Table of contents for October 2017 in Mania

Its design is based on a Lamborghini Gallardo chassis and engine This is the second Batmobile Team Galag have created! The first one ran in the 2013 rally, but had to pull out due to technical difficulties The Gumball 3000 is a yearly 3,000 mile (4,800km) motor rally! The 2016 comp was from Dublin, Ireland to Bucharest, Romania It was created to compete in the 2016 Gumball 3000! TECH SPECS PRODUCTION: 2016 COUNTRY: Italy TOP SPEED: 202 mph, (325 km/h) MAX POWER: 560 HP (418 kW) @ 8,000 rpm ACCELERATION: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 3.4 seconds GEARBOX: 6-speed manual.…

INFESTED! Freak out your family and friends by placing a bunch of fake spiders or cockroaches around the house. Group them together and hide them underneath a couch cushion for a real freaky surprise! EAR WAX, YUM! Don’t you just LOVE eating earwax? Trick your friends into thinking you do by dipping a cotton bud in some peanut butter . Pretend to clean your ear with the clean end of the cotton bud, and then sneakily flip it around to the peanut butter side. Now lick it clean and watch your bros barf!! WHO GOES THERE? Cut out a spooky face and attach it to the outside of a window. Have the curtains or blinds drawn so your victim can’t see it. Next time someone goes to open the curtains…

FEROCIOUS! LEGO Ninjago Movie: Green Ninja Mech Dragon Stockists: All leading toy retailers. ALIEN ACTION! Ben 10 Action Figures Stockists: Big W, Kmart, Toys R Us, Myer, Target. ELECTRIFYING! LEGO Ninjago Movie: Lightning Jet Stockists: All leading toy retailers. HERO UP! Ben 10 Omnitrix Stockists: Big W, Kmart, Toys R Us, Myer, Target. WET’N’WILD! Bunch O Balloons Launcher Pack Stockists: Kmart, Target, Big W. GET BUILDING! Mayka Toy Block Tape Stockists: Kmart, Big W, Target, Toys R Us and all good toy stores. SUPER TOYS! DC Comics 6-inch Action Figure Stockists: Myer and EB Games. THE BATTLE BEGINS! Dragon Ball S Spin Battlers Double Pack Stockists: Zing Pop Culture and Anime Collector Store. WIKKID WHEELS Grit Fluxx Scooter Stockists: Available from independent retailers.www.gritscooters.com.au SUPER MUG! Batman and Superman Ceramic Mugs…

Cars 3: Driven to Win Gameplay: Cars 3 brings Lightning McQueen and all his mates and rivals to your console! This is a fairly arcade-y racer, with lots of drifting and sick tricks – you can pop up on two wheels, drive backwards, or jump into the air and spin pretty easily! There are battle races and tournaments to take part in, and heaps of characters and tracks to unlock as you work through the game’s challenges! If you’re a fan of Cars it’s cool to see them all racing against each other – they all talk during the race, so you feel like you’re a part of the world from the movies! Cars 3 is pretty fun, but it’s really difficult – we had to turn the difficulty down…

THE HIERARCHY OF HAIR! Yu-Gi-Oh is about two things: Epic duels and epic hair! We rank the hair-dos of the hero of each series! 6. Jaden Yuki Series: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Judge’s Ruling: Big ol’ brown bowlcut. Boooring. 5. Yusei Fudo Series: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds Judge’s Ruling: Those yellow highlights look like racing stripes! How much hair gel does he use everyday??? 4. Yuma Tsukumo Series: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Judge’s Ruling: Smoothed down or spikey? Black or red? Yuma couldn’t pick a hairstyle, so he just went with all of them instead! 3. Yuya Sakaki Series: Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Judge’s Ruling: Yuya’s insanely coloured hair should only be viewed through sunglasses or from at least 50m away. Is his hair naturally green or red? 2. Yusaku Fujiki Series: Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS Judge’s Ruling: Yusaku woke…

“MANIA is out of this world!!!” Those aliens are AWSM! We wish we could meet them! That’s such a cool looking wolf! We love it! “I drew a wolf. I hope you like it.” “Hope you like my drawing of Mickey Mouse.” Woah! That drawing is so realistic. We love Mickey Mouse! “MANIA is the best magazine. I love the competitions!” Thanks Callum! Your drawing is totally cool! “This is a Minecraft Ghast. People think of it as a sad mob in the game because of it’s moaning and screaming.” That’s so interesting Robert! Keep up the great drawing. “I love all the Powerpuff Girls!” What an AWSM drawing! We love all the Powerpuff girls too! WIN! WIN!  Get your face in the mag and score an awesome prize pack!…

