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Take to the skies, don a super suit, relive an epic adventure and have your say with PlayStation this weekend.
Chronicles to remember
Take your PSP into the stunning world of Valkyria Chronicles II, where you can experience a heady mix of distinctive visuals, addictive gameplay and a compelling story of adventure and peril.
Pick up your copy of Valkyria Chronicles II in stores this weekend or download it from PlayStation Store – and while you’re there, you can also download mission packs to keep the voyage going.
So, what are you waiting for? More chronicles await.
Top guns
The skies are no longer safe; only you can change that in the explosive aerial action of Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 on PlayStation 3. As a member of the ultra-secret H.A.W.X. 2 squadron, you are one of the chosen few; the truly elite. Use your finely honed reflexes, bleeding-edge technology and ultra-sophisticated aircraft to dominate the skies.
Jump into the cockpit of Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 on PlayStation 3.
Nice suit
Suit up, lock ‘n’ load and take to the stars in the playable demo of Sega’s third person shooter, Vanquish. With giant robots; rocket propelled super suits and a huge arsenal of weaponry, it’s the ultimate primer for the full game, which explodes on to PlayStation 3 in October 2010!
Get in on the action for free and download the demo from PlayStation Store.
Lara is back!
This weekend, why not relive some old school videogame memories with Tomb Raider? The PS one classic is available to download from PlayStation Store, and sees you embark on a series of exciting missions as the iconic British archaeologist, Lara Croft.
Head over to PlayStation Store and start an epic adventure all over again…
Sam and Max hit the road again
Everyone’s favourite dog and rabbit police partnership has returned to PlayStation 3 – you can now download Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 5 from PlayStation Store. Titled The City that Dares Not Sleep, the end of The Devil’s Playhouse season is nigh. Dare you miss the shocking conclusion to this fiendish adventure?
Go on, be a devil and download it today from PlayStation Store.
Deception never felt so good…
This weekend you’ll be able to practise your trickery tactics in anticipation of the release of R.U.S.E. on 10 September 2010 with the deception filled demo, available to download now from PlayStation Store.
Get in character
Fancy getting your mitts on some cool Uncharted 2: Among Thieves avatar packs? There are two up for grabs, which feature characters such as Gabriel Roman, Elena Fisher, Eddy Raja and Daniel Pinkerton.
Slip into character and download the Uncharted avatar packs now from PlayStation Store.
New in PlayStation Home
Love the bulbous headed Bomberman, star of Hudson Soft’s Bomberman series? Then PlayStation Home is the place to be as an explosive new public space has launched, offering information on Hudson Soft titles. The store features Bomberman outfits and even games to try your hand at. There’s also the chance to take part in races featuring the loveable Dolphy creatures, and purchase the Dolphy Apartment where you can raise your very own Dolphy.
Check out the Hudson Gate public space in PlayStation Home and have blast with Bomberman this weekend.
Friday Debate
Have you voiced your opinion in the Friday Debate yet on PlayStation Blog? The weekly discussion prompts users to talk about various videogame topics, such as game lengths, gaming labels and art in games.
This week, the discussion will centre reviews, and if they influence your purchasing decisions. Would you buy a game after reading a terrible review? Or do you prefer to make up your own mind?
Head over to blog.eu.playstation.com and start sharing your views with other blog readers now.
Don’t forget to keep an eye on PlayStation Blog at blog.eu.playstation.com for the latest PlayStation news as it happens.
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“Battlefield Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition” and “Castle Crashers?” Time to catch up on the gaming greatness you’ve missed.
PlayStation 3 New Releases
8/31/10 – Battlefield Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition – Compare Prices
8/31/10 – Castle Crashers – PSN Download
8/31/10 – Sam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 5: The City That Dares Not Sleep – PSN Download
8/31/10 – TNT Racers – PSN Download
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PS3; £39.99; cert 7+; Southpeak Games
With the current fascination with the 80s, 3D Dot Game Heroes seems a timely if low-key arrival. Best seen as a homage to the 8-bit era, with gameplay firmly rooted in the NES classic Legend of Zelda, 3DDGH looks and plays like nothing else around at the moment.
