The UK prepares to welcome God of War to PSP

The bonanza of handheld game releases continues throughout the Easter period but thankfully it's not just a case of being impressed by the volume – there's also plenty of quality on offer, too.

We've been looking forward to Square Enix's Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates for a while now (despite our somewhat disappointing hands-on), not only because of its graphics but for whole wireless multiplayer mode. Indeed, it's a big week for DS dungeon-mashers as Chunsoft, the developer behind Nintendo's commercially successful Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, releases its SNES remake Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer via Sega.

Another Sega published DS game out this week is Sega Superstars Tennis which should also do well in a year that's already being dominated by sporting prowess of various forms.

In fact, the only cloud on the DS horizon is the mysterious disappearance of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations from the March release schedules. Naturally, we've already started the investigation.

Still, the big news of the next eight days is the appearance of Kratos, the muscle behind the superb PSP brawler God of War: Chains of Olympus. The first cannot-go-through-life-without-having-played-it handheld game of 2008, we thoroughly recommend it, especially when compared to the other 'big' PSP title out next week, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus – an expansion on the original which we really didn't see the point of.

Europe: Out March 20th
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (DS)
King of Clubs (PSP) (Click to read our review.)
Maths Play (DS)
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (DS)
Off Road (PSP)
Sega Superstars Tennis (DS) (Click to read our review.)

Europe: Out March 28th
Boulder Dash - Rocks! (PSP)
Bunnyz (DS)
Coded Arms Contagion (PSP)
Crayola Treasure Adventures (DS)
Double Sequence: The Q-Virus Invasion (DS)
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (DS)
George of the Jungle (DS)
God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) (Click to read our review.)
Hurry Up Hedgehog! (DS)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (PSP) (Click to read our review.)
My Pet Hotel 2 (DS)
NEVES (DS)
Riviera: The Promised Land (PSP)
Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys (DS)
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 (DS)

US: Out March 18th
Diary Girl (DS)
Fantasy Aquarium (DS)
Go Pets: Vacation Island (DS)
Lost in Blue 3 (DS)
Sega Superstars Tennis (DS)

US: Out March 25th
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (PSP)
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (DS)
Warriors Orochi (PSP)