STACK #136 Feb 2016

GAMES PREVIEWS with Amy Flower

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FAR CRY PRIMAL

POKÉMON SUPER MYSTERY DUNGEON

GENRE: FPS PLATFORM: PS4 | XBO | PC RELEASE: 23/02/16 MULTIPLAYER: NO

GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: 3DS RELEASE: 20/02/16 MULTIPLAYER: NO

From Africa to the Himalayas and beyond, the Far Cry series has always been a great way to see the world without bothering to leave your lounge. Now it’s getting seriously historical on our couch-bound arses as we dive back to the Stone Age. As such, one of the staples of the series – guns – aren’t here. Yes, you’re going to have to use your wits and an array of crafted melee weapons to survive attacks from rival tribes and wildlife, the latter of which you can often tame. Obviously cars aren’t here either (not even Fred Flintstone’s funky jalopy), but the great news is that there are also no bloody radio towers!

If you still haven’t managed to catch ’em all, then here’s the perfect opportunity to collect those elusive Poké- things! Part dungeon crawler, part RPG, and all fun, this latest iteration will be familiar to fans, in that it starts with human you waking up in a Poké-world as one of 20 possible Pokémon. Your adventure sees you trundling about innumerable, randomly-generated chambers in which you can encounter every Pokémon character ever – all 720 of them, including Legendary and Mythical ones! There’s a point to this beyond collecting though, as your aim is to fight the mysterious force that’s turning Pokémon to stone. Go you!

If you liked this, you may also like... Far Cry 4, God Of War III Remastered

If you liked this, you may also like... Yo-Kai Watch, LBX: Little Battlers Experience

GAMES

STREET FIGHTER V

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM 4

GENRE: FIGHTER PLATFORM: PS4 | PC RELEASE: 16/02/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: FIGHTER PLATFORM: PS4 | XBO RELEASE: 05/02/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

Fighting games come and go, but the Street Fighter series will always be the star. The familiar one-on-one biffo is back, as brawlers step up with their vast arrays of special combo moves – and a few good old basic ones - to be the fighter to kick the most snot out of all comers. A new iteration implies new things, and SFV doesn’t disappoint, boasting a whole bunch of ‘V’ stuff – ‘V-Triggers’, ‘V-Reversals’ and ‘V-Skills’. From unique special attacks to handy counters, these add even more skills to master. Naturally familiar faces return, from Ryu and Ken to Cammy and she of the infamous pins, Chun Li. Yep, the thighs have it, SF is still the king of fighters!

Since first hitting the PS2 back in 2005, the Ultimate Ninja arena fighting games based on Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto manga have assaulted our senses – while we assaulted anybody dumb enough to challenge us! This release is the final in the Ultimate Ninja Storm series, and it certainly goes out with a bang (as well as numerous other incredible noises). It's also the most visually amazing entry in the series – in action it looks just like the anime. Moves both basic and advanced have been tweaked, and you can even fight on walls and switch your player mid-battle. Best of all though, it’s all wrapped up in a shiny new Naruto tale.

If you liked this, you may also like... Mortal Kombat X, Blazblue: Chrono Phantasma Extended

If you liked this, you may also like... One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3, Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

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