Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 229

Contents

Editorial

Letters

Press Start: Modern Marvels (Upcoming comic book hero games), The Legend of Kage 2 (DS), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3), TNA Impact! (PS3, Xbox 360), Free Play (some free to play games you can play through the Wii browser), Tech Know (5 technologies popping up in today’s & tomorrow’s games), Soulcalibur IV (PS3, Xbox 360), The Big Ones (Resistance 2 (PS3), Fable II (Xbox 360), Madden NFL 09 & NFL Head Coach (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, DS), Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360), Take this Job: Gameplay Programmer, 5 Lives with Todd Rogers, Dark Void (PS3, Xbox 360), New vs. Old (recent vs. retro peripherals), Guilty Gear 2: Overture (Xbox 360), Battle Fantasia (PS3, Xbox 360), BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PS3), A Massive Gamble (Making MMO’s work on consoles), Rumor Mill, Coming Soon (Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3, Xbox 360), LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, DS), Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (PS3, Xbox 360, DS), Line Rider (Wii, DS, released as Line Rider 2: Unbound))

Retro Revival:  

·         Splatterhouse (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Bionic Commando (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Sonic Unleashed (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PS2)

·         Street Fighter IV (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff (Wii, DS, Wii version never released)

·         Alone in the Dark (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PS2)

·         Alien Crush (Wii, released as Alien Crush Returns)

·         Tetris (Wii, released as Tetris Party)

·         Bomberman (Wii, released as Bomberman Blast)

·         1942: Joint Strike (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Space Invaders Extreme (DS, PSP)

·         Golden Axe: Beast Rider (PS3, Xbox 360)

Reviews:

·         Mario Kart Wii (Wii)

·         Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy (Wii)

·         Castle of Shikigami III (Wii)

·         UEFA Euro 2008 (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         NBA Ballers: Chosen One (Xbox 360)

·         Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Viking: Battle for Asgard (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES (PS2)

·         Myst (DS)

·         Super Dodgeball Brawlers (DS)

·         Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)

·         Lost Planet: Colonies (Xbox 360)

·         Battle of the Bands (Wii)

·         Death Jr.: Root of Evil (Wii)

·         Deca Sports (Wii)

·         Monster Madness: Grave Danger (PS3)

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