Exclusives Watch 2009

Quality of Exclusives

• Company with most number of “Favorable” exclusives: Nintendo
• Company with least number of “Unfavorable” exclusives: Sony
• Of course Nintendo leads the most number of “Mixed” & unrated reviewed exclusives

Closer Look

• Nintendo leads with most number of “Favorable” received retail exclusives
• Nintendo leads with most number of “Mixed” received retail exclusives

• Both Sony and Microsoft boast a healthy mix of quality downloadable exclusives
• WiiWare boasts a ridiculous amount of “Mixed” received downloadable exclusives

Microsoft Xbox 360 Platform

Retail Disc Exclusives

Listings

Game	Publisher	Release Date	Rating
Stoked	Destineer	20-Jan-09
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad	D3 Publisher	10-Feb-09
Race Pro	Atari	17-Feb-09
Star Ocean: The Last Hope	Square-Enix	23-Feb-09
Halo Wars	Microsoft Games Studios	3-Mar-09
Ninja Blade	Microsoft Games Studios	7-Apr-09
Halo 3: ODST	Microsoft Games Studios	22-Sep-09
MagnaCarta II	Namco Bandai	13-Oct-09
Forza Motorsport 3	Microsoft Games Studios	27-Oct-09
Lips: Number One Hits	Microsoft Games Studios	20-Oct-09
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City	Rockstar Games	29-Oct-09

Downloadable Exclusives

Listings

Game	Publisher	Release Date	Rating
The Maw	Twisted Pixel Games	21-Jan-09
FunTown Mahjong	Microsoft Games Studios	28-Jan-09
R-Type Dimensions	Microsoft Games Studios	4-Feb-09
Death Tank	Microsoft Games Studios	18-Feb-09
Crystal Defenders	Square Enix	11-Mar-09
Uno Rush	Microsoft Games Studios	25-Mar-09
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai	Microsoft Games Studios	1-Apr-09
Zombie Wranglers	Vivendi Games	6-May-09
Rocket Riot	THQ	17-Jun-09
Splosion Man	Twisted Pixel Games	22-Jul-09
Trials HD	Microsoft Games Studios	12-Aug-09
Shadow Complex	Microsoft Games Studios	19-Aug-09
Yo-Ho Kablammo	Microsoft Games Studios	2-Sep-09
Ion Assault	Black Inc.	23-Sep-09
The Warriors: Street Brawl	Paramount Digital	23-Sep-09
Football Genius: The Ultimate Quiz	RTL	30-Sep-09
South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play	Microsoft Games Studios	7-Oct-09
0-D Beat Drop!	Arc System Works	11-Nov-09
Encleverment Experiment	Blitz Arcade	11-Nov-09
0 Day Attack on Earth	Square Enix	23-Dec-09

