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CAPTAIN TOAD: TREASURE

TRACKER Wii U, $59

THE GAME: Captain Toad sets

off on his own adventure for the

very first time, skipping through tricky,

enemy-infested, maze-like stages to

find hidden gems and gold stars,

with plenty to discover along the way.

THE VERDICT: Poor Toad. Too often

he is the unsung hero of Nintendo

games – until now, that is. In Captain

Toad: Treasure Tracker, this cute little

mushroom is running the show. Guide

him through a virtual storybook of

puzzles and platform levels where

you bounce, climb, jump and run

to collect all the stars. The game

is so cute you won’t stop smiling.

TETRIS ULTIMATE

PS Vita, $29

THE GAME: Tetris is a classic video

game where you flip falling blocks so

they fit together. If you’re wondering

what more you can really do to Tetris

the answer is apparently not much,

but Tetris is addictive just as it is.

THE VERDICT: Look, I’ll be honest,

it’s probably not the ULTIMATE Tetris

as the name implies, however it looks

so much better on the PS Vita than

it did on Game Boy years ago. Few

games are as universally recognised

and understood as this Russian puzzle

game. It’s fun, the right dose of a

challenge and a month on I am still

dreaming about lining up those blocks.

JUST DANCE 2015

Wii U, $59

THE GAME: Want to get a taste of

being Ariana’s back-up dancer? This

game is the perfect way to let loose

with friends and family by dancing to

more than 40 hits, such as Pharrell’s

“Happy” and K-Pez’s “Dark Horse”.

THE VERDICT: We played this in the

office with the DOLLY team on Wii U,

where you hold the controller while

you mimic the moves, and it was

hilarious. When the word nerds in

the writing and subbing departments

came together as 5SOS to do “She

Looks So Perfect” it was almost like

being at the concert. Almost. Push

back the couch and laugh for hours.

TIP: Avoid “Bang Bang” if Nana is in

the room; there’s a lot of butt-shaking.

TIP: The blocks fall faster as the tower

grows so try to do those lines quickly.

TIP: Pick up the cherries to clone your

character and collect coins andgems.

DOLLY’s gaming guru Rosie Squires

gives us the lowdown on the games

to try out this month.

THREE GAMES WE CAN'T WAIT TO TRY IN 2015

Releasing on: Wii U

Sooooo cute! Seriously, guys, this is the most adorable

thing Nintendo has done. Yoshi is still gobbling down

baddies, throwing eggs and flutter-jumping around

platforms, but this time, everything is covered in

a cuddly crocheted art style. Great news – you can

play with a pal as the game sports multiple Yoshis.

Releasing on: Wii U

It’s kind of a year for Wii U to show us what it’s

got!So how does Nintendo tackle a first person

shooter? By swapping bullets for colourful ink and

squids! Splatoon pits two teams against each other,

each side aiming to cover the arena in its team’s

colour. You don’t need to spray your opponents,

even though it does daze them. Happy painting!

Releasing on: PC, Xbox 360,

Xbox One, PS3, PS4

The preview says Lara is in a weird

mental state after her time on the

island. Will she have nightmares about

the horrific things she had to do to

survive and, more importantly, will we

get to play through those moments?!

Just how that goes with raiding tombs

I don’t know, but I’m excited to find out!

Rise of the Tomb Raider, $98

Yoshi’s Woolly

World, $7

Splatoon, $79