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"Latest OP2SM - Feb Edition"

Just received the Latest Edition of OPS2M by subscription.

Playable Demos

Mortal Combat: Deadly Alliance
Primal
WWE Smackdown Shut your Mouth
Tiger Woods 2003
Sly Raccoon
NBA Live 2003
ATV2: Quad Power Racing
Crashed
Space Channel 5 V2
Tom Clacy's Ghost Recon

Monitor

Tomb Raider
Devil may Cry 2
Metal Gear Solid 2 : Substance
Final Fantasy X-2
The Mark of Kri
True Crime: The Streets of LA
Die Hard Vendetta
Splitter Cell
Pride FC
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
Silent Hill 3

Reviews

Primal 8/10
The Sims 8/10
SOS: The Final Escape 7/10
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 6/10
Silent Scope 3 5/10
Contra : Shattered Soldier 5/10
Wild Arms 3 5/10
Hot Wheels Velocity X 4/10
4x4 Evo 2 5/10
Legends of Wrestling II 6/10
Grand Prix Challenge 6/10
Disney's Donald Duck PK 3/10
Master Rallye 4/10
The Simpsons: Skateboarding 5/10
Go Go Golf 1/10
Tokyo Road Race 3/10

I think it is in the shops next Friday

My copy turned up this morning, delivery seems to depend on which way the wind is blowing ...

I stopped buying this mag each month a while ago, they gave MGS2 and GTA: vice city top marks so i only buy it if they have a good demo disc

Darwock wrote:
> Grand Prix Challenge 6/10?? What's with that?
>
> Is it a case of "Why we'd leave it - because we want you all to
> buy the official Sony F1 game instead"....? I reckon it must be.

*Points and laughs* :D

Darwock wrote:
> Grand Prix Challenge 6/10?? What's with that?
>
> Is it a case of "Why we'd leave it - because we want you all to
> buy the official Sony F1 game instead"....? I reckon it must be.

Too right. GP Challenge is one good game, and six does nothing to justify its greatness. Anyway, it's true what Shadow said about it being about hype - just look at the GTA3; no hype, screenshots, and "only" got an 8. A ten was expected after the popularity of the first one. It was the same with Edge Magazine, who gave GTA3 a 6 (but "corrected" it to an eight, claiming it was a typo), the Vice City with an eight.

More nonsense! Some have say there is too much action (constant overtaking and wheel banging) - I prefer it cos it takes me back to the old school days of Senna vs Prost.

It's a conspiracy I tell you!

Fiddly handling and average action

Grand Prix Challenge 6/10?? What's with that?

Is it a case of "Why we'd leave it - because we want you all to buy the official Sony F1 game instead"....? I reckon it must be.

Shadow wrote:
> The mags says "...bloody awful turn based combat system which
> shuns the use of lightning reflexes and spontaneous decision making in
> favour of 'polite' pummelling wherby you take turns with your enemy to
> dish out devastation."

so in other words the exact same thing as FFX's battle system? Long memories the writers of this mag have. Thank god i don't spend £5.49 or however much it costs now on this rag.

The mags says "...bloody awful turn based combat system which shuns the use of lightning reflexes and spontaneous decision making in favour of 'polite' pummelling wherby you take turns with your enemy to dish out devastation."

Shadow wrote:

> Turn based fighting is the work of the devil


I don't understand this either. For me turn based battles are a hell of a better option then the sort of Kingdom Hearts battle system. Your thumb can only manage a certain period of time of mashing the x button madly before feeling sore but at least with the TBBS you can take your tiem and develop some sort of strategy. Although my favourite battle system has to be the one used in the Vandal Hearts games and Final Fantasy Tactics. Now that's the thinking mans battle system not the mindless hack and slash of Kingdom Hearts and others. (That's what spoiled that game for me)