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The Legend of Dragoon will FINALLY be released on PSN!

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:51:40 +0000

Shu Yoshida, President of SCE Worldwide Studios has just confirmed that The Legend of Dragoon will be available on PSN when the store updates on May 1st! He talks about the game, and gives us some insight as to how big this project really was: The Legend of Dragoon was one of the last projects I worked on as a producer in Japan Studio and by far the biggest team I managed hands-on. We started the project in 1996 with only a handful of people, hired one by one as we were building up teams for Ape Escape, The Legend of Dragoon, and Ico simultaneously. During the peak of the game’s development, we had well over 100 people working internally in the studio on The Legend of Dragoon — for a PSone game! We had roughly 10 artists dedicated just to drawing concept art for this gigantic RPG. As the game contained lots of pre-rendered maps and full-motion videos, we were forced to spread the content over four CDs, which was the maximum number of discs that the fattest PSone game case could hold. It took nearly three years to build the team and develop the game, which was released in December 1999 in Japan and June 2000 in the US. As I moved from Japan to the US in March 2000, I was able to personally handle the game’s release in both Japan and the US. Following the game’s launch in Japan, we learned from players that certain parts of the game were too difficult. The team re-balanced the gameplay for the release outside of Japan, so the US version was the complete version of the game that we were all proud of. No price has been revealed but, considering the size of the game, I expect it to be $9.99 (and well worth it).

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[minis review] Canabalt

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:06:40 +0000

This morning was just like every other morning. Then, it happened. No one knows where they came from, or what they are. But we all know that nothing will ever be the same. Now, your only chance for survival is to outrun the destruction of your city… with just one button. Run for your life! Canabalt PlayStation minis trailer from Beatshapers on Vimeo . When you wake up to a robot invation, you can only do two things: run, and run faster! Canabalt hails from the year 2009 (yes, that does sound like a long time ago), and it was the start of the auto runner craze. What is an auto runner? It is a game on which your character runs automatically (get it?) without any outside input. You usually only have control over him with a single button that allows him/her to jump. Other games have added a double jump, or even another button to allow you to fire ( heeeellooo One Epic Game! ), but the basic concept is still there. Canabalt is all about running until you die, always hoping to escape the madness that is brought by GiantKillerRobotsTm, when they decide to invade somewhere. You will need to jump from building top to building top while avoiding any obstacles that might make you sit down for a cup of coffee with the Grim Reaper. The more time that your character spends running, the faster he will continue to run. This is great when you want to outrun an off-screen menace, but it is not that great when you’re trying to make a precise jump over then void that is imminent dead. By hitting small obstacles, you can slow down a bit, but you must be careful to not slow down too much, or else you won’t be able to make the next jump. A bit of a Catch-22 since you can’t see how big the next jump is if you’re going to slow, but going too fast means you could jump OVER the whole building, falling down to the far, far away land of concrete floor. You must also avoid “death from above” objects, that are either missiles or discarded arms from the GiantKillerRobotsTm. Hitting those will bring you to a halt, and your game will be over in a flash. Why? Because you’re crashing into a very hot piece of metal that is bigger than you, and when you combine human flesh with hot, smoldering metal… Some buildings are just waiting for you to set foot on top of them to start crumbling down. Guess all the pigeons on the rooftop were not heavy enough to destroy the whole thing. But the pigeons sure look nice when they fly away, trying to avoid you at all cost. Canabalt is a small and minimalistic game that you should definitely add to your collection. The Auto runner extraordinaire is still fun after all these years, and you can now enjoy it on your PS3, your PSP or your Vita. How far can you run before you just can’t run anymore? Review Pros Cons Great art and music One button controls Random levels are not for everyone Rating 80% Cost – $2.99 Disclaimer Total amount of time played: 3 hours. This review is based on a PS3/PSP copy of Canabalt obtained from Beatshapers.

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Gaijinworks and MonkeyPaw Games Bring Us: Class of Heroes 2 – the Kickstarter!

