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New This Week: Games Worth The Cash, Or At Least A Rental
June 30, 2008
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2
On sale: June 29
The first Guitar Hero game fully tied to one band is now on shelves. Take the stage alongside Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and…those other two, I mean three guys. Rather than just sticking with, “We’ve moved over 150 million albums” Tyler had this to say about getting picked to headline Guitar Hero: “Any band that can go from ‘Don’t Want to Miss A Thing’ to the ass-kicking ‘Sweet Emotion’ to the cheekiness of ‘Love in an Elevator,’ to the classic ballad ‘Dream On’ shows why Activision chose us to headline this game based on the diversity of the Aerosmith catalog. Not only is songwriting a bitch, but then it goes and has puppies.” Bravo Steven. The new game features more than 25 original Aerosmith tracks. You can also add to your peripheral collection with the Aerosmith-branded wireless guitar. www.activision.com
Buy it now.
Dungeon Runners
PC
On sale: July 2
NCSoft’s send up on dungeon-crawling MMOs gets its first ever boxed copy. Up to this point the game has been available free via online download. The retail version does come with at least one notable upgrade and the incontrovertible evidence that the word “bling” shall never again get used in anything resembling a serious manner: the Bling Gnome. www.ncsoft.com
Buy it now.
Trauma Center: Under The Knife 2
DS
On sale: July 1
Screw med school. Who the hell wants to live in Grenada anyway? Let Nintendo’s handheld take you down the path of Hippocrates in this sequel to the original Trauma Center. Derek and Angie are back in all their manga-esque glory. Message to Atlus: if you take our idea to develop Extreme Taxidermist, you owe Das Gamer at least $20 bucks. www.atlus.com
Buy it now.
Tags: Dungeon Runners, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Trauma Center 2
