PlayStation Store Update, August 28th Edition
August 28, 2008
Too cheap to buy the full retail version of SoulCalibur IV? Well, this week’s FREE demo is a nice appetizer to the main dish. Also, The Last Guy looks pretty cool, but stay here for review. Other than that the two Warkhawk Add-on’s are the other updates worth noting. Enjoy your last update in August!
Downloadable Games
- The Last Guy ($9.99)
Add-on Content:
- Rock Band DLC
- “She Does” - Locksley ($0.99)
- “Don’t Make Me Wait” - Locksley ($0.99)
- “Don’t Make Me Wait” - Locksley ($0.99)
- “All Over Again” - Locksley ($0.99)
- Locksley Pack 1 ($2.99) - includes: “All Over Again,” “Don’t Make Me Wait,” and “She Does” by Locksley.
- Warhawk Fallen Star Pack ($7.99)
- Warhawk Booster Combo ($15.99)
Game Demos
- NHL 09
- Soulcalibur IV
Game Videos:
- SOCOM Confrontation Extraction trailer
- LittleBigPlanet Leipzig “Sackzilla” Trailer
- Motorstorm Pacific Rift Leipzig Trailer
- PAIN Trauma Mode Trailer
- GT5 Prologue Play the Pros with Tanner Foust!
- Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway Machine Gun & Bazooka Video
- Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway Squad Gameplay Video
- Facebreaker Audition Video #1
- Facebreaker Audition Video #2
- Facebreaker Audition Video #3
- Madden NFL 09 Gameplay Trailer
- Madden NFL 09 Madden Moments Trailer
- Madden NFL 09 Play Call Trailer
- Top Spin 3 Player Creator Trailer
Movie and Blu-ray Trailers:
- Quantum Of Solace
- Prom Night
PS3 Wallpaper:
- (2) The Last Guy
Via Blog.PlayStation
Will Lag Ruin Street Fighter IV?
August 28, 2008
Jim Sterling recently posted an article on Destructoid concerning the issue of Street Fighter IV and lag. Apparently, the biggest problem facing the Capcom team and Street Fighter IV is major lag during online battles. Hopefully, the can fix the issue, because poor online gameplay due to major lag will certainly bury this game’s hopes of being one of the best fighting games. Here’s what Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono had to say:
“Obviously lag will be a huge problem for online play. We’re working on it. It’s quite difficult for 3D Street Fighter at the moment,” explained Ono. “In order to prevent the lag we’re thinking about trying to balance it up at [the] user interface level and input timing. We still haven’t got a complete plan as yet. We’re still working on it. That’s all we can say at the moment.”
Street Fighter IV may be the coolest fighting game I have ever seen in the visual department, so we can only hope everything else falls in place. I’ve never been a huge fan of Street Fighter, but the interesting visuals in SF IV have certainly peaked my interest in the series.
Ougon no Kizuna, the new RPG for Wii (scans)
August 28, 2008
The Nintendo Wii really needed more RPGs and the console is starting to deliver. Ougon no Kizuna, being developed by Jaleco, may be one of the more interesting RPGs to hit consoles in some time. It’s also nice to see Jaleco back in action. They made some really awesome games back in the 1980s.
The game is an action-RPG, where you will use the Wii Nunchuck in battle. I don’t know a lot about the game yet, but it certainly looks like a title we need to keep our eyes on.
Scans Via Gamekyo via VG Chartz
Games on Fire: Madden NFL 2009
August 27, 2008
Games On Fire
Love it or hate it, Madden NFL 09 has been another crushing success for the EA franchise. Perhaps that’s because there’s no competition whatsoever, but we could sit here and speculate all day. According to VG Chartz, the current #1, #2 and #3 American top-selling game is Madden 09.
Does this surprise anyone? I’d hope not. The Madden franchise will continue to dominate the market each year until they have some kind of competition. With the current deal they have with the NFL, I wonder if the day of competition will ever come…
Bungie Brand Halo 3 Condoms
August 27, 2008
Since we already know Bungie is NOT working on Halo 4, I guess they need to stretch Halo 3 for everything it’s worth. The “Hired Gun” at Microsoft Game Studios will be developing Halo 4 and it should come out sometime in 2010 at the Xbox 720 launch. While browsing various blogs on the net, I came across an obviously edited condom photo that was definitely worth posting. The wrapper says “Finish the F**k” which could really have multiple meanings depending on your opinion of the series. The image was posted on Girl Gamers, but they didn’t mention where they found it.
Lara Croft’s Evolutionary Spreads
August 26, 2008
The real-life models who’ve embodied Lara Croft over the years have never disappointed, giving video game fans plenty of beautiful eye candy — whether it be in video game form, advertising, and…Angelina Jolie.
Unfortunately, her video game form hasn’t always been as nicely, umm, shaped. Go Nintendo found an interesting collage of her evolutionary process from blocky, first iconic female game protagonist, to the much hotter, and looser (as in well animated), model in Tomb Raider: Underworld:
Talk about a purely cosmetic, but entirely necessary, upgrade!
Hot Deal: Assassin’s Creed $29.99 NEW
August 26, 2008
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When Assassin’s Creed came out in 2007, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the game. Looking back on it, I’d say the complaints about AC probably fell into the “Fable problem”. Basically that means that sometimes a game is so hyped by the media and publisher that you feel cheated once you play the game. Fable was one of those games I waited years for and felt upset when I finally got my hands on it, even though it was still a pretty good game. The same thing went for Assassin’s Creed. I guess I was expecting medieval Sam Fisher assassin on crack and just got a regular medieval assassin experience with a sci-fi twist. With that said, there were still plenty of sites that gave AC praise from the jump. I simply expected more at the time.
If you didn’t get a chance to play AC, it’s currently selling for $29.99 at GameStop which is truly a steal for what you are getting. Forget what the critics said back in 2007 because it’s certainly worth 30 dollars now. The game (’Assassin’s Creed’ Director’s Cut) still looks and plays better on the PC, but if Xbox 360 or Sony PS3 is your platform of choice, this is the way to go.
The great things about Assassin’s Creed:
- The graphics were awesome. This was perhaps the most visually appealing game of 2007.
- Sound effects and music were spot on.
- Environments were huge and made you feel like you were in a real city.
- The controls were fairly fluid.
- Free running environment is great for the adventurous type.
- Missions can be completed through various methods.
- The main plot was interesting.
- The game gets repetitive sometimes.
- I expected more hands-on action.
- Combat becomes repetitive and boring.
- A few AI issues.
- Repetitive voice overs from various villagers.
- I would have liked to see more character interaction options.
‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed’ Demo Review
August 26, 2008
I’ve finally had the time to run through the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed demo on Xbox LIVE a few times. The demo starts you out with “the apprentice” having a conversation with his master, Darth Vader. This really sets the tone for the demo and hopefully we’ll see many conversations like this in the full game.
You start the level oboard a giant ship and your goal is to kill everyone and everything. Before you go on your rampage, it’s a lot of fun to start picking up random containers and throw them wherever you please with your powers. The demo also starts you off with numerous force abilities including dash, defend, the saber attack, high jump, Force Lightning, Force Push and Force Grip. While nearly all work flawlessly with the simple control scheme, I wasn’t too thrilled with the defending ability. While standing still, it’s easy to defend against blaster attacks, but it’s a little tricky to defend yourself while moving. Other than that, movement is fairly fluid and feels right. Flinging objects at your whim is probably the #1 aspect of the demo. It’s definitely a fun feeling to fling a canister at a moving Tie-Fighter to take it out of the sky.
