‘Heads-Up’ Game Store Update 15th February 2012

Greetings humble gamers. I come forth with a new update of the PlayStation Store.

After a bit of a wait we now have Worms Ultimate Mayhem ready and waiting to claim your precious hard drive space. Grand Theft Auto IV arrives to the PS Store as a vanilla flavour or as a bundle option complete with DLC, and House of the Dead III also shows its beautifully scary side for you to unload your rounds on.

The big demo this week is Mass Effect 3. Fire the first shots in the war to take Earth back! Voted Most Anticipated Game of 2012 at the SpikeTV VGAs, Mass Effect 3 puts you at the centre of an all-out galactic war – and how to wage that war is up to you. Try the demo today.

Binary Domain also pops in for a visit, also having a demo on the store today. From the team that brought you Yakuza comes Binary Domain, a game set in a futuristic Tokyo where man and machine are waging war. A bit like Terminator only in Tokyo, then. But nay! It’s the gameplay system that should be of interest. Direct your team with instructions either by button commands or your very own voice – do they trust you or are you just a reckless muppet in the middle of a warzone?

Also, Far Cry 2 has its price slashed to £7.99/€9.99! Even better, if you’re a PS Plus subscriber then it is offered to you at a 100% cut. Imagine that. Oh wait, you won’t have to!

Today we also enter a new phase of select PlayStation 2 titles appearing on the store. We’re taking things slow with a selection of titles (full list below), but a couple of gems to definitely check out are God Hand and Maximo.

“God or demon, what am I? It’s time for me to choose my path!” (I love the song!) Receiving a controversial review, God Hand is a sorely underexposed PS2 game that was, for many players, a truly wild ride. With crazy moves such as the “Ball Buster” and a truly colourful set of characters, God Hand was not only fun, frantic and hilarious but also pretty gosh darned hard!

Now, if that doesn’t take your fancy (why?!) then give Maximo a shot. Using the classic Ghosts ‘n Goblins as a sort of base design, the game has you take up arms as Maximo, who needs to save his lady friend and other loved ones from an evil chap called Achilles. With classic style gameplay reimagined, Maximo is sure to provide you with some great fun and amusing moments when you’re stripped to your hearty underwear whilst fighting off the undead. No man is more brave and determined than this, surely?

I hope you enjoy some of what’s on today.

Stay safe, readers.

Bye!

PlayStation® Network New Content

Full Games (PS3)

• Move Street Cricket (£11.90/€14.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand
File Size: 2.8GB

• Worms Ultimate Mayhem (£9.99/€12.99)   *10% Discount for PS Plus Members*

Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 518MB

• James Cameron’s Avatar The Game (£14.99/€19.99)

Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Russian Federation, Ukraine
File Size: 3.4GB

• Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition (£27.99/€34.99) *20% Discount for PS Plus Members*

Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: Not available in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
File Size: 16GB

• Grand Theft Auto IV (£19.99/€24.99)

Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: Not available in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
File Size: 11GB

• The House of the Dead III (£4.79/€2599) *30% Discount for PS Plus Members*

Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: Not available in Germany
File Size: 1.2GB

• The Adventures of Tin-Tin: The Secret of the Unicorn The Game (£19.99/€29.99)

Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 7.2GB

• Scary Girl (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 1.1GB

PSOne Classics

• Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (£5.49/€6.99)

Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 1.9GB

PS2 Classics (Compatible with PS3 only)

• A Train 6 (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 613MB

• Arcade Classics Vol. 1 (£3.99/€4.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 208MB

• Bust-A-Bloc (£3.99/€4.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 150MB

• Cel Damage Overdrive (£3.99/€4.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 395MB

• Chicken Little (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 1.9GB

• Disney Princess Enchanted Journey (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 4GB

• God Hand (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 164MB

• Golden Age of Racing (£3.99/€4.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Ukraine
File Size: 164MB

• Gungrave Overdose (£3.99/€4.99)

Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 4.2GB

• International Super Karts (£2.99/€3.59)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Ukraine
File Size: 104MB

• Kim Possible: What’s the Switch? (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 1.7GB

• Maximo (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 2.2GB

• Maximo vs Army of Zin (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 1.2GB

• Meet the Robinsons (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 4.1GB

• Mr. Golf (£5.49/€6.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Ukraine
File Size: 598MB

• MX World Tour (£3.99/€4.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 509MB

• Neo Contra (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 2.3GB

• Noble Racing (£3.99/€4.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Ukraine
File Size: 209MB

• Road Trip Adventure (£3.99/€4.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 611MB

• Seek & Destroy (£3.99/€4.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 583MB

