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This week players have two divergent music diversions: one- they can roleplay as everyone’s favorite litigious longhairs, or, conversely- use their Wiimote to lead a motley marching band of flowers, mushrooms, cuddly bears. Game mainstays, Cooking Mama and Leisure Suit Larry, will be doing little to transcend gender stereotype, as they tend a garden, and run a seedy movie studio, respectively.
360
Guitar Hero: Metallica
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
Ski-Doo Snowmobile Challenge
PS3
Guitar Hero: Metallica
Wii
Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Grooves
Don King Boxing
Guitar Hero: Metallica
Jewel Master: Cradle of Rome
Major Minor’s Majestic March
PS2
No Releases
DS
Don King Boxing
Gardening Mama
Tokyo Beat Down
PSP
Air Conflicts: Aces of World War II
PC
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
DesertEagle’s Pick: Although I wasn’t a fan of Parappa the Rapper and Umjammer Lammy‘s simon-says inspired gameplay, I loved the quirky art style and general wackiness. Transposing the aesthetic to another game mechanic may just get me to fall in line with Masaya Matsuura and Rodney Alan Greenblat’s latest collaboration, Major Minor’s Majestic March.
TideGear’s Pick: Slow week, eh? Well, I’m not typically one for rhythm games, but I’m going to have to agree with DE this week. Major Minor’s Majestic March looks like it might just be different enough to pull me in.
That game is very colorful
Major Minor for the JaggenMaus.
That’s ok, Gardening Mama will fix it!
Nothing really that good this week. MMMM looks ok, but not worth $50 in this economy.
Going to get GH:M right now! Hell, Yeah.
This better have Enter Sandman, or I will be pissed. Anyone have a songlist?
How old is Leisure Suit Larry supposed to be now?
hasn’t that Ski-Doo game been on your new release list for a few weeks now? What gives?
Nothing for me this week.
Are these U.S. release dates only? When does Europe get GH:M?
I want to get a Tokyo Beat Down!
Tuba playing otters FTW!
Majestic march it is, then!
Here’s your Guitar Hero: Metallica Song list:
Metallica
“All Nightmare Long”
“Battery”
“Broken Beat & Scarred”
“Creeping Death”
“Cyanide”
“Disposable Heroes”
“Dyers Eve”
“Enter Sandman”
“Fade To Black”
“Fight Fire With Fire”
“For Whom The Bell Tolls”
“Frantic”
“Fuel”
“Hit The Lights”
“King Nothing”
“Master of Puppets”
“Mercyful Fate” (Medley)
“My Apocalypse”
“No Leaf Clover”
“Nothing Else Matters”
“One”
“Orion”
“Sad But True”
“Seek & Destroy”
“The Memory Remains”
“The Shortest Straw”
“The Thing That Should Not Be”
“The Unforgiven”
“Welcome Home (Sanitarium)”
“Wherever I May Roam”
“Whiplash”
Other Artists
“No Excuses” by Alice In Chains
“Turn The Page” by Bob Seger
“Albatross” by Corrosion of Conformity
“Am I Evil?” by Diamond Head
“Stacked Actors” by Foo Fighters
“Hell Bent For Leather” by Judas Priest
“Demon Cleaner” by Kyuss
“Tuesdays Gone” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
“Beautiful Mourning” by Machine Head
“Blood And Thunder” by Mastodon
“Evil” by Mercyful Fate
“Armed and Ready” by Michael Schenker Group
“Ace of Spades” by Motorhead
“Stone Cold Crazy” by Queen
“Mother of Mercy” by Samhain
“War Ensemble” by Slayer
“Mommy’s Little Monster” by Social Distortion
“War Inside My Head” by Suicidal Tendencies
“Toxicity” by System of a Down
“Black River” by The Sword
“The Boys Are Back in Town” by Thin Lizzy
Wait, you lead a marching band of cute little animals? That’s a game?
Jeez, they need something more to it than that.
Disney DDR, for the kids.
I haven’t heard of half these games.
Air Conflicts: Aces of World War II since I loved Air Combat on the PSP so much.
Might have a go at Leisure Suit Larry, even though old Al hasn’t had his hand in things for a while.
Seems like all the biggies are there.
That Marching Band games looks too god damn happy 😉
Gardening Mama
where’s Tidegears picks?
I’m slow as usual! Done now!
You guys have been agreeing way too much lately.
My pick, also.
Aces of World War II is in my crosshairs.
Who you calling a long hair, war longer???
Low and slow is the way to go!
Does Don King Boxing come with a wig when preordered at gamestop?
Not much at all this week. I might have to see how Gardening Mama does.
Nothing.
Actually, I’ve been looking forward to Tokyo Beat Down for a while now after I saw the stylish and humorous trailers for it. I think it could be a sleeper hit, at least I’m certainly hope so, I’ll be bummed if it tanks. Majestic March might be cool too.
Yep, I’m anxious to see if it will get good reviews, I think it has the potential too judging from what I’ve seen
Whatcha gonna review, Willis?
Tokyo Beat Down is the only game I have interest in this week.
Hope Major Minor can at least hold Parappa jock.
I’m looking forward to playing GH: Metallica, but I don;t think the double bass will be happening for me. I can barely handle one pedal.
I can’t stand metallica. I wish they’d make a Pearl Jam game.
Metallica is going to be a great game time rock yeah
Cool new guitar hero!
When in the Beatles game coming out?
Drumline rocks
When I saw the Guitar Hero: Metallica commercial on TV, I swear I thought it was just an April Fools joke. But it actually turns out to be real? Haha, GH sure are starting to milk their franchise. Tune in this summer for Guitar Hero: My Chemical Romance. BONUS: Lifelike wrist cutting simulation included with Wii version!
Probably not going to get any of these, although I’d get GH:M if anything.
Wow, anyone actually picking up the Lesuire Suit Larry game? No idea they were making another one.
I’d pick up GH:M if I hadn’t already played six other fake guitar/band games already. I’m a bit burned out by them now.
Has anyone played a Leisure Suit Larry game in 15 years? Seriously, nothing about that line of games seems appealing to me.