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  • PlayStation Magazine (October 1997)

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    Source: PSM – Issue Number 2 – October 1997

    PlayStation Magazine (PSM) was one of the longest running and most popular magazines for the PlayStation (and most of its successors). It was first published in 1997, was rebranded as PlayStation: The Official Magazine in 2007, and ceased publication in 2012. The October 1997 issue (the second issue) includes:

    Monitor: The latest PlayStation news and up-to-the-minute info

    • Feature Story: Sony’s Dual Analog Pad
    • Yaroze News
    • Gossip
    • Nihon Game Otaku!

    Reviews: This month’s new games, thoroughly tested by PSM experts

    • Flashback
    • Backlog

    Previews: All the best dirt on tomorrow’s hottest games

    • Metal Gear
    • Nightmare Creatures
    • Nuclear Strike
    • Ray Tracers
    • Marvel Superheroes
    • One
    • Armored Core
    • Street Fighter EX
    • Batman & Robin
    • Pandemonium 2
    • Ghost in the Shell
    • Formula 1
    • NHL ’98
    • Vs.
    • Moto Racer GP
    • Mega Man X4
    • Hardwood Heroes
    • Test Drive 4
    • The Bug Riders

    Code Junkies: The latest codes for all you addicts

    Letters: You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers

    • Link-Up
    • Ask Sony
    • Top This!
    • Marketplace

    Dual Analog Controller Set To Take U.S. Gamers by Storm – Check out our feature story on the release of Sony’s new Analog Pad and what it will mean for the future of PlayStation games. Don’t forget to scout out the rest of this month’s news, either – all in Monitor.

    Reset – A sneak-peek at what’s gonna be hot for next month

    …and more!





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  •  Electronic Gaming Monthly (May 1996)

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    Source: Electronic Gaming Monthly – Issue Number 82 – May 1996

    Electronic Gaming Monthly was one of the longest lived and most popular video games magazines. Looking back to 1996, it is amazing how many systems there were being developed for including the Nintendo 64, 3D0, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super NES, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear, Atari Jaguar, and Neo Geo. The May 1996 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly includes the following:

      • Cover Story – Virtua Fighter 3
      • Press Start
      • Review Crew
      • Gaming Gossip
      • Tricks of the Trade
      • Special Features
      • Contests
      • Next Wave
      • Next Wave Protos
      • Team EGM
      • Interface: Letters to the Editor
      • Advertising Index

     

      • Fact Files

     

        • Saturn – Take a good look at all the cool games that will totally blow gamers away: Ultimate Mortal Kombat, Iron Storm, Panzer Dragoon II, Worms and Shining Wisdom!

     

        • PlayStation – Die Hard Trilogy, Steel Harbinger and Williams Arcade Classics will soon be released for PlayStation owners’ enjoyment.

     

      • How EGM Became the Biggest and Best Video Mag Ever! – Take a trip down memory lane with this issue’s eight anniversary special feature. This special is filled with info about the growth and progress of the magazine as well as the video game industry. Read all about the video game highlights of each year and some EGM oddball knowledge. (Did you know that Sendai was in the National Enquirer and Fabio was on an EGM cover?) Whether you’re a new reader or EGM’s oldest fan, everyone will get a kick out of this! Memories…

     

      • VF3 Will Mesmerize Gamers With Its Awesome Quality – Sega has truly outdone itself with the third installment of Virtua Fighter. Gamers will be amazed at the phenomenal details of each character, Imagine their reactions; as the camera angle slowly rotates around a fighter, they notice that the fighter’s eyes follow it. That’s not all – the fighters even have facial expressions. Gamers might freak when seeing a fighter smile slowly after performing an awesome move. Sega brings a true realtime arcade machine into existence with Virtua Fighter 3!

     

    • FF7 Is What Gamers Have Been Dreaming About! – RPG fans rejoice – there is news on FF7. Square has paid particular attention to lighting and shading effects in this game, such as the glow of a neon sign or campfire, which give the graphics a sense of depth never before seen in an RPG. There will be three new characters: Cloud, a fighter who packs a huge sword; Ealis, a pink-cladded lady who wields a staff and Barett, whose arms are powerful weapons. As for a story line, it apparently involves a futuristic-styled city called Midgar.

    …and more!


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  • Crusaders of Might and Magic (PlayStation)

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    Source: Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine – Volume 3, Issue 1 – October 1999

    Crusaders of Might and Magic is an action RPG released by The 3DO Company in late 1999 for Windows and in early 2000 for the PlayStation. It’s a pretty average game for the genre and received mixed reviews at best. All in all I would say it doesn’t hold up as well as older games in the series for the most part.

    The story is a fairly typical defend the land from an evil necromancer type thing. Somewhat unique for the time was that the game was completely 3D. However, relatively low polygon counts is one of the reasons the game hasn’t held up that well. The graphics just don’t look very good by today’s standards and weren’t really exceptional at the time it came out.

    What I do find interesting though is the fact that the PlayStation version is better than the Windows version, at least in terms of complexity. While the Windows version has a pretty basic experience system, the PlayStation version is much more specific with skills for individual weapons, spells and so forth. The PlayStation version also features ways to add magical abilities to weapons that don’t exist in the Windows version. The one other major difference between the Windows version and the PlayStation version is the level design. While the locations themselves are mostly the same, they often look completely different.

    While this isn’t the best example of the genre, I think it is still a game worth playing if you like action RPGs. However, I would recommend the PlayStation over the Windows version in this case. Not only will you have an easier time playing it (assuming you have a PS1 or PS2) but it actually has a little more depth and complexity than the Windows version. This game hasn’t had any re-released or direct sequels though Warriors of Might and Magic is a similar style game released later for the PS1, PS2 and Game Boy Color in December 2000.

    The ad above is from the October 1999 issue of The Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine.





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