• Skyscraper (£1.99/€2.49)

Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Ukraine
File Size: 363MB

• SSX On Tour (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 4.5GB

• Swords of Destiny (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Australia, Germany, New Zealand
File Size: 4.4GB

• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 3GB

• Walt Disney’s Donald Duck Quack Attack (£7.99/€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 865MB

• WWI: Aces of the Sky (£3.99/€4.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Ukraine
File Size: 215MB

• WW2: Battle Over The Pacific (£3.99/€4.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Ukraine
File Size: 168MB

minis (PS3/PSP)

• Bermuda Triangle (£1.99/€2.49)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales

• World Ping Pong Champion (£2.49/€2.99)

Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Not available in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine

Demos

• Mass Effect 3

Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: Not available in Germany

• Binary Domain

Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: Not available in Australia, Germany, Luxembourg, New Zealand

Special Offer Selection

• Far Cry 2 – (Was £15.99/€19.99 – Now £7.99/ €9.99) *100% Discount for PS Plus members*
• Mafia II – Additional Content Bundle (Was £17.49/€21.99 – Now £8.79/€10.99)

• Disney G-force (Was £7.99/€ 9.99 – Now £3.99/€ 4.99)
• Tron: Evolution (Was £7.99/€ 9.99 – Now £3.99/€ 4.99)
• PSP Pirates Essentials Bundle (Was £11.99/€ 14.99 – Now £7.99/€ 9.99)
• PSP Disney Pixar Double Pack (Was £11.99/€ 14.99 – Now £7.99/€ 9.99)
• Hannah Montana – Rock Out the Show (Was £7.99/€ 9.99 – Now £3.99/€ 4.99)
• Toy Story 3 (Was £7.99/€ 9.99 – Now £3.99/€ 4.99)

Add-On Game Content (PS3)

• Ace Combat Assault Horizon
  • Aircraft Skin Pack 3 (£4.79/€5.99)
    (Includes the following content, also available separately)
  • F-22A ‘Flash’ (£2.39/€2.99)
  • F-15E ‘Tiger Pattern’ (£2.39/€2.99)
  • F-15C ‘Patriot’ (£2.39/€2.99)
  • Aircraft Skin Pack 4 (£6.49/€7.99)
    (Includes the following content, also available separately)
  • Su-34 ‘TEKKEN ALISA & XIAOYU’ (£2.99/€3.59)
  • F-22A ‘Warwolf’ (£2.39/€2.99)
  • PAK-FA ‘Akula’ (£2.39/€2.99)
  • F-2A ‘NAGASE’ (£2.39/€2.99)
  • Compatibility Pack 7(Free)
    • Ka-50 Hokum (£3.99/€4.99)
    • YF-23 Black Widow II (£3.99/€4.99)

    Rating: PEGI 16
    Availability: All Locales

• Dance Star Party – Dance Star Party Mix 7 (£5.49/€6.99)
• Rating: PEGI 12
  Availability: All Locales
• Dungeon Defenders – The Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards: Part 1 (Free)
• Rating: PEGI 12
  Availability: All Locales
• Soul Calibur V
• • Downloadable Music Pack 3 – Soul Calibur II (£1.59/€1.99)
  • Downloadable Music Pack 4 – Soul Calibur III (£1.59/€1.99)
• Phineas and Ferb – Level Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
• Rating: PEGI 3
  Availability: All Locales
• Zen Pinball – Epic Quest Table (£1.59/€1.99)
• Rating: PEGI 7
  Availability: All Locales
• Disgaea 4
• • Classroom Map (£0.79/€0.99)
  • Death Saber (£2.39/€2.99)
  • Getter Mao (£1.59/€1.99)

  Rating: PEGI 12
  Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands

• Dynasty Warriors 7
• • Legend Stage Pack 1 (£3.19/€3.99)
  • Excel Stage Pack 3 (£2.39/€2.99)

  Rating: PEGI 12
  Availability: Not available in New Zealand

• Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends
• • Legend Stage Pack 1 (£3.19/€3.99)
  • Excel Stage Pack 3 (£2.39/€2.99)

  Rating: PEGI 12
  Availability: Not available in New Zealand

• Rock Band 3
• • Creedence Clearwater Revival Pack 02 (£2.49/€3.99)
  • Gold Star My Heart Pack (£3.49/€5.29)
    (Includes the following content, also available separately)
  • Alone – Heart (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison (£0.99/€1.49)
  • To Be With You – Mr.Big (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley (£0.99/€1.49)

  Rating: PEGI 12
  Availability: Not available in Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, India, Kuwait, Luxemburg, Poland, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates

