Maniaの April 2016 の目次

The Bat-signal is lighting up the sky over MANIA HQ but for once it’s not a villain of Gotham City that Bats is is suiting up for, it’s the man of steel Superman! There’s going to be an epic showdown as the pair go head to head in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. Who do you think will win? We hope you enjoy our super MANIA issue full of super reads just for you! CAPTION COMP! What do you think these guys are 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 187 CAPTION COMP Locked Bag 5555, St Leonards NSW 1590…

MEET MOWGLI The Jungle Book follows Mowgli, a human boy who was raised by wolves. When the fearsome man-eating tiger Shere Khan threatens Mowgli’s life, he must leave his jungle home and find somewhere he truly belongs. He is guided by the panther Bagheera and Baloo the bear, but must also face the deadly python Kaa and smooth-talking orangutan King Louie. TOTALLY WILD You might know The Jungle Book from the famous animated movie from 1967, but did you know it was originally a novel published in 1894? That means it’s over 120 years old! WOLF TALK Want to talk like you were raised by wolves? Get your paws on this handy wolf guide: ERECT POSTURE: “I’m the boss, yo.” TAIL BETWEEN LEGS: “I don’t want any trouble.” GROWLING: “Back…

SO WHAT HAPPENED? Turns out Ice King’s pet penguin Gunter was an evil space-being named Orgalorg, who planned to absorb a comet’s power so he could rule the universe. Finn and Jake saved the day, naturally. Meanwhile, back in the Candy Kingdom the King of Ooo has replaced Princess Bubblegum as the Princess of Candy Kingdom. SO WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? Finn and Jake attempting to adjust to the King of Ooo’s new rule. Bubblegum attempting to deal with not being a Princess. And BMO; lots of great BMO episodes this season! SO WHAT NOW? Finn and Jake have been knighted by Princess King of Ooo, and are now a part of the Candy Kingdom’s Royal Guard. After being banished, Bubblegum and Peppermint Butler have moved out to a run-down…

WEIGH IN BATMAN AKA: THE DARK KNIGHT SECRET IDENTITY: BRUCE WAYNE LIKES: BRINGING JUSTICE TO GOTHAM, BATS DISLIKES: CLOWNS, CRIME SUPERMAN AKA: THE MAN OF STEEL, THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON SECRET IDENTITY: CLARK KENT LIKES: SAVING THE DAY, MA KENT’S RHUBARB PIE DISLIKES: KRYPTONITE ROUND 1 COOL FACTOR SUPERMAN’S LOGO IS COOL, BUT OVERALL IT’S A VERY BASIC LOOK THAT IS PRETTY BORING. BATMAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE COOLEST LOOKING SUPERHERO. THAT SLEEK BLACK COSTUME LOOKS GNARLY, AND THAT NEW BATTLE ARMOUR IS THE COOLEST! WINNER: BATMAN ROUND 2 STEALTH SKILLS BATMAN IS TRAINED IN NINJUTSU AND HAS SOME WICKED STEALTH GEAR, BUT SUPERMAN HAS SUPER-HEARING AND X-RAY VISION. HE CAN HEAR AN ELEPHANT SNEEZE IN AFRICA AND SEE YOU COMING FROM MILES AWAY! WINNER: SUPERMAN ROUND 3 BRAWN…

STEP 1: POSITION IT! The kickflip is the most difficult basic skate trick, and getting it right is all about positioning. Have your front foot just behind the screws on your board, with your heel sticking out off the board at a 45-degree angle. The ball of your back foot should be on the board’s tail, ready to push down. STEP 2: POP IT! As you bend your front knee, put all your weight onto your back foot. This will tilt your board and make the tail hit the ground. This should cause your board to pop up into the air. THE KICKFLIP IS AN ESSENTIAL SKATE TRICK. AND IT LOOKS COOL TOO! STEP 3: SPIN IT! While in the air have your front foot slide towards the heel-side of…

Q: WHAT WOULD YOU FIND IN SUPERMAN'S BATHROOM? A: THE SUPER-BOWL! Q: WHAT DOES BATMAN PUT IN HIS DRINKS? A: JUST ICE! Q: WHAT DO YOU GET IF YOU CROSS CLARK KENT WITH A HOT VEGETABLE BROTH? A: SOUPERMAN! Q: WHY DID BATMAN TAKE MR. FREEZE TO JAIL? A: HE NEEDED TO CHILL OUT! Q: WHAT DO YOU CALL IRON MAN WITHOUT HIS SUIT? A: STARK NAKED! Q: WHAT IS LOKI’S LEAST FAVOURITE DAY OF THE WEEK? A: THORS-DAY! Q: WHY DID HAWKEYE TELL SPIDER-MAN TO GO AWAY? A: HE WAS BUGGING HIM! Q: WHAT IS THE HULK’S FAVOURITE DRINK? A: FRUIT PUNCH!…

