Release This!: Super Humans, Cosmos Princes, _Princess Crown_s

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.