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Issue 73

NGC Magazine Issue 73

November 2002
Release Date: 4 Oct 2002
Pages: 116
Editor: Jes Bickham

Introduction

Jes Bickham took over the magazine for the start of its second year in publication, and the cover story for the second time in three months was Mario Sunshine with the UK review. The store stayed consistent with the Japanese version at 96%. It was a great month for game releases as Timesplitters 2 also scored 92%. Super Monkey Ball also scored 85%, with praise on the extended minigames. Turok: Evolution didn’t fare as well, as the oft-hyped game only scored 71% with the main complaints being that it didn’t actually take the franchise much further than the games from the previous generation.

The big news this month was the ECTS game show, although there wasn’t really much to show, so the magazine discussed the point of the show. Rumours began to gather of Rare’s defection to Microsoft. Rare’s last Gamecube game had a final preview this month, with Starfox Adventures only being a month away. They also played Resident Evil Zero, Wind Waker and various other hotly anticipated games.

The big guide this month was Mario Sunshine with the first part of a fully tipped solution covering Delfino Plaza and the first three worlds. At the back of the mag the compendium spoke to Jim O’Brien who was lead artist on Paris Dakar 2 from Acclaim as well as looked at the evolution of monkeys in video games.
 

Articles

Previews

  • Resident Evil Zero
    Anticipation Rating: 5
  • The Legend of Zelda
    Anticipation Rating: 5
  • Starfox Adventures
    Anticipation Rating: 5
  • Metroid Prime
    Anticipation Rating: 5
  • Batman Dark Tomorrow
    Anticipation Rating: 3
  • Die Hard Vendetta
    Anticipation Rating: 4
  • Ace Golf
    Anticipation Rating: 4
  • Micro Machines
    Anticipation Rating: 3
  • Wario World
    Anticipation Rating: 3
  • Rally Fusion
    Anticipation Rating: 3
  • Godzilla Distroy All Monster Melee
    Anticipation Rating: 3
  • Metroid Fusion
    Anticipation Rating: -
  • Zelda: Link to the Past
    Anticipation Rating: -
  • Ikaruga
    Anticipation Rating: -
  • Mario Party 4
    Anticipation Rating: -

Reviews

  • Mario Sunshine
    Author: Jes Bickham
    Country: UK
    Score: 96
  • Turok Evolution
    Author: Jes Bickham
    Country: UK
    Score: 71
  • Timesplitters 2
    Author: Geraint Evans
    Country: UK
    Score: 92
  • Kelly Slaters Pro Surfer
    Author: Martin Kitts
    Country: Uk
    Score: 75
  • Smuggler's Run Warzones
    Author: Tim Weaver
    Country: UK
    Score: 78
  • Tetris Worlds
    Author: Geraint Evans
    Country: UK
    Score: 38
  • MX Superfly
    Author: Geraint Evans
    Country: UK
    Score: 63
  • Micky's Magical Mirror
    Author: Geraint Evans
    Country: Uk
    Score: 26
  • UFC Throwdown
    Author: Geraint Evans
    Country: UK
    Score: 51
  • Ballistic Exks vs Sever
    Author: -
    Country: Uk
    Score: 89
  • Worms World Party
    Author: -
    Country: UK
    Score: 83
  • Turok Evolution
    Author: -
    Country: UK
    Score: 66
  • Pinball Advance
    Author: -
    Country: UK
    Score: 39
  • Aggressive Inline
    Author: -
    Country: UK
    Score: 68
  • Colin Mcrae Rally 2.0
    Author: -
    Country: UK
    Score: 79
  • Super Monkey Ball 2
    Author: Martin Kitts
    Country: USA
    Score: 85

How To

  • Find all the Shines in Super Mario Sunshine

Staff

  • Jes Bickham Editor
  • Martin Kitts Reviews Editor
  • Dan Geary Production Editor
  • Justin Webb Art Editor
  • Paul Edwards Deputy Art Editor
  • Geraint Evans News Editor