Nintendo Wii Platform

Retail Disc Exclusives

Listings

Game	Publisher	Release Date	Rating
Fishing Master World Tour	Hudson Soft	6-Jan-09
Neighborhood Games	THQ	12-Jan-09
Deadly Creatures	THQ	9-Feb-09
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins	Ubisoft	5-Feb-09
NASCAR Kart Racing	Electronic Arts	10-Feb-09
Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers	D3 Publisher	10-Feb-09
The House of the Dead: Overkill	Sega	10-Feb-09
Sonic and the Black Knight	Sega	3-Mar-09
We Ski & Snowboard	Namco Bandai	3-Mar-09
MadWorld	Sega	10-Mar-09
Ready 2 Rumble Revolution	Atari	17-Mar-09
Rune Factory Frontier	XSEED Games	17-Mar-09
Marble Saga: Kororinpa	Konami	17-Mar-09
Ocean Commander	Valcon Games	31-Mar-09
Major's Minor's Majestic March	Majesco Entertainment	2-Apr-09
Party Fun Pirate	Tomy	13-Apr-09
Excitebots: Trick Racing	Nintendo	20-Apr-09
Destiny of Zorro	505 Games	5-May-09
Help Wanted: 50 Wacky Jobs	Hudson Soft	12-May-09
Punch-Out!!	Nintendo	18-May-09
EA Sports Active	Electronic Arts	19-May-09
Boom Blox Bash Party	Electronic Arts	19-May-09
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers	Konami	19-May-09
Party Pigs: FarmYard Games	Destineer	21-May-09
Rolling Stone: Drum King	505 Games	26-May-09
EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis	Electronic Arts	8-Jun-09
Go Play Circus Star	Majesco Games	9-Jun-09
Go Play Lumberjacks	Majesco Games	9-Jun-09
Let's Tap	Sega	12-Jun-09
The Conduit	Sega	23-Jun-09
Overlord: Dark Legend	Codemasters	23-Jun-09
Cursed Mountain	Deep Silver	27-Jun-09
Birthday Party Bash	Take-Two Interactive	14-Jul-09
Little King's Story	XSEED Games	21-Jul-09
Wii Sports Resort	Nintendo	26-Jul-09
Build'n Race	Zoo Games	4-Aug-09
Daisy Fuentes Pilates	Sega	4-Aug-09
Real Heroes: Firefighter	Conspiracy Entertainment	4-Aug-09
Active Life: Extreme Challenge	Namco Bandai	11-Aug-09
Phantom Brave: We Meet Again	NIS America	14-Aug-09
Spectrobes: Origins	Disney Interactive Studios	18-Aug-09
Speed Zone	Detn8 Games	18-Aug-09
Reel Fishing: Angler's Dream	Natsume	31-Aug-09
Cruise Ship Vacation Games	Activision	8-Sep-09
Muramasa: The Demon Blade	XSEED Games	8-Sep-09
Jump Start Pet Rescue	Knowledge Adventure Inc.	8-Sep-09
Go Play City Sports	Majesco Games	11-Sep-09
Wacky World of Sports	Sega	22-Sep-09
Spyborgs	Capcom	22-Sep-09
Baseball Blast!	2K Sports	25-Sep-09
Dead Space Extraction	Electronic Arts	29-Sep-09
Deca Sports 2	Hudson Soft	29-Sep-09
Rapala: We Fish	Activision	29-Sep-09
Family Fun Football	Tecmo	29-Sep-09
Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition	Natsume	30-Sep-09
Wii Fit Plus	Nintendo	4-Oct-09
Game Party 3	Warner Bros.	6-Oct-09
Ju-on: The Grudge	XSEED Games	13-Oct-09
A Boy and His Blob	Majesco Games	13-Oct-09
Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo	Namco Bandai	20-Oct-09
Shimano Xtreme Fishing	Mastiff	20-Oct-09
Medieval Games	Vir2L Studios	20-Oct-09
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3	Konami	27-Oct-09
All Star Cheer Squad 2	THQ	27-Oct-09
Water Sports	Game Mill Entertainment	27-Oct-09
Mountain Sports	Activision	27-Oct-09
Monster 4x4: Stunt Racer	Ubisoft	27-Oct-09
Remington Great American Bird Hunt	Mastiff	2-Nov-09
Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked	Namco Bandai	3-Nov-09
We Cheer 2	Namco Bandai	3-Nov-09
Hooked! Again: Real Motion Fishing	Aksys Games	3-Nov-09
We Wish You A Merry Christmas	Destineer	4-Nov-09
Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage	Ubisoft	8-Nov-09
Arcade Shooting Gallery	Zoo Games	9-Nov-09
Ultimate Party Challenge	Konami	10-Nov-09
Harvest Moon: Animal Parade	Marvelous Interactive	12-Nov-09
New Super Mario Bros. Wii	Nintendo	15-Nov-09
Buck Fever	Destineer	16-Nov-09
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles	Capcom	17-Nov-09
Just Dance	Ubisoft	17-Nov-09
Little Tournament Over Yonder	Gevo Entertainment	23-Nov-09
Coldstone: Scoop It Up	Zoo Games	23-Nov-09
Cook Wars	Ubisoft	24-Nov-09
Rec Room Games	Destineer	7-Dec-09
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers	Square Enix	26-Dec-09
World Party Games	DreamCatcher Interactive	27-Dec-09

