Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 147

Editorial

Contents

Letters to the Editors

Press Start: Soul Calibur 2 Hits GameCube, Dreamcast Newswire, Afterthoughts on Gran Turismo 3 A-spec, Square’s Final Frontier (Final Fantasy leaps online with Final Fantasy XI), Hard Drivin’ (EGM checks the PS2 Hard Drive), Ever Wondered?, High & Mighty (Ace Combat 4 on PS2), Developer Profile on Vicarious Visions, Quartermann Game Gossip & Speculation, Best Selling Games of June 2001, Coming Soon

Previews:

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 (PS2)

·         Grand Theft Auto III (PS2)

·         Silent Hill 2 (PS2)

·         Maximo: Ghosts to Glory (PS2)

·         Batman: Vengeance (PS2)

·         Smuggler's Run 2 (PS2, released as Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory)

·         Okage: Shadow King (PS2)

·         Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder (PS2)

·         NHL Hitz (PS2)

·         MotoGP 2 (PS2)

·         Victorious Boxers (PS2, released as Victorious Boxers: Ippo's Road to Glory)

·         PaRappa the Rapper 2 (PS2)

·         Kessen II (PS2)

·         Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (PS2)

·         Capcom vs. SNK 2 (PS2, released as Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001)

·         Kingdom Hearts (PS2)

·         Pipo Saru 2001 (PS2, Japan only release)

·         Guilty Gear X (PS2)

·         Hot Shots Golf 3 (PS2)

·         Jade Cocoon 2 (PS2)

·         Ka (PS2, released in NA as Mister Mosquito)

·         Capcom vs. SNK Pro (Dreamcast, Japan only release as Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro)

·         Bomberman Online (Dreamcast)

·         Propeller Arena (Dreamcast, never released)

·         Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x (Xbox)

·         Dead or Alive 3 (Xbox)

·         Shrek (Xbox)

·         Dragon Warrior VII (PlayStation)

·         Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PlayStation)

·         Syphon Filter 3 (PlayStation)

·         Twisted Metal: Small Brawl (PlayStation)

·         Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX (Game Boy Advance)

·         Doom (Game Boy Advance)

·         Gradius Galaxies (Game Boy Advance)

·         Tetris Worlds (Game Boy Advance)

·         Tekken 4 (Arcade)

Interview with Hideo Kojima regarding Metal Gear Solid 2

Wireless Gaming (gaming on cell phones)

Heartless and Soul (Kain and Raziel from the Legacy of Kain series)

Review Crew:

·         Armored Core 2: Another Age (PS2)

·         Extermination (PS2)

·         Le Mans 24 Hours (PS2)

·         Madden NFL 2002 (PS2)

·         Test Drive Off-Road: Wide-Open (PS2)

·         Time Crisis 2 (PS2)

·         Ephemeral Fantasia (PS2)

·         Rune: Viking Warlord (PS2)

·         Yanya Caballista City Skater (PS2)

·         Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo (PS2)

·         Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette (PS2)

·         The Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai (Dreamcast)

·         Alien Front Online (Dreamcast)

·         Ooga Booga (Dreamcast)

·         Outtrigger (Dreamcast)

·         World Series Baseball 2K2 (Dreamcast)

·         Madden NFL 2002 (Nintendo 64)

·         Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix (PlayStation)

·         NFL GameDay 2002 (PlayStation)

·         Tales of Destiny 2 (PlayStation)

·         Digimon Digital Card Battle (PlayStation)

·         Madden NFL 2002 (PlayStation)

·         Advance Wars (Game Boy Advance)

·         Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Game Boy Advance)

·         Pac-Man Collection (Game Boy Advance)

·         Spider-Man: Mysterio’s Menace (Game Boy Advance)

·         ESPN Golf (Game Boy Advance)

·         Lady Sia (Game Boy Advance)

·         Pokémon Crystal (Game Boy Advance)

Tricks of the Trade:

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (Game Boy Advance)

·         ATV Offroad Fury (PS2)

·         Bloody Roar 3 (PS2)

·         CART Fury: Championship Racing (PS2)

·         NBA Street (PS2)

·         Quake III: Revolution (PS2)

·         Twisted Metal Black (PS2)

·         The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Game Boy Color)

·         Mario Party 3 (Nintendo 64)

·         Pokémon Gold/Silver (Game Boy Color)

·         Crazy Taxi (PS2)

·         Spec Ops: Ranger Elite (PlayStation)

·         Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast)

·         MLB 2002 (PlayStation)

·         Rayman Advance (Game Boy Advance)

·         Namco Museum (Game Boy Advance)

Gran Turismo 3: The Inside Track

Final Word

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