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Gaming This Week: Week of 10/16/2011
Holy video games, Batman!
Notable Releases
Monday (10/17)
Professor Layton and the Last Specter (DS)
Tuesday (10/18)
Batman: Arkham City (360/PS3)
Rocksmith (360/PS3)
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (PC/360/PS3/Wii/3DS)
Okabu (PSN)
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (PSN)
Wut of the Week
Jimmie Johnson’s Everything With An Engine (360/PS3/Wii/Acid)
While this is yet another solid week for video games, I have to give this week’s recommendation to Batman: Arkham City. Though my cynical side would rather hand the honors to an original concept like Rocketbirds, the first game floored me with its unconventional storytelling.
