This week’s Release Roundup has a little something for everyone.
If you are a fan of console hack and slash titles, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 hits the PS3 this week. For those of you who don’t know, Sigma 2 is a redefined version of the Xbox 360 exclusive Ninja Gaiden 2. Sigma 2 adds two new playable characters: Ayane and Momiji. The game also features new enemies, Trophy support and a new online co-op mode.
Also arriving this week is the on-rails shooter Dead Space: Extraction. Serving as a prequel to Dead Space, Extraction gives gamers a “guided first person experience.” Players will have to fend off Necromorphs while solving puzzles with the Wii Remote. Extraction also supports drop in/drop out co-op.
The games arriving this week are:
Xbox 360
- Bass Pro Shops: The Strike
- Black College Football Xperience: The Doug Williams Edition
- Tornado Outbreak Read more »
This week’s Release Roundup is sure to please Xbox shooter fans. This is because Halo 3: ODST hits stores this Tuesday.
Considered to be a standalone expansion for Halo 3, ODST puts gamers into the shoes of “the Rookie” an unnamed member of The UNSC’s elite special military unit, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. The game takes place during the events of Halo 2 and Halo 3 with players exploring the besieged city of New Mombasa in Africa. Halo 3: ODST comes with Halo 3’s multiplayer contained on a separate disc and features 24 maps including the original 11 from Halo 3, the Heroic map pack, the Legendary map pack, the Cold Storage map, and the Mythic map pack as well as three new maps. There is also a new co-op mode called Firefight which functions as a survival mode with players fending off waves of increasingly difficult baddies to see how long they can last.
Enough about Halo 3: ODST, the games coming out this week are:
Xbox 360
- Halo 3: ODST
- Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection Read more »
As we reach mid-September, the holiday release season is upon us and games are finally getting good again ™.
Two long-awaited titles, Need For Speed: Shift and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, hit this week. Shift, particularly, has been getting rave reviews around these interwebs for bringing the NFS series to simulation-minded gamers.
Let’s take a look at this week’s releases.
Xbox 360
- Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
- Heroes Over Europe
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
- Need For Speed Shift
- NHL 10
- NHL 2K10
- Pinball Hall of Fame
- Qubed
- Tornado Outbreak
- WET
Read more »
This week’s Release Roundup gives gamers a chance to become familiar with four boys from Liverpool. Of course I’m talking about The Beatles: Rock Band.
Developed by Harmonix for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii, The Beatles: Rock Band allows gamers to play though The Beatles timeline. Much like the other Rock Band titles, The Beatles will allow gamers to play guitar, bass, drums, and sing. The game comes with 45 songs from twelve of The Beatles albums, spanning 1962-1969. In addition, there are also six non-album singles that have been included. If that doesn’t sound like enough songs, you have to consider that the full albums of Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Rubber Soul will be made available as DLC in the coming months.
Enough about The Beatles. The new games this week are:
Xbox 360
- Darkest of Days
- DiRT 2
- IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
- Mini Ninjas
- Qubed (Every Extend Extra Extreme, Lumines Live, Rez HD)
- The Beatles: Rock Band Read more »
While the past few Release Roundups were pretty grim, this week’s brings a new twist on an old franchise.
Of course I’m talking about Wolfenstein. Developed by Raven Software, Wolfenstein puts gamers back in the shoes of special agent B.J. Blazkowicz. This time B.J. has to put a stop to Heinrich Himmler’s secret SS Occult division before they can release a force known as the Black Sun.
Wolfenstien features intense class based multiplayer over eight maps and several different modes.
The new games this week are:
Xbox 360
- Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger
- Shadow Complex (Xbox Live Arcade)
- Wolfenstein Read more »
This week’s Release Roundup caters to sports fans, in particular football lovers. This is because Madden 10 hits stores Friday, Aug. 14.
Marking the 21st annual installment, Madden 10 comes packed with new features. Football fans will be pleased to see the new “PRO-TAK” system, where new animations change the game by allow up to nine player tackles, the ability to steer tackles, and a more realistic pocket around the QB. Madden 10 also introduces the “Fight for the Fumble” feature, where players will have to pass quicktime events to gain possession of the ball during dog piles. Aside from these new features, Madden 10 also contains a new ratings philosophy, more realistic player momentum, a new injury system, and numerous other improvements.
