GamePro December/January 05

GamePro staff, GamePro Australia

08/11/2004 12:15:46

News: All the important games industry news and gossip. Including the new look PlayStation 2, report from Tokyo Game Show 2004, Metal Gear Solid comic, public space invasion art, games on TV, Ring Riders - hot arcade game, GameArena gets a revamp and much more.

Features: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - the second part of our massive feature on Rockstar's new masterpiece, this time we go gambling in Las Venturas and look at shopping, respect, gang wars and the hot soundtrack. Halo 2 - online gameplay tested with Xbox Live put through its paces. Metroid Prime 2 - it doesn't have online play, but it does have Samus Aran and a whole new Dark World. Killzone - Sony's entrant in the console FPS war could surprise Master Chief and Samus. Call of Duty: Finest Hour - the popular PC game gets the console treatment, with all the intense WWII action included. Gran Turismo 4 - the ultimate car simulator is almost ready for release, so Australian GamePro took it for a spin. Dead or Alive Ultimate - far more than just heaving cleaving, Dead or Alive goes online and tweaks its gameplay.

ProHandheld: All the latest news, previews and reviews for lovers of handheld and mobile gaming. There's updates on Sony's PSP and the Nintendo DS and GBA reviews including Mario Pinball Land, Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force, Dragonball Z: Buu's Fury and Classic NES games Excitebike and Legend of Zelda.

Reviews: Another massive review section this issue - so you're sure to find something you like in the list below.

Code Vault: You cheater. Maybe not yet, but as soon as you see all our great codes you will definitely want to be.

Online: News and reviews for Counter Strike Source, Everquest II and Ragnarok Online.

Downtime: Musicians and famous actors may not be as cool as gamers, but we don't want to hurt their feelings so we gave them a section in the back.

ProLabs: We've tested out the coolest gear and gadgets around.

GameBusters: Couldn't beat the original Tony Hawk's Underground? Never fear, we've done it for you - and the reward is hotter than hell... Competition: Inside this issue there's a chance to win an Xbox with 5 EA Sports games, with 25 runners-up receiving a double pass to see the new horror film Saw, plus a Saw trucker's cap.

Subscription Prize: When you subscribe to Australian GamePro, you'll get your issue earlier than everyone else and not even have to leave the house! That's not all! For a limited time, you will also get your choice of hot DVDs - either The Bourne Supremacy or Chronicles of Riddick

Review List

• Need for Speed Underground 2
• Mortal Kombat Deception
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2
• The Getaway: Black Monday
• Men of Valor: Vietnam
• Paper Mario 2
• EyeToy Play 2
• Fable
• World Rally Championship 4
• Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighbourhood
• Myst IV: Revelation
• Def Jam: Fight for NY
• X-Men Legends
• The Bard's Tale
• Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal
• Obscure
• Star Wars Battlefront
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
• Rome: Total War
• Pro Evolution Soccer 4
• FIFA 2005
• This is Soccer 2005
• Sly 2: Band of Thieves
• Crash Twinsanity
• Rocky Legends
• Vietcong: Purple Haze
• Pikmin 2
• Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
• Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires
• Headhunter Redemption
• Terminator 3: Redemption
• Donkey Konga
• Codename Panzers
• Outrun 2
• NBA Ballers
• FlatOut
• Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue
• Powerdrome
• The Sims 2
• Ford Racing 3
• Shark Tale
• Viewtiful Joe
• Tribes Vengeance
• Gradius V
• Time Crisis: Crisis Zone
• Mashed
• Tales of Symphonia
• Call of Duty: United Offensive
• Evil Genius
• Shade: Wrath of Angels
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
• Outlaw Golf 2