Issue 54 was dated January 2000 and priced at £4.99. A demo disk was attached to this issue.
Regulars[]
Editor's Letter - 1 page (3)
Contents - 2 pages (4-5)
Feedback (Letters) - 2 pages (9-10)
Media Reviews - 2 pages (126-127)
Competitions - 3 page (131, 152-153)
Back Issues - 1 page (132)
VoxPop: University Challenge - 1 page (133)
Subscriptions - 1 page (134)
Disc Contents: Download - 5 pages (135-139)
Database: A to Z - 6 pages (142-147)
And Finally... - 1 page (154)
Loading (News)[]
Yeah Baby!: Top film licences snaffled for PlayStation - 2 pages (12-13)
Jedi Knights In: Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles - 1 page (14)
Hit, Miss, Maybe: New Duke Nukem game for PlayStation 2 by Rockstar - (15)
Stop the Pigeon!: Wacky Races from Infogrames - (15)
Charles Cecil: Creator of Broken Sword talks up the future with PSM - 1¼ pages (16-17)
Chase the Express: Sugar and Rockets' new European adventure - (19)
Retro Limbo: Kung-Fu Master - Justin Calvert vs Mike Goldsmith - (19)
Orient Express - 2 pages (20-21)
- Previews: Vagrant Story, Resident Evil: Survivor (20)
- Reach for the sky: Idea Factory show off Sky Surfer (20)
- New Releases: Countdown Vampires, Dragon Valor, Street Fighter EX2 Plus (21)
- Japan Charts; Akihabara Watch - (21)
I am the resurrection: MediEvil 2 - (22)
Nurse Pain's Operating Theatre of Blood: Medal of Honor (22)
The Hot Seat: Gordon Strachan - Player Manager 2000 (25)
One more for the road: SCI pick up exclusive Italian racing licence (Mille Miglia) - (25)
Screentest: Dino Crisis; Reality Bites - (26)
Golden Goals: Have your screamers judged by George Best - (26)
It Should be a Game: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - (27)
Multiple Pile Up: Infogrames grab more titles for their garage. (Michelin Rally Masters: Race of Champions & Driv3r) - 27
PSM Charts - (28)
Opinions
- Cat Call: Do bad-taste promotions leave you with a bad taste? - Catherine Channon - (17)
- Future Proof: PS2 has bells and whistles. But what about the games? - Tony Mott - (19)
- Otaku Youth: The future is hand-held... - Ninja X - (21)
Features[]
A Glimpse of the Future: The Blair Witch Project - 2 pages (6-7)
- A sneaky peak (sic) into next year's movers and groovers
President Evil: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis - 6 pages (42-47)
- This is Shinji Mikami. Serial game designer and the mastermind behind the Resident Evil zombie killer chillers. PSM disturbs his grave face and lives to tell the tale...
The Shape of Things to Come - Pete Wilton - 6 pages (58-61,63-64)
- With the forthcoming launch of PlayStation 2 and an unprecedented number of quality games for PlayStation, PSM looks into the bright bright future that is year 2000...
PSM Versus... Garbage - Catherine Channon - 2 pages (128-129)
- PSM heads for the capital to find out if the transatlantic techno-goth-rockers live up to their name when it comes to playing videogames...
