THIS WEEK’S RELEASES: NOVEMBER 12TH – NOVEMBER 18TH
We're heading into the heart of the storm now! The next two weeks will see the heaviest of the holiday releases, and while picking just one title as my game of the week is pretty rough, when all is said and done, it's Assassin's Creed that really has me most excited.
Set in the year 1191, Assassin's Creed will put you in the role of Altair, an assassin charged with killing several figures who seem to be behind much of the cruelty on both sides of the crusades. The game features realistically modeled cities, a revolutionary crowd AI system as well as open ended gameplay – all of which should help it stand out from the pack.
We've got a lot of ground to cover, so we'll cut this short and get on with this week's highlights;
- Assassin's Creed (360 & PS3)
- As mentioned above, it's time to go medieval on some bad people.
- Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends (DS)
- Mama returns with more cooking recipes and techniques to teach you.
- Crysis (PC)
- Crytek's highly anticipated system killer makes it's way to retail – video card manufacturers cheer as older PCs weep.
- EverQuest: Secrets of Faydwer (PC)
- Didn't Sony say that they were done with EverQuest about 6 expansions ago?
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (360, PC & PS3)
- The murderer / serial killer duo finally see the light of day – still without online co-op.
- Need for Speed: ProStreet (360, DS, PC, PS2, PS3 & WII)
- Electronic Arts goes to the street racing well one more time.
- Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (DS & WII)
- Those adorable Rabbids return for another adventure on the two systems best designed for their antics.
- Super Mario Galaxy (WII)
- This one is some little indie title about a vertically challenged flying plumber – I don't expect it to go far. Please, it's Mario, people – do you really need to know anything more?
Be sure to check out the below list for all the titles you can expect to find at retail this week.
- Alien vs Predator: Requiem (PSP) – 11/14/2007
- America's Army: True Soldiers (360) – 11/16/2007
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (DS) – 11/13/2007
- Assassin's Creed (360) – 11/14/2007
- Assassin's Creed (PS3) – 11/14/2007
- Assassin's Creed (Limited Edition) (360) – 11/14/2007
- Assassin's Creed (Limited Edition) (PS3) – 11/14/2007
- Baby Pals (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Beowulf: The Game (360) – 11/14/2007
- Beowulf: The Game (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Beowulf: The Game (PS3) – 11/14/2007
- BlackSite: Area 51 (360) – 11/13/2007
- BlackSite: Area 51 (PC) – 11/13/2007
- Boogie (with microphone) (PS2) – 11/13/2007
- Cars: Mater-National (WII) – 11/13/2007
- Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity (WII) – 11/17/2007
- Contra 4 (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Crysis (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Crysis (Collector's Edition) (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Dancing with the Stars (with DancePad) (PS2) – 11/14/2007
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (Gamestop Exclusive) (PS2) – 11/14/2007
- EA Sports 07 Collection (PC) – 11/14/2007
- EverQuest II: Rise of Kunark (PC) – 11/14/2007
- EverQuest: Secrets of Faydwer (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Fire Pro Wrestling Returns (PS2) – 11/14/2007
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Imagination Invaders (DS) – 11/13/2007
- Ghost in the Sheet (PC) – 11/17/2007
- Imagine: Fashion Designer (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Impossible Mission (DS) – 11/16/2007
- Jenga (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (360) – 11/14/2007
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PS3) – 11/14/2007
- King of Fighters XI (PS2) – 11/14/2007
- Left Behind: Eternal Forces (Expansion Pack) (PC) – 11/16/2007
- Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (WII) – 11/14/2007
- Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (PSP) – 11/14/2007
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (PSP) – 11/14/2007
- Mission: WWI Combat (PC) – 11/16/2007
- Monster Jam (360) – 11/14/2007
- Monster Jam (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Monster Jam (PS2) – 11/14/2007
- Need for Speed: ProStreet (360) – 11/14/2007
- Need for Speed: ProStreet (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Need for Speed: ProStreet (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Need for Speed: ProStreet (PS2) – 11/14/2007
- Need for Speed: ProStreet (PS3) – 11/14/2007
- Need for Speed: ProStreet (WII) – 11/14/2007
- Next Life (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Orcs & Elves (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Panzer Killer (PC) – 11/16/2007
- Petz Catz 2 (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Petz Catz 2 (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Petz Catz 2 (PS2) – 11/14/2007
- Petz Catz 2 (WII) – 11/14/2007
- Petz Dogz 2 (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Petz Dogz 2 (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Petz Dogz 2 (PS2) – 11/14/2007
- Petz Dogz 2 (WII) – 11/14/2007
- Petz Hamsterz Life 2 (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Petz Horsez 2 (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Petz Horsez 2 (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Petz Horsez 2 (PS2) – 11/14/2007
- Petz Horsez 2 (WII) – 11/14/2007
- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (PS2) – 11/14/2007
- Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (WII) – 11/14/2007
- Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (WII) – 11/14/2007
- Sim City Societies (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Smarty Pants (WII) – 11/14/2007
- Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back (360) – 11/14/2007
- Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back (PC) – 11/14/2007
- Sonic Rivals 2 (PSP) – 11/14/2007
- Spongebob: Atlantis Squarepantis (WII) – 11/13/2007
- Strawberry Shortcake: 4 Seasons Cake (DS) – 11/14/2007
- Super Fruit Fall (DS) – 11/16/2007
- Super Mario Galaxy (WII) – 11/13/2007
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary (WII) – 11/14/2007
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat (DS) – 11/13/2007
- Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command (PSP) – 11/13/2007
- Word Jong (DS) – 11/16/2007
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (360) – 11/14/2007
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (DS) – 11/14/2007
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (PS2) – 11/14/2007
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (PS3) – 11/14/2007
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (PSP) – 11/14/2007
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (WII) – 11/14/2007
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (Collector's Edition) (PS3) – 11/14/2007
Please keep in mind these are only estimated release dates and could change at any time.