Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days. Those who prefer strong action, we have Phantasy Star 2, Sengoku Musou 3 and Gundam Next Plus, those who prefer the company of lovely ladies, we have the classic dating simulation Tokimeki Memorial 4.

Complete the challenging missions in the Gundam Series with your mobile suit. In this Next Plus version, you may pilot a total of 50 Gundams from 18 series, including the majestic Gundam Wing and Gundam 00. Form your own team of mobile suits and level them up as you take on more and more difficult missions.

Take on the massive mechs during battles, these enemies will appear in extremely challenging stages and will be great obstacles for you during your missions. Adopting the Dash system in Gundam Next, you can link strings of powerful combos together.

There are more high speed action and colorful combinations of attacks at your disposal, pick a fight with these almost impossible enemies and show them who's truly invincible.

The mecha fight is available today on Sony PSP™:

Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next Plus	ASIA		N/A
Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next Plus	JPN		N/A

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Phantasy Star Portable 2 takes place 3 year after the war against the SEEDs. United, the residents of Guraru stand, humans, numans, casts and beasts gave their all to protect their land against invasion and finally sealed the SEEDs. Yet, prosperity does not come with peace because they have used up all resources.

To look for new places to live, the people left their dimension to search for a new home. With new dimensions, there are of course new fields to fight in and new monsters to battle. Dive into the under sea relic and battle the Ebiru Sharks.

Take up missions and develop your characters. Phantasy Star Portable 2 is full of new discoveries, join in with a couple of your friends and set off on a challenging adventure.

The sequel to the sci-fi RPG is available for:

Phantasy Star Portable 2

JPN

N/A

Decorate your PSP with Phantasy Star 2 items. The accessory set have all the things you need to make your console cool. Protect the screen with the screen film, attached a flip cover over it to prevent scratches and put it in the carry case. The package also contains an analogue stick attachment and a download code for extra game contents.

The Accessory set is available for:

Phantasy Star Portable 2 Accessory Set

JPN

N/A

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Sengoku Musou 3 is the first Musou action on Nintendo Wii™. The wheels of Sengoku history are turning and there is nothing that could stop the heroes and heroines from going all out and achieve what they want in the battles.

A total of 35 warriors are showing up, which is the largest cast in the history of Sengoku Musou. Besides the usual hack and slash, there are the shadow skills and combo attacks that depend on your skills gauge, time your advances and let go of your sure kill attacks to plow your enemies to the ground.

Sengoku Musou 3 is available in several versions. The Classic Controller set comes with a stylishly designed classic controller, the Treasure Box has the controller, a picture book, soundtrack and mimi figure, The Wii Bundle comes with the controller and a set of picture postcards.

Sengoku Musou 3	JPN		N/A
Sengoku Musou 3 (Wii Bundle)	JPN		N/A
Sengoku Musou 3 [Limited Edition incl. Special Classic Controller Pro]	JPN		N/A
Sengoku Musou 3 [Treasure Box]	JPN		N/A

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The Tokimeki Memorial series is one of the classic dating simulation games that just never dies. This time you are to get a girl to confess to you under the legendary tree. A lot of couples have won their happily ever afters under that tree, you are to do the same.

Being bold is not the way to win a girl's heart this time, you have to be good at something, be it sports, school work, or have a good part time job. Plan your weekly schedule, spend some time levelling up and spend your Sundays with the girls.

If you manage to win the girls' favour, you may take some bold action at night after the date. You need different strategies to win the girls' hearts, become a ladies' man.

Tokimeki Memorial 4 is available for:

Tokimeki Memorial 4	ASIA		N/A
Tokimeki Memorial 4	JPN		N/A

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Complete your missions your own way in Rogue Warrior. You are placed in the North Korean war front in this game and how you fight, what strategies you use are up to you. The Unreal 3 streaming technology and intelligent AI system ensures that you will have a challenging and fulfilling action experience.

Join MX vs ATV: Reflex for some motorcycle races. You don't have a track built for you, you have to carve one out. Burst through the scrubs, race through mud, hang on to your ride and your life as you fly through the air. The dual control gives you ample room to display you death defying stunts. This is one wild ride.

Besides these gritty action, we have cute characters setting off on adventures. Go to the dungeons and find legendary treature with the little heroes in Cross Treasure and take your army to conquer all the nations in the continent in the strategy game Yggdra Unison, a spin off where you get to be in your rivals' pairs of shoes.

Here is a summary of all the games that came out within the last seven days, followed by and excerpt of games coming next week that are expected to be hot.

Xbox360™

Assassin's Creed II	JPN		N/A
Fallout 3 (Game of the Year Edition)	JPN		US$ 79.49
MX vs ATV: Reflex	ASIA		N/A

PlayStation 3™

Assassin's Creed II	JPN	N/A
Fallout 3 (Game of the Year Edition)	JPN	N/A
Fallout 3: Additional Content Pack	JPN	US$ 51.49
FolksSoul: Ushinawareta Denshou / Folklore (PlayStation3 the Best)	JPN	N/A
MX vs ATV: Reflex	ASIA	N/A
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PlayStation3 the Best)	JPN	US$ 29.99
Resistance: Fall of Man (PlayStation3 the Best)	JPN	US$ 35.99
Rogue Warrior	ASIA	N/A
Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (PlayStation3 the Best)	ASIA	N/A
Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (PlayStation3 the Best)	JPN	N/A

