This magazine was dated April 2013 and priced at £3.99.
Upfront[]
Wind in the Wii Us - (6-7)
- Zelda and 3D Mario are back! Nintendo finally lift the lid on plans for some of gaming's most beloved franchises.
Next-Gen Rumour Control - (8)
- The future of consoles draws near, but where will it take us.
Wild Thing! - (9)
- The Witcher 3 is inbound for next-gen consoles and PCs...
Bat's Back? - (9)
- Batman: Arkham Origins and Arkham Universe spotted in the void...
Big Shots - (10-11)
Half-Life 2: Episode 4?! - (12)
- Arkane's cancelled Half Life expansion revealed in leaked screenshots...
Grand Designs - (12)
- Rockstar delay GTA V till September while quashing next-gen rumours.
Party Hardy - (13)
Going, Going, Gone - (14)
- THQ's gaming IPs sold to highest bidders as publisher shuts up shop...
The Last Hope? - (15)
- Could The Last of Us sinlge-handedly revive the abandoned big-budget survival horror genre?
The Month in Games - 1 page (16)
Previews[]
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (PC) - Jonathan Blyth - 6 pages (18-23)
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3,360) - Andy Kelly - 2 pages (24-25)
Deadpool (360) - Ben Griffin - 1 page (26)
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate (3DS) - Matthew Castle - 1 page (27)
Command & Conquer (PC) - Andy Kelly - 2 pages (28-29)
SimCity - Ben Griffin - 1 page (30)
Defiance (360,PS3,PC) - Matthew Sakuraoka-Gilman - ½ page (31)
Firefall (PC) - Matthew Sakuraoka-Gilman - ½ page (31)
And introducing... - 1 page (32)
Indie Master - Matthew Pellett - 2 pages (34-35)
The Gods: Rebellion (iOS) - ½ page (91)
Features[]
Toy Stories - 15 pages (37-51)
- Meet the newly emerging genre of games looking to muscle its way into toy chests around the world...
- Skylanders: Swap Force - Matthew Pellett - 6 pages (38-43)
- Portal Masterclass - Meet the man who creates Skylanders from scratch - 2 pages (44-45)
- Disney Infinity - Matthew Pellett - 4 pages (46-49)
- Wonderbook: Diggs Nightcrawler - Matthew Pellett - 2 pages (50-51)
GM Fanbase - 6 pages (52-57)
Reviews[]
Game Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Format | Pages | Pg No(s) | Rating (%) |
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Tomb Raider | Square Enix | Matt Gilman | 360 | 6 | 58-63 | 90 |
Dead Space 3 | Electronic Arts | Matthew Pellett | 360 | 4 | 64-67 | 73 |
Aliens: Colonial Marines | Sega | Andy Kelly | 360 | 2 | 68-69 | 62 |
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Konami | Matt Gilman | PS3 | 4 | 70-73 | 75 |
Crysis 3 | Electronic Arts | Ben Griffin | PC | 4 | 74-77 | 85 |
Hitman: HD Trilogy | Square Enix | Alex Dale | PS3 | 0.5 | 78 | 84 |
Omerta: City of Gangsters | Kalypso Media | Ben Griffin | 360,PC | 0.5 | 78 | 52 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2: Revolution | Activision | Alex Dale | 360 | 0.5 | 79 | 86 |
Forza Horizon: Rally Pack | Microsoft | Matthew Pellett | 360 | 0.12 | 79 | 77 |
Bleed | Ianthraxx | Matthew Pellett | 360 | 0.12 | 79 | 88 |
ArcadeCraft | firebase | Matthew Pellett | 360 | 0.12 | 79 | 79 |
Miner Dig Deep | Robir | Matthew Pellett | 360 | 0.12 | 79 | 87 |
Corpse Party: Book of Shadows | XSEED | Louise Blain | Vita | 0.5 | 80 | 72 |
Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington: Episode 1 | Ubisoft | Andy Kelly | 360 | 0.5 | 80 | 80 |
Haunt the House: Terrortown | Sony | Louise Blain | Vita | 0.5 | 81 | 81 |
Auditorium HD | Cipher Prime | Louise Blain | PS3 | 0.12 | 81 | 76 |
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD | Oddworld | Louise Blain | PS3 | 0.12 | 81 | 72 |
