Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 209

Contents

Editorial

Letters

Press Start: Playing with Power (Politicians who are taking pains to put games in their campaigns), EGM International, Countdown to launch for the PS3 and Wii, Lair (PS3 preview), Online this month, Take this Job: Hardcore Edition (feature on 16-year old gamer Andy Gentile who was a huge Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater fan, and was eventually hired by developer Neversoft as a play tester), Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 (Xbox 360 preview), Licence to Buzzkill (5 reasons why games based on TV, movies and toys almost always suck), Heavenly Sword (PS3 preview), Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP preview), Lego Maniac (feature on Ron LeFeuvre who re-creates scenes from his favorite video games with Lego), Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (Xbox 360 preview), The Big Ones, Sales Charts, The Hot 10, Overheard, Rumor Mill, Coming Soon

Preview Feature: Control Issues: How the Wii and PS3 motion -sensing controllers are changing the way we play.

Cover Story: War Journal: Gears of War (Xbox 360)

Review Crew:

·         Test Drive Unlimited (Xbox 360)

·         NBA 2K7 (Xbox 360)

·         Just Cause (Xbox 360, PS2, Xbox)

·         Scarface: The World is Yours (PS2, Xbox)

·         The Fast & The Furious (PS2)

·         Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (PS2)

·         God Hand (PS2)

·         Final fantasy XII (PS2)

·         Dance Dance Revolution Supernova (PS2)

·         Baten Kaitos Origins (GameCube)

·         Bounty Hands (PSP)

·         Spectral Souls (PSP)

·         WTF: Work Time Fun (PSP)

·         Gangs of London (PSP)

·         Scurge: Hive (DS)

·         Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (DS)

·         Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (DS)

·         Magical Starsign (DS)

·         Mechassault: Phantom War (DS)

·         Touch Detective (DS)

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