New games this week: Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway edition
by Justin McElroy 
{ Sep 22nd 2008 at 8:10AM }
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway is an obvious one, LEGO Batman will probably be good, if a bit similar to every other LEGO game. Wii's got some good looking stuff too, with Wario Land: Shake It and Samba de Amigo. That's the killer, but there's definitely a fair amount of filler. Our favorite: Barbie Fashion Show: An Eye for Style. What's yours?
Gallery: Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway
Xbox 360:
- Baja: Edge of Control
- Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
- Warriors Orochi 2
- Cabella's Dangerous Hunts 2009
- LEGO Batman
- Buzz! Quiz TV
- Baja: Edge of Control
- Cablela's Dangerous Hunts 2009
- Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
- LEGO Batman
- LEGO Batman
- Sim City Creator
- de Blob
- Wario Land: Shake It
- Twin Strike: Operation Thunder
- Rebel Raiders
- Samba de Amigo
- Pitfall: The Big Adventure
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009
- Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked
- Brothers in Arms: Double Time
- Margot's Word Brain
- Dragon Ball Z Trilogy
- Pipe Mania
- Onimusha: The Essentials
- Warrior's Orochi 2
- Singstar Pop Vol. 2
- LEGO Batman
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009
- Buzz! Master Quiz
- LEGO Batman
- Pipe Mania
- LEGO Batman
- Di-Gata Defenders
- Drop Cast
- Sim City Creator
- My Little Pony Pinkie Pie's Party
- Kirbie: Super Star Ultra
- Nancy Drew: Hidden Staircase
- Brain Quest Grades 3 & 4
- Brain Quest Grades 5 & 6
- Hi! Hamtaro Ham-Ham Challenge
- Shaun the Sheep
- Margot's Word Brain
- Time Hollow
- My Japanese Coach
- Pipe Mania
- My SAT Coach: The Princeton Review
- Dinosaur King
- Disgaea DS
- Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
- Barbie Fashion Show: Eye for Style
- Babysitting Mania
- Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
- Command & Conquer 3 Deluxe Edition
- The Price is Right
- The Settlers VI Gold
- Metal of Honor 10th Anniversary Edition
- EA Sports '08 Collection
- Hell's Kitchen
- Mount & Blade
- LEGO Batman
- Flight Similator X: Gold Edition
- Everlight
- Nostadamus
- Battlelord: King's Bounty
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
- Barbie Fashion Show: An Eye for Style
- Dark Horizon
- King's Bounty: The Legend
- Guitar Praise
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Neptune @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:14AM
I'll most likely buy Hell's Highway, but have to check the reviews first.
Neptune @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:40AM
Screw that I'm getting My Little Pony Pinkie Pie's Party.
Young_Nastyman @ Sep 22nd 2008 10:19AM
Hi! Hamtaro Ham-Ham Challenge for DS?
Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we are looking at game of the year
KHCloud @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:16AM
OMG, Mount and Blade is finally being released? Probably one of the best indie games out there.
Haggard (Mr.ESC resurrection force) @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:40AM
Graphics look like 2004, I heard the gameplay was pretty good.
On a side note, I'll probably buy BiA:HH (on PC - it's being released a week later : /) but it's come out at a really bad time. It would be a good game any other time of the year, but it's up against Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, Fallout 3, Gears 2, Crysis Warhead, and many more.
Einhanderkiller @ Sep 22nd 2008 10:16AM
M&B's graphics aren't bad when you add some graphics mods.
Nigeria @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:21AM
To be honest, I can't financially justify all the games I would want to buy at the moment, but if I could it would be:
Kirby Superstar - you spelt Kirby wrong :(
Lego Batman
Sim City Creator
BIA - even if it is published by Ubisoftz.
Too many games. I mean, we had a really slow summer. It just doesn't seem to be boxing clever to release a game like Samba during this period. It's going to be so overshadowed by everything else, I think.
samfish @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:56AM
Sad but true about Samba...I'm going to buy it anyway, though, simply because it's as close as I'll get for the time being to a new Space Channel 5.
Mr Khan @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:26AM
Wario Land > Brothers in Arms
And that's from an objective standpoint. A hand-drawn fully animated 2D side-scroller or another World War II FPS (and not the best of the WWII FPSes, either)
Mr Khan @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:30AM
Holy hell. And de Blob, Sim City Creator, Mega Man 9, Samba Di Amigo, and LEGO Batman?
Probably the first time in a long time that Wii actually comes out ahead.
Kirby and Disgaea DS, too. Too bad Wario > all of that too...
Jack of No Trades 85 @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:32AM
Why did you say "Wario Land > Brothers in Arms"?
If I were to post Brothers in Arm > Wario you would be pissed. Stop with you stupid bullshit.
Nigeria @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:34AM
I think it's called an opinion, Jack.
Mr Khan @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:35AM
I made my case, you're more than welcome to make yours
samfish @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:15AM
Jack doesn't make cases, he just shits on Nintendo whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Jack of No Trades 85 @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:30AM
Sam
Im not in the mood for your bias bullshit this morning. HOW DID I SHIT ON NINTENDO WHEN IT WAS MR KHAN THAT POSTED "Wario Land > Brothers in Arms"?
So if I call out someone for being a fanboy im shitting on Nintendo?! OK dipshit whatever you say.
samfish @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:42AM
Jack, no one is in the mood for you being a dick to this site's Nintendo fans as usual this morning either.
And for the record:
Wario Land > Brothers in Arms. Should've been the featured game.
