_{Cover of the January 1991 issue of ACE}

ACE, short for "Advanced Computer Entertainment" is a computer gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It mostly covered computer games on various platforms but also covered video game systems. the January 1991 issue includes:

Massive Xmas Gameplay Section

• Gunship 2000 Sneak Preview - A preview of Microprose's combat helicopter (AH-64 Apache) sim for the PC (DOS). It would later be ported to the Amiga, CD32 and (much later) the PlayStation.


• ACE Updates - A look at the latest game conversion including Midwinter for the PC, Rick Dangerous 2 for the Commodore 64, Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday for the CPC 64, and Rick Dangerous 2 for the Spectrum.

_{Table of Contents from the January 1991 issue of ACE}

Specials

• Far Out! - A detailed look at the first VR arcade game, the Virtuality 1000. It was actually a platform for which several games were ultimately available. It was powered primarily by an Amiga 3000. Later iterations were power by a 486 based PC and a Pentium based PC though in all cases there was additional hardware for graphics.


• That's Intertainment - The first of a two-part report on the Intertainment '90, an interactive entertainment convention based in New York. It featured advanced game design, hyperfiction, interactive cinema and more.


• Journeys in Virtual Reality - A report on the U.K.'s Computer Graphics exhibition, the UK's premier showcase for the latest in digital art. Virtual Reality seemed to be a big topic this year.


• DVI Workstation - The upcoming CD revolution and full motion video were all the rage. This is a look at Empruve's Cornucipia which was a compact workstation which was CD based and sort of resembled a black and white tablet with a secondary smaller color screen all mounted to a base with a CD-ROM drive. It was based on Intel's DVI chipset and also featured a 386 processor, 1 MB of RAM, a 20 or 40 MB hard drive and an optional 4 MB floppy drive of some kind. A cursory web search revealed absolutely nothing other than an old Popular Science article about the same device. I'm not sure these even made it to the prototype stage...

Regulars

• ACE News - Castle of Illusion coming soon for the MegaDrive; Captive 2 in development; rumors of an imminent release of the Atari Panther...this was a 68000 based gaming system that was basically complete when cancelled in favor of the development of the Jaguar; Sega and IBM develop a combined PC/MegaDrive; Laser Games International develops a life role-playing system for amusement parks called LaserQuest; and more.


• Letters - Letters this month include topics such as the Amiga CDTV, and complaints about console coverage.

_{Table of Contents From the January 1991 issue of ACE (continued)}

Reviews

• On Computer
• 4D Sports Boxing - A blocky boxing game from Mindscape
• 4D Sports Driving - A game similar to Stunt Driver for the PC, Atari ST and Amiga.
• Alpha Waves - A sort of 3D puzzle game for the PC.
• ATF 2 - A strategy/sim/arcade game in which you fly an advanced fighter jet for the PC, Atari ST and Amiga.
• B.A.T. - A sci-fi themed adventure game. The ST version comes with a sound card.
• Battle Chess 2 - A sequel to the classic animated chess game for the PC, Amiga and Atari ST.
• Carv-Up - A cartoony action game for the Amiga.
• Chip's Challenge - A puzzle game for the Amiga and Atari ST.
• Death Trap - An arcade adventure game (reminds me a little of Heroes of the Lance) for the Amiga and Atari ST.
• Dragon Breed - A horizontal shooter for the Atari ST and Amiga.
• Gauntlet 3 - A 3D version of Gauntlet for the Amiga and Atari ST.
• Gunship 2000 - See the sneak peek above.
• Hard Drivin' 2 - Sequel to the 3D polygon low frame rate classic for the Amiga.
• James Pond - A platform game featuring a secret agent fish for the Amiga and Atari ST.
• Lemmings - The classic puzzle game for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC.
• Line of Fire - An Operation Wolf type game for the Amiga and Atari ST.
• Nitro - An overhead racing game from Psygnosis for the Amiga and Atari ST.
• Obitus - An arcade adventure game pretending to be an RPG for the Amiga.
• Operation Com Bat - A turn-based strategy game featuring tanks and other vehicles for the Amiga and Macintosh.


• On Console
• Boulderdash - The classic action/puzzle game for the Game Boy.
• Burning Force - A mediocre 3D shooter similar to Space Harrier for the MegaDrive.
• Cyberlip - A side-scrolling platform shooter in which you hunt droids for the Neo Geo.
• Hellfire - A shooter for the MegaDrive.

_{Back cover of the January 1991 issue of ACE}

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