The next month section doesn't mention the cover story. It just says "It's a secret to everybody (except us) and has a picture of a sundial in a field of flowers. It also says it's a Manhattan sized announcement.
Edit:
Also Batman: Arkham Asylum, Prototype and reviews for Gears of War 2, Guitar Hero:World Tour, Resistance 2, Saint's Row 2, SOCOM: Confrontation, Fallout 3, LittleBigPlanet, and Spider-man: Web of Shadows.
Features/Previews:
- Foreign Object - Thunder Force VI
- Monster Hunter PSP online at last through PS3
- The return of co-op and where it's headed
- Far Cry 2
- 5 things you need to know about R2's co-op campaign
- Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers for Wii and Bikini Samurai Squad for 360
- The House of the Dead: Overkill
- Seanbaby's rest of the crap - reviewing games based on their box
- Retronauts - History of co-op games, good and bad
- Blu-Ray section
- Videogame politicians
Rumors:
- Devil May Cry style Strider game
- Lucas Arts handing Rogue Squadron rights to new publisher. All games released on one Wii disk with enhanced visuals and Wii controls.
- Kojima wants to make a FPS game. Has been seen talking to Infinity Ward, Guerilla Games, and Treyarch
- Fast domestic release of the Disgaea side scroller
- non-Sony property LittleBigPlanet DLC coming very soon including Disney and characters from 3rd party games
- Every single 2009 PSP game will also be offered as a download
Reviews:
Wario Land: Shake it! - C+, A-, C+
Good: Classic Wario playability, sumptuous artwork
Bad: Lackluster levels, tired design
De Blob - B
Good: Simple, colorful fun
Bad: Too-similar levels, unnecessary motion controls
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames - B+, B-, B
Good: Endlessly satisfying destruction
Bad: Gimped co-op, lacks polish
Megaman 9 - B+
Good: Old-school aesthetic and challenge
Bad: Difficulty sometimes borders on masochistic
Silent Hill: Homecoming - B, C+, B-
Good: Silent Hill never looked so good
Bad: Slow framerate, clunky controls
Fracture - C-
Good: Terraforming works well enough
Bad: Ridiculously derivative
Midnight Club: Los Angeles - B
Good: Solid controls, addictive leveling system, amazing re-creation of LA
Bad: inconsistent difficulty, some visual glitches and framerate
NBA Live 09 - B
Good: Daily roster updates
Bad: Way too many blocks
NBA 2K9 - A-
Good: 5-on-5 online games
Bad: Complicated controls
FIFA 09 - B+
Good: Improves a lot of stuff that FIFA 09 did wrong
Bad: Goalkeeper A.I. is still frustratingly incompetent
Infinite Undiscovery - B, B, C+
Good: Seamless real-time battles
Bad: Clunky menus and interfaces
Rock Band 2 - A-, A-, A
Good: Enormous setlist
Bad: Unlocking songs is taxing
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood - A GOTM
Good: Fantastic action-lite RPG in the spirit of Super Mario RPG series
Bad: BioWare's buyout by EA may mean no sequels
The Legend of Kage 2 - B-
Good: Classic ninja gameplay
Bad: Rudimentary level design
Away: Shuffle Dungeon - B-
Good: Clever core gimmick with solid action on top
Bad: Not much going on beyond the gimmick
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - A-
Good: Deep gameplay, spooky graphics and music
Bad: Confusing puzzles, cut-and-paste levels
Kirby: Super Star Ultra - A-
Good: Plenty of powers to absorb
Bad: Forgettable DS-specific features
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise - B+
Good: Addictive as always!
Bad: Addictive as always...
Star Ocean: The First Departure - B+
Good: Addictive item creation, relationship bulding
Bad: Archaic storyline and presentation
Spore - B+
Good: Seeing you and your buddies' creations
Bad: An imperfect mix of genres
Damn my arms hurt...
@ Rumors. What a cheap way to sell your magazine.