The plot takes the familiar Japanese arcade adventure format, as your chunky pixellated hero tries to stop the dark king Onyx from conquering a 2D world reluctantly forced into the 3D age. Before you even start, you can select from a large range of Lego-like designs, editing them pixel by pixel if you choose. Disappointingly, despite coming in many breeds (ninja, dragon, mage etc) they all move and fight in much the same way, with swords being the weapon of choice. These are wielded by using the analogue stick to swing and range from your basic prodder to enormous, Soul-Calibur style weapons that can dominate the screen if your health is sufficient.
You can also unlock other weapons by locating orbs, spread across six themed dungeon areas, so expect to collect speed boots, bombs, bows and grappling hooks, some of which are essential to negotiating the level that follows and the Boss character waiting at the end.
The game takes the form of an overworld punctuated by dungeons; the former filled with hidden dangers but hiding gold and other bonus items. However, because this overworld is so visually featureless you soon feel punished for the developer’s shortcomings than your own, while formulaic dungeon design soon makes these stages seem repetitive. It’s also worth mentioning that the trial version we reviewed was prone to crashing at regular intervals and the graphics took a noticeable frame-rate hit in some battles. Hopefully, these glitches should be sorted in the final release.
So granted, 3DGH is great to look with a difficulty curve that rises sharply to reward mastering its controls and perspective. However, by aping Zelda’s gameplay so closely, the developers merely show how far they have to go to rival Nintendo’s design skills – even with a formula that’s more than 20 years old. At times, you long for more Sam and Max-style irreverence to a subject so well suited to it. Which is not to say 3DDGH is not amusing, but they’re more in-jokes for retro fans of a certain age than genuinely laugh-out-loud moments. 3DDGH is still worth a look but it runs out of ideas and impetus all too quickly.
Rating: 3/5
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Just when you think that Splinter Cell: Conviction is a dead lock for Xbox 360 exclusivity, something has to pop up that throws all suspicion in the air again. The culprit this time is a recent discovery of a LinkedIn profile, of a Ubisoft developer that lists the PlayStation 3 as an intended platform for the game.
Marc Demers is the lead software engineer at Ubisoft Montréal, and his work for the publisher dates back to 2005. One of the listings in the ‘recently participated’ section of his profile read; “Splinter Cell Conviction 360, PS3, PC (2010)”. As of this moment, the mention of Sony’s console has been removed.
Is there something Ubisoft’s not telling us? Could Sam Fisher simply be holding off on a timed exclusive? It wouldn’t be the first time. The PS3 mention could have been the result of internal testing on the platform, which Ubisoft later dismissed when it announced the game would be a Microsoft exclusive back in 2007. Who knows?
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TVG recently had the opportunity to go hands-on with the newly announced co-op multiplayer in Splinter Cell: Conviction, make sure to check out our impressions. We also had the chance to put a few questions to the game’s Director Patrick Redding. With interest in Project Natal heating up we put the question to him, and apparently were the first to enquire whether Sam Fisher’s antics would translate well to the motion controller. ”You and I can probably spend the next two hours brainstorming stuff like that, absolutely,” Redding claimed. “Certainly amongst the design community at Ubisoft we’re very interested in Natal, we’re very interested in the Wii and DS and various other advancements in terms of interface.” ”I think every designer could come up with a laundry list of interesting ways to apply it to stealth gameplay, Splinter Cell in particular,” he added. “I don’t know if there’s anybody actually thinking about it as their job description at this point, but nobody has asked me yet, so you’re the first.” So do you fancy hiding behind your sofa and pretending you’re Sam Fisher? Let us know and we’ll make sure to put some ideas to Redding. Look out for the full interview soon.
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