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Week o Games, 9/14: Force Unleashed, Rock Band 2, DQ IV, STALKER:CS, Crysis WH
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Another week, another 7 days of new game releases!
Welcome to the 31 edition of G&T's newly traditional "Weekly Games Release Thread!" - Week 9/14 - 9/20!
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 31 edition of G&T's newly traditional "Weekly Games Release Thread!" - Week 9/14 - 9/20!
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!
9/14 - 9/20
NDS
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
A tale of epic proportions told through a unique chapter sequence that enables players to experience multiple character perspectives. Embark on an adventure with characters from different walks of life, all destined to unite with you, the hero, to save the world. [Square Enix]
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story, created under direction from George Lucas, is set during the largely unexplored era between "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" and "Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope." In it, players assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny. Unleash and upgrade the Secret Apprentice's four core Force powers - Force push, grip, repulse and lightning - throughout the course of the game, and combine them for ultra-destructive, never-before-seen combos. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force push enemies into walls - he Force pushes enemies through walls. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force grip foes to throw them aside - he Force grips them in midair, zapping them with lightning, then dropping them to the ground to explode like a bomb. In addition to new adversaries created just for the game, such as fugitive Jedi and Force-sensitive Felucians, players also confront and associate with familiar faces from the Star Wars films, including Darth Vader. Visit locations such as Episode III's Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk and the floral Felucia, the junk planet Raxus Prime, plus an Imperial TIE fighter construction facility. Decisions made by players throughout the game determine the path of the story, including multiple endings that will rock Star Wars continuity as they know it. [LucasA
Line Rider 2: Unbound
n Line Rider, the sled-stealing scumbag Chaz is up to no good and only you, as the clever and cunning Bosh, can defeat him. For Bosh to save his true love Bailey, players must solve over 40 mind-bending puzzles created by the #1 Line Rider player in the world, TechDawg. [Genius Products]
Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition
SpongeBob and Patrick stumble upon a magical pencil that brings whatever it draws to life. Unfortunately, the evil SpongeBob drawing 'DoodleBob' gets a magic pencil of his own which he uses to cause havoc all over Bikini Bottom. Players will draw their own unique hero that has the power to defeat DoodleBob's rogue drawings and rescue SpongeBob and his friends.
Animal Paradise
Feed, clean, walk and play with them, but above all make them happy to earn their love. This exciting title will thrill animal lovers of all ages with its exciting mix of pets, including everything from dogs and cats to hamsters and pigs. [E
Bratz Ponyz 2
if you really are so interested so as to click on the description spoiler for this game, then I fear dearly for your soul.
My Secret World by Imagine
if you really are so interested so as to click on the description spoiler for this game, then I fear dearly for your soul.
Red Bull BC One
The game takes the player to the international Red Bull BC One breakdance tournament that challenges B-boys and B-girls alike. Players control their break dancer by solving puzzles under strict time limits. Puzzles consist of drawing geometrical shapes, which get more complex as the game progresses. A steady hand and speed are required to set a high score that is worth bragging about. The game features fresh and stylish graphics with urban music as well as tense puzzle rounds alternating with a variety of minigames. [Playlogic
Unsolved Crimes
in Unsolved Crimes you play the role of a young rookie detective in the Homicide division who with your partner must solve the mysterious kidnapping of aspiring model Betsy Blake. Set in a stylized 1970s New York it is up to you to disentangle the truth from lies, and try to find Betsy before its too late.
