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Issue 27 - May 13, 1999
 
Feature
Reader Reviews

Another chance for our readers to express their thoughts on some of the latest games. These are their own views people, not those of Future Gamer - heaven forbid we should think so highly of South Park, for example, but Jamie here obviously disagrees...

South Park (PC)

If you liked Turok 2, you'll love this. It has the game engine from Turok 2 which should give you a pretty good idea of what the gameplay is like. What makes the game brilliant is that you can travel around the streets of South Park and see the places like Tom's Rhinoplastry, Jimbo's Gun Shop and the Town Hall.

The gameplay is a little disappointing because there are too many things to kill, and it can a get a little boring. The multiplayer mode is brilliant but the only problem is you have to play other people online. The multiplayer mode features all your favourite characters including Terrance and Phillip, Big Gay Al, Mr Garrison (and Mr Hat), Mrs Cartman and everyone else.

The South Park intro is totally cool. There are three different types of intros. One sees Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman come across the Iguana Entertainment Logo, another features a dinosaur that pops up from behind the logo and bites Kenny's head off. Cool. Then it's the video for the theme tune but in 3D. Even cooler. Then it's just the story of the comet coming to South Park.

To save South Park you have to have good weapons, don't ya? That's what you get. The weapons are powerful and hilarious at the same time. South Park is everything that we hoped for. The gameplay was a little disappointing and a bit boring after a while but it's still one of the best games I've played this year and probably will be for you.

91%

Jamie Hatch

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