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Shippin' Out June 23-27: Bad Company, Guitar Hero DS

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Jun 23, 2008 12:39 pm PT

Alone in the Dark, Final Fantasy Tactics A2, and a handful of high-profile ports join a deluge of new releases.

Publishers have spent the last two weeks holding on to their big releases so as not to go head-to-head with Konami's PlayStation 3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Having given Solid Snake's latest a fair bit of breathing room, those publishers are pushing their titles onto shelves en masse this week.

Starting off the week on a loud note, Electronic Arts brings its Battlefield series of military shooters to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 with a twist. In addition to the multiplayer-minded online action of previous installments (with support for up to 24 players), Bad Company includes a story-based single-player campaign aiming to inject some dark humor into the war game genre.

Bad Company is by no means the only anticipated game on deck this week. Atari's return to the seminal survival horror series Alone in the Dark also arrives on the Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, and PC, while Activision takes its Guitar Hero franchise on the road with On Tour for the DS (complete with plug-in fret board peripheral).

DS gamers looking for something a little slower paced than Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" on expert can kick back with Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift. The turn-based strategy role-playing game follows in the footsteps of previous Tactics titles, putting players in control of a young boy transported to the world of Ivalice and in search of a way back to his home.

A number of ports are also set to hit stores this week, allowing some older games to find new fans. Two PC real-time strategy games are arriving on the Xbox 360, with console-ized editions of Supreme Commander and Command & Conquer: Kane's Wrath both making the transition to the living room. Meanwhile, Harmonix's Rock Band makes a belated appearance on the Wii after rocking gamers on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PlayStation 2 last year, and Overlord appears on the PlayStation 3 with a "Raising Hell" subtitle.

Finally, games are getting a little political, as Wideload Games is releasing satirical minigame collection Hail to the Chimp on the PS3 and Xbox 360, while the PC release of The Political Machine 2008 will allow gamers to relive the current election cycle in all its arduous glory.

On the downloadable services, Nintendo is introducing High Voltage Software's multiplayer arcade-style shooter Gyrostarr for 700 Wii points ($7). The Virtual Console adds Sega Master System mascot game Alex Kidd in Miracle World for 500 Wii points ($5) and the Neo Geo side-scrolling beat-'em-up Burning Fight for 900 points ($9).

Over on Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft is adding a pair of new games. First up is False Alarm, the gaming debut for Sega's gory-yet-adorable Happy Tree Friends. Strategy fans can also pick up Ticket to Ride, an adaptation of the railroad-themed card game for up to four players. Both games will sell for 800 Microsoft points ($10).

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

JUNE 23, 2008
Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3, X360)
Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS)
Supreme Commander (X360)
Alone in the Dark (X360, Wii, PC, PS2)
Rock Band (Wii)
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (DS)
Top Spin 3 (X360, PS3, Wii, DS)
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (X360)
Gyrostarr (Wii Ware)
American Girl: Kit Mystery Challenge (DS)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Wii VC)
Burning Fight (Wii VC)

JUNE 24, 2008
Hellboy: Science of Evil (X360, PS3, PSP)
WALL-E (Wii, PS3, X360, PS2, PSP, DS, PC)
Supreme Ruler 2020 (PC)
Hail to the Chimp (X360)
Overlord: Raising Hell (PS3)
The Political Machine 2008 (PC)
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress (PSP)
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Saurian (DS)
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Ninja (DS)
Operation Darkness (X360)
Big Beach Sports (Wii)
Cake Mania 2 (DS)
My Weight Loss Coach (DS)
Gourmet Chef (DS)
Midnight Play Pack (DS)
Elements (PC)
Baseball Mogul 2009 (PC)
Cocoto Kart Racer (Wii)
Jeep Thrills (PS2)

JUNE 25, 2008
Happy Tree Friends False Alarm (XBLA)
Ticket to Ride (XBLA)

JUNE 26, 2008
Hail to the Chimp (PS3)
Smart Kid's Gameclub (DS)
Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm (PC)

39 Comments

  • sniperboy_recon

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 4:25 pm PT

    Hate the snipers!!!! U shoot somebody they dont die
    But it is kinda fun destroying stuff

  • anarchy69yoda

    Posted Jun 24, 2008 9:41 pm PT

    i mite be the only one but i want to play happy tree friends so bad

  • David_Kniffin

    Posted Jun 24, 2008 11:22 am PT

    I'm curious about Alone In The Dark... I wonder if it's any good... I'll read some reviews...

  • combatsoldier

    Posted Jun 24, 2008 10:03 am PT

    WOW i forgot that alone in the dark is finally out.

  • mjc0961

    Posted Jun 24, 2008 12:45 am PT

    "omg you 360 fanboys are so dumb. console bashing is so 2007."

    That's why you're doing it, right? Because it's "so 2007"?

  • Vaco_P

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 10:50 pm PT

    My job started selling Rock Band and Guitar Hero on Sunday...

  • realSHOTKILL

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 10:33 pm PT

    omg you 360 fanboys are so dumb. console bashing is so 2007.
    PS3 has MGS4...so shutup. rated 10...best game ive ever played. Battlefield: Bad Company for me.

  • combatsoldier

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 9:01 pm PT

    Go battlefield.

  • godzillavskong

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 7:40 pm PT

    Well the Battlefield demo was great. That frostbite engine is pretty amazing. I'll be picking that one up in a week or two. It seems like more and more quality games are being released before I have a chance to beat the other ones that I am playing or just bought. Not to mention the gamers who own 2 or 3 consoles. Trying to buy Blu-rays and MGS4 for my PS3 and trying to keep up with the steady releases of good 360 titles. I need a second job.

  • xchiefmegadethx

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 7:06 pm PT

    Alone in the dark 360 for me!
    what no ps3 version delayed to the end of year you say...
    360 all the way,we get our games now not later haha

  • nyoroism

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 6:55 pm PT

    I hope Guitar Hero: On Tour gets a good score here. I've been playing it, and even though the songlist isn't large by any means, it's a whole lot of fun.

  • finaleve

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 5:14 pm PT

    major_cain > If you read the headline, it says Shipping out June 23-27. Note that it doesnt specify exactly what is being released in the headline, just the days that games will be released.

  • technowiz999

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 4:40 pm PT

    It's a good week for gamers everywhere =)

    Need more PC games though

  • ctg867

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 4:33 pm PT

    *Is still playing MGS4*

    No budget for BF: Bad Company or Alone in the Dark. Maybe when I get another job. Hey, I'm 16 and I'm gonna try and enjoy my Summer. Let me be lazy for a little bit before I go job hunting.

  • -GhostMLD-

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 3:37 pm PT

    wow 360 games completely outnumber ps3 releases!

  • ocdog45

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 3:35 pm PT

    ill be playing bad company and ff TA

  • ItsEvolution

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 3:32 pm PT

    Rock Band Wii has sold out everywhere here already. I can't believe so many people were amped about a game that everyone else has had since November. How many people only own a Wii and not at least a PS2 also?

  • maverick_76

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 3:31 pm PT

    I got scared for a second there. I thought that they were not going to have Alone in the dark on the PS3, I was like "I could've sworn I saw it the other day for PS3." Whew, that was a close call.

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