I guess its good that I saved some green last month because June seems to be containing a huge hit in the wallet. With an average of 4 games a week coming out worth a look (not including downloadable games), this month is looking rather stuffed and packed.

You'd think this is the calm before the storm, but this week is packed to the brim with some high-quality games. Let's start with the bloodiest, and possibly the most anticipated: Ninja Gaiden II. Featuring an upgraded weapons and combat system, NGII seems to make the action more diverse, flashy and bloody, while maintining the deep combat that made the first so incredible. Speaking of incredible, The Incredible Hulk is releasing too on all systems. Taking a queue from the excellent Ultimate Destruction, this movie tie-in is a open world game where nearly everything is destructbile in the environment. If it stays close to the last game, this could definitely be an enjoyable romp. If that's not enough angst, how about Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy? Based off of the novels by Robert Ludlum, you play as Jason Bourne as you find how he became this super agent and go through key scenes of the novels. The game demo actually seemed fun, if not a bit shallow. After Bourne is Jones, Indiana Jones. Lego. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures takes the first 3 Indy movies and gives them the lego treatment. Finally, the long awaited game where I can play has Short Round has finally come true! From short round come round tracks with GRID, the next game from Codemasters, the creators of the hit DIRT. Taking on a different feel and a wholly raw sense of speed, GRID will differentiate itself from its previous game without changing the core engine. Stock racing then goes to stock shooting (?) with Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy. This one's been pushed back a couple times but if it does release on this day, have fun with creating your own levels, ships, enemies and the like in this Xevious lite with a level editor. Finally, as the only portable game of note, comes Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 for the PSP. Taking the launch title's signature gameplay and style while impliment ing new characters and courses, Open Tee 2 strives to bring more success to the Everybody! Japanese line.

This week is not as big as the last when it comes to quantity, but some potentially huge hits are landing this week. First, you can kamehamehaha all you want in the first next-gen version of the Dragon Ball Z franchise: Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit. This game seems to cater more to the fans of the series than ever: The game plays like an interactive cut-scene/fighting game hybrid that is surprisingly interesting when you play it. Sports titles include NASCAR 09, the shake-n-bake edition with...well, I'm not entirely sure what's new in the game. Maybe Ricky Bobby is in the game? Also, the splendiferious, Americanically driven Don King Presents Prizefighter is being released on the 360 for those of you who want to get your boxing fix. Then, there is Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. With Hideo Kojima saying that this is the last game you'll see Solid Snake in, this follows the final battle of Solid Snake as he takes on the Patriots...and this all has something to do with a monkey with iron-clad underwear. Just like Robin Hood Men in Tights!

Another small week but with some rather notable releases. The long dormant PSP is getting a big boost this month, with not only HSG Open Tee 2 in the beginning of the month, but also with two notable releases this week . First is the stealth action farce Secret Agent Clank, where you play as the dry-witted robot in a snazzy tuxedo. Advance word is that if you enjoyed Size Matters, you're bound to enjoy this spin-off. Next, for the PSP and the DS, is Space Invaders Extreme. Sure, there are tons of classic games that get graphical facelifts, but the added boss aesthetic and rhythm action beats tend to give this re-iteration a tad more invigoration. On the DS, there's Arkanoid DS, which is exactly what it sounds like: Arkanoid for the DS. Whether they do anything new with the game has yet to be seen, but if you want to import the optional dial controller. Finally, Supreme Commander is being released for the 360. However, nothing but negative has been said about this PC to 360 port: Terrible graphics, unintuitve controls and an overall mess of a HUD brings the game down. Buyer beware!

Some oddities, classics, sequels and expansions are being released throughout this week. The most notable release is Alone in the Dark, which Atari is saying may very well be their last big budget release before they become completely casual minded. Next is the revisioned Battlefield franchise game for consoles: Bad Company. With an added focus on single player campaign and completely destructable environments, Bad Company may very well be the best Battlefield on consoles. Whether it will be one of the better FPS's on consoles, however, is yet to have been seen. Shooting Nazis, who are also zombies, is the main grift in the offbeat Operation Darkness, which is a tactical RPG coming out for the 360. The demo, which was released last month, didn't exactly get praise or any support, so we'll see how the final release bodes. Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath is also released on the 360 this week, but much like the previous, it's entering in a market with increasing skepticism of how well RTS's can do on consoles. Gamecock's Hail to the Chimp is finally being released after many delays, which is odd to say because all that is known of this game is that it's a mini-game collection with a humorous political backdrop. Hellboy: Science of Evil is hitting the 360 and PS3 before the film's release...let's see if it at least holds the tone of the comic and the movie. Guitar Hero: On Tour comes out on the DS and...I mean, really...what's next Rock Band on the PSP? Top Spin 3 is also coming out, which is being made with a completely reworked engine to better utilize foot placement and stanima. Lastly, there's Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: Grimiore of the Rift for the DS. Otherwise known as FFTA2:GOTR, the Ivalice Alliance of Square Enix is continuing the story of the lands with another story of an adolescent troublemaker transported by a magic book into a far away land. And to think, this land is the same land that Vagrant Story was based on.

Let's bring back a few features, shall we?

And so ends another List of the Fates...have plenty to play before September!