Week o Games, 10/4/09: NBA stuff, Op. Flashpoint, Star Wars, WiiFit+, etc.

slash000

Another week, another 7 days of new game releases!

Welcome to the 84 edition of G&T's newly traditional "Weekly Games Release Thread!" - Week 10/4/09 - 10/10/09!

Where we discuss what we're looking forward to, what we're going to buy, and what we're just now realizing is being released this week that we had forgotten about!









NDS
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A Witch's Tale




Spore Hero Arena




Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes




Zenses Zen Garden



Squeeballs Party

Hands On! Tangrams

Imagine: Zookeeper




The Biggest Loser






PC
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Fatale




Fallen Earth




Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising




Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes




The Sims 2 Best of Business Collection




Lucidity



Cities XL






PS2
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Disney Sing It! Pop Hits




NBA 2K10




Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes




MotorStorm Arctic Edge





PS3
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Afrika




Demon's Souls




Disney Sing It: Pop Hits




NBA 2K10




NBA Live 10




Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising




Saw




Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes

Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta
Fallout 3: Point Lookout






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Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising




NBA 10 The Inside.




NBA 2K10




NBA Live 10




Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes









Wii
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Wii Fit Plus




Spore Hero




Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes





Disney Sing It: Pop Hits





Squeeballs Party




Game Party 3




The Biggest Loser





Shimano Xtreme Fishing







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NBA 2K10




NBA Live 10




Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising




Saw




Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes



South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!






OK week I guess.

Fallen Earth on PC.

Operation Flashpoint on various systems and PC.

A bunch of Basketball games out to compete with each other.

Afrika and Demon's Souls on PS3.

Wii Fit Plus comes out.

That Star Wars game comes out on everything.




Lucidity is a lucasarts game that looks really good too.

UnbreakableVow

Hey, you know what's not coming out this week?

Alpha Protocol.

brynstar

Fallen Earth actually came out a couple of weeks ago, at least digitally. Maybe it's only just now getting a retail release? Interesting.

I'm kind of surprised the Clone Wars game is coming to PC, and with achievements? I played the demo on PS3, it didn't seem horrible.

So far the only thing I know I'm going to get this week is Demon's Souls. I hope that I'm able to overcome the potential frustration hurdles and enjoy the game, as I feel like it could go either way for me.

slash000

I have no idea; nailing down PC game releases is a tad of a clusterfuck to be honest. I do my best though.

slash000

I've heard blogs blab on about Lucidity. All I know is that it's a cool looking lucasarts platformer. Anyone else hear about it? Know anything about it?

brynstar

slash000 wrote: »

I have no idea; nailing down PC game releases is a tad of a clusterfuck to be honest. I do my best though.

Haha yeah, fair enough. Thanks again for all the work on these threads!

Lucidity is sort of a puzzle platformer thing, with a neat art style. It feels like something they might have made in their heyday in the nineties. Here's a trailer:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sz4z7gI0nw

B:L

What.

A Saw video game.

That's terrible.

UnbreakableVow

Is Lucidity eventually coming to XBLA?

UnbreakableVow

B:L wrote: »

What.

Saw movies.

That's terrible.

Sweeney Tom

B:L wrote: »

What.

A Saw video game.

That's awesome.

Visti

Sweeney Tom wrote: »

B:L wrote: »

What.

A Saw video game.

That's awesome.

Really?

UnbreakableVow

I would only play a Saw video game if Michael Emerson were in it.

Actually, I still probably wouldn't, because despite him being in the first film I still haven't seen that.

Sweeney Tom

Visti wrote: »

Sweeney Tom wrote: »

B:L wrote: »

What.

A Saw video game.

That's awesome.

Really.

Spoit

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Is Lucidity eventually coming to XBLA?

It should be. The initial announcement on GT was for XBLA, then they re-confirmed it for the PC

cr0w

Looks like I'll be blessing the rains down in Afrika this week.

Mace1370

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

I would only play a Saw video game if Michael Emerson were in it.

Actually, I still probably wouldn't, because despite him being in the first film I still haven't seen that.

I would only play a saw game if you were playing as Jigsaw.

I assume that isn't the case in this game, though.

Kaseius

cr0w wrote: »

Looks like I'll be blessing the rains down in Afrika this week.

Oh, god damnit.

I'll have to listen to that now, won't I.

Chance

Cannot wait for Demon's Souls.

cr0w

Haha. It's so bad, but so good.

Darth_Mogs

I'm so angry I don't have money for games this week. Afrika and Demon's Souls would be so bought.

Anyone heard reviews on the Saw game? I am morbidly curious.

brynstar

The Saw game looks like a bunch of somewhat clever puzzles/quick time events, at least from the preview coverage earlier this year.

Who am I kidding, all it would take for me to buy it is a line in there where Tobin Bell says "We're going to play a little video game."

Unco-ordinated

The PS3 is also getting Critter Crunch on the PSN. It's probably going to be the only thing I buy this week.

I'm pretty keen on importing Afrika alongside the GoW Collection (when it comes out) though. Who knows if either will ever get a PAL release so screw it, region free away!

tardcore

I'm friggin' excited for Cities XL. It looks like Sim City, but a million times more detailed.

DeathPrawn

Mace1370 wrote: »

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

I would only play a Saw video game if Michael Emerson were in it.

Actually, I still probably wouldn't, because despite him being in the first film I still haven't seen that.

