On Shelves This Week: June 28 to July 4, 2009
Last week’s batch may be a tough act to follow, but this week holds its own, bidding for your buck. The Call of Juarez prequel Bound in Blood (PS3, Xbox 360 and PC) is out now if you want a mean FPS. You can also give Infernal: Hell’s Vengeance a look if the McCall brothers aren’t mean enough for you. Be sure to check out the week’s releases on this edition of On Shelves This Week.
Last week’s batch may be a tough act to follow, but this week holds its own, bidding for your buck. The Call of Juarez prequel Bound in Blood (PS3, Xbox 360 and PC) is out now if you want a mean FPS. You can also give Infernal: Hell’s Vengeance a look if the McCall brothers aren’t mean enough for you. Be sure to check out the week’s releases on this edition of On Shelves This Week.
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – One of this week’s big guns belong to the McCall brothers. This prequel to the first Call of Juarez will take you through the Civil War in Georgia all the way to the Aztec ruins of Mexico.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – The sixth installment in the Potter saga is getting its multiplatform video game this week. Explore the wizarding world like never before in larger, more detailed environments, plus you get to be in the driver’s seat as you uncover the Dark Lord’s past.
- Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, PC – June 30, 2009
- ESRB Everyone 10+
- Xbox 360 – US$ 49.99, PS3 – US$ 49.99, PSP – US$ 39.99, Wii – US$ 46.99, DS – US$ 27.79, PC – US$ 29.99
- Electronic Arts
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – Join Scrat and the rest of the gang in their third adventure in the ice age. This time, they’ll be sharing the space with some full-sized dinosaurs who might make the experience a little less comfortable. Play as any of the six characters from the movie and embark on a rescue mission into the Dinosaur World.
- Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PC – June 30, 2009
- ESRB Everyone
- Xbox 360 – US$ 39.97, PS3 – US$ 39.97, Wii – US$ 39.97, DS – US$ 19.97, PC – US$ 11.97
- Activision Blizzard
Infernal: Hell’s Vengeance – You’ll be playing a secret agent from hell. Literally. You job will be to gather souls, but it’s gonna get tricky since you have agents from heaven to compete with. Use your hell-given skills (and arsenal) to make sure you harvest the souls before they do.
- Xbox 360 – July 2, 2009
- ESRB Mature
- US$ 39.99
- Playlogic International
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace – This action RPG featuring one of gaming’s oldest heroes gets not one, but two installments this week. Take advantage of the various Noise Types and master the different kind of gameplay and strategic battle system.
Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker – Here’s the other Star Force title coming out this week, and it’s due on the same day as the previous one. Note that this one comes at the full price at Amazon, unlike Black Ace which got two bucks off.
- Nintendo DS – June 30, 2009
- ESRB Everyone
- Nintendo DS – US$ 29.99
- Capcom
Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament – Tweak your mecha and get it on arena-style. It’s got open-world missions, a good selection of weapons, and supports up to four players on ad hoc.
- Sony PSP – June 30, 2009
- ESRB Everyone 10+
- US$ 39.99
- Atlus
Worms 2: Armageddon – Squirming their way also into XBLA this week are the triggerhappy invertebrates from Worms: Armageddon for another shootfest. With new weapons, new maps, and new gameplay modes, you might be tempted into helping the sequel get as many downloads as the first one had.
- Xbox 360
- ESRB Teen
- Xbox Live Arcade – 800 MSP (US$ 9.99)
- Team 17
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