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Barely slept for a full week
while playing Ghostbusters
PS4 and reviewing
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first world problem.
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10 Taking cover
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TheBig10
STorieS everyoneS Talking aBouT
organised crime
goes open world
in mafia iii
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The Big10
STorieS everyoneS Talking aBouT
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Street fighter
to bring down the presiding power,
lincoln, aided by three lieutenants
the gangland bosses of the
citys smaller irish, haitian and
italian crews has to steadily and
progressively snatch control of its
various rackets that are dotted
about the city. this means reducing
to zero the income that each
sideline brings in, via a rich array
of different methods. each target
hit cuts the mobs profits by a set
amount, and youre free to strike
any that take your fancy, as long
as you get the job done.
supply trucks can be destroyed
in madcap road battles. italian
enforcers can be hunted down at
their hideouts, and assassinated
in any way you wish. blaze through
their goons first; find a stealthier
Sim city
009
Were not sure exactly who this guy is, but anyone hanging around in an underground car park, smoking, wearing a hat, has to be a tad dodgy. right?
010
02
roman
reigns has
been working
his ass off.
wwe talk
brock Lesnar and
Paul heyman deserve
to be on the cover of
the next videogame
because theres no
bigger box office
attraction in the
wwe. as the saying
goes: Then, now and
forever. brock Lesnar
is the conquerer of
the Undertakers
undefeated streak.
why would you deprive
the gaming audience
of the privilege?
Paul heyman
Being drawn in
The Big10
STorieS everyoneS Talking aBouT
03
The PLoT
soUnds more
ComPLiCaTed
Than game
of Thrones.
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The Big10
meet ps Vitas
next best game
Zero time dilemma is a sight for saw eyes
phi is locked
inside an
incinerator,
sigma is
strapped to
a chair with
a revolver
to his head,
and youre told that pulling the
trigger will release phi before shes
flame-roasted. what do you do?
thats just one conundrum youll face
in new ps Vita narrative adventure
Zero time dilemma, the sequel to
the excellent Virtues last reward.
like the previous games in the
series, Zero time dilemma locks nine
people inside a facility and asks you
to solve puzzles and make choices
to help them escape. and continuing
the trend established in Vlr and its
(sadly non-playstation) prequel nine
hours, nine persons, nine doors,
those choices you make are going
to mean certain characters will die.
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013
eagle-eyed analysis
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Guile be back in
Street Fighter V
Gamings baddest flat-top returns
At last, the USs
most super
soldier (dont
argue) is back in
Street Fighter V.
Guile was one of
the original eight characters in
Street Fighter II, and hes as
American as bald eagles, pepper
spray and putting mac and
cheese on everything. If youre
not familiar with him, Guiles
famous for his unshakeable love
of justice, immaculate hair and
defensive capabilities that make
Fort Knox look like a childs
05
number game
we do the maths
$330m
5-5
Amount The Division generated on
release fastest-selling new IP ever.
100+
Countries expected to be represented
at this years E3 trade show.
38.3
The beefy file size, in gigabytes,
of baseball sim MLB The Show.
10,000,000
Number of copies of Final Fantasy XV
that Square Enix expect to sell.
30/09
The aforementioned, much-desired
Final Fantasy XV releases on this date.
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New max Light level in Destiny after
the spring update.
$8.00
How much a Rocket League stressball
costs from the official Psyonix store.
015
016
Croatia conquer
Euro 2016
Cacics lads crowned champs as we recreate the Euros in PES
What a year Slaven
Bilic is having. First
he guides West
Ham to their best
Premier League
finish in more than
a decade. And then his virtual
countrymen only go and lift the
silverware at the Euros in France
well, in PES 2016s
free DLC update,
at least.
Some
bookmakers may
have them pegged
as a 25/1 shot
for this summers
Gallic soccer
extravaganza, but such trivial
numbers mean little to Mario
Mandukic and his buddies, who
positively shine as we recreate Euro
2016 in Konamis kickabout. God,
it seems, is a Croatia fan.
06
Ireland
make the spIrIt
of roy keanes
hobo beard
very proud.
team talk
englands default
lineup might be
outdated Gibbs
at left-back?! but
the strikers did the
business. roys boys
were sent packing
from the last 16,
but the lads up top
werent to blame.
between them, vardy
and kane scored
seven in three starts.
sorry, sturridge. also,
I totally started Jonjo
shelvey. blame me.
dave meikleham
The Big10
STorieS everyoneS Talking aBouT
info patches
update your brain
Final Fever
Ladies and germs, we give you the
Euro 2016 final: Switzerland versus
Croatia. Hooray for the least
glamorous decider ever (weve
blotted 2004 from our brains).
Despite the Swiss leading twice
and the Shaq attack laying on a
cracking assist, two late goals by
Marcelo Brozovic ultimately win it for
the Croats. While those parties rage
on in the streets of Zagreb, why not
slap all of your savings on the real
Croatia winning this summers
Euros? Cmon, Uncle OPM would
never steer you wrong
Hoops, Here it is
Mech it a double:
Titanfall is back
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ThE muRdER
boTS ARE bAck,
And noW ThEYRE
PAckIng gIAnT
SWoRdS.
Norwegian midfielder
Andrine Stolsmo
Hegerbergs #fifa17
Instagram post suggests
Norways national womens
side is getting the call-up
from EA next season.
Is Skyrim PS4-bound?
A supposedly leaked
photo shows it in
the PS Now store.
God Of War PS4 A Polish gaming
website suggests
hints abound,
The Witcher
as one
3s Blood And
insider
Wine DLC
teases
may release
a Nordic
on 7 June.
theme.
