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On Shelves This Week: August 13 to August 19

Posted Aug 13, 2007 at 01:34AM by Nicolo S. Listed in: News, Games Tags: Atari, Square Enix, Electronic Arts, Conspiracy Entertainment, Atlus, Disney Interactive Studios
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Heroes of Mana box shot - Image 1Some hot titles are hitting the shelves this week, what with much anticipated titles like Heroes of Mana and Luminous Arc finally arriving. EA's explosive Madden NFL '08, which should sell like hotcakes, will also be available on all platforms.

DS owners are getting much love - noteworthy titles include Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon that promises to take the favorite farming game deeper into RPG territory. High School Musical: Makin' the Cut also expands the library by adding a sing-and-dance game for all ages.

Billy the Wizard: Rocket Broomstick Racing. Quidditch pales in comparison, as Billy the Wizard: Rocket Broomstick Racing allows players to blast opponents off track with spells, or use magic to take down evil dragons. Much like kart racing, wizards atop their brooms go at it in this racing game. With challenging quests and up to eight characters to choose from, Rocket Broomstick Racing promises some good fun on the Wii.
Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics. Yet another shot at making a video game based on phenomenal tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons, D&D: Tactics faithfully implements D&D 3.5 rules as players follow the story of a young child. Taking either good or evil alignment ultimately decides the ending. Co-op allows players to work together, while deathmatch mode pits them against each other.
  • PSP - August 14, 2007
  • US$ 39.99
  • ESRB T (Teen)
  • Atari
Heroes of Mana. Square Enix takes the latest installment in the Mana series to an entirely new direction, turning action adventure into real-time strategy that you'd want on your DS.
  • Nintendo DS - August 14, 2007
  • US$ 39.99
  • ESRB E (Everyone)
  • Square Enix
High School Musical: Makin' the Cut. Based on the movie loved by all ages, High School Musical: Makin' the Cut promises a complete sing-and-dance experience on your DS. Choose from the movie characters or create your own before rocking to 25 songs using the Stylus and touch screen.
Luminous Arc. Fans of Japanese strategy RPGs have much to desire from Atlus' latest offering on the DS. Players take control of the Garden Children as they fight witches that threaten the world. Featuring the Vitae Imbuing system, extensive friendship system that integrates character relationships to the battlefield, and Wi-Fi multiplayer, Luminous Arc is almost a must-have for SPRG lovers.
  • Nintendo DS - August 14, 2007
  • US$ 34.99
  • ESRB T (Teen)
  • Atlus
Madden NFL '08. One of EA's biggest annual sports titles returns to all platforms. New in this installment are Weapons, providing players with different specialized abilities at their disposal. Graphics department also received a revamp, and other gameplay tweaks make this year's NFL a worthy addition.
  • PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, GC, Wii, PC, PSP, DS - August 14, 2007
  • US$ 59.95  (PS3, Xbox 360), US$ 39.99 (Xbox, PC), US$ 39.95 (GC, PSP), US$ 49.99 (Wii), US$ 29.95 (DS)
  • ESRB E (Everyone)
  • Electronic Arts
Operation: Vietnam. Utilizing the Stylus, Operation: Vietnam combines an action-packed shooter experience with RTS elements by allowing players to control a squad of up to four soldiers. Missions vary from rescuing civilians to hunting enemies down. Destructible environments, objects, and live animals add to the experience.
  • Nintendo DS - August 14, 2007
  • US$ 19.99
  • ESRB T (Teen)
  • Majesco
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon.  From being a farmer that does all sorts of chores, Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon allows players to catch monsters with different abilities to aid in fieldwork. More RPG elements have been included as skills improve and tools can be created. The game supports use of Wi-Fi to trade items with other players.
  • Nintendo DS - August 14, 2007
  • US$ 29.99
  • ESRB E (Everyone)
  • Natsume

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   by coolie (Unregistered) - 2007-08-13
 » look great
i so want to try out hero of mana and the other rpg game for the ds

   by Mattroid - 2007-08-13
 » !!!
Finally! A strategy Mana game! I've been itching to get a new game recently :)

   by DiabloTerrorGF - 2007-08-13
 » Forgot something...
Persona 3 comes out Tuesday.


   Re: Burn_Griffith (Unregistered) - 2007-08-13
 » It's cool
Yeah, P3's cool. I may check it sometime after I get a PS3.

As for this week, I may get Luminous Arc.
   by Spectre (Unregistered) - 2007-08-13
 » Mmmm...
Square Enix back with Nintendo. Wow...good times. I love how they push the limits w/ Sony's products, but they've always had a good running with Nintendo's machines. Sk337


   Re: CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS - 2007-08-13
 » I Remember Square And Enix Back In The Day
Both very good games on the Nintendo Systems. Now them together is bittersweet. I know with both of their expertise they will make some cool games but competition sometimes made them better. Also it seems like when they were separate there were more variety of good games available. Oh well, high hope to the future.
   by anon (Unregistered) - 2007-08-13
 » wtf
Why should we care about a game that's coming out for DS only?


   Re: Loonix (Unregistered) - 2007-08-13
 » Shure
Shure
maybe we can watch its titlescreen on the psp *ROFL*

No, honestly.
This is also listed on the DS Blog of the QJ.net pages. Its generic news on some games to roll out in the next days.

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   Re: GUy (Unregistered) - 2007-08-13
 » anon+stupid
there are more pages than just PSPupdates dumass look on the top section and you will see a line of blogs that are different subjects and when that subject involves a list of different games they just post it in the ones that are involved in. Doy

   Re: Burn_Griffith (Unregistered) - 2007-08-13
 » anon stupidx2
I second to agree with GUy that anon (unregistered) is stupid x2.

I mean, there are indeed MORE pages. That is unless if your blind or can't find the full article link.


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