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
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair and
Monster Rancher DS stateside, as Japan gets
Tetris Party Premium and
Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending August 7th, 2010.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Chuck E. Cheese's Party Games
- Disney Sing It: Family Hits
Xbox 360:
- Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (online)
- Superstars V8 Racing
PlayStation 3:
- Disney Sing It: Family Hits
- Superstars V8 Racing
Nintendo DS:
- Dora the Explorer: Dora's Big Birthday Adventure
- Junior Classic Books and Fairytales
- Monster Rancher DS
PlayStation Portable:
- Widgets Odyssey 2 (online)
PC:
- Superstars V8 Racing
Disney's karaoke game
Disney Sing It: Family Hits and the Milestone-developed street racing title
Superstars V8 Racing headline multiplatform debuts in another slow North American release week.
Xbox 360 owners will get Konami's downloadable
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair as part of the continuing Summer of Arcade program, as UFO Interactive readies a localized
Monster Rancher DS for Nintendo's portable platform.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- The Last Airbender
Xbox 360:
- Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (online)
Nintendo DS:
- Art Academy
- Challenge Me: Brain Puzzles 2
- The Last Airbender
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The UK is set to receive the film-based
The Last Airbender this week, along with the Nintendo-published art instruction title
Art Academy for the DS.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Tetris Party Premium
PlayStation 3:
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
PlayStation 2:
- J-League Winning Eleven 2010 Club Championship
Nintendo DS:
- Battle Spirits: Digital Starter
- Chou Kowai Hanashi DS: Ao no Shou
- Heart Catch PreCure! Oshare Collection
- Jewel Pet: Mahou no Oheyade Isshoni Asobou
- Mame Goma 3: Kawaii ga Ippai
- Tetris Party Premium
PlayStation Portable:
- Oretachi no Sabage Versus
- StormLover
- Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X
Hudson's
Tetris Party Deluxe arrives for the Wii and DS in Japan this week (as
Tetris Party Premium, while PlayStation 3 owners get EA's golf sim
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11.
The DS will additionally host Bandai's card battle title
Battle Spirits: Digital Starter and
Heart Catch PreCure! Oshare Collection this week, as Namco's dungeon crawler
Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X and D3's dating sim
StormLover are set to premiere for the PSP.