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:18:13 +0000

Vic Ireland from Gaijinworks, and MonkeyPaw Games have decided to join forces, and bring us a great opportunity to show our support for the idea of bringing “Japan-only” RPGs to this side of the pond. MonkeyPaw Games has been hard at work securing the rights to several titles for the PSX that, up until recently, had been sentenced to a “import from Japan” fate. And Vic Ireland has been doing this for yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaars. Wait, what? You don’t know who Vic Ireland is? For shame! For those of us that were fortunate enough to own a PSOne many, many years ago, Vic Ireland’s Working Designs was a godsend. Several games that had been released on the Sega CD (an attachment that allowed the Genesis to play CD based games), as well as others that had been hit with the dreaded “Japan-only” stick, were brought to the PSOne by Working Designs. And they did so in style. That right there is the Collector’s Edition for Lunar: Eternal Blue, a box filled to the top with collectibles, great artwork, a soundtrack CD, a pendant, and even a Hardcover Instruction booklet/artbook. Looks great, right? Well, I’m proud to own that one, along with the CE for Arc the Lad Collection and their final release: Growlanser Generations CE. After this, Working Designs had to go into the sunset, but with a new day came a new chance to make a change: Vic Ireland started Gaijinworks, a company that would carry on with the legacy of Working Designs while, at the same time, acknowledging the changes that digital releases have brought to the industry. Kickstarter has proved that when fans crave and desire a specific product, and you bring it to them, they will open up their wallets. Double Fine found success with their “we’re making an old-school point and click adventure game”, and Brian Fargo is now working on a sequel to Wasteland. Vic Ireland and MonkeyPaw Games are now askign for your money to open up the flow of JRPG releases, and their first release will be Class of Heroes 2 for the PSP . There are several levels for your pledges, and the higher you go, the better the rewards. The centerpiece of it all is a physical, UMD release of Class of Heroes 2, complete with a CE to do he game justice. Vic Ireland himself has this to say: We’re offering a Physical Deluxe Pack of Class of Heroes II for the PSP® system that will be the craziest Deluxe Pack we’ve ever done. And if you know our work at Working Designs, that’s a pretty high bar already. This will NOT have digital content you download. It will NOT have codes for in-game armor or weapons. It will NOT have a picture flip book passed off as an art book. It will not ship with DLC on the disc you have to pay for again later. It will NOT come in a tin box passed off as Steelbook. It will NOT be what’s usually advertised as a Collector’s Edition in 2012 – a wimpy, atrophied shadow of what a real Deluxe Pack should be. It will be an awesome Deluxe Pack with real, collectible, limited, awesome stuff based on the game, including an arranged soundtrack. Please, go over to their Kickstarter page and start making your pledges, so we can finally return to a golden age when THIS is how a Collector’s Edition looked like:

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Unchained Blades to be Published by XSEED Games

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:18:59 +0000

After teasing us about it on twitter with some very creative pics , XSEED Games has officially confirmed that they are bringin Unchained Blades to the US! Originally released as UnchainBlades ReXX in Japan last summer and developed by FuRyu, Unchained Blades is a role-playing game set in a monster-filled world, and was directed by Toshio Akashi of the Lunar series, while the game’s story was penned by Grandia series veteran Takashi Hino. “We at XSEED Games are delighted with the opportunity to bring a title like Unchained Blades to North American gamers,” said Ken Berry, Director of Publishing at XSEED Games. “Unchained Blades represents a collaboration between some of Japan’s most high-profile developers and artists, offering a unique blend of classic RPG gameplay paired with an eclectic mix of art styles.” We’ll be able to get the game later in the year, as a digital-only release (as was the case with their last PSP release, Corpse Party) to enjoy either on PSP, PSP GO or Vita. I’ll be sure to let you know about the release date and price as soon as they tell me about it!

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[minis Review] Ace Armstrong vs The Alien Scumbags!