Xenoblade Chronicles X Gameplay: Xenoblade Chronicles X definitely isn’t for everyone – it’s one of the biggest and most complicated games we’ve ever checked out, so it’s only for older YAKs who don’t mind having to read a lot to get good at a game! But if you’re after a HUGE game on the Wii U, this is absolutely the biggest game around! Xenoblade Chronicles X is a massive RPG with a crazy big alien world to explore, a super-involving battle system, and a story that will take more than 80 hours to get through! There are heaps of cutscenes to watch, systems to learn, and enemies to fight – and if you get far enough in the game you even get to pilot a giant robot! Xenoblade Chronicles X…

SKYWARD SWORD (2011, Wii) This game explains the creation of Link’s powerful weapon, the Master Sword! RATING: 7/10 THE MINISH CAP (2004, GBA) A magic talking cap named Ezlo helps Link defeat the wizard Vaati. RATING: 8/10 OCARINA OF TIME (1998, N64/3DS) Highly regarded as being one of the best videogames of all time! It’s totally AWSM. RATING: 10/10 TIMELINE SPLITS INTO THREE DIFFERENT PATHS Here’s where things get tricky YAKs. The time travelling in Ocarina of Time creates three different timelines that are all different from one another. LINK IS DEFEATED This is what happens when Link doesn’t defeat Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time! Ganondorf obtains the complete Triforce and becomes the Demon King Ganon! A LINK TO THE PAST (1991, SNES/GBA) Link must stop the wizard Agahnim from…

IN THE COMICS, THE INCREDIBLE HULK WAS ORIGINALLY GREY! HE WAS CHANGED TO GREEN BECAUSE IT WAS AN EASIER COLOUR TO PRINT. ACTOR NICHOLAS CAGE IS SUCH A HUGE SUPERMAN FAN THAT HE NAMED HIS FIRST BORN SON KAL-EL! MARK HAMILL, AKA LUKE SKYWALKER, VOICES THE JOKER IN THE ARKHAM ASYLUM GAME SERIES. HARLEY QUINN ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES BACK IN THE EARLY ‘90S. SHE WOULDN’T OFFICIALLY DEBUT IN THE COMICS UNTIL YEARS LATER. SUPERVILLAIN LEX LUTHOR WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AT ONE POINT! IRON MAN’S ARMOUR USED TO INCLUDE A PAIR OF ROLLER-SKATES! THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ORIGINALLY STARTED OUT AS A PARODY OF DAREDEVIL AND THE NEW MUTANTS, WHO WERE A GROUP OF TEENAGE X-MEN CAPTAIN AMERICA WASN’T AN ORIGINAL AVENGER!…

Wow, Christina! This is pic is going straight to our Wall of Awesome! Great Little Mermaid and Grumpy Cat mash-up! You’ve got some real talent! Hi Mania, I hope you love my Grumpy Cat! (Doesn’t she look amazing!) P.S. MANIA RULES! I’m so fly! I hope you like my Minion Bob! Dear MANIA, SpongeBob is one of my favourite shows on TV. I drew one for my sister to colour in too! Hey Isaac! We think SpongeBob is LOL-tastic! If we could we would watch his show all day long bro. We dig that Ezra too. Thanks for the cool art! Your Minion rules Nicholas!! Your pic is so good it makes us want to yell “Banana!” We’re feeling hungry all of a sudden :) That’s one cool pic of…

MEI MEI You’re a free spirit, who flows like a leaf on the wind. Fighting isn’t for you, but you’ll gladly cheer on your friends from the sideline. PO You’re easygoing and playful, but aren’t afraid to take up a challenge. Your love for food is rivalled by your love for everything kung fu! SHIFU You’re a bit of a know-it-all sometimes. Those who don’t know you might think you’re boring, but your good friends always listen to what you have to say. KAI Winning is everything to you. Losing is never an option. You’ll do whatever it takes to be the best, even if it means doing the wrong thing.…

Carl, WA CARL’S PET CHICKEN IS EGGCELLENT! Mason, QLD MASON AND STORMY ARE JUST MAXIN’ AND RELAXIN’. MAKE SURE YOU GET MY GOOD SIDE! Baby Charlotte Svillicic was playing in her backyard when her pet Doberman Khan saw a venomous brown snake coming towards them. He picked up Charlotte by the diaper and tossed her away before the snake could reach her. Before running away the snake bit Khan, but he was given anti-venom and recovered. When her owner suffered a heart-attack, Lulu, a pot-bellied pig, ran towards the nearest road to get help. She just lay in the middle of the road in an attempt to make people stop. Eventually a motorcycle rider pulled over, and was led back to Lulu’s home where they then called an ambulance. WIN!…