Mirrors Edge
Remastered?
Hopefully that
now-removed
screenshot of
an Amazon UK
listing was legit.
PlayStation
voices
the month in
mouthing off
Former SingStar
boss Raynard is a
big convert to PS
VRs hymn sheet.
How Wonderbook
inspired PS VR
Ex-Sony director talks techs surprising origins
Excited about
PlayStation VR?
Course you are.
Yet you may be
surprised to learn
that its origins,
at least in part, stem from an
interactive PS3 tome brought to life
with flicks of the Move controller.
In terms of stepping stones, the
tracking required for Wonderbook
is not that different from tracking
a VR headset, reveals Dr Dave
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Mass Effect
was like my
teens. Didnt
realise you
could have sex
with the other
characters.
Sick selfburn,
Hello
Games
Sean
Murray.
Im the hand
behind all of
Brians writing. I
have the scrawl
of a 13-year-old
child. Firewatch
designer Olly
Moss reveals a
scribbly secret.
Guile looks
like hed get
his ass beat by
Nash. LMAO.
Street Fightin
pro ricki
Ortiz
doesnt
fear the
Sonic
Boom.
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instant
opinion
strong vs
wrong
Evolving Door
HEllbounD
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Zan-griEf
Donut Pass go
Crash (Bandicoot)
the wedding
Game on! PlayStation fans tie the knot, Sony-style
Other than Vanilla
Coke and dreams
of helping to shave
Nathan Drakes
perfect jawline
overshare?
nothing makes Team OPM happier
than its readers. Were therefore
delighted to report that longtime
PlayStation fans Alex Duhig and
Laura Varley who met through our
Facebook group have tied the knot.
Best of all, they did so via a
PlayStation-themed wedding.
The happy
couples story
began eight years
ago, when they
started gaming
together after
meeting through
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gAMing HAS
DOne fOr uS.
out of PrimE
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Gimme Shelter
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Ben Tyrer
Staff Writer
andrew wesTBrook
production editor
Ben wilson
acting editor
Jen simpkins
Staff Writer
ps4.5 is on my
Christmas
Wishlist. all i need
noW is for it to
beCome a reality.
i dream of KoJ
roCKing the stage
With a little taste
of Whats to Come.
i really hope
Cliff bleszinsKis
right about
bulletstorm 2.
a new bioshock? as a
superfan, the thought
leaves me as torn as a
wormhole in time and
space. on the one hand,
the trilogy is perfection,
as is. infinite tied the
narratives of all three
games together in one
big, mind-blowing bow. on
the other hand bioshock
4. if publisher take-two
announced a return to
the plasmid-slinging,
story-driven shooting,
id be on the convention
centre floor in an
insta-puddle of energy
drinks, grateful tears
and maybe some excited
widdle. its a pipe-dream,
perhaps, but more info
on bioshock creator Ken
levines new small-scale,
open-world fps might
otherwise satiate the
splicer in me. n
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Dark fears
@jennifelizabart
Literally anything I see
on mirrors edge catalyst
makes me cry. Ive waited
for SO LONG.
@AdamSessler
I cannot overstate the
pleasure of waking up and
having a new Ratchet and
Clank game ready to play.
@SirLarr
Just Superd some guy
in Street Fighter V so
hard that it blew the
PS4 offline.
@C3NTAURI0N
Thanks for the code
in the last issue. Im
now addicted to world
of tanks.
#122 Uncharted
special, Ps Vr, Hitman,
The Division, Dirt rally.
thats a serious
question worthy of
a serious response,
Roger, so we forwarded
it to the man best
qualified to provide a
proper answer tyler
Sigman, co-president
of Darkest Dungeon
developer Red Hook
Studios. Heres what
he had to say
@GreatWallofChin
#Firewatch was fantastic!
The type of storytelling I
love. And how about that
voice talent? Perfect.
@coolderik
FFXV demo question: is
magic consumable? We
know how swimmingly
that turned out in FFVIII.
@chalm3rs_305
Disappointed to find issue
122 being an Uncharted
mag instead of Playstation.
Getting Repetitive.
@JamesEarnshaw
Day was made easier by
TWO @OPM_UK podcasts!
Its the new hotness with
lots of banter.
@Wario64
Now that Shenmue 3
actually exists, I need a
new game to joke about
being at E3.
@SusanArendt
And thats my PS VR preordered. I wasnt going
to, but...I mean...Rez.
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Where or when
would you like
the next Call Of
Duty to be set?
8% Want the
40%
8% Hope to show
Jong-un that
hes a wrong un,
in North Korea.
8% Think the
Vietnam War is a
conflict ripe for
the current-gen
treatment.
next
MOntH
Gamings biggest
show storms into
los Angeles in
June, so we want
to know: what are
you most excited
to see at e3?
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WRITER bIo
Jen Simpkins opted out of GCSE Geography,
and thought London was smack-dab in the
centre of the UK until she was 14. She still
feels a terrifying stab of panic when she
loses sight of her mum in Tesco. Whos her
fave band? One Direction, obvs.
JENNIFER SAUNTERS
OpiniOn
Ben Tyrer
Tom Sykes
DISTANT FARCE
AlphA pApA
Theres something to be
said, of course, for waiting
for games to be labelled as
finished before throwing cash
at them. Theyre more likely
to work, for a start nobody
likes shelling out for a game
that runs like a bag of rotting
offal. But theres a vast swathe
of games for which finished
has become a meaningless
term. Minecraft may never
be finished, in the traditional
sense, and I fear weve already
missed out on DayZs heyday,
which kicked off the whole
survival thing years ago.
