Posted on 21 October by Mike Kebby – PlayStation Store Team, SCEE

PlayStation Store – Content You May Have Missed

Hello all – you’re all lucky people this week; you get a double dose of me (hooray I hear you cry)!

Following on from the post on the blog last week detailing the new PSN Cards, it made sense to us to compile some of our best loved content available on the PlayStation Store that may have passed you by – and being the kind, caring, and considerate person I am, I’m here to guide you through that content :)

I’m pleased to say that we now have over 130 games for your PS3 available via the store; and that number covers a wide range of genres, well known titles, smaller self published titles and a vast amount of protagonists to play as. From faceless blocks, to ships of differing guises blasting though waves of enemies, via ‘boy’ and his ability to eat everything around him (including his own tail), a Persian prince who has been given a new lick of paint, and soil living creatures with a crazy arsenal of weaponry, I think gaming on the PSN is looking like a veritable feast of goodness!

There are many great titles that deserve to be mentioned, but I don’t have the space to list them all (and you probably don’t have the patience to read them all) – so here’s a mere snippet, a taster if you will, of what you may have missed in previous updates.

For Your PS3

Battlefield 1943

Battlefield 1943

War should definitely not be glorified, however, when a multiplayer game looks this good it’s hard not to resist getting online and jumping into the trenches and taking the fight to the enemy guns a blazing! With a range of weaponry and vehicles to fight with, this is a great opportunity to challenge your friends to some brutal online action (made less brutal by the fantastic scenery and ever shining sun) and claim some bragging rights.

Flower

Flower

Flower is just as much an experience as it is a game, by using the sixaxis motion controls you glide with the wind collecting flower petals as you go. Peaceful, relaxing, and sometimes chaotic, this game is a unique demonstration of beautiful graphics and freedom, where you can complete each levels aims, and find the mysteries, or you can simply explore and float around to your heart’s desire.

Burn Zombie Burn

Burn Zombie Burn

Take control of Bruce and survive wave after wave of the zombie onslaught. The key to victory is linking massive combos, and utilising the various weapons scattered about the levels to ensure your success. Baseball bats, shotguns, lawnmowers and chainsaws are some of the tools for your victory, but there is also the use of fire to work with too! Fire makes the zombies faster and more dangerous, but also leads to better pickups and much higher scores; therefore, you need to manage the flaming zombies to master this quirky game.

Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Commander’s Challenge

Red Alert 3: Commander's Challenge

For the RTS fans out there this game is a great choice – this standalone game from the Red Alert 3 world sets you 50 unique challenges to work through in order to lay claim to being a world class commander. It’s not often you’ll get to test you wits against Ric Flair (well actually he’s playing Commander Hill) so take the fight to him, and various other commanders, with a range of troops, including new ones such as the Giga Fortress, Desolator, and Cryo Legionnaire.

Trine

Trine

Take a thief, knight and magician, a magical trinket that binds them all together, and you’ll get the premise for Trine. Combine the talents of these three ‘heroes’, who all have different progressive skills, to discover hidden treasures, solve physics based puzzles, and battle various enemies. This is a stunning game which uses a physics based engine that ensures the game plays out with true physics based interactions, and it’s also a lot of fun to boot!

Others to try: Shatter, Outrun Online Arcade, PixelJunk Eden, Prince of Persia Classic, Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty, Worms.

As for the PSP, we have over 140 full games available at the moment on the store, and that number will be rising as we release more content each week, with more brand new releases coinciding with the retail release, as well as getting more legacy titles onto the store as the weeks roll by.

For Your PSP

PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe

PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe logo

PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe

The Forest Defender is back, only this time he’s portable. The game mechanic is the same, as the Forest Defender you need to save your offspring from the hordes of monsters; however this version brings with it new weapon towers, a new island, new music and a new mode. That’s not all, once you feel like you’ve mastered the single player modes, you can join a friend online and fight together in Co-op.

God of War Chains of Olympus

God of War: Chains of Olympus

What needs to be said about our favourite god of war Kratos that hasn’t been said already? He’s the epitome of bad-ass, and you wouldn’t argue with him over the remote control that’s for sure, let alone trap Helios the sun god in the Underworld and risk the wrath of Kratos coming along to free him. Well that’s what has gone and happened, so join Kratos in this epic adventure and slay many a mythical beast in the process.

Patapon

Patapon 2

Pon-pon-pata-pon. Seriously, once you’ve played this game for more than a few minutes, you won’t be able to get the rhythms out of your head. Control the Patapon tribe with the ‘sacred drums’ by keeping a steady beat and you’ll excel in battle. However, if you lose the beat, don’t expect your tribe to pay much attention anymore. This game is a true test of rhythm, but is also a very unique take on the strategy genre. Pata-pata-pon-pon.

Gran Turismo

GT PSP

Another title that really needs little by way of an introduction, you should know the drill by now; start with a low ranked car, drive some races, win some cash, get a better car and start entering more challenging races, until you rise to the very top of the circuit. With over 800 cars available, and 35 tracks to test your skills on, combined with the glossy sheen of the Gran Turismo franchise, this is a great racing game to take with you whilst on the move.

Buzz! Master Quiz

Buzz! Master Quiz

Build your mental muscles with this portable version of the quiz show Buzz! You can test your wits in the Solo Quiz Challenge, or host your own six player quizzes and play with your friends on the same console. With over 3000 questions, it’ll take some doing to find all the answers, and will also stop your family cheating by memorising all the answers off the back of the cards (Trivial Pursuit will never be the same again, thanks Dad!).

Others to try: Fate/Unlimited Codes, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Numblast, Sega Mega Drive Collection, WipEout Pulse.

Finally, as a sneak peek into tomorrow’s update, I can say that Ratchet & Clank will be joining you via the medium of a dynamic theme, and as an added bonus, you can check out the video below:

It’s impossible to do justice to every single title on the store at present in one blog post, and that’s where you all come in; what are your favourite titles available via the store? Discuss your favourites in the comments below, and let me know your thoughts.

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