ISSUE: 95Content
MARCH 2001
Volume XI
Number 3
Issue 95
FEATURES
- Cover Story: Onimusha: Warlords
No one does survival horror like Capcom, and no one blows the lid off a blockbuster game like Game Informer. This month, GI dissects Capcom's newest permutation of the vaunted Resident Evil formula and comes away with an in-depth look at this monster title. Also in this issue is our massive Onimusha Play to Perfection and the very first review of the game!
- The Joy of X
Xbox is coming, and the video game industry will never be the same. Never willing to believe the hype, Game Informer sorts through the facts, dispelling myths and unveiling the truth. Packed with screenshots of hot upcoming Xbox titles, this article will leave game junkies screaming for more.
- Grand Theft Auto 3
DMA Design, the renegade Scotsmen behind the Grand Theft Auto series, is back for revenge. Kicking ass, taking names, and busting caps at their imitators, these hard men are out to change the rules of action/adventure games forever. Ultra-offensive, ultra-violent, and finally in 3D, GTA 3 is the bomb. Tick, tick, BOOM!
- PlayStation 2: Baseball Spring Training
The name Andy Reiner is synonymous with baseball. He loves the sport so much that he goes to sleep every night cuddling his Sammy Sosa bobblehead doll. This year, he takes a look at the PlayStation 2 pennant race, and handicaps the contendors. Includes previews of High Heat Baseball 2002, All-Star Baseball 2002, Triple Play 2002, and MLB 2002. Put him in, coach, he's ready to play!
DEPARTMENTS
- Editors' Forum
These Are The Days Of Our Lives.
- Dear GI
"Looooove...exciting and new...come abooooard...Dear GI is expecting yoooooouuu!" What happens when seven bitter hacks decide to open up their hearts and let the love pour out? Find out in Dear GI.
- GI Spy
The Game Informer paparazzi stalks the video game industry, bringing you candid photos of all the action.
- News
Is the Dreamcast going the way of the Neo Geo Pocket Color? Disturbing reports out of Japan seem to suggest so. After dropping this bomb, GI soothes your pain with a Game Boy Advance blowout. Also, hot gossip in Loose Talk and EverGolf in R&D.
- Previews
Traditionally, the month of March is a little slow in the world of video games. Not so this year, as we bring you explosive previews of Square's upcoming blockbuster Final Fantasy X, plus Resident Evil Code: Veronica X for PS2, and a first playable look at Gran Turismo 3.
Games previewed:
- Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec (PS2)
- Final Fantasy X (PS2)
- Ace Combat 4 (PS2)
- 4x4 Evolution (PS2)
- Empire Earth (PC)
- The Simpsons Wrestling (PS)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 (PS2)
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (PS2)
- Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos (PC)
- Star Trek Bridge Commander (PC)
- Iridion 3D (GBA)
- Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage (N64)
- Metal Slug X (PS)
- Point Blank 3 (PS)
- Reviews
* All games rated on a scale of 0-10 *
Life is confusing. Whether it's peer pressure, school, soccer practice, or hair sprouting in new places, the young people of today have a lot to deal with. At least GI is here to tell you which games you should buy. This month we help sort out your feelings about Onimusha: Warlords, ATV Offroad Fury, Star Wars Starfighter, and many more. There, there. It's going to be okay.
GAME OF THE MONTH: Phantasy Star Online (DC)
PlayStation 2
- Onimusha: Warlords 8.75
- Kengo: Master of Bushido 7.25
- ATV Offroad Fury 9.25
- Star Wars: Starfighter 9.25
- Knockout Kings 2001 9
- The Adventures of Cookie & Cream 8.75
- Oni 6.5
- Shadows of Destiny 6.75
- Aqua Aqua 6
- Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers 7.5
- World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks 7
PlayStation
- Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix 8.5
- King of Fighters '99 5
- You Don't Know Jack: Mock 2 5
Dreamcast
- Phantasy Star Online 9
- Vanishing Point 7.5
- Evil Dead: Hail to the King 4.5
- ECW Anarchy Rulz 3
- Championship Surfer 5
PC
- Sea Dogs 8.5
- Project IGI: I'm Going In 3.5
- Kingdom Under Fire 6.25
- Star Trek: Starfleet Command Vol. 2 8.5
- 1nsane 7.25
- Quake III: Team Arena 3.5
- Freedom: First Resistance 5.75
Game Boy Color
- The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure 7
- Mega Man Xtreme 7
- Star Wars: Episode I Obi-Wan's Adventures 8
- Looney Tunes Racing 4.25
- Hoyle Card Games 9
- Batman: Chaos in Gotham 6
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