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Shippin' Out September 3-7: Stranglehold, MOH: Airborne

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Sep 4, 2007 12:04 pm PT

John Woo's gangster epic locks and loads; EA's WWII shooter takes the plunge; spate of downloadable classics invade the Wii and Xbox 360.

Gamers hoping to catch a breath of air after reemerging from the depths of Rapture have a Stranglehold to look forward to this week. In collaboration with film auteur John Woo, Midway's Stranglehold is the continuation of the cult Hong Kong gangster epic Hard-Boiled. Initially scheduling the game to ship last week, Midway capped off the game's oft-delayed history with one last dally, bumping the Xbox 360 game to this week and the PC and PlayStation 3 versions to later this month. Rated M for Mature, the game retails for $59.99. A collector's edition that includes a behind-the-scenes documentary on the game and extended cutscenes is also available for $69.95. A demo for the game is currently available on Xbox Live.

Sharing the limelight with Stranglehold this week is EA's Medal of Honor: Airborne for the Xbox 360 and PC. The latest installment in the long-running series attempts to remove the scripted scenarios of similar WWII shooters by giving players free rein in free-roaming battlefields. Medal of Honor: Airborne is rated T for Teen and will retail on the Xbox 360 for $59.99 and on the PC for $49.99. A PS3 version is slated to release in November. The first level of the game is available in demo form on Xbox Live and GameSpot.

Aside from MOH: Airbone, this Tuesday is shaping up to be a busy release day. Highlights of the day include Worms finding pay dirt on the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable in Open Warfare 2 for $29.99, EA unleashing its latest Sims 2 expansion, Bon Voyage, on PCs for $29.99, and Naruto kicking folks in the face in Uzumaki Chronicles 2 on the PlayStation 2 for $39.99.

Diverging from its typical sure and steady self, the Wii's Virtual Console has not three but four new offerings this week. Both originally appearing on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Hudson's side-scrolling platformer Adventure Island and Nintendo's edutainment spin on Donkey Kong Jr. Math are available for 500 Wii points ($5). Climax Entertainment's Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole is also available this week for 800 Wii points ($8), as is Red Company's TurboGrafx-16 classic Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure for 600 Wii points ($6).

The Xbox 360 will see two classics added to its library this week. Midway's football-from-the future Cyberball 2072 joins SNK's classic beat-'em-up Fatal Fury Special on Microsoft's downloadable game service. Both games can be bought for 400 Microsoft points ($5).

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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007
Seven Kingdoms: Conquest (PC)
Panzer Killer (PC)
Hearts of Iron Anthology (PC)
Adventure Island (Wii)
Donkey Kong Jr. Math (Wii)
LandStalker: The Treasures of King Nole (Wii)
Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure (Wii)

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
Medal of Honor: Airborne (X360, PC)
Garfield's Nightmare (DS)
EyeToy: Play 3 (PS2)
The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (PC)
Pool Party (Wii)
Legends of Norrath: Oathbound (PC)
Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 (PS2)
Worms: Open Warfare 2 (DS, PSP)
Anacapri - The Dream (PC)
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (PC)

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
Stranglehold (X360)
Fatal Fury Special (X360)
Cyberball 2072 (X360)

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007
Crazy Frog Racer (PS2)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2007
Mayhem Intergalactic (PC)

61 Comments

  • lowkey254

    Posted Sep 12, 2007 11:06 am PT

    i haven't heard about worms in like 10 years

  • Zergvasion89

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 7:20 pm PT

    I seem to be the only one excited about Worms... O well

  • ChaosSpaceTroop

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 1:08 am PT

    It's about time that a "new" Fatal Fury came out

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 12:08 am PT

    Gonna pick up Airborne and Sims expack for my sis

  • azizrulez

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 11:11 pm PT

    finally stranglehold goes golden,ive been waiting ages for this game,also MOHA looks to be really promising,apart from SKATE its the only EA developed game im looking forward to

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 10:49 pm PT

    I'll have to check this out.

  • Shinedown220

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 6:19 pm PT

    From now til the end of the year we should have good releases on an weekly basis.

  • aznfool07

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 5:46 pm PT

    This week doesn't seem too exciting.

  • dreamcastdre

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 5:02 pm PT

    Yeah, the MoH: Airborne demo on XBLM was great. I can't wait for my copy to get delivered.

  • MichaeltheCM

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 4:57 pm PT

    alright! Stranglehold

  • BoogieManZero

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 4:51 pm PT

    I really enjoyed the Medal of Honor demo. I loved Frontline, hated Rising Sun, European Assualt was okay, from what I played Airborne seems really good. I was actually considering just buying it, instead of renting it.

  • clawboy

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 4:48 pm PT

    Can't wait for Stranglehold to make it's Ps3 debut.

  • aygol

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 4:28 pm PT

    Stranglehold was so short. I finished it in one afternoon. But it was a good game. If you like Max Payne or Matrix, then play Stranglehold. It's awesome.

  • BioShockOwnz

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 4:22 pm PT

    Stranglehold is an absolute blast to play. Everyone should play it.

  • _NeoN

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 4:10 pm PT

    Awesome to see the PS2 get Naruto Chronicles 2 - I'm still not ready to see the PS2 receive it's last title.

    On the PC front, Seven Kingdoms has me uber interested.

    With a few titles I haven't even heard of before reading thru this week's list, all in all I reckon it's a good week for gamers. Plenty of variety IMO.

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