STACK NZ Jun #74

PREVIEWS GAMES with Amy Flower

LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

NO MAN'S SKY

GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: ALL OF THEM RELEASE: 29/06/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4 RELEASE: COMING SOON MULTIPLAYER: YES

A long time ago, in a galaxy fa- erm, not that far way, actually, we last played a LEGO Star Wars game. That was five years ago now, so excitement is palpable for this blocky remix of the smash seventh main canon Star Wars flick. As we’ve come to expect from LEGO games, the movie’s main story is adhered to while adding witty dialogue touches that are respectful and

When Star Trek hit us up with the classic line, “Space, the final frontier” they didn’t know the half of it. In fact if No Man’s Sky is anything to go by, they didn’t even know the umpteenth of it! It’s a truly epic space trading, combat, exploration and discovery trip with the aim of reaching the centre of the universe. Sound easy? Well, there are

fun. This one takes it all a step further, though, by shoehorning in all- new adventures that sit between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens , telling us more about characters new and old. We’ve got a good feeling about this...

18,446,744,073,709,551,616 planets out there awaiting you. You’ll need a spare 585 billion years to visit each one – just for a second. When we say “truly epic” we mean it, man! It’s Elite for a new century, and enough to keep you busy, well, for life.

If you liked this, you may also like... LEGO Marvel's Avengers, Ratchet & Clank

If you liked this, you may also like... Destiny: The Taken King, Star Wars: Battlefront

GAMES

KIRBY: PLANET ROBOBOT

ONE PIECE: BURNING BLOOD

GENRE: PLATFORMER PLATFORM: 3DS RELEASE: 11/06/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: XBO/PS4/VITA RELEASE: 03/06/16 MULTIPLAYER: NO

He’s pink, he’s rotund and he sucks! Literally, of course, for the lovable glob that is Kirby has the ability to take the powers of objects and foes that he encounters by inhaling them. Though the motives behind this title's conceptualisation may be questionable, that’s not important right now. What is important is that we have more Kirby platforming action to get down with

Move over Jim Carrey, for young wannabe pirate king Monkey D Luffy not only has the rubbery face thing down, he’s nailed the whole elastic body thing! That’ll happen if you eat a devil fruit. Yes, our stretchy seafarer returns with his Straw Hat crew and more enemies than you could shake a cutlass at, in a more traditional arena brawler than last year’s wonderfully nuts collision with

on our 3DS, as a giant spaceship has conquered Kirby’s planet, Pop Star. NOOOOOOOOO! Having slept through the attack that saw King Dedede and Meta Knight defeated, it’s now up to Kirby to suit up and vanquish these uncouth invaders.

Omega Force’s Warriors series, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 . As such, there are more unique abilities to let loose, and with 40 or so potential combatants, that’s a lot of action. Featuring the fab cel-shaded style of the anime series, this looks quite ARRRRRRRR-mazing!

If you liked this, you may also like... Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash, Yoshi's New Island

If you liked this, you may also like... Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, Dragonball Xenoverse

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