GamePro (April 1997)

GamePro (April 1997)

I never read GamePro much but it competed strongly with EGM throughout the 1990s. In early 1997 there were lots of systems to cover. The 32/64-bit war was at a fever pitch but the 16-bit systems were still hanging on as well. The April 1997 issue of GamePro includes:

Cover Feature

• Soul Blade (PlayStation) - Soul Blade could be the fighting game of the year! Part One of this experts' strategy guide features basic moves, specials, combos, and more for the fighters Taki, Hwang, Voldo, Li Lang, and Mitsurugi.

Special Features

• LamePro (April Fool's, Fool!) - If you're looking for our annual LamePro feature, do not turn to page 31. Repeat: Do NOT turn to page 31!
• Code Name: Namco! - Namco has arcade hits like Tekken 3 and PlayStation winners like Time Crisis just waiting to happen.
• Hunting the Big Game - The Lost World: Jurassic Park - The latest from DreamWorks lets you play as both hunter and hunted.

SWATPro Strategy Section

• Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain PlayStation ProStrategy Guide - How to live in the world of the undead.
• The Fighter's Edge - Soul Blade, Part One
• Street Fighter III (Arcade) - The basic move list will help you stay in the fight.
• WWF: In Your House (PlayStation, Saturn) - Special moves and combos for all ten grapplers!
• SWATPro - Secret codes and tricks for Soviet Strike, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, Disruptor, and more!

ProReviews

• PC GamePro
• Nintendo 64
• PlayStation
• Saturn
• Super NES
• Sports Pages
• Role-Player's Realm

Departments

• Head-2-Head: Letter from the GamePros
• The Mail
• Art Attack
• Buyers Beware - The consumer's hotline!
• ProNews - The PlayStation and the Nintendo 64 go head-to-head.
• NetPro - You don't have to pay to play online games.
• The Cutting Edge - "Yaroze" means you can program your own PlayStation games.
• Overseas Prospects - Fighters Megamix stars fighting characters from a gang of Saturn games including Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers, and even Daytona.
• Sneak Previews - Castlevania X, Herc's Adventures, and more!
• PC GamePro - Realms of the Haunting, Unreal, and Red Baron II lead the lineup.
• Hot at the Arcades - Street Fighter III, Tekken 3, and Maximum Force!

...and more!