The eleventh issue of Essential PlayStation magazine from 1999. This was the penultimate issue of the magazine. This issue came with a free demo disc (info here).

Contents

Cover

G-Police 2 She Is The Law - The future of law enforcement exposed inside. Win £2000 Worth of Diesel Gear

Reviewed - Actua Golf 3, Actua Soccer 3, All-Star Tennis, B-Movie, Bust A Move 4, Cool Boarders 3, Constructor, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, FIFA 99, G-Police, Legend, Libero Grande, Michael Owen's WLS 99, Music, NFL Blitz, ODT, Pool Shark, Psybadek, Rival Schools United By Fate, Small Soldiers, Soul Blade, Streak, Test Drive 4x4, Test Drive 5, TOCA 2

Win! - Metal Gear Solid gizmos, PaRappa the Rapper record playing van, Resident Evil 2 coats, and more...

Inside

Essential Briefing Your Guide to the CD - Details on all of the playable games and videos found on this issues cover disc.

Incoming - Short form previews of upcoming games (Gran Turismo 2, Final Fantasy VIII, Ridge Racer Type 4, Silent Hill)

Post - Letters page

Feature - G-Police 2 Preview Special - A long form feature on the upcoming game; G-Police 2 with developer interviews, concept art and hands-on impressions. The whole section is sponsored by the clothing brand Diesel and there is a competition to win £2000 worth of clothing at the end of the feature.

Playtest - Reviews listed below

[r][r][r] Reviewed Rated Ranked & A-Z Listings - A listed directory of reviews from previous issues.

Essential Selection Top 50 - Reader voted PlayStation Top 50 (The top 10 is: Doom, Wipeout 2097, Bust A Move 3, Smash Court Tennis, Tomb Raider III, Resident Evil 2, Tekken 3, ISS Pro '98, Final Fantasy VII and Gran Turismo).

An Interview with Douglas Coupland - An interview with the author of Lara's Book about Tomb Raider and gaming in general.

Interview; Tekken Dream Team - Another interview with some of the developers of Tekken 3 about the game.

Interview; Naughty but Nice - Yet another interview this time with Jason Rubin from Naughty Dog studios about Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped and more generally about the studio itself.

Essential Selection Stats - Various stats from genre analysis, best sellers and top selling platinum games.

Editorial, Contents, Competitions, and Next Issue.