Shippin' Out October 16-20: BF 2142, Bully, Double Agent, WTF
A crowded week sees Family Guy, Flight Simulator X, Justice League Heroes, Sims 2: Pets, and Railroads! get on the retail train; Zoo Tycoon 2 and Age of Empires III expansions also on board.
With just a month to go, most gamers' attention is focused on the looming launch of the PlayStation 3 and Wii. However, there's plenty still going on with systems already on the market, as evidenced by this week's packed release calendar.
The original gaming platform, the PC, got a highly anticipated title today in the form of Battlefield 2142. Set in a bleak future where a massive ice age has made most of Earth uninhabitable, the game takes the popular combat of the Battlefield series and moves it to a sci-fi setting, a first for developer Digital Illusions CE. The game is rated T for Teen, costs $49.99, and is getting a warm reception from critics.
PCs will also see a blast from the past return. Beloved cartoon duo Sam & Max are back in Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock, their first game since the 1993 classic Sam & Max: Freelance Police. As the title suggests, the game is the first in a series of "episodic adventures" starring the dog detective and his "rabbity-thing" sidekick. The game is currently only available to subscribers of GameTap, and will be available on November 1 via the official Sam & Max Web site.
Over down console way, two highly anticipated titles hit the Xbox 360. First up is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent, the latest entry in Ubisoft's long-running stealth series. (The game will be released for PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, and GameCube the following week, with PS3 and Wii editions to follow.) Golf fans can also tee off on Microsoft's next-gen console courtesy of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, which will also let players buy cheats on Xbox Live Marketplace.
Other notable releases this week are: Family Guy (PS2, Xbox, PSP), 2K's adaptation of the popular TV cartoon; Bully, Rockstar Games' controversial prep-school adventure; Justice League Heroes (PS2, Xbox, DS), Warner Bros. Interactive's DC Comics-based action-RPG; THQ's Destroy All Humans! 2 (PS2, Xbox); Microsoft's Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs (PC), Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania (PC), and Microsoft Flight Simulator X (PC); Sid Meier's Railroads! (PC), also from 2K Games; D3's minigame compilation WTF aka Work Time Fun (PSP); and, last but not least, The Sims 2: Pets (PC, PS2, GC).
A list of all notable new releases is below (list taken from retailer information--actual dates may vary); a complete list of games shipping this week can be found on GameSpot's New Releases page.
October 16, 2006
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (PSP)
Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition (PC)
Family Guy (PS2, Xbox, PSP)
Sid Meier's Civilization Chronicles (PC)
WTF (PSP)
October 17, 2006
Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs (PC)
Battlefield 2142 (PC)
Bully (PS2)
Cabela's African Safari (PS2 PC, PSP, Xbox 360)
Destroy All Humans! 2 (PS2, Xbox)
Garfield: Tale of Two Kitties (PC, PS2, DS)
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (DS)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X (PC)
Sid Meier's Railroads! (PC)
The Sims 2: Pets
Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri (PS2)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (Xbox 360)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Xbox 360)
UFO: Extraterrestrials (PC)
Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania (PC)
October 18, 2006
Flushed Away (PS2, GC, DS, GBA)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (PC, PS2, GC, DS)
October 19, 2006
Contact (DS)
Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle - The Epic Collection (PC)
62 comments
The link to Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition PC is WRONG it's linked to sid miere's civilization.
wow, HUGE week. I really wanna check out Justice League Heros, Contact, and The Legend of Spyro on the DS. I duno how i'm gonna afford all this PLUS my Wii Nov. 19 PLUS the 150+ accesories i'm gonna get for the Wii. (ie. 2nd controller, Zelda, Classic Controller, SD card, and AT LEAST $20 worth of nes,snes, and N64 games...maybe even a Turbo Grafix-16 game or two) :)
I kind of want to pick up Double Agent but ill just wait until next month & get Gears of War & Rainbow Six.Next month is going to be Sweeeeeeet!!!!!!!!
As of the time I write this post, the links to DS game titles are incorrect Garfield: Tale of Two Kitties (PC, PS2, DS) links to Spyro Flushed Away (PS2, GC, DS, GBA) links to Contact
"I'm getting the GameCube version of Splinter Cell Double Agent next week. It'll be a bittersweet moment, as it'll probably be the very last game I buy for the little purple box. " You aren't getting Twilight Princess for GC? or you're getting the Wii version? I still have to get lots more GC games before i say goodbye.
OMFG!!!!! SIMS 2 PETS CAME OUT AND I MISSED IT OMFG!!!! WHY WAS I NOT MEMOED ABOUT THIS!!!!
I'm getting the GameCube version of Splinter Cell Double Agent next week. It'll be a bittersweet moment, as it'll probably be the very last game I buy for the little purple box.
Some good games released this week. I probably only have time for one though with Neverwinter Nights 2 coming out at the end of the month. Then FF12 followed up by Gear of War, then God of War 2.....oh my!
well there is only one game im gettin this week and it is plinter cell double agent....i would have gotten a couple more but lack of tiem due to college and lack of financial resources aka im broke and im jus startin to work on my new job....
I've played the demo for DA on Live, and it sucks!!! I really enjoyed the past Splinter Cells and their incredible multiplayer, but this new "more streamlined" version of multiplayer is missing all of the cool stuff that made the first one so good. I was seriously considering DA, but after the demo, I wouldn't even spend $30 on it.
Woo HOO, I just picked up Bully and Family Guy! So far family guy is pretty dang funny, but I didn't expect much! Will play Bully later....
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