Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 162

Contents

Editorial

Letters to the Editors

Press Start: Ring It On! (Upcoming games from The Lord of The Rings movies), Evil returns to PlayStation 2 (Resident Evil Outbreak & Resident Evil: Dead Aim), War Games (looking at some military theme games with a former British SAS Sniper Team Commander), Afterthoughts on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4, Afterthoughts on Ratchet & Clank, Sega CD Turns 10, Playing God (how to become a game designer), Quartermann Game Gossip & Speculation, Charts September 2002, Coming Soon

Previews:

·         EverQuest Online Adventures (PS2)

·         War of the Monsters (PS2)

·         The Getaway (PS2)

·         Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (PS2)

·         Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2)

·         Galerians: Ash (PS2)

·         Guilty Gear X2 (PS2)

·         NBA Street Vol. 2 (PS2)

·         True Crime: Streets of L.A. (GameCube)

·         Black & Bruised (GameCube)

·         X-Men: Wolverine's Revenge (GameCube, released as X2: Wolverine's Revenge)

·         Skies of Arcadia Legends (GameCube)

·         Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter (GameCube, never released)

·         Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox)

·         Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Xbox, released as Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War)

·         Dark Angel (Xbox)

·         Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (Xbox)

·         Midtown Madness 3 (Xbox)

·         Pokémon Ruby/Pokémon Sapphire (Game Boy Advance)

The 9 Naughtiest Games Ever Made

EGM’s Holiday Buyer’s Guide

Review Crew:

·         Dr. Muto (PS2)

·         Haven: Call of the King (PS2)

·         Contra: Shattered Soldier (PS2)

·         Disney’s Treasure Planet (PS2)

·         The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PS2)

·         Jet X20 (PS2)

·         NCAA March Madness 2003 (PS2)

·         NHL 2K3 (PS2)

·         The Simpsons Skateboarding (PS2)

·         Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (PS2)

·         Rygar: The Legendary Adventure (PS2)

·         WWE Smackdown! Shut Your Mouth (PS2)

·         Metroid Prime (GameCube)

·         Mario Party 4 (GameCube)

·         Resident Evil 0 (GameCube)

·         X-Men: Next Dimension (PS2)

·         Dragon’s Lair 3D (Xbox)

·         Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance (Xbox)

·         Colin McRae Rally 3 (Xbox)

·         James Bond 007: Nightfire (Xbox)

·         MechAssault (Xbox)

·         Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (Xbox)

·         Steel Battalion (Xbox)

·         Tom Clancey’s Splinter Cell (Xbox)

·         Unreal Championship (Xbox)

·         NBA Inside Drive 2003 (Xbox)

·         The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Game Boy Advance)

·         Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (Game Boy Advance)

·         The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords (Game Boy Advance)

·         Metroid Fusion (Game Boy Advance)

Tricks of the Trade:

·         Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (PS2)

·         The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PS2)

·         House of the Dead 3 (Xbox)

·         Super Mario Sunshine (GameCube)

·         Wreckless (PS2, GameCube)

·         Shinobi (PS2)

·         Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (PS2, GameCube)

·         Quantum Redshift (Xbox)

·         NBA Inside Drive 2003 (Xbox)

·         NFL Fever 2003 (Xbox)

·         WWE Smackdown! Shut Your Mouth (PS2)

·         Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2)

·         Red Faction 2 (PS2)

·         Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (GameCube)

·         Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (PS2, GameCube)

Final Word

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