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FIFA 15 (Xo/360/ps4/ps3)
far cry 4 LTD Ed (Xo/360/ps4/ps3/PC)
call of duty: advanced warfare (Xo/360/ps4/ps3/PC)
NBA 2K15 (Xo/360/ps4/ps3/PC)
GTA V (Xo/360/ps4/ps3)
assassin’s creed unity (ps4/pS3/pc)
dragon age inquisition (Xo/360/ps4/ps3/PC)
POKEMON OMEGA RUBY/ ALPHA SAPPHIRE (3ds)
driveclub (PS4)
little big planet 3 (ps4)
Editor’s Letter
Tom Clancy’s The Division
DID YOU KNOW?
It should be deemed unfair that Smash has made
it to Game of the Month twice in one year - but
the Wii U version feels like a completely different
game and is a definitive step up in the series. It’s
bigger, it’s brighter, it’s more beautiful – and it’s eight
player. While that might not sound like a big deal in
the age of the internet, the idea that eight people will
gather in one space in order to play a game is almost
unheard of, unless of course you’re still in school, in
which case you are to be envied.
There’s a lot hidden in Smash Bros. Between almost endless
customisation of the battles, there’s also a host of special battles and side-
games. Special Orders will see you taking direction from the Master Hand
as you fight under unique conditions, or you can smack a sandbag with the
baseball bat in the homerun challenge – Smash isn’t so much a fighting
game as an endless way to compete with friends and yell at a TV screen.
Then there’s the amiibos – the easiest present for children and the most
embarrassing gift adults can give to themselves. These figurines (which are
surprisingly well-made and detailed) carry your info from Wii U to Wii U, so
if you’ve got a character whose attributes you’ve messed around with, you
can rest assured that you’ve always got them on you in the form of a toy.
Take that as you will.
In a very real sense, the Wii U has allowed Smash to grow into
something more interesting, having been stuck on similarly powered
consoles for far too long. It’s a great fighting game, and a great game to
fight your family with all over the long, hot summer, and beyond.
Far Cry 4
So big. So much to do. So bloody entertaining.
GTA V - PS4/Xbone
GTA V Online - We’ll never get bored of it!
“You can’t build an ivory tower
without killing a few elephants.”
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ED’S DESK GAMES visit
JANUARY 2015 JB Hi-Fi
Two pro-wrestlers, Hulk Hogan and Rob Van Dam, voiced roles in Saints Row: The Third.
Saints Row IV sold over one million units in its first month of release.
The heist known as ‘Rats’ in Payday 2 took its inspiration from Breaking Bad.
STACK’s MOST WANTED
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Star Fox Wii U
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WHAT WE’RE PLAYING
19/12/14
Dane Vogel in Saints Row 2.
“It’s hot, isn’t it.” I heard that phrase four times on public
transport this morning while I made my way across town
to the office. If I hear it one more time today, I’m going
to hit the person – with a fridge. Of course it’s hot, it’s
Australia. And it’s January. It doesn’t get any hotter.
On the account that it is hot and most of you are
probably on holiday right now, we are running a
reduced section this month that can a) be read in the air
conditioned comfort of a train or hotel room, or b) used
as a fan because it’s so hot outside.
If, like us, you’re stuck at home for the month and
holidays is a word that everyone else seems to be using
at the moment, there’s still a few bumper games coming
out in January to keep you company while the rest of
Australia sips pina coladas by the hotel pool.
If your Wii U has survived the bashing it likely received
from Super Smash Bros. last month, Captain Toad:
Treasure Tracker is the next destination for your Wii U
gaming. Saints Row IV: Re-elected brings a remastered
Saints Row IV to the new-generation of consoles, while
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell is a standalone expansion for
IV. And right towards the end of the month, Techland’s
zombie-themed Dying Light will be ambling into JB Hi-Fi.
We also take a look at the best Wii U titles that landed
last year and gaze into the future with our “Coming in
2015” feature that highlights some of the exciting titles
heading our way this year.
Anyway, what’s that I can hear? Yep, the whir of air-
conditioning. Enjoy your holidays, and do stay out of the
sun. Apparently, it’s hot outside.
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