Tabla de contenidos para April 2017 en Mania

MANIA HQ The Nintendo Switch is finally here - that means a whole new world of portable gaming fun for everyone! There’s a new Zelda game to dig into: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch games that will test your reflexes! See what’s coming out pgs 60-61 . Also check out our amazing trip to Hawaii pgs 24-25. Have fun! CAPTION COMP! What do you think he’s saying? Cut out and send in your captions for your chance to win an awesome mystery prize! EMAIL Dom: dbayley@nextmedia.com.au LIKE US! FACEBOOK.COM/MANIAMAG MANIA 199 CAPTION COMP Locked Bag 5555, St Leonards NSW 1590…

What’s the dealio? It’s a brand new Adventure Time miniseries coming to Cartoon Network. Told in eight parts, the miniseries follows Finn, Jake, BMO and Susan Strong as they leave Ooo and travel across the ocean to unravel the mystery of Finn’s past. What will Finn and the others discover? Have you ever wondered where Finn came from, who his family was and how he came to be the only human in the land of Ooo? This miniseries will answer those questions and more. Jake will meet his mum Minerva and will discover what happens to the human race! What happened to the human race? We haven’t watched the miniseries yet so we don’t know what happens. But here are our best theories. Rate them from best to last and…

GROSS GOODNESS! Blood N Guts Zombie FX Lab Stockists: Australian Geographic, Big W, Kidstuff, Myer, Toys R US and all good independent retailers. SQUISHY SMACKDOWN! WWE Ooshies Stockists: All leading retailers. BEAT THE BOMB! Chrono Bomb Stockists: All leading retailers. SLY AS A FOX! Catch The Fox Stockists: All leading retailers. SHELLSHOCK SMACKDOWN TMNT/WWE Figures Stockists: All leading toy retailers. EXTRATERRESTRIAL FUN! Alien Autopsy Lab Stockists: Australian Geographic, Big W, Kidstuff, Myer, Toys R US and all good independent retailers. PIG OUT! Pop The Pig Stockists: All leading retailers. GO, DOG, GO! Play-Doh Touch – Shape To Life set Stockists: All major retailers including Target, Big W, Myer and Toys R Us. 1-UP! Super Mario PEZ Dispensers Stockists: Big W, Kmart, Coles, Target, Toys R Us, The Reject Shop, Farmers,…

The Nintendo Switch is Here! The Switch really snuck up on us, YAKs – in January, Nintendo announced that the console would release on March 3! It costs $469.95 for the system with two Joy Con controllers, and it doesn’t have many launch games, but it’s totally portable and should be a SUPER great console by the end of the year! The Switch’s EPIC games line up! Heaps of games will be coming to the Switch before the end of the year! Some titles include Dragonball Xenoverse 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Splatoon 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, Sonic Mania, Fast RMX, FIFA, Steep, Ultra Street Fighter 2, and Super Mario Odyssey, all due in 2017! The Switch is Region-Free! This is big news, YAKs – you’ll be…

Don Bradman Cricket 17 Gameplay: Don Bradman Cricket 14 was a great game for cricket fans, but 17 has introduced some solid improvements! We loved batting in the previous game, and it’s even better now: it feels like your footing matters a lot more, and smashing out a 6 requires that you pay more attention to the bowler than before! It’s super satisfying when you get into a groove, and when you get caught or bowled out you can see where you went wrong! Bowling and fielding have been tweaked as well, and feel much more enjoyable now! The career mode has been expanded, you can play as women’s teams now, and the tutorials are so good that we picked up the controls really quickly! Cricket games have struggled for…

