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visit GAMES PREVIEWS with Amy Flower
24 APRIL 2016
GAMES
In the greatest movie musical of all time, The Blues
Brothers, many a cop whined, “They broke my watch!”
Now imagine if not just the means of telling it, but time
itself broke. That’s what Jack Joyce faces following a uni
experiment that went seriously haywire. He battles to
save his family (and the world – he has a bit on his plate)
in this new third-person, puzzle-infused action IP from
the people behind the adventures of both Max Payne and Alan Wake. It
sees those evil corporations at it again, in this case Monarch Solutions. But
armed with the ability to manipulate time – backwards, forwards, fast, slow,
frozen – Jack just may have the upper hand.
QUANTUM BREAK
GENRE: SHOOTERPLATFORM: XB1 RELEASE: 08/04/16 MULTIPLAYER: NO
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Finally, everybody’s favourite team of robot and, erm,
whatever the heck a Lombax is are back, and not only
have they gone now-gen, they’ve also got a movie in
tow! A remixed reimagining of their first ever outing back
in the days of the PS2, those who can remember that
far back will find some bits familiar, while new stuff has
been bolted on from various other entries in the series,
providing extra bits to play with (including new far-out weapons), and
keeping things in line with the new big screen experience. Rest assured
that the ace action platforming makes the transition in great style –
Captain Qwark and all. Qwarktastic!
RATCHET & CLANK
GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4 RELEASE:20/04/16 MULTIPLAYER: NO
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Tearaway Unfolded, Knack
The first DiRT to get down and gritty with on now-gen
consoles will make many hoons deliriously happy. Forget
your Ken Block stunt shenanigans though, for this puppy’s
a pure rallying experience. A huge roster of cars from the
1960s to now features, covering all the classic rallying
makes from Mini to Mitsubishi, Fiat to Ford, Citroen to
Subaru, Peugeot to Renault and beyond. The range of
events is also expansive, plus you can create your own
leagues to get into with your racing friends. With visual
guides, tributes to rally legend Colin McRae and heaps more, DiRT Rally
will have petrolheads off the streets and safely strapped to their couches.
DiRT RALLY
GENRE: RACING PLATFORM: XB1 | PS4 RELEASE: 08/04/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES
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WRC 5, Forza Horizon 2
When Star Fox (aka Starwing) first hit the Super Nintendo
back in the 1990s, its incredible 3D Star Wars-inspired
space shooter action caused shockwaves. With a special
graphics chip inside the cartridge, it looked like nothing
else. Then the Nintendo 64 version hit – complete with
a plug-in ‘Rumble Pak’ to make everything, well, rumbly.
Now Fox McCloud and his hardy crew of Slippy, Peppy
and Falco (not to be confused with that Austrian ‘Rock Me Amadeus’
bloke) are back all these years later, and they haven’t forgotten to bring
something special – for if you get in hyper-quick, you’ll also score a disc-
based second adventure, Star Fox Guard, complete with steelbook.
STAR FOX ZERO
GENRE: SHOOTERPLATFORM: WII U RELEASE: 23/04/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES
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