Game Informer Issue 106

Features:

• Letter From the Editor: Games: Moving Forward or Moving Backward? (Andy McNamara discusses how games are changing and evolving)
• Dear GI (Reader Letters, Responses and Artwork)
• GI News (EA announces tie-in game for The Fellowship of the Ring, Acclaim reveals new character, Sale numbers for the launc of the XBOX and GameCube, Eidos sets up new publishing arm to port Japanese games)
• Classic GI (Retrospective on alternate video game controllers)

Cover Story: Turok: Evolution (PS2, XBOX, GC)(Overview of Acclaim's attempt to reinvigorate the flagging Turok franchise for the next generation of consoles)

Sound Matters (A look at how sounds in video games has evolved from the Atari days to games like Medal of Honor and Dance Dance revolution)

Dreamcast Resurrected (With the Dreamcast's price cut to $49.95, GI explores why it's a good idea to pick one up.)

Design & Development: The Art of Making a Game Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (In-depth interview with Jason Rubin, Andy Gavin, Evan Wells, Greg Omi and Didier Malenfant on the origins and development of the first Jak and Daxter game)

Previews:

• Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (PS2)
• Freekstyle (PS2)
• Suikoden III (PS2)
• Resident Evil (GC)
• NBA Inside Drive 2002 (XBOX)
• Final Fantasy XI (PC, PS2)
• New Legends (XBOX)
• Bloodrayne (XBOX, PS2, GC, PC)
• Star Wars: Racer Revenge (PS2)
• State of Emergency (PS2)
• UFC: Tapout (XBOX)
• Salt Lake 2002 (PS2, PC)
• Rallisport Challenge (XBOX)
• Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars (XBOX)

PlayStation 2 Reviews:

• Drakan: The Ancients' Gates
• MotoGP 2
• Parappa the Rapper 2
• Jade Cocoon 2
• Rez
• Max Payne
• NFL Gameday 2002
• Wave Rally
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front

GameCube Reviews:

• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Extreme G3

XBOX Reviews:

• Max Payne
• Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
• Star Wars: Obi-Wan
• Nightcaster
• Blood Wake
• Azurik: Rise of Perathia
• Batman: Vengeance
• SSX Tricky
• F1 2001

PlayStation Reviews:

• Mega Man X6
• Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth

PC Reviews:

• Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein
• Ghost Recon
• Everquest: Shadows of Luclin

Game Boy Advance Review:

• Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder

Quickie Reviews (Small, one-paragraph reviews):

• Legends of Wrestling (PS2)
• World Tour Soccer 2002 (PS2)
• Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force (PS2)
• Namco Museum (PS2)
• Victorious Boxers: Ippo's Road to Glory (PS2)
• Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land (PS2)
• Driven (PS2)
• Madden NFL 2002 (GC)
• FIFA Soccer 2002 (GC)
• Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 (GC)
• Batman: Vengeance (GC)
• NHL Hitz 2002 (GC)
• SSX Tricky (GC)
• All-Star Baseball 2002 (GC)
• Dokapon: Monster Hunter (GBA)
• American Bass Challenge (GBA)
• Super Bust-A-Move (GBA)
• Alienators: Evolution Continues (GBA)
• Monsters, INC. (GBA)
• Monster Rancher Advance (GBA)
• Planet of the Apes (GBA)

Play To Perfection:

• Super Smash Bros. Melee (Guide on how to unlock secret characters, bonus stages and some of the more rare trophies)

Secret Access (Cheat Codes):

• Batman: Vengeance (PS2)
• Legends of Wrestling (PS2)
• Half-Life Decay (PS2)
• James Bond 007 In... Agent Under Fire (PS2)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2, GC)
• Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder (PS2)
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (PS2)
• The Simpsons: Road Rage (PS2, GC, XBOX)
• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (PS2)
• Crazy Taxi (GC)
• Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 (GC, XBOX)
• Star Wars: Rogue Leader (GC)
• Extreme G3 (GC)
• Azurik: Rise of Perathia (XBOX)
• NFL Fever 2002 (XBOX)
• Dark Summit (XBOX)
• Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding (XBOX)
• Fuzion Frenzy (XBOX)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X (XBOX)
• Arctic Thunder (XBOX)
• Planet of the Apes (GBA)
• F-14 Tomcat (GBA)
• Alienators: Evolution Continues (GBA)
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein (PC)
• Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (PC)

Game Shark Codes:

• Dynasty Warriors 3 (PS2)
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2)

Classic Reviews:

• Super Bowling (SNES)
• Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System)
• Munch Man (TI-99/4A)
• Arkanoid (NES)

Classic Codes:

• Godzilla (NES)
• Kid Icarus (NES)
• Super Bowling (SNES)
• Secret of Evermore (SNES)
• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (GB)
• Tamagotchi (GB)

Classic Strategy (Guide to secrets in Super Mario Bros. 3, including all warp whistles)