STACK NZ Jun #63

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BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT

The Batman’s back and you’re gonna be in trouble (hey-la, hey-la, the Batman’s back!) Well, you’re going to be in deep guano should you be any of Gotham City’s ne’er-do-wells. The Scarecrow’s the leader of this particular nefarious gang (voiced by ace Aussie John Noble, aka Dr Walter Bishop from Fringe ), but if you’ve a hankering for bataranging old faves like Penguin, Two-Face, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, then you’ll be plenty satisfied as you step

into the boots of the one and only Dark Knight. If that’s not honour enough, there’s a new toy for him to play with – at least in this fourth instalment of this particular video game universe – the Batmobile. Yes, the legendary Bat-wheels are at your disposal as basic transport or in the infinitely more enjoyable guise of weapon. This is, of course, on top of your usual arsenal of wonderful toys, which has been expanded for this occasion, as has Gotham – it’s about five

times bigger. This outing takes place a year after what went down in Batman: Arkham City , which we won’t spoil as we reckon spoilers are a dead-set Joker, erm, joke. Gotham’s denizens have been sleeping more comfily, but not for long as threats and an evacuation leave a simple equation... Batman versus baddies! If you liked this, you may also like.. . Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

LEGO JURASSIC WORLD

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GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4 | XB1 | PC | PS3 | 360 | 3DS | PV | WiiU RELEASE: 17/06/15 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: MMORPG PLATFORM: PS4 | XB1 RELEASE: 19/06/15 MULTIPLAYER: YES

Some think that if you’ve played one LEGO game then you’ve played them all. That, however, is the sort of thinking that caused the dinosaurs to become extinct (no it wasn’t, it was aliens, duh! – Ed). While LEGO Jurassic World does follow a similar template to previous blocktacular releases, it has one huge addition. Actually, it has several huge additions – playable dinosaurs! Yes, you’re not just stuck as a puny human; you can get your T-rex on and cause serious blockbusting havoc. Almost as cool is that while this release coincides with the new movie, you get to play through all four Jurassic Park flicks. Hold on to your brick butts!

Come, back in time (imagine twirly, swirly visual effects here)... We’re in the fabled land of Tamriel, but long before Skyrim , Oblivion and even Morrowind happened. New for loyal ES fans is that Tamriel Unlimited offers a completely connected MMORPG experience, so you can keep tabs on friends, journey with them or just go about your business solo. You start on a quest for soul, as that slave-driving slimeball Molag Bal has nabbed yours. If that’s not enough, there’s also the matter of preventing the worlds of Nim and Oblivion becoming one seriously hellish collision AND a power struggle for control of Tamriel. You’re swamped!

If you liked this, you may also like.. . Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin

If you liked this, you may also like.. . LEGO The Hobbit, The LEGO Movie Videogame

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