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O_o I trust the editors of this magazine. I have in the past who gave such games as Perfect Dark and Mario 64 Platinum scores(the highest). The editors that have come into the mix as of late are carefully mixed into the reviews. They learn the art of Reviewing and sooner or later they are given the full spread to work with, expressing themselves entirely. The colomns are energetic, they supply me with the zestfull Need to know articles of fact I deserve. What every gamer deserves. A nice addition to the crisp and colorful pages are full page spreads of the most popular and adored games. Such as Halo 2, supplying its greedy fans with many high pixel full page pics from the game. Since the magazine has been around for so long, it has connections and poll that give it exclusive coverage of tasty news. Some of the more important events inclue E3, an electronic boutique with foresight into the gaming industries future products. WCG, the world cyber games, More notable in Korean than here in the states. The magazine comes always with a protective plastic wrapping, and sometimes a special DVD. The last DVD I remember had a preview of Halo 2 and the newest GTA. I believe their readers to be some of the most enlightened. Just read for yourself in the Letters column. They supply it's readers the chance to let off some steam, or else just shout out to their brethren of the Techno world.-jeff
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I love Electronic Gaming Monthly but I find it unfair how they review now these days. Now I'm going to make this review short and swee tsince this is pretty much only complaining about there last issue which was also known as there "BEST REVIEW ISSUE EVER"
I must say I totally agree with the previous reviewer saying that they hype some games to death especially Halo 2. That's pretty much the game they hyped for the most and I must say I find it B.S. They hype the game for years and they all some how give it 10,10,10!!! Same with San Andreas which has the same rehashed level desighn and everything(I'm not trying to hate on it but I must say the way they review is a lil overrated)..
I mean two games they've bin hyping for ages, Halo 2 and GTA SA, and they both get all 10's!!! But games like Metal Gear Solid 3 and Metroid Prime 2 didn't get too much hype so they gave those games 9's and 10's.. I'm not saying they give it good review for hype I just find it unfair that they always blab about the game they're dying for but ultimatley gets a 10.
I thought Metroid Prime 2 should have atleast gotten a 9.5,10,10 Not a 9.0, 9.0 and if it hadn't of bin for Halo2's Multiplayer and Live it would have atleast gotten a 9 or 8...
They should buck up and learn how to do better reviewing instead of overhyping something(and for the love of god who ever reviews this the next time they see it don't wyn and bash on me just cause I'm giving my opinion)
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I've been a subscriber for a few years now and have always had the same 2 complaints. WAY too many ads and they over-cover the big games.
I've routinely found more than 50% of the pages in the magazine have advertisements on them and 95% of that 50% are full page ads. This is ridiculous. If I am PAYING for the magazine it shouldn't be 60 pages of ads and 40 pages of content. Why not just give out the magazine for free because thye must be making a fortune off of the advertising. Anyone who pays the 5 dollar cover charge for this mag is a fool.
Also, these cats over hype games to death. How many times can you have 8 pages of pictures of Halo 2 in a 2 year period? God, that game must have had 70-100 pages of EGM dedicated to it in the year before release. Same goes for GTA:SA. "OOOHHH we have 4 exclusive pictures from Halo 2 of MCs boot. Lets blow each of them up and give them each their own full page!!"
SHEESH!!!
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I have been subscribed to EGM for years and I can sincerely tell you it IS the best game magazine money can buy.
The articles and interviews are great. The staff has an excellent sense of humor. The best part is that they are never biased and will tell you if a game or system sucks or not. It has cost them in the past since some companies have removed their advertisements from the magazine because the reviewers told the truth about their badly made games. Everything from the letters from readers, game gossip, previews, review, archives, cheat codes and the last word sections are great.
Yes, the magazine has changed over the years and the EGM guys have become a little bit lazier... I mean years ago there were four reviewers per game, then three and now if a game comes in multiple systems they will give you only one review of the game for all. But still you will not find a better, most honest game magazine, period. And for the parents out there, the EGM staff WILL warn you if they believe a particular game will be offensive or inappropriate for the more conservative people out there. Enjoy your reading, I know I will. My subscription is paid till 2008, OUCH!
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They're not as bad as I said they were. Really, the only problems I have is the ink (which I said last time) and that's about it. The new format has grown on me, and I dont really have much problem with the reviews section. I actually like the 3 reviewers now taking full hold. The staff page in the front is always funny, and the letters are too. They have one of the best in terms of an EIC and even though his column seems to be shorter than it used to be in the old format, it's still great. Yes I cant complain, about what some have said about there being too much red ink, but say what u want, white text on red, makes it very easy to read and red on white is easy to read too, along with white on black and vice versa. I love the comic they have in the back of the mag, called Hsu and Chan, and Hsu probably has something to do with the EIc, cause his last name is Hsu. They have pretty good articles in Press Start sometimes. And I can truly say that this one of the game magazines that I really like when it gets here each month. I've never read Seanbaby's reviews. Only his column. Same with their tips and tricks editor. And their rumor mill guy, Quartermann, is cool too. Both the page of rumors and his columns. Well, as always, all I can say is to go buy a copy, but you will probably want to subscribe, cause then you wont have to deal with the bags on the issues and all the other junk inside the bag.
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