This week we see the release of Yakuza 2 (sans Michael Madsen and Luke Skywalker’s voice) sporting a subtitled translation with the original Japanese voices intact. We’ve speculated a bit that it might be the last great PS2 game and at $30, why not give it a chance? We certainly loved the first one. And the movie. Plug, plug, plug!

Spore and Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise are the good titles this week and TNA iMPACT! looks like it’d be a good addition to your collection from what we’ve seen so far. As long as it plays like our favorite N64 wrasslin’ games of old, we’ll be happy.

(The following scores were “aggregated-tive-ized” as of September 8, 2008 via Metacritic)

The Good…

• NHL 09 (360, PS3) - Metascore: 89
• Lock’s Quest (DS) - Metascore: 86
• Spore (PC, Mac) - Metascore: 85
• Yakuza 2 (PS2) - Metascore: 83
• Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise DS (DS) - Metascore: 82

The Bad…

• Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI (PC) - Metascore: 72
• NHL 2K9 (360, PS3) - Metascore: 71
• Spore Creatures DS (DS) - Metascore: 68
• TNA iMPACT! (360, PS3) - Metascore: 64
• Zoids Assault (360) - Metascore: 46

The Unrated…

Xbox 360

• NHL 2009
• NHL 2K9
• TNA iMPACT!
• Zoids Assault

PS3

• TNA iMPACT!
• NHL 2009
• NHL 2K9

Wii

• NHL 2K9
• Active Life: Outdoor Challenge
• Hell’s Kitchen
• The Price is Right

PC

• NHL 2009

DS

• Spore Creatures DS
• Lock’s Quest

PS2

• TNA iMPACT!
• NHL 2009
• NHL 2K9
• Yakuza 2
• Dragonball Z: Trilogy

written by Carlos Macias \\ tags: 98, bad, dates, game, good, release, Unrated, Updated