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
Just Cause 2, Red Steel 2, and a WiiWare port of
Cave Story to North America, while the UK gets
Pokemon HeartGold and
SoulSilver.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending March 27th, 2010.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Build-A-Bear Workshop: Friendship Valley
- Cabela's Monster Buck Hunter
- Cave Story (online)
- Hall of Fame Ultimate Hoops Challenge
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Red Steel 2
- Rooms: The Main Building
Xbox 360:
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Just Cause 2
- MotoGP 09/10
PlayStation 3:
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Just Cause 2
- MotoGP 09/10
Nintendo DS:
- Bakugan: Battle Trainer
- Build-A-Bear Workshop: Welcome to Hugsville
- The Cages: Pro Style Batting Practice
- Cheer We Go!
- Dream Diary
- Drift Street International (DSi online)
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Imagine: Gymnast
- My Pet Chimp
- Plain Sight (DSi online)
- Rooms: The Main Building
- Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
- Squishy Tank
- Stitch Jam
- Zhu Zhu Pets
PC:
- Alcatraz
- Just Cause 2
- The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom
Avalanche Studios' sandbox-style action game
Just Cause 2 will premiere in North America this week on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC platforms. Other multiplatform offerings for this week include Capcom's motorcycle racing sim
MotoGP 09/10 and the animated film tie-in title
How to Train Your Dragon.
The Nintendo Wii will host Ubisoft's Wii MotionPlus-enhanced shooter
Red Steel 2 and a long-awaited WiiWare port of the acclaimed PC adventure title
Cave Story, while the Nintendo DS gets Atlus's first-person dungeon crawler
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Fast Food Panic
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Racket Sports Party
- Red Steel 2
- Rugby League 3
- Safar'Wii
- Spongebob Boating Bash
Xbox 360:
- Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Just Cause 2
- Prison Break: The Conspiracy
- Resonance of Fate
PlayStation 3:
- Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Just Cause 2
- Last Rebellion
- Prison Break: The Conspiracy
- Resonance of Fate
Nintendo DS:
- Fast Food Panic
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Infinite Space
- Peppa Pig 2: Fun and Games
- Playmobil Knight
- Pokemon HeartGold Version
- Pokemon SoulSilver Version
- Safecracker
- SpongeBob Boating Bash
PC:
- Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
- Just Cause 2
- Prison Break: The Conspiracy
- The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom
- Torchlight
Pokemon HeartGold and
SoulSilver headline the UK's upcoming Nintendo DS lineup.
Red Steel 2 and
Just Cause 2 will also hit retail shelves in the coming week, along with multiple RPGs, including Tri-Ace's
Resonance of Fate, Hitmaker's
Last Rebellion, and PlatinumGames'
Infinite Space.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Xbox 360:
- Army of Two: The 40th Day
- Chaos;Head - Love Chu*Chu!
- Hokuto Musou
PlayStation 3:
- Army of Two: The 40th Day
- God of War III
- PachiPara 15: Super Umi Monogatari in Okinawa 2
- Power Smash: Live Match!
- Hokuto Musou
PlayStation 2:
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Nintendo DS:
- Minna no Suizokukan
- Phonics de Minitsuku Eigo
- Pro Wrestling Kentei DS
- Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2010
- Seitokai no Ichizon: DS-suru Seitokai
PlayStation Portable:
- Burst Error: Eve the First
- My Merry May with Be
- Prinny 2: Toukou Yuugi! Akatsuki no Pantsu Daisakusenss!!
- Saki Portable
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
- Sora no Otoshi Mono: DokiDoki Summer Vacation
- Tenjin Ranman: Happy GO Lucky!!
- VitaminZ Revolution
Koei's Fist of the North Star-themed action game
Hokuto Musou premieres for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this week in Japan. The PlayStation 3 will also host a localized version of
God of War III, while the Wii, PlayStation 2, and PSP get Konami's survival horror title
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories.
