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Well, I got the new issue in the post, and thought it fair to post the scores. A lot of the games have been reviewed in previous issues, either the US/JAP versions. Anyway, here they are...

Pikmin:
Visuals - 9, Sounds - 8, Mastery - 8, Lifespan - 6
Overall - 85%

2002 Fifa World Cup:
Visuals - 7, Sounds - 5, Mastery - 2, Lifespan - 3
Overall - 30%

Spiderman The Movie:
Visuals - 8, Sounds - 5, Mastery - 6, Lifespan - 6
Overall - 72%

Spiderman The Movie (GBA):
Visuals - 7, Sounds - 7, Mastery - 6, Lifespan - 6
Overall - 75%

ZOE: The Fist Of Mars (GBA):
Visuals - 5, Sounds - 7, Mastery - 7, Lifespan - 4
Overall - 52%

V-Rally 3 (GBA):
Visuals - 9, Sounds - 6, Mastery - 9, Lifespan - 8
Overall - 88%

Jeremy McGrath Supercross World:
Visuals - 2, Sounds - 3, Mastery - 1, Lifespan - 2
Overall - 20%

Legends of Wrestling:
Visuals - 5, Sounds - 3, Mastery - 5, Lifespan - 5
Overall - 47%

SSX Tricky:
Visuals - 7, Sounds - 8, Mastery - 5, Lifespan - 10
Overall - 87%

Dark Summit:
(No individual scores)
Overall - 51%

Arcade Advanced (GBA):
(No individual scores)
Overall - 75%

Breath of Fire 2 (GBA):
(No individual scores)
Overall - 80%
I would just like to point out that the screenshots used for this short review were actually from the original Breath of Fire. The cheek! What's more, the review makes it sound like they didn't even play it. Judging from the score, I doubt they even did, because they gave it a 'safe' score.

Virtua Striker 3 V2002:
(No individual scores)
Overall - 55%

Britney's Dance Beat (GBA):
(No individual scores)
Overall - 50%

Space Invaders (GBA):
(No individual scores)
Overall - 73%

Rave: The Groove Adventure (JAP):
Visuals - 7, Sounds - 6, Mastery - 6, Lifespan - 7
Overall - 69%

Smashing Drive (US):
Visuals - 3, Sounds - 5, Mastery - 2, Lifespan - 3
Overall - 29%

Battle Houshin (JAP)
Visuals - 6, Sounds - 6, Mastery - 6, Lifespan - 6
Overall - 70%
Something smells very 'five minute playtest' about this one. Verrryy fishy. Oh, and I really hate it when screenshots in magazines are always of the first level. NGC magazine SAY they play games through to the end, but with ones like Super Monkey Ball, the screenshots are only of the first few levels.

Well, I got the new issue in the post, and thought it fair to post the scores. A lot of the games have been reviewed in previous issues, either the US/JAP versions. Anyway, here they are...

Pikmin:
Visuals - 9, Sounds - 8, Mastery - 8, Lifespan - 6
Overall - 85%

2002 Fifa World Cup:
Visuals - 7, Sounds - 5, Mastery - 2, Lifespan - 3
Overall - 30%

Spiderman The Movie:
Visuals - 8, Sounds - 5, Mastery - 6, Lifespan - 6
Overall - 72%

Spiderman The Movie (GBA):
Visuals - 7, Sounds - 7, Mastery - 6, Lifespan - 6
Overall - 75%

ZOE: The Fist Of Mars (GBA):
Visuals - 5, Sounds - 7, Mastery - 7, Lifespan - 4
Overall - 52%

V-Rally 3 (GBA):
Visuals - 9, Sounds - 6, Mastery - 9, Lifespan - 8
Overall - 88%

Jeremy McGrath Supercross World:
Visuals - 2, Sounds - 3, Mastery - 1, Lifespan - 2
Overall - 20%

Legends of Wrestling:
Visuals - 5, Sounds - 3, Mastery - 5, Lifespan - 5
Overall - 47%

SSX Tricky:
Visuals - 7, Sounds - 8, Mastery - 5, Lifespan - 10
Overall - 87%

Dark Summit:
(No individual scores)
Overall - 51%

Arcade Advanced (GBA):
(No individual scores)
Overall - 75%

Breath of Fire 2 (GBA):
(No individual scores)
Overall - 80%
I would just like to point out that the screenshots used for this short review were actually from the original Breath of Fire. The cheek! What's more, the review makes it sound like they didn't even play it. Judging from the score, I doubt they even did, because they gave it a 'safe' score.

Virtua Striker 3 V2002:
(No individual scores)
Overall - 55%

Britney's Dance Beat (GBA):
(No individual scores)
Overall - 50%

Space Invaders (GBA):
(No individual scores)
Overall - 73%

Rave: The Groove Adventure (JAP):
Visuals - 7, Sounds - 6, Mastery - 6, Lifespan - 7
Overall - 69%

Smashing Drive (US):
Visuals - 3, Sounds - 5, Mastery - 2, Lifespan - 3
Overall - 29%

Battle Houshin (JAP)
Visuals - 6, Sounds - 6, Mastery - 6, Lifespan - 6
Overall - 70%
Something smells very 'five minute playtest' about this one. Verrryy fishy. Oh, and I really hate it when screenshots in magazines are always of the first level. NGC magazine SAY they play games through to the end, but with ones like Super Monkey Ball, the screenshots are only of the first few levels.

Like always i will go long to the "newsie" and pick up my copy tomorrow.

cookie monster wrote:
> Like always i will go long to the "newsie" and pick up my
> copy tomorrow.

Im trying my newies to get a copy lol.

I agree about some of those reviews.
Some of thse small reviews seem to be just estimates as the review is only one paragraph, and has nothing bu game details in it.

I also noticed that their Handbook use info from pre-E3, because they talk as if they haven't played Zelda, Metroid Mario etc. This is probably because the book was produced before the magazine, so it used old information, and the deadline was right after E3.

Still, a bit lazy...

As a footnote, I would like to say that this magazine has lost some of it's 'humour'.
The EndGC bits aren't very funny any more and they don't have the hilarious special features such as the christmas tales, or the boss downfalls stuff.
Although the review of the dirtbike game was rather funny...

30% for Fifa World Cup HA HA at least someone realises how crap Fifa games are.

I thought NGC was supposed to have a DVD with each issue now? It's only got a book this time. Sheesh.

I saw NGC in the shop and didnt bother buying it. I did see the Cube though and the new look Nintendo Mag ;0)

I have been reading NGC since issue 51 and i have found their reveiws to be very good. I think that if NGC has given a game a bad score then it's crap. Hear that, crap. ( i love the word crap, it sounds so nice!) You aught to be critisizing the crap magazine-G Force which really does give crappy scores (but then again it is a crappy magazine)

G-Force is in no way a crap magazine.

I admit it isn't the best, but it ain't crap!

If you want a crap Nintendo magazine try Total Game Boy or Cube, but the best three that I've read so far are (in order) NGC, G-force and NOM.