Welcome back to the GearGames weekly video game release feature here at Gear Diary! This week has a ton of games, but is actually rather thin on the top level blockbusters. First and foremost is Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which we featured in a beta code contest here, and has already been receiving sterling reviews. The other obvious one is Brutal Legend, the delayed-by-legal-wrangling game which is from Tim Shaeffer (famous for LucasArts adventure games and recently Psychonauts), and is a tie-in to the movie of the same name. Also, there is a game that looks like a load of fun called A Boy and His Blob, which I have featured in the headline picture.

There is also another much-delayed game which I mentioned last week – A Witches Tale for the DS, as well as a ‘Game of the Year’ edition of Fallout 3 which now includes all five post-release add-ons. There are actually plenty of solid releases I haven’t mentioned, so check out the list!

• Where the Wild Things Are
• Cars Race-O-Rama
• Dreamkiller
• Tropico
• Brutal Legend
• Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
• MagnaCarta 2
• Way of the Samurai 3

• Where the Wild Things Are
• Brutal Legend
• Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
• Cars Race-O-Rama
• SingStar Motown
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Way of the Samurai 3

• Where the Wild Things Are
• Scene It? Twilight
• Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
• Wii Sports Resort w/ two Wii MotionPlus add-ons
• A Boy and His Blob
• Buck Fever–WII–Destineer
• Cars Race-O-Rama
• Dream Dance & Cheer
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
• Ju-on: The Grudge
• Ski-Doo: Snowmobile Challenge
• Sudoku Ball Detective

• Cars Race-O-Rama
• SingStar Latino

• Half-Minute Hero
• Cars Race-O-Rama
• Obscure: The Aftermath

• Where the Wild Things Are
• Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
• Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
• Cake Mania 3
• A Witch’s Tale
• Cars Race-O-Rama
• Hero’s Saga Laevatein Tactics
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
• Petz Pony: Beauty Pageant

• Rappelz Epic VI: Solus Aurum
• Dreamkiller
• Tropico 3
• Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures (2009)
• Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
• Fate: The Traitor Soul–PC–Encore Software, Inc.
• Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga–PC–LucasArts

Some notes from last week:

• NBA 2K10 X360

- The better of the basketball games this year.

• NBA Live 10

- Solid but unspectacular.

• Demon’s Souls

- Simply amazing and terribly challenging.

• Spore Hero

- Decent fun but marred by some issues.

• Wii Fit Plus

- Adds loads of fun whether or not you already own the original.

• Spore Hero Arena

- Not many reviews, but the early looks are not great.

• A Witch’s Tale

- Better than initially reviewed, but still not up to the standards set by the earlier games in the series.

• Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes

- Three words: stink, stank, stunk.

• Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

- Nice tactical shooter and a return to form.

• Lucidity

- Fun and budget priced puzzle game marks a return of LucasArts to original adventure games.

What games am I playing now?:

• PC: Risen – As I continue to pour hours in to this my enjoyment of this excellent but imperfect game only deepend.
• PC: Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes – I can’t believe I bought this on impulse … greatly regretting this, as the game is dismal.
• PSP: Persona – nice classic RPG remake, but perhaps lacking in some updates.
• PSP: FieldRunners and Hero of Sparta – I just keep plugging away, working on both the PSP and iPhone versions at once.

So what are you playing? Chime in below!

Enjoy gaming!

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