Issue 1 was cover-dated March 2002 and cost £2.99. A free VHS video came with this issue.
Contents[]
Contents - 2 pages (7-8)
Regulars[]
Start - 2 pages (4-5)
Subscription - 2 pages (120-121)
Competition - 2 pages (126-127)
Next Month - 2 pages (128-129)
Letters - ½ page (130)
First Contact[]
Unreal Championship - 2 pages (10-11)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - 2 pages (12-13)
Colin McRae Rally 3 - 2 pages (14-15)
Surveillance[]
Xbox Marches In - 1½ pages (16-17)
- March 14, 2002. That's the date to mark in your diary as the Xbox launches in the UK and the face of videogaming changes forever...
The Fellowship of the Ring (17)
- Universal Interactive embraces party politics and announces one game to rule them all.
Commandos 2: Men of Courage (17)
- The Commandos slip their PC shackles and infiltrate Xbox. Prepare to 'hound' the hun.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (18)
- The turd reich is hiring zombies. Just remember to RSVP in the negative when they invite you over for dinner.
WWF Raw (18)
- THQ signs exclusivity deal with Sony - that means no raw wrestling action game until June for UK gamers.
It's the Law! (18)
- When designing a platform game, you will include the following...
Turok: Evolution (19)
- One clean shot and it's spare ribs for life. Miss it and you're prehistory.
Terminator: Dawn of Fate (20)
- Eve of Destruction? No relation. Nadia of Despair? No, we'd recgnise her. Meet her sister, Dawn.
Project Ego (21)
- Start your own studio, design your own game, then call it Project Ego. Is Big Blue Box games playing games with us?
Metal Gear Solid X? (21)
- So, Solid Snake - is he coming to Xbox or isn't he? The internet never lets facts get in the way of a good story.
Call Sign: Charlie (21)
- "Play me longtime," cries this Vietnam war sim. We love the smell of joysticks in the morning...
Launch Control - 1 page (22)
- Which games will be available day one? Here's the latest info...
Hands On[]
Introduction - 1 page (25)
Max Payne - Al Bickham - 4 pages (26-29)
Star Wars: Obi-Wan - Richard Longhurst - 2 pages (30-31)
Jet Set Radio Future - Al Bickham - 2 pages (32-33)
F1 2002 - Al Bickham - 2 pages (34-35)
Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions - Al Bickham - 4 pages (36-39)
Championship Manager: Season 01/02 - Lee Hall - 2 pages (40-41)
Genma Onimusha - Zy Nicholson - 2 pages (42-43)
Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing - Al Bickham - 1 page (44)
Transworld Surf - Al Bickham, NHL Hitz 20-02 and, Mad Dash Racing - James Carey - 1 page (45)
Features[]
Halo: Extended Play - 6 pages (56-61)
Kit - 2 pages (92-93)
- The gadgets, gubbins and gizmos poking out of an Xbox near you. Soon.
Reviews[]
Introduction - 2 pages (48-49)
Hi-Score Tables - 1 page (90)
Game Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Version | Pages | Pg No(s) | Verdict |
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Halo: Combat Evolved | Microsoft | Zy Nicholson | PAL | 6 | 50-55 | 9 |
Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding | Microsoft | Lee Hall | PAL | 2 | 62-63 | 8 |
Dead or Alive 3 | Tecmo | Ryan Butt | NTSC | 6 | 64-69 | 9 |
NHL 2002 | Electronic Arts | Mike Sabine | NTSC | 1 | 70 | 8 |
Arctic Thunder | Midway | Al Bickham | NTSC | 0.5 | 71 | 5 |
Deadly Skies | Konami | Steve Jarratt | NTSC | 0.5 | 71 | 4 |
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee | Microsoft | Al Bickham | PAL | 4 | 72-75 | 7 |
Project Gotham Racing | Microsoft | Jonathan Davies | PAL | 4 | 76-79 | 9 |
Simpsons, The: Road Rage | Electronic Arts | Richard Longhurst | NTSC | 1 | 80 | 4 |
Fuzion Frenzy | Microsoft | Al Bickham | PAL | 0.5 | 81 | 6 |
NBA Live 2002 | Electronic Arts | Mike Sabine | Not Specified | 0.25 | 81 | 2 |
Kabuki Warriors | Crave Entertainment | Al Bickham | NTSC | 0.25 | 81 | 3 |
SSX Tricky | Electronic Arts | Daniel Dawkins | NTSC | 2 | 82-83 | 9 |
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams | Konami | Lee Hall | NTSC | 2 | 84-85 | 8 |
Star Wars: Starfighter S.E. | Activision | Steve Jarratt | NTSC | 2 | 86-87 | 6 |
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X | Activision | Al Bickham | NTSC | 1 | 88 | 7 |
Madden NFL 2002 | Electronic Arts | Mike Sabine | NTSC | 0.25 | 89 | 8 |
NFL Fever 2002 | Microsoft | Mike Sabine | NTSC | 0.25 | 89 | 7 |
Other Detals
Game Title | Grap- hics | Game- play | Access-ibility | Depth | Verdict | Summary |
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Halo: Combat Evolved | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Epic starship trooping that's even better with a friend. |
Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Turns skidding down hill on a plank into an unmissable experience. |
Dead or Alive 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | The greatest and most beautiful fighting game ever created. Period. |
