Viewing Thread:
"The latest PSM2"

Apparenlty my subscription copy arrived today after I left home! Anyone else got theirs? If so, what's in it/on the disc?

If there's no significant reply beforehand, I'll post details tonight...

Okay, info overload...

Reviewed in this PSM2:

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - 96
Soul Reaver 2 - 78
WRC2001 - 87
Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex - 66
WWTBAM2 - 53
Driven - 46
Agent Under Fire - 88
Batman Vengeance - 48
Capcom vs SNK2 - 83
Guilty Gear X - 78
Mummy Returns - 46
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance - 70
Smuggler's Run 2 - 77
NY Race - 40
NBA Live 2002 - 70
Giants: Citizen Kabuto - 80


Import Reviews:

ICO - 85
Ace Combat 4 - 80


On the DVD:

MGS2, ICO, Ace Combat 4, Rez, Maximo, SSX Tricky, Guilty Gear X, Smuggler's Run 2, Smackdown JBI, Burnout.


In the mag:

MGS2 feature, GT3 Concept, Wipeout Fusion, RE Gun Survivor 2, Herdy Gerdy, Headhunter, Ecco, Legends of Wrestling, PS2 Fact Pack, and so much more...

The official mag slates bad games just as much as the next mag. If they gave everything a 10/10, noone would buy it.

Annoyingly, their new gold, silver, bronze system is a bit pants, because if you were only to buy gold games, you wouldnt have any!

i have grown board of platformers, im not getting crash bandiccot, and if i get jak and daxter it wont be for a while.

Could you post the scores tonight wookiee? cheers!

That doesn`t surprise me really. The official mag is unlikely to criticise the lack of originality of a game held closely to Sony themselves. It does look great, and will probably play just as well, but it won`t be perfect.

Did you see what OPs2 said about it?
they couldnt find any thing wrong with it.
they said " so in previews we are meant to tell you bad things aswell, BUT WE CANT"

then they said
Jak could be taller
and the trees could be a darker colour of green

LOL

WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> I dunno... okay, it's not original in general terms, but it certainly is as far
> as PS2 games are concerned.

Personally, I don`t care if its original, for the same reason as you - its a PS2 first, and it looks and sounds great. If the gameplay is Crashesque then that isn`t a bad thing either, as I enjoyed the Crash games anyway. The only thing that made me say what I said below was the feature on Jak and Daxter in the last issue. They really did seem to dislike the fact that it wasn`t a major platforming leap forward.

I dunno... okay, it's not original in general terms, but it certainly is as far as PS2 games are concerned.

Kid Rock wrote:
> Jak & Daxter will be in the 90+ area

I get the feeling PSM2 will only give it high 80s due to lack of originality. It might just make it into the 90s, perhaps 92, but no more than that.

Jak & Daxter will be in the 90+ area