Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer drops this week in theatres and on every game platform known to man, and
Tenchu Z continues the long-running ninja stealth series on the 360. Other than that, most of the action takes place on the handhelds, with a port of the excellent
Rainbow Six: Vegas for the PSP and an update of a classic shooter for the DS. Still pretty slow, but if the XBOX Live demos are any indication, we should be in for some treats soon.
PlayStation 2
Crash Bandicoot Action Pack (Includes Crash Tag Team Racing, Crash Twinsanity & Crash Nitro Kart) - 6/12
Raw Danger - 6/12
It's a survival game where you are tasked with rescuing citizens after a massive flood. Sounds cool. Sounds Japanese. Japanese stuff is cool.
Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2 - 6/12
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - 6/15
PSP
Rainbow Six: Vegas - 6/12
PQ 2 - 6/12
In the spirit of Intelligent Qube for the PS1, this handheld puzzler claims to measure your "Practical Intelligence Quotient"
Puzzle Scape - 6/12
XBox 360
Tenchu Z - 6/12
I've never been terribly impressed with the Tenchu series, but multiplayer customized ninjas seems like a slam dunk.
Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia - 6/12
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - 6/15
PS3
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - 6/15
The only PS3 title this week is a cross platform movie cash-in, err, tie-in. It will likely suck and it will even more likeely make many millions of dollars.
PC
UFO Afterlight* - 6/11
Diner Dash: Flow on the Go* - 6/11
Playfirst Play All Day Pack* - 6/11
Call of Juarez* - 6/12
Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia -6/12
Model Train 3D - 6/14
Another one of those concepts that should have been done by now. The graphics look dated, but the concept is cool in a geeky way.
Wii
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree - 6/11
The Wii is already helping kids lose weight, and now it's going to make them smarter? Someone please send this game to Jack Thompson.
Scarface - 6/12
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - 6/15
Nintendo DS
Time Ace - 6/12 - PICK OF THE WEEK!
A reimagining of the classic Time Pilot series. If it's any good, then I really hope this concept migrates to the consoles.
Zendoku - 6/12
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - 6/15
* = re-solicit
I already have a big enough brain from the DS version, now I need Big Skull Academy to relieve the pressure on my brain.
Time Ace sounds cool, I wouldn't mind destroying all of history with the help of the US Airforce. Now, they need to make a Time Bandits game...
I want Big Brain Academy, but I worry that it would tell me what I already fear: I am not smart.