This Week's Releases - 4/2/08

PALGN Feature | Lost and crying dinosaurs. UPDATED: Welcome to paradise.

Headlining the act this week is Devil May Cry 4. Dante's latest outing also retails as a Collector's Edition, including an art book and steel case. Coming out on the same day is Turok, also on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, in which players assume the role of a soldier trapped on a dinosaur-infested world. While you wait for this Thursday to come around, why not check out our preview of Turok – or even better – enter to win a copy of the dinosaur-hunting FPS, and also Devil May Cry 4!

Xbox owners will be further strapped for cash with the Japan-tastic RPG Lost Odyssey and Bizarre Creation's third-person shooter The Club (also available on PC and PS3) hitting shelves. Sci-fi RTS Universe at War: Earth Assault finally lands on PC this Thursday, having been awarded a respectable 7.5 in our review last month.

While mature-aged gamers are spoilt for choice this week, the kids will also be entertained with a number of family-friendly titles being released. After training our eyes and brain, Nintendo is hoping to improve our arithmetic with Professor Kageyama's Maths Training: The Hundred Cell Calculation Method. For something a little more fun, there is Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal on Xbox 360, Wii and PS2, and the budget-priced motorcycle-riding Nitrobike on Wii. Nintendo is also offering the first-party titles Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games on DS and Donkey Kong Barrel Blast on Wii.

UPDATE: Burnout Paradise, originally slated to hit stores next week, was released today (Thursday 7th February). Why not check out our review?

Wednesday 6th February

Xbox 360:

Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal

Wii:

Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal

PlayStation 2:

Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal

Nintendo DS:

Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck

Thursday 7th February

Xbox 360:

Devil May Cry 4
Devil May Cry 4 Collector's Edition
Lost Odyssey
NFL Tour
The Club
Turok

Wii:

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Geometry Wars: Galaxies
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
Nitrobike

PlayStation 3:

Devil May Cry 4
Devil May Cry 4 Collector's Edition
NFL Tour
The Club
Turok

PlayStation 2:

Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus

PlayStation Portable:

Final Fantasy II: Anniversary Edition

PC:

Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus
Power Rangers: Super Legends
The Club
The Sims Castaway Stories
Universe at War: Earth Assault

Nintendo DS:

Geometry Wars: Galaxies
Professor Kageyama's Maths Training: The Hundred Cell Calculation Method
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games

Related Content

Devil May Cry 4 360 demo released
25 Jan, 2008 PlayStation 3 owners to wait until next week.

Devil May Cry 4 demo coming "early 2008"
08 Dec, 2007 Set for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Devil May Cry 4 Collector's Edition announced
06 Nov, 2007 Seriously... who couldn't see that coming?

21 Comments

LeonJ

4 years ago

Lost Odyssey I can't wait for. I haven't played a RPG with a heavy focus on story is ages! I cannot wait to teeth my into this.

Also I'm probably going to be weak and get Devil May Cry. If JB has it cheap I'll not doubt crack.

ugh the boot

4 years ago

Definately picking up Devil May Cry 4 Collector's Editiobn for 360. I haven't been playing many games lately, haven't really been in the mood for playing but after trying the devil may cry 4 demo i'm heaps hyped for it. It really seems like a throwback to the 1st game which couldn't be better imo.

matt160977

4 years ago

Burnout Paradise will be released on this week - 7th.

LeonJ

4 years ago

matt160977 wrote

Burnout Paradise will be released on this week - 7th.

Most sites say the 7th, but I think Luke said it will be released here on the 14th?

Luke

4 years ago

EA has told us countless times it will be available the 14th, with a small chance it will ship a week earlier, so we'll see.

RXWAG

4 years ago

i was talking to my local game traders manager and he seemed to think it would be released along side DMC4?? he had posters up advertising its release...maybe he was wrong

Itachi

4 years ago

Damn i can't wait for Losy Odyssey to

. This rpg is going to be so good.

mipac

4 years ago

You had me thinking that Lost the game was coming out this week

tootie_kicks

4 years ago

It appears that no-one cares about Geometry Wars Galaxies except for me...

Can't wait for it, it seemed to get missed by the radar, being between Nights and Zack & Wiki

LeonJ

4 years ago

Luke wrote

EA has told us countless times it will be available the 14th, with a small chance it will ship a week earlier, so we'll see.

I'd actually be interested in why is released so late here. It's out everywhere else in the PAL regions. We are we getting a bum release date?

Newbie

4 years ago

Luke wrote

EA has told us countless times it will be available the 14th, with a small chance it will ship a week earlier, so we'll see.

Hopefully! Im hanging for it.

xbox.com.au says the 7th so thats a good sign

http://www.xbox.com/en-AU/games/b/burnoutparadise/

VOOK

4 years ago

Burnout Paradise is out in NZ already, we got completely screwed on this one.

Toastfarmer

4 years ago

I just called EB, they said the 7th for Burnout Paradise.

Also, can somebody verify this:

'Dante's latest outing also retails as a Collector's Edition, including music from the soundtrack, Devil May Cry: The Animated Series and a making-of DVD'

I thought we'd been screwed on this and were just getting the steelbook case and an art disc. Can anybody confirm which it is we're getting?

TheAnswer

4 years ago

VOOK wrote

Burnout Paradise is out in NZ already, we got completely screwed on this one.

Is that official release or grey market import style ala what DVDcrave does at times?

Flameforge

4 years ago

Toastfarmer wrote

Also, can somebody verify this:

'Dante's latest outing also retails as a Collector's Edition, including music from the soundtrack, Devil May Cry: The Animated Series and a making-of DVD'

I thought we'd been screwed on this and were just getting the steelbook case and an art disc. Can anybody confirm which it is we're getting?

Yes I thought we were getting a cut-down DMC4-SE too...

Anthony

4 years ago

Toastfarmer wrote

Having checked this out, you are indeed correct.

Fetidchimp

4 years ago

I noticed that EB were selling turok also yesterday

drunknmonkey_au

4 years ago

Thats just great, we finally get some good games coming out this year and I can't buy a single one of em

Damn shame too as I was really looking forward to Burnout, damn EA and there lazy release schedule

diogenes92

4 years ago

I noticed the release list now says Burnout is confirmed for the 7th, well that's great!! lol, I can't wait for it...

brad_sickness

4 years ago

I got Burnout Paradise coming in the mail sometime around now which I bought from the US on PS3 for a sweet $61 incl post. I'm also going to go out and buy The Club from wherever I can find it first. I had a look at a few stores today just for the off-chance that someone had it on the shelves early but so far, no luck.