Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days.
Just as forecasted last week, torrents of games are washing into our warehouse despite the delay of our next big thing, Little Big Planet. Africa is falling into chaos in
Far Cry 2, take up arms to stop it from escalating to the distopic level as displayed through the horrors in
BioShock.
The future rests in your hands, take part in a self sacrificing mission set by the U.N in a war torn world in
Ketsui Death Label. Learn what the Kamikaze spirit truly means in the tragic storyline of this shooter.
Before you decide upon the fate of the world, however, you should be able to decide your own fate. In
Fable II, you have the freedom to join anyone's camp, rescue the world or sink it into eternal darkness. This is a game that deserves to be played repeatedly just to see how many alternate lives you can live.
Two star highly anticipated music games came out.
Rockband 2 is a tribute to all the artists who have contributed to the growth of the industry that affected our culture so much. But moreover, it is a game that give you a taste of what being rock star is really like.
The newest DJ MAX game,
Emotional Sense came out this week. Listen to the new tracks and see how techno can be mixed with classical music to form a new style. While still highly challenging, the game will ease new gamers into the fun through encouragement.
For those who have graduated from the Clazziquai edition [
Special &
Standard Editions], move on to the
Black Square version expected to come out this November.
For more information regarding DJ MAX Emotional Sense, please see this
special feature.
With Halloween coming nearer and nearer, a series of cool, cute, creepy, and absolutely fun games came out.
Students in Shibusen in
Soul Eater: Medusa no Inbou are assigned with new, dangerous field work, this time on the DS. Get to know the characters and their strengths to carry yourself through this crisis with your touch pen and direction buttons.
Bleach: Soul Carnival [
JPN &
ASN versions] is another game that suits the Halloween atmosphere, just think of a super deformed Ichigo with his orange hair and black costume. As a horizontal action, this time, see the cute characters dash across the screen and battle with their enemies.
Less cute and comedic is the newest Castlevania game, Order of Ecclesia [
Limited &
Standard Editions]. The Belmont clan has disappeared and its up to other people to devise ways to undo the harm of the dark lord.
Taisho is a period where Western influences Japan most deeply. Spending Halloween in such a city is quite a thrilling experience, as you could see how the gap in the society beckons demons and monsters to come through. Join Katsunoha Raidou in Devil Summoner [
First Print &
Plus Editions] on his quest to quench evil forces that infest the city.
Stealth is a skill you may find useful during Halloween when you need to dodge between all the ghouls moving about. Train yourself in
Tenchu 4. Be a real ninja, hide yourself from the preying eyes of the enemies and ambush them when they have their guard down.
Follow the scent of gold in the family games,
Monopoly and Dokapon [
Wii &
PS2 versions]. Although never quite as violent as all the games mentioned above, in the world where money rules, you have to be ruthless.
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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!
Here is a preview of what are expected to be hot next week, as you can see, quite a lot of them:
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Access our preorder lists for further upcoming
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movie, and
music releases.
