New Releases for the Week of October 30th, 2011

Photo of Robert Allen Robert AllenOctober 28, 2011
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Undoubtedly, the sheer number of new game releases this week’s is daunting. Yet remove the imminent clearance-bin filler (surely, the world isn’t ready for three Cabala games in a single week) and the choices are filtered down to a few noteworthy titles: Uncharted 3, Sonic Generations, and Lord of the Rings: War in the North. Fittingly, this trifecta of titles is perfect for Target’s buy two, get one free sale. Just make sure you get there early so you aren’t forced to pick up Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town as your freebie.

360
BurgerTime World Tour (XBLA)
Cabela’s Adventure Camp
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter: Hunting Party
Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai
Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show
Hasbro Family Game Night: Fun Pack
Motion Explosion
MotionSports Adrenaline
NASCAR Unleashed
Otomedius Excellent
Otomedius Excellent Special Edition
Sonic Generations
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (Collector’s Edition)
Twister Mania
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

PS2
NBA 2K12

PS3
Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
BloodRayne (PS2 Classics)
Cabela’s Adventure Camp
Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai
DC Universe Online (now free to play)
Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded (Double O Edition)
Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland (PS2 Classics)
Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show
Hasbro Family Game Night: Fun Pack
Hydrophobia: Prophecy
Max and the Magic Marker (PSN)
NASCAR Unleashed
NCIS: The Game
Pinballistik
Raiden III (PS2 Classics)
Sonic Generations
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (Collector’s Edition)
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Collector’s Edition)

Wii
Cabela’s Adventure Camp
Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai
Country Dance 2
Gem Smashers
Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show
Hasbro Family Game Night: Fun Pack
Karaoke Revolution: Glee 3
Monopoly Collection
NASCAR Unleashed
NCIS: The Game
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
Trivial Pursuit: Bet You Know It
uDraw Disney Princess: Enchanting Storybooks

3DS
Cars 2
James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes 3D
Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
NASCAR Unleashed
NCIS 3D: The Game

DS
Disney Princess Enchanting Storybooks
Dora & Kai-Lan’s Pet Shelter
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
Team Umizoomi
Zoobles! Spring to Life!
Zhu Zhu Babies

PSP
Fate/Extra
Fate/Extra Limited Edition
I Kill Zombies

PC
A Valley Without Wind
Cities XL 2012
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (Collector’s Edition)

DesertEagle’s Pick: As a big fan of Snowblind Studios previous action/role-playing efforts (Champions of Norrath and Champions: Return to Arms) I’m anxious to see what the developer can do with the LOTR license. Beyond War in the North, I’ll also be grabbing Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.

Samurage’s Pick: It’ll be some delicious and well-anticipated Sonic Generations for me. But I’ll be staying away from Target’s three-for-one for three reasons: law school, lack of a PS3, and my yearly dose of zombie Halo action this week.

BlueSwim’s Pick: I’m going to second Sage on the Sonic Generations recommendation. The demo, while short, pressed all the right buttons for me when it comes to Sonic games. The gameplay was borderline too fast, the environments are bright and colorful, and the classic baddies ooze with charm. Nostalgia alone should make this worth a rental, if nothing else. One other release that that I’ll mention is that the November wave of DLC for Forza Motorsport 4 is coming out this week. That’s right, I’m giving the thumbs-up to some DLC. Why is this significant? You’ll just have to wait and hear my bound-to-be-controversial views on DLC on the next podcast.

SeanNOLA’s Pick: I have really been looking toward to Sonic Generations ever since I got a taste at E3, but if I had a gun to my head and could only pick one game this week, I’d pick Uncharted 3 without any hesitation. How could I pock anything but the sequel to one of the greatest games ever made?

Photo of Robert Allen Robert AllenOctober 28, 2011
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Robert Allen

Since being a toddler, Robert Allen has been immersed in video games, anime, and tokusatsu. Currently, his days are spent teaching at two southern California colleges. But his evenings and weekends are filled with STGs, RPGs, and action titles and well at writing for Tech-Gaming since 2007.

41 Comments

  1. First.

    I have a right to do that because I was just checking the site to see if you had posted the new releases yet.

  3. that’s a lot of games coming out this week!

    What’s special about the Double O Edition of Goldeneye?

  6. I’m amazed they are still making PS2 games. When will it end?

    I’ll give Sonic Generations a try despite the cheap demo which I didn’t even get to play before it expired.

    2. I don’t even want to begin to think of what kind of game that would be. Like, the worst combo of amnesia, point and click, puzzle solving action. yeeeesh

  11. How GoldenEye 007: Reloaded supposed to be? It’s a remake of Wii game which was a remake of the N64 game, right?

  14. @Samurage Can you tell me how zombies are in Halo please? I’ve never heard of this.

    2. http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Zombie

      “Zombie (or Zombies, Pandemic, and Dawn of The Dead) is a player-created game variant originating in Halo 2, although variants are also played in Halo PC. It’s roots are now untraceable, and has become so popular that it has been translated into Halo 3 as Infection, with a few minor edits and many more custom game tools. The basic rules involve two teams: a small starting green (or blue in some cases) team and a relatively large red team. There are no shields; red sports Shotguns and Pistols and green (the zombies) sports Energy Swords. Whenever a red team member is killed, they must switch to green team. The ultimate goal is to last as long as possible without getting killed by the Zombies, and becoming one themselves. “

      1. That’s like the Tag (Virus) mode in Forza 4 that has its hooks in me. I’d try Zombie, but being an noob in Halo means I’d probably be called every offensive thing under the Sun.

          1. Yep! It’s a blast to play with a lot of people in the room. At the beginning of the game, almost everyone behind the it car turns around and starts driving around the track the wrong way, leading to some head-on wrecks that tje it car usually uses to expand his team. I’d love to play it with some T-Gers some night.

      2. Anyway, the halo zombie is a mode that got started several halloweens ago. Its a solid variant, and a lot of fun. it IS now playable in general as “infection” (no team colors really) but usually for Halloween there some new mods and such. Check it out (no need to worry about being a NOOB, its not a normal game type anyway).

  19. What are your Halloween costumes?

    Blue, I know you’ll be a Sailor Moon character, and Deagle will probably be Hitman, but what about the rest of the crew?

  29. Are you guys reviewing Battlefield 3? I ask cause you git called out by Shipwreck on the CAGcast.

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