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THIS WEEK’S RELEASES: JUNE 25TH – JULY 1ST

Well folks, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen a release list this big, so hang on – it’s gonna be one heck of a ride at retail this week. How busy is the list? Well, it’s so busy that there are titles for the Gameboy Advance, Gamecube and Xbox on the list – now that’s busy. Let’s take a look…

We’ll open up with our three movie adaptions. We’ve got Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (360, DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, WII & PC), Transformers: The Game (360, PS2, PS3, WII) and Ratatouille (360, DS, GBA, GC, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, WII & XBX) all hoping they can prove to be exceptions to the rule that movie tie-in games suck. I’m not holding out much hope though.

Next up, we’ve got The Darkness (360 & PS3) – 2K Games adaption of the Top-Cow comic of the same name. Take the role of ex-contract killer Jackie Estacado in this first person shooter where in addition to firearms, you’ll use the powers of the curse that is the Darkness to destroy your enemies.

Baseball fans get some love this week with The Bigs (360, PS2, PSP & WII) from 2K Sports – an over-the-top arcade style baseball title along the lines of such past games as NBA Jam & NFL Blitz – before it became Blitz: The League.

Capcom’s Lost Planet: Extreme Condition makes it’s PC debut this week – there’s not much else to say here – Lost Planet was one of those games that came out of nowhere after it’s initial Xbox 360 demo was released, but left many feeling cold with a campaign mode that didn’t make a whole lot of sense and a combat system that made the term “knock-down” a dirty word. It was a good game, but it could have been so much more.

If evil is your thing, Codemaster’s Overlord (360 & PC) could be the title for you. You take the role of a newly crowned Overlord who must rebuild your predecessor’s empire by defeating seven now corrupt heroes. If the game can keep the sense of fun and humor that the demo of the game possessed for it’s duration, they could have quite the sleeper hit here.

Finally, the PlayStation 3 gets it’s port of Ubisoft’s smash hit Rainbow Six: Vegas this week, so those of you Rainbow fans who have a PS3 and haven’t had a chance to try the game yet are in for a treat.

See? I told you it was going to be a busy – and expensive week – at retail. There’s lots more to choose from, so let’s take a look at the full release list, shall we?

  • Guild 2: The Pirates of the Seas – PC – 6/26/2007
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – 360 – 6/26/2007
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – DS – 6/26/2007
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – PS2 – 6/26/2007
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – PS3 – 6/26/2007
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – PSP – 6/26/2007
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – WII – 6/26/2007
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – PC – 6/26/2007
  • Hour of Victory – 360 – 6/26/2007
  • Jewels of Cleopatra – PC – 6/26/2007
  • Model Train 3D – PC – 6/26/2007
  • Pokemon Battle Revolution – WII – 6/26/2007
  • The Bigs – 360 – 6/26/2007
  • The Bigs – PS2 – 6/26/2007
  • The Bigs – PS3 – 6/26/2007
  • The Bigs – PSP – 6/26/2007
  • The Bigs – WII – 6/26/2007
  • The Darkness – 360 – 6/26/2007
  • The Darkness – PS3 – 6/26/2007
  • Touchmaster – DS – 6/26/2007
  • Transformers: The Game – 360 – 6/26/2007
  • Transformers: The Game – Cybertron Edition – 360 – 6/26/2007
  • Chicken Shoot – WII – 6/27/2007
  • Driver: Parallel Lines – PC – 6/27/2007
  • Driver: Parallel Lines – WII – 6/27/2007
  • Final Fantasy – PSP – 6/27/2007
  • Grim Grimoire – PS2 – 6/27/2007
  • Horsez – GBA – 6/27/2007
  • Hoshigami Remix: Running Blue – DS – 6/27/2007
  • Lost Planet: Extreme Condition – PC – 6/27/2007
  • Nervous Brickdown – DS – 6/27/2007
  • Overlord – 360 – 6/27/2007
  • Overlord – PC – 6/27/2007
  • Rainbow Six: Vegas – PS3 – 6/27/2007
  • Ratatouille – 360 – 6/27/2007
  • Ratatouille – DS – 6/27/2007
  • Ratatouille – GBA – 6/27/2007
  • Ratatouille – GC – 6/27/2007
  • Ratatouille – PC – 6/27/2007
  • Ratatouille – PS2 – 6/27/2007
  • Ratatouille – PSP – 6/27/2007
  • Ratatouille – WII – 6/27/2007
  • Ratatouille – XBX – 6/27/2007
  • Seven Kingdoms: Conquest – PC – 6/27/2007
  • Steel Horizon – PSP – 6/27/2007
  • Super Collapse! 3 – PSP – 6/27/2007
  • The Adventures of Darwin – PS2 – 6/27/2007
  • Transformers: The Game – PS2 – 6/27/2007
  • Transformers: The Game – PS3 – 6/27/2007
  • Transformers: The Game – WII – 6/27/2007
  • TraxxPad – PSP – 6/27/2007
  • Hot Wheels Ultimate Racing - PSP - 6/28/2007
  • Ride! Carnival Tycoon - PC - 6/30/2007
  • Vegas Casino: High 5 - DS - 6/30/2007

Please keep in mind these are only estimated release dates and could change at any time.

June 25, 2007 Posted by nylatenite | This Week's Releases | | No Comments Yet