Gamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in a custom compiled list.
This week brings
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet and
Bleach: Soul Resurreccion stateside, while Japan gets
Half-Minute Hero 2 and
Atsumete! Kirby.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending August 6th, 2011.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension
- Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover!
Xbox 360:
- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (online)
PlayStation 3:
- Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension
- Bleach: Soul Resurreccion
Nintendo 3DS:
- Top Trumps NBA All Stars
Nintendo DS:
- B Team - Episode 2: Ice & Venom (DSiware)
- Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension
- Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover!
- Top Trumps NBA All Stars
PC:
- Hacker Evolution Duality
- LIMBO (online)
- Pirates of Black Cove
- Silkroad Online: Legend VIII - Mysterious Temple of Jupiter (online)
Microsoft's "Summer of Arcade" promotion continues with this week's downloadable release of the stylish shooter
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. PS3 owners can expect to see a new beat-'em-up based on the popular anime and manga Bleach, along with a
Phineas and Ferb 2D platformer.
Games Released in Europe:
PC:
- Garhasp: the Monster Slayer
Dead Mage Studio's action-adventure game
Garhasp: the Monster Slayer debuts as this week's sole UK release.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Epic Mickey
- Family Fishing
Nintendo 3DS:
- Nazo Waku Yakata: Oto no Aida ni Aida ni
Nintendo DS:
- Akogare Girls Collection: Pika Pika Nurse Monogatari
- All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation
- Atsumete! Kirby
- Cars 2: The Video Game
PlayStation Portable:
- Elminage III: Ankoku no Shito to Yaiyou no Kyuuden
- Ginsei Shogi Portable: Fuuun Ryuuko Raiden
- J-League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 7 Euro Plus
- Nobunaga no Yabou: Soutensoku with Power-Up Kit
- Storm Lover: Summer Love!!
- Toriko: Gourmet Survival
- Yuusha 30 Second
Marvelous'
Yuusha 30 Second (to be released in Europe later this year as
Half-Minute Hero 2) headlines this week's Japanese PSP lineup. Other highlights include Capcom's 3DS rhythm game
Nazo Waku Yakata: Oto no Aida ni Aida ni, Nintendo's
Kirby series spinoff
Atsumete! Kirby, and a localization for Disney's Wii platformer
Epic Mickey.
