Shippin' Out August 6-10: Boogie, Mega Man Star Force

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Aug 6, 2007 2:31 pm PT

The calm before the storm arrives as Electronic Arts releases its Wii dancing game; retailers brace for next week's Madden launch.

While the holiday quarter technically begins in October, the ramp-up of releases each year can usually be traced back to August and the annual launch of Electronic Arts' latest Madden game. With the latest installment in the pigskin franchise hitting the retail field August 14, this week's light release slate will be the last until the end of the year.

There is one significant title being released this week, however, and that's EA's Wii rhythm game Boogie. EA execs have said the company stumbled by initially focusing development efforts on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 instead of the Wii, but they didn't wait long to devote more resources and original games to Nintendo's system. After SSX Blur, Boogie is the company's second Wii-exclusive title, and it's set to ship out on Tuesday.

The rest of the week is sparsely populated with retail releases, as Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars make their way to the PlayStation Portable, and Mega Man Star Force is released on the DS in three different versions (one of them exclusive to GameStop).

On the downloadable front, Wave Race 64 leads a Wii Virtual Console lineup that includes Nintendo Entertainment System puzzler The Adventures of Lolo and TurboGrafx-16 shooter Galaga '90. Track & Field is the only Xbox Live Arcade release this week, but its button-mashing gameplay could inflict the controller wear-and-tear of any three normal games.

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

AUGUST 6, 2007
Wave Race 64 (Wii Virtual Console)
Adventures of Lolo (Wii Virtual Console)
Galaga '90 (Wii Virtual Console)
Attack on Pearl Harbor (PC)

AUGUST 7, 2007
Boogie (Wii)
Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Volume 1 (PS2)
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (PSP)
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon (DS)
Mega Man Star Force: Leo (DS)
Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus (DS)
High School Musical: Makin' the Cut (DS)

AUGUST 8, 2007
Track & Field (360)
Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PSP)

53 Comments

  • tequilero

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 10:25 am PT

    Not a single good game for the Wii.

  • gamester1985

    Posted Aug 23, 2008 2:52 pm PT

    "Boogie... I still don't get the point. And Mega Man, I love you buddy, but retire already."

    im actually a megaman fan but i just wanna say megaman now isnt as good as it knewst to be well tbh it never really was that good to start off with anyways lol @ dustman tut tut

  • do0mownage

    Posted Mar 12, 2008 5:58 am PT

    whens starforce 2 coming out lol, i hope we can battle over WiFi with it. lol i beat starforce 1 i wana own 2 already lol.

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Aug 10, 2007 9:27 pm PT

    How can any one still follow Battle Network... I got fed up after 4. And , I loved the series.

  • menciawatcher25

    Posted Aug 9, 2007 5:49 pm PT

    capcom is just trying to make what they think are good games their are actually people out there who enjo megaman battle network games and one ofthem is me

  • lamprey263

    Posted Aug 8, 2007 1:30 pm PT

    Okay, ever since Seeds was created I said that Capcom was going back to doing Mega Man games. I'm sorry, I loved the franchise like over ten years ago, but this is getting ridiculous. Dragon, Leo, and Pegasus? Are they trying to be another kiddy franchise like Pokemon? Capcom doesn't care about gaming anymore, now their trying to get a few gimmicky bucks. Boo you Capcom, that's probably while Clover Studios up a left your ass.

  • drangel_jam

    Posted Aug 8, 2007 6:15 am PT

    This will probably be the last lackluster weak of the year.

  • Hitamaru-homia

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 5:48 pm PT

    Boogie sucks....

  • smfes

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 5:30 pm PT

    Very cool i seriously love my *Nintendo DS*

  • ChickenHounk911

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 3:09 pm PT

    My Granparents are SOOOO ready for boogie. Hey, how much for the PS3 RgvXavi? Hit me up! The only one I am looking forward to here is Wave Race 64. Good times.

  • kicking222

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 1:18 pm PT

    I don't understand the hubbub over "Boogie". It doesn't look particularly innovative, and the song selection is flat-out terrible.

    Oh man, two weeks until "BioShock". Hallelujah!

  • jcloverboy

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 9:58 am PT

    nothing this week. Next week the storm begins with the Madden releases, with at least a game expected to be purchased every week until the end of November.

    Thank goodness no systems are coming out this year for the sake of my wallet

  • RgvXavi

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 9:15 am PT

    good thing i have a job that pays well. lets see in the past month i've bought for my 360: NCAA '08, Nascar '08, C&C 3, Forza 2
    this month im buying: madden '08, BioShock(pre-ordered)
    and in sept and afterwards: Halo 3 legendary edition because you aint no baller' if you don't have the helmet. hahaha. Mass Effect and anything else i want. im selling my ps3 so if anyone wants to buy it dirt cheap let me know. i will sell with that crap of a game Resistance.

  • raziellich

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 7:40 am PT

    Hey hey hey its time to play some CRAAAAAAZY Taxi!

  • Rect_Pola

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 6:13 am PT

    "Exclusive to GameStop"?
    Wow... there are still other game stores besides GameStop? Not in my area! They've bought out then crapped out all the local competition.

  • KronikKilla

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 5:31 am PT

    Track and Field... MS's plot to get people to buy a new controller after they destroy their old one playing this game.

  • curua02

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 5:09 am PT

    Boogie... I still don't get the point. And Mega Man, I love you buddy, but retire already.

  • zilcher

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 2:16 am PT

    Boogie? isn't that the junk thats in your nose?

  • togo2828

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 12:12 am PT

    BOOOOOGIE
    i cant wait to get and play that game
    dude my mom wants to even play it, thats a freakin miracle

  • ChancreScolex

    Posted Aug 6, 2007 11:42 pm PT

    I don't even have a Wii but Boogie has Jamiroquai and that = Win for any system. WIN I SAY!!

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