K-Zoneの January 2022 の目次

I WANTED KIDS TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP A BOOK AND READ ABOUT… An athlete, or someone any kid with a dream to become an athlete can relate to. Growing up, I didn’t have the opportunity to read about my favourite role model or favourite athlete. It’s not just about sports either, it talks about my challenges in primary school, high school, later in the books. I wanted something kids can read and be like ‘Oh, Sam Kerr’s just like me’. I went through the same things. IF I HAD TO ADD ONE FUN RULE TO SOCCER, IT WOULD BE… No offside – just a free for all. You can score anywhere on the field. I get called offside all the time, so I would love to stand in…

When it comes to Splatoon 3’s sweet setting, it’s the one time we’ll choose the ‘desert’ over ‘dessert’, because this new setting is the real treat! Enter the Splatlands, a sun-scorched region with a hub called ‘Splatsville’ – the hangout for Inklings and Octolings. Before you waste wasteland wanderers who will be wondering what whacked them, customise your character. Design their duds, then personalise your critter pal. Next, link up with Agent 3 to battle the oppressive Octarian army in a cool, colourful tale. Blast blue, pop purple, and splash other shades (depending on your team). Time to brawl? Start in paint-stuffed cubes, and pick where to touchdown. Soar into a starting spot. Splat away at stacks of opponents as you spread ink. Squid toward or away from your frantically…

Hay there, K-Zoners! Prepare to be converted to better-than-OK-Farmers, with the top of the range game for creating a home on the range. Yep, it’s Farming Simulator 22! Before you can start to sow, spruce up your own playable farmer. Choose the land you want to work on, and start farmin’. We reckon you should start with the rad off-road ride options. Track down a tractor. Get a load of a front-end loader. Combo those with a combine harvester. There’s a chill satisfaction to be found in running circles around crop collection, or pulling some crop doughies in a tricked out tractor. Out of fuel? Gas on over to a servo and pump back to full. There’s more to do around these parts than just putting the ‘culture’ into ‘agriculture’.…

GOAL SAVING Try these tips to give away fewer goals. Get familiar with your midfielders and use them – select with left bumper or right stick. Now challenge attackers. Block passes and chase down runners. This keeps your AI-controlled centre backs in better defence. Plus, use L2 to jockey instead of tackling! MORE NETTERS To score more goals, pass the ball between players to create gaps. Tempt opponents out of position. Plus, master the fake shot. Press shoot, then pass for a fake-out to burst past defenders. Crossing is king in FIFA 22, so practise your accuracy to stack up that score! KEEP POSSESSION It’s easier to score – and harder for your opponent to score – if you constantly keep the ball. So, don’t sprint all the time. Save…

LARGER THAN LIFE PINBALL! In May 2021, freerunner Pavel ‘Pasha’ Petkuns achieved his lifelong dream – becoming a human pinball! This oversized pinball table is the biggest freerunning set ever built. The pinball surface is an incred 23 metres long (five storeys), with the highest point of the table raised 16 metres above the ground! The set is at a 45 degree angle, to create difficult tilted jumps and catches for Pasha, who needed to slide, flip, leap and spin around the various obstacles. Can you spot international landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Great Wall of China, or a Mayan pyramid? Building the set took seven weeks, but before that three years were spent designing and testing the pinball machine. The set weighs 23,000kg, and had to…

1. WHAT COMIC BOOK DOES SPIDER-MAN FIRST APPEAR IN? a) Amazing Spider-Man b) Spider-Man: Birth of Venom c) Amazing Fantasy #15 2. ANDREW GARFIELD PLAYS SPIDEY IN THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. TRUE FALSE 3. WHAT CONTINENT DOES PETER TRAVEL TO IN SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME? 4. WHAT POWER DOES MILES MORALES HAVE THAT PETER DOESN’T? a) Invisibility b) Super speed c) Flight 5. PETER LIVES WITH AUNT KAY. TRUE FALSE 6. WHERE DID MYSTERIO PREVIOUSLY WORK? 7. IN SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, WHICH CHARACTER IS FROM THE 32ND CENTURY? a) Spider-Man Noir b) Peni Parker c) Peter Porker 8. THE DAILY GOOGLE IS THE NEWSPAPER IN SPIDER-MAN'S CITY. TRUE FALSE 9. WHAT IS MJ’S FIRST NAME WHEN IT IS REVEALED IN SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING? 10. WHICH VILLAIN DOES HARRY OSBORN TURN INTO…

