Now, I do not think this is the GREATEST game of all time. I don’t even think it deserves the 99/100 spot on Metacritic. But I must say, this game will take you for a ride.

This Nintendo 64 classic is really rare out in the wild but if you do find a copy, expect a £30 or higher price to attack your wallet; this game is one of the most sought after ever. But does it deserve to be? Let’s find out. Alternatively, if you don’t want to dish out £60 for a game and then £100 for a console and then buy adapters for you TV and so on and so on, you can get a Nintendo 3DS version for a quarter of the price. Good for you!

Newcomers and old players may want to check out this game, but beware, you may be glued to your seat! No knowledge of previous Zelda titles is needed to enjoy this one, so pop in the cartridge and you’re good to go!

You play as Link, a good ‘ol chap from the Kokiri Forest who is given an ocarina instrument as a gift from his friend, Saria. By the way, an ocarina is an instrument with numerous amounts of holes, may sometimes be referred to as a sweet potato, and is italian. This game is the one that popularised it so yay, Zelda!  Every person in the Kokiri Forest has their own fairy companion. Except Link. Obviously. I think it’s a cliche at this point. The leader of the Kokiri Forest, an enormous, old tree called the Great Deku Tree, who will prove itself to be a recurring character in the Zelda Series. Well, no, not quite. Although in other Zelda titles, the Great Deku Tree makes an appearance, the Deku Tree in this game gives Link a special fairy to assist him on his quest to save Princess Zelda from Ganondorf. THEN SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTS INTO FLAMES FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT NINTENDO NEEDS MONEY. It sure does make an exciting scene.

Okay, I bet y’all want to experience this game for yourselves. Although it is just a teeny-tiny bit illegal, you can play this game via emulators. Get the ROM off the internet, and use Project64 to play it. There is no need to worry though, every single youtuber that plays old-timey games on their channel does this. The FBI won’t just blast your door down and arrest you. 

Alright! Time for the verdict!

9/10 Astonishing Game

If you thought Danganronpa was mad, then man oh man, are you in for a treat. Happy Spooktober by the way.

Remember Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc? The crazy man made a new game. And another actually. And a spin-off. Don’t worry, all of them will be reviewed at some point so stay tuned! 

Danganronpa 1 is set in a High School but Danganronpa 2 is set on an island. Not just any island, but Jabberwock Island (get it, Year 7’s?).  What a diddly-darn shame that you’ll never get to leave UNLESS you kill someone. Like that concept has never been used. 

The cast of the game is far more colourful than the previous game, so it makes everything look far more interesting when you’re investigating the murder of your new friend. The art style is the same but the story is probably better and more interesting than the first game but I am not willing to spoil it for you. It’s Danganronpa, on a beach.

And bikinis. 

8.75/10 A bit better than the first one

On Wednesday 11th September the Year 9 football team played against St Peters in preparation for the upcoming season. A fine performance saw the game finish 3-3. St Peters controlled the first half and we did very well to only be 1-0 down at half time. A spirited second half performance saw end to end action with neither team deserving to lose.

The pupils below represented the academy very well and have set themselves up very  for a successful 2019 – 2020.

Pupils:

Phallen Wakeley

Millie McInnis

Raymond Aneke

Roy Aneke

Leo Bayley

Oliver Green

Lamic Haile

Jack Jepson

Suleman Khan

Karanveer Manku

Natius Mapiye-Howl

Christian Ohiaer

Amari Stewart