The PC can keep the dodgy
DayZ and Minecraft clones,
but if we could just get Ark:
Survival Evolved, Rust, GRIP
and Scrap Mechanic before
too long, Ill be a happy man.
WRITER bIo
WRITER bIo
Far Cry 3 remains one of Ben Tyrers favourite games, believing the definition
of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a
different result. He only has himself to blame for sticking with the series.
Tom Sykes has been gaming since the Amstrad, and hes still waiting for that
gritty reboot of Animal, Vegetable, Mineral. A big RPG fan, hes already bagsied
the Vagrant Story 2 review Square Enix just has to make it now. Hint hint.
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cancellation
Cancellation
The binned games that died in teasing,
tantalising, sometimes super-sad style
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Killing Day
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Eight Days
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More words
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Youve been cheating on Your
vita with an older model.
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open world to explore
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contents
final fantasy XV 32 | lego star wars: the force awakens 36 | sniper elite 4 38
furi 42 | sherlock holmes: the deVils daughter 43 | hyper light drifter 44
god eater 2: rage Burst / resurrection 45 | loVely planet 46 | mekazoo 46
Preview
That rain sure looks realistic,
but we look forward to the
day when videogame hair
looks as soggy as ours.
032
Preview
craShing into
the huge iron
giant iS a SPecial
kind of joy.
Format PS4 / eta 30 SePtember
pub Square enix / deV Square enix
Final
Fantasy XV
sword prey
033
Preview
left Lunafreya might be
FFXvs heroine, but she
wont be joining the party.
its just you and the boys.
right its all about
brotherhood your squad
are also your best friends.
Theyve got your back.
world tour
Its not all monsters and backstabbing, theres also some sightseeing to do
Preview
The most notable change since the Duscae demo
is the combat. Its far simpler now, with individual
weapons and spells mapped to the D-pad rather
than tangled together and tied to each blade. Its now
incredibly easy to string together combos open up
with a few swings of a light sword before switching
to a two-handed beast to finish the job. All of your
attacks are tied to e, which makes it quick to learn,
but it does take an oddly long time to master. It feels
like a weird mix of Kingdom Hearts and Assassins
Creed when you switch your tools up, but it works.
warp speed
above Just like us Brits, Noctis and friends love little more than chatting
about the weather. So, that was summer, eh? How about this rain?
princely pleasures
above Pinball effort Justice Monsters Five is the mini-game
of choice for this Final Fantasy outing. Screw Blitzball.
above Your car, the regalia, can turn into an airship to make
exploration easier, but only near the end of FFXv.
035
Preview
Flight sections come in both linear and open arena varieties the latter is a surprisingly competent attempt at proper Star Wars dogfighting action.
PRevIeW
formAt Ps4/Ps3/Ps Vita / etA 28 June / Pub Warner bros / dev tt games
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Preview
Sniper elite 4
carry on camping
Preview
040
on the run
high rise
Preview
Sections of the city glow red like an integrated route planner to show you where to go, but you can turn it off with the right stick if youd rather just explore.
RUNNINg ARoUND
FEElS AS INTRICATE
AND ThRIllINg
AS IT EvER DID.
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Preview
on
the
box
Think Frank
From Donnie
Darko, buT sTyleD
by 90s ravers.
judged only by
their covers
DeaD islanD
DeFinitive eDition
Afro Samurai creator
Takashi Okazakis
talented fingerprints
are all over your foes.
Format Ps4 / eta summer / Pub The Game bakers / Dev The Game bakers
042
Furi
Going down the rabbit hole with this boss fight slasher
The reward for hacking through crowds
of fodder in most action games is the
juicy boss fight thats waiting to test
your abilities at the end of a level.
The Game Bakers ingenious twist on the ageold formula, however, is that the boss fight is the
level, with your enigmatic swordsman going toeto-toe with just the one challenging foe per stage.
Should be a cake walk, right? Nope. Prepare for
meticulous punishment.
Context is brief before we dive into the fight. Our
nameless futuristic samurai is being held prisoner,
his guard mocking him as a bringer of death
and gleefully promising to kill him over and over
again. Theres bad news for that fool, however, as a
fluorescent bunny think Frank from Donnie Darko,
but styled by 90s ravers frees us. Its time to
make him eat his words, with Hotline Miami-esque
synth music pounding in the background.
anger management
one Piece
burning blooD
carmageDDon:
max Damage
Preview
itS claSSic
HolMeS, But witH
a daSH oF downey
and a SPrinkle
oF cuMBerBatcH.
Baker TreaT
Preview
aS Dark SoulS
veteranS know,
intenSe Difficulty
leaDS to a wave
of SatiSfaction.
format PS4 / eta Summer / pub machine heart GameS / Dev machine heart GameS
rainbow bite
Preview
Resurrection sequel Rage
Burst adds three new
weapon modes and normalattack-buffing Blood Arts.
a gaPing tentacle
maw exPlodeS from
our gun to Suckle
the loot. yummy.
