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Weekly Games Release Thread! - 6ed. 3/9 to 3/15!
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Another week, another 7 days of new game releases!
Welcome to the sixth edition of G&T's newly traditional "Weekly Games Release Thread!" - Week of 3/9 to 3/15!
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!
Welcome to the sixth edition of G&T's newly traditional "Weekly Games Release Thread!" - Week of 3/9 to 3/15!
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!
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the next installment in the Smash Bros. series for the company's Wii console. Among the new characters playable in the game are Meta Knight, the sword-wielding nemesis of Kirby; Pit, the angelic archer from Kid Icarus; Zero Suit Samus, the powerful Metroid series heroine minus her versatile armor; and Wario, who demonstrates a noxious attack of gastronomic proportions. Also Snake, the gritty soldier from Konami's hugely popular Metal Gear series. [Nintendo]
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii)
HORDES OF ZOMBIES UNLEASHED ON THE WII!
Two grisly titles from the popular THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD series are being compiled into one action-packed horror shooter for the Wii. Both THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 and 3 will feature the original arcade experience, complete with branching storylines, over six ghoul-filled game modes and bonus content. Re-live your glory days in the arcades and mow down packs of clawing, biting undead with the new rapid-fire Wii Zapper!
Two grisly titles from the popular THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD series are being compiled into one action-packed horror shooter for the Wii. Both THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 and 3 will feature the original arcade experience, complete with branching storylines, over six ghoul-filled game modes and bonus content. Re-live your glory days in the arcades and mow down packs of clawing, biting undead with the new rapid-fire Wii Zapper!
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Rings of Fate (DS)
The Great Crystal protects the land from the malefic glow of the blood red moon. Twins are born to this land, endowed with a shared, mystical power. Their peaceful life is suddenly changed with the rise of the blood red moon. All fates are etched into the crystal. [Square Enix]
Insecticide (DS)
Insecticide is a hard-boiled, fast-shooting detective game set in a festering future city where bugs have evolved as the planet’s dominant race. A murder at the powerful Nectarola soft drink company leads police from the Insecticide Squad on a bug hunt through the city’s seedy underbelly, and into a mystery of epic proportions. Join Detective Chrys Liszt and partner Roachy Caruthers on the case as they become entangled in a web of crime in this 3rd-person shooter/detective game. It’s an action-adventure in the truest sense of the word, immersing players in cinematic combat levels, as well as a story-based detective investigation. Use Chrys’ unique insect abilities, a range of creative bug weaponry, and old-fashioned street smarts to solve the case and uncover a shocking secret, ultimately bringing the mighty boot of justice down hard on the city's infestation of crime. [Gamecock Media]
Nanostray 2 (DS)
Configure your own powerful weapons and master over 30 challenges to unlock more action. Discover beautiful worlds and frightening bosses in the most intense shooter available on the DS! Adventure: Unravel the story behind the mysterious Nanostray virus while experiencing beautiful cutscenes, extensive voice acting and new special effects. Arcade: Play through all Adventure Mode levels without the story. Added combos and extra statistics enable maximum high scores each time you play. Challenge: Master 32 challenges, each located in a unique environment. Complete a set of 8 challenges to unlock one of the four Simulator games. Simulator: Designed in a unique futuristic style, each of the four games is a completely new experience of arcade-style, high score hunting. Two Player Cooperative play (multi-card). Two Player Duel (single and multi-card). Blast your way through more than 16 gigantic bosses, 100 unique enemies and seemingly impassable obstacles. Unlock and configure your ship’s six different weapons to adapt your armaments to a particular challenge. Choose from three control styles: Classic (no Touch Screen necessary), Left Handed or Right Handed Touch Control. Compete in the N2 Championship. Upload and browse your scores online with the Nintendo Wifi connection to see how you rank against the best. Alternating vertical and horizontal view level styles add to the rich gameplay. All new Nanogauge lets you earn multiplier bonuses for each enemy shot. Fill the gauge as you eliminate swarms of enemies simultaneously. Features more than 30 energetic songs and over 200 unique sound effects. [Majesco Games]
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 08 (DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, XB360)
With the Pro Evolution Soccer series renowned for its fluid, realistic gameplay, the new game builds on the implementation of Teamvision with additional key advances. As with previous releases since its inception in 1996, the ball is again treated as a separate entity, with the timing of shots entirely down to the player, while the new AI ensures that defenders work to close down space and block efforts on goal. Similarly, distribution of passes works along the same lines, with players using the space available to them to switch the ball. Close control has also been enhanced with more control when dribbling the ball, and a number of subtle moves added to bypass defenders and move the ball into space.
