GamePro February/March 06 Contents

GamePro staff, GamePro Australia

16/01/2006 10:47:26

360 GamePro: Our massive Xbox 360 section will keep you completely up-to-date as Oz rapidly zeroes in on the next-generation console's launch. This includes hands-on previews of The Outfit and Moto GP 2006, as well as reviews for all the big launch games. They are:

• Dead or Alive 4
• Call of Duty 2
• Gun
• Project Gotham Racing 3
• Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
• Need for Speed Most Wanted
• Quake IV
• Peter Jackson's King Kong
• Ridge Racer 6
• Kameo: Elements of Power
• Perfect Dark Zero
• Condemned: Criminal Origins
• Amped 3
• NBA Live 06
• NBA 2K6
• Madden NFL 06
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
• FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup

News: All the important games industry news and gossip. Including the Xbox 360 Launch, 50 Cent's Game Banned, Whopping World of Warcraft Sales, Brother in Arms Marching Into History, the Aussie Game Developer Awards and Splinter Cell 4: Double Agent Plus all the usuals, such as Charts, Poll Vault and View from the Hill.

Interview: We chat to Sony's Managing Director Michael Ephraim about the fate of PlayStation in Oz and why 2006 will be their year.

Features:

• Hate Games and Religious Games: We take a look at the games which fight for good and evil. Are developers trying to influence your opinion through gaming?
• What's Hot for 2006: The current-generation of consoles is far from dead and we have picked out the ten top titles on their way in the New Year.
• Secrets of the PSP: The things Sony didn't want you to know about the PSP, like playing their competitor's games and watching ripped DVDs.
• Black - All Guns Blazing: We take a hands-on, in-depth look at EA's blockbusting PS2 and Xbox title. Could this be the game that redefines the action genre?

ProHandheld: Your one stop shop for all handheld gaming!

PSP: Gripshift, Lord of the Rings Tactics, Infected and Pro Evolution Soccer 5.

Nintendo DS: Mario Kart DS, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Metroid Prime Pinball, Spyro Shadow Legacy and Sonic Rush.

GBA: Dr. Mario & Puzzle League.

Previews: A sneak peek at games on their way soon; Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, Driver: Parallel Lines, Tourist Trophy and Prey.

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

Downtime: 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.

Film: Just Friends, Hostel, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Brokeback Mountain and Aeon Flux.

DVD: Kung Fu Hustle, Stealth, The Dukes of Hazzard, Bloodsport, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigalo, Howl's Moving Castle, City of Men and Palindromes.

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

Top 10: We continue our Top 10 Game Franchise list with entry number five: Resident Evil!

Subscription Prize: If you subscribe before March 2006 you'll receive a free DVD - and it's the awesome Sci-fi flick Serenity. Plus you'll save 40% on the cover price - get to it!!

Reviews:

• Shadow of the Colossus
• Call of Duty: Big Red One
• Torino 2006 Winter Olympics
• Need for Speed Most Wanted
• Gun
• 007 From Russia With Love
• Half-Life 2
• Ratchet Gladiator
• Super Mario Strikers
• Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan
• The Warriors
• Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
• Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
• True Crime: New York City
• X3 The Reunion
• Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
• Shattered Union
• UFO: Aftershock
• Urban Reign
• Crazy Frog Racer
• Shadow the Hedgehog
• Starship Troopers
• Gauntlet Seven Sorrows
• Aeon Flux
• Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
• Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse