On Shelves This Week: August 20 to August 26, 2007

Posted Aug 20, 2007 at 2:16PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Magazines, News Tags: Crave Entertainment, ESRB, Level-5, Rapture, Ubisoft

We're hoping you guys saved up enough money for this week's releases. There's quite a lot of eye-catchers hitting the shelves and every single major platform out there - PS3, 360, Wii, PC, PSP, and DS - has at least one good title to offer.

Those who were able to try out the demo of BioShock can finally dive into the full game. Don't forget to take your daily dose of plasmids when you're there. Meanwhile, GRAW 2 will roll out for the PS3 and PSP as well. Tactical shooting has never been this orgasmic.

Handheld gamers get a heavy dose of RPG treatment with the release of Jeanne d'Arc and Dragoneer's Aria for the PSP. Whether you want to go for turn-based or SRPG, we'd still suggest you get both. DS owners get some bite-sized fun with more Brain Age 2 training and Turn It Around - another "mini-game collection" title that'll surely get heads spinning.

Let's get ready for the plunge! On Shelves This Week include...

BioShock. Take a dive into the not-so-dead underwater city of Rapture as you FPS your way through the horror of Big Daddies and Little Sisters. Hone your skill on controlling the destructive powers of the plasmids to fight for your survival.

Xbox 360, PC - August 21, 2007
US$ 59.99 (Xbox 360), US$ 49.99 (PC)
ESRB M (Mature 17+)
2K Boston/Australia and 2K Games

Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day. Going to the gym isn't enough; the mind is a muscle after all. Flex those neurons and fire up your brain with another installment in the Brain Age series. Get your mind working and let's see how you rack up against Brain Age model Nicole Kidman!

Nintendo DS - August 20, 2007
US$ 19.99
ESRB E (Everyone)
Nintendo

Brunswick Pro Bowling. Take your Wii Sports Bowling mad skillz to the next level with this new sports title. Boasting a "realistic bowling-center experience," this title is also available on the PSP and PS2, just in case you're not a big fan of the Wiimote. Just make sure your balls don't end up at the gutter.

Nintendo Wii, PSP, PS2 - August 21, 2007
US$ 29.99 (Wii), US$ 19.99 (PSP), US$ 14.99 (PS2)
Point of View, Inc. and Crave Entertainment

Dave Mirra BMX Challenge. Cycling from the PSP platform is a Wii version of Dave Mirra's latest extreme biking sports franchise. The game allows you to choose various bikes to use and different environments, with an added feature of character creation and customization.

Nintendo Wii - August 21, 2007
US$ 29.99
Crave Entertainment

Dragoneer's Aria. RPG fans get a special treat from NIS America this week. Hone your skills as a dragoneer in this dungeon crawling adventure. Each character in your party also has their own unique elemental skill to use in battle by assigning Dragon Orbs and performing various combos at your disposal.

PSP - August 21, 2007
US$ 39.99
ESRB E (Everyone 10+)
Hit Maker and Nippon Ichi Software

Jeanne d'Arc. Another RPG heading to Sony's handheld platform, but this time in the form of a tactical RPG. The game is a historical-fiction retelling of the times of Joan of Arc. And because we know Milla Jovovich reincarnated the said heroine on the silver screen, this title will probably also have some of us awake at night seeing holy visions.

PSP - August 21, 2007
US$ 29.99
ESRB T (Teen)
Level-5 and Sony Computer Entertainment

Panzer Killer. An arcade-style shooter with historical settings, this tank game will have you rocking and rolling in the frontlines of warfare.

PC - August 21, 2007
US$ 19.99
ESRB T (Teen)
Strategy First and Digital Fusion Inc.

The Settlers. As a handheld port of this classic PC title, this simulation title will have you playing God on your very own little village. Help them establish their community and watch it grow into a big sprawling city.

Nintendo DS - August 21, 2007
US$ 29.99
ESRB E (Everyone)
Blue Byte Software and Ubisoft

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2. Although this title has already been released for the 360 and PC, it's finally choppering into the Sony platforms. Set the score between the US Army and some Mexican rebels in tactical warfare title from Tom Clancy. The PS3 version includes support for SIXAXIS motion control.

