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From: "Nigel Critten" <Nigel@gameware.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: PSM Scary
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 11:00:30 -0000
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Just read the new PSM the one with the really scary Lara on the front (Who
looks disturbingly like Marina out of StingRay with collagen implants)

I'm not even going to question why they say that you can add a keyboard to
the PS2 with the PCCard slot, surely the USB slot is a lot easier as the
keyboards already exist, shall we put that down to an oversight. What I
question is their apparent lack of knowledge of the industry, in the PS2
overview bit they are talking about the DVD capabilities of the machine and
the rumours that George Lucas is getting involved to oversee interactive
movies for the machine, IMHO that is the last thing the machine needs,
interactive movies have failed, and probably always will fail nobody wants
to watch a film and press left or right just before jumping out of a train
or something, I can't think of anything more boring, the only interactive
movie I want to get involved with will take more than a PS2 to achieve, I
need a holodeck, a large starship and a chatty computer.

If PS2 is to usher in Interactive movies, I'll stick with my N64 and
Cartridges.

My other problem is with their review of Tomb Raider, I've never been a fan
of TR, but they were stupid enough to put a playable demo on the CD so we
could see what it was like, well I would give it about 3 or 4 if I was being
generous, the control system is the worst kind of wank I've ever seen, if I
could get lara to aim at something was a miracle, if they fixed the controls
it might be an average game but as I say it a sub standard game...