Touchmaster 2 (Nov. 3) looks to features the console’s stylus touching capabilities while students can take their learning on the go with FutureU: The Prep Game for SAT (Oct. 20). Comedy and war combine in the real time strategy game Robocalypse (Oct. 28), which offers up to four player battles over Wi-Fi as well as a single player mode. Sim City Creator provides extensive building/simulation fun while Bella Sara offers card based fun on October 28.
Nintendo DS exclusive Shaun the Sheep utilizes Aardman animation (Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit) while Ninjatown (Oct. 28) has the appealing title plus lots of strategy based action. Take a crack at real estate with Build-A-Lot on December 2 while the MySims series expands with MySims Kingdom featuring nine new mini-games. National Geographic Panda (Nov. 11) has extensive simulation/nurturing game play. Players can compete in several modes in Guinness World Records: The Video Game (Nov. 11).
Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals (Oct. 7) offers sci-fi role playing filled with creatures while Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (Oct. 21) continues fun on the farm. On November 3, players can get a taste of Europe by sharing Emma’s Adventures at the farm or the mountains.
Unique coaching titles include Caesar Millan’s The Dog Whisperer (Oct. 14), My Japanese Coach (Oct. 14), My Fun Facts Coach (Nov. 18) and My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr (Nov. 11).
Platform titles include role playing Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Spider-Man Web of Shadows (Oct. 21), Tomb Raider Underworld (Nov. 18), Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant (Oct. 7), and Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (Oct. 28).
Multi-console games to check out on the DS include LEGO Batman: The Videogame, Martial Arts: Capoeira Fighters (Oct. 27), Tom Clancy’s EndWar (Nov. 4) and Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Nov. 24).
Adventure titles include Time Hollow, a mystery where a young character investigate his family’s disappearance where players are allowed to explore the past and present simultaneously. Moon (Nov. 18) takes to space with some creepy mystery elements while Syberia (Oct. 13) adapts the popular PC title of the same name. Other adventures include the time themed Theresia (Oct. 21 – currently rated M on esrb.org), classic Gauntlet (Dec. 8) and Jake Power: Fire-Fighter (Oct. 28) and Policeman (Nov. 18).
Movie adaptations include James Bond 007 in Quantum of Solace and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (both release on Nov. 4) plus The Tale of Despereaux (Dec. 2). Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors (Nov. 18), Bolt (Nov. 18), Shrek’s Carnival Craze (Oct. 28) and Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance (Nov. 11) also make the jump to the game screen.
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