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Game Informer Issue 92

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FEATURES

  • Cover Story: Red Faction

TimeSplitters and Unreal Tournament have already given PS2 fraggers two top notch first-person shooters to chew on. Now, upstart development house Volition shows off what might be the new standard in shooters with the amazing Red Faction. Behold the future.

  • Plastic Fantastic: Video Games Take Over the Toy Market

Over the last five years, video game toys have grown from a small niche market to one of the largest and most lucrative sectors of the toy business. This month, Game Informer goes on location to Palisades, who will be bringing us new Final Fantasy and Resident Evil toys, to learn how they turn digital visions into plastic gold.

  • Get the Goods: Guide to Getting What You Want This Holiday Season

Santa Claus better run and hide, because Holiday Sam has returned to snatch back his crown as the king of December. Along the way, he reveals the time-honored secrets you'll need to con your parents into spending dollars this year. Learn from the master; just don't smell like him.

 

DEPARTMENTS

  • Editors' Forum

Return of the Madman. GI editor in chief (and resident crank) Andy McNamara is back to his old self, spewing hate and speculation.

  • Dear GI

Our readers weigh in on the new Game Informer, the Jet Grind Radio controversy, and funnyman Pauly Shore. Also, one reader exposes the dark (and smelly) underside of the Seaman phenomenon.

  • GI Spy

The Game Informer paparazzi stalks the video game industry, bringing you candid photos of all the action.

  • News

All the video game news that's fit to print, and some that's not. Get the scoop on Munch's Oddysee's move to Xbox, a new X-Men game for PS2, and a report from the Tokyo Game Show. Also, hot gossip in Loose Talk, and Transformers in R&D.

  • Previews

If, like us, you've already beaten Tony Hawk 2 and are wondering what you're going to do with the rest of you life - fear not. We've got massive previews on hot upcoming PS2 titles like Gran Turismo 3 and Twisted Metal Black, plus the return of Big Blue in Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Shuffle.

Games previewed:

  • Evil Dead: Hail to the King (DC/PS/PC)
  • Gran Turismo 3 (PS2)
  • NBA Live 2001 (PS2)
  • Emperor: Battle for Dune (PC)
  • Sea Dogs (PC)
  • Skies of Arcadia (DC)
  • Rayman 2: Revolution (PS2)
  • Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magic Obscura (PC)
  • Cool Boarders: Code Alien (PS2)
  • Kessen 2 (PS2)
  • Silent Hill 2 (PS2)
  • Gekikuukan Pro Baseball (PS2)
  • Twisted Metal: Black (PS2)
  • Seven Blades (PS2)
  • Call to Power II (PC)
  • Tribes 2 (PC)
  • Gunman Chronicles (PC)
  • Sonic Adventure 2 (DC)
  • Dark Cloud (PS2)
  • Kengo: Master of Bushido (PS2)
  • Heroes of Might and Magic III (DC)
  • Project Justice (DC)
  • Surfing H3O (PS2)
  • Sacrifice (PC)
  • Goemon (PS2)
  • Warriors of Might and Magic (PS2)
  • Project Eden (PS2/PC)
  • Shadow of Memories (PS2)
  • Disney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers (PS2)
  • Motor Mayhem (PS2)
  • Sonic Shuffle (DC)
  • Roswell Conspiracies (N64/DC)
  • Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA)

 

  • Reviews

* All games rated on a scale of 0-10 *

GAME OF THE MONTH: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation)

PlayStation 2

  • Timesplitters                                               9.5
  • Midnight Club                                             7.5
  • Summoner                                                   8.0
  • Orphen                                                        4.25
  • Unreal Tournament                                     9
  • NASCAR 2001                                                 8.5
  • Sky Odyssey                                               7.75
  • Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2              7.25
  • Gameday 2001                                            3
  • Real Pool                                                      5.25
  • Moto GP                                                       7.5
  • Top Gear Dare Devil                                    2
  • FIFA 2001                                                     8
  • ESPN International Track & Field               6.75
  • Fantavision                                                  6.75
  • Gradius III & IV                                             5

