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Shippin' Out May 17-23: Punch-Out, UFC 2009 Undisputed

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted May 17, 2009 12:00 pm PT

Nintendo's and THQ's brawlers light up the ring, joined by Bionic Commando, EA Sports Active, Boom Blox Bash Party, Terminator, more.

Spring 2009 hasn't been a particularly eventful one at retail for the gaming industry, a fact prominently supported by two consecutive months of 17 percent sales declines. However, mid-May has a number of high-profile console titles that may lure gamers back to their retailer of choice.

Little Mac, flashing his tiger eye.

The Wii, in particular, is in for a big week, thanks to a one-two combo from Nintendo and Electronic Arts. Opening up the combination, Nintendo will release Punch-Out, a new installment in its venerable boxing franchise featuring unlikely pugilist sensation Little Mac. Along with his formidable trainer, Doc Louis, Little Mac makes his latest Cinderella run against 13 opponents twice his size.

As for Electronic Arts' follow-through, the publisher has on tap EA Sports Active and Boom Blox Bash Party. EA's take on the growing fitness genre, Active comes bundled with a neoprene sleeve and rubber resistance band and features more than 20 different workouts. Boom Blox Bash Party is the sequel to EA and Steven Spielberg's original 2008 collaboration, and it expands on the physics-based puzzle game with 400 new levels, underwater and zero-gravity arenas, and additional block types and shapes.

Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gamers have a number of action-oriented titles to look forward to this week. With the Octagon suitably bloodied following THQ's well-received demo, the full edition of UFC 2009 Undisputed arrives for the Xbox 360 and PS3 this week. Alternatively, gamers can swing with Capcom and GRIN's reinterpretation of the classic Bionic Commando franchise. With Warner Bros. Pictures' Christian Bale-led Terminator Salvation doing the robot into theaters this week, Warner Bros. Interactive's game of the same name arrives on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

For further details on the week's games, visit GameSpot's New Releases page. The full list of downloadable games on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace, and the Wii Shop Channel will be revealed later this week. Release dates are based on retailer listings and are subject to change.

New Releases: May 17-23
May 18
Bionic Commando - X360, PS3 - Adventure - Capcom
Punch-Out!! - WII - Sports - Nintendo

May 19
Boom Blox Bash Party - WII - Puzzle - Electronic Arts
EA Sports Active - WII - Sports - EA Sports
Hannah Montana: The Movie - PC - Action - Disney Interactive
I Love Beauty: Hollywood Makeover - DS - Puzzle - City Interactive
Jagged Alliance - DS - Strategy - Atari
Party Pigs: FarmYard Games - WII - Sports - Destineer
Puchi Puchi Virus - DS - Action - NIS America
Rock Band Classic Rock Track Pack - X360, PS3, PS2, WII - Rhythm - MTV Games
Space Camp - WII, DS - Action - Activision
Steal Princess - DS - Strategy - Atlus Co.
Terminator Salvation - X360, PS3, PC - Action - Warner Bros. Interactive
Tournament Pool - WII - Puzzle - Destineer
UFC 2009 Undisputed - X360, PS3 - Action - THQ
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator: World Championship 2009 - WII, DS - Puzzle - Konami

May 20
Imagine: Makeup Artist - DS - Puzzle - Ubisoft

57 Comments

  • Harerazer

    Posted May 20, 2009 7:47 am PT

    Gonna have to try out the UFC demo based on popular opinion here. Boom Blox, and maybe Bionic Commando (does it have multi-player?) are also looking good. Yugioh and Punch Out for the kids maybe if the grades hold up. Rockband will get my DLC money later this week (Alice Cooper!!!).

  • zombey1333

    Posted May 20, 2009 4:29 am PT

    huh. We go from getting crap in for a month to major releases all at once.

  • wahyudil

    Posted May 19, 2009 9:19 am PT

    stupidly I went to a game store and searched for Little King Story .... Its will out in end of June .... aggghh, I can't wait ....

