Week o Games 11/9: MirrsEdge, COD5, C&C3RA3, B-K N&B, T.of.Symphnia2, TecmoBowl,more+

slash000

Another week, another 7 days of new game releases!

Welcome to the 39 edition of G&T's newly traditional "Weekly Games Release Thread!" - Week 11/9 - 11/15!

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!

11/9 - 11/15



NDS

Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff
Populous DS
Call of Duty: World at War
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance
TrackMania DS

Winx Club: Mission Echantrix
Avatar - The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno
Amazing Adventures The Forgotten Ruins
Guinness World Records: The Videogame
My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr
National Geographic Panda
Sally's Salon
Six Flags Fun Park
Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals
futureU: The Prep Game for SAT
Hello Kitty Daily
Pony Friends: Mini Breeds Edition

PC

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Call of Duty: World at War
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel

Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos
The Three Stooges
CSI: NY
History Civil War: Secret Missions
LUXOR: Quest for the Afterlife
Petz: Horsez Club
Secret Service
Testament of Sin
Top Chef The Game

PS2

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
Call of Duty: World at War Final Fronts
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Eternal Poison
Hasbro Family Game Night

PS3

Mirror's Edge
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Call of Duty: World at War
Rock Revolution (w/Drumkit)
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2009

PSP

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

Wii

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Call of Duty: World at War
FaceBreaker K.O. Party
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
Rock Revolution
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009

MLB Superstars
Brain Challenge
Big League Sports
Block Party
Bratz Kidz: Slumber Party
Family Game Night
Fantasy Aquarium
Guinness World Records: The Videogame
Imagine Party Babyz
Luxor 3
Monkey Mischief: Party Time
Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor
Pet Pals: Animal Doctor
Petz: Horsez Club
Candace Kane's Candy Factory

Xbox360

Mirror's Edge
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Call of Duty: World at War
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Rock Revolution (w/Drumkit)

WiiWare/VC

Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
dunno yet

XBLA

Super Street Fighter II Turbo Pinball FX
dunno yet

PSN

dunno yet

The onslaught continues!


The NDS gets great games including, finally, sequel to the NES classic Tecmo Bowl, as Tecmo Bowl Kickoff arrives, finally! The NDS also sees a release of the classic PC game Populous, sort of the grandaddy of "god games." Next in the good lineup of NDS games, is Trackmania DS, what looks to be possibly a fantastic DS version of the much beloved arcadey racing series Trackmania, except with a bunch of cool additional modes. Rounding out this great week for the NDS is Call of Duty World at War; while the console versions usually take the spotlight, n-Space's COD4 game for Nintendo DS remains to be one of the best FPS games on the system, and n-Space looks to continue that tradition with this entry.


The HD systems finally get the much-anticipated first person action/platforming game Mirror's Edge; will it live up to the hype? Will it play as good as it looks?

The HD consoles also get Call of Duty World at War, the newest entry of the series, this iteration being taken back to WWII rather than modern times; developed by treyarch. Will CoD WaW live up to the series' name, or will Noah Heller live up to the title Senior Super Douche?

Xbox360 gets 2 sure-to-be-good games this week as well, including Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts, a sort of combination platforming and customizable racing game. It also gets Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, shortly after its PC brethren - all hail the return of awesome FMV in games!

The PC also gets a new World of Warcraft expansion, the Wrath of the Lich King. Surely it will only help in maintaining Blizzard's goal to [strike]take over the world[/strike] expand its 10M+ player base..

Finally, the Wii manages to pull in what will hopefully be a great game this week, despite an otherwise lackluster Holiday 08. First is the RPG known as Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, latest Namco game in the Tales series. Takes place 2 years after the first Tales of Symphonia game; previews have been good. The Wii also gets FaceBreaker KO Party, which will hopefully be more Punchout-esque (read: fun) rather than the pitiful other versions; it also gets Lightsaber Duels, which may be fun and may turn out horrible, who knows. Finally, it too gets COD World at War - so hopefully Treyarch does as good a job with this version as they did with the Wii version of COD3, which was surprisingly good, especially in the controls department.

Everybody gets some form of a WWE wrestling game; I mention it because the reviews have all around been pretty good so far.






When will the wallet rape end?!?!?!

noir_blood

I sorta would like to buy the WWE game, just to get me more pumped up for the fact that I got Wrestlemania tickets, but eh, they always go down in price pretty quickly, so I'll wait.

