{"id":29887,"date":"2022-10-06T10:29:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T14:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=29887"},"modified":"2022-10-17T10:24:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T14:24:25","slug":"psm-february-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/10\/06\/psm-february-1998\/","title":{"rendered":"PSM (February 1998)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FPSM%2FPSM_006_1998-02&amp;twg_show=PSM+006_0000.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29891\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0000-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0000-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0000-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0000-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0000-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0000-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0000-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0000.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FPSM%2FPSM_006_1998-02&amp;twg_show=PSM+006_0000.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\">PSM &#8211; Issue Number 6 &#8211; February 1998 <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if it was in fact the most popular PlayStation magazine but PSM (short for PlayStation Monthly) always seemed to be. The February 1998 issue includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cover Story: Massive Resident Evil 2 Preview!<\/b> &#8211; Survival horror was all the rage at the time so the upcoming Resident Evil 2 was a pretty big deal. This was a last minute preview before the game was released.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>What Makes Good Gameplay?<\/b> &#8211; This covers everything from innovation to character design to game length to difficulty level and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Alundra: The Ultimate Secrets Guide<\/b> &#8211; Getting to secret places, finding secret items and how to use them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Final Fantasy Tactics: Tips and Items<\/b> &#8211; Some tips on doing well in Final Fantasy Tactics as well as descriptions and abilities of all of the character classes and all of the items.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Star Wars: The Ultimate Secrets Guide<\/b> &#8211; This covers Masters of Teras Kasi. Not the best fighting game in the world but this strategy guide will teach you all of the moves and combos for each character.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Broken Sword: The Complete Walkthrough<\/b> &#8211; These guides can be a blessing and a curse. While it is useful to have somewhere to look if you are stuck, the temptation to look ahead and ruin the game for yourself is high for some reason.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Steel Reign: All the Hidden Tank Power-Ups<\/b> &#8211; Each level in this tank shooter has a hidden power up and this guide tells you where to find each one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Grand Tour Racing: The Hidden Bonus Levels<\/b> &#8211; Three extra tracks and how to find them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"attachment wp-att-29890 keychainify-checked\" href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=29890\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29890\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0009-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0009-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0009-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0009-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0009-1155x1536.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0009-1540x2048.jpg 1540w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0009-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0009.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"attachment wp-att-29889 keychainify-checked\" href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=29889\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29889\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0010-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0010-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0010-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0010-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0010-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0010-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0010-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0010.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Main Menu<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Monitor<\/b> &#8211; The latest PlayStation News: Metal Gear Solid gets U.S. release date; new 3D Contra game on the way; Eidos shows off Ninja; Sony exceeds sales goals (one million PlayStations sold in November 1997 alone); Alien: Resurrection game coming soon; info about the Net Yaroze Development system and how to get one; Tekken 3 coming soon; Metal Slug coming soon; Sony considers renaming Gran Turismo for U.S. market (but that didn&#8217;t happen); Square&#8217;s deal with Sony expires; Bushido Blade 2 in the works; Namco working on Soul Edge 2; some info on the upcoming Tenchu; other upcoming releases include Einhander, 3-D Fighter Maker, Bust A Move, Gundam the Battle Master 2, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Reviews<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Alundra<\/b> &#8211; A pretty good action RPG from Working Designs.