PC
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
The story of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky brings the players one year prior to the events of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game in 2011. A group of stalkers has for the first time reached the very heart of the Zone - Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, and brings about a cataclysm on the brink of a catastrophe. An immense blow-out of anomalous energy changes the Zone. There are no more reliable and relatively safe roads. The entire levels vanish in the outbursts of anomalies. Stalkers and even expeditions die or end up sealed on the lost territories. New areas, which remained unknown since the time of the Zone emergence, appear on the Zone map. The Zone continues to shake with blowouts. The Zone is unstable. The anomalous activity is at its maximum. Changes of the Zone map known to stalkers shake the fragile balance of forces in the Zone. Among the groupings, there flare up hostilities for the new territories, artefact fields and spheres of influence. There are no more old enemies or friends - now everyone is for himself. The Factions War has started between the groupings. [Deep Silver]
Crysis Warhead
In Crysis Warhead, players don the Nanosuit of Sergeant Sykes, also known as 'Psycho', one of the most memorable characters from Crysis. More brash and aggressive than his Delta Force squadmate Nomad, players experience Psycho's parallel story during the events of the original game, finding that life on the other side of the island is even more intense and explosive than they ever could have imagined. Luckily, Psycho's Nanosuit is just as capable and he's equipped with an even bigger arsenal of fully customizable weapons and new vehicles, giving players access to the tools they need to dominate any situation. Aside from this new single player campaign, Crysis Warhead also features new multiplayer content. [Electronic Arts]
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 09: Legendary Adventures
Players will hunt in different eras in search of trophies such as white-tailed deer, Yukon moose, Alaskan brown bear and Roosevelt elk in over ten of North America's top hunting locations .
Everlight
A stirring adventure in a fascinating world! Melvin is a misfit, treated poorly by his classmates. He lives in a fantasy dream world where he can be a brave knight, a skilled magician or a fearless adventurer. Anything is better than being just Melvin. In his world, every sunray is full of magic, hiding behind every tree is a fairie; and he has the power to wield a magical wand! But then, reality invades his fantasy, and the illusion is broken. Join Melvin on a wondrous journey as he explores the world of Everlight!
Enchanted Unicorn
Hell's Kitchen
Igor
Line Rider 2: Unbound
In Line Rider, the sled-stealing scumbag Chaz is up to no good and only you, as the clever and cunning Bosh, can defeat him. For Bosh to save his true love Bailey, players must solve over 40 mind-bending puzzles created by the #1 Line Rider player in the world, TechDawg. [Genius Products]
Mount & Blade
Calradia is a land at war, a land offering great riches and even greater dangers to the adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With unerring courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Raise a band of hardened soldiers, become the lord of several towns and castles, and perhaps one day you may wield the power to depose kings and crown new ones at a whim. Free-form sandbox gameplay. You are free to go anywhere and do anything you choose in a world that has more than a hundred unique locations, including villages, castles and towns. Unique horseback combat. You are able to attack your enemies on your horse, whether you’re swinging a sword, holding a lance or unleashing arrows. Highly advanced, sophisticated and intuitive sword-fighting system. Fight on horseback and on foot using an expansive variety of medieval weapons, each with their own unique characteristics, strengths and weaknesses. Be anything from a lonesome adventurer to a commander of armies or an owner of villages, castles or towns. Sophisticated AI that will provide a challenge both in combat and in the strategic realm. Freedom to interact with hundreds of characters, including kings, lords, ladies, commoners as well as heroes you can take on as companions, each with their own personality. [Paradox Interactive]
OPERATION Mania
Pure
Thrill seekers race against skilled rivals and performing gravity-defying aerial tricks in Pure, an extreme sports off-road racing video game. Featuring vertigo-inducing massive aerial jumps and spectacular airborne tricks in photo-realistic real-world locations all over the globe, Pure delivers heart-pounding experiences unique to the genre. Players start by choosing among a variety of male and female character riders. They can then either race against deft A.I. opponents or online players (up to 16-player multiplayer) in frenetic races and freestyle competitions all over the world. [Disney Interactive Studios]
The Price is Right
The Witcher (Enhanced)
The Witcher Enhanced Edition
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Collector's Edition)
