This Week’s Games
Blimey Charlie – this week is rammed with new releases, with the Wii alone on the receiving end of thirteen shiny new games.
Fallout 3 – out on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC – is the big one, and I’m wondering how many people are going to buy it and find themselves a bit baffled upon discovering that it isn’t a straight-laced shoot ’em up. It’s meant to be very, very, good though.
Then there’s James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace, which Activision has been very coy with. I don’t think I’ve even seen a single screenshot of the Wii and PlayStation 2 versions. I do know that it’ll feature scenes from the last Bond film, and each level can be finished in two ways – stealthily or by force. Then there’s Manhunt 2, running almost a year late, and MySims Kingdom on both Wii and DS.
My Japanese Coach could be of interest to a few, while new instalments of Crash, Avatar, Tak, SpongeBob and Bratz should keep the kids happy. At least until they realize that Super Mario Galaxy is leagues better.
Next week: Gears of War 2, Motorstorm 2, Professor Layton & The Curious Village, Tom Clancy’s End War and Guitar Hero: World Tour.