It’s a SEGA Summer: SEGA Europe unveils latest release schedule

Since SEGA‘s withdrawal from the console wars and the death of the Dreamcast – a day of infamy mourned by yours truly – it’s a comfort to see that the stream of games being churned out by the once dominant regime remains steady and of consistent quality. This, despite the shattered dreams of the orange swirly machine coming back to life once more. James Orry of PRO-G gives us the latest on SEGA.

With summer right around the corner, SEGA Europe has revealed its line-up, spearheaded with the PSP platform-slash-puzzle game Crush. Crush is set with the rather original premise of squishing, or ‘crushing’ the 3D environment around you into a simplified platformer.

Next is the casual game SEGA Presents Touch Darts, which is just exactly what it says – a game of darts for the Nintendo DS. Using the touch screen, players can now experience a riveting round of who-can-stick-the-bullseye-first-and-not-hit-anyone without having to stroll into the local bar (and contending with your usual case of musclebound, grizzly sore losers). SEGA Presents Touch Darts is tentatively slated for June 22.

Swerving across lanes and breaking speed limits one week after for the PSP is Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars, a compilation of Crazy Taxi and Crazy Taxi 2 with added bells and whistles on the multiplayer department. Blasting right around the corner, also for the Playstation Portable, is Alien Syndrome, a fast-paced action RPG that will also be released at the same time for the Nintendo Wii. Major differences between versions include full motion controls for the Wii, and Wireless Multiplayer for the PSP.

Last but definitely not least is the much-awaited Sonic Rush Adventure, the sequel to the well-received Sonic Rush for the DS. Planned for an autumn release, Sonic Rush Adventure pits Sonic against pirates in battles involving the big blue drink and sailboats. Definitely something to watch out for.

In the next-gen department, SEGA confirms that it has a list of titles on the way, such as The Club and SEGA Rally.

Since SEGA‘s withdrawal from the console wars and the death of the Dreamcast – a day of infamy mourned by yours truly – it’s a comfort to see that the stream of games being churned out by the once dominant regime remains steady and of consistent quality. This, despite the shattered dreams of the orange swirly machine coming back to life once more. James Orry of PRO-G gives us the latest on SEGA.

With summer right around the corner, SEGA Europe has revealed its line-up, spearheaded with the PSP platform-slash-puzzle game Crush. Crush is set with the rather original premise of squishing, or ‘crushing’ the 3D environment around you into a simplified platformer.

Next is the casual game SEGA Presents Touch Darts, which is just exactly what it says – a game of darts for the Nintendo DS. Using the touch screen, players can now experience a riveting round of who-can-stick-the-bullseye-first-and-not-hit-anyone without having to stroll into the local bar (and contending with your usual case of musclebound, grizzly sore losers). SEGA Presents Touch Darts is tentatively slated for June 22.

Swerving across lanes and breaking speed limits one week after for the PSP is Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars, a compilation of Crazy Taxi and Crazy Taxi 2 with added bells and whistles on the multiplayer department. Blasting right around the corner, also for the Playstation Portable, is Alien Syndrome, a fast-paced action RPG that will also be released at the same time for the Nintendo Wii. Major differences between versions include full motion controls for the Wii, and Wireless Multiplayer for the PSP.

Last but definitely not least is the much-awaited Sonic Rush Adventure, the sequel to the well-received Sonic Rush for the DS. Planned for an autumn release, Sonic Rush Adventure pits Sonic against pirates in battles involving the big blue drink and sailboats. Definitely something to watch out for.

In the next-gen department, SEGA confirms that it has a list of titles on the way, such as The Club and SEGA Rally.