    150 hours with Rune Factory Frontier made me desperately need new hardcore games .... Puch out? hmmmm .....

  • da_illest101

    Posted May 19, 2009 6:35 am PT

    i might rent ufc and bionic commando but the rest is a waste of money

  • combatsoldier

    Posted May 18, 2009 9:33 pm PT

    @godzillavskong

    Hey brother, its always great to see another die hard mma fan in here. I completely understand. I am married, mortgage, and kids to lol. Thats why I paid for my copy of UFC months ago lol. LOVE UFC BABY!!

  • godzillavskong

    Posted May 18, 2009 7:10 pm PT

    Gotta get UFC! I'm a big MMA fan and this game looks and plays sick! I downloaded the demo and was blown away,plus the roster of characters is really amazing.It would be nice if they had some of the WEC guys in their like Urijah Faber or Jens Pulver, being that UFC owns that co. also.Maybe they'll have them as DLC later on down the road.Bionic commando looks promising also. I'd like to buy both, but mortgage,3 kids,bills,etc. just seem to keep getting in the way. So I'll take baby steps and get 1 a week.

  • Pete5506

    Posted May 18, 2009 6:51 pm PT

    I'm getting UFC and Bionic Commando

  • jdsteffen

    Posted May 18, 2009 5:22 pm PT

    UFC, Punch Out, Boom Blox, Bionic Commando.... there went my savings

  • Sins-of-Mosin

    Posted May 18, 2009 4:36 pm PT

    UFC retail is even better then the demo. It really is a game you have to play. I'll also be trying out Bionic Commando and Terminator Salvation.

  • ShadowXStorm

    Posted May 18, 2009 2:44 pm PT

    UFC is gonna be sick!

  • Lucidmike78

    Posted May 18, 2009 1:08 pm PT

    @JUSTBLAZE_928,

    I think Microsoft has a way of checking to see if you are playing the game early, regardless of getting an official copy early. Just keep in mind that your xbox is always online. And if it isn't, its logging the use of it to upload later.

    I saw a handful of people saying how they got banned from playing a game early when they did nothing wrong.

    I wouldn't dare insert it into the console until midnight. Careful.

  • deedoubleyou814

    Posted May 18, 2009 12:58 pm PT

    ufc

  • JUSTBLAZE_928

    Posted May 18, 2009 12:23 pm PT

    UFC is hotter than summertime just got an early copy from my boy at Gamestop game is nuts i wont dare take it online yet though

  • combatsoldier

    Posted May 18, 2009 12:08 pm PT

    Its all about that UFC baby. Absolutely amazing game. Strongly recommend it to those that dont own it yet.

  • CoolKidX

    Posted May 18, 2009 11:51 am PT

    Hannah Montana: The Movie YES FINALLY!
    [/sarcasm]

  • JCDenton

    Posted May 18, 2009 10:46 am PT

    @viewtiful jay

    HDTV LAG fix: http://gear.ign.com/articles/712/712352p2.html

    I ordered my punch-out from amazon since it's only $40 there. I can't wait!

  • svaubel

    Posted May 18, 2009 10:42 am PT

    Meh... Punch Out looks okay, but nothing else interesting to me this week

  • Starwind_Amada

    Posted May 18, 2009 10:32 am PT

    @ metalkid9:

    Don't get too excited about the Terminator game. The graphics suck and they didn't even get the film's actors. The controls are terrible, the graphics are PS2 quality and the game is over in an hour. Don't waste your money.

  • lowkey254

    Posted May 18, 2009 10:31 am PT

    The UFC demo was off the chain. I have to get this.

  • viewtiful_jay

    Posted May 18, 2009 10:28 am PT

    My only hope for Punch-Out Wii is that it doesn't suffer from HDTV lag too bad, or there's a way to adjust for it. The World Circuit on the original Punch-Out is damn near unplayable on my TV due to the timing being off so much.

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