Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 198

Editorial

Letters

Press Start: Remote Controller (feature on the Nintendo Revolution (later called the Wii) controller), Afterthoughts: Shadow of the Colossus, Take This Job: Art Director, Gearing up for Battle (feature on upcoming PS3 games), Online this Month, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (PS2, Xbox, GameCube), Show and Tell: True Crime: New York City (PS2, Xbox, GameCube), Quake 4 (Xbox 360), Fast Forward (previews of Xbox 360 games), Gaming on the Go-Go , Overheard, Loaded & Locked, Afterthoughts: We heart Katamari, The Matrix: Path of Neo (PS2, Xbox), The Top 10 Video Game Characters :  10) Lara Croft, 9) Pikachu, Master Chief, 7) Cloud Strife, 6) Pac-Man, 5) Sonic the Hedgehog, 4) Samus Aran, 3) Solid Snake, 2) Link, 1) Mario, The Rumor Mill, Comic Zone

Happy Holidays! - EGM's annual picks for the top 10 must-get/must-give gaming gifts:

10) The Gift of a Thousand Games (GameFly Certificate)

9) Retro Booster (Atari Flashback 2)

Style Points (Gaming T-Shirts)

7) The Sprite in You (Pixelblocks)

6) Go Figures (Grand Theft Kubrik Figures and Mario Kart RC Cars)

5) Costume Party (A Fan's View book)

4) Road Shows (Hori's PSP Pro Duo Video Recorder)

3) Art Snob (I am 8-bit Prints)

2) Playing with Power (Generation NEX)

1) Larger Than Life (InFocus X3 Projector)

Crappy Holidays!: EGM's annual picks for the top 10 most useless gaming gifts to unload on your enemies:

10) Unkindest Cut (Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw)

9) A Pass for the Past (Classic Football)

Tie Die (SeV Gadget Tie)

7) Trouble Maker (Space Invader Invasion Kit)

6) Never Get Laid (Kasumi "Squishy Pillow")

5) Big-Ass Sound (The Buttkicker)

4) Blood on the Highway (PSP Car Mount)

3) Radical! (Virtual-Reality Skateboard)

2) Frankenstein's Handheld (Time Machine NES Games Player for Dame Boy Advance SP)

1) Projector Project (DIY Projector Kit)

Epic Spectrum:

·         Suikoden V (PS2)

·         Tales of Legendia (PS2)

·         Wild Arms 4 (PS2)

·         Shadow Hearts: From the New World (PS2)

·         .hack//G.U. (PS2)

·         Phantasy Star Universe (PS2)

Review Crew:

·         Star Wars Battlefront II (PS2, Xbox)

·         Karaoke Revolution Party (PS2)

·         The Sims (PS2, Xbox, GameCube)

·         L.A. Rush (PS2, Xbox)

·         The Warriors (PS2, Xbox)

·         Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (PS2, Xbox)

·         Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (PS2, Xbox)

·         Crash Tag Team Racing (PS2, Xbox, GameCube)

·         Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (PS2, Xbox)

·         Without Warning (PS2, Xbox)

·         Blitz: The League (PS2, Xbox)

·         SSX on Tour (PS2, Xbox, GameCube)

·         Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (PS2, Xbox, GameCube)

·         Rachet: Deadlocked (PS2)

·         SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy Seals  (PS2)

·         Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2)

·         Jak X: Combat Racing (PS2)

·         Guitar Hero (PS2)

·         Soul Calibur III (PS2)

·         Romancing Saga (PS2)

·         Resident Evil 4 (PS2)

·         Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (PS2)

·         Trapt (PS2)

·         Suikoden Tactics (PS2)

·         Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble (GameCube)

·         Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (GameCube)

·         Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GameCube)

·         Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP)

·         SSX on Tour (PSP)

·         The Con (PSP)

·         Metroid Prime Pinball (DS)

·         Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble (DS)

·         Gunstar Super Heroes (Game Boy Advance)  

Game Over