On Shelves This Week: April 5 to April 11, 2009

This week’s batch is all about bashing stuff! From bashing plastic fighters in Rag Doll Kung Fu, bashing thugs in The Godfather II, and bashing whatever they did with Dragon Ball Evolution (oh the irony that they even called it “evolution”). But let’s just dispense with the bashing for now and on to On Shelves This Week!

 

This week’s batch is all about bashing stuff! From bashing plastic fighters in Rag Doll Kung Fu, bashing thugs in The Godfather II, and bashing whatever they did with Dragon Ball Evolution (oh the irony that they even called it “evolution”).  But let’s just dispense with the bashing for now and on to On Shelves This Week!

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Dragon Ball: Evolution – Accompanying the less-than-illustrious movie is the PSP game for Dragon Ball Evolution, with pretty much the same quality as the movie, which I’m now gonna withhold comments about.

• Sony PSP – April 8, 2009
• ESRB Rating Pending
• US$ 36.99
• Namco Bandai

Flock! – It’s alien abduction from the aliens’ point of view! Herd animals to your mothership and puzzle-solve your way through a variety of interactive levels! It’ll be available on Live and PSN.

• Microsoft Xbox 360 – April 8 2009, Sony PS3 – April 9, 2009
• ESRB Everyone
• US$
• Capcom

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus – Who says 2D fighters are dead? The Guilty Gear franchise is still alive and kicking, and this one’s also coming to the Wii in May.

• Sony PSP – April 7, 2009
• ESRB Teen
• US$ 29.99
• Capcom

Hammerin’ Hero – It’s hammer time! But seriously, that’s what this one is all about – hammerin’ everything that moves. Grab whatever you can use and start swinging!

• Sony PSP – April 7, 2009
• ESRB Everyone 10+
• US$ 29.99
• Atlus

Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic – Kick some plastic butt in this fast-paced new multiplayer combat game, exclusive to the PSN. If a nice and funny fighter is what you need, this one’s gold.

• Sony PS3 – April 9, 2009
• ESRB
• US$
• Sony Computer Entertainment America

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena – Vin Diesel, along with an all-star voice talent cast, is ready to roll. Now we’ll get to see if this title lives up to the reputation of its predecessor.

• Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360 – April 7, 2009
• ESRB Mature
• PS3: US$ 53.99, Xbox 360: US$ 53.99
• Atari

The Godfather II – More clipping, smoking, and blowing away comes as The Godfather‘s sequel gets ready to rule the streets. Do you have what it takes to be the top gang boss?

• Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360 – April 7, 2009
• ESRB Mature
• PS3: US$ 59.99, Xbox 360: US$ 59.99
• Electronic Arts