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In the darkened recesses of this week’s new releases, it appears that consummate hero Sam Fisher has eliminated most of his competition, sparing only a handful of PC titles and revisiting IP’s. Fortunately, the former Third Echelon agent displayed to the rest of April- Monster Hunter Tri and Dead to Rights: Retribution continue to loom on the horizon.
360
Final Fight: Double Impact
Splinter Cell Conviction
PS3
Final Fight: Double Impact
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Wii
Military Madness: Nectaris (WiiWare)
Zaxxon (Virtual Console)
DS
7 Card Games (DSiWare)
AiRace (DSiWare)
AlphaBounce (DSiWare)
Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. (DSiWare)
PSP
Blood Bowl
PC
Booster Trooper
Dark Void Zero
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Rig’n’Roll
Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 1 – The Penal Zone
Sleep Is Death
DesertEagle’s Pick: With the exception of the 2005’s middling Rainbow Six: Lockdown, Tom Clancy’s console titles have rarely disappointed. Hopefully, Splinter Cell Conviction will follow that lineage; the demo certainly left me optimistic (and eager) for the full game. I might also have to pick up Final Fight: Double Impact, if only for my love of Magic Sword.
SeanNOLA’s Pick: After spending what some would call “too much” time playing all three Streets of Rage games over the past few months, I’m really looking forward to playing Final Fight: Double Impact. Although Blood Bowl has been available for the PSP for 6 months in Europe, I’m happy to see it finally hit US shores. It’s nice that Games Workshop is finally taking video games seriously again – maybe my dream of Space Wolf: The Game isn’t so far off after all…
TideGear’s Pick: I’m a huge stealth fan. I imagine I’ve been using the word “stealth” as a game genre for longer than most gamers have. While Metal Gear is my favorite game series of all time, I definitely enjoy Splinter Cell‘s take on stealth gameplay as well. Splinter Cell Chaos Theory is also notable for having one of the few multiplayer experiences I’ve ever loved. I’m a bit worried about Conviction‘s tone change, but hopefully it will give the series’ fiction the shot of creativity it’s needed. That’s my pick, but I’m also intrigued by some of the lower-profile PC games this week.
Where’s Karnov and SlowNOLA?
They’re not making Splinter Cell: Conviction for the PS3, those stinking bastards?!?
Dark Void Zero is coming out for PC? Wasn’t that a DS game?
How much is Final Fight: Double Impact going to be?
Thank god for Rig’n’Roll. I was just asking for a 18 wheeler driving game!
How come you guys never reviewed Blood Bowl?
I really hope Episodes from Liberty City finally comes out for PS3.
I’ll try the Final Fight: Double Impact demo at least. What about wiiware?
Ok, who pissed blood in the urinal?!?!
Are the new Sam & Max games still fun?
I hope the PC version of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is more than an average port.
When Monster Hunter Tri coming out, I bet NOLA is counting down the days.
Splinter Cell: Conviction for me.
I’m hearing SC:C is good but short. Will you guys be reviewing it?
Not much going on this week besides SC.
Where’s the other guys picks?
Nothing for me this week.
If Sleep Is Death, someone needs to kill me.
Saving my cash this week. I’ll probably be getting MHT!
How much is Blood Bowl going to be for PSP?
Nintendo is gameless this week? Wow..
At least there’s a couple of good games.
PC games finally lead the way.
My question for the podcast- is it really that heard to write a pick of the week 😉
I do hope Dead to Rights: Retribution kicks ass.
I’ll be reviewing the PSP version, come hell or high water. I tried to get a copy of the PC version when it came out last summer, but it didn’t work out.
Make it happen!
Splinter Cell: Conviction.
While it’s no shock that deagle likes SC, I’m surprised that Tide does.
$29.99 at GameStop.
I AM NOT!………8 days.
Funny, that SN didn’t even mention Splinter Cell.
I hope it’s good or at least some improvements were made in the last six months.
I actually had a dream I was fighting dinosaurs the other night. When I woke up, I realized it was very MH- there were three others with me and I was using a melee weapon. But the dinos looked bigger!
I’m about to drop a new release in the bathroom.
No new DS games? What’s going on?
Whats’ this, some DS and Wii game have appeared?
Oh, it’s DLC. And pretty week stuff at that. Except for Military Madness.
You should put those up more often.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
I’d say SC, but I hear the single player is about 5 hours long.
What a crappy week. I have no interest in Splinter Cell. The demo was a bore that played itself.
I’ll be getting SCC today!
What’s an IP?
I finished SCC already, and am feeling a bit took. Did you guys get the game?
Don’t tell me that. I just bought the game and I’m on my way home to play it.