Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 222

Contents

Editorial

Letters

Press Start: Can’t Touch This (Why are their no AO rated games on consoles?), Railfan: Taiwan Takatetsu (PS3, Asia/Japan only release), Interview with Glam-Rock parody band Metal Skool, Not Like the Others (feature on Bioshock), Afterthoughts on Skate (PS3, Xbox 360), Self Service (Why publishers leave hosting of online matches to the players), World War True (War game power-ups are more real then you think), Assassin’s Creed (PS3, Xbox 360), Take This Job: Game Writer, Rumor Mill.

Cover Story: Coming to America – Are Japanese Publishers Arriving Unfashionably Late to the Next-Gen Party?

·         Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360)

·         Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)

·         Metal Gear Online (PS3)

·         Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360)

·         Afrika (PS3)

·         White Knight Chronicles (PS3, released as White Knight Chronicles International Edition)

·         NiGHTS: Journey Into Dreams (Wii)

·         No More Heroes (Wii)

·         Infinite Undiscovery (Xbox 360)

·         Yakuza 2 & Yakuza Kenzan (PS2, Yakuza Kenzan is a PS3 Japan/Korea/Asia only release as Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!)

·         Valkyrie of the Battlefield: Gallian Chronicles (PS3, released as Valkyria Chronicles)

·         Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

·         SoulCalibur IV (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)

Reviews:

·         Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360)

·         Sega Rally Revo (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Conan (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (Xbox 360)

·         Clive Barker’s Jericho (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360)

·         Bladestorm: The Hundred Years War (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Folklore (PS3)

·         The Eye of Judgement (PS3)

·         Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)

·         Halo 3 (Xbox 360)

·         Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (Xbox 360)

·         Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (Xbox 360)

·         Beautiful Katamari (Xbox 360)

·         Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations (DS)

·         Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (PSP)

·         Silent Hill Origins (PSP)

·         Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360)

·         LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure (Wii)

·         Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (Wii, Xbox 360)

·         Dragon Quest Monsters: Jokers (DS)

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