Gamepro February/March 2004

GamePro staff, GamePro Australia

12/01/2004 09:00:57

News - Keeping you up-to-date with all the gaming gossip, facts and PR propaganda, including the huge success of Rugby League, the N-gage hacked, Sony’s PSP and Nintendo’s mystery machine.

Features – Top Games of 2003, the Top 10 Scariest Games Ever, Escalating Warfare – turning the Vietnam War into a game and PlayStation and Xbox Top Brass talk up Australian Game Development

Previews – It’s Auto Overload with hot previews of Gran Turismo 4, V8 Supercars 2, Rallisport Challenge 2 and Namco’s R: Racing. We also take a sneak peak at Alias, Spawn, Far Cry, Unreal Tournament 2004 and Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

ProGBA – Nintendo’s handheld wonder keeps on powering and we’ve got reviews of 007 Everything or Nothing, SSX3, Sword of Mana, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Medal of Honor Infiltrator, plus previews of Sonic Battle and Max Payne.

Reviews - All of the big releases tested by our team of experts, including Cricket 2004, Manhunt, The Sims Bustin’ Out, Max Payne 2, Deus Ex: Invisible War and Final Fantasy X-2. Full review list below…

Strategy Guide – To celebrate the release of GTA double pack on Xbox, GamePro has GTA Vice City maps and tips on Rampages and the hardest hidden packages. Secrets of Tony Hawk’s Underground also revealed!

Code Vault - Need a little help from your friends? GamePro is on hand with all the hints, tips and cheats to aid you on your climb to the pinnacle of video game glory.

Online - Surfing the net looking for the right patch or best mod can be like searching for a needle in a hay stack. Our PC Online section should help, and now that the PS2 and Xbox are online we’ve also got dedicated pages for Xbox Live and PS2 Network.

Downtime - Stop gaming? It may sound ridiculous, but sometimes you need to take a breather and relax, which is when our music and film reviews and interviews will come in handy.

Pro Labs - For every situation in life there is the perfect gadget and GamePro has road-tested the hottest accessories on the market so you’ll never be left wanting.

Time Tunnel – Need for Speed Underground was one of the biggest games of Christmas 2003 and the NFS series has been pleasing gamers for almost a decade. See where it came from…

Full Review List:

• Project Gotham Racing 2
• Cricket 2004
• Manhunt
• Max Payne 2
• Final Fantasy X-2
• Armed & Dangerous
• Pro Evolution Soccer 3
• SOCOM II
• GTA3/GTA Vice City Xbox Double Pack
• The Sims Bustin’ Out
• Mario Party 5
• True Crime: Streets of LA
• Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon
• Deus Ex: Invisible War
• Contract J.A.C.K
• Legacy of Kain: Defiance
• Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
• War of the Ring
• Lords of Everquest
• Rainbow Six 3
• Mission Impossible: Operation Surma
• Counterstrike Xbox
• Ghosthunter
• Bloody Roar 4
• Grabbed by the Ghoulies
• Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
• Carmen Sandiego
• Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
• Call of Duty
• X2: The Threat
• Railroad Tycoon 3
• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
• The Hobbit
• Crash Nitro Kart
• Beyond Good & Evil
• Secret Weapons over Normandy
• Worms 3D
• Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown
• Links 2004
• Tak & the Power of Juju
• Backyard Wrestling
• Arx Fatalis
• Kya: Dark Lineage
• Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna
• Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria