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
NCAA Football 10 and
Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! stateside, while Japan gets
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6 and
Ys I & II Chronicles.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending July 18th, 2009.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Birthday Party Bash
- Science Papa
- Sherlock Holmes: Mystery of the Mummy
Xbox 360:
- Madballs in Babo: Invasion (online)
- NCAA Football 10
PlayStation 3:
- NCAA Football 10
PlayStation 2:
- NCAA Football 10
Nintendo DS:
- Fritz Chess
- Science Papa
- Sherlock Holmes: Mystery of the Mummy
PlayStation Portable:
- Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do to Deserve This? (online)
- NCAA Football 10
- Unbound Saga (online)
PC:
- Nancy Drew: The Ransom of the Seven Ships
- Officers
- WarpForce (online)
EA's college football franchise sequel
NCAA Football 10 will hit multiple platforms in the United States this week, arriving on the PlayStation 3, PS2, PSP, and Xbox 360.
Other titles set to debut in North America in the coming week include Her Interactive's
Nancy Drew: The Ransom of the Seven Ships, NIS America's evil overlord sim
Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman!, and Activision's
Cooking Mama-inspired
Science Papa.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward
- Line Rider: Freestyle
- Purr Pals
Xbox 360:
- The Bigs 2
Nintendo DS:
- Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward
- Line Rider: Freestyle
PC:
- Cake Mania 3
- Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward
- Mystery Case Files Return to Ravenhearst
The UK receives a localization of
Line Rider 2: Unbound this week, along with the hospital management title
Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward. Xbox 360 owners can expect to see 2K Sports' baseball sim sequel
The Bigs 2, as PC gamers get
Cake Mania 3 and
Mystery Case Files Return to Ravenhearst.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Nihon Yakyuu Kikou Shounin: Batting Revolution
PlayStation 3:
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6
PlayStation 2:
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6
Nintendo DS:
- Awatama
- Bolt
- Harry Potter to Nazo no Prince
- Qupu!! Mame Goma!
PlayStation Portable:
- Ys I & II Chronicles
PC:
- Ragnarok Online RJC2009 Vol. 2: The Battle for Glory
Konami's
Pro Yakyuu Spirits baseball series gets an upgrade this week, with the latest sequel arriving on the PlayStation 3 and PS2. Wii owners will receive their own arcade-style baseball title, meanwhile, as publisher Alpha Title is set to introduce
Nihon Yakyuu Kikou Shounin: Batting Revolution.
Mekensleep's action title
Soul Bubbles gets a Japanese release this week with
Awatama on the Nintendo DS, while Falcom brings its
Ys series to the PSP with
Ys I & II Chronicles.
