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MOTD
Famitsu Vol 590
[April 7, 2000] |
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Cover
Mascot mounts an assault on the gorilla of the
gaming industry.
p8-14 Famitsu news on early
Xbox details and specs. An interesting graph shown
at a Japanese press conference shows parabolic Xbox
growth potential. There's also a page on a Japanese
toy show with new wares.
p21-23 Phantasy Star Online
creator interview.
p29-37 The Review Crew
ranks 33 new games but we question the straight 7s
they granted to Driving Emotion Type-S which had the
worse control of any racing game ever. The scores
for Tekken Tag (9/9/10/10) seem generous and Marvel
vs Capcom 2 ranks high with (9/8/9/8).
p114-144 Famitsu covers the
recent launch of the PS2 with photos of shoppers
mobbing retailers, scenes from around Japan, PS2
hardware specs, potential future applications, and
game previews.
p206-215 New media
offerings including a spread on Scream, the latest
music, DVDs, and books in the Japanese marketplace. A
section on gadgets previews portable mini-computers,
pens, and a set of meal toys.
p228-229 PunchMania arcade
coin-op where a player punches, elbows, or kicks six
pads to battle various Hokuto no Ken fighters
onscreen.
p232-235 Dragon Quest VII
world details and gameplay info. |
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