Official U.S. Playstation Magazine Issue 51

Editorial

Contents

Demo Disc: Playable demos of:  NBA Street, Kinetica, Extermination, & Gallop Racer 2001. Videos of Final Fantasy X, Jak & Dexter: The Precursor Legacy, Thunder Strike: Operation Phoenix, F1 2001 & Blood Omen 2  

Input: (Letters)

Spin: Soul Calibur II, Games changed/delayed due to the 9/11 attacks, Capcom moves Resident Evil from PlayStation to GameCube, news on the upcoming Britney Spears game, Quick & Easy Holiday Buyers Guide, Venus & Serena Williams share cover of Sega Sports Tennis, More PS2 RPG’s announced, Final Fantasy characters to appear in Kingdom Hearts, 4 snowboarding games coming to PS2, Outcast sequel shown on PS2 (never released), Bomberman Kart (PS2, Japan/Euro only release), Duke Nukem: D-Day delayed, so Duke Nukem Forever will be brought to PS2 instead (but neither game would release for PS2), High Heat Major League Baseball 2003, Game Jobs: Translation, PlayStation Aptitude Test, Interview with Kevin Conroy (voice of Batman in Batman: Vengeance), PlayStation Year 2, G-Surfers (released in NA as HSX HyperSonic.Xtreme), Metal Gear Solid action figures, Gossip Gossip, Sound Station (music reviews), Bookmarks (various websites), DVD News/reviews, Hollywood Banter, Top 10 Charts

Previews:

·         TimeSplitters 2

·         Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

·         Barbarian

·         Jak & Dexter: The Precursor Legacy

·         King’s Field IV (released in NA as King's Field: The Ancient City)

·         Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory

·         NFL 2K2

·         007: No One Lives Forever

·         NBA 2K2

·         Worms Blast (Euro only release as NA release was canceled)

·         Street Hoops

·         Max Payne

·         Medal of Honor: Frontline

·         Freaky Flyers

·         Jade Cocoon 2

·         Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer

·         Ecco the Dolphin (released as Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future)

·         The Thing

·         Stuntman

·         NY Race (released as NYR: New York Race, Euro only release)

·         Jimmy White's Cueball World (never released)

·         Draken: The Ancients Gate

·         Dynasty Warriors 3

·         WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It!

·         Suikoden III

·         Grandia II

·         SkyGunner

·         Genshi no Kotoba (Japan only release)

·         Armored Core 3

·         Wipeout Fusion

·         SK8 (never released)

·         AirBlade

·         Conflict: Desert Storm

·         Good Cop, Bad Cop (never released)

PS1 Previews:

·         Twisted Metal: Small Brawl

·         Men in Black - The Series: Crashdown

·         Worms World Party

·         Spec Ops: Covert Assault

·         Mr. Driller G (Japan only release)

·         Gunfighter: The Legend of Jesse James

·         Saltwater Sportfishing

·         The Italian Job

·         Martian Gothic: Unification

Nothing Can Prepare You for: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Reviews:

·         Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

·         Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies

·         Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001

·         Guilty Gear X

·         Bass Strike Virtual Fishing Tournament

·         Batman: Vengeance

·         Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex

·         FIFA 2002

·         Giants: Citizen Cabuto

·         Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland

·         Half-Life

·         Kessen II

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3

·         Lego Racers 2

·         NASCAR Thunder 2002

·         NBA Live 2002

·         NHL Hitz 2002

·         Okage: Shadow King

·         Sunny Garcia Surfing

·         Victorious Boxers

·         Looney Toons: Sheep Raider (PlayStation)

·         Monsters Inc. (PlayStation)

·         Dragon Warrior VII (PlayStation)

·         Panzer Front (PlayStation)

·         The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction (PlayStation)

·         Rocket Power Team Rocket Rescue (PlayStation)

·         SpongeBob Squarepants: SuperSponge (PlayStation)

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 (PlayStation)

·         V.I.P. (PlayStation)

·         The Weakest Link (PlayStation)

Top Secrets (Tricks & Strategies):

·         Devil May Cry

·         Madden NFL 2002

·         Resident Evil Code: Veronica X

·         Dave Mirra’s Pro BMX 2

·         NCAA Football 2002

·         Gran Turismo 3: A-spec

·         NBA Street

·         ESPN X-Games Skateboarding

·         Twisted Metal Black

·         Armored Core 2: Another Age

·         Extermination

·         Madden NFL 2002 (PlayStation)

·         Driver 2 (PlayStation)

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (PlayStation)

·         Gran Turismo 2 (PlayStation)

·         Ico

·         Spyro: Year of the Dragon (PlayStation)

·         Final Fantasy Tactics (PlayStation)

·         Monster Rancher 3

·         Syphon Filter 2 (PlayStation)

·         Grand Theft Auto II

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P.S.: Holiday Trimmings