Stories Collection

  1. Ready or not, it’s nearly D-Day for the next round of console-hardware wars. Ni...
  2. PS2 - VU Games - October 2004 What’s the Deal? Predator’s titular manhunt...
  3. Xbox - Majesco - September 2004 What’s the Deal? Advent Rising takes the third-...
  4. PS2/XB Stuff a sock in it, Hank Williams Jr.—of course we’re ready for so...
  5. Good: The most-played Xbox Live game gets new modes Bad: Otherwise, this game is the ...
  6. ACROSS 1. 9 ACROSS, for one 6. Typically combats fire spells 8. Like Tony Hawk, as...
  7. Meet two real-life splinter cells: Pandemic and Clover are independent developers tha...
  8. West Coast, East Side—wherever the gangstas roam, their streets of rage are cen...
  9. Xbox Description: In terms of anticipation, this graphically stunning first-person sh...
  10. XB - Microsoft - TBA 2005 B.C. pits early man against all those crazy beasts that we...
  11. PSP - TBA - Early 2005 Hell-raising miniature Grim Reaper has to save his town from ...
  12. PS2/XB - THQ - Winter The title says it all—you play an alien race that’...
  13. PS2 - Sony - Winter The sequel to The Getaway addresses the playability and fun-fact...
  14. PS2 - Capcom - December Control seven different personas on their paths of murder an...
  15. PS2/XB/GC - EA - August Defensive tackle upgrades and updated rosters, of course, de...
  16. GC - Nintendo - TBA 2005 Use a giant metal ball to eradicate enemy forces on the liv...
  17. PS2 - Sony - November Sony’s best platformer sticks to what works—more p...
  18. GC - Capcom - November You should know that RE4 is a real overhaul of the series. An...
  19. PS2/XB/GC - EA - Fall Now that you’ve gotten the basics of Sim survival down i...
  20. Work hard, play hard; manly men, we know that’s your mantra. But given the kid-...
  21. Good: Switch to control any of your four fighters on the fly Bad: Story and gameplay ...
  22. Barret Wallace: He’s equipped with a stylin’ robotic arm and cornrow hair...
  23. PS2/XB • Globalstar • October 2004 Chance You’ll See Nudity: 10% Basi...
  24. “I respect girls! But when I was a kid, I wasn’t very big, so the girls u...
  25. Over and over Nintendo told us that the next GameCube Legend of Zelda would use the s...
  26. PlayStation 2 • Atlus • September 2004 What’s the Deal? This isn&rsqu...
  27. PS2 - Bandai - November 2004 What’s the Deal? You are Major Makoto Kusanagi, a ...
  28. Crispin: Although Spider-Man 2 is tied to the movie sequel out now, the game’s ...
  29. Good: Fever mode makes gameplay wonderfully chaotic Bad: Grating voice samples MIA: T...
  30. 101 Previews for the Fall, Winter, and Beyond. Copyright ?© 2004 Ziff Davis Media I...
  31. New handheld systems like the upcoming Nintendo DS and Sony PSP can only mean one thi...
  32. Part of us thinks that Dixie and Reiko, from PS2 catfighter Rumble Roses, might be a ...
  33. Stage Debut, the GameCube “game” that lets you take a digital picture of ...
  34. PS2 - Sega - TBA You’re on a vengeance-driven quest to replace your weapon-aug...
  35. PS2/XB - Ubisoft - Winter Not to be confused with Band of Brothers (or is it...?), t...
  36. PS2/XB - Sega - October If you can keep all the up-and-coming NBA players and curren...
  37. PS2 - Sony - Early 2005 Sony tries its hand at classics and obviously did its homewo...
  38. GBA - Square Enix - Fall Built primarily on the same action-RPG foundation as the PS...
  39. PS2/GC - Capcom - August MMXCM is a little bit Legends, a little bit Battle Network:...
  40. Strengths: Plays all old GBA games, which gives it a huge library of favorites right ...
  41. 20 Million Total number of GameCubes Nintendo expects to sell by the end of this cons...
