What Did You Buy This Month? - November 2009

[Vyse]

This. On the Wii. Yeah.
/picks up PSP
/plays Petz: Saddle Club demo

It's that time. For those new, this thread will be devoted to our gaming purchases and gifts during the month. Please post any video games, systems, accessories, and other gaming-related items (strategy guides, gift cards, virtual fun bucks, figurines, soundtracks, etc) you buy or got as gifts here throughout the month. But first, we have the new releases coming out for the month in North America. Here's some notes before we get to it.

-most of the games and dates on this list were gathered by going through the release lists for each system over on IGN during the past few days. Other last-minute bits were gathered from Joystiq.
-ALL RELEASE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Seriously. After I put it on the list, SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 got delayed to January.
-Recently, I've began to go into a little detail for any game that comes with a bonus special edition or a "game of the year" re-release and detail what's different about these versions. I find it a good thing to help out. If you have anything to say about that, good or bad, just PM me or mention it in the comments. Mainly PM me.
-I've also been integrating downloadable content, games and add-ons, into these lists. I won't be doing all DLC (like Guitar Hero add-ons); if they show up while I compile the list, I'll post it. See the respective threads for the console download services for what's coming out for them. As for the schedules, expect Nintendo content (including Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSiWare titles) to be announced and be made available on Monday; all Playstation content (PS3 and PSP games and add-ons, plus PSone games that can be played on both systems) are announced and released on Thursdays. Xbox content like Indie Games and add-ons are updated throughout the week, with special exemptions being XBLA titles (announced on Monday, released the following Wednesday) and full 360 games (like GTA 4) released via Games On Demand (announced and released every Tuesday).
-concerning the PSP: first-party titles (like LittleBigPlanet and Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier) are also available for download through the Playstation Store if you have a PSPgo or a regular PSP and don't care about having discs. Third-party title availability on there varies from publisher to publisher. And, recently, some titles, like GTA Chinatown Wars and Ben 10 Alien Force Vilgax Attacks, received day-and-date release over PSN outside the regular update.

LIST TIME!

November 1
JumpStart: Escape From Adventure Island – Knowledge Adventure; Wii

November 3
Band Hero (also with Band Kit) – Activision; 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS (full band only w/ guitar grip and DS drum skin, both incompatible with the DSi and drum skin only fits on a DS Lite)
Dragon Age: Origins (also w/ Collector's Edition that has a cloth map and three exclusive downloadable items among others) – Electronic Arts; 360, PS3, PC
Dreamkiller – Aspyr; 360
Lego Rock Band – MTV Games/Warner Bros.; 360, PS3, Wii, DS
Ninjabee Critic's Choice Collection – Majesco; 360
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 – Konami; 360, PS3, PSP, Wii
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed—Ultimate Sith Edition (same game but with all DLC, a new Tatooine level that will also be out for the regular game, and an exclusive Hoth level) – LucasArts; 360, PS3, PC
Jak And Daxter: The Lost Frontier – Sony CE; PSP, PS2
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron – LucasArts; PSP, DS
Barbie and the Three Musketeers – Activision; PC, Wii, DS
Dirt 2 – Codemasters; PC
Hidden Mysteries: Titanic – Game Mill Entertainment; PC, Wii, DS
Painkiller: Resurrection – DreamCatcher; PC
Pool Hall Pro – Playlogic; PC
Academy Of Champions Soccer – Ubisoft; Wii
Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom – 2K Play/Take Two; Wii
Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked – Namco Bandai; Wii
Hooked Again: Real Motion Fishing – Aksys Games; Wii
Marines: Modern Urban Combat – Destineer; Wii
My Baby First Steps – SouthPeak; Wii
Need For Speed Nitro – Electronic Arts; Wii, DS
Rabbids Go Home – Ubisoft; Wii, DS
We Cheer 2 – Namco Bandai; Wii
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders – DreamCatcher; DS
C.O.P.: The Recruit – Ubisoft; DS
A Christmas Carol – Disney; DS
Chronicles Of Mystery: Curse Of The Ancient Temple – City Interactive; DS
Dora The Explorer: Dora Puppy – 2K Play/Take-Two; DS
Dream Salon – Zoo Games; DS
Horse Life Adventures – Valcon; DS
Imagine: Babyz Fashion – Ubisoft; DS
Jewel Master Egypt – Storm City; DS
Junior Brain Trainer – Virtual Play; DS
Junior Classic Games – Avanquest; DS
My Baby First Steps – SouthPeak; DS
Ni Hao, Kai-lan: New Year's Celebration – 2K Play/Take-Two; DS
Reversal Challenge – UFO; DS
Safari Adventures: Africa – Conspiracy; DS
Salon Superstar – 505 Games; DS
Style Savy – Nintendo; DS
Sushi Academy – City Interactive; DS
WireWay – Konami; DS