Downloadable Exclusives

Listings

Game	Publisher	Release Date	Rating
Sandy Beach	Konami	5-Jan-09
Planet Pachinko	Allied Kingdoms	12-Jan-09
Jungle Speed	Playful Entertainment	12-Jan-09
High Voltage Hot Rod Show	High Voltage Software	19-Jan-09
Family Glide Hockey	Aksys Games	19-Jan-09
Niki - Rock 'n' Ball	Bplus	26-Jan-09
Lonpos	Nintendo	2-Feb-09
Snowboard Riot	Hudson Entertainment	2-Feb-09
LIT	WayForward	9-Feb-09
Evasive Space	Yuke's Company of America	16-Feb-09
Onslaught	Hudson Entertainment	23-Feb-09
Family & Friends Party	Gammick Entertainment	2-Mar-09
Gradius ReBirth	Konami	9-Mar-09
Bit.Trip Beat	Aksys Games	16-Mar-09
Crayola: Colorful Journey	Crave	17-Mar-09
Pop 'Em Drop 'Em Samegame	Hudson Entertainment	23-Mar-09
Bonsai Barber	Nintendo	30-Mar-09
Equilibrio	Nintendo	6-Apr-09
Party Fun Pirate	Tomy Corporation	13-Apr-09
Cocoto Platform Jumper	Neko Entertainment	27-Apr-09
Penguins & Friends: Hey! That's My Fish!	Gammick Entertainment	3-May-09
Family Pirate Party	Aksys Games	11-May-09
Crystal Defenders R2	Square Enix	18-May-09
Silver Star Chess	Agetec Inc.	18-May-09
The Munchables	Namco Bandai	22-May-09
Adventure Island: The Beginning	Hudson Entertainment	25-May-09
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years	Square Enix	1-Jun-09
Texas Hold'em Tournament	Digital Leisure	1-Jun-09
Swords and Soldiers	Ronimo Games	8-Jun-09
Fish'em All!	Abylight	8-Jun-09
NEVES Plus	Akinai Games	22-Jun-09
Family Mini Golf	Aksys Games	22-Jun-09
Drill Sergeant Mindstrong	XSEED	22-Jun-09
Driift	Konami	Jul. 2009
Eduardo the Samurai Toaster	Semnat Studios	15-Jun-09
Rainbow Islands: The Towering Adventure	Taito	15-Jun-09
Let's CATCH	Sega	15-Jun-09
Water Warfare	Hudson Entertainment	29-Jun-09
Silver Star Reversi	Agetec Inc.	29-Jun-09
Reel Fishing Challenge	Natsume	29-Jun-09
Bit.Trip Core	Aksys Games	6-Jul-09
Bust-A-Move Plus!	Square Enix	6-Jul-09
Heracles Chariot Racing	Neko Entertainment	6-Jul-09
Bit Boy!!	Bplus	13-Jul-09
Incoming!	JV Games	13-Jul-09
5 Spots Party	Cosmonaut Games	20-Jul-09
Battle Poker	Left Field Productions	20-Jul-09
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Dark Lord	Square Enix	20-Jul-09
The Three Musketeers: One for All!	Legendo	27-Jul-09
HB Arcade Cards	HB Studios Multimedia	27-Jul-09
Overturn	Studio Zan	3-Aug-09
Sexy Poker	Gameloft	3-Aug-09
Rock N' Roll Climber	Nintendo	10-Aug-09
NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits	Over the Top Games	10-Aug-09
ATV Quad Kings	Zoo Games	11-Aug-09
Family Slot Car Racing	Aksys Games	17-Aug-09
Picture Book Games: Pop-Up Pursuit	Nintendo	17-Aug-09
Mr. Driller W	Namco Bandai	24-Aug-09
Cursed Mountain	Deep Silver	25-Aug-09
3-2-1 Rattle Battle	Tecmo	31-Aug-09
ColorZ	Exkee	7-Sep-09
Contra ReBirth	Konami	7-Sep-09
Mart Racer	Joju Games Inc.	14-Sep-09
Spaceball: Revolution	Virtual Toys	14-Sep-09
Family Tennis	Aksys Games	21-Sep-09
You, Me & the Cubes	Nintendo	21-Sep-09
Arkanoid Plus!	Taito	28-Sep-09
DRiiFT Mania	Konami	28-Sep-09
Word Searcher	Digital Leisure	5-Oct-09
Gravitronix	Medaverse Studios	12-Oct-09
Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem	Hudson Entertainment	19-Oct-09
Family Card Games	Aksys Games	2-Nov-09
Excitebike: World Rally	Nintendo	9-Nov-09
Team Elimination Games	Ubisoft	10-Nov-09
Bit.Trip Void	Aksys Games	23-Nov-09
Harvest Moon: My Little Shop	Natsume	23-Nov-09
My Zoo	Hudson Entertainment	30-Nov-09
Copter Crisis	Digital Leisure	30-Nov-09
Christmas Clix	JV Games	30-Nov-09
My Dolphin	T&S Ltd.	7-Dec-09
Stop Stress: A Day of Fury	Abylight	7-Dec-09
Stunt Wars	Icon Games	14-Dec-09
Diatomic	Grendel Games	14-Dec-09
Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH	The Game Factory	14-Dec-09
Moki Moki	Natsume	14-Dec-09
Eco Shooter: Plant 530	Nintendo	21-Dec-09
Playmobil Circus	DreamCatcher	21-Dec-09
TV Show King 2	Gameloft	21-Dec-09
Pallurikio	Playstos Entertainment	21-Dec-09
Happy Holidays: Christmas	505 Games	21-Dec-09

