GamePro Issue 250

Features:

• BioShock 2: Big Daddy & Me - GamePro dissects the smartest, scariest game of 2009 and learns the secrets of the deep, with exclusive shots from 2K Marin studios of the new Big Daddy design.
• Clone Wars: Republic Heroes First Info - First screens and details for this co-op action epic.
  • 5 Star Wars Games We Desperately Want - GamePro editors pitch five ideas they're dying to see, from a Darth Maul origin story and a Rise of Boba Fett game to remasters of TIE Fighter and the Super Star Wars trilogy to a direct sequel to "Return of the Jedi".
• The 20 Most Innovative Games: 1989 - 2009 - GamePro's 20 year anniversary rages on with the most innovative games of the last twenty years, and why they picked them. In reverse order, they chose:
  1. Doom
  2. Grand Theft Auto III
  3. World of Warcraft
  4. Shadow of the Colossus
  5. Metal Gear Solid
  6. LittleBigPlanet
  7. Halo: Combat Evolved
  8. Wii Sports
  9. Half-Life
  10. Super Mario 64
  11. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  12. Geometry Wars: Retro Evoloved
  13. The Sims
  14. Final Fantasy VII
  15. Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
  16. Bioshock
  17. Resident Evil
  18. Dance Dance Revolution
  19. Street Fighter II
  20. Portal

Departments:

• Opening Shots: Your Screen Shot Gateway to Gaming
  • InFamous (PS3)
  • Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (PS3/360/Wii/PS2/DS/PSP/PC)
  • Prototype (PS3/360/PC)
  • Brutal Legend (PS3/360)
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3/360/PC)
  • G-Force (PS3/360/Wii/PS2/DS/PSP/PC)
  • Split/Second (PS3/360/PC)
  • Fight Night Round 4 (PS3/360)
  • Parabellum (PC)
  • Red Faction: Guerrilla (PS3/360/PC)
  • Hannah Montana: The Movie Game (PS3/360/Wii)
  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (PS3/360/Wii/PS2/DS/PSP/PC)
  • Let's Tap (Wii)
  • Blood Bowl (360/DS/PSP/PC)
  • Spyborgs (Wii)
  • Saw: The Video Game (PS3/360/PC)
  • The Secret World (360/PC)
  • Bioshock 2 (PS3/360/PC)
  • R.U.S.E. (PS3/360/PC)
  • DiRT 2 (PS3/360/DS/PSP/PC)
  • Army of Two: The 40th Day (PS3/360/PC)
• Spawn Point: Games, Gossip, Gear
  • Mini Ninjas (PS3/360/Wii/DS)
  • 12 Free Games You Must Play - Whether on iPhone, PC, or even 360, these dozen games won't cost a dime, only your time.
  • Six Game Protagonists (Who Look Like Villains) - Aaron Koehn counts down the six most sinister good guys in gaming.
  • Static: Quick tidbits of what might be coming soon, courtesy of Sid Shuman
  • GamePro Labs Spotlight: iArena by Pseudo Playgrounds
  • Versus Mode - Nathan Drake vs. Indiana Jones. FIGHT!
  • Bioshockers: Fun With Genetics - Cameron Lewis offers up six goofy plasmid possibilities for a fictional genetic future.
  • Geek Speak 2.0 - Add the terms "Bullshot", "Wipe", and "DoT" to your gaming lexicon.
  • GamePro's Guide to Summer Vacation Awesomeness - Toys, gear, and gadgets to keep the summer fun pumping all season long.
• Feedback: You Write, We Respond
  • Reader Letters
  • Ask the Game Girl
  • Reader Reviews
    • Halo Wars (360)
    • Resident Evil 5 (360)
  • Art Attack! Decorate that paper, dear readers.
• Parting Shot: Closing out the mag with one last screengrab...
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3/360/PC)

Sneak Previews:

• Prototype (PS3/360)
• Dead Rising 2 (PS3/360/PC)
• InFamous (PS3)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3/360/PC)
• Spyborgs (Wii)
• Lost Planet 2 (360/PC)
• MAG (PS3)
• Split/Second (PS3/360)
• Terminator Salvation (PS3/360/Wii/PC/iOS)
• The Saboteur (PS3/360/PC)

Reviews:

• Video Game Cufflinks
• UFC 2009 Undisputed (PS3/360) - Game of the Month; Editor's Choice Award; 5/5
• Bionic Commando (PS3/360) - 4/5
• Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (Wii) - 3.5/5
• The Sims 3 (PC) - 4/5
• Battlestations: Pacific (360) - 4/5
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (PS3/360) - 3/5
• Rock Band Unplugged (PSP) Editor's Choice Award; 4.5/5
• Boom Blox Bash Party (Wii) - 4/5
• Plants vs. Zombies (PC) - Editor's Choice Award; 4.5/5
• Knights in the Nightmare (DS) - 3.5/5

Ads (in order of appearance):

• Red Faction: Guerrilla (PS3/360/PC)
• Valvoline motor oil
• Punch-Out!! (Wii)
• Little King's Story (Wii)
• 5 gum
• iPhone Superguide second edition
• Schick Quattro Titanium razor
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game (PS3/360/PS2/Wii/DS/PC)
• The Conduit (Wii)
• GameFly game rental service
• The Conduit (Wii) exclusive content unlock code
• Help Wanted: 50 Wacky Jobs (Wii)
• GamePro Labs
• Military Madness: Nectaris (PS3/360/Wii)
• www.iphonegameoftheday.com website
• Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (PS3/360)
• www.gamepro.com/free-games website
• Virtua Tennis 2009 (PS3/360/Wii)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)

Notable Stuff:

• GamePro never reviewed the PC version of Doom in their pages. Whaaat? No, for real! They didn't start covering PC games until well after Doom's release, though they did review the numerous console ports over the years.