September 2009 Retail, Arcade, and Indie Releases

September 2009 Retail, Arcade, and Indie Releases thread.

Hope you all have a rich relative cause all these games will drain your wallet!

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Retail

September 1st

1. Guitar Hero 5, Metacritic: 89, MSRP: $59.99, AVS thread, features vid, avatar vid, multiplayer vid, bunnies vid

2. Gears of War 2 Game of the Year Edition, Metacritic: 93, MSRP: $49.99, AVS thread, game review, launch trailer, gameplay vid

3. Section 8, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $59.99, 839MB demo (gold X), official trailer, gameplay vid, online stats page

September 8th

4. Dirt 2, Metacritic: 90, MSRP: $59.99, AVS thread, 941MB demo (gold X), demo trailer, gameplay vid

5. Darkest of Days, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $49.99, preview vid, gamplay vid

6. Mini Ninjas, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $49.99, 968MB demo (gold X), debut trailer, gameplay vid

7. Capcom Platinum Hits Triple Pack - Dead Rising, Lost Planet Colonies Edition, Devil May Cry 4, MSRP: $39.99, 1.02GB DR demo, 305MB LP single player demo, 174MB LP multi player demo, 613MB DMC4 demo

8. Qubed, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $19.99

9. Raiden 4, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $39.99

September 9th

10. The Beatles Rock Band, Metacritic: 90, MSRP: $59.99, AVS thread, intro trailer, gameplay trailer, gameplay vid, abbey road commercial

September 15th

11. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $59.99, SDCC trailer, SDCC gameplay vid

12. NHL 10, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $59.99, AVS thread, 765MB demo (gold X), demo trailer, gameplay vid

13. Wet, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $59.99, 632MB demo (gold X), rage mode gameplay vid, gameplay vid

14. Need For Speed Shift, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $59.99, AVS thread, gc trailer, laguna seca trailer

15. IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, Metacritic: 83, MSRP: $49.99, AVS thread, 1GB demo, gameplay vid

16. NHL 2K10, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $49.99, preview

17. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $49.99, trailer

18. Tornado Outbreak, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $39.99, gc gameplay vid, trailer

September 22nd

19. Halo 3: ODST, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $59.99, AVS thread, stage walkthough vid

20. Heroes Over Europe, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $49.99, preview vid, trailer

21. Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $39.99, AVS thread

22. BCFx: The Doug Williams Edition, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $39.99, pc trailer

23. Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $39.99, 391MB demo (gold X)

September 29th

24. Bass Pro Shop: The Strike, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $39.99, AVS thread, angling gameplay vid, trailer

25. Rogue Warrior, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $49.99, debut trailer

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Xbox Live Arcade

September 2nd

1. Defense Grid: The Awakening, Metacritic: n/a, $10/800 MS points, pc launch trailer

2. Yo Ho Kablammo, Metacritic: n/a, $10/800 MS points, confirmation, short video (low quality)

September 9th

3. Sonic & Knuckles, Metacritic: n/a, $5.00/400 MS points, confirmation

September 30th

4. Military Madness, Metacritic: n/a, $10/800 MS points, confirmation

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Indie Games

September 1st

1. Dark Skies: Constellations, $3.00/240 MS points, educational, xbox.com queue

September 2nd

2. Crystal Spear remake, $1.00/80 MS points, racing, xbox.com queue

3. シャイニング　ブラッド Shining Blood, $5.00/400 MS points, shooter, xbox.com queue

4. Sky_Arena, $1.00/80 MS points, flying, xbox.com queue

5. Fireworks Spectacular, $1.00/80 MS points, other, xbox.com queue

6. Mini Golf 360, $1.00/80 MS points, sports, xbox.com queue

7. Halfbrick Rocket Racing, $3.00/240 MS points, racing, xbox.com queue

8. Wizards Tower Screen Saver, $1.00/80 MS points, other, xbox.com queue

9. Avatar Golf, $5.00/400 MS points, sports, xbox.com queue

September 3rd

10. The Answer To Life, $1.00/80 MS points, other, xbox.com queue

11. Avatar Drop, $1.00/80 MS points, family, xbox.com queue

September 4th

12. 魔法の国のメロディ ファニーダンシング (Magical Melody Fanidanshingu Country), $3.00/240 MS points, music, xbox.com queue

