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GAMES
FEBRUARY 2015 JB Hi-Fi
PREVIEWS
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DESTINY, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
10/02/15
MA15+
YES
What in the name of all that’s holy is THAT?! Don’t worry, it’s
only a massive monster, controlled by another player, that’s out to
kill you. It’s getting more powerful all the time, so you and three
buddies need to nut out a way to take it out before it becomes an
even more massive monster. This is your life on the planet Shear,
a far-flung colonised outpost where you’re a part of forces tasked
with evacuating any colonists that haven’t been variously impaled,
eviscerated or otherwise mutilated by these horrific creatures.
Predominantly a co-op experience, those who dig doing the solo
trip can also enjoy evolving. But, emanating from the same fertile
minds as the Left 4 Dead series, you just know that the multiplayer
arena‘s where this shooter is at. Happy hunting!
EVOLVE
PS4 | XB1 | PC |
THE LAST OF US: REMASTERED, METRO: REDUX
20/02/15
R18+
NO
Ever fancied rappelling down a blimp in mid-flight? If this sort of
derring-do is your style then you won’t be able to resist this trip
into an alternate world history where the Knights of the Round
Table protect a technologically advanced 19th century London from
marauding animal/human hybrids. If you’re concerned about the
logic hole of many centuries here, the Camelot crew discovered
a mystical elixir which seriously extended their lives (we assume
that they guzzled it from the Holy Grail, natch). Plus, it’s fiction! An
action/adventure combination of stealth and strategic multi-weapon
shooting which seamlessly flows from cutscenes to action and
back again, you play variously as four Knights of the Order, tasked
with keeping, well, order. BYO coconuts...
THE ORDER: 1886
PS4 |
TOTAL WAR: ROME II, TOTAL WAR: SHOGUN 2
17/02/15
M
YES
you’re serious about strategy, history and gaming, then you’ll
ost likely already be on first name terms with the Total War
eries. Having previously plundered renowned historical battles and
battlers ranging from the days of Rome through to feudal Japan and
beyond, with a short (heh) stop for the exploits of Napoleon, it’s
now famed and once feared Hun Attila’s turn. Commencing before
his rise to leader of the nomadic Hunnic Empire way back in three-
figured AD – the dawn of the Dark Ages – you’re in control as the
developing great Eastern warrior, leading your forces in a charge
upon the great excess that is the Roman Empire and beyond. You’ll
require wits in this combination of turn-based strategy and real time
tactics to become the number one Hun, hon...
OTAL WAR: ATTILA
PC |
INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE ALL-STAR BATTLE
While fantasy fans may be bummed that this has absolutely
nothing to do with mythical winged beast testicles, those who
worship the long-running Japanese manga series Dragon Ball will
be thrilled. Not only is it another beat-’em-up oozing with series
lore, it’s the first foray of Goku, his friends and their exploits onto
now-gen systems – and in a wholly new story. Yes, it isn’t all about
existing characters. You create your own to slot seamlessly into
the universe, as you belt seven shades of snot out of all comers in
gloriously destructible 3D environments. Even if new to DB, serious
fight fans will revel in some 200 special moves, while more fashion-
conscious brawlers will adore making characters really ridiculously
good looking via some 450 costume pieces. For serious!
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE
26/02/15
PG
YES
PS4 | PS3 | XB1 |
360 |
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