New Releases for The Week of Marbles and Parapsychologists

Vertigo

Technically, Vertigo is also being released on the PC, but this is one that you’ll want to play on your Wii. Dust off your WiiFit, and work on your balance. This Marble Madness-esque game uses your whole body to control rolling labyrinths. With lots of levels, and even a multi-player mode with races, deathmatches, and something called “Xorb football”. Just make sure to tell your friends to bring over their WiiFits because there is no online play on the Wii version.

Crazy Machines 2

Fans of the incredible machine genre might want to check out Crazy Machines 2 on the PC. It’s a lot like Crazy Machines, except with slicker graphics, lots of new levels, AGEIA PhysX support, and a distinction between ‘child’ and ‘adult’ puzzle types to ensure that the puzzles are the right level for everyone in the family. With the ability to design and share machines and puzzles, made from the over 200 elements in the game, with other players around the world, this represents quite a bit of Rube Goldberging.

The Munchables

If you haven’t been getting enough vegetables, the The Munchables, for the Wii, could remedy that. In this 3D action platformer, the player takes on the role of… erm…  some kind-of puppy-thing. Well, these fruits and vegetables, I think they’re evil, and you have to eat them…  and then you go into space… Okay, you know what? I have no idea what is going on in this game. Sorry. Moving on…

That's him. That's the one that got me.

Lighting up the stage with crossed streams this week, Icrontic’s Spotlight Release is Ghostbusters: The Video Game (PC, Xbox 360, Wii,PS3). Being released cross-platform (except in the UK, where it will be a PS3 exclusive) to coincide with the release of the Ghostbusters Blu-Ray disc. While there have been Ghostbusters video games in the past, this is the first one to be written by the original team of Aykroyd and Ramis, and with the likenesses and voices of the original Ghostbusters cast. The main character is a new recruit to the Ghostbusters team, so you don’t get to actually be any of your favorite characters, but all of them appear with classic lines, and the personalities we’ve grown to love. If the screenshots are any indication, some of the monsters from the movies will also be making an appearance alongside many new nasty creatures.

Following is a list of all releases:

PC

• ArmA II
• Crazy Machines 2
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War
• Sword of the Stars: Argos Naval Yard
• Vertigo
• Zero Security

PS3

• Ghostbusters: The Video Game

PSP

• Class of Heroes
• Imagine Champion Rider 2009
• Petz: My Baby Hamster
• Petz: My Puppy Family

Wii

• Diva Girls: Divas on Ice
• Fun Park Party
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward
• The Munchables
• Vertigo
• Eduardo the Samurai Toaster (WiiWare)
• Let’s CATCH (WiiWare)
• Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! (WiiWare)

DS

• Classic Word Games
• Diva Girls: Divas on Ice
• Flower, Sun, and Rain
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• Hurry Up Hedgehog!
• Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward
• MySims Racing
• Mario Calculator (DSiWare)
• Mario Clock (DSiWare)

X360

• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• Sam & Max Save the World (LIVE)
• Magic The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers (LIVE)