November 4
Jurassic: The Hunted – Activision; PS3, PS2, Wii
Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episodes 2, 3, and 4 (all released individually) – Telltale; XBLA

November 6
Manhunt 2 (ADULTS ONLY VERSION!!! only via Direct2Drive at this moment and maybe to other download services in the future) – Rockstar/Take-Two; PC

November 5
Spot The Differences! - Sanuk Games; PSP Mini
World Of Fashion – Atari; Wii
Yoga – DreamCatcher; Wii

November 8
Fairyland Magic Memory – Ubisoft; DS

November 9
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral – Storm City; Wii
Excitebike: World Rally – Nintendo; WiiWare

November 10
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Also Avail.: Harden Edition has artbook and a token for Call Of Duty Classic; Prestige Ed. has all that plus night-vision goggles) – Activision; 360, PS3, PC
Chaotic: Shadow Warriors – Activision; 360, PS3, Wii (DS build listed 11/17)
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast – Namco Bandai; 360, PS3
Samurai Showdown: Edge Of Destiny – SNK Playmore; 360
Buzz! Quiz World (also avail. w/ the 4 Buzz! Controllers) – Sony CE; PS3
Singstar Motown – Sony CE; PS3, PS2
Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble – Atlus; PSP
Puzzle Chronicles – Konami; PSP
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 – Konami; PS2
WorldShift – Playlogic; PC
Buck Fever – Destineer; Wii
Build-A-Bear Workshop: Friendship Valley – Game Factory; Wii
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare—Reflex – Activision; Wii
Harvest Moon: Animal Parade – Natsume; Wii
Jambo! Safari Animal Rescue – SEGA; Wii
My Ballet Studio – 505 Games; Wii, DS
NBA 2K10 – 2K Games/Take-Two; Wii
Pop'N Music – Konami; Wii
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus – 2K Games/Take-Two; Wii
Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage – Ubisoft; Wii
Smart Series Presents: JaJa's Adventure – UFO; Wii
Sushi Go Round – SouthPeak; Wii
Team Elimination Games – Ubisoft; Wii
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized – Activision; DS
Dragon Ball Z: Attack Of The Saiyans – Namco Bandai; DS
Dream Diary – 505 Games; DS
Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands – Natsume; DS
Jonas – Disney; DS
Petz: Nursery – Ubisoft; DS
Phantasy Star 0 – SEGA; DS
Reader Rabbit Kindergarten – Graffiti; DS
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Asian Elephants – 2K Games/Take-Two; DS
Style Lab: Jewelry Design – Ubisoft; DS
Style Lab: Makeover – Ubisoft; DS
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack – Ubisoft; DS

November 12
King Arthur: The Role-Playing Game – Neocore Games; PC
Wedding Dash – Zoo Games; DS

