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What’s New This Week?

posted by nikki at 11:57 am.

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Lot’s of stuff on the DS front… not so much for anything else. And to be honest, the DS offerings aren’t especially impressive, so I guess it’s a week to catch up on past releases.

For Consoles

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon | Wii
Seriously, who doesn’t love chocobos? Coming from Square Enix and having the Final Fantasy name attached, this pretty obviously offers up some RPG action. In this Final Fantasy spin off, you take control of a chocobo named Chocobo and his pal Cid as they attempt to figure out why the people of a mysterious town lose their memories every time the clocktower bell rings.

Gears of War (2-Disc Edition) | 360
Nothing like cashing in on the popularity of a franchise. This is a 2-disc special edition of Gears of War. The first disc contains the original game. The second disc contains a handful of extras, including map packs 1 and 2, trailers, themes, and gamer images. If you happen to be in need of a copy of the game… well, really it’d be more cost effective to pick it up used somewhere at this point. But if you prefer your game discs shiny and new, have at it.

Purr Pals | Wii
Don’t get me wrong… I love cats. But I prefer the real thing (even when they do try to eat the Wii Nunchuck cord). Purr Pals is pretty much the kitty cat version of Nintendogs… for Wii. Customize your kitties, play with them, tease them with laser pointers… It’s just like having a real pet. If your real pet lived in the TV.

For Handhelds

Ducati Moto | Nintendo DS
Motocross racing for the DS. Choose from five championship events, and play against up to three other people over Wi-Fi. Ducati Moto offers arcade style racing with power sliding, wheelies, and jumps in five locations, with the choice of eleven bikes.

Journey to the Center of the Earth | Nintendo DS
Another movie tie-in game (and by now, I’m sure you all know how much I just love those…), this one let’s you play as the three main characters form the movie, explore the different locals of the movie, and do… pretty much what they did in the movie.

Soul Bubbles | Nintendo DS
In Soul Bubbles, you play as a shaman’s apprentice, charged with saving lost souls and steering them to safety by creating and manipulating bubbles. A puzzley, actiony sort of game, I’ve heard some halfway decent reviews of this one.

1 vs. 100 | Nintendo DS
The DS version of the TV game show of the same name, 1 vs. 100 is at heart, a trivia game. Multiplayer mode is available for up to four players, with one as the contestant and the other three as part of the Mob. And it has Bob Saget. Whether that’s meant as a selling point or a reason not to buy the game, I’m not entirely sure.

Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 | Nintendo DS
A sequel to Under the Knife, this is a medical action title for one player. Dr. Derek Stiles and Nurse Angie Thompson must deal with the aftermath of the devastating GUILT virus.

WiiWare

Magnetica Twist (1000 Wii Points)
A puzzle game in which you launch marbles at the advancing army of more marbles by twisting the Wii-Remote. The game has five different modes.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King - Content Update

Infinity Spire (300 Wii Points) - adds two dungeons, including Infinity Spire which becomes harder every time you clear it.

Castle Renovation (100 Wii Points) - adds a jukebox and the ability to rename your adventurers to the castle

Library (200 Wii Points) - unlocks the ability to built libraries, which teach race-specific abilities

New Royal Outfit 2 (100 Wii Points) - a summer outfit for the king

New Chancellor Outfit 2 (100 Wii Points) - a summer outfit for Chime

Nikki Blight: is still trying to find that damn princess... when she's not writing fresh code for the217.com.