On Shelves This Week: August 16-22 2009
Amidst the usual barrage of less-than-note-worthy DS titles, this week’s big release is the sequel to the 2001 FPS Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Hitler’s got the usual evil army, and it’s gonna be up to you to infiltrate and beat them from the inside. There’s a few more you might want to check out, so read on for this edition of On Shelves This Week.
Amidst the usual barrage of less-than-note-worthy DS titles, this week’s big release is the sequel to the 2001 FPS Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Hitler’s got the usual evil army, and it’s gonna be up to you to infiltrate and beat them from the inside. There’s a few more you might want to check out, so read on for this edition of On Shelves This Week.
My Dress Up – Nurture young girls’ inner fashionista with Oxygen Interactive’s dress-up game. She can pick out her favorite look, mix-n-match, and try them all out – nothing like a video game to develop the young fashion sense, right? RIGHT?!
My Friends – Make Friends. Play Games. Have Fun. That’s how the tagline goes, and that’s basically the gist of what young players can do with this game. By “make friends” they mean that literally – the game allows you to create your virtual friends, play games with them, and gather in-game items to share with them.
- DS – August 18, 2009
- ESRB: Everyone
- US$ 29.99
- O-Games
My Make-Up – O-Games is really ramping up the Prettifying 101 for the little girls on August 18th. Alongside My Dress Up is My Make-Up, giving growing girls a chance to try out their make-up experiments without having to invade and waste mommy’s stock of pricey cosmetics. Daddies, if you don’t want little Casey going crazy with your wife’s designer makeup, you might want to consider this one.
- DS – August 18, 2009
- ESRB: Everyone
- US$ 29.99
- O-Games
Paws & Claws: Pet Vet – There have been quite a few iterations of this game out there, but it’s time for a Wii version. THQ is bringing the pet care game where you can use your Wiimote to help n’ heal your furry pals.
- Wii – August 18, 2009
- ESRB: Everyone
- US$ 19.99
- THQ
Raven Squad: Hidden Dagger – Cross an FPS with an RTS, set it in the Amazon, add in some tactical controls and you’ve got Raven Squad: Hidden Dagger. The game comes with the usual co-op mode, but you’ll also be packing four-wheeled rides, as well as an overhead satellite to help you plan your assault.
Spectrobes: Origins – Here’s an interesting action-RPG. Dig up fossils and grow the Spectrobes until they’re big enough to fight and help you in your adventures. There are different kinds of Spectrobes, so there’s plenty of room for fun growing and using them. It’s a bit far-off, but it reminds me a bit of Enix’s Brainlord on the SNES with the Jades.
- Wii – August 18, 2009
- ESRB: Everyone 10+
- US$ 46.99
- Disney Interactive
Sudoku Ball: Detective – With this release, Playlogic adds a lot of fun twists to your Sunday morning habit by taking your favorite numerical puzzle to the Wii and the DS. Test your smarts and solve up to six interlinked Sudoku puzzles all crammed into a 3D ball. Feel like ditching the pen-and-paper for all the Sudoku you’ll ever want?
Wolfenstein – The sequel to the 2001 shooter, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, is now ready for release later this week thanks to Raven Software, which developed the game under the supervision of id Software. Go behind enemy lines and take Hitler’s evil army down, or play any of the three online gameplay modes: Team Deathmatch, Objective, or Stopwatch. No doubt the biggest release of the fray, so mark your calendars!