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Features:
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Know Your Playstation! (Hardware, troubleshooting, peripherals, modding...PSM covers it all)
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Every Playstation Code! (16 pages of cheats, tricks and passwords for every Playstation game released up to this point)
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Final Fantasy VII 10-Page Guide (Yup, this is a ten-page guide to FF7, all right...)
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Ace Combat 2: The Skills to Make You an Ace (Tips and hints to win at Ace Combat 2)
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Felony 11-70: The Getaway Driver's Handbook (Leave the po-po in your dust with this guide for lawbreakers)
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The Top 25 Playstation Games of All Time (PSM breaks down the 25 games most worth owning as of press time as voted by the readers - here they are):
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25: Jumping Flash
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24: Warhawk
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23: Command & Conquer
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22: Wipeout
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21: NBA Shootout '97
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20: Twisted Metal
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19: Ridge Racer
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18: Street Fighter Alpha 2
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17: Formual 1
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16: Tobal No. 1
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15: NFL GameDay '97
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14: Die Hard Trilogy
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13: Jet Moto
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12: Vandal Hearts
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11: Rally Cross
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10: Destruction Derby 2
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09: Twisted Metal
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08: Rage Racer
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07: Crash Bandicoot
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06: Suikoden
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05: Wipeout XL
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04: Soul Blade
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03: Tekken 2
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02: Tomb Raider
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01: Resident Evil
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Letters (The masses speak. PSM replies)
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Top This! (Beat the PSM editors at their own games and win cool prizes):
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Challenge 1: Earn every single merit badge on Ace Combat 2
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Challenge 2: Beat the first disc of Final Fantasy VII in under 27 hours
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Challenge 3: Send in your best time for the "Down Town" course in Felony 11-79. Fastest crook in town wins.
Monitor (Rumours, gossip, news, etc...):
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Peripheral Reviews (Is that new controller made of win or full of suck?)
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Yaroze News (What's going on the PS Yaroze homebrew scene)
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Gossip (Pssst...did you hear about...?)
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Nihon Game Otaku! (Bill Paris-san educates American readers on what's hot in Japan)
Previews:
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Blasto
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Colony Wars
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
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Gex: Enter the Gecko
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NFL GameDay '98
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Tomb Raider 2
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Wild 9
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Porsche Challenge
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Fighting Force
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Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
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Bushido Blade
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Deathtrap Dungeon
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G-Police
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Madden '98
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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Reviews:
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Final Fantasy VII (5/5)
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Felony 11-79 (3/5)
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Disney's Hercules (3/5)
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Resident Evil: Director's Cut (5/5)
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Ace Combat (5/5)
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Machine Hunter (4/5)
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Namco Museum Vol. 4 (2/5)
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Super Street Fighter Collection (5/5)
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NHL Powerplay '98 (3.5/5)
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Poy Poy (4/5)
Flashback (Re-reviewing older titles):
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Warhawk - Original Score: 4/5. New Score: 3/5
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Battle Arena Toshinden - Original Score: 4.5/5. New score: 3/5
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Jumping Flash 2 - Original Score: 4.5/5. New store: 4.5/5
Backlog (Rating games that came out before PSM's first issue):
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2 Xtreme (1/5)
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Andretti Racing (4/5)
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Broken Helix (4/5)
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Ball Blazer Champions (3/5)
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Battle Arena Toshinden 3 (3.5/5)
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Battle Stations (3/5)
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Blast Chamber (2.5/5)
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Brahma Force (4/5)
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Bubsy 3D (2/5)
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Carnage Heart (4.5/5)
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City of Lost Children (3.5/5)
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Codename: Tenka (4/5)
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Contra: Legacy of War (2/5)
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Cool Boarders (4/5)
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Crash Bandicoot (4/5)
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Descent Maximum (3/5)
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Die Hard Trilogy (4/5)
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Independence Day (2/5)
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Jet Moto (4/5)
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King's Field II (3.5/5)
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Mechwarrior 2 (3/5)
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Mega Man 8 (4/5)
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Motor Toon Grand Prix (4/5)
