Weekly Releases: 2/20/11

Finish off February the right way: with some good gaming!

Significant Releases

Bulletstorm (PS3 / 360 / PC)


Developer: People Can Fly (Painkiller, Gears of War PC)
Publisher: EA

Time to go extreme to the extreme! Bulletstorm is a first person shooter with a unique "skillshot" system in which dispatching enemies in unique ways gives players points which can be used to upgrade skills and weaponry throughout the adventure. Players assume the role of Space Bounty Hunter Grayson Hunt and cyborg Ishi Sato, who have crash-landed on planet Stygia after attempting to take down Dead Echo General Sarrano. With both the two heroes and the baddies on the destroyed planet, it is up to Hunt and Sato to take care of business and escape the monster-infested hellhole they have landed on!

de Blob 2 (PS3 / 360 / Wii / DS)


Developer: Blue Tongue Entertainment (de Blob) [Console Versions]
Halfbrick (Raskulls, Fruit Ninja) [DS Version]
Publisher: THQ

The colorful creature and his posse have returned, this time to all consoles and even handhelds! In this adventure, the evil Comrade Black, masquerading as Papa Blanc, takes over the city and take the color from the world and its people, and now it is up to Blob and his companions to save the day once more. Blob has a number of new abilities this time, including a special dash attack. The game offers a number of side-scrolling sections, allowing players to venture inside buildings and the sewers for the first time in the series. A cooperative mode a la Super Mario Galaxy 2 is also available so players can help each other progress through the adventure! The DS version of de Blob 2 is exclusively side-scrolling and takes place between the two console games.

Killzone 3 (PS3)


Developer: Guerilla Games (Killzone Series)
Publisher: Sony

Continuing the epic first person shooter franchise, Killzone 3 takes place immediately following the second, after killing the Helghast's dictator. Without a leader, factions of the Helghast Empire are brought into a power struggle, and with an impending invasion of Earth on the horizon, it is up to Sev and Rico to gather the last of the ISA together in order to quell the invasion and end the conflict once and for all. Players will venture through various harsh environments and take flight on jet packs throughout the campaign, and Playstation Move will be usable for the game.

Other Releases:
Trackmania: Build to Race (Wii / DS)
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (PC)
Duke Nukem: Critical Mass (DS / PSP)
Radiant Historia (DS)
Knights Contract (PS3 / 360)
Trapped Dead (PC)
Grey Matter (PC)

Previous 10 Weeks:
2/13/11 - Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 / Dragon Quest VI / Tactics Ogre
2/06/11 - You Don't Know Jack / Stacking
1/30/11 - Bionic Commando Rearmed 2
1/23/11 - Dead Space 2 / Two Worlds II
1/16/11 - LittleBigPlanet 2
1/09/11 - DC Universe Online / Ghost Trick / Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded
1/02/11 - Lost in Shadow / ilomilo
12/26/10 - Raskulls
12/19/10 - Back to the Future: The Game
12/12/10 - Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition

Source: NeoGAF

Weekly Releases: 2/13/11

Time to fall in love all over again this week!

Significant Releases

Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (360 / PS3)


Developer: Capcom (Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, Super Street Fighter IV)
Publisher: Capcom

It's Mahvel baybee! After years of waiting for the next major versus title (apart form rereleases and Tatsunoko vs Capcom on Wii), Capcom is finally bringing us Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. Doctor Doom, many Marvel villains, and Wesker have combined forces to conquer both the Capcom and Marvel worlds, but the activity awakens a greater evil, forcing both sides to come together and face off against total destruction of both worlds. The game features the same arcade experience with thirty characters spanning both Marvel and Capcom universes, and there are characters planned for DLC content (two already announced: Shuma-Gorath and Jill Valentine). So much fighting, so little time!

