New Releases for the Week of April 17th, 2011
As the Winter chill relinquishes its grasp, yard and garage sales are proliferating like a plague, filling neighborhoods with the corpses of used goods. With six compilations of older titles in this week’s new release schedule, it seems publishers are also doing a bit of spring cleaning of their own- hoping to get rid of their popular titles at a discounted price. Scattered among the anthologies are a few sequels which promise to deliver at least a few new mechanics. Hopefully, titles like Portal 2, Mortal Kombat, and SOCOM 4 deliver a bit of innovation while building on each title’s rich heritage.
Xbox 360
Mars Pinball FX 2 Table (XBLA)
Mortal Kombat
Portal 2
XBLA Triple Pack
PlayStation 3
Mortal Kombat
Prince of Persia Classic Trilogy HD
Portal 2
Puzzle Agent (PSN)
SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PSN)
Wii
Conduit 2
Remington Super Slam Hunting Alaska
3DS
No Releases
DS
Gem Quest: 4 Elements
Johnny Test
Paws & Claws: Pampered Pets 2
PSP
Duael Invaders (PSP Mini)
Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection
Mac
Portal 2
PC
Art of Murder: Deadly Secrets
Assassin’s Creed Ultimate Collection (1 & 2)
Brother’s In Arms: Complete Collection
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
Majesty 2 Collection
Portal 2
The Next Big Thing
DesertEagle’s Pick: By eliminating most of the middling micro-managing associated with the real-time strategy genre, Majesty 2 captivated me for the better part of a month. Combining Majesty 2, Kingmaker, Monster Kingdom and Battles of Ardania, along with a game editor for $20 is one of the best PC gaming deals since the StarCraft Battle Chest.
First! MK9 wins.
Woah, what’s Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection. Ive never heard of this.
If there’s a Microcenter deal on Prince of Persia HD, I’ll grab it.
I hope Conduit 2 is better than the first. Of course, Deagle and IGN loved it.
Portal 2 and MK. Fatality on my bank account.
Hey I know everybody and their mother loves Portal, and as part of the Orange Box is what dope. But $60 on the sequel I have to question. Shit might get boring after a while. Make hole 1 make hole 2, jump, repeat.
kind of want MK, but I know fighter drop. I’m still waiting for a MvC3 drop, tho…so I can wait it out since local is the way real players roll.
Its IV and The After Years. Should be cool, and it’s $29.99
SOCOM 4 all the way. By the way- saw them in my Redbox, I’ll be getting this on my way home.
With Gamefly lagging these days, I’m still waiting for Shift 2. Whats up with that Garnett? Weekend denied!
Majesty 2 did kick ass but I already have most of those already.
Portal 2 for me, preordered.
Assassin’s Creed Ultimate Collection doesn’t come with brotherhood? Fail.
With Ubi’s copy protection it probably wouldn’t work all that good anyway.
Portal 2 being bad is a lie.
Mars Pinball FX 2 Table. It’ll be $2.00 right?
Ed Boon wins!
No NOLA and Samurage picks?
What happened to the what you guys are playing over the weekend idea that I suggested here: https://tech-gaming.com/2011/02/18/podcast-6-4.aspx#comment-5151178
As always thanks for posting.
I’ll be getting Portal 2 for both me and the wife. The first is the only game she’s ever finished.
Yep, its taking me like 3-4 days to get a game mailed out. Used to be 2 everything.
So said it was bad? I haven’t seen a single review. Link?
Socom 4.
Anomoly is 9 bucks on Steam right now. Also there’s a demo, FYI
Thanks due. Just bought it.
Portal 2 (PC)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 isn’t already on PSN? Maybe cause I’ve played it so many times.
SOCOM 4, ten-hut!
Johnny Test? Should it say “Johnny QUEST”?
Maybe Conduit 2, depending on reviews.
I always wondered where the words “ten-hut” came from and what they mean? Deagle?
HA! easy one.
Ten-Hut is a shorted version of the “A-Ten-Hut” command which itself is modifying from “A-tten-tion”.
When shouting that “tion” (or “shun”) sound didn’t have the snap that accompanies “hut”.
At ease.
No, johnny test is a cartoon
I heard IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover has the worst framerate problems ever seen. I want to play a new sim, but I’ll wait till they patch it.
So is the Prince of Persia Classic Trilogy HD a port of the PC version like Splinter Cell is?
I hate how there’s no second wave after launches. Talking about the 3DS.
Majesty 2 sounds good.
SOCOM 4
Maybe Mortal Kombat, but I’m waiting to hear how they are handling the DLC. I don’t really want to pay for characters and fatalaties after spending $60 on the full game.
I caught Portal 2 creating a hole in my wallet and their bank account with day 1 DLC. Thanks Valve.
I hope you guys do a MK review!
Wheres the new reviews at people?
Intresting… thank you