GI August 1997

August 1997

Features -

Cover Story - Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
From the strange minds at Oddworld comes an even stranger adventure. Playing the role of Abe, a skinny loincloth wearing Mudokon, you must venture through countless puzzles, endless enemies,and an engaging story. As always, Game Informer will be your guide through Abe's odd world.
Special Feature - Electronic Entertainment Expo '97
Find out all that happened on and off the show floor at this year's E3.
Special Feature - Power of the Fox Sweepstakes
Answer trivia and win an N64!

Reviews & Previews -

Nintendo 64 - San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing

PlayStation - Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Blasto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Tomb Raider 2, Final Fantasy VII, Raystorm, Ace Combat 2, Apocalypse, Felony 11-79, Rascal, Steel Reign, MLB '98, Porsche Challenge, NHL Powerplay '98, Formula 1 '97

Saturn - Mega Man X4, Last Bronx, Saturn Bomberman

Departments -

Letter from the Editor - E3 Sucks
Dear Game Informer - GI readers from across the globe interact with Game Informer.
Envelope art - You can't win if you don't enter GI's monthly envelope art contest.
GI News - Sony's new fighter revealed, Sega Saturn drops in price, Square announces new RPG, and tons-o-fun with Name That Game!, Trivia, and GI's Top Ten.
Arcade Brigade - GI looks at two more Model 3 games: Sega Super GT and Virtua Striker 2.
Game Informer PC -GI reviews MDK and Star Trek Generations, as well as PC news from the Matrix.
Secret Access - Independence Day - Saturn, NBA Live 97 - PlayStation, Iron Storm - Saturn, Triple Play '98 - PlayStation, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - Nintendo 64, Command and Conquer - PlayStation, Doom 64 - Nintendo 64, NHL '97 - PlayStation, Nanotech Warrior - PlayStation, War Gods - Nintendo 64, Star Fox 64 - Nintendo 64
Classic GI - GI looks at classics on the Super NES, Genesis, NES and Game Boy.