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Release This: Ghostbusters, GH: Smash Hits Head U.S. Lineup
by Danny Cowan
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June 15, 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 Ghostbusters and Guitar Hero: Smash Hits to North America, while Japan gets Tomodachi Collection and Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending June 20th, 2009.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Big League Sports: Summer
- Diva Girls: Divas on Ice
- Ghostbusters
- Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
- Let's Tap
- Vertigo
Xbox 360:
- Ghostbusters
- Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
PlayStation 3:
- Ghostbusters
- Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
PlayStation 2:
- Ghostbusters
- Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
Nintendo DS:
- Big League Sports: Summer
- Dawn of Discovery
- Discovery Kids: Parrot Pals
- Diva Girls: Divas on Ice
- Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues
- Flower, Sun and Rain
- Ghostbusters
- Hurry Up Hedgehog!
- Roogoo Attack
PlayStation Portable:
- Ghostbusters
PC:
- Dawn of Discovery
- Ghostbusters
- Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War
- Terminator: Salvation
Multiple adaptations of the Ghostbusters film franchise will hit all seven major platforms in North America this week. The Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, and PC platforms will each see a version of the game developed by Terminal Reality, while the Wii and PlayStation 2 will get a more cartoonish take on the series courtesy of Red Fly Studios. The Nintendo DS will receive its own unique Ghostbusters port from developer Zen Studios.
The Guitar Hero track compilation Guitar Hero: Smash Hits will also be released across all consoles in the United States this week. The Nintendo DS will see a broad lineup of unique offerings, meanwhile, with highlights including the puzzler Roogoo Attack and the Grasshopper Manufacture-developed adventure title Flower, Sun and Rain.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward
- It's My Birthday!
- Let's Tap
- Mary King's Riding School 2
- The Munchables
- MySims Racing
- One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1
- Virtua Tennis 2009
Xbox 360:
- Hail to the Chimp
PlayStation 3:
- Ghostbusters
- Hail to the Chimp
PlayStation 2:
- Ghostbusters
- Secret Agent Clank
- Wipeout Pulse
Nintendo DS:
- Cake Mania 2
- Crazy Machines
- Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward
- MySims Racing
PlayStation Portable:
- Imagine: Champion Rider
- Petz: My Baby Hamster
- Petz: My Puppy Family
- Rock Band Unplugged
PC:
- ArmA II
- Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual
Though Ghostbusters will be released across all platforms in the United States, the title will be exclusive to Sony's consoles in the UK until later this year. Atari notes that the U.S. versions of Ghostbusters on the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo DS will be playable in all regions, however.
Other titles scheduled for release in Europe this week include Oxygen's multiplatform Hysteria Hospital, the PSP band simulation Rock Band Unplugged, and a UK-exclusive localization of Namco Bandai's One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo DS:
- Asonde Igo ga Tsuyoku Naru!! Ginsei Igo DS Chuukyuuhen
- Golgo 13: File G-13 o Oe
- The * Kayou Generation
- Nippon Golfers Kentei DS
- Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-1-Shuu: Nazotoki Sekai Isshuu Ryokou
- Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-2-Shuu: Ginga Oudan Nazotoki Adventure
- Tomodachi Collection
PlayStation Portable:
- Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable
Outside of a handful of budget-priced reissues, no new console titles will be released in Japan this week. Instead, the entirety of this week's lineup centers around portables.
The Nintendo DS will host a pair of puzzle releases in Level 5's Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou series, along with Nintendo's Tomodachi Collection and the manga-based sniper title Golgo 13: File G-13 o Oe. PSP owners can expect to see a port of Capcom's PS2 fighting game Fate/Unlimited Codes.
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