In Stores This Week: Video Games

Multiplatform:
Bodycount (PS3, 360)
Madden NFL 12 (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, PSP)
Air Conflicts: Secret Wars (PS3, 360, PC)

Nintendo:
Get Fit with Mel B (Wii)
Junior Mystery Quest (DS)
Junior Island Adventure (DS)
Veggy World (DS)
Burger Bot (DS)

With the NFL preseason heating up it’s time for the annual release of Madden NFL 12. By all accounts the franchise has slowly been making progress each year, but that’s also making the legacy flaws that much more apparent. As much as I love football, I only get a game about once every console cycle. Gameday ’98 was pretty good back in the PSOne era. On PS2 I bought ESPN NFL 2K5, which is the one that inspired EA to buy the sole rights to NFL games because it was so much better than theirs. I’ve been getting the hankering to play some more football, so this year’s Madden may be the one that gets my dollars this time. If you’re not sold on it though, might as well save the cash. Next week has zombies and aliens to destroy, setting the tone for one of the craziest fall lineups ever.