GROSSERY GANG MEGA COMP! Do you like all things gross, icky and collectable? If you do this prize is for you. The Grossery Gang are the coolest new collectable toy sensation and now they’ve got a Grossery Game app to enjoy . To celebrate the app release we’re giving 6 collector MANIACs a Grossery Gang prize pack with: • 3 x Grossery Gang S2 Yuck Bars • 1 x Grossery Gang S2 Rotten Soda • 1x Grossery Gang S2 Moldy Chip • 1 x Free Code for Grossmoji App • $25 in App credit for The Grossery Game App YOU COULD WIN! For  the chance to win, just draw us a picture of your favourite Grossery Gang character. Cut out the token on page 50 and send it in with your…

“Yo, MANIA! You rock!” “Hey MANIA, enjoy my Charmander!” “I hope you like my drawing of Batman and Superman! PS. Your mag is awesome!” Like it? We love it, Ethan! Who will win? Our money is on Batman. Thanks, Alec! That SpongeBob pic rocks even more! Woah, Noah! That Charmander is some hot stuff! We love your AWSM Pikachu, Cody! That’s a sweet snapback! “Hey MANIA, I hope you like my Pokémon drawing. MANIA rules!” Those are some wild and wacky cartoon characters, Sunny! Keep it up! “Check out my crazy cartoons!” “Hi MANIA, I love your mags.” That’s a great Pokémon drawing, Iggy! Gengar is one of our faves! WIN ! WIN ! Get your face in the mag and score a My Life and Other Stuff I Made…

THE TREE FORT Aww yeah, Finn and Jake’s AWSM Tree Fort! Explore every nook and cranny! CANDY KINGDOM Walk the sugary streets of the Candy Kingdom! ICE KINGDOM Check out Ice King’s domain. Make sure he hasn’t kidnapped any princesses! LUMPY SPACE Oh my Glob, you guys! You can even travel to lumpin’ Lumpy Space! MARCELINE’S HOUSE Visit Marceline’s cave house for a quick jam session! NIGHTOSPHERE Get down with some demons in the Nightosphere! GOBLIN KINGDOM And watch out for Xergiok spankings in the Goblin Kingdom!…

MANIA: How did you get into competitive scooter riding? TAJ: “When I was five, there was a competition at The Bunker Indoor Skate Park and I decided to enter. It was the Australian Titles and back then you didn’t need to qualify. I competed in the Seven and Under category and came 3rd. I got a big trophy!” MANIA: What’s your favourite trick to perform? TAJ: “At the moment, it’s ‘Bar Double Whip’.” MANIA: What’s one trick that you spent ages trying to get right? TAJ: “Bri’s took a while. That’s when you flip the scooter deck over your head. I knocked my tooth out trying.” MANIA: What’s the hardest trick you’ve ever done? TAJ: “The bri whip. That’s when you combine a heel whip with a bri flip.” MANIA:…

Starlord is staring down an armada of spaceships. Are they friends or foe? Drax diving head first into the mouth of The Abilisk, a multlidimensional beast! Rocket has constructed a dangerous bomb for some reason. And now he’s trying to explain it to Baby Groot. We’d definitely watch a fi lm with just these two. It looks like the Guardian’s ship has crash-landed on a forest planet. Starlord’s ship escaping from the spaceships we saw at the start of the trailer. What did he do this time? Drax is trying to force his way out of the Abilisk. That’s one happy camper! Baby Groot doesn’t look so cute anymore, even in his mini Ravagers outfi t. “Not a single person has tape?” “You have an atomic bomb in your bag!…

Super Mario Odyssey In the next big 3D Super Mario game, Mario will leave the Mushroom Kingdom and go on an adventure! Part of the footage we’ve seen shows him in New Donk City, which looks an awful lot like New York! Thanks to the Switch, this will be the best looking Mario game EVER, and Mario will have some new powers – he can throw his hat now and then jump on it in mid-air to go further! Nintendo has promised big, open worlds too, like Super Mario 64! Platform: Switch Style: Platformer Publisher: Nintendo Out: Q4 2017 Rime We first heard about Rime four years ago, and a lot has changed in that time – this started as a PS3 exclusive, but now it’s coming to all the…