1. How many players can each soccer team have on the field? 2. The main attacker who plays closest to the other team’s goal is called the… 3. How long is a pro soccer match? 4. Sam Kerr is the captain of the women’s national soccer team for Australia. What is the team name? 5. Which English club does Sam also play for? 6. What number does Sam wear? Sam Kerr: Kicking Goals – A New Knight is out now! PSST! Record the symbol for each answer, so your score can be revealed!…

HECTIC HOARDER OF THE MONTH Name: Tom Collects: LEGO LEGO Legend: Tom has been collecting LEGO for nine years, ever since he was two years old! His first item was a classic LEGO brick set, and his fave LEGO shows and movies are LEGO Masters and The LEGO Ninjago Movie. Tom’s favourite set in the collection is the Creator Expert Downtown Diner, and his fave minifig is one he made of himself. THIS MONTH’S COOL COLLECTABLE GIFT! Tom, we are sending four LEGO City Stuntz products your way, including Stunt Park, Stunt Competition, Rocket Stunt Bike, and Demolition Stunt Bike! Collect something cool? Consider yourself a mega fan? Tell us all about it at…

PROTON PACK A portable nuclear particle accelerator that can use positively charged ions to create a plasma stream, to weaken and capture ectoplasm-based entities. Developed in 1984 by two of the OG Ghostbusters, Egon Spengler and Ray Stantz. Afterward, Egon upgraded it to take on the latest paranormal threats! GHOST TRAP The name says it all – this gadget can capture and transport a paranormal being! The Ghost Trap emits a burst of energy, to suck in the negatively charged muons of a supernatural being and then, ta da! Trapped ghost! R.T.V. An upgraded Ghost Trap with wheels and a flashlight, which can be operated by remote control! Exactly what you need when you have to nab ghosts on the move! AZTEC DEATH WHISTLE This skull shape whistle makes a…

TOTALLY TRANSFORMED You’ve watched the flicks, and transformed the toys. Now, transform all your expectations and turn in for the turn-based battles of Transformers: Battlegrounds. We still love the orig transforming toy too... LEGO! Switch up your transformation expectations with the Switch version of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. Yes, phew, it's finally here! EXCELLENT EVOLUTIONS Digimon first started as a virtual pet living on a tiny handheld device. Now, the Digimon name represents tons of toys, TV episodes and game titles (with Digimon Survive on the way)! Meanwhile, R2-D2 started on the big screen, then went into smaller toy boxes (and lots of games). Everyone’s best bud bot is now available as a rad virtual pet with R2-D2 Tamagotchi. FLYING FUN Two types of flying means there are two types…

The name of the game pretty much says it all. When you get cracking on your adventure, you’ll notice all the colours of the rainbow. You play as Billy, and that whole ‘curse’ part is where the colour drains from poor Billy’s colourful world. It’s up to you to paint the town red, orange, yellow and, uhh – y’know, every other colour that used to be there. We love that Rainbow Billy plays like a love letter to Paper Mario: Color Splash, but you don’t need to know that game to enjoy the action. There are so many exciting and unusual spots to explore in this 2.5D adventure. You can take Billy to investigate islands, creep into caves, and sail the seas. Plus, there are stacks of friendly fauna to…

We already know Star Wars stories are set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is even older – so it’s from a... longer time ago? The game is set 4000 years before the Skywalker saga! Knights of the Old Republic was released (light)years ago, in a time also known as ‘2003’. Now, this RPG classic is finally hitting the hyperdrive switch and hitting the Switch. Get swept up in the iconic Star Wars soundtrack as you build your own galactically great legend. Save this (heaps) old Republic as a Jedi, or make the savage swap to the dark side with the Sith. The Jedi’s Force foes have an army now, not just a couple of phantom menaces. Regardless…

EZ VC Keen for more virtual currency? Nab your Daily Reward when you log in to (sometimes) score VC. Watch NBA 2KTV on your in-game smartphone (left on the d-pad). You can vote or answer questions for VC. Complete Quests to stack VC, and just play the game for more! BIGGER BASKETS Here’s how to get better at nailing netters. Remember, practise really does make perfect. Create space from defenders. Use all of the time on the shot clock (if you need it)! Be patient with timing. Get used to jump shots. Try to time your shot for the peak of your player’s jump and hope to hoop! B-BALL BALANCE To win more matches, you have to master defence. Get in front of attackers. Now, get low with the left…