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:40:04 +0000

Help legendary star fighter pilot Ace Armstrong defeat the Scumbag invasion of earth in this modern take on classic old-school shoot-em-ups, with an added 50s Sci-Fi twist and plenty of Scumbag-bursting humour. Fly Ace through several action-packed levels, each featuring a huge boss with unique attack patterns to defeat! Use Ace’s mighty Recycl-o-Ray to suck up the essence of defeated Scumbags and use their own weapons against them. Can you turn back the Scumbags’ tentacled tide of terror?! Controls are very simple to understand. You can move Ace’s ship either with the D-Pad or the analog stick (I used the D-pad to get the proper old school feel), and shooting your standard cannons is handled by the X button. You can use the L or R button to vacuum in the weapon energy left behind by some of the Alien Scumbags, and you can shoot these extra weapons with the Square or Circle buttons. You can still shoot your standard cannons while you’re doing this, so be sure to never stop firing or the Aliens will get you! Also, when you suck in a new weapon, your current one is immediately discarded, so make sure you really want to get rid of it before hitting either shoulder button. What weapons can you take from your enemies? You have access to a laser, to a spread shot, to a 3-way shot, and exploding shot, and a veeery powerful shot that can quickly kill all enemies in 1 or 2 shots at most. The more powerful the weapon, the lower number of shots you have available, so be sure to plan accordingly. A strong weapon in your arsenal when facing a boss can be the difference between survival and defeat. Before you start the game, you are given the option of picking one of the three difficulty settings available (Rookie, Pro and Elite). You should start on Rookie to get an idea of how the game works, as diving right into Pro or Elite can prove to be too much for most. Picking a higher difficulty cuts down the number of extra ships you start with AND aliens are stronger, thus requiring to be shot more times in order to be destroyed. You must quickly understand how to differentiate the things that can kill you from those that are there just for show, especially since all that it takes to bring down your ship is one hit. You can crush against scenery, aliens, spaceships, etc., and it is easier to know what scenery is physically there, and which one is just for show, by constantly firing with X. You can also autofire when holding down X, but you can definitely fire faster by constantly pressing X, thus allowing you to destroy more enemies. When you reach the end of the level, you’ll fight against a huuuuge boss. Learning their pattern is a must, or you’ll never defeat them. Be prepared to lose several ships during this fights if you’re not careful. Luckily, if all your lives run out, you can choose to immediately go on, as long as you have any continues left. Ace Armstrong vs the Alien Scumbags provides us with a fun game that takes us back to simpler times when 2D sidecrollers were all the rage. The art-style and gameplay mechanics allow this minis release to set itself apart from the rest of the options available in the service. Review Pros Cons Easy to control Several weapons you can use Crashing into a building before being able to realize that structures are bad Rating 81% Cost – $3.99 Disclaimer Total amount of time played: 3 hours. Game was completed before writing this review. This review is based on a PS3/PSP copy of Ace Armstrong vs the Alien Scumbags provided by Laughing Jackal.

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Releases for the Week (March 5th-11th)

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:59:13 +0000

Oh, wow. March creeped up on us! This is a great month for fans of PS branded hardware since the 2012 Spring Fever event is just around the corner… and the GCA winners are about to be announced! Remember, you get them at a discount, and PS+ subcribers can get them for 50% off. What are the highlight releases for this week? Mass Effect 3 seems to be popular, baseball fans can decide between MLB 12: The show and Major League Baseball 2K12, and fighting fans will also get Street Fighter X Tekken. Vita contines its release onslaught with Unit 13, MLB 12: The Show and Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7. Full list of releases after the break. PS3 Retail Releases You Can Buy Mass Effect 3 Right Here! You Can Buy MLB 12: The Show (PS3) Right Here! You Can Buy Major League Baseball 2k12 Right Here! You Can Buy Street Fighter X Tekken Right Here! Or You Can Buy The Special Edition! You Can Buy Blades of Time Right Here! You Can Buy Top Gun: Hardlock Right Here! VITA Releases You Can Buy Unit 13 Right Here! You Can Buy MLB 12: The Show Right Here! You Can Buy Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Right Here! PSN Releases PSP Releases

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Releases for the Week (February 20th-26th)

