Shippin' Out January 29-February 2: Rogue Galaxy, Vanguard
Eidos' WWII RTS Battlestations: Midway hits PCs, 360s, Sonic rolls onto PS3, and FUUUUZION FRENNNNNZY!
This week's slate of releases promises a little bit of everything for living-room gamers. While last week's releases were dominated by handheld games, big-screen gamers reap the benefits of a week with a diverse range of genres.
World War II combat real-time strategy? Check. Cartoony role-playing game? Yup. Fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game? Affirmative. Classic gaming icon redone on a next-gen system? Absolutely. Party game, city-building strategy, and arcade-style shooter? Yes, yes, and yes.
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Leading the pack is a new PlayStation 2 role-playing game from Level 5, the same team that created the Dark Cloud games. The high-profile Rogue Galaxy was released over a year ago in Japan but only now makes its way to the US in English with some new additions. For more information, read GameSpot's review.
For those looking for a new fantasy-based MMO game, Sony Online Entertainment offers up Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. Developed by Sigil Games, Vanguard is set in the expansive realm of Telon and lets gamers choose their way of life from three branches: adventuring, crafting, and diplomacy. There's no shortage of choices, with 19 playable races and 15 different professions.
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Gamers who prefer their battles in more real-world environments can test their military know-how with Eidos Interactive's Battlestations: Midway for the PC and Xbox 360. The game combines action with real-time strategy as players are tasked with launching a full-scale battle in the Pacific during World War II. Gamers can view the game from a distance and direct units, then seamlessly hop into the cockpit of a plane and take care of business up close and personal.
PlayStation 3 owners starving for a new game for their shiny consoles can finally get one this week. Sonic the Hedgehog heads to the PS3 after a lackluster showing on the Xbox 360. The game sees the speedy mascot up to his old tricks, and Sonic is joined this time by another hedgehog, named Silver.
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Party games aren't limited to the Wii. The follow-up to the Xbox launch title Fuzion Frenzy hits stores this week with a new developer behind it. Hudson Soft takes over for Blitz Games on Fuzion Frenzy 2, which lets up to four players compete against one another in dozens of simple minigames.
This week's new releases are listed below (list taken from retailer information--actual dates may vary).
JANUARY 29, 2007
Mario Kart 64 (Wii via Virtual Console)
Comix Zone (Wii via Virtual Console)
Bonanza Bros (Wii via Virtual Console)
Contra III: The Alien Wars (Wii via Virtual Console)
JANUARY 30, 2007
Rogue Galaxy (PS2)
Battlestations: Midway (PC, X360)
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes (PC)
Sonic the Hedgehog (PS3)
Fuzion Frenzy 2 (X360)
FEBRUARY 2, 2007
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (PC)
City Life: World Edition (PC)
Crystal Quest (PC)
Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich (PC)
Ultimate Board Game Collection (PSP)
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Developer: Level 5
Genre: Action Role-Playing
Platform: PS2
Release Date: Jan 30, 2007
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awesome
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im still on hotel dusk: room 215 for DS
yay DS!
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sounds stupid
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Looks like goemtry wars is hitting the PC.
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WAK GAME
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I agree with gigabrowser12, don' get the Sonic game, I played it, worst gameplay and ideas ever in a Sonic game.
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Rogue Galaxy please. I'll get that.
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sonic blows hard.....like it hardcore sucks the life out of the whole sonic series, man i liked sonic back in the day, now his games are C-R-A-P crap
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don't get that sonic!!!!
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Im buying rougue galaxy..................everything else doesnt look as interesting.
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Fuzion Frenzy 2 looks pretty fun!
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I'm picking up sonic today.
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All these games suck, oh wait, I didn't notice Comix Zone there, I take it back. Only 28 days 'til March at least.
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Rogue Galaxy is worth the wait- -
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im out of game to play
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more psp releases please...I hope midway is fun and the multiplayer will pry me away from halo 2.
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Riiiidge Racer! I mean Rogue Galaxy. I'll probably pick that up.
Geometry Wars... Does that work with Windows XP or is it a Vista exclusive?
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I want rogue galaxy but some of the other games look ok as well.
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Ariolander, your mistaken, the PS3 doesnt have a little brother it IS the little brother...being that its new. The PS3 needs to learn from its big brother in this case.
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Battlestations Midway I wanna play but I am tempted by Vanguard. anyone here played it yet?
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The only game I'm interested in is Battlestations: Midway.
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vivement Fusion Frenzy.And God Rogue Galaxy looks pretty good.i must have it.
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Rogue Galaxy! Maybe the PS3 should learn from its little bro and make a game w/o loadscreens and still have amazing graphics.
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Rogue Galaxy! Yep yep yep! PS2 still kicks ass!
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wow interesting week... except 4 sonic- we all hate you now lol
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Battlestations Midway all the way!!!!!!!!!!
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Fuzion Frenzy 2!!!
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i just got vanguard
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rogue galaxy all the way...
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rogue galaxy an sonic i bene waitinf for those two glad there finally out only two good games mentioned up there (drools......)
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if Battlestations is the same series as from the playstaion game then i wish i had a 360 and i hope that Sonic doesnt suck on PS3 even though it has eveywhere else im a massive fan having grown up during the genesis days, well see then
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Only getting Vanguard here... but ... maybe GW
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Rogue Galaxy doesn't have much competition. I'll be picking that up more than likely.
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well I hope the 2nd fuzion frenzy is as good as the 1st
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Rogue Galaxy is the only thing worthile up there.
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I'm going to get Rogue Galaxy alone with Ar Tonelico...
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woo for battlestations!
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fuzion frenzy is going to be amazing
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I'll pick up Rogue Galaxy when my current games get stale. It should last until the expansion to Oblivion is out.
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Rogue Galaxy sounds cool.
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Geomatry Wars on PC?
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ROGUE GALAXY!
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