Official U.S. Playstation Magazine Issue 52

Editorial/Contents

Demo Disc: PlayStation 1 videos of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Twisted Metal: Small Brawl, NBA ShootOut 2002. PlayStation 2 videos of: Batman: Vengeance, Jak & Dexter: The Precursor Legacy. Playable demos of JumpStart: Wildlife Safari Field Trip, Looney Tunes: Sheep Raider, Mary-Kate and Ashley: Crush Course, Sesame Street Sports, Hot Wheels Extreme Racing, and Disney/Pixar Monsters, Inc. Scream Team.

Input (letters)

Spin: State of the PlayStation, Resident Evil movie, Resident Evil Survivor 2 - Code: Veronica (PS2 preview, Japan/Euro only release), Sony Invests in Square, Try ‘em before you buy ‘em (21 reasons to rent before you buy assorted PS2 games), Xenosaga (PS2 preview, released as Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht), 9 RPG’s that aren’t Final Fantasy X, Tokyo Pop brings Final Fantasy & other video game soundtracks to U.S., Timeline of the Arc the Lad series, SNK R.I.P., Interview with composer Yasunori Mitsuda, No Holds Barred (new games based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship & Pride Fighting Championship), Whatever Happened to… Gunslinger, PlayStation Aptitude Test, PlayStation Year 3 (a look back at significant events in regards to the PlayStation in 1997), The Place to Be (a 1 year anniversary party for the PS2), Gossip Gossip, Bookmarks (various websites), Sound Station (music reviews), DVD reviews, Hollywood Banter, Top 10 Charts

PS2 Previews:

·         Final Fantasy X

·         Pac-Man World 2

·         Deus Ex: The Conspiracy

·         Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing

·         Tekken 4

·         Parappa the Rapper 2

·         Soul Calibur 2

·         Tenchu 3 (released as Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven)

·         Jeremy McGrath Supercross World

·         Run Like Hell

·         Maximo: Ghosts to Glory

·         Virtua Fighter 4

·         Looney Toons: Space Race (released simply as Space Race, but kept the Looney Toons characters)

·         Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front

·         Power Pro Tennis: WTA Edition (released as WTA Tour Tennis)

·         Rez

·         Forever Kingdom

·         Headhunter

·         MotoGP 2

·         Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

·         Space Channel 5 Part 2 (Japan/Euro only release)

·         Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land

·         Samurai (released in NA as Way of the Samurai)

·         Auto Modellista

·         Gran Turismo 3: Concept (there would be 3 separate releases in this series, Gran Turismo Concept 2001 Tokyo, Gran Turismo Concept 2002 Tokyo-Seoul and Gran Turismo Concept 2002 Tokyo-Geneva. None of which saw a NA release)

·         Switch (Japan only release)

PS1 Previews:

·         Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

·         Creatures

·         Cabela's Big Game Hunter: Ultimate Challenge

·         Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth

·         Delta Force: Urban Warfare

·         Pajama Sam: You are What you Eat from Your Head to Your Feet

·         Cubix: Robots For Everyone - Race 'N Robots

New Mascots for the PS2? Jak & Dexter: The Precursor Legacy

Reviews:

·         Jak & Dexter: The Precursor Legacy

·         18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker

·         Burnout

·         Dark Summit

·         Driven

·         Grand Theft Auto III

·         Dynasty Warriors 3

·         Evil Twin

·         F1 2001

·         Frequency

·         James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire

·         Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance

·         The Mummy Returns

·         MX Rider

·         NCAA Final Four 2002

·         NFL 2K2

·         Project Eden

·         Shadow Hearts

·         Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder

·         The Simpsons Road Rage

·         Smuggler’s Run 2: Hostile Territory

·         Soldier of Fortune

·         Splashdown

·         Soul Reaver 2

·         Supercar Street Challenge

·         SSX Tricky

·         Tarzan Untamed

·         Thunderstrike: Operation Phoenix

·         Vampire Night

·         WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It!

·         Arc the Lad Collection (PlayStation)

·         Gunfighter: The Legend of Jesse James (PlayStation)

·         Martian Gothic: Unification (PlayStation)

·         NASCAR Thunder 2002 (PlayStation)

·         Pipe Dreams 3D (PlayStation)

·         Syphon Filter 3 (PlayStation)

·         Saltwater Sportfishing (PlayStation)

·         Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (PlayStation)

·         Spec Ops: Covert Assault (PlayStation)

·         Twisted Metal: Small Brawl (PlayStation)

Top Secrets:

·         Grand Theft Auto III

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3

·         Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

·         Batman: Vengeance

·         Devil May Cry

·         Madden NFL 2002

·         Spy Hunter

·         Silent Hill 2

·         NHL 2002

·         NCAA Football 2002

·         NASCAR Thunder 2002

·         Gran Turismo 3: A-spec

·         Time Crisis 2

·         Silent Scope 2

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (PlayStation)

·         Driver 2 (PlayStation)

·         Castlevania Chronicles (PlayStation)

·         Madden NFL 2002 (PlayStation)

·         Gran Turismo 2 (PlayStation)

·         Spyro: Year of the Dragon (PlayStation)

·         Spider-Man (PlayStation)

·         Syphon Filter 2 (PlayStation)

·         NFL GameDay 2002 (PlayStation)

·         Final Fantasy Tactics (PlayStation)

Global Cover-Age (video game cover art: Japan vs. North America)

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