Here is a special sneak peek of My Life and Other Exploding Chickens . . . I reach down verrrry slowly and gather a handful of socks. They twitch and twist in my grip. They bite my fingers, but I don’t care. I stuff a fistful of the squirming zombie socks down the neck of my shirt. They attach themselves to my chest and belly like leeches, biting me hard. I accidentally drop the torch and it’s instantly swallowed by the socks. I reach around but it’s gone. The socks’ squeaking chatter grows louder, and they start to worm their way up my legs. ‘HELP!’ I scream into the darkness, and the only answer is Bando’s barking. They slither up my body and over my neck and face. I try…

The VR Future Is Here! The Oculus Rift virtual reality device will be available to buy by the time you read this, but it’s super-expensive (about $900) and you need an AMAZING computer to run it! We’re more excited about PlayStation VR (due later this year), but this is still AWSM – VR is here to stay! Ocarina of Time Played…With An Ocarina?! We’ve heard of people beating games in crazy ways before, but this takes the cake! In six hours, Twitch user MonotoneTim was able to beat the first two bosses in Ocarina of Time by blowing into a modified ocarina to control Link! Different notes resulted in different actions – this dude is hardcore! Mario Gets Even Bigger in Norway! During January, the bells in the City Hall…

Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets Gameplay: Dipper and Mabel finally have their own videogame! We were LOLing pretty hard at a lot of the things they get up to as well – when we smacked a gnome in the face and he vomited a rainbow we were loving it! Unfortunately this game is really short – we finished it in about three hours! You can go back through each level and try to get every collectable, but there’s not much point – the levels are pretty simple and there’s not a whole lot to do in them! Despite these complaints we still liked the game – it really feels like it was made by fans of the show. The writing is super funny throughout, and it’s cool seeing…

Fantasy Life (3DS) “One of the best 3DS RPG games out there. There are 12 Lives to choose from: 4 combat ones, 4 crafter ones and 4 resource hunting ones. The best part is you can switch between all of them! My fave Life is mercenary.” We think Fantasy Life rules too, Rowan. Switching between the different Lives is a cool feature and makes every challenge interesting! Our favourite class is either magician or paladin. Star Wars: Battlefront (PS4) “Whether you’re piloting an X-Wing over Hoth or playing as Darth Vader and using the force, Battlefront is totally awesome! I can’t wait to play the new LEGO Star Wars game!” We’ve been playing Battlefront non-stop here at MANIA HQ, Tanner. We love playing as Boba Fett! We can’t wait to…

DID YOU KNOW: Thunderbirds was originally created by Sylvia and Gerry Anderson in 1965! Sylvia Anderson voices Lady Penelope’s Great Aunt Sylvia in Thunderbirds Are Go! Catch the adventures of Parker, Lady Penelope and the rest of the International Rescue team in Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 1 – Volume 4 now available on DVD! David voiced Parker in the original series! David Graham also voiced Gordon Tracy and Brains in the original series. He also voices Grandpa Pig in Peppa Pig. Why do you think Thunderbirds have remained popular for so long? DAVID: “It’s a wonderful adventure story. It appealed to all ages. Not only young children, but grown ups too. When these young children grew up they passed their love of the series onto their children.” SYLVIA: “Because it…

SUPER DUDS! SUPERMAN MOD Be Superman for the day! You can put on Superman’s famous duds, which grant the wearer super -speed, flight, invulnerability and fire resistance. Be sure to visit the Fortress of Solitude to pick up laser vision and summon the big bad Doomsday to battle! There’s no other way to put it, YAKs, this mod is super! BAT-CRAFT FUN! THE WAYNE MANOR WITH BATCAVE MAP This EPIC Minecraft map is a must for any Batman fan. It’s easy to get lost in this gigantic recreation of Wayne Manor before entering the Bat-cave through a secret passage (Hint: check behind the bookcase). The Batcave is totally AWSM, with heaps of recreations so you can roleplay as the Dark Knight. There are even Batmobiles inside. You can’t drive them,…

HUNGRY FOR HUNGER GAMES! We offer a tribute of this amazing Hunger Games Blu-Ray collection, featuring all four films in the hit-series. Five ferocious YAKs will each score a wikkid prize pack that includes: Hunger Games Blu-ray, Catching Fire Blu-ray, Mockingjay Part 1 Blu-ray, Mockingjay Part 2 Blu-ray, a Hunger Games Mockingjay T-Shirt and a Hunger Games Mockingjay pin. PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT! Top Trumps is one part card game, one part brain-trainer, and all parts AWSM. Each card comes chock-full of interesting information and facts. Do you want to know who the strongest Avenger is? Do you want to know what the largest dinosaur was? Top Trumps has the answers! Fourteen lucky card-sharks will receive a prize pack containing: Marvel Retro, Transformers, Bugs, Dinosaurs and Deadliest Down Under MOVIE…

