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‘Ace Combat’ and ‘Sesame Street’ video game are new this week
New video games this week:
“Ace Combat: Assault Horizon.” — Mainstream flight-sim games are few and far between these days. This one, from Namco Bandai, promises air combat around the world featuring a variety of aircraft and weaponry in single- and multiplayer modes. The game’s wartime storyline is written by military author Jim DeFelice. Rated T for Teen, $60 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
“Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster.” — This motion-controlled Kinect game featuring Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, Grover and Cookie Monster earned raves at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. Players join the characters as they expore a lost storybook. The game can be played with parents and kids together in co-op mode and encourages physical activity while playing, Rated E for Everyone. $50 for Xbox 360 Kinect.
Also out this week: “Might & Magic Heroes VI” (Windows PC), “Dead Rising 2: Off the Record” (Xbox 360, PS3, PC), “Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny” (PS3, Nintendo Wii), “Aliens Infestation” (Nintendo DS), “Go Vacation” (Wii), “1001 Touch Games” (DS), “Forza Motorsport 4” (Xbox 360), “Wipeout 2” (Wii, Nintendo 3DS, DS, PS3), “Skylanders Spiro’s Adventure” (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS, PC), “Michael Phelps: Push the Limits” (Xbox 360), “Lord of the Rings: War in the North” (Xbox 360), “Mahjong Cub3d” (3DS), “DanceDanceRevolution II” (Wii), “Kinectimals: Now with Bears” (Xbox 360 Kinect), “Batman: Arkham Asylum” (Mac), “Sacra Terra: Angelic Night” (PC), “Professional Fisherman’s Tour” (3DS), “Vampire Saga: Welcome to Hell Lock” (PC), “Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet 3D” (3DS), “Turbo Trainz” (Wii), “Fractured Soul” (DS), “Airline Tycoon 2” (PC), “Blackwell Deception” (PC), “ Sideway: New York” (downloadable for PS3).
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