| Nintendo Wii: - Coraline - Rygar: The Battle of Argus Xbox 360: - Afro Samurai - MLB Front Office Manager PlayStation 3: - Afro Samurai - MLB Front Office Manager PlayStation 2: - Coraline - Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle | Nintendo DS: - The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity - Coraline - Imagine: Cheerleader - Jojo's Fashion Show - SimAnimals PlayStation Portable: - DJ Max Fever PC: - MLB Front Office Manager - Mystery P.I.: The Vegas Heist |
Afro Samurai heads this week's console lineup on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, arriving alongside 2K's baseball team management sim MLB Front Office Manager. Wii owners can expect to see a remake of 2002's Rygar: The Legendary Adventure, meanwhile, as the PlayStation 2 gets a rare localized sequel in Koei's long-running Nobunaga's Ambition series. This week's portable lineup features the Nintendo DS platformer The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity, the animated film-based Coraline, and the U.S. debut of Pentavision's popular DJ Max music simulation series. Games Released in Europe:
| Nintendo Wii: - SimAnimals Nintendo DS: - SimAnimals | PlayStation Portable: - CID The Dummy PC: - CSI: NY - Saints Row 2 |
EA's SimAnimals serves as the multiplatform highlight in another slow European release week. PSP owners can expect to see a previously delayed port of CID The Dummy, while PC gamers receive CSI: NY and Saints Row 2. Games Released in Japan:
| Nintendo Wii: - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time Xbox 360: - Ninja Blade - Tom Clancy's EndWar PlayStation 3: - Tomb Raider: Underworld PlayStation 2: - Dance Dance Revolution X - Fukakutei Sekai no Tantei Shinshi: Akugyou Futaasa no Jiken File - Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Yumenoukihashi Special - Soul Eater: Battle Resonance - World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009 | Nintendo DS: - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time - Hirameki Action: Chibikko Wagyan no Daiki na Bouken - Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution - Taiheiyou no Arashi DS - Vampire Kishi DS PlayStation Portable: - Memories Off #5: Togireta Film - Soul Eater: Battle Resonance - Tales of The World: Radiant Mythology 2 - World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009 |
Square Enix's multiplayer RPG Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time is set to make its debut in Japan this week. Of note is that Echoes of Time is the first game in the Wii's software library to support cross-platform multiplayer sessions -- owners of the Nintendo DS version of the game are able to join a Wii game in progress, either through local play or through an online Wi-Fi connection. Other Japanese titles set to premiere in the coming week include From Software's action title Ninja Blade, Tales series sequel Tales of The World: Radiant Mythology 2, and Namco Bandai's manga-based Soul Eater: Battle Resonance.