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Nanotech Warrior (4/5)
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Need For Speed 2 (2.5/5)
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Overblood (3/5)
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Pandemonium (3.5/5)
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Peak Performance (3.5/5)
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Persona (3/5)
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Pitball (3.5/5)
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Power Slave (4/5)
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Psychic Force (3/5)
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Rage Racer (3.5/5)
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Rally Cross (4/5)
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ReLoaded (2/5)
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Rush Hour (3/5)
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Sentient (3.5/5)
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Soul Blade (5/5)
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Spider (3/5)
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Spot Goes to Hollywood (1/5)
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Star Gladiator (4/5)
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Suikoden (5/5)
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Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (5/5)
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Tail of the Sun (4/5)
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Ten Pin Alley (3/5)
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Test Drive Off Road (3/5)
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Thunder Truck Rally (3/5)
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Tiger Shark (3/5)
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Tobal No. 1 (5/5)
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Tomb Raider (5/5)
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Twisted Metal 2 (4.5/5)
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Vandal Hearts (4/5)
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VMX Racing (2.5/5)
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WCW vs. the World (3.5/5)
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Wild Arms (5/5)
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Wing Commander IV (3/5)
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Wipeout XL (5/5)
Code Junkies (Cheaters only; inquire within):
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Battle Arena Toshinden 3
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Descent Maximum
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Dynasty Warriors
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Jet Moto
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NBA Shootout '97
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Norse By Norsewest: The Return of the Lost Vikings
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Tenka
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Triple Play 98
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War Gods
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Xevious 3D
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Marvel Superheroes
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Hexen
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Mechwarrior 2
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Need For Speed 2
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Overblood
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Psychic Force
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Rage Racer
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Rush Hour
Ads (in order of appearance):
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Final Fantasy VII
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Jersey Devil
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Machine Hunter
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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
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Final Fantasy VII Sears T-Shirt and $10 coupon
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G-Police
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MDK
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Dynasty Warriors
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Bravo Air Race
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One
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Raystorm
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Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
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Ultra Game Players subscription
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Disney's Hercules Action Game
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Pandemonium 2
Notable Stuff:
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Shiny's Wild 9 is still going by the title Wild 9's at this point.
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Of course Final Fantasy VII gets a 5/5.
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This issue comes with a free PS1 lid sticker of the PSM smiley-face logo. Did anybody ever put these on their systems?
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Tomb Raider takes the #2 spot in the Top 25. Not bad, Lara, not bad at all. Only Resident Evil could dethrone the Queen of Video Games.
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Ten of the top 25 games listed in the feature are driving/racing titles, with four of them scoring in the top 10. PlayStation gamers love their racing games.
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The preview for Deathtrap Dungeon is early enough that Eidos is still using the nearly naked, just-a-chain-between-her-nipples model of Red Lotus.
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If it takes you twenty-seven hours to finish the first disc of Final Fantasy VII, you might have a problem with RPGs. Just sayin'.
Features:
- Know Your Playstation! (Hardware, troubleshooting, peripherals, modding...PSM covers it all)
- Every Playstation Code! (16 pages of cheats, tricks and passwords for every Playstation game released up to this point)
- Final Fantasy VII 10-Page Guide (Yup, this is a ten-page guide to FF7, all right...)
- Ace Combat 2: The Skills to Make You an Ace (Tips and hints to win at Ace Combat 2)
- Felony 11-70: The Getaway Driver's Handbook (Leave the po-po in your dust with this guide for lawbreakers)
-
The Top 25 Playstation Games of All Time (PSM breaks down the 25 games most worth owning as of press time as voted by the readers - here they are):
- 25: Jumping Flash
- 24: Warhawk
- 23: Command & Conquer
- 22: Wipeout
- 21: NBA Shootout '97
- 20: Twisted Metal
- 19: Ridge Racer
- 18: Street Fighter Alpha 2
- 17: Formual 1
- 16: Tobal No. 1
- 15: NFL GameDay '97
- 14: Die Hard Trilogy
- 13: Jet Moto
- 12: Vandal Hearts
- 11: Rally Cross
- 10: Destruction Derby 2
- 09: Twisted Metal
- 08: Rage Racer
- 07: Crash Bandicoot
- 06: Suikoden
- 05: Wipeout XL
- 04: Soul Blade
- 03: Tekken 2
- 02: Tomb Raider
- 01: Resident Evil
- Letters (The masses speak. PSM replies)
-
Top This! (Beat the PSM editors at their own games and win cool prizes):
- Challenge 1: Earn every single merit badge on Ace Combat 2
- Challenge 2: Beat the first disc of Final Fantasy VII in under 27 hours
- Challenge 3: Send in your best time for the "Down Town" course in Felony 11-79. Fastest crook in town wins.
Monitor (Rumours, gossip, news, etc...):
- Peripheral Reviews (Is that new controller made of win or full of suck?)
- Yaroze News (What's going on the PS Yaroze homebrew scene)
- Gossip (Pssst...did you hear about...?)
