Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days. Adrenaline levels reach a new height this week, we have top sellers such as Left 4 Dead 2, God of War Collection and Assassin's Creed 2. Yet, before we start with these exciting excursions, let us introduce a family game - Taiko no Tatsujin Wii 2.
Play to the rhythm of seventy songs, for the first time in the Taiko series, lyrics are shown with the cues, get your friends and family to sing along while you play the drums.
You have a mission, you have to develop baby taiko Watadon, the more frequent and the better you play, the faster Watadon grows up and can start composing songs for you or unlock sound effects.
Seek to become the best Taiko player and take up challenges or receive new songs through the Taiko Mail Services.
Remember to practice everyday, start off in the dojo from the beginner level and the more you play, the more options you can access.
This is the ultimate party game. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii 2 is available for Nintendo Wii:
Left 4 Dead 2 dumps 4 new survivors into the zombie invested New Orleans. Team up with these complete strangers, pick up your rifle, chain saws, baseball bats and frying pans and run off to safety. With more game modes this time, you get to see things in the zombies perspective.
God of War 3 will end Kratos's strife, but before you play the grand finale, you should go through the hell once again and experience the horror with new eyes. With graphics upgraded to Blu-Ray Disc quality and PlayStation Network Trophy Support system, the
God of War Collection will update your memory.
Get yourself out of hell and to the place closest to heaven in
Assassin's Creed II. Visit Italy in the 1500 where Leonardo Da Vinci and Botticelli reigned the art worlds. Avenge your family and join the ranks of the Assassin, with the many daggers and rapiers, you are off to kill some historical people.
Adventure doesn't stop here there are more things going on. Visit the land of the dead in
Kuroki Chakushin, save the Goddess Tree in
Harvest Moon Animal Parade, raise sunken islands in
Sunshine Islands and hunt down monsters in
Phantasy Star 0.
Here are more family fun this week. Relive your childhood memories with Mario and his friends in the horizontal platform action
New Super Mario Bros Wii, plunder humans and build a staircase to the moon in
Rabbids Go Home and create homes for SackBoy in
Little Big Planet Portable.
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™
PlayStation3™
Nintendo Wii™
PlayStation2™
Nintendo DS™
Sony PSP™
PC Game
Video Games Related Soundtrack
Game Guides and Books
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's a preview of hot games that are expected to come next week:
Xbox360™
Nintendo™ Wii
Nintendo DS™
Sony PSP™
