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100 GREATEST GADGETS OF 2017

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VIRTUAL L O A D
SHOOTY
THRILLS

VIVE
TRA CKER SUPERHO T W OLFENS TEIN
VR 2: THE NEW
COL OSSUS
Our greatest VR
grumble? You do all Superhot is by far the
this amazing stuff while best game you didn’t Thought BJ Blazkowicz
waving a stick around play last year. An was done with slaying
in your hand. Why exhilarating shooter Nazis? Think again.
not a gun, camera where time only The latest Wolfenstein
or firehose? Enter the moves when you game is stuffed full of
Vive Tracker for HTC’s do, its console and S T AR W ARS B ATTLEFRONT II the nasty blighters, and
magnificent headset. VR incarnations were this time it’s set in the
Slap it onto a exclusive to Xbox and US of A. While gunning
compatible peripheral Oculus respectively. Another Star Wars game, another opportunity down fascists is always
and you’ll be able to use Now both have arrived to disappoint us fans all over again. But wait! entertaining, 2014’s
that implement in the on PlayStation, you’d Battlefront II promises to be different, with an The New Order stood
virtual world. This whole be an absolute fool to all-new single-player campaign, free ongoing DLC out for its story. Here’s
technology thing – it’s miss out at the second and character classes to give online multiplayer a hoping the sequel
quite something. time of asking. little more depth. From what we’ve played so far, repeats alt-history.
£100 / vive.com £19 / the Force is strong with this one. £50 /
PSVR, Oculus, Vive £55 / PS4, Xbox One, PC PS4, Xbox One, PC

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for what feels like Nintendo is very clear
Some might say that Also known as the an absolute eternity, With Assassin’s Creed on this: Odyssey is not
anyone who sits inside game that makes Cuphead is finally taking a hiatus last about one plumber’s
a go-kart that can buying an Xbox One set to see the light year, you may have supernatural quest
speed from 0-60 mph X worthwhile, Forza of day and we couldn’t withdrawal symptoms for world domination.
in 1.5 seconds is asking Motorsport 7 is the be more hyped. A from murdering rich Mario’s new magical
for trouble. To those best-looking thing run-and-gun game people. Before you hat, Cappy, can’t
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mum.” With superior a console. Oh, and 1930s cartoons – that know that the series you take over the mind,
acceleration skills to it’s a petrolhead’s means hand-drawn is returning – and it soul and body of an
even a Formula 1 car, dream, offering up animation, water- will be set in Ptolemaic unsuspecting human,
the Daymak C5 Blast a phenomenal 700 colour backgrounds Egypt. If you can’t find fire hydrant or T-Rex,
is the only way we vehicles to drive across and original jazz a corrupt cad there, they are just being
want to travel from 30 stunning locations recordings – it totally then the assassin’s life ‘captured’, and that’s
now onwards. in stunning 4K. Start nails its ‘dystopian just isn’t for you. a whole lot less creepy.
$60,000 / your engines… Disney’ vibe. £50 / Isn’t it?
daymak.com £50 / Xbox One, PC £16.74 / Xbox One, PC PS4, Xbox One, PC £50 / Switch

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