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AUGUST 2015 JB Hi-Fi
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Hey, do you wanna play something really scary?
Well, for starters we’ve got a cabin in the
woods, a good set-up for scariness. Now, add
a group of eight stereotypical friends visiting
this remote retreat. Cool, very Evil Dead, very
Joss Whedon, very potentially scary. But meh,
not scary enough in itself. So let’s have it set as
darkness descends and add a crazed serial killer
on the loose. Yep, that should about do it... As
well as likely giving you cause to replace your
undies after playing, this PS4 exclusive survival
horror adventure also promises a story that
bends to your whim – well, the choices that you
make as you control the destinies of your eight
little onscreen meat puppets. Big decisions and
seemingly trivial ones can all make a difference,
and while it may take only around nine hours
to play through Until Dawn – for that’s how
long it takes to get to dawn – you’ll be wanting
to replay more than once to piece together
the whole tantalisingly terrifying story. Little
expense has been spared on the voice cast,
with the likes of Heroes’ Hayden Panettiere,
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Brett Dalton, ace new
series Mr Robot’s Rami Malek and the rather
awesome Peter Stormare all lending their tonsils
to this fascinating frightfest.
Tomonobu Itagaki isn’t a household name – at least not
in boring households – but to lovers of Japanese hack,
slash and fight games, he ranks as one of gaming’s
legends. Having created Dead or Alive (no, not the
’80s band) and injected new life into the Ninja Gaiden
series, it’s time for a new IP. That’s Devil’s Third, a Wii U
exclusive that combines classic third-person hack and
slash gameplay with shooter mechanics. The story?
Satellites have started essentially eating themselves,
shifting the world order. It’s chaos out there – especially
in 16-player multiplayer. But you’re Russian terrorist Ivan,
and damn it, you’re angry!
DEVIL’S THIRD
GENRE: HACK/SLASH PLATFORM:Wii U RELEASE: 29/08/15 MULTIPLAYER: YES
When Monkey D Luffy has a stretch, he means it man.
He once ate a devil’s fruit and subsequently became
rubbery, which comes in handy should fighting situations
arise. As it happens, they arise almost constantly in
this third incarnation of the Koei-meets-Bandai Namco
pirate-infested fighting series. It’s based on an incredible
manga which started life way back in 1997, and captures
the visual style of Luffy and his Straw Hat Crew (and,
of course, their enemies) stylishly and authentically.
It’s also a hyper-fun horde brawler, with some of the
craziest special moves that you’ll ever contort your
fingers to launch.
ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 3
GENRE: ACTION PLATFORM: PS4 | PS3 | PSV RELEASE: 27/08/15 MULTIPLAYER: YES
If you liked this, you may also like... Bayonetta 2, Darksiders II If you liked this, you may also like... Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Dynasty Warriors 8:
Xtreme Legends
If you liked this, you may also like... The Last of Us
Remastered, The Evil Within
UNTIL DAWN
GENRE: SUR/HORR
PLATFORM: PS4
RELEASE: 26/08/15
MULTIPLAYER: NO