Sunday Evening New Releases and ShackReviews

by Chris Remo, Apr 02, 2006 3:30pm PDT

Related Topics – Square Enix, Konami, Games: PC, EA Redwood Shores

Well, the release train sure lost a lot of its steam this week.

This Week's New Releases

PS2

Hummer Badlands (Eutechnyx | Tue. | PS2) Tourist Trophy (Polyphony Digital | Tue. | PS2)

Portable

Bust-a-Move Deluxe (Dreams Int. | Tue. | PSP) From Russia With Love (EA Redwood Shores | Mon. | PSP, also PS2, Xbox, GCN in Nov. '05)

PC

Battle of Europe (MAUS Soft. | Tue. | PC)
World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (KCET | Tue. | PC, also PS2, Xbox, PSP in Feb. '06)
World War II Combat: Road to Berlin (Direct Action | Mon. | PC; also Xbox in Jan. '06)
Xpand Rally (Techland | Tue. | PC)

Multi

Commandos: Strike Force (Pyro Studios | Tue. | PS2, Xbox, PC) Major League Baseball 2K6 (Kush Games | Mon. | PS2, Xbox, also GCN, X360, PSP on Apr. 24)
NBA Ballers: Phenom (Midway Chicago | Tue. | PS2, Xbox)

Featured ShackReviews:

This week Masem checks out Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts II (PS2).
Empathe takes a look at Konami's Beatmania (PS2).
Chazums has a review of EA Chicago's Fight Night Round 3 (X360).

I didn't have much time for "real" games this week, but I did play a whole lot of Sudoku, via Brain Age (DS).

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Didn't Xpand Rally come out like 2 years ago?? Is this a re-release?

Apr 03, 2006 8:45am PDT

Didn't Xpand Rally come out like 2 years ago?? Is this a re-release? : Landrosradick

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Why is it so hard for Polyphony Digital to add a little simple online play to their games? Grrrrr, Oh well this at least looks like the motorcycle sim I've been looking for.

Apr 02, 2006 11:14pm PDT

Why is it so hard for Polyphony Digital to add a little simple online play to their games? Grrrrr, Oh we... : bitter ego

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it's playable. It's the same as Pro Evolution soccer.

The only thing is that with keyboard you'll miss out on a lot of the specialty moves which are much easier with a controller.

Apr 02, 2006 6:34pm PDT

it's playable. It's the same as Pro Evolution soccer. The only thing is that with keyboard you'll miss... : stravaganza

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Is World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 playable at all with the keyboard? I remember really liking soccer games on the SNES and I would like give another one a shot. I

Apr 02, 2006 3:50pm PDT

Is World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 playable at all with the keyboard? I remember really liking soccer games... : adhy

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