November 15
New Super Mario Bros. Wii – Nintendo; Wii

November 17
Assassin's Creed 2 (also avail. in Master's Edition with statuette of main character Ezio, artbook, 2 exclusive maps, and bonus DVD) – Ubisoft; 360, PS3
Karaoke Revolution – Konami; 360, PS3, Wii
Left 4 Dead 2 – Valve/Electronic Arts; 360, PC
Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues – LucasArts; 360, PS3, PSP, PC, Wii, DS
Planet 51 – SEGA; 360, PS3, Wii, DS
Tony Hawk Ride – Activision; 360, PS3, Wii
Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! - Screenlife; 360, PS3; Wii
God of War Collection (God of War 1 & 2 in 60fps 720p with PSN Trophies on one Blu-Ray Disc) – Sony CE; PS3
Singstar Latino – Sony CE; PS3
Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines – Ubisoft; PSP
F1 2009 – Codemasters; PSP, Wii
LittleBigPlanet – Sony CE; PSP
Elven Legacy: Sage – Paradox; PC
The Princess And The Frog (Wii ver. also in Riverboat Jazz Edition; your guess is as good as mine) – Disney; PC, Wii, DS
The Sims 3: World Adventures – Electronic Arts; PC
Cook Wars – Ubisoft; Wii
EA Sports Active: More Workouts – EA Sports/Electronic Arts; Wii
Fast Food Panic – SouthPeak; Wii
Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 – Activision; Wii, DS
Just Dance – Ubisoft; Wii
My Baby and Me – Aspyr; Wii
Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 – Tomy; Wii
Rec Room – Destineer; Wii
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles – Capcom; Wii
Satisfaction – Konami; Wii
Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Ubisoft; DS
Bermuda Triangle: Saving The Coral – Storm City; DS
Discovery Kids SpiderQuest – 505 Games; DS
Hands On! Tangrams – Storm City; DS
Imagine: Artist – Ubisoft; DS
My Hero: Doctor – Majesco; DS
My Hero: Firefighter – Majesco; DS
Petz: Dogz Talent Show – Ubisoft; DS
Petz: Hamsterz Superstarz – Ubisoft; DS
Spectral Force Genesis – Ignition; DS

November 18
TV Storybook Bundle – Konami; Wii

November 19
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 – Konami; PSP

November 20
Crazy Chicken Tales – Conspiracy; Wii

November 24
Stoked Big Air Edition (Enhanced with better graphics and more features including two new mountains) – Destineer; 360
Tekken 6 – Namco Bandai; PSP
EverQuest: Underfoot – Sony Online; PC
Rig 'n' Roll – 1C Company; PC
Playmobil: Circus – DreamCatcher; Wii
Scene It? Twilight – Konami; Wii
Your Shape – Ubisoft; Wii
Dreamer Series: Zoo Keeper – DreamCatcher; DS
Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain – Aspyr; DS
Personal Fitness For Men – Conspiracy; DS
Personal Fitness For Women – Conspiracy; DS
Winter's Tail – Crave; DS

November 27
Singstar Latino – Sony CE; PS2
Twin Sector – Got Game Entertainment; PC

November 29
Winter Sports 2010 – Tradewest Games; 360, PS3; Wii

November 30
Martial Arts Capoeira - ????; PC
World Party Games – DreamCatcher; Wii

Also This Month (no release date given)
Jurassic: The Hunted – Activision; 360
Star Trek: D-A-C – Paramount Digital; PS3-N, PC
Funky Hoops – Solus Games; PSP Mini
Ghostbusters: The Video Game – Atari; PSP
Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny – City Interactive; PC
Heileen 2 – Tycoon Games; PC
Tales of Monkey Island—Chapter 5 – Telltale; PC, WiiWare
Baby and Me – 505 Games; Wii
Chicken Riot – City Interactive; Wii
Horrid Henry – SouthPeak; Wii
Robocalypse: Beaver Defense – Vogster; WiiWare
Storybook Workshop – Konami; Wii
Ultimate Party Challenge – Konami; Wii
Battle of Giants: Dragons (Bronze Edition) – Ubisoft; DSiWare
Bookworm Adventures – PopCap; DSiWare
Downtown Texas Hold'em – Electronic Arts; DS
Pop Island – ODENIS Studio; DSiWare

[shaman_mya19]

with some of my birthday money i got kingdom hearts 358/2 days for the ds

[cohenmarioman]

recently bought GTA: Episodes of Liberty City, and am currently waiting for it to arrive from the mail.

