Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 175

Contents

Staff

Letters

Press Start: 12 things you should know about Final Fantasy XII, A sneak peak at Sony’s PlayStation Portable, Hitman: Contracts (Xbox, PS2), Instant Expert on PC gaming, Old School looks at what was in EGM 10 years ago, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (GameCube), SOCOM II (PS2) Strategy, EGM International, Star Wars Battlefront (Xbox, PS2), Metroid Zero Mission (Game Boy Advance), Afterthoughts on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Various consoles), Play Money (lifestyles of various gaming business entrepreneurs), Celebrity Gamer interview with actress Kristen Miller, The Bard’s Tale (PS2, Xbox), Factory Showroom (modern gaming gadgets), Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain (PS2), Online this month, Drakengard (PS2), The Rumor Mill, The Suffering (Xbox, PS2), The Hot 5, Coming Soon

The Ultimate Video Game Countdown

Reviews:

·         Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (PlayStation 2, Xbox)

·         Spy Hunter 2 (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube)

·         Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (PlayStation 2, Xbox)

·         Sonic Heroes (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube)

·         Mission: Impossible Operation Surma (PlayStation 2, Xbox)

·         Monster 4x4: Masters of Metal (PlayStation 2, GameCube)

·         Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II (PlayStation 2, Xbox)

·         Maximo vs. Army of Zin (PlayStation 2)

·         American Idol (PlayStation 2)

·         Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (PlayStation 2)

·         Manhunt (PlayStation 2)

·         Everquest Online Adventures: Frontiers (PlayStation 2)

·         Lowrider (PlayStation 2)

·         .hack Part 4: Quarantine (PlayStation 2)

·         Carve (Xbox)

·         Deus Ex: Invisible War (Xbox)

·         Counter-Strike (Xbox)

·         Pokémon Channel (GameCube)

·         Sword of Mana (Game Boy Advance)

·         Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective (Game Boy Advance)

·         Max Payne (Game Boy Advance)

Tricks of the Trade:

·         Mario Kart: Double Dash (GameCube)

·         True Crime: Streets of L.A. (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube)

·         Tony Hawk’s Underground (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube)

·         Crimson Skies (Xbox)

·         Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (GameCube)

·         Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube)

·         XIII (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube)

·         Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3 (Xbox)

·         Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Game Boy Advance)

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