Shippin' Out November 12-16: Super Mario Galaxy, Assassin's Creed, Crysis

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Nov 12, 2007 12:29 pm PT

Trio of games headlines crowded week alongside Kane & Lynch, new entries for Need for Speed, Area 51, WWE SmackDown, Rayman Raving Rabbids.

Weeks like this one are a cruel reminder that people have unlimited wants, but painfully limited means to achieve them. There are more than 50 new games expected to arrive at retailers this week, with new installments from some of the biggest franchises in gaming, and a few of this year's most anticipated new intellectual properties.

If any game can be said to headline this week's releases, it would have to be Super Mario Galaxy. With the GameCube and the Nintendo 64 hosting only a single proper Mario game each, new console excursions for Nintendo's platforming plumber have been rare in the last decade.

However, Mario will still have to fight for his sales figures. This week, the Wii will also see the release of Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (also for the DS), Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, and Geometry Wars Galaxies.

Huge new releases on multiple platforms may also cut into Super Mario Galaxy's sales, as gamers could easily blow a budget picking up Assassin's Creed, Kane & Lynch, WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008, Beowulf, BlackSite: Area 51, and Need for Speed ProStreet.

On the PC front, Crysis makes its long-awaited debut, while SimCity Societies offers developer Tilted Mill's take on the long-running city management game. Portable systems aren't being left out either, as DS owners will finally get to play id Software's Orcs & Elves, Contra 4, and Ultimate Mortal Kombat. Meanwhile, the PlayStation Portable welcomes releases like Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus, Sonic Rivals 2, and Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command.

The week's downloadable releases will have a hard time keeping up with the sales of their retail counterparts. On the Virtual Console, Nintendo is offering the NES game Volleyball for 500 Wii points ($5), Super Nintendo shooter Axelay for 800 Wii points ($8), and the horizontally scrolling NeoGeo action game Blue's Journey for 900 Wii points ($9). Over on the Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft will release its 100th game for the service this Wednesday, as Activision's Shrek-N-Roll and THQ's Screwjumper launch worldwide (except for Korea and Japan). Each game will sell for 800 Microsoft points ($10).

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

NOVEMBER 12, 2007
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
BlackSite: Area 51 (PC, Xbox 360)
Need for Speed ProStreet (PS3, Xbox 360, PC, DS, PS2)
Orcs & Elves (DS)
SimCity Societies (PC)
WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, PS2, DS)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PC)
Boogie (PS2)
Beowulf (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Cars Mater-National (Wii)
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Imagination Invaders (DS)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat (DS)
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command (PSP)
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (Wii)
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (Wii)
Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (PSP)
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (DS)
Smarty Pants (Wii)
Volleyball (Wii Virtual Console)
Axelay (Wii Virtual Console)
Blue's Journey (Wii Virtual Console)

NOVEMBER 13, 2007
Assassin's Creed (PS3, Xbox 360)
Crysis
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii, DS)
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Wii)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (PSP)
Contra 4 (DS)
Geometry Wars: Galaxies (Wii)
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns (PS2)
Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Wii)
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (PS2)
Sonic Rivals 2 (PSP)
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (PSP)
Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (Wii)
Jenga World Tour (DS)
Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends (DS)
The King of Fighters XI (PS2)
Petz: Dogz 2 (PS2, DS, PC, Wii)
Petz: Catz 2 (DS, PS2, Wii, PC)
Petz: Horsez 2 (DS, PS2, Wii, PC)
Petz: Hamsterz Life 2 (DS)
Baby Pals (DS)
Next Life (PC)
Soldier of Fortune: Payback (Xbox 360, PC)
Dancing with the Stars (PS2)
Imagine Fashion Designer (PC)
Monster Jam (PS2)
EverQuest II Rise of Kunark (PC)
EverQuest Secrets of Faydwer (PC)

NOVEMBER 14, 2007
Shrek-N-Roll (Xbox Live Arcade)
Screwjumper! (Xbox Live Arcade)

NOVEMBER 15, 2007
Word Jong (DS)
America's Army: True Soldiers (Xbox 360)
Left Behind: Eternal Forces Expansion Pack (PC)
Super Fruit Fall (DS)
Ghost in the Sheet (PC)

NOVEMBER 16, 2007
Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity (Wii)

244 Comments

  • Big-Rick

    Posted Nov 19, 2007 8:38 pm PT

    Speaking of wwe game, i just saw the returning of Chris jericho in recently

  • redbull2697

    Posted Nov 18, 2007 6:23 pm PT

    mario galaxy for wii is good enough for me. ((maybe ill rent assains creed for 360)

  • HXCDEW

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 6:58 pm PT

    Crysis and Assassin's Creed ftw! Next week, UNCHARTED!!

    PSP is also getting lots of love. I'm enjoying Silent Hill: 0rigins. Some good releases this week.

  • Lukoss

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 12:48 pm PT

    crysis crysis crysis (it's almost like a cg movie... i want to know what ps3 owners may thinking "where are the uber graphics sony promised me, why pc has this graphics, ps3 will rule the world it's the uber console, it's,it's...." crysis crysis crysis

  • rodrigo101992

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 7:06 pm PT

    this is not just a game, is a way of living

  • gnbfd

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:18 pm PT

    If this year's WWE game is the same as last years, somebody needs to get fired over at Yuke's.
    Well there's always SMG to look forward to

  • matt_dangelo

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 1:23 pm PT

    wow tons of gmaes...

  • Pablo620

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 11:32 am PT

    Man GS has a whole lot of games to review. Enjoy!

  • SirNicoli

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 10:49 am PT

    these look cool, but uncharted on the 19th : D !!!!!!!

  • SirNicoli

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 10:48 am PT

    these look cool, but uncharted on the 19th : D !!!!!!!

  • Temmehkan

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 10:44 am PT

    very good week, cant wait till uncharted next week though, man ima be so broke

  • Rect_Pola

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 10:15 am PT

    Mario is all I need, but where is Rayman's review already?

  • pidow

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 10:03 am PT

    BlackSite: Area 51 it 's all I need.

  • pidow

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 10:01 am PT

    BlackSite: Area 51 it 's all I need.

  • Tranceplant

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 9:08 am PT

    This has to be one of the biggest weeks in a very long time. Omg... O_O

  • tclvis

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 8:28 am PT

    SimCity Societies is out November 15...like it says in the big ad on the front page.

  • Osolid1

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 7:31 am PT

    NOVEMBER 12, 2007
    Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (Wii) - this is not correct. This game comes out for 11/12 for the PS2 and on 12/3 for the Wii.

  • SavoyPrime

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 7:19 am PT

    Fire Pro Wrestling Returns will be the only pickup for me this week. I'm still on the fence about Assassin's Creed.

  • brain20035

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 7:08 am PT

    I will definitely get these
    Blacksite: Area 51
    NFS Prostreet
    Guitar Hero III
    Crysis
    Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
    Soldier of Fortune: Payback
    all for PC

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