The worldwide game releases for the week starting September 19th show the beginning of the yearly fall flood in the U.S., with comparatively calm activity in Europe and Japan. A whole raft of games are out this week, including the long-awaited
We Love Katamari, so let's dive in.
Games Released in the United States:
Game Boy Advance: Tak: The Great Juju Challenge,
Donkey Kong King of Swing,
Cinderella: Magical Dreams,
Barbie Superpack,
Berenstein Bears: Spooky Old Tree,
Ultimate Spider-Man
GameCube: Tak: The Great Juju Challenge,
Battalion Wars,
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse,
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06,
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects,
Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt,
Ultimate Spider-Man
Nintendo DS: Tak: The Great Juju Challenge,
Whack-A-Mole
PC: Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus,
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse,
World Series of Poker,
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06,
Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker Experience,
Myst V: End of Ages,
Indigo Prophecy,
Fable: the Lost Chapters,
Dungeons and Dragons: Dragonshard,
Cinderella's Dollhouse Dreams,
Backyard Football 2006,
Combat Mission 3: Afrika Corps,
Evil Dead: Regeneration,
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: 2nd Edition,
Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon,
Real Deal Vegas Casino Experience,
Chainz II,
Ultimate Spider-Man
PlayStation 2: Tak: The Great Juju Challenge,
RPG Maker 3,
Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks,
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse,
We Love Katamari,
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06,
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects,
Legend of Kay,
Indigo Prophecy,
Gretzky NHL 06,
Genji: Dawn of the Samurai,
Backyard Football 2006,
S.L.A.I.: Steel Lancer Arena International,
DICE: DNA Integrated Cybernetic Entertainment,
Ultimate Spider-Man
PlayStation Portable: Frantix,
Madden NFL 06
Xbox: Tak: The Great Juju Challenge,
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse,
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06,
Ninja Gaiden Black,
Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes,
Indigo Prophecy,
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects,
Ultimate Spider-Man
It's a great week to be a comics fan as three separate superhero-based games hit shelves at once: Activision's
Ultimate Spider-Man and
X-Men Legends II are out for multiple platforms, as is EA's
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. System-specific titles to watch out for are
Ninja Gaiden Black on Xbox,
Battalion Wars on GameCube,
Myst V: End of Ages on PC, and of course,
We Love Katamari on PS2.
Games Released in Europe:
Game Boy Advance: Barbie SuperPack,
Chicken Shoot,
Cinderella: Magical Dreams,
Pong/Asteroids/Yar's Revenge Compilation Pack,
Scooby-Doo Unmasked
GameCube: NHL 2006,
Scooby-Doo Unmasked,
WWE Day of Reckoning 2
Nintendo DS: Meteos
PC: Fable: the Lost Chapters,
Falcon 4.0: Allied Force,
Heroes of the Pacific,
Madden NFL 2006,
Myst V: End of Ages,
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault
PlayStation 2: Burnout Revenge,
Everybody's Golf,
Heroes of the Pacific,
Scooby-Doo Unmasked
Xbox: Burnout Revenge,
Dynasty Warriors 5,
Heroes of the Pacific,
Rugby Challenge 2006
Meteos is late in coming to Europe, but it's the best portable news in that territory amid lackluster/bizarre GBA titles (
Chicken Shoot?) and no new PSP entries. On consoles,
Everybody's Golf (
Hot Shots Golf in the US) finally makes its PS2 debut, while
Burnout Revenge hits developer Criterion's native shores.
Games Released in Japan:
Game Boy Advance: Screw Breaker
Nintendo DS: Kyoryuu Taisen Dino Champ
PlayStation 2: Fushigi no Umi no Nadia: Inherit the Blue Water,
Gokujou Seikotai,
Harukanaru Jikuu no Kade 3: Izayoiki,
Hissatsu Ura-Kagyou,
Hoshi no Kidaru Kiza,
Raiden III,
Rhapsodia (
Suikoden Tactics)
PlayStation Portable: Formula One 2005 Portable,
Gundam Battle Tactics,
Princess Crown,
Space Invaders: Galaxy Beat
Japan gets the oddly-titled
Screw Breaker for GBA this week, plus the usual slew of anime-based PlayStation 2 releases. Standouts among the dross are
Rhapsodia, the oddly-titled Japanese release of
Suikoden Tactics (shouldn't it be relatable to
Suikoden in some way? Just a thought) and
Princess Crown for PSP.