<\/li>\n<li><b>Micro Machines V3<\/b> &#8211; The latest iteration of Micro Machines gets an ok review here.<\/li>\n<li><b>FIFA &#8217;98<\/b> &#8211; Is it soccer or football?<\/li>\n<li><b>Auto Destruct<\/b> &#8211; Compared in this review to a city-based Spy Hunter.<\/li>\n<li><b>Nagano Winter Olympics &#8217;98<\/b> &#8211; Winter Games on the Commodore 64 is still my favorite Olympics themed game.<\/li>\n<li><b>One<\/b> &#8211; A 3rd person run and gun game reminiscent of an action movie.<\/li>\n<li><b>Tennis Arena<\/b> &#8211; A mediocre tennis game.<\/li>\n<li><b>Lode Runner<\/b> &#8211; An update of the classic that doesn&#8217;t get a very good review here.<\/li>\n<li><b>Reel Fishing<\/b> &#8211; I was never a fan of video game fishing.<\/li>\n<li><b>NBA In The Zone &#8217;98<\/b> &#8211; An OK basketball game that might tide over fans who were waiting for something better.<\/li>\n<li><b>Dragon Ball GT Final Bout<\/b> &#8211; An apparently terrible fighting game.<\/li>\n<li><b>Broken Sword<\/b> &#8211; What turns out to be a not so great graphics adventure.<\/li>\n<li><b>Ray Tracer<\/b> &#8211; A racing game that looks and plays like a lot of others but isn&#8217;t as good.<\/li>\n<li>Also a look back at Twisted Metal, WipeOut and ESPN Extreme Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Previews<\/b> &#8211; Previews of upcoming games, including: Bloody Roar, Gex 2, Breath of Fire III, Tekken 3, Rascal, Tonba, Newman-Hass Racing, Master of Monsters, Mega Man Neo, Power Boat Racing, Need for Speed 3, Diablo, Riven and NBA Shootout &#8217;98.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Code Junkies<\/b> &#8211; Codes to get infinite lives in Frogger, various easter eggs in NCAA GameBreaker &#8217;98, a first person view in Armored Core, invincibility and level select in Fighting Force, plus tons more codes for G Police, Pandemonium 2, MK Mythologies &#8211; Sub-Zero, NHL &#8217;98, Tomb Raider 2, Courier Crisis, Resident Evil: Director&#8217;s Cut, NHL FaceOff&#8217; 98, Nuclear Strike, Grand Tour Racing, Colony Wars, Fantastic Four, Bravo Air Race, Castlevania X, Moto Racer, Dragon Ball GT, and more plus a bunch of Game Shark codes too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Letters<\/b> &#8211; Feedback on previous content, &#8216;Girls and Games&#8217;, questions about RPGs, retrogaming on the PlayStation, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Reset<\/b> &#8211; Coming next month, a massive Resident Evil 2 strategy guide, a preview of Dead or Alive, and the PlayStation&#8217;s craziest, wackiest games (and much more I&#8217;m sure).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29888\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0115-761x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"761\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0115-761x1024.jpg 761w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0115-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0115-768x1034.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0115-1141x1536.jpg 1141w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0115-1522x2048.jpg 1522w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0115-89x120.jpg 89w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PSM-006_0115-scaled.jpg 1902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: PSM &#8211; Issue Number 6 &#8211; February 1998 I don&#8217;t know if it was in fact the most popular PlayStation magazine but PSM (short for PlayStation Monthly) always seemed to be. The February 1998 issue includes: Features Cover Story: Massive Resident Evil 2 Preview! &#8211; Survival horror was all the rage at the time so the upcoming Resident Evil 2 was a pretty big deal. This was a last minute preview before the game was released. What Makes Good Gameplay? &#8211; This covers everything from innovation to character design to game length to difficulty level and much more. Alundra: The Ultimate Secrets Guide &#8211; Getting to secret places, finding secret items and how to use them. Final Fantasy Tactics: Tips and Items &#8211; Some tips on doing well in Final Fantasy Tactics as well as descriptions and abilities of all of the character classes and all of the items. Star Wars: The Ultimate Secrets Guide &#8211; This covers Masters of Teras Kasi. Not the best fighting game in the world but this strategy guide will teach you all of the moves and combos for each character. Broken Sword: The Complete Walkthrough &#8211; These guides can be a blessing and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,16],"tags":[1343,1382,2866,1386,2524,1578],"class_list":["post-29887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-playstation","category-retro-games","tag-playstation","tag-ps1","tag-psm","tag-psx","tag-retrogaming","tag-sony"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29887","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=29887"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29933,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29887\/revisions\/29933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}