Official U.S. Playstation Magazine Issue 31

Editorial

Contents

Letters

News: Final Fantasy IX, X, & XI, Sony merges 989 studios with SCEA, PlayStation Games for $9.99, Britney Bounces Onto PS2 (Britney's Dance Beat), PS2 hardware & Software highlights, Top 20, Coming Soon

Previews:

·         MediEvil II

·         Nightmare Creatures II

·         Dragon Valor

·         Vagrant Story

·         Triple Play 2001

·         NHL Rock the Rink

·         Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001

·         Speed Punks

·         Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed

·         Gauntlet Legends

·         Micro Maniacs (released as FoxKids.com Micro Maniacs Racing)

·         Tenchu 2 (released as Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins)

·         Grind Session

·         Mobil 1 Rally Championship

·         WTC: World Racing Championship (released in NA as Jarrett & Labonte Stock Car Racing)

·         F1 2000

·         Wild Arms 2

·         Vanishing Point

·         Rhapsody (released as Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure)

·         Roadsters

·         Arc the Lad Collection

·         Superbike 2000

·         Legend of Dragoon

·         WDW: Magical Racing Quest (released as Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour)

·         Reel Fishing II

·         Sammy Sosa Softball Slam

·         Test Drive Le Mans

·         Mike Tyson Boxing

·         Gekikuukan Pro Baseball (released as Gekikuukan Pro Yakyuu: At the End of the Century 1999, PS2, Japan only)

·         Primal Image vol. 1 (PS2, Japan only)

·         All Star Pro-Wrestling (PS2, Japan only)

·         Reiselied: Ephemeral Fantasia (PS2, released in NA as Ephemeral Fantasia)

·         The Bouncer (PS2)

·         Golf Paradise DX (PS2, Japan only)

·         War Monkeys (never released?)

·         Getaway (PS2, released as Smuggler's Run)

·         Driving Emotion Type-S (PS2)

·         Kensetsu Juuki Kenka Battle: Buchigire Kongou!! (PS2, released in Europe as BCV: Battle Construction Vehicles, no NA release)

·         Tekken Tag Tournament (PS2)

·         Baki the Grappler (PS2, released in Europe as Fighting Fury, no NA release)

·         Street Fighter EX3 (PS2)

·         Midnight Club: Street Racing (PS2)

·         Ridge Racer V (PS2)

·         Fantavision (PS2)

International Previews:

·         Vib-ribbon (Japan/Euro only release till 2014, when it was available as a digital download)

·         Biohazard: Gun Survivor (released in NA as Resident Evil: Survivor)

Prepare to be Assimilated: Feature on Star Trek: Invasion

Reviews:

·         Syphon Filter 2

·         Fear Effect

·         WWF Smackdown!

·         Die Hard Trilogy: Viva Las Vegas

·         Front Mission 3

·         Ace Combat 3

·         Colony Wars: Red Sun

·         Deception III: Dark Delusion

·         BattleTanx: Global Assault

·         NASCAR Rumble

·         Rollcage Stage II

·         The Misadventures of Tron Bonne

·         Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

·         Hydro Thunder

·         Brunswick Pro Bowling 2

·         Armored Core: Master of Arena

Strategy:

·         SaGa Frontier 2

Archive Tricks (Cheats):

·         Bass Landing

·         Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

·         Pong: The Next Level

·         CyberTiger

·         007: Tomorrow Never Dies

·         Medal of Honor

·         Crash Team Racing

·         Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace

·         V-Rally Edition ‘99

·         Xena Warrior Princess

·         Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style

·         Tarzan

g.e.a.r.: gadgets, electronics, arts and recreation

Demo Disc: Playable demos of:  Colony Wars: Red Sun, Spider-Man, Eagle One: Harrier Attack, Hot Shots Golf II, Rollcage Stage II, & Gekido. Videos of Galerians, & WWF Smackdown

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