Here it is, the much-anticipated second episode of "Game Plan," the weekly video game release round-up fun time hour. Or 3 minutes. But whatever.

In this week, Tim just about has a psychotic break over my number 1 pick. Take that, Tim!

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Now that Ubisoft realized that 15 bucks is a little steep for a 2 hour-long beat-em-up, there's very little to complain about regarding "TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-shelled." It's the classic arcade game redone with 3D graphics and online multiplayer.

As a nice trip down memory lane, "TMNT: Turtles in Time" on the SNES was a reward from my parents for me learning how to ride a 2-wheeler bike. That may make me sound like I'm not very old at all, but actually I was just super late to the two-wheeler party and learned how to ride when I was about 11. Ok, I may be over-sharing. Sorry.

Everyone seems to have their preferred turtle, and here are your picks. Personally I'm a Rafael guy.

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Xbox.com's Major Nelson spread the word today on what games would be included as part of Microsoft's Summer of Arcade, as well as their prices and release dates. Without further ado:

July 22nd - "TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-shelled" (1200 MS Points/$15)
This seems a little steep, considering it's really just the old game with updated (albiet very swank-looking) graphics. If I recall, the original adventure took about 2 hours to complete and doesn't exactly have the level of depth as, say, "Bionic Commando Rearmed," which released at 800 MS points.

July 29 - "Marvel vs. Capcom 2" (1200 MS Points/$15)
"Street Fighter 2 HD Remix Extreme Ultra Megamix" had a lot of value and great netcode, so I feel like this is in-line with what we've come to expect for a $15 game. After all, there are dozens of characters and there's that terrible soundtrack to look forward to!

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