This Week's Releases - 13/10/08

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This week, THQ's third-person sandbox adventure Saints Row 2 is released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (the PC version will be out in a few weeks). Players should be aware that the game comes in two different packages; in addiction to the stand-alone game, fans can purchase the Collector's Edition. The Collector's Edition comes in unique packaging (a 'gun' box for Xbox 360 and metal tin for PS3) and includes an artbook, double-sided poster of Stilwater and 1 GB USB key containing wallpapers for your console. Saints Row 2 hits store shelves this Thursday. If you haven't read PALGN's review of Saints Row 2 yet, you can check it out here.

Also landing on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is Fracture, a third-person shooter from LucasArts and Day 1 Studios. In the game, a conflict is brewing between the East and West coasts of Northern America. As a soldier for the West, players are sent into hostile territory to stop the brewing civil war. Armed with a device that can raise and lower the ground, you can 'deform' the terrain at whim to overcome the enemy. For our impressions of Fracture, head over to our hands-on preview from earlier in the year.

In the tradition of LEGO Star Wars and Indiana Jones, you can become a blocky version of the Caped Crusader in LEGO Batman: The Videogame (click here for our preview). Players can adventure through Gotham City from Wednesday, when the game is released on every platform imaginable. Stay tuned for PALGN's bargain round-up of LEGO Batman: The Videogame later in the week.

Finally, PlayStation 3 owners can travel to the underwater world of Rapture, with Bioshock finally making its way onto Sony's console this week. To find out what lies in store for the PS3 version of the first-person adventure, head over to our recent preview.

Wednesday 15th October

Xbox 360:

Fracture
LEGO Batman: The Videogame

Wii:

Imagine: Champion Rider
LEGO Batman: The Videogame

PlayStation 3:

Fracture
LEGO Batman: The Videogame

PlayStation 2:

LEGO Batman: The Videogame

PlayStation Portable:

LEGO Batman: The Videogame

PC:

Imagine: Champion Rider
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Vet 2008

Nintendo DS:

LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Imagine: Champion Rider

Thursday 16th October

Xbox 360:

Dancing Stage Universe 2
Hail to the Chimp
Saints Row 2
Saints Row 2 Collector's Edition
Warriors Orochi 2

Wii:

NBA Live 09
Wild Earth

PlayStation 3:

G1 Jockey 4 2008
Hail to the Chimp
Saints Row 2
Saints Row 2 Collector's Pack

PlayStation 2:

Warriors Orochi 2

PlayStation Portable:

Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship

PC:

Freddi Fish: Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
Littlest Pet Shop
Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When it's Dark Outside
Putt Putt Saves The Zoo
Spy Fox in Dry Cereal

Nintendo DS:

Bella Sara
History Great Empires Rome
Nanostray 2
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
Toy Shop Tycoon
TrackMania

Friday 17th October

Wii:

Littlest Pet Shop

PlayStation 3:

Bioshock

Nintendo DS:

Littlest Pet Shop

Coming next week: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS, PC), Dead Space (360, PS3, PC), Fable 2 (360), Far Cry 2 (360, PS3, PC), Golden Axe: Beast Rider (360, PS3), LittleBigPlanet (PS3), Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3, 360), Possible Bankruptcy.

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10 Comments

Grandtheft88

3 years ago

PALGN wrote

Coming next week: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS, PC), Dead Space (360, PS3, PC), Fable 2 (360), Far Cry 2 (360, PS3, PC), Golden Axe: Beast Rider (360, PS3), LittleBigPlanet (PS3), Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3, 360), Possible Bankruptcy.

What a week next week! There are going to be lots of empty wallets around the place I reckon. Some good gaming imes ahead everyone, buckle in and enjoy the ride!

ANDYBALLINA

3 years ago

Possible Bankruptcy is right.

Dead Space, Far Cry 2 and Fable 2 on the 23rd and Midnight Club LA the 24th......Thats my weekend gone.

Hopefully EB get the games in early, like Tuesday.

perch

3 years ago

PALGN wrote

I think I've got Possible Bankruptcy on pre-order. I've also heard that it's got a sequel coming out in early November too.

The Genius

3 years ago

Yep, next week is gonna be INSANE!

fatpizza

3 years ago

I wasn't planning on Dead Space but I am a survival horror fan so this is almost turning into a must buy...
Plus I'm getting little big planet. And I'm probably getting fifa 09(i'm crossing to the dark side, I'm sick of PES's disdain for fans) and bioshock...
All for PS3 mind you...

diogenes92

3 years ago

I'll definitely be checking out BioShock. The demo was pretty awesome and has me totally drawn to it. Saints Row I'm pretty keen on as well, but as with everybody else, next week is going to be insane! Dead Space is another that I've only just recently taken a lot of interest to, especially after the review from IGN which was greatly positive towards it.

Geoff Death

3 years ago

PALGN wrote

PlayStation 3:

G1 Jockey 4 2008

Oh boy! I hope its as good as G1 Jockey 1 through 3!

markgreyam

3 years ago

Sacred 2 is out on Wednesday 15th for PC, under the assumption I'm not the only one that cares. onsole versions are next month I think.

But yeah, other than that put me down for Saint's Row 2 as well.

But looking at next weeks titles, this is apparently just the relative calm before the storm.

Deus Sceleris

3 years ago

EB seem to be selling Saints Row 2 already. I'll be picking mine up after work...

markgreyam

3 years ago

Yeah EB will sell a street date marked game as soon as they discover that someone else has broken the release date and the email from up high gets sent out.

Also, I retract my Sacred 2 recommendation. Securom AND an online activation that only allows 2 goes at it. They have the standard licence removal thing etc but this is getting a bit extreme.

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