13. Flash Cards for Kids, $3.00/240 MS points, educational, xbox.com queue

September 5th

14. Stereo3D Gallery, $1.00/80 MS points, other, xbox.com queue

September 7th

15. Color Break, $1.00/80 MS points, classics, xbox.com queue

16. Kuchibi, $3.00/240 MS points, puzzle, xbox.com queue

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Possible September Releases

Retail
1. placeholder

Arcade
1. Bubble Bobble Neo, Metacritic: n/a, $10/800 MS points, confirmation, released in Japan in August, possible US release in September

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Last 12 Demo's Available

Cabela’s® Big Game Hunter™ 2010 Demo
Transformers™: Revenge of the Fallen™ Demo
Fight Night Round 4 Ali vs. Tyson & Buttons Demo
Star Wars™ The Clone Wars™: Republic Heroes™ Demo
F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn SP Demo
WET Demo
Section 8 Demo
DiRT 2 Demo
NHL™ 10 Demo
LOST PLANET 2 Co-op Demo
MINI NINJAS™ DEMO
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Demo

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TOP LIVE Activity for week of August 31st
/Top Sellers - On Demand, Arcade, and Indie Games

Top Live Activity for the week of August 31st via Major Nelson.com

1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Madden NFL 10
6 GTA IV
7 Batman: Arkham Asylum
8 FIFA 09
9 Left 4 Dead
10 Trials HD (arcade game)

Top Selling On Demand, Arcade, & Indie Games as of 9/9


On Demand

1. BF: Bad Company
2. Burnout Paradise
3. Mass Effect
4. Oblivion
5. NFS ProStreet
6. BioShock
7. Rainbow Six® Vegas
8. G.R.A.W.
9. Civilization Revolut'n
10. Halo: Combat Evolved
11. Need for Speed™ Carbon
12. Burnout Revenge

Arcade

1. Castle Crashers
2. Shadow Complex
3. Defense Grid
4. Trials HD
5. Family Game Night
6. Battlefield 1943™
7. NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
8. Monkey Island: SE
9. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10. Magic: The Gathering
11. Turtles In Time RS
12. Puzzle Quest

Indie

1. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
2. Avatar Drop
3. Avatar Golf
4. Headshot
5. Track Architect
6. Miner Dig Deep
7. The Answer To Life
8. The Drinking Game
9. Who Did I Date Last Night
10. Physics Sandbox
11. ezmuze+ Hamst3r edition
12. Zombies 2.0

Top Rated On Demand, Arcade, & Indie Games as of 9/9

On Demand

1. Oblivion
2. Mass Effect
3. BioShock
4. Halo: Combat Evolved
5. Psychonauts™
6. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® Chaos Theory™
7. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas™
8. Fable
9. Civilization Revolut'n
10. Assassin's Creed
11. Jade Empire™
12. Burnout 3: Takedown

Arcade

1. Castle Crashers
2. Castlevania: SOTN
3. Portal: Still Alive
4. Battlefield 1943™
5. Geometry Wars Evolved²
6. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
7. Banjo-Kazooie
8. Peggle
9. Banjo-Tooie
10. Trials HD
11. Braid
12. Sonic & Knuckles

Indie

1. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
2. Miner Dig Deep
3. ezmuze+ Hamst3r edition
4. Kodu Game Lab
5. ZP2K9
6. CarneyVale Showtime
7. Groov
8. Solar
9. Avatar Drop
10. Avatar Golf
11. BIOLOGY BATTLE
12. Weapon of Choice

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Indie Games $1.00/80 MS points List (** denotes recently added)