Previews[]
Blueprint
- Insight: Dave Perry (33)
- Cool Boarders 4 - Justin Calvert - 2 pages (34-35)
- Rollcage Stage II - Justin Calvert - 1 page (36)
- Theme Park World - Justin Calvert - 1 page (38)
- Round-Up - 1 page (40)
Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas - Steve Owen - 1¾ pages (50-51)
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere - Steve Merrett - 1 page (52)
Armorines - Nick Jones - 1 page (54)
Space Debris - Steve Brown - 1 page (56)
Eagle One: Harrier Attack, South Park Rally, Mary King's Riding Star, Army Men: Air Attack - 1 page (57)
Reviews[]
Intro - 1 page (87)
| Game Title | Over- all | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Toy Story 2 | 8 | Graphically strong and packed with great characters Toy Story 2 is still mild enough for all the family. Not as long lasting as Spyro 2 but has enough challenges to keep even the Ape Escape monkeys fully occupied. |
| Le Mans 24 Hours | 7 | Definitely not for everyone. Le Mans is for the discerning racer who cares more for racing than surface sheen and glamour. Well-constructed events and a tough challenge no matter how good you are. |
| Knockout Kings 2000 | 7 | Knockout Kings 2000 is the best boxing game around, but given the competition that's not saying much. Unless you're a fight fan you're probably better off with a good beat 'em up. |
| Fighting Force 2 | 6 | This is neither Metal Gear Solid or Fighting Force. It contains elements of both, but ultimately isn't as good as either of them. An extremely shallow title trying to be something it's not. |
| Medal of Honor | 9 | The historical perspective, with actual footage from World War II archives, objective-based missions and tense, taut action make this more than just an essential first-person shooter. |
| Thrasher: Skate and Destroy | 8 | An excellent game, but not quite up to the standard of Tony Hawk's Skateboarding. If you concentrate and practice hard, you'll soon become adept at all those wall grinds and varials. |
| Ronin Blade | 6 | It's a very good idea to do a game based on samurais but the execution could have been so much better. Ronin Blade could and should have been a brilliant game. Sadly it's not. |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | 5 | A hapless minnow to The Last Revelation's great white. Dated, ill-timed, hopelessly-optimistic licence with little style or innovation. Only hardcore Xena bores need apply. |
| NASCAR 2000 | 5 | Assuming you don't already follow the sport, NASCAR 2000 isn't going to persuade you to do otherwise. A clever and well-executed simulation, but oh so incredibly dull. |
| Ready 2 Rumble | 7 | A genuinely funny and extremely stylish boxing game that is sadly let down by the unresponsive controls and limited one-player options. It coulda been a contender... |
| Millennium Soldier | 6 | If Infogrames do a Millennium Soldier 2, with clearer graphics and more manageable controls, they'll be on to a winner. The idea's great, it just didn't quite come together. |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | 5 | A classic example of a wasted opportunity. James Bond deserves far better than this poorly-constructed piece of nonsense. Dodgy graphics and a total lack of playability makes it one to miss. |
| NFL Blitz 2000 | 9 | A bone-crushing blend of NBA Jam, NFL Madden and WWF Attitude. NFL Blitz 2000 is the most unputdownable game to hit PSM since Tony Hawk's Skateboarding. Blitz? Bliss, more like... |
| Discworld Noir | 8 | The upper tier of PlayStation adventuring, complete with atmospheric visuals and a hugely-engrossing plot. Pratchet fans will find everything they've been waiting for right here. |
| NBA Basketball 2000 | 6 | It's easy to score baskets, but just as easy to concede them, making results dependant on who makes the most mistakes. Free throws are ludicrously hard which costs its credibility as a sim. |
| Centipede | 3 | Starts off alright. 30 seconds later you're bored beyond despair. It has nothing to offer. Lack-lustre graphics, dull gameplay... There's really no magic in these mushrooms. |
| Cyber Tiger | 1 | A game that looks like it has never been playtested. Riddled with obvious mistakes, that should never get through a decent quality assessment department. Should have got nil points but hell, it's Christmas. |
| Demolition Racer | 7 | Demolition Racer is not going to set the world alight with its visual finesse or originality, but it may put a dent in the side of its opposition with strong gameplay and plenty of options. |
| South Park: Chef's Luv Shack | 3 | Despite the retro mini-games, which provide the majority of thrills by supporting more than the usual number of players, you can have more fun with a pub quiz machine than with Isaac Hayes being a bit rude. |
| Action Man: Mission Xtreme | 6 | Diverting while it lasts, but disappointingly lightweight. You're given far too many clues and it's almost as difficult to get captured as it is to complete the entire game. |
| Chocobo Racing | 3 | Who would have thought the makers of Final Fantasy could come up with something so poor. If Chocobo Racing is anything to go by Squaresoft really should go back to what they know best. Please. |
| Hot Wheels Turbo Racing | 5 | Definitely not worth the price they're charging, especially since there are far better games of the same ilk out there. Only worth it if you're exceptionally nostalgic. |
| South Park | 3 | If Kenny dies we'll know who to point the finger at. South Park could have been one of the best party games ever. Sadly it's more of a party pooper. Deeply disappointing. |
| Carmageddon | 3 | What could have been an enjoyable, if basic, game of hit and run gets supremely tedious because the handling is hellish. No amount of puréed pedestrian can gloss over its faults. |
| R/C Stunt Copter | 3 | If this had been a good idea in the first place it could be written off as poor execution. As it goes, this is a terrible idea, badly executed, and execution is too good for it. Avoid. |
Top Secret (Tips)[]
Welcome...; Tip of the Month: GTA 2 - (67)
How to...
