Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 161

Contents

Editorial

Letters to the Editors

Press Start: Fantasy Stars (Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2), Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (GameCube), Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Game Boy Advance), Unlimited Saga (PS2), Final Fantasy Origins (PlayStation), Final Fantasy XI (PS2, PC)), Microsoft purchases Rare, Nintendo launches E-reader for the Game Boy Advance in Japan, Afterthoughts on Sly Cooper, Welcome Back Potter (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, & PS2), Play it Loud! (Guide to building a surround sound setup), Celebrity Gamer with No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani, Quartermann Game Gossip & Speculation, Charts August 2002, Coming Soon

Previews:

·         The Sims (PS2)

·         The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PS2)

·         Rygar: The Legendary Adventure (PS2)

·         ATV Offroad Fury 2 (PS2)

·         Capcom Fighting All-Stars (PS2, never released)

·         Haven: Call of the King (PS2)

·         Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon (PS2)

·         Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (PS2)

·         Treasure Planet (PS2)

·         XIII (PS2)

·         War of the Monsters (PS2)

·         Def Jam Vendetta (PS2)

·         Skies of Arcadia Legends (PS2)

·         Resident Evil 0 (GameCube)

·         StarCraft: Ghost (GameCube, never released)

·         Minority Report (GameCube, released as Minority Report: Everybody Runs)

·         Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell (Xbox)

·         Unreal Championship (Xbox)

·         Fatal Frame (Xbox)

·         True Fantasy Live Online (Xbox, never released)

·         NHL 2K3 (Xbox)

·         Sudeki (Xbox)

Vice Grip – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2) feature

30 Years Later – feature on the Odyssey

Review Crew:

·         Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2)

·         BloodRayne (PS2)

·         Burnout 2: Point of Impact (PS2)

·         Dance Dance Revolution: DDR Max (PS2)

·         Defender (PS2)

·         Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PS2)

·         Hitman 2 (PS2)

·         NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona (PS2)

·         NBA 2K3 (PS2)

·         The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (PS2)

·         NBA ShootOut 2003 (PS2)

·         Reign of Fire (PS2)

·         NBA Live 2003 (PS2)

·         NHL 2003 (PS2)

·         Ratchet & Clank (PS2)

·         Red Faction II (PS2)

·         RAD: Robot Alchemic Drive (PS2)

·         Silent Scope 3 (PS2)

·         Shox (PS2)

·         Suikoden III (PS2)

·         Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (PS2)

·         Shinobi (PS2)

·         TimeSplitters 2 (PS2)

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 (PS2)

·         Big Air Freestyle (GameCube)

·         Die Hard Vendetta (GameCube)

·         Cubivore (GameCube)

·         Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (GameCube)

·         Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (GameCube)

·         Medal of Honor: Frontline (GameCube)

·         NBA 2K3 (GameCube)

·         Tom Clancy’s The Sum of All Fears (GameCube)

·         TimeSplitters 2 (GameCube)

·         Ty the Tazmanian Tiger (GameCube)

·         Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube)

·         Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube)

·         Star Wars: The Clone Wars (GameCube)

·         Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Xbox)

·         Deathrow (Xbox)

·         NBA 2K3 (Xbox)

·         The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Xbox)

·         House of the Dead III (Xbox)

·         Medal of Honor: Frontline (Xbox)

·         Quantum Redshift (Xbox)

·         Rocky (Xbox)

·         NBA Live 2003 (Xbox)

·         Serious Sam (Xbox)

·         Shenmue II (Xbox)

·         ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth (Xbox)

·         Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon (Xbox)

·         Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (Xbox)

·         TimeSplitters 2 (Xbox)

·         Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX (Game Boy Advance)

·         Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Game Boy Advance)

·         Lunar Legend (Game Boy Advance)

·         The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Game Boy Advance)

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 (Game Boy Advance)

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

Tricks of the Trade:

·         Super Mario Sunshine (GameCube)

·         Blade II (PS2)

·         Turok: Revolution (PS2, Xbox)

·         SOCOM: US Navy SEALs (PS2)

·         Test Drive (PS2, Xbox)

·         Star Wars: The Clone Wars (GameCube)

·         Scooby-Doo (PS2)

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

·         Devil May Cry (PS2)

·         Ty, The Tasmanian Tiger (PS2, GameCube, Xbox)

·         NFL Blitz 2003 (PS2)

·         Robotech: Battlecry (PS2)

·         Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube)

·         The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Game Boy Advance, PS2, Xbox)

·         Tribes: Aerial Assault (PS2)

Final Word

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