Rambo III SMS review - Video Games & Computer Entertainment AUG. '89

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Anybody remember reading this review in VG&CE back in the day?

[kupomogli]

kuporeview of Rambo 3 on the SMS.

Operation Wolf.

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I haven't played Rambo 3, just saw that a couple of those images look identical to Operation Wolf, just worse graphics. Operation Wolf is such a great game though. If Rambo 3 is just as good, I probably would have loved playing through it.

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"a couple of those images." There are only a couple there. :P. Leaving it the way I said it though, sounds funnier that way.

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Rambo III on the Master System was indeed an Operation Wolf clone, and a pretty bad one at that. I just really enjoy VG&CE's writing - For the time, it was much better than EGM's.

Also, if you're remembering the Genesis game Rambo III, yes that was a completely different game.

[YoshiM]

Rambo III on the Master System was indeed an Operation Wolf clone, and a pretty bad one at that. I just really enjoy VG&CE's writing - For the time, it was much better than EGM's.

Also, if you're remembering the Genesis game Rambo III, yes that was a completely different game.

I agree. I loved VG&CE. Still a great read even compared to modern mags.

It's the one mag that I have all the issues of the VG&CE run (until it switched to a new title).

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Yep^

Here is EGM's review.

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[YoshiM]

Yep^

Here is EGM's review.

http://i.imgur.com/KOsBePx.jpg

The hit and miss review system. That's a trip! How long did that last, one issue?

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The hit and miss review system. That's a trip! How long did that last, one issue?

The hit and miss review system started in EGP (Electronic Game Player) in 1988, the forerunner of EGM. EGP lasted 4 issues, but only 2 of them are available for download, so I am not sure if it started with the last issue, because there aren't any in the first, and the middle two issues are missing.

https://www.retromags.com/magazines/category/usa/electronic-game-player/#.V6n5zk0rKM8

That review system continued into the first couple of EGMs. The 1989 Buyer's Guide (February 1989) and EGM #1 (May 1989)

https://www.retromags.com/magazines/category/usa/electronic-gaming-monthly/egm-video-game-buyers-guide/#.V6n6LU0rKM-
https://www.retromags.com/magazines/category/usa/electronic-gaming-monthly/#.V6n6ZE0rKM9

Starting with EGM #2 - July/August 1989, the Review Crew system was implemented.

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All the reviews from EGM #2

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