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This Week In Console Digital Download: From Rush'n Attack to Chime Super Deluxe

Notable releases for console digital download this week include Konami retro remake Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot and the PSN release of musical puzzle game Chime: Super Deluxe.

Ryan Langley, Blogger

March 31, 2011

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[Every week, Gamasutra rounds up the titles released for the major console and portable digital delivery services, as compiled by editor Ryan Langley over at sister site GamerBytes.] It's time to look at the digital-first titles debuting this week across both North America and Europe on the major console digital systems, including the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade service, the PlayStation Network for PS3 and PSP titles, as well as Nintendo's WiiWare and DSiWare services. Notable releases this week include the PSN and XBLA release of Konami retro remake Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot, the PSN release of musical puzzle game Chime: Super Deluxe and PSN's first Genesis title in Sonic the Hedgehog. Xbox Live Arcade (Worldwide) This week's releases are Island Of Wakfu, a downloadable action-RPG based on the popular free MMO for 800MSP, Konami's Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot for 800MSP, and G-Rev's crazy looking top-down scrolling shooter Strania for 800MSP. But that's not all -- there are a number of deals on right now. Deal Of The Week is for: Raskulls - 400MSP Worms 2: Armageddon - 400MSP Worms 2 Battle Pack - 200MSP A World Of Keflings All for Xbox Live Gold members. Alongside that is the an "Extreme Shopping Sale Week" promotion available to everyone, which includes: Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's Decade Duels - 400MSP A Kingdom for Keflings - 400MSP Crazy Taxi - 400MSP 3D Ultra Mini Golf 2 - 400MSP 3D Mini Golf 2: Fairy Tales - 120MSP Costume Quest - 600MSP Monkey Island 2 - 400MSP Faery: Legends of Avalon - 600MSP Gyromancer - 400MSP Doom 2 - 400MSP Quake Arena Arcade - 800MSP Zeit 2 - 400MSP After Burner Climax - 400MSP Alien Breed 1: Evolution - 400MSP Alien Breed 2: Assault - 400MSP Darwinia+ - 400MSP Defense Grid - 400MSP Unbound Saga - 160MSP PlayStation Network (U.S.) moonattack.jpg Whew, big week on the PlayStation Network front -- we have Konami's latest resurrected classic with Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot, a sidescrolling game similar to Shadow Complex and Prince of Persia for $9.99, the 'Super Deluxe' version of Chime for $9.99, the original Sonic The Hedgehog for $4.99 and the Strider-like cooperative game from Square Enix called Moon Diver for $14.99! Demos are also available for Chime Super Deluxe and Moon Diver! But that's not all -- you also get Free Realms, the super popular PC free-to-play MMO now available on consoles. You can grab the basic game for free, or purchase memberships for additional help and content ranging from $4.99 to $34.99. And if you've purchased the Back To The Future season pack, you can grab the second episode now! PlayStation Network (Europe) swarmchime.jpg A mixture of new and old this week on the European PlayStation Store update -- after a week delay you can now pick up Swarm from Hothead for £9.99/€12.99, Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime for £7.19/€8.99, Chime Super Deluxe for £7.19/€8.99, and Square-Enix's Moon Diver for £9.99/€12.99. Demos are available for all titles. We also have two new Minis -- Mr. Hat And The Magic Cube for £2.49/€2.99, and 3D Twist & Match for £1.74/€1.99. WiiWare/DSiWare (North America) solitarereally.jpg Truly one of the most bizarre weeks in Nintendo download history -- no new WiiWare games! Only two demos -- Dart Rage and Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2, which couldn't be more different from each other. Alongside it are two DSiWare titles -- Simply Solitaire for 200 Points, and Faceez: Monsters! for 200 Points. WiiWare/DSiWare (Europe) dodowhere.jpg Three new DSiWare games over the last few days in Europe -- DodoGo! Robo for 500 Points, Dancing Academy for 500 Points, and Simply Minesweeper for 200 Points. Of those, DoDoGo! looks to be the ticket. On the WiiWare side of things we have two titles -- Where's Wally? Fantastic Journey 1 for 500 Points, and Successfully Learning Mathematics: Year 4 for 800 Points, along with a demo for Fast Draw Showdown.

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