{"id":1497,"date":"2008-11-16T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2008-11-16T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/?p=1497"},"modified":"2008-11-16T07:00:57","modified_gmt":"2008-11-16T13:00:57","slug":"this-week-in-games-november-16-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/16\/this-week-in-games-november-16-22\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Games: November 16 &#8211; 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/nwn_zehir_box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1498 alignleft\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"nwn_zehir_box\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/nwn_zehir_box.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a>Perhaps the interesting note this week is not that just abou every platform has a large release list with some standout games, but that the PSP has only one game &#8230; and it is a multiplatform game coming out on every platform.  My personal &#8216;game overload&#8217; comes from two PC expansions to major RPG&#8217;s &#8211; <strong>Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods(PC)<\/strong> and <strong>Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir(PC)<\/strong>.  Other highlights include <strong>Shaun White Snowboarding (Xbox 360\/PS3\/Wii\/PS2\/PSP\/DS\/PC)<\/strong>, <strong>Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360\/PS3)<\/strong>, <strong>Tomb Raider Underworld(Xbox 360\/PS3\/Wii\/DS\/PC)<\/strong>, and <strong>Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)<\/strong>.  Check out the rest of the list!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/360.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1365\" title=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/360.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Last Remnant<\/li>\n<li>Shaun White Snowboarding<\/li>\n<li>Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;re in the Movies with Camera<\/li>\n<li>Tomb Raider Underworld<\/li>\n<li>NPPL Championship Paintball 2009<\/li>\n<li>Rock Revolution<\/li>\n<li>LIPS<\/li>\n<li>Karaoke Revolution: American Idol 2<\/li>\n<li>Disney&#8217;s Bolt<\/li>\n<li>Sonic Unleashed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1366\" title=\"ps3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shaun White Snowboarding<\/li>\n<li>Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe<\/li>\n<li>Alone in the Dark: INFERNO<\/li>\n<li>Rock Revolution<\/li>\n<li>NPPL Championship Paintball 2009<\/li>\n<li>Tomb Raider Underworld<\/li>\n<li>Disney&#8217;s Bolt<\/li>\n<li>Karaoke Revolution: American Idol 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wii.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1367\" title=\"wii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wii.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Animal Crossing: City Folk<\/li>\n<li>Castlevania: Judgement<\/li>\n<li>Shaun White Snowboarding<\/li>\n<li>Gallop &amp; Ride<\/li>\n<li>Merv Griffin&#8217;s Crosswords<\/li>\n<li>Championship Foosball<\/li>\n<li>Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party<\/li>\n<li>Cooking Mama World Kitchen<\/li>\n<li>Karaoke Revolution: American Idol Bundle 2<\/li>\n<li>Skate City Heroes<\/li>\n<li>Petz Crazy Monkeyz<\/li>\n<li>Sonic Unleashed<\/li>\n<li>Naruto: The Broken Bond<\/li>\n<li>Monkey Mischief: Party Time<\/li>\n<li>Disney&#8217;s Bolt<\/li>\n<li>Tomb Raider Underworld<\/li>\n<li>Ultimate Band<\/li>\n<li>Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun<\/li>\n<li>NPPL Championship Paintball 2009<\/li>\n<li>AMF Bowling World Lanes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1368\" title=\"ps2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shaun White Snowboarding<\/li>\n<li>Dynasty Warriors 6<\/li>\n<li>Sonic Unleashed<\/li>\n<li>Disney&#8217;s Bolt<\/li>\n<li>Burnout Anthology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/psp.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1369\" title=\"psp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/psp.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shaun White Snowboarding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ds.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1370\" title=\"ds\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ds.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades SAS<\/li>\n<li>Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff<\/li>\n<li>Robocalypse<\/li>\n<li>Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams<\/li>\n<li>Ultimate Band<\/li>\n<li>Petz Rescue Endangered Paradise<\/li>\n<li>Tomb Raider Underworld<\/li>\n<li>Disney&#8217;s Bolt<\/li>\n<li>Cradle of Rome<\/li>\n<li>Petz Catz Clan<\/li>\n<li>Petz Monkeyz House<\/li>\n<li>Metal Slug 7<\/li>\n<li>Imagine Movie Star<\/li>\n<li>Tony Hawk&#8217;s Motion<\/li>\n<li>Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine<\/li>\n<li>Imagine: Ballet Star<\/li>\n<li>Luminous Arc 2<\/li>\n<li>Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party<\/li>\n<li>Rune Factory 2: Fantasy Harvest Moon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/pc.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1371\" title=\"pc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/pc.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria<\/li>\n<li>Need for Speed Undercover<\/li>\n<li>Chronicles of Mystery: Scorpio Ritual<\/li>\n<li>Everquest II Shadow Odyssey<\/li>\n<li>CSI: New York<\/li>\n<li>Spore Comic Book Creator<\/li>\n<li>Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods<\/li>\n<li>Legendary<\/li>\n<li>Tomb Raider Underworld<\/li>\n<li>Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir<\/li>\n<li>Disney&#8217;s Bolt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for last week&#8217;s games, <strong>Call of Duty: World at War<\/strong> has turned out to be an solid game on all platforms, certainly better than many of us expected, while <strong>Mirror&#8217;s Edge (Xbox 360\/PS3)<\/strong> is not quite as highly rated but given high marks for innovation.  <strong>Star Wars: The Clone Wars<\/strong> for the Wii and DS have met with uneven response, with neither being great but the DS version being better than the Wii.  <\/p>\n<p>Enjoy gaming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps the interesting note this week is not that just abou every platform has a large release list with some standout games, but that the PSP has only one game &#8230; 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