{"id":17866,"date":"2017-08-16T11:20:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T15:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=17866"},"modified":"2022-10-25T10:10:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T14:10:35","slug":"psm-december-1997","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/08\/16\/psm-december-1997\/","title":{"rendered":"PSM (December 1997)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17867\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_001-766x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"psm_004_-_1997_dec_001\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"raindrops-press-this\">Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FPSM%2FPSM_004_1997-12&amp;twg_show=psm_004_-_1997_dec_001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\">PSM &#8211; Issue Number 4 &#8211; December 1997<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>There was the Official PlayStation Magazine and then there was PSM who prided themselves on being &#8220;independent&#8221;. There were others too but I think these were the most popular by far. The December 1997 issue of PSM includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cover Story: Tomb Raider 2 Strategy<\/b> &#8211; Part One of a complete walk-through of the game. Useful if you are stuck&#8230;or to completely spoil the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cover Story: Girls &amp; Games<\/b> &#8211; What do girls want in a game? Not sure why they seemed to portray this as such a novel thing. Even in the dark ages of 1997 there were plenty of girl gamers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The PSM Holiday Special<\/b> &#8211; A holiday buyer&#8217;s guide with a list of naughty and nice games broken down by category.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back<\/b> &#8211; Review of the 3D platformer Crash Bandicoot 2. PSM gives it 5 stars which is their highest rating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Parappa Contest<\/b> &#8211; A trivia contest in which you could win a Sony 200 Disc CD changer, PlayStation varsity jacket, a PlayStation T-shirt, and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Street Fighter EX Plus Complete Special Moves and Super Combos<\/b> &#8211; Special moves and combos for all of the Street Fighter EX Plus characters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Test Drive 4: Producer&#8217;s Strategy<\/b> &#8211; Detailed info on all of the cars, their difficulty level, tracks they are best on, and more. Plus, some general strategies for the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Colony Wars<\/b> &#8211; A walk-through guide for the first five acts along with some general tips and strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Oddworld: Abe&#8217;s Oddysee<\/b> &#8211; A strategy guide for this platform\/puzzle game with an excellent atmosphere. How to rescue all 99 Mudokons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/08\/16\/psm-december-1997\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_010\/\" class=\"attachment wp-att-30004 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_010-792x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_010-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_010-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_010-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_010-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_010-93x120.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_010.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Monitor<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Feature Story: Diablo Burns Up PlayStation<\/b> &#8211; The classic action\/RPG and one of the most popular games of all time comes to the PlayStation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Yaroze News<\/b> &#8211; Various web sites with info about the Net Yaroze, the PS development system anyone could buy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Gossip<\/b> &#8211; Square to publish its own games; Acclaim reorganizes; New Contra game on the way; development of Mortal Kombat 4 well underway; Crash 3 coming soon&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nihon Game Otaku!<\/b> &#8211; The latest out of Japan, including info on Chou Atsui!, Ore! Tonba!, Crime Crackers 2, Space Adventure Cobra the Psychogun, Konami Antiques &#8211; MSX Collection Vol. 1, Metal Gear, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Other News<\/b> &#8211; PSEmu lets you play PlayStation games on your PC but only Raiden Project for now; controller with vibration feedback may be coming soon; and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/08\/16\/psm-december-1997\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_011\/\" class=\"attachment wp-att-30003 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_011-792x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_011-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_011-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_011-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_011-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_011-93x120.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_011.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Reviews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Crash Bandicoot 2<\/b> &#8211; See above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>CART World Series<\/b> &#8211; A mediocre racing game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>NHL &#8217;98<\/b> &#8211; The hockey game to have&#8230;if you wanted a hockey game anyway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nightmare Creatures<\/b> &#8211; A beat-em-up 3D adventure with a horror theme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Pandemonium 2<\/b> &#8211; A psychedelic 3D adventure on rails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Test Drive 4<\/b> &#8211; A continuation of the classic driving game. I played the first one on my Commodore 64.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jet Moto 2<\/b> &#8211; Hover bike racing game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mass Destruction<\/b> &#8211; No complicated missions here. Just blow stuff up with your tank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Need for Speed: V-Rally<\/b> &#8211; Another entry in another racing game franchise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cool Boarders 2<\/b> &#8211; Snowboarding, including half-pipe and downhill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tomb Raider 2<\/b> &#8211; This sequel gets the highest possible score here. Tomb Raider popularity was at its peak.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Red Asphalt<\/b> &#8211; Not much new here but if you like Wipeout and Twisted Metal then you might like this game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Rampage World Tour<\/b> &#8211; A port of the arcade Rampage sequel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Fighting Force<\/b> &#8211; A 3D beat-em-up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>MDK<\/b> &#8211; Did this really stand for Murder Death Kill? I&#8217;ve forgotten&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>MK Mythologies: Sub Zero<\/b> &#8211; This seemed like an interesting concept. Take a Mortal Kombat character and throw them into a platform beat-em-up type game. The title seemed to also hint at future entries in the series. However, it wasn&#8217;t very well executed and sequels never came.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Flashback<\/b> &#8211; A look back and previously reviewed games, including Epidemic, Assault Rigs, and NHL Face-Off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Previews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Breath of Fire III<\/b> &#8211; Classic fantasy RPG for the PlayStation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Spawn: The Eternal<\/b> &#8211; A 3D adventure game based on the comic book character.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>FF Tactics<\/b> &#8211; A Final Fantasy game emphasizing the battles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Auto Destruct<\/b> &#8211; Inspired by Twisted Metal but with more of a story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Skull Monkeys<\/b> &#8211; Sequel to the PC game Neverhood. A 2D platformer that uses claymation styled graphics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>NCAA GameBreaker<\/b> &#8211; For those preferring college football<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Pitfall 3-D<\/b> &#8211; One of many game that it was felt (by someone) needed a 3D remake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Batman &amp; Robin<\/b> &#8211; Not the best Batman movie. Probably not the best Batman game either.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Super Motocross<\/b> &#8211; Motorcycle racing game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_116-792x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_116-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_116-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_116-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_116-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_116-93x120.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/psm_004_-_1997_dec_116.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and much more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: PSM &#8211; Issue Number 4 &#8211; December 1997 There was the Official PlayStation Magazine and then there was PSM who prided themselves on being &#8220;independent&#8221;. There were others too but I think these were the most popular by far. The December 1997 issue of PSM includes: Features Cover Story: Tomb Raider 2 Strategy &#8211; Part One of a complete walk-through of the game. Useful if you are stuck&#8230;or to completely spoil the game. Cover Story: Girls &amp; Games &#8211; What do girls want in a game? Not sure why they seemed to portray this as such a novel thing. Even in the dark ages of 1997 there were plenty of girl gamers. The PSM Holiday Special &#8211; A holiday buyer&#8217;s guide with a list of naughty and nice games broken down by category. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back &#8211; Review of the 3D platformer Crash Bandicoot 2. PSM gives it 5 stars which is their highest rating. Parappa Contest &#8211; A trivia contest in which you could win a Sony 200 Disc CD changer, PlayStation varsity jacket, a PlayStation T-shirt, and much more. Street Fighter EX Plus Complete Special Moves and Super Combos &#8211; Special moves and combos [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,16],"tags":[1343,1382,2866,1386],"class_list":["post-17866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-playstation","category-retro-games","tag-playstation","tag-ps1","tag-psm","tag-psx"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17866"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30005,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17866\/revisions\/30005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}