Game Buyer issue 1

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Game Buyer

Issue	1
Date	July 1998
Price	$4.99
Cover	Final Fantasy VII (PC)
Pages	164

The July 1998 issue of Game Buyer was the first and largest issue of the magazine. This one shows off everything Game Buyer tried to do right, from enormous reviews (five pages devoted to Tekken 3, four for the PC port of Final Fantasy VII) and countless random sidebars on every topic under the sun. Unfortunately, the writing is several shades less emotional and interesting than Ultra Game Players, its predecessor.

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Notes

Archive sidebars on the Colecovision, top ten bad games, top ten baseball sims, and top ten racers.
Slick Stuff topics include big-screen TVs, Palm Pilots, and french fries (hopelessly West Coast biased, as it praises Fatburger and the "well done" fries at In-n-out).
Padded Cell on ill-advised hardware accessories.
The "Next Month" page promises a full report of the 1998 E3 show... that came two months later.

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Editorial

Welcome...

Welcome one and all to the premiere issue of Game Buyer -- we're glad you joined us. This magazine is brought to you from the same team that created Ultra Gameplayers. In our time with UGP, we listened to your requests, we asked for your input and we used your ideas when we created Game Buyer. This magazine is unique -- it's a magazine designed by you, the reader. Big, comprehensive reviews, with every detail explored, every facet of the game explained. At fifty bucks a game, you don't want a paragraph of ill-considered review -- you want a true buyer's guide, a useful tool to aid you in your purchase. Oh, and you want an interesting, informative and entertaining read -- something we take great plasure in presenting you. So join us and share the one thing we have in common -- true passion for games.

-- Frank O'Connor

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Reviews

Game	System	Publisher	Rating
Tekken 3	PS	Namco	5
Gran Turismo	PS	Sony	5
MLB 99	PS	Sony	4
Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.	PS	Midway	3
X-Men vs. Street Fighter	PS	Capcom	3
San Francisco Rush	PS	Midway	2
Forsaken	PS	Acclaim	4
Jeremy McGrath Super Cross '98	PS	Acclaim	2
World Cup '98	PS	EA	4
Final Fantasy VII	PC	Eidos	5
StarCraft	PC	Blizzard	5
Wargames	PC	MGM Interactive	3
MechWarrior 2	PC	Activision	4
Battlezone	PC	Activision	4
M1 Tank Platoon	PC	MicroProse	4
Burnout	PC	Bethesda Softworks	5
Hardball 6	PC	Accolade	3
Swarm	PC	Reflexive Entertainment	3
Shadowmaster	PC	Psygnosis	3
Of Light and Darkness	PC	Interplay	4
Army Men	PC	3DO	3
Monster Truck Madness 2	PC	Microsoft	3
High Heat Baseball '99	PC	3DO	3
Takeru	PC	Software Sculptors	2
Outwars	PC	Microsoft	3
Ara NGC 6397	PC	H+A	1
Spec Ops	PC	Ripcord	4
Battle Arena Toshinden	PC	Fujitsu	3
Forsaken	PC	Acclaim	4
Might and Magic VI	PC	3DO	4
Banjo Kazooie	N64	Nintendo	5
Wetrix	N64	Ocean	5
Quest 64	N64	THQ	4
AeroGauge	N64	ASCII	3
Forsaken 64	N64	Acclaim	4
1080 Snowboarding	N64	Nintendo	5
Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.	N64	Midway	3
Chopper Attack	N64	Midway	3
Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside	N64	Nintendo	4
Major League Baseball featuring Ken Griffey Jr.	N64	Nintendo	3
All Star Baseball	N64	Acclaim	4
World Cup '98	N64	EA	4
Quest for Camelot	GB	Titus	4
Fighters Megamix	Game.com	Tiger	4
Sonic Jam	Game.com	Tiger	4

Hardware	Publisher	Rating
Micro Millennia XKU 333 Home	Micron Electronics	4
Diamond Monster 3D II	Diamond Multimedia	4
3D Blaster Voodoo 2	Creative Labs	5
Diamond Monster Sound M80 Audio Accelerator	Diamond Multimedia	4
Panther XL	Mad Catz	4
Gravis Xterminator	Gravis	4
Obliterator	LeVantage Company	3
Memory Card x72	Nyko	5
Smartsockets Adapter	Kensington	5
Jam!!	Aims Lab	3