It is a thin week for new releases, especially at retail. On shelves, there's Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension for Wii, 3DS and PS3. On Xbox Live Arcade, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet arrives Wednesday.
Tuesday
• Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (PS3, Wii, DS) — Sure, it's a kid's game, and a tie-in for a new TV movie based on the Disney cartoon. But it's also an action platformer that has plenty in common with Ratchet & Clank.
Also: LIMBO (PC); Bleach: Soul Resurrección (PS3).
Wednesday
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (XBLA) — Fuelcell's richly illustrated, pensive exploration/puzzler is the third entry in Xbox Live's Summer of Arcade.
Also: Brink: Agents of Change (PC, PSN, XBLA).
Looking Ahead
Aug. 16: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. Aug. 23: Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Aug. 30: Driver: San Francisco, Madden NFL 12. Sept 6: Dead Island, Resistance 3, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. Sept. 13: NHL 12. Sept. 20: Gears of War 3
What are you getting? What do you want? What are you looking forward to? Sound it off below, and at #twig.
Sources: Video Game Release Calendar; GameStop
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