OH MY PANTS! Put a 20-cent coin on the floor and point it out to your pal. Ask them to pick it up. When your friend goes to pick up the coin tear a piece of cloth between your fingers. They’ll totes think they’ve ripped their pants. LOL! (Works best when your target is wearing long pants). CHOC-O-SPEW! Spread some vegemite on a bunch of cookies and offer them to your friends. T ell them you’ve made some delicious chocolate cookies with dark chocolate icing. When your friends taste the vegemite, you might want to disappear very quickly! RAINBOW RAIN! This one works wonders for a rainy day. Grab a handful of confetti and put it inside your mate’s umbrella. When your mate goes to open their umbrella they’ll be…

One Piece: Burning Blood Burning Blood sounds intense, YAKs – it’s a one on one fighter, and the first One Piece game to appear on an Xbox console! You’ll be able to switch between three fighters as you go, and use Devil Fruit and Logia abilities to turn the tide against your enemies! The One Piece games released in the last few years have mostly been action games, so this should be a top choice if you want a competitive multiplayer game with Luffy, his mates and their enemies! Platform: PC, PS4, Vita, Xbox One Style: Fighting Publisher: Namco Bandai Out: June Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Sonic’s coming back to the 3DS, and the developers are going to make sure that this game is better than the last Sonic…

Disney Infinity 3.0: The Force Awakens Play Set Gameplay: There has been an awakening – have you felt it, YAKs? The Force Awakens has come to Disney Infinity, and it plays a lot like the Star Wars sets that have already appeared. Both Rey and Finn come with this set, and they both use blasters to deal with enemies from afar – Finn’s gun fires faster, but Rey gets to use her sweet staff to kick butt up close! The story follows the movie, but a lot of changes are made along the way, and you’ll spend a lot of time running around big areas completing missions! Levelling up and fighting enemies is cool, and there are some AWSM vehicle sections and mini-games in here too. It would be nice…

Final Fantasy Explorers UNLOCK NEW CLASSES Beastmaster: Create 20 monsters Dark Knight: Defeat 500 monsters Blue Mage: Defeat 750 monsters. Machinist: Earn a total of 150,000 CP Red Mage: Learn the Firaga, Curaga, and Graviga spells. Paladin: Craft 100 unique items (copies not included). Samurai: Craft 150 unique items (copies not included). UNLOCK TRANCE SURGE CHARACTERS Aerith: Use 500 healing abilities Bartz: Raise a monster to level 50. Cecil: Do 10,000 damage in one hit. Cloud: Reach Explorer Level 30. Lightning: Earn 100,000 CP in total. Squall: Use 1000 abilities. Terra: Encase eight different Eidolons (Aberrant Eidolons don’t count). Tidus: Reach the Grand Crystal. Tifa: Use Trance Surge 50 times. Vaan: Craft 50 unique pieces of equipment. Yuna: Defeat 10 Eidolons. PLATFORM: 3DS LEGO Marvel Avengers ENTER THE OPTIONS MENU…

1) WHICH COMIC-BOOK DID BATMAN FIRST APPEAR IN: BATMAN #1 DETECTIVE COMICS #27 TALES TO ASTONISH #12 2) WHAT COLOUR KRYPTONITE CAUSES SUPERMAN TO LOSE ALL HIS POWERS? BLUE RED GOLD 3) BATMAN ONCE MET THE BATMAN OF AN ALIEN PLANET. THE PLANET IS KNOWN AS: ZUR-EN-ARRH THANAGAR APOKOLIPS 4) WHICH FAMOUS BOXER DID SUPERMAN FIGHT? MUHAMMAD ALI MIKE TYSON JOE FRAZIER 5) BEFORE BECOMING THE JOKER, BATMAN'S ARCHENEMY WAS KNOWN AS: THE RED HOOD THE MAN WHO LAUGHS JOE KERR 6) WHICH ACTOR HAS NOT PLAYED SUPERMAN? CHRISTOPHER REEVE NICOLAS CAGE BRANDON ROUTH 7) WHICH ROBIN LATER BECAME THE RED HOOD? TIM DRAKE JASON TODD DICK GRAYSON SUPER-SCORE 1-2: Looks like you need to spend some more time training in the Bat-cave. 3-5: Not bad! You’d make a good…