What are you buying this week? (03/13)

[Destructor]

I've got nothing to say, so let's just jump in:

PS3:
Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel
Dance on Broadway
Fit in Six
Hard Corps: Uprising
Homefront
MotoGP
Slam Bolt Scrappers
Top Spin 4
Warriors: Legends of Troy
Yakuza 4

PSP:
Gods Eater Burst
Jikandia: The Timeless Land
 
360:
Full House Poker
Homefront
MotoGP
Top Spin 4
Halo: Reach - Defiant Map Pack (XBLA)

Wii:
Crazy Machines
Liight
Maximum Racing: Drag & Stock Racer/GP Classic Racing
Fit in Six
Top Spin 4
Top Shot Arcade
Trackmania: Build to Race

DS:
JumpStart Deep Sea Escape
Okamiden
Rabi Laby

PC:
Cloning Clyde
Homefront
Sega Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition
Shogun 2: Total War

What are you buying this week?

[CeeKay]

Homefront is already bought and downloaded for the PC.   I'm keeping an eye on Shogun 2, but that purchae will probably wait for a Steam sale.

[The Grue]

Bought Okamiden.

[Caine]

nothing for now, but i am hoping for a gamefly rental of homefront coming my way.

[Razgon]

I doubt I can resist Shogun 2....unfortunately...expect whining from me later this about the atrocious AI :-D

[Azhag]

Nothing.

[Soulchilde]

Homefront sometime this week.  After Empire I am wait and see on Shogun

[wonderpug]

Slam Bolt Scrappers was a ton of fun at PAX.  It's 2v2, you play little guys on jet packs, and split your time between attacking the other team and trying to build your base with a pseudo-combination of Tetris and Puzzle Fighter mechanics.  There are different colored Tetris blocks that add turrets to your base as you form solid squares.  The bigger the square, the better the turret.  Blue = shields; red = missiles; purple = lasers.  There are also power ups for your little construction worker fighters.

Great little indie title, but it's a shame it's only on PSN and not XBL as well.

[Jarrodhk]

Homefront 360 version. Would be at the midnight release... but, working. Drawback to an overnight job. However, thanks to room mate will have it waiting for me when I get off of work in the morning.

[Gratch]

Probably Okamiden, waiting for some reviews though.

Gah...enough with the flood of games!  In the last 2 weeks, I will have picked up:

-  Okamiden
-  Dragon Age 2
-  Beyond Good & Evil HD
-  Bulletstorm
-  Xenogears (PSN)
-  Vagrant Story (PSN)

How the hell am I supposed to play all these?

[Teggy]

Homefront for 360. If I ever get around to finishing Okami, I assume I will get Okamiden.

[Bullwinkle]

PS3:
Slam Bolt Scrappers
Yakuza 4 - If I ever finish Y2 and then get through Y3, I'll pick this up, but that's waaaaay down the line.

360:
Full House Poker  I'll get it for my Windows Phone 7, too, so I'm a sucker.  Wish there was some kind of deal.
Homefront

Wii:
Trackmania: Build to Race

DS:
Okamiden  Picked it up on Saturday, and it's great.  Normally, I would like to have finished Okami first, but my Wii crashed about 2/3 or the way through, and I don't see myself replaying all of that right now (though I would happily start over if there's an HD remake).

[JayDee]

March's sports frenzy continues and I'll be picking up Top Spin 4.

Then it's time to save some more cash in time for Tiger Woods 12 in just two weeks.

[Bullwinkle]

In the Better Late then Never category: Plants vs Zombies on DSiWare

Spoiler for Nintendo Weekly Download:

Nintendo DSiWare
Plants vs. Zombies
Publisher: PopCap Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E 10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Animated Blood, Cartoon Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points

Get ready to soil your plants in the zombie-zapping phenomenon from PopCap. A mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of home-guardin' plants. You'll have to think fast and plant faster as you fight the fun-dead through day, night and fog, in the swimming pool and on the roof. Dig into five game modes and get more zombie-zapping action in four new mini-games. You can even make your own zombie creation with the Zombatar™! The fun never dies.

