This week only has four game releases that include the long-awaited Samurai Shodown Anthology and two DS games from Atlus. Steely Dan and Guns N' Roses appear on the DLC for GH:WT and Rock Band 2, respectively.
Sorry for the two week hiatus! A lot has changed since then. I (Neal Ronaghan) am now News Editor and with my newfound power, I've gotten new staffers Lukasz Balicki and Pedro Hernandez to help me out with this article from week to week. So give a hand to them!
That being said, this is a really lame week with just four releases. Wii sees the belated releases of two games, Majesco's Escape the Museum, which was originally slated for February, and SNK's Samurai Shodown Anthology, which may or may not have come out last week, but we're not quite sure.
On DS, we have two games from Atlus in Dokapon Journey and The Dark Spire. One is a cross between an RPG and a board game and the other is an old-school RPG.
Keeping up with the trend of weekly downloadable content, Guitar Hero: World Tour brings three Steely Dan songs to the table while Rock Band 2 sees the release of the rest of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" (The song "Shackler's Revenge" appeared on the Rock Band 2 disc).
Next week could very well be renamed EXCITE week due to the release of Nintendo's ExciteBots: Trick Racing.
Wii Games
by Lukasz Balicki
Escape the MuseumPublisher: Majesco Cost: $19.99 ESRB Rating: E Release Date: April 14 In Escape the Museum, a devastating earthquake has rocked the foundations of the National Museum of History. Players must help Susan Anderson, who was knocked unconscious by falling debris while searching the museum for survivors, escape from the crumbling building to the safety outside. Players wander through the museum's maze of 12 different seek-and-find areas and 25 action-packed adventure scenes using the Wii Remote to uncover hidden exits and save priceless archaeological artifacts. Along the way, players will solve puzzles, consult a map, and access hints to help them inch closer to freedom and a joyful reunion with Susan's lost daughter, Caitlin. |
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Samurai Shodown AnthologyPublisher: SNK Cost: $29.99 ESRB Rating: T Release Date: April 14 Samurai Shodown Anthology is the complete collection of the Samurai Shodown series. This compilation contains Samurai Shodown I, II, III, IV, V, V Special, and IV. |
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DS Games
by Pedro Hernandez
Dokapon JourneyPublisher: Atlus Cost: $29.99 ESRB Rating: E10+ Release Date: April 14, 2009 Dokapon Journey is the portable version of the Wii game Dokapon Kingdom. The kingdom has been invaded by monsters and the King has offered both his throne and the hand of his daughter in marriage to anyone that defeats the monsters. Like the console version, the game is a hybrid of board game ideas and a deep RPG engine. Up to four players can play locally and experience a game that promises to be deep and unique every time it is played. |
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The Dark SpirePublisher: Atlus Cost: $29.99 ESRB Rating: E10+ Release Date: April 14, 2009 The Dark Spire is an RPG that promises old-school gameplay right down to its roll-for-stats mentality and party assembly options. It tells the story of a group of adventurers set out to conquer a dark tower and defeat the villainous Archmage Tyrhung once and for all. All about character development and exploration, The Dark Spire offers both classic and modern menu options for a stylized and personalized method of play. For a limited time, the game also offers a free soundtrack. |
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DLC
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Three songs from Steely Dan are this week's offering for Guitar Hero: World Tour, including "Bodhisattva," which is also on Rock Band 2. Songs are available for 200 Wii Points ($2) each.
- "Black Friday" by Steely Dan
- "Bodhisattva" by Steely Dan
- "Kid Charlemagne" by Steely Dan
Rock Band 2
Coming out for the Wii Rock Band Store on the same day as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions is Guns N' Roses' long-delayed 2008 album "Chinese Democracy." The 13 songs ("Shackler's Revenge" was included on the Rock Band 2 disc) are available for 200 Wii Points ($2) each.
- "Chinese Democracy" by Guns N' Roses
- "Better" by Guns N' Roses
- "Street of Dreams" by Guns N' Roses
- "If the World" by Guns N' Roses
- "There Was a Time" by Guns N' Roses
- "Catcher in the Rye" by Guns N' Roses
- "Scraped" by Guns N' Roses
- "Riad N’ the Bedouins" by Guns N' Roses
- "Sorry" by Guns N' Roses
- "I.R.S." by Guns N' Roses
- "Madagascar" by Guns N' Roses
- "This I Love" by Guns N' Roses
- "Prostitute" by Guns N' Roses
For Nintendo's Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSiWare releases for this week, check out our weekly article.
