What are you buying this week? (3/19)

[Destructor]

Apparently the Gamecube and the GBA weren't quite dead yet, as there's a release for both consoles this week.  Who knows how well they'll actually sell, but they're there if you want to keep your aging systems around just a bit longer. Anyway... What are you buying this week?

PS2:
Shining Force EXA
Test Drive Unlimited
TMNT
UEFA Champions League 2006-2007

PS3:
Armored Core 4
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Godfather: The Don's Edition
Virtua Tennis 3

PSP:
After Burner: Black Falcon
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road
Full Auto 2: Battlelines
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of Warlords
Test Drive Unlimited
TMNT
UEFA Champions League 2006-2007

360:
Armored Core 4
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Live Arcade)
Earth Defense Force 2017
Tetris Evolution
TMNT
UEFA Champions League 2006-2007
Virtua Tennis 3

Cube:
TMNT (Apparently the Gamecube wasn't dead yet)

Wii:
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
Cooking Mama: Cook Off
Kororinpa: Marble Mania
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition
TMNT
Wing Island

GBA:
TMNT (Apparently the GBA wasn't dead yet)

DS:
Custom Robo Arena
Major League Baseball 2K7
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of Warlords
Steel Horizon
Theme Park
TMNT
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2007

PC:
ETROM: The Astral Essence
Genesis Rising: The Universal Crusade
Mission: Blackhawk
Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Test Drive Unlimited
TMNT

As for me, Puzzle Quest (while I'd rather get it on the PC, a portable console will do just fine) and Castlevania: SoTN. I'd like to pick up the next hack-and-slash Shining Force title, but I just don't have the time to play it at the moment. Heck - I'm even skipping out on the absurdly named S.T.A.L.K.E.R. PC game for now.

[Poomba]

I'll be grabbing Puzzle Quest either for PSP or DS, not sure for which system though. That is, IF I can find it, heard this may be hard to track down.

[Calvin]

STALKER for me.

[Gratch]

Possibly Puzzle Quest, but with my 360 purchase I might need to pick up a few games for it instead.

[Hetz]

STALKER
Castlevania
Silverfall

[Kobra]

nada

[Thin_J]

Armored Core 4 on the 360 is my only definite purchase, though I'm likely to be my weak willed self and pick up Stalker as an impulse buy too.

And I don't count it cause it's only $10, but Castlevania is a buy for me too.

[The Grue]

Definitely Puzzle Quest for PSP and Castlevania for XBLA. There are others I am interested in that will depend on reviews (Cooking Mama on Wii, Custom Robo Arena on DS, Wing Island on Wii, and Armored Core 4 on either PS3 or 360)

[fyedaddy]

Woo hoo! Nothing! Though Tetris Evolutions and Puzzle Quest: Challenge of Warlords will be rentals.

[Bullwinkle]

360:
Armored Core 4 Waiting on reviews
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Live Arcade) Yes
Earth Defense Force 2017 Waiting on reviews
Virtua Tennis 3 Waiting on reviews and waiting for my dead 360 to return from the grave, so I can try the demo

Wii:
Cooking Mama: Cook Off Yes
Kororinpa: Marble Mania Probably
Wing Island Reviews so far have been deadly, but if the major sites or people here think differently, I could be swayed...if it's something my three year old can do, then I'll also be in

DS:
Custom Robo Arena Waiting on reviews
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of Warlords Yes
Steel Horizon Waiting on reviews
Theme Park Maybe


Ugh, this'll be a rough week made even rougher by waiting for my 360.  Hopefully it comes back before Shimmering Isles arrives.  The sad thing is that even though there are a lot of games I'm getting, none of them has me really excited.

[Zimix]

[360] Armored Core 4

[Jancelot]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Live Arcade) - In like Flynn
Cooking Mama - Waiting on reviews & word of mouth
STALKER - Waiting on reviews & word of mouth

[DonD]

Puzzle Quest for the DS.

Maybe Castlevania.  Depends on the demo.

Silent Hunter eventually, but not this week.

[Farscry]

Castlevania and Silverfall.

[Chaz]

Runaway: Dream of the Turtle
Silent Hunter 4

Debating whether to get Silverfall via Steam this week, or wait a week for the boxed version.  I might just download it to avoid taxes and giving money to EB, but I do like having hard media.

[CeeKay]

STALKER, and possibly Earth Defense Force 2017 for the 360 or Godfather: Blackhand for the Wii depending on reviews.

[Devil]

Nuh-thin

[coopasonic]

Puzzle Quest for DS if I can find it. There are other thigns I'm interested in but no time to play them so the'll be wishlisted. I need to play the Virtua Tennis 3 demo apparently.

