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 release lineup brings
X-Men Origins: Wolverine and a Wii remake of
Klonoa stateside, as
Made in Ore and
Persona debut in Japan.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending May 2nd, 2009.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Burger Island
- Fantasy Aquarium World
- Klonoa
- Tournament Pool
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Xbox 360:
- Velvet Assassin
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
PlayStation 3:
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
PlayStation 2:
- Backyard Baseball '10
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Nintendo DS:
- Elite Forces: Unit 77
- Emergency Disaster Rescue Squad
- Smiley World Island Challenge
- Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
PlayStation Portable:
- Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
PC:
- Lineage II: Chaotic Throne: Gracia Final
- Party Pigs: FarmYard Games
- Stalin vs. Martians
- Velvet Assassin
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The upcoming film tie-in title
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is set to debut across all consoles, portables, and PC platforms in North America this week. SouthPeak Games' tactical first-person shooter
Velvet Assassin joins
Wolverine on the PC and Xbox 360, while Wii owners will soon see a remake of Namco's classic platformer
Klonoa.
Atlus headlines portable offerings this week with its localization of the mecha-focused strategy RPG
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier, as PSP owners get the
Dynasty Warriors series spinoff title
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Case Closed: Truth Prevails
- Coraline
- Hannah Montana: The Movie
- Marbles! Balance Challenge
- Mary King's Riding School 2
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Xbox 360:
- Hannah Montana: The Movie
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
PlayStation 3:
- Hannah Montana: The Movie
- SingStar: Pop Edition
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
PlayStation 2:
- Coraline
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Nintendo DS:
- Coraline
- Gardening Mama
- Hannah Montana: The Movie
- Rhythm Paradise
- Russell Grant's Astrology
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
PlayStation Portable:
- Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
PC:
- Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships
- Elven Legacy
- Pool Hall Pro
- Vertigo
- Women's Murder Club: A Darker Shade of Grey
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Nintendo Wii hosts a notable oddity in this week's UK lineup --
Case Closed: Truth Prevails, a region-exclusive localization of Marvelous' manga-based adventure title
Meitantei Conan: Tsuioku no Gensou. The week's offerings otherwise largely consist of licensed fare, with
Rhythm Paradise (
Rhythm Heaven) and
Marbles! Balance Challenge (
Marble Saga: Kororinpa) serving as highlights.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Fish Eyes Wii
- Jikkyou Powerful Major League 2009
- Mahjong Kakutou Club Wii: Wi-Fi Taiou
- Shikakui Atama wo Marukusuru Wii
Xbox 360:
- NHL 2K9
- X-Blades
PlayStation 3:
- Daikoukai Jidai Online: Cruz del Sur
- NHL 2K9
- X-Blades
PlayStation 2:
- D.C.I.F.: Da Capo Innocent Finale
- Hakushaku to Yousei: Yume to Kizuna ni Omoi Hasete
- Jikkyou Powerful Major League 2009
- NHL 2K9
- Tir-Na-Nog
Nintendo DS:
- Dam-Dam
- Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu
- Jewel Pet: Kawaii Mahou no Fantasy
- Made in Ore
- Minna no Doubutsuen
- Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Retsuden 3
- Toeic Test: Eitango Speed Master DS
PlayStation Portable:
- Final Approach 2: 1st Priority Portable
- Persona
- Tir-Na-Nog
- ToraDora Portable!
PC:
- X-Blades
Atlus' anticipated PSP remake of the landmark RPG
Megami Ibunroku Persona: Be Your True Mind (released stateside in 1996 for the PlayStation as
Revelations: Persona) will premiere this week in Japan. A localized version is set for release in North America later this year.
Other standout titles in this week's Japanese lineup include Koei's
Uncharted Waters MMORPG
Daikoukai Jidai Online: Cruz del Sur, Nintendo's do-it-yourself
Wario Ware spinoff
Made in Ore, and System Soft's multiplatform rerelease of the 1990s-era RPG
Tir-Na-Nog.