LittleBigPlanet 2: Cross-Controller Pack | Sony | Louise Blain | PS3 | 0.12 | 81 | 83 |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Rockstar | Louise Blain | PS3 | 0.12 | 81 | 92 |
Sing Party | Nintendo | Chris Scullion | Wii U | 0.5 | 82 | 64 |
Wreck-It Ralph | Activision | Chris Scullion | Wii,3DS | 0.5 | 82 | 38 |
Gunman Clive | Bertil Horberg | Matthew Castle | 3DS | 0.5 | 83 | 75 |
Touch Battle Tank 3D | Silver Star | Matthew Castle | 3DS | 0.12 | 83 | 40 |
Fractured Soul | Endgame | Matthew Castle | 3DS | 0.12 | 83 | 68 |
Tokyo Crash Mobs | Mitchell Corp | Matthew Castle | 3DS | 0.12 | 83 | 67 |
Shantae: Risky's Revenge | WatForward | Matthew Castle | DSi | 0.12 | 83 | 88 |
Antichamber | Alex Bruce | Matthew Pellett | PC | 1 | 84 | 82 |
Street Fighter X Mega Man | Capcom | Mike Harris | PC | 0.5 | 85 | 68 |
NBA 2K13 | 2k Sports | Chris Scullion | Wii U | 0.5 | 86 | 80 |
Rush Bros | Ben Griffin | PC | 0.16 | 86 | 71 | |
Dokuro | Louise Blain | Vita | 0.16 | 86 | 84 | |
Orgarhythm | Louise Blain | Vita | 0.16 | 86 | 54 | |
Temple Run 2 | Imangi Studios | Matt Gilman | iOS, Android | 0.5 | 88 | 80 |
Anomaly Korea | 11 bit Studios | Matt Gilman | iOS, Android | 0.1 | 88 | 91 |
The Pyraplex | Kairosoft | Matt Gilman | Android | 0.1 | 89 | 78 |
D.O.T. Defender of Texel | Mobage | Matt Gilman | iOS, Android | 0.1 | 89 | 72 |
The Blockheads | Magic Jungle | Alec Malloy | iOS | 0.1 | 89 | 69 |
Snowboard Hero | Fishlabs | Alec Malloy | iOS | 0.1 | 88 | 85 |
1-bit Ninja | kode80 | Alec Malloy | iOS | 0.1 | 89 | 81 |
Whale Trail | ustwo | Uncredited | iOS, Android | 0.1 | 89 | 82 |
Joe Danger Touch | Hello Games | Matt Gilman | iOS | 0.5 | 90 | 94 |
Hundreds | Semi Secret | Matt Gilman | iOS | 0.4 | 90 | 83 |
Dungelot | Red Winter | Matt Gilman | iOS, Android | 0.1 | 90 | 82 |
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes | Tag Games | Andy Hartup | iOS | 0.1 | 91 | 85 |
Infestor | Ravenous | Alec Malloy | iOS | 0.1 | 91 | 78 |
Order Up!! To Go | SuperVillain | Matt Gilman | iOS, Android | 0.1 | 91 | 80 |
Final Fantasy: All the Bravest | Square Enix | Matt Gilman | iOS | 0.1 | 91 | 20 |
Free Games: Sumo Wrestling Tycoon, Blosics 2, Killer Escape, Qoosh - Mike Harris - ½ page (85)
GMXS[]
Ben Griffin is obsessed with... 1080 Avalanche - 2 pages (92-93)
We Love Old Games - 1½ pages (94-95)
Written by Leigh Loveday
Game Title | Format | Retro Rating (%) |
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First Samurai | Amiga, ST, PC, C64, SNES | 83 |
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny | PlayStation 2 | 88 |
Samurai Warrior | C64, CPC, Spectrum | 79 |
Bushido Blade | PlayStation | 82 |
Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman | PlayStation | 69 |
Throne of Darkness | PC | 71 |
Mazan: Flash of the Blade | Arcade | 64 |
Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage | PlayStation | 55 |
Samurai Trilogy | C64, CPC, Spectrum | 47 |
Samurai Ghost | TurboGrafx | 33 |
Classic GM - GamesMaster Issue 125 - ½ page (95)
The Time Machine - Wonderswan - 2 pages (96-97)
New Stuff - 2 pages (98-99)
Hall of Fame - 5 pages (108-112)
Cheat![]
Dead Space 3 - 2 pages (100-101)
Tips - 2 pages (102-103)
Other Credits[]
Deputy Editor
Staff Writer
Art Editor
Deputy Art Editor
Production Editor
Contributors
- Louise Blain, Jonathan Blyth, Patrick Brown, Matthew Castle, Alex Dale, Emma Davies, Ian Evenden, Ben Griffin, Julia Hardy, Mike Harris, Andy Kelly, Leigh Loveday, Alec Malloy, Rob Pearson, Chris Scullion
External Links[]
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