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This Week in Downloads
The best of the best in downloadable content for the week ending July 20th, 2007.
Date: Friday, July 20, 2007
Author: Dan Clarke

GameTap

Over on GameTap, five new games have been put on the service: two PC games (Hitman 2 and Legacy of Kain), and three Neo-Geo games. I know you are shocked but we’re already up to King of Fighters 2002. Only five more years to go. Just kidding, there is no King of Fighters 2007 – at least not that I know of! Obviously the Eidos/SNK relationship is a good one for GameTap, but boy I’m dying for some new Sega Saturn games here!

This Week’s Top Downloads:

  • Bomberman Live (360)
  • Paper Mario (Wii VC)
  • Hitman 2 (GameTap)
  • Castlevania (PS3)
  • Gran Turismo Prologue Trailers (PS3)

GameTap

(All games included in monthly/annual subscription)

  • Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (PC)
  • The Last Blade 2 (NG)
  • Legacy of Kain: Defiance (PC)
  • Samurai Showdown V (NG)
  • The King of Fighters 2002 (NG)

Wii Virtual Console

  • Balloon Fight (NES, 1-2 Players) 500 points or $5
  • Paper Mario (N64, 1 Player) 1000 points or $10
  • Silent Debuggers (TG16, 1 Player) 600 points or $6

Xbox Live

  • Yie Ar Kung Fu (Arcade, 1-2 Players) 400 points or $5
  • Bomberman Live (1-4 Players), 800 points or $10
  • Demo: Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (Free)
  • Demo: The Darkness
  • Demo: Harry Potter OOTP (Free)
  • Lost Planet: Four maps from Map Pack #1 and #2

PlayStation Store

  • MLB 07 Game Update (Free – only available at PS Store)
  • Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night PSP/PS3 (350 MB on PSP Required) $9.99
  • Gran Turismo Prologue Trailer #1 (Free)
  • Gran Turismo Prologue Trailer #2 (Free)
  • Rachet & Clank Future: ToD Trailer
  • Heavenly Sword “Making Of” Trailer
  • SALE: Calling All Cars only $7.99 (regular price $9.99)

Well that wraps up another week of downloads. One quick note, I should point out to our foreign friends that this column is only talking about releases for the US market. Your mileage may vary if you’re in Europe or Japan. And with that note, keep your game pads on the ground and keep reaching for the Wiimote. - Dan Clarke.

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