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Release This: Left 4 Dead GOTY, Battlestations: Pacific Premiere Stateside
by Danny Cowan
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May 11, 2009
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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 Left 4 Dead's 'Game Of The Year' edition, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2, Raiden Fighters Aces, and Battlestations: Pacific to consoles in North America, while Japan gets Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 and a PSP remake of Growlanser.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending May 16th, 2009.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
- Help Wanted
- Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball
- Puzzle Kingdoms
Xbox 360:
- Battlestations: Pacific
- Left 4 Dead (Game of the Year Edition)
- Raiden Fighters Aces
- Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
PlayStation 3:
- Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
PlayStation 2:
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon
- Short Track Racing: Trading Paint
Nintendo DS:
- Desktop Tower Defense
- Drama Queens
- Dreamer Series: Shop Owner
- Girl Time
- Great Empires: Rome
- Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times
- Mission Runway
- My Farm Around The World
PC:
- Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships
- Battlestations: Pacific
- Hinterland: Orc Lords
- Left 4 Dead (Game of the Year Edition)
- Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition
Valve's Left 4 Dead 'Game Of The Year' edition, including extra Survival Pack content not in the original retail release, Atlus' RPG sequel Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon headlines console offerings in North America this week.
The Xbox 360 will receive the shooter compilation Raiden Fighters Aces, along with the real-time strategy title Battlestations: Pacific and the PC-ported action-RPG Sacred 2: Fallen Angel.
Wii owners can expect to see the competitive puzzler Puzzle Kingdoms, minigame compilation Help Wanted, and a port of Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball. Portable releases for this week include Konami's wizard academy life sim Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times and a port of the popular online Flash game Desktop Tower Defense.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Sports Island 2
Xbox 360:
- Battlestations: Pacific
- Left 4 Dead (Game of the Year Edition)
- Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade
- Rock Revolution
Nintendo DS:
- Rock Revolution
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator: World Championship 2009
PC:
- Battlestations: Pacific
- Left 4 Dead (Game of the Year Edition)
UK Wii owners will receive an exclusive English-language localization of Hudson's Olympic sports-themed minigame compilation Sports Island 2 (Deca Sporta 2) this week. The Xbox 360 will host the retro arcade compilation Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade and band simulation title Rock Revolution, while the DS gets Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator: World Championship 2009.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Winning Eleven Play Maker 2009
PlayStation 2:
- Arcobaleno!
- Rakushou! Pachi-Slot Sengen 6: Rio 2 Cruising Vanadis
Nintendo DS:
- Oshaberi Oumu
PlayStation Portable:
- Bleach: Heat the Soul 6
- Growlanser
Japan sees a reduced release schedule this week in the wake of the recent Golden Week holiday. PlayStation 2 releases for this week include Idea Factory's adventure title Arcobaleno! and Tecmo's pachi-slot simulator Rakushou! Pachi-Slot Sengen 6, while the PSP is set to host the anime-based fighter Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 and a remake of Growlanser.
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