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It’s time to make a choice – Birthright or Conquest? In
an epic scuffle of Romeo and Juliet-like proportions,
you’re required to select a side from two kingdoms that
are verging upon war. Do you battle the corrupt king of
Nohr in Birthright, or fight the fetid system from within
in Conquest? Of course you can sit on the fence with
the additional downloadable Revelations campaign, but where’s the
fun in that?! It’s a triple whammy of classic Fire Emblem turn-based
strategy, with each path offering a complete game and story. Create
your own avatar with which to enter battle, then command an army
of archers, knights, mages, and more. Have you the tactical nous to
emerge victorious?
FIRE EMBLEM FATES
GENRE: RPGPLATFORM: 3DS RELEASE: 21/05/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES
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visit GAMES PREVIEWS with Amy Flower
30 MAY 2016
GAMES
Can you imagine Keith Richards settling down with
a pipe and slippers, hanging with the missus on the
couch watching Downton Abbey? We can’t, and we
can’t imagine gun-toting action-adventurer extraordinaire
Nathan Drake doing it either. Yet, a few years after
the events of Drake’s Deception, he’s retired from the
fortune-hunting life to settle down with Elena Fisher.
But when his brother – who was thought to be long dead – shows
up, it’s time to trot the globe again in search of pirate booty. Created
specifically for the PS4, A Thief’s End is a graphical powerhouse – and
the actual game’s pretty bloody impressive too!
UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END
As every gamer knows, everything old is regularly
new again. Such is the case here as the big daddy
of the first-person shooter genre gets a 21st century
overhaul, brandishing that other buzzy word, ‘reboot’.
DOOM was state of the art in 1993, and aims to be
just as jaw-droppingly amazing in 2016. Beyond the
obvious leaps and bounds graphically and sonically,
everybody’s favourite thing about the game – the crazy,
big-arse weaponry – is heading further over the top, while the array of
demonic entities to send back whence they came have all been given
wonderfully gruesome makeovers. Bigger, harder, faster, more – hey
DOOM, welcome back!
DOOM
GENRE: FPS PLATFORM:PS4/XBO/PC RELEASE: 13/05/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES
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Archaeon, Everchosen, Longbeards, Ironbreakers,
Hammerers – to the uninitiated they may sound like
characters from Game of Thrones, but fans of tabletop
and computer games stalwart Warhammer will know
what we’re banging on about. All those words and many
more make sense as they invade the world of Total War.
Yes, forget the likes of Attila the Hun, Napoleon and
hanging out in Rome – this time the venerable series is venturing into the
fantasy realm. The full-on turn-based strategy remains, requiring on-the-
fly tactics to succeed with any of the four factions that you choose to do
your bidding, in real-time fantastical battles.
TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER
GENRE: RTS PLATFORM: PC RELEASE: 24/05/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES
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GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4RELEASE: 10/05/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES