Shippin' Out June 4-8: Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Call of Juarez

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Jun 5, 2007 5:51 pm PT

Eidos' remake joins Ubisoft's Western on the week's docket along with Pac-Man Championship Edition, Zelda II, and Dragon Ball Z DS.

After nearly a year in the making, Lara Croft's latest makeover is arriving in stores. Three days after Tomb Raider: Anniversary took Europe by storm, Eidos Interactive shipped the PC and PlayStation 2 game in North America. (A PlayStation Portable edition comes out later this month, with a Wii version due later in the year.) The game is a remake of the 1996 original with the new engine from last year's Tomb Raider: Legend. The game is rated T for Teen and retails for $29.99 on all platforms.

The week's other high-profile release is the latest attempt to take 21st-century gaming to the 19th-century frontier. Developed by Polish shop Techland and published by Paris-based Ubisoft, Call of Juarez rides into retail today with an M for Mature rating. On the Xbox 360, the game will cost $59.99, with the PC edition going for $10 less.

On the Nintendo DS front, Atari is shipping Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu as Destination Software unleashes a double-shot of budget games, Chicken Shoot and ATV / Monster Truck Mayhem. For its part, the PSP got two games, movie tie-in Shrek the Third and Tetris wannabe Puzzle Scape. Down PC way, Electronic Arts' latest add-on to The Sims 2, The Sims 2: H&M Stuff, will take in-game marketing to a whole new level, as it only features items from the titular clothing chain.

Five retro games arrived on consoles this week. Tomorrow, the 360 will get Pac-Man Championship Edition. The revamped version of the classic pill-chomping arcade game will feature new maps codesigned by the original's creator, Toru Iwatani, and new time-trial-centric gameplay. Meanwhile, the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console catalog topped 100 Monday with the release of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron, Milon's Secret Castle, and Dead Moon.

This week's new releases are listed below (list taken from retailer information--actual dates may vary).

JUNE 4, 2007
Circus Empire (PC)
Codename: Panzers Commander's Edition (PC)
Dead Moon (WII)
Dream Day Wedding (PC)
Hidden Expedition: Everest (PC)
Milon's Secret Castle (WII)
Planet Puzzle League (DS)
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (WII)
UFO: Afterlight (PC)
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (WII)

JUNE 5, 2007
Call of Juarez (360, PC)
Chicken Shoot (DS)
Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu (DS)
Gold Miner Vegas with Gold Miner Special Edition (PC)
Hide & Secret: Treasure of the Ages (PC)
Hospital Tycoon (PC)
John Tiller's Campaign Series (PC)
Puzzle Scape (PSP)
Rainbow Mystery (PC)
Shrek the Third (PSP)
The Sims 2: H&M Stuff
Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PC, PS2)

JUNE 6, 2007
Pac-Man Championship Edition (360)

JUNE 7, 2007
Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (PC)

JUNE 8, 2007
ATV / Monster Truck Mayhem (DS)

47 Comments

  • ocdog45

    Posted Jun 7, 2007 11:34 pm PT

    strait garbage this week.

  • csachaoskid24

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 4:34 pm PT

    Call of Juarez looks good...

  • JiaoAdorable

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 3:26 pm PT

    I can't wait until my Tomb Raider Anniversary arrives ^_^

  • _NeoN

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 3:12 pm PT

    Hmmm... not a knockout lineup this week I see.

    The new DragonBall Z game has me intrigued, the title's quite a mouthful to boot... he he.

    My apologies for the double post, not sure why it does that.

  • _NeoN

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 3:11 pm PT

    Hmmm... not a knockout lineup this week I see.

    The new DragonBall Z game has me intrigued, the title's quite a mouthful to boot... he he.

    My apologies for the double post, not sure why it does that.

  • fenriz275

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 12:49 pm PT

    Call Of Juarez? I played through that game months ago? That's not a new release. ::scratches head::

  • gshell

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 11:03 am PT

    Hey does Best Buy still give out the $5 off coupons? If so Tomb Raider here I come

  • Lancer424

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 8:33 am PT

    "slayer1090 That Tomb Raider game makes me wish I had a PS2, or that they would release it on a superior platorm. *cough* 360 *cough*

    Shut ur mouth u stupid fanboy there are other supperior platfroms *coughPSWIIcough* and the Wii is getting Tomb Raider neways. So just cause u don't have the platform that it's comming to don't cry about it."

    I wouldn't call the Wii a "superior" platform, as it has no games with any depth to it (minus Zelda and Paper Mario).

    As for the PS3, there are no great games, its overpriced, and the motion controls are horrible (for those like me who have played the Warhawk beta, you know why).

  • ashuncc2

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 8:07 am PT

    Call of Juarez looks like a game worth trying out. Probably a rental.

  • football_legend

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 7:48 am PT

    Probably get Tomb Raider Anniversary

  • GonzoGuy

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 7:44 am PT

    H&M Stuff?!
    Really?
    AND I have to pay for it?
    Just found the first Sims expansion I'm NOT getting.

    It's a fine idea and everything but it should be free, or at least really REALLY cheap.

  • SavoyPrime

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 7:13 am PT

    I'll probably be buying Tomb Raider Anniversary.

  • Gadeos

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 6:39 am PT

    "Touché" chrisdojo, I wonder the same thing...

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 5:47 am PT

    so does tomb raider anniversary have individual breast physics? -_-

  • slayer1090

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 4:24 am PT

    That Tomb Raider game makes me wish I had a PS2, or that they would release it on a superior platorm. *cough* 360 *cough*

    Shut ur mouth u stupid fanboy there are other supperior platfroms *coughPSWIIcough* and the Wii is getting Tomb Raider neways. So just cause u don't have the platform that it's comming to don't cry about it.

  • heroofwinds1

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 3:40 am PT

    another poor week that shows the road to a poor summer except a few games.i can not wait until autumn and winter to play a good game.this filosophy must change!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Thorpe89 Site moderator

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 2:55 am PT

    I think Tomb Raider: Anniversary has been green so far. I'm loving it. I wouldn't mind trying out Hospital Tycoon. I wonder if it lives up to Theme Hospital.

  • imprezawrx500

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 2:34 am PT

    "I coulda sworn Call of Juarez had already been released on the PC. Did they revamp that game?"

    true, its been out here in nz since before xmas

  • imautobot

    Posted Jun 6, 2007 1:03 am PT

    That Tomb Raider game makes me wish I had a PS2, or that they would release it on a superior platorm. *cough* 360 *cough*

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