We have seen a winter and spring release season that has been unrelenting – perhaps not like the Fall season, but much busier than usual. However, recent weeks have shown signs that it was slowing – two weeks agi we just had DS and PC, and last week the same. This week, not too much at all. The big release is the multi-platform Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 on X360, PS3 and PS2, and the early looks for that one are pretty awful according to a couple of ‘official’ XBOX magazine reviews. Aside from that, we have little other than the over-the-top Stalin vs. Martians for the PC. There isn’t much more this week, so check out the list!

• Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2

• Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2

• Jelly Belly: Ballistic Beans
• Excitebots: Trick Racing
• Pennzoil Build-N-Race: Speed Demons

• Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2
• Jelly Belly: Ballistic Beans

• No New Releases

• 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix
• Hands On! Tangrams
• I Love Horses

• Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason
• Stalin vs. Martians
• Zeno Clash
• Dream Day Wedding: Viva Las Vegas
• Adventure: Collector’s Edition (Volume 1)

As for last week … well, not so great once again. The big PC release DemiGod is a tale worth telling, as GameStop broke street date which completely messed up Stardock’s multiplayer servers, and then the company reported that their no-DRM stance was rewarded with a mere 18,000 out of 120,000 connections being from paid copies of the game. Pretty sad stuff and a sad statement about the ethics of gamers (I won’t say PC gamers since we know the same is true for the PSP and would be for consoles if it was as easy). For the DS, The Dark Spire is a solid but niche dungeon crawler taht includes the music CD with purchase – if you liked Etrian Odyssey you’ll love this. Two DS releases – C.O.R.E and Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled – were pushed out into mid-May, so we’ll have to wait for those. I have had some time with the PSP game Air Conflicts: Aces of World War II and have found it to be really, really awful – not worth buying, not worth renting, not worth getting when it drops to $5 in a few months.

What I’m Currently Playing:

• PC: Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor – after loving the original and first expansion I’m rather disappointed, as the new content adds little and is over too fast.
• PC: Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate – after my big play session, I have been playing a little here and there trying to get out the review in time for the April 29th now official release date!
• PC: The Last Remnant – pretty typical jRPG experience, nice looking game, too many cutscenes. It feels like a huge game and I’ve put in tons of time and barely scratched the surface!
• DS: Dark Spire – I really like this game, it is kicking my butt at times, but the music and style and old-school RPG feel are wonderful.
• DS: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars – I finally ‘finished’ it but had to go back again because I want 100% completion!
• DS: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time – I’ve been f=having to force myself to play this – not bad, just not loving it and hard when there are the other two games I actually *want* to play.
• PSP: Air Conflicts: Aces of World War II – I really want to like this game, but it is so poorly done that I just can’t manage to forgive it all the issues.

Enjoy gaming!

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