Game Informer Issue 118

Features:

• Letter From the Editor: Pushing The Boundaries (Andy McNamara discusses the magazines continued work to push the boundaries and be the best magazine that they can be)
• Dear GI (Reader Letters, Responses and Artwork)
• Koei Names Dynasty Successor (Announcement of Dynasty Warriors 4)
• Scully and Mulder Return! (Sierra announces it will be publishing new X-Files game for PS2 and XBOX)
• Miyamoto Unveils New Nintendo Games (Shigeru Miyamoto announces Pikmin 2 and Mario 128)
• A Grand Day Out For Wallace & Gromit (Bam Entertainment announces new games based on Wallace & Gromit)
• First Look: Dragon Warrior VIII And More (Enix gives details on new games, including a brand-new one called Drag-on Dragoon)
• Classic GI (Interview with Ed Boon, creator of Mortal Kombat)

Cover Story: Midnight Club II (PS2, XBOX, PC)(Extensive look at the follow up to the original Midnight Club, which was among some of the firs titles to come out for the PlayStation 2 at launch.)

Brave New World (A look at three MMOs that Sony Online Entertainment is prepping to release: EverQuest II, Star Wars Galaxies and PlanetSide)

Fear Effect: Inferno (PS2)(When it first released, Fear Effect was a controversial game, known for its sexually provocative content. Nonetheless, it was successful enough that Kronos and Eidos are now hard at work on a sequel, which will maintain the same feel and maturity of the original)

Previews:

• Killer 7 (GC)
• Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus (XBOX)
• Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2)
• Dark Cloud 2 (PS2)
• Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille Zur Macht (PS2)
• P.N. 03 (GC)
• Viewtiful Joe (GC)
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC)
• Big Mutha Truckers (PS2, XBOX)
• Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (PS2)
• Midtown Madness 3 (XBOX)
• Resident Evil 4 (GC)
• Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire (GBA)
• Amplitude (PS2)
• Outlaw Volleyball: Spike or Die (XBOX)
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War (XBOX)
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection (PS2)
• Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter (PS2, XBOX, GC, PC)

PlayStation 2 Reviews:

• The Getaway
• The Sims
• EverQuest: Online Adventures
• War of the Monsters
• Pride FC
• Legends of Wrestling 2
• Minority Report: Everybody Runs

Gamecube Reviews:

• Skies of Arcade Legends
• Dragon’s Lair 3D

XBOX Reviews:

• Battle Engine Aquila
• Crimson Sea
• Black Stone: Magic & Steel
• Metal Dungeon
• Nightcaster II: Equinox

PC Reviews:

• SimCity 4
• Asheron’s Call 2: Fallen Kings
• Europa 1400: The Guild

Game Boy Advance Reviews:

• Phantasy Star Collection
• Lunar Legend
• Super Monkey Ball Jr.
• Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms

Quickie Reviews (Short, one paragraph reviews):

• Battle Engine Aquila (PS2)
• World Tour Soccer 2003 (PS2)
• Hot Wheels: Velocity X (PS2)
• Ninja Assault (PS2)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (PS2)
• Fighter Maker 2 (PS2)
• Island Extreme Stunts (PS2)
• Minority Report: Everybody Runs (GC, XBOX)
• Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (GC)
• Disney Sports Soccer (GC)
• Dr. Muto (GC)
• Legends of Wrestling 2 (GC, XBOX)
• Super Bubble Pop (GC)
• BMX XXX (GC)
• Defender (XBOX, GBA)
• Toxic Grind (XBOX)
• Pulse Racer (XBOX)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (XBOX, GBA)
• The Revenge of Shinobi (GBA)
• Justice League: Injustice For All (GBA)
• Star Wars: The New Droid Army (GBA)
• Game & Watch: Gallery 4 (GBA)
• Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time (GBA)

Secret Access (Cheat codes and strategy guides):

• James Bond 007: Nightfire (PS2, GC, XBOX)
• BMX XXX (PS2, GC, XBOX)
• Minority Report (PS2, GC, XBOX)
• Star Wars: Jedi Outcast (GC, XBOX)
• ATV Offroad Fury 2 (PS2)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PS2)
• Contra: Shattered Soldier (PS2)
• Simpsons Skateboarding (PS2)
• Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon (PS2)
• Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (PS2, GC, XBOX)
• Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (PS2)
• Dead to Rights (GC)
• Outlaw Golf (GC)
• Blood Omen 2 (GC)
• Die Hard: Vandetta (GC)
• Reign of Fire (XBOX)
• Quantum Redshift (XBOX)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (XBOX)

Retro Reviews:

• Street Fighter: The Movie (PS)
• T&C Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage (NES)
• Comix Zone (Gen)
• Pokemon Snap (N64)

Classic Strategy (Strategy for the classic The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for NES and the GBA, including maps of both the light and dark worlds)