On Shelves This Week: August 6 to August 12, 2007
The period spanning releases dated August 6 to 12 for the U.S. carries quite an interesting crop with some nice variety. Bannering this edition of On Shelves This Week is the party game Boogie for the Nintendo Wii which will have casual gamers bopping ’til they drop. Still at the Nintendo yard, Mega Man‘s trifecta of RPGs are coming in with some cool attributes all their own.
The PlayStation Portable will have a couple of frantic titles from popular franchises that will have you pushing the pedal to the floor and storming caves in search of treasures. Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars and Tomb Raider: Anniversary are out! For more strategic gamers, Combat Mission for the PC is out now. Anyhow, let’s get this line-up introduced, shall we?
Boogie. The Nintendo Wii is about to get its groove on once more as Boogie is about to go to town. Headlined by such classic acts as The Jackson Five and Jamiroquai, you can now practice your moonwalkin’, crotch-grabbing moves like Michael Jackson in Never Neverland.
- Nintendo Wii – August 7, 2007
- US$ 59.99 (includes microphone)
- ESRB E (Everyone)
- Electronic Arts
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars. Get outta the way of the rushing yellow cab as Crazy Taxi and its sequel Crazy Taxi 2 are here for the Sony PSP. Experience the frantic rush of Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars and show the city who’s the king of the streets.
- Sony PSP – August 7, 2007
- US$ 29.99
- ESRB E (Everyone)
- Sega of America
Tomb Raider: Anniversary. Lara Croft celebrates her tenth year in the industry with this special re-mastery of the original runaway hit on the first PlayStation. Battle wolves and bears while searching for artifacts in an adventure of epic proportions.
- Sony PSP- August 8, 2007
- US$ 29.99
- ESRB T (Teen)
- Eidos Interactive
Check out the whole list of games to be On Shelves This Week behind the Full Article link below.
The period spanning releases dated August 6 to 12 for the U.S. carries quite an interesting crop with some nice variety. Bannering this edition of On Shelves This Week is the party game Boogie for the Nintendo Wii which will have casual gamers bopping ’til they drop. Still at the Nintendo yard, Mega Man‘s trifecta of RPGs are coming in with some cool attributes all their own.
The PlayStation Portable will have a couple of frantic titles from popular franchises that will have you pushing the pedal to the floor and storming caves in search of treasures. Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars and Tomb Raider: Anniversary are out! For more strategic gamers, Combat Mission for the PC is out now. Anyhow, let’s get this line-up introduced, shall we?
Attack on Pearl Harbor. Always wanted to see action as a Japanese Kamikaze pilot? Maybe you’d rather defend Pearl Harbor as an American airman? You can do either in this PC simulation which relives America’s formal entry to the second World War. Attack on Pearl Harbor should please all aviation enthusiasts looking for a bit of retro action.
- PC – August 10, 2007
- US$ 29.99
- ESRB E (Everyone 10+)
- Electronic Arts
Boogie. The Nintendo Wii is about to get its groove on once more as Boogie is about to go to town. Headlined by such classic acts as The Jackson Five and Jamiroquai, you can now practice your moonwalkin’, crotch-grabbing moves like Michael Jackson in Never Neverland.
- Nintendo Wii – August 7, 2007
- US$ 59.99 (includes microphone)
- ESRB E (Everyone)
- Electronic Arts
Combat Mission: Shock Force. Trouble has broken out in a big way in Syria as the NATO and Damascus fail to see eye to eye. You play this game through the U.S. perspective, and tactics is the name of the game. A mix of old and new elements will be instrumental in bringing this hypothetical coup to life.
- PC – August 10, 2007
- US$ 39.99
- ESRB T (Teen)
- Valuesoft
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars. Get outta the way of the rushing yellow cab as Crazy Taxi and its sequel Crazy Taxi 2 are here for the Sony PSP. Experience the frantic rush of Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars and show the city who’s the king of the streets.
- Sony PSP – August 7, 2007
- US$ 29.99
- ESRB E (Everyone)
- Sega of America
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon. Mega Man continues his never-ending saga on the Nintendo DS as he fights new alien baddies with the help of a new lead character named Subaru Hoshikawa. The Dragon version as the unique Wood Shot ability that lets you go clean and green by shooting leaf blades at hapless enemies.
- Nintendo DS – August 7, 2007
- US$ 29.99
- Capcom
- ESRB E (Everyone)
Mega Man Star Force: Leo. Mega Man continues his never-ending saga on the Nintendo DS as he fights new alien baddies with the help of a new lead character named Subaru Hoshikawa. Unique to the Leo version of this RPG is the Flame Burner which toasts everything that gets in the way.
- Nintendo DS – August 7, 2007
- US$ 29.99
- Capcom
- ESRB E (Everyone)
Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus. Mega Man continues his never-ending saga on the Nintendo DS as he fights new alien baddies with the help of a new lead character named Subaru Hoshikawa. Unique to Pegasus is the Ice Blast attack that can freeze opponents and leave them out in the cold waiting to be shattered.
- Nintendo DS – August 7, 2007
- US$ 29.99
- Capcom
- ESRB E (Everyone)
Pet Alien. Earth boy Tommy takes in five aliens and becomes friends with them in the comfort of his own home. Not all is well, however, as Tommy gets kidnapped by the diabolical Robotix. Now alien leader Gumpers and his friends must use everything in their disposal to aid their friend.
- Nintendo DS – August 6, 2007
- US$ 19.99
- ESRB E (Everyone)
- American Game Factory
Tomb Raider: Anniversary. Lara Croft celebrates her tenth year in the industry with this special re-mastery of the original runaway hit on the first PlayStation. Battle wolves and bears while searching for artifacts in an adventure of epic proportions.
- Sony PSP- August 8, 2007
- US$ 29.99
- ESRB T (Teen)
- Eidos Interactive
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