PSM Issue 2 (Oct 1997)

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(Oct 1997)

Description From: https://www.retromags.com/magazines/usa/psm/psm-issue-2/

Features:

Accessorize Your Playstation! (Don't buy that joystick! Read our review first to see if it sucks! Then tune in next issue for part 2!)
Final Fantasy VII Walkthrough, Part 2 (On to Discs 2 and 3!)
Clock Tower: Fear is Fascinating! (Defend yourself from Scissorman with this guide)
Parappa: How Cool Are You? (Punch, chop, kick and rap your way through Parappa the Rapper)
Cover Story: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Tips, maps, item lists...it's all here)
Bushido Blade Advanced Moves List (Become a complete ass-kicker in this realistic fighting game)
Letters (Because readers have opinions too!)
Top This! (Beat the editors at their own games, and win cool prizes)
Challenge #1: Get a 'Perfect' on Dracula in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Challenge #2: Get all 10 endings in Clock Tower
Challenge #3: Defeat all 100 warriors in 'Slash Mode' in Bushido Blade

Monitor (news and gossip):

Sony's Dual Analog Pad (Set to take gamers by storm...until the DualShock shows up a little later)
Yaroze News (Homebrew PS1 at its best, featuring Super Mansion, a 3D adventure title)
Gossip (Square, Square everywhere: Final Fantasy VIII in development, Final Fantasy toys coming, Tobal No. 1 on the way, etc...)
Nihon Game Otaku! (Bill Paris-san looks at Tenchu, life sims like Derby Stallion, and explains why RPGs are just so darn popular over there)

Reviews:

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (5/5)
Bushido Blade (4.5/5)
Clock Tower (3/5)
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (4/5)
Porsche Challenge (4/5)
Syndicate Wars (3/5)
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (4.5/5)
Parappa the Rapper (5/5)
Warcraft 2 (3.5/5)
NCAA Football '98 (3.5/5)
Treasures of the Deep (4.5/5)
Tecmo Stackers (2.5/5)
Jurassic Park: The Lost World (2.5/5)
Ogre Battle (3/5)
Grand Tour Racing '98 (3.5/5)
Fantastic Four (0.5/5)

Flashback (Reviewing older games by current standards):

Project: Horned Owl - Original Score: 3/5. New Score: 2/5
Aquanaut's Holiday - Original Score: 4/5. New Score: 3/5
King of Fighters - Original Score: 4/5. New Score: 3/5

Backlog (Quick score ratings for games released over the last several months):

Ace Combat (5/5)
Broken Helix (4/5)
Ball Blazer Champions (3/5)
Battle Arena Toshinden 3 (3.5/5)
Battle Stations (3/5)
Brahma Force (4/5)
Carnage Heart (4.5/5)
City of Lost Children (3.5/5)
Codename: Tenka (4/5)
Contra: Legacy of War (2/5)
Cool Boarders (4/5)
Descent Maximum (3/5)
Disney's Hercules (3/5)
Felony 11-79 (3/5)
Final Fantasy VII (5/5)
Independence Day (2/5)
Jet Moto (5/5)
Machine Hunter (5/5) - See 'Notable Stuff' below.
Mechwarrior 2 (3/5)
Mega Man 8 (4/5)
Namco Museum, Vol. 4 (2/5)
Nanotech Warrior (4/5)
Need For Speed 2 (2.5/5)
NHL Powerplay '98 (3.5/5)
Overblood (3/5)
Pandemonium (3.5/5)
Peak Performance (3.5/5)
Persona (3/5)
Power Slave (4/5)
Poy Poy (4/5)
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (5/5)
Super Street Fighter Collection (5/5)
Psychic Force (3/5)
Rage Racer (3.5/5)
Rally Cross (4/5)
ReLoaded (2/5)
Resident Evil: Director's Cut (5/5)
Rush Hour (3/5)
Sentient (2.5/5) - See 'Notable Stuff' below.
Soul Blade (5/5)
Spider (3/5)
Suikoden (5/5)
Tail of the Sun (4/5)
Ten Pin Alley (3/5)
Test Drive Off Road (3/5)
Thunder Truck Rally (3/5)
Tiger Shark (3/5)
Tomb Raider (5/5)
Twisted Metal 2 (3.5/5) - See 'Notable Stuff' below.

Previews:

Metal Gear Solid
Nightmare Creatures
Nuclear Strike
Ray Tracers
Marvel Superheroes
One
Armored Core
Street Fighter EX Plus
Batman and Robin
Pandemonium 2
Ghost in the Shell
Formula 1 Championship Edition
NHL '98
Vs.
Moto Racer GP
Mega Man X4
Hardwood Heroes (released as NBA Fastbreak '98)
Test Drive 4
Bug Riders

Code Junkies (Cheats, get yer cheats here!):

Battle Arena Toshinden 2
Buster Bros. Collection
Felony 11-79
Command and Conquer
Hexen
Darklight Conflict
Pitball
Porsche Challenge
Triple Play '98
Twisted Metal 2
Rush Hour
Wild Arms
Wing Commander 4
Coolboarders
Dynasty Warriors
Overblood
Rage Racer
Soul Blade
Tenka
Test Drive: Off Road
Thunder Truck Rally
Xevious 3D


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