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It's full steam ahead for the advanced polygonal future. With magnificent staples like Super Mario 64 and Crash Bandicoot showcasing the promise of the 32/64-Bit Era, it can be certain that a treasure trove of games awaits us in the months and years to come. As this issue goes to print, we stand on the precipice of E3 and a host of new reveals. Indeed, surprise announcements may end up dramatically shifting our forecast hype, but we expect nothing can be shown off that exceeds our excitement for this bunch of goodies. Let's check out PPM Top Ten: Most Anticipated Games of 1998. |
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Panzer Dragoon Saga by Sega High-flying, dragon-riding, shooter action returns with an RPG twist in the upcoming send-off on Saturn for this beloved series. |
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Conker's Quest by Rare A heroic mammalian duo explores a visually-entrancing, diverse environment with this platformer in the terrific mold of SM64. |
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F-Zero X by Nintendo Nintendo's gravity-defying racer returns with superb track layouts and lots of twists and turns in this long-awaited follow-up to F-Zero. |
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Half-Life by Valve This uber-realistic and ambitious shooter captured our attention at E3 '97. Newcomer Valve is looking to challenge Quake II for the PC crown. |
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Shining Force 3 by Sonic! & Camelot This simulation RPG will take place in a gorgeous, 3-D world with amazingly animated polygonal battles in strategic form. |
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Super Mario RPG 2 by Nintendo Mario is a 2-D character inhabiting a storybook-esque world with this imaginative sequel to Square's SNES classic, albeit with little resemblance. |
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Castlevania 64 by Konami A radical depature for the series, this edition will be fully 3-D (third-person) while retaining the trademarked Translyvanian theme. |
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Banjo Kazooie by Rare With preview footage forecasting platforming variety and technique unseen even in SM64, this awesome title is high up on our wishlist. |
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Metal Gear Solid by Konami Snake's upcoming spy-action thriller is tremendously hyped. We're still stunned by the gameplay reel shown last E3. Hoping for news soon! |
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Just narrowly edging out Metal Gear Solid, Zelda on N64 has video game fans foaming at the mouth. Nintendo's first four incarnations of this series were hugely popular in both the U.S. as well as Japan, generating massive interest in converting Link's adventures to the third dimension. It stands to reason this action-role playing title will feature incredible 3-D landscapes across the terrain of Hyrule as Link battles enemies with his trusty sword. Much of Zelda 64's story is still being kept under wraps, but our takeaway from the Space World demo was that this will involve time-travel as an integral element - With both a young Link and an adult Link playable throughout the game. Preventing Ganon from gaining control of the Triforce will mean conquering an assortment of dungeons and besting foes in meticulously designed swordplay. Having seen what Miyamoto and Co. pulled off with their masterful Mario 64, we trust that development of this critical game (For the future of N64 as well as our own hopes!) is in good hands. | |||
 [Article from the March-April 1998 Issue of PPM] | |||
