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‘Darkspore’ tops a slow video game week
New video game releases this week:
“Darkspore.” — At one point, it looked as if “SimCity” creator Will Wright’s “Spore” was going to be the ultimate video game. That didn’t really happen once it was released in 2008. But the fun “Creature Creator” technology is still being put to good use. This spinoff game incorporates the tools to alow players to create a squad of defenders to fight against a rampaging group of space baddies. Rated T for Teen. $50 for Windows PC.
“The Ultimate Battle of the Sexes.” — Who knew that eons of intra-species gender battle would be decided on a game console like the Nintendo Wii? Sorry, sociologists. While this budget-priced game promises Facebook score integration and a collection of mini-challenges, we can’t say we’re too hopeful for a peaceful resolution when one of the product features is listed as, “Six different games using typical gender clichés.” Rated T for Teen. $30, for Nintendo Wii.
Also out this week: “IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover” (PC), “Stray Souls: Dollhouse Story” (PC), “Twisted Lands: Shadow Town” (PC), “Chronicles of Mystery: Secret of the Lost Kingdom” (PC), “The Egyptian Trilogy” (PC), “Deadly Secrets: Art of Murder” (PC), “Cargo: The Quest for Gravity” (PC), “Man vs. Wild” (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii), “Haunted” (PC), “Outland” (downloadable for Xbox 360 and PS3), “Sega Rally Online Arcade” (downloadable for Xbox 360), “Trouble Witches Neo!” (downloadable for Xbox 360), ““Hector: Badge of Carnage” (downloadable for PC, Mac and iPad).
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