Dragon Quest Builders Gameplay: We were surprised when we heard that Dragon Quest was getting a Minecraft-style building game, but we’re pretty happy with the end result! Dragon Quest Builders has more of a structure and purpose than Minecraft – you’re on a quest to rebuild a broken world, basically, which means learning as many crafting recipes as you can and reconstructing a bunch of towns by hand! The game keeps track of everything you learn and always tells you what you need and where you need to go to get it, but it’s still really satisfying and fun! You’ll level up and fight Slimes like in any Dragon Quest game, but the whole ‘building’ element is a great addition. If you find Minecraft overwhelming you’ll probably really enjoy this,…

DRAGON BALL FUSIONS QUIZ ANSWERS The quizzes in Dragon Ball Fusions are pretty hard, so we’ve rounded up the hardest questions in the first ten of them for you! For the rest, you’ll have to do your research! #01 Anime Part 1 Q: What recipe does Vegeta make in Super Dragon Ball? A: Takoyaki #02 Anime Part 2 Q: Who are Bon Para, Son Para, and Don Para affiliated with? A: The Para Para Brothers #03 Movie Part 1 Q: What was Tapion trapped inside of? A: Takoyaki #04 Movie Part 2 Q: I’m neither Goku nor Vegeta... I am... A: The man who will defeat you! #05 Saiyans Part 1 Q: What type of wave can turn a Saiyan into a Great Ape? A: Rice #06 Saiyans Part 2…

WHERE TO START? WHAT’S IT ABOUT? The first series, Mobile Suit Gundam, aired in Japan in 1979. It’s set in the future, where parts of Earth’s population live in space colonies and focuses on the war between the Earth Federation and the evil Principality of Zeon! The war is fought with GIANT ROBOTS! There are almost 30 different series, some are sequels and some are their own thing, but they all have one common theme: giant mechs shooting lasers! Gundam stands for: General-purpose Utility, Non Discontinuity Augmentation Manoeuvring weapon system (what a mouthful). BUILD YOUR OWN! There are model kits for all the Gundams and other mechs! They’re easy to build and super customisable. We may never get to pilot our own giant robots, so these are the next best…

Secret Fan Theory #1 The theory is that Rita is actually the legendary Green Ranger, who was corrupted by an evil force! What do you think MANIACs, fact or fiction? Secret Fan Theory #2 The Zordon in this movie is the original Red Ranger, who got fused with the Morphing Grid! Which enemy will they battle? The Rangers will go toe-to-toe with Rita Repulsa in the Power Rangers Movie. She’s pure evil and only has one thing on her mind: the total destruction of E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G. So yeah, it’s kinda important that she’s stopped. How will Team Ranger get together? Our five heroes – Jason, Billy , Zack, Kimberly and Trini – are mysteriously drawn together and end up at the Angel Grove quarry. There they discover a strange rock that…

Bonus Joke A skunk a deer and a duck were in a restaurant. When it came time to pay their cheque the waiter came over and asked them to pay. The Skunk looked at its tail and said: “I don’t have a scent.” The deer looked at the empty chair next to it and said: “I don’t have a buck.” So the skunk and the deer had a quick chat to each other and then looked at the duck and said to the waiter “Just put it on his bill!” DOM Q: Why didn’t the astronaut like the restaurant on the moon? A: It had no atmosphere! Q: What do you call a cat that does tricks? A: A magic kit! MATT Q: Why did Dracula need to go to…

Where is Hawaii? Hawaii is a state of the USA but it’s not connected to mainland USA – you’ll fi nd Hawaii in the pacifi c ocean 9,129 KM east of Australia. HAWAII STATS Capital city: Honolulu (Island of Oahu) Population: 1.42 million Lei ceremony – It’s tradition in Hawaii to give necklaces made of Kukui nuts when saying hello and goodbye. FEELING THE aloha spirit! We stayed at the famous Kaanapali Beach Hotel, a traditional Hawaiian style resort where we got to experience traditional Hawaiian culture. Here are some of the cool things we did: What’s it like? Hawaii is a tropical paradise made up of 6 main islands and many smaller islands. It’s known as the original birthplace of surfi ng and for its breathtaking natural beauty ,…

