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.
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, which debuted at the weekend in many outlets, makes its way to multiple consoles in North America this week, while a
Trauma Center sequel highlights the week's portable offerings.
Gamers in Europe can expect to see
Space Invaders Extreme and a PSP UMD release of
echochrome, meanwhile, as Japan prepares for
Initial D: Extreme Stage and
Nanashi no Game.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending July 5th, 2008.
Games Released in the United States:
| Nintendo Wii:
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
- Purr Pals
Xbox 360:
- Gears of War (Refresh)
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
- Hail to the Chimp
PlayStation 3:
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith | PlayStation 2:
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
- Hail to the Chimp
Nintendo DS:
- 1 vs. 100
- AMF Bowling Pinbusters!
- Ducati Moto
- Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 |
The multiplatform
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and a rereleased version of
Gears of War highlight a quiet console release lineup for North America this week. Portable offerings are similarly slim, with Atlus'
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 emerging as the week's only debuting DS title to not be based upon a licensed property.
Next week is expected to bring U.S. releases for
Civilization Revolution and
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, while the Xbox 360 receives an awaited port of the previously PS3-exclusive
Unreal Tournament 3.
Games Released in Europe:
| Nintendo Wii:
- The Incredible Hulk
- Pimp My Ride
- Super Swing Golf
- WALL-E
- We Love Golf!
Xbox 360:
- Unreal Tournament 3
- WALL-E
PlayStation 3:
- Buzz!: Quiz TV
- WALL-E
PlayStation 2:
- Bob the Builder: Festival of Fun
- WALL-E | Nintendo DS:
- Animal Genius
- Arkanoid DS
- Bakushow
- Farm Life
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
- Space Invaders Extreme
- WALL-E
PlayStation Portable:
- echochrome
- Space Invaders Extreme
- WALL-E
PC:
- Beijing 2008
- Racing Team Manager
- WALL-E |
Disney's video game adaptation of
WALL-E finds its way to Europe this week, debuting alongside localized versions of recent notable North American releases like
Space Invaders Extreme,
Arkanoid DS, and
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and
Explorers of Darkness. UK gamers also boast an exclusive English-language UMD release of
echochrome this week (the title never saw a disc-based release in North America), along with the first PlayStation 3 installment of the popular quiz series
Buzz!
Games Released in Japan:
| Nintendo Wii:
- Akko de Pon! Ikasama Hourouki
- Jawa: Mammoth to Himitsu no Ishi
PlayStation 3:
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Map Download Special Limited Edition)
- Initial D: Extreme Stage
PlayStation 2:
- L no Kisetsu 2: Invisible Memories
- Ratchet & Clank 5: Gekitotsu! Dodeka Ginga no Mirimiri Gundan
- Simple 2000 Series Vol. 123: The Office Love Jikenbou - Reijou Tantei | Nintendo DS:
- Nanashi no Game
- Panpaka Panya-San
- Riku to Johan: Kaeta Nimai no E
PlayStation Portable:
- Minna de Dokusho: Meisaku & Suiri & Kaidan & Bungaku |
Japan's release lineup for the week is highlighted by Sega's
Initial D: Extreme Stage, a home port of the popular arcade racer
Initial D: Arcade Stage 4. The PlayStation 2, meanwhile, receives a pair of adventure titles in
L no Kisetsu 2: Invisible Memories and
The Office Love Jikenbou, along with a localization of the PSP-to-PS2 port
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters.
Portables also have little to offer this week, with the Nintendo DS set to receive a handful of debuts that include Square Enix's horror adventure title
Nanashi no Game, while PSP owners see a single release in the educational title
Minna de Dokusho: Meisaku & Suiri & Kaidan & Bungaku.
