Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 159

Contents

Editorial

Letters to the Editors

Press Start: Vice Vice Baby (1^st look at Grand Theft Auto: Vice City), Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire (Game Boy Advance), Afterthoughts on SOCOM: US Navy SEALs, Square rereleasing Final Fantasy 1 & 2 for PlayStation (Would be released in NA as Final Fantasy Origins, although Japan would also get a premium edition with 3 figurines), Gridiron Grudge Match (Comparing Madden NFL 2003, NFL 2K3, NFL GameDay 2003, & NFL Fever 2003), How Bad Games Get Made, Celebrity Gamer with NFL star Marshall Faulk, Play MP3’s on GBA, Bandai releases new version of it’s WonderSwan (the SwanCrystal), Quartermann Game Gossip & Speculation, Best Selling Games of June 2002, Coming Soon

Previews:

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 (PS2)

·         Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PS2)

·         Ratchet & Clank (PS2)

·         RAD: Robotic Alchemic Drive (PS2)

·         Ape Ecape 2 (PS2)

·         Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (PS2)

·         Pro Race Driver (PS2)

·         Blade II (PS2)

·         Wild Arms 3 (PS2)

·         V-Rally 3 (PS2)

·         Haven: Call of the King (PS2)

·         NASCAR Thunder 2003 (PS2)

·         Legend of Legaia 2: Duel Saga (PS2, released as Legaia 2: Duel Saga)

·         X-Men: Next Dimension (PS2)

·         Star Fox Adventures (GameCube)

·         Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II  (GameCube, released as Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus)

·         Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (GameCube)

·         Rocky (GameCube)

·         Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube)

·         Disney's PK: Out of the Shadows (GameCube)

·         Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO (GameCube)

·         MechAssault (Xbox)

·         ToeJam & Earl III: All Funked Up (Xbox, released as ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth)

·         The House of the Dead III (Xbox)

·         Psychonauts (Xbox)

·         Conflict: Desert Storm (Xbox)

·         Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Xbox)

·         Ninja Gaiden (Xbox)

·         Batman: Dark Tomorrow (Xbox)

·         Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (Xbox)

·         Shenmue II (Xbox)

·         BloodRayne (Xbox)

·         NBA Inside Drive 2003 (Xbox)

·         Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (Game Boy Advance)

EGM’s No-Problemo Guide to Taking Your PS2 Online

Review Crew:

·         Armored Core 3 (PS2)

·         Dino Stalker (PS2)

·         Dual Hearts (PS2)

·         Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer (PS2)

·         Gungrave (PS2)

·         Kingdom Hearts (PS2)

·         NCAA College Football 2K3 (PS2)

·         NCAA GameBreaker 2003 (PS2)

·         NFL GameDay 2003 (PS2)

·         NFL 2K3 (PS2)

·         SOCOM: US Navy SEALs (PS2)

·         Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny (PS2)

·         Tekken 4 (PS2)

·         Twisted Metal: Black Online (PS2)

·         Pac-Man Fever (PS2)

·         Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness (GameCube)

·         Super Monkey Ball 2 (GameCube)

·         Beach Spikers (GameCube)

·         Mystic Heroes (GameCube)

·         Animal Crossing (GameCube)

·         Super Mario Sunshine (GameCube)

·         Sega GT 2002 (Xbox)

·         Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon (Xbox)

·         Gun Metal (Xbox)

·         NFL Fever 2003 (Xbox)

·         Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Game Boy Advance)

·         xXx (Game Boy Advance)

·         Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (Game Boy Advance)

Tricks of the Trade:

·         Super Mario Sunshine (GameCube)

·         The Mark of Kri (PS2)

·         Wipeout Fusion (PS2)

·         Grand Theft Auto III (PS2)

·         Mike Tyson Boxing (PS2)

·         Way of the Samurai (PS2)

·         Smuggler's Run (PS2)

·         Gravity Games (PS2)

·         Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny (PS2)

·         Dead to Rights (PS2, GameCube, Xbox)

·         Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (GameCube)

·         Resident Evil (GameCube)

·         Dead or Alive 3 (Xbox)

·         NFL 2K3 (PS2, GameCube, Xbox)

·         Dragon Ball Z: Collectible Card Game (Game Boy Advance)

·         Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Xbox)

Final Word

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