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
Guitar Hero: Van Halen and
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers to retailers in North America.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending December 26th, 2009.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
- Guitar Hero: Van Halen
- Pallurikio (online)
Xbox 360:
- 0 Day Attack on Earth (online)
- Guitar Hero: Van Halen
PlayStation 3:
- Guitar Hero: Van Halen
- Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign (online)
PlayStation 2:
- Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Nintendo DS:
- AiRace (DSi online)
- AiRace: Tunnel (DSi online)
- myNotebook: Green (DSi online)
PC:
- Supreme Ruler 2020 Global Crisis (online)
- Twin Sector
Activision's band simulation title
Guitar Hero: Van Halen heads North America's multiplatform lineup in the week leading up to the Christmas holiday.
Wii owners will also get Square Enix's action-RPG
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, while PC gamers can look forward to
Twin Sector and
Supreme Ruler 2020 Global Crisis.
Games Released in Europe:
No games are scheduled for retail release in Europe this week.
Games Released in Japan:
Xbox 360:
- Infernal: Hell's Vengeance
PlayStation 2:
- Little Busters! Converted Edition
- NeoGeo Online Collection Complete Box Volume 1
- NeoGeo Online Collection Complete Box Volume 2
Nintendo DS:
- Coro Pata
- Fuyu no Sonata DS
- Lina no Atelier: Strahl no Renkinjutsushi
- Nankoku Sodachi DS
- PostPet DS Yumemi ru Momo to Fushigi no Pen
- Zelda no Densetsu: Taiyou no Kiteki
PlayStation Portable:
- Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
- Darius Burst
- Lucky Star: Net Idol Meister
- MagusTale Eternity: Seikaiju to Koisuru Mahou Tsukai
- Metal Slug XX
- Nizu no Senritsu Portable
- Simple 2500 Series Portable!! Vol. 13: The Akuma Hunters - Exorsister
PSP owners in Japan can expect to see a new entry in Taito's
Darius shooter series this week, along with
Metal Slug XX, an upgraded port of the formerly Nintendo DS-exclusive
Metal Slug 7.
The PlayStation 2 is set to receive an edited version of the PC adventure title
Little Busters!, while the Nintendo DS gets
Zelda no Densetsu: Taiyou no Kiteki (The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks) and Gust's
Lina no Atelier: Strahl no Renkinjutsushi.
