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60 APRIL 2017
visit GAMES PREVIEWS
Usually if we suffer a fracture, a bit of plaster, some
rest and maybe a few handfuls of painkillers get us
by. But in the world of the Portal Knights, the fracture
was so serious that it became capitalised! Imagine if
somebody spilled a whole lot of Minecraft and a little
bit of Diablo into Zelda’s Hyrule. You become one of
the bravest of the brave, as you and up to three others
andomly-generated lands, battle mean-bean monsters,
gather resources, build stuff and level up in order to reverse the havoc
that the Fracture caused. Oh, did we mention the Portal Guardian boss
battles? Eep!
PORTAL KNIGHTS
old onto your hats residents of Toorak and Vaucluse,
or this experience features four wheel drive vehicles
oing... wait for it... off road! ATV Renegades sees you
ravel the world from the USA to Russia, Thailand and
eyond, jumping onto tricked-out quadbikes and hitting
he dirt for crazy up and down arcade racing. Do it
ingle player against your console (which never cheats,
a couch-based buddy in split screen. Let loose on
jumps, with the more tricks that you accomplish without coming a gutser
meaning the more nitro you earn. First you get the nitro, then you get the
power!
ATV RENEGADES
From the people who brought you...
Don’t Starve, Brothers
From the people who brought you...
RBI Baseball 2016, Marvel Pinball Epic Collection Vol. 1
GENRE: ACT/RPG PLATFORM:PS4 | XBO RELEASE:27/04/17 MULTIPLAYER: YES GENRE: RACINGPLATFORM: PS4 | XBO RELEASE:21/04/17 MULTIPLAYER: YES
Enjoy this trip... and it is a trip. If you’re
scratching your head at this juncture, you’ve
obviously never had the distinct pleasure that
is a Persona game. It’s a Japanese role-playing
series, but if that conjures visions of wide open
plains with sword-schlepping warriors then you’re
in for a bigger surprise than if you lobbed upon
the teddy bears’ picnic. This psychedelic social
sim-infused JRPG adventure with turn-based bits
(pause for breath) takes place in Tokyo. You’re
a very silent type who saved a woman from
molestation. Normally this would be applauded,
but the assailant was a powerful politician who
weaselled out of being charged. Instead you’re
put on probation, expelled from your school
and sent to Tokyo’s Shujin High School. It’s
here that you and newfound friends gradually
get to grips with your Persona powers – which
are manifestations of your inner psyches. As a
group calling yourselves the Phantom Thieves
of Hearts, you get your vigilante on and hit the
supernatural realm to remove evil and corruption
from the palaces of adults (which would be their
hearts). Hey, we told you this was a trip! A truly
emotional experience that’s designed to embrace
fans but also welcome newcomers, there’s
nothing quite like Persona.
From the people who brought you...
Catherine, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
PERSONA 5
GENRE: JRPG PLATFORM: PS4
RELEASE: 04/04/17 MULTIPLAYER: NO