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i 7 wr Video Games' The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back Into the right order ao that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square. believe it or not takes the genre to a wholly new and very cool level. Whether youre a Bond fan or not, youll dig this fast-paced shooter.

Just as you would expect in a spy game, the air of intrigue is the coolest thing. Or wait, maybe the way things explode and bend and dent and break when you interact with em is the coolest thing like the way your shots leave bullet holes behind in the walls so you know if youve been down a certain path before. And youll recognize some of those paths. The team which designed the game, replicated the 3-D environments from actual movie set blueprints. As 007, youll blast your way through 18 missions spread through four levels.

You get 19 weapons and 11 gadgets cool tools you can activate via the Bond wristwatch to help you take out the bad guys. The graphics are superb Bonds face is that of movie Bond number three, Pierce Brosnan (we still prefer Connery hes the mack daddy of Bonds). There are also eight different multiplayer modes, including two on two, two on one, and our favorite a match that lets four would-be lethal agents play a not-so-friendly game of search and destroy: Very cool. This ones compatible with the Rumble Pak, which is always a plus if you ask us. GoldenEye 007 continues a tradition thats been established over the past few years: Its got the Nintendo name on it, and if its got the Nintendo name on it, you know its gotta be good.

AGES 10 UP. A Jonathan and I have created the ultimate Star Wars tips booklet with a play guide to N64s Shadow of the Empire, plus tips and codes for all the great Super NES Star Wars games. To get your copy, send $2.50, check or money order, to Star Play, co Tribune Media Services, P.O. Box 4328, Chicago, 111. 606804328.

Keep those cards and letters coming to enter our hot summer giveaway! You can win video systems or games just for letting us know what you, like or dont like about this column. Write to us in care of this newspaper. Well pick contest winners at random from all letters received before Sept. 30, 1997. (0 1997 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

By CHIP AND JONATHAN CARTER GAMES OF THE WEEK: FINAL FANTASY VII, 007: GOLDENEYE FOR: PLAYSTATION, N64 You lookin for a fantasy? Hey, we got one for you. And N64 fans, stick around weve got something pretty fantastic for you, as well: FINAL FANTASY VII, FOR PLAYSTATION -The release of this game might not be the most important event since the invention of the wheel but youd have a heckuva time convincing PlayStation RPG fans of that fact Was this one worth the wait? Was it worth all the buildup? Could it possibly be as good as youd hoped it was gonna be? Are you guys gonna be disappointed? Yep. Sorry to say, FF VH stinks. HA! Gotcha! No, FF VII doesnt stink Not at all. In fact, it is, hands down, without a doubt the greatest RPG to ever come down the pike.

Its huge, its exciting, there are tons of weapons and characters and magical spells, unbelievable graphics, incredible action sequences its everything you dreamed of and more. A few months back, there were rumors that Squaresoft was in trouble, since its relationship with Nintendo had ended. What no one knew was that Squaresoft were the ones to break the chain not the Big N. And the reason they broke that chain was their belief now proven that the PlayStation could do more with RPGs than the N64. If you have ever for one second enjoyed RPG gaming, youll go bughouse nuts over Final Fantasy VII.

A short lead time prevents us from going into too much detail here, but we promise weU be back in coming weeks with tons and tons of info on what just may be the deepest, most complex game ever certainly the deepest and most complex RPG. As 11-year-old Jonathan put it, If the first few Final Fantasies were legendary, then this one is (begin ital) Holy!" (end ital). Just go ahead and buy this thing. It gets our absolute strongest and most-wholehearted recommendation. AGES 8 UP.

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