PlayStation Magazine UK - 12.2019

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W

e’ve no doubt the

DualShock-passing Movie

Night mode will be getting

a lot of play this Halloween but Man

Of Medan’s two-player, shared

story mode is where the game

really comes into its own. The

lack of accommodation for player

communication outside gameplay

is an asset as there’s a pleasing

tension to playing against the

choices of a friend online.

On the other hand, as each

player can be shown wildly

different scenes (some of which

don’t appear at all in the single-

player modes), keeping your pal on

the line doesn’t detract from the

spooky proceedings either. Let’s

just say hearing them yelling “OH

*BLORP*” and not immediately

knowing why is a type of scare we

can get behind.

While other modes can feel slow,

playing this as a game of two

halves showcases its best side.

One for you and your first mate

this Halloween. Jess Kinghorn

INFO

FORMATPS4 VERDICT

PUBBANDAI NAMCO

DEVSUPERMASSIVE

GAMES

REVIEW#167, 7/10

O

ffline Wreckfest likes to

make you wait. And wait.

It has longer loading times

than post-Brexit Dover. Going

online there’s still a delay before

things rev up, but once you’ve

made it into a lobby races (and

utter carnage) tend to come at

a steady pace. This crash and

burnout racer is that rarest of

games; it’s one that’s better

online than off.

Wreckfest performs well too,

with very little stuttering and few

framerate drops. Netcode aside,

it’s the destruction derby of fun

that will keep you playing, earning

credits and XP to unlock new cars

to trash. You will need to get used

to jokers who would rather crash

than win, often hunting lower

classes for points. But we guess

that’s all part of the fun.

Some of the game’s offline

peccadilloes remain, but online

Wreckfest proves a fun and

frantic alternative to more

serious racers. Ian Dean

INFO

VERDICT

FORMATPS4

PUBTHQ NORDIC

DEVBUGBEAR

ENTERTAINMENT

REVIEW167, 7/10

For cosmic cartographers, botanists,

zoologists, and those just looking to

dig really big holes in far-off worlds,

Beyond enriches No Man’s Sky. Great

PS VR support too. Phil Iwaniuk

VERDICT

know – universe-sized, the chance of

bumping into other players by accident

is probably roughly equivalent to being

jolted by a lightning bolt into the path of

a winning lottery ticket as it flutters

through the air, but the promise to

include it was made many moons ago

and now, like so many others, it’s

eventually been ticked off the list. You

can even see people’s ship

customisations if you do cross paths.

PS VR players now get

full functionality and

seamless switching

between VR and screen,

not to mention multiplayer

across screen and VR

players. No Man’s Sky has

become incredibly feature-rich in

the fullness of time, and however

you felt at launch you’ve got to hand it

to Hello Games for its persistent and

substantial updates in the interim.

A ship-shape date

with death for two

Crushing it online

The Dark Pictures

Anthology:

Man Of Medan

Wreckfest

DEAD STAR
Beyond’s release hasn’t been
entirely without incident.
Several reports have surfaced
detailing missing, er, star
systems since the update.
Quite a thing to mislay.