Nintendo Power Issue 204

Contents

Pulse (Letters to the Editor)

News: News from Game Developers Conference, Tomb Raider: Legend (GameCube, Game Boy Advance, DS), Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam (Revolution, later named the Wii), SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (Revolution, later named the Wii, GameCube), The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (GameCube, Game Boy Advance, DS), Crash Boom Bang! (DS), One Piece: Pirates' Carnival (GameCube), Dino Master (DS), Legend of Zelda ministatues, Magical Vacation Sequel coming to the DS (released as Magical Starshine), Project Hacker: Kakusei (DS, Japan only release), Atlus announces six games for the Game Boy Advance (Summon Night: Swordcraft Story, Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2, Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation, Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2, Battle B-Daman, & Battle B-Daman: Fire Spirits!), Game Watch Forecast

Point/Counterpoint – Which system ruled the 16-bit era? Super NES or Sega Genesis?

Previews:

·         Cars (GameCube, Game Boy Advance, DS)

·         Metal Slug (Game Boy Advance, never released. Note: this was a different release from the previous Metal Slug Advance)

·         Magnetica (DS)

·         Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (DS, Game Boy Advance)

·         Star Trek: Tactical Assault (DS)

·         Monster House (GameCube, Game Boy Advance, DS)

Dark Arts – Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS)

Prepare for Contact – Contact (DS)

Planet of the Apes – Super Monkey Ball Adventure (GameCube)

Gravity Game – Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam (DS)

Framing the Game – I Am 8-bit art

25 Momma Mia Moments – New Super Mario Bros. (DS)

X-ing Over – X-Men: The Official Game (GameCube, Game Boy Advance, DS)

Odama Creator Tells All – Interview with Yoot Saito

Magic Tricks – LostMagic (DS) strategy

Inside Zelda – Nintendo Power’s monthly check-in from the Zelda development team.

Classified Info:

·         True Crime: New York City (GameCube)

·         DK: King of Swing (Game Boy Advance)

·         SSX on Tour (GameCube)

·         The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer (GameCube)

PlayBack – Kid Icarus

Reviews:

·         LostMagic (DS)

·         Teen Titans (GameCube)

·         Guilty Gear Dust Strikers (DS)

·         2006 FIFA World Cup (GameCube)

·         2006 FIFA World Cup (DS)

·         2006 FIFA World Cup (Game Boy Advance)

·         Garfield and His Nine Lives (Game Boy Advance)

·         Rampage: Total Destruction (GameCube)

·         Super Black Bass Fishing (DS)

·         Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006 (Game Boy Advance)

·         Backyard Baseball 2007 (Game Boy Advance)

Community

Game Over – Metroid Prime Hunters (DS)

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