It is a desperate time for the Emperor. A terrible Chaos Plague defiles his lands, ravaging the populace and weakening his armies. Meanwhile, the Dwarf holds in the nearby World's Edge Mountains have come under siege by a massive greenskin horde. Honor-bound by an ancient oath, the ruler of the greatest nation of men in the Old World has dispatched several regiments to assist the embattled Dwarfs, further depleting the Empire's already thin defenses. In this dark hour, a new threat appears. Under a sky darkened by a crimson eclipse, a great warhost erupts from the wastelands of the north. Bearing the banner of Tzeentch, Changer of the Ways, the army of Chaos marches south for the borders of the Empire, crushing everything in its path. With the Dwarfs fighting desperately to slow the ferocious greenskin "Waaagh!", the Emperor realizes that his only hope of defeating the encroaching legions of Chaos lies with the High Elves of Ulthuan. Upon receiving the Emperor's dire plea for help, Finubar, Phoenix King of the High Elves, sets sail at the head of a mighty fleet of warships laden with battalions of High Elf warriors. [Mythic Entert
LaTale
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
WWII: GC
Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
PS2
Dance Dance Revolution X
more ddr, of course
Speed Racer
Players take on the role of the characters from the Speed Racer film, getting behind the wheels of each character’s signature vehicles to experience first hand the film’s high adrenaline, combative racing style. The car-fu style of action within the game closely represent the action style designed by the Wachowski brothers for the film itself as they lend direction and assets to the development team directly from their Berlin set. Written and directed by the Wachowski brothers and produced by Joel Silver, Speed Racer is based on the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida. Speed Racer follows the young race car driver Speed in his quest for glory on and off the track in his thundering Mach 5. The film features other characters that fans of the show remember, including Speed's family and his mysterious arch-rival, Racer X. [Warner Bros.]
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story, created under direction from George Lucas, is set during the largely unexplored era between "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" and "Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope." In it, players assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny. Unleash and upgrade the Secret Apprentice's four core Force powers - Force push, grip, repulse and lightning - throughout the course of the game, and combine them for ultra-destructive, never-before-seen combos. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force push enemies into walls - he Force pushes enemies through walls. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force grip foes to throw them aside - he Force grips them in midair, zapping them with lightning, then dropping them to the ground to explode like a bomb. In addition to new adversaries created just for the game, such as fugitive Jedi and Force-sensitive Felucians, players also confront and associate with familiar faces from the Star Wars films, including Darth Vader. Visit locations such as Episode III's Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk and the floral Felucia, the junk planet Raxus Prime, plus an Imperial TIE fighter construction facility. Decisions made by players throughout the game determine the path of the story, including multiple endings that will rock Star Wars continuity as they know it. [LucasArts]
Namco Classic Fighter Collection
two tekkens and soul cal 2
Naruto Ultimate Collection
another triple pack o' games
Pac-Man Power Pack
Namco is really busy with triple packs of some of its PS2 games these days
PS3
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story, created under direction from George Lucas, is set during the largely unexplored era between "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" and "Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope." In it, players assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny. Unleash and upgrade the Secret Apprentice's four core Force powers - Force push, grip, repulse and lightning - throughout the course of the game, and combine them for ultra-destructive, never-before-seen combos. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force push enemies into walls - he Force pushes enemies through walls. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force grip foes to throw them aside - he Force grips them in midair, zapping them with lightning, then dropping them to the ground to explode like a bomb. In addition to new adversaries created just for the game, such as fugitive Jedi and Force-sensitive Felucians, players also confront and associate with familiar faces from the Star Wars films, including Darth Vader. Visit locations such as Episode III's Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk and the floral Felucia, the junk planet Raxus Prime, plus an Imperial TIE fighter construction facility. Decisions made by players throughout the game determine the path of the story, including multiple endings that will rock Star Wars continuity as they know it. [Lucas
