This Week's Releases

This is a new weekly feature I'm going to do that will talk a bit about each week's biggest releases. I won't cover everything, but I'll try to hit up some games that look really interesting to me or are pretty popular and this will be just retail stuff (I may do another post for download stuff after things release on the online stores). I'll also have a pick for what I think is the best game coming out that week. It's a good week to start as there are a bunch of huge games coming out. Unfortunately, LittleBigPlanet is no longer coming out this week, but there should plenty for those looking for a new game. Here's what you guys can get this week (oh and I listed "ship dates" whether they will release that day or the next is usually a mystery and depends on the store and game):

My Game of the Week

Far Cry 2 (PS3, 360, PC)-10/21

I really feel with the big hype surrounding Gears of War 2 and Resistance 2 (and deservedly so it seems) that Far Cry 2 may be kind of a sleeper in the shooter-genre. The new Far Cry ditches the jungle of the first game for an African Setting, but retains the open-world gameplay that should help set it apart from the other aforementioned shooters. The game also gives you a lot of choices in how you tackle missions and has a pretty sweet map editor, too. If I was going to get one game this week, it would be this one (though I'm going to hold out for some others later this year instead).

Fable 2 (360)-10/21

I've been hearing good things about Fable 2 lately. I'm not really an RPG player, but this one actually did look pretty interesting when I saw some demos a while back. It's co-op feature seems neat as well. 360 owners looking for a good RPG should check this one out. Oh and it features this awesome tree monster pictured above (at least I think that's what it is). That has to be worth something.

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS)-10/21

Castlevania is almost always solid. This is your typical Nintendo handheld "Metroid-vania," but it has a few things to keep it fresh like a new female protagonist, more outdoor environments, the new glyph system, and this cool new ability where you can fling yourself around environments. This was my pick for the Best Handheld Game of E3 and it looks like it should be one of the better handheld games released this year. Order of Ecclesia is likely a must for Castlevania fans and definitely worth a look for those looking for some good handheld action this week.

There are some other games worth noting. Guitar Hero: World Tour comes out this Sunday for a bunch of platforms. There's also a DS game coming out called Tornado which looked alright when I saw a preview of it a while ago. It's got this Katamari-esque feel where you suck a bunch of stuff up into a tornado. PS3 owners can finally explore Rapture when Bioshock hits the PS3 this week (unless they also own a 360 or capable PC, then they may have done so already). Also, for those interested Spiderman: Web of Shadows and The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon are coming out for most relevant game systems (unless you want Spyro on PSP, I'm pretty sure you're going to be let down then). Well, there's plenty of things to like here though I'm not sure another Spiderman game is one those things. And for those of you who were hoping to pick up LittleBigPlanet this week, I'm with you and it'll only be another week now (unless you don't live in the U.S., then a bit longer it seems).