Take a break from the epic Dragon Ball Z fights and just do some old-school platforming.
This Wii-exclusive side-scrolling platformer published by Namco Bandai takes place during the second season of the original Dragon Ball series. Developed by Media.Vision, the game stars the young Goku as he defeats many enemies ranging from the Red Ribbon Army to Piccolo Daimao.
This rumble is more Mystery Dungeon than fun.
The second WiiWare Pokemon game is luckily an actual game as opposed to a petting zoo, but Pokemon Rumble, which came out in Japan in June, is just a monotonous beat-'em-up with a bunch of Pokemon.
This DSi-exclusive game uses the system's camera to simulate a first-person shooter.
Storm City Games brings the first DSi-exclusive retail title to shelves this month in System Flaw, which is based around an innovative way to play video games. The game uses the DSi camera to create the levels you play in a first-person shooter.
Threatened by the prospect of usurpation, Princess Zeiphie attempts to gain support of members of the surrounding communities to protect the throne of the Kingdom of Lanzheim.
For those of you who have played previous MagnaCarta installments, you may or may not be excited to know that MagnaCarta 2 is an entirely separate entity. Although some of the areas and worlds may be the same, it is a completely different story line with a completely new game play style. In this game, players will be assisting Princess Zeiphie regain her rightful place at the throne of the Kingdom of Lanzheim.
There's a lot of cool additions (the new beat-'em-up campaign, improved online), but at the end of the day, you can still watch a guy in a tuxedo fight a panda bear.
Tekken 6 is a landmark title in the series for a few reasons. First, it is the first time the series is appearing on a non-Sony console. Second, it features the brawler Scenario Campaign mode that mixes Tekken with Final Fight. Lastly, it's got 40 characters and an outrageous amount of customization.
Players will fight for Japanese rule in Capcom's samurai-based brawler.
Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes, recently announced for Wii and PlayStation 3, is set in the middle of a warring period in Japanese history. Players will take control of more than a dozen characters as they march to the climatic battle of Sekigahara and try to rule 16th century Japan.
AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon, and Baby return with an added controller: the Balance Board.
Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll, the newest in the series, features most of the same ball-balancing mini-game-heavy content of the most recent console outing, the 2006 Wii launch title Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz. However, this time around the monkeys can be controlled with the conventional Wii Remote and Nunchuk or the Wii Balance Board.
Dead Rising 2 is going to center around a zombie-focused reality show in both single-player and the new multiplayer.
In Capcom's upcoming Dead Rising 2, players take control of Chuck Greene as he tries to rescue his daughter in Las Vegas-inspired Fortune City. The sequel to the popular 2006 release features more varied locations, a bunch of new weapons, and a brand new multiplayer mode.
We played the demo for Brutal Legend that went up on Xbox Live and PSN, and it's awesome.
There was a demo for Brutal Legend at E3 2009, but since I was on the staff of Nintendo World Report at the time, I begrudgingly missed out on it.
Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth steps out of the courtroom to try his hand at some good old fashioned detective work.
Devoted fans of the Phoenix Wright series will have the opportunity to experience the series in a brand new way with the release of Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.