I been loving Mirror Edge just from the demo, but if 1up is to be believed, the game is quite short(portal lenght apparently), which is not enough to get my money.

Spoit

Finally, a week where I won't have to goozex camp. Only game I'm getting is ME, which I've already paid off anyway. Might pick up WaW in a half a year when it's in the bargain bin, but $60 is way too much for a treyarch game

DarkPrimus

Mirror's Edge!

EvilBadman

I'm a terrible person. Banjo, Lich King and Symphonia for me this week. Anything else hasn't impreesed enough for more than a rental. Mirror's Edge included.

wenchkilla

Banjo Kazooie, for me, and catching up to last week by grabbing GoW2. Mirror's Edge length is exactly what I was worried about, so maybe a rent later down the road.

Might check out Symphonia because my Wii is very lonely (other than SMRPG).

I'd just like to say that in a period of approximately 2-3 months I have purchased more video games on the day of or week following their release than the rest of my life combined. (Mercs 2, FIFA09, Fable II, Fallout 3, BK:N&B, Gears2)

urahonky

Fuck. I didn't know Banjo Kazooie came out this week. Damn it all.

Mirror's Edge is insta-bought.

BTP

Is this for NA releases? I'm asking because HOLY FUCK TRACKMANIA DS! I've only seen it dated for sometime this month in Europe with nothing whatsoever anywhere else.

Ah_Pook

whats eternal poison on the ps2?

edit: looks like an atlus published srpg, titled Poison Pink in japanland

heres some gameplay footage. anyway heard anything?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sIxuapGG-c

PikaPuff

gahhh mirror's edge gahhh

TychoCelchuuu

Mirror's Edge for PC has been pushed back. Take it off the list before I cry

Xtarath

Yes, 8 years of waiting is over!

Darlan

I have a friend who's practically begging me to get World at War so that we can play co-op, but it just looks so dull and been-there, done-that to me.

Guess I'll see what reviews have to say.

slash000

TychoCelchuuu wrote: »

Mirror's Edge for PC has been pushed back. Take it off the list before I cry

What??!


I show 11/11 for 360 and PS3, but 1/6 for PC...!? (list edited for the fix)


Why'd they do this?

Blue map

Just Banjo-Kazooie:Nuts & Bolts for me this week although if the demo was proper indication that should be more than enough, although i'm also interested in seeing how the new Tales game turns out.

fragglefart

Surely the original Banjo-Kazooie remake/port must be hitting Live Arcade this week?

Blue map

fragglefart wrote: »

Surely the original Banjo-Kazooie remake/port must be hitting Live Arcade this week?

Someone please correct me if i'm wrong, but i think only the people that pre-ordered Nuts & Bolts can use their codes to get it early, otherwise i think you have to wait until two weeks after the Nuts & Bolts launch to buy it normally.

wenchkilla

Blue map wrote: »

fragglefart wrote: »

Surely the original Banjo-Kazooie remake/port must be hitting Live Arcade this week?

Someone please correct me if i'm wrong, but i think only the people that pre-ordered Nuts & Bolts can use their codes to get it early, otherwise i think you have to wait until two weeks after the Nuts & Bolts launch to buy it normally.

You are correct sir. Codes for pre-orders supposedly emailed on Tuesday.

Edit: Or "Within 5 business days" according to my Amazon pre-order, but that's probably a legal-cover-our-ass statement. Oh and you can still pre-order I think. You get B-K for free, two weeks early. As far as I'm concerned, there's no better pre-order bonus than another game

Spacehog85

I demand an embargo on all games until I finish Fallout 3, Fable 2, and Far Cry 2.

Blue map

wenchkilla wrote: »

Blue map wrote: »

fragglefart wrote: »

Surely the original Banjo-Kazooie remake/port must be hitting Live Arcade this week?

Someone please correct me if i'm wrong, but i think only the people that pre-ordered Nuts & Bolts can use their codes to get it early, otherwise i think you have to wait until two weeks after the Nuts & Bolts launch to buy it normally.

You are correct sir. Codes for pre-orders supposedly emailed on Tuesday.

