Tabla de contenidos para October 2018 en Mania

Alexander, VIC “Hello MANIA! You guys ROCK! I hope you guys like my Teen Titans pic!” “We do! That gnarly art’s got us craving a slice of pizza too!” Kaichi, VIC “Howdy MANIA! Here’s a dot-to-dot pic I made of Patrick from SpongeBob!” “Super creative Pat pic, Kaichi! We’ll have to do more dot-to-dots soon!” Lachlan, NSW “Sup MANIA! I love your mags! I’ve done you a pic!” “You’re a yak superstar, Lachlan! And we love the Marvel hoodie!” Alize, NSW “Heya MANIA! I just watched Hotel Transylvania 3! I loved the baby Blobby!” “Hotel Transylvania 3 made us ROFL! And baby Blobby was heaps cute!” Sunny, WA “Heya MANIA I’m your #1 fan! I drew you guys some new Mania monsters!” “Cheers for the new mascots Sunny! We’re going…

Super Mario Party Mario Party is coming to Switch with some cool new features! You can use multiple systems to play cool new games that use more than one screen, and you and your mates can all grab a Joy Con and take part on a single Switch! Some of the minigames will use motion controls, and there will be a 2 on 2 mode alongside the standard free-for-all. You’ll also be able to play minigames online for the first time in the series, which is super cool! We can’t wait to challenge our mates in a Mario Party gamer session. Platform: Switch Style: Party Publisher: Nintendo Out: October 5 Battle for Atlas This cool space-battling game will see you flying around space, befriending aliens and forming alliances! You’ll be…

The Crew 2 Gameplay: The Crew returns with a huge mass of America to drive over and through! This time you’re driving not just cars, but trucks, bikes, boats and even planes – you can take to the skies to pull stunts and race through checkpoints! The Crew 2 is greatly expanded, with heaps of different events and a big online world full of other real people who are also playing the game somewhere in the world! There are lots of different racing styles to check out, including heaps of offroad events, and a whole heap to do and see! The driving itself definitely isn’t the best we’ve seen, though – vehicles feel floaty and don’t always corner well! There also aren’t many online options to test out. Overall though,…

SONIC MANIA With the Plus version of Sonic Mania out now, it’s the perfect time to dig into all the game’s cool hidden cheats! UNLOCK THE TRUE ENDING To get the best possible ending, you’ll need to find the giant golden rings hidden in each stage and then catch the UFO in the special level to collect the emerald. This is tricky - and the positions of the rings change in Plus’ ‘Encore’ mode - so make sure you scour the levels thoroughly! UNLOCK SONIC 3 & CD ABILITIES + ‘& KNUCKLES’ MODE You can unlock new abilities for Sonic - which will replace his default skillset - by doing well at the Get Blue Spheres minigames. Collect one medal to unlock CD’s ‘Super Peel-Out’ in the options, and 6…

STEP 1 Ride up to the ledge at a comfortable speed. Try and get almost parallel with the ledge as you hop on. STEP 2 Maintain a steady grind while leaning over the bars a little. Push your back wheel into the edge of the ledge and keep your front wheel parallel with the ramp. STEP 3 Keep pressure on the back wheel and keep the front wheel pointed where you want to go. STEP 4 Shift your weight back to the centre of the scooter as you approach the end of the ledge. Start to bend your knees to prepare to hop off the ledge. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO WEAR A HELMET AND CRASH PADS! WANT TO PRACTISE YOUR TRICKS ON A WIKKID NEW RIDE? WIN YOUR OWN SCOOTER ON…

JOHNNY’S BACK! THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM! Rowan Atkinson returns as Johnny English, the accidental secret agent! Called out of retirement, Johnny is the secret service’s last hope to stop a new threat. A man of few skills and outdated methods, Johnny must overcome the challenges of modern technology to make this mission a success! CLASSIFIED FILES! BOUGH (Ben Miller) Johnny’s loyal sidekick. Lacks Johnny’s confidence but may be the brains of the operation. THE PRIME MINISTER (Emma Thompson) Tough, smart and ambitious. She doesn’t think much of Johnny but hasn’t any other options. JASON VOLTA (Jake Lacy) A high tech genius and self-made billionaire. The world is literally at his fingertips! OPHELIA BULETOVA (Olga Kurylenko) Volta’s glamorous girlfriend. This fiery Russian is unstoppable on the dance floor. P (Matthew Beard)…

NEXT GEAR! Check out these new skills... SPEED GEAR Slow down time so you can land some tricky jumps or avoid fast-moving enemies or obstacles! POWER GEAR Overcharge the Mega Buster and your Special Weapons to deal out EPIC damage! DOUBLE GEAR When at critical health, you’re able to activate the Speed Gear and Power Gear at the same time! MEGA FACTS! ROBOT ROCK! In Japan, Mega Man is known as Rockman. His robopooch pal, Rush, is named after a famous rock band! MANGA MAN! The original Mega Man game was supposed to be an Astro Boy game! SANTA’S A SCIENTIST? Mega Man’s scientist friend, Dr. Light, is designed to look like Santa Claus! The evil Dr. Wily’s strange hairstyle is based on Albert Einstein’s famous do! ROBOT MASTERS Here…

