New games this week: Lost Odyssey edition

We were fully prepared to make the absolutely delightful-looking Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village our featured game but we were afraid ... well, we were afraid that you'd make fun of us. There, we said it. So we went with the predictable choice: The sweeping, "no, we swear it's not Final Fantasy" epic RPG adventure of Lost Odyssey, which we know will send several of your hearts aflutter this week.

Also of note this week, we're looking forward to Wipeout Pulse and (in a sick sort of way) Jumper, which promises to be the best game based on a movie starring Hayden Christensen in which you do not actually play his character ever.

Xbox 360:

• Lost Odyssey
• Jumper
• Conflict: Denied Ops
• Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
• Ninja Gaiden Black (Xbox Originals)
• Black (Xbox Originals)
• Sid Meier's Pirates! Live the Life (Xbox Originals)

PS3:

• Conflict: Denied Ops

Nintendo Wii:

• Balloon Pop
• Go Diego Go: Safari Rescue
• Jumper

Virtual Console:

• Lords of Thunder
• Harvest Moon

PS2:

• Jumper
• Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids
• Go Diego Go: Safari Rescue
• Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Special Edition
• Iridium Runners

PSP:

• Wipeout Pulse
• Chessmaster

Nintendo DS:

• Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts
• Professor Layton & the Curious Village
• New Zealand Story: Revolution

PC Games:

• Pirateville
• Conflict: Denied Ops
• Forgotten Riddles: The Mayan Princess
• Abra Academy
• Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate
• Powerboat GT