you got? A brilliant SONIC 2 poster!
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EXCLUSIVE!! -- YOU AIN'T SEEN
NOTHING YET!
SEGA FORCE got there first to bring
you the EXCLUSIVE news report about Sonic 2 from the Chicago CES. And whaddya
know? Now we've got you the first official screenshots, too!
The countdown to the revised release
date of November 21 is well and truly underway and, as speculation about Sonic
2 hots up, take your first look at the screenshots here and put your mind at
rest -- the sequel's graphics are going to be even better than the original!
What's more, the gameplay's gonna be
blindingly fast! We've already told you about the nightmarish loops and Moebius
strip (SF 7, page 9) but get a load of the real thing on-screen! This one's
going to take some negotiating, even at top speed.
Tails you win!
The aim of the game's still to collect
as many rings as you can for bonus points, but with the arrival of Tails, a
brand new Sega character, there's a lot more to the game than that.
With options to play the game in
horizontal split-screen mode or with both characters in full-screen, be
prepared for some dazzling race action. Are you up to it? That's the slogan for
the game and you can bet us deadheads here in Game Freak Alley reckon we are!
We're bustin' a gut to get a play on Sonic 2!
Sega's global release policy is still
firmly in place for the launch date, to see Sonic 2 appearing on all three formats,
all over the world, on the same day.
That's going to be quite an undertaking
but, even with a few days leeway, the grey importers aren't going to get much
of a look-in! As far as Sega are concerned this is a pretty big deal, since
over £1 million has been put aside just to promote the game. Five lucky
bleeders've already won Sonic 2 badges from SEGA FORCE, but you can bet there's
gonna be loads more merchandising goodies in store very soon.
What does that all mean? Well, with
over one million Sonic 2 carts set to crash onto the games market, it looks
like it's gonna be a blue, blue Christmas this year!
You've read the hot news, seen the
screenshots, now keep your eyes well and truly peeled for next month's issue of
SEGA FORCE. Believe us, you ain't seen nothing' yet!
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Go on, ask me... [excerpts - pg.
80 to 81]
Dear
Sir
We're
dedicated readers and would like you to answer a few simple question (simple
enough for you -- don't know about Mellerick, though!).
1.
Are any more smart Electronic Arts games coming out on the MD?
2.
Is Lemmings coming out on the GG in the near future?
3.
When's Sonic 2 coming out?
4.
Why are Nintendo sad?
5.
Why does poort old Mellerick get picked on a lot?
P
Baker and P Sargeant, Middlesborough
Dedicated
readers? Ha! Desecrated more like!
Electronic
Arts have loads of stonkin' Autumn releases. I know what they are -- but I'm
not allowed to leak anything. Well, there are certain things I can leak, buy my
bodily fluids are no concern of yours! Fnarr fnarr!
I
heard rumours that Lemmings will be leading onto the GG at the end of the year
(from a great height, slowing their fall with stripey brollies); keep reading
these hallowed pages for more news. Sonic 2 comes out on 21 NOVEMBER on ALL
THREE FORMATS!! At least that's what Sega tell us!
Nintendo
are sad because they're not happy and Paul doesn't get picked on, he get's
pooped on -- from a very great height...
A quest for knowledge
Dear
Gutter Snipe
I
was wondering whether you can answer a few questions? (Oh chuff me! Not again?!
--Gut.)
1.
Are Sega bringing down the price of games?
2.
Is Sonic 2 coming out on the Master System or the Mega Drive first?
3.
Is Street Fighter 2 coming out for the MD?
4.
Is there a released date for WWF Wrestlemania on the Mega Drive?
Andrew
Connor, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear
Sega
have released six Mega Drive titles at a new low cost, £19.99: Super Hang-On,
Alex Kidd in Enchanted Castle, Space Harrier II, Last Battle, Super Thunder
Blade, and World Cup Italia '90. See the budget round-up last issue. More could
follow.
Sonic
2 is set for a worldwide release on MS, MD, GG and Mega-CD at the same time. If
I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times!
I've
delved through Sega's bowels and I can't find mention of Street Fighters 2. On
the other hand WWF could be out for Christmas -- January '93 at the latest.
I
once knew a yound man from Jarrow, who farted a lot in a barrow... Oh, I'm in
no mood to carry that on!!
WHAT?! ANOTHER FREE GIFT? Buy and believe, Deadheads!
SONIC WHO?!
Look
out for something extra-special on 'you know 2!'
'Big
money! Big prizes! I lot it!'. Flying Edge's brilliant Smash TV hits the Mega
Drive and Master System.
More
compos and prizes than you can handle!
Get
mega serious and service all yer Sega needs with the incredible Issue 10, on
sale from 10 September
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SEGA FORCE ISSUE 7 COMPO WINNERS [excerpt - pg. 82]
GIMME MY SONIC 2 BADGE!
You
would not belieeeeeeve the number of entries we got for this gem of a compo!
You can't get into our mail room for desperate cries of 'Gimmee! Gimmeeee!'
That
aside, it took the SEGA FORCE team a fair few hours to sort all the entries out
and pick the five totally and utterly, flamin' lucky beggars who're gonna walk
off with a spiffing new Sonic 2 collector's badge! Should we keep you in
suspense any longer? Am I looking for a broken nose?
Nah,
here we go: get set for your badges David Harris of Acre Street, Nairn; D Smith
of Stourbridge, West Midlands; Bonni Montague of Brook Street, Tring; A Mills
of Birchen Coppice, Kidderminster; and finally, Shiny'l Chono of Hall Road,
Wilmslow, Cheshire.
You
lot are going to be the envy of your neighborhood, so enjoy yer badges and tell
yer mates where ya got 'em, eh?
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Right: Here's what we've all been
spouting about! The dreaded Moebius Loop looks even more nightmarish on-screen!
Hold onto your hats for a fast ride!
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Below: Want even more loops?
You've got 'em! Sonic 2 features even more fiendish routes, buffers and bumpers
than the original. Get ready!
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