Computer Gaming World Issue 53 (Nov 1988)

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Computer Gaming World Issue 53 Nov 1988

Description From: https://www.retromags.com/magazines/usa/computer-gaming-world/computer-gaming-world-issue-53/
Christmas Buying Guide

Features:

Have Sword Will Travel: Omnitrend's "Paladin" Reviewed (Jasper Sylvester takes a righteous look at this fantasy combat sim)
Scorpion's Tale: Magical Mystery Tour (Scorpia gives hints for Wizard Wars)
CGW's Second Annual Christmas Buying Guide (Gift ideas for all the nice gamers on your list. Received something not on this list under your tree? Maybe you were naughty.)
Game of the Year Awards (We brought you the winners last issue, now see who the competition was why the CGW editors made the choices they did.)
Longing For Shandola: Interstel's "First Expedition" (Dennis Owens finds First Expedition ripe for opportunities to fix a bunch of problems, assuming there's ever a "Second Expedition")
Diving Into Red Storm Rising (M. Evan Brooks relishes the opportunity to jump back into the submarine for a review and tactics session of the latest Tom Clancy licensed game)
IBM is My Co-Pilot: Lucasfilm's "Battlehawks 1942" (Russell Sipe takes to the skies to face aces both American and Japanese in this World War II sim of aerial combat)
A WWII Pilot Talks About Midway and Battlehawks 1942 (CGW interviews Dick Best, commander of Bombing Squadron 6 during the Battle of Midway, and Noah Falstein, co-designer [with Larry Holland] of the game)
Winter Thunderland: Scorpia Looks at "Demon's Winter" (The barb-tailed one reviews the sequel to Shard of Spring)
Fantastic Voyages II: The Whirlwind Tour Inside the Entertainment Industry Continues (The second part of CGW's visit to the giants of the game development world includes inside looks at Mediagenic and Epyx)

Departments:

Taking a Peek:
Fast Break (C64/128)
Jet Boys (C64/128)
Steel Thunder (C64/128)
Control Tower (IBM)
Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic (IBM/Tandy)
Sex Vixens From Space (IBM/Amiga)
Pete Rose Pennant Fever (IBM/Tandy)
Take Down (C64/128)
Battle Chess (Amiga)
Battlehawks 1942 (IBM)
Barbarian (C64/128)
John Elway's Quarterback (C64/128/IBM)
Captain Blood (C64/128)
Space Harrier (C64/128/Atari 520 ST/Amiga)
Out Run (C64/128/Atari 520 ST/Amiga)
Wizard Wars (IBM)
Manhunter: New York (IBM)
Typhoon of Steel (Apple II/C64/128)

[*]Inside the Industry:
Marvel Super Heroes Discovered Inside Home Computers
Ad Lib Music Synthesizer Card Gains Support
Software Toolworks Acquires Intellicreations
Formation Flying Simulators to Soar
Origin Plots New Corporate Strategy
Jack Nicklaus Eagles Accolade License

[*]Video Gaming World (Bill Kunkel, Joyce Worley, and Arnie Katz offer their opinions on the best console gaming buys of the season):
Space Harrier (SMS)
Monopoly (SMS)
Great Volleyball (SMS)
Out Run (SMS)
Rocky (SMS)
3-D Missile Defense (SMS)
R.C. Pro-Am (NES)
Raid On Bungeling Bay (NES)
Pro Wrestling (NES)
Arkanoid (NES)
Side Pocket (NES)
Jaws (NES)
The Legend of Zelda (NES)
Hogan's Alley (NES)

[*]Reader Input Device

[*]CGW Hall of Fame:
Kampfgruppe
Gettysburg
M.U.L.E.
Mech Brigade
Chessmaster 2000
War in Russia
Ultima IV
Wizardry
Starflight
Gunship
Ultima III
Might & Magic
The Bard's Tale

[*]Game Ratings

Notable Stuff:

The reference to Psalm 9:1-2 appears on the masthead.
Taking a Peek gets full-colour screenshots now! Excellent!
Yes, they really made a game called Sex Vixens From Space. No, it isn't very good.
No new games added to the Hall of Fame this issue.

Music By:
Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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