New Releases 11/1-11/7: Music for the Masses Edition

Congratulations to Cleaner7 for solving last week’s puzzle, and without further ado, here’s our post-Halloween head-scratcher. Make sure to grab a handful of Smarties before calculating.

Take the number of platforms the original Rayman: Raving Rabbids game appeared on, and multiply by the number of Jak and Daxter games that have been officially released in Japan. Now, take that figure and multiply by the number of songs that ship on the U.S. Lego: Rock Band disk. Finally, divide by the number of Need for Speed games that will be available for Wii by the end of this week. Voila- post your answer with your own pick of the week.

360
Band Hero
Dragon Age Origins
Rock Band: LEGO
Jurassic the Hunted
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition

PS3
Band Hero
Dragon Age Origins
Jurassic the Hunted
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
Rock Band: LEGO
Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition

Wii
Academy of Champions: Soccer
Band Hero
Buck Fever
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom
Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked
Hidden Mysteries Titanic
Hooked Again
Jurassic the Hunted
My Baby First Steps
Need for Speed: Nitro
Rabbids Go Home
Rock Band: Lego
Ultimate Party Challenge Bundle
We Cheer 2
We Wish You A Merry Christmas

PS2
Band Hero
Jurassic the Hunted
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier

DS
A Christmas Carol
Agatha Christie: ABC Murders
Band Hero
COP: The Recruit
Dora the Explorer: Dora Puppy Playtime
Dream Salon
Hidden Mysteries Titanic
Imagine: Babyz Fashion
My Baby First Steps
Need for Speed: Nitro
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: New Year’s Celebration
Rabbids Go Home
Rock Band: LEGO
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
Style Savvy
Sushi Academy
WireWay

PSP
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squad

PC
Dragon Age Origins
Jonathan Kane: The Protector

DesertEagle’sPick: I might have to forgo the typical routine of eating, sleeping,and social interaction to delve into the depths of Dragon Age Origins this week. If I survive my RPG fast, then I expect the charm of Rabbids Go Home to offer a painless way to re-acclimate back into society.

SeanNOLA’s Pick: Dragon Age‘s TV spots have me very intrigued, but I’ve been a little burnt out on min-maxing lately.  I like the “Harry Potter meets Pele” theme that the team at Ubisoft created for Academy of Champions, it certainly seems more interesting than another “backyard soccer”-type game.

TideGear’s Pick: I’m probably one of the only people on Earth to have noticed WireWay for the DS, but it looks like it could be some silly fun, especially with such a nutty yodeling soundtrack! Hopefully it’s not a one trick pony. As for Rabbids Go Home, what I saw at E3 ’09 seemed to be an interesting variant on the Katamari Damacy concept.

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.

66 comments

  1. Man, those rabbits are CUTE! No idea on the puzzle thing.

  2. I emailed my number, I hope that’s ok!

    Lego RB, maybe

  3. 140?

    Jurassic the Hunted, perhaps.

  4. 135. Rabbits, me thinks.

  5. Not picking Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier has made me lose hope, DE!

  6. Tide and NOLA must still be figuring out the answer. That’s too hard for humans!

  7. 120 is my guess, and Dragon Age Origins
    is my game.

  8. Dragon Age Origins it is.

  9. Rock out with your blocks out! Rock Band: Lego!

  10. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010

  11. Jurassic the Hunted might be cool.

  12. 144

    Dragon Age Origins will be awesome.

  13. I saw my local game store had DAO in. I didn’t have the cash on me. I might go back tomorrow.

  14. Nothing for me this week.

  15. Awesome picture this week. Love those Rabbids.

  16. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010

  17. Sucks there’s no picks from Sean and Adam this week. Does that mean they don’t like any of the new releases?

  18. Rabbids wear thongs? I guess they are French!

  19. The answer is 130!

  20. No idea on the question, but I’ll be getting Lego: Rock Band

  21. Any DLC games this week?

  22. I’m assuming these are U.S. releases? No love for the U.K.???

  23. Why have I not heard of this game? It must be dinosaurs…

  24. Anyone know how much Ultimate Sith Edition is going for? What improvement are there?

  25. Stealthy Squirrel

    225 in the answer. Dragon Age for me!

  26. Smarties are different candies all over the world.

  27. I wonder how Need for Speed: Nitro for the Wii will turn out.

  28. Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier might be good. At least I hope so.

  29. Its a US site,I believe. Maybe they’ll start a UK branch.

  30. Dragon Age Origins and nothing else for a while.

  31. I hope you guys review Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squad

  32. I’m curious as to how Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked can be a game.

  33. 225!

    Jak and ‘Dexter’ would be an awesome game!

  34. What will you guys be reviewing this week? Always like your reviews!

  35. Still haven’t picked up my favorite game from last week. Guess what it is…

  36. Wow, PES demo sucked. FIFA it is.

  37. The week of all the kiddie music games, huh? Where is TideGear’s pick?

  38. Don’t know if I can resist the cuteness of Rabbids Go Home

  39. How many minigames are going to be in it? I loved TV party!

  40. DE, you love for COP: The Recruit?

  41. Anyone got a Rock Band: LEGO song list?

  42. This one isn’t a minigame compilation, it’s more like a platformer.

  43. Is Sushi Academy like Cooking Mama? I’d like one with real recipes!

  44. What the difference between Band Hero and Guitar Hero?

  45. This weeks releases do nothing for me.

  46. Sounds even better to me. The Wii has more than enough minigames!

  47. Deagle, please don’t tell me your serious about playing Dragon Age for days straight. That is really dangerous for your health. We love your reviews and dont want anything happening you!

  48. Do you know how the The Splinter Rabbid and Assassin Rabbid costumes are being handled? Is it on disk or via a code?

  49. Jurassic the Hunted for me. Killing dinos FTW!

  50. Thanks for the concern, but I must admit this was a bit of hyperbole.

    If I don’t eat regularly, I turn into quite the grouchy beast. I usually can play for thee or fours tops, before getting a bit of exercise or a bite of food.

  51. Congrats! that is the correct answer!

    Many might not have realized than only the first two Jax and Daxter gamers were officially released in Japan.

  52. We Wish You A Merry Christmas is a game? Jeez, does everything have to be turn into a videogame?

  53. Gimme dem Rabbids!

  54. What are those? Costumes for the game?

  55. Adam Milecki - TideGear

    We’ve posted our picks!

  56. Adam Milecki - TideGear

    Up now!

  57. Ok, looking into WireWay now.

  58. That soundtrack is awful. Please make it stop!

  59. Ho[pefully, TideGear will review it. Hint, hint!

  60. Gimme some Rabbids go home info, please!

  61. I think the Star wars sith edition is a giant ripoff, isnt it the same game?

  62. Dragon Age FTW!

  63. Not really interested in any of the games.

  64. Mixing LEGOs with Rock Band was a great idea, even if there isn’t any online. Still enjoyed playing “The Final Countdown”!

  65. Wow, are all the article submissions this complex?