  42. Square Enix and Disney heroes team up in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, a lavish ...
  43. The Basics: Vietnam-themed first-person shooters aren’t exactly uncommon these ...
  44. Not only does this month’s castaway play games religiously (she was engaged in ...
  45. For the Timmy locations in Nice and Istanbul, not to mention dozens of maps covering ...
  46. The Basics: Get all possessive as a spooky ghost soldier out for revenge in this puzz...
  47. The Basics: Sly’s stealth-platforming sequel ditches the petty thievery in favo...
  48. The Basics: Producer Tsuyoshi Tanaka is well aware that some fans of the sword-swingi...
  49. Last year, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater benefited from a massive makeover—addin...
  50. Hours before the union guys plug in E3’s 1.21-gigawatt bass woofers and animatr...
  51. What’s really the true test of a wheelman’s skills—Atari’s un...
  52. G Ford: Much like the class clown who surprises everyone by landing a job, getting ma...
  53. For the normal gamer, the Electronic Entertainment Expo is a wonderland of the hottes...
  54. Nintendo has shown just a handful of actual DS games, and many of them only in video ...
  55. What a difference a year makes. During Nintendo’s last trip to E3, the company ...
  56. 7 Number of new first-party GBA games announced at E3 8 Number of first-party Nintend...
  57. The Basics: Old-school arcade veterans will feel right at home with the fast cars, ex...
  58. Wooping Army gunships, genetically engineered show booth babes gussied up as vampires...
  59. Multiple Riddick Rewards Some of the side quests complement one another, allowing you...
  60. The Basics: Gamers may wonder how anything could be better than the first Metroid Pri...
  61. The Basics: We knew FFXII would be different take on the RPG series—it’s ...
  62. The Basics: Koji Igarashi, the producer of the Castlevania series, takes a break from...
  63. Oh, snap! Microsoft, at its pre-E3 press conference, burned Sony good with a pretaped...
  64. Sony President Kaz Hirai boasts that “the success of EyeToy demonstrates the in...
  65. Lease don’t hate us—we recently got to play multiplayer Halo 2. If it hel...
  66. Jennifer: Unless you’ve been living under a petrified Vectrex for the past few ...
  67. Mario: Italian, works a blue-collar job, into mushrooms, yada, yada—not such a ...
  68. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata confirmed that a GameCube follow-up is in the works a...
  69. August Astro Boy: Omega Factor Metal Slug Advance Ms. Pac-Man: Maze Madness September...
  70. The Basics: Get ready for a tropical vacation where sunburn is the least of your worr...
  71. 1) “I came all the way from Middle-earth, and all I got was this lousy ring,&rd...
  72. Like a good DVD, this game gives you a director’s commentary, followed by a bev...
  73. Release Date: Official: Spring 2005 Our guess: March 2005 Price: Official: “For...
  74. The Basics: Konami delivers hot girl-on-girl wrasslin’ with luscious ladies who...
  75. The Basics: The second PS2 installment in Konami’s classic run-and-gun shooting...
  76. 4 Copies of Halo: Combat Evolved sold worldwide 55 Price, in dollars, of the Halo 2 c...
  77. “It’s hard to say at this point,” says Sony’s main man Kaz Hi...
