Video Game News

8/26/08

Tiger Woods 2009 is hitting every console this week. Sorry Xbox fans, no Mr. Woods this year, sit there and play your copy of Madden 2009.

Word on the street is the Wii version of Tiger Woods 2009 is actually good this year. It only took EA Sports a year to figure out how to use the Wii Mote, maybe they should refund Wii owners that bought last years game...

If sport games aren't your thing then that is ok. The Xbox 360 gets Tales of Vesperia this week, another game in the huge Tales series. All of these RPGs are excellent so getting the first high def Tales game should be fantastic.

Playstation 3 owners don't need to worry because they get an RPG this week too. For only $49.99 you can own the "soon to be classic" Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice. Fans of this series know it is always hard getting their hands on these games. Don't question purchasing this game, go out and buy it!

Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness on the Nintendo DS. Do we need to say any more? How can you not want to pick up the latest Harvest Moon title? Buy this and consider picking up the portable version of N+ as well.

Wii owners may want to check out Mario Super Sluggers this week. The N64 Mario based baseball game was decent so the Wii version should be a lot of fun. Though you have to consider that you get a good baseball game with Wii Sports.

Let's end this on a bad note. Playstation 3 owners you are getting Vampire Rain: Altered Species this week. Sorry, but we had to say it :)

Tales of Vesperia Trailer

Video Game Releases for the Week of August 24th

	- Tiger Woods 09 All-Play - Ferrari Challenge - Mario Super Sluggers
	- Samurai Showdown [NEO GEO - 900 points] - Ys Book I & II [TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM - 800 points]
	- Helix [1000 Points]
	- Commando Steel Disaster - Ferrari Challenge - Picto Image - Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness - Digimon World Championship - N+ - From the Abyss
	- Tiger Woods 09 - Tales of Vesperia
	- Castle Crashers [1600 Points]
	- Tiger Woods 09 - Vampire Rain: Altered Species - Ferrari Challenge - Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
	-
	- Tiger Woods 09 - Ferrari Challenge
	- Tiger Woods 09 - N+
	- Prison Tycoon 4: SuperMax - The Sims 2 Apartment Life - Sims 2: Apartment Pets - Stalker: Clear Sky

Random Video Game Review Destruction Derby 2 (PS)

Can't find the review you were looking for? Check out the Archive for all of our reviews.

Too Human (Xbox 360) - Too Human is one of those games that you will either love or hate. Silicon Knights has been promising us this game for quite some time and the wait is finally over. With similar gameplay to other great action adventure games, can this exclusive title to the Xbox 360 wow owners with its science fiction storyline?

Club, The (Xbox 360) - The concept around The Club sounds great. A third person action game, that brings arcade action to the masses, both on and offline. Once you get your hands on The Club you will start to realize that something is really wrong. Did SEGA drop the ball again by bringing out The Club or did they finally do something right for a change?

Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Xbox 360) - Indiana Jones is the man of the hour when it comes to great come backs. The latest Indiana Jones movie makes it clear that people still loved this character. LucasArts and Traveller’s Tales took this upon their hands and created another Lego game, but is it a problem that the latest Indiana Jones movie isn’t included?

Spectral Force 3 (Xbox 360) - Video games today are trying to wow the crowd over with amazing graphics. Developers are starting to forget what makes a game fun. With more and more games coming out that look great, but can be beaten in less than ten hours, can a strategy role playing game like Spectral Force 3 survive for the win?

Soulcalibur IV (Xbox 360) - Gamers have been waiting for a new Soulcalibur game ever since the third game came out on the Playstation 2 exclusively. When it was time to release the next installment in the game it was good to hear that Namco Bandai was putting it out on next generation consoles. Was it worth the wait for the fourth game in the Soulcalibur series?

Final Fantasy IV (DS) - Square Enix is known for re-releasing old Final Fantasy games. Last year we saw the release of Final Fantasy I and II on the PSP and in 2006 the Final Fantasy III remake was released on the Nintendo DS. With the success of the Final Fantasy III remake Square Enix is giving us a remake of Final Fantasy IV.

Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja (DS) - The first Izuna game showed us a new kind of ninja game. With lots of humor and solid gameplay this game went on to be a treasure amongst Nintendo DS fans. Can the sequel relive the same magic the first game had?

Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360) - When a new Civilization game comes out we usually wait ten minutes to install it on our computer. Civilization Revolution skips the install process by only coming out on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and even the Nintendo DS. Revolution sticks to the traditional roots that the series is known for. All of the fun and history you are use to is back and it is better than ever.

Hail to the Chimp (PS3) - Animals and politics go hand in hand. Gamecock knew this and that’s why they created Hail to the Chimp, the first party game that features animals and politics. What more do you need in a game like that? Does gameplay really matter when you have animals and politics?

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam (Xbox 360) - Instead of having samurai’s hacking through hordes of enemies, Namco Bandai is bringing out a hack-n-slash game with robots. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam is the game that Gundam fans have been waiting for, but is there really a point to have the Gundam Universe in a Dynasty Warriors game?

Hellboy: The Science of Evil (PSP) - Hellboy is ready to take on the Playstation Portable with Hellboy: The Science of Evil. Mike Mignola has been creating Hellboy comics for years now and now we can finally enjoy his visions on the road. Can Hellboy: The Science of Evil amaze fans with its gameplay or will it end up in bargin bins before the end of the month?

Chicken Shoot (Wii) - Wonderful, somebody has created a game based on those annoying banners you always see on the Internet. Chicken Shoot is one of those games on the Nintendo Wii that might make you question your consoles purchase. Believe it or not, Chicken Shoot is not a very good game.

Cake Mania 2 (DS) - Sequels are the way of life for video games. When the first game does well it is only time when the second one comes out. When the sequel does hit store shelves you usually see a lot of improvements. Majesco thought it would be great to put together the same game and slap the number two on it.

Soulcalibur (XBLA) - If you owned a Sega Dreamcast then you must have owned Soulcalibur. If you didn’t own that game then you really didn’t appreciate video games. Soulcalibur is the stepping stone in 3-D fighting games. No other game has come close enough to Soulcalibur, many have tried and tons have failed.

Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (XBLA) - Xbox Live is in charge when it comes to downloadable content. The latest game that you should play is the third Commando game. Fans will remember the original game, while others won’t. If the name isn’t a big enough seller then the beta version to Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will help out.

Alone in the Dark (Xbox 360) - In recent years survival horror games have been popping up on every major console. If it isn’t the latest Resident Evil then it is a bug bashing game like Bug Island on the Nintendo Wii. When Atari announced the latest game in the Alone in the Dark franchise, simply known as Alone in the Dark, fans were ecstatic. Is the granddaddy of survival horror games coming back to reclaim its throne or is its visit going to be kept short?

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (DS) - Final Fantasy Tactics was the best game on the Playstation when it came out in 1998. To this date the game is still a classic. Later on we got to see Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and a directors cut of the original Final Fantasy Tactics on the PSP. When it came time to do a sequel for the GBA game, Square Enix went ahead and created one on the DS.