PlayStation Power

Well, what started off as clear reaction to Play magazine was taken off to new heights under the helm of editor Sean Atkins. It beat Play big time, and became the best read there was out there. Then things went all wrong, when the powers that be were forcing too many restrictions on the poor mag. An unreliable designer forced the mag to fall well short of it's targets for the new look, and the final straw came when then editor Ben East had enough of being passed the buck, and Future Publishing instated Play's old editor... Ryan Butt got his way at the top with Play just for being the first mag that got all the spoddy info crammed into messy pages on the ...  Read the complete review

As a subscriber to Power for the past 18months (when my current one runs out in 2 months) I have seen many changes to the layout and general presentation of the magazine - including a name change. I picked Power out from the rest at first attempt. I was looking for a magazine the week I bought my Ps and Power had a review of GT so I bought that. I did of course try a few other magazines but found this to be the best one by a fair way. This is for a number of reasons.... One of which is that I find that the large majority of the time I agree with the reviews. Some other mags have rated certain games well while Power rated them lower and I usually agree ...  Read the complete review

When I first got my playstation I went down the shop and the first magazine i got was the official magazine, despite being £5 it was the demo CD that really appealed to me and I played it to death. But over the next couple of months I found myself playing the demos less and less. I decided this was a waste of money and decided to get a different magazine. I then got PLAY, and really I didn't find it very interesting. The whole thing was just dull to read. I was stuck on Resident Evil 2 at the time and then noticed Power in the shop with a free RE2 guide on the front. Not only was the guide very helpful, I found the magazine colourful, interesting and humourous. ...  Read the complete review

POWER (formaly known as playstation power) is one of the best playsation mag'z around. It has good, HONEST, reviews, pointing out both good and bad points of each game. It has plenty of cheats, tips and walkthroughs for all those tricky little games. Also they give away a free cheats/tips book (or somthing else of equal value) every week. Recently the mag has had a makeover and now looks even funkier than before. With the new look came new sections, making the mag bigger, and, of course, the addition of playstation 2 (which I know some people who don't have playstation 2 won't like......but I do). As well as writing all the reviews, cheats ...  Read the complete review

Hmmm, no CD on the cover like its rivals, but then for just under 3 quid what did you expect? Gamers need a break and magazines should provide that, not more games on a demo disk. PSX Power does what it sets out to do, and that is to inform gamers of current popular games, cheats that are available, reviewing upcoming releases, and providing news of what is going on in the gaming industry as a whole. This glossy number is very well set out and very readable too, some of the tongue in cheek articles are great fun, and the competitions are well worth going in for, with some great prizes. Check it out. ...  Read the complete review