The games coming out this week are:
Xbox 360
This weeks Release Roundup brings two classic fighting franchises back to the front of every gamers mind.
First off there is The King of Fighters XII. Featuring twenty two characters, two of which are hidden, KoF XII utilizes its tried and true three vs. three fighting system. The Tactical Shift System, featured in KoF 2003, has been removed. In its place there is a new “Critical Counter” system. This new feature aids players by giving them a few seconds to link extra moves together when you land a close strong punch as a counter. It seems like SNK is trying to make KoF XII a more defensively based fighter.
Also arriving this week is the XBLA version of Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Boasting a staggering 55 characters, MvC2 features intense three vs. three fighting. The new downloadable version also comes packing some modern conventions like: online match making, HD up-scaling options, widescreen options and customizable music options. Personally MvC2 is one of my favorite fighting games. If you missed it the first time around, don’t let it slip past again.
The new games this week are:
Xbox 360
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Xbox Live Arcade)
- The King of Fighters XII Read more »
I got some bad news guys. This week’s Release Roundup brings absolutely nothing worth you time. Alright that may be a little out of hand, but I can guarantee you that every new title this week would fall into the category of shovel ware.
This week’s big release is G-Force, a game based off Disney’s new movie about secret agent guinea pigs. The only cool thing about this game is that the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions feature an anaglyph-based stereoscopic 3D mode, and is packaged with two sets of 3D glasses. Other than that it’s pretty forgettable.
This week’s new games are:
Xbox 360
- G-Force
- Rock Band Country Track Pack
- Watchmen: The End is Nigh - The Complete Experience Read more »
I hate to say it, but this week’s Release Roundup is pretty sparse. The only game that sparks my interest is the remake of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.
For those of you who don’t know, The Secret of Monkey Island is a classic adventure game made by LucasArts. The Special Edition features new character art, hand painted environments, a re-mastered score, and full voice acting. If you guys haven’t played Monkey Island before, you might want to pick it up. It’s one of the funniest and well made adventure games.
The games coming out this week are:
Xbox 360
- NCAA Football 10
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (Xbox Live Arcade) Read more »
This week’s Release Roundup features some great games. The only issue is that they’ve all be release before.
Come Tuesday, PC gamers can finally Hadouken their way though Street fighter IV. The PC version of SFIV features Games for Windows Live support, PC exclusive achievements, and three selectable visual styles.
Hitting the consoles this week is Battlefield 1943. BF1943 comes with three classic Battlefield maps: Wake Island, Guadalcanal, and Iwo Jima. After the BF1943 community racks up 43 million kills, the map Coral Sea will be unlocked. Xbox 360 gamers can download Bf1943 on Wednesday, while PS3 gamers have to wait till Thursday. Both versions cost $15.
The games coming out this week are:
Xbox 360
- Battlefield 1943 (Xbox Live Arcade)
- BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle
- The Bigs 2 Read more »
This week’s Release Roundup brings gamers back to the old west.
That’s right, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood hits stores this Tuesday. Set during the Civil War, Bound in Blood tells the tale of two brothers who desert the Confederate army to protect their home from encroaching Union forces. This sets off a chain of events that has the brothers running for their lives across America.
Bound in Blood, like any good Western, features gunslingers, outlaws, duels, prison breaks, bank robberies, stagecoach chases and conflicts with Native Americans. According to Techland, they wanted to make the “wildest West ever created.” By the looks of it, they have.
The new games this week are:
Xbox 360
- BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
- Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- Infernal: Hell’s Vengeance Read more »
This week’s Release Roundup, while not being chalk full of triple-A titles, still has a few gems worth checking out.
If first-person shooters are you thing, ARMA II hits PCs via Steam. For those of you who don’t know what ARMA II is, it’s a military simulator that focuses heavily on authenticity. In order to make the game feel authentic, Bohemia Interactive Studio utilized the third-generation Real Virtuality engine, which has been in development for the past ten years and is currently used in training simulators by militaries from around the world.
Aside from ARMA II, other games worth checking out include: Overlord II, Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires, and Fight Night Round 4.
The new games this week are:
Xbox 360
- Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
- Fallout 3 Downloadable Content - Point Lookout
- Fight Night Round 4
- Overlord II
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Read more »