PlayStation

  • Final Fantasy IX                                                                                 9.75
  • WWF SmackDown 2: Know Your Role                                              9
  • Mike Tyson Boxing                                                                              5
  • Breath of Fire IV                                                                                   8.5
  • Crash Bash                                                                                          6.5
  • Cool Boarders 2001                                                                             5.5
  • Disney's The Emporer's New Groove                                               8.25
  • The World Is Not Enough                                                                   7
  • WCW Backstage Assault                                                                    3
  • Harvest Moon: Back to Nature                                                          6.75
  • Knockout Kings 2001                                                                          7.5
  • Army Men World War: Land Sea Air & Army Men: Air Attack 2         1
  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command                                                      5.5
  • FIFA 2001                                                                                             7.5
  • Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker                                                 0.5
  • Looney Tunes Racing                                                                          6.25
  • NBA Live 2001                                                                                      8
  • World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks                                        3
  • NASCAR 2001                                                                                       6.75
  • Blaster Master: Blasting Again                                                             5
  • Torneko: The Last Hope                                                                       2.75
  • Eternal Eyes                                                                                                             7.75

Dreamcast

  • Jet Grind Radio                                                      8.25
  • Starlancer                                                               7
  • Shenmue                                                                 6
  • Metropolis Street Racer                                         9
  • Samba De Amigo                                                    5.5
  • Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge                              7
  • F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa                          7.5
  • Red Dog                                                                   7.75
  • The Next Tetris: On-Line Edition                            7
  • 4X4 Evolution                                                          8.75

 

PC

  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert II                          9.5
  • Rainbox Six: Covert Ops Essentials                        8.75
  • No One Lives Forever                                               7.75
  • Rune                                                                          7.75
  • Wizards & Warriors:                                                  5
  • Midtown Madness 2                                                 8.25
  • Blair Witch Volume One: Rustin Parr                       6.75
  • Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force                                        8.25

 

Nintendo 64

  • WWF No Mercy                                                         9.5
  • WCW Backstage Assault                                          3.5
  • Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness                                   7.5
  • Pokemon Puzzle League                                                   8.5
  • Mega Man 64                                                                         7.25

 

Game Boy Color

  • Pokemon Silver & Gold                                              9
  • Frogger 2                                                                    7.5
  • Dragon Warrior I & II                                                   7
  • Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy                                       7.5
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer                                                     2
  • MTV Skateboarding Featuring Andy MacDonald      6.75
  • Dragon's Lair                                                                           6
  • M&M's Minis Madness                                                          6
  • Metal Walker                                                                            7.75

 

  • Charts

What's hot? What's not? What's up? What's down? It's not NASDAQ, it's the Retail Sales Data and the GI editors' Top 10 Games.

NPD Top 20

  1. Madden NFL 2001 (PS)
  2. NFL 2K1 (DC)
  3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PS)
  4. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (PS)
  5. Gran Turismo 2 (PS)
  6. Mario Tennis (N64)
  7. Spider-Man (PS)
  8. Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer (N64)
  9. Spec Ops (PS)
  10. NFL GameDay 2001 (PS)
  11. Chrono Cross (PS)
  12. Driver (PS)
  13. Pokemon Red (GB)
  14. Mario Party 2 (N64)
  15. Pokemon Yellow (GB)
  16. WWF SmackDown! (PS)
  17. Tekken 3 (PS)
  18. Crash Team Racing (PS)
  19. Madden NFL 2001 (N64)
  20. Ultimate Fighting Championship (DC)

Japan Top 10

(Source: Game Japan based on monthly used units sold)

  1. Dragon Quest VII (PS)
  2. Eternal Arcadia (DC)
  3. Mysterious Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 (N64)
  4. Meadow Story GB: Boy Meets Girl (GB)
  5. Kirby 64: Crystal Shards (N64)
  6. Dino Crisis 2 (PS)
  7. Amusement King: Duel Monsters III (GB)
  8. Fighting Illusion K-1GP 2000 (PS)
  9. Kamurai (PS)
  10. Pocket Monsters Puzzle (GB)

Game Informer Top 10

(The staff's favorite picks)

  1. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PS)
  2. Final Fantasy IX (PS)
  3. Madden NFL 2001 (PS2)
  4. TimeSplitters (PS2)
  5. Driver 2 (PS)
  6. WWF No Mercy (N64)
  7. NFL 2K1 (DC)
  8. WWF SmackDown! 2 (PS)
  9. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC)
  10. Pokemon Silver & Gold (GB)

PC Top 10

(Based on monthly units sold, Source: NPD Interactive Entertainment)

  1. The Sims: Livin' Large
  2. Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion
  3. The Sims
  4. Diablo 2
  5. Roller Coaster Tycoon
  6. Madden NFL 2001
  7. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2
  8. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
  9. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
  10. Sim Theme Park World

 

  • Play to Perfection

Final Fantasy IX (PS)

GI workhorse Jay sacrificed another month of his life, and a good portion of his sanity, to bring you this complete walkthrough of Square's Final Fantasy IX.

