Off-roading, War and super-heroes
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension
Platforms: Wii
Release date: Sept 22 (NA), Sept 26 (EU)
Wario, Nintendo's greedy, uncouth and rude anti-hero, returns to his roots. The Wario Land series is where Wario first appeared, and it's back in all its side-scrolling, platform-jumping glory. With the motion-sensing capability of the Wii-mote, combined with dozens of colourful puzzles, Wario Land is showing all the signs of being a brilliant game on Nintendo's console.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS
Release date: Sept 23 (NA) Oct (EU)
Following the release of the superb Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures this year, the brilliant LEGO series is back with Batman: The Videogame. Expect to play as the one-and-only Caped Crusader to life in a completely original storyline. Players will take control of the Dynamic Duo, Batman and Robin, as well as bonus hero Nightwing to fight Gotham City's most notorious criminals including The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman, Scarecrow, Killer Croc, The Riddler, Mr. Freeze, Harley Quinn, Two Face, Bane, Clayface, Poison Ivy and many more.
Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway
Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
Release date: Sept 23 (NA), Sept 26 (EU)
With its Brothers In Arms series, Gearbox has managed to create an emotionally-fuelled journey into the realm of World War II. This latest iteration features new graphics and sound, new cutting-edge gameplay features and a completely redesigned and solid online component (something which the series has previously failed to deliver on).
PURE
Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
Release date: Sep 26, 2008
Developed by Black Rock Studio, the developers of the Moto GP and ATV Offroad Fury franchises, PURE is Disney's answer to off-road racing. Thrill seekers will be launching off massive peaks while racing against skilled rivals and performing gravity-defying aerial tricks in Pure, an extreme sports and off-road, quad racing video game.
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360
Release date: Sept 30 (NA), No date given (EU)
It may be the sixth installment in the popular horror series, but this is already looking like it could be the scariest Silent Hill yet, thanks in no small part to the graphical capabilities of Xbox 360 and PS3. Building upon the series' trademark foundations of atmosphere, adventure and storytelling, Silent Hill V introduces players to a frighteningly evil experience and will offer players more control than ever over its central character.