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (DS)


Developer: ArtePiazza (Dragon Quest IV, V, VI, Opoona)
Publisher: Nintendo

Nintendo continues to publish the Dragon Quest franchise, this time bringing the Super Famicom-only Dragon Quest VI to American gamers. In this installment, the heroes in this adventure journey forth to save the world from destruction, but in a twist, most of them suffer from amnesia and, therefore, know little about what is happening or even who they are. There are a few changes to the original SNES release, such as restrictions on which monsters can join the party, and the tagging mode introduced in Dragon Quest IX will also return in the remake, so players can go meet up with other players for extra game content.

Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together (PSP)


Developer: Square-Enix (Tactics Ogre Series)
Publisher: Square-Enix

The second Square-Enix remake release this week, Tactics Ogre takes the original game and takes it to a new level. Made with the original team behind the game, Tactics Ogre for PSP offers revamped graphics, enhanced musical compositions, and new characters to further expand on the game's already massive story setting. Those who truly want to see how turn-based strategy games were back then, brought back with extra life, should certainly enjoy this title.

Other Releases:
Hyperdimension Neptunia (PS3)
Back to the Future: The Game (PSN)
Acceleration of Suguri X-Edition (PSN)
Dance Paradise (Kinect)
Hard Corps: Uprising (XBLA)
TNT Racers (XBLA / PSN)
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (PC Retail)

Previous 10 Weeks:
2/06/11 - You Don't Know Jack / Stacking
1/30/11 - Bionic Commando Rearmed 2
1/23/11 - Dead Space 2 / Two Worlds II
1/16/11 - LittleBigPlanet 2
1/09/11 - DC Universe Online / Ghost Trick / Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded
1/02/11 - Lost in Shadow / ilomilo
12/26/10 - Raskulls
12/19/10 - Back to the Future: The Game
12/12/10 - Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition
12/05/10 - World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

SOURCE: NeoGAF

Weekly Releases: 1/30/11

Halfway into the week...but better than never!

Significant Releases

You Don't Know Jack (360 / PS3 / PC / Wii / DS)


Developer: Jellyvision (YDKJ Series)
Publisher: THQ

The craziest trivia game is back, and this time it is available on consoles, as well! You Don't Know Jack is a trivia game which stars crazy host Cookie Masterson as he tries to fry your brains with humorously-phrased questions. There are a myriad of question types, and they are phrased in ways which require an outside-thinking mind to complete. To top it off, there are downloadable question packs in the works, so the questions can keep coming and the laughs keep roaring.

Stacking (XBLA / PSN)


Developer: Double Fine (Brutal Legend, Costume Quest)
Publisher: THQ

Double Fine's second downloadable title hits consoles this week, this time focusing on an adventure puzzle experience based in the old times. Players assume the role of Charlie Blackmore, a young boy who is sent off to free his family and more from the tyranny of The Baron. Every character are matryoshka dolls, each characterized with unique designs, and in order to solve puzzles, Charlie can enter dolls one size larger than he is and use their abilities around the world. The game has Double Fine's humorous quirks, and the idea is fairly unique. How will it stack up against the competition?

Other Releases:
Tales from Space: About a Blob (PSN)
Explodemon (PSN)
Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll (PS3 / 360)
Body and Brain Connection (Kinect)
TNT Racers (XBLA)
Mario Sports Mix (Wii)
Dungeons (PC)
Superstars V8 Next Challenge (PS3 / 360 / PC)

Previous 10 Weeks:
1/30/11 - Bionic Commando Rearmed 2
1/23/11 - Dead Space 2 / Two Worlds II
1/16/11 - LittleBigPlanet 2
1/09/11 - DC Universe Online / Ghost Trick / Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded
1/2/11 - Lost in Shadow / ilomilo
12/26/10 - Raskulls
12/19/10 - Back to the Future: The Game
12/12/10 - Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition
12/5/10 - World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
11/28/10 - Disney Epic Mickey / Golden Sun: Dark Dawn

SOURCE: NeoGAF

Weekly Releases: 1/30/11

As we venture into February, remember to prep your wallets for the upcoming storm of games which are hastily approaching. You could say you better get "Rearmed." Okay, that was bad.

