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2:00 PM on 03.23.2009, Hamza CTZ Aziz

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Of all the releases this week, only Wanted: Weapons of Fate has my interest. Still, I doubt I'll get the game anytime soon. It's probably a good thing that this week is dry as it just gives me plenty of time to devote to Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure.

The big release of the week is easily Pokemon Platinum, continuing the trend of March being the month of the Nintendo DS. Too bad there's so much shovelware on the DS week, too.

What's looking sw33t to you this week, Dtoiders? Hit the jump for the full list of releases and trailers for most of the games.

X360: Ski Doo: Snowmobile Challenge, Monsters vs. Aliens, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Wheelman, WWE Legends of Wrestlemania, Stormrise, PopCap Arcade Hits Volume 2

PS3: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Monsters vs. Aliens, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Wheelman, WWE Legends of Wrestlemania, Stormrise

Wii: Cate West: The Vanishing Files, Totally Spies! Totally Party, MotoGP 08, Monsters vs. Aliens, Broken Sword: Shadows of the Templars, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time, Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout

PC: Officers, Death Track: Resurrection, BattleForge, The Last Remnant, Monsters vs. Aliens, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Wheelman, Stormrise, Dark Sector, Hinterland: Orc Lords, Martial Arts: Capoeira Fighters

DS: Pokemon Platinum, Touch Mechanic, Pop Star, American Popstar - Road to Celebrity, Monsters vs. Aliens, Broken Sword: Shadows of the Templars, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time, Fashion Studio: Paris Collection, Imagine Family Doctor, Discovery Kids: Puppy Playtime, Discovery Kids: Kitten Corner, Discovery Kids: Pony Paradise, Discovery Kids: Dolphin Discovery, Animated, Lux-Pain, Gardening Mama, Martial Arts: Capoeira Fighters

PSP: Samurai Shodown Anthology, Major League Baseball 2K9, Tenchu: Shadow Assassins, Martial Arts: Capoeira Fighters

PS2: Monsters vs. Aliens, Ultimate Ninja 4: Naruto Shippuden, Martial Arts: Capoeira Fighter

Released 03/22:

Pokemon Platinum (DS)

Releasing 03/23:

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PS3)

BattleForge (PC)

Releasing 03/24:

Ski Doo: Snowmobile Challenge (X360)

MotoGP 08 (Wii)

Samurai Shodown Anthology (PSP)

The Last Remnant (PC)

Monsters vs. Aliens (PS3, X360, Wii, PS2, DS, PC)

Broken Sword: Shadows of the Templars (Wii, DS)

Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures (PC)

Wanted: Weapons of Fate (PS3, X360, PC)

Wheelman (PS3, X360, PC )

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Wii, DS)

WWE Legends of Wrestlemania (PS3, X360)

Stormrise (PS3, X360, PC)

Releasing 03/27:

Gardening Mama (DS)

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Bulkmailer

This week blows.

BlackFreefall

Everything else is overshadow by Pokemon Platinum (I think it should be called Pokemon Obsidian)

Kaleidoskull

Pretty boring week. :/
Though, I think I'll be picking up Pokemon Platinum (because I'm a tool).

DinnertimeNinja

Platinum is on my Goozex queue (4rd in line).

I'm ashamed to want to play a rehash of Diamond/Pearl (a game I though was the weakest Pokemon in the series) but I feel less ashamed that I'm getting it as a trade with spare points on Goozex.

And god damn, it's embarassing to own a system (the DS) that has a huge wall of crap games coming out every week.

The good game to bad game ratio on the thing must be 50:1. But conisdering 100 games come out for it every month, it kind of works out.

SephirothX

Legends of WrestleMania = mild interest

Necro BABS

If i can find Monsters vs aliens im in with the Achievement whore-points

DinnertimeNinja

By the way, "4rd" is a term I just made up combining the terms "4th" (my place in line) and "tard" (my place in human existence).

GO me!

Toneman

Fuck yeah Pokemon!

Mushman

The Wanted demo was just utterly terrible, I cannot see how the game will be any different.

Apart from that, I want to but Red alert 3, the demo was really good and I do need a good RTS game to get into.