Sudden Strike 3 (PC)
The game focuses on real events of the World War II. There are four campaigns; two of them are on the Pacific islands, and two of them in Europe. The player is able to play for the American or Japanese armies in the Pacific, and for the Allies or Germans in Europe. This is the first RTS engine to render accurate vast marine and land battlefields (maps contain more than 150 "virtual" square kilometers). The game introduces tight team play between all arms of the fighting forces: Naval battles supported by aviations - There are short- and long-range bomber, torpedo bombers, attack bombers, fighters, and transports. Groups of ships with carriers are a powerful force capable of not only to conduct operations at sea, but also to support the large ground operations (supported by carrier-based aircrafts and large-caliber on-ship guns). Submarines and aviation hunting enemy's transport ships caravans - Using different types of submarines in special operations, one can make sudden strikes on transports and battle ships of opponents; if the strike succeeds, the enemy will lose part of the reinforcement, and will lose opportunity to have significant navy. Radar systems allow players to more successfully defend of air and naval attacks of opponents. [Fireglow]
Lost Empire: Immortals (PC)
Long ago the immortal Aeons presented the fledging races with the technology to travel the stars. Without pause for reasoning, vast fleets colonised the cosmos expanding the interstellar community until a great cataclysm occurred. Now the Aeon’s, a technologically superior race that once guided the lesser races, is all but lost to myth. Their colonies and technology lie beyond reach - scattered throughout the galaxy, like so many stars. Only fading memories recall the cause of the Aeons downfall and the loss of the star-gates that ended the first Galactic War. Devoid of the means to navigate the stars, the empires of the six major races began to look inwards as communication between worlds was lost. From the depths of the abyss, the long forgotten desire for exploration and conquest calls out once again. For it would only be a matter of time before each race would: recover the knowledge to rebuild their fleets, reawaken their desire to explore, rekindle their need to expand and return to warring ways. As the six galactic empires make ready for the arduous struggle ahead, all manner of citizens are rallied to the cause. Scouting expeditions leave the safety of their stellar berths seeking out potential systems ripe for colonisation. Close behind terra-forming ships prepare planets for swelling populations. Throughout countless shipyards powerful battle-fleets are forged from newly acquired resources, ready to face the threats that emerge with every cycle of the sun. A new age has arrived. The Age of Immortals has descended upon the fledging empires of the known galaxy. Will you dominate or be destroyed? [Paradox Interactive]
Seven Kingdoms: Conquest (PC)
Join the epic battle for dominance as the Demons advance in an effort to free their Master Diablo and the mortal Humans try to push them back in two campaigns spanning over 4000 years.
The time has come, the battlefields have been set and all hell is about to break loose. Neither side will bend…neither side will retreat…nor will either side ever yield!
The time has come, the battlefields have been set and all hell is about to break loose. Neither side will bend…neither side will retreat…nor will either side ever yield!
XIII Century: Death or Glory (PC)
XIII Century: Death or Glory is a strategy game that puts you in the role of a leader of one of the European nations during the Middle Ages.
Sam & Max Ep. 204: Chariots of the Dogs (PC)
Watch out evildoers. Sam & Max, the hilarious Freelance Police, are back for another zany adventure in episode 204, Chariots of the Dogs. What ensues is plenty of over the top situations, amusing dialogue and plenty of head scratching puzzles, guaranteed to satisfy fans looking for their next fix.
a bunch of damn Buzz! games (PS2)
various Buzz quiz games of different types
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (PS2)
While on a much needed vacation, Ratchet and Clank's rest and relaxation time is suddenly cut short as they soon find themselves lured into a mysterious quest. Following the trail of a kidnapped girl, Ratchet and Clank rediscover a forgotten race of genius inventors known as the Technomites. They soon uncover a plot more dangerous than they could have imagined. Featuring new and returning weapons and gadgets, including the Shocker, Agents of Doom and Shrink Ray, Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters packs all of the combat and destruction fans have come to expect from the series. Players can utilize the all-new customizable armor system themed for various gameplay to gain upgrades and advance through challenging action-packed areas. Gain access to different vehicles to compete in races and combat enemies in intense battlefield missions. With wireless multiplayer gaming, up to four players can connect for intense combat and head-to-head action. [SCEA]
Condemned 2: Bloodshot (PS3, XB360)
Featuring new fighting mechanics and online multiplayer functionality, Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a first-person action thriller immersing players in a world of psychological terror. Following a string of gruesome murders, players must use their deductive skills and brute force to track down sadistic serial killers. Players assume the identity of Ethan Thomas, former Serial Crimes Unit investigator, who has been called back to duty to track down his missing partner. The disturbing events from Ethan's past have left him a broken man – a desperate burnout drifting aimlessly through society in an inexplicable decline. Fighting inner demons throughout his one-man investigation into a sinister conspiracy, Ethan needs to use anything and everything in the environment to survive as he unravels the mysteries shrouding the city in darkness. As Ethan, players engage in visceral combat using a variety of firearms, blunt instruments and a new fighting system complete with defensive and offensive combo chains, as well as grapples and holds. To help track the killer and solve the mysteries behind Condemned 2: Bloodshot, players crack open an all-new set of high-tech forensic tools. Using wits and brute strength, murders can be solved a number of different ways to keep players guessing throughout each suspenseful investigation. Condemned 2: Bloodshot introduces a variety of online multiplayer modes, including deathmatch. [Sega]
FlatOut: Head On (PSP)
The manic racing and mass destruction of FlatOut heads to the PSP.
