Tabla de contenidos para January 2020 en Mania

Tallara, NSW Dear MANIA, plz put my drawing in your book. It will be my wish come true. P.S. your mag is the best! Your wish is our command Tallara! How could we not print such a lovely rose pic! Desmond, NSW Hi MANIA, Check out this pic I did of the Minions. They are so funny! Hellooo Desmond! Minions are da best. We’re supes keen for the new movie in July!! Ambroze, SA This is my pic of King Kong throwing a Rock and Cooper! Yo Ambroze, AWSM King Kong pic! We always dig some big ape art! Tyrrheanna, NSW Hi MANIA! Hope you like my drawing of Mysterio from Spider-Man: Far From Home! This is one of our favourite movies and sketches of da year! Thanks Tyrrheanna! Hughie,…

JUMANJI LEVELS UP! Jumanji is back and now we’re on level 2! After Spencer from the first movie gets stuck inside the game once again his friends and fam are gonna have to jump into the game to bring him back safe and sound! But this isn’t quite the same game as last time... OLD MAN MASH-UP This has gotta be the funniest twist ever! In the last flick Doc Smolder and Franklin were the avatars of high school chums Spencer and Anthony. This time they’re the avatars of Spencer’s cranky grandpa Eddie and his equally old mate Milo. Get ready for some hilarious funny man jokes! KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR THESE GAME GUYS TOO Jeffereson ‘Seaplane’ McDonough from the last flick and an unfamiliar face team up with…

Pokémon Go Expands With The Battle League! The Pokémon Go Battle League is coming next year, which will add ranked trainer fights! You’ll be able to test your best Pokémon against others online, instead of needing to track down other players IRL! Hopefully you’ll get some cool rewards as you rise up the ranks and show off your Pokémon skills! Will All Future Multiplayer Games Have Online Modes? Steam is testing out a cool new mode right now called Remote Play Together, which makes offline-only multiplayer games playable over the Internet! Making an online game is really hard, but this has us wondering if it’s going to be heaps easier in the future? That would be rad for long-distance friendships! A New Portable Console Is Coming! Analogue Pocket is an…

Platform: Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC Style: Platformer Publisher: Team 17 Price: $49.95 Gameplay: Yooka-Laylee are back, and we think this 2D platformer is easily their best adventure so far! This game is based on the Donkey Kong Country series, and plays a lot like those old classics – you’ll be rolling, climbing, jumping and searching for hidden secrets across some really cool, old-skool levels! We got really into trying to find everything in every level, which is good because to finish the game you need to be observant – finding hidden coins and quills is the key to unlocking every level! We loved the challenging, fun gameplay of the platforming sections, but we’re also super impressed by the hub world in this game! There are AWSM puzzles to solve,…

Platform: Switch Style: Sport Publisher: Nintendo Price: $79.95 Gameplay: Mario & Sonic are back for another Olympics – in fact, they’re back for two! You’ll get to go back in time to the 1964 Tokyo Games to compete in retro sports, and then back to the future for a full 3D adventure! You can compete in heaps of different events, including ‘Dream Events’ that could only happen in a videogame, and even play through a full-on story mode that takes you all over Tokyo! What we really like about this game is that it gives you heaps of options over how you want to play it. We tested sports out with the Joy Cons and the Pro Controller, and they offer totally different control schemes! It’s got a pretty solid…

MEET THE SQUAD!  THREE BRAVE BUDDIES JOIN FORCES TO TAKE ON THE EVIL FORCES THAT THREATEN THE FRIENDLY FOLKS OF PURE HEART VALLEY! MAO MAO A cool cat dude with heroic aspirations. He comes from a prestigious hero fam led by his dad and he’s always trying to prove himself. Along with Badgerclops, Adorabat and his stylin’ sword Geraldine they can certainly take on anything that comes at ‘em! BADGERCLOPS A cyborg badger with one eye. Badgerclops is Mao Mao’s trusty right-hand man and best friend. He’s smart and strong and all kinds of funny. He’ll do whatever he can to save the day as long as he’s with his friends! ADORABAT The youngest hero of the bunch. Adorabat is a five-year old bat who may be cute but she’s…

SAM SPOKE TO RUGBY PLAYER TURNED AUSSIE WWE ST AR DANIEL VIDOT! SAM: HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR IN-RING PERSONA? Daniel: “So my in-ring persona is pretty much who I am x10. And as a rugby player I was always the person to wear my heart on my sleeve, and there was always a wild side to me. And that’s where the name The Untamed comes from.” SAM: DOES YOUR SAMOAN BACKGROUND COME INTO YOUR WWE PERSONA MUCH? Daniel: “Yeah it comes in quite a lot. Obviously Samoan heritage has a rich history in the WWE. Obviously with all my tattoos and ink my whole image is about that. My whole concept is The Untamed so it’s that rugged kind of look.” SAM: AND WHAT’S THE STORY BEHIND THE CLUB…

SHAUN GOES GALACTIC Get ready for a wooly new adventure starring Shaun the Sheep and a new friend who’s out of this world. After an adorable alien crashes her UFO near Mossy Bottom Farm Shaun befriends ‘em and makes it his mission to get the cute alien back to its home! WHAT’S A CROP CIRCLE? Keep your eyes peeled for this real life phenomenon in Shaun’s new flick. Crop circles have been popping up overnight at farms for years and years and we don’t think they’re just caused by hungry sheep. Team MANIA reckon it could be one thing only - aliens! SHAUN’S SHEEPY RETURN OUR FAVOURITE SHEEP IS BACK AND HE’S AS SILLY AS EVER! WHAT’S HE GONNA GET UP TO THIS TIME AROUND? A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE:…

