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Release This: The Conduit, Overlord II Premiere Stateside
by Danny Cowan
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June 22, 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 the North American debuts of The Conduit, Overlord II, Fight Night Round 4, and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. Gamers in Europe can expect to see Another Code: R and Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits, while Japan gets BlazBlue and Wii Sports Resort.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending June 27th, 2009.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- The Conduit
- Cursed Mountain
- Dawn of Discovery
- Games Around The Globe
- Little League World Series Baseball 2009
- Overlord: Dark Legends
- Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Xbox 360:
- Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
- Fight Night Round 4
- Overlord II
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
PlayStation 3:
- Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
- Fight Night Round 4
- Overlord II
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
PlayStation 2:
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Nintendo DS:
- Classic Word Games
- Dawn of Discovery
- Discovery Kids: Parrot Pals
- Dragon Hunters
- Fashion Week: Junior Designer
- Little League World Series Baseball 2009
- My Healthy Cooking Coach
- Overlord: Minions
- Pop Town
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Autobots
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Decepticons
PlayStation Portable:
- Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
- Pangya: Fantasy Golf
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
PC:
- Fuel
- Overlord II
- Spore: Galactic Adventures
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Codemasters' tyrant sim Overlord II gets a multiplatform release in North America this week. The PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC platforms will host Overlord's sequel, while Wii and DS owners will get their own unique spinoff titles.
Also debuting across multiple platforms this week are EA's boxing franchise update Fight Night Round 4 and the film tie-in title Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Many of this week's biggest releases arrive as exclusives for individual platforms. The Nintendo Wii will host High Voltage Software's awaited first-person shooter The Conduit and a port of the GameCube remake of Resident Evil.
DS owners will receive the Atlus-developed RPG Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, while the PSP gets Pangya: Fantasy Golf and Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom Unite.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Another Code: R
- Bigfoot: Collision Course
- Cake Mania: In the Mix
- Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day
- Crazy Mini Golf
- Dancing on Ice
- Farmyard Party
- Fritz Chess
- Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits
- Octomania
- Overlord: Dark Legends
- Pool Hall Pro
- Skyscraper
- Story Hour Adventures
- Story Hour Fairy Tales
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Urban Extreme
Xbox 360:
- Fight Night Round 4
- Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits
- Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- Overlord II
- Superstars V8 Racing
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
PlayStation 3:
- Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
- Fight Night Round 4
- Fritz Chess
- Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits
- Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- Overlord II
- Superstars V8 Racing
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
PlayStation 2:
- Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits
- Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Nintendo DS:
- Bigfoot: Collision Course
- Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day
- Fritz Chess
- Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits
- ICO Soccer
- Lego Battles
- My Beauty Salon
- Overlord: Minions
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Autobots
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Decepticons
PlayStation Portable:
- Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
- Pro Cycling Season 2009
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Valhalla Knights 2
PC:
- Anno 1404
- Dawn of Magic 2
- DC Universe Online
- Diabolik
- Fuel
- Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- Jumpgate
- Overlord II
- Spore: Galactic Adventures
- Superstars V8 Racing
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
An English-language localization of Nintendo's Trace Memory follow-up Another Code: R will debut exclusively in Europe this week. No international release date has yet been announced.
Other region-exclusive Wii titles hitting the UK include Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day, Dancing on Ice, and a rereleased and Wii MotionPlus-compatible version of Crazy Mini Golf.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Boku to Sim no Machi Racing
- Wii Sports Resort
Xbox 360:
- Bionic Commando
- BlazBlue
- Extreme Racing: Pure
- Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta
- Wanted: Weapons of Fate
PlayStation 3:
- Agarest Senki Zero
- Bionic Commando
- BlazBlue
- Extreme Racing: Pure
- Rorona no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi
PlayStation 2:
- Himehibi: New Princess Days!! Zoku! Ni-Gakki
- Under the Moon: Crescent
- Wand of Fortune
Nintendo DS:
- Boku to Sim no Machi Racing
- Fushigi Yuugi DS
- Jishin DS72 Jikan
- Maruhan Pachinko & Pachi-Slot Hisshou Guide Kanshuu: The Pachinko Hall
- Really? Really! DS
- Table Game Spirits Victory
- Yukkuri Tanoshimi Taijin no Jigsaw Puzzle DS: Watase Seizou - Love Umi to Blue
PlayStation Portable:
- DoraSlot: Hana Hana Matsuri Da!!
- Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono 2
- Memories Off: AfterRain
- Noko Aozora ni Yakusoku: Tenohira no Rakuen
- Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! G.P. Gakuen Princess Portable
- Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance
PC:
- The Tower of Aion
After several weeks of near-inactivity, Japan's release schedule bounces back with a solid multiplatform lineup. Nintendo's Wii MotionPlus-bundled Wii Sports Resort leads as Amazon.co.jp's most-preordered title for this week. Given the continuing sales chart popularity of the original Wii Sports game, Resort can be expected to remain a top regional seller for weeks to come.
The Xbox 360 will soon host Arc System Works' 2D fighter BlazBlue, G-Rev's shoot-em-up Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta, and Prototype's text-based adventure title Time Leap. Agarest Senki Zero and Gust's Atelier series sequel Rorona no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi highlight this week's offerings on the PlayStation 3.
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