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A Robots Conundrum, action/adv., xbox.com queue
Aaron’s Ping Pong, classics, xbox.com queue
Advanced Rock Paper Scissors, card, xbox.com queue
Adventurer Pets HD, action/adv., xbox.com queue
Alchemist, puzzle/trivia, xbox.com queue
Alien Ambush, classics, xbox.com queue
Aquarium HD, other, xbox.com queue
Aria, shooter, xbox.com queue
Arrow Run, puzzle, xbox.com queue
Atomhex, shooter, xbox.com queue
Avatar Drop, family, xbox.com queue
B
BallsAndBlocks, classics, xbox.com queue
Barf And Beer, other, xbox.com queue
Battle Bubbles – Four Corners, strategy/sim, xbox.com queue
Beat IT!, family, xbox.com queue
Beat Blox, puzzle, xbox.com queue
Bed Time Nursery Rhymes, family, xbox.com queue
Beer Screensaver, other, xbox.com queue
Being, platformer, xbox.com queue
Bored Meeting, sim, xbox.com queue
Bomb Disposal Expert, puzzle, xbox.com queue
bricks4ever, action/adv., xbox.com queue
Bullet Trap, shooter, xbox.com queue
C
Calculator360, other, xbox.com queue
Chaos, action, xbox.com queue
Cocktail Paradise, other, xbox.com queue
Cold War Commander, platformer, xbox.com queue
**Color Break, classics, xbox.com queue
Couples Soduku, puzzle, xbox.com queue
Crystal Crush, puzzle, xbox.com queue
Crystal Spear remake, racing, xbox.com queue
Cubix Classic, puzzle, xbox.com queue
D
Digital Art Gallery: Callad, other, xbox.com queue
Dodge These Balls, platformer, xbox.com queue
Don’t Fear The Sweeper, puzzle, xbox.com queue
Dr. Popper, puzzle, xbox.com queue
Draw, other, xbox.com queue
Drop Zone, action/adv., xbox.com queue
Drum Kit, music, xbox.com queue
E
Endless Swarm, shooter, xbox.com queue
**EZMuse Break and House Edition, music, xbox.com queue
F
Fireplace, other, xbox.com queue
Fireworks Spectacular, other, xbox.com queue
Fishbowl, family, xbox.com queue
Foosball For Two, sports, xbox.com queue
Fridgy, other, xbox.com queue
Fuel Depot 360, action/adv., xbox.com queue
G
Game Finder, other, xbox.com queue
Garrett the Slug, action/adv., xbox.com queue
GhastlyGhouls, action/adv., xbox.com queue
GLITNIR, strategy/sim., xbox.com queue
Gogs, action/adv., xbox.com queue
Golden Tangram, puzzle, xbox.com queue
GraphSpacer, shooter, xbox.com queue
GraphSpacer Black, shooter, xbox.com queue
GravSheep, action, xbox.com queue
H
Headshot, shooter, xbox.com queue
Head Banger, music, xbox.com queue
Hieronymus Bash, fighting, xbox.com queue
Hive, strategy/sim., xbox.com queue
ホースレーススターター　Horse Race Starter, other, xbox.com queue
Hotel Danger, puzzle/trivia, xbox.com queue
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I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1NIT!!!1, shooter, xbox.com queue
Iris, music, xbox.com queue
J
JigDoku, puzzle, xbox.com queue
Johnny Platform's Biscuit Romp, platformer, xbox.com queue
Johnny's Minefield, action/adv., xbox.com queue
Joint Strike Future, shooter, xbox.com queue
コロンでジャンプ (Jump!!), platformer, xbox.com queue
Jungle Blocks, puzzle, xbox.com queue
L
Landmark, puzzle, xbox.com queue
Ladybird Galaxy, action/adv., xbox.com queue
Light Catcher, other, xbox.com queue
LIVELAYER PROTOTYPE, classics, xbox.com queue
LOLCats, other, xbox.com queue
M
MADRISM, puzzle/trivia, xbox.com queue
Mania, puzzle/trivia, xbox.com queue
Math Sniper 3D, educational, xbox.com queue
Mayan Countdown, other, xbox.com queue
Micro Invasion, shooter, xbox.com queue
Mini Golf 360, sports, xbox.com queue
Mothballz, shooter, xbox.com queue
Music Roll, music, xbox.com queue
N
Neon Paddles, classics, xbox.com queue
NextWar: The Quest for Earth, strategy, xbox.com queue
NINJA TRAIN, classics, xbox.com queue
No Frills Crossums, puzzle, xbox.com queue
No Frills Soduku, puzzle, xbox.com queue
O
Ocean Scenes, other, xbox.com queue
Organon, shooter, xbox.com queue
P
Patterns of Light, other, xbox.com queue
Penga’s Peril, puzzle/trivia, xbox.com queue
Penguin Slip-Slide Lite Edition, puzzle, xbox.com queue
Planet Crashmania 9,000,000 , classics, xbox.com queue
Planet Delta, puzzle, xbox.com queue
Poker Stacker, card/board, xbox.com queue
Power Hour, other, xbox.com queue
Puzzle Pandemonium, puzzle/trivia, xbox.com queue
Puzzle?, puzzle, xbox.com queue
**Puzzwords, puzzle, xbox.com queue
PuzzXXI, puzzle/triva, xbox.com queue
Q
QuadTrix, puzzle, xbox.com queue
R
RBR - Fading Memories, other, xbox.com queue
Reef Rave, other, xbox.com queue
Retro One, shooter, xbox.com queue
Retro One - Part 2, shooter, xbox.com queue
Revenge of the Ball, action/adv., xbox.com queue
Rocket Fart, action/adv., xbox.com queue
RPaints, other, xbox.com queue
Rumble Massage, other, xbox.com queue
S
Sharpscape Assault, action/adv., xbox.com queue
Shed, card & board, xbox.com queue
Simply HangMan, puzzle/trivia, xbox.com queue
sin(Surfing), sports, xbox.com queue
Sky_Arena, flying, xbox.com queue
Slottso Party, card/board, xbox.com queue
Snax Lite, puzzle, xbox.com queue
Sol Invasion, shooter, xbox.com queue
SpaceAttack, classics, xbox.com queue
SpaceCombat, shooter, xbox.com queue
Sqong, classics, xbox.com queue
**Stereo3D Gallery, other, xbox.com queue
Streamline, racing, xbox.com queue
StriForce-Psi, platformer, xbox.com queue
Sudoku X, puzzle/trivia, xbox.com queue
Swords & Monsters, RPG, xbox.com queue
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Tail Gun Charlie, shooter, xbox.com queue
Tank Strike, strategy/sim, xbox.com queue
The Answer To Life, other, xbox.com queue
The Ballet of Light and Shadows, action/adv., xbox.com queue
The Collector, other, xbox.com queue
The Drinking Game, other, xbox.com queue
The Exterminator, classics, xbox.com queue
**The Galactic Aquarium, other, xbox.com queue
The Last Cannonball, other, xbox.com queue
The Oracle, other, xbox.com queue
Time and Tune, music, xbox.com queue
Time Flows But Does Not Return, other, xbox.com queue
Tomato Blaster, action/adv., xbox.com queue
**Torino-X, strategy/sim., xbox.com queue
Totem, puzzle, xbox.com queue
Track Architect, racing, xna.com info
Trajectory, strategy/sim., xbox.com queue
U
UAV Wars, action/adv., xbox.com queue
Ultra Powered Massager, other, xbox.com queue
尊い犠牲　Ultimate Sacrifice, shooter, xbox.com queue
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Wacky Water Fun, rec, xbox.com queue
Who Did I Date Last Night, action/adv., xbox.com queue
Wizards Tower Screen Saver, other, xbox.com queue
Wordzy, puzzle/trivia, xbox.com queue
X
xFart, other, xbox.com queue
Z
Zens 360, other, xbox.com queue
Zoom, racing/flying, xbox.com queue
Zoomaroom, platformer, xbox.com queue
#'s
360 Mega App Pack, $1.00/80 MS points, other, xbox.com queue