Format PS4/PS Vita / Eta 30 aug
PuB Bandai namco / dEv Bandai namco
God EatEr 2:
raGE Burst/
rEsurrEction
Become the Aragami killer
045
Preview
preview
round-up
046
Mekazoo
ForMat PS4
eta Summer
pub Good mood CreatorS
dev Good mood CreatorS
Sword art
online:
Hollow
realization
ForMat PS4/PS VIta
eta autumN
pub BaNdaI NamCo
dev aqurIa
taleS oF berSeria
ForMat PS4 / eta 2017 / pub BaNdaI NamCo
dev BaNdaI NamCo
SerapH
lovely
planet
Forging
a new
reality
OPM sits down with Sony
Computer Entertainment Europe
CEO Jim Ryan to get the skinny
on PS VR and PS4s future
048
049
sonys
expertise and
heritage allows
us to put
playstation Vr
together
to sell at 349
and still
make money.
OPM: First of all, congratulations on 36
million PS4s being sold thats quite the
achievement. Did you ever imagine youd
be hitting that big a number so soon?
Jim Ryan: Um (Laughs). Thats an interesting
050
experiencing vr is key to
understanding its potential,
so Sony could be taking
trial events on the road.
Middle exclusives like Uncharted probably helped shift a few of those 36 million PS4s.
Left Bloodborne, another PS4 exclusive. Right Cross-Play with PC is already a thing.
but its actually something that allows us to bring all that knowledge and
expertise and heritage to bear. It has allowed us to put this thing together
in a manner that enables us to sell it at 349 and still make money.
OPM: Its great to see its not being rushed to market. October
seems to give you a good amount of breathing space to make
sure youve got the software support in place. Was that a
big factor when deciding the release date?
JR: It was a combination of that and also having what we
considered to be the right amount of hardware to put into
t o
k n o w
JIM RYAn
2010
PLAYSTATIOn MOVE
n The motion-sensing
controller, or wand, is
introduced to support PS3
(and later PS4). Receiving
widespread critical and
popular acclaim, it shifts
more than 15 million units
within two years, before PS
VR creates a fresh surge.
2012
PS VITA
n Sony launches its
2013
PS4
n Current-gen arrives and
But no those balls were bulleting into the top righthand corner of the goal every time. It was great!
051
Ghostbusters
052
spiritual
Ghostbusters
053
successor
play, Ben tyrer meets the team behind Ghostbusters ps4 rebirth
Ghostbusters
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in the morgue be lying down? Gulp. All of Fireforges levels have been designed with the original Ghostbusters aesthetic in mind, only with a little added twist.
055
Ghostbusters
056
we have 16 upgrades
for each character,
each with five stages.
putting yourself into the position of
being a Ghostbuster and choosing the
character you feel you relate to most.
Ghostbusters
hey, GooD
SpooKinG
project director
Chris tremmel
on forging firsts
the devs consulted both the original and reboot movie directors when designing the top-down style.
Decisions, decisions.
Do you switch out your
pack for the dual-pistols,
assault rifle or minigun?
057
Ghostbusters
058
Ghostbusters
chronoloGy
Films! Games! Toys! Ben Wilson charts
36 incredible years of an all-slime classic
1980
Good friends Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi costar in musical crime caper The Blues Brothers,
the second of the pairs three movies together
(the others being 1941 and Neighbors). After
its success, Aykroyd begins mapping a concept
called Ghost Smashers, in which the duo cross
time and space battling spirits with wands.
Ghostbusters
1983
1982
1984
1985
After 15 weeks of
filming in New
York and LA,
the movie wraps
in February.
Its released in the States on 8 June,
grossing $13.6 million in its opening
weekend, and staying at number one
for five weeks. (Thirty years later, its
gross is estimated at an astonishing
$290 million.) In addition to the film,
the first Ghostbusters game is released
on Atari 2600. Its coded within six
weeks and sees you driving around
New York in Ecto-1.
The film is
released on
Betamax and
VHS with a
curious error:
the stereo soundtrack for the latter
version is accidentally reversed
from right to left during transfer.
Its corrected in future releases.
Don Shays Making Ghostbusters
book, featuring Bernie Wrightson
illustrations of monsters that didnt
make the film, is an instant hit and
goes on to be considered the films
bible. (In 2016, acquiring a copy will
set you back around 80.)
1986
Season one of cartoon The Real
Ghostbusters emerges. The characters
share the names of their film
counterparts, but arent based on
the actors although Ernie Hudson
auditions to reprise his role of
Winston, Arsenio Hall gets the part.
In the toon,
Slimer lives with
the busters as
a mascot-style
ally. It spawns
an official toy
line that grows
more bizarre with
each passing year.
Granny Gross
Ghost, anyone?
In January, Aykroyd
submits a revised
180-page script for
Ghostbusters, which
Reitman this time
likes, after making
some tweaks such
as setting the film in a
modern American city,
and bringing aboard
Harold Ramis. Columbia
Pictures chairman Frank
Price agrees to finance
the film, as long as it
doesnt cost more than
$25m. By October, as
preliminary second unit
photography begins in
New York, its budget is
already nearing the $30
million mark. Oops.
Philip Ritz/Wikipedia
1981
1987
New videogame alert:
Burgertime developer Data East
releases top-down shooter The
Real Ghostbusters in arcades.
(Its later ported to Amiga and
Atari ST.) On the toon front
and in an incredibly bold
move for a kids TV show a
season two episode of The Real
Ghostbusters takes horror king
HP Lovecraft as inspiration.
The busters have to defeat the
Elder Gods after a cult uses
Necronomicon to unleash a
nefarious spirit. The eps title:
The Collect Call Of Cathulhu.
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Ghostbusters
1988
Filming of a movie sequel begins. Well
burn in hell if we call it Ghostbusters II,
insists Bill Murray. The first Ghostbusters
comic series emerges, published by Marvel
UK on these shores and NOW in the US.
