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henanigans are afoot in the Land of Ooo! Luckily those
tally mathematical bros Finn the Human and Jake the
og are around though, and even luckier they’ve decided
follow in the footsteps of their parents/guardians and
et their detective skills happening. Most every favourite
dventure Time character will be encountered as you play
ur way through several separate but related episodes.
his is one big adventure game – quite literally, as although
’s all pretty and 3D and stuff, there’s lots of questioning
d searching and puzzling. But there’s also a bit of
ordplay because, well, collecting the resulting treasure
cool. Duh!
ADVENTURE TIME: FINN & JAKE INVESTIGATIONS
GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4 | PS3 | XB1 | 360 | 3DS RELEASE: 29/10/15 MULTIPLAYER: NO
f you miss the days of Super Nintendo and SEGA Mega
rive gaming, or pumping coins into a Ghouls ’n Ghosts
rcade machine, then listen up. A genuine little indie
ame that could, Shovel Knight casts you as, obviously
e guess, a knight with a shovel. Times aren’t so tough
hat he’s moonlighting in a graveyard though, rather he
ields his titular garden tool to dig up treasure, as well as
espatching all manner of marauding Order of No Quarter
orces. It’s all in the name of love, for his quest is in hope
f freeing his beloved Shield Knight. Ah, shovelry isn’t
ead! Meanwhile, keep an eye out for the spade-tacular
hield Knight amiibo...
SHOVEL KNIGHT
GENRE: PLATFORMER PLATFORM: PS4 | PC | WIIU | 3DS RELEASE: 30/10/15 MULTIPLAYER: YES
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Everything was all dandy and swell in Boston –
until 23 October 2077, when somebody went and
pressed the button. Yes, THAT button. A war over
precious resources led to this nuclear holocaust,
and your story begins on that very day. You take
shelter in Vault 111, emerging 200 years later to a
world that’s a shadow of its former self. The ‘you’
in question can be male or female, but either
way it’s good to know that you’ll have a trusty
companion on your travels, be it indestructible
German shepherd Dogmeat, robotic pal Mr
Handy, or any of a selection of newcomers. It’s
down to you to rebuild and determine the fate
of the Wasteland, but it won’t be a walk in the
park. You are SPECIAL though, with your set of
attributes – ‘Strength’, ‘Perception’, ‘Endurance’,
‘Charisma’, ‘Intelligence’, ‘Agility’ and ‘Luck’
– combining to determine how you survive...
or don’t! While the core action/RPG gameplay
remains, and you’ll be doing a fair bit of fighting
(complete with funky new cinematic mode), your
ability to craft stuff will certainly come into play.
Thousands of items can be constructed, ranging
from weapons and food up to entire settlements.
Of course this is all wrapped up in a stunning
now-gen graphics package. Nuclear destruction
has never looked this peachy!
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The Last of Us: Remastered
FALLOUT 4
GENRE: RPG PLATFORM:PS4 | XB1 | PC
RELEASE: 10/11/15 MULTIPLAYER: NO