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94 THE RECORD ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TUESDAY. DECEMBER 5, 198? Atvard-winning Hockey Simulation IBM PCs and Compatibles Wayne Gretzky Hockey includes our classic Stanley Cup teams: the Boston Bruins (1970), the St. Louis Blues (1970), the Montreal Canadians (1971) and the Chicago Blackhawks (1971). In addition, the 1988 Edmonton Oilers and the 1989 Los Angeles Kings are included so that you can team up with Wayne. Each team comes complete with all players rated individually by professional coaches.

You pick the teams and set the lines to see if you can make a difference in the outcome. "The Great One" himself, nine-time winner of the NHL's MVP award, along with a host of other players and coaches, helped create the authenticity that makes Bethesda Softworks' new hockey simulation a truly unique experience. As Gretzly said, "You may not learn about controlling the puck side of your skate or how to make a feather pass, but I guarantee, you'll learn about the Importance of strategy and teamwork, as well as executing your moves with precision. And, that's very impressive for a game." Wayne Gretzky Hockey has a suggested retail price of under $55. Bethesda Softworks Is a division of Media Technology an engineering research and development firm with offices In Maryland and New York.

Bethesda is a leading publisher of entertainment software, particularly dedicated to creating new dimensions in software simulation. Its previous release, the football simulation Gridiron! won many awards as Best Sports Simulation of the Year and was voted one of the "40 Best Games of All Time" by AmigaWorld -ji Voted Best Sports Simulation In this year's Excellence In Software Awards given by the Software Publishers Association, and the only rJcbmputer program ever endorsed by the Amateur Hockey Association, Wayne 'Jjfetzky Hockey takes Interactive simulation to new heights of excitement Independent player intelligence and sophisticated physical modeling yibeke Wayne Gretzky Hockey the most realistic, I compelling and action-packed hockey ever produced for microcomputer. XOstomized Control t-Tfhe simulation comes with a wide variety of for total customized control and is packed with every aspect of the game from pen- eltles and power plays to sudden death overtime and Instant replay. The ability, to act as player, coach, or let the computer play both teams Is to-; 3aIlyXip to you. Give your team the advantage as you select every aspect of game play.

You set the pace of action from slow, right to blazingl Change the length of play time a five-minute practice game all the way to 23-minute regulation periods. Hand pick your own team and set each player's eleven different aspect of skill that Includes aggression, quickness, power, fatigue and skating ability. Or, se-v-rectjfrom professionally-rated international or i tikLTeam DataDisks (available separately) for the ultimate In realism. You can even choose the Rotors of your team Jerseys. Ptoy with the Pros 'jtnd Rewrite History Multi-Disc Players Play Audio and Video Discs machines play all currently available audio compact discs and video laser discs to give consumers the maximum entertainment experiences offered by high performance pre-recorded software.

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