Nintendo Wii™

Biohazard (Best Price!)	JPN	N/A
Biohazard 0 (Best Price!)	JPN	N/A
Carl jii-san no sora tobu Ie	JPN	US$ 61.99
Dragon Quest Swords: Kamen no Joou to Kagami no Tou (Ultimate Hits)	JPN	N/A
Isometric & Karate Excercise Wii de Kotsuban Fitness	JPN	US$ 60.99
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes W	JPN	N/A
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues	US	US$ 22.89
New Super Mario Bros. Wii	JPN	US$ 62.99
Sengoku Musou 3	JPN	N/A
Sengoku Musou 3 [Limited Edition incl. Special Classic Controller Pro]	JPN	N/A
Sengoku Musou 3 [Treasure Box]	JPN	N/A
Takumi Restaurant wa Daihanjou!	JPN	US$ 51.49
Tokyo Friend Park II Ketteiban: Minna de Chousen! Taikan Attraction	JPN	US$ 61.99

PlayStation2™

Fate/Unlimited Codes (Best Price!)	JPN	N/A

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Nintendo DS

Honki de Manabu: LEC de Goukakuru - DS Koumuinshiken Suumato Shori	JPN	US$ 61.99
1500DS Spirits Mahjong V	JPN	US$ 21.49
1500DS Spirits Shougi V	JPN	US$ 21.49
Carl jii-san no sora tobu Ie	JPN	US$ 51.49
Cross Treasures	JPN	US$ 47.99
Honki de Manabu: LEC de Goukakuru - DS Kikenbutsu Toriatsukaimono Otsushu 4-Rui	JPN	US$ 39.99
Jinsei Game DS	JPN	US$ 46.49
Kaijuu Busters	JPN	US$ 56.99
Kamo no Hashikamo. Aimai Seikatsu no Susume	JPN	US$ 51.49
Kirakira Rhythm Collection [DSi Enhanced]	JPN	US$ 51.49
Metal Fight Beyblade: Bakutan Cyber Pegasus	JPN	N/A
Power Pro-Kun Pocket 12 [DSi Enhanced]	JPN	N/A
Relaxuma * Rhythm: Mattari Kibun de Da Run Run Run	JPN	US$ 51.49
Shin Noukyo Iku [DSi Enhanced]	JPN	US$ 81.99
Signal	JPN	N/A
Signal [Limited Edition]	JPN	N/A
Stitch! Ohana to Rhythm de Daibouken	JPN	N/A
Yggdra Unison: Seiken Buyuuden	JPN	US$ 37.99

Sony PSP™

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch - Lost Colors (PSP the Best)	JPN	N/A
LittleBigPlanet Portable	JPN	US$ 46.49
Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next Plus	JPN	N/A
Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next Plus	ASIA	N/A
MX vs ATV: Reflex	ASIA	US$ 29.40
Phantasy Star Portable 2	JPN	N/A
Puyo Puyo 7	ASIA	US$ 44.40
Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes (PSP the Best)	JPN	N/A
Star Ocean: Second Evolution (Ultimate Hits)	JPN	US$ 41.99
Star Ocean: The First Departure (Ultimate Hits)	JPN	US$ 35.99
Star Ocean: The First Departure (Ultimate Hits)	ASIA	US$ 29.40
Tokimeki Memorial 4	JPN	N/A
Tokimeki Memorial 4	ASIA	N/A
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim (Special Edition) (Konami the Best)	JPN	US$ 35.99

PC Game

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (DVD-ROM)	US	US$ 34.40

Game Guides and Books

Alpha Protocol Official Strategy Guide	US	US$ 16.69
Amber Quartz Visual Fan Book	JPN	US$ 43.49
Arcadia Magazine [January 2010]	JPN	N/A
Arcadia Magazine [January 2010] (Ebten Edition w/ Special Case)	JPN	N/A
Famitsu Wave DVD [January 2010]	JPN	N/A
Famitsu Xbox 360 [January 2010]	JPN	US$ 1.49
Haruka Nogizaka ga Subete	JPN	US$ 28.49
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Official Strategy Guide	US	US$ 17.40
L2 Reader: WWE: John Cena (Hard Cover)	US	US$ 14.40
L3 Reader: WWE: Triple H (Hard Cover)	US	US$ 14.40
LittleBigPlanet Sticker Book	US	US$ 6.90
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Official Strategy Guide	US	N/A
Style Savvy Prime Official Game Guide	US	N/A
The Sims 3: World Adventure Prima Official Game Guide	US	US$ 19.40
Weekly Famitsu No. 1096 (2009 12/17)	JPN	N/A

A separate Video/Music update containing Japanese releases from this week, including new Anime, J-Pop and Movie releases will follow prior end of the week. So J-Pop, Anime and Movie fans, be sure to look out for that one!

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Here's a preview of hot games that are expected to come next week:

Xbox360™

Samurai Spirits Zen

JPN

US$ 71.49

Nintendo™ Wii

PokePark Wii: Pikachu no Daibouken	JPN		US$ 54.99
Tales of Graces	JPN		N/A
Tales of Graces (Wii Bundle)	JPN		N/A
Toshinden	JPN		US$ 71.49

Nintendo DS™

Luminous Arc 3: Eyes

JPN

US$ 56.99

Sony PSP™

Bleach: Soul Carnival 2	JPN		US$ 53.99
Naruto Shippuuden: Narutimate Accel 3	JPN		US$ 69.99