Rabi Laby
Publisher: Agetec, Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Rabi Laby requires teamwork, dedication and the love of a great adventure. Alice is a spunky young girl who adores her fluffy pet rabbit named Rabi. One day Alice was looking for Rabi and finally found him right before he jumped into a small hole in a tree. Without thinking twice, Alice jumped in after him. This is where their magical adventure begins. Alice and Rabi encounter intriguing animals and creatures that may lead them to the exit, or stop them from escaping. Together they will explore and discover things unlike anything they've ever seen before. They must work as a team to find the key and escape each area of the mighty labyrinth. Both Alice and Rabi have their own unique abilities and you must switch between them in order to complete each area and ultimately escape the labyrinth's grasp. The labyrinth awaits you...

5 in 1 Mahjong
Publisher: cerasus.media
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Play Standard mahjong without all the bells and whistles. You can choose from more than 300 layouts or try different variations of the game. In "Countdown," you only have 20 minutes to clear the tiles. With "Remember," you can train your memory as every tile is only briefly visible. Don't dally in "Shuffle" mode - the board will rebuild itself if you don't make a match in time. In "Match" you simply need to search for particular tiles. The tile images are strikingly sharp, making them easy to recognize. Choose your favorite tile design, plus enjoy the great soundtrack and high-quality animation that create an authentic gaming experience. Challenge yourself with a range of difficult layouts. If you are stuck, hints will help you out.

WiiWare
Liight
Publisher: Studio Walljump
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points

Liight is a unique, award-winning, puzzle-solving game where you use colored lights and shadows to solve puzzles and make music. Each puzzle in Liight is a unique combination of colored lights and targets arranged on a special board. If you completely cover a target with light of the matching color, the target will glow and play music. A puzzle is solved when all of the targets are glowing and playing music together. Every puzzle makes a different song each time you play. Nonstop mode in Liight is a fast-paced arcade puzzle game that uses the same basic concepts you learn in Solve mode in a constant struggle for a high score. Liight also has a Create mode to make your own puzzles any way you want, and a Share mode to send them to your Wii friends using the WiiConnect24 service.

Mix Superstar (demo version)
Publisher: Digital Leisure Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 500 Wii Points

Think you can be the next big music star? Well now you've got all the tools right at your fingertips with Mix Superstar. Create, mix and record your own royalty-free musical masterpieces right on your Wii console. There are more than 1,000 Dance, Hip Hop and Techno loops included across multiple instruments like Drum, Bass, Synth, Guitar and even voice tracks. Once you've got that next hit created, it's time to show it off. Mix Superstar allows you to export your music creations, and download them to your computer so you can take them on the go. You can also use the WiiConnect24 service to send those hits to your Wii friends who own the game, and even collaborate on mixes. Also included is full support for both the Logitech® USB Microphone and the Wii Speak™ accessory (sold separately) so you can lay down your own vocals. Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection Pay & Play service even allows you to enhance your music creation experience with additional loop packs from a variety of genres. Now go on and make some noise.
Note: Some demo versions do not support all game features, and players cannot save their in-game progress in demo versions.

[Hetz]

[360] Homefront - Buy

[PS3] Warriors: Legends of Troy - Rent

[Krillin]

For those still playing Majesty 2, Steam has added 2 new dlc for it.

Monster Kingdom and Battles of Ardania. 

Don't recall seeing it last week or this week.  I finally just got past the very difficult "Pretender to the Throne" mission. 

[hepcat]

For those still playing Majesty 2, Steam has added 2 new dlc for it.

Monster Kingdom and Battles of Ardania. 

Don't recall seeing it last week or this week.  I finally just got past the very difficult "Pretender to the Throne" mission. 

weird that it took them this long to get those expansions.  they've been out for quite some time.  I'm trying to finish battles right now.  have two more maps to go.  i completely understand why a lot of folks really hate this game, but it's my go to game when i want to wast a couple of hours.  it's more tower defense game than anything else, imho.

