Amiga Action Issue 51 (December 1993) is a very Christmas-leaning “two huge disks” issue built around T2: The Arcade Game as the headline spectacle, backed by a chunky in-depth “work in progress” look at Mortal Kombat / T2 Arcade and a review slate that mixes late-era action polish with a few deeper strategy/sim picks. The coverdisks are the immediate hook—Disk 1: Cannon Fodder and Disk 2: Brutal Sports Football—while inside the mag piles on reviews including Alfred Chicken, Micro Machines, Uridium 2, Perihelion, Theatre of Death, Overdrive, and CD32-specific coverage (notably Pinball Fantasies on CD32). The overall vibe is “here’s what to actually play over the holidays”: fast, replayable action and sports dominate, but the magazine still keeps one foot in serious tactics/strategy with things like Cannon Fodder and the war-game-flavoured Theatre of Death.

Highlights

• Big headline: T2: The Arcade Game — treated as the month’s major “arcade madness” arrival (gun-toting metallic chaos), with the issue also running a substantial behind-the-scenes style feature on Mortal Kombat / T2 Arcade as a work-in-progress.
• Coverdisks (the main value):
  • Disk 1: Cannon Fodder — the standout “proper game” inclusion, sold on squad-level tactics, dark humour, and mission-based replay.
  • Disk 2: Brutal Sports Football — positioned as chaotic, icon-heavy arcade sports (smash-first, rules-second energy).
• Key reviews (action-heavy core):
  • Alfred Chicken — the slapstick platformer gets a full review slot, keeping the magazine’s late-’93 platform focus alive.
  • Micro Machines — reviewed as tight, top-down multiplayer-friendly racing where handling and track gimmicks matter more than “sim” realism.
  • Uridium 2 — classic-style shooter intensity, judged on speed, patterns, and score-chasing replay.
  • Overdrive — arcade racer coverage continues the magazine’s interest in fast, immediately playable driving games.
• Serious/strategy angle:
  • Theatre of Death — reviewed as a tactical/strategy title with battlefield planning emphasis rather than reflex action.
• Sci-fi/RPG-ish oddities and depth picks:
  • Perihelion — reviewed as a “kitchen sink” sci-fi RPG/strategy hybrid (big systems, big ambition, not a casual pick).
• CD32-specific spotlight:
  • Pinball Fantasies (CD32) — CD32 review slot, treated as a premium arcade-style “forever score attack” game rather than a one-and-done.
• Charts snapshot (what’s “still king” at the time):
  • The top of the pile is dominated by long-term monsters like Championship Manager ’93, Syndicate, Sensible Soccer 92/93, and Pinball Fantasies, with heavyweights like Gunship 2000, Flashback, and Dune II still sitting high.