  • Rock Band Network
  • Potential for Anything – Magnus ‘SoulEye’ Pålsson (£0.59/€0.79)
  • So Let Us Create – Jukebox the Ghost (£0.99/€1.49)
  • 30 Lives – The Motion Sick (£0.59/€0.79)
  • All I Want Is You — Jerry Naylor (£0.99/€1.49)
  • My Only Star – Amberian Dawn (£0.99/€1.49)

  Rating: PEGI 12
  Availability: Not available in Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, India, Kuwait, Luxemburg, Poland, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates

  • Saints Row The Third
  • Funtime! Pack (£1.99/€2.49) (Not available for Germany)
  • Money Shot Pack (£1.99/€2.49)

  Rating: PEGI 18
  Availability: All Locales

  • UFC Undisputed 3
  • UFC 3 Ultimate Knockout Artist Boost Pack (£1.59/€1.99)
  • UFC 3 Early Access Pass (£1.19/€1.49)

  Rating: PEGI 16
  Availability: All Locales

Avatars

• Carnival:

• Carnival Island Avatar Bundle 5 (£0.79/€0.99)

(Includes the following, also available separately)

• Kowalski the Kangaroo Avatar (£0.21/€0.25)
• Jeffrey the Duck Avatar (£0.21/€0.25)
• Amani the Civet Avatar (£0.21/€0.25)
• Jack the Walrus Avatar (£0.21/€0.25)
• Oliver the Owl Avatar (£0.21/€0.25)

• Carnival Island Avatar Bundle 6 (£0.79/€0.99)

(Includes the following, also available separately)

• Murray the Meerkat Avatar (£0.21/€0.25)
• Goggles the Sugar Glider Avatar (£0.21/€0.25)
• Buffy the Border Collie Avatar (£0.21/€0.25)
• Pockets the Corgi Avatar (£0.21/€0.25)
• Hercules the Rabbit Avatar (£0.21/€0.25)

• Journey:

• Return (£0.21/€0.25)
• Wander (£0.21/€0.25)

• Jak & Daxter

• The Jak & Daxter Trilogy Avatar Bundle (£0.79/€0.99)
• Jak and Daxter (£0.21/€0.25)
• Jak and Daxter 2 (£0.21/€0.25)
• Jak and Daxter 3 (£0.21/€0.25)
• Dark Jak 1 (£0.21/€0.25)
• Dark Jak 2 (£0.21/€0.25)

• Malicious:
• MALICIOUS™ Avatar Bundle 1 (£0.79/€0.99)
  (Includes the following, also available separately)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 1 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 2 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 3 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 4 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 15 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS™ Avatar Bundle 2 (£0.79/€0.99)
  (Includes the following, also available separately)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 5 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 6 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 10 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 11 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 14 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS™ Avatar Bundle 3 (£0.79/€0.99)
  (Includes the following, also available separately)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 16 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 17 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 19 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 20 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 21 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS™ Avatar Bundle 4 (£0.79/€0.99)
  (Includes the following, also available separately)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 7 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 8 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 9 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 12 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 13 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS™ Avatar Bundle 5 (£0.79/€0.99)
  (Includes the following, also available separately)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 18 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 22 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 23 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 24 (£0.21/€0.25)
• MALICIOUS Avatar 25 (£0.21/€0.25)

Themes

• Nature
• Christmas Cheer (£1.59/€1.99)
• Romantic Petals (£1.59/€1.99)
• Scenic Seagulls Theme (£1.59/€1.99)
• Summer Fields Theme (£1.59/€1.99)
• Winter Wonderland Theme (£1.59/€1.99)
• Places/Landmarks
• Toy Tokyo Electric Town Theme (£1.59/€1.99)
• Sci-Fi/Fantasy
• Baltic Sky Theme (£1.59/€1.99)

Dynamic Themes

• Abstract
• Dynamic Fuel Theme (£1.59/€1.99)
• Games
• House of the Dead III Theme (No price listed)
• Nature
• Dynamic great seashore theme two (£1.59/€1.99)
• Dynamic island theme (£1.59/€1.99)
• Dynamic windy beach theme (£1.59/€1.99)
• Places/Landmarks
• Dynamic great bridge at San Francisco theme (£1.59/€1.99)
• Dynamic Yosemite lower falls theme (£1.59/€1.99)

Videos (PS3)

• Access Episode 021 (GB only)
• Mass Effect 3 Special Forces
• The Darkness II Launch Trailer
• Yakuza Dead Souls NPC Trailer
• The House of the Dead III Launch Trailer

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