In order to purchase these tickets in installments, you'll need an Eventbrite account. Log in or sign up for a free account to continue.November: the time of year where we’re drowning in great games vying for our time. The holidays couldn’t come any sooner! To kick things off is the LEGO-morphed caped crusader Batman and friends in LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. DC Comics’ big bad Brainiac is doing his thing of hoarding miniaturised worlds, but Batman and other DC Comics heroes are here to save the day. Moving onto the pitch, Konami is prepared to steal the crown in PES 2015. The first entry on PS4, PES 2015 boasts enhanced gameplay, amazing player likenesses and all the deep, satisfying football gameplay one could ask for. Not wanting to settle on just one entry this year, this week we have Assassin’s Creed Rogue and Assassin’s Creed Unity. Settle for revenge in AC Rogue or dabble in some French history in AC Unity. Elsewhere this week, look out for Mega Drive remake Pier Solar, popular side-scroller Terraria on PS4, acclaimed indie Nidhogg, arcade style Tennis in the Face (in the face!!), JRPG Tales of Hearts R, and a fistful of new discounts which all go live today.
See below for the full list of this week’s happenings. Nidhogg – 20% off, ends 26th November Retro City Rampage DX – 20% off, ends 19th November Disney Infinity 2.0 – 30% off, ends 19th November Assassin’s Creed Unity (out 14th November) Assassin’s Creed Unity Gold Edition (out 14th November) Disney Infinity 2.0 Marvel Super Heroes LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (out 14th November) PES 2015 Pro Evolution Soccer (out 13th November) Pier Solar and the Great Architects Retro City Rampage DX (Cross-Buy PS4/Vita/PS3) Not available in France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey Trend Micro Web Security Service for PlayStation 4 Assassin’s Creed: Rogue Templar Legacy Edition (out 14th November) Assassin’s Creed Rogue (out 14th November) Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut – Now available in New Zealand Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut Gold Edition – Now available in New Zealand
Digimon All-Star Rumble (out 14th November) Not available in Australia, New Zealand The Last of Us Game of the Year Edition Senran Kagura Bon Appetit! Not available in New Zealand, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE Tales of Hearts R + 6 Tales of franchise Costumes set! Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed Dragon’s Crown (PS3) – Was £39.99/€49.99/AU$69.95, now £15.99/€19.99/AU$24.95 Dynasty Warriors 8 (PS3) – Was £49.99/€59.99/AU$89.95, now £15.99/€19.99/AU$24.95 Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition (PS4) – Was £54.99/€59.99/AU$84.95, now £29.99/€34.99/AU$47.95 Killzone Mercenary – Was £14.99/€19.99/AU$24.95, now £6.99/€9.99/AU$14.95 Titan Attacks (PS3/PS4/Vita) – Was £7.99/€9.99/AU$14.95, now £3.99/€4.99/AU$7.55: Lex's receptionist in LEGO Batman 2:Superman: We're here to see Lex Luthor. (Superman and Batman look at each other in disbelief) Receptionist: Are those last names?
Superman: Just one name each. Justified, as it turned out that the receptionist was a robot.Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is like reading a pile of old comics you find in your basement. You still enjoy them for what they are but you just cant escape the feeling that you've seen all this before. As a diehard fan of Batman and the lore his adventures have created, I found a lot to love about Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham but it never did anything I didn't expect, and it was clear very early that this was in fact another Lego game. There's an amazing amount of fan service here, and it still succeeds everywhere the series has in the past, but I've played this game before - for better or worse. Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham: Beyond Gotham isn't really a Batman game as much as it's a Justice League game with Batman as the focal point. Throughout the game's extensive story you'll be playing as different members of the Justice League and even a few oddball DC characters sprinkled in for good measure.
There's an impressive amount of characters here (over 150 of them) and they range from fan favorites like Superman and Wonder Woman to more obscure characters like Cyborg and Detective Chimp. There are even some really out there characters like comic scribe Geoff Johns, director Kevin Smith and even the Daffy Duck version of the Green Lantern; Beyond that, there's a pretty fantastic sense of progression through many of the characters as you play through the game and unlock new suits, abilities and upgrades. As the title suggests, Batman is the real star here and his suits unquestionably steal the show but the Batman '66 suit is unquestionably the coolest. Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham features an entire level based on the old campy sixties TV show and Batman is even voiced by Adam West. It's a very cool touch for fans of the bat in this, his 75 anniversary. All of these DC hereoes need a reason to get together and as the title suggests, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, takes you Beyond Gotham - much further beyond.
Braniac is harnessing the power of the Lantern Corps to shrink planets down to size and add them to his collection and it's up to Bats and the rest of his super pals to stop him from collecting Earth. It's not the strongest story and though it does set its sights and ambitions high, it falls short of Lego Batman 2's more focused story. The space battles are definitely a highlight here, but they're few and far between. Gameplay wise, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is essentially a Lego game and if you've ever played one, you'll feel right at home here. There's pretty much nothing new and Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham recycles a lot of content from previous games. There's still a lot to love here, especially if you're playing with a younger gamer as your co-op companion but this is a game engine that was showing it's age years ago and it's becoming even more clear that the franchise needs something to shake it up. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, even if none of it surprised me.