HOT STUFF! When there’s a realm that needs saving, there’s only one dragon to call! Fire up with modern remasters of three classic Spyro games: Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage and Spyro: Year of the Dragon! There’s a tonne of adventures to be had! Five lucky winners will score a copy of Spyro Reignited Trilogy on PS4, and five lucky winners will score a copy of Spyro Reignited Trilogy on Xbox One! MOVIE MARATHON We’ve got an AWSM movie marathon here for you, YAKs. When you hear something go bump in the night, there’s only one team to call: the Monster Busters. And find out what happens when the Gadgetgang help a group of quirky space aliens who’ve crash landed on Earth! 15 movie lovin’ MANIACs will score…

PARTY GAMES! There are 80 new minigames to play! Here are a couple we’re keen on! HAMMER AND SIC ‘EM (2 vs. 2) You’ve got to swing your hammer and pop the other team’s balloons first. Each team also gets six extra members to help out! First team to pop the other’s balloons wins! SLAPARAZZI (Free-For-All) Follow the snap-happy red Koopa Troopa and try to strike the perfect pose when he takes a photo! Score points depending on pose and position and after seven rounds the player with the most points wins. FUZZY FLIGHT SCHOOL (Free-For-All) Tilt your Joy-Cons to dodge the invading Fuzzies! You can take three hits before being knocked out. The last ship still flying wins! TRIKE HARDER (Free-For-All) This is a fast and furious minigame! You’ve…

Jurassic World Evolution Gameplay: If you watched any of the Jurassic movies and thought you could do a better job of running a park, here’s your opportunity! It’s up to you to build and maintain several parks, making sure that the dinosaurs are happy and fed, that people are enjoying their visit, and that the research, entertainment and security divisions are being looked after! The game is FULL of references to the films – we were stoked to hear Dr Ian Malcolm guiding us through the game early on! Learning how to actually do everything, and how to make the park run well, is pretty tricky – you’ll need to put a lot of time in and poke around in the menus to really get the most out of Jurassic…

Nintendo Labo Robot Kit The Robot Kit is a huge build – it took us four hours to put the whole thing together! It’s fun to make, and after you put it on you can play as a giant robot destroying a town! This is cool stuff – you throw punches and stomp your feet, and the robot on the screen moves around. The game itself is a bit simple, though, and we wish there was more to actually do – we didn’t have as much fun as we did with the Variety Kit! Platform: Switch Style: Action/Construction Publisher: Nintendo Price: $129.95 HOT! A fun thing to build! NOT! The game is too simple! MANIA SCORE 7/10 Dillion’s Dead-Heat Breakers Dillion’s back on 3DS! Dead-Heat Breakers is a vehicle combat…

SPYRO THE DRAGON Gnasty Gnorc hates dragons. He hates dragons so much that he’s placed a curse on them, turning them into crystal – except for one! Now it’s up to Spyro and his dragonfly pal, Sparx, to save them! There are secrets to unlock by collecting 100% of the game’s gems, dragons and eggs, and by beating every flight level! FIERY FACT Gnorcs are half gnome, half orc. SPYRO 2: RIPTO’S RAGE! While on vacation, Spyro and Sparx are teleported to a new , magical realm that’s been conquered by an evil force! To save this realm he’ll have to defeat Ripto, a wicked warlock! Did we mention he also hates dragons? SPYRO: YEAR OF THE DRAGON The evil Sorceress has stolen every Dragon egg! Her plan? T o…

IT NEVER ENDS! One Piece, which began in 1997, was only supposed to run for five years, but it’s still going today! OVER-A-MILLION PIECES! One Piece holds the Guinness World Record for “Most Copies Published For The Same Comic Book Series By A Single Author”, with over 320,866,000 copies printed! PROPER PRONUNCIATION Manga is a combination of the Japanese words “man” and “ga”, and means “whimsical pictures.” Anime is just a shortened version of the Japanese word for animation: “anime - shon. MR. MANGA! Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Astro Boy, is considered the godfather of manga. He was the first person to draw characters with big eyes! Funnily enough, Walt Disney inspired his drawing style! FAVOURITE FIGHTERS! Dragon Ball Z’s creator Akira Toriyama’s favourite characters are Tien, Future Trunks,…

THE HOSPITABLE SNOWMAN! High up in the mountains, where no humans can reach, lives a secret society of yetis! According to yeti legend, there are mysterious creatures known as “Smallfoot” that live at the base of the mountain. SMALLFOOT SECRETS! Smallfoot are short, hairless creatures (except for the top of their head), with perfect white teeth and breath that smells minty fresh. Plus their feet are tiny! THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE! Migo believes Smallfoot is real, but the other yetis think he’s crazy! Thankfully , there is a group of yetis that believe Migo, the S.E .S.— Smallfoot Exists, Suckers! ON THE HUNT! There’s only one way Migo can prove Smallfoot exists: go out there and find one! A BIG MYSTERY! THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE! They’re both ape-like…

