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Yesterday I bought my very first copy of Edge. I say bought, because Iíve had Edge copies before. Back in my MegaDrive days I was once sent a free copy of the magazine (I think SR were involved with the promo) and it was good then, but times have obviously changed.
I bought it because it had a massive feature on the GameCube, and me being an unbiased gamer I decided I needed to get some decent info on the GC apart from IGN, Upwire and you guys. I have to say I was a little disappointed. Everyone here has always spoken highly of Edge, so maybe I was expecting too much, but the magazine was not excellent, merely ěvery goodî. The biggest surprise to me was to find a glaring error in the first 10 words of the first article. They said the GameCube launched on October 14th. Despite tripping at the first hurdle, the magazine redeemed itself. The quality of reporting was very high (about par with OPS2, to which I subscribe) and I was pleased to see them cover some of the major expos, and a lot of industry stuff as well.
The reviews were very informative, if a little sparse. I get the impression that Edge isnít really a reviews magazine, but it was useful to read something about the GameCube that I knew came from a reliable source. The screen shots were also of good quality. One thing I did notice about the reviews was that although they rated the games out of 10, which is much better than that stupid %age system a lot of mags use, they had a higher opinion of games than OPS2. What I mean by that is if a game got 8 in Edge, they think itís better than a game that got 8 in OPS2.
The coverage of the Spaceworld event was good, and made a sensible analysis of the GameCubeís launch. Iíve heard that they lean a little towards the PS2 but I couldnít really notice. One of my favourite sections of any mag is the letterís page, and I was pleased to see it over 4 pages and also I liked the idea of including bits from the forums (*COUGH*).
All in all Iíd rate Edge along with OPS2 with a healthy 9/10. There are some flaws, especially with that HUGE adverts section and it could do with a database, but generally very good. Iíll not subscribe but Iíll buy it every now and again.
I bought it because it had a massive feature on the GameCube, and me being an unbiased gamer I decided I needed to get some decent info on the GC apart from IGN, Upwire and you guys. I have to say I was a little disappointed. Everyone here has always spoken highly of Edge, so maybe I was expecting too much, but the magazine was not excellent, merely ěvery goodî. The biggest surprise to me was to find a glaring error in the first 10 words of the first article. They said the GameCube launched on October 14th. Despite tripping at the first hurdle, the magazine redeemed itself. The quality of reporting was very high (about par with OPS2, to which I subscribe) and I was pleased to see them cover some of the major expos, and a lot of industry stuff as well.
The reviews were very informative, if a little sparse. I get the impression that Edge isnít really a reviews magazine, but it was useful to read something about the GameCube that I knew came from a reliable source. The screen shots were also of good quality. One thing I did notice about the reviews was that although they rated the games out of 10, which is much better than that stupid %age system a lot of mags use, they had a higher opinion of games than OPS2. What I mean by that is if a game got 8 in Edge, they think itís better than a game that got 8 in OPS2.
The coverage of the Spaceworld event was good, and made a sensible analysis of the GameCubeís launch. Iíve heard that they lean a little towards the PS2 but I couldnít really notice. One of my favourite sections of any mag is the letterís page, and I was pleased to see it over 4 pages and also I liked the idea of including bits from the forums (*COUGH*).
All in all Iíd rate Edge along with OPS2 with a healthy 9/10. There are some flaws, especially with that HUGE adverts section and it could do with a database, but generally very good. Iíll not subscribe but Iíll buy it every now and again.
I prefer the percentage system - It gives you a better idea of a game.
For example 7/10 - good game
70% Good, but nothing special or 79% nearing very good
It is a bit more specific.
Anyway, I have never bought Edge before - I tend not to buy the general mags - I prefer one concentrating on one system.
For example 7/10 - good game
70% Good, but nothing special or 79% nearing very good
It is a bit more specific.
Anyway, I have never bought Edge before - I tend not to buy the general mags - I prefer one concentrating on one system.
Yesterday I bought my very first copy of Edge. I say bought, because Iíve had Edge copies before. Back in my MegaDrive days I was once sent a free copy of the magazine (I think SR were involved with the promo) and it was good then, but times have obviously changed.
I bought it because it had a massive feature on the GameCube, and me being an unbiased gamer I decided I needed to get some decent info on the GC apart from IGN, Upwire and you guys. I have to say I was a little disappointed. Everyone here has always spoken highly of Edge, so maybe I was expecting too much, but the magazine was not excellent, merely ěvery goodî. The biggest surprise to me was to find a glaring error in the first 10 words of the first article. They said the GameCube launched on October 14th. Despite tripping at the first hurdle, the magazine redeemed itself. The quality of reporting was very high (about par with OPS2, to which I subscribe) and I was pleased to see them cover some of the major expos, and a lot of industry stuff as well.
The reviews were very informative, if a little sparse. I get the impression that Edge isnít really a reviews magazine, but it was useful to read something about the GameCube that I knew came from a reliable source. The screen shots were also of good quality. One thing I did notice about the reviews was that although they rated the games out of 10, which is much better than that stupid %age system a lot of mags use, they had a higher opinion of games than OPS2. What I mean by that is if a game got 8 in Edge, they think itís better than a game that got 8 in OPS2.
The coverage of the Spaceworld event was good, and made a sensible analysis of the GameCubeís launch. Iíve heard that they lean a little towards the PS2 but I couldnít really notice. One of my favourite sections of any mag is the letterís page, and I was pleased to see it over 4 pages and also I liked the idea of including bits from the forums (*COUGH*).
All in all Iíd rate Edge along with OPS2 with a healthy 9/10. There are some flaws, especially with that HUGE adverts section and it could do with a database, but generally very good. Iíll not subscribe but Iíll buy it every now and again.
I bought it because it had a massive feature on the GameCube, and me being an unbiased gamer I decided I needed to get some decent info on the GC apart from IGN, Upwire and you guys. I have to say I was a little disappointed. Everyone here has always spoken highly of Edge, so maybe I was expecting too much, but the magazine was not excellent, merely ěvery goodî. The biggest surprise to me was to find a glaring error in the first 10 words of the first article. They said the GameCube launched on October 14th. Despite tripping at the first hurdle, the magazine redeemed itself. The quality of reporting was very high (about par with OPS2, to which I subscribe) and I was pleased to see them cover some of the major expos, and a lot of industry stuff as well.
The reviews were very informative, if a little sparse. I get the impression that Edge isnít really a reviews magazine, but it was useful to read something about the GameCube that I knew came from a reliable source. The screen shots were also of good quality. One thing I did notice about the reviews was that although they rated the games out of 10, which is much better than that stupid %age system a lot of mags use, they had a higher opinion of games than OPS2. What I mean by that is if a game got 8 in Edge, they think itís better than a game that got 8 in OPS2.
The coverage of the Spaceworld event was good, and made a sensible analysis of the GameCubeís launch. Iíve heard that they lean a little towards the PS2 but I couldnít really notice. One of my favourite sections of any mag is the letterís page, and I was pleased to see it over 4 pages and also I liked the idea of including bits from the forums (*COUGH*).
All in all Iíd rate Edge along with OPS2 with a healthy 9/10. There are some flaws, especially with that HUGE adverts section and it could do with a database, but generally very good. Iíll not subscribe but Iíll buy it every now and again.