PSM Issue 7

Features:

Cover Story: Dead or Alive (If you want to get busy with Dead or Alive, we've got the moves, combos, and tips you want, along with a developer interview )
Resident Evil 2: Everything You Need To Know! (A fifteen-page walkthru/guide covering strategies, items, endings, secrets, and everything else you need to conquer this beast of a sequel)
Final Fantasy Tactics: All The Super-Secret Stuff (Two more pages of FFT goodies like special weapons, advanced tips, stuff to steal, and more)
Riven Walkthrough (What comes after Myst? Let the PSM staff be your guide through this massive game with this four-page guide)
Bloody Roar Strategies (Whether it's a complete move list, some fighting tips, or how to unlock the hidden fighters and features, you'll master the game faster with this guide)
Japan Gaming (Bill Paris gives an overview of Japanese arcades, used game shops, anime, naughty games, and more)

Monitor (Rumours, gossip, news, etc...):

Feature Story: New Character in Tekken 3 (Spoiler alert: it's Gon)
3-D Road Rash! (EA's putting the 'ass' in 'asphalt' with Road Rash 3D)
Xenogears possible in the U.S.? (After some concerns it may not make the trip, the US will see Xenogears after all)
Peripheral Reviews (PSM finds Naki's Freedom Pro Controller worthy of a whole 1.5 stars, and Blaze's VRF-1 X-Cellerator steering wheel earns 3.5 stars)
Einhander on the Way (Sony's bringing Square's latest shooter to US shores)
X-Men Vs. Street Fighter EX? (What did Capcom have to downsize for the PS1 port of this arcade monster hit?)
Net Yaroze Update (A FAQ for would-be PS1 devs)
Gossip
- No Tomb Raider 3?
- Ninja Seeing Additional Delays
- Lunar for PlayStation!
- EA Eyeing THQ's Goodies?
- Interplay Grabs Heart of Darkness
- FINALLY -- Madden Gets Polygonal!
- StarCraft PlayStation Bound
Nihon Game Otaku! (Import news, charts, Banzai Chibi-chan's top picks, and a short glossary of Japanese terms every import gamer needs to know)
Letters (Readers vent their spleens)
Top This! (Gamer challenges you can complete for loot. This month's challenges are for Resident Evil 2, Bloody Roar, and Gex 2)
Marketplace (You place your ads, and take your chances...)
Next Month (Even more Resident Evil 2 coverage, Breath of Fire III, Wacky Games on Parade, and tons of other stuff)

PlayStation Charts (Top Games for All Platforms / PS1 Specifically):

Previews:

Reviews:

Resident Evil 2 (5/5)
X-Men: Children of the Atom (2.5/5)
Point Blank (3.5/5)
Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown (4/5)
Riven (3/5)
Final Fantasy Tactics (4/5)
Skull Monkeys (3/5)
Bloody Roar (4/5)
Monopoly (1.5/5)
Klonoa (4.5/5)
Flashback: Tokyo Highway Battle, Pro Pinball, Striker '96)

Code Junkies (For Cheaters Only):

Ads:

Notable Stuff:

Includes a sheet of 28 PS1 memory card stickers bound between pages 98 and 99.
"NHL '8"? Should that have been "NHL '98" in your Top PlayStation Games list on page 13, guys?
A special two-page pull-out tip sleeve is bound between pages 82 and 83, covering Gex 2: Enter the Gecko and Monster Rancher.
Someone forgot to add the description for the Healing Staff item in the Final Fantasy Tactics guide. Everything else has the on-screen text included, except this one, which simply reads, "Need to look up description." Whoops!
The "Chibi's Terms" section of Nihon Game Otaku is still useful for players today.
PSM's "Otaku Game of the Month" goes to Clock Tower: Ghosthead. Oh dear...
Correction: Last issue, WCW Nitro should have received a rating of 3/5, not 2.5/5. Sorry for the confusion.
You can subscribe to PSM for $1 an issue according to an ad on page 51. Nice!

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