Gamepro - Us

As I read both each magazine, I realized that GamePro simply was not as good as these other magazines, the best being EGM.

Here are the good things about GamePro:
Light reading. When you don't want to sit down and indluge yourself, GamePro is perfect. Articles aren't too long. Colorful backgrounds, and not many big words. And, there's something, I don't know, satisfiying (sp) about not knowing whose words your reading besides some cartoon picture. The ProStrategys are nice.

And the bad things:
The reviews plain stink. Sometimes, they're so darn short you'll forget which game your reading about. The lack of text is very evident. There are other things.

I really can't see why a mature gamer like myself should subscribe to GamePro when alternatives like PC Gamer, EGM, GI, and OXM are available.

After you've read the first issue, it'll be apparant that this magazine is aimed towards younger gamers (8-12). Nintendo Power also does this. They don't want their text to be quite as complicated as other magazines.


very good   May 11, 2003
T. Reinhardt (east coast)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful

My son (11 years old) has had a subscription to this for a few years and he enjoys when it comes every month. I like that it deals with multiple formats (I dont need a magazine for game boy, one for playstation, etc.)

For a while he was wanting and getting games that he either beat in a day and half or didnt like after trying. With this magazine he can read up on the games and see if it will really be swomething he will like. And so can I... He can show me the games he wants and after I read the reviews and the rating I will have an idea if it is an age appropreate game. I think that is worth the subscription price.

There is alot of advertising in this magazine but no more, and perhaps less than in some other magazines he reads. I guess you just cant get away from the marketing...

I think that this magazine has saved me money in the long run. I don't find I am buying games for my son anymore that he doesn't like right after getting them... He also knows what is coming out in the future and can save money for them..or put them on a wish list for birthdays, etc.


Best Multi-Platform Magazine out there!!!!   November 9, 2001
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

This magazine contains every platform, including upcoming games for the computer. It gives great reviews and advice. And the previews that it gives out are awsome and very helpful.


GamePro Rocks   February 9, 2002
John (Castro Valley)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

GamePro is a great magazine. They've got lots of screenshots with their reviews. I really like the way they give you four ratings. One for graphics, one for sound, one for control, and one for fun factor. They do a great job making the content fun and exciting. Everytime I read their magazine I'm ready to play.


Eh...It's Okay.   September 1, 2002
Brian (USA)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful

Personally I would definitely purchase and read EGM over Gamepro any day, but since this is review is about Gamepro, I'll just keep this critique to Gamepro amd Gamepro only from here on.
On the upside, Gamepro is a good videogame magazine if you want to get the gist of what a specific video game is about or what is happening in the video game industry;its reviews give you a general idea of how good each game is. In essense, Gamepro is a concise and quick read.
On the downside, Gamepro's brevity is also where it falls short of being an excellent video game magazines. Being concise is good but not when it becomes brevity and the articles lack the details when necessary. Unfortunately, when the articles do lack the details, it's in the reviews and previews (a good portion of the magazine) and that's what helps me decide what video games I would want to purchase with my hard earned money or even use my time to play a certain video game at all. I don't think I'd want to risk $$ on a game if all the review basically says is something like "It's a good game. Nice graphics. Excellent gameplay."....something that sounds too generic. As a side note, Gamepro very much lacks any interesting and creative articles-something I would expect out of a top notch magazine.
Gamepro magazine is a decent buy for around $yr. (subscription), but it's not the best buy among the video game magazines out there.