February 2018 57 www.bahrainthismonth.com games Games Review What is it? PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a multiplayer online battle royale game developed and published by PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of Korean publisher Bluehole. The game uses the 2000 film Battle Royale for inspiration, with elements from similar entries in the genre such as The Hunger Games. PUBG drops players into a competitive survival battle where they engage in a heart-racing fight to be the last player left alive. Players loot supplies, find weapons and gear-up to take on the competition in a solo or team squad match. Gameplay: In the game, up to one hundred players parachute onto an island and scavenge for weapons and equipment to kill others while avoiding getting killed themselves. The available safe area of the game’s map decreases in size over time, directing surviving players into tighter areas to force encounters. The last player or team standing wins the round. It’s a thrilling concept that keeps you on your toes and creates nerve-shredding and heart-pounding moments in equal measure. You don’t know who is around the next corner or where they’re hiding. The result is a tight, focused, no-frills experience that’s as exciting as it is unpredictable, and where no two games are ever alike. Graphics: The two large maps aren’t the best-looking environments in gaming, but they do provide much-needed variety on the battlefield. Both the forested island of Erangel and the sunny desert of Miramar boast an assortment of small towns, large, dense cityscapes, and rural industrial zones ripe with loot. There are some parallels between maps so as not to restrict your options when you’re dropped randomly into either one. Monster Hunter World Monster Hunter World introduces a living, breathing ecosystem in which players take on the role of a hunter who seeks and slays ferocious beasts in heart-pounding battles that unfold across the vast everchanging terrain. Retaining the series’ skill-based progression and robust crafting system, players gear up to venture on quests to seek and slay monsters, progressively improving their skills to become the ultimate hunter. Fortnite Fortnite is set in contemporary Earth, where the sudden appearance of a worldwide storm causes 98 per cent of the world’s population to disappear, with zombie-like creatures rising to attack the remainder. It has up to four players cooperating on various missions on randomly generated maps to collect resources, build fortifications around defensive objectives that are meant to help fight the storm and protect survivors, and construct weapons and traps to engage in combat with waves of these creatures that attempt to destroy the objectives. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 In this epic role-playing sequel, explore an endless ocean of clouds, where the last remnants of civilisation live on the backs of colossal beasts called Titans. Experience the story of Rex and his new friend, Pyra, a mysterious being known as a Blade who grants him tremendous power. Together, search for Pyra’s long-lost home Elysium, the ultimate paradise for all of humanity. Game: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Rating: Short Verdict: An exciting multiplayer rumble.
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