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:58:35 +0000

With the release of the PS Vita set for February 22nd, more and more Vita games are starting to show up at retail (and on PSN) for all new buyers to get their game on. While not as crazy packed as last week, we do have eight PS Vita releases as well as two PS3 retail releases and two “now on PSN” formerly retail-only games. Not only that, but we are also getting two minis releases with Hungry Giraffe (for which we’ll have a review soon!) and Touchdown Fever, as well as one PS2 Classics release thanks to Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers. Overall, this is a good week for all PS fans and especially for PS Vita fans since we have to remember that all Vita games you buy directly at the PSN Store will give you access to a 10%+ discount! Full list of games after the break. PS3 Retail Releases You Can Buy Asura’s Wrath Right Here! You Can Buy Syndicate Right Here! PSN Releases You Can Buy Mafia II Right Here! You Can Buy Star Wars The Force Unleashed II Right Here! PS Vita Releases You Can Buy Shibobi 2: Revenge of Zen Right Here! You Can Buy Touch My Katamari Right Here! You Can Buy Ben 10 Galactic Racing Right Here! You Can Buy Army Corps of Hell Right Here! You Can Buy Dynasty Warriors NEXT Right Here! minis Releases PS2 Classics

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Releases for the Week (January 30th-February 5th)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:55:27 +0000

The last week of the month is here and we finally start to get more than one retail releases as publishers realize that we actually like to purchase games all year long (and not only during the holiday rush). The three retail releases bring something for everyone, as we’re getting Final Fantasy XIII-2, sequel that is supposed to “fix” everything that was wrong with FF XIII (which, if you ask me, was nothing at all), Soul Calibur V (fighting games are back in style!) and NeverDead (a game that is so weird, that I’ll just point you to the trailer so you can see what it’s all about ). On PSN, the only new release is Puddle. Other than that, we get some formerly retail only games that are now part of the digital service. Full gallery after the jump: PS3 Retail Releases You Can Buy Final Fantasy XIII-2 Right Here! Or maybe you want the Awesome Collector’s Edition! You Can Buy Soul Calibur V Right Here! Or maybe you want the Shiny Collector’s Edition! You Can Buy NeverDead Right Here! PSN Releases You Can Buy Mini Ninjas Right Here! You Can Buy Madden 2012 Right Here! You Can Buy Kane and Lynch: Dead Men! You Can Buy Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days Right Here! PSP Releases

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Huge Savings Part 2: PSN Store Edition

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:14:03 +0000

There’s a LOT of content on sale right now at the PSN store. So much that I’ve had to place it all after the break AND in quotes to really make the list pop-out. My PS3 is set to be back by friday morning and I’ll be getting the L.A. Noire Complete Bundle (even cheaper at only $24.99 thanks to my PS+ sub), Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X, Age of Booty, Breath of Fire IV, Dino Crisis 2, Cyberbots and Earthworm Jim HD. What are YOU buying? Resident Evil 5: Untold Stories Bundle (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $12.49) Alpha Protocol Gear Pack (Sale) (now $5.99, original price $14.99) Section 8: Prejudice Blitz Pack (Sale) (now $2.09, original price $ 2.99) Section 8: Prejudice Overdrive Map Pack (Sale) (now $2.79, original price $3.99) Section 8: Prejudice: Frontier Colonies Map Pack (Sale) (now $2.79, original price $3.99) 1942: Joint Strike (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Age Of Booty (Sale) (now $2.99, original price $4.99) Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $14.99) Bionic Commando: Rearmed (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Final Fight/Double Impact (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Flock (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition (Digital) (Sale) (now $19.99, original price $29.99) Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Wolf Of The Battlefield: Commando 3 (Sale) (now $2.99, original price $4.99) Grandia (Sale) (now $5.99, original price $9.99) Blokus (Sale) (now $1.99, original price $4.99) Earthworm Jim HD (Sale) (now $2.99, original price $9.99) Modern Combat: Domination (Sale) (now $2.99, original price $7.99) Bomberman Ultra (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Trine (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) L.A. Noire (PS3) (Sale) (now $31.99, original price $39.99) L.A. Noire Complete Edition Bundle (Sale) (now $34.99, original price $49.99) Red Dead Redemption Digital And Undead Nightmare Collection Bundle (Sale) (now $34.99, original price $49.99) Daytona USA (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99) Renegade Ops (Sale) (now $11.99, original price $14.99) Sega Bass Fishing (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99) Sega Rally Online Arcade (Sale) (now $5.99, original price $9.99) Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99) Space Channel 5 Part 2 (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99) Armageddon Riders (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99) Homefront (Sale) (now $19.99, original price $29.99) Cuboid (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Interpol: The Trail Of Dr. Chaos (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Magic Orbz (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $6.99) Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Wakeboarding HD (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Hamsterball (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Ricochet HD (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Far Cry 2 – Digital (Price Change) (now $19.99, original price $29.99) Activision Hits Remixed (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Bakugan: Defenders Of The Core (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Cabela’s African Safari (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts Ultimate Challenge (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Cabela’s North American Adventures (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $29.99) Crash Of The Titans (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Crash Tag Team Racing (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Gun: Showdown (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Monster Jam: Path Of Destruction (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Rapala Pro Bass Fishing (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Rapala Trophies (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Swat: Target Liberty (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Doodle Pool (Price Change) (now $0.99, original price $4.99) Retro Cave Flyer (Price Change) (now $0.99, original price $4.99) Zombie Racers (Price Change) (now $0.99, original price $6.99) Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Capcom Classics Collection Remixed Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Capcom Puzzle World Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Darkstalkers: Chaos Towers Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Fate Unlimited Codes (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Mega Man Maverick Hunter X Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Digital (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Power Stone Collection Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $5.99) Ultimate Ghosts N Goblins Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) 5-In-1 Arcade Hits (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $3.99) Blimp: The Flying Adventures (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $1.99) Minisquadron (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $1.99) One Epic Game (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $1.99) The Impossible Game (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $2.99)

