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Name Platform(s) Additional features Contact
Batman: Arkham City PS3, Xbox 360, PC Thibbs
Batman: Arkham Origins Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita, 3DS, PC Thibbs
Call of Duty: Ghosts Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, PC Thibbs
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360, PS3, PC Thibbs
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Xbox 360, PS3, PC Thibbs
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Xbox 360, PS3, PC Thibbs
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex PS2 Nomader
Descent 3 PC Interview with producer, Jeff Barnhart. Thibbs
Diablo II Windows Kung Fu Man
Thibbs
Diablo II Expansion Set Lord of Destruction PC Thibbs
Donkey Kong 64 N64 Thibbs
Fable II (limited edition) Xbox 360 Thibbs
Final Fantasy VII PS1 Thibbs
Final Fantasy VIII PS1, PC Thibbs
Final Fantasy X PS2 Interviews with creators (Yoshinori Kitase, Toshiro Tsuchida, Nobuo Uematsu, Tetsu Tsukamoto, Alexander Smith, Brody Phillips) Thibbs
Final Fantasy X-2 PS2 Thibbs
Final Fantasy XI (Spring 2004 Version) PS2, PC Thibbs
Final Fantasy XI (Atlas) PS2 Thibbs
Final Fantasy XII PS2 Kung Fu Man
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within N/A Full making-of including foreword by Hironobu Sakaguchi, concept art, storyboards, sets/props, layout, motion capture, animation, lighting, vfx, compositing, compiling, script, and easter eggs Thibbs
Gears of War 2 Xbox 360 Thibbs
Grand Theft Auto IV PS3, Xbox 360 Thibbs
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 Sesu Prime
Thibbs
Grand Theft Auto V PS3, Xbox 360 Rhain
Thibbs
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City PS2, Xbox Thibbs
Halo: Reach Xbox 360 Thibbs
Kingdom Hearts II PS2 Thibbs
L.A. Noire PS3, Xbox 360, Windows Rhain
Manhunt PS2 Sesu Prime
Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure PS2, Xbox Thibbs
Max Payne PC, PS2, Xbox Thibbs
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty PS2 Thibbs
Mob Rule PC Thibbs
Mortal Kombat: Deception Xbox, GameCube, PS2 Thibbs
Myst Mac, PC Includes past and future plans of Rand and Robyn Miller. Thibbs
Pokémon Colosseum GameCube Sesu Prime
Prototype 2 Xbox360, PS3, PC Thibbs
Red Dead Redemption PS3, Xbox 360 Rhain
Riven: The Sequel to Myst PC 2-book set: "Hints & Solutions" and "Solutions". "Solutions" contains a history of the overarching plot Thibbs
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon NDS Thibbs
Shadow of the Colossus PS2 Thibbs
Soulcalibur IV Xbox 360, PS3 Kung Fu Man
Stronghold Crusader PC Thibbs
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask N64 Thibbs
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time Windows, Mac Timeline of the real sinking of the RMS Titanic with profiles of notable passengers; glossary of nautical terms Sesu Prime
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne[1] Windows, Mac Sesu Prime
Thibbs
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos[1] Windows, Mac Sesu Prime
Thibbs
World of Warcraft[1] Windows, Mac Sesu Prime
Thibbs
World of Warcraft Atlas (Vol. I, 2nd ed.) Windows, Mac Thibbs
World of Warcraft Beginner's Guide Windows, Mac Thibbs
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Windows, Mac Thibbs
World of Warcraft Dungeon Companion Windows, Mac Thibbs
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade[1][2] Windows, Mac Sesu Prime
Thibbs
BradyGames Cheats/Codes/Secrets
Name Platform(s) Additional features Contact
Cheat Code Explosion For Handhelds / For Consoles NDS, PSP, GBA, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 Thibbs
Game Boy Secret Codes GB, GBC Thibbs
PlayStation Secret Codes (vol. 5) PS1 Thibbs
PS2 Secret Codes 2002 PS2 Thibbs
PS2 Secret Codes 2005 (vol. 1) PS2 Thibbs
Secret Codes 2003 Volume 1 PS1, PS2, GBA, Xbox, GameCube Thibbs
Secret Codes 2003 Volume 2 PS1, PS2, GBA, Xbox, GameCube Thibbs
Secret Codes 2005 (vol. 1) PS1, PS2, GBA, Xbox, GameCube Thibbs
Secret Codes 2008 Volume 1 PS2, PS3, GBA, PSP, NDS, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox Thibbs
Secret Codes 3 for Sony PlayStation (vol. 3) PS1 Thibbs
Secret Codes For Consoles & Handhelds 2007 GBA, PSP, NDS, PS2, Xbox 360, Xbox, GameCube Thibbs
Secret Codes For Consoles & Handhelds 2008 PS2, PS3, GBA, PSP, NDS, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox Thibbs
Secret Codes For Consoles 2006 GameCube, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360 Thibbs
Secret Codes For PS2 and PSP 2007 (vol. 1) PS2, PSP Thibbs
Nintendo Player's Guides
Name Platform(s) Additional features Contact
Animal Crossing: Wild World Nintendo DS Sesu Prime