Armored Core: For Answer
In the distant future, massive urban development and pollution have critically damaged the planet. There is widespread fear that the end of the world is approaching. The League corporations, a military superpower, control the planet's infrastructure and have forced most of the world's population to live in huge aerial communities, called Cradles, to avoid the contamination. The ORCA, a rebel resistance still residing on the surface of the polluted planet, have amassed a formidable arsenal and are mobilizing to attack The League's bases to put an end to their iron grip on the planet. As a mercenary armed with cutting-edge military robot technology, choose your side and defeat the other factions by harnessing the power of the deadliest and most gigantic weapons ever created by mankind. For the first time in the series, cut your way inside colossal mobile battle stations and destroy them from their very core. Identify and exploit the weaknesses of 10 uniquely designed GIANT mobile battle stations to defeat them. Cooperate online with a friend in more than 30 missions or face up to 7 other players online in more than 80 different battlefields. Find the right combination of weapons and armor that will help you take down colossal enemies. With more than 130 new parts and 400 parts total, enhance your mech to take on increasingly deadlier mobile battle stations. Create the perfect mech design to defeat a powerful enemy and share it with your friends online. [Ubisoft]
Pure
Thrill seekers race against skilled rivals and performing gravity-defying aerial tricks in Pure, an extreme sports off-road racing video game. Featuring vertigo-inducing massive aerial jumps and spectacular airborne tricks in photo-realistic real-world locations all over the globe, Pure delivers heart-pounding experiences unique to the genre. Players start by choosing among a variety of male and female character riders. They can then either race against deft A.I. opponents or online players (up to 16-player multiplayer) in frenetic races and freestyle competitions all over the world. [Disney Interactive Studios]
PSP
B-Boy
(Currently available in the UK/EU only) B-Boy allows you to battle through authentic Hip-Hop break-dancing culture, challenging the world's best B-Boys on the world's greatest B-Boy stages - and hopefully take home an in-game adidas sponsorship along the way. The first and only authentic break-dancing title on PSP stays true to the spirit of B-Boying thanks to the wireless functionality - giving you the freedom to battle on the move – anytime and anywhere – just as B-Boy competitions were meant to be. Featuring real life B-Boy characters, every in-game move is motion-captured from the experts, including moves taken from world famous Redbull athlete, "Crazy Legs", who also acts as game MC and end of level boss. Battling around the world, B-Boy features real locations and events, accompanied by the sound of a licensed Hip-Hop and classic Funk soundtrack with each track being selected by the B-Boys featured in-game. Progress through play by taking on 40 of the world's greatest B-Boy personalities, and pull off unique moves and outrageous combo's to become number one. Key game features include: 40 B-Boy characters to do battle with, including world famous B-Boy, Crazy Legs; 12 fully licensed motion-captured competitive B-Boys from Europe, Asia and North America; 21 authentic world wide locations including Redbull BC One, Freestyle Sessions, UK B-Boy Championships and IBE; 40 licensed Hip Hop and classic Funk tracks; Customise your B-Boy with full character personalisation – winning battles allows you to kit yourself out with the latest adidas clothing. [SCEE]
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story, created under direction from George Lucas, is set during the largely unexplored era between "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" and "Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope." In it, players assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny. Unleash and upgrade the Secret Apprentice's four core Force powers - Force push, grip, repulse and lightning - throughout the course of the game, and combine them for ultra-destructive, never-before-seen combos. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force push enemies into walls - he Force pushes enemies through walls. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force grip foes to throw them aside - he Force grips them in midair, zapping them with lightning, then dropping them to the ground to explode like a bomb. In addition to new adversaries created just for the game, such as fugitive Jedi and Force-sensitive Felucians, players also confront and associate with familiar faces from the Star Wars films, including Darth Vader. Visit locations such as Episode III's Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk and the floral Felucia, the junk planet Raxus Prime, plus an Imperial TIE fighter construction facility. Decisions made by players throughout the game determine the path of the story, including multiple endings that will rock Star Wars continuity as they know it. [LucasArts]
Yggdra Union
