P379 Teletext 37y Jul18 23:13:03 —————————————————————————————— THE WEEKEND HOT TOPIC This week's Hot Topic was suggested by one of our viewers, Flynn. For this one we want you to write in with your proudest gaming achievements. Is it beating Ikaruga on one credit, unlocking absolutely everything in Gran (uriwmo or dominating the opposition online with Halo? Let us know your favourite bragging story or failing that, simply the achievement you're most proud of. ——————————————————————————————————1/12— Win trip to Barcelona p680 ITV digital ACCIDENT ADVICE HELPLINE ITV1 p385 Ace Into View TV Guide TicketsP379 Teletext 379 Jul18 23:13:56 —————————————————————————————— STEAMED UP OVER HALF-LIFE 2 At 4pm, I happily parted with my hard- earned cash in exchange for a copy of Half-Life 2. It's now 7.40pm, and I'm still installing it. Valve or Steam should pay for my (dial-up) internet bill this month. This game better be worth it! Themanwithnoname We reinstalled it the other day and had a similar experience. Luckily the game is worth it, but we wouldn't put up with Steam for anything else. ——————————————————————————————————2/12— GameCentral index 375 Ace Into View TV Guide TicketsP379 Teletext 379 Jul18 23:13:28 —————————————————————————————— 505 GAMESTREET CLOSED TO VISITORS I've been interested in 505 GameStreet's line-up for a while, but they seem intent on ignoring the UK as much as possible; their games get well distributed across Europe and even Australia, but so far only two full- price releases and a handful of budget titles have made it to the UK, through Atari, and a few months late at that. And of course they haven't replied to my e-mails. Chris Stevenson ——————————————————————————————————3/12— Fantastic 4 377 NEW CARS REVIEWED p703 Ace Into View TV Guide TicketsP379 Teletext 37y Jul18 23:14:40 —————————————————————————————— GIRLS, AMIGAS AND SIMPLE GAMES I know two girls who enjoy playing games. One loved her Amiga and believes it represented games at a point where the games were bojh well presented and easy to play. Since then everything has become too complicated and has strayed away from what made them appealing. The second loves her DS to bits. (o her games should be a short distraction, nothing more. Thus if you want to sell games to girls, keep them simple. PazJohnMitch ——————————————————————————————————4/12— Cool! Sudoku on telly! 142 Make your mobile cool Visit the PhoneZone ITV1 p590 Ace Into View TV Guide TicketsP379 Teletext 379 Jul18 23:14:02 —————————————————————————————— SOCIETY IS TO BLAME ToxieDogg, I have to agree with you on this. You are right about society needing to change, but the media is not responsible for the way women act, look or dress. If the media wants to show a near-naked woman pushing her breasts out, we are bound to imitate it. The downside is that people like myself (ie gay) are alienated. I'm not misogynistic; I just don't want it waved in my face^ Silva ——————————————————————————————————5/12— Metal Slug 5 378 VENUS IN YOUR ZODIAC? LOVESTARS p348 Ace Into View TV Guide TicketsP379 Teletext 379 Jul18 23:15:22 —————————————————————————————— DOGTANIAN AND THE THREE SWEDISH CHEFS Dogtanian is in fact Swedish, just like Pings and was released to Europe at the same time, so thinking it was French or Spanish is understandable. Anyway, killer7 ROCKS! I admit gameplay is everything but this is not a simple shooter. What everybody failed to notice was depth^ Ryuhei Kitamura Dogtanian is Swedish now?! Everything we thought we knew is wrong. ——————————————————————————————————6/12— Ace teen mag 380 TURNER THE WORM p394 Ace Into View TV Guide TicketsP379 Teletext 379 Jul18 23:25:14 —————————————————————————————— IMPORTING FOR THE PS2 Is there a FreeLoader disc available for the PS2? I want to play Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, but Capcom haven't released it on PS2 in Europe. Oh, and there was a ThunderCats game on the Amiga too! It sucked. Billy Blanks To our knowledge there is no PS2 equivalent of the FreeLoader disc, making playing import games difficult. Which is a shame because there's tons of Japanese-only PS2 games. ——————————————————————————————————7/12— Travel the world with Teletext 170 ITV1 STARS SHINING FOR U? LOVESTARS p348 Ace Into View TV Guide TicketsP379 Teletext 379 Jul18 23:15:19 —————————————————————————————— SPEEDBALL 3 SLOWED DOWN Just wondering what happened to the potentially goodly game of Speedball 3? It was in development a few years back I know, but I haven't heard a peep about it since. Wondering if you could shed some light on it for me. Ste J PSz ThunderCats moral of the day - "Under a tree is the worst place to be in a lightning storm." It seems to have been canned after Speedball 2100 tanked on the PRone. ——————————————————————————————————8/12— Win trip to Barcelona p680 ITV digital ] Fancy seeing Barcelona play at the ] Nor Camp? Go to p680 ITV digital now! Ace Into View TV Guide TicketsP379 Teletext 379 Jul18 23:16:07 —————————————————————————————— DEAL OF THE CENTURY Cheers to whoever sent in the Astro Bo{z Omega Factor for a tenner tip. In return, Advance Wars 2 at GAME for £10 also^ Neil Goodall So that means Astro Boy and Advance Wars 2 for £20? We cannot recommend both these games enough. Seriously, if you don't spend another penny on games this year make sure you get these. Although it's probably too late for their sales to impress publishers. ——————————————————————————————————9/12— Big Screen index 310 New and Used car bargains See p700 Ace Into View TV Guide TicketsP379 Teletext 379 Jul18 23:16:24 —————————————————————————————— GODS OF WAR I just completed God Of War and at the end it says, "Kratos will return". Is there any news on a sequel? I hope so. Bojekins We've heard nothing official, but we'd think it very likely. I work in a large HMV and we have had loads of Resident Evil 4 copies for months now. No one is buying it though after the initial launch excitement. Mr X ——————————————————————————————————10/12 Showbiz news 140 ITV1 TURNER THE WORM p394 Ace Into View TV Guide TicketsP379 Teletext 379 Jul18 23:25:11 —————————————————————————————— SPLINTER CELL: IRAQI THEORY Dean Morris does have a point about raciwm in games^ Many involve a US goodie fighting a non-US baddie (usually Arab/Russian/German). Will Splinter ell 5 revolve around an Iraqi orphan called Samir Fisher trying to capture the "elected" president of the US before he liberates another country of its oil? I highly doubt it! J We'd have to say it does seem fairly unlikely^ ——————————————————————————————————11/12 e-mail usz gamecentral@teletext.co.uk TURNER THE WORM p394 Ace Into View TV Guide TicketsP379 Teletext 379 Jul18 23:12:11 Advert 12/12 ^ YOUR PERFECT CAR 700 From MPVs to sports cars, our new section can help you find the best deal around^ NEWS/FEATURES 701/702 Breaking stories for motorists, and a more detailed look at current issues. Ace Into VUew TV Guide Tickets