40 ...... Sunday, September 22, 2019 1SM 1SM Sunday, September 22, 2019 ...... 41 lIF you can’t wait for Nioh 2, then release sometime next year. Good lOVERWATCH has been a Lego you can get five sprays, six player take advantage of Team Ninja’s news: the beta is expected to be option for some time now, but icons, and the legendary Brick open beta for the action RPG. available for everyone to taste now there’s a limited-time event Bastion skin. Quick point: the It kicks off on PS4 from November regardless of whether you have a called Bastion’s Brick Challenge. Overwatch real-world sets are GAMES & MUSIC 1-10 and the Nioh 2 game is set for PS+ subscription. It will run until September 30 and Lego-licenced, but this event isn’t. FULL-BODIED ACTION FAST-FLOWING RIVER ERASE from your mind the notion that this River City Girls up and increase your overall power. It’s a THERE is nothing new about HD remakes Catherine: Full Body is some bizarre reincarnation of the corny Xbox One, PS4, Switch & PC £24.99 nice little system that adds in a light role- — they have become a staple of the BBC Scotland soap. player vibe. gaming landscape. PS4 £49.99 Just don’t go there. However, this is a They are on the hunt for their kidnapped You can grind through areas to earn cash What is more unusual is an HD remake each day, but when he falls asleep the game that does have some real drama of its boyfriends, Kunio and Riki. You may or XP to get that bit stronger and you’ll that takes the original game and adds to nightmares begin. That’s the other side of own. remember that they are the leads in the definitely want to do that because the run- it, thrilling long-time fans and also the game — a fast-paced puzzle 2019 was going to be the year Street Of Kunio-Kun series so it’s a nice twist on the of-the-mill street thugs may not be too making it appealing to newcomers. platformer which sees you pushing and Rage returned with a bang and fans have standard damsel-in-distress tale. much of a threat, but the bosses are tough. So take a bow Japanese developer pulling blocks in a bid to make stairs so been chomping at the bit for any tasters of The first thing that will hit you is the level There are a few of them and you need to Atlus. They have done just that with you can reach the top of towers. At the the fourth instalment. of polish — you are treated to an anime- beat them to open up new areas and that is NEW Catherine: Full Body. same time something will probably be But WayForward have had other ideas inspired intro which is simply stunning and easier said than done because they have They have injected a new character into chasing you. and thrown the cat right among the sets the stage beautifully. different power stages and the most deadly MUSIC the cult classic’s main tale and it really It’s all a terrifying embodiment of one of pigeons with their latest game. This is a real You need to punch, kick and special is the final one. shakes the eight-year-old title up. Vincent’s anxieties. rival to Streets. move your way through six areas of the city This is an amazing brawler packed with By Jim Gellatly It keeps that typically Japanese bit-out- But it isn’t as easy as it sounds. You River City Girls is a retro-inspired side- in a bid to find the boys. detail and a mirror-like level of polish. there vibe as it blends action puzzle- have to plan each move while dodging scrolling brawler that is a spin-off from the You’ll beat down hordes of enemies to Yes, it can get a bit repetitive, but that is legendary Kunio-kun series. There have REBEKAH KIRK platforming gameplay with a sort of traps and dangers and, because it’s earn cash which you can then spend on the side-scrolling beat ‘em up dilemma. WHERE: Glasgow. visual novel/dating sim as you fill the all played out in 3D space, it’s a real been a number of renamed releases over upgrades and power-ups to give you the This is still a must play that has thrown here so it’s fair to say you’ll have play at FOR FANS OF: Florence + The shoes of Vincent Brooks. test of the grey matter. upper hand. the gauntlet down to Streets Of Rage. Machine, Sigrid, Amy Winehouse. You shape Vincent’s tale around If you managed to ace the original least one of them in the past. There’s a truck load of moves to learn and HHHHH This time, you play as Kyoko or Misako. JIM SAYS: I’ve been keeping an eye your choices as he tries to sort out game there is a remix mode which the more you brawl, the more you can level STUART CULLEN on Rebekah’s career since her mum his life, but the introduction of Rin is shakes things up by adding new Lesley got in touch a few years ago. absolutely seamless. elements and making the challenge From Cambuslang, near Glasgow, If you hadn’t played the game even tougher. she was performing at a school not before you would never know she Atlus have made a fair number of tweaks and improvements which make far from where I live. hadn’t been there originally, and her Sadly, I didn’t make it, but finally addition really helps to show a new everything more accessible as well as increasing your game options. caught her doing a set at Ruther- side to Vincent. glen’s Landemer Day last year. The core tale still holds together Catherine: Full Body is a HD really well. It focuses on adult issues remaster that has been done in the Still only 18, Rebekah is now study- based around Vincent being at a right way — it takes what fans love ing for an HND in music at West Coll- crossroads as a 30-something. and beefed it up with new content. ege Scotland. Despite her age, she’s After an epic night boozing, he That adds to and refreshes the already a seasoned performer. wakes up next to a Catherine with a overall experience. The tweaks all Rebekah was just 10 when she C. That’s