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Amazon.com Sales by Region provided by gamasutra.com

Xbox 360
North America:
1. Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
3. Guitar Hero 5 (Activision)
4. Madden NFL 10 (EA Sports)
5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare -- Game of the Year Edition (Activision)

Japan:
1. Dream C Club (D3 Publisher),
2. Dream C Club -- Special Edition (D3 Publisher)
3. Grand Theft Auto IV -- Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Capcom)
4. Gears of War 2 -- Limited Edition (Microsoft)
5. The Idolm@ster -- Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco)

UK:
1. Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare -- Game of the Year Edition (Activision)
3. IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (505 Games)
4. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision)
5. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft).

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare find themselves back in the North American top five this week, thanks to recent "Deal of the Day" price drops at Amazon.

Batman: Arkham Asylum continues to lead overall sales for the platform, as Guitar Hero 5 edges past Madden NFL 10 to take second place.

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This is the September 2009 Retail, Arcade, and Indie Releases thread. Dates are subject to change.
Arcade games are usually only known the Monday of the week they are to be released.
Indie games are usually only known on the actual day they are approved by the XNA Community.

August 2009 Retail, Arcade, and Indie Releases thread on AVSForum.com
July 2009 Retail, Arcade, and Indie Releases thread on AVSForum.com
June 2009 Retail, Arcade, and Community Releases thread on AVSForum.com
May 2009 Retail, Arcade, and Community Releases thread on AVSForum.com
April 2009 Retail, Arcade, and Community Releases thread on AVSForum.com


The August 2009 RAIR is avail here for download. The July 2009 RAIR is avail here for download.
The June 2009 RACR is avail here for download. The May 2009 RACR is avail here for download.
The April 2009 RACR is avail here for download.