PlayStation 3, PSP - August 21, 2007
US$ 59.99 (PS3), US$ 39.99 (PSP)
ESRB T (Teen)
Ubisoft

Turn It Around. Every now and then I get a little bit scared and then I see the look in your eyes (turn around, bright eyes). Well, definitely a lot of turning here enough to drive someone into a fit of hysteria. This title will have you playing dozens of mini-games all using the touch screen. The game includes a 3-player competitive mode via WiFi.

Nintendo DS - August 21, 2007
US$ 19.99
ESRB E (Everyone)
Majesco Entertainment

Two Worlds. And yet another RPG lined up this week, this title could pose a considerable take on Oblivion. Packing in a vivid world with immense environments (no loading times, mind you) and RPG elements of character progression, customization, and even an MMORPG mode.

Xbox 360, PC - August 21, 2007
US$ 59.99 (Xbox 360), US$ 49.99 (PC)
ESRB M (Mature 17+)
TopWare Interactive and SouthPeak Interactive

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Comments

# Bioshock FTW — AoxomamoxoA 2007-08-20 02:09

Bioshock (9.9 out of 10) and Two Worlds(MMORPG) are going to be amazing! Sadly, the only thing coming out for the ps3 is another old xbox360 game that PC and 360 players have already moved on from. Looks like this week will just add another layer of dust onto my ps3, while adding even more achievements to my gamerscore.

I can wait to get my hands on Bioshock, the reviews are insane! Heres a list:

OXM UK - 10/10

Alternative Press - 5/5

Game Informer - 10/10

Gamer.tv - 5/5

Playboy - 4/4 Bunnies

GamesRadar - 10/10

PC Gamer UK - 9.5/10

Xbox World - 9.4/10

Eurogamer - 10/10

PC Zone - 96%

Gamers - 98%

GameArena - 5/5

GameSpy - 5/5

Console Game World - 99%

1up - 10/10

Metacritic - 100%

IGN - 9.7/10

TeamXbox - 9.5/10

X-360 - 10/10

I would have provided links, but this site doesnt allow for HTML.

# Bioshock — Guest 2007-08-20 02:10

oooo. Yummy. Bioshock goodness.

# and — Guest 2007-08-20 02:46

remember, no-one, NO-ONE jumps this ***** up, okay? We will show QJ how much we hate this crap!

SO SCREW YOU QUICKJUMP AND GINO D!!! GINO D. IS GAY!!! HE ALWAYS POSTS DUMB CRAP/***** NO-ONE CARES ABOUT!!!

# *crosses fingers* — AoxomamoxoA 2007-08-20 02:53

I hope Gino D responds to you with his ban hammer!!

# I disagree... — Guest 2007-08-20 03:05

I would rather see a list and brief descriptions for games that have become available once in awhile than see several articles detailing how many new screen shots are available for the same game that has already been discussed in articles here for a few weeks straight. Seriously, i do not care if there is another trailer for Dead Head Fred or another few dozen screen shots for Crisis Core.

# ha — Guest 2007-08-20 03:23

ha. lol. aryn, that is so true.

# bam — Guest 2007-08-20 03:39

Just for that...

*jumps it up*

# Yeah... — Guest 2007-08-20 04:13

Def. gonna buy it!

# I've already got it :) — Jobo50 2007-08-20 04:23

hehe... street date is nothing for me :)

Xbox 360 version of the game is AWESOME - SO buy it on release date! OR U DAI!

P.S. Welcome to Rapture :)

# wait a minute — Guest 2007-08-20 04:35

do you or do you not own a ps3 youve made conflicting posts

# Bioshock is waayyy overrated — Guest 2007-08-20 05:38

I've downloaded it and it had my attention for 10 minutes and went back to playing Gears of war and Halo2 on Third replacement 360!

...oh yeah and motorstorm and Ninja Gaiden on my PS3....

AoxomamoxoA is pissed cause he hasn't been laid before so he takes out his agressions in other ways...

# Whooo, ANOTHER FPS for the 360. — Guest 2007-08-20 05:48

Half of those 'reviews' are junk, c'mon Playboy as a reviewer? IGNs 9.7 is for the PC btw. And giving a 10 on any game is pretty much just stupid. You're basically calling it a perfect game, amazing plot and ending, with no glitching, no bugs, perfect controls, great replay value, etc. Over-rated. I simply dont like the style in this game, too ugly. But to each their own..