On the cartoon front, writer J Michael
Straczynski walks away ahead of season
three. They proposed really offensive
things, he later tells
SFX. They wanted to
make Janine a mommy
character, instead of the
strong female character
shed been. They wanted
to make Winston, the
only black character, just
a driver, which I thought
was profoundly racist.
1989
Ghostbusters
II sorry, Bill
is released on
16 June. It plays at
2,410 cinemas, taking more than $29
million in its first three days. Its the
biggest opening weekend in cinema
history for one week, until Batman
takes $40 million. Cast members
include Bill Murrays brother, Brian
Doyle Murray, as a psychiatric doctor,
Dan Aykroyds niece, Karen Humber,
as a school child, and Ivan Reitmans
son Jason (now an Oscar-nominated
director himself), who insults the
Ghostbusters at a birthday party.
1991
060
1990
A big-ish year on
the videogame front.
Ghostbusters II emerges
on various formats,
with the DOS version
standing out at one
point, you get to stomp
around New York as the
Statue Of Liberty. Sidescrolling platformer
Ghostbusters is also
released on Mega Drive.
Many fans consider
it non-canon as it
doesnt acknowledge
events of the sequel,
and only features three
playable Ghostbusters
Winston finds himself
completely excluded.
1992
1993
1994
In a TV interview, Aykroyd
suggests Ghostbusters III could
well be a possibility after all.
Ah, it might
happen, he
tells WWOR
Channel
9 News.
Ive got
a story
in mind
that Im
thinking
about. So
well see. Its
certainly something I always wanted
to do. Its just getting the other
players together.
Ghostbusters
1995
1996
More
Ghostbusters
III talk. Its
rumoured that neither Reitman nor
Murray are interested, while Aykroyd
tells AOL: Have script, will travel, but
not with all of the original players.
Singer Huey Lewis, meanwhile,
reaches a settlement with Ray Parker
Jr over a dispute concerning the
Ghostbusters theme. Lewis had sued
for copyright infringement, claiming
the now-legendary riff was borrowed
from his 1983 hit I Want A New Drug.
(Listening today, both rhythm and
melody are near-identical.)
1998
1997
Animated hauntings return via
Extreme Ghostbusters, a spiritual
sequel to The Real Ghostbusters.
While his three contemporaries have
moved on, Egon Spengler remains
in the firehouse to look after Slimer
and train four successors: goth Kylie,
slacker Eduardo, paraplegic Garrett,
and brainiac Roland. Action figures
of all them except Garrett are
inevitably released, as well as Time
Crisis-aping PS1 shooter Extreme
Ghostbusters: The
Ultimate Invasion.
Unimpressed? So
are audiences, and
it lasts just one
40-episode season.
1999
2000
2001
2002
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2003
Same old story, regarding film
three. Never. That will never
happen. Unless Bill Murray agrees.
Everyone else would love to do it,
Columbia, Harold Ramis, myself,
director Ivan Reitman, says
Aykroyd. Its a five-way rights
situation and Bill is locking up his
piece of the rights because he feels
that was work that he just wants
preserved and he doesnt want
it diluted. And as an artist, I can
respect that.
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2004
2005
2006
Ghostbusters:
Legion, from
Canadian
publishing
house 88MPH
Studios, sees the
original characters return in comic
form albeit with events of the film
retconned so that everything takes
place in 2004. As such, references
to mobile phones, Starbucks and
Cameron Diaz all feature. Licensing
and financial issues plague the series,
and its curtailed after just four issues.
Presuming it
a non-starter,
Ramis divulges
even more details on
the canned third film
including the actors he and Aykroyd
had in mind for a new crew. We were
thinking Chris Rock, Chris Farley and
Ben Stiller taking over. That would
have worked, he tells Aint It Cool
News. Perhaps surprisingly, he shows
no regrets about the idea being killed
off. I cant say my heart was really in
it, you know... making the third one.
2007
2008
Well, I think
the wounds from
Ghostbusters II
have healed, says
Murray regarding
the possibility of
a third film, adding in a somewhat
prescient manner, as it turns out
there's some funny girls I'd love to
see be Ghostbusters. A pencil-based
comeback occurs as IDW secures
comic book rights. Its first edition
sees the busters trying to resolve a
ghost war between Japanese Yakuza
and a US crime syndicate, and is
widely praised.
Ghostbusters
2010
2009
Developer Terminal Reality delivers
the bustin videogame so hoped for
in the wake of those Zootfly vids.
This is essentially the third movie,
says Dan Aykroyd of the blaster, set
two years after Ghostbusters II and
casting you as an unnamed fifth crew
member. All of the original actors lend
their voices to the game, and it scores
8/10 in issue #33 of OPM.
2012
2011
In a trade show programme,
it becomes clear that a third
film is coming, with a planned
release date two years later. Sony
Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has a
licensing programme targeting the
Ghostbusters core fan base for the
relaunch of the movie franchise in
2013, it reads.
Yes, we will be
doing the movie,
hopefully with Mr
Murray, confirms
Aykroyd. Also,
Ghostbusters:
Sanctum Of
Slime hits PS3.
Its terrible.
2013
2014
A colossal blow.
On 24 February,
aged 69, Harold
Ramis passes away,
surrounded by his family.
The news is a devastating blow to his
contemporaries, and leads Reitman
to step away from the purported
threequel for good. With Harold
no longer with us, I couldnt see it,
he says. In October after so many
false starts a new flick is finally
confirmed, with Paul Bridesmaids
Feig taking on Reitmans mantle.