Burritoclock @ Sep 22nd 2008 10:46AM
I agree with Samfish, and I am a huge wii hater, for me it's nothing but a dust collector, but Wario may get me to dust it off.
Well, no it won't I'll just be playing Rock Band anyway...
Shagittarius @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:23AM
Your all wrong, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is clearly the game of the week.
natetk @ Sep 22nd 2008 12:47PM
Shag +1
FOXHOUND @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:26AM
And now, the eager countdown to WIPEOUT HD on Thursday's PSN update begins... :d
deaftly @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:35AM
Can't friggin wait.
Fenix @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:57AM
It comes out this week?!!
Yup, I just got a BONER!
:D
xGeneral DEATHx @ Sep 22nd 2008 10:18AM
Thanks for sharing that, Fenix...now that coffee has been spit up all over my desk, I feel like my morning is complete.
Fenix @ Sep 22nd 2008 10:39AM
;)
Vcize @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:47AM
That excited about Fenix's boner, General Death?
xGeneral DEATHx @ Sep 22nd 2008 1:17PM
The comment caught me off-guard.
Me: What are you all staring at?!
Everyone else: NOTHING!!!!
Fenix @ Sep 22nd 2008 3:19PM
Bonerific!!!1!
DrunkRaba @ Sep 22nd 2008 7:01PM
Wipeout HD game of the week!
Jack of No Trades 85 @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:28AM
I will get Hell's Highway. Im getting pretty tired of COD4 and it should be a good shooter. The developer diaries on the game made me want it even more. Gearbox is a great developer.
uh-oh polio @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:30AM
That HH cover looks badass. Anyway, first day buy for me.
Jody Anthony (gamertag and psn: JodyAnthony) @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:29AM
If i had any money, i would be all over Lego Batman, de Blob, Wario Land, Samba de Amigo, Lost in Blue, Kirby SSU, and Rhapsody.
sadly i am a poor bastard thus i will go with none of the above :(
mcatrage @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:29AM
A new Civ game isn't considered can't miss? That doesn't make sense.
Fenix @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:30AM
Just put BIA on top of my Q. SW:TFU is taking forever to get here so Ill give this a go.
Dirty @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:09AM
Ill just say the TFU was underrated. It was a perfect rental. I had a lot of fun with it. and Im only a medium Star Wars fan .
Dirty @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:13AM
PS - for anyone who bitched about all games on the 360 being shades of brown and gray, this game has some of the coolest environments, with lots of color.
Jack of No Trades 85 @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:30AM
Why did you say "Wario Land > Brothers in Arms"?
If I were to post Brothers in Arm > Wario you would be pissed. Stop with you stupid bullshit.
JoeTheBlow @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:37AM
I hate embargo's, they only make me even MORE suspicious and wary of the game.
Hells Highway is probably shite then i guess, none of the previews or videos have filled me with confidence.
If it was a 9/10'er, there would be "exclusive" reviews out by now.
SoulBlade @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:39AM
So much for saving money this season.
xGeneral DEATHx @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:50AM
My sentiments exactly...so much for getting myself that motorcycle for Christmas.
samfish @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:59AM
I'm going to Japan in November. Weeks like this are going to make that trip exceedingly difficult!
...I think I might need to take Sony's advice and get a second job!
xGeneral DEATHx @ Sep 22nd 2008 10:45AM
LOL!
Truly, gaming has become such a powerhouse example of capitalism's ability to prey on impulse that I've had to start thinking long and hard about game-buying strategies. It almost takes the fun out of gaming. :-(
Almost. :-D
Speaking of Japan, what's the exchange rate with Japan now? Better be careful, Sam...this holiday season could end up cancelling your trip for you. ;-)
j.howlett @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:45AM
up until two weeks ago i could have sworn lego batman was already out.
John Z @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:51AM
Samba! Kirby! Rhapsody! de Blob! Mega Man!
YAY!
samfish @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:17AM
I wish I could afford all the games I want this week.
Wario Land, Samba, de Blob (rental first), Lego Batman, Kirby, Time Hollow, My Japanese Coach and Megaman 9!
That's pushing $300 in games alone! Yeesh.
John Z @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:22AM
Just a hunch, but I would probably wait a little while on Japanese Coach (and believe me, I want that one too). I imagine it won't stay at its full price for too long, and if it does, finding a used copy might be easier as people give up on it.
For the record, I tried Chinese Coach a few weeks ago and while in principle it seems like a good setup, it's sketchy on some of the basics like "no transliterated text" (that is, you'll often be seeing romanized text, when it's usually best to stick to the glyphs for memorization). Also, Chinese is freaking HARD.
Fernando Rocker @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:25AM
Very nice month. Picking for suere: Wario Land, deBlob, Samba de Amigo, Rhapsody and Kirby.
And maybe Lego Batman for the 360.
I really want to play Time Hollow, but I will wait for a price drop.
There are a lot of upcoming games next months... actually, the DS is the system I'm going to spend more money. Too many good games for the DS.
jstoyles @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:33AM
I know the street date has been busted just about everywhere but doesn't Pure "officially come out this week?
Dirty @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:10AM
That was last week.
Andrew @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:33AM
I'm just waiting for the reviews for BIA: Hell's Highway. If they're good, I'll probably get it. I am trying to save my money for some of my more anticipated releases though such as Fable II, Gears 2, Resistance 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, LittleBigPlanet, and the list goes on.
BTW, is it just me or does the guy in the center look like he bit his tongue and the guy to the right is doing a facepalm?
Kizzle @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:33AM
Whoa, BiA is finally out? I remember downloading a gameplay vid for this thing shortly after the 360's launch. Sheesh.