New games this week: Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway edition

by Justin McElroy { Sep 22nd 2008 at 8:10AM }

Don't be fooled. This week's list of new releases may look like the first really big fall week just chock-full of new, great games. Well, they're new all right (most of them at least) but we're not sure there's a ton of "can't miss" games on deck.

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

PS3:

Buzz! Quiz TV
Baja: Edge of Control
Cablela's Dangerous Hunts 2009
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
LEGO Batman

Nintendo Wii:

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

PS2:

Dragon Ball Z Trilogy
Pipe Mania
Onimusha: The Essentials
Warrior's Orochi 2
Singstar Pop Vol. 2
LEGO Batman
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009

PSP:

Buzz! Master Quiz
LEGO Batman
Pipe Mania

Nintendo DS:

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

PC Games:

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

Tags: brothers-in-arms-hells-highway, new-games, newgames

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.

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.

uh-oh polio @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:30AM

That HH cover looks badass. Anyway, first day buy for me.

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?