On Shelves This Week: March 15 to March 21, 2009

Posted Mar 15, 2009 at 8:16PM by Karl B. Listed in: Nintendo DS, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 Tags: Bend Studio, Capcom, ESRB, Nintendo, Sony

It's the handhelds' turn to shine this week, with both the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS getting their share of big-name releases. In the PSP's corner is Bend Studio's Resistance: Retribution, the third entry in Sony's Resistance franchise. Meanwhile, DS gamers will be getting their first taste of a GTA title for the DS thanks to Rockstar and 2K Games' Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Resistance: Retribution - Continue the battle against the Chimera in this PSP entry in the Resistance franchise. World War II may not have happened in James Grayson's world, but mass destruction on a worldwide scale remains humanity's fate, and retribution against and eventual conquest of the Chimera are the player's goals.

Sony PSP - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Mature
US$ 39.99
Bend Studio

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - Image 1

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - The Grand Theft Auto franchise finally hits the DS in a big way. The largest DS game to date, Chinatown Wars lets you explore most of GTA 4's Liberty City as you search for honor, riches and revenge in the most dangerous and morally bankrupt city in the world.

Nintendo DS - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Mature
US$ 34.99
Take 2

Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume - You've played as a veritable god in the series' first two entries, now view things from a human perspective as Wylfred goes on a quest for vengeance on Lenneth Valkyrie.

Nintendo DS - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Teen
US$ 39.99
Square Enix

Suikoden Tierkreis - Exclusively developed for the DS, Suikoden Tierkreis is the latest entry in Konami's long-running Suikoden series. Tierkreis again follows the story of the 108 Stars of Destiny as they challenge the almighty One King, who intends to create chaos in the universe.

Nintendo DS - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Everyone
US$ 34.99
Konami

Rune Factory: Frontier - Farm your way to glory in the first Rune Factory game for home consoles. As with previous related games, Rune Factory: Frontier features a myriad of Life Sim activities like farming, raising livestock and building relationships with NPCs, etc., as well as role-playing elements like dungeon crawling, item collection and leveling.

Nintendo Wii - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Rating Pending
US$ 46.99
Xseed

Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure - Henry Hatsworth, a quirky, lighthearted character serves as your guide on a journey that combines the action of an adventure game with the challenge of a puzzle game. Plus, he's got a sword AND a monocle. That's like whoa.

Nintendo DS - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Everyone
US$ 29.99
Electronic Arts

Ready 2 Rumble Revolution - Get ready to rumble in the ring once again with 20 new boxers featuring over-the-top action and celebrity caricatures.

Nintendo Wii - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Everyone
US$ 39.99
Atari

TrackMania DS - If the game's over 100 tracks don't give you your fix of blazing fast racing and stunt action, why not make your own tracks? TrackMania DS also features a powerful track design system, giving Trackmaniacs total freedom to create the most over-the-top race courses imaginable.

Nintendo DS - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Everyone
US$ 27.99
Atlus

Scrabble - It's Scrabble. What else is there to say? Oh yeah, it also has multiplayer support.

Sony PSP, Nintendo DS - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Everyone
PSP: US$ 29.99, DS: US$ 27.99
Electronic Arts

Air Conflicts: Aces of World War II - Air Conflicts is an arcade flight simulator game set in World War II, featuring the aircraft of this period and historically inspired missions. Players can choose to fly for the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe or Red Army Air Force and choose from 12 authentic planes.

Sony PSP - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Teen
US$ 27.99
Graffiti Entertainment

Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled - Bel Lenora is a world where people are born with magic at their command. Years ago, a single man walked the land with no magic in his veins. He brought death and tragedy in his wake and was banished by a brave General at great cost. It has been fifteen years since his banishment and once again, a young man with no magic walks the land of Bel Lenora.

Nintendo DS - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Everyone
US$ 27.99
Graffiti Entertainment

C.O.R.E. - Whoa! Another mature game for the DS? In the year 2028 a massive meteor impacted in California's Mojave Desert. Twenty years later, all communications are lost with an underground research facility built to examine the meteor. Three guesses on what you, as a member of an elite military unit, have to do.

Nintendo DS - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Mature
US$ 29.99
Graffiti Entertainment

History Great Empires: Rome - The player must build, expand, and manage Rome's economy and of course take command of the Roman military machine. Through conflict, diplomacy, economic and social growth, the player will increase the power of the Empire following the path of the most successful military empire in history.

Nintendo DS - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Everyone
US$ 19.99
Zoo Games

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 - PES 2009 for Wii boasts three control methods, with the intuitive 'point and drag' interface of last year's game enhanced to make defending and shooting more instinctive. The Wii game also marks the introduction of the Master League.

Nintendo Wii - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Everyone
US$ 46.99
Konami

Crayola Colorful Journey - Turn your Wiimote into a paintbrush, a crayon, and an eraser and draw objects for your character to use. There are also some puzzles that can be solved by using l337 art skillz.

Nintendo Wii - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Everyone
US$ 29.99
Crave Entertainment

Jake Power: Handyman - Help people fix things and improve their lives! Jake Powaaahh! Huh. A kid with power tools and access to heavy equipment. Frankly, that doesn't seem like a very good idea, Ubisoft.

Nintendo Wii - March 17, 2009
ESRB: Everyone
US$ 29.99
Ubisoft

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by XBrav - 2009-03-16 05:42

� Is it just me...

Or has the DS been lacking in quality titles? I bought the DS to play some of the awesome ports (Mario Kart, Super Mario 64 DS, New Super Mario Bros), but recently the titles have been kind of shotty.

Chinatown Wars will hopefully amuse me until they port something ridiculously amusing like Aladdin for the SNES

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by NathanDrake - 2009-03-16 06:56

� meh

The only games on the DS that appealed to me were it's Castlevanias except for the seemingly mandatory DS gimmicky bits in it. I might like GTA on DS but I already have enough of those on other consoles to get through.

Overall I far preferred the Gameboy Advance to the DS as a handheld machine, at least in it's earlier years before becoming drowned in shovelware.

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