Coming Attractions - 05/08/2009
By Matt Keller - Wed Aug 5, 2009 6:00pm
The winter drought is in full swing this week, with a few last minute delays making this one of the quietest weeks of the year. In fact, there are no new releases on the vast majority of formats this week, with just one new title each for the PS3 and Xbox 360. On the digital distribution front, we have the remake of arcade classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time coming out tonight, while on the retail side, Ashes Cricket 2009 marks the sport’s debut on the PlayStation 3, while From Software’s latest over the top action endeavour Ninja Blade will land on store shelves on Friday.
Don’t forget to check out the full release schedule for the latest changes and information on upcoming games.
Next week is a little more exciting with a line up of actual new releases at retail which include the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra tie-in and EA Sports crown jewel Madden NFL 10 on all formats, Codemaster’s bi-annual cricket release Ashes Cricket 2009 on the Xbox 360 and PC, and Trials HD will be tearing it up on Xbox Live Arcade.
Don’t forget to check out the full release schedule for the latest changes and information on upcoming games.
05/08/2009
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled Platform: Xbox Live Arcade (Coming to PSN in September) Developer: Ubisoft Publisher: Ubisoft RRP: 800 Microsoft Points ($AU13.20) The second TMNT arcade game didn’t have a particularly wide release outside of America, but it was just as good as the first game, if not better – especially in the home release on the SNES, which featured extra levels. The Re-Shelled version is a remake of Turtles in Time arcade with all new graphics. Frankly, I don’t think it really looks as good as the original sprite based art, but so long as the gameplay doesn’t suffer, it’ll be worth the (now reduced) cost of entry. | ) |
06/08/2009
| Ashes Cricket 2009 Platform: PlayStation 3 (Due next week for Xbox 360 and PC) Developer: Transmission Games Publisher: Codemasters RRP: $AU99.95 Give the poms the thrashing they deserve in Codemasters’ latest cricket outing, which just happened to be developed in Melbourne by Transmission Games. Ashes Cricket 2009 boasts an enhanced bowling system, designed to be more realistic and interactive than before. There are also a few fancy new features like the Hawk-Eye tracking system used in broadcasts, along with commentary from Tony Grieg, Jonathan Agnew, Ian Bishop, Shane Warne and Sir Ian Botham. Both the English and Australian teams are fully licensed; it may be of concern that the other teams and competitions lack official endorsements, but if the game plays well, it won’t matter. PS3 fans get the game a week in advance, which should make up for the lack of a demo. | ) |
07/08/2009
| Ninja Blade Platform: Xbox 360 Developer: From Software Publisher: Microsoft Gaming Studios RRP: $AU99.95 From Software is one of those studios with very inconsistent output. They can make some amazing stuff like Otogi, Another Century’s Episode and Demon’s Souls, then they put out some really bland stuff like Enchanted Arms and all of the Tenchu games from the third one on. Sadly, Ninja Blade falls into the second category. Once rumoured to be Otogi 3, Ninja Blade is actually a straight up cinematic action game with a lot of elements borrowed from Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden, but without the same level of polish. Might be worth a rental. | ) |
Next week is a little more exciting with a line up of actual new releases at retail which include the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra tie-in and EA Sports crown jewel Madden NFL 10 on all formats, Codemaster’s bi-annual cricket release Ashes Cricket 2009 on the Xbox 360 and PC, and Trials HD will be tearing it up on Xbox Live Arcade.
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