F-Zero GX GameCube Sesu Prime
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles GameCube Thibbs
Final Fantasy V Advance Game Boy Advance Kung Fu Man
Game Boy Game Boy Nintendo Power review scores for 130 Game Boy games[3] Kung Fu Man
GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 64 Sesu Prime
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Game Boy Kung Fu Man
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Wii, GameCube Sesu Prime
Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64 Thibbs
Metroid Fusion Game Boy Advance Brief history of the Metroid series (from 1987-2002) Sesu Prime
Metroid Prime GameCube Strategy for NES Metroid Sesu Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes GameCube Sesu Prime
Metroid Prime Hunters Nintendo DS Sesu Prime
Metroid: Zero Mission Game Boy Advance Strategy for NES Metroid Sesu Prime
Pokémon Colosseum GameCube Sesu Prime
Pokémon Crystal Game Boy Color Also covers Pokémon Gold and Silver Sesu Prime
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Nintendo DS Sesu Prime
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Ultimate National Pokédex) Nintendo DS Sesu Prime
Pokémon Emerald Game Boy Advance Sesu Prime
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Game Boy Advance Sesu Prime
Pokémon Gold and Silver Game Boy Color Kung Fu Man
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance Sesu Prime
Pokémon Red and Blue Game Boy Sesu Prime, Guyinblack25
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Game Boy Advance Sesu Prime
Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 64 Sesu Prime
Pokémon Trading Card Game Game Boy Color Sesu Prime
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness GameCube Sesu Prime
Pokémon Yellow Game Boy Also covers Pokémon Red and Blue Sesu Prime
Star Fox 64 Nintendo 64 Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto Sesu Prime
Star Fox Adventures GameCube Sesu Prime, Thibbs
Star Fox: Assault GameCube Sesu Prime
Star Wars Episode I: Racer Nintendo 64 Glossary Sesu Prime
Super Game Boy Super NES Walkthroughs for many Game Boy games Kung Fu Man
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Super NES Guyinblack25
Top Secret Passwords NES, Super NES, Game Boy Kung Fu Man
Prima Games
Name Platform(s) Additional features Contact
007 Nightfire GameCube, PC, PS2, Xbox Thibbs
Animal Crossing: City Folk Wii Thibbs
Assassin's Creed PS3, Xbox 360, PC Thibbs
Battlefield 2 PC Thibbs
Dark Age of Camelot PC Coverage up through the Darkness Rising expansion. Thibbs
Dark Cloud 2 PS2 Guyinblack25
Devil May Cry PS2 Thibbs
Diablo PC Includes interview with Blizzard and making of Diablo Thibbs
Doom 3 PC Thibbs
Dragon Age: Origins PC, PS3, Xbox360 Thibbs
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Revised and Expanded) PS3, Xbox360 Coverage up through the Knights of the Nine expansion. Thibbs
Empire Earth Windows Nomader
Empire Earth: Gold Edition
Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest
PC Thibbs
EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark PC Includes Jargon Glossary, "Nice Play" Policies Thibbs
Fallout 3 Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 PresN, Thibbs
Fallout: New Vegas Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Thibbs
Final Fantasy Tactics PS1 Guyinblack25
Gabriel Knight 3 PC Foreword by Jane Jensen covering inspirations behind the game. Thibbs
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent GameCube, PS2, Xbox Nomader
Halo 2 Xbox David Fuchs
Thibbs
Halo 3 Xbox 360 Thibbs
Halo Wars Xbox 360 David Fuchs
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin PS2, Xbox, PC Thibbs
Homeworld: Cataclysm PC Thibbs
Left 4 Dead 2 Xbox 360, PC Thibbs
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, PS2 Thibbs
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass NDS Includes a brief history of titles in the franchise Thibbs
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Wii, GameCube zziccardi
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker GameCube Includes strategy coverage of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Thibbs
Madden NFL 06 GameCube, PC, PS2, Xbox Thibbs
Madden NFL 07 Xbox, PS2, GameCube Includes a section on rules for fantasy football Thibbs
Madden NFL 25 Xbox 360, PS3 Includes a section on rules for fantasy football Thibbs
Mario Party 5 GameCube Guyinblack25
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun Windows Nomader
Might and Magic VI PC Overview of Might and Magic series up to Might and Magic VI (including the first 2 Heroes of Might and Magic games) Thibbs
Myst PC Interview with Robyn and Rand Miller Thibbs
