This weeks new releases! February 14th – 20th
Oh man, the retail sector is finaly starting to pick up the pace again, this week we’ve got something for nearly everybody! Top a lot of peoples most wanted list will likely be the long awaited and much hyped Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds for Xbox 360 and PS3. With Capcom’s legendary fighting game craftsmanship and a combined total of over 36 classic characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes, it’s sure to get all sorts of fanboys and girls giddy with excitement. Check back next week when we’ll hopefully have a review up!
Speaking of reviews, pretty soon we should also have one of tongue in cheek RPG parody Magicka for the PC. I don’t want to go into too much detail about it right now, but if you’re a hardcore RPG nerd that’s looking for a mindbending spellcrafting system as well as bit of humor targeted squarely at you, then ya can’t go wrong with Magicka. If on the other hand you’re a nerd looking for some more serious swords and sorcery, then you’ll probably be better served by inXile Entertainment’s Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, an action fantasy game full of Gears of War style grit that only the Unreal Engine can provide (without looking awful) for the Xbox360, PC and PS3. All these game’s however, are massively outclassed on the nerdiness scale by Deathsmiles: Deluxe Edition, a Japanese bullet hell shooter* for the Xbox 360! Damm, I can’t remember the last time one of those actually came out at retail over here, too long ago, way too long.
If you’re more interested in looking to the past than the future, then we’ve also got two Xbox 360 double packs that bundle together some classic action titles for the fair price of only £24.99 (it’ll vary depending on retailer). While that’s nice and all, I would question the logic in bundling Halo 3 with Fable 2 and Crackdown with Mass Effect, just about any other combination of those games would have made more sense. But regardless, they’re some pretty cool games that have aged fairly well, so if you missed out on them first time then now is a good chance to catch up without your wallet taking too much of a hit.
Oh yeah, and there’s some obligatory shovelware and casual stuff too. Each to their own!
*If you don’t know what one of those are, then it’s probably just a little TOO nerdy for you.
Multiplatform
Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate Of Two Worlds (PS3/Xbox360)
Hunted: The Demon’s Forge (PS3/Xbox360/PC)
The Mysterious Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (DS/PC)
Wii
Family Party: 90 Great Games
Nickelodeon Fit
Fit & Fun
Xbox 360
Deathsmiles: Deluxe Edition
PopCap Hits!
Crackdown & Mass Effect: Double Pack
Halo 3 & Fable II: Double Pack
DS
Natalie Brooks: The Treasures Of The Lost Kingdom
PC
Magicka
Bejeweled Blitz