Hyper – August 2019

UNLIKEGHOSTRECON:WILDLANDS,WHICHSAW

YOUSINGLE-HANDEDLYTAKEDOWNA BOLIVIAN

DRUGCARTEL,THISNEWENTRYINTHECLANCY-

VERSETACTICALSHOOTERSERIESPUTSTHE

BULLSEYEONYOURBACK.YOU’RENOLONGERTHE

HUNTER,BUTTHEHUNTED;THERAMBOFANTASY’S

BEENREPLACEDWITHPURESURVIVAL.

Thelatterfactorcomesin a varietyofprogress-

hinderingflavours,asBreakpoint’sfictionalarchipelago

• dubbedAuroa– hasbeencraftedtokeepyouonedge.
  Sun-bakedbeaches,snow-cappedmountains,anddense
  junglesarejusta fewoftheenvironmentsyou’llhaveto
  endure.Andthatdoesn’taccountfortheunpredictable
  weatherthatcanmakeeachareaa nightmare
  tonavigate.
  Youneedn’twaitforsunburnorfrostbitetogetthebest
  ofyou,though,becauseyoualsofacethethreatsoffatigue,
  hunger,dehydration,andpersistentinjury.Duringourbrief
  demodeveloperUbisoftParisofferssomeexamples:a
  lackofwaterwilldepleteyourstamina,noteatingproperly
  willmakeit moredifficulttosteadyyouraim,anda bullet
  woundcan’tbefixedwitha stickyplaster.
  Withallthisatplay,justnavigatingtheislandis
  fraughtwithdanger;carelesslyrunningandfalling
  downa steepslopecouldleaveyouwitha hurtlegand
  unabletorun.Unsurprisingly,beingshotwilldoeven
  moredamage;failtoremovea slugfromyourarm,for
  example,andyouwon’t be able to shoulder a two-
  handed weapon.

GHOST RECON:

BREAKPOINT

A freshfocusonsurvival raises the stakes in this

tactical shooter.

FORMATPS4RELEASEDATE4 Oct

PUBLISHER UBISOFTDEVELOPER UBISOFT PARIS

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THERAMBO

FANTASY’SBEEN

REPLACEDWITHPURE

SURVIVAL