STACK #133 Nov 2016

GAMES

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RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER

NEED FOR SPEED

GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: XB1 | 360 RELEASE: 10/11/15 MULTIPLAYER: NO

GENRE: RACING PLATFORM: PS4 | XB1 RELEASE: 05/11/15 MULTIPLAYER: YES

The chick who makes Nathan Drake look like a comparative statue returns! When last we caught up with her she’d been rebooted – her bust was smaller, but her heart was bigger. Her world to explore was huge, and her myriad abilities to survive against seemingly unbeatable odds were awesome. Now she needs to plumb them again, for following that last outing, a mob called Trinity have covered up her incredible supernatural discovery. Lara has to get busy proving that she’s not gone bonkers, getting down to the business that she’s best at – raiding tombs, this time to unearth the secret of immortality.

Hoon heaven Need for Speed celebrates its 21st outing by popping the clutch, jamming into first gear and giving the accelerator some boot – or, more precisely, some reboot. With much of the team that gave us the seminal Burnout games at the wheel, this all-new open world racer – bulging with real world shiny machines – leaves how you want to drive up to you. It boasts five ways to play – ‘Outlaw’, ‘Style’, ‘Build’, ‘Crew’ and ‘Speed’. Go bad to the bone ‘Outlaw’ and you’ll mess with cops – and their heads. In it for ‘Style’? You can really get your Ken Block on. ‘Build’ is for the modders, ‘Crew’ for precision drivers and ‘Speed’, well we reckon you can guess that one...

If you liked this, you may also like.. . Far Cry 4, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection

If you liked this, you may also like.. . The Crew, Forza Horizon 2

SWORD ART ONLINE: LOST SONG

CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III

GENRE: RPG PLATFORM: PS4 | PSVITA RELEASE: 12/11/15 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: FPS PLATFORM: PS4 | PS3 | XB1 | 360 | PC RELEASE: 06/11/15 MULTIPLAYER: YES

It’s 2022, and new virtual world technology has blurred the lines between VR and actual reality (without a single Robin Thicke in sight!). Boasting an original in-game story, rather than one plucked from the series of Japanese SAO light novels, Lost Song takes place in and around floating continent Alfheim. Familiar characters and new ones all come into action, with any of 19 variously available as your playable character. This in turn brings a variety of weaponry into incredible land and air battles, changing up the combat as you get all strategic with your team to bring down even the most emphatically evil enemies.

The Simpsons character and all round genius bloke Stephen Hawking recently stated, “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” This vision of 2065, where humans are literally becoming weapons thanks to advances in everything from AI to bionics and DNA upgrades, backs him up. It’s 40 years on from Blops II , and the face of warfare has radically changed due to such tech advancements. Campaign-wise, you’re on a team (playable as four-person co-op) of supersoldiers trying to thwart a robotic takeover. Multiplayer introduces a thruster system and mucho customisation, while zombies also return complete with a new secret ingredient – Mr Jeff Goldblum!

If you liked this, you may also like.. . Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, Saint Seiya: Soldier's Soul

If you liked this, you may also like.. . Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Halo 5: Guardians

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