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With titles featuring giant robots capable of turning into semis, a duo of anthropomorphic private investigators, and an interpretation of a popular board game, this week’s new release schedule could have easily been culled from the 90’s. Those without a penchant for nostalgic properties might find gratification in a timeless diversion- this week also sees the unveiling of several puzzlers.
360
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project (XBLA)
Field & Stream: Outdoorsman Challenge
Risk: Factions (XBLA)
Transformers: War For Cybertron
PS3
Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode Three-They Stole Max’s Brain! (PSN)
Transformers: War For Cybertron
Wii
10 Minute Solutions
Art Style: Rotozoa (Wiiware)
Calvin Tucker’s Redneck Racing
The Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Chaotic Conflicts (WiiWare)
The Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Puzzling Pages (WiiWare)
thinkSMART: Family
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures
Wipeout: The Game
DS
Dragon Ball: Origins 2
Just Sing (with Microphone)
Legendary Wars: T-Rex Rumble (DSiWare)
Mega Words (DSiWare)
Puffins: Let’s Fish! (DSiWare)
Puzzle Quest 2
Spin Six (DSiWare)
Super Swap (DSiWare)
thinkSMART
thinkSMART Kids 8+
Transformers: War For Cybertron-Autobots
Transformers: War for Cybertron-Decepticons
Western Riding Academy
Wipeout: The Game
PSP
TNA Cross The Line
PC
Puzzle Dimension
Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode Three-They Stole Max’s Brain!
Transformers: War For Cybertron
DesertEagle’s Pick: While past forays with the license have produced a decidedly uneven body of work, I’ve been catching a good buzz on Transformers: War For Cybertron. Let’s hope the single player campaign is finally able to trump the previous campaign watermark set by 2004’s Atari-published iteration.
SeanNOLA’s Pick: A slightly better list to choose from than last week – I’ll agree with DEagle and say that my hopes are pretty high for Transformers: War For Cybertron. If nothing else, class-based multiplayer with robots and cars in space sounds pretty cool.
Transformers is the only game I’d consider, but not at $60.
Wasn’t Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project a game made in 2002?
Less than meets the eye this week.
I’m just curious where the Just Sing mic plus into.
Calvin Tucker’s Redneck Racing is my stereotype of the week.
Maybe dads want the older-style games this week.
Maybe TNA Cross The Line. I liked the console version.
Snola and Tide’s concious wouldn’t let them pick anything, I guess.
By the time the games come out, Father’s Day will be over, thought.
I still need to try the Sam & Max games. If there a demo on PSN?
Where’s Karnov?
Transformers: WFC demo was pretty solid. Maybe.
Nothing for me.
That Atari Transformers game was damn good!
June is shaping up to be pretty bland.
Tranformers for PS3 if I can get a deal.
You guys should post game deals to.
Lets hope 10 Minute Solutions is rated M
Pretty pisspoor week.
Is that a real person?
Transformers demo was good.
Wasn’t Bejeweled 2 for DS coming out this week?
How come NOLA agrees with Desert’s pick, but not what he says on the podcast?!?!
Another slow week.
This joke never gets old!
Let’s be honest, there wasn’t much to disagree about this week.
Tanks for the info, deagle!
Transformers maybe.
Lol. I like it better when you guys disagree.
Agreed. Next few weeks seem slow.
He also told me to stop clapping during the Nintendo press conference, the bully!
Oh, Duke it’s been a long time.
WAT? We want details!
Was it Adam always the last the post his picks?
Transformer demo was better than I thought it would be, but not worth $60.
This NR list made me sadder than the recent closure of Bros Ice Bros.
How come you guys never reviewed Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse????
You’re thinking Puzzle Quest 2, maybe?
I always liked Risk as a kid.
I gotta say it…Why dont you get off his nuts?
Sorry, couldn’t be avoided.
Haha! Yes I did! That’s some good ‘ angry sean’ podcast fodder…
Awesome! You guys are nuts!!!
What game? If it’s Kirby you lost a fan NOLA, if it’s Saints Row, you lost a fan Desert.
Calvin Tucker’s Redneck Racing sounds so bad it might be good.
Is Puzzle Quest 2 supposed to be any good?
I’m going to go with Just Sing (with Microphone) so I can belt out a tune when I go to Chili’s.
Thanks for the info.
If we had the money, we’d probably look at thinkSMART this week.
Where any fps/srpg hybrids announced?
*phew* we’re safe, it was neither. I’m sure we’ll talk about it on the show, and I’ll lose some fans then 😉
Looking forward to it.
NOLA might have been right about this one. The announcement had me excited, but the actual game was pretty average. Stay tuned…
Where was Tide through all of this?
I’ll be getting those robots in disguise.
I really wanted to review the Sam & Max games, but Tell Tale is really stingy with their review code. Maybe I’ll pick them up piece-meal and review the whole series later. We’ll see.
I’m saving for NHL 11, so nothing this week.
Crap pants week.Transformers will blow.
Makes sence- I don’t see that many reviews for the games.
Really, what happened to Adam?
Is Just Sing the sequel to Just Dance?
I guess no Adam picks at all.
My pick’s finally up!
OMG! It’s a miracle!
Yeah! KARNOV!!!!
I think he does this just for the fanfare. It’s like being fashionably late for a party.