Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 227

Contents

Editorial

Letters

Press Start: What Plays Beneath (What type of games will live & die on the Wii this year), That’s QT (DS, released in NA as Pop Cutie! Street Fashion Simulation), Afterthoughts on Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, Xbox 360), The Big Ones (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3), Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360), Street Fighter IV (no systems announced, but would appear on PS3 & Xbox 360)), Plunder (PS3, Xbox 360, released as Age of Booty), Universe at War: Earth Assault (Xbox 360), 5 Lives with the BioWare Doctors, LEGO Halo (Xbox 360, this year’s annual EGM April Fools joke), Valkyria (PS3, released as Valkyria Chronicles), How to fix the Rating System, Take this Job: Game-School Teacher, Boom Blox (Wii), Rumor Mill, Coming Soon (Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3), Rondo of Swords (DS), NBA Ballers: Chosen One (PS3, Xbox 360), Supreme Commander (Xbox 360)).

Cover Story: Sweet Land of Liberty – Grand Theft Auto IV  

Cover Story: Open World Assault –

·         Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2)

·         Wheelman (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Infamous (PS3)

·         This Is Vegas (PS3, Xbox 360, never released)

·         Prototype (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Saints Row 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Just Cause 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon (PS3, Xbox 360, PS3 version was Europe/Australia only release)

·         Saboteur (PS3, Xbox 360, released as The Saboteur)

·         Mafia II (PS3, Xbox 360)

Reviews:

·         Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed (Wii)

·         No More Heroes (Wii)

·         Obscure: The Aftermath (Wii)

·         Dynasty Warriors 6 (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         MLB 2K8 (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Condemned 2: Bloodshot (Xbox 360)

·         Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360)

·         Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii, Xbox 360)

·         Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS)

·         Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (DS)

·         Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS)

·         Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (DS)

·         God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)

·         Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)

·         Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)

·         Dark Sector (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii)

·         Bully: Scholarship Edition (Wii, Xbox 360)

·         Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PS3)

·         Frontlines: Fuels of War (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (Xbox 360)

·         Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds (PS3)

·         Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (DS)

·         Insecticide (DS)

Game Over

Next Month