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 an exclusively compiled list.
This week's worldwide lineup features North American releases for
Final Fantasy IV and
Izuna 2 on the Nintendo DS. Europe is set to receive
Buzz! Master Quiz and
Go! Explore, while Japan gets
Wario Land Shake and
Siren: New Translation.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending July 26th, 2008.
Games Released in the United States:
| Nintendo Wii:
- Kidz Sports: Crazy Golf
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
- Order Up!
- SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1
PlayStation 2:
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Nintendo DS:
- Final Fantasy IV
- Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
- Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society
- New International Track & Field | PlayStation Portable:
- Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity
PC:
- Baseball Mogul 2009
- City Life 2008 Edition |
A few significant releases can be seen among the handful of titles premiering across all platforms in the United States this week. The Nintendo DS receives many of the more interesting releases of the week, including Square Enix's remade
Final Fantasy IV, roguelike sequel
Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns, and Konami's arcade classic update
New International Track & Field.
On other platforms, Wii owners are set to receive the movie-based
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, along with cooking sim
Order Up! and a delayed port of the Neo Geo arcade compilation
SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1. The PSP sees a single new release in
Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity, while PC gamers get updates to the
Baseball Mogul and
City Life franchises.
Games Released in Europe:
| Nintendo Wii:
- Urban Extreme: Street Rage
Nintendo DS:
- King of Clubs
- Lifesigns: Hospital Affairs
- Pony Luv
- Road to Vegas
- Yamaha Supercross | PlayStation Portable:
- Buzz! Master Quiz
- Go! Explore
- International Athletics |
An uneventful release week is in store for the UK, with budget-priced Nintendo DS and Wii software accounting for the bulk of the region's upcoming multiplatform lineup. The week's standouts can be found on the PSP, where the PS2-born quiz series
Buzz! is set to make its portable debut alongside the GPS navigation tool
Go! Explore.
Games Released in Japan:
| Nintendo Wii:
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15
- Kung Fu Panda
- Mesaze! Tsuri Master: Sekai ni Challenge! Hen
- Samurai Spirits Rokuban Shoubu
- Speed Racer
- Wario Land Shake
Xbox 360:
- Bully
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
PlayStation 3:
- Kung Fu Panda
- Siren: New Translation
PlayStation 2:
- Bully
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15
- Samurai Spirits Rokuban Shoubu
PlayStation Portable:
- Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd
- Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
- Infinite Loop: Kojjou ga Miseta Yume | Nintendo DS:
- Kangaeru Ryoku o Gungun Nobasu! DS Youji no Nou Tre
- Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble Hyper - Moeyo Mirai
- Kikansha Thomas DS 2: Asonde Manabu DS Youchien
- Kirarin * Revolution: Minna de Odorou Furi Furi Debut!
- Koma Neko DS
- Korg DS-10
- Kung Fu Panda
- Kuwagata Tsumami: Kuttsuke! Tsumami Hako
- Machi-Ing Maker DS
- Moetan DS
- New International Hyper Sports DS
- Nippon Futsal League Kounin: Minna no Futsal
- Speed Racer
- Touch de Taikyaku! Yawaraka Sensha
- Twilight Syndrome: Kinjiratera Toshi Densetsu
PC:
- Asaki Yumemishi
- Daikoukai Jidai Online: Cruz del Sur Treasure Pack -- Inca no Hihou
- Devil May Cry 4
- Little Busters! Ecstasy
- Sou, Atashitachi wa Konna ni mo Rifujin na Sekai ni Ikiteru no Dara Yo 3 |
As a release slowdown continues to affect other parts of the world, Japan's lineup flourishes with a number of anticipated releases across all platforms.
Wii owners get an early look at
Wario Land Shake (to be released in the U.S. later this year as
Wario Land: Shake It!), along with the latest entry in Konami's long-running
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu baseball sim series. The PlayStation 3 is set to get a remake of the PS2 survival horror title
Siren, while the Japanese Xbox 360 receives long-awaited localizations of
Bully and
Guitar Hero III.
Next week will see the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 release of
Soul Calibur IV in all regions. Consoles in Japan will additionally receive
Dokapon Kingdom for Wii and
Zero: Gesshoku no Kamen, while portables are slated to host
Dokidoki Majo Shinpan! 2 DUO,
Rhythm Tengoku Gold, and
Phantasy Star Portable.