[Megaman X]

It was more last week but eh, I got Tales of Vesperia for my cousin to cheer him up a bit(life has been a bit rough for him) but man I'm a bit jealous. I don't have a 360 yet I always wanted Vesperia but, I think he'll enjoy it more. =D

[BigLouMan20]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be my final game to purchase for the year.

[Bolt2008]

I got it for free last week.

[Vyse]

Minor changes to the list:
-confused no longer, Battle of Giants: Dragons (Bronze Edition) is a DSiWare title. The confusion was due to the non-Bronze title coming out as a retail DS game.

-for those of you expecting Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, you will have to wait until 12/8; the game was originally slated for this week when I was composing the list.

[Viper]

I just picked up another time management PC game: First Class Flurry. In this game, you take the role of a pretty flight attendant during an airline flight. I played a one-hour demo of it once and I thought it was great.

[Vyse]

Picked up Half-Minute Hero on PSP today while at Gamestop. I was almost tempted to also get Persona and its 2-disc soundtrack, but instead focused my money and saved some of it to get HMH only. I was also disappointed that both Gamestop and the Target across the street did not have the new Jak and Daxter game on PSP, especially since I wanted it on UMD and not have to clear out a gig on my memory stick.

[Sketch]

Huzzah for Play N Trade. Offering me the games I wanted back in the day that I wasn't able to buy at the time for very reasonable prices.

For 55 bucks I picked up 5 Gameboy games and an N64 Expansion Pak (and I never see those at used game stores).

Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, James Bond 007 (the one Nintendo published), Pokemon Yellow and Zelda: Oracle of the Ages.

[Speedy Boris]

Purchased the Wipeout HD Fury expansion pack and Gex (PSOne Classics).

[brightwindow]

just bought a game for my xbox 360 The Beatles: Rock Band for $100,
three days ago ,bought a zoo york t-shirt for $9.99
both of them online shopping,i like online ,cuz i always could find the cheap ones.

[shaman_mya19]

got jak and daxter the lost frontier for ps2 from my sister as a late birthday gift

[peacebyanymeans]

LEGO: Rock Band (Xbox 360) - $49.99
1600 Microsoft Points Card - $19.99

The points card is for the $10 export fee to get the LEGO songs into Rock Band 2. And that extra $10 can go towards a game, or perhaps more songs.
Also, with these LEGO songs, plus the Rock Band 1, 2 and DLC I already have, this brings my total songs up to 301! I've passed the 300 mark! I'm a loser!!

[TKnHappyNess]

I couldn't find it last week, but this week I did.



Sticky Bombs + Police Chases = Fun.

[Desensitized]

Never let it be said that I hate the N64. Picked up Hybrid Heaven and Mischief Makers.

Hopefully, I'll get Body Harvest and Blast Corps in the future.

Oh yeah, I also got Retro Game Challenge, which anyone with a DS should already own.

[Christopher Soul]

It doesn't come out till the 10th but it's already paid for.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

[Bubblegum Girl]

I was finally able to get Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and I'm lovin' it.

[DarkAngel]

Saw that Target.com has the 360 version of the GOTY Fallout 3 for $40 and placed an order. Been wanting to play this for a while, though I'm not sure how much time I'll have until December.

[Vyse]

peacebyanymeans:

Also, as a recommendation on how to spend the remaining ten bucks, I'd go with South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!, if you haven't already. The demo I'd play was really solid and has more action than the average tower defense game. It is a big file at well over 800 MB, but it's fun and may be my next Arcade purchase once enough funds are added in. Either that, or buy I MAED A GAM3 W1TH ZOMBIES!!1! (real title) from the Indie Games channel for a buck and same some for Rock Band Network when it goes live.

Meanwhile, I added five more bucks to my PSN account. I'm now at $21.11, about ten bucks away from getting Fate/unlimited codes (a download-only fighter based on the visual novel-turned-anime) and about 20 bones from getting either GTA: Chinatown Wars or Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier. I would have to clear out space on my memory stick for any of these games, but I want them and have enough time and money for one right now.