New games this week: Chrono Trigger edition

by Justin McElroy { Nov 24th 2008 at 8:40AM }

Yeah, we know, it's a totally retro headline that could just as easily have been written a decade or so ago, but Chrono Trigger on the DS really is the most exciting release this week. And you know what that means, right? You did it! You made it through the worst of the torrential releases of Holiday '08! We're so damn proud of you we could burst.

What's left to fear? Prince of Persia next week? Heck, you could do a Prince of Persia week in your sleep by this point. No, you did it, you made it through. We like to think you may have even learned a couple of things about yourself along the way.

Xbox 360:

Sonic Unleashed
Winter Sports 2 The Ultimate Challenge
NPPL Championship Paintball 2009

Nintendo Wii:

King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga
Winter Sports 2 The Ultimate Challenge
Safecracker
Ultimate Band
Cake Mania: In the Mix
Skate City Heroes
AMF Bowling World Lanes
Championship Foosball

PS2:

Sonic Unleashed
Winter Sports 2 The Ultimate Challenge

PSP:

Mytran Wars

Nintendo DS:

Chrono Trigger
Age of Empires: Mythologies
All Star Cheer Squad
Ski & Shoot
Emma in the Mountains
Personal Trainer: Cooking
Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine
Neopets Puzzle Adventure
Syberia
Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force
Cradle of Rome
Ultimate Band
Bratz Kidz

PC Games:

Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection
Band Manager
Neopets Puzzle Adventure
Gothic 3
Disney's Bolt

Tags: chrono-trigger, joystiqfeatures, newgames

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Obie @ Nov 24th 2008 8:47AM

Whoo, now the catch-up begins!

Dr. @ Nov 24th 2008 8:53AM

I don't think playing L4D over and over and over helps me catch up on anything... :D

Obie @ Nov 24th 2008 8:54AM

I know right? Most fun co-op game of the year IMO.

baby sea tuna @ Nov 24th 2008 8:56AM

Yeah, I keep waiting for your avatar to puke all over me.

Do I have GTs for you guys? I need more L4D co-oppers!

GT: brother seamus

Lee @ Nov 24th 2008 8:57AM

When you look at it like that then yes. LBP was too problematic from the get go. L4D is perfect and yes the most fun co-op game this year.

Super hyped sony game fails.
Not as hyped Valve game massively succeeds.

Go Valve!

But not Squeenix. suppose it's good for real gamers who want Chrono Trigger to acquire it without paying 60 fucking quid for the SNES version.

Lee @ Nov 24th 2008 8:58AM

makes sense for BST to be playing the crap version of L4D.

Obie @ Nov 24th 2008 8:58AM

Joystiq needs a friend list on here, so we can PM and exchange gamertags/ friend codes.

Get on it!

baby sea tuna @ Nov 24th 2008 9:11AM

"makes sense for BST to be playing the crap version of L4D."

Makes sense that I try to be nice and some snobby PC fuckstick has to go an ruin my morning by being a holier-than-thou shitstain. Nice job. I'm gonna go get some coffee, now why don't you go and cram that performance mouse up your dumb ass?

Obie @ Nov 24th 2008 9:26AM

Lee we were all digging the same game...can't we all just...get along? :(

Saria the Cat @ Nov 24th 2008 9:39AM

@Lee: Ugh, why can't you just enjoy a good game without first looking at which "team" carries/develops it in your fanboy battle?

John Z @ Nov 24th 2008 10:04AM

@Saria

Because, obviously, games are not about having fun. Duh.

Lee @ Nov 24th 2008 10:04AM

I see, you have to earn the right to be the same quality of douche as BST... after reading his other comments in this news item.

Ok. I'll tone it down for now :)

Haggard @ Nov 24th 2008 11:14AM

Lee man, you have a point and I agree with it but sometimes it's best to keep things to yourself.

Dr. @ Nov 24th 2008 11:38AM

I don't play L4D on the 360, so my GT isn't going to help. I'm in the Steam group, though!

BananaBoat @ Nov 24th 2008 1:45PM

I can't play anymore games. My thumbs just fell off from exhaustion

/in before "that isn't funny, my friend died from that"

Professor Lario @ Nov 24th 2008 2:16PM

Count me in:

GT: theone12358

jorojoserojas @ Nov 24th 2008 3:27PM

Here's my GT: jorojoserojas

baby sea tuna @ Nov 24th 2008 8:56AM

Oh shit, that's this week? I promised I wouldn't buy any more games between L4D and Xmas. Oh well, it's been 12 years, what's another month or so.

