Games to Look Forward to in May 2006

Feature by Josh Wilson | 16 May 2006

May 1

State Of War : Warmonger (PC)

Futuristic terrorist-battling real-time strategy game.

May 5

Ape Escape 3 (PS2)

Capture monkeys via super powered costumes. Sounds trippy.

Metroid Prime: Hunters (DS)

The first fps for the DS finally arrives. Wireless deathmatch on the bus will ensue.

May 9

SiN Episodes: Emergence (PC)

Episodic fps from Valve, based on the the now old skool cool SiN.

City Life (PC)

Sim City, but not. Cheap knockoff, or innovative ode? You'll have to wait and see.

Moto Racer 3 Gold Edition (PC)

Moto X racing, for the hardcore bike fans out there.

May 19

The Da Vinci Code (PC/PS2/Xbox)

The game to accompany the film following the book. Check for an awesome comp next month.

2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (PSP)

Standard FIFA style footie, but portable...er

Half-Life 2: Aftermath (PC)

Episode 1 follows up the events of HL2, should be good provided its not delayed again.

Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection (PC)

A collection of Namco's arcade classics no-less.

Urban Chaos: Riot Response (PS2/Xb)

X-Men: The Official Game (DS/GBA/GC/PC/PS2/Xbox/360)

For fans the movie will be good... but will the game?

May 26

Chibi-Robo! (GC)

Control a wee robot that cleans up a house. Because you have to move to clean your own house.

Cossacks II: Battle for Europe (PC)

Expansion for Cossacks II, with eight more factions. Oooh.

Danny Phantom The Ultimate Enemy (GBA)

Crap cartoon gets crapper game. I expect...

Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers (PC/PS2/Xbox)

Squad based real time tactical combat. Sounds gravy.

Hitman: Blood Money (PC/PS2/Xbox/360)

Third game in the Hitman series. More stealth driven death making.

Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis (X360)

Hardcore addictive gameplay is promised. But it's still table tennis...

Star Wars: Shadow Strike (DS/PSP)

Its been two months since the last Star Wars game. Time for another.

Super Princess Peach (DS)

Super Mario gets into his favourite ladies wardrobe

May 30

Space Tanks (PC)

Worms-esque strategy game with tanks. Already proving to be a huge hit on the continent.