Christopher Robin follows a grown up Christopher from the classic Winne-the-Pooh stories. Christopher is an adult and needs Pooh’s help more than ever . START! 1 WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SNACK FOOD? A. Honey B. Milk C. Anything with sugar D. Plain bread 2 WHEN SOMEONE UPSETS YOU, YOU… A. Say ‘Don’t worry it’s no one’s fault’ B. Ponder a solution to your problem C. Get all worked up and angry D. Get sad and wallow in self-pity 3 HOW DO YOU STAY FIT? A. You spoon honey into your mouth B. You go jogging C. You bounce around constantly D. You go on long walks 4 WHICH OF THESE THINGS WOULD YOU MOST WANT? A. A jar to keep things in B. A bunch of flowers C. A race car…

MOUSE TRAP When no one’s using the computer put a bit of tape underneath the mouse over the laser. The next person to use the computer won’t know why the mouse isn’t working! SCREEN SMASH! Wait for someone to leave their phone (or even better their tablet) unattended. Find a good pic of a smashed screen and leave it on their screen. When your target returns they will think their device has been smashed! NO-SUDS SOAP! Find a bar of soap and wrap it neatly in cling wrap. The next person who tries to use it won’t know why they can’t wash their hands! THAT’S A WRAP! Take one of your target’s possessions and wrap it up like a gift. Tell them you bought them a gift and wait for…

YOU’RE BATMAN The dark knight, the world’s greatest detective and the coolest hero out there – if you ask him! Batman is here to save the day but he can’t resist a chance to show off how cool he is! YOU’RE EMMETT Just like Emmet, you like goofing off and having a good time with your buddies, but when it comes to the crunch you have what it takes to save the world. People may doubt your ideas but your building skills are the best! YOU’RE BENNY THE 1980’s SPACEMAN You’re always happy to help but you’re more interested in chilling out in the cosmos! Like Benny, you get along with everyone but you’re a little stuck in the past – you prefer playing Atari over PS4! YOU’RE VITRUVIUS You’re…

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Keeps Getting Upgrades! If you haven’t jumped into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch in a while, you might not realise that it’s been updated with new stuff! It now supports the Labo motorbike Toy-Con if you want to try a crazy new control scheme. New items and a Link model from Breath of the Wild have been added too! Spyro Will Reignite His Old Soundtrack Too! The new Spyro Reignited Trilogy, which remakes the first three PS1 Spyro games, will let you switch between the original soundtrack and a new one recorded for this updated release! The game’s original composer is returning too, so we’re sure it’ll be a total blast for fans! The game releases September 21 for PS4 and Xbox One. Pokémon: Let’s…

Octopath Traveler Gameplay: This HUGE RPG experience gives you eight separate stories to explore and fight your way through – it’s one of the biggest games on Switch yet! There are eight different main characters, and each of them is on a separate adventure. You can move through the missions of Octopath Traveler in basically any order you want, and as you build up your party of characters you can take any of them through any other character’s story. It sounds complicated, but it’s pretty simple in practice, and it means that the game stays super interesting because you’re constantly having different experiences! The stories are cool, but we absolutely love the combat – this is one of the best systems we’ve ever seen in a JRPG! It’s really strategic,…

Paperbark Paperbark lets you explore Aussie bushland as a wombat, foraging for something to eat! This is a really cute, chill game – you guide the wombat by tapping the screen, enjoying the beautiful graphics and sound design. This is a great game to relax with, and we enjoyed exploring the bush! It’s also fun being a wombat character! iOS, Adventure, $5.99 SCORE 8/10 Teen Titans Go! Figure This sequel to Teeny Titans is just as great as the original! You play as one of the Teen Titans, who must collect figurines and use them to battle against several other characters from the DC world. It’s fun and cool, and fans of the show will absolutely love it! It’s essential gaming for fans heading to see the movie! iOS, Android,…

THREE RING EDEN CREATED BY BLACKSUNALCHEMY101 The High Wizard has died, leaving his tower full of magical items and trinkets! Can you solve the puzzles left behind by the Wizard and successfully make it into his magical Tower? Trust us, it’s a lot harder than it looks! ATLAS CREATED BY SIR-NEXUS Sometimes you don’t want to explore. Sometimes you just want to chill. And this map is the perfect place to do it! Hang out in this AWSM hilltop house and take a break from constantly fighting Creepers and Zombies. DONNERHALL CREATED BY ETHYRIABUILDTEAM Get ready to explore this EPIC Nordic City! From the castle stronghold to the nearby dockyards, there’s so much detail and plenty to discover! Can you find any of the secrets? MULTI BIOMED MAP CREATED BY…