PlayStation 3 Platform

Retail Disc Exclusives

Listings

Game	Publisher	Release Date	Rating
Killzone 2	SCEA	27-Feb-09
Cross Edge	NIS America	19-May-09
Infamous	SCEA	26-May-09
Supercar Challenge	System 3	3-Jul-09
Katamari Forever	Namco Bandai	22-Sep-09
Demon's Souls	Atlus	6-Oct-09
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	SCEA	13-Oct-09
Afrika	Natsume	13-Oct-09
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time	SCEA	27-Oct-09

Downloadable Exclusives

Listings

Game	Publisher	Release Date	Rating
Cuboid	TikGames	8-Jan-09
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom	TikGames	8-Jan-09
GTI Club +	Konami	15-Jan-09
Savage Moon	SCEA	29-Jan-09
Flower	SCEA	12-Feb-09
Burn Zombie Burn!	Pinnacle	26-Mar-09
Comet Crash	Pelfast	2-Apr-09
ZEN Pinball	Zen Studios	14-May-09
Trash Panic	SCEA	4-Jun-09
Punisher: No Mercy	Zen Studios	2-Jul-09
Shatter	Sidhe Interactive	23-Jul-09
Fat Princess	SCEA	30-Jul-09
.deTuned	SCEA	15-Oct-09
Numblast	SCEA	5-Nov-09
Gravity Crash	SCEA	24-Nov-09
PixelJunk Shooter	SCEA	10-Dec-09

Frequently Asked Questions

Quantity of Exclusives F.A.Q.

1. What’s the point of this article? Isn’t it just ammunition for list wars?!
   The goal of this article is to find exclusives that can only be found on specific gaming platforms. I’m looking to find games which I cannot find on any other platform for the year 2009. I’m making this list out of curiosity, if fanboys/fangirls and other fanatics are going to use it in their console wars, feel free to do so. Just keep it off the site.
2. What do you mean by ‘exclusive’?
   According Dictionary.com, the word “exclusive” means “limited to the object or objects designated”. The aim of this article is to find all the exclusives for each of the specified consoles. If the game appears on any other platform, including the PC, it will not be counted. We are looking for games which were made for a particular console in the year 2009.
3. What about ‘timed exclusive’ games?
   If a game’s exclusivity window ends within the year 2009, it will not count as an exclusive. An example of this would be 2008’s Rock Band 2 which debuted first on the Xbox 360, launched on other platforms by the end of 2008. If a game is announced as a timed exclusive with no specific launch dates for other platforms, it will count as an exclusive for that console until further notice.
4. What platforms and regions are being covered?
   North American Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 platforms are being covered for this feature.
5. Are remakes counted?
   It depends. Some “remakes” are simple visual enhancements while others offer substantial changes to both visuals and gameplay. I would like to count the latter.
6. How about rereleases?
   No. Most rereleases are not counted as the core game itself usually remains intact with only minor changes.
7. Do you only count games with firm release dates? What about “to be announced” and “to be determined” games’?
   With this year’s list, I’ll be counting games if they have been announced and proposed for the 2009 calendar year. Before they’re listed, the games must have some official media and/or press releases.
8. Where are you getting all this exclusives info from?
   The sources include IGN.com, Gamespot.com, Wikipedia.org and just about any other website which may have the necessary information.
9. Hey, wait a minute, that game should/shouldn’t be there! What should I do?
   Feel free to post a comment and point me in the right direction. With justified proof, I’ll add or remove the specified game.

Quality of Exclusives F.A.Q.

1. Where did the ratings info come from?
   The ratings come from MetaCritic. We’re using MetaCritic’s score ranges (red, yellow, green and grey) to determine how the exclusives were received by the critics.
2. Why is the game’s rating gray?
   The gray represents games which have not been rated yet. If a game has been released for some time and critics have not weighed in, that’s not a good sign. As more games are released, the amount of gray should diminish. With the final revision for 2008, there should not be any games with gray.

Change Log

Tuesday, January 13th, 2008 – Rev 0.1

• Initial release

Saturday, April 11th, 2009 – Rev 0.2

• Added a handful of titles and ratings

Saturday, June 27th, 2009 – Rev 0.5

• Adjusted exclusive listings as per the post E3 2009 info
• Attempted to clarify the “remakes” question in the F.A.Q.
• Revamped table layout
• Updated charts style

Saturday, November 7th, 2009 – Rev 0.6

• Updated Q3 2009 releases

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 – Rev 1.0

• Final update for 2009