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.
An expansive multiplatform lineup awaits gamers this week in the United States, where titles like
Mario Super Sluggers, Infinite Undiscovery, and
Tales of Vesperia are set to hit store shelves in the coming days. UK retailers will soon receive
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 and
The Sims 2: Apartment Life, while
Afrika and
Captain Rainbow highlight Japan's weekly offerings.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending August 30th, 2008.
Games Released in the United States:
| Nintendo Wii:
- Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli
- Freddi Fish: Kelp Seed Mystery
- Kidz Sports: Crazy Golf
- Mario Super Sluggers
- Pajama Sam in Don't Fear the Dark
- Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk
- Spy Fox in Dry Cereal
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play
Xbox 360:
- Infinite Undiscovery
- Tales of Vesperia
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
PlayStation 3:
- Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
- Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
- Vampire Rain: Altered Species
PlayStation 2:
- DT Racer Refueled
- Falling Stars
- Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
PlayStation Portable:
- Fading Shadows
- N+
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 | Nintendo DS:
- Commando: Steel Disaster
- Digimon World Championship
- Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli
- From the Abyss
- Garfield's Fun Fest
- Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness
- My Chinese Coach
- MLB Power Pros 2008
- N+
- PictoImage
- The Sims 2: Apartment Pets
PC:
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare -- Game of the Year Edition
- FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
- Future U: The Prep Game for SAT
- GTR Evolution
- Hacker Evolution - Reinsertion
- Murder in the Abbey
- Penumbra: Requiem
- Prison Tycoon 4: SuperMax
- The Sims 2: Apartment Life
- Sinking Island |
North America's recent run of mediocre release lineups ends this week with a large and varied selection of titles debuting across all platforms. The week is a particularly strong one for RPGs, as the Xbox 360 is set to receive both Namco Bandai's anticipated Tales of Vesperia and Square Enix's Infinite Undiscovery, while PS3 owners prepare for the release of Nippon Ichi's strategy-RPG sequel Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice.
Sports titles will also arrive in plenty this week, with EA's multiplatform Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 and Mario Super Sluggers hitting consoles while Konami's MLB Power Pros franchise makes its portable debut on the Nintendo DS. Other portable highlights include a new DS edition in the Harvest Moon series and PSP and DS ports of the Xbox Live Arcade hit N+.Games Released in Europe:
| Nintendo Wii:
- Baroque
- Legend of Sayuki
- Soulcalibur Legends
- Super Swing Golf
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play
Xbox 360:
- Hail to the Chimp
- Smash Court Tennis 3
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
- Too Human
PlayStation 3:
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
PlayStation 2:
- Baroque
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
PlayStation Portable:
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 | Nintendo DS:
- Bangai-O Spirits
- Driving Theory Training
- Fashion Dogz
- Garfield's Fun Fest
- Imagine Teacher
- Mary King's Riding School
- Personal Yoga Training
- The Sims 2: Apartment Pets
PC:
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare -- Game of the Year Edition
- GTR Evolution
- Imperium Romanum: Emperor Expansion
- The Sims 2: Apartment Life
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 |
Europe shares a selection of this week's most anticipated worldwide releases with North America, as
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 and
The Sims 2: Apartment Life are scheduled to debut soon in both regions. The UK additionally boasts a lineup of region-exclusive DS releases this week, including
Driving Theory Training and
Mary King's Riding School.
Games Released in Japan:
| Nintendo Wii:
- Captain Rainbow
Xbox 360:
- Clannad
- Too Human
PlayStation 3:
- Afrika
- Battlefield: Bad Company
PlayStation 2:
- Katekyoo Hitman Reborn Nerae!? Ring x Bongole Returns
- Majin Tantei Nougame Neuro: Battle de Yo!
- Piyo-Tan: Oyashiki Sennyuu Daisakusen!
- Yotsunoha: A Journey of Sincerity
PlayStation Portable:
- Fate/Tiger Colosseum Upper | Nintendo DS:
- Hanshin Tiger DS
- Johnny no Dasshutsu Daisakusen
- Norimono Oukoku DS: You! Unten Shichai na You!
- San-X Character Channel: All-Star Daishuugou!
- Shinseiki Evangelion Ayanami Ikusei Keikaku DS with Asuka Hokan Keikaku
- Simple DS Series Vol. 40: The Gekai
- Tactical Guild
- To Love Ru Trouble: Waku Waku! Rinkangakkou-Hen
- Umibe de Reach! DS |
Sony's awaited PlayStation 3 title
Afrika makes its worldwide debut in Japan this week, joining a PS3 port of EA's
Battlefield: Bad Company. On other platforms, the Xbox 360 receives a localization of
Too Human and a port of the popular PC adventure title
Clannad, while Wii owners anticipate the release of the Nintendo-published
Captain Rainbow.
On portables, Nintendo DS users prepare for a week of anime-licensed games and budget releases, while Capcom's 3D fighter sequel
Fate/Tiger Colosseum Upper debuts as the week's sole PSP offering.
