On Shelves This Week: August 13 to August 19

 

Some hot titles are hitting the shelves this week, what with much anticipated titles like Heroes of Mana and Luminous Arc finally arriving. EA’s explosive Madden NFL ’08, which should sell like hotcakes, will also be available on all platforms.

DS owners are getting much love – noteworthy titles include Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon that promises to take the favorite farming game deeper into RPG territory. High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut also expands the library by adding a sing-and-dance game for all ages.

Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics. Yet another shot at making a video game based on phenomenal tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons, D&D: Tactics faithfully implements D&D 3.5 rules as players follow the story of a young child. Taking either good or evil alignment ultimately decides the ending. Co-op allows players to work together, while deathmatch mode pits them against each other.

• PSP – August 14, 2007
• US$ 39.99
• ESRB T (Teen)
• Atari

Heroes of Mana. Square Enix takes the latest installment in the Mana series to an entirely new direction, turning action adventure into real-time strategy that you’d want on your DS.

• Nintendo DS – August 14, 2007
• US$ 39.99
• ESRB E (Everyone)
• Square Enix

Madden NFL ’08. One of EA’s biggest annual sports titles returns to all platforms. New in this installment are Weapons, providing players with different specialized abilities at their disposal. Graphics department also received a revamp, and other gameplay tweaks make this year’s NFL a worthy addition.

• PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, GC, Wii, PC, PSP, DS – August 14, 2007
• US$ 59.95  (PS3, Xbox 360), US$ 39.99 (Xbox, PC), US$ 39.95 (GC, PSP), US$ 49.99 (Wii), US$ 29.95 (DS)
• ESRB E (Everyone)
• Electronic Arts

Check out the rest of the titles coming out On Shelves This Week behind the Full Article link below!

 

Some hot titles are hitting the shelves this week, what with much anticipated titles like Heroes of Mana and Luminous Arc finally arriving. EA’s explosive Madden NFL ’08, which should sell like hotcakes, will also be available on all platforms.

DS owners are getting much love – noteworthy titles include Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon that promises to take the favorite farming game deeper into RPG territory. High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut also expands the library by adding a sing-and-dance game for all ages.

Billy the Wizard: Rocket Broomstick Racing. Quidditch pales in comparison, as Billy the Wizard: Rocket Broomstick Racing allows players to blast opponents off track with spells, or use magic to take down evil dragons. Much like kart racing, wizards atop their brooms go at it in this racing game. With challenging quests and up to eight characters to choose from, Rocket Broomstick Racing promises some good fun on the Wii.

• Nintendo Wii – August 14, 2007
• US$ 29.99
• ESRB E (Everyone)
• Conspiracy Entertainment

Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics. Yet another shot at making a video game based on phenomenal tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons, D&D: Tactics faithfully implements D&D 3.5 rules as players follow the story of a young child. Taking either good or evil alignment ultimately decides the ending. Co-op allows players to work together, while deathmatch mode pits them against each other.

• PSP – August 14, 2007
• US$ 39.99
• ESRB T (Teen)
• Atari

Heroes of Mana. Square Enix takes the latest installment in the Mana series to an entirely new direction, turning action adventure into real-time strategy that you’d want on your DS.

• Nintendo DS – August 14, 2007
• US$ 39.99
• ESRB E (Everyone)
• Square Enix

High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut. Based on the movie loved by all ages, High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut promises a complete sing-and-dance experience on your DS. Choose from the movie characters or create your own before rocking to 25 songs using the Stylus and touch screen.

• Nintendo DS – August 14, 2007
• US$ 29.99
• ESRB E (Everyone)
• Disney Interactive Studios

Luminous Arc. Fans of Japanese strategy RPGs have much to desire from Atlus‘ latest offering on the DS. Players take control of the Garden Children as they fight witches that threaten the world. Featuring the Vitae Imbuing system, extensive friendship system that integrates character relationships to the battlefield, and Wi-Fi multiplayer, Luminous Arc is almost a must-have for SPRG lovers.

• Nintendo DS – August 14, 2007
• US$ 34.99
• ESRB T (Teen)
• Atlus

Madden NFL ’08. One of EA’s biggest annual sports titles returns to all platforms. New in this installment are Weapons, providing players with different specialized abilities at their disposal. Graphics department also received a revamp, and other gameplay tweaks make this year’s NFL a worthy addition.

• PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, GC, Wii, PC, PSP, DS – August 14, 2007
• US$ 59.95  (PS3, Xbox 360), US$ 39.99 (Xbox, PC), US$ 39.95 (GC, PSP), US$ 49.99 (Wii), US$ 29.95 (DS)
• ESRB E (Everyone)
• Electronic Arts

Operation: Vietnam. Utilizing the Stylus, Operation: Vietnam combines an action-packed shooter experience with RTS elements by allowing players to control a squad of up to four soldiers. Missions vary from rescuing civilians to hunting enemies down. Destructible environments, objects, and live animals add to the experience.

• Nintendo DS – August 14, 2007
• US$ 19.99
• ESRB T (Teen)
• Majesco

Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon.  From being a farmer that does all sorts of chores, Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon allows players to catch monsters with different abilities to aid in fieldwork. More RPG elements have been included as skills improve and tools can be created. The game supports use of Wi-Fi to trade items with other players.

• Nintendo DS – August 14, 2007
• US$ 29.99
• ESRB E (Everyone)
• Natsume