Retail Roundup: January 20, 2010

BY Ed Kirchgessner  //  January 20, 2010

This protagonist seems oddly familiar.

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hile on the surface it may appear to be a Nazi-free retelling of Disney's The Rocketeer, Capcom's latest sci-fi action title, Dark Void, is treading a path that's all its own. Fight an alien menace this week on your choice of PS3, PC or 360.

Another slow January for the gaming industry means another Silent Hill game from Konami. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories looks to feature all the flashlight-wielding fun of previous games. The latest in this survival horror franchise hits stores this week on PSP, PS2 and Wii.

A dash of Greek mythology suggests freshness from this Paon-developed RPG: Glory of Heracles gives DS owners a motley cast of characters to control in turn-based combat scenarios based (very) loosely upon the Greek classics. While the series has a long history in Japan, this title marks its North American debut.

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