Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 205

Contents

Editorial

Staff

Letters

Press Start: War of the Words (EGM talks to three of gamings top executives about the next generation and beyond), Halo 3 (Xbox 360 preview), Overheard, Final Fantasy XIII’s (Final Fantasy XIII for PS3, Final Fantasy Agito XIII for mobile devices, and Final Fantasy Versus XIII for PS3 (never released)), Interview with Hideo Kojima regarding Metal Gear Solid 4 for PS3, EGM International, Sales Charts, Crash Course (a look back on the failed Gizmondo Handheld system), Online this month, The Hot 10, Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii preview), The Rumor Mill

EGM’s Opinionated Preview Guide:

·         Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Xbox 360, PS3)

·         Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii)

·         Virtua Tennis 3 (Xbox 360, PS3)

·         The Darkness (Xbox 360, PS3)

·         Madden NFL 07 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii)

·         Frontlines: Fuel of War (Xbox 360, PS3)

·         Stranglehold (Xbox 360, PS3)

·         WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007 (Xbox 360, PS3)

·         Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360, PS3)

·         Haze (Xbox 360 canceled, PS3)

·         Warhawk (PS3)

·         Formula One 06 (PS3, ended up on PS2 & PSP, but not the PS3)

·         Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (PS3)

·         Genji 2 (PS3, released as Genji: Days of the Blade?)

·         Heavenly Sword (PS3)

·         Gundam (PS3, released as Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire?)

·         MotorStorm (PS3)

·         Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)

·         SingStar (PS3)

·         Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PS3)

·         Assassin’s Creed (PS3)

·         Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS3)

·         The Eye of Judgment (PS3)

·         Grand Turismo HD (PS3)

·         The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)

·         Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam (Wii)

·         Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (Wii)

·         Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

·         WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii)

·         Elebits (Wii)

·         Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (Wii)

·         Red Steel (Wii)

·         Wii Sports (Wii)

·         Wii Orchestra (Wii, released as Wii Music)

·         Sonic Wild Fire (Wii, released as Sonic and the Secret Rings)

·         Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)

·         Excite Truck (Wii)

·         Project H.A.M.M.E.R. (Wii, never released)

·         Bomberman Land (Wii)

·         Gears of War (Xbox 360)

·         Ninety-Nine Nights (Xbox 360)

·         Bomberman: Act Zero (Xbox 360)

·         Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (Xbox 360)

·         Bioshock (Xbox 360)

·         Mass Effect (Xbox 360)

·         Chromehounds (Xbox 360)

·         Phantasy Star Universe (Xbox 360)

·         Crackdown (Xbox 360)

·         Too Human (Xbox 360)

·         Viva Pinata (Xbox 360)

·         Saint’s Row (Xbox 360)

·         Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Xbox 360)

·         Dead Rising (Xbox 360)

·         Test Drive Unlimited (Xbox 360)

·         Shadowrun (Xbox 360)

·         God of War II (PS2)

·         Guitar Hero II (PS2)

·         Reservoir Dogs (PS2, Xbox)

·         Xenosaga Episode III (PS2)

·         Final Fantasy XII (PS2)

·         Okami (PS2)

·         SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault (PS2)

·         Scarface: The World is Yours (PS2, Xbox)

·         Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (PS2)

·         The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)

·         Lumines II (PSP)

·         Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS)

·         SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 (PSP)

·         Star Fox DS (DS, released as Star Fox Command)

·         Killzone: Liberation (PSP)

·         Mario vs. Donkey Kong: March of the Minis (DS)

·         Donkey Kong: King of Swing (DS, released as DK: Jungle Climber)

·         Final Fantasy III (DS)

·         LocoRoco (PSP)

·         Every Extend Extra (PSP)

·         Elite Beat Agents (DS)

·         Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (PSP)

·         Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP)

·         Yoshi’s Island 2 (DS)

·         Gangs of London (PSP)

·         Brooktown: Senior Year (PSP, released as Brooktown High)

Cover Story: The Big One – Call of Duty 3

Review Crew:

·         Final Fantasy XI Online (Xbox 360)

·         Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis (Xbox 360)

·         X-Men: The Official Game (Xbox 360, PS2, Xbox, GameCube)

·         Urban Chaos: Riot Response (PlayStation 2, Xbox)

·         And 1 Streetball (PlayStation 2, Xbox)

·         Def Jam Fight for New York: The Takeover (PSP)

·         The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch (PSP)

·         Lemmings (PSP)

·         New Super Mario Bros. (DS)

·         Big Brain Academy (DS)

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