NHL 2002 | - | - | - | - | 8 | Same high-speed gameplay that's graced the series since Mega Drive days, but PS2-flavour graphics keep it this side of superb. |
Arctic Thunder | - | - | - | - | 5 | Big initial thrills soon peter out. Arctic Thunder is a distinctly average and shallow racer. |
Deadly Skies | - | - | - | - | 4 | Decent looking, but ultimately unfulfilling arcade combat sim. There's no need to shell out on the Xbox flight stick yet. |
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Good-natured characterful puzzling, but it may repeat on you. |
Project Gotham Racing | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | A fantastic package offering months of internally combustive fun. |
The Simpsons: Road Rage | - | - | - | - | 4 | Take out The Simpsons and you've got a hollow mockery of a game. Wrapped in a vest. |
Fuzion Frenzy | - | - | - | - | 6 | Stacks of games in one and fun in bursts, but lacks the invention or character to hold your attention for long. |
NBA Live 2002 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Not even NBA fans will find any joy in this game. EA should have spent money on the game instead of the licence. |
Kabuki Warriors | - | - | - | - | 3 | Tedious scrapper that raises not a blip on the heart monitor. Do not attempt to play this at home. |
SSX Tricky | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Shamelessly fun with deceptive depth - a gamer's delight. |
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | Scary. Compelling. Challenging. Almost as good as the original. |
Star Wars: Starfighter S.E. | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | An uninspired port of an overrated PS2 game. Fun while it lasts... |
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X | - | - | - | - | 7 | Tony looks great on the box, but 2x is a step backwards for Hawk's veterans. Hang on for Tony Hawk's 3 |
Madden NFL 2002 | - | - | - | - | 8 | If you have the time to invest, Madden's depth and tactical nous make it the best American football game available on Xbox. |
NFL Fever 2002 | - | - | - | - | 7 | Got lots of friends to play with? NFL Fever 2002 is easier to pick up and enjoy. |
Staying Alive[]
Tips - 3 pages (94-96)
- Halo: Combat Evolved, Dead or Alive 3, Amped, and Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Xbox Insider[]
Why Xbox? - Owain Bennallack & Mark Donald - 18 pages (100-117)
- What does this bit do?: The complete button-pushing, knob-twiddling guide to the machine that's simpler than George Bush. - 2 pages (102-103)
- The Joy of X: Hands-on with the 'Xbox game controller' or joypad, if you're in a hurry - 1 page (104)
- Bit Parts: Xbox hogs the spotlight, but there's an able supporting cast waiting in the wings... - 1 page (105)
- The Dashboard: Even the interface is a whole new console adventure - 2 pages (106-108)
- Hard Disk: What's it for?: No other console has a built-in hard disk. So why did Microsoft bother - 1 page (108)
- Broadband Internet: Say What?: Like the Terminator, Xbox comes to us with killer technology from the future. But is broadband an innovation too far? - 1 page (109)
- X-Rated Movie Machine: "Darling, Xbox certainly isn't £300 wasted on a silly games machine. It's £300 saved on a DVD player!" - 1 page (110)
- We're Surrounded: Xbox's cutting-edge audio moves mean a step forward in every direction. - 1 page (111)
- What makes the Xbox Tick?: XGamer reveals the secrets of the Black Magic Box - 2 pages (112-113)
- Xbox - The Burning Questions - 2 pages (114-115)
- Xbox - The Final Verdict - 1 page (116)
- Sale of the Century - 1 page (117)
Owain Bennallack meets Xbox's maker... Seamus Blackley - 2 pages (118-119)
- He's the mad genius who first thought of making the world's most advanced console and the workaholic who didn't instantly give up.
Gi's a Job - 1 page (122)
- Don the robes of the professional games tester (a freebie promotional T-shirt and old trainers) and you won't just be paid to play games all day - you'll also get a crash course in the industry.
The Making of Project Ego: Part 1 - 1 page (123)
Playing Xbox Online (Without Microsoft's Permission) - 2 pages (124-125)
- Determined Halo players are slaughtering each other across the internet - yet official online games support from Microsoft is month's away. Huh?
Adverts[]
Games
- Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions - 2 pages (2-3)
- NHL Hitz 20-02 - 1 page (6)
Magazines
- PC Format Issue 133 - 1 page (24)
- PC Gamer Issue 107 - 1 page (91)
- Official UK Xbox Magazine Issue 1 - 1 page (97)
- Edge Issue 107 - 1 page (98)
Other Credits[]
Acting Production Editor
Senior Art Editor
Designer
Writers
Contributors
- Owain Bennallack, Ryan Butt, Jonathan Davies, Daniel Dawkins, Lee Hall, Richard Longhurst, Jonathan Nash, Mike Sabine, James Carey
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