Game Informer Issue 115

Features:

• Letter From the Editor: There’s Nothing Wrong With Being Average (Andy McNamara discusses games that are average and why they shouldn't necessarily be immediately shunned)
• Dear GI (Reader Letters, Responses and Artwork)
• The Tale of Tokyo Game Show 2002 (GI’s overview on all the new and announcements from TGS)
• Rare Leaves Nintendo For Microsoft (Announcement that Microsoft has acquired legendary developer Rare from Nintendo for $375 million)
• PlayStation 3 Around the Corner? (First details emerge on Sony’s next console)
• Konami Goes Green (Konami gets rights back to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Capcom All-Star Studded (Capcom working on new arcade game called Capcom Fighting All-Stars)
• Capcom’s Mikami Blasts Sony/Square (Famed developer responsible for Resident Evil, Dino Crisis and Devil May Cry has harsh words for Sony and Square)
• Blizzard’s GBA Resurrection (Blizzard to releases SNES classics on GBA)
• Classic GI (A look at some early attempts at console networking)

Cover Story: StarCraft: Ghost (XBOX, PS2, GC)(Although now known for their popular PC titles, Blizzard at one point did dabble in developing games on consoles, producing titles such as Rock & Roll Racing and The Lost Vikings. Now, in conjunction with Nihilistic, Blizzard will return to the console realm with a new action game set in the world of their massively-successful sci-fi RTS)

Star Ocean III: Till the End of Time (PS2)(A look at the next entry in Enix’s Star Ocean series, the first to be released on the PlayStation 2 and only the second to be localized for North America)

The 25 Greatest Moments in Video Games: (GI’s picks for the best 25 moments in gaming to date)

• Got What It Takes To Rock The Mic Right (PaRappa the Rapper)
• Injuring Wayne Gretzky in NHLPA 93 (NHLPA 93)
• Busting A Million Points in Tony Hawk 2 (Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2)
• “Bravo, Fire At Will!” (SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs)
• What the @#$%? (Eternal Darkness)
• If This Car’s A-Rockin’, Don’t Come A-Knockin’ (Grand Theft Auto III)
• White Presidents Can Jump! (NBA Jam)
• I Could Have Sworn We Parked The Car Here (The Legend of Zelda)
• Sneak, Sneak… Slice (Tenchu: Stealth Assassins)
• One Electric Toothbrush To Rule Them All (Track & Field)
• Hollywood Magic Redefines the RPG (Final Fantasy VII)
• Slower Is Better! (Max Payne)
• Faster Is Better! (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Singing Turd Teaches Us To Laugh Again (Conker’s Bad Fur Day)
• “Shut up! [sniff] I’ve Just Got Something in My Eye [sob]” (Ico)
• Booo-Yah! (Doom)
• “I’m Sorry, Were You Using That Spinal Cord?” (Mortal Kombat)
• Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start (Contra)
• Standing In Line to See The Wizard: Woodstock for ‘80s Geeks
• When Zombie Dogs Attack (Resident Evil)
• Samus Is a Woman, Baby! (Metroid)
• War Is Hell, But It Makes One Heck Of A Game (Medal of Honor: Allied Assault)
• The Fat Lady Sings (Final Fantasy III)
• Things Here Are Not As They Seem (Super Mario Bors.)
• “You Like Castlevania, Don’t You?” (Metal Ear Solid)

Previews:

• Shenmue II (XBOX)
• The Getaway (PS2)
• Metroid Prime (GC)
• Metroid Fusion (GBA)
• EverQuest: Online Adventures (PS2)
• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA)
• Sonic Mega Collection (GC)
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell (PS2, XBOX, GC, PC)
• Serious Sam (XBOX)
• True Fantasy Live Online (XBOX)
• Minority Report (PS2, XBOX, GC)
• Tron 2.0 (PC)
• Fighter Maker 2 (PS2)
• Rayman: Hoodlum Havoc (PS2, XBOX, GC)
• Batman: Dark Tomorrow (PS2, XBOX, GC)
• Disaster Report (PS2)
• Swingerz Golf (GC)
• Age of Mythology (PC)

PlayStation 2 Reviews:

• Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
• Pro Race Driver
• Superman: Shadow of Apokolips
• Tribes: Aerial Assault
• NBA 2K3
• NBA Live 2003
• NBA Shootout 2003
• NHL 2003
• Summoner 2
• Wild Arms 3
• Burnout 2: Point of Impact
• The Thing
• Grandia Xtreme
• Defender
• NHL Hitz 2003
• Blade II
• BloodRayne
• NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona

Gamecube Reviews:

• Star Fox Adventures
• Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
• Knockout Kings 2003
• Cubivore
• NHL Hitz 2003
• Turok: Evolution
• Rayman Arena
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003

XBOX Reviews:

• Blinx: The Time Sweeper
• Toejam & Earl III: Mission to Earth
• The House of the Dead III
• Robotech: Battlecry
• Quantum Redshift
• Blade II
• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
• NBA Inside Drive 2003
• NHL 2003
• Commandos 2: Men of Courage
• Ty the Tasmanian Tiger

PC Reviews:

• Battlefield 1942
• Mafia
• Syberia
• Cultures 2: Gates of Asgard
• Spring Break
• Celtic Kings: Rage of War

Game Boy Advance Review:

• Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Quickie Reviews (Short, one paragraph reviews):

• Dynasty Tactics (PS2)
• Run Like Hell (PS2)
• Rayman Arena (PS2)
• Ty the Tasmania Tiger (PS2)
• Snox (PS2)
• Silent Scope 3 (PS2)
• Ferrari F355 Challenge (PS2)
• Egg Mania (GC)
• Whirl Tour (GC)
• Big Air Freestyle (GC)
• Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO (GC)
• Top Gun: Combat Zones (GC)
• Pac-Man Fever (GC)
• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (GC)
• The Thing (XBOX)
• Conflict: Desert Storm (XBOX)
• Prisoner of War (XBOX)
• Barbarian (XBOX)
• NASCAR Thunder 2003 (XBOX)
• NHL Hitz 2003 (XBOX)
• Driver 2 Advance (GBA)
• Super Ghouls N’ Ghosts (GBA)
• LEGO Bionicle: Matoran Adventure (GBA)

Play To Perfection (Strategy guide for Star Fox Adventures)

Secret Access (Cheat codes and strategy guides):

• Kingdom Hearts (PS2)
• Street Hoops (PS2, XBOX)
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs (PS2)
• Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX 2 (PS2)
• Blade II (PS2, XBOX)
• Prisoner of War (XBOX)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (XBOX)
• Totaled! (XBOX)
• Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon (XBOX)
• The Thing (PS2, XBOX)
• Freekstyle (GC)
• Turok: Evolution (GBA, PS2, XBOX, GC)
• Animal Crossing (GC)

 

 

• Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny (PS2)

Retro Reviews:

• Sea Quest DSV (SNES)
• Hard Drivin’ (Gen)
• Haunting Starring Polterguy (Gen)
• Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (Saturn)

Classic Codes (Cheat codes for retro games):

• Medal of Honor (PS)
• Crash Team Racing (PS)
• Splatterhouse 2 (Gen)
• Mutant Football League (Gen)
• Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (N64)

Classic Strategy (Short strategy guide for Super Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo)