STACK #155 Sep 2017

GAMES REVIEWS

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UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4 RELEASE: 23/08/17 MULTIPLAYER: YES

With Naughty Dog retiring traditional protagonist Nathan Drake from the franchise, the question of whether the Uncharted universe could continue to exist was a pertinent one. The Lost Legacy goes a long way to answering that. While not quite as long as a full Uncharted game – and priced accordingly – it features two female characters: Chloe Frazer, first introduced in Uncharted 2 , and mercenary treasure hunter Nadine Ross, from last year’s Uncharted 4 . This time the artifact of interest is the Horn of Ganesh and the unlikely pair adventure through the jungles of India in pursuit of the prize. Of course, they’re not alone in this quest, so along with the

hazardous environments en route, they must also contend with a nefarious local warlord and his acolytes. All the elements from Uncharted are present: cinematic visuals, puzzle solving elements, and classic shootout sequences rolled out across a compelling plot line. The real point of difference here is Nadine and Chloe. At first, they’re very strange bedfellows, but as the story progresses, so does their burgeoning relationship – it keeps the formula fresh. However, while Naughty Dog have proven that there’s more gas in the tank for the Uncharted series, the studio’s challenge now will be to rejuvenate a franchise that is starting to show signs of age.

AGENTS OF MAYHEM GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4 | XBO | PC RELEASE: 18/08/17 MULTIPLAYER: NO

If you like your humour full of toilet puns and bad dad jokes, Agents of Mayhem may very well be the game for you. Saints Row franchise developers have crafted the game as a spin-off from Saints Row IV DLC Gat Out of Hell . Set in a fictionalised, futuristic version of Seoul, South Korea, you play as one of a number of Agents of Mayhem. You can choose from 12 Agents (13 if you pre-ordered) that can be taken three at a time into battle, and freely switched between at any point. Each Agent has a unique set of abilities and methods with which to take out their enemies, so you'll need to work to find which three are most

complementary to each other in the bid to dethrone the pernicious Legion and restore the Agency to its former glory. Each Agent has individual upgrades available to them, both to their kit and their abilities, and cosmetically. If you get bored of taking out Legion's seemingly endless waves of enemies, you can instead take to Seoul's open world and wander around as you see fit. Agents of Mayhem is hours of senseless fun, and will doubtlessly provide you with the Saints Row fix you've been craving.

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