Yggdra Union is a card-based strategy RPG for the PSP. For years, strategy RPG fans have accepted repetitive, non-interactive battle sequences as the genre standard; few games have dared to break the mold. Yggdra Union blows through, shattering the mold into tiny, unrecognizable bits. Experience a fresh mix of turn-based strategy and real-time action, constantly engaging the player and providing intense gameplay combined with tactical card-based combat. Originally released for Game Boy Advance, Yggdra Union is remade and loaded with enhancements, including fully remastered audio and visuals (featuring the artwork of famed character designer and manga artist Satoko Kiyuzuki), fully-voiced dialogue in both Japanese and English, a widescreen aspect ratio, additional difficulty settings, new unlockable content, and more... all exclusive to the PSP system. [Atlus USA]
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Wii
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story, created under direction from George Lucas, is set during the largely unexplored era between "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" and "Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope." In it, players assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny. Unleash and upgrade the Secret Apprentice's four core Force powers - Force push, grip, repulse and lightning - throughout the course of the game, and combine them for ultra-destructive, never-before-seen combos. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force push enemies into walls - he Force pushes enemies through walls. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force grip foes to throw them aside - he Force grips them in midair, zapping them with lightning, then dropping them to the ground to explode like a bomb. In addition to new adversaries created just for the game, such as fugitive Jedi and Force-sensitive Felucians, players also confront and associate with familiar faces from the Star Wars films, including Darth Vader. Visit locations such as Episode III's Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk and the floral Felucia, the junk planet Raxus Prime, plus an Imperial TIE fighter construction facility. Decisions made by players throughout the game determine the path of the story, including multiple endings that will rock Star Wars continuity as they know it.
TNA iMPACT!
TNA iMPACT! is geared towards a quick paced, high-impact style of play, with less emphasis on submission moves. It also features straightforward, intuitive controls, with "accurate" and "detailed" character models. Actual scans of the wrestlers were used for the game in place of hand-painted textures to include small details, such as skin textures. Wrestling maneuvers are captured from actual TNA wrestlers in extensive motion capture sessions. Finishers are accessed by building up an "Impact! meter" displayed on the screen, the same place a color-coded damage indicator shows the condition of characters. The game also features mini-games for escaping pin attempts and submission holds. TNA's exclusive Ultimate X and King of the Mountain are playable match types alongside the more standard singles, tag team and Fatal Four-Way matches. The game is playable online, and supports tournaments. Eight different venues—including TNA's main home, the Florida Impact! Zone, and arenas in Japan and England—are be available to house matches, with the Impact! Zone having an increased ringside area for play and hotspots for player interaction. The game also features top wrestling talent such as Abyss, Kurt Angle, Christian Cage, Jeff Jarrett, Booker T, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, Sting and more to deliver all of the excitement and action of the television show.
Super Pick Ups
Kidz Sports: Crazy Golf
Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk
Zoo Hospital
Xbox 360
Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2 builds upon its foundation as the first music game to introduce co-operative band gameplay, multiple instruments, a robust online multiplayer experience, an unrivaled offering of downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features including: Backwards compatibility with Rock Band downloadable music content. All previously purchased tracks immediately load into your Rock Band 2 song list. No need to re-purchase or re-download. The biggest and most diverse soundtrack ever featuring some of rock's most prolific acts, comprised entirely of master recordings. Major new and dynamic online modes that connect the entire Rock Band community in more ways than ever before both locally and globally. More variety of instrument choices than ever before with new and improved drum and guitar peripherals, enhanced functionality and innovative new designs - all fully compatible with the original Rock Band instruments. [MTV]
