Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)
Platinum Games’ cult favorite Playstation title gets its sequel on the Wii U with loads of fan service for both Platinum and Nintendo, and the entirety of the first game (PS3) included on the disk as a bonus. Bayonetta herself is a once long hair, now short hair, witch with all kinds of ass-kicking weapons and abilities at her disposal. Create combat combos, slow down the passage of seconds with her Witch Time ability, and summon Infernal Demons to decimate your foes in outrageous way that only Platinum would come up with.
Rated M
Civilization: Beyond Earth (PC)
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2K Games delivers a new science fiction themed entry in fan favorite, award-winning PC franchise, Civilization. Lead humanity to a new frontier in the classic Real Time Strategy game style, and quest for new technologies, amass armies and explore new, alien worlds.
Rated E10+
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The Legend of Korra
How do you make the already outstandingly accurate martial arts of the Avatar: The Last Airbender and Korra universe work even better in a video game? Give it to Platinum Games (God Hand, Metal Gear Rising, Bayonetta), a development company worshiped for the way they beautifully treat fighting mechanics in a game. This third person, single player action game is a digital download title made for those Legend of Korra fans eagerly awaiting the next chapters of Book 4.
Rated T
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Release: (PS4, PS3) October 21 (on Oct 22, Xbox One)
Shadow Warriors (PS4, Xbox One)
Guns, blades, magic. Play as shogun Lo Wang to acquire a legendary katana of the evil gods in this reimagining of a cult classic shooter title, blending insanely brutal gunplay and the melee elegance of a samurai’s sword, making for an arcade style brawl game.
Rated M
Release: October 21
Samurai Warriors 4 (PS4, PS Vita)
Leave your mark on history! Follow the stories of Kyūshū and Shikoku in events leading to the end of an era of warring states of japan. Samurai Warriors 4 includes 55 new characters, including the American reveal of favorites in previously Japanese exclusive titles, as well as a Battle Mode and Chronicle Mode to delve deeper into the world of Samurai Warriors.
Rated T
Release: October 21
Fantasia: Music Evolved (Xbox One, 360)
Harmonix (Dance Central, Rock Band) has made an effort to bring Disney’s classic musically experimental film, Fantasia, to life in a sense with Kinect gameplay, set on a mission from Mickey’s own magical mentor, Yen Sid, not to dance, but to compose songs, including Frozen’s “Let It Go,” OneRepublic, Demi Lovato, Imagine Dragons and Cee Lo Green tracks. As long as it allows players to experience the terror of Night on Bald Mountain again, I’d be pretty satisfied.
Rated E10+
Release: October 21
Just Dance 2015 (Xbox One, 360, PS4, PS3, Wii, Wii U)
Ubisoft’s annualized dance game, Just Dance, gets people grooving with the biggest tracks of 2014 including Pharrell’s “Happy,” yet again, Frozen’s “Let It Go,” and *sigh*, “What Does the Fox Say?” Also, somehow they still have a team on staff to make a version of this for Wii, if yours still isn’t collecting dust.
Rated E10+
Release: October 21
Pokemon Art Academy (3DS)
Beginners to drawing and fans of Pokemon who happen to also own a 3DS are in for a treat in this themed installment of the Art Academy series, featuring 40 unique painting and sketching exercises utilizing the Nintendo 3DS touch screen and stylus.
Rated E
Release: October 24
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