This month in video game screenshots--May 2009--photos
Take a look at some screenshots from the most anticipated video games debuting in May 2009.
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Patapon 2 will be the first PSP game not to be released on a UMD disc. The music rhythm game can be purchased online or in-store for a download code.
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Battlestations: Pacific Images - May 12 - Rated T (360, PC)
Pacific Images allows you to assume the role of both Japanese and American forces during World War II air combat.
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Bionic Commando - May 19 - Rated M (360, PS3, PC)
Bionic Commando is the updated version of the classic NES game of the same name. Campcom, of course, has updated the graphics and story all while remaining true to the game's roots.
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Punch-Out!! - May 19 - Rated E10+ (Wii)
Little Mac returns in Punch-Out!! exclusively for the Nintendo Wii. Take on plenty of familiar foes like King Hippo and Piston Honda as you make your bout title run.
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EA Sports Active - May 19 - Rated E (Wii)
Very much in the vein of Wii Fit, EA Sports Active is a video game designed to help you exercise. The customizable game concentrates on three workouts: upper body, lower body, and cardio.
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Boom Blox Bash Party - May 19 - Rated E (Wii)
The follow-up to the Steven Spielberg-inspired game, Boom Blox Bash Party promises more of the same addictive action that made the original so much fun to play. This time around, the game concentrates more on party modes, guaranteeing fun for up to four players.
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inFamous - May 26 - Rated M (PS3)
inFamous puts you in the role of Cole, a man with superhuman abilities who must oversee a distraught city ravaged by violence.
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Fuel - May 26 - Rating Pending (360, PS3, PC)
Fuel is a racing game set in a post-apocalyptic world where contestants must survive the effects of global warming as well as each other.
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Damnation - May 26 - Rating Pending (360, PS3, PC)
Damnation is sci-fi shooter that takes you through an alternate history of the United States. The title portrays a USA where the Civil War ended in the 20th century.