Significant Releases

Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (XBLA / PSN)

Developer: FatShark (Lead and Gold)
Publisher: Capcom

Bionic Commando has returned, but this time it is a brand new adventure! Nathan Spencer, the "daring elite soldier" from the original title is back again, complete with new abilities with his Bionic Arm (not to mention a rocking mustache). What truly makes the game different is the ability for Spencer to jump, introducing a number of platforming challenges combined with the game's already difficult grappling puzzles. Those who enjoyed the first one will be glad to know that the game's cooperative modes are still there, as is the retro-based soundtrack. Get ready for some old-yet-new-school action!

Other Releases:
Rock Band Country Track Pack 2 (PS3 /360)
About a Blob (PSN)
The Undergarden (PSN)
Who's That Flying? (PC)
Earthrise (PC)

Previous 10 Weeks:
1/23/11 - Dead Space 2 / Two Worlds II
1/16/11 - LittleBigPlanet 2
1/09/11 - DC Universe Online / Ghost Trick / Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded
1/2/11 - Lost in Shadow / ilomilo
12/26/10 - Raskulls
12/19/10 - Back to the Future: The Game
12/12/10 - Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition
12/5/10 - World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
11/28/10 - Disney Epic Mickey / Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
11/21/10 - Donkey Kong Country Returns / Gran Turismo 5

SOURCE: NeoGAF

Weekly Releases: 1/23/11

So darn cold out there! Best stay indoors and play games instead!

Significant Releases

Dead Space 2 (PC / PS3 / 360)


Developer: Visceral Games (Dead Space, Dante's Inferno)
Publisher: EA Games

Space is dead, again. Three years after the events which occurred on the Ishimura, players once again control miner Issac Clarke, who after being afflicted by the mysterious alien marker, is suffering increasingly with the resulting mental illness. The game takes place on the Sprawl, a highly-populated city built on Titan, one of Jupiter's Moons, and unfortunately for the inhabitants, the necromorphs enter the civilization and begin to wreak havoc across the civilization. The game is similar to the first adventure, although new monsters and antagonists are introduced. Furthermore, a multiplayer mode is also introduced with this game, in which players join the humans or the necromorphs for team-versus-team missions. The Playstation 3 Limited Edition comes with Dead Space: Extraction, a light-gun shooter prequel to the original Dead Space.

Two Worlds II (PC / PS3 / 360)


Developer: Reality Pump (Two Worlds)
Publisher: SouthPeak Games

It is time to return to the land of Antaloor, a world filled with magic and mystique. Thankfully, the developers have heard the concerns of glitches and uneven gameplay from players around the world, and the team has created a more streamlined engine, a refined combat system, more enemies, and highly-improved animation. The game takes place some five years after the first, in which the hero of the first title has been taken prisoner by the forces of evil and his twin is now under an evil spell. When all hope seems lost, he is freed by a rescue team comprised of Orcs, and now from the clutches of evil, he must figure out why the Orcs are helping him, learn of their new master, and save his sister once again.

Other Releases:
Lord of Arcana (PSP)
Breach (XBLA / PSN)
Dead Space: Extraction (PSN)

Previous 10 Weeks:
1/16/11 - LittleBigPlanet 2
1/09/11 - DC Universe Online / Ghost Trick / Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded
1/2/11 - Lost in Shadow / ilomilo
12/26/10 - Raskulls
12/19/10 - Back to the Future: The Game
12/12/10 - Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition
12/5/10 - World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
11/28/10 - Disney Epic Mickey / Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
11/21/10 - Donkey Kong Country Returns / Gran Turismo 5
11/14/10 - Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood / Sonic Colors

SOURCE: NeoGAF

Weekly Releases: 1/16/11

Remember the reason we have Monday off in the US and take it to heart. Play some video games and apply that knowledge taught!

