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Player's Pulse (Letters to the Editor) Game Watch: · Gaming News for May 2003 · Prince of Peria: The Sands of Time (GameCube) · Ice Nine (Game Boy Advance) · Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde (GameCube) · Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube) · Spyhunter 2 and ESPionage (GameCube) · Dragon Ball Z: The Legend of Goku 2 (Game Boy Advance) · Soul Calibur 2 (GameCube) · Wario World (GameCube) · Viewtiful Joe (GameCube) · The Incredible Hulk (Game Boy Advance) · Iridion II (Game Boy Advance) · Project Digipen · May Gallery of Games · Game Watch Forecast Power On Nintendo Online Golden Sun: The Lost Age (Game Boy Advance) Strategy Army Men: Sarge's War (GameCube) Strategy Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Game Boy Advance) Preview Ikaruga (GameCube) Strategy Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (GameCube) Preview Fundamentals Classified Information: · Robotech: Battlecry (GameCube) · Rocky (GameCube) · Dead to Rights (GameCube) · Metroid: Fusion (Game Boy Advance) · X-Men: Next Dimension (GameCube) · BMX XXX (GameCube) · Star Fox Adventures (GameCube) · CI Special Report - Red Faction 2 (GameCube) Epic Center Special Review: Lost Kingdoms II (GameCube) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube) Strategy James Bond 007: Nightfire (Game Boy Advance) Strategy e-Reader Special: Clu Clu Land, Donkey Kong 3, Golf 2002 Nintendo Power Award Winners Epic Center: · Epic News: Mother 1 & 2 (Game Boy Advance) · Epic Tactics: Lufia: The Ruins of Lore (Game Boy Advance) Pokémon Ruby/Pokémon Sapphire (Game Boy Advance) Strategy Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (Game Boy Advance) Strategy Title Wave: · Dakar 2 (GameCube) · Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (GameCube) · Transworld Surf: Next Wave (GameCube) · Tube Slider (GameCube) · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Game Boy Advance) · The Muppets: On with the Show (Game Boy Advance) · Ninja Five-O (Game Boy Advance) · Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (GameBoy Advance) · X2: Wolverine's Revenge (Game Boy Advance) Now Playing: · Ikaruga (GameCube) · Red Faction II (GameCube) · James Bond 007: Nightfire (Game Boy Advance) Coming Next Issue

Player's Pulse (Letters to the Editor) Game Watch: · Gaming News for September 2003 · 2 new colors for Game Boy Advance (Onyx & Flame) · Beyond Good & Evil (GameCube) · Looney Tunes: Back in Action (GameCube/Game Boy Advance) · Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (GameCube) · R: Racing Evolution (GameCube) · Spirits & Spells (GameCube) · Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (GameCube) · Go! Go! Hypergrind (GameCube) · Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo (GameCube) · September Gallery · Game Watch Forecast Power On Nintendo Online Epic Center Special Review: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Game Boy Advance) Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GameCube) Strategy Epic Center Special Preview: Gladius (GameCube) Soul Calibur II (GameCube) Strategy Classified Information: · NBA Street vol. 2 (GameCube) · Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend (Game Boy Advance) · X2: Wolverine's Revenge (GameCube/Game Boy Advance) · All-Star Baseball 2004 (GameCube) · Golden Sun: The Lost Age (Game Boy Advance) · Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (Game Boy Advance) · CI Special Report: Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (GameCube) Billy Hatcher & The Giant Egg (GameCube) Preview The Sports Reports: · High Heat MLB 2004 (GameCube) <------Never released, but did appear on the PS2 & Xbox · Madden NFL 2004 (GameCube) · NCAA Football 2004 (GameCube) The Simpsons: Hit & Run (GameCube) Preview Enter the Matrix (GameCube) Strategy Epic Center: · Epic Forum · Epic Preview: Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town (Game Boy Advance) Spotlight on Capcom: · Viewtiful Joe (GameCube) · P.N. 03 (GameCube) · Onimusha Tactics (Game Boy Advance) · Mega Man Zero 2 (Game Boy Advance) · Gotcha Force (GameCube) · Resident Evil 4 (GameCube) · Killer 7 (GameCube) · Auto Modellista (GameCube) · Disney's Aladdin (Game Boy Advance) · Magical Quest 2 Starring Mickey & Minnie (Game Boy Advance) Pokécenter The Crossing Guardian Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (Game Boy Advance) Strategy Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue & White versions (GameCube) Strategy Title Wave: · Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey (GameCube) · The Italian Job (GameCube) · Speed Kings (GameCube) · SX Superstar (GameCube) · Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wrath of the Darkhul King (Game Boy Advance) · Jet Grind Radio (Game Boy Advance) · Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (Game Boy Advance) · The Simpsons: Road Rage (Game Boy Advance) · Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (Game Boy Advance) Now Playing: · Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GameCube) · Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (GameCube) · Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey (GameCube) · Speed Kings (GameCube) · SX Superstar (GameCube) Coming Next Issue

SYSTEMS COVERED Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Master System Sega Genesis Atari ST Atari 800 IBM PC Amiga Apple Apple II / IIGS Macintosh Commodore 64 Arcade FEATURES (contents page excerpts) Is It Live, Or Is It... Cyberspace? by Maurice Molyneaux This innovative "looking glass" project pushes computer technology in wild directions - and may affect how we play video games in the future. Going For The Dragons: Wonder Boy III Strategy Guide, Part I by Clayton Walnum This detailed strategy guide will help you smooth over the rough spots as you take Wonder Boy through his third adventure on the Sega Master System. Life In War Times: P.O.W. Strategy Guide by Andy and Bissy Eddy Are you feeling claustrophobic? Our maps, hints and tips should help you free yourself from the enemy prison camp and call your troops to pick you up. Destination Arcadia by Andy Eddy and Patrick J. Kelley This new column debuts with coverage of the 1989 AMOA show in Las Vegas and an in-depth look at Atari's Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters. Chris Crawford: The Designer's Designer by Bill Kunkel Crawford is not only a designer of high-quality games, but he's also an outspoken critic of the industry. Peek in on a candid conversation with him about his views and visions. Roundball Software: The Latest In Computerized Basketball by Bill Kunkel and Arnie Katz Droves of electronic dribbling simulations have hit the shelves, and our experts open up their archives to show you how it started, what's out now and what to look for. (includes 'A Brief History of Electronic Basketball' sidebar) Puzzling It Out: Games For Thinkers by Joyce Worley If you're in the mood for an electronic brainteaser, this survey of mind-boggling games will set you on the right track. Computer-Game Strategies by Frank Tetro In this issue, Frank guides you through Beyond the Black Hole (C64 / PC), California Games (Apple / Amiga / 800 / ST / C64 / PC) and Firepower (Amiga / Apple IIGS / C64 / PC / Mac). REVIEWS Video-Game Reviews Rastan (SMS) Guardian Legend (NES) Magic Johnson's Fast Break (NES) Clash at Demon Head (NES) Bad Dudes (NES) Sky Shark (NES) Rescue (NES) (Rescue: Embassy Mission) Ghouls 'N' Ghosts (Gen) Magic of Scheherezade (NES) Computer-Game Reviews Heavy Barrel (Apple / C64 / PC) Beyond the Black Hole (C64 / PC) Dark Side (Amiga / ST / C64 / PC) Gold Rush (Amiga / Apple II / Apple IIGS / ST / PC / Mac) Genghis Khan: A Study of Regal Principle (PC) DEPARTMENTS Editor's Letter by Andy Eddy Reader Mail News Bits compiled by Joyce Worley Epyx Exits Publishing EA Lures Labels From Mediagenic Cinemaware Returns to Affiliate-Label Status Top Coin-Ops of September 1989 SPA Establishes Piracy Hot Line FCI Drops 800 Line, Starts Newsletter Acclaim Has Total Recall Williams' Flipper Cops Out NES Gets First Four-Play Action Game Taxan Contest for Star Soldiers Sierra Hint Line Goes Round-the-Clock Board Games Remastered for Home Computers Nintendo Plans Financial Services System More Mediagenic Magic NEC Takes a Play Tour Movies, Wizards and Video Games Dr Joyce Brothers Recommends Neurobics Covox Sound Master PC Gains Game Support Easter Egg Hunt Rambo (NES) Othello (NES) Rampage (SMS) Double Dragon (SMS) Ring King (NES) Bomberman (NES) Yea & Nay Game Doctor - The Old Doc Gets Philosophical by the Game Doctor Inside Gaming - What's a "Good Game," Anyway? by Arnie Katz (Excerpt:) This time, he delves into the question of what separates good computer and video games from the also-rans. Advertiser Index COVER (contents page excerpt) With the addition of arcade coverage in VG&CE (see the first installment of Destination Arcadia on page 90), we felt that the comic-book style of Atari's Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters would be a suitable subject. Art: Alan Hunter