Foetoid @ Nov 24th 2008 8:59AM

My god! The Wii lineup is incredible!!!

Yes i was just sarcasticly giving shit to my own favourite currently-available console. As much as the good games that have come out since launch are some of the best games i've ever played, in the last 6 months of 2008 its been dreadful. Probably a good thing, i have many PC games to catch up on like FarCry2, Crysis: Warhead, Dead Space and even Fable 1 and FFVII. I wouldn't mind hearing some PAL release dates for the 'Play on Wii' remakes. I'm looking forward to releases in 2009 a lot, but it seems so long away.

I'm actually in the process of finishing Tales of Symphonia for the 4th time, and i'm starting to see how blurry it is. Not blurry in the tradional sense, but more like a double-vision thing going on as you can see outlines of characters near them. I would pay anything and everything to see ToS remade for 'Play on Wii' on a single disk in proper 16:9 480p with Gc controller/classic support and the ability to read a save-file from a GC memory card and use that information (and rewrite it to the Wii). I don't wanna lose my 135hr save file lol!

Haggard @ Nov 24th 2008 11:18AM

None of the platforms have a really good lineup this week. I looked at the PC section and thought "damn, choice between crap and crap here" until I noticed there wasn't even a PS3 section.

Which is odd, I mean it's getting close to xmas now and yet here's a week where literally nothing good except a port of a decade-old game is here.

Wiinterfang @ Nov 24th 2008 9:06AM

Finally the Real version of Sonic Unleashed is here :D. This is the Mario Galaxy of Sonic games.

Rollins @ Nov 24th 2008 9:12AM

Only in some sad alternate dimension where Mario was saddled down by innumerable annoying friends and transformed into a wereplumber.

Unfortunately, I just made the mistake of Google'ing "mario werewolf" to try to add to my point. I ended up with a picture of Mario and Spider-Man kissing. What a sad world we live in.

xFenixKnightx @ Nov 24th 2008 9:13AM

Any reviews yet? Man I hope it turned out good!

Wiinterfang @ Nov 24th 2008 9:16AM

The reviews so far are lacking, 7.2,8.0,6.7 etc.. But man they is this game fun, while the werehog levels are fun and entertaining the Day Time levels are nothing like I ever seen, it's just right you know, Best 3D sonic game so far but sadly nobody is going to give this game a change.

Btw don't listen to reviewers when they say the wii version is better, that version is terrible.

Dopple Boppler @ Nov 24th 2008 9:20AM

"Unfortunately, I just made the mistake of Google'ing "mario werewolf" to try to add to my point. I ended up with a picture of Mario and Spider-Man kissing. What a sad world we live in."

After reading that I did the same thing, stupidly assuming you were being hyperbolic for humor's sake. Unfortunately for me, I can never unsee Mario and Spidey lovingly caressing one another. Shit.

Wiinterfang @ Nov 24th 2008 9:23AM

I googled too but that wasn't as bad as I though you pansys, the lips don't touch or anything, well I guess the life of internet nerds is divided before you see your first goatse and after you see one.

Don't google for that work I warned you.

Mr Khan @ Nov 24th 2008 11:15AM

It still doesn't beat Secret Rings, and there are a lot of peripheral flaws that weigh the experience down, but if you don't own a Wii, then this is definitely the superior Sonic experience out there

Haggard @ Nov 24th 2008 11:19AM

I've done the hard work for you

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Pedobear @ Nov 24th 2008 3:23PM

I hope its an actual fun Sonic game. Last one I had fun with was Sonic Adventures. Why can't they make a Sonic Adventures 3, and fix the problems that were in the first 2? I'm sure it would be a pretty decent game.

Wiinterfang @ Nov 24th 2008 3:25PM

Then you are in for a Treat Pedobear, Sonic Unleashed feels like a Sonic Adventure game but waaaaay better. (the 360 version anyway avoid the wii version at all cost)

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*WTF'd!*

...Oh Dear Gaymers!

Superstar90 @ Nov 24th 2008 3:29PM

I know I shouldn't have.....

but I did :(

Haggard @ Nov 25th 2008 8:24AM

Lol, the url no longer works. Guess some gaygamer staff read the 'stiq.

xFenixKnightx @ Nov 24th 2008 9:11AM

I'm so proud of the Wii, no games this week that contain the word 'Party' or the letter 'Z'. Its a step in the right direction...

*gets all misty eyed

Speaking of the Wii, the little white money printing machine is back in my house, thanks to my wife. But this time its in the living room. I guess I'll finally get online and race some peeps on MK Wii, maybe DL an oldschool Nintendo game.