Myst Masterpiece Edition PC Interview with Robyn and Rand Miller Thibbs
NCAA Football 06 PS2, Xbox Includes a development section for in-game recruiting and a glossary of football terms Thibbs
No One Lives Forever PC Thibbs
Oregon Trail II PC, Mac Includes a history of the real-world Oregon Trail and contemporary historical figures, pronunciation guide, development of the game, music for the game, and development staff Thibbs
Pokémon 10th Anniversary Pokédex GameCube, GBA Covers Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen, Emerald, Colosseum, and XD: Gale of Darkness Thibbs
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (vol. 1) NDS Thibbs
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (vol. 2: Pokédex guide) NDS Sesu Prime
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen GBA Thibbs
Pokémon Master Pokédex GBC Covers Pokémon Gold, Silver, Red, Blue, Yellow Kung Fu Man
Second Sight Gamecube, PS2 Xbox Thibbs
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri PC, Internet Thibbs
SimLife PC Discussion of Artificial life and early Life simulation games (Conway's Game of Life, etc.) Thibbs
The Sims Windows Thibbs
The Sims Bustin' Out PS2, Xbox, GameCube, GBA Thibbs
The Sims: Hot Date Windows Thibbs
The Sims: House Party Windows Thibbs
The Sims: Livin' Large Windows Thibbs
The Sims: Livin' Large (Original Plus Expansion Pack) Windows Also covers The Sims Nomader
Thibbs
The Sims Unleashed Windows Nomader
The Sims: Vacation Windows Thibbs
The Sims 2 PC Thibbs
The Sims 2: Bon Voyage PC Thibbs
The Sims 2: Castaway PS2, Wii Thibbs
The Sims 2: Nightlife PC Also covers The Sims 2 Thibbs
The Sims 2: Open for Business PC Thibbs
The Sims 2: Pets GameCube, PC, PS2, PSP Thibbs
The Sims 2: University (Expansion Pack) PC Thibbs
The Sims 3 PC Thibbs
SimCity 3000 Windows Nomader
SimCity 4 Windows Nomader
Spore PC Thibbs
StarCraft PC Thibbs
StarCraft: Brood War PC Thibbs
Star Fox 64 N64 Thibbs
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Xbox Thibbs
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Wii, X360, PS3 Thibbs
Summoner PS2 Thibbs
Super Mario 64 N64 Unofficial: Guide is titled "Super Mario 64 Game Secrets Unauthorized" Nomader
Super Mario Sunshine GameCube Nomader
Tomb Raider PC Includes the making of Tomb Raider Thibbs
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness PS2, PC Thibbs
Valkyrie Profile PS1 Guyinblack25
Watch Dogs Windows, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One Information about the game's characters (detailed backstory) and world. Also includes images and lists of development staff. Rhain
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition PC Thibbs
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness PC Thibbs
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning PC Thibbs
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum PS2 Thibbs
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game N/A Thibbs
Prima Cheats/Codes/Secrets
Name Platform(s) Additional features Contact
Codes & Cheats (Spring 2005 edition) Xbox, PS2, GBA, GC, DS/PSP, Xbox 360 Thibbs
Codes & Cheats (Spring 2006 edition) Xbox 360, Xbox, PS2, GBA, GC, PSP Thibbs
Gameshark: The CodeBoy Diaries (9th ed.) N64, GB, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2 How to use the Gameshark with various systems. Thibbs
Super NES Games Secrets (vol. 4) SNES Thibbs

Versus Books

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Versus Books
Name Platform(s) Additional features Contact
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 64 Sesu Prime
Neverwinter Nights Official Adventure Guide PC Kung Fu Man
Neverwinter Nights Worldbuilder Guide PC Kung Fu Man
Pokémon Crystal Game Boy Color Also covers Pokémon Gold and Silver Sesu Prime
Thibbs
Pokémon Perfect Guide Game Boy Color Covers Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow Kung Fu Man
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Official Strategy Guide PS1, SNES, Saturn Includes a "Making of" section and covers tournament play, several pro gamer bios, tournament world rankings, B3 event, etc. Thibbs

Miscellaneous

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Misc. Strategy Guides / Walkthroughs
Title Year Author/Publisher Description Contact
How to Master the Video Games 1981 Tom Hirschfeld / Bantam Books Strategy guides for 30 arcade games Thibbs
How to Beat the Video Games 1982 Michael Blanchet / Fireside Books Strategy guides for 20 arcade games Thibbs
Learning to Fly with Flight Simulator 1987 John Rafferty / Compute! Books Strategy guide for Microsoft Flight Simulator Thibbs
How to Win at Nintendo Games #2 1989 Jeff Rovin / St. Martin's Press Reviews of all games covered Thibbs