# lol @ I've already got it — Guest 2007-08-20 06:03

has someone got a softmod? lol

Game looks great, ill like to know if Bioshock is online and can be played like System shock was?.

# wow. — Guest 2007-08-20 06:10

You're so l33t cuz, you know, getting a GAME before the street date is just soooo hard to do now a days. . .

# 3.52 M33-4 is out! — Guest 2007-08-20 09:42

don't know how to report this, but I got this link. http://pspx.ru/forum/showthread.php?p=497223#post497223

# Cheaper on PC! — Guest 2007-08-20 09:43

Wow, I still don't understand why those games are much cheaper on PCs, but since my PC is connected to the same HDTV my console is, I'll save a few bucks and buy the PC version... Likely better with the keyboard and mouse (blutooth) anyway no?

# @real gambler — AoxomamoxoA 2007-08-20 09:57

My theory is that PC games are cheaper because you spend more money updating your specs. A console user doesn't have to worry about specs since all consoles are the same, thus why they charge us a bit more. I think they're fairly priced for each specific user. Its just a theory though, there may be a legit reason out there.

# cheaper pc games — Guest 2007-08-20 10:17

pc games are cheaper cause there are no licening fees

devs need to pay sony ms nintendo somthing like 10 dollars for every copy that is sold so that is why pc games are cheaper

# ... — Guest 2007-08-20 11:08

Bioshock definitely isn't over rated. It's an amazing game and deserves all the praise it gets. It's not for everyone but almost everyone will like it. You just can't please everyone.

# Ouch, worst part about this is that it make sense! — Guest 2007-08-20 11:33

Thank you, was very curious, but I think you nailed it... On the other side, it's still much harder to develop a PC game than a console game. With a console, you have the same hardware, same specifications, and so on. With a PC, you have to support all kind of resolutions (PC game have higher resolution in fact), different hardware, (sound, video particularly) and drivers from out of space. So cost for cost I would assume that PC games cost more to develop, so I guess if you're right, it's likely more than $10 that go in the console maker pockets...

Now I'm also wondering if Nintendo would not be charging more than the other two??? After all, before the Wii, they did had large install base (Nin64) and yet there only a small third party percentage...

Interesting...

Now that you can easily connect a PC to any HDTV, and easily get them to drive 1920X1080, I'm starting to wonder if buying any console is as good as it used to be...

# well — Guest 2007-08-20 11:46

TO real gambler. I actually feel the opposite. I use to think having a pc was much better than having a console. I remember playing games in such high res on my souped up pc compared to shiet graphics on Xbox and PS2. Now a days however its become so hard to even distinguish graphics from 360/PS3/ and a decent PC (now, i'm not talking about a 5 thousand dollar Mega gaming pc, i'm talking about a straight up $1,500 Pc) that its almost not worth the extra cash. I have an all in one dell at home that i've been running for about 3 years that works fine but I can not play any games on it. I did buy it for 200$. I dunno, I guess if i was into the whole MMORPG craze i'd go spend 5,000 on a PC. but now a days.. i think paying the extra 10$ per game is better than spending thousands of dollars extra on a really nice PC. (BTW, screw buying games.. i usually rent them through Gamefly and buy the ones i know i'm going to like.. such as bioshock, Metoid 3 and smash bros).

# curious — Guest 2007-08-20 15:32

Why is it...that you claim to be such a hardcore Xbox 360 fan, yet you have enough free time to collect over 20 reviews for one game and are constantly posting on this site?

Go PLAY your goddamn console if you enjoy it so much, and leave the rest of us alone

# of course it is! — Guest 2007-08-21 05:12

X360 + 400 dollars

PC equivalent of 360 + 2000 dollars+

Is it really worth saving 10 dollars a game?

# Install woes — Guest 2007-08-22 15:54

Just in case nobody knows about this, this thread details the woes of quite a few people who don't like or outright HATE the 2-computer install limit on the retail version of the PC version of Bioshock. Read this thread, it's quite a sight.

http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5527

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