New games this week: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption edition

by Justin McElroy { Aug 27th 2007 at 8:00AM }

We've knocked on every single piece of wood we could find, and we now feel relatively confident about proclaiming the game drought officially over. And it's not just the release of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, though this drought has hit Wii owners the hardest. Xbox 360 owners are getting Stuntman Ignition and Blue Dragon this week, and your PS3 will be able to download Warhawk or you could buy it at a store, if you still remember where your local game store is. Check out the full list after the jump.

Gallery: Metroid Prime 3

Wii:

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Brunswick Pro Bowling
Carnival Games
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08

Virtual Console:

Super C
Breath of Fire II
Ghouls'n Ghosts

Xbox 360:

Blue Dragon
Moto GP 2007
Dynasty Warriors Gundam
Stuntman Ignition
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08

XBLA Arcade:

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

PS3:

Warhawk
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Dynasty Warriors Gundam

PSN:

PS2:

Brunswick Pro Bowling
Metropolismania 2
Stuntman Ignition
Honda: Motorcycle Racing
Wild Arms 5
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08

PSP:

Brunswick Pro Bowling
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes
NHRA Countdown to the Championship
Dead Head Fred
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Monster Hunter Freedom 2

Nintendo DS:

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Garfield: Nightmares
Turn it Around
I Spy Funhouse
Professional Fisherman's Tour: Northern Hemisphere

PC Games:

Guild Wars Eye of the North
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Left Behind: Eternal Forces Expansion Pack
Medieval II Total War: Kingdoms

Tags: MetroidPrime3, newgames

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

FermitTheKrog @ Aug 27th 2007 8:07AM

The christmas shopping season has begun ;P

joevill @ Aug 27th 2007 8:07AM

I'm definately getting Guild Wars, Eye of the North!

rond556 @ Aug 27th 2007 8:13AM

Stranglehold?

gozer @ Aug 27th 2007 8:20AM

was delayed

Mr Intel @ Aug 27th 2007 8:16AM

summer drought officially over warhawk MP3C MHF2 Lair Heavenly sword next week

dusty pockets from here on

Captain Jody Anthony XVIII @ Aug 27th 2007 8:16AM

well if i had any money this week, it would be going to wild arms 5. damn being poor.

James @ Aug 27th 2007 8:38AM

I thought you pirated games?

Captain Jody Anthony XVIII @ Aug 27th 2007 8:57AM

nope

hvnlysoldr @ Aug 27th 2007 9:48AM

An eye patch would mar black Mario's face.

Captain Jody Anthony XVIII @ Aug 27th 2007 10:23AM

i do occasionally wear an eye patch though

for night vision.

samfish @ Aug 27th 2007 10:40AM

I wear an eye patch, but only during some of my more kinky sexual escapades.

Slaziman @ Aug 27th 2007 8:22AM

Too bad Warhawk, Heavenly Sword and Lair suck.

I remember the Sony fanboys mentioning these games in their little lists like they were AAA titles, to which I replied, why put so much faith in unproven franchises?

And now, months later, it's obvious I was right.

blooh @ Aug 27th 2007 8:24AM

yes because innovation is always terrible at first

Mr Intel @ Aug 27th 2007 8:27AM

it doesnt matter if there AAA or not its just games its something to play i think for myself i like what i like

xXFenixKnight13Xx @ Aug 27th 2007 8:27AM

Its because they are desperate for a good game these days. They shoulda bought a 360 haha. Anyways Im not buying anything this week, Bioshock is rockin my 360 right now and the Medal of Honor demo is on Live now and its awesome. EA did a great job on that and that was just the demo.

Slaziman @ Aug 27th 2007 8:36AM

These games of course had potential to become great, like any new IP, I'm all for new IP's actually.

What I'm saying is they were massively overhyped and a lot of faith was put into them for really no reason.

Mr Intel @ Aug 27th 2007 8:43AM

you should have said that from the start i agree that they were over hyped but they are all worth playing i read reviews but i don't take them seriously because my taste is not your taste

Justice @ Aug 27th 2007 8:43AM

The only ratings one should go by is their own. Plain and simple. You haven't played the game yet so you don't go. Try it out for yourself. I don't know why people go by other people's ratings, so stupid. Sometimes it's like listening to a rumor.

Jake @ Aug 27th 2007 8:49AM

Wii and MS games seem to turn out as good as advertised while Sony games seem to be way overhyped. I feel kinda bad for any gamer that waited a year to get a PS3, only to wait another year for games that hold up to what is hitting other systems. I mean, once MGS4, FFXIII, GT5, and possibly others are out, all will be forgiven. But that is a hell of a long time to wait for next gen.

blooh @ Aug 27th 2007 8:49AM

because most people don't have enough money/time to buy and play every game ever made?

blooh @ Aug 27th 2007 8:50AM

dammit jake, messed me up :p

Slaziman @ Aug 27th 2007 9:03AM

sorry but 60 euros for 7 hours of a slightly above average game is really to expensive for me. and rentals are very far from where i live :(

GRANTED @ Aug 27th 2007 9:33AM

wow another xbox owner telling me about games he hasn't played. thanks! but... i'll wait until i get the opinion of someone who has played the HS demo or the warhawk beta. like... myself

morganfell @ Aug 27th 2007 9:47AM

Perfect Dark Zero anyone? You are the worst form of hypocrite. A fanboy attacking other people when their own glaring problems show so readily. Personally I enjoyed PDZ but it was universally dumped on as the killer app that wasn't.

samfish @ Aug 27th 2007 10:02AM

Yes, but PDZ was a launch title, which typically is given slack for being somewhat substandard.
These games aren't.

