It’s the last list of releases for 2009, and as is normal for December, it stinks. This is a good thing. Now maybe we can play catch up. I count two, maybe three titles worth picking up this month (unless one particular title comes out, which will make the list the GREATEST EVER). Not a lot to talk about here, so on to the list:
Week of December 1st
MX vs ATV Reflex
Avatar
Rogue Warrior
Week of December 8th
The Saboteur
Week of December 15th
Splatterhouse
Ride to Hell
Konami Classics Volume 1
Konami Classics Volume 2
Week of December 22nd
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Week of December 29th
Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Dead Rising 2
Week of December 1st
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Avatar
th!nk Logic Trainer
Week of December 8th
Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero
Yoga
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Week of December 15th
Hall of Fame
Marines: Assault on Terror
Week of December 22nd
Playmobil: Circus
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Week of December 29th
Line Attack Heroes
Monando: Beginning of the World
Week of December 1st
MX vs ATV Reflex
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
Avatar
Week of December 8th
Puzzler World
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Bookworm
Week of December 22nd
Dragonmaster
Playmobil: Pirates
Week of December 29th
Gauntlet (Nintendo DS)
Picross 3D
Week of December 1st
Strike Force Red Cell
Avatar
Rogue Warrior
Luxor Adventures
Week of December 8th
The Saboteur
Dirt 2
Chronicles of Mystery: The Tree of Life
Week of December 15th
Artist Colony
National Geographic: Lost City of Z
Vampire Saga: Pandora’s Box
Week of December 22nd
Jewel Quest 4
Week of December 29th
Restaurant Empire 2 (PC Games)
Guitar Hero World Tour
Week of December 1st
Rogue Warrior
Avatar
MX vs ATV Reflex
Week of December 8th
The Saboteur
Week of December 15th
Splatterhouse
Ride to Hell
Week of December 22nd
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Week of December 29th
Vancouver 2010 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games
Dead Rising 2
Week of December 1st
MX vs ATV Reflex
Week of December 8th
Avatar
Week of December 29th
Asphalt: Urban GT 2 (PlayStation Portable)
Brave: A Warrior’s Tale (PlayStation Portable)
Pickings are slim. Are you going to pick anything up?
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– A member of the Four November Horsemen, Dragon Age: Origins will probably be in most Buttonmasher’s consoles.
– Kid’s Hero?
– Okay now this is getting ridiculous.
– Has Turok taught us nothing?
– I don’t know how much this damages my gamer cred, but I’ve only played Call of Duty 2. Maybe I should give this Modern Warfare thingy a try.
– Risky, launching this week. I’m guessing a Venn Diagram of Modern Warfare Gamers and Dragon Ball gamers would have minimal intersection.
– It’s heating up!
– November’s 
– Better jump in a fridge for protection!
– Yay for more plastic crap!
– And then there’s Chaotic: Shadow Warriors. Will this game sell one hundred copies?
– Will people be trampled at Wal-mart for a chance at Karaoke Revolution?
– This game wins the inadvertently hilarious boxart. Just look 
– Woohoo, another chance to link my 
– Yup. Solving crimes, one Sudoku puzzle at a time.
– This game is also known as “The Reason Tony is paying 85 dollars to fix his Wii”. I cannot wait for this game.
– This appears to only be available on the Wii. Coincidence?
– Nothing like this to whet the appetite, right?
– Linked based solely on the killer game title.
– Seems like it too a long time to get LBP on the PSP. Will it be worth it?
– It’s the week of Mother Nature’s WRATH!
– I’m at a loss for words. I vaguely remember hearing about this game before today, but it just hit me how terrible a SAW game could be. Also how awesome it could be.
– Yes, people are getting very excited about this one, as are we. We should have a review for this one up shortly after it comes out.
– I haven’t heard anything about this one. Brock, can you fill me in?
– Another one I know nothing about. Where are these games coming from?
– EDITOR’S CHOICE. If I pick up anything on day one, it will be Borderlands. I am very excited about this game.
– Okay, so maybe there will be two day-one purchases.
– After Lost and Damned, I’m a little GTA’ed out. Not sure if I’m picking up the newest episode. But this disc is interesting — you don’t need the full GTA IV game to play the expansions.
– I thought I had heard somewhere that Alpha Protocol was delayed, but Amazon is showing that it’s shipping this month.
– This is getting some good buzz. I still need to play Dead Space!
– This is being released with two Wii Motion Plus adapters. This is how it should have originally shipped.
– This is called a Haunted House Simulator. You can’t go wrong with that!
– No Whammies! (I wonder if 
– Save your money and play the real thing!
– Oooh, tempting
– Who brought the rain?
– This is going to be a crazy good week for PS3 owners.
– My pick for Box-art of the Month.
– Nat mentioned this game earlier.
– I’m not going to judge.
– One of those titles completely under the radar.
– I can’t speak for them personally, but I think a few bloggers around these parts are a little more than excited about this one.
– I’m a Forza guy, but I’m still interested to see how this game turns out.
– Possible day one purchase.
– Why release the week of Halo?
– Day one purchase for me.
– Maybe this one, too? This week is looking good.
– Don’t laugh, I’ve heard these games are actually pretty good.
– At first, I was skeptical that the movie was going to stink. Then I was sure of it. Now I’m not so sure. I have the same feeling toward the game.
– No surprise here that no other games are coming out this week. Madden is a digital force of nature.
– This is the first time I’ve even heard of this game. That doesn’t bode well
– I could have listed any number of ho-hum games this week, but I chose this gem to be representative of the week. In other words, it’s full of exercises that make you feel uncomfortable and ultimately are NO FUN.
– Any NIS game gets a free pass from me. But shouldn’t it be “Phantom Brave: Wii Miit Again”?
– 
– Updated Metroid Prime and MP 2, Wii controls and variable difficulty. It’s like they looked in my brain searching for the perfect Wii release and came up with this. It will be very hard to pass this one up.
– Your life has reached ROCK BOTTOM if you are buying a video game titled “My Friend.” Please, before you do this, give me a call.
– Any chance I get to link my post about how I feel about 
– This game has been available on Steam for like ever, so I don’t know why it’s showing up in this month’s releases, but you should be playing it anyway, so if you don’t have it, GET IT.
– This game wins the “ridiculous” box art award for the month. It looks like that man has a microphone at the end of his pistol.
– Dragon-AK-47s!!
