STACK #132 Oct 2016

GAMES

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GENRE: ACT/ADV/ STEALTH PLATFORM: PS4 | XB1 | PC

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RELEASE: 23/10/15 MULTIPLAYER: NO

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ASSASSIN’S CREED: SYNDICATE

If you’ve a taste for historical travel but not the budget (or the time machine), from the Crusades to the Renaissance, the Colonial Era to the French Revolution and beyond, the Assassin’s Creed series has certainly been your friend over the years. Now it’s time to visit merry old England – not that it was necessarily that merry in Victorian times. It is, however, the time of the Industrial Revolution, opening up all manner of exciting opportunities for this episode’s protagonists. Yes,

plural – you’ll variously control twins Jacob and Evie Frye. This, of course, introduces another new facet to the main Assassin’s Creed timeline in that there’s a female lead – and Ubisoft’s designers said last year that girls were too hard to animate! The pair have different strengths, with Evie nailing the stealthy stuff while Jacob’s more of an in-your-face brawler type, even boasting brass knuckles in his arsenal. The siblings’ bags of tricks will be needed, for the fate of the Assassin

Brotherhood rests heavily on their shoulders, as the Templars have pretty much wrested complete control of London. You’ll find that you still have various allies though, including Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, as you zip around six boroughs. You can even go all GTA and carjack... erm, carriagejack! If you liked this, you may also like.. . The Order 1886, Dishonored: Definitive Edition

GUITAR HERO LIVE

JUST DANCE 2016

GENRE: MUSIC PLATFORM: PS4 | PS3 | XB1 | 360 | WIIU RELEASE: 20/10/15 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: DANCE PLATFORM: PS4 | PS3 | XB1 | 360 | WII | WIIU RELEASE: 22/10/15 MULTIPLAYER: YES

There we were, living out our rock star fantasies in our lounge rooms when suddenly – fame, fickle fame – it just stopped. No more Guitar Hero. Prepare to get in touch with your inner KISS though, for it’s comeback time! Guitar Hero Live boasts bags of songs by acts big and small, all taken to with an axe – of the musical variety – that’s been totally redesigned with a more realistic button layout. The view’s changed too – we’re talking first-person now, baby, as you gaze out at your adoring moshpit (or potential lynch mob should you suck). Then there’s GHTV, 24 hour channels that you can drop in and out of, playing ’til your fingers bleed. Let’s ******* ROCK!

Be it in the street, in the dark, or even on the ceiling, people just can’t get enough of dancing. Luckily for them, Ubisoft’s annual foray into all things rhythmic offers up even more ways for people to shake their respective groove thangs. Got a smartphone? Download an app and it becomes a controller now – even more reason for your Kinect to sulk behind your entertainment centre. But as any DJ knows, it’s all about dropping tunes that punters want. To this end, the one-name-is-enough likes of Calvin, Britney, Demi, Iggy, Pitbull, Ellie, Shakira and Jason all feature, along with the inescapable and insanely catchy ‘Uptown Funk’ from Mark and Bruno.

If you liked this, you may also like... Rock Band 4, Singstar Ultimate Party

If you liked this, you may also like... Fantasia: Music Evolved, Singstar Ultimate Party

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