August Releases

Week of August 5th
Crash Time

Week of August 12th
Madden NFL 09 – I played the original Madden on the PC 20 years ago. I haven’t purchased a copy of Madden since then (although I’ve played most iterations). Is this the year I skip NCAA and pick up Madden?
Madden NFL 09 20th Anniversary Collectors Edition

Week of August 19th
Too Human – I checked out the Too Human demo. I didn’t hate it. I could see the click (point), kill, loot cycle be tempting. Diablo 2 it ain’t, but it doesn’t have to be. Supply me with enough loot and I’ll keep playing.
Smash Court Tennis 3 – I’ve already got Top Spin 3 (which I’m liking and will be writing about soon) so I won’t be picking up another tennis game this year.

Week of August 26th
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 – I love golf and I love Tiger Woods. I usually pick this one up every other year, but with other games this month, this will be a rental for me.
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames – Mercenaries 2 is one of the reasons I won’t be getting much else this month. I have been patiently waiting for this one for a long time. I hope the wait was worth it.
Tales of Vesperia – Another JRPG for the 360. I should check one of these out one of these days.

Week of August 5th
Little League World Series Baseball ’08
Puzzler Collection

Week of August 12th
Madden NFL 09 All-Play

Week of August 19th
Pajama Sam in Don’t Fear the Dark
Ford Racing Off Road
Super Pick Ups

Week of August 26th
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility – I tried Harvest Moon once and I definitely do not want.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play – The Wii was built for this game. I hope they nailed it.
Mario Super Sluggers – Mario themed sports games are usually “can’t miss”. If they expanded on Wii Sports Baseball, this will be another winner.
Margot’s Word Brain
Ferrari Challenge

Week of August 5th
Puzzler Collection
Rock Blast
Little League World Series Baseball ’08
Quick Yoga Training – I originally read this title as “Quick Yoda Training.” That sounded much more interesting.
GRID

Week of August 12th
Wordmaster
Imagine Teacher
Madden NFL 09
Bangai O Spirits – A game I’ve definitely been looking forward to.
Air Traffic Chaos – At my local second-hand video game store, there are a couple Super NES games called “AeroBiz.” I never had heard of them before, and always wondered what kind of fun an airport simulator would be. I guess a new generation of gamers is about to find out!
Mazes Of Fate – If purchases were based on cover art, this one has me sold already.
N+ – Great XBLA title, I’m definitely interested to see how this translates to the dual screens.

Week of August 19th
The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Stardom – Someone read my mind, I’ve always wanted to be a Cheetah Girl! How did they know?

Week of August 26th
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness
Margot’s Word Brain – Who is Margot? And why does she have a striking resemblance to the Super Nanny? And why do I know what the Super Nanny looks like?
My Chinese Coach
MLB Power Pros 2008
Digimon World Championship
From The Abyss
The Sims 2: Apartment Pets
Ferrari Challenge
PictoImage

Week of August 12th
Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm
Murder in the Abbey
Microids: Dracula III – The Rise of Han Dracula!
Space Siege
Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific Gold Edition
GTR Evolution
Polar Sports, Vol. 1 – Titling something “Vol. 1” is pretty ambitious, isn’t it? Especially with “Polar Sports.” Not a whole lot of options to draw on there. You can only do so many variations of curling.
Doggie Daycare
Babysitter: My Dream Job – Landslide winner of this month’s “Creepy Box Art” award.

Week of August 19th
Hoyle Card Games 2009
Hoyle Puzzle & Board Games 2009
Hoyle Casino 2009
Two Worlds: Epic Edition
Shattered Suns

Week of August 26th
The Sims 2: Apartment Life
Women’s Murder Club – Death in Scarlet
Flatout: Ultimate Carnage
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Week of August 5th
Monster Madness: Grave Danger

Week of August 12th
Madden NFL 09

Week of August 26th
Disgaea 3 Absence of Justice
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Vampire Rain: Altered Species
Ferrari Challenge

Week of August 12th
Madden NFL 09
Fading Shadows
N+

Week of August 26th
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
B-Boy

Are you planning on picking anything up this month?