STACK #159 Jan 2018

GAMES FEATURE

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Project CARS 2 One of the most realistic driving sims you’ll ever get the chance to play, Project CARS 2 is a racing sim for die-hard car fanatics. The point of difference here is the physics and resistance simulation, giving you a hyper-realistic, immersive racing experience. You’ll get the best out of this one with a full wheel and racing chair set up.

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Assassin’s Creed Origins Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed

series took a year off and returned all the better for it with Assassin’s Creed Origins . If you couldn’t guess from the title, this entry takes us back to the beginning of the Creed, telling the tale of how it all came to be. The year break for the franchise helped to eliminate some of the more obvious bugs that have plagued the series, and the Egyptian setting made for a refreshing voyage as Bayek the Last Medjay.

Forza Motorsport 7 In a year full of great driving

Super Mario Odyssey

games, the Xbox-exclusive Forza ranks quite highly. The campaign mode – the Forza Drivers Cup – allows for a multi-pronged way of tackling the story, without simply just completing race after race. The customisation is near limitless, and the photography will keep you busy for hours on end.

The Switch arguably won the console-exclusive war in 2017 with the release of two blockbuster games on its hardware only. The second was Super Mario Odyssey in October. It was a long wait after seeing the first footage in the Switch console announcement trailer, but boy was it worth it, with Odyssey being one of the most fun and replayable games released last year. Hats off.

Pokémon Ultra Sun/Moon

Pokémon – as present as it is in our modern society – returned last year with Ultra Sun and Moon . These two are a more comprehensive look at the Alola region, with the most Pokémon to be caught out of any of the previous releases. Battle and train like you always do in the hope to be the very best, like no one ever was.

Call of Duty: WWII

Finally – Activision took Call of Duty back to the boots on the ground combat of the Second World War, and we loved them for it. The gruelling War Mode justifies the entirety of the new game in itself, but fans will no doubt flock to the lack of jetpacks in this

instalment. The campaign mode especially will put every history buff to the test.

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JANUARY 2018

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