Released on 27th January 2000, Dreamcast Magazine issue 5 really marked the point that the magazine got into its stride. The releases were coming thick and fast by that point in the Dreamcast's life and the various sections of the magazine had taken the shape that would remain for the remainder of the publication's run. While the 'unreleased' games are thin on the ground in this issue, there are plenty of previews for games that did see the light of day. The cover, as discussed in the video below is very much of the era, and features the scantily-clad female protagonists of Tecmo's Dead or Alive 2. On this subject, the magazine also has a slightly cringeworthy 'Top 10 Girls on Dreamcast' later on, but the less the said about that the better.
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Games previewed include Resident Evil Code Veronica, Soul Reaver, Shenmue and Rayman 2. Jambo! Safari is also showcased, but as previously noted Dreamcast Magazine had a tendency to jump the gun and preview arcade games and state that they were heading to the home...but without much in the way of proof. That is evident here. The only interesting news items as far as 'unreleased' stuff goes are a couple of stories about Konami developing a football game for the Dreamcast, and another regarding Universal Interactive's PlayStation properties Crash Bandicot and Spyro the Dragon potentially coming to Sega's system (see above).
Reviews are plentiful in issue 5, and include Crazy Taxi, Virtual On, Virtua Striker 2, Resident Evil 2, Armada, Evolution, Zombie Revenge, Tee Off Golf and Death Crimson 2. Elsewhere there is a guide to Toy Commander and a look at a digital camera boasting an incredible 1.5 megapixels. Enough from me though - here's the video:
