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The question on most gamers (who read mags) mind is what happend to EGM? We may never know. They use to be the best video game magazine there was. Yet over the past couple of years their rep has gone down hill. where once was well written articles is now just thrown togather by what seems to be children. I use to count on EGM for their review ,but now they only give the big name titles good reviews. Obviously they are getting paid of by big name industry. I refuse to believe that they are actually liking some of the crap that got high marks. And there reviews of games no one else would review is an insult to gaming. This entire mag has become an insult to gaming. I know i am not alone when i ask "what happend?". I guess we may never know, but i advise anyone and everyone to cancle there sub today and put your money where the quality is. Which would'nt be here. If i could have this magazine would have gotten no stars. It is'nt even worth the one i gave it.
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If you're looking into a video game magazine that covers all 4 systems, then this is probably your best bet. What does it have? Well, for one thing the issues are each quite large (by way of standard vid. game magazines) at over 200 pages. They contain very descriptive reviews of new games, previews of games not yet released, and countless interesting, full-length stories.
However...I have noticed in a couple of reviews already written (by parents) saying that this magazine is not approriate for children. I have to agree in saying that this magazine is probably PG-13, and not always appropriate for younger children (due to violent images and minor sexual references in advertisments). Nonetheless, this is a wonderful and very informative magazine.
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EGM a couple years back was probably my favorite thing to read, now with an almost entirely new crew it's half as good as it used to be. A lot of their game reviews for one game are so varied you don't know whether they liked the game or not. You can average the reviewers scores but still, it's only 3 people reviewing the game and each one is not even close to the other guys' score.
So if you're looking for a game mag that gives good reviews, I recommend any game mag but this.
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Electronic Gaming Monthly is no overnight success story, they came onto the scene at a time that proved to be one of the most turbulent periods for game magazines. Competition was very fierce, and there were many good and bad choices in the mid to late 80's...
Electronic Gaming Monthly is a testament to the durability of both Videogames, and well written content. They stand at the head of the major Gaming publications of Parent Company Ziff-Davis. The evolution of the Brand into Sister Magazines has allowed EGM to narrow their focus significantly.
As it stands today, EGM is the Champion of the "Grown-up gamer" people who cut their teeth back on Nintendo, and even as early as the Atari VCS and Odyssey. Here you will find articles not only on content, but on the history of the medium, the various social aspects of the game, and a wry sense of humor that is apparent, but certainly not heavy handed.
The Editors themselves will make personalities of themselves, and encourage readers to empathise with one or more. I often find that the Recommendations of their Editor-in-Chief Dan "Shoe" Hsu, among specific others, will often carry more weight that other editors.
Their Reviews are often handled by three editors, for the same reason I spoke above. Having the resident Fighting Game Fanatic rate a game higher than his compatriots will often tell me more than enough about whether I will by a game or not.
Among some of the more Creative articles found in EGM:
- Retired Mob-informant Henry Hill gives his blunt opinion of Grand Theft Auto and other Crime Drama videogames, Eventually deciding that he prefers the token wildcard, Nintendo's "Animal Crossing", to the protests of his 11 year old Son.
- Humor/Satirist Seanbaby of www.seanbaby.com lends his stinging wit to rate the 20 worst videogames of all time alongside the editor's choice of 100 best, leading to him becoming a regular contributor, giving the best of the worst every month in reviews.
- Creating a section for good games you might have missed, or let fall through the cracks... It is never too late to snag the last Copy of Car Battler Joe or Gitaroo man in the store.
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Related to EGM is Gamenow, a more Family oriented of EGM and GMR a more digestable version benefitting those who recieve a Gamers Edge card at Electronic's Boutique, and probably made in response to Gamestop's "Game Informer" I personally find GMR more informative of the two. Computer Gaming Monthly is the long running answer to those who wonder why EGM does not cover PC Games, And Expert Gamer is the Evolution of EGM2, a code and strategy intensive version of EGM from the past.
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I got a 2 year subscription for my 9 year old son a couple of years ago. It's got a lot of good information regarding the games, however it shows pictures throughout the magazine that are unsuitable for kids (or adults for that matter). In fact, the September 2003 issue has a picture of a girl with no shirt on that's posing as if in an advertisement for adult entertainment. I wouldn't suggest this magazine! We now get Nintendo Power which is much more suitable for our needs.
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