There's not much in the way of quality new releases this week, unless that "quality' is forgettable. There are, however, a few sales and special offers of note. Plus a game I enjoyed gets patched to fix one of its irritating flaws.
A shortage of both free time on my part and cool new releases on the part of the video game industry kept me from writing a What to Play last week. So this weekend's WtP includes a couple of week-old titles. Still, this weekend is all about "Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty" for anyone with a PC that can run it.
We're firmly entrenched in the dog days of summer.
This week's What to Play starts off with a longer-than-usual summary of Xbox Live Arcade shooter "Blacklight: Tango Down," which I saw at E3. Other noteworthy releases include "Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Sky" and "Crackdown 2," which I reviewed earlier this week.
This week's highest profile releases are yet another time-travel themed first-person shooter with middling reviews and the umpteenth Lego-themed platform-jumping title geared toward kids. So I'm just gonna lead with the weird Japanese "bullet hell" game featuring what the marketing materials refer to as "gothic Lolitas."
A Transformers game that doesn't stink tops this week's new releases.
"Super Mario Galaxy 2," the biggest game of the year on the Wii, is taking up the bulk of my time, but I still managed to squeeze in some other offerings.
"ModNation Racers" fires a shot across "Mario Kart's" bow, and PC strategy title "Sins of a Solar Empire" can be had for just $4 if you download it this weekend.
I'll be working on the What to Play This Weekend post off and on tonight and tomorrow, if necessary, but I figured in the meantime, I'd chime in with thoughts on some of the stuff I've been playing the past few days.