New Releases 12/14-12/20: Deck the Halls with Algebra Edition

Fixing the siding on the mobile home, racing lawnmowers, and flinging toilet seats- that’s how we’ll be spending the week. We will likely fight a few harpies too, on our quest for the Golden Fleece. Yes, the life of a professional game reviewer is typically fraught with glitz and glamor. Until fortunes change with a single copy of Learn Math. For the unfortunate children that receive this game in their holiday stockings, we sympathize- we once received Donkey Kong Jr. Math one desolate Christmas.

360
Rise of the Argonauts

PS3

Rise of the Argonauts

Wii
Calvin Tucker’s Redneck Jamboree
Deer Drive
Neopets Puzzle Adventure
Rock Band 2
Summer Sports 2: Island Sports Party
Word Jong Party

PS2
Rock Band 2

DS
Burger Island
Candace Kane’s Candy Factory
Cate West: The Vanishing Files
C.O.R.E
Dreamer Series: Horse Trainer
Dreamer Series: Puppy Trainer
Learn Math
Matchstick
Mystery P.I. Portrait of a Thief

PSP
No Releases

PC
Azada 2
Rise of the Argonauts

DesertEagle’s Picks: DS owners craving first-person-shooter mayhem have had two options: the admirable Metroid Prime: Hunters and the substandard Goldeneye. With C.O.R.E., players have a third option. As a sucker for Greek mythology, I’m anxious to see how Rise of the Argonauts has turned out.

TideGear’s Picks: Wow, not much this week! C.O.R.E. seems interesting though!

About Robert Allen

Since being a toddler, Robert Allen has been immersed in video games, anime, and tokusatsu. Currently, his days are spent teaching at two southern California colleges. But his evenings and weekends are filled with STGs, RPGs, and action titles and well at writing for Tech-Gaming since 2007.

42 comments

  1. You guys are pretty funny. Nothing for me, although those Redneck games could be worth a rental. Nothing more.

  2. Great title. I’m saving my cash.

  3. How the hell does anyone having any money? Its Christmas during a recession??!

  4. Core looks ok, but the Ds controls cant handle a FPS very well.

  5. Nothing for me this week.

  6. Rise of the Argonauts could kick ass

    or suck completely.

  7. Seems like all the good games are already out.

  8. Neopets Puzzle Adventure, if the reviews are better than 80%

    Will you guys review the Wii version. I liked your DS review.

  9. is Calvin Tucker’s Redneck Jamboree a joke or a real game?

  10. Nothing great this week. I’ll pass

  11. I think it will be a decent GoW ripoff, worth about $40.

    I’ll get it on the first big sale.

  12. Learn Match…Worse title ever for a ‘game’?

  13. Nothing special this week.

  14. Dude looks like 300

  15. “FORRRRR SSSSSPPPPAAAARRRRRRRRTTTTTTAAAAAAA!!!”

  16. It’s a real game. No one could make that up.

  17. Rock Band 2 for the Wii, hell yeah!

  18. What’s wrong with math?

  19. Core, not Corps, DE?

  20. I loved the Jason and the Argonauts movie as a kid, so I may go with that… We’ll see how the reviews go.

  21. Wow, DE and TG agree on the game of the week. It must be good!

  22. Nuthin’ for me.

  23. More lame DS releases.

    Candace Kane’s Candy Factory. WTF?

  24. Calvin Tucker’s Redneck Jamboree sound great!

  25. Agreed. Although its probably so so play wise.

  26. Matchstick sound just painful.

  27. I don’t remember an electric sword in the movie

  28. Rise for PS3.

  29. A load of junk just in time for the holidays.

  30. C.O.R.E. might be worth a go.

  31. Matchstick or Math

  32. Mystery P.I. Portrait of a Thief is he drives a Ferrari on an Hawaii island and has a sweetass ‘stache

  33. Will you guys review RotA?

  34. No games for me.

  35. Matchstick was delayed until march. Don’t ask me what is about tho…

  36. Rise of the Argonauts seems good, but from what I heard it was rushed out for the holidays. 🙁 I’m not sure why, though. It seems destined to get lost in the rush of games.

  37. RB2 will probably own this week. I know a lot of people that were looking to buy it for the Wii. =p

  38. Rise of the Argonauts might seem appealing but it’s not a $60 purchase for me though. Might get it at 30 though

  39. ehh nothin special

  40. Wow… didn’t expect Rise of the Argonauts to have such crappy reviews (57.7% average for 360 on GameRankings), or that Legendary is worse (50.6%). Considering that the reviews I’ve read of RotA say its damn near unplayable with bugs and framerate issues.

  41. Good thing I don’t want anything on this list. Need to keep the wallet nice and full for that hdtv…

  42. Great advice! Thanks for adding to the discussion.Thanks for putting this together! It looks very cool so far. I’ll be checking back to see the full plans.