STACK #204 Oct 2021

GAMING PREVIEWS

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OCTOBER

FIFA 22 It’s time to get out on the pitch again with this year’s edition of EA Sports’ long-running soccer franchise. As always, tweaks and upgrades are happening right across the board, including a new goalkeeper system and the use of real-world data to make ball physics even better. Favourites such as Volta Football, Pro

RIDERS REPUBLIC The successor to extreme sports open-world game Steep ups the action ante, via a massive multiplayer playground featuring activities such as biking, skiing, snowboarding, wingsuit and more. All of this action takes place in a mashup of iconic American national parks Bryce Canyon,

Yosemite Valley, Sequoia Park, Zion, Canyonlands, Mammoth Mountain and Grand Teton, with a focus on up to 50-plus player social competitions – and extreme fun!

Clubs and FIFA Ultimate Team all return, while new-gen consoles also benefit from revolutionary ‘HyperMotion’ tech.

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FAR CRY 6 Most games have a big bad, but we may have the biggest and baddest yet in evil Castro-inspired dictator Antón Castillo. If the face looks familiar, that’s because when he’s not evilly dictating, he’s Breaking Bad actor Giancarlo Esposito. Players will be tasked with leading a guerilla

THE DARK PICTURES ANTHOLOGY: HOUSE OF ASHES The Curator has another deep and dark mystery in store for us, in this now well-established cinematic horror series. This one’s set at the close of the Iraq War, and involves Special Forces who are hunting for weapons of mass destruction unearthing something far deadlier, in the form of a buried Sumerian temple. That’s good – but

revolution that aims to free the tropical island nation of Yara from the clutches of Castillo, in what is promised to be the largest Far Cry playground to date.

the nest of ancient and unearthly creatures that they discover within its catacombs? That’s bad!

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SURVIVAL HORROR

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METROID DREAD The first new classically-styled 2D Metroid game in some 19 years is about to be with us, and it’s set to conclude the five-part saga of Samus and the Metroids. This time out, Samus heads to a remote planet where she’s hunted by a new mechanical threat in the form of E.M.M.I. robots. In classic style we’ll be able to return to previously explored areas once

MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Marvel’s Guardians return in a completely new game from Eidos Montreal. Play as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, in an original, self-contained story – there’ll be no DLC or expansions post-release, so the comic book-influenced tale will come complete at launch. It’s a classically-

styled third-person shooter, but adding to the action is an ongoing narrative that your decisions will affect – plus, Peter’s Walkman is an ‘80s banger weapon to be feared!

powered up to discover more of this mysterious world, and hopefully emerge victorious.

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ACTION ADVENTURE

ACTION ADVENTURE

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BACK 4 BLOOD Back 4 Blood is the latest zombie/undead/diseased/monster/call- ’em-what-you-want FPS blaster, and it has a super-cool and eclectic cast. They’re the Cleaners, “a rag-tag group ready to eradicate the Ridden… or die trying”. If it all looks and sounds a bit familiar that’s

MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS If you’re into partying with Mario then it really is time to celebrate, as this latest entry in the Mario Party series serves as a kind of greatest hits, plundering past releases for an updated collection of games. This includes five classic boards from the Nintendo 64 era,

good, as this one has serious pedigree – it’s the latest outing from many of the creators of the legendary Left 4 Dead series. Call it a “spiritual successor” if you will.

plus 100 button-controlled minigames from N64 and GameCube. More fabulous news is that there’s going to be local and online multiplayer, as well as the ability to save progress.

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