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story, created under direction from George Lucas, is set during the largely unexplored era between "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" and "Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope." In it, players assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny. Unleash and upgrade the Secret Apprentice's four core Force powers - Force push, grip, repulse and lightning - throughout the course of the game, and combine them for ultra-destructive, never-before-seen combos. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force push enemies into walls - he Force pushes enemies through walls. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force grip foes to throw them aside - he Force grips them in midair, zapping them with lightning, then dropping them to the ground to explode like a bomb. In addition to new adversaries created just for the game, such as fugitive Jedi and Force-sensitive Felucians, players also confront and associate with familiar faces from the Star Wars films, including Darth Vader. Visit locations such as Episode III's Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk and the floral Felucia, the junk planet Raxus Prime, plus an Imperial TIE fighter construction facility. Decisions made by players throughout the game determine the path of the story, including multiple endings that will rock Star Wars continuity as they know it. [
Armored Core: For Answer
In the distant future, massive urban development and pollution have critically damaged the planet. There is widespread fear that the end of the world is approaching. The League corporations, a military superpower, control the planet's infrastructure and have forced most of the world's population to live in huge aerial communities, called Cradles, to avoid the contamination. The ORCA, a rebel resistance still residing on the surface of the polluted planet, have amassed a formidable arsenal and are mobilizing to attack The League's bases to put an end to their iron grip on the planet. As a mercenary armed with cutting-edge military robot technology, choose your side and defeat the other factions by harnessing the power of the deadliest and most gigantic weapons ever created by mankind. For the first time in the series, cut your way inside colossal mobile battle stations and destroy them from their very core. Identify and exploit the weaknesses of 10 uniquely designed GIANT mobile battle stations to defeat them. Cooperate online with a friend in more than 30 missions or face up to 7 other players online in more than 80 different battlefields. Find the right combination of weapons and armor that will help you take down colossal enemies. With more than 130 new parts and 400 parts total, enhance your mech to take on increasingly deadlier mobile battle stations. Create the perfect mech design to defeat a powerful enemy and share it with your friends online.
Battle Fantasia
An all new fighting game from the creators of the Guilty Gear Series. Challenge the best fighters from around the world via Xbox Live. Unleash deadly combinations with Heat Up mode and turn the tide with the GACHI battle mechanic. Experience Battle Fantasia's world through the eyes of twelve different characters.
Pure
Thrill seekers race against skilled rivals and performing gravity-defying aerial tricks in Pure, an extreme sports off-road racing video game. Featuring vertigo-inducing massive aerial jumps and spectacular airborne tricks in photo-realistic real-world locations all over the globe, Pure delivers heart-pounding experiences unique to the genre. Players start by choosing among a variety of male and female character riders. They can then either race against deft A.I. opponents or online players (up to 16-player multiplayer) in frenetic races and freestyle competitions all over the world. [Disney Interactive Studios]
XBLA
Destroy All Humans & Intellivision Lives! both came out as XBox Originals today. 1200 points a piece.
XBLA games have been announced. Domino Master (looks to be a pretty straightforward game of dominoes) and Feeding Frenzy 2, each for 800 MS points ($10). Not too exciting for most people here, but the casual crowd might find something to like. Also the 1910 DLC for Ticket to Ride will be released.
WiiWare
MEGA MAN 2 MOTHERFUCKER
also the new Strongbad
PSN
Red Baron Arcade (?)
SO!
Good week this week
We got ROCK BAND 2, fuck yeah,
Force Unleashed should be pretty good
The NDS gets another classic RPG - Dragon Quest IV
PC gamers get the should-be-excellent Crysis Warhead and Stalker Clear Sky
Finally, the 360 gets what should be a fairly good 2d fighter from Arc called Battle Fantasia.
What is everyone's wallets getting raped by this week?
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More importantly the DVD comes out thsi week.
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That's a good point. I have no idea what the advantages of RB2 are over the first. All I know is that the new drums will allow you to hook on some cymbals, but big whoop.
What other advantages and new features are there? Hm.
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Also DQ IV is a must buy for any JRPG fan. It is the best version of one of the five best examples of the genre.
My view on this is that I may consider getting the super fancy drums (if they even sell them over here) that can double as a practice kit, because the pedal on my set is already broken. I would also consider buying the RB2 disc for the songs on it. Certainly not buying the whole box again, that would be utter stupidity.