Significant Releases

LittleBigPlanet 2 (PS3)


Developer: Media Molecule (LittleBigPlanet)
Publisher: Sony

No longer is LittleBigPlanet a platform game. It is now a platform for games! Developer Media Molecule has built onto the game engine so much that now players can create gameplay modes completely new to the game series. Players can explore the game's Story mode and learn from the development team itself, and then take those ideas and turn them into something wicked! Objects and creatures can be programmed by multiple items added into the game, and with all the additional content tossed in, players can create shooters, overhead adventures, racing games, multiplayer battles, and much more. For those who want to truly demonstrate creativity in level creation, this game will inspire them for years to come.

MindJack (PS3 / 360)


Developer: feelplus (Lost Odyssey, Ninety-Nine Nights II)
Publisher: Square Enix

In the year 2031, government control is in disarray and organizations and corruption fill the gap. Players assume the role of a rogue team who have learned that the corruption is so great that the technology the corporations are creating could devastate humanity's future. The game appears to be a normal third-person shooter, but the main characters have the ability to mindjack, that is, control other people around them in order to help in firefights or complete tasks stealthily. Players may also join into other players' single-player experiences as helpful non-playable characters or as part of the enemy, providing a "Demon's Souls" twist to the game's online community.

Other Releases:
Mass Effect 2 (PS3)
Modern Combat: Domination (XBLA / PSN)
Spare Parts (XBLA / PSN)
Plants Vs. Zombies (DS)
The Ball (PC)
Venetica (PC)
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda (PC)

Previous 10 Weeks:
1/10/11 - DC Universe Online / Ghost Trick / Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded
1/2/11 - Lost in Shadow / ilomilo
12/26/10 - Raskulls
12/19/10 - Back to the Future: The Game
12/12/10 - Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition
12/5/10 - World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
11/28/10 - Disney Epic Mickey / Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
11/21/10 - Donkey Kong Country Returns / Gran Turismo 5
11/14/10 - Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood / Sonic Colors
11/7/10 - Call of Duty: Black Ops
10/31/10 - Kinect / GoldenEye 007

SOURCE: NeoGAF

Weekly Releases: 1/10/11

Wait, it is Friday...where were we? Let's just say snow may or may not have been a factor.

Significant Releases

DC Universe Online (PS3 / PC)


Developer: Sony Online Entertainment (EverQuest)
Publisher: Sony

Ever wanted to be a super hero in the DC Universe alongside the greats? Or maybe you had an interest in being the next Joker? Well, either way, DC Universe Online brings those people together in a big, cross-platform MMO adventure! In this game, many humans have become metahumans thanks to small exobytes formed by Brainiac in the future and taken back to the present-day thanks to a future Lex Luthor. Luthor explains that both villains and heroes must prepare for Brainiac's return to Earth. Players choose to be either a hero or villain, along with a mentor to guide them and build them into stronger heroes or more infamous villains. Players venture around the large-scale cities and complete a number of missions in order to spread justice or malice across the land. The game is mostly player-versus-environment, but player-versus-player scenarios can still occur online.

Ghost Trick (DS)


Developer: Capcom (Ace Attorney Series)
Publisher: Capcom

How can one solve a murder mystery if he is the victim? Players follow Sissel, a detective who has become recently deceased. Now a ghost, he has but a single night before he passes into the afterlife. However, he has a special ability as a ghost to rewind back 4 minutes into the past before another person dies and help save them. With his cheerful sidekick detective Lynne by his side (sometimes), it is up to him to save the lives of the innocent and try to solve his own murder mystery in one night. The game's main focus is the manipulation of objects in order to change character interaction, but moving from one object to another is key, especially since Sissel can only go so far in order get to the next object. Considering the team behind it, prepare for some mind-blowing stuff.

Kingdom Hearts: Re: Coded (DS)


Developer: h.a.n.d. (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days)
Publisher: Square-Enix

Kingdom Hearts encounters its third non-numerical sequel, an improved port of a series of cellphone games developed for Japanese phones. The game takes place near the end of Kingdom Hearts 2, this time from King Mickey's perspective at his castle. Jiminy Cricket finds a special message at the end of his journal, something he had not written, and seeing this, King Mickey decides to have the entire journal digitized and send a Digital Sora into the information in order to decode the hidden message. The game plays similarly to Kingdom Hearts games except that for each of the retreaded locations, players will encounter segments with a unique gameplay element (for example: side-scrolling segments, turn-based battles, puzzle segments).

