Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 148

Editorial

Contents

Letters

Press Start: News from Nintendo’s SpaceWorld convention, New Mortal Kombat game, Xbox gets a release date in Japan, Classic Gaming Expo 2001, Dragon’s Lair movie in production (this never went into production at the time, but as of January 2022 there is a Dragon’s Lair movie in production), Old School, Ever Wondered?, Where are they now? with Space Invaders creator Toshihiro Nishikado, Interview with Lara Croft creator Toby Gard, Afterthoughts on NCAA Football 2002, Quartermann’s Game News & Gossip, Best Selling Games up to July 2001, Coming Soon

Previews:

·         Devil May Cry (PS2)

·         SSX Tricky (PS2)

·         Okage: Shadow King (PS2)

·         Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (PS2)

·         Ace Combat 4 (PS2)

·         Commandos 2: Men of Courage

·         The Thing (PS2)

·         NFL 2K2 (PS2)

·         NFL GameDay 2002 (PS2)

·         Police 911 (PS2, Japan/Euro only release)

·         NASCAR Thunder 2002 (PS2)

·         MX Rider (PS2)

·         Project Eden (PS2)

·         NCAA Final Four 2002 (PS2)

·         Splashdown (PS2)

·         NBA Live 2002 (PS2)

·         World of Outlaws (PS2)

·         Tsugunai (PS2, released in NA as Tsugunai: Atonement)

·         Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land (PS2)

·         Burnout (PS2)

·         Thunderstrike: Operation Phoenix (PS2)

·         Sunny Garcia Surfing (PS2)

·         Jonny Moseley Mad Trix (PS2)

·         Frequency (PS2)

·         Akira Psycho Ball (PS2, Japan/Euro only release)

·         Stuntman (PS2)

·         Star Wars Rogue Leader (GameCube)

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 (GameCube)

·         All-Star Baseball 2002 (GameCube)

·         Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (Xbox)

·         Dead or Alive 3 (Xbox)

·         NightCaster: Defeat the Darkness (Xbox)

·         Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding (Xbox)

·         Project Gotham Racing (Xbox)

·         Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Xbox)

·         Kabuki Warriors (Xbox)

·         Ultimate Fighting Championship: Tapout (Xbox)

·         New Legends (Xbox)

·         MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (Xbox)

·         Unreal Championship (Xbox)

·         NASCAR Heat 2002 (Xbox)

·         NFL Fever 2002 (Xbox)

·         Shenmue II (Dreamcast)

·         Mega Man X6 (PlayStation)

·         Dragon Warrior IV (PlayStation, Japan only, released as Dragon Quest IV)

·         Golden Sun (Game Boy Advance)

·         Tekken Advance (Game Boy Advance)

·         Z.O.E: 2173 Testament (Game Boy Advance, released in NA as Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars)

·         Wario Land Advance (Game Boy Advance, released in NA as Wario Land 4)

·         Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 (Game Boy Advance)

·         Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand (Game Boy Advance)

·         Dokapon: Monster Hunter (Game Boy Advance)

·         Batman: Vengeance (Game Boy Advance)

·         Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories (Game Boy Color)

·         Magi Nation (Game Boy Color)

Nintendo’s Brave New Space World: GameCube Previews of: Super Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Luigi’s Mansion, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Pikman, Soul Calibur 2, Phantasy Star Online, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Wave Race: Blue Storm, Super Monkey Ball, Star Fox Adventures, SSX Tricky, Bomberman Generation, Doshin the Giant (Japan/Euro only release), Animal Forest + (released in NA as Animal Crossing), 1080 Snowboarding 2
Game Boy Advance previews of: Pokemon (Ruby/Sapphire), Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Sonic Advance

Ring Leaders: WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It (PS2), WWF Raw is War (Xbox), Legends of Wrestling (PS2)

Blow Your Mind: Half Life 2 (PS2), Deus Ex: The Conspiracy (PS2), Halo (Xbox), Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force (PS2), James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire (PS2), No One Lives Forever (PS2), SOCOM: US Navy Seals (PS2), Tribes Aerial Assault (PS2)

Keys to the Kingdom: feature on emulators

Reviews:

·         Arctic Thunder (PS2)

·         Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 (PS2)

·         Extreme-G 3 (PS2)

·         Ico (PS2)

·         Monster Rancher 3 (PS2)

·         Portal Runner (PS2)

·         Spy Hunter (PS2)

·         Silent Hill 2 (PS2)

·         Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast)

·         NCAA Football 2K2 (Dreamcast)

·         Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX (Dreamcast)

·         One Piece Mansion (PlayStation)

·         Castlevania Chronicles (PlayStation)

·         Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro (PlayStation)

·         NBA ShootOut 2002 (PlayStation)

·         X-Men Mutant Academy 2 (PlayStation)

·         Final Fight One (Game Boy Advance)

·         High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 (Game Boy Advance)

·         Super Street Fighter II Revival (Game Boy Advance)

·         Fortress (Game Boy Advance)

·         X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse (Game Boy Advance)

Tricks of the Trade:

·         Super Mario Advance (Game Boy Advance)

·         All-Star Baseball 2002 (PS2)

·         Gran Turismo 3: A-spec (PS2)

·         Time Crisis II (PS2)

·         War Jetz (PS2)

·         Razor Freestyle Scooter (Dreamcast)

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (Nintendo 64)

·         Battle Hunter (PlayStation)

·         Twisted Metal: Black (PS2)

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (Game Boy Advance)

·         NBA Street (PS2)

·         The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Game Boy Advance)

·         The Bombing Islands (PlayStation)

·         Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX (PlayStation)

·         NFL GameDay 2002 (PlayStation)

·         Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast)

·         Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (Game Boy Advance)

·         Fire Pro Wrestling (Game Boy Advance)

·         F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (Game Boy Advance)

·         Mario Party 3 (Nintendo 64)

·         Pokemon Gold/Silver (Game Boy Color)

·         GT Advance (Game Boy Advance)

·         Pac-Man Collection (Game Boy Advance)

·         Rayman Advance (Game Boy Advance)

·         Namco Museum (Game Boy Advance)

·         Crash Team Racing (PlayStation)

·         Spyro: Year of the Dragon (PlayStation)

·         Syphon Filter 2 (PlayStation)

Final Word

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