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EGM GameCube Scores
Fairly Average Ratings

American gaming magazines, the phrase usually denotes publications full of seeded advertisements, cheesy slogans and biased reviews. However, the highly acclaimed Electronics Gaming Monthly [egm] defeats the stereotype with an excellent selection of reviews and unbiased opinions from gaming experts.

The review system for the magazine is presented in a similar fashion to Japanese publication, Famitsu with several editors providing a score. However, unlike the magazine from the East, EGM provides each score out of ten from three editors instead of four. The scores from this month's edition can be found below:

GameCube

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg - 7.0, 8.0, 8.5

FZero GX - 9.0, 7.5, 7.0

Mario golf - 8.0, 8.0, 7.5

P.N.03 - 4.0, 5.0, 4.0

Mulitformat Games

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2: Chaos Bleeds - 4.5, 6.5, 7.5

Freedom Fighters - 7.5, 8.5, 8.0

Futurama - 4.5, 5.0, 5.0

Nascar Thunder 2004 - 9.5, 8.0, 8.0

NHL 2004 - 8.5, 6.5, 7.0

NHL Hitz PRO - 7.5, 8.5, 8.0

The Simpsons hit and run - 8.0, 6.5, 7.0

Tiger Woods PGA route 2004 - 9.0, 9.0, 9.5

The scores vary, the GameCube exclusive ones had some quite excellent scores, with F-Zero GX receiving an average result from 2 other editors, Mario Golf taking the highest of the four games, in terms of average score and a general high selection of ratings for the exclusive titles. As for the multiformat games, Tiger Woods PGA route 2004 received the magazine's Game of the Month award, and carried the highest ratings for that month - an almost perfect golfing simulation. Notably is another quite high rated title of the Simpsons fame, which isn't as bad as some critics claimed it would be, and also racing title, Nascar Thunder 2004, received some excellent results.

The magazine also listed their selection of games that are most recommended to readers, "30 GAMES YOU MUST PLAY".

EGM List

1. SOCOM II
2. Ninja Gaiden
3. Castlevania: Lament OF Innocence
4. LOTR: Return OF The King
5. Mario Kart: Double Dash
6. Prince OF Persia: Sand OF time
7. Star Wars rouge Squaren III: Rebel Strike
8. Finally Fantasy X-2
9. Rainbow Six 3
10. XIII
11. Yak II
12. Deus ex: Was invisible
13. 007: Everything or Nothing
14. Champion OF Norrath
15. Finally Fantasy Tactics Advance
16. Rachet and Clank 2
17. Super Mario Bros. 3
18. Medal OF Honor: Rising Sun
19. Metal Gear solvent 3
20. SSX3
21. Need for speed Underground
22. Beyond Good & Evil
23. Viewtiful Joe
24. Boktai
25. The windshield frame section Bustin ' Out
26. Freedom Fighters
27. Sudeki
28. Tony Hawk Underground
29. Project Gotham Racing 2
30. Legacy OF Kain: Defiance

There are several GameCube/Gameboy exclusive titles in the list, with about 30% of the games being only for GameCube. However, there are also a selection of multiformat "must play" titles such as XIII ranked in 10, Prince of persia in 7 and other format titles following the quite high selection of Nintendo first party titles.

EGM is an North Amer
ican only publication, to find out more about the magazine, visit the official website - EGM Magazine

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