I would only play a saw game if you were playing as Jigsaw.

I assume that isn't the case in this game, though.

Yeah, it's an action/puzzle-ish game instead.

Which is too bad, really. I can imagine a fantastic game where you have to create puzzles to trap people, and then you get to watch them try to escape. Sort of Evil Genius/Dungeon Keeper meets Incredible Machine with the creepiness factor turned up to 10.

McCly

DeathPrawn wrote: »

Mace1370 wrote: »

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

I would only play a Saw video game if Michael Emerson were in it.

Actually, I still probably wouldn't, because despite him being in the first film I still haven't seen that.

I would only play a saw game if you were playing as Jigsaw.

I assume that isn't the case in this game, though.

Yeah, it's an action/puzzle-ish game instead.

Which is too bad, really. I can imagine a fantastic game where you have to create puzzles to trap people, and then you get to watch them try to escape. Sort of Evil Genius/Dungeon Keeper meets Incredible Machine with the creepiness factor turned up to 10.

I glanced at the guide in Gamestop. Generic action game with some puzzle solving here and there.

And an obscene amount of violence.

SkyEye

Kaseius wrote: »

cr0w wrote: »

Looks like I'll be blessing the rains down in Afrika this week.

Oh, god damnit.

I'll have to listen to that now, won't I.

Dehumanized

I am both intimidated and intrigued by the prospect of Demon's Souls. I don't think I'll week 1 it, but I'll probably get it sometime before new year.

MinionOfCthulhu

Kind of a boring week, for me at least. I'm sure I'd be singing a different tune if I owned a PS3. Afrika and Demon's Souls? Nice.

Bartholamue

Wow, Afrika got a release here? I'm shocked.

Ashcroft

That Star Wars game is such a piece of shit. It has literally no good points. I mean, unless they released a demo designed to make the game look bad, and secretly made the rest of the game great.

Dehumanized

No, I'm pretty sure they probably just decided to make a game that encapsulated the feel of the prequels.

And did a pretty good job of it.

UnbreakableVow

So uh

I'm sure Afrika has Trophies, right?

So I wonder if I stick my imported Asian copy of Hakuna Matata in, if there'll be a Trophy patch.

Hmm...

UnbreakableVow

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

So uh

I'm sure Afrika has Trophies, right?

So I wonder if I stick my imported Asian copy of Hakuna Matata in, if there'll be a Trophy patch.

Hmm...

The answer to this question is "No. No there is not."

darleysam

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

So I wonder if I stick my imported Asian copy of Hakuna Matata in, if there'll be a Trophy patch.

Hmm...

This reads like some kind of twisted innuendo.

mastrius

For the record SAW is pretty sweet. Just has the case of the usual insane shortness accompanied by survival horror.

I took the dive and bought it right off the bat without honestly knowing anything about it. Im happy with it though. And in the beginning itll seem like youre plowing right through the game because you get achievement after achievement after achivement so damn fast but it cools down. I havent beat it obviously but have played for around...hour and a half. Liking it so far. Only complain is that the puzzles are...pretty easy. Or maybe it was just having 5 people in the room shout shit for me to try but. They werent really even puzzles more like find a fuse and stick it in the box. Whatever. I honestly still love this game.

brynstar

mastrius wrote: »

For the record SAW is pretty sweet. Just has the case of the usual insane shortness accompanied by survival horror.

I took the dive and bought it right off the bat without honestly knowing anything about it. Im happy with it though. And in the beginning itll seem like youre plowing right through the game because you get achievement after achievement after achivement so damn fast but it cools down. I havent beat it obviously but have played for around...hour and a half. Liking it so far. Only complain is that the puzzles are...pretty easy. Or maybe it was just having 5 people in the room shout shit for me to try but. They werent really even puzzles more like find a fuse and stick it in the box. Whatever. I honestly still love this game.

I decided to take the plunge, and I like it too! It has a great adventure game feel to it. The puzzles feel like Saw scenarios and hearing Tobin Bell describe all of them is just as enjoyable as it was watching the first movie.

urahonky

I fucking hate the Saw movies (other than the first) but that sounds kinda fun. I may have to Gamefly it if I can ever fucking get through all the Metroid Primes.

brynstar

urahonky wrote: »

I fucking hate the Saw movies (other than the first) but that sounds kinda fun. I may have to Gamefly it if I can ever fucking get through all the Metroid Primes.

I believe the creators of the first movie actually had a hand in the game...which is pretty neat.

HyperAquaBlast

I always thought Saw would be a perfect detective story for a comic series with Batman busting the case down. They should make a collaboration and it could be a expansion pack for Arkham Asylum.


Also I had to listen to ToTo right now too.

urahonky

brynstar wrote: »

urahonky wrote: »

I fucking hate the Saw movies (other than the first) but that sounds kinda fun. I may have to Gamefly it if I can ever fucking get through all the Metroid Primes.

I believe the creators of the first movie actually had a hand in the game...which is pretty neat.

Oh nice that's a good surprise.

hatedinamerica

Dehumanized wrote: »

I am both intimidated and intrigued by the prospect of Demon's Souls. I don't think I'll week 1 it, but I'll probably get it sometime before new year.

GET IT GET IT NOW i got it yesterday and it's awwweeessoooommmmeeeee

(assuming you can find a copy, alot of people seem to have a hard time getting their hands on one)