Official Xbox Magazine [with DVD] (1-year)

The magazine itself is a wicked great read; all of the editors have distinctly cool personalities and game preferences. In the year that i've been reading, i've gotten to know all of their gaming preferences and feel i can trust their reviews of the games i'm looking for advice on.

to sum up my feelings on the magazine: i'm always excited when i get a new one, i always read it from cover to cover, i'm always sad when i finish the last page, i'm always waiting for the next one, and i've never been disappointed.


No disk?!   November 19, 2002
Steven Roemerman (Tulsa, OK United States)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

This is a great magazine, and well worth the money. It has great articles and reviews.

HOWEVER, why would any sane person subscribe to this with out the disk? The extra few bucks are worth having the demo disk every month. Don't waste your time with out the disk, go to the horse's mouth, spend the extra few bucks, and get it with the demo disk!


Mag + DVD, just as promised   May 24, 2008
Alek (Waiting for you on the horizon...)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

It takes several weeks for order to go though(6-ish weeks), but from there on it's all peachy.
Just for clarification - magazine DOES include the disc.

All in all, everything is exactly as advertised.
Rate it 5/5


Great mag   December 10, 2009
photoguy1 (Seacoast NH)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Ordered through Amazon, got the first issue within about 4 weeks, disks always have great demos and now include every review of some xbox/ all 360 games. Occasionally (read:1 out of 30+ for me) a disk won't read correctly on the 360, just email the publisher and they'll give you some tips on how to get it running and if it still doesn't work they send you one.


An Excellent Magazine With or/ Without The Disk...   October 19, 2003
obryanstars
11 out of 15 found this review helpful

The PS2 has sold over 30 million units (or so) as of late....

The XBOX has sold close to 11 million units as of late...

Q: Yet do you know which magazine (official PS2 or XBOX magazine) has more subscribers?

A: Official XBOX Magazine (OXM) does, with over 400,000 subscribers.

Q: Do you know why so many people subscribe to this magazine?

A: Because it has excellent reviews, great articles, fair- unbiased opinions about all systems, up-to-date news, and accurate rumors about what to expect in the near future...

Here's what I thought of OXM, the OFFICIAL XBOX Magazine, after a 12-week subscribtion....

1) The columns: First off, these magazines are PACKED with information about not only the XBOX (mostly), but just gaming in general... Interviews, reviews, previews, rumors, specials, tips, etc... Its all here, all about XBOX. We recently found out (officially) that Grand Theft Auto and GTA: Vice City are coming out for the XBOX...

If your read OXM a few months ago, GTA was reported to be coming to XBOX in a 2-game package...

Months before HALO 2 was announced for the XBOX, OXM predicted informed us of it in an earlier issue...

I was low on cash, and didn't have the money to rent a lot of games that "looked" good.

Weeks later, I noticed that the games that I bought and were reccomended by OXM were great, and the ones I tried that OXM dismissed...were average to bad games, and were not worth my cash...

My point in all this is that this magazine is full of people who know what they're talking about. Experienced gamers who have accurate sources, and get the info out to us, is what OXM is all about. They have accurate ratings on games, know their rumors, and really get you excited about not just XBOX, but gaming in general, as they tell you about some of the things they get to experience, sometiems YEARS before people like us will see them.

Creative, fun, and accurate (and with a good sense of humor), OXM is a great magazine, and definantly worth my fifteen dollars...

2) Reviews/Previews: This magazine reviews 30-40 games a week, and previews at least 10 games. ANd the reviews are for the most part accurate and well done. Most reviews have 7-8 articles of real info, real opinions, and real descriptions of the game. If you can't rent it, this is the next best thing. They gave HALO-Splinter Cell-DOA3 all 9.0-10 scores, and they were all fantastic games. Other games like NFL Blitz 2003, Obi-wan, and Crash Bandicoot, they gave lower scores of 6-8.5, which I agreed with as well.

These guys know what they're doing, and actually play these games thoroughly before writing the reviews.

As for the previews, we were hearing information about Splinter Cell, DOA: Xtreme Beach Volleyball, Amped 2, and Project Gotham Racing 2 months before they hit the shelves...

These guys (and girls) play these anticipated games, or at least early demos of the game, months before they're released, and get the information out so you can start saving up. An excellent magazine, OXM has prepared me and steered me away from a number of games, and just keeps on doing it...

3) Interviews: Almost every issue of this magazine has interesting interviews with makers of dozens of games. They talked with Ubi-Soft about Splinter Cell, RARE about being bought and joining the XBOX team, Bungie when they announced HALO 2, Microsoft XBOX employees about the future of XBOX and current plans... They got the scoop on XBOX Live almost immediatly after the XBOX was released...( months before it came out) These guys are weaved into the gaming world, and give people like me abd u a little bit of where gaming is headed, and of what's to come...

4) Hints and Tips: Another thing this magazine has is a ton of great hints and tips. Beleive it or not, the people who write about and give us the scoop on all these great games coming to XBOX, are also gamers themselves...and they are good ones too! And every issue, they give you step-by-step tips to dozens of great games. In the past, they've helped us with LOTR: Two Towers, Splinter Cell, HALO, BMX XXX, etc... When you hit a wall in a game, OXM just might be the ones to bring that wall down...

5) Opinions: This magazine, last but not least, is full of great opinions from not only xpert gamers and XBOX fans like these writers. But every issue has letters sent to OXM, with XBOX gamers asking questions or stating opinions, and OXM responding to them. Curious about what fellow XBOX gamers are thinking about? This magazine brings your dozens of opinions every week... Very interesting read!

Overall, this magazine is just incredible. When comparing it to other magazines, OXM just has a style to it that others lack. With it's accurate info, great articles, in depth hints, and just love of gaming, OXM is a winner, and for fifteen bucks, a must have for any XBOX gamer...

Oh, and if your wondering if I'll be renewing my subscribtion (mine ends next month), the answer is a definate yes.

Thx!

obryanstars*