This magazine is dated November 2011 and priced at £3.99. It was released in September 2011.
GM Upfront[]
PS Vita springs into life - (1⅓ pages)
Nintendo to localise The Last Story and Pandora's Tower.
FIFA Street goes on the road for a fourth season.
Price War! - Sony and Nintendo price cuts.
Major 3DS redesign in the pipeline?
Flame War - Has Kinect made a stronger start than Move?
Borderlands 2 due in 2013. - (1 page)
Features[]
Death from Above - Bioshock: Infinite - Will Porter - (8 pages)
Previews[]
| Game Title | Writer | 360 | PS3 | PC | Wii | Pages | Thrill-o-meter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Matthew Castle | X | 4 | 5 | |||
| Batman: Arkham City | Andy Kelly | X | 2 | 5 | |||
| Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor | Michael Gapper | X | 1 | 4 | |||
| Saints Row: The Third | Michael Gapper | X | X | X | 2 | 4 | |
| Soul Calibur V | Nathan Ditum | X | X | 1 | 4 | ||
| Battlefield 3 | Michael Gapper | X | X | X | 2 | 5 | |
| Mass Effect 3 | Nathan Ditum | X | X | X | 1 | 4 | |
| Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Nathan Ditum | X | 2 | 5 | |||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Michael Gapper | X | X | X | X | 1 | 4 |
| Gears of War 3 | Matthew Pellett | X | 2 | 5 | |||
| WWE '12 | Matthew Pellett | X | 4 | 4 | |||
| PES 2012 | Greg MacGregor | X | 1 | 4 |
Reviews[]
| Game Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Format | Pages | Rating (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA 12 | Electronic Arts | Alex Dale | PS3 | 6 | 94 |
| Dead Island | Deep Silver | Leon Hurley | 360, PS3, PC | 2 | 78 |
| El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron | Namco Bandai | Tom Sykes | 360 | 2 | 88 |
| Driver: San Francisco | Ubisoft | Andy Hartup | PS3 | 2 | 90 |
| F1 2011 | Codemasters | Alex Dale | 360, PS3, PC | 2 | 86 |
| Xenoblade Chronicles | Nintendo | Martin Kitts | Wii | 2 | 93 |
| Resistance 3 | Sony | Nathan Ditum | PS3 | 2 | 87 |
| Rugby World Cup 2011 | 505 Games | Andy Hartup | PS3 | ½ | 52 |
| Bastion | Warner Bros | Chris Burke | 360 | ⅛ | 61 |
| Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet | Microsoft | Chris Burke | 360 | ⅛ | 68 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team | THQ | Chris Burke | 360 | ⅛ | 70 |
| Fallout: New Vegas - New World Blues | Bethesda | Chris Burke | 360 | ⅛ | 82 |
| Bodycount | Codemasters | Andy Kelly | 360 | 1 | 80 |
| NHL 12 | Electronic Arts | Alex Dale | 360, PS3 | ½ | 87 |
| Dead Block | CandyGun | Chris Burke | PS3 | ⅛ | 70 |
| Limbo | PlayDead | Chris Burke | PS3 | ⅛ | 80 |
| Golden Axe | Sega | Chris Burke | PS3 | ⅛ | 71 |
| Fat Princess - Supersize Bundle | Sony | Chris Burke | PS3 | ⅛ | 80 |
| Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions | Square Enix | Kath Brice | iPhone | ⅛ | 71 |
| Let's Golf 3 | Gameloft | Kath Brice | iPhone | ⅛ | 70 |
| Cut the Rope: Experiments | ZeptoLab | Kath Brice | iPhone | ⅛ | 79 |
| Anomaly: Warzone Earth | Chillingo | Kath Brice | iPhone | ⅛ | 92 |
| Madden NFL 12 | Electronic Arts | Greg MacGregor | 360, PS3 | ½ | 89 |
| Inazuma Eleven | Nintendo | Mike Harris | DS | ½ | 80 |
| Let's Golf 3D | Gameloft | Matthew Castle | 3DS | ⅛ | 40 |
| The Lost Town: The Dust | Circle | Matthew Castle | DS | ⅛ | 69 |
| Monochrome Racing | Nordcurrent | Matthew Castle | Wii | ⅛ | 10 |
| Go! Go! Kokopolo | Tanukii | Matthew Castle | DS | ⅛ | 75 |
| The Baconing | Electronic Arts | Tom Sykes | PS3 | ½ | 82 |
Free Games: Dinosaur Zookeeper, Bazooki: A Silent Affair, Crush the Castle 2, Experimental Shoort - Mike Harris - (½ page)
Additional Ratings[]
| Game Title | Graphics (%) | Gameplay (%) | Accessibility (%) | Lifespan (%) | Innovation (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA 12 | 85 | 92 | 87 | 96 | 88 |
| Dead Island | 70 | 72 | 86 | 89 | 58 |
| El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron | 89 | 88 | 72 | 83 | 85 |
| Driver: San Francisco | 90 | 80 | 88 | 85 | 85 |
| F1 2011 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 87 | 71 |
| Xenoblade Chronicles | 92 | 95 | 80 | 90 | 86 |
| Resistance 3 | 80 | 88 | 84 | 83 | 87 |
| Bodycount | 79 | 80 | 85 | 70 | 82 |
GMXS[]
Kat Brown loves... But She's Obsessed with... The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES, Wii, GBA - (2 pages)
The Best... Mortal Kombat Challenge Tower Stages - (1 page)
How to make... celebrities on NFL 12 - (1 page)
Classic GM - GamesMaster Issue 157 - March 2005
The Time Machine: Colecovision - Leigh Loveday - (2 pages)
We Love Old Games[]
Written by Leigh Loveday
| Game Title | Format | Retro Rating (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Myth | Spectrum, C64, CPC, Amiga, NES | 87 |
| The Lost Vikings | SNES, Mega Drive, Amiga, PC | 80 |
| TimeSplitters: Future Perfect | PS2, Xbox, GameCube | 82 |
| Chrono Trigger | SNES | 94 |
| Time Pilot | Arcade | 71 |
| Crash Bandicoot Warped | Playstation | 74 |
| Eureka | Spectrum, C64 | 63 |
| Mario's Time Machine | SNES, NES, PC | 43 |
| Daikatana | PC, N64, GBC | 38 |
| Time Traveller | Arcade, PC | 40 |
Tips[]
FIFA 12 Masterclass - PS3 - (4 pages)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - (2 pages)
Free Gifts[]
2 double sided Legend of Zelda posters
Other Credits[]
Art Editor
Production Editor
Contributors
- Matthew Castle, Andrew Mills, Matthew Pellett, Leigh Loveday, Kath Brice, Julia Hardy, Michael Gapper, Mike Harris, Ben Graham, Nick Aspell, Alex Dale, Cormac Jordan, Leon Hurley, Andy Hartup, Roy Delaney, Alex Turner, Megumi Ihara, Chris Burke, Rich Pelley
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