Issue 2 was cover-dated April 2002 and cost £2.99. Two free tip books for Dead or Alive 3 and Halo: Combat Evolved came free with this issue.
Regulars[]
Start - 2 pages (4-5)
Contents - 1 page (7)
Hitlist - 2 pages (98-99)
Subscribe - 2 pages (118-119)
First Contact[]
The Thing - 2 pages (10-11)
2002 FIFA World Cup - 2 pages (12-13)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - 2 pages (14-15)
Fable (as Project Ego) - 2 pages (16-17)
Surveillance (News)[]
X-Day Invasion 2 pages (18-19)
- The Xbox leaps the Atlantic and makes a continent quaking landing. It's here and dear, so we show you how to burn off the excess pounds.
Superman: The Man of Steel; It's the Law!; Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon - Page 20
Sega GT 2002 - Page 21
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex; Steel Battallion; Spiderman: The Movie - Page 22
Prisoner of War - Page 24
TOCA Race Driver; The Y-Project; Xbox Online by the end of 2002 - Page 25
Launch Control - Page 26
Hands On[]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Dan Curley - 3 pages (30-32)
Gunvalkyrie - Al Bickham - 2 pages (34-35)
Crash - Dan Curley - 1 page (36)
Blood Omen 2 - Steve Faragher - ½ page (37)
TD Overdrive: The Brotherhood of Speed - Dan Curley - ½ page (37)
Features[]
Tackle - 2 pages (96-97)
- Controller Reviews - Firestorm (7), Powerpad Pro (3), XY Adrenaline (6), Advanced Controller (8), Freestyle Board (2), Adrenaline Wheel (6), 360 Modena (6)
Reviews[]
Scores rated out of ten.
Game Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Version | Pages | Pg No(s) | Verdict |
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Max Payne | Take 2 | Al Bickham | PAL | 8 | 42-49 | 9 |
Mad Dash Racing | Eidos | Richard Longhurst | PAL | 1 | 51 | 6 |
Championship Manager: Season 01/02 | Eidos | Lee Hall | PAL | 3 | 52-54 | 9 |
TransWorld Surf | Infogrames | Dan Curley | PAL | 1 | 56 | 7 |
Rallisport Challenge | Microsoft | Andy Lowe | PAL | 4 | 58-61 | 8 |
Knockout Kings 2002 | Electronic Arts | Lee Hall | PAL | 1 | 62 | 6 |
Star Wars: Obi-Wan | LucasArts | Jonathan Davies | NTSC | 4 | 64-67 | 5 |
NHL Hitz 20-02 | Midway | Tim Weaver | PAL | 1 | 68 | 6 |
Blood Wake | Microsoft | Al Bickham | PAL | 1 | 70 | 6 |
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | Activision | Daniel Dawkins | PAL | 4 | 72-75 | 8 |
Genma Onimusha | Capcom | Joel Snape | PAL | 2 | 76-77 | 8 |
Jet Set Radio Future | Sega | Lee Hall | PAL | 6 | 78-83 | 9 |
Batman: Vengeance | Ubisoft | Dan Curley | PAL | 1 | 84 | 5 |
Dark Summit | THQ | George Walter | PAL | 1 | 86 | 5 |
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 | Acclaim | Lee Hall | NTSC | 0.5 | 87 | 5 |
Shrek | TDK | Dan Curley | NTSC | 0.25 | 87 | 4 |
Test Drive Off-Road: Wide Open | Infogrames | Dan Curley | NTSC | 0.25 | 87 | 1 |
Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions | Activision | Jonathan Davies | NTSC | 4 | 88-91 | 6 |
Nightcaster | Microsoft | Dan Curley | NTSC | 1 | 92 | 6 |
NFL 2K2 | Sega | Mike Sabine | NTSC | 0.25 | 93 | 7 |
Azurik: Rise of Perathia | Microsoft | Dan Curley | NTSC | 0.25 | 93 | 4 |
Other Detals
Game Title | Grap- hics | Game- play | Access-ibility | Depth | Verdict | Summary |
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Max Payne | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Brutal, brooding and impossible to put down. Buy it. Play it. Love it. |
Mad Dash Racing | - | - | - | - | 6 | Slick-as-you-like speed thrills but comedy bananas and a flatulent warthog called Chops do not a lasting race game make. |
Championship Manager: Season 01/02 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | Not one for footie haters. Arguably the most addictive game ever. |
TransWorld Surf | - | - | - | - | 7 | Bold, fun and well worth a gander. Nice to see an extreme sports game without a roman numeral. Yet. |
Rallisport Challenge | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Despite the unofficial vibe, it holds its pwn. Colin McRae 3-your move. |
Knockout Kings 2002 | - | - | - | - | 6 | It might please the mainstream, but Knockout Kings will certainly leave fans of the series a touch cold. |
