Midway Feels the Rush

Tuesday, Midway Entertainment stopped by the Lombard, Illinois offices of Electronic Gaming Monthly, EGM2, and PSX to show off three of its latest game titles. All of the games were just over 50 percent complete, but even at that stage they look great.

The best of the bunch today was the Nintendo 64 version of San Francisco Rush, Atari's latest driving game. Loosely based on the classic Hard Drivin' series, the Nintendo 64 version has three new tracks and a few more cars for gamers to check out. Fans of the arcade game will notice that it feels and plays just like the arcade version. Midway has also added in Rumble Pak compatibility for the game, which allows for rumbling as the player turns. The game is scheduled to come out in November for both the N64 and PlayStation.

Mace is Atari's 3-D polygon fighter, and what's there now looks impressive. The game moves very fast, creating the arcade experience that fighting game fans crave. Gamers can either use the analog pad or standard control pad and dodge enemy attacks using either the Z or top L and R buttons. Mace is scheduled for release on both the N64 and PlayStation this September.

Maximum Force is the latest gun game from Atari Games, and it's being brought to both the Saturn and PlayStation in September. Go solo or with a friend against a group of terrorists who are set to take over the world by any means necessary. This means going through three action-packed missions shooting baddies at every turn, and sparing the innocent civilians caught in the crossfire.