  78. Got lost in Legend of Zelda? Frustrated by Final Fantasy? Back before stymied players...
  79. Jon D: Videogame tennis can be as boring as real-life golf for folks who don’t ...
  80. Look familiar? This update of the innovative N64 platformer doesn’t appear to d...
  81. Nintendo’s creative whiz Shigeru Miyamoto told us last year, “If I don&rs...
  82. The Basics: Take the first Knights of the Old Republic RPG hit and add a brand-new ca...
  83. The Basics: Microsoft’s entry in the crowded racing-simulator field has secretl...
  84. Howdy ho, buckaroos—Quartermann is my name and spreading gossip is my game. I&r...
  85. Developers spend hours upon hours refining beautiful scenery. This code shows Springf...
  86. To be honest, when we realized the PSP edition of our favorite stealth-espionage seri...
  87. The Basics: Greek mythology comes to life via a combination of Devil May Cry’s ...
  88. The Basics: This stealth espionage prequel may be set in the ’60s, but don&rsqu...
  89. Andrew Anthony—few gamers know him by name, but most will recognize his voice. ...
  90. Despite preshow whispers, this year’s gaming extravaganza didn’t mark the...
  91. When Nintendo unveiled the latest GameCube iteration of The Legend of Zelda at its 20...
  92. Shawn: Help assassinate an allegedly corrupt official or intercept his attackers&rsqu...
  93. Forget the double-team antics of the Cube’s Double Dash!!—this DS Kart po...
  94. Strengths: + Several outstanding first-party titles + Novel games such as Donkey Kong...
  95. The Basics: Ancient Chinese secret? Pausing is for babies. Fans of developer BioWare&...
  96. The Basics: Multiplayer murder gets silly—teddy bear Nazis and freedom-fighting...
  97. Shoe: If you ran into me on the street, chances are, I’d bring up stealth-actio...
  98. The Basics: Survival-horror gets a shot in the arm...or the shoulder, or the face&mda...
  99. Strengths: Disc-based media can hold entire movies or excellent-quality audio and cos...
  100. The Basics: “They’re smart, but not smart enough to win the war on their ...
  101. The Basics: No one expected Square’s big-haired action-RPG star to return on th...
  102. The Xbox Live upgrades just keep on coming. This fall, Microsoft will launch Xbox Liv...
  103. Your at-a-glance gander at some of the big PlayStation 2 titles shown at E3. (Games n...
  104. Experts explain what happens when videogames get real.... The Tony Hawk’s Pro S...
  105. Shawn: One hostile with a machine gun and a stack of sandbags can chew up your whole ...
  106. Voted Most Likely to Be Confiscated by the Teacher, PictoChat is more of a high-tech ...
  107. Crazy controllers are not new for the Big (remember the Power Glove for NES? As we le...
  108. The Basics: It’s black as space. You can cut the shadows with a flashlight, sea...
  109. The Basics: Hotshot developer Rare’s first Xbox title since the very silly Grab...
  110. Shawn: It’s all in your mind—the power to move matter, to hitch a ride in...
  111. The Basics: Playing Nintendo’s Donkey Konga music game with bongo drums makes s...
  112. Although we’ve seen plenty of video of different PSP games in motion, Sony woul...
  113. The Basics: It’s been hyped as a “Halo killer,” but “Killzone...
  114. The Basics: Head back to the streets of London for what Director Naresh Hirani calls ...
  115. While it’s of popular opinion that Microsoft will be the first out of the next-...
  116. Is the console juggernaut taking a page from Bill Gates’ gang? It sure sounds l...
  117. Top 10 Game Rentals Source: NPD TRSTS Video Games Service. Call (516) 625-6190 for qu...
  118. Crispin: If you take for granted all the radar and communications gizmos you get in m...
  119. It’s simple. It’s sweet. It’s a gaggle of timing and twitch tests f...
  120. Atelier Iris (PlayStation 2) is the sixth game in what’s probably the longest-r...
  121. Upgrade your superdeformed weapon with these top-notch leveling techniques to take yo...
  122. Jennifer: Sometimes, it just seems right to grade on a curve. The average EGM gamer w...
  123. XSN Sports Rides the Pine Microsoft will not release new editions of its Xbox sports ...
  124. Watch the DVDs, reread the books, and crank the hobbit-themed Led Zeppelin tunes all ...
  125. To hell with Microsoft’s mantra of “It’s good to play together.&rdq...
  126. The GTA-ification of Jak & Daxter isn’t exactly news—Jak II already embra...
  127. Released: December 2003 Original Scores: 9.5, 9.5, 9.5 Sit down for photo-realism, sh...
  128. Have you ever wanted to play big-time music agent to a bunch of hot Japanese chicks? ...
  129. The lands of Norrath are constantly at war. Train your warrior to fight these insurmo...
  130. Shane: Forget everything you know about strategy games—all those utterly uncool...
  131. Watch out, Ms. Croft—Samus Aran is coming to Hollywood. Director John Woo (Miss...
  132. Sailing the Rails Swinging is a whole lot easier this time around, and it’s act...
  133. You rarely hear “unexpected sequel” or “surprising remake” wh...
  134. And Destruction Derby on PlayStation 1. And if we’re taking a little too much p...
  135. Released: March 2002 Original Scores: 7.5, 8.5, 8.0 The Soviet Union won the cold war...
  136. In a world where evil rises with the setting sun, one man with a wicked arsenal and m...
  137. Each month, we force a celebrity or game designer to tell us what three console games...
  138. Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel PS2 • Square Enix • Fall 2004 &mda...
