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72 DECEMBER 2016
GAMES
PREVIEWS
with Amy Flower
round zero for many gamers worldwide, Super Mario
ros changed the face of video games back in the
980s. On first glance a basic platformer, it was actually
seriously challenging experience, requiring all manner
f ability-mastering to beat and save that ever elusive
rincess. Wii U peeps have had this to play with for
while, but now Super Mario Maker gets portable. It
xplanatory though, allowing users to create their own
share them locally or via StreetPass. Tired of creating?
Assail over 100 built-in levels, or take on the myriad works of others from
3DS and Wii U. It’s-a creativity, Mario!
SUPER MARIO MAKER 3DS
h-roh! It’s the night of the dawn of the day of the plague
the resident living, walking, evil dead! While it’s easy
be zombied out, Dead Rising is one of the best undead
gs ever, be it movie or game. This fourth iteration
much to live up to, but the crafty goodness of its
decessors is present and accounted for. Just like Ash
lliams, our hero Frank West is, of course, raring to have a
tmas, so those undeadies will be busy downing eggnog
with their families? Yeah, sure... Frankie gets plenty of photo ops – and
crazy weapons to wield – as literally thousands of shamblers invade at
once. Come get some!
DEAD RISING 4
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GENRE: PLATFORMER PLATFORM: 3DS RELEASE: 03/12/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: XBO RELEASE: 06/12/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES
Forget playing in a sandpit, for here you’ve got a whole
mountain! Steep takes things to the extreme – TO THE
EXTREME!!! – as you strap on various accessories.
Stop sniggering, we’re talking skis, a wingsuit, a
snowboard or a paraglider. Rather than your typical
snowbound experience where you’re told to go that
way really fast on predefined courses, here you’re
free to do what you want. Take it easy, or go for full-on
s vistas, secret areas and the ability to team up with
other intrepid types from all over the world, you may go arse over tit more
often than not, but hey, you’ll do it your way!
STEEP
Station’s history bulges with classic one-off experiences.
few come bulgier than PS2 game-changers Ico and
dow of the Colossus. Their father, Fumito Ueda, is
rcely prolific, but when he and his Team Ico start work on
w game, we pay attention – and we’ve now been doing
ince 2007, when The Last Guardian was first mooted for
. With clear bloodlines to its predecessors, you control
ung lad who befriends a giant griffin-like bird/mammal
thingy named Trico. With guards hot on your tails, your aim is avoidance,
utilising Trico’s size and other animalistic qualities to solve puzzles, while also
caring for him like a pet. Prepare for feels...
THE LAST GUARDIAN
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