But still, you've gotta make up your own mind about what you like. My favorite game ever got a 3 on IGN.

Vidikron @ Aug 27th 2007 10:35AM

Warhawk is great. PSM is just fvking stupid. I don't even know how they could properly review an online game when there is no one playing right now. The other two... yeah, sort of disappointing. Though apparently Lair was delayed to rework the flight controls, which was on of the biggest knocks against it in the early reviews. So it could end up being better. Either way, fortunately I'm more interested in R&C, Uncharted, and HSG5 anyway.

Slaziman @ Aug 27th 2007 10:47AM

I'm not an "xbox owner" so there go your attacks people.

A game that last only about 7 hours and has no multiplayer is substandard by default. Especially when it's almost filled up by cutscenes and boring arena fights alone (talking HS here).

Sure to make a personal opinion you have to play the game, but I don't have 60 euros to blow on every freakin' game that comes out, and games getting bad reviews really don't persuade me to buy a 600 euro console.

morganfell @ Aug 27th 2007 11:01AM

If you jump off of a cliff you get a bucket of gold in mid air and fairies carry you to the ground where every woman in the world becomes your slave. But you only have an hour from the time you read this. Now go slaziman, go. PS, the genie said that 5 story or higher buildings also apply.

Since you are a person that believes everything you read go find that cliff.

Slaziman @ Aug 27th 2007 11:11AM

Yeah the bad reviews are of course all a conspiracy against Sony right? And all the criticism they wrote are just fairy tales right? Who are you kidding? If any Joystiq commenter wrote "OMg guyz I pleh'd HS and it are sux!!!" of course I wouldn't believe it, but if a reputable source writes about it and gives details on what exactly is bad about the game, it's pretty believable.

Ska Oreo @ Aug 27th 2007 11:58AM

@blooh.

Innovation? Are you serious?

doogles @ Aug 27th 2007 1:20PM

Who said Heavenly Sword sucks? First game I'm getting with my PS3. Eventually.

Ar�s @ Aug 27th 2007 7:06PM

I have to agree with the OP on Lair and only Lair. I was fortunate enough to play some of these upcoming games at Comic-Con and I must say that Lair sucks complete ass. Great graphics, cool dragons, new concept, but terrible gameplay.

As for Warhawk and Heavenly Sword, HS is a beautiful game with some sweet combat and Warhawk seems to be just another filler title until your next Ace Combat.

Of course, I recommend people actually rent these games before making a final judgement if the game really catches your eye.

And Metroid Prime 3 FTW =D

Pessimist For Life @ Aug 27th 2007 8:37AM

When does Metroid Prime come out in the UK?

hvnlysoldr @ Aug 27th 2007 9:50AM

26 October or something

blooh @ Aug 27th 2007 8:37AM

blue dragon and puzzle fighter this week? awesome

Pessimist For Life @ Aug 27th 2007 8:43AM

NVM i found out: Its 26th October. Sucks to live in Europe. Hopefully it'll play on my modchip

hvnlysoldr @ Aug 27th 2007 9:51AM

Hmm. Sephiroth with an eye patch. Though he already does have night vision would an eye patch hurt or improve his bishonen looks.

Dan @ Aug 27th 2007 2:11PM

haha the torrents have had it since last night and I hear that it does work on PAL consoles

Pessimist For Life @ Aug 27th 2007 5:12PM

I heard it makes a duplicate of your weather and news reports so i guess ill have to wait like everyone else. Shame on you nintendo

samfish @ Aug 27th 2007 8:59AM

It's a good week all around for everybody. Huzzah.

Me? I might pick up the bowling game on the Wii, since it's so cheap.

baby sea tuna @ Aug 27th 2007 9:05AM

Cheaper than Wii Sports bowling?

samfish @ Aug 27th 2007 9:33AM

No, not really. But it's something different and if it works well, then hey...why not?

Of course, that's a big "if". It's hard to imagine how they could screw up a bowling game on the Wii, but they'd managed to mangle golf games, so nothing surprises me any more.

Vidikron @ Aug 27th 2007 10:38AM

Hmm... why is bowling on list for this week? I saw it on the shelves at Best Buy on last Friday.

megaStryke @ Aug 27th 2007 9:06AM

According to the the reviews I've seen popping up lately, Blue Dragon is really a hit or miss title. Shame, too, considering that the last Sakaguchi / Uematsu / Toriyama union was Chrono Trigger. Oh well. I still don't have a 360 yet, so I'll wait until I can read up on some consumer opinions.

Crono @ Aug 27th 2007 9:15AM

yeah, I was kinda disappointed by the demo. Mine had major framerate issues that just ruined the experience. Plus it seemed uber complicated.

Eternal Sonata is a must buy. First RPG that gave me a warm fuzzy since I was 16.

AgentESPIO7 @ Aug 27th 2007 8:12PM

The Blue Dragon demo worked fine on my 360. Just for me, it wasn't too fun. I'd rather pick up Eternal Sonata.

NewJockCity08 @ Aug 27th 2007 8:51PM

Blue Dragon looks beautiful...but the game looks WAY TOO complicated as you said megastryke.

And its a shame too since it looks like the type of story I could get into. One that has substance and depth to it.

On the other hand the Eternal Sonata demo was AWESOME. Definitely buying that one.

Alexander @ Aug 27th 2007 9:13AM

dynasty warriors: gundam?

Giant robots stomping through hordes of other giant robots?

I thought the giant robot trend went out with Power Rangers?

I guess it's still better than Dynasty Warriors 243,000: kill a whole bunch of unnamed asian sprites with your HUGE weapons.