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Shippin' Out May 7-11: C&C3 360

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted May 8, 2007 6:03 pm PT

Electronic Arts console port of Tiberium Wars tops a light week at retail while Double Dragon, Final Fight, and Sam & Max clean up the downloadable mean streets.

Ordinarily, this week would see the gaming world converged in LA for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the annual glitzy, loud, brash, and proud convention that gave gamers a glimpse at nearly every game they'd be buying in the next year. But E3 grew too bloated for some people's liking, and the organizers this year are paring it down to a fraction of its former size, as well as pushing it back into July.

Perhaps somebody should have told that to the publishers, as this week's slate of new releases is almost as light as if there had been an E3 stealing everyone's attention. The biggest game of the week is Electronic Arts' Xbox 360 edition of Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, which was released on the PC earlier this year. The 360 edition represents EA's second attempt to port a successful PC real-time strategy game to Microsoft's latest console, with The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II being the first.

The downloadable gaming sector is a little more active this week, with Capcom's SNES brawler Final Fight arriving on the Wii's Virtual Console, while the seminal arcade beat-'em-up Double Dragon arrives on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Gamers who like a few laughs with their vigilante justice this week will be able to download the season finale of Sam & Max, Bright Side of the Moon, from developer Telltale Games' own Web site. (The game is already available on a rental basis to subscribers of the GameTap online gaming service.)

And while it's neither downloadable nor for sale at brick-and-mortar retailers, Atari Age is now selling Adventure II for the Atari 5200, the unofficial sequel to the original Adventure on the Atari 2600.

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

MAY 7, 2007
Final Fight (Wii)
Mighty Bomb Jack (Wii)
Ordyne (Wii)
Winx Club: Join the Club (PlayStation Portable)
Adventure II (5200)

MAY 8, 2007
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (360)
.hack//G.U. vol. 2//Reminisce
Driver 76 (PSP)
Heatseeker (PSP)
Loco Mania (PC)
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (PlayStation 2)
The Sims 2 Deluxe (PC)

MAY 9, 2007
Classic Action: Devilish (DS)
Double Dragon (360)

MAY 10, 2007
Sam & Max Episode 6: Bright Side of the Moon (PC)

50 Comments

  • couggod

    Posted May 13, 2007 4:39 pm PT

    Hooray Sam and Max

  • WarGameJunkie

    Posted May 9, 2007 8:13 pm PT

    What a disgusting display of titles. Seriously, the winter and all spring (except for GRAW 2) have sucked for every system.

  • avalanche11

    Posted May 9, 2007 6:57 pm PT

    yet another boring week...

  • Lilirch100302

    Posted May 9, 2007 6:06 pm PT

    Looks like ill be pulling my psp out for the week nothing good comming out....

  • _NeoN

    Posted May 9, 2007 3:26 pm PT

    OfficialBed said it, Double Dragon and C&C3 are definitely up there for me too... And so is the 2nd .hack GU title.

    @Generic_Dude - The GU series is said to be different to the prev games, unless you're refering to the whole concept of the .hack saga cause then there's nothing I can say that'll change your point of view.

    My apologies for the double post, not sure why it does that.

  • _NeoN

    Posted May 9, 2007 3:25 pm PT

    OfficialBed said it, Double Dragon and C&C3 are definitely up there for me too... And so is the 2nd .hack GU title.

    @Generic_Dude - The GU series is said to be different to the prev games, unless you're refering to the whole concept of the .hack saga cause then there's nothing I can say that'll change your point of view.

    My apologies for the double post, not sure why it does that.

  • malmeid2

    Posted May 9, 2007 3:21 pm PT

    Supposedly the best RTS controller setup ever. BFME 360 was ok with the controls, and if this one is better, plus no lag, count me in! (I'd buy for PC but I have only Radeon X600 !)

  • OfficialBed

    Posted May 9, 2007 1:40 pm PT

    sweet....command and conquer 3 and double dragon

  • NND1

    Posted May 9, 2007 12:38 pm PT

    Double Dragon Baby!!

  • Squids-Ahoy

    Posted May 9, 2007 11:45 am PT

    Um, Adventure II? Anyone?

  • TheRealMantera

    Posted May 9, 2007 11:05 am PT

    feanorkms,
    wow, great comment. I'm pretty sure that the article just explained that
    the control scheme was done very well on this port. Why read this website
    if you don't beleive what they tell you?

  • BraindeadRacr

    Posted May 9, 2007 10:00 am PT

    C&C3 TW will either set the definition console-RTS in a good light, or it'll become a über failure..

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted May 9, 2007 7:18 am PT

    They're still making .hack games? Ugh... worst RPG series I've ever played I think.

  • dmastor

    Posted May 9, 2007 7:13 am PT

    @ feanorkms I CAN MY BRAIN WORKS and i can learn

  • chrisdojo

    Posted May 9, 2007 5:43 am PT

    RTS pc >>>>>> RTS x360

  • JSharpe_187

    Posted May 9, 2007 5:23 am PT

    Damn, none for the Wii60. And is that an Atari 5200 game up there? They're a little late...

  • ball_of_air

    Posted May 9, 2007 5:05 am PT

    Bring on Driver 76.

  • SageAnomie

    Posted May 8, 2007 11:46 pm PT

    Im suprised not many people are liking the .hack GU series. While I am not a huge fan of the first 4 instalments. GU actually has a incredible way of displaying itself. I've never seen an intro that grabbed my interest so fast other than Panzer Dragoon Saga, and Zone of Enders (1&2). Id say its definantly the most impressive game on that list up there. People should give the GU series a try

  • bossjimbob

    Posted May 8, 2007 11:11 pm PT

    Man, if I had a 5200 I would so be buying Adventure II right now. I loved the original.

  • asmodeus_z

    Posted May 8, 2007 9:54 pm PT

    Might consider C&C - Hope the control is responsive on the 360.

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