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ETATBCPUBLISHERFINJIDEVELOPERANDREW SHOULDICE

HAS THE MISSING LINK BEEN FOUND?

When it comes to wearing inspirations proudly on its adorable

sleeves, it’s clear which series this isometric action-adventure

is trying to emulate.

Garbed in a little green tunic and brandishing a sword and

shield, this indie’s heroic fox has a serious case of Link envy. Like

Nintendo’s elf-earedLegend Of Zeldafranchise,Tunicblocks

progression to areas until the furry hero collects a specific weapon

or ability. Puzzling, crunching combat and dungeon-crawling all

feature. The plot looks vague and hard to follow, though: after all,

the game’s cuddly characters speak unintelligible, animal

gibberish. Still, we’re eager to explore this foxy quest.Q

Tunic

ETA21 JUNEPUBLISHERACTIVISIONDEVELOPERBEENOX

BELOVED GO-KART CAPER RETURNS TO ACTION

Considering the original Xbox launched years after the karting

genre’s peak, it’s no surprise Team Green’s consoles have never

been graced with a cutesy racer to match a certain portly

plumber’s power-sliding series.

Thankfully, that’s all set to change this June. Built from entirely

new assets, and featuring every character and course from the

original,CRTsees Crash, Doctor Neo Cortex, Tiny Tiger and Dingodile

all racing against and rocketing each other as they compete for

podium positions. This has our marsupial motors purring.Q

ETAJULYPUBLISHERCRE-TURE STUDIOS DEVELOPERCRE-TURE STUDIOS

THIS COULD OLLIE UP A STORM

Aiming to recreate the underground culture of the late ‘90s
skate scene, this Kickstarter boarder is initially rolling out in
beta form courtesy of Xbox Game Preview.
Thanks to its dual-analogue controls, where each stick
represents one of your skater’s feet, comparisons with EA’s
belovedSkateseries are inevitable. But while both extreme
sports efforts share a love for grimy urban environments and
ultra-realism,Session’s unique balancing system and lack of
points scoring should separate it from the pack. When you’re
not worrying about chaining that Half Cab into a Slappy, the
focus is on capturing and sharing your best footage online
via the game’s Filmer Mode.Q

Session

ABOVE

Activision’s

Crash team first

hit shelves back

in 1999.

LEFTThere’s been

alackofskate

sims on Xbox One.

BELOWAdisarming

papercraft art

style pops from

the screen.

Crash Team Racing

Nitro-Fueled

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2019 PREVIEW