{"id":2484,"date":"2009-06-07T13:03:35","date_gmt":"2009-06-07T19:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/?p=2484"},"modified":"2009-06-07T13:03:35","modified_gmt":"2009-06-07T19:03:35","slug":"this-week-in-games-june-7-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/07\/this-week-in-games-june-7-13\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Games: June 7 &#8211; 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2503 alignright\" title=\"rockbandunplugged\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/rockbandunplugged.jpg\" alt=\"rockbandunplugged\" width=\"100\" height=\"172\" \/> Have you recovered from all of the E3 buzz yet?  The onslaught of promises that will never meet up with the hype?  It was ironic that all week on CNN I was seeing a commercial that featured a salesman teasing with a massive toy truck for a little kid then when the kid signed to buy he got a colored-on piece of paper.  Anyway, this week we have a pretty reasonable set of releases, with the violent sandbox multiplatform <strong>Prototype<\/strong>, as well as the multiplatform games <strong>Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10<\/strong>, <strong>Virtua Tennis 2009<\/strong>, and <strong>Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings<\/strong> leading the way.  <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The PSP and DS have a solid week of exclusives, with <strong>Rock Band Unplugged<\/strong> for the PSP and <strong>The Legendary Starfy<\/strong>, <strong>Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits<\/strong> , and <strong>Lego Battles<\/strong> for the DS, as well as <strong>Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again<\/strong> coming to DSiWare.  I also included the PSN releases of <strong>Final Fantasy VII <\/strong>and <strong>Medal of Honor <\/strong>for PSP &amp; PS3, sicne they were announced at E3 and released last week.  There seem tobe numerous titles that appear on lists for a few weeks before actually coming out, but I think <strong>Hinterland: Orc Lords<\/strong> for the PC would win some type of award for extraordinary non-delivery.  I have even gotten more than one &#8216;noew shipping&#8217; notice only to have it back-ordered and put on another &#8216;coming next week&#8217; list. Check out the list!<\/p>\n<p><strong><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><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prototype<\/li>\n<li>Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10<\/li>\n<li>Virtua Tennis 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><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><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prototype<\/li>\n<li>Bomberman Ultra<\/li>\n<li>Virtua Tennis 2009<\/li>\n<li>Tiger Woods PGA Tour<\/li>\n<li>(Last Week) Final Fantasy VII (PSN)<\/li>\n<li>(Last Week) Medal of Honor (PSN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><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><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swords and Soldiers<\/li>\n<li>Grand Slam Tennis<\/li>\n<li>Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10<\/li>\n<li>Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings<\/li>\n<li>Virtua Tennis 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><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><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings<\/li>\n<li>Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><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><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rock Band Unplugged<\/li>\n<li>Class of Heroes<\/li>\n<li>Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10<\/li>\n<li>Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings<\/li>\n<li>(Last Week) Final Fantasy VII (PSN)<\/li>\n<li>(Last Week) Medal of Honor (PSN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><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><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Legendary Starfy<\/li>\n<li>Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits<\/li>\n<li>Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!<\/li>\n<li>Lego Battles<\/li>\n<li>Miami Law<\/li>\n<li>Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><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><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prototype<\/li>\n<li>Virtua Tennis 2009<\/li>\n<li>Hinterland: Orc Lords<\/li>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto PC Trilogy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for last week &#8230; the cover game <strong>Sims 3<\/strong> is getting excellent reviews, apparently the reports that leaked beta lacking content didn&#8217;t hold true in the final version. The other big multiplatform release last week, <strong>Red Faction Guerilla<\/strong> is still getting amazing reviews &#8230; and I can&#8217;t wait for the August PC release.  The DS game <strong>Knights in the Nightmare<\/strong> shows that innovation doesn&#8217;t always guarantee universal acceptance, as reviews are very mixed.  For me, I have only a few hours into it so far but am very much enjoying it for the style and substance.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>What I&#8217;m Currently Playing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Mac:<\/em> <\/strong><strong>Jade Empire<\/strong> &#8211; got a hankering to replay this, and decided to grab the Mac version since I&#8217;ve been very Mac-centric lately.  Still a very good game, and the Mac port (from last August) looks and plays great.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>PC:<\/em> <\/strong><strong>Drakensang<\/strong> &#8211; thoroughly enjoyed this, and decided to take another go with a different character!<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>PSP:<\/em> <\/strong><strong>Final Fantasy VII<\/strong> &#8211; since I am basically a PC &amp; handheld gamer it took me a long time to accept jRPG&#8217;s, meaning I never played any Final Fantasy game except on handhelds.  So this is my first go at this classic.  Fun stuff so far, looks are dated but still a good game.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>DS:<\/em> <\/strong><strong>Knights in the Nightmare<\/strong> &#8211; wonderful music on the CD Atlus provides with almost every release these days go perfectly with the innovative gameplay and solid fun plot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Enjoy gaming!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you recovered from all of the E3 buzz yet? The onslaught of promises that will never meet up with the hype? 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