Play Issue 211

This magazine was priced at £4.99 and released in October 2011.

Install
10 PlayStation Exclusives for 2012 - (2 pages)

Your Shout - Hitman: Absolution - (1 page)

Instant Expert - Metro: Last Light - (¾ page)

5 reasons why... Vita will be succesful

Aliens: Colonial Marines - Everything we know - (1 page)

Tokyo Game Show in Pictures - (1 page)

Q&A - Soul Calibur V & Button Bashers - (1 page)

Rise & Fall & Rise of Playstation Classics - (1 page)
 * PES, FIFA, Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider scores analyised

Play Says... Developers: Stop ruining your games with ridiculous handholding - (1 page)

5 Mini Games - (1 page)

The anatomy of... Generic Army Man - (1 page)

Features
The Shocking Secrets Behind the Original Tomb Raider - (6 pages)

PlayStation 4: Everything you need to know - (4 pages)

PSVita - (2 pages)

Dead Faction: Death of a PlayStation Series - (6 pages)
 * Red Faction series

Previews
Exclusive + Dev Q&A - Final Fantasy XIII-2 - (6 pages) In-Depth - Assassin's Creed: Revelations - (2 pages)

In-Depth - Syndicate - (2 pages)

Big Screen - Max Payne 3 - (2 pages)

In-Depth - Soul Calibur V - (2 pages)

In-Depth - Sonic Generations - (1 page)

Update - Far Cry 3 - (1 page)

In-Depth - Battlefield 3 - (2 pages)

First Look - Counter Strike: Global Offensive - (2 pages)

Reviews
Main Reviews

PSN Reviews

Play Network
Under the Influence - International Superstar Soccer Pro - (1 page)

You Never Played This - Animal Soccer World - (½ page)

We Could Have Done Without - Backyard Wrestling - (¼ page)

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Easter Eggs - (2 pages)

Other Credits
Senior Designer
 * Andy Salter

Senior Staff Writers
 * Ian Dransfield, Steve Burns

Senior Sub Editor
 * Dan Peel

Head of Design
 * Ross Andrews

Contributors
 * Luke Albiges, Adam Barnes, David Brown, Ryan Butt, David Crookes, Darran Jones, Simon Miller, Rhiannon Rees, Samuel Roberts