STACK #232 February 2024

GAMING PREVIEWS

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SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE The ultimate band of misfits returns, and they’re out to save the world – by killing the Justice League! Join Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, and King Shark, complete with their own ways of getting things done, in a large, ever-changing open world Metropolis that’s been ravaged

MARIO VS. DONKEY KONG If you love your platformers mixed with some cool puzzle action, then you’re in for a treat as old adversaries Mario and Donkey Kong duke it out once again. The big ape has stolen all of the Mini-Mario toys and strewn them throughout the big city. Naturally, it’s Mario to the rescue, in this update of the series that kicked off back

by Brainiac, who’s turned the heroes who once protected it. Go at it alone or online with up to three friends, finding your best way to get around and, of course, to fight!

on the Game Boy Advance. Whether it’s spikes, moving platforms, or falling bricks, nothing will stand in the way of our intrepid tradie!

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PERSONA 3 RELOAD Get ready to step back in time as a genuinely classic Persona outing gets the full bells and whistles reimagining treatment, from the graphics right through to the UI. You’ll take on the role of a transfer student who’s been thrust into an unexpected fate when entering the hour that’s hidden between one day and the next. Over time, you’ll

SKULL AND BONES Billed as the ultimate authentic pirate experience, Skull and Bones has been coming for quite a long time – sea travel isn’t the quickest you know – but finally Ubisoft’s mega pirate-’em-up is docking. The aim is to climb the cutthroat - literally - piracy food chain from outcast to pirate kingpin, and there’s also a huge multiplayer

component, allowing you to form pirate gangs of up to three mates and go off a-plunderin’. Naturally there’ll be plenty of loot, too!

build and command your best team and aim to take down otherworldly Shadows and inch ever closer to the truth.

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JUJUTSU KAISEN CURSED CLASH Roughly translating as ”Sorcery Battle”, it’s time for the first game based on the popular Japanese manga series Jujutsu Kaisen . Whether in story mode or online with friends, master the ”Cursed Techniques” of powerful Jujutsu Sorcerers and Cursed Spirits in a series of

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH It’s time for the second instalment in the Final Fantasy VII three-part remake project, which continues the reimagining of the legendary PlayStation game by its original creators. The ”Unknown Journey” marches on as, after escaping from the dystopian city of Midgar, Cloud and his friends

two-versus-two bouts. Use unique combos depending upon who you’ve partnered up with and strengthen your attacks with increased power the more that you battle.

set out across the planet in search of Sephiroth. Plus, we’ll get to dig deeper into the game’s world with all sorts of engaging side content and minigames.

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Are you up to answering all eight of this month’s game related posers? 1. What was developer Rocksteady’s first Batman game called? 2. What was the name of the Persona 4 spinoff rhythm game? 3. What’s the name of the 2019 fighting game featuring characters from various Sh ō nen Jump manga series? 4. What was the 1982 sequel to Nintendo’s arcade smash Donkey Kong ?

5. The Secret of Monkey Island 6. Three 7. Five 8. Atari’s Gran Trak 10

Answers: 1. Batman: Arkham Asylum 2. Persona 4: Dancing All Night 3. Jump Force 4. Donkey Kong Jr.

GAME EXAM

5. What was the name of Lucasfilm Games’ pirate adventure game, first released in 1990? 6. How many discs were included in the Australian version of Final Fantasy XII on PlayStation? 7. Not counting colour variations, how many different models of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) were released? 8. What’s the name of the first arcade racing game to feature a steering wheel, released in 1974?

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