Notable new games this week (January 19)

This week, there are four reasonably intriguing games coming out. The probable flops of the week include SimAnimals, Ultimate Shooting Collection, Deer Drive and Deal or No Deal (all for the Wii).

The Maw (Xbox Live Arcade), January 21 - The Maw is an interesting looking platform game that seems to be an aesthetic cross between Banjo-Kazooie and Lilo & Stitch. Here's a trailer for it.

Skate 2 (Xbox 360, PS3), January 21 - A sequel to Skate, a game I never played, but this one look pretty darn good.

Star Ocean: Second Evolution (PSP), January 19 - Yet another Star Ocean game, but this one is portable. It's a non-turn-based 2D anime RPG. If you don't understand nerd talk, here's a video.

Stoked (Xbox 360), January 20 - This game is what sparked the qualifier "reasonably" before "intriguing" in the first sentence of this post. Every other game seems like an interesting play. This one is a little more iffy. But who knows, maybe it'll be great.