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The magazine has shifted it's emphasis quite a bit over the past 5 years and I cannot say that it is good. Generally speaking, some of the articles are good. The inside stories regarding the game industry are very interesting. They also have good inside resources in giving the readers a heads-up on coming attractions.
It all goes downhill from there. The game magazine should be renamed TGM, for TEEN Game Magazine. There is nothing wrong with catering to teens, but the editors and writers seem to think that they are writing for adults as well. The reviews and special articles are condescending in nature and are boring. Of all the game magazines out there, Electronic Game Monthly is the least accurate as far as reviews are concerned. I doubt if any of the staff actually plays through any of the games they review.
If anything, EGM has lots and lots of nice pictures. I guess this is to make up for the lack of content. I really liked this magazine before, but it is a big let-down now. I cancelled my subscription.
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This magazine probably has the best art direction for any of the game magazines. EGM is very nice looking and has lots of good eyecandy. But just as in video games, eyecandy alone does not make for a good game. Likewise, a good looking magazine is not necessarily a good mag. The writing in EGM is juvinile and low brow. I personally cannot stand the "hey dude" writing style of the editors and contributers. What use to be an outstanding critical magazine for gamers has self destructed into a mind boggling strategy to reach the lowest common denominator by relying solely on visuals.
Added to this are the inacurrate game reviews presented in every issue. There is very little original opinion here as the reviewers probably read *the other* game magazines to find ideas for thier poorly written and biased game reviews. Don't be fooled by all the great graphics in this magazine. Behind all the smoke, there lies little useful content between the front and back pages. Sorry to say that the strength of this magazine is only visual. Unfortunately, there are very few alternatives to EGM as many of the other game magazines are even worse. Consider that their popularity is mainly due to default. They are the best of the mediocre.
The best reviews and articles are found on the internet such as on gamerankings.com. They have a comprehensive review list for games. The articles found there are much better than you would find in EGM and its free.
The subscription price of EGM is not worth the product. You would do better to just read EGM at the magazine stand to pick up the few morsels of information that you need.
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EGM mag offers complete coverage on all video game systems & hand helds. Their reviews & previews are decent and 95% of the time their accurate. This magazine has soo much more than most other magazines. The magazine is usually nice & thick, filled with information! It's only $... for a year subscription, so I would subscribe & save!
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I subscribed to this magazine 5 years ago and I'm still subscribing today
It's the only one I bother to subscribe to anymore, though I do acknowledge PSM and Nintendo Power as the 2nd and 3rd best.
P>This is the best Gaming mag to get, witty, funny, and honest reviews.
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Now, I usually don't write about other mags but oh well. EGM is the most pathetic when it comes to gaming mags. Some of there articles are cool but some are just way childish like it's the end of the world (Sonic to retire from adventures) ring a bell? They also totally bad mouth the good games (Gamecube ones especially) Well actually they were right about MK Advance. If you want a true and good magazine to read. Go with GamePro, they're always right.
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