STACK #216 October 2022

GAMING PREVIEWS

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LET’S SING PRESENTS ABBA In recent years, Let’s Sing has bravely stepped into the gaping void left by the death of SingStar , and now it’s bringing us a new ABBA karaoke experience. Naturally, it’s all about the singing, and if you think that you can match vocal stylings with the super-Swedes then you have 31 of their songs with which to try. Why the odd

MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE The Mushroom Kingdom is colliding with the Rabbids – the wild rabbit-like things that originated in Rayman’s world (then took it over) – again! This time out Bowser joins in the mayhem, with the aim being to prevent malevolent cosmic entity Cursa from wreaking chaos upon the universe. Like its predecessor, play involves a mix of turn-based

number? Well, we’re promised 30 classic hits including Mamma Mia, Waterloo, and Dancing Queen , plus a bonus track from ABBA’s recent comeback album, Voyage .

tactics with real time action, in a game that’ll be accessible for those new to strategy games, while still challenging old hands at the genre.

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PGA TOUR 2K23 Golf fans rejoice, for not only is the PGA Tour back, but it’s also coming complete with a whole lot of Tiger Woods goodness. Tiger’s involvement goes beyond just appearing on the cover, too, as he’s both a playable in-game pro and acted as an executive director to the game development team. There’ll be more than 14 male and female pros at launch,

GOTHAM KNIGHTS The newest Gotham City game is an open world adventure that’s almost entirely Batman-free… Wait, what?! Well, it’s set following the deaths of Bruce Wayne/Batman and Commissioner Jim Gordon, after which crime has soared in the fine city. With the Caped Crusader gone, it’s up to Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood and

Robin to protect the metropolis. Players variously take on each of these heroes’ roles to continue Batman’s legacy of protecting the good people of Gotham.

along with 20 courses – with others to come. Add Course Designer, MyPLAYER, a large selection of modes and more and it’s tee time!

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TAIKO NO TATSUJIN: RHYTHM FESTIVAL Long established and crazy popular, the ace Taiko no Tatsujin series of rhythm games arrived in arcades in 2001, and soon came home to the PS2 in 2002. As well as a story mode and 76 new songs, this latest home version is introducing the Taiko Music Pass. A subscription service, it’ll allow access to over 500 songs to bang drums to, with new songs added monthly. Speaking of

BAYONETTA 3 SEGA and PlatinumGames’ swish witch is getting her Switch on, making her return in this aptly titled sequel. Not only is Bayonetta back, but she’s surrounded by faces both familiar and new – not to mention a multitude of other fabulous Bayonettas! One of the new faces is Viola, who players will take control of at certain points in the adventure. Strut

through multiple locations, facing mysterious manmade bioweapons called Homunculi and letting loose the devilish new ability ’Demon Masquerade’.

banging, look out for the Rhythm Festival bundle, packing the game with a taiko drum controller for some added realism.

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GHOSTBUSTERS: SPIRITS UNLEASHED There have been several Ghostbusters games over the years, dating right back to the 1980s. Some of them were good, some of them not so much – where will Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed land? From Illfonic, the people behind Friday the 13th: The Game and Predator: Hunting Grounds , this one’s set to be a fan-serving multiplayer first-person shooter experience in which, not

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II This sequel to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare follows on directly from all of the action of the 2019 game, as players join Task Force 141 for their next global campaign in what we’re promised will be a state-of-the-art generational leap forward. The campaign involves a new threat that will have our team trotting the globe

everywhere from Europe to Asia and the Americas, while Special Ops co-op will set the scene for the franchise’s legendary multiplayer, revamped Gunsmith, cast, AI and all.

surprisingly, players are out to bust ghosts. A very cool twist is that we’ll also be able to play as the ghost!

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