Next to Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro was perhaps the most popular video game magazine for many years, at least in North America. I always preferred EGM but GamePro had some great content to. The April 1998 issue includes:
Cover Feature
Tekken 3 Is Comin' To Get You! - A preview of Tekken 3 for the PlayStation. Mostly this covers the arcade version along with some of the new modes that will be included in the PlayStation version.
Special Features
Vigilante 8: Total Carnage! - Vehicular combat games seemed to be all the rage at this time. Twisted Metal seemed to be the most popular but this was a pretty good alternative on the PlayStation and had a unique retro-futuristic 1970s theme.
Baseball's Starting Lineup - An overview of recent and upcoming baseball games including Triple Play '99 (PlayStation), All-Star Baseball '99 (Nintendo 64), MLB '99 (PlayStation), Hardball 6 (PlayStation), VR Baseball '99 (PlayStation), High Heat Baseball (PlayStation), Mike Piazza's StrikeZone (Nintendo 64), and more.
Resident Evil 2 PlayStation ProStrategy Guide - Detailed strategy guide for this survival horror classic. These guides are not something you wanted to use unless you were really stuck...kind of ruins the game.
Fighter's Edge: Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (Arcade) - Combos and strategies for the Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix arcade game.
S.W.A.T. Pro - Tips, cheats, and codes for WCW Nitro (PlayStation), Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation), Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PlayStation), Time Crisis (PlayStation), Duke Nukem 64 (Nintendo 64), Frogger (PlayStation), Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi (PlayStation), San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing (Nintendo 64), Micro Machines V3 (PlayStation), Duke Nukem 3D (Saturn), Resident Evil: Director's Cut (PlayStation), Maximum Force (PlayStation), Aerofighters Assault (Nintendo 64), Command & Conquer (PlayStation), One (PlayStation), Top Gear Rally (Nintendo 64), Courier Crisis (PlayStation), Bomberman 64 (Nintendo 64), and Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (arcade).
PC GamePro - Reviews of some of the latest PC games including Descent to Undermountain; Unreal, and Sin.
Nintendo 64 - Reviews of Quake and Snowboard Kids.
PlayStation - Reviews of Gex and Bloody Roar.
Baseball Roundup - See the special feature above.
Sports Pages - A look at some of the latest sports games including NCAA March Madness '98 (PlayStation), NHL Breakaway '98 (Nintendo 64), NBA In The Zone '98 (Nintendo 64), Newman/Haas Racing (PlayStation), NBA Shoot Out '98 (PlayStation), NBA Courtside (Nintendo 64), and Hot Shots Golf (PlayStation).
Role-Player's Realm - A review of SaGa Frontier for the PlayStation.
Departments
Head-2-Head - Was the pronouncement of the Atari Jaguar's death premature?
The Mail - Mail from readers about Final Fantasy VIII, a Vandal Hearts sequel, the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack, and more.
Buyers Beware - At Chips & Bits, 'available now' may just mean available for preorder; NFL Quarterback Club glitches; listening to music CDs while playing games on the PlayStation; and more.
ProNews - Sega confirms new console(what would become the Dreamcast); Madden Bowl '98; Project X game system from VM Labs (this would become the Nuon); and more.
Sneak Previews - An early look at games in progress including Turok 2 (Nintendo 64), Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. (Nintendo 64), Road Rash 3D (PlayStation), 1080 Snowboarding (Nintendo 64), Cruis'n World (Nintendo 64), Supercross '98 Featuring Jeremy McGrath (PlayStation), Running Wild (PlayStation), Gran Turismo (PlayStation), Mega Man Nova (PlayStation), Grand Theft Auto (PlayStation), Powerboat Racing (PlayStation), Crime Killer (PlayStation), Forsaken (PlayStation), and Tomba (PlayStation).
Hot at the Arcades - A preview of Hyperdrive from Midway plus a look at California Speed from Atari.