Sources:

http://www.xbox.com
http://creators.xna.com/en-US/
http://www.kotaku.com
http://www.joystiq.com
http://www.engadget.com
http://www.amazon.com
http://www.majornelson.com
http://www.gamestop.com
http://www.gamasutra.com
http://www.gamerbytes.com
http://www.n4g.com

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sup ya'll. placeholder for the September 2009 Releases thread. like i said in the august 09 thread. its a CRUSH-o-games this month.

note: changed some formatting
example:
1. Guitar Hero 5, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $59.

the name of the title will directly link you to the xbox.com information page, where you can get pics, vids, detailed game information, etc. when available

Metacritic stays where its at

MSRP will now be the 39.99 or 59.99 of the full retail game, not the rounded up numbers as i've done in the past. also it'll be for the main game only. not the bundles, special super-duper $1 zillion dollar edition. too much to list.

when a game demo is avail it'll be added after the MSRP stating the size of the demo. if its a gold member exclusive i'll label it with the "gold x" after the size. as the exclusive wears off i'll remove it.

game vids will be after any game demos. i will also remember to link to game previews, general gameplay vids, and reviews when available. i just noticed i've been severly lacking in providing this info in the last 2 months. sry!


most of these dates are contrived from amazon.com and gamestop.com listings. subject to change.

of note: it looks like Raiden 4 will be a Gamestop exclusive for the whole month of September. everyone else gets it October.


hope the new formatting gives a cleaner look to the thread. im kinda like a one man Apple! lol. thread gets leaner and cleaner with every revision. lol

boat load of vids added. and on the 2nd hour he shut down for the night. he looked back and that it was good.

thanks ya'll

i have the same situation cuco. lots of games still undone. both ps3 and xbox. also rock band psp has been on my brain lately. all the venues are open but i'm grinding thru each city to at least complete all venues in each. no way im going for all the stars!

my ds has been missing me lately. ive recently dug up my neo-geo pocket.... and all its 5 games for it. theres just something about Metal Slug portable that gets me
its a shame though i cant bring my virtual boy to work

just a reminder: this is still only the Retail releases! theres still Arcade and Indie. Oh yeah also On Demand.

well as usual i'll add the info as i find it. today is taco tuesday so i have 6 55 cent tacos on my mind, so it may be tuff today.

added demo for wet

added 1 arcade game for the 2nd - Defense Grid

ya. i leave the 1st game in the arcade and indie sections as placeholders. guess i could just type "placeholder", but got a little lazy

their are choice cuts here! Raiden 4 for ye olde-schoolers. GH5 and Beatles Rock Band for music game lovers. Dirt 2 and NFS Shift for racers. Pinball Hall of Fame for us pin-heads. Capcom triple-pack for people like me who dont have any those 3 games (i r mbareassed). IL-2 for airplane peeps. NHL10 and NHL2K10 for sports peeps. teh haloz for fpsers.
heck even for everyones inner-Billy-Jo-Bob: Cabelas Hunt and Bass Pro Fishing!

again....THATS JUST THE RETAIL LISTED SO FAR!!

the only arcade title i've found with a confirmed date is that tower defense game. technically we're still in summer right? if thats the case we're over due for close to 5 arcade titles. indie games have definetely picked up the slack and are increasing in shear quantity.

then after getting hit by this batteram of games this month...theres still October...AND NOVEMBER (11.10.09 FTW)

all this info maeks ma head asplode

added AVS thread links to all applicable titles

videos r us

added a multitude of videos to Retail listings

lol

added 1 arcade game for the 2nd - Yo Ho Kablammo

moved section 8 from sept 1st (tuesday) to sept 4th (friday), added link to online stats page
added 1 arcade game for the 9th - Sonic & Knuckles
added abbey road commercial to Beatles Rock Band - its cool

release dates are starting to get muddled up. i've moved around games to a release date that's been confirmed thru 2 sources. in this case gamestop.com is where all sorts of crazy release dates are being given.
moved 2 games from the 9th to the 1st - Mini Ninjas, Cabellas

added xbox.com info page link for Yo Ho Klabammo

thanks! added bunnies vid to guitar hero 5
i never had this happen: pre-ordered guitar hero 5 (for the free guitar hero van halen) then today i get a text message on my cell that it'll be ready for pick-up tomorrow!? i know cause thats when it comes out, but i've never had the text message. welcome to 2009 tronn i guess. lol

added 1 arcade titles for the 30th - Military Madness

open for biz.

updated top selling/rated on demand, arcade, and indie games for 9/1
copied over the $1.00/80 MS points list from August 2009 list.
added link for August 2009 thread. added download link for August 2009 MS word file.
moved Pinball Hall of Fame to the 22nd (retail titles come out on tuesdays)
added 1 indie game for the 1st - Dark Skies: Constellations