WHO? Knack was created from ancient relics designed to protect humanity from evil! He’s able to combine with other ancient relics to increase his size, abilities and power! WRECKIN’ RELICS It’s time to save the world… again! Get ready to face an army of mischievous goblins and dangerous robots! You’ll be facing powerful ancient weapons and colossal titans! COMBAT SKILLZ! Throw multi-punches, dodge and reflect enemy attacks right back at them! You can even fire your pieces at enemies like a machinegun! Knack has a huge skill tree, with awesome abilities to unlock! You can unlock boomerangs, whips, swords, multi-bombs and even a body slam! Combine them to create EPIC combos! SIZE MATTERS! You’ll need to change your shape and size depending on the challenges you face! Sometimes you’ll need…

MAP OF THE MONTH FLOATING ISLAND OF ALTIDOR (YESN95) Set your game to Survival mode and see how long you can last against the invading mobs! Leave the land behind and head to a magical city in the clouds: the Floating Island of Altidor! There’s even a hot balloon orbiting the island. Can you make it over to it? Take a stroll through the village marketplace, explore the island’s temple and climb to the top of the lighthouse! CRAFTY FACT : Endermen are afraid of water! Use that to your advantage if you’re fighting one. A fan told the game’s creator he’d eat a USB if the ability to throw eggs was added. He kept his promise and ate his USB when the feature was included. The sounds made by…

MANIA: How did you get into monster truck driving? RHIANNA: “I grew up riding motorbikes and ballet dancing. For the past two years I’ve hosted Monster Jam in Australia. At the end of that tour they asked if I’d be interested in going to Monster Jam University to become a driver.” MANIA: You’re also a stunt driver . What’s the most dangerous stunt you’ve had to do? RHIANNA: “The last craziest stunt I did was drag someone behind my bike and then kick them off as we went around a corner!” MANIA: What is Monster Jam training school like? RHIANNA: “Very intense. It’s a lot of hard work and there’s a lot of safety involved. Y ou do a lot of drills, but then you get to do whatever you…

Japan Gets Mario Kart VR! A VR version of Mario Kart has popped up in an arcade in Shinjuku, Japan! You can hurl shells, slide around corners, and race against your mates in first person with a VR headset strapped on! Japan just moved to the top of our ‘places to visit’ list! Crash Bandicoot Goes Big! The AWSM Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, reviewed this issue, has gone over super well – it’s the bestselling PS4 exclusive of the year, and has had the best sales of any game only released on one console in 2017! The original three games sold 18 million between them, so it’s no surprise! AFL meets eSports! The Adelaide Crows now owns Legacy Esports, a team that represents Australia in some of the most…

Splatoon 2 Gameplay: Splatoon’s back, and it’s got more style than ever before! Splatoon 2 is an online multiplayer shooter where the goal is to get as much of your team’s ink on the arena as you can, which remains just as fun and exciting as it was in the original Wii U game. Splatoon 2 is a great fit for the Switch – the Joy Cons are AWSM controllers for motion-controlled ink shooting once you get used to them, and we love being able to take the game with us everywhere! There’s a whole new campaign, new levels, and a ‘Salmon Run’ co-op mode that we really enjoyed – you and three mates can team up to fight armies of salmon, who bring a bunch of crazy boss fights…

ULTRA STREET FIGHTER 2: THE FINAL CHALLENGERS Play as Shin Akuma There’s a hidden character in this version of Street Fighter 2! To unlock him, go to the character select screen. Do the following: • Select Ryu, colour 1, then cancel • Select Ken, colour 9, then cancel • Select Sagat, colour 8 then cancel • Select M. Bison, colour 7, then cancel • Go to ‘random select’ and press L+R at the same time You’ll now be fighting as Shin Akuma! He won’t stay unlocked, though – you need to do this every time you want to play as him! Platform: Switch POKÉMON GO Tips for catching Ditto Ditto is out in the wild now, but it’s super hard to find – here are some tips! • Ditto will…

NINJA EQUIPMENT Ninja would carry a box of crickets when sneaking around to hide their footsteps. This was the perfect cover because crickets are very common in Japan, so hearing them at night was a normal occurrence. So the next time you hear crickets, watch out! Did you know ninjas could walk on water? W ell, kinda. They used special wooden shoes called mizugumo (aka the “water spider”) that would allow them to fl oat on the water’s surface. One of the most important ninja weapons: an egg! They would hollow out chicken eggs and fill them with blinding powders that they would throw at their enemy’s faces! SNEAKY SKILLS Ninjas would use cats to tell them time! This was called “nekome-jutsu”, and it involved looking very closely at a…