  139. Come out of the darkness to tackle this third installment of Tenchu. With these codes...
  140. Crispin: Legend has it that squinty-eyed quick-drawing gunslinger Red, the Clint East...
  141. Kevin: It’s been four years since the last Front Mission (PS1), but little has ...
  142. If real war were this cute, nobody would protest it. It’s been begged for by co...
  143. Hey all you listeners out there, it’s that time again—when the most contr...
  144. Shawn: In a world where evil rises with the setting sun, one man with a wicked arsena...
  145. Playstation 2 The good news: The PS2 version of Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow, due o...
  146. As both pro athlete and enthusiast gamer, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter isn&...
  147. Psycho Mantis has a lot to answer for. Now any upstart videogame can force its more i...
  148. Shawn: Don’t expect a soap opera from this goofball grappler—you’ll...
  149. Jon D: As I reflect on my time with Bujingai, I feel compelled to ask, “Couldn&...
  150. Afterthoughts: As we enter the dimly lit room, we survey our surroundings: long water...
  151. Tommy Vercetti’s lovable lack of remorse, insatiable greed, and general lawless...
  152. Bryan: I laughed when I first heard Onimusha 3: Demon Siege’s wacky narrative. ...
  153. Think of Van Helsing as a 21st-century retelling of the popular song "Monster Mash," ...
  154. Despite my complaining, sometimes they hand me these games and we all have a good lau...
  155. Xbox Amped 2 Your local ski park may be closed during the dog days of summer, but Mic...
  156. Comedic bike types? Massive acceleration? Blatantly offensive name for the law-enforc...
  157. Shawn: Say a word about man pretzels in this submission-heavy fighting sim, and UFC m...
  158. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GC) A lone agent takes on terrorists planning to r...
  159. Oh, how easy it was to sneer at Infinium Labs, the Florida-based start-up that—...
  160. Final Fantasy XII Is it just us, or does this look sorta like The Phantom Menace? PS2...
  161. Lose a Lung, Unlock Stuff Cigs may kill you, but they’re a prisoner’s pal...
  162. Dirty Larry is a loose-cannon cop on the edge who breaks even his own lone-wolf rules...
  163. Shame on you. That’s right, shame on you if have an Xbox and a broadband Intern...
  164. So you wanna get paid? You wanna be the biggest baller in Vana’diel? Join the c...
  165. Could someone survive a fall into a pit of molten lava if he or she jumped out really...
  166. Then a product attains a certain level of success, it’s just a matter of time b...
  167. Prince of Persia is a gamers’ game,” says Product Manager Danny Ruiz. &ld...
  168. Hat’s the world to do when a coup in North Korea tosses a live grenade in its l...
  169. Demian: Rally may be the redheaded stepchild of racing genres, but dammit, RalliSport...
  170. I think we can all agree that Cyborg Justice couldn’t have named itself anythin...
  171. Final Fantasy XI Online The dedicated players of Square Enix’s massively multip...
  172. While Ryu is adventuring out to retrieve the Dragon Sword, keep his classic ninja out...
  173. Heroes of the Pacific PS2/XB • Encore • December 2004 — Explosive aer...
  174. Think you got the goods to join Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Review Crew? Let us...
  175. Bad things don’t come in threes—evil things do. This fall marks the relea...
  176. Like the Grand Theft Auto series, this game puts you in a sprawling, crime-infested c...
  177. John R: It’s been more than two years since Nintendo first started singing the ...
  178. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial GBA • NewKidCo — In this exciting game of wande...
  179. Snake is cool, despite his real name being Dave. He’s able to cut down foes wit...
  180. Kevin: Another Metal Slug...should you care? Well, it’s a port of arguably the ...
  181. When it comes to making games for the next batch of consoles, developer Digital Extre...
  182. We were hoping to review that new Harry Potter game what’s out right about now ...
  183. In 30 years, today’s game controllers and consoles will seem as high-tech as a ...
  184. Being the foolish humans that they are, gamers relish the illusion of digital freedom...
  185. Crispin: Role-playing golf? Sounds as exciting as a pro-bowler fighting game. But in ...
  186. Ninjas. Even a talking teenage turtle is cool if he’s one. From Ninja Gaiden to...
  187. You should find more than enough tip treasures to satisfy your appetites in this issu...
  188. While console gamers continue to acclimate to the brave new world of online gaming, w...
  189. Van Helsing’s mere name drives fear into the hearts of vampires everywhere, but...
  190. Facts of Live We figure Halo-heads who lamented the lack of online multiplayer in the...
  191. Producer Steve Ellis could turn back the clock, TimeSplitters would’ve been onl...
  192. Elvis made life in the ghetto sound pretty damned depressing, but Eidos’ upcomi...
  193. Shane: Props to Sega for reviving this often overlooked (well, by folks less nerdy th...
  194. On the Cover: Mortal Kombat II In the summer of ’94, readers were treated to an...
  195. This grab bag of tricks shows you a few of the things you may not have realized about...
  196. fter an early test drive with the original Need for Speed Underground, we knew it was...
  197. Baby Metroid: (voice of) Emmanuel Lewis The former Webster star is both cute and trou...
  198. Cloud Strife A mercenary departed from Shinra’s elite guard, Cloud began his qu...
  199. After garnering critical praise—including USA Today’s Game of the Year aw...