_{Cover of the December 1987 issue of Computer Gaming World}

Computer Gaming World was really the best computer gaming magazine available for most of its life. In its earlier days it covered multiple platforms but eventually became a PC only magazine. The December 1987 issue includes:

Features

• Plundered Hearts - A run-through of Plundered Hearts, an adventure game from Infocom which is sort of a spoof on pirate romance.


• The Electronic Gridiron - A survey of the various computerized football games available at the time. Games covered here include 4th & Inches, GFL Championship Football, Gridiron, Football, Head Coach, Mac Pro Football, Super Bowl Sunday, 3-in-1 Football, Instant Replay, Computer Quarterback, and NFL Challenge.


• 1987 CGW Game of the Year Awards - The 1987 Computer Gaming World Game of the Year awards were presented at DragonCon where there was also discussion of the future of computer gaming and a gaming tournament. Award winners include The Bard's Tale II (Electronic Arts), Starflight (Electronic Arts), Leather Goddesses of Phobos (Infocom), Trinity (Infocom), Might and Magic (New World Computing), Hardball (Accolade), Marble Madness (Electronic Arts), Earl Weaver Baseball (Electronic Arts), Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon (Cinemaware), Gunship (Microprose), Defender of the Crown (Cinemaware), Under Fire! (Avalon Hill), Balance of Power (Mindscape), BattleCruiser (SSI), Gettysburg (SSI), Battlefront (SSG), and the overall winner, Ultima IV (Origin).


• Project: Stealth Fighter - A review of this combat flight simulator for the Commodore 64/128.


• Beyond Zork - Review of this classic adventure game from Infocom for a variety of systems. This was one of the last games in the long running Zork series of interactive fiction games.


• Secret Agents, Man! - A look at The Spy's Adventures in Europe and The Spy's Adventures in North America. These are two games in a series of educational adventure games for the Apple II.


• Victory At Sea - The second part of a strategy guide for SSI's Warship, a naval strategy game.


• Battles In Normandy - A review of this World War II strategy game from SSG for the Commodore 64 and Apple II.


• Firepower - Review of this arcade tank game from MicroIllusions for the Amiga (coming soon for the Commodore 64, Apple IIgs, and Dos).

_{Table of Contents from the December 1987 issue of Computer Gaming World}

Departments

• Editorial - An overview of recent changes to the magazine including both content and layout changes as CGW moved to an IBM AT and desktop publishing.


• Taking A Peek - Previews of new and upcoming games including Thunderchopper (Apple II, Commodore 64), Wings of Fury (Apple II), California Dreams (Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga), Vegas Gambler (Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga, Apple IIgs, DOS), Shirley Muldowney's Top Fuel Challenge (Commodore 64), Dark Lord (Apple II, Commodore 64), Force 7 (Commodore 64), Tomahawk (Atari, Commodore 64), Street Sports Basketball (Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS), Heartland (Commodore 64), Silicon Dreams (Apple II, Atari, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS), Solar Star (Atari), Plutos (Amiga), Terrorpods (Amiga, Atari ST), 3D Helicopter Simulator (Dos), Thexder (DOS), Connect (DOS), and Halls of Montezuma (Apple II, Commodore 64).


• Game Ratings - A list of the top 50 strategy and top 50 action/adventure games as rated by CGW.

_{Back cover of the December 1987 issue of Computer Gaming World}

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