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When I first began recieving EGM (I got it for free for three years, because they're incapable of selling this crap), it was an okay magazine.
It's done nothing but go downhill from there. First of all, the ONLY time there is an article longer than a single page (if you could call two paragraphs with a couple of screenshots a page) is if the game is Halo, Half-Life, Doom, or something similiar. Any game that doesn't have a lot of guns and a lot of mainstream hype is apparently not worthy of EGM's mention. There are plenty of ads, but hardly any content on games. And what content there is on games is never on the unique stuff gamers really want to hear about. It isn't difficult to get Halo information...give us something else, please!!!
Second, they're irresponsible. Last year they began a contest that required readers to send in a video tape and two reviews they had written. These were rules that could be found on their website, IF you could navigate the poorly designed thing. Midway, they changed these rules, negating the video tape rule. For about a week these rules were changed on the website, then went back to the old rules. However, nothing was ever mentioned anywhere on whether or not this was correct. Many people were confused. And only people who had sent in video tapes were considered for the contest, meaning EGM refused to take responsibilty for a mess on their poorly maintained website. Maybe if they'd used their MAGAZINE to keep people updated...but no, they did not.
Third, you would think that a magazine with a woman on the staff wouldn't be so sexist. Not so of EGM. Their comments in the vein of "Even your girlfriend will like (insert title of cute, family friendly game here)" drove me mad! What, girls can't play games with guns? Pfft! That sexist attitude reached such disgusting heights that I throw away my copy of EGM whenever I recieve it and eagerly await the end of my subscription.
Don't pay money for this trash. Don't even accept it if they offer it for free, it isn't worth it. Try Game Informer, a far superior magazine, instead.
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I love this mag but I dont understnad why the product overview says "of male interest"! I'm a GIRL and i can like video games! i love this magazine but the review is PREJUDESED!
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My son loves this magazine and it has been the inspiration for him to become a writer. Only problem-the magazine came for 3 months (2 year subscription) and then nothing!!! Canada Post says that it is not making it into their main centre and the magazine claims that it is being mailed. Where did 6 issues go? Is there somone at the border or US Postal who waits for it? No one will take responsibility!!
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i currently own a gamecube and a ds, and my brother gets a subscription to NP. for a while i have just been borrowing NP when he's done, but a few days ago i decided to try EGM. i was very impressed and thinking about getting a subscription. here is EGM vs. Nintendo Power:
Reviews:
EGM: Pros: 3 reviewers for each game, 1-10 point system, games are reviewed on many different factors, if it's bad they come straight out and tell you.
Cons: the tiniest bit biased towards PS2, sometimes compare games to overly hyped games (well, halo 2 was better because...)
NP: Pros: 5 reviewers to a game, tons of games reviewed in each issue.
Cons: only 1-5 point system, always gives nintendo published games higher scores than third-party games, reviews are short (like 1/4-1/2 a page long).
Previews
EGM: Pros:lots of screenshots.
Cons:not very many per issue.
NP: Pros: an entire section devoted to previews as well as bigger previews spread throughout the issue, big game previews come with a poster of that game.
Cons: sometimes too long to hold your intrest.
Game Stratagies and Walk-throughs
EGM: Pros: always has a big list of cheats in the back.
Cons: walkthroughs are very short.
NP: Pros: very in-depth walkthroughs, section for cheats and hints.
Cons: walkthroughs take up way too much of the magazine (like a 15 page walkthrough for each game), sometimes the cheats section focuses just on one game.
Extras
EGM: Pros: rumors section, lots of unique and interesting stories (like a band that makes music out of old GameBoys), every once and a while it comes with a demo disk.
Cons: the Japanese Imports section is just a waste for people like me who wait and buy games when they arrive in the States.
NP: Pros: a contest in every issue (usually with a pretty cool prize).
Cons: not much to read unless you have every game that they give walkthroughs for.
Overall
EGM-for people who have multiple systems, this is the best magazine out there, or, if you only have one system, this is still very good because they give you honest reviews and they do comparisons (like xbox against gamecube)
NP-for people who only have nintendo systems, this is great. it has the most comprehensive coverage out there of nintendo games.
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i was looking for a game magazine to subscribe to, so i picked up a copy of the January 2005 issue at kroger. i was very impressed with the layout, and how the reviewers seem to know what they're talking about. my only complaint is that the reviewers seem to be a little more biased towards sony and microsoft rather than nintendo, but these days who isnt except for nintendo power. this seems like a very good magazine and i will subscribe.
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