Star Wars: Obi-Wan | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Has its moments, but then so did The Phantom Menace. |
NHL Hitz 20-02 | - | - | - | - | 6 | In terms of replicating ice hockey this is impressive. But, as an experience, NHL Hitz leaves you feeling strangely unfulfilled. |
Blood Wake | - | - | - | - | 6 | Not the most earth-shattering game, but technically accomplished and fun. Just tackle it in limited doses, that's all. |
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | Criminally addictive, relentless thrills but not truly radical. |
Genma Onimusha | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Brutal, compelling and shockingly fun. Shame it's over so quickly. |
Jet Set Radio Future | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Surpasses even the original for sheer style and playability. Remarkable. |
Batman: Vengeance | - | - | - | - | 5 | The coders should have been hunted down by the real Batman and banged up mid-development for crimes against games. |
Dark Summit | - | - | - | - | 5 | Dark Summit starts out with noble intentions, but it's downhill (slowly) for the rest of the way. |
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 | Whether you dig extreme sports or not buy Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 instead. If you can afford both, just buy Tony Hawk's 3. |
Shrek | - | - | - | - | 4 | Boring and unrewarding platform pokery. Those without standards might like it. The rest... what do you reckon? |
Test Drive Off-Road: Wide Open | - | - | - | - | 1 | Putting this into your Xbox would be more disrepectful than trying to ram raid Westminster Abbey in a Lada. |
Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | A fantastic demo of the Xbox graphics processor but not much else. |
Nightcaster | - | - | - | - | 6 | Decent enough. Incurable fantasy fans would be advised to try it. A more engaging story line would have made it a seven. |
NFL 2K2 | - | - | - | - | 7 | The easiest of the three American football titles to pick up, yet NFL 2K2 is the most frustrating to master. And the name's daft. |
Azurik: Rise of Perathia | - | - | - | - | 4 | A-ra-ra kibatoo is now the bench mark for all arcade adventure games wanting to surpass the blatantly average post. Ignore. |
Staying Alive (Tips)[]
Max Payne, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, Jet Set Radio Future - page 100
Project Gotham Racing, Silent Hill 2: Inner Fears, Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding - page 101
Championship Manager: Season 01/02, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, The SImpsons: Road Rage, Blood Wake - page 102
Xbox Insider[]
What Next? - Daniel Griffiths, Mark Donald - 7 pages (106-112)
- How to... Sharpen up your image - 2 pages (108-109)
- How to... Make some noise - 2 pages (110-111)
- How to... Tune-up the 'Box - 1 page (112)
Post Apocalypse (Letters) - 2 pages (114-115)
Missing in Action: Metal Gear Solid X and Grand Theft Auto 3 - Mark Donald - 2 pages (116-117)
Interview: Peter Molyneux - Owain Bennallack - 2 pages (120-121)
The Lowdown on... Broadband Internet - 2 pages (122-123)
Careers Advice: Gizza Job - Mark Watson - 1 page (124)
Journal: The Making of Project Ego - 1 page (125)
Adverts[]
Wreckless: The Yakuza Mission - 2 pages (2-3)
Batman: Vengeance - 1 page (6)
Arctic Thunder - 1 page (27)
Championship Manager: Season 01/02 - 1 page (28)
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - 1 page (33)
Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding - 1 page (50)
Dead or Alive 3 - 1 page (55)
Dark Summit - 1 page (57)
TransWorld Surf - 1 page (63)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - 2 pages (69,71)
Edge Issue 108 - 1 page (95)
PC Gamer Issue 108 - 1 page (103)
GamesMaster Issue 119 - 1 page (104)
PC Format Issue 134 - 1 page (113)
Other Credits[]
Deputy Editor
Acting Production Editor
Senior Art Editor
Designer
Staff Writer
Contributors
- Al Bickham, Zy Nicholson, Owain Bennallack, Jonathan Davies, Daniel Dawkins, Richard Longhurst, Jonathan Nash, Mike Sabine, Joel Snape, Tim Weaver, Daniel Griffiths, George Walter, Andy Lowe
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