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 brings EA's football franchise sequel
Madden NFL 10 and Nintendo's
Fossil Fighters to retailers in North America, while Japan gets
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist - Akatsuki no Ouji and
Infinity Plus Portable.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending August 15th, 2009.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Active Life: Extreme Challenge
- Madden NFL 10
- Monster Mayhem: Build and Battle
- Phantom Brave: We Meet Again
- Real Heroes: Firefighters
Xbox 360:
- Madden NFL 10
- Trials HD (online)
PlayStation 3:
- Madden NFL 10
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (online)
PlayStation 2:
- Madden NFL 10
Nintendo DS:
- C.O.R.E.
- Fossil Fighters
- Imagine: Soccer Captain
- Monster Mayhem: Build and Battle
- Sky Pirates of Neo Terra
PlayStation Portable:
- Madden NFL 10
PC:
- Death to Spies: Moment of Truth
- Joint Operations: Complete Collection
- Polar Sports Vol. 1
- Still Life 2
EA Sports' football franchise sequel
Madden NFL 10 will hit multiple platforms in North America this week. The Nintendo Wii is set to host NIS America's strategy-RPG remake
Phantom Brave: We Meet Again, along with Namco Bandai's fitness trainer
Active Life: Extreme Challenge.
Nintendo's
Pokemon-like dinosaur collecting title
Fossil Fighters highlights this week's portable lineup, while PC gamers can expect to see a sequel to the 2005 adventure game
Still Life.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Madden NFL 10
- Octomania
- Ready, Steady, Cook: The Game
- Skyscraper
Xbox 360:
- Madden NFL 10
PlayStation 3:
- Madden NFL 10
PlayStation 2:
- Madden NFL 10
Nintendo DS:
- The Big Deal
- Gardening Guide
- Ready, Steady, Cook: The Game
PlayStation Portable:
- Madden NFL 10
A slim release lineup awaits gamers in the UK this week, with multiplatform highlights including
Madden NFL 10 and the Europe-exclusive cooking sim
Ready, Steady, Cook: The Game.
Nintendo DS owners will receive the educational title
Gardening Guide, as the Wii gets Compile's puzzler
Octomania and the disaster-themed action title
Skyscraper.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist - Akatsuki no Ouji
PlayStation 2:
- S.Y.K.: Shinsetsu Saiyuuki
Nintendo DS:
- Oubunsha Deru-Jun: Rekishi DS
PlayStation Portable:
- Infinity Plus Portable
After last week's deluge of new releases, Japan has little to offer in this week's lineup. The Nintendo Wii will host the anime-licensed
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist - Akatsuki no Ouji, while the PS2 gets
S.Y.K.: Shinsetsu Saiyuuki.
This week's portable offerings include the Nintendo DS educational title
Oubunsha Deru-Jun: Rekishi DS and Idea Factory's PSP visual novel compilation
Infinity Plus Portable.
