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