How to Win at Game Boy Games 1991 Jeff Rovin / St. Martin's Press Reviews of all games covered Kung Fu Man
Thibbs
How to Win at Super Mario Bros. Games 1991 Jeff Rovin / St. Martin's Press Strategy for the first 5 Super Mario games Thibbs
The Best of How to Win at Nintendo Games 1992 Jeff Rovin / St. Martin's Press Reviews of all games covered Thibbs
Conquering Zelda Adventures (second edition) 1993 Donald R. McCrary / Compute Books Strategy guide for Zelda 1, 2, and A Link to the Past Thibbs
Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure 1994 Ronald Wartow / Infotainment World Books Strategy guide for Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure Thibbs
The Official Darkstalkers Strategy Guide 1996 GameFan Covers Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors Thibbs
Riven: The Sequel to Myst 1998 Laurel Danara / Sybex Strategy guide for Riven with explanations from The Myst Reader as well as the official franchise website. Thibbs
Age of Empires 1998 Steven Kent / Microsoft Press Strategy guide for Age of Empires and Rise of Rome including strategy interviews with John Romero, Dave Pottinger, and others. Thibbs
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue - Complete Official Strategy Guide 2000 Zach Meston / Working Designs Strategy guide for Lunar 2 including interviews with Youichi Miyaji and Keisuke Shigematsu Thibbs
Age of Mythology 2003 Doug Radcliffe / Sybex Strategy guide for Age of Mythology Thibbs
Age of Mythology: The Titans Expansion 2003 Doug Radcliffe / Sybex Strategy guide for Age of Mythology: The Titans Thibbs
Halo 2 2004 Piggyback Interactive (in association with Prima) Strategy guide to Halo 2 Thibbs
Dungeon Siege II 2005 Doug Radcliffe / Sybex Strategy guide for Dungeon Siege II Thibbs
Myst 2005 Anne Ryman / Sybex Strategy guide for Myst Thibbs
RuneScape: The Official Handbook 2006 Christopher Morgan Long / Scholastic Strategy guide for RuneScape Thibbs
Halo 3 2007 Piggyback Interactive (in association with Prima) Strategy guide to Halo 3 Thibbs
Video Game Secrets 2007 Terry Munson & Paul Shinoda / Becker & Mayer! LLC Game cheats for Wii, Xbox360, PS3, etc. Thibbs
Tomb Raider: Underworld 2008 Piggyback Interactive Strategy guide to Tomb Raider: Underworld Thibbs
Assassin's Creed II 2009 Piggyback Interactive Strategy guide to Assassin's Creed II Thibbs
Final Fantasy XIII 2010 Piggyback Interactive Strategy guide to Final Fantasy XIII Thibbs
Final Fantasy XIII: The Complete Official Guide 2010 Piggyback Interactive Expanded strategy guide to Final Fantasy XIII Thibbs
Pokémon Black Version White Version (Vol.1) 2011 Nintendo Strategy guide to Pokémon Black and White Thibbs
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure - Master Eon's Official Guide 2012 Grosset & Dunlap Basic guide to Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Thibbs
Skylanders Universe: Book of Elements - Magic & Tech 2012 Grosset & Dunlap Basic guide to magic and tech in Skylanders Thibbs
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 2013 Piggyback Interactive Strategy guide to Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Thibbs
Minecraft for Dummies 2013 John Wiley & Sons (For Dummies series) Basic guide to Minecraft Thibbs
Minecraft: Essential Handbook 2013 Stephanie Milton / Scholastic Basic guide to Minecraft Thibbs
Minecraft: Redstone Handbook 2013 Nick Farwell / Scholastic Basic guide to redstone on Minecraft Thibbs
Building in Minecraft 2014 Triumph Books / Fall River Press Guide to specific buildings in Minecraft Thibbs
Minecraft: Combat Handbook 2014 Stephanie Milton / Scholastic Basic guide to combat on Minecraft Thibbs
Minecraft: Construction Handbook 2014 Stephanie Milton / Scholastic Basic guide to construction on Minecraft Thibbs
Mine Crafter 2.0 Advanced 2014 Trevor Talley & Barry MacDonald / Triumph Books Intermediate-level guide to Minecraft Thibbs
Skylanders Universe: Book of Elements - Life & Undead 2014 Grosset & Dunlap Basic guide to life and undead in Skylanders Thibbs
The Big Book of Hacks for Minecrafters 2015 Megan Miller / Sky Pony Press Expanded strategy guide to Minecraft Thibbs
Misc. Cheats/Codes/Secrets
Name Platform(s) Author/Publisher Description Contact
Game Genie 1993 Galoob How to use the Game Genie. Thibbs
Video Game Master: Surefire Strategies 2009 Scholastic Corporation Thibbs

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d These guides are the Battle Chest versions.
  2. ^ Current as of patch 2.0.12.
  3. ^ Covers up to 1991, U.S. releases. Scores given for some games not reviewed in Nintendo Power's own magazine, though some are given as score only.