Xbox World Issue 2

This issue was released in May 2003 and cost £3.99. A DVD came attached to this issue.

Explorer
Bill Kills - 2 pages (8-9)
 * Guns blaze as Xbox price slashed to £129, competition quakes as Gates' gladiators scream into battle: Bill's smile belies lethal rage.

G.T.A. For. Xbox! (10)

50,000 Go Live (10)

Splinter Cell 2 Sneaks in Shadows (11)

Halo 2 Shoots Up LA (11)

King's Ring Expands, Cash Registers Applaud - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (12) LMA Manager Shouts for Victory (12) Medal of Honor Team Poached For Call of Duty (14) But WWII Classic Soldiers on - Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (15) Dino Crisis 3 Bares Teeth as Capcom Staggers (16) Xbox Finally Made Green Machine (16) SSX 3 Rips the Mountain Apart (18) Colin McRae Rally 04 Dubious on Live (18) American Present X - David Hodgson (18) Headhunter: Redemption Touches Female Side - 1 page (19)

Explorer Extra
Half-Life 2 - 2 pages (20-21)

The Movies - 1 page (22)

Trinity: The Shatter Effect - ½ page (23)

Pitfall: The Lost Expedition - ½ page (23)

Features
Inbox - 2 pages (26-27)

War on 3 Fronts - Gary Cutlack - 5 pages (28-32)
 * Global update time. How is the Xbox doing in the three key territories?

How You Can Help Xbox - 4 pages (70-73)

Do it Yourself - Gary Cutlack - 4 pages (94-97)
 * An Xbox, a modchip and a CD burner open up a whole new world of illegal Xbox tinkering.

Previews
Sonic Heroes - Gary Cutlack - 6 pages (34-39)

Counter-Strike - Gary Cutlack - 4 pages (40-43)

Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II - Richard Leadbetter - 6 pages (44-49)

True Crime: Streets of LA - Pat Garratt - 4 pages (50-53)

Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter - Gary Cutlack - 2 pages (54-55)

BC - Tony Horgan - 4 pages (56-59)

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - Jay Filmer - 2 pages (60-61)

Deus Ex: Invisible War - Jay Filmer - 2 pages (62-63)

Vultures - Sebastian Eriksson - 2 pages (64-65)

IndyCar Series - Jay Filmer - 2 pages (66-67)

Starsky & Hutch - Jay Filmer - 2 pages (68-69)

Reviews
Other Details

Helpdesk
Yager - Player's Guide - 5 pages (99-103)

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance - Player's Guide - 6 pages (104-109)

Mini-Tips:-
 * BloodRayne, Red Faction II, Panzer Dragoon Orta, The Sims, The House of the Dead III, State of Emergency, Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus, V-Rally 3, Rocky, Dead to Rights, Dead or Alive 3, Kung Fu Chaos (110-111)

The Lounge
DVD Reviews - 4 pages (114-117)

Xbox World DVD - 2 pages (118-119)

Top Toys - 2 pages (120-121)

Buyer's Guide - 4 pages (122-125)

Words with ... David X. Cohen (Futurama Executive Producer) - 2 pages (126-127)

Adverts
PSW Issue 42 (74)

PC Gaming Hardware World Issue 1 (98)

Other Credits
Managing Editor
 * Tony Horgan

Art Editor
 * Blue Buxton

Features Editor
 * Gary Cutlack

Designer
 * Mark Potts

Picture Editor
 * Paul Brandist

Chief Sub-Editor
 * Ken Campbell

Sub Editors
 * Simon Singleton, Marianne Smedley

Contributors
 * Natasha Aitken, Jon Brown, Cyberbabe 1985, Sebastian Eriksson, Griff, Warren Harrod, David Hodgson, Jane Howdle, Ash Parsons

Staff Writer
 * Jay Filmer

Editor-in-Chief
 * Richard Leadbetter