- Be a sharp shooter: Quake II (68)
- Solve Snake's mystery: Metal Gear Solid: Special Missions (68)
- Make the most of car crushing: GTA 2 (69)
- Meddle with magic: Final Fantasy VIII (69)
- Put Tiger off his strokes: Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf (70)
- Score easy goals: FIFA 2000 (70)
- Deal out dino death: Dino Crisis (70)
Top Tips
- Akuji the Heartless, Duke Nukem: Time to Kill (68)
- Max Power Racing, Need for Speed: Road Challenge (69)
- Theme Park, Tomb Raider III, V-Rally 2 (70)
Powerline - 2 pages (71-72)
- Chocobo Racing (71)
- Mortal Kombat 4 (71-72)
- Wip3out (72)
Solutions
- LMA Manager - 4 pages (73-76)
- Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace - 6 pages (77-82)
Adverts[]
Games
- Sony - This is Football (PlayStation) - 1 page (2)
- Sony - Gran Turismo (PlayStation) - 1 page (8)
- Sony - Crash Team Racing (PlayStation) - 1 page (11)
- Eidos Interactive - F1 World Grand Prix (PC, PlayStation) - 1 page (23)
- Midway - Ready 2 Rumble (PlayStation) - 1 page (37)
- Codemasters - LMA Manager (PlayStation) - 1 page (41)
- DreamWorks Interactive - Medal of Honor (PlayStation) - 2 pages (48-49)
- Fox Interactive - NBA Basketball 2000 (PC, PlayStation) - 1 page (53)
- Fox Interactive - NHL Championship 2000 (PC, PlayStation) - 1 page (55)
- Codemasters - Music 2000 (PlayStation) - 1 page (62)
- Codemasters - No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking (PC, PlayStation) - 1 page (65)
- 3DO - Army Men 3D (PlayStation) - 2 pages (84-85)
- Universal Interactive - Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer (PlayStation) - 1 page (91)
- Psygnosis - Formula One 99 (PlayStation) - 1 page (97)
Magazines
- Total Film Issue 36 - 1 page (116)
- Music of the Millennium -1 page (121)
- Redline - 1 page (130)
- T3 - ½ page (148)
Other
- HMV - 1 page (18)
- Sunny Delight - 1 page (24)
- Head & Shoulders - 1 page (29)
- Virgin Radio - 2 pages (30-31)
- Universal Pictures: Mystery Men - 1 page (32)
- BT Cellnet: Philips C12 Handset - 1 page (39)
- Sexwise - ¼ page (51)
- Netscape - 1 page (66)
- Blockbuster - 1 page (83)
- Gameplay.com - 3 pages (86,140-141)
- Codejunkies: Action Replay CDX - 1 page (95)
- Beatties Direct - 1 page (100)
- Gamester - 1 page (102)
- Cheats*Tips*Solutions - 1 page (105)
- Interactive Telecom Ltd - 1 page (107)
- Electronics Boutique - 1 page (110)
- Special Reserve - 1 page (113)
- Guillemot - ½ page (115)
- Power Consoles ¼ page (148)
- ILN Services; Interactive Telecom; Game Heaven - 1 page (149)
- games4u.com; G&C Engineering; Barking Mad - 1 page (151)
- Software First - 1 page (155)
- Seiko - 1 page (156)
Classified - 1 page (150)
Other Credits[]
Associate Editor
Senior Art Editor
Art Editor
Deputy Art Editor
Games Editor
News Editor
Disc Editor
Operations Editor
Production Assistant
Contributors
- Pete Wilton, Steve Owen, Nick Jones, Steve Brown, Howard Davidson, James Ashton, Andy Lowe, Chris Buxton, Steve Merrett, Paul Rose, Sam Richards, Jonathan Davies, Keith Stuart, Zy Nicholson, Aleks Krotoski, Owain Bennallack, Matthew Pierce, Angharad Davies, Lee Tang, Cathy McKinnon, Kevin Jenkins, Stuart Harrison
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