_{Cover of the January 2001 issue of PC Zone}

PC Zone is a PC gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. In fact, it was the first magazine published in the U.K. to be dedicated to PC gaming. It was published from 1993 to 2010. The January 2001 issue includes:

Previews

Operation Flashpoint - An early look at this Cold War era wargame.

Mechwarrior 4 - A preview of the latest Mechwarrior game which was developed by Microsoft. I never really progressed beyond Mechwarrior 2.

Desperados - A strategy game set in the wild west.

Fate of the Dragon - A game with a resemblance to Age of Empires based on Chinese History.

Reviews: New Games

Severance: Blade of Darkness - A fantasy based third person action game from Codemasters.

American McGee's Alice - An interesting interpretation of Alice in Wonderland.

Escape From Monkey Island - The classic LucasArts point-and-click adventure game.

Colin McRae Rally 2 - A racing game sequel that lives up to the original.

Simon the Sorcerer 3D - An apparently really bad adventure game.

Hitman: Codename 47 - Classic shooter in which you play the roll of an assassin.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - The first sequel to the classic skateboarding series.

Tomb Raider Chronicles - The latest series of Laura Croft adventures.

Links 2001 - I was never that into golf games but this was a decent one from Microsoft.

Civilization: Call to Power 2 - The original Civilization was already ten years old at this point but this was another worthy entry in the series.

Deep Space Nine: The Fallen - A third-person action/adventure game based on Star Trek: DS9.

No One Lives Forever - A first person shooter with a very linear storyline.

_{Table of Contents from the January 2001 issue of PC Zone}

Budget Reviews

Jimmy White's 2 Cueball - A great game if you are looking for computerized versions of games such as snooker and darts.

Heretic 2 - The classic fantasy third person action adventure game based on the Quake II engine.

Heavy Gear 2 - A great classic mech game.

Jack Nicklaus 6: Golden Bear Challenge - Golf games with Jack Nicklaus' name on it were usually pretty decent as is this one.

Online News

Planetside - A massively multiplayer first person tactical shooter by the makers of Everquest.

Ultima Online: Third Age - The latest update to this then four year old MMORPG that is still going today.

Dark Age of Camelot - I was never really big into MMORPGs but I was addicted to this one for a little while. I can still hear the music.

Online Reviews

counter Strike 1.0 - One of the most iconic online shooters of all time was already a classic at this time.

C&C: Red Alert 2 - The latest in what was one of the greatest RTS game series.

_{Table of Contents from the January 2001 issue of PC Zone (continued)}

Bulletin

Battlefield: 1942 - This game was unique for providing first person control of vehicles, airplanes, and troops all in one game.

DS9: Dominion Wars - A 3D space combat game featuring Star Trek ships.

Tech Head - A look at the latest from COMDEX including a new Tablet PC spec, the GeForce 2 Go from nVidia, and more.

Regulars

Mailbox - Letters from readers about sexism in gaming, PC game packaging, videogame violence, and more.

Hardware: Graphics Cards - A look at the Hercules 3D Prophet II Ultra and ATI Radeon 64MB DDR.

Hardware: Upgrades - Some ideas for Christmas including the Abit KT-7 RAID Motherboard, the 1 GHz Athlon Socket A CPU, the IBM Deskstar 75GXP, and more.