Edit: Or "Within 5 business days" according to my Amazon pre-order, but that's probably a legal-cover-our-ass statement. Oh and you can still pre-order I think. You get B-K for free, two weeks early. As far as I'm concerned, there's no better pre-order bonus than another game

Too true and its an even better deal when you consider that the game already has 20$ slashed off its price, i personally didn't know about how Amazon pre-orders worked, i just went with brick and mortar and pre-ordered at the local game stop and picked up my code card when i went in to get gears of war 2.

slash000

I'm interested in a couple of the NDS games.. COD WaW for NDS should be good since N-Space is doing it (COD4 DS was awesome), and TecmoBowl Kickoff should be plenty fun. Trackmania sounds like a lot of fun too.

As far as the rest, Mirror's Edge will have to wait till January... when I can get it for my PC...

COD WaW proper is a maybe right now, still. I don't want to get sick of WWII shooters. Again.

BTP

slash000 wrote: »

I'm interested in a couple of the NDS games.. Trackmania sounds like a lot of fun too.

Yeah, hi there, threadmaker. Is Trackmania DS coming out this week in North America, or is this a worldwide release thread? I've only heard of Europe getting Trackmania DS sometime this month if it's not out already, but all I can find is TBA for everywhere else. If this is for NA, how do you know?

slash000

BTP wrote: »

slash000 wrote: »

I'm interested in a couple of the NDS games.. Trackmania sounds like a lot of fun too.

Yeah, hi there, threadmaker. Is Trackmania DS coming out this week in North America, or is this a worldwide release thread? I've only heard of Europe getting Trackmania DS sometime this month if it's not out already, but all I can find is TBA for everywhere else. If this is for NA, how do you know?

This is an NA-focused weekly thread, because everything gets all confused if I start putting in all the NA dates and all the other region dates. It would be madness, chaos I tell you!


Now that you mention it.... I"m not 100% sure Trackmania will come out this week. It's supposed to, but most places still show TBA...

sometimes release dates get shoved around, even at the last minute.

The date I have is the 14th. So it may only ship that date and be available on the weekend or maybe monday.. if all goes well..

Dr Mario Kart

Eternal Poison is mediocre at best. Some horrific load times, even mid battle

Mirrors Edge is like 6 hours long, and its an EA game. It would be wise to rent or wait for price drops.

And since this is as good of a place as any, Dragon Quest 4 DS is only sale today only at Amazon for $20 until they run out.

PikaPuff

but the bag... the bag!

wenchkilla

Dr Mario Kart wrote: »

Mirrors Edge is like 6 hours long, and its an EA game. It would be wise to rent or wait for price drops.

Eh? So?

Dr Mario Kart

Thats not an attack on the game's quality. What I mean to say is that EA games dont hold their value well, so waiting can work in your favor.

Rotam

Nuts and bolts for me. Along with the original, obviously. Tales of Symphonia sounds interesting. The original was okay.

Still playing Fable 2, Gears of war 2 and Fallout 3. Banjo is gonna be the last game I buy before Chrono Trigger.

Mr_Grinch

wenchkilla wrote: »

Dr Mario Kart wrote: »

Mirrors Edge is like 6 hours long, and its an EA game. It would be wise to rent or wait for price drops.

Eh? So?

Also, it's not really 6 hours of entertainment. The demo is about 3 minutes long yet I've still managed to play it for probably approaching an hour and a half over the course of a week.

Though for me 6 hours is about as long as I like a game to run for

Dirty

So how is it that EA games don't "hold their value"? I understand when it comes to their sports/racing titles, with their annual updates that render previous iterations obsolete and sending their resell value down the crapper, but how does this affect games like Dead Space or Mirror's Edge?

Henroid

wenchkilla wrote: »

Dr Mario Kart wrote: »

Mirrors Edge is like 6 hours long, and its an EA game. It would be wise to rent or wait for price drops.

Eh? So?

It may end up being 6 hours long in the way of having everything figured out in the game. Imagine those moments where people have to figure out where to go from where they stand (or are moving).

Unless that six hours includes that. Which I would say is kinda disappointing.

RainbowDespair

Dr Mario Kart wrote: »

And since this is as good of a place as any, Dragon Quest 4 DS is only sale today only at Amazon for $20 until they run out.

No!!!!! (I just used all my money up on a Live Gold card & Banjo-Kazooie preorder)

Hopefully an equally good sale shows up later when I have some money because I really want DQ4DS but I'm a little relunctant to spend $40 on a game I've already beaten before.

