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Sunday Afternoon New Releases and ShackReviews

by Chris Remo, Sep 11, 2005 3:00pm PDT

Related Topics – Namco, Activision, Tecmo, Capcom, Sony

Great Shackmeet yesterday. There was a better turnout than I expected. Hooray!

This Week's New Releases

PS2

Armored Core: Nine Breaker (From Software | Tue.) Urban Reign (Namco | Tue.)

Xbox

Dynasty Warriors 5 (Omega Force | Tue. | also PS2, X360) Tecmo Classic Arcade (Team Ninja | Tue.)

Portable

Burnout Legends (Criterion | Tue. | PSP, also DS) GripShift (Sidhe Interactive | Tue. | PSP) LEGO Bionicle: Maze of Shadows (Razorback | Tue. | GBA) MediEvil Resurrection (Sony Cambridge | PSP)

PC

Battleground Europe: World War II Online (Playnet | Tue.) Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory (Shockwave | Mon.) EverQuest: Depths of Darkhollow (Sony Online Ent. | Mon.) EverQuest II: Desert of Flames (Sony Online Ent. | Mon.) RPG Maker XP (Run Time | Fri.) The Sims 2 Nightlife (Maxis | Tue.)

Multi

Burnout Revenge (Criterion | Tue. | PS2, Xbox) Evil Dead: Regeneration (Cranky Pants Games | Tue. | PS2, Xbox, also PC) Scooby-Doo! Unmasked (THQ | Mon. | PS2, Xbox, GCN, GBA, also DS) World Series of Poker (Activision | Tue. | GCN, PSP, PC, also PS2, Xbox)

Other Database Updates:

Post Mortem (Microids, PC)
Small Soldiers (EA Studios, PS1)

Featured ShackReviews:

The always-thorough SixDemonBag gives a detailed review of Arkane's Arx Fatalis (PC), which he considers a bit underrated.
Guava D finds Capcom's Resident Evil 4 (GCN) essentially flawless.

I'm still playing through Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA). It is immensely enjoyable. I've also spent some time with Osu! Takae! Ouendan! (DS) and Electroplankton (DS).

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Shakers with handguns, a question:

I'm trying to decide between a Sig p226 and a Beretta 92, I shot the sig over the weekend and it was great, the accuracy and feel was top notch, only thing that gave me hesitation was that the slide release was a little stiff to get going.

Beretta has a more going for it in the looks department, but when I asked the rangemaster why they didn't carry any he said that Berettas always break down quicker than other guns, and that a sig would last me my whole life. Anyone with advice?

Sep 11, 2005 3:18pm PDT

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I'm really looking forward to Burnout Legends for PSP. Looks great, so far the reviews have been great as well. Pre-ordered it in full on Friday and picking it up as soon as I can on Tuesday when its released. Just wished it had an Infrastructure muliplayer mode other than the Ad-Hoc mode with other PSP players around you. Oh well...

Sep 11, 2005 3:11pm PDT

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  Burnout Legends to me personally, is one of those games that i would get excited about and buy on release... : Drewus
  - I admit I was one of the ones ripping on the DS at E3 2004. I wasn't exactly super-hyped for PSP, but I ... : Chris Remo

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people still play WW2 online? wow

Sep 11, 2005 4:05pm PDT

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people still play WW2 online? wow : JShadow
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Heh. Apparently We Ã¢Â™Â¥ Katamari has been available at some Target and Toys r Us stores since last Thursday.

http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=921111&topic=23422486

http://new.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=62326

Official release date is 9/20.

Sep 11, 2005 3:55pm PDT

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  Man, that sucks a bit, though I know places break release dates all the time. At least the initial revie... : Masem
  - Actually 99% of games dont have set street dates, its more "we are going to ship it and most places shoul... : axilla364

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RPGMAKER XP? Is this coming to the states? The link to the developer goes to a non-english site, so... I'm wondering if there's a US release. Anyone know?

Sep 11, 2005 5:14pm PDT

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    I see. Hmm... online ordering I could do, I'd really like to buy this. I found the english version of the... : Kayn
    - I found my answer. http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q3-2005/081705a.html Thanks! : Kayn

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Thanks for the coverage, Chris. Burnout legends!

Sep 11, 2005 7:44pm PDT

Thanks for the coverage, Chris. Burnout legends! : vaniah

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Give me Burnout Revenge RIGHT NOW!!!

Sep 11, 2005 7:00pm PDT

Give me Burnout Revenge RIGHT NOW!!! : godm0de

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Main page formatting is wack... big gap of white black space until it reaches the bottom of the tower ad, then the PS2 table starts.

Sep 11, 2005 6:55pm PDT

Main page formatting is wack... big gap of white black space until it reaches the bottom of the tower ad,... : BulletPro

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Can someone give me the English name and some links for "Osu! Ouendan! Takae!" ?

I can't find it, nor know what to look for when searching the intarweb....

Sep 11, 2005 4:32pm PDT

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I just started playing Superstar Saga, too. I've only gotten past the HooHoos, but it has been fun so far. I really liked Paper Mario, so I'm glad to have the chance to return to that style of gameplay. My only complaint is having to switch between characters so often.

When does Elektroplankton come out in the US? I'm definitely interested in that one.

Sep 11, 2005 3:24pm PDT

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    - Pressing Start is very difficult for me. (Well, maybe not.) Actually, I was getting frustrated while ... : brakula

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One thing that would be handy for the shack reviews, especially expansion packs and addons, would be a related game link on the review page.

Sep 11, 2005 4:05pm PDT

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Hey Chris, how's Elektroplankton?

I played with the demo version (thanks WifiME!) a bit ago, but I could see it getting old much quicker than Nintendogs.

If you've played the demo, could you say how it expands on that type of gameplay, otherwise, could you post impressions and what not? Is there even a game in there or is it just a cool toy? (not that i'm dissing the cool toy aspect...)

Sep 11, 2005 3:30pm PDT

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  Oh man. From previews, Electroplankton looks like a new-age music maker game, with a more laid-back prese... : Kryn
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  The demo is only one mode out of 10, so yeah there's a lot more there. However, it never becomes a "vide... : Chris Remo
  - excellent, can't wait! : burningtrees

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i see tables

Sep 11, 2005 3:12pm PDT

i see tables : personaljesus

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cool

Sep 11, 2005 3:11pm PDT

cool : pizzaknymp

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