Jesus christ why dont you just rape me more gaming industry.
I never asked for this!
Oh boy, here we go:
- Awesome fucking setlist, probably the best I've seen in any game, ever. Ever.
- Battle of the Bands mode online is kickass and gives you specific directives. These are updated daily. There was one today, for example, that had the objective of getting a longer streak in Bodhisattva. Your scores are compared to both Xbox leaderboards and to your friends list (if you just wanna be better than your friends)
- World Tour is greatly expanded and now gives you specific challenges, also you can do it one-player now, and finally online.
- Drum Trainer. Gives you something like 80 or 90 different drum beats that intend to emulate the first few weeks of real drum training. It looks to be pretty in-depth. Also, you can use music on your hard drive to drum over if you'd like.
- All your Rock Band 1 (minus three: Enter Sandman, Run to the Hills and Paranoid) songs can be exported for a minimal ($5) fee, so if you have Rock Band 1, Rock Band 2 and an Internet connection, you already have 139 songs at your disposal. Not including any DLC I'm sure you've probably bought.
- Streamlined band process. Characters aren't tied to specific bands anymore, and once you make a character, that character can play any instrument. I made Speed Racer, and he's a multi-talented musician.
- Jukebox mode and No-Fail mode if you're the kind of person that hooks up Rock Band in a party atmosphere. Hyperspeed is back if you're into that sort of thing.
- It reeks of polish.
Fixed that for ya as well.
Ok sold.
Sorry if my post sounded sarcastic, I was genuinely asking what the new features were.
And you just ticked every single box I had on my list.
Harmonix have me by the balls. I might as well just send them my credit card number and say 'you know what, just charge it'
Some people don't own a PS3
I'd say just buy the game without the instruments. You get 70+ songs for only $65 ($60 for the game plus $5 for bringing the songs from the first game over to this one), plus some new features that, while aren't that important, are at least convenient. Like, being able to play in World Tour mode without requiring a band leader anymore or being able to make your own custom setlists in Quick Play mode.
edit: damn it, beaten by a mile.
Amazingly, PS3 is not the only Blu-ray player on the market.
Well, yeah, Unbreakable checked off all of the major features, which I appreciate :^:
But even if that weren't the case, this is still a $60 pack of 70+ songs, and that alone pretty much makes it worth it.
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On a completely different note:
This week has a metric fuck ton of bargin bin potential.
Yggdra Union PSP, Line Rider, STALKER.
Also of note is that starting Wednesday Circuit City will give you a ten dollar gift card with purchase of DQ IV. This helps those squeemish about the SE tax.
Make sure to have some ice and painkillers handy.
Well, PC games start with a natural discount (usual MSRP of $40 US) but when I talk about bargin bin fodder I'm thinking 6-12 months down the road.
I buy very few games new, almost always RPGs that will take years to go down in value or might even become rare. Even then I look for deals.
Also, man, this is quite a week in terms of game releases. I'm sad I won't be able to play the new Armored Core right away.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. are always an investment because of the strong, ongoing mod community.
And The Witcher is tempting.
DDRX can die in a fire.
Yes, it would be a terrible idea.
I never asked for this!
Edit - For some reason I thought that was a "Why" and "It'll be terrible" response to the Force Unleashed on DS thing.
Shit I think 99.999% of games released are garbage, doesn't mean someone else doesn't want to know about it.
Because who's to decide where to draw the line? You have to look at the fact that these games might not even be for us: What if someone we know might be interested in said shovelware? What if I was looking forward to something considered shovelware? Movie-licensed games are often considered shovelware, but sometimes I'll splurge and pick them up.
Anything ending with a 'z' is a pretty good start.
There has to be one.
EDIT: Rez.
that's why you rockband2.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Also, is it neccesary to split it up by platform and list games that are released for everything (such as The Force Unleashed) five times?