[jztemple2]

Perhaps Homefront for the 360. I didn't pre-order like I usually do, since the last game from this developer, Frontlines, didn't turn out to be as good as I hoped it would. I'll be waiting for impressions on the multiplayer; the single player campaign doesn't sound long enough to make it a consideration in my purchase.

[kronovan]

Shogun 2 TW for my son. I want it too, but I have way too much gameplay left in Medieval 2 TW and Rome TW.

[EngineNo9]

Homefront is already pre-purchased for the PC.

I also bought a Kinect and new 360 this last weekend, so I'm just going to tack that on here as well. 

[USMC Kato]

Homefront for the 360

[metallicorphan]

cloning clyde is only just coming to PC?,i had that for my 360 about 4 years ago(i did enjoy it a lot)


this week,as my playing through Dragon Age Origins again is taking forever which means i wont be picking up DA2 anytime soon i may pick up Homefront for the 360,not decided though

[mytocles]

Mostly these days, I'm playing the "big games" that are already out, or have recently been released.  There's nothing on the list this week that will divert me from finishing Fallout New Vegas and then playing Dragon Age 2.  So, once again, the answer is Nothing This Week (so far.)

Of course, next week could be a problem - but I'm not looking for trouble, so no surfing - I'll wait for next week's GT list.  By then, I might even be done with FONV even at my rate of play.

 

[JuniorDan]

Homefront, however I am still undecided on what system.

[Bullwinkle]

Probably Okamiden, waiting for some reviews though.

IGN: 8.5

CLOSING COMMENTS
Okamiden has all the right ingredients for a spectacular adventure game, though it never quite reaches the heights of the titles it seeks to emulate. Even so, it shows tons of promise, and has me really excited for the future of this franchise in the making. All in all, there is nothing lacking in this package. An engaging tale, memorable characters, epic boss battles, and cute wolf puppies-- it’s all here and it feels great. Good news for gamers: it seems an old wolf can learn new tricks.

[pr0ner]

Homefront for 360 coming from Gamefly.

[ras752000]

At least 3 of my call of duty group and I are getting homefront on ps3.  Hope it has legs.

[Morgul]

Umm, think dragon age was last week...

My son twisted my arm into paying 6 bucks for that "dirk the daring" ipad app..

And I bought the black ops map pack..  But uhh, that may have been last week too..

So, in closing, I am playing dragon age, shooty face, and waiting on the witcher...

[Kagath]

Homefront

[pingwrx]

Homefront 360

[coopasonic]

March's sports frenzy continues and I'll be picking up Top Spin 4.

Is there any chance of this sucking less than the last iteration? I guess I'll goozex it and put it on hold.

[disarm]

no new game for me, but i did order a Rock Band 3 Squier Stratocaster that's set to be delivered later this week 

[Zekester]

possibly Maximum Racing: Drag & Stock Racer/GP Classic Racing

[JayDee]

March's sports frenzy continues and I'll be picking up Top Spin 4.

Is there any chance of this sucking less than the last iteration? I guess I'll goozex it and put it on hold.

The demo was very, very good. But really short.

[Bullwinkle]

March's sports frenzy continues and I'll be picking up Top Spin 4.

Is there any chance of this sucking less than the last iteration? I guess I'll goozex it and put it on hold.

The demo was very, very good. But really short.

I didn't care for the demo at all.  I didn't even finish a match.

Tennis isn't entirely my thing, but I have been excited about other games in the past (even other Top Spin games).  Still, take my opinion with a grain of "You should try the demo yourself."

[Harkonis]

Homefront for the 360

Likewise

[JayDee]

March's sports frenzy continues and I'll be picking up Top Spin 4.

Is there any chance of this sucking less than the last iteration? I guess I'll goozex it and put it on hold.

The demo was very, very good. But really short.

I didn't care for the demo at all.  I didn't even finish a match.

Tennis isn't entirely my thing, but I have been excited about other games in the past (even other Top Spin games).  Still, take my opinion with a grain of "You should try the demo yourself."

Played for over an hour last night and so far I likey a lot. Played on Hard, three set match, and it played out VERY nicely. There's a lot of subtlety to how to make different shots that is explained very well in the tutorials.