A challenger appears in American football this week;Backbreaker from 505 Games proceeds without any league licensing – or even announcers – but hopes to catch your eye with hard-hitting action. Alpha Protocol from Sega is your other major release.
Monday, May 31
Telegraph Sudoku & Kakuro (DSiWare)
Tropico 3: Absolute Power (PC)
X-Scape (DSiWare)
Tuesday, June 1
Alpha Protocol (PC, PS3, 360) – Sega’s spy-genre game adds a bit of role-playing to action and intrigue.
Backbreaker (PS3, 360) – Football, as you play it, not as you watch it, delivering big hits with NaturalMotion’s Euphoria engine instead of canned animations.
Also: America’s Next Top Model (DS, Wii); City Builder (Wii); Hexyz Force (PSP); Mind Over Matter (DS); Planet Minigolf (PS3); Pure Futbol (PS3, 360); Sega Genesis Classics (PC); Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow (PS2); The Sims 3: Ambitions (Mac and PC); Wizardology (DS, PC, Wii).
Thursday, June 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2– Resurgence Pack (Xbox Live Marketplace, PlayStation Store Correction: XBLA only.)
Looking Ahead
June 8: Green Day Rock Band, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Mega Man Zero Collection, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11; June 15: (E3, no major releases). June 22: Transformers: War for Cybertron. June 29: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Naughty Bear, Sniper: Ghost Warrior
What are you getting? What do you want? What are you looking forward to? Sound it off below, and at #twig