Def JM

I was hoping for a demo for Stormrise, but I'm thinking thats not going to happen. So I got Hawx.

Anviltongue

Question: If you've never played a Pokemon game, do you need to go back and buy all the older versions to "catch 'em all?"

I feel dirty for typing the catch phrase...

Bulkmailer

@Anviltongue
Yes, yes you do need some of the older games in order to catch them all.

Corak

Overall meh. I was interested in Wanted, and this $391 gift card is burning a hole in my pocket, but I think I'm going to wait. Plus the animated comic from Watchmen, Tales of the Black Freighter was it, comes out on Tuesday. Definatly picking that up on the blu-rays.

akathatoneguy

Tales of the Black Freighter? Sweet. I was reading the original Watchmen graphic novel and wondering whether it actually exists or was just part of the story.

Did you get the animated Watchmen comic? I passed because of the price ($29.99) and wondering how it would really benefit from being on Blu-Ray instead of a standard DVD.

Anviltongue

@Bulkmailer:
Well then, you just made up my mind. Thanks for the help!

eternalplayer2345

I already have diamond so.........

Chronic Logic

I really don't see any difference from the PS3 Red Alert 3 edition from the other versions.

Scary Womanizing Pig Mask

I promised myself I wouldn't, but fuck it, I'm buying Platinum :D

Knives

I used to loved the original pokemon, been debating with myself if I should try getting into it again or not.

GuitarAtomik

I'm really hoping Stormrise is good. It looks awesome but I just don't know.

vexed alex

Knives! Get it! Then we can battle.

Gen Eric Gui

LUX-PAIN.

I am all over that shit. <3 <3 <3 Graphic adventures.

Krow

WALLACE AND GROMIT!

Holyetheline

Good week for DS shovelware.

Danger Mouse

I uh, I already got Platinum. I'm pretty satisfied with the changes so far. I was happy they changed around the Sinnoh lineup of Pokemon. I would've been even happier if Pachirisu and Kricketune were taken around back and given the 'Old Yeller' treatment.

akathatoneguy

I finally played the Legends of Wrestlemania demo after reading some positive reviews, and I'll probably pick it up at some point. It'd be my first, and probably only, next-gen wrestling game. I love the simple controls and attention to detail with the classic Wrestlemania events.

peachboy

i find it funny that so many of you complain about crap mediocre games on yr nintendo consoles, yet nearly everyone got Pokemon, overlooking Broken Sword, which is my pick for this week.

thebigghurt

The ps3 edition of command and conquer comes with uprising on the disc(or so ive heard) and I guess none of you people have played pursuit force because wheelman looks like a next gen version of it so ill prolly get it. Plus I bought pokemon already wanna get lux pain as well and maybe ffcc and maybe monsters vs aliens from gamefly. Oh and I dont really think every game that comes out for the ds is shovelware just the ones with precursor titles(excluding square-enix games). Oh yeah and you can count me in for dark athena next week hells yeah chronicles or riddick was like one of my top ten favorite games of all time.

Stonethigh

Definitely picking up Samurai Shodown Anthology. Some many fond memories playing SS and SSII in the arcade. Still undecided on Command and Conquer though...

Batthink

Samurai Shodown was a game that surprised me by its appeal on the SNK Arcade Classics Collection... I'll consider a purchase...

Sexualchocolate

I think C&C is a definite release day buy. I'm a long time fan, starting on PS1, moving to PC and now finally to the PS3!

I'm almost swaying towards trading in killzone 2 - finished the single player twice, finished the online ranks, can't really be bothered with playing it anymore. May keep it just cause it's so damn pretty.

Nothing else really grabs me this week, but it is payday and I need to get a payday game! Doesn't seem to be much on the horizon for this month either. Although I have a feeling there's something on it's way next week.... hmmmmmmm.

Still putting many many Socom hours in too, that game is like crack.

Sexualchocolate

That's it, Godfather 2 next week or maybe week after! Whoop!

zombiekiller13

I liked the demo for Legends of Wrestlemania, but I'm waiting for the inevitable price drop...especially since today is the RB release of the Ten album, plus Fallout 3's The Pitt, meaning that I had to buy some points over the weekend.

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