important because his work. If you’ve never played it, Simple Remedywrote her first song and 14 when I girlfriend is a Katherine with a then find out what the buzz is all debuted her on the radio. K. It is a rich start for the week- about. She explained: “My auntie found long tale. If you liked it last time . . . it’s me a theatre school programme Vincent needs to work out where now better. when I was eight and I ended up get- his life is going as well as those HHHHú ting my first-ever solo there. Before round him. He gets through STUART CULLEN then I could not sing at all so that was definitely a shock. for mega thriller“After that I started gigging wher- ever I could and have been for the past 10 years.” THE troops at refills after a short time leaving you Remedy Entertain- Control search sees you joined by a sprite As she has crafted her talent, she Xbox One, PS4 & PC £24.99 in your head that guides you as to focus on the various combat became a much in-demand singer in ment have real well as prevent the Hiss from con- options — especially a set of powers Lanarkshire. She said: “It definitely you through action-packed sections trolling you. And that’s vital that kind of makes you a badass helped get me experience as I could gaming cojones. with more than a touch of a Twin because the Oldest House is in lock Jedi in all but name. They don’t care for You can use mind control as well just go up on stage no problem, no Peaks vibe. You never really know down after a Hiss invasion. nerves at all. publisher deadlines — everything that’s going on. You have your hands full because as telekinesis to throw objects at Bullet’s a big hit only in the quality of You play as Jesse Faden who’s on you can’t give up the search for enemies. “It also gave me the chance to meet new and influential people.” their finished product. the search for her missing brother. your brother. These new powers open up the It has led her to the Federal The tale was penned by Sam “the combat because they allow you to For the past few months she’s THE found-footage movie was a massive Blair Witch If you look at the been working on her debut EP, set to Finnish team’s back Bureau of Control — a sort of Men face of Max Payne” Lake and you mix up things from fight to fight. cult hit in 1999 and spawned an endless There is a buzz in throwing a see the light of day early next year. number of straight-to-video sequels and Xbox One and PC £24.99 catalogue it shows a In Black agency tasked with can feel Remedy’s past in the tale. squad that doesn’t just make protection the public from Altered That also bleeds into the filing cabinet at an enemy and Recorded with Paul McInally of 45 re-boots. combat at times. But, in classic horror style, World Events. gameplay which is a mix of seeing it explode into 1,000 A-Side Recordings, it also took her to Now Bloober Team — the Polish outfit you always get the feeling that you are games but crafts worlds and sheets of paper as you aim for tales that hook players. They are like portals to another elements from past games to London to work with Florence + The behind the likes of Layers Of Fear and being watched. dimension where a race called the creating a fun and evolving that perfect headshot in the Machine and Stormzy backing Observer have just released a game based Then, when the sun goes down and the They are also known for bringing Hiss live among a variety of other combat system as you blast heat of battle. something new to the table with vocalists Roo Savill, Lucy Potterton around the Blair Witch series. darkness envelops you, the tension goes nasties. the Hiss with your special It is all helped by a visual and Kimberly Roberts. It’s fair to say Bloober have already through the roof as the forest comes to life. each title — from bullet time in Things really kick off when Jesse transforming gun. In a neat treat that never lets up. This is Max Payne to blending live action She said: “Paul had them in his proven their credentials in the scare stakes, Bullet shows his worth by getting items finds the Bureau headquarters twist, the gun a stunner from the first shot studio a few years back and sent but they aimed to raise the scream bar for you can’t reach as well as being an early shows with Quantum Break. Every- because the building is no normal doesn’t need to to the last. thing is geared towards moving the Even the grey concrete maze them a message. Luckily they liked this spookfest. warning system to the dangers lurking office block. It’s even be reloaded. the tracks and were up for perform- This game is set two years after the first around the next corner. format forward. called the Oldest House. It regenerates of the Oldest House is a striking But that reputation breeds hype. Before long you are bullets which is a sight. ing on a few of my songs. film as you journey into the legendary Black But, if it all gets too much, you can always “It was just amazing to watch them Hills Forest once again, but you’re not a A new Remedy title feeds the thrown in at the deep game changer If you are a fan of Remedy games give him a good belly rub. Don’t mock it — then this will be in your game tray. work on my tracks and creating all group of college kids. how you treat Bullet will impact on your excitement genes and creates a end where nothing is because you buzz. Control had to match that clear and reality is never have you to If you are new to the experience their harmonies.” You play as Ellis Lynch, a former cop with game and can even change the ending. then give it a try. You’ll lose Rebekah generally performs as a a questionable past who is searching for a There are some interesting puzzles and expectation. questionable. Jesse think about It is the firm’s first game since becomes