This week’s big releases are Dead Space Extraction and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. I have to speak up and say that the inclusion of The Faint’s “The Geeks Were Right” on Guitar Hero 5 has made me VERY happy; their album Fasciinatiion was my favorite of 2008. Arkanoid Plus is a new WiiWare title that I will definitely get and it might be hard to pass up the arcade version of the Genesis classic, Altered Beast!
Anything you’re getting this week?
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Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010
Rapala: We Fish
Bass Pro Shops: The Strike
Dead Space Extraction
Deca Sports 2
Family Feud: 2010 Edition
Family Fun Football
MySims Agents
Tornado Outbreak
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga
Battle of Giants: Dragons
Family Feud: 2010 Edition
Imagine: Salon Stylist
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Moomin: The Great Autumn Party
Moomin: The Mysterious Howling
MySims Agents
Safari Adventures: Africa
Smart Girl’s Playhouse 2
Smart Kid’s Mega Game Mix
The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
ARKANOID Plus!
Publisher: TAITO
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) ”“ Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 600 Wii Pointsâ„¢
Description: ARKANOID Plus! is an updated version of the original arcade blockbuster. Players must destroy colored blocks by guiding an Energy Ball around the screen using a spaceship called a VAUS. The game features a host of new modes and settings that radically alter the experience: Arcade Mode consists of 61 rounds divided into left and right versions, with two types of boss characters appearing in the last round; VS Mode lets players face off against a friend or the CPU; and the unfailingly frantic Time Mode challenges players to clear rounds within a strict time limit. With the subtle differences arising from the choice of “Lives” or “Barrier” rules, plus a plethora of exciting items, you’re in for hours and hours of block-busting fun.
DRiiFT Mania
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment
Players: 1-8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) ”“ Comic Mischief
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: DRiiFT Mania is the ultimate top-down multiplayer racing experience. Challenge your friends in fast, exciting races and some totally crazy game modes. You’ll need to adapt your driving skills to the different racing environments if you want to succeed.
Art Academyâ„¢: Second Semester
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Art Academy is a portable art course that anyone can enjoy. Art Academy: Second Semester provides new and returning students with a larger set of tools and in-depth lessons designed to encourage the creation of more complex artwork. By gaining an even deeper understanding of colors and techniques used by famous impressionist artists, you will be ready to take on more challenging themes that include moving objects, and vast landscapes with distant objects. The openness of Free Paint mode offers plenty of opportunities to hone your skills and boost your confidence as an artist.
DRAGON QUEST® WARS™
Publisher: SQUARE ENIX
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) ”“ Mild Cartoon Violence, Mild Language
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: DRAGON QUEST WARS is a grid-based strategy game featuring all of your favorite quirky DRAGON QUEST monsters. Choose from several modes and get ready for battle. While the rules are simple, strategy is the key to victory. The game features single-player and DS Wireless Play, as well as battles with foes worldwide via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection. (Broadband Internet access is required for online play.)
Altered Beastâ„¢
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) ”“ Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: “Rise from your grave!” When legendary Greek god Zeus brings you back to life with those famous words, you set forth on a mission to rescue his daughter, Athena, from the wicked God of the Underworld, Neff. To survive the gauntlet of mythological foes, you must hunt down the three-headed wolves that inhabit each stage and collect the Spirit Balls that they release. The Spirit Balls increase your strength and allow you to transform into a variety of forms, including a Werewolf, Weredragon, Werebear, Weretiger and the ultimate form, the Golden Werewolf. Each creature possesses powerful attacks to help bring an end to Neff’s scheme.
September 24th – Yeah Yeah Yeahs/The Faint/Editors Track Pack
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“Dull Life”
The Faint
“The Geeks Were Right”
Editors
“Munich”
September 29th
Alice in Chains
“A Looking in View”
“Check My Brain”
“No Excuses”
“Rooster”
“Would?”
Breaking Benjamin
“I Will Not Bow”
“So Cold”
“The Diary of Jane”
Just Kait
“U Suck” [100 Wii Points]
Kula Shaker
“Hey Dude”
“Knight on the Town”