STACK #147 Jan 2017

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GAMES FEATURE

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If you are a pet owner with a PlayStation 4, The Last Guardian is a necessity. Chances are you will have heard of this game at some point over the last couple of years – it was originally announced at E3 in 2009. Following a bumpy development, director Fumito Ueda finally got the chance to release his game last month, and it can only be described as infuriating. Don't get us the last guardian

wrong, it's a wonderful tale of companionship and hope, in which a young boy befriends Trico the Winged Cat-Dog beast. But as any pet owner knows, taming an animal can be a frustrating task. Playing as the boy, you must use a series of controls to point Trico in the right direction, and gain his trust by feeding him barrels of food. If you're riding on his back and he decides to go the wrong way, you're in it for the long haul. But you stick at it in the hope that by the end of this journey, you will have gained a loyal companion – and a sizeable vet bill, no doubt. It's somewhat of a miracle that The Last Guardian is even sitting in front of us ready to be played, but if there's one thing all those delays taught us, it's patience – and you'll need a bucketload of it to get through this one. Good luck – it's worth it.

Trust me, looks can be deceiving. A good friend sees you for who you are, no matter what face you wear. Riku, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

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VIDEO GAME HISTORY – JANUARY Date: 2007 The Sonic reboot, Sonic the Hedgehog, races onto PS3 and Xbox 360 early in the year. Players take on the role of Sonic, Shadow and Silver in a number of levels, on a quest to take down the evil Dr. Eggman and save Princess Elise. WHAT WE'RE PLAYING The Last Guardian Dead Rising 4 Sony has now sold over 50 million PlayStation 4 units worldwide – that includes the original console, the revamped Slim model, and the PlayStation 4 Pro. Did you know? Anagram of the Month Kingdom Hearts becomes: Raking Methods

best sellers Date: 29/12/16

1 battlefield 1 (ps4/xbo/PC) 2 call of duty:

infinite warfare (ps4/xbo/pc)

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3 FIFA 17

(Xbo/ps4/360/ps3)

4 nba 2k17

(xbo/ps4/360/ps3) 5 POKÉMON SUN/ MOON (3ds) 6 watch dogs 2 (ps4/xbo/pc) 7 FINAL FANTASY XV (PS4/XBO) 8 STEEP (xbo/ps4) 9 FORZA HORIZON 3 (xbo) 10 skyrim special edition (Xbo/ps4)

MOST WANTED STACK'S 1 Death Stranding 2 Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy 3 GT Sport

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