the Bureau running out. yourself in a world of mystery and solo artist but recording the EP has missing young boy. you can use the rewind feature on video filled with gripping battles. This if inspired her to get a regular band Ellis has company from his faithful camera tapes to get hints about the story — they left Microsoft and went Director which means a That’s the big independent. nice office and a really change and it is a a potential Game of the Year. together. She said: “We brought in a hound, Bullet the German Shepherd, and but they do not actually tell you very much. HHHHH he is a mutt-have pal. He does far more than First observation: It has the cool gun that can real winner. Your few session musicians and that That is a shame and a missed opportu- transform. The gun simply STUART CULLEN really brought my whole sound to play fetch. In fact, he has an integral nity. signature gripping tale that pulls role in how the game pans out. life. I’m so excited about every track You can spend way too long THE dust as they are all different but work Of course the main element is messing around on the first puzzles is just settling on about finding the boy, but there is when you could be making progress nicely together as an EP.” the main game but Remedy The first fruit from the project is a an element of Ellis rediscovering — and the overall game is a bit rough has already shared a few details and saving himself at the same around the edges. glorious song called Haunted. on the direction Control will go in the Released on Friday the 13th she time. His past is haunting him and Blair Witch takes a so-so movie future. he must confront his demons. series and turns it into a gripping joked it was the “luckiest unlucky day There are two pay-for expansions in of the year!” If you have played a Bloober thriller. the works as well as an end-game level game in the past then you will There are two sides to the drama A sultry slab of dark pop, it comes challenge mode that is due to land in with a striking and thought-provok- recognise a lot of the game and fans of the movie and horror December. mechanics. It is basically an lovers will buy into it completely. ing video directed by BAFTA Scot- But it’s the second expansion, AWE, that land winner Tim Courtney. upgraded walking sim so you Everyone else will just have a has fans fired up. It looks as though it will wander about the forest looking for ball playing with Bullet. Rebekah said: “He came up with be linked to Remedy’s cult classic Alan the crazy concept and I just abso- clues and doing puzzles. HHHH Wake if some of the hints in the artwork Then there is a little bit of STUART CULLEN lutely loved it as an idea, but it went are anything to go by. so far beyond that when it came to shooting. It was amazing and I am so happy with how the video looks.” She added: “Haunted is about GHOST Recon Breakpoint is beta. There’s also the chance to try BIOWARE are getting a rough Robertson told their blog: “We JOY for PUNK band The Offspring have even cooler.” The band will play a THE l feeling stuck in a situation and being l l lTHE long-awaited free or C-Sides, but you do get 40 set to have an open beta that the new Ghost War PvP Elimination unsure of your next move.” ride with Anthem. hear your concerns.” Xbox fans. teamed up with World Of Tanks setlist featuring some of their Game DLC update for Celeste minutes of new music by which will see the Californian band greatest hits including Pretty Fly will kick off next week after the matches. Rebekah supports Lauren Spiteri They have changed the original He added: “In order to address XO19 tickets, cost- Awards are back us out on all platforms. Lena Raine. To celebrate the news Ubisoft has post-launch plans for the troubled these long-range plans, we are play an in-game concert between (For A White Guy), The Kids Aren’t closed beta was a hit. at King Tut’s in Glasgow on Friday. ing £19, go on sale for a fifth year. They Chapter 9: Farewell is a Creator Matt Thorson had released a live-action trailer directed online shooter, saying they are moving away from the Acts September 18 and October 7 in your Alright and You’re Gonna Go Far, will be handed out on 1 Borderlands 3 You’ll be able to pre-load it two MORE: facebook.com/rebekahkirk from 2pm on October 1. fresh story chapter with more promised a set of “very hard” by Hobbs & Shaw and abandoning the Act structure structure for updates. The festival is at Lon- Tanks garage. Kid. On top of that the December 12. If you days before it begins. Expect a l Jim presents a weekly showcase than 100 new new levels in 2 Gears 5 John Wick helmsman of updates and Instead, we have don’s Copper Box Arena Frontman Dexter band has been watch live, be prepared healthy selection of of New Music on Amazing Radio on levels. It also early 2019 to 3 eFootball PES 2020 content, including David Leitch and featur- Sundays 2-4pm. focusing on fixing the additional seasonal on November 22-23. Holland said: “Video mocapped — motion for a long night, but incorporates a celebrate the core Anthem updates planned for All profits will go to games are cool but captured — ahead of there will be plenty 4 NBA 2K20 three main story ing rapper Lil Wayne. The amazingradio.com selection of new platformer hit- jimgellatly.com experience. this year that we think UK charity Spe- video games where you taking to the virtual of trailer teasers missions and two new open beta is out from mechanics. ting the 500,000 5 GreedFall regions on top of the September 26-29 on Bioware’s Chad players will enjoy.” cial Effect. can blow stuff up are stage. as well. There are no B sales mark. four in the closed Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Watch a video of Kerri at thescottishsun.co.uk