Alternative picks
We mine the library for gold. This month: going for sporting glory
DON’T LIKE FOOTBALL? FIFA 17’S JOURNEY MODE MIGHT SURPRISE YOU.
PICK #1 LASER LEAGUE
Jess Kinghorn is ready for the cut and thrust of this future sport It’s still worth dipping a toe into this neon puddle, especially if you picked it up as part of PS Plus back in October. Fast-paced and unpredictable, I’m always going back for seconds. This criminally overlooked take on tag is Team OPM’s standard method for settling any and all disputes – often cake-related. Taking up the blade once more, I can be certain that final slice will always be mine.
PICK #2 FIFA 17
Oscar Taylor-Kent’s long Journey starts a few years in the past With the latest FIFA release (that’s 19, in case you’re not keeping count) closing out the fictional footballer Alex Hunter’s story, now’s the perfect time to revisit FIFA 17, where it all began, introducing a story mode to FIFA for the first time. Don’t like football? The Journey might surprise you, with plenty of twists and choices to make on Alex’s behalf.
PICK #3 EVERYBODY’S GOLF
Ian Dean polishes his best irons and heads to the online driving range This is the same gaudy, easy-to-get-into-hard-to-master game of golf you may remember from PS2 and PS3, but now you can take your handicap online. When not Eagling or Bogeying you can socialise with a world of happy golfers, and even challenge folk to golf cart races. It’s a little odd, and very colourful, but still one of the best time sinks around.