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 the downloadable standouts
Skullgirls and
Fez to North America, while the UK gets a localized version of
Pandora's Tower.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending April 14th, 2012.
Games Released in the United States:
A strong lineup of downloadable console titles makes up for an otherwise uneventful week in North American retail releases. Reverge Labs' anticipated 2D fighting game
Skullgirls emerges as a multiplatform standout, boasting deep team-based mechanics and lavish hand-drawn animation.
Other digital highlights include SpikySnail Games Studio's Xbox Live Arcade physics puzzler
The Splatters, the Sour Patch Kids promotional tie-in game
World Gone Sour, and Polytron's IGF Seumas McNally Grand Prize-winning platformer
Fez.
3DS owners can expect to see Tecmo Koei's
Fatal Frame spinoff title
Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir, along with the Nintendo-published downloadable puzzler
Ketzal's Corridors.
Xbox 360:
- Fez (Xbox Live Arcade)
- Phantom Breaker
- Skullgirls (Xbox Live Arcade)
- The Splatters (Xbox Live Arcade)
- World Gone Sour (Xbox Live Arcade)
PlayStation 3:
- 4 in 1 Action Pack
- Skullgirls (PlayStation Network)
- World Gone Sour (PlayStation Network)
Nintendo 3DS:
- Ketzal's Corridors (3DSWare)
- Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir
PC:
- Legend of Grimrock (online)
- Men of War: Condemned Heroes
- Naval War: Arctic Circle
- Tribes: Ascend (online)
Games Released in Europe:
A localized version of Ganbarion's Wii action-RPG
Pandora's Tower premieres in the UK this week. Despite the efforts of the fan-driven Operation Rainfall localization campaign and the domestic publishing of fellow featured titles
Xenoblade Chronicles and
The Last Story, a North American release for
Pandora's Tower has not yet been announced.
Nintendo Wii:
- Pandora's Tower
Xbox 360:
- Fez (Xbox Live Arcade)
- Skullgirls (Xbox Live Arcade)
- The Splatters (Xbox Live Arcade)
PlayStation 3:
- 4 in 1 Action Pack
Nintendo 3DS:
- Sudoku by Nikoli
Nintendo DS:
- Secrets of the Titanic
PC:
- Hard Reset: Extended Edition
- Victoria II: Gold Edition
Games Released in Japan:
Hakuoki series developer Otomate launches the
Atelier series spinoff
Elkrone no Atelier: Dear for Otomate for the PlayStation Portable in Japan this week. Other highlights include Ubisoft's 2D platformer
Rayman: Origins and a localized version of Double Fine's Kinect title
Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster.
Xbox 360:
- Fez (Xbox Live Arcade)
- Lord of the Rings: War in the North
- Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster
- The Splatters (Xbox Live Arcade)
PlayStation 3:
- Dirt 3
- Grand Slam Tennis 2
- Rayman: Origins
Nintendo 3DS:
- Nikoli no Sudoku 3D Dai-ni-Shuu: 8-tsu no Puzzle de 1000-Mon
PlayStation Vita:
- Nikoli no Sudoku V: Shugyoku no 12 Puzzle
- Rayman: Origins
PlayStation Portable:
- Armen Noir Portable
- Elkrone no Atelier: Dear for Otomate
- Princess Evangile Portable
