STACK #138 Apr 2016

GAMES PREVIEWS with Amy Flower

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QUANTUM BREAK

RATCHET & CLANK

GENRE: SHOOTER PLATFORM: XB1 RELEASE: 05/04/16 MULTIPLAYER: NO

GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4 RELEASE: 20/04/16 MULTIPLAYER: NO

Finally, everybody’s favourite team of robot and, erm, whatever the heck a Lombax is are back, and not only have they gone now-gen, they’ve also got a movie in tow! A remixed reimagining of their first ever outing back in the days of the PS2, those who can remember that far back will find some bits familiar, while new stuff has been bolted on from various other entries in the series, providing extra bits to play with (including new far-out weapons), and keeping things in line with the new big

In the greatest movie musical of all time, The Blues Brothers , many a cop whined, “They broke my watch!” Now imagine if not just the means of telling it, but time itself broke. That’s what Jack Joyce faces following a uni experiment that went seriously haywire. He battles to save his family (and the world – he has a bit on his plate) in this new third-person, puzzle-infused action IP from the people behind the adventures of both Max Payne and

Alan Wake. It sees those evil corporations at it again, in this case Monarch Solutions. But armed with the ability to manipulate time – backwards, forwards, fast, slow, frozen – Jack just may have the upper hand.

screen experience. Rest assured that the ace action platforming makes the transition in great style – Captain Qwark and all. Qwarktastic!

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GAMES

STAR FOX ZERO

DiRT RALLY

GENRE: SHOOTER PLATFORM: WII U RELEASE: 23/04/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: RACING PLATFORM: XB1 | PS4 RELEASE: 08/04/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

When Star Fox (aka Starwing) first hit the Super Nintendo back in the 1990s, its incredible 3D Star Wars-inspired space shooter action caused shockwaves. With a special graphics chip inside the cartridge, it looked like nothing else. Then the Nintendo 64 version hit – complete with a plug-in ‘Rumble Pak’ to make everything, well, rumbly. Now Fox McCloud and his hardy crew of Slippy, Peppy

The first DiRT to get down and gritty with on now-gen consoles will make many hoons deliriously happy. Forget your Ken Block stunt shenanigans though, for this puppy’s a pure rallying experience. A huge roster of cars from the 1960s to now features, covering all the classic rallying makes from Mini to Mitsubishi, Fiat to Ford, Citroen to Subaru, Peugeot to Renault and beyond. The range of events is also expansive, plus you can create your own

and Falco (not to be confused with that Austrian ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ bloke) are back all these years later, and they haven’t forgotten to bring something special – for if you get in hyper-quick, you’ll also score a disc- based second adventure, Star Fox Guard , complete with steelbook.

leagues to get into with your racing friends. With visual guides, tributes to rally legend Colin McRae and heaps more, DiRT Rally will have petrolheads off the streets and safely strapped to their couches.

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