2015
Kristen Wiig, Melissa
McCarthy, Kate McKinnon
and Leslie Jones are confirmed
as the main, all-female cast
for the new Ghostbusters,
while the Funko range grows
again to include Domo
versions of Slimer and Stay
Puft. In February, US company
Cryptozoic launches a
Kickstarter for a Ghostbusters
board game and with more
than $1.5 million pledged, its
available worldwide less than a
year later. Ghostbusters Lego,
the all-new Ghostbusters crew. Left to right: Leslie Jones,
amazingly, is also now a thing. Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon.
2016
A 15 July release date is locked in
for the new Ghostbusters movie,
with Murray, Aykroyd, Hudson
and Sigourney Weaver among
those confirmed for cameos.
Cryptozoic launches another board
game Kickstarter this time for
Ghostbusters II while a very wellknown UK
publication
named Official
PlayStation
Magazine
unveils the first
Ghostbusters
videogame
for PS4.
063
01
tie-ins
02 baTMaN
064
02
05
tie-ins
TeaM Picks
Ben Wilson
Weve had transformers.
Were getting turtles.
now its time for Platinum
to complete the 80s toon
hat-trick, and deliver us a thundercats
actioner. imagine the sword-swinging,
nunchaku-cracking four-way battles
against Hammerhand, Mumm-Ra and
greatest episode ever the inflamer.
or, if Platinum doesnt see gold, enter
telltale; theres loads of storylines to
tap into. the lion-o/Cheetara/tygra
love triangle. Jaga and Grunes on-off
bromance. Ma-Mutts daddy issues.
like Monkian, its a no-brainer.
Jen siMPkins
03
As oPMs resident
Japanophile, im hankering
after an obscure anime
tie-in. Here are five words
to get my engine revving for a racer
based on 2009 animated movie Redline
nsFW Wacky Races in space. All the
elements are there for a no-holdsbarred Ps4 wheel-spinner. the zany
tale of the Redline drag race; the neon
pulse of the art style; a soundtrack
making sexy jelly of your eardrums. And
imagine the power-ups. Racers turning
into robo-cars, firing boob-projectiles?
Move the hell over, Rocket league.
04
Ben tyReR
telltale, which has highly anticipated tie-ins of Batman and the Walking Dead season 3 hitting Ps4s in 2016.
oh this? Just the Millennium
Falcon in lego, screeching over
Jakkus deserts in lego star
Wars: the Force Awakens.
AnDReW
WestBRook
Ratchet? not for me. the
true furry platformer king
should be 80s cartoon
superhero Danger Mouse. Hes the
worlds greatest spy, a consummate
englishman and he wears an eyepatch.
He also packs a hilarious sidekick, an
inventive extended cast and brilliantly
diverse settings. His last proper tie-in
was on spectrum surely now, with the
recent tV reboot, its his time again? in
the words of the gushing singer on the
sublime soundtrack: Hes the greatest,
hes fantastic, hes the best. nuff said.
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Street
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tips you definitely*
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068
EXPERT bio
Matt Elliott fell in love with Street Fighter II in a
sticky Cromer arcade. Hes since resolved all
conflicts in his life by asking what would Guile
do? (The answer is almost always flash kick.)
Key
c. Crouching
s. Standing
f. Forward
b. Back
(e.g. f.MP =
forward medium
punch)
LP Light punch
MP Medium punch
HP Heavy punch
LK Light kick
MK Medium kick
HK Heavy kick
Harnessing Alex
Mastering mix-ups
Weve got
you recovered
Crush candy
Again, this might seem like an obvious one,
but landing Crush Counters should be oh-sohigh on your list of offensive priorities. Every
character has at least two moves that act as
Crush Counters. Make sure that you learn
em. Yep, all of em. Most importantly, also
practise how to follow them up to really take
full advantage. Mika, for example, has to dash
in after landing her dropkick. Its unintuitive,
but the massive rewards make it well worth
practising. Also, learn to land Crush Counters
with your meaty attacks remember what
we said in point #4? and punish whiffed
moves such as Dragon Punches.
Owning wake-up
A word of caution about the meaties
mentioned earlier: these are risky against
characters with invincible attacks such
as Dragon Punches. Yet you can spin this
knowledge to your advantage. Use mix-ups
and pressure to bait out Dragon Punches on
wake-up, block instead of attacking, then
punish. If your opponent doesnt have any
decent wake-up specials, even better news:
R Mika, Karin, M Bison, Laura, Zangief and
Nash are super-easy to punish on wake-up.
Keep on them, forcing them to waste meter
on EX versions of their specials.
071
OPM scOres
Gold
award
gOld award
editors
award
editOrs award
10
incredible
the kind of phenomenal
experience rarely seen in
a console generation.
9
Outstanding
unreservedly brilliant this
8
Very gOOd
a truly excellent game, marred
by just a few minor issues.
7
gOOd
a great concept unfulfilled or
6
decent
fun in parts, flawed in others,
but more right than wrong.
80 dark
sOuls iii
5
aVerage
what you expect and little
4
belOw aVerage
any bright ideas are drowning
in a sea of bugs or mediocrity.
3
POOr
a seriously flawed game with
little merit on any level.
2
awful
disgraceful: the disc would be
more beneficial as a coaster.
1
HOrrific
own this and youll be swiftly,
contents
uncharted 4: a thiefs end 74 | uefa euro 2016 84 | trackmania turbo 85
enter the gungeon 86 | ratchet & clank 88 | minecraft story mode 92
severed 93 | rpublique 94 | stikbold 94 | unepic 94 | mlb: the show 16 95
073
review
Gold
award
glory huNtEr
@bentyrer
uNchartED
4: a thiEFs
END
PS4s new gold standard
074
info
Format PS4
Eta Out NOw
PuB SONy
DEv Naughty DOg
075
review
076
above left
Remember the E3
car chase demo?
