RELEASE SCHEDULE ON THE RADAR: FEBRUARY
January is a traditionally quiet time of year, but there’s plenty of smash hits on the way two months from now
PROGRESS BAR
An update on key digital download releases
MARIO VS DK: MINI-LAND
Formats: DS Released: February 4th
The popular DS puzzle series returns to retail, allowing players to design and share their own levels online.
KAWASHIMA’S BRAIN & BODY
Formats: February 11th Released: 360
As the first Dr Kawashima title for Kinect, Brain & Body Exercises combines exercises with brain-teasers.
Cave Story Publisher: Nicalis Formats: WiiWare Released: Out Now One of the most accalimed indie platformers finally arrives on WiiWare. Players take on the role of a young boy who has lost his memory and finds battling a mad scientist.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Publisher: Electronic Arts Formats: XBLA Released: Out Now The highly-acclaimed EA military FPS was released through Games on Demand earlier this week, just nine months after it took retail by storm.
TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED 2
Formats: 360, PS3, PC Released: February 11th
Namco Bandai’s massively multiplayer racer is back, inviting players to burn rubber on the island of Ibiza.
LEGO STAR WARS III
Formats: 360, PS3, Wii, PC, DS, PSP Released: February 18th
The third iteration of the best-selling LEGO Star Warsseries focuses on the events of The Clone Warscartoons.
N.O.V.A Publisher: Gameloft Formats:PSN Released: December The technically-impressive iPhone FPS comes to PS3 and PSP. Players gun down aliens through thirteen missions as a member of the elite Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance.
MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3
Formats: 360, PS3 Released: February 18th
The beat-’em-up adds more fighters to its roster, allowing fans to duke it out between superheroes and gaming icons.
KIRBY’S EPIC YARN
Formats: Wii Released: February 25th
This impossibly endearing platformer sees Kirby exploring a world stylised on string, cotton and other materials.
Costume Quest: Grubbins on Ice Publisher: THQ Formats:PSN Released: December 21st Already available on XBLA, this expansion pack for Tim Schaefer’s holiday-themed adventure takes players away from the realms of Halloween and into a winter wonderland.
COMING SOON
MCV pinpoints three important future releases
DUE IN: 6 MONTHS
BRINK Formats: 360, PS3, PC
Publisher: Bethesda
Set in a dystopian future, this sci-fi shooter blends gunplay with parkour, and seamlessly merges single-player and multiplayer.
DUE IN: 9 MONTHS
RATCHET & CLANK: ALL 4 ONE Formats: PS3
Publisher: Sony
Fans can team up in four-player co-op action for the first time in the series. Heroes and villains team up for this over-the-top adventure.
DUE IN: 12 MONTHS
BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Formats: 360, PS3, PC
Publisher:Warner
The Dark Knight returns as Joker and his cronies look to take over the city. The original took the world by storm – expect this to top it.
DEAD SPACE 2
Released: January 28th Format: PS3, 360, PC Publisher: Electronic Arts Distributor: Centresoft Contact: 0121 625 3388
Following on from the acclaimed 2008 sci-fi horror series, Dead Space 2puts players back in the spacesuit of Issac Clarke. New features includes a multiplayer mode.
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YOGI BEAR
Released: January 28th Format: Wii, DS Publisher: Namco Bandai Distributor: Advantage Contact: 0121 506 9585
A companion title to the upcoming family film based on the classic Hannah- Barbera cartoon. Yogi and Boo Boo must team up with Ranger Smith to save Jellystone Park.
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