Issue 2 was priced at £4
News[]
Capcom reveal 5 new Gamecube titles: Resident Evil 4, Viewtiful Joe, Killer 7, Dead Phoenix & P.N. 03 - 2 pages (8-9)
Microsofts Xbox division loses $177 million in quarter ending September 2002 - (10)
Sega begins long climb back to the top of the table - 1 page (10-11)
More Sega classics coming to GBA - (10)
Tricks of the Trade - a career in games is just a helping hand away - (11)
Square and Enix to merge - (12)
Kojima working on two new instalments in the Metal Gear Solid series - (12)
Final Fantasy XI becomes profitable - (13)
Codemasters porting TOCA Race Driver to Xbox - (13)
PS2 and Xbox 'exclusive' games set to jump ship - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell & Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - (14)
Mapmaker tutorial website for TimeSplitters 2 - (14)
US to get Zelda bonus disc - (14)
Top GBA developer Crawfish Interactive goes under - (15)
Games Room 101: The 'Invisible Boundary' Dilemma - (15)
The Getaway sold early in some retailers provokes anger from Sony - (15)
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire shifts over a million copies - (16)
Nintendo to buy Capcom? - (16)
XIII delayed - (16)
Games Amnesty: Army Men games - (16)
GameBoy Player and GameBoy Advance SP announced by Nintendo. - (18)
DC Studios bring out replica Atari 2600 VCS joystick with 10 games - (18)
Nintendo announce cashback scheme in US - (18)
Think Tank - Nalin Sharma - (38)
Features[]
Interviews[]
Ed Boon - Midway - Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance - 2 pages (20-21)
Edouard Lussan - Wanadoo - 2 pages (30-31)
Special Features[]
Boradband of Brothers - 4 pages (22-25)
- Online capabilities of the three consoles and PC analysed
Company Profile: The Collective - 4 pages (32-35)
The Evolution of Gaming Part 2: Reinventing a Genre - 6 pages (40-45)
Let's Do Lunch - 6 pages (88-93)
- A Day in the Life of a PR Manager.
- Alex Verrey, Simon Callaghan, Phil Robinson & Jennie Kong interviewed
Regular Features[]
Letter from America - The Shape - 2 pages (26-27)
Kongetsu - Tomo Ohno - 2 pages (28-29)
Contact - 4 pages (174-177)
Previews[]
Network Biohazard - PS2 - 2 pages (48-49)
Resident Evil Zero - Gamecube - 2 pages (50-51)
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance - Gamecube - 2 pages (52-53)
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb - Xbox - 2 pages (54-55)
Primal - PS2 - 1 page (56)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Gamecube - 4 pages (60-63)
IGI 2: Covert Strike - PC - 1 page (64)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - Xbox - 1 page (66)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance - Xbox - 2 pages (68-69)
Galleon: Islands of Mystery - Xbox - 1 page (70)
SOS: The Final Escape - PS2 - 1 page (72)
Super Monkey Ball Jr. - GBA - 1 page (74)
Starsky and Hutch - PS2 - 1 page (76)
Steel Battalion - Xbox - 2 pages (78-79)
Lamborghini - Xbox - 2 pages (80-81)
Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness - PS2 - 1 page (82)
Showcase - 2 pages (84-85)
- Def Jam Vendetta, Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders, Capcom vs SNK 2: EO, World Racing, Enter the Matrix, Unreal 2, Racing Evoluzione, Port Royale
Reviews[]
| Game Title | Publisher | Format | Pages | Pg No(s) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metroid Prime | Nintendo | Gamecube | 4 | 96-99 | 10 |
| The House of the Dead III | Sega | Xbox | 2 | 100-101 | 5 |
| The Getaway | Sony | PS2 | 2 | 102-103 | 7 |
| Sim City 4 | Electronic Arts | PC | 2 | 104-105 | 8 |
| Dead to Rights | Namco | Xbox | 2 | 106-107 | 6 |
| Metroid Fusion | Nintendo | GBA | 2 | 108-109 | 8 |
| Mario Party 4 | Nintendo | Gamecube | 1 | 110 | 6 |
| Bubble Bobble: Old & New | Empire | GBA | 1 | 111 | 7 |
| Shinobi | Sega | PS2 | 2 | 112-113 | 6 |
| Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II | Sega | Gamecube | 2 | 114-115 | 5 |
| The Sims | Electronic Arts | PS2 | 2 | 116-117 | 5 |
| Auto Modellista | Capcom | PS2 | 1 | 118 | 5 |
| Battle Engine Aquila | Infogrames | Xbox | 1 | 119 | 5 |
| Ikaruga | Infogrames | Gamecube | 2 | 120-121 | 8 |
| Ape Escape 2 | Sony | PS2 | 1 | 122 | 7 |
| ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth | Sega | Xbox | 1 | 123 | 5 |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Nintendo | GBA | 2 | 124-125 | 8 |
| Sly Raccoon | Sony | PS2 | 1 | 126 | 6 |
| Star Wars: Bounty Hunter | Activision | PS2 | 1 | 127 | 3 |
Retro[]
This month in 1986 - 2 pages (132-133)
Games that Time Forgot: Where Time Stood Still - Spectrum - 90% - ½ page (134)
Look Back in Anger: Pole Position - ½ page (134)
Godfathers of Gaming: Gunpei Yokoi - (135)
Great Game Bosses: Strider - (135)
Star Games: Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja - (135)
Jobs in Videogames - 2 pages (136-137)
- Playing games can be tough sometimes. But a number of titles have taught us that there are worse jobs out there.
Great Retro Gaming Moment: Rick Dangerous - Amiga/Atari ST - (138)
Why don't they Remake: Stunt Car Racer - 1 page (140)
What Were They Thinking? - (141)
Classic Machine: Mega Drive - 4 pages (142-145)
Family Tree: One-on-One Beat 'em Ups - 2 pages (146-147)
Developer History: The Oliver Twins - 2 pages (148-149)
Classic Magazines: Maximum - (150)
Don't Go Changing: Decap Attack - (150)
Videogame Myths: Attack of the Mutant Zombie Flesh Eating Chickens from Mars - (150)
Greatest Retro Game Ever: Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe - 1 page (151)
Game Over: The Greatest Game Endings - 4 pages (152-155)
- Super Mario World, The Revenge of Shinobi, The Simpsons, Kung-Fu Master, Ghostbusters, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, The New Zealand Story, Final Fight, Impossible Mission, Bubble Bobble, Contra III: The Alien Wars, Samantha Fox Strip Poker
Buying classic consoles - 2 pages (156-157)
- Sega Saturn, Virtual Boy and BBC Micro
Other Credits[]
Managing Editor
Group Art Editor
Senior Art Editor
Assistant Designer
Deputy Editor
Sub Editor
Games Editor
Retro Editor
Senior Staff Writer
Contributors
- The Shape, Lloyd Mangram, Tomo Ohno, Nalin Sharma
External Links[]
You can purchase a DVD containing Issues 1-50 at the Imagine Shop
Issue Index[]
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