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I built this theme park in Theme Park Tycoon 2 in Roblox! I made a room and enchantment table in Paper Minecraft. I made a hero using Hero Forge! It has digital wings, ice powers, ice staff and wears a helmet. It’s a-Mario – a Mario farm to be exact. Wheat is growing with water and it took 20 minutes to make in Minecraft! GET YOUR BUILD ON THIS PAGE! We Want YOU! Have you made something AMAZING on your computer, console, tablet or phone? To be in ScreenSpace, visit www.kzone.com.au and click on ‘Be in K-Zone’! Go to ‘ScreenSpace’ to submit your epic gaming screenshot, coding creation and digital artwork.…

K-Z: Hi Logan! Congratulations on your Men’s Cycling BMX Freestyle gold at the Tokyo Olympics! How much training went into reaching the Games? L: I’ve been doing freestyle BMX for 15 years, and every time I’ve ridden my bike from my childhood up to the day before the Olympics had a huge impact on winning a gold medal. The year leading to the Olympics, I did about five days on the bike and three in the gym – a bike session was two and a half hours. In my younger years, I spent most of the day at the skate park. Winning the first freestyle BMX Olympic gold medal, I can’t put it into words. It was the most amazing feeling. I set out with that goal and to achieve…

We love superhero stories, but there’s a character who deserves more heroic kudos. Kirby! The Pink Puff pinches the powers of pesky perilous peeps – real baddies out to cause chaos and ruin your day. Kirby takes their ability, and spins those powers back on ‘em. Try bringing the boom with Bomb ability, cutting down crims with Cutter, or just firing foes with Fire ability – and that’s only the start of the list! All these crit copy abilities are essential for taming the massive 3D world in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. All of the sweet powers can be used for far more than simply battling bothered baddies. Remember the fun in this place that time forgot! Rifle through the bunches of busted buildings, and dig up a few…

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl‘s coolest combo isn’t from one of the furious fisticuffs fighters. It’s actually the way it mixes some of the most legendary Nickelodeon characters with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate-type gameplay. We love the ragtag roster on offer. Pit Powdered Toast Man against Patrick Star. See who comes out on top in a monstrous button-mash between roaring Reptar and offbeat Oblina, or tag in a dynamic duo dynasty with riled-up Ren and Stimpy vs zany Zim and GIR. With 20 cartoon combatants (including two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, there’s a fave fighter for every fan. They all have epic move sets to match their personalities. You’ll be humming along to familiar tracks as you dish out awesome attacks, then punt the other players off the stage. Master moves in…

KIWI COLLECTABLES On KeyWe Summer 2, move the blank paper on the binder (top left) to nab a key. Use it on the blue filing cabinet left of the toaster. Toast bread for the cassowary for a prize! CHEAT SHOP Beat Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World. Start a new save and play up to Rapadagna. Exit the rich woman’s house via the door on the second-floor. Move left then press ‘use’ to move a layer. Jump off the roof to the left. Walk behind the bushes ‘til you interact with something. Suspicious Man will max out your money and sell you the best equipment! TY THESE Avoid characters in Ty the Tasmanian Tiger HD, and hit left, right, left, right, action, action, action, action, bite, bite for infinite health.…

UNLIMITED CONTINUES In Super Monkey Ball, you can nab unlimited continues. First, unlock the Monkey Billiards, Bowling and Golf minigames for 2500 Play Points each. Spend 2500 Play Points on extra continues. Got to nine? Spend 2500 more to nab unlimited continues! BANANAS BOOST Want a boost at the start of races in Super Monkey Ball 2? The AI racers get one. Now you can, too! Hold the left stick down. Wait ‘til just before the race starts. Flick the stick up and press the far-right face button on the controller. Get a boost if you nail the timing. MORE MODES There are stacks of new modes to unlock in Super Monkey Ball Deluxe! Unlock Staff Roll games by beating Story mode and Challenge mode (on any difficulty). Then beat…

CLUES 1-11: Spider-Man’s full name.11-13: This is a signature Spider-Man colour.13-25: Spider-Man asks this Marvel character to restore his secret identity with magic.25-31: This character with electricity powers from the Spider-Man comics appears in Spider-Man: No Way Home.31-36: As Peter’s parents are not around, he is technically an __________.36-43: Peter uses __________ from the Iron Spider Suit with his red and black suit to create the ultimate tool to help him save the city.43-49: Tom __________ is the actor playing Spider-Man.49-54: Otto Octavius is also known as _________ Octopus.54-61: Peter’s life is turned upside down when his identity is __________!61-64: The last name of one of Peter’s teachers, who was a chaperone in Spider-Man: Far From Home!64-68: The last name of Ned, Peter’s best mate.Spider-Man: No Way Home web-slings into…