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Fighting games come and go, but the Street Fighter
series will always be the star. The familiar one-on-one
biffo is back, as brawlers step up with their vast arrays
of special combo moves – and a few good old basic
ones - to be the fighter to kick the most snot out of all
comers. A new iteration implies new things, and SFV
doesn’t disappoint, boasting a whole bunch of ‘V’ stuff
– ‘V-Triggers’, ‘V-Reversals’ and ‘V-Skills’. From unique
special attacks to handy counters, these add even more
skills to master. Naturally familiar faces return, from Ryu
and Ken to Cammy and she of the infamous pins, Chun
Li. Yep, the thighs have it, SF is still the king of fighters!
STREET FIGHTER V
GENRE: FIGHTER PLATFORM: PS4 | PC RELEASE: 16/02/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES
Since first hitting the PS2 back in 2005, the Ultimate
Ninja arena fighting games based on Masashi
Kishimoto’s Naruto manga have assaulted our senses –
while we assaulted anybody dumb enough to challenge
us! This release is the final in the Ultimate Ninja Storm
series, and it certainly goes out with a bang (as well as
numerous other incredible noises). It's also the most
visually amazing entry in the series – in action it looks
just like the anime. Moves both basic and advanced
have been tweaked, and you can even fight on walls
and switch your player mid-battle. Best of all though, it’s
all wrapped up in a shiny new Naruto tale.
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM 4
GENRE: FIGHTER PLATFORM: PS4 | XBO RELEASE: 05/02/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES
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From Africa to the Himalayas and beyond, the Far Cry
series has always been a great way to see the world
without bothering to leave your lounge. Now it’s getting
seriously historical on our couch-bound arses as we
dive back to the Stone Age. As such, one of the staples
of the series – guns – aren’t here. Yes, you’re going to
have to use your wits and an array of crafted melee
weapons to survive attacks from rival tribes and wildlife,
the latter of which you can often tame. Obviously cars
aren’t here either (not even Fred Flintstone’s funky
jalopy), but the great news is that there are also no
bloody radio towers!
FAR CRY PRIMAL
GENRE: FPSPLATFORM: PS4 | XBO | PC RELEASE: 23/02/16 MULTIPLAYER: NO
If you still haven’t managed to catch ’em all, then here’s
the perfect opportunity to collect those elusive Poké-
things! Part dungeon crawler, part RPG, and all fun, this
latest iteration will be familiar to fans, in that it starts
with human you waking up in a Poké-world as one of 20
possible Pokémon. Your adventure sees you trundling
about innumerable, randomly-generated chambers in
which you can encounter every Pokémon character
ever – all 720 of them, including Legendary and Mythical
ones! There’s a point to this beyond collecting though,
as your aim is to fight the mysterious force that’s
turning Pokémon to stone. Go you!
POKÉMON SUPER MYSTERY DUNGEON
GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: 3DS RELEASE: 20/02/16 MULTIPLAYER: NO
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