Platform: PS4 Style: RPG Publisher: Namco Bandai Out: March 3, 2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake We recently had a chance to play through an early section of this remake, and it looks like it’s going to live up to the hype! The new combat system is a huge departure from the classic Final Fantasy series, but we absolutely love it! You can attack with your primary weapon, but also pause the action at any time to use spells and abilities, plus issue commands to other teammates. We played through a boss fight where we took on a scorpion tank, and it looks and feels amazing! Marvel’s Avengers Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC Style: Action Publisher: Namco Bandai Out: May 15, 2020 We also went hands on with The Avengers, and…

Chu Chu Rocket! Universe iOS, Apple Arcade subscription This sequel to Chu Chu Rocket is a blast from the past! You have to guide mice around a maze by placing directional tiles on the ground to guide them, and while the old game was in 2D, this one has more complicated puzzles. It’s heaps of fun and pretty challenging! SCORE 8/10 Mini Motorways iOS, Apple Arcade subscription This sequel to Mini Metro tasks you with building roads to clear up traffic jams and guide cars where they need to go! It’s easy to get to grips with, but hard to master – we had a hard time figuring out how to get better at it, but we still had fun! SCORE 7/10 Shantae and the Seven Sirens iOS, Apple Arcade…

DOUBLE DARE WWE EPS On Nickelodeon Dec 30 - Jan 2 Think you know WWE? So do these cool contestants. See if you got the wrasslin’ knowledge to take on this WIKKID wrestling quiz with some super guest appearances! SHE-RA AND THE PRINCESSES OF POWER On Netflix right now The latest season of the He-Man spinoff is out and it’s too good! The visuals are amazing and colourful and She-Ra kicks major butt. She-Ra doesn’t need the help but we’re hoping for a He-Man cameo soon too!…

BIG BAKUGAN BATTLERS! Get your hands on the most powerful Bakugan ever, complete with lights and sounds! 5 Bakugan brawlers will all nab a Bakugan Dragonoid Maximum plus a Bakugan Battle pack! CRASH & SPYRO GAME GIVEAWAY! If you love gaming then this is the prize for you! Grab yaself a copy of Spyro Reignited Trilogy or Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on the Nintendo Switch, plus some AWSM extra Crash ‘n’ Spyro goodies! BALLOONS ARE POPPING OFF! Fill AND tie 100 balloons in 60 seconds flat then get ready to wet yourself! 7 lucky ducks will get a BOB 3 Pack, two BOB Filler Soakers, one Slingshot, and one BOB Splat Bat Cricket! RYAN’S WORLD ‘N’ BOXED FUN! Ryan’s World and Boxed Warriors team up for this AWSM prize pack!…

MANIA: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN USING CLAY? Lee: “For five years I’ve been making things out of clay.” MANIA: HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN ARTY? Lee: “Yeah! Ever since I was young I loved to make characters from clay like these!” MANIA: HOW’D YOU GET STARTED ON YOUTUBE? Lee: “I wanted to show people how to make characters from clay, and I started YouTube because I thought it would be the best way to show my videos.” MANIA: HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIKED POKÉMON? Lee: “I’ve liked Pokémon since I started YouTube 3 years ago.” MANIA: WHAT’S YOUR FAVE POKÉMON GAME? Lee: “My favourite is Pokémon White 2 featuring White Kyurem!” MANIA: ARE YOU KEEN FOR POKÉMON SWORD AND SHIELD? Lee: “I am very excited for Pokémon Sword and Shield.…

Platform: Switch Style: Action Adventure Publisher: Nintendo Price: $79.95 Gameplay: Luigi’s got a new mansion to explore! This one feels like a mix of the first two Luigi’s Mansion games, but with new features and a bigger mansion to explore – and we reckon it’s the best in the series! Luigi has to work his way up the mansion by defeating ghosts and finding buttons for the elevator, all while exploring to find hidden gems, hunt down Boos, and gather as much money as he can! The puzzles are a lot of fun to solve, and when you come across ghosts you have to figure out how to trick them and suck them up in your vacuum! We loved exploring the whole mansion and tried to find absolutely everything hidden…

Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz HD Platform: Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC Style: Arcade platformer Publisher: Sega Price: $59.95 Monkey Ball is back, but this isn’t a brand new game – it’s an updated port of a Wii launch title, with better graphics and new controls! We like playing with a control stick way more than we liked playing with a Wii remote back in 2006, and there are some really AWSM level designs in the back half of this game! It’s a bit short, though, and the ten included minigames aren’t as fun as we’d like. Still, rolling monkeys in balls through tricky levels is good fun! HOT! Better controls than the Wii version! NOT! We’d like more mini-games and levels! MANIA SCORE 6/10 Concrete Genie Platform: PS4 Style:…

Platform: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch & PC Style: 3rd Person Action Publisher: Outright Games Players: 1-4 Play as your fave Jumanji heroes. Dr. Bravestone, Ruby, Mouse and Prof. Shelley are all here and hilarious as ever! Play online with Internet pals, on the couch with your mates in split-screen mode, or even with three AI teammates! The Jumanji world is huge! Traverse the lush jungle, the rugged mountains and the slick city! Play hard enough and you may just unlock super cool outifts and weapon styles! WE PREVIEW THE AWSM NEW JUMANJI ADVENTURE YOU CAN PLAY WITH YOUR BUDDIES! WHY WE WANT IT: The massive world of Jumanji is as awesomely fun to explore as you’d expect. Jump in with your pals for what we reckon is the ultimate…