ETURBO PRICE: ETURBO - $129 ELANATION app – Free (although there are in-game purchases that can be made) AVAILABLE FROM: WWW.ELANATION.COM OUR THOUGHTS PROS ✔ ETURBO looks super cool, is easy to use and comfortable to wear! ✔ ETURBO is waterproof (except salt water), easy to charge and includes a heart rate monitor! ✔ The ELANATION app is a tonne of fun to play. Reminds us of Minecraft! ✔ Every step you take helps you get more points to unlock more AWSM stuff in ELANATION. ✔ Batteries last for up to 5 days!. CONS ✘ It doesn’t always track your steps, which is frustrating. ✘ Like most mobile games, the app eats up your phone or tablet battery. ETURBO may look like a cool watch, but it’s so much more!…

TURTLE POWER! WWE is awesome. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are awesome. So what happens when you combine the two together? MAXIMUM AWSM! Our favourite butt-kicking brothers are decked out in the gear of their favourite WWE wrestlers! Six macho-mutants will score a TMNT/WWE figure prize pack containing Leo/John Cena, Raphael/The Undertaker, Mikey/ Macho Man and Donatello/Sting. SHRED HARD! It’s time to go cruising with your bros and pop some sick tricks at the skatepark. These are smaller versions of Grit’s wikkid Fluxx scooter, but don’t be fooled. What they lack in size they make up with in absolute AWSMness! Six fast and furious YAKs will score their own Grit Fluxx Mini scooter! SMURF-TASTIC! We’re super excited for the release of the new Smurfs: The Lost Village, and we want you…

In Super Mario Bros. 3, there was going to be a power-up that turned Mario into a centaur. In the original Super Mario Bros. the clouds are just the bushes recoloured. Mario, Baby Mario, Luigi, Baby Luigi, Wario, Waluigi and Toad are all voiced by the same person: Charles Martinet. Mario’s first appearance wasn’t in a Mario game! It was in the arcade version of Donkey Kong. Mario has appeared in over 200 videogames! Mario’s creator wanted Yoshi to appear in the first Super Mario Bros. There have been multiple Super Mario Bros. cartoon series! The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (1989), The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. (1990) and Super Mario World (1991)! Up until Super Mario World (1990), game levels would be designed using pen and pencil on…

Stardew Valley Gameplay: Sometimes you start playing a game and you just can’t stop for hours – we’ve had this problem with Stardew Valley, which is so addictive and fun that we just have to keep going! After inheriting your grandfather’s old farm, you spend your time in Stardew Valley tending to it, growing plants and produce, while also befriending everyone in your local town, fulfilling quests, fishing, crafting, collecting – there’s even a strange multi-level dungeon to explore, sword in hand! We found that just growing crops and harvesting them was super satisfying, and we loved watching our farm expand as we put in new buildings and used materials to craft all sorts of farming tools! This is a game that you get into for the long haul –…

Yo-kai Watch 2 Yo-kai Watch 2 comes in two different versions, Fleshy Souls and Bony Spirits, but there’s not much difference between the two! Fans of the original game might actually get less out of this one than newcomers will: there’s a lengthy section at the start reintroducing everything, and in some ways it feels like the same game again, just with improvements! There are online battles now and a bunch of new Yo-kai, and the plot is cool, but don’t expect a huge step forward! HOT! Heaps of cool Yo-Kai to catch! NOT! Very similar to the first game! MANIA SCORE 7 /10 Platform: 3DS Style: RPG Publisher: Nintendo Price: $59.95 Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Shantae is a cool platforming hero, and we enjoyed her latest adventure! This is a…