Game Informer Issue 148

Features:

• Letter From the Editor: As Big As Big Gets (Andy McNamara discusses King Kong and how so few of gaming’s visionaries get the credit they deserve)
• Dear GI (Reader Letters, Responses and Artwork)
• Sony’s Super PS3 Ambition (Article on some of the ambitions for the PS3)
• XBOX 360 Still Has Secrets (More tech information for the XBOX 360)
• Nintendo Shoots Down HD (Nintendo announces next-gen console will not support high definition resolution)
• Interview: Wim Stocks (Interview with the executive vice president of sales and marketing for Atari)
• Classic GI (History of Ultima)

Cover Story: Peter Jackson’s King Kong (360, PS2, XBOX, GC, PC)(In-depth look at the tie-in game for Peter Jackson’s take on the classic movie, including an interview with Peter Jackson himself)

Half-Life 2 (XBOX)(After achieving both commercial and critical success with the follow-up to the groundbreaking Half-Life, Valve now plans to bring the game to more gamers via Microsoft’s XBOX)

Indigo Prophecy (PS2, XBOX, PC)(A look at the new game from Quantic Dream that will attempt to take storytelling in gaming to the next level and give a new importance to player choice)

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (360, PS2, XBOX, GC, PC)(With the next-generation of consoles on the horizon, Ubisoft plans to evolve it’s Ghost Recon franchise to take advantage of the power of the new consoles)

Stay Alive (A look at the new movie, starring Frankie Muniz, Jon Foster and Samaire Armstrong, about a game that kills its players)

Previews:

• Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2)
• WWE Smackdown! Vs. Raw 2006 (PS2)
• The Godfather (360, PS2, XBOX, PC)
• Generation of Chaos (PSP)
• Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (PS2, XBOX, GC, PSP)
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP)
• Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (PS2)
• The Sims 2: Nightlife (PC)
• Snow (XBOX, PC)
• Madden NFL 06 (360, PS2, XBOX, GC, PC)
• The Suffering: Ties That Bind (PS2, XBOX, PC)
• Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (PS2, XBOX)
• Infected (PSP)
• Metroid Prime Hunters (DS)
• Tomb Raider: Legend (360, PS2, XBOX, PC)
• Star Wars: Empire at War (PC)
• Test Drive Unlimited (360)
• American McGee Presents: Bad Day L.A. (XBOX, PC)
• WWE Days of Reckoning 2 (GC)

Multiplatform Reviews:

• NCAA Football 06 (PS2, XBOX)
• Batman Begins (PS2, XBOX, GC)
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (XBOX, PC)

PlayStation 2 Reviews:

• Psychonauts
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam
• Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome
• RPG Maker 3

XBOX Reviews:

• Sid Meier’s Pirates!
• King of Fighters: Maximum Impact Maniax
• Conker: Live and Reloaded

PC Reviews:

• Battlefield 2
• RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked

PSP Reviews:

• Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
• Dead to Rights: Reckoning
• Coded Arms

Nintendo DS Reviews:

• Meteos
• Kirby: Canvas Curse

Game Boy Advance Reviews:

• Yoshi Topsy-Turvey
• Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonal/Team Protoman
• Riviera: The Promised Land
• Sigma Star Saga

Quickie Reviews (Short, one paragraph reviews):

• FlatOut (PS2, XBOX)
• Madagascar (PS2, XBOX, GC)
• Bomberman (DS)
• GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (DS)

Secret Access (Cheat codes and strategy guides):

• Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome (PS2)
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (XBOX)
• Juiced (PS2, XBOX)
• Medal of Honor: European Assault (PS2, XBOX)
• Advent Rising (XBOX)
• Halo 2: Multiplayer Map Pack (XBOX)

Retro Reviews:

• Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (PS)
• Tomba! (PS)
• Super Ghouls ‘N Ghosts (SNES)