New Releases 2/7-2/13: To Hell and Back Edition

This week’s new releases transport us to exotic locales: far-flung solar systems, underwater cities, feudal Japanese dungeons, and the fiery depths of hell. For those that seek more familiar destinations, there’s always the dirt covered racing tracks of terra firma offered by World of Outlaws: Spring Cars.

360
BioShock 2
Dante’s Inferno
World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars

PS3
BioShock 2
Dante’s Inferno Divine Edition
Star Ocean: The Last Hope – International

Wii
Blaster Master Overdrive
Family Party: 30 Great Games Winter Fun
Shiren the Wanderer
Super Money Ball: Step and Roll
The Daring Game for Girls

DS
Best Friends Tonight
Jigapix Pets
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Pet Pals: New Leash on Life
Scene It? Twilight
The Daring Game for Girls
World Cup of Pool

PSP
No Releases

PC
BioShock 2
Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity
Stargate Resistance
Windchaser: Guilds of Glory

DesertEagle’s Pick: After hearing the developers aspirations for BioShock 2, I’m cautiously enthusiastic for the title. While Star Ocean: The Last Hope doesn’t present any new gameplay elements (offering gamers Japanese and English voiceovers, six selectable text languages, and a two different menu styles) players that missed last year’s 360 expedition may want to check this one out.

SeanNOLA’s Pick: Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot of analysts say that demos can hurt a game’s sales, but EA has offered the rare preview that has single-handedly piqued my interest for a game that I had previously been aggressively apathetic toward.  I am no longer embarrassed to say that I am genuinely excited to play Dante’s Inferno.

TideGear’s Pick: Though it is an excellent game, I never succeeded in finishing the original BioShock. I’m currently remedying that! I’m nervously looking forward to BioShock 2, but I think they’ll do right by the Shock name. How about a System Shock 3 next? Bring back the cyberspace diving from the first game!… Surprise Shock-like twist!… Despite all that, my pick this week is actually Shiren the Wanderer!

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.

52 Comments

  1. Some decent game this week. I’ll probably wait on BS2. Early word is that’s it’s more of the same.

  2. The Daring Game for Girls?

    I think ‘that’ game almost got me kicked out of school 😉

  3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is coming out before the movie?

    Spoiler alert!

  4. Yea Saints, and Hell Yes for Dante’s. remember we 360 owners don’t get any God of War. We’ll take it any way we can.

  5. I’ll be honest, I had never heard of it before researching new releases this week. I used to be a big StarGate fan – I even muscled my way through the Genesis game with the lousy “bad ending” punishment. Hopefully this turns out alright…

  6. For those that don’t have $60, you should have a list of what games are on sale this week, and where.

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