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[UK Giveaway] Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter & Carnivores: Ice Age (minis)

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:12:32 +0000

First off be sure to check out our reviews for Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter & Carnivores: Ice Age if you haven’t already. This time we will have 5 winners for this giveaway! Winners will receive codes for both games! This is for UK codes only! If you want US codes see this post . See how to win after the break. If you want to win Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter. Then press the +1 button above and then go to our PS3Blog.net Google+ page and look for the secret word which you can use below. The first 3 to put in the correct word will win! If you didn’t win using this method you can still enter to win via our giveaway system. We have 2 available to win this way. Entry ticket this time is only 75 points. Details are below. Please like & follow Beatshapers on Facebook & Twitter. It’s because of them we are having this giveaway! So show them some love. Follow @Beatshapers [Worth up to 5 Entries] Purchase Lottery Ticket for 75 Points for a entry into the lottery. Here are all the possible ways to earn points . [Worth 1 Entry] Like the giveaway post on the lottery page (not the actual post itself) via Facebook. Then post a comment to your facebook wall from the lottery page. [EARN 20 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] Follow @ps3blogdotnet on Twitter. Then there will be a tweet button. You just have to click that & tweet the exact text in the pop-up . Then a notification will pop up saying your entry was successful. [EARN 20 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] Use the Google +1 button on the lottery page (not the actual post itself), then share on your Google+ profile to complete your entry. [EARN 20 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] First, be a fan of our our Facebook page . On the left sidebar, there is a [Giveaway] link. Go there and at the bottom there is a “Enter Contest” button you can click for your Facebook PS3Blog.net Fan Page entry. Note: Make sure you’re logged into PS3Blog.net before you click the button. [EARN 5 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] Subscribe to our YouTube Channel . We will post a bulletin. Follow the link & it will count as your YouTube entry. Note: Make sure you’re logged into PS3Blog.net before you click the link. [EARN 5 Points] [Bonus 4 Entries] After you have purchased at least one lottery ticket you are eligible for video entries. Make a video saying why you want to win. It can be funny, unique, strange, etc. Have fun with it. Include PS3Blog.net and the name of the item being given away in your video & in the title of the video. Then use the button above to submit your video for review. Also leave a comment below with a link to your YouTube video. [EARN 20 Points] Here are the most recent YouTube video entries for all lotteries on PS3Blog.net with the most recent ones displayed first.

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