Its astonishing.
above right Good
news: your AI
buddies are handy
with a piece.
left Theres
still nothing as
satisfying as a
one-punch finish.
right Sam Drake
is charmingly
headstrong and
just as likeable
as his lil brother.
review
roguish glint in the eye, but is sporting some
intriguing tats and appears a little more wizened
from wasted years, comes back to ask his little
brother for help. From there, the Brothers Drake
resume their lifelong race for the vast reams
of treasure that belonged to Pirate King Henry
Avery against the smarmy Rafe Adler.
graPPlE hookED
shorE thiNgs
077
078
right Theres
a return to the
lush greens
of Drakes
Fortune, but
its even more
gorgeous now.
left Hope
youve got some
Daz back at the
hotel, Drake.
Those stains
are as stubborn
as your brother.
sEt-PiEcE oF DrakE
review
the opm breakdown
w h at y o u d o i n u n c h a r t e d 4
24% checking
amazon for
real-life grapple
hook prices.
9% flicking
through the
journal to find
all the jokes.
1% Okay, youll
know what is
when you see it,
but i wont spoil
the surprise.
above Heres an
aerial takedown
in its full glory.
Even the
punch-ee looks
impressed.
14% Staring
slavishly at the
clouds of smoke
that plume away
from explosions.
36%
Pausing the
game to catch
your breath after
another
set-piece.
16% bellowing
as much as Nate
when you miss
the pesky merc
who flanks and
ends you.
m u lt i p l ay e r
well have a full review
once were on the
servers, but recent
beta play offers hope.
fantastic level design
and pacey action keeps
deathmatches fresh,
while goofy power-ups
are surprisingly
well-balanced. lots to
look forward to, then.
right Seriously,
Uncharted 4 is
a screenshot
treasure trove.
s tat pa c k
13 23 36 48
PErFEct trEasurE
yes
yes
a Bl
PP
Na
NcE
ivE Dis
so
ow
o
N
EP
u Ns t
lE
trophy cabinet
r at
yes
ar
verdict
is it better than?
shh s
be an epilogue in comparison
to the PS3 trilogy, but it will
be remembered as the series
definitive game. Everything
the series does well, A Thiefs
End improves on. Everything
it introduces, it does so
comfortably and confidently.
While its the adventures
quietest and most surprising
moments that youll rush to
talk about once the screen
fades, it shouldnt detract
from the peerless set-pieces,
fantastic writing and propulsive
action that it conjures up.
Alright, Im not going to lie,
this is pretty awesome, Drake
grins to himself, early on in A
Thiefs End. Hes not wrong.
Total number
of journal notes
and journal
entries that
are waiting
to be found.
Fancy a natter?
Youll find this
many optional
conversations
throughout
the story.
bronze
silver
lu Do
above The Brothers Drake, who love their bikes almost as much as each other.
Gold
everyones favourite
uncharted criticism
gets its own shout
out, if you manage
to off 1,000 foes.
079
080
review
DIe harDer
Dark
SoulS III
@dirigiblebill
info
Format Ps4
eta out now
PuB bandai namco
Dev from
softwarE
knIght watch
081
082
right Top
tip for tough
sword-wielding
bosses: roll
towards them.
ShaDow Play
tough love
review
the opm breakdown
w h at y o u d o i n d a r k S o u l S i i i
10% creeping
around corners
or through doors,
shield firmly up.
25%
16% failing
to roll under
an enormous
blade or blast of
malignant sorcery.
Sadly contemplating
something ghastly
that is about
to absolutely
destroy you.
14% clapping
your hands as you
discover a secret
or shortcut.
above There
are dozens of
weapons and
spells, some
familiar from
the original.
16% deciding
which weapon to
reinforce, which
stat to raise or
spell to buy.
19% scraping
through
encounters
by way of
surgical blocks
and dodges.
right The
landscapes
and backdrops
are stupefying.
So, at times, is
the framerate.
083
above Pure magic users may struggle, but adding a sword works wonders.
Oh no, archers.
Wow,
secret area?
To me, white
phantom!
Endgame
jitters.
TimE
60 hours
iS it better than?
verdict
no
yeS
no
review
Squads feel outdated.
The Ox as a starter?
Really, PES? Really?!
Woy zoNE
084
@mcmeiks
info
Format PS4
aLSo oN PS3
Eta Out NOw
Pub KONami
DEv PES
PrOductiONS
Kit haPPENS
review
@jamesnouch
trackmania turbo
085
info
Format PS4
Eta Out nOw
Pub ubiSOft
DEv nadeO
review
086
@schillingc
info
Format PS4
Eta Out nOw
Pub DevOlver
Digital
DEv DODge rOll
bullEt ballEt
review
info
info
mXGP2
Nitro+ blaStErz
info
aDamS vENturE:
oriGiNS
You wont Adam and eve it
087
088
review
editors
award
ShEEP ShootEr
ratChEt
& CLaNK
@itsJenSim
info
Format PS4
Eta out now
PuB Sony
DEv inSomniac
gameS
CLaNK GooDNESS
089
090
right New
blaster the
Pixelizer even
works on
humungous
mobs and that
includes bosses.
Left Levels
are bigger than
ever, and sliding
about Batalia on
rails is certainly
no grind (sorry).