Other Releases:
Venetica (PS3 / 360 / PC)
Zeit2 (XBLA)
Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! (PSP)
Jelly Car 2 (WiiWare)

Previous 10 Weeks:
1/2/11 - Lost in Shadow / ilomilo
12/26/10 - Raskulls
12/19/10 - Back to the Future: The Game
12/12/10 - Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition
12/5/10 - World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
11/28/10 - Disney Epic Mickey / Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
11/21/10 - Donkey Kong Country Returns / Gran Turismo 5
11/14/10 - Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood / Sonic Colors
11/7/10 - Call of Duty: Black Ops
10/31/10 - Kinect / GoldenEye 007
10/24/10 - Fable III / Rock Band 3 / BIT.TRIP FATE

SOURCE: NeoGAF

Weekly Releases: 01/02/11

2010 is dead! Long live 2011! And now we begin to come back into the grind of things with gaming releases, right? Maybe not entirely.

Significant Releases

Lost in Shadow (Wii)


Developer: Hudson Entertainment (Deca Sports, Bomberman Series)
Publisher: Hudson Soft

Take the sidescroller genre, toss in some adventure elements, and throw it into the realm of the shadows, and you get Lost in Shadow. Players assume the role of a young boy whose shadow is separated from his body and tossed off of a large tower into the empty wilderness. A Sylph spirit helps you up and aids in your journey to reclaim your body and stop whatever evil is behind it. Players rely not on the world but the world's shadows for travels, so the location of light sources and the positions of objects in the real world are necessary to provide a path to cross through each area. Players will also have to fend off a number of monsters in the shadow realm to prevent from being nothing more than a faint memory. Adventure awaits in the shadows.

ilomilo (XBLA)


Developer: Southend Interactive (R-Type Dimensions, Lode Runner XBLA)
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

With so many puzzle games out there, style is pivotal. Thankfully, ilomilo starts off the year in style quite well. The point of this game is to unite ilo and milo, two cute little characters who are separated by large, multi-dimensional and gravitational levels. When playing alone, players can alternate controls between the two, but when playing cooperatively, only one player can move at a time, although the other player can create a line to help. Through 49 levels, players must move blocks and climb around various types of cushiony cubes in order to make their way to bring the two back together.

Raskulls (XBLA) - Yeah it came out last week but...


Developer: Halfbrick (Monster Dash, Fruit Ninja)
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

Run, smash, and dash your way to the finish line! Raskulls is a platforming-racer title in which players choose a Raskull, a skeleton-headed being with which to race against up to three others across multiple worlds of insanity. The game offers a unique single player story mode with humor-filled cutscenes and special challenges strewn about, as well as the usual Grand Prix modes and large multiplayer modes, both online and offline. As players run and jump across terrain, they will have to smack colored blocks to make them disappear; any blocks of the same color attached to that smacked block will also disappear. There are also powerups and a special "Frenzy" mode which allows Raskulls to dash and attack at a much faster pace. Just watch out for the King's messages; he has a thing for brick-throwing.

Other Releases:
Get Fit with Mel B (Wii)
StarDrone (PSN)
Emergency 2012 (PC)

Previous 10 Weeks:
12/26/10 - Raskulls (See Above)
12/19/10 - Back to the Future: The Game
12/12/10 - Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition
12/5/10 - World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
11/28/10 - Disney Epic Mickey / Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
11/21/10 - Donkey Kong Country Returns / Gran Turismo 5
11/14/10 - Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood / Sonic Colors
11/7/10 - Call of Duty: Black Ops
10/31/10 - Kinect / GoldenEye 007
10/24/10 - Fable III / Rock Band 3 / BIT.TRIP FATE

SOURCE: VGReleases.com