New video game releases week 43, 2008

Buy Fable 2 for Xbox 360Here’s a list of this weeks U.S. game releases. Hold on to your wallets cause you’re in for a wild ride! The most popular games are Fable 2 on Xbox 360, Far Cry 2 on PC, Xbox 360 & PS3, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia on DS, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows on multiple platforms, and the Rock Band 2 Bundle arrives on Xbox 360 & PS3. On the downloadable games front we’ve got today’s Wii Shop titles Tetris Party, The Incredible Maze, Gradius II, Digital Champ Battle Boxing and the Xbox Originals addition Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. As well as Portal: Still Alive for the Xbox Live Arcade (updates Wednesday) and Prince of Persia Classic for PlayStation Network (updates Thursday). No word yet on any games for GameTap Gold (updates Thursday).

Monday:
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? Make The Grade (Wii, DS)
Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games (DS)
Carnival Games: Mini Golf (Wii)
Celebrity Sports Showdown (Wii)
Deer Hunter Tournament (PC)
Buy Far Cry 2 for PCDigital Champ Battle Boxing – $7 (Wii Shop)
Galactic Bowling (PC)
Gradius II: Gofer No Yabou – $9 (Wii Shop)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – $15 (Xbox Originals)
Littlest Pet Shop (PC)
Lovely Lisa (DS)
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP)
Monopoly (PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
NBA 2k9 (PC)
NHL 09 (PC, PS2)
Pass The Pigs: Let The Good Swines Roll! (DS)
Rock Band 2 Bundle (Xbox 360, PS3) — includes game, wireless guitar, wireless drums, microphone
Tetris Party – $12 (Wii Shop)
The Incredible Maze – $5 (Wii Shop)
Wii Music (Wii)

Tuesday:
Backyard NFL Football ’09 (PC, PS2, Wii, DS)
Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp (PS2, Wii, DS)
Bioshock (PS3)
Buy Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia for DSBrain Training for Dummies (PC)
Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons (Wii)
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS)
Circus Games (Wii)
Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant (PSP)
Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 Dance Pad Bundle (Xbox 360)
Dancing with the Stars: We Dance! (Wii, DS)
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell (DS)
Disney Sing It (PC, PS3, PS2, Wii, Xbox 360)
Disney Th!nk Fast (Wii)
Ener-G Dance Squad (DS)
Ener-G Gym Rockets (DS)
Ener-G Horse Riders (DS)
Eternal Sonata (PS3)
Europa Universallis III Complete (PC)
Fable 2 (Xbox 360)
Far Cry 2 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance! (Wii, DS)
Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum 2009 (Wii)
Master of the Monster Lair (DS)
Buy Spider-Man: Web of Shadows for Xbox 360Mechanic Master (DS)
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 (Wii)
Pet Pals: Animal Doctor (Wii)
Petz Rescue: Wildlife Vet (Wii)
Petz: Saddle Club (PSP)
Rock University Presents: The Naked Brothers Band The Game (PS2, Wii, DS)
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PSP, PS2)
SpongeBob SquarePants Featuring NickToons: Globs of Doom (PS2, Wii, DS)
Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PS2)
Star Ocean: First Departure (PSP)
Tornado (DS)
TouchMaster 2 (DS)
Transformers: Animated – The Game (DS)
What’s Cooking Jamie Oliver (DS)

Wednesday:
Dead Space (PC)
Portal: Still Alive – $15 (Xbox Live Arcade)

Thursday:
Bully (PC)
Prince of Persia Classic (PlayStation Network)