PSM (December 1997)

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Cover of the December 1997 issue of PSM

There was the Official PlayStation Magazine and then there was PSM who prided themselves on being "independent". There were others too but I think these were the most popular by far. The December 1997 issue of PSM includes:

Features

  • Cover Story: Tomb Raider 2 Strategy - Part One of a complete walk-through of the game. Useful if you are stuck...or to completely spoil the game.

  • Cover Story: Girls & Games - What do girls want in a game? Not sure why they seemed to portray this as such a novel thing. Even in the dark ages of 1997 there were plenty of girl gamers.

  • The PSM Holiday Special - A holiday buyer's guide with a list of naughty and nice games broken down by category.

  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - Review of the 3D platformer Crash Bandicoot 2. PSM gives it 5 stars which is their highest rating.

  • Parappa Contest - A trivia contest in which you could win a Sony 200 Disc CD changer, PlayStation varsity jacket, a PlayStation T-shirt, and much more.


Table of Contents from the December 1997 issue of PSM

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  • Feature Story: Diablo Burns Up PlayStation - The classic action/RPG and one of the most popular games of all time comes to the PlayStation.

  • Yaroze News - Various web sites with info about the Net Yaroze, the PS development system anyone could buy.

  • Gossip - Square to publish its own games; Acclaim reorganizes; New Contra game on the way; development of Mortal Kombat 4 well underway; Crash 3 coming soon...


Table of Contents from the December 1997 issue of PSM (continued)

Reviews

  • Crash Bandicoot 2 - See above.

  • CART World Series - A mediocre racing game.

  • NHL '98 - The hockey game to have...if you wanted a hockey game anyway.

  • Nightmare Creatures - A beat-em-up 3D adventure with a horror theme.

  • Pandemonium 2 - A psychedelic 3D adventure on rails.

  • Test Drive 4 - A continuation of the classic driving game. I played the first one on my Commodore 64.

  • Jet Moto 2 - Hover bike racing game.

  • Mass Destruction - No complicated missions here. Just blow stuff up with your tank.

  • Need for Speed: V-Rally - Another entry in another racing game franchise.

  • Cool Boarders 2 - Snowboarding, including half-pipe and downhill.

Previews

  • Breath of Fire III - Classic fantasy RPG for the PlayStation.

  • Spawn: The Eternal - A 3D adventure game based on the comic book character.

  • FF Tactics - A Final Fantasy game emphasizing the battles.

  • Auto Destruct - Inspired by Twisted Metal but with more of a story.

  • Skull Monkeys - Sequel to the PC game Neverhood. A 2D platformer that uses claymation styled graphics.


Back cover of the December 1997 issue of PSM

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