Shippin' Out May 14-18: Shrek the Third

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted May 15, 2007 2:29 pm PT

Activision leads the week's releases with game adaptations of the giant green ogre's latest theatrical outing.

With Shrek the Third debuting in theaters this week, its expected multiplatform video game adaptations follow suit. Otherwise, the release drought continues on, with a few new Nintendo DS offerings, a rash of canon-worthy downloadable classics, and a few late-arrival ports also turning up this week.

It's not a blockbuster feature film these days unless a multiplatform, video game extravaganza accompanies it. As it did with Spider-Man 3 two weeks prior, Activision is bringing Shrek the Third to nearly every conceivable platform, with the noted exception being the PlayStation 3. And because nearly every platform has a different developer, it is possible there will be more versions of the game than iterations of the Shrek franchise.

Fitting nicely with Nintendo's prediction that it will sell 22 million portable units this year, the Nintendo DS is the one platform that's seen a steady stream of releases. This week continues that trend, with a trio of original games releasing for the handheld, including: Code Lyoko, an anime-inspired action adventure from The Game Factory; Etrian Odyssey, a turn-based role-playing game from Atlus; and Touch the Dead, a zombie-slaying shooter from developer Dream On.

The Wii sees several retro classics hitting its Virtual Console shelves this week, courtesy of its great-great-grandpappy the Nintendo Entertainment System. The NES versions of Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden and Namco's Pac-Man can now be added to Wii owners' virtual collections, landing at 500 Wii points ($5) apiece. Also arriving on the Virtual Console this week is Irem's Ninja Spirit, the Turbo Grafx-16 side-scroller from 1990. In other what's-old-is-new-again news, Resident Evil 4 finally makes its way to the PC, while MLB 07: The Show and Major League Baseball 2K7 round third and head for home on the PlayStation 3 and Game Boy Advance, respectively.

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

MAY 14, 2007
Ninja Gaiden (Wii)
Ninja Spirit (Wii)
Pac-Man (Wii)

MAY 15, 2007
Resident Evil 4 (PC)
Shrek the Third (360, Wii, PC, PS2, PSP, DS, GBA)
Art of Fighting Anthology (PS2)
Code Lyoko (DS)
Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon (PSP)
MLB 07: The Show (PS3)
Etrian Odyssey (DS)
Touch the Dead (DS)
FreeStyle Street Basketball (PC)

MAY 16, 2007
Taito Legends 2 (PC)
Soltrio Solitaire (360)
Aegis Wing (360)

MAY 17, 2007
Major League Baseball 2K7 (GBA)
Taito Legends Power-Up (PSP)

43 Comments

  • faytal-ehtee

    Posted May 18, 2007 2:36 am PT

    resident evil 4 was out for pc months ago. i saw it in my local game shop last week in the bargain bin (£15 or 2 for £25)

  • wenbin09

    Posted May 17, 2007 7:07 am PT

    shrek!!!

  • xplayfan

    Posted May 16, 2007 9:38 pm PT

    Let's see here: ports, compilations, licensed games, sports games, a new Harvest Moon and Touch the Dead.

    Pretty boring week...

  • comthitnuong

    Posted May 16, 2007 4:02 pm PT

    Nothing too huge this week.

  • GonzoGuy

    Posted May 16, 2007 1:51 pm PT

    Yawn

    Wha... Wii what?
    Damnit, please stop listing the VC games as NEW releases. These are old releases. Very very old releases.
    Sure; announce it of course, but seperate from the NEW releases. PLEASE!

  • judog1

    Posted May 16, 2007 1:51 pm PT

    @dmastor

    It looked easy too, maybe there will be tons of enemies when you progress though the game.

  • chrisdojo

    Posted May 16, 2007 12:03 pm PT

    nothing great.... here comes the summer drought....

  • anamnawshad

    Posted May 16, 2007 11:36 am PT

    No Shrek for PS-3....

  • dmastor

    Posted May 16, 2007 9:17 am PT

    TOUCH OF THE DEAD SHOULD be easy on a small touch screen lol

  • SavoyPrime

    Posted May 16, 2007 7:12 am PT

    Goodness, this week is just pitiful.

  • slayer1090

    Posted May 16, 2007 4:31 am PT

    ports ports and more ports

  • slayer1090

    Posted May 16, 2007 4:28 am PT

    ports ports and more ports

  • onlineps2player

    Posted May 16, 2007 12:53 am PT

    Yeah! I love Harvest Moon !

  • zsc4

    Posted May 15, 2007 9:09 pm PT

    Nothing interests me this week...

  • WarGameJunkie

    Posted May 15, 2007 7:41 pm PT

    Another week where the releases completely suck.

  • DrCLos

    Posted May 15, 2007 7:36 pm PT

    Gonna get Aegis Wings for sure. It's free!

  • nintendofreak92

    Posted May 15, 2007 7:34 pm PT

    I'm acctually thinking about picking up Touch the Dead.

  • admir1983

    Posted May 15, 2007 7:28 pm PT

    wow this sucks

  • munsoned

    Posted May 15, 2007 7:23 pm PT

    mlb the show for the ps3 looks good....

  • robfield

    Posted May 15, 2007 7:20 pm PT

    This is the next generation? What a suck, guy. The holiday releases better do more than make up for this

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