Qwark-narrated perspective
its all too much. Movie
characters such as sassy ladyranger Cora and cyborg baddie
Victor Von Ion are jammed in
with little explanation. And
the formerly complex central
friendship? Robbed of screen
time, it falls flat and in the
critical final hours, questionable
detours, padded-out sections
and a movie-mandated Lombax
strop scramble the pacing.
CoLLECt-QuIBBLES
review
the opm breakdown
w h at y o u d o i n r at c h e t & c l a n k
3% getting briefly
distracted from
quality gaming by
annoying bugs.
Son of a glitch!
7% Scampering
around puzzle
sections and
away from
danger as the
adorable clank.
45%
Planet and
platform-hopping
through the
enormous,
gorgeous galaxy.
10% chuckling
at the many retro
references and mr
Zurkons patter.
15% bashing
every crate,
toolbox and
piece of public
property for
those sweet,
sweet bolts.
above Time to
play as Clank in
a game of jumprope only with
more lasers
and more death.
s tat pa c k
02 11 3 28
right New
dogfighting
sections are a
rush. And yes,
theres a Star
Fox reference.
Planets that
Trick-filled
you can bounce,
hoverboard
blast and boogie races to master
your way through Bronze, Silver
in 2016s
and Gold
PS4 reboot.
cups await.
Cheat-unlocking
Gold Bolts to
find. Getting
them all will
bag you
invulnerability.
Dr NEF
a
EK
Dr
ChaIrma
ra
Co
uS
rIo
091
above Youll replay just to see every enemys unique Groovitron boogie.
the new ranger seems
lovely. Shame we dont
really get to know her.
ar
SuPE
rt
a mP
EL
maStEr
I ha
t
ra
DEr
verdict
bronze
silver
gold
holocard trading
might be a bit boring,
but youll have to
complete every set if
you want this trophy.
review
The finale ends on a
cliffhanger as second
season episodes 6, 7 and
8 come later this year.
@itsjensim
DiG it
092
Episode
Series
minEcraFt Story
moDE: EPiSoDE 5
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Format PS4
Eta Out NOw
Pub telltale
GameS
DEv telltale GameS
SKy Divor
review
Were sure an island
full of crazed crows
makes for a wonderful
summer getaway.
armlESS FuN
@bentyrer
SEvErED
093
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Format PS Vita
Eta Out NOw
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StuDiOS
DEv DriNkbOx
StuDiOS
SwiPE right
review
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rPubliquE
StikbolD
uNEPic
094
info
FootNotES 1 a windy oil rig allows you to push opponents off the
edge or get squashed by a giant whale. 2 Get revenge by taking out
the remaining players with traps and attacks from outside the ring.
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this month
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105 Tom
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review
rocket
league
andrew Westbrook
learns that playing for
rank simply aint fun
My four-wheeled footy
prowess has come on
in jumps and slides. My
poaching days are behind
me (well, almost) and Ive
actually crafted goals. But
that all means nothing when I foolishly
agree to join a mate in some ranked
co-op play. This buddy lives for Rocket
League. Hes immensely proud of his
hard-earned rank. The barking of
positional orders and the expletiverich questioning of my defensive
skills sure make that clear. But it
teaches me just one thing playing for
points turns you into a right ranker.
098
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The game isnt tough
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miyazaki admits
it was partly
inspired by ico.
the Us deluxe
edition contained
a 150-page guide.
Ps Home got
Ds armour sets,
but only in Japan.
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though one review in particular proved
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for every
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about tennis. and
andre the giant
is sadLy absent.
(for shame.)
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2. resident evil hero hd, issue #120,
7/10
3. we dare, issue #58, 2/10
4. everybodys tennis, issue #48, 8/10
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Far left An
Uncharted 3
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Bold, we know.
Left We outlined
20 essential PSN
downloads for
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just leave. Now.
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Critically divisive but
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sandbox starring
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petrolhead. Fisticuffs
are borrowed from
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welded on top is car
customisation and a
tanker full of dusty
vehicle combat.
Arkhams Batmobile
failed to convince
Matt Clapham that
what his beloved
combat formula
needs is more
Formula One. Can a
game that borrows
its mechanics really
change his mind?
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Konami might try and scrub Hideo Kojimas name from the ultimate in tactical
espionage action, but itll never remove his fingerprints. While retaining
that distinct storytelling and sense of wonder that defines an MGS
title, MGS V offers a level of freedom and creativity unheard of in any
sandbox. Grand, majestic and bittersweet, this is an instant classic.
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driVeclub
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alien: isolaTion
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Explore Ridley Scotts original vision of a horrortinged future in startling fidelity with an attention
to detail that borders on the obsessive. Its time to
remember what made the xenomorph so scary in
the first place and then get killed by it.
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gone hoMe
A perfect port from PC, Gone Home is tensionbuilding masterpiece that has you slowly peeling back
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Only Valve could turn advanced physics, impossipuzzles and a voice cast comprised of a disembodied
AI and Stephen Merchant into such a unique and
undeniable work of genius. Hands down the funniest
first-person experience on console.
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Media Molecules second swing at the usergenerated puzzle-platformer is even more essential
than its predecessor, offering a raft of options so
deep and rewarding the only thing holding you back
are the limits of your imagination.
teaRaway
peRsona 4: GolDen
Rayman leGenDs
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spelunKy
velocity 2X
11
steins;Gate
littlebiGplanet
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Hotline miami
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cRypt oF tHe
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GRavity RusH
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Parting sh t
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Spoiler
alert
No.39
Remembering
how Ridley
Scotts
xenomorph
became
scary
again.
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