[Farscry]

Debating whether to get Silverfall via Steam this week, or wait a week for the boxed version.  I might just download it to avoid taxes and giving money to EB, but I do like having hard media.

Those reasons, plus I believe that Steam draws right from the developers, bypassing Atari, is the reason I'm going with the Steam release.

[Chaz]

Hmm...maybe I'll just get Runaway and Silverfall off Steam, since I can't seem to find Runaway in stores.

[Knightshade Dragon]

Debating whether to get Silverfall via Steam this week, or wait a week for the boxed version.  I might just download it to avoid taxes and giving money to EB, but I do like having hard media.

Those reasons, plus I believe that Steam draws right from the developers, bypassing Atari, is the reason I'm going with the Steam release.

You'll like our interview with Lombardi on the front page then. 

[depward]

Castlevania, about it.

[DocD]

Puzzle quest.

[Dreamshadow]

Shining Force EXA is high on my list for action hack and slash (and pretty art)
Puzzle Quest - but I can't decide which system to get it for
Custom Robo Arena - WOOHOO!!! More custom robo!!

Amazingly enough, I've found no reason to pick up the latest Yu-Gi-Oh title.  I'm still building my collection in Tag Force GX (PSP).

[Farscry]

Debating whether to get Silverfall via Steam this week, or wait a week for the boxed version.  I might just download it to avoid taxes and giving money to EB, but I do like having hard media.

Those reasons, plus I believe that Steam draws right from the developers, bypassing Atari, is the reason I'm going with the Steam release.

You'll like our interview with Lombardi on the front page then. 

Oh?

*runs to check the front page*

[Ralph-Wiggum]

I just bought Rise of Legends ($10!), GoW 2, Gothic 3 (Gogamer FTW) last week. Hopefully I won't need any more games for awhile.

[denoginizer]

Maybe Castlevania.  Depends on the demo.

[rrmorton]

Plenty of maybes on the list but no definitelys until I read some reviews/impressions. Lots of stuff on that list sounds potentially interesting but I've never heard of them before (Puzzle Quest, Wing Island, Earth Defense Force 2017...)

I want STALKER and Silent Hunter 4 but my aging PC would probably choke on them. I'll pick up Silverfall from Steam.

[Destructor]

Shining Force EXA is high on my list for action hack and slash (and pretty art)

I did enjoy the last PS2 outing, don't get me wrong (a lot of hack-and-slash fun), but I just don't have the time right now. Don't try to tempt me further.

[Pharaoh]

So wait guys, everyone is planning on purchasing Puzzle Quest, but has anyone been able to actually pre-order/find it at their local game retailer?

Ive been to two in the past week, and neither has a SKU on the system...so Im kinda wondering are there other outlets for the game?

[Chaz]

Puzzle Quest is tempting, but it's the kind of game that I'd pick up if i saw it, but not really seek out.  Apparently EB/GS is only carrying it as a special request item, and I have serious doubts that the store near my office would actually go to the trouble of contacting corporate to get it, so I doubt I'll see it there.  I'll grab it if I do see it.

[Captain Caveman]

I just bought Rise of Legends ($10!), GoW 2, Gothic 3 (Gogamer FTW) last week. Hopefully I won't need any more games for awhile.

Screw you and your computer that's capable of smoothly running Gothic 3, which I really, really wish my rig could run.

Oh, and when did Gears or War 2 come out? 

I'll probably pick up Castlevania for the the 360, and that's it.

[rrmorton]

Hey, God of War pwned the acronym GoW back when Gears was just a twinkle in your eye, hotshot.

[Captain Caveman]

Hey, God of War pwned the acronym GoW back when Gears was just a twinkle in your eye, hotshot.

Don't make me whip out my golden cock monkey.

[Soulchilde]

SotN


Maybe Stalker depending on reviews

[gellar]

I wasn't planning on getting anything, but probably will get Stalker.

gellar

[SuperHiro]

Virtua Tennis 3... maybe. 

I was pretty jacked up about Armored Core 4, but now it's definitely a wait n' see. Maybe Stalker, I don't know.

[Torfish]

I want a really good sports game for the DS.  I will be anxious to read the reviews for Major League Baseball 2007 DS.   

I will definitely be picking up Puzzle Quest DS this week.

[Dante Rising]

Puzzle Quest-Definite
Custom Robo Arena-Waiting on reviews (worried about the controls for a twitch game without an analog stick)
Armored Core 4-Definite

[Xmann]

Virtual Tennis 3 for me if it gets some good reviews or if someone here can take one for the team and give good feedback.  Tennis sounds like fun on Live.