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The twelth issue of Essential PlayStation magazine from 1999. This was the final issue of the magazine as we fast approached the reveal and release of the PlayStation 2 (which this issue hilariously claims 'it certainly won't be called that').
Essential PlayStation Part Twelve
Essential PlayStation Part Twelve
Cover
Rollcage (Demo-Review-Compo) - Ride Racer in a Wipeout stylee? Everything there is to know inside
Did we say demos? Biggest Disc Ever - Metal Gear Solid, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Rollcage, A Bug's Life, Cool Boarders 3, Devil Dice, Wipeout 2097, Net Yaroze Compilation, Gran Turismo, Pool Shark, Metal Gear Solid - Movie, Ridge Racer Type 4 - Movie
Win! - ODT Bullets, Bug's Life Watches, Abe's T-shirts and Beer, Final Fantasy VIII merchandise and more...
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Essential PlayStation
12
Unknown
1998
n/a
Will Groves
£
4.99
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Contents & Features
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 (Dino Crisis, Gran Turismo 2, Speed Freaks, PocketStation (Never released in the UK), Omega Boost, Ape Escape, Um Jammer Lammy
Post - Letters page
Feature - Arriving Soon: Platform 2 - A feature on the upcoming PlayStation 2 with quotes from senior development figures, small sections on improvements to PS1 games, DVD capabilities, backwards compatability, technical specifications and tech demos.
[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: Bust-a-Move 3, Driver, Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis, Resident Evil 2, Rollcage, Final Fantasy VII, Tekken 3, ISS Pro '98, Gran Turismo & Metal Gear Solid).
Essential Selection Stats - Various stats from genre analysis, best sellers, top selling platinum games and a list of failures.
Editorial, Contents, Competitions, and Next Issue.
Alternative Covers
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Reviews
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Contributors
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Date Added:
01/01/26
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