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62 APRIL 2017
visit GAMES PREVIEWS
Taking two popular game series and banging them
together isn’t a new concept, but damn it’s a good
one. We discovered this when Omega Force’s Warriors
series crashed into the venerable Dragon Quest
last year, which kicked out some of the more time-
taking turn-based RPG stuff in favour of manic hack
and slash, combo-infused nirvana. If you were savvy
the equally cumbersomely titled The World Tree’s Woe
and the Blight Below then you’ll know what to expect here, as up to
four players aim to stop the previously peaceful seven kingdoms from
their sudden waging of all-out war. Watch you don’t get Slimed!
DRAGON QUEST HEROES II
re’s never been a better time to be a Kingdom Hearts
OK, so that sounded like a carpet commercial, but
remastered re-releases of historic games in the series
ing down, it’s classic Disney-infused Final Fantasy
ven. Following on from Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final
pter Prologue, this disc bursts at the hub with six
asters – Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts
s, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts II
Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts
Re:coded. (‘BAM!’ goes our word count!) Don’t miss this brilliant catch-up
opportunity before Kingdom Hearts III hits (hopefully) later this year.
KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 + 2.5 REMIX
From the people who brought you...
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3, Berserk and the Band of the Hawk
From the people who brought you...
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
GENRE: RPGPLATFORM: PS4 RELEASE: 28/04/17 MULTIPLAYER: YES GENRE: RPGPLATFORM: PS4 RELEASE: 31/03/17 MULTIPLAYER: NO
If you’re a fan of classic platform games then the
names Donkey Kong Country and Banjo-Kazooie
will be very familiar, as they’re two of the best
ever. Many of the boffins behind those games
– including coders, designers and musicians
– have got the band back together to create
Yooka-Laylee, and the world is in for a platforming
treat. The dynamic duo of Yooka (a lizard kind of
thing) and Laylee (he’s a bat, and that’s that) have
some pretty important work to carry out in this
huge open-world platformer. Corporate greed
has invaded in the form of Capital B and Quack,
who’ve hatched a cunning plan to absorb all of
the world’s books and turn them into pure profit.
Fans of a quiet read on a Sunday arvo (probably),
Yooka and Laylee aren’t having any of this, so
with their bulging arsenal of special moves they
take on big bad B and Quack, scouring various
worlds for ‘Pagies’. The more they uncover, the
more worlds they have to explore. It’s no fool’s
errand, however, for despite facing all manner
of crazy characters, big bosses, quiz shows,
arcade machines, on-rails bits and more, they’re
determined to save the world – one collectible at
a time. With your help in controlling them both,
of course.
From the people who brought you...
Banjo-Kazooie, Viva Piñata
YOOKA-LAYLEE
GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4 | XBO
RELEASE: 11/04/17 MULTIPLAYER: YES