Official U.S. Playstation Magazine Issue 72

Contents/Editorial

Demo Disc: Playable demos of: Soul Calibur II, Hunter: The Reckoning – Wayward, Silent Hill 3, XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association, Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection, Sphinx and the Shadow of Set, ESPN NFL Football, & Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior. Videos of: True Crime: Streets of L.A., Jak II, & Rise to Honor.

Input (letters)

Spin: We’re All Suckers (why do crappy games based on movies still sell well?), Sony’s Phantom Game System (an handheld system that pre-dated the PSP, but never developed), Datebook  August 2K3, Beyond Tomorrow (More games on Tom Clancy novels), Making Games in America (where in the U.S. various game companies are located), Activision sues Viacom over Star Trek, Dream Cast for the Silent Hill movie, 7 random facts about SpongeBob SquarePants, Acclaim gets rights to 100 Bullets comic (game is never released), Playmore purchases SNK name & assets, Visit to the Alias set, NFL Street, Interview with Bob Burnquist, 7 things you should know about Beyond Good & Evil, Interview with Michel Ancel, Only in Japan, Gossip Gossip, Sound Station, DVD Reviews, Animania!, By the Numbers

Previews:

·         Champions of Norrath: Realms of Everquest (released as Champions of Norrath)

·         Corvette

·         Driver 3 (released as Driv3r)

·         Micro Mayhem (never released?)

·         Gran Turismo 4

·         The Fast & The Furious

·         NASCAR Thunder 2004

·         Tak & The Power of Juju

·         Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

·         Sphinx and the Shadow of Set

·         Wallace & Gromit in Project Zero (released as Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo)

·         Scaler: The Shapeshifting Chameleon (released as Scaler)

·         Final Fantasy X-2

·         EverQuest Online Adventures: Frontiers

·         .hack//OUTBREAK Part 3

·         RPG Maker II

·         Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (Japan/Europe only release)

·         Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds

·         Mission: Impossible: Operation Surma

·         Rogue Ops

·         Jim Henson's Muppets Party Cruise

·         RoadKill

·         The Haunted Mansion

·         Culdcept

·         Freedom Fighters

·         The Hobbit

·         Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II

·         Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance

·         Maximo vs. The Army of Zin

·         Starsky & Hutch

·         SWAT: Global Strike Team

·         Alter Echo

·         Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

·         Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde

·         Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior

·         Lethal Skies II

·         Lupin the 3^rd (released as Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King)

·         Mafia

·         True Crime: Streets of L.A.

·         Kill.Switch

·         Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2

·         Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 3: Fantasy Zone (Japan only release)

·         Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 5: Golden Axe (Japan only release)

·         Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 2: Monaco GP (Japan only release)

·         Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 1: Phantasy Star Generation:1 (Japan only release)

·         Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 4: Space Harrier (Japan only release)

·         NFL GameDay 2004

·         NHL 2004

·         NFL Blitz Pro

·         ESPN NHL Hockey

·         Rugby 2004

·         Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004

·         NBA ShootOut 2004

·         NCAA Gamebreaker 2004

·         World Championship Pool

·         Mega Man X7

·         Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown

·         R-Type Final

·         The Suffering

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun feature

Reviews:

·         Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

·         Futurama

·         Aliens vs. Predator: Extinction

·         Bombastic

·         Freaky Flyers

·         The Great Escape

·         Soul Calibur II

·         Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

·         The Simpsons Hit & Run

·         Hunter: The Reckoning – Wayward

·         Reel Fishing III

·         The Italian Job

·         ESPN NFL Football

·         Madden NFL 2004

·         Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

·         Summer Heat Beach Volleyball

·         Motocross Mania 2 (PlayStation)

·         Slots (PlayStation)

·         Peripheral Reviews

·         Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild

Replay:

·         .hack//Mutation Part 2

·         Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

·         NCAA Football 2004

·         Soul Calibur II

·         Silent Hill 3

·         Essential War Games

·         Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection

·         Midnight Club II

·         Silent Line: Armored Core

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