After a few quiet weeks for
new games and content on the PS3, the great selection of games out this week
should be enough to keep almost every gamer happy. First, there are three new games
coming out on Blu-ray in stores: SOCOM 4,
Mortal Kombat, and the brilliant Portal 2.
There are no less than five new PS3 games
available for download on the PlayStation Network. Most notably the classic Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and the 2D
girl-on-girl fighting action of Arcana
Heart 3.
Also out on PSP this week
is Final Fantasy IV: The Complete
Collection, which should be a must for all Final Fantasy fans. Not only does
it include a graphically improved version of one of the best 2D games in the
series, it also includes, among other things, the original game's direct sequel
called Final Fantasy IV: The After Years.
Without a doubt Game of the Week goes to Portal 2. It’s
been getting some amazing reviews and is right up there with the best games of this
generation. For those who missed out on the original there really isn’t
anything else like this first-person puzzle platformer. As in the first game
you again control Chell and have to work your way through the environments of
the Aperture Science facility, which have become overgrown and rundown in the years since you were last there. The genius of Portal 2 is
in its attention to detail and its incredibly well written, often hilarious,
characters and story. A definite contender for Game of the Year.
New Store Releases
SOCOM
4: US Navy SEALs —
Venture into the inhospitable jungles and city streets of South East Asia as you
battle rebel fighters in this third-person shooter sequel.
Mortal
Kombat – Reviving the old fan favorite with an all new graphics engine, and
introducing new gameplay features like tag team and a more developed story
mode.
Portal
2 —Using
a portal-creating device you have to solve increasingly complex environmental
puzzles as you work your way through the Aperture Science Laboratories. Includes
an online co-operative game mode.
Downloadable Games Arcana Heart 3 ($29.99) - 2D Japanese arcade fighting game developed by Examu. Select from 23 female
characters who each have their own unique abilities.
Fancy Pants Adventures ($9.99) - Action-adventure platformer that can be played
with up to 4 players.
Neutopia ($5.99) - You are a boy on a journey to rescue a princess while reclaiming 8
medallions.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ($4.99) – The second game in the original SEGA Genesis
series.
Puzzle Agent ($9.99) - Solve logic puzzles, mazes, and riddles, as you
discover the secrets of a mysterious village.
Demos Virtua Tennis 4 World Tour
Demo
Fancy Pants Adventures Demo
Add-on Game Content Hyperdimension Neptunia: Cat
Ears (Black Heart) ($0.99)
Hyperdimension Neptunia:
Closed Mail (H) ($0.99)
Hyperdimension Neptunia:
Mail (L) ($0.99)
Hyperdimension Neptunia:
Mail (S) ($0.99)
Hyperdimension Neptunia:
Mail (W) ($0.99)
Hyperdimension Neptunia:
Mystic Hat (Green Heart) ($0.99)
Hyperdimension Neptunia:
Mystic Hat (White Heart) ($0.99)
Hyperdimension Neptunia:
Open Mail (H) ($0.99)
Mortal Kombat Online Pass
($9.99)
Yoostar 2: They’re Super
Cops ($1.99)
Yoostar 2: Underwater Bliss
($0.99)
Yoostar 2: Why Don’t We Go
For A Cool Million? ($1.99)
Yoostar 2: I’m Gonna Propose
To Melissa ($1.99)
Yoostar 2: I’m Not A
Policeman – I’m A Princess! ($1.99)
Yoostar 2: You’re With Me On
This? ($1.99)
Yoostar 2: A Visit To
Miracle Max ($1.99)
Yoostar 2: To The Pain
($1.99)
Yoostar 2: Hits Of The ’80s ($6.99)
Yoostar 2: How Can 5 People
Operate 1 Gun ($1.99)
Yoostar 2: Sit Down And Shut
Up ($1.99)
Yoostar 2: Tommy Is So
Tubular And All ($1.99)
ModNation Racers – Chocolate
Bunny Mod ($1.75)
ModNation Racers – Chocolate
Bunny Mod and Kart ($0.99)
Dj Hero 2: Ultra Mix Pack
($7.99)
PSP Downloadable Games Neutopia ($5.99)
Puzzle Guzzle ($5.99)
Final Fantasy IV: The
Complete Collection Digital ($29.99)
PS one Classics Dino Crisis 2 ($5.99) Threads of Fate ($5.99)
