STACK #208 Feb 2022

PREVIEWS GAMING

FEBRUARY

DYING LIGHT 2: STAY HUMAN A much-awaited sequel to 2015’s tale of zombie apocalypse, in the game’s world we’ve moved on 20 years, and things aren’t much better. Life is bleak in one of the last human settlements, The City, and it’s up to you to make friends and break enemies, aiming to bring a form of peace to the ailing metropolis. But

HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST The sequel to PS4 smash Horizon Zero Dawn sees the return of machine hunter Aloy, in a tale that’s set six months after the ground-breaking action adventure. Our intrepid tracker travels west to investigate a mysterious and deadly blight. Navigating uncharted lands, she’ll not only meet strange new tribes, but will

you have demons of your own to contend with, too... Promising a world over four times larger than that of the original game, there’s even two to four player co-op.

also encounter deadlier machines than ever. With help from both old friends and new companions, Aloy seeks the answers she needs to save life on Earth.

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DYNASTY WARRIORS 9: EMPIRES It’s time to get strategic once again as you set about conquering ancient China. Oh, and a little bit of handiness with a sword certainly won’t go astray, either! It’s a blend of the all-out one-versus-a-thousand gameplay of the action- based Dynasty Warriors games, with the added need to create

ELDEN RING A truly inspired collaboration, Elden Ring will send us on a journey through the Lands Between, a new fantasy world concocted by Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin, the best-selling author of fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire – which, of course, became

your officer then think about such strategies to capture strategic points such as unit deployment, which weapons to utilise when and whether sometimes you just have to go for the all-out assault!

TV’s Game of Thrones . The fantasy action RPG aims to deliver expansive landscapes and complex dungeons to explore, with a vast selection of weapons, magical abilities and skills to be unearthed.

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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV It’s been a while since the last entry of SNK’s prolific series of biffo games that kicked off back in 1994, but series fans – and fighting aficionados in general – are in for a treat with this climax to the KoF saga, which promises to “transcend everything”! With 13 teams of 39 playable fighters, this entry

GRID LEGENDS One of the most storied racing franchises makes a return to the track in style with its biggest entry yet. Get ready for more vehicles – ranging from everyday cars to EVs, hypercars, trucks and beyond - more tracks, more locations and, well, more, more, more! For the first time there’s a full-on narrative-

sees the return of the parry system, under the guise of ‘Shatter Strike”. With several local and online gameplay modes, and a 300-plus song list, this is looking to be fan service at its finest.

driven story as well as the career mode, and those who like to create will be getting busy with the new Race Creator – at least when not out competing against up to 21 friends in multiplayer!

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PlayStation Controller Shaped Mug

PlayStation Premium Notebook

Fortnite Victory Royale Series – Upgrade Shark

Monopoly – Roblox 2022 Edition

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The Game of Life – Super Mario Edition

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