Some avid gamers may recall the day when they first experienced the wishes granted by Galoob's Game Genie. "Oohs" and "aahs" were common reactions, but eventually people began to want more. Enter the GameShark video game enhancer from InterAct. The GameShark is an add-on peripheral that allows people to tinker with their games, and do things that normally couldn't be done. Invincibility, high scores and hidden characters all become available at the touch of a few buttons.
The GameShark comes programmed with cheat codes for a humongous number of games currently on the market, along with plenty of space to add games and more codes. New files are saved directly into the unit, so there's no need to re-enter codes. Also, several codes can be used in combination with each other - great for games that have many possible code options. Individual effects can be toggled on and off if only a few effects are desired.
Aside from being a cheating device, GameShark has an option to can search game CDs for pictures and can display the last image in the Playstation's memory. It also allows you to play music tracks from games or off regular music CDs.
The GameShark suffers from a few problems, however. The CD Explorer functions don't work with every game, and some games may not load if certain combinations of codes are used together.
The Shark can revive older games collecting dust or help gamers through difficult areas by giving them a little-or a lot-of help. Interact's consumer service makes Game Shark a sound investment. InterAct has a newsletter and a website in order to keep the freshest codes and updates in the buyer's hands. Although I am a strong advocate of beating games the old fashioned way, gamers should pick the Game Shark up for a little fun.
-Deveron Q. Sanders
05-11-98
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