Wild ARMs XF (PSP)
Wild ARMs XF (pronounced "Crossfire") is the newest installment in the long-running role-playing series which marks a couple firsts for the franchise; the first one containing tactical strategy gameplay, as well as the first Wild ARMs game to appear on a handheld system. Wild ARMs XF offers a unique strategy role-playing experience with a hex-based grid system producing more tactical positioning options, a large number of job classes allowing vast party customization, and a wide range of mission objectives making it one of the deepest strategy games on the PSP. Wild ARMs XF features an all-new cast in an epic story of death, betrayal and redemption played out against the backdrop of the dying world of Filgaia. The once vibrant world of Filgaia is slowly dying, a result of some cataclysmic event lost in the dim, misty reaches of the past. The few pathetic remnants of once mighty nations are caught up in an endless cycle of war, fighting over Filgaia’s ever-dwindling natural resources. Amidst the carnage and slow decay, there is one kingdom that has until recently managed to avoid the chaos and suffering plaguing its neighbors; the kingdom of Elesius. However, the kingdom is slowly descending into anarchy with the king inflicted with a mysterious illness that has kept him bed-ridden, intensifying the future uncertainty as the heir-apparent disappeared a year earlier and is presumed dead. An opportunistic senate has formed its own police force and is gradually usurping power from the royal family. It is against this backdrop of political intrigue and social decay that the main character Clarissa Arwin, accompanied by her half-brother and protector, Felius, enter Elesius hot on the trail of Rupert Dandridge, the man who murdered her mother. What started out as a personal vendetta soon turns into an epic battle to not only keep a kingdom from falling, but to save the world of Filgaia from being turned into an uninhabitable wasteland. [XSEED]
IT'S BRAWL DAY!!!!
But don't forget about some other great games arriving this week!
I don't know about you guys, but I'll be getting:
Brawl!, House of the Dead 2&3, Nanostray 2, and Ratchet & Clank.
But Condemned 2, maybe Wildarms, Sam & Max, Crystal Chronicles, and PES, these all look pretty good too. Insecticide might be okay, too.
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Fuck ya'll and your SSBB.
GOOLLLLL GOL GOL GOL GOL GOL GOL GOL!
Gol.
My Backloggery
GF is getting House of the Dead and Rings of Fate.
I may pick up Insecticide and/or Nanostray 2 if they get good reviews.
Edit question: Does Rings of Fate have single card multiplay?
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But my Smash Bros. comes tomorrow so yay.
Nanostray 2 was supposed to come out on March 11.
But no stores have the game yet. According to Gamestop and Fry's, it's being "shipped" right now. GS's website shows 3/13 as the ship date, today, so I'm hoping it'll be on shelves tomorrow.
dammit.
My entire day tomorrow is busy. Don't have time to go by a store to pick this up. I was planning on having Nanostray 2 available to play on this trip, but nooo.. not sure I'll have the chance to get it until afterwards. Bah we'll see.
I did manage to get House of the Dead 2+3 today though.
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Nanostray 1 is a lot more fun once you start playing and beating the Missions. It actually takes a lot of skill and strategy to pass most of the missions; but once you figure out the trick to the multiplier it gets more fun.
I'll make a thread or post in a thread if one exists once I finally manage to get Nanostray 2, since no stores have recieved the shipment yet.
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Aside from regular complaints of having teh kiddi characters to start out with, I REALLY like the gameplay on FF:CC. Took everything good about FF:CC GC and added some platforming and zelda elements to make it stellar. I'm about an hour in, and it's perfect for me.
SSBB is amazing, and anyone who says it isn't should be punished. I've only played it on 3 seperate occasions @ friends do to DRE, but being a long time fan of the series, I can't see any reason why it should not be in every wii players library.
PS2
FF X replay
PS3
God of War 1&2 HD
Rachet and Clank Future
MGS 4
Prince of Persia
360
Bayonetta
Fable 3
DS
FF: 4 heroes of light
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