Anyway, just Banjo-Kazooie for me, but from the looks of the demo, there's a ton of gameplay stuffed in its $40 shell and that's not even considering the free XBLA download. I'm starting to think that between Banjo-Kazooie this month, Persona 4 next month, my recently obtained copies of The World Ends With You & Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker, and my brand new Live Gold card (used for Netflix & Civilization Revolution online matches) that I'm pretty much set for gaming for a long time and I should save my money and pick up all those other great games later when the prices are down.

Unco-ordinated

Dr Mario Kart wrote: »

Thats not an attack on the game's quality. What I mean to say is that EA games dont hold their value well, so waiting can work in your favor.

EA really aren't very different from other publishers. If the game sells well you won't see any price drops for a while and if it does, you will.

Anyway, I've already pre-ordered Mirror's Edge and I'm looking forward to it. The '6 hours' thing is being over exaggerated. Matt at 1UP said it took six hours to play through single player mostly because he rushed straight through the first couple of chapters (since he'd already played them before) and it doesn't include any of the time trials either.

I don't know how I'm going to fit it in between work, Valkyria Chronicles, LittleBigPlanet and Prof Layton (which I just bought yesterday) but I guess I'll have to find a way.

Dr Mario Kart

The big companies overprint things. They've got big marketing and big sales goals to hit.

Alternatively, single player games on the HD systems dont hold their value well, particularly with 360.

With all the games coming out during this period, games that tank/get left behind are going to be dropped aggressively by retailers/publishers. Whether Mirror's Edge does this has yet to be seen.

wenchkilla

Dr Mario Kart wrote: »

The big companies overprint things. They've got big marketing and big sales goals to hit.

Alternatively, single player games on the HD systems dont hold their value well, particularly with 360.

With all the games coming out during this period, games that tank/get left behind are going to be dropped aggressively by retailers/publishers. Whether Mirror's Edge does this has yet to be seen.

Okay, that makes sense. With this release schedule, we'll be getting Tomb Raider for $20 brand new in April

mastrius

He actually does make sense here. I find it funny when I buy a game for 60 dollars and Im looking around 2-3 months later and its already 30 dollars. Angers me a bit but I really wanted that game then and there. I hate when stuff like that happens. I remember one time i bought the Transformers game for the PS2 a long time ago for I think 40 dollars and the very next day the price lowered to 20. ARGH I TELL YOU!

wenchkilla

Sometimes we make these choices consciously. Like yesterday, when I changed the shipping on my Banjo pre-order from 5-7 day for free to two day for $8. 8-)

Lunker

Motherfuckin' MIRROR'S EDGE!

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/42455.html?type=

I haven't been this pumped for a game since Rock Band 1 and 2. The demo solidified any hesitation I had about the game.

I see people bandying about the game's length (I've seen from 6 to 10 hours) as a negative, and it's entirely IMO but I look at it from a very different perspective:

1) A runthrough of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and Tomb Raider Legend typically takes me about 6 to 8 hours. This is about my expectation for a puzzle-platformer—especially one in which the entire point of the game is to run as fast and smoothly as possible.
2) A runthrough of Rez takes about 45 minutes, and a "runthrough" of Geometry Wars 2 takes about 10 minutes. The initial playthrough time is only really a concern to me if I only intend on playing the game once, which is rarely the case nowadays.

That said, I can fully understand why people would wait for price-drops and just generally waiting until backlogs clear. These are ridiculous times of plenty for gamers. I'll be waiting on both Tomb Raider Underworld and the new Prince of Persia until after Christmas, and I wouldn't be surprised if either or both were cheaper by then.

Arminas

I admit I preordered Mirror's Edge so I could get the yellow messenger bag. Does this mean that I won't get my bag since I pre-ordered the PC version?

I might just go and cancel or move my preorder to something else if this is the case. I could wait for its price to come down, etc.

On a side note... wasn't GTA IV for PC also delayed?

psyck0

FUCK AMAZON. WHY THE FUCK WON'T THEY SHIP ANYTHING I WANT TO CANADA?!?!?!

RainbowDespair

I admit that I was very tempted to buy Mirror's Edge soon, but then I realized that more than any of the other big titles this holiday season, Mirror's Edge looks like it'll drop in price the quickest (new IP, short story mode, no multiplayer, published by one of the biggest publishers). I'll pick it up in February when I can get it for $30.