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 a custom compiled list.
This week brings
Super Mario Galaxy 2, Blur and
UFC Undisputed 2010 to North America, while the UK gets
Alpha Protocol and
Samurai Warriors 3.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending May 29th, 2010.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Art Style: light trax (online)
- Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers
- City Builder
- Enclave: Shadows of Twilight
- Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans
- Let's Paint
- Let's Play Ballerina
- Let's Play Garden
- Manic Monkey Mayhem (online)
- Pirates PlundArrr
- Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earrings
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Tetris Party Deluxe
Xbox 360:
- Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers
- Blur
- SBK X: Superbike World Championship
- UFC Undisputed 2010
PlayStation 3:
- Blur
- ModNation Racers
- Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype (online)
- UFC Undisputed 2010
Nintendo DS:
- Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers
- Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge
- Color Cross
- Dawn of Heroes
- Let's Play Ballerina
- Let's Play Flight Attendant
- Let's Play Garden
- Little Bears
- Metal Torrent (DSi online)
- Monster Frenzy
- Tetris Party Deluxe
- Witch's Wish
PlayStation Portable:
- Hexyz Force
- ModNation Racers
PC:
- Blur
- Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans
Nintendo's
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is set to premiere in North America this week, arriving on store shelves alongside Bizarre Creations' combat racer
Blur and THQ's
UFC Undisputed 2010.
This week will also bring the U.S. debut of Sony's multiplatform kart racer
ModNation Racers, Majesco's
Tetris Party Deluxe, and the Atlus-published PSP RPG
Hexyz Force.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Fix It: Home Improvement Challenge
- No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
- Samurai Warriors 3
Xbox 360:
- Alpha Protocol
- Blur
- Clash of the Titans
- Nat Geo Quiz! Wildlife
- Pure Football
- UFC Undisputed 2010
PlayStation 3:
- Alpha Protocol
- Blur
- Clash of the Titans
- Pure Football
- UFC Undisputed 2010
Nintendo DS:
- Fix It: Home Improvement Challenge
- Runaway
PC:
- Alpha Protocol
- Blur
- Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
- Runaway
- Tropico 3: Absolute Power
Obsidian Entertainment's action-RPG
Alpha Protocol will make its debut in the UK this week. Gamers in Europe will also get Ubisoft's soccer sim
Pure Football and Koei's Wii-exclusive brawler
Samurai Warriors 3, which isn't set to premiere stateside until later this year.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Red Steel 2
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
Xbox 360:
- Alan Wake
- DeathSmiles IIX
PlayStation 2:
- Desert Kingdom
- Pachitte Chonmage Tatsujin 16: Pachinko Hissatsu Shigotojin III
- Strike Witches: Anata to Dekiru Koto - A Little Peaceful Days
- Suzunone Seven: Rebirth Knot
Nintendo DS:
- Eigo de Asobou: Mommy Talk
- GG Series Collection+
- Kunio-kun no Chou Nekketsu! Soccer League Plus World Hyper Cup Hen
- Medarot DS: Kabuto Version
- Medarot DS: Kuwagata Version
- Sekai no Hate Made Itte Q! Chinjuu Hunter Mono no Daibouken
- Soccer Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010
- Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Masou Kishin - The Lord of Elemental
- Yumeiro Patisserie: My Sweets Cooking
PlayStation Portable:
- Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future
- Fight Ippatsu! Juden-Chan!! CC
- Secret Game Portable
- So-Ra-No-Wo-To: Otome no Gojuusou
Many anticipated releases will arrive in Japan this week, including Nintendo's
Super Mario Galaxy 2, an Xbox 360 port of Cave's arcade shooter sequel
DeathSmiles II, and Sting's PSP strategy title
Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future.
Japanese Nintendo DS offerings for this week include two new
Medarot titles, a remake of the Super Famicom strategy-RPG
Super Robot Taisen Gaiden: Masou Kishin - The Lord of Elemental, and a
Kunio-kun series soccer game that will debut stateside later this year as
River City Soccer Hooligans.