RE: empty space
The empty space between platforms is there for a reason. I'm not going to list the games one right after another or else they all run together and it's hard as hell to tell when one platform's games ends and another begins because it just looks like one long list. The spaces have to be large, just trust me on this.
Re: Splitting up by platform, multiple listings of same game
It takes a long time to put together these OPs. I have to find out every game coming out this week, list it in an OP, then go through each game scrounging up box art, then scrounging up, copying and pasting descriptions, and spoilering that. Sometimes I have to look in multiple places to find these things to bring them together, and so searching multiple sites can really take some time.
When figuring out every game that comes out each week, I found out what game comes out on each platform. It would greatly, greatly, greatly increase the amount of time and trouble it takes to do these OPs each week if I had to sift through these huge lists looking for repeats, then combining them into single listings for each game. I did that for a few weeks when I started doing this. What ends up happening - besides using up a huge amount of time for an already time-consuming OP - is that I end up overlooking some platform for a multilisting, or I end up listing a game as a multi that shouldn't be there. When you're dealing with a huge list of games it gets easy to make these kinds of mistakes. Especially for multi releases that aren't released simultaneously.
So how does having it the way I currently do it save me an amazingly huge amount of time each week? Because when I look up releases, I do it by platform. That way, I can copy and paste the releases for each platform into a list. Then I paste that list, and start finding box art & descs. As soon as I notice a game is repeated, I can copy & paste the prior description.
It may not look as nice as possible, but what's the alternative, that both works and runs a reasonable amount of time to do?
You might say, well, whenever you see that there's a second time I've copy and pasted a desc, just delete it and type the name of the console into the prior one. But again, I've tried that, and it takes much less time to simply copy and paste a desc than it is to keep track of each console individually and keep track of a multi release thing, not to mention when there are multi releases that are only on specific subsets of every system (like NDS and Wii or PS2 and PSP etc etc)
Which brings me to my next point: Some people are only interested in what's coming out for one or two specific consoles. If you only own a 360, you might only want to page down right to the 360 section and see what's coming out. If every multi release was grouped together, then they'd have to sift through every listing to make sure that the game doesn't also list 360. This way, they can go to one place, see the titles for their system, and be done with it. So it saves me time, and it saves them time.
As a final point about the layout, I also want to mention that some multi releases are different. And their differences are usually apparent in the descriptions (unless the publisher and their press kit was laaaazy). So while Tiger Woods 09 may have been multirelease on everything (or was it?), it's a very different game on, say, the Wii than the 360 - in my opinion, those differences are worth having separate listings & descs for each. This is also pretty important for the NDS releases which are usually very, very different than the multi releases on the big consoles.
I appreciate the suggestions about layout, but I honestly have not yet found a better balance for time spent in making OPs versus the organization (and I've been looking). This is the 31st OP in this thread I've done and it can get tedious and even tiresome to do, even when trying to shave off as much time doing them as I have. Right now I'm trying to figure out a way to make a macro to do some of the work, but as far as I know, there's no way to do these OPs automatically. If you can figure out a better, more efficient way to do OPs with at least the same amount of information, then please let me know; or alternatively, said person can try it out making these OPs for a few weeks, as I would not mind. The more ideas that get thrown around the more likely things improve for the better.
RE: shovelware
I leave it in for a couple of reasons. One, I usually don't hear everything about every game, and some times good games have titles and/or box art that you might confuse for Shovelware. This is particularly difficult to do when it comes to PC games.
The second reason I leave them on there is because, sometimes, it's good for a laugh.
Steam ID: slashx000______Twitter: @bill_at_zeboyd______ Facebook: Zeboyd Games
That's a good idea.
I was also considering drawing long lines but I don't know if that would look better or worse.
I'll put dividing console names in there in a bit just to try it out.
Steam ID: slashx000______Twitter: @bill_at_zeboyd______ Facebook: Zeboyd Games
I guess all of that makes sense. A simple thing that would improve on readability would be making the console headers easier to see when scrolling through the post.
Like this.