CANOE SIDECAR Just buy a normal sidecar, dude. CAT HEAD SQUIRREL FEEDER For squirrels wanting a makeover! LIGHTSABER SMOOTHIE MAKER The Force is strong with this one. FINGER HANDS Turn your fingers into tiny little hands! DOG AFRO For the fashionista pooch. SUSHI PILLOW Sushi and naps, together at last! HANDIHORSE Does this look normal? Neeeeigh. CHIP GRABBER Sick of getting orange Dorito fingers? Use the Grabber instead! PET SWEEP It’s about time our pets helped out with our chores! PETROL-POWERED ROLLER-SKATES We’ve seen enough cartoons to know this doesn’t end well.…

B.F.Fs! George and Harold are best bros and the prank kings of Jerome Horwitz Elementary School. Everyone loves them… except the teachers who are always getting pranked! Principal Krupp is sick of it, so now he’s gonna put them in separate classrooms! How can these BFFs hang out if they aren’t in the same class? HYPNO-POWER! George and Harold don’t want to get separated, so they do what anyone would do: they use George’s 3D Hypno Ring to make Krupp think he’s the barely-dressed superhero Captain Underpants! PROS AND CONS OF CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS! PROS: Krupp is too busy being Captain Underpants so now he can’t punish George and Harold! CONS: He’s out of control and running amuck throughout the town! If someone snaps him out of his hypnosis he’s going…

Q1) SOMEONE CUTS IN FRONT OF YOU WHILE IN LINE. WHAT DO YOU DO? A) POLITELY CHALLENGE THEM TO A DUEL IF THEY DON’T MOVE. B) PICK THEM UP AND THROW THEM THROUGH A WINDOW. Q2) YOU’RE LOSING AT A VIDEOGAME. WHAT DO YOU DO? A) YOU NEVER LOSE. YOU’RE TOO GOOD. B) RAGE QUIT - HARD. Q3) THE INSTRUMENT YOU WOULD LEARN IS? A) GUITAR; YOU LOVE SHRE›ING. B) DRUMS; YOU LOVE HITTING THINGS. Q4) YOUR FAVE SONG COMES ON. WHAT DO YOU DO? A) AIR-GUITAR AND HAIR WINDMILLS. B) GET A MOSHPIT GOING! Q5) WHAT IS WORSE? A) NOT BEING…

DARKRAI • Keep your opponent at a distance while striking with traps and tricky projectiles. • Up close he’s a bit weak, so the bigger the stage, the better. • His Burst Move, Infinite Eclipse deals an epic amount of damage. Just make sure your opponent is in range when you trigger it! SCIZOR • Scizor is designed for zoning, which is a tactic of constantly keeping your opponent a certain distance away with some solid projectile moves. • If your opponent does get in close, get out of there ASAP! Luckily Scizor is fast, so this shouldn’t be a problem. • Use Sword Dance to increase your attack. NEW ASSISTS LITTEN AND POPPLIO • Litten can use a fiery charging attack that becomes stronger the lower your HP is.…

SPOOKY MOVIES! Get into the Halloween spirit and become an undead monster! Star in your own gruesome movies with a severed hand whose fingers are still wiggling! Make unbelievable creepy special effects and craft edible guts and brains to munch on! 12 monstrous MANIACs will receive a prize pack containing a Stop Motion Zombie Movies set, a Zombie Jelly Workshop set and a My First Disgusting Special Effects set. POWER UP! Dragon Ball Z is one of the all-time greatest anime series ever, and the new Dragon Ball Super series is just as good – maybe even better?! You don’t need to wish on the Dragon Balls to get wikkid Dragon Ball figures! We’re gonna give them to you! 10 Super Saiyan warriors will receive a prize pack containing a…

Super Lucky’s Tale 3D platforming games with cool characters are making a bit of a comeback – Super Lucky’s Tale looks like the games the Mania crew enjoyed as kids! Lucky is an adorable fox who needs to help his sister recover the ‘Book of Ages’ from the villain Jinx! You’ll be travelling through colourful worlds, taking part in mini-games and working your way through some tricky platforming worlds. There will be heaps of cool hidden secrets to find – because Lucky is a fox he can dig up hidden objects! Platform: Xbox One, PC Style: Platformer Publisher: Microsoft Out: November 7, 2017 Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon isn’t exactly a sequel to Sun and Moon – think of it as being an alternate story…

MANIA: In your mind, are Peach and Mario an item? Are they together? Are they dating? JEN: “They’re totally dating. Oh yeah.” MANIA: You don’t think that Peach is actually more into Bowser? JEN: “It’s just that Peach and Mario have so little time together! But no, they’re dating.” MANIA: What was voicing Peach and Toad like? JEN: “The sessions were short. Four hours at the most, generally about two-four hours long. I would get a game done in that amount of time! It was almost like a gift to get to go in and make crazy noises, be silly, have fun. You have to find those characters, and you don’t have very much time. I’d have to go and do some research beforehand each time.” MANIA: Do you know…