PSM2 Issue 1

This issue is dated October 2000 and priced at £2.99

News
Sony announce UK launch for PS2

Previews
Metal Gear Solid 2

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

The Getaway

Unreal Tournament

GT2000 (Gran Turismo 3)

Timesplitters

Wipeout Fusion

SSX

Zone of the Enders

Dark Cloud

Moto GP

Comments
Tekken Tag Tournament - 87%

The best Tekken yet, but even with the looks, characters and snappy tag team thrills - this is still Tekken 3 underneath.

Ridge Racer 5 - 74%

Stacks of fun, but hardly innovative. Definite room for improvement, especially where you really need it - in two-player mode.

Fantavision - 85%

Fantavision lacks variation, but it's a fabulous puzzle game - innovative and fun enough to stand up to the likes of Tetris.

Dead or Alive 2 - 81%

Inventive tag action and interactive scenery lift this well above the crowd - but if you're playing on your own, you won't be playing for long.

Golf Paradise - 73%

A troubled development has limited a good-looking and enjoyable game. EA's sporting experience should buff it up nicely.

Sky Surfer - 28%

Like a bonus level from some unrealized, but infinitely more ambitious game. In fact, it would probably make a poor bonus level.

Driving Emotion Type-S - 57%

An audacious attempt to make the most realistic racer ever. But the handlings never convincing or, more importantly, any fun.

FIFA Soccer World Championship - 78%

A beautifully designed game that has yet to have the maddening niggles of the FIFA series kicked out of it.

Primal Image - 6%

Funny, amazing, funny, annoying, boring, funny and upsetting - in that order. By all means look but do not touch.

All Star Pro-Wrestling - 19%

As your Mum would say - have nothing to do with it. We demand a solid, sharp wrestling game that makes real use of the PS2 power - and NOW, dammit!

Street Fighter Ex3 - 75%

All the finely honed gameplay you'd expect, but nothing exciting about the presentation. Possibly a symptom of rushed launch fever.

Stepping Selection - 59%

Initially fun, but gameplay is very weak. You tend to look like you're dealing with a nasty ant infestation, rather than actually dancing.

Drummania - 68%

Eccentric gameplay and a nice hands-on feel make this a lot of fun. However, the song's long-term effects remain a worrying mystery.

Rock'n Megastage - 24%

The band idea's top, but every opportunity's been missed. A lame button-basher that has none of Parappa's humour and appeal.

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 7 - 50%

A highly stylised game, that actually becomes quite involving. The menus are a minefield, though, and the rules baffling.

Comments
Spider-Man - 80%

Ignore the longevity issues - the gaping chasm between super-heroes and quality videogaming has finally been bridged.

Alien Resurrection - 84%

Like Spider-Man over there, this has its flaws, but consign them to the back of your mind - this is a scream-inducing delight.

Features
Defining Moment #01 - Tekken Tag Tournament Intro

Interview: Masahiro Kimoto - Tekken Tag Tournament Director

Interview: Dave Doak - Timesplitters

What is PS2?

46 Videogame Cliches

Interview: Lorne Lanning - Oddworld

Tips
Street Fighter Ex3

Rideg Racer 5

Armoured Core 2

Drummania

Sky Surfer

Tekken Tag Tournament