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PREVIEW
“TAKE DOWN AN
18-WHEELER IN
THE LA STORM
DRAINS T2-STYLE.”
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FORMAT PS4 / ETA 2 DEC / PUB UBISOFT / DEV IVORY TOWER
Ubisoft bumped the
release date back to
2 Dec for a second
Beta, now due Nov.
THE CREW
Conquer city and country in this all-American open-world racer
LORDS OF
THE FALLEN
In the world of professional
pillaging, it’s up to you to
sink some ink into the faces
of Scandinavia’s surliest
Vikings with this PS Move
tattooing sim. Get it right
and Valhalla awaits. Wrong,
and they’ll rip your arms off.
FORMAT PS4 ETA 31 OCT
From True Detective’s sleepy bayou
to the pampered hills of Hollywood,
through Miami’s hypnotic disco ball
en route to Twin Peaksian mountain
towns, The Crew is your very own great American
road trip. A total of 250 landmarks line 6,000km
of open road, and discovering the lot feels like
checking them off one incredible bucket list.
But only fools would expect complete solitude in an
always-online game called The Crew. This persistent
multiplayer racer supports free drives and free-foralls,
symmetrical and asymmetrical co-op, and headto-heads.
The entire world is explorable with up to
seven other people – that might sound like a meagre
number, but it’s enough to make setting up races a
doddle. Simply navigate a D-pad menu to invite crew
members into your game, who need only accept a
pop-up to transport to your location instantly.
That’s what impresses most about The Crew:
there are no loading screens. Players are free to warp
to every single coordinate on the map or embark on
the 90-minute coast-to-coast drive without pauses.
Yes, there are barren stretches, but also pockets of
beauty, including raging rivers and snowy villages.
TERRY CREWS
Races run the gamut of point-to-point, circuit (a
licensed Laguna Seca features, along with a rippedoff
Indianapolis speedway), country scrambles and
city dashes, but best of all are the takedowns in
which players team up to wreck an opponent through
repeated smashery. One sees you pursue a hulking
18-wheeler through the LA storm drains as a load of
cops swarm Terminator 2-style, while
another starts you off on the top of a
massive ski jump then tasks you with
tailing a vehicle through dense forests.
Events and terrain change so
drastically you’ll need to master several
specs. Performance, for instance, is
all about speed and flamboyance,
perfect for blistering through Times
Square; while Raid is for off-roaders
who are intent on taming previously
treacherous areas.
Iffy handling makes events more
difficult than they should be. Slippy
cars often snag on scenery, but at
least getting back on track is painless
– a reset option zaps you into the
throng in a flash. Although the slidey,
lightweight vehicles fail to convince,
feeling less like roaring motors and
more like toys, varied environments
and hundreds of quests and events
help distract from the problem.
Above With the entirety of North America
open from the off, where do you go first?
PROJECT CARS
Enter the niche world of
racing driver clairvoyance
as you aim to draw on the
classic skills of driving’s
disembodied greats. It’s
Beyond: Two Souls meets
Gran Turismo. Just don’t
drive into the light, okay?
FORMAT PS4 ETA 21 NOV
LEGO BATMAN 3:
BEYOND GOTHAM
Want to save the world as a
classic superhero? Pfft. It’s
all about tailoring the best
costumes in this first-person
sewing sim. Forget lycra –
prepare to hem the fabric
of time and space instead.
FORMAT PS4/PS3/PSV ETA 14 NOV