  • Secret Access

GI's legendary codebreakers unleash a fierce torrent of codes and tips, plus the world's only complete list of the locations of the new Pokemon in Silver & Gold. Also, lists of the timed event in both games.

Codes:

Game Boy Color

  • Pokemon Silver & Gold

 

PlayStation

  • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2   [Code of the Month]
  • Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
  • Hogs of War
  • Star Trek: Invasion
  • Monster Rancher Battle Card: Episode II
  • Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes
  • NASCAR 2001
  • Hot Shots Golf 2
  • MTV Sports: Skateboarding
  • Spider-Man

 

Dreamcast

  • San Francisco Rush 2049
  • F355 Challenge
  • Seaman
  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Street Fighter III: Double Impact
  • Spawn: In the Demon's Hand

 

Nintendo 64

  • Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion
  • Mario Tennis
  • San Francisco Ruch 2049
  • Pokemon Puzzle League
  • Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2

 

  • Classic GI

This month our classic feature takes a look back at the Waterworld of the Atari 2600, SwordQuest. Find out how this would-be epic ended up as one of the biggest flops of all time (Yu Suzuki, take note). Also features Mike Tyson's Punch Out and retro reviews of Skitchin', Cybermorph, Cosmic Avenger, and Kirby's Dream Course.

Feature: SwordQuest: The Adventure That Never Ended

This Month in Gaming History: Nintendo Entertainment System

Greatest Game of All Time (readers pick): Contra (NES)

Classic Reviews

  • Kirby's Dream Course (SNES)               8.75
  • Skitchin' (GEN)                                       8.5
  • Cosmic Avenger (COL)                          7.75
  • Cybermorph (JAG)                                 9

 

Classic Codes

Genesis

  • TMNT: Hyperstone Heist
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Batman Forever
  • Strider

3DO

  • Captain Quazar
  • Gex

Jaguar

  • Cybermorph

Game Boy

  • Contra: Alien Wars
  • Hunt for Red October

NES

  • Heavy Shreddin
  • Bad Dudes
  • VICE Project Doom
  • Double Dragon
  • Mission: Impossible

SNES

  • Bubsy
  • Nal Fight

Classic Strategy: Punch-Out!! (NES)

 

  • ETC

This month we put our Game Boy Color online, make a crappy radio out of cardboard, listen to Matt and Andy's new CD, and look on in amazement as Erik's vehicular woes continue.

  • InterAct Shark MX
  • Sun-Mate Build-Your-Own Kits
  • The scummiest car battery on the planet
  • Manga Video: Rayearth
  • Unbelievable Jolly Machine: The Dangers of Free Parking

 

Ad List:

  • Disney's The Emperor's New Groove (PS)
  • Oni (PS2, PC)
  • Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball (PS, GBC)
  • Smuggler's Run (PS2)
  • Q-Ball: Billiard's Master (PS2)
  • Midnight Club Street Racing (PS2)
  • Driver 2 (PS)
  • Hybrid Extreme Racing (PS)
  • Ever Grace (PS2)
  • Surfing H3Os (PS2)
  • FirstLook.com
  • Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (PS)
  • Tyco R/C (PS)
  • Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear (DC)
  • Shenmue (DC)
  • Silpheed: The Lost Planet (PS2)
  • Gungriffon Blaze (PS2)
  • Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete (PS)
  • Carrier: The Next Mutation (PS2)
  • Rock Em Sock Em Robots Arena (PS)
  • Digital Innovations Game Doctor
  • NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS)
  • Xtreme Sports (DC)
  • Capcom vs. SNK (DC)
  • Spawn: In the Demon's Hand (DC)
  • Dark Angel (DC)
  • Frogger 2 (GBC)
  • MTV Sports Skateboarding (PS)
  • FuncoLand
  • PS2 Games: Babbage's, FuncoLand
  • Player's Edge game maintenance products
  • Mickey's Speedway USA (N64)
  • Dino Crisis 2 (PS)

 



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Information

    Title: Game Informer Issue 92
    Month: December
    Year: 2000
    Publisher: Sunrise Publications
    Editor: Andrew McNamara
    Pages: 166
    Price: $4.99
    Country: United States
    Language: English
    Votes: 0

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