New Video Games due This Week!

One of the coolest fighter games I have played in a long time, Bleach: Shattered Blade (rated T), arrives this week for the Nintendo Wii. Based on the Cartoon Network program Bleach, Shattered Blade features visually stunning graphics, fast-paced action and intuitive controls that reduce the learning curve and will have you battling immediately.

If you are looking for a video game for the little gamers in your life, check out Flipper Critters for the Nintendo DS (Rated E). This pinball-style game utilizes both screens on the DS for a full view of the scrolling pinball area. Flipper Critters also packs in a plethora of mini-games that will have players using all of the DS' inputs, including the control pad, touch screen and even the microphone.

Other games due in stores this week include:

Title/Platform
Balls of Fury/Wii
Bleach: The Blade of Fate/PC
Bleach: Shattered Blade/Wii
Cheetah Girls: Pop Star Sensations/DS
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast/Wii
FIFA Soccer 08/PC, Xbox360, PS3, PS2, Wii
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions/PSP
Flipper Critters/DS
Folklore/PS3
Half-Life: Episode Two/PC
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights/PS3, PSP
Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal/PS2, Xbox360, Wii
Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck/DS
Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull/PC
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer/PC
Sega Rally Revo/PC, Xbox360, PS3, PSP
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron/PSP
Team Fortress 2/PC
The Orange Box/Xbox360, PC

-J. McKinney