STACK NZ Dec #80

GAMES PREVIEWS with Amy Flower

STEEP

THE LAST GUARDIAN

GENRE: SPORTS PLATFORM: PS4 | XBO RELEASE: 02/12/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4 RELEASE: 07/12/16 MULTIPLAYER: NO

Forget playing in a sandpit, for here you’ve got a whole mountain! Steep takes things to the extreme – TO THE EXTREME!!! – as you strap on various accessories. Stop sniggering, we’re talking skis, a wingsuit, a snowboard or a paraglider. Rather than your typical snowbound experience where you’re told to go that way really fast on predefined courses, here you’re free to do what you want. Take it easy, or go for full-on

PlayStation’s history bulges with classic one-off experiences. But few come bulgier than PS2 game- changers Ico and Shadow of the Colossus . Their father, Fumito Ueda, is scarcely prolific, but when he and his Team Ico start work on a new game, we pay attention – and we’ve now been doing so since 2007, when The Last Guardian was first mooted for PS3. With clear bloodlines to its predecessors, you control a young lad who befriends

stunts. With glorious vistas, secret areas and the ability to team up with other intrepid types from all over the world, you may go arse over tit more often than not, but hey, you’ll do it your way!

a giant griffin-like bird/mammal thingy named Trico. With guards hot on your tails, your aim is avoidance, utilising Trico’s size and other animalistic qualities to solve puzzles, while also caring for him like a pet. Prepare for feels...

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SUPER MARIO MAKER 3DS

DEAD RISING 4

GENRE: PLATFORMER PLATFORM: 3DS RELEASE: 03/12/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: XBO RELEASE: 06/12/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

Ground zero for many gamers worldwide, Super Mario Bros changed the face of video games back in the 1980s. On first glance a basic platformer, it was actually a seriously challenging experience, requiring all manner of ability-mastering to beat and save that ever elusive princess. Wii U peeps have had this to play with for a while, but now Super Mario Maker gets

Ruh-roh! It’s the night of the dawn of the day of the plague of the resident living, walking, evil dead! While it’s easy to be zombied out, Dead Rising is one of the best undead things ever, be it movie or game. This fourth iteration has much to live up to, but the crafty goodness of its predecessors is present and accounted for. Just like Ash Williams, our hero Frank West is, of course, raring to

portable. It remains quite self-explanatory though, allowing users to create their own Marioiffic worlds and share them locally or via StreetPass. Tired of creating? Assail over 100 built-in levels, or take on the myriad works of others from 3DS and Wii U. It’s-a creativity, Mario!

have a slash. But it’s Christmas, so those undeadies will be busy downing eggnog with their families? Yeah, sure... Frankie gets plenty of photo ops – and crazy weapons to wield – as literally thousands of shamblers invade at once. Come get some!

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