STACK #143 Sept 2016

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GAMES PREVIEWS

GENRE: SPORTS PLATFORM: XBO | PS4 | 360 | PS3 RELEASE: 29/09/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

FIFA 17

Another FIFA game? It’s going to be just like last year’s, but with a different cover star, right? Dear sir or madam, you couldn’t be more wrong! This year’s model sees FIFA given its biggest overhaul since 2007, with EA basically rebooting the whole enchilada. This doesn’t mean that established fan favourites such as player and manager careers have been booted though. Gameplay mechanics, modes and visuals have been enhanced – the latter incredibly so, thanks

to EA’s natty graphical powerhouse the Frostbite engine. Then, of course, there’s the online world of FIFA Ultimate Team, where you can take your team (or teams) to the ultimate glory – well, if you’re good enough! This is just one facet of the vast array of connectivity in FIFA 17, all handled through the EA Sports Football Club network. The biggest new arrival of all, though, is a story mode. Dubbed ‘The Journey’, you’re young wannabe Alex Hunter, trying to make your name

in the cutthroat world of English football. Your actions on and off the pitch affect your career progression, adding a whole new level to what many already regard as one of the greatest soccer games ever. Just watch out for Borussia Dortmund’s Marco ‘Woody’ Reus hurtling at you on the cover.

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FORZA HORIZON 3

DESTINY: RISE OF IRON

GENRE: RACING PLATFORM: XBO RELEASE: 27/09/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: FPS PLATFORM: XBO | PS4 RELEASE: 20/09/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

Fanging around Europe in Forza Horizon 2 was super cool. But we kept wondering how super-cooler it would be hooning around Aussie roads, with a chunkier roster of our legendary V8-infused beasties. Apparently somebody at devs Turn 10 tuned into our thoughts, for everything we imagined is right here! Yes, marvel at the Aussie sun, scenery, bitumen, and possibly the odd Chiko Roll as we enter festival mode again. OK, so they

Prepare yourself, Guardian, for your services are required once more. Fallen mutants have broken into the Plaguelands. Why does this matter? Well, the area was off limits for good reason, as back in the Golden Age, powerful self-replicating nanotechnology called SIVA turned against humans, so the Iron Lords sealed it deep underground. Having released it, the Fallen relish the opportunity to use the tech to get their mech on – but without understanding the consequences... A

apparently did a David Bowie cut-up with map chunks – when last we drove Victoria’s Great Ocean Road it wasn’t heading south to Byron Bay, but with 350-plus wheeled wonders to play with, who gives a stuff? Plus there’s an added bonus – no bloody jetlag!

huge expansion for last year’s The Taken King, Rise of Iron bulges with opportunity, from the new story, raid, strike and crucible modes, to new weapons and armour – and the return of the almighty Gjallarhorn!

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