- Nihon Game Otaku! (Bill Paris-san educates American readers on what's hot in Japan)
Previews:
- Blasto
- Colony Wars
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Gex: Enter the Gecko
- NFL GameDay '98
- Tomb Raider 2
- Wild 9
- Porsche Challenge
- Fighting Force
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
- Bushido Blade
- Deathtrap Dungeon
- G-Police
- Madden '98
- Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Reviews:
- Final Fantasy VII (5/5)
- Felony 11-79 (3/5)
- Disney's Hercules (3/5)
- Resident Evil: Director's Cut (5/5)
- Ace Combat (5/5)
- Machine Hunter (4/5)
- Namco Museum Vol. 4 (2/5)
- Super Street Fighter Collection (5/5)
- NHL Powerplay '98 (3.5/5)
- Poy Poy (4/5)
Flashback (Re-reviewing older titles):
- Warhawk - Original Score: 4/5. New Score: 3/5
- Battle Arena Toshinden - Original Score: 4.5/5. New score: 3/5
- Jumping Flash 2 - Original Score: 4.5/5. New store: 4.5/5
Backlog (Rating games that came out before PSM's first issue):
- 2 Xtreme (1/5)
- Andretti Racing (4/5)
- Broken Helix (4/5)
- Ball Blazer Champions (3/5)
- Battle Arena Toshinden 3 (3.5/5)
- Battle Stations (3/5)
- Blast Chamber (2.5/5)
- Brahma Force (4/5)
- Bubsy 3D (2/5)
- Carnage Heart (4.5/5)
- City of Lost Children (3.5/5)
- Codename: Tenka (4/5)
- Contra: Legacy of War (2/5)
- Cool Boarders (4/5)
- Crash Bandicoot (4/5)
- Descent Maximum (3/5)
- Die Hard Trilogy (4/5)
- Independence Day (2/5)
- Jet Moto (4/5)
- King's Field II (3.5/5)
- Mechwarrior 2 (3/5)
- Mega Man 8 (4/5)
- Motor Toon Grand Prix (4/5)
- Nanotech Warrior (4/5)
- Need For Speed 2 (2.5/5)
- Overblood (3/5)
- Pandemonium (3.5/5)
- Peak Performance (3.5/5)
- Persona (3/5)
- Pitball (3.5/5)
- Power Slave (4/5)
- Psychic Force (3/5)
- Rage Racer (3.5/5)
- Rally Cross (4/5)
- ReLoaded (2/5)
- Rush Hour (3/5)
- Sentient (3.5/5)
- Soul Blade (5/5)
- Spider (3/5)
- Spot Goes to Hollywood (1/5)
- Star Gladiator (4/5)
- Suikoden (5/5)
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (5/5)
- Tail of the Sun (4/5)
- Ten Pin Alley (3/5)
- Test Drive Off Road (3/5)
- Thunder Truck Rally (3/5)
- Tiger Shark (3/5)
- Tobal No. 1 (5/5)
- Tomb Raider (5/5)
- Twisted Metal 2 (4.5/5)
- Vandal Hearts (4/5)
- VMX Racing (2.5/5)
- WCW vs. the World (3.5/5)
- Wild Arms (5/5)
- Wing Commander IV (3/5)
- Wipeout XL (5/5)
Code Junkies (Cheaters only; inquire within):
- Battle Arena Toshinden 3
- Descent Maximum
- Dynasty Warriors
- Jet Moto
- NBA Shootout '97
- Norse By Norsewest: The Return of the Lost Vikings
- Tenka
- Triple Play 98
- War Gods
- Xevious 3D
- Marvel Superheroes
- Hexen
- Mechwarrior 2
- Need For Speed 2
- Overblood
- Psychic Force
- Rage Racer
- Rush Hour
Ads (in order of appearance):
- Final Fantasy VII
- Jersey Devil
- Machine Hunter
- Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
- Final Fantasy VII Sears T-Shirt and $10 coupon
- G-Police
- MDK
- Dynasty Warriors
- Bravo Air Race
- One
- Raystorm
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
- Ultra Game Players subscription
- Disney's Hercules Action Game
- Pandemonium 2
Notable Stuff:
- Shiny's Wild 9 is still going by the title Wild 9's at this point.
- Of course Final Fantasy VII gets a 5/5.
- This issue comes with a free PS1 lid sticker of the PSM smiley-face logo. Did anybody ever put these on their systems?
- Tomb Raider takes the #2 spot in the Top 25. Not bad, Lara, not bad at all. Only Resident Evil could dethrone the Queen of Video Games.
- Ten of the top 25 games listed in the feature are driving/racing titles, with four of them scoring in the top 10. PlayStation gamers love their racing games.
- The preview for Deathtrap Dungeon is early enough that Eidos is still using the nearly naked, just-a-chain-between-her-nipples model of Red Lotus.
- If it takes you twenty-seven hours to finish the first disc of Final Fantasy VII, you might have a problem with RPGs. Just sayin'.
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