Zack Zero on PlayStation 3 Review.
Short on new ideas but strong in execution; Zack Zero is a robust platformer that’s let-down by a low-budget art aesthetic and some cheap presentation.
Escape Plan on PlayStation Vita Hands-On Impressions.
When Sony debuted Escape Plan at GamesCom last year, we were so infatuated with the game’s Tim Burton-esque artstyle that we failed to pay attention to its actual gameplay. It was only when we attended a PlayStation Vita preview event at the tail-end of last year, that we really got a feel for the mechanics behind the Fun Bits Interactive developed launch title.
Wazza as he'll appear in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13.
We’re certain you won’t see a more bizarre headline than this all year: Blockbuster has revealed its pre-order bonuses for the upcoming Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, and they involve, erm, Wayne Rooney.
That’s right, the Manchester United striker will be joined by fellow footballers James Milner, Theo Walcott and Petr Cech in the upcoming golf sim. A second pack will boast ice hockey favourite Jeremy Roenick, NFL legend Marshall Faulk, NBA hot-shot Dwight Howard and former boxing champ Sugar Ray Leonard. No, we’re not making this up.
“This is the start of an exciting year for Blockbuster customers. We will continue to provide customers with unbeatable content which no-one else can offer and are delighted to be able to reveal the pre-order extras that will be available with Tiger Woods PGA Tour through our continued relationship with EA,” said Blockbuster’s James Morton.
We personally can’t wait to see ol’ Tiger show up as a hidden character in FIFA 13. It’d make about as much sense.
Insomniac Games is definitely done with the Resistance franchise.
Yesterday, Insomniac Games sent shockwaves through the games industry by revealing in an interview that it would not be progressing with the Resistance franchise. In order to quell some of the burgeoning speculation, company gaffer Ted Price has today confirmed the news in a calm and personal video recorded for fans.
“Some of you may have seen the headlines we inadvertently made through an interview I did, where I confirmed that we are not making any more Resistance games,” Price explained. “Now this is not the first time that those of us at Insomniac have said this, but today it was big news.
“So I did want to confirm it, face to face, that we are not moving on with the Resistance franchise.”
He continued: “We believe that Resistance has reached its logical conclusion in terms of the story that we wanted to tell. However, that doesn’t mean the Resistance franchise isn’t continuing; it’s already in the capable hands of Nihilistic, and Sony’s shepherding. We know that it will continue to live on and expand. And we’re excited, as fanboys, to see where it goes.”
Personally, we’d always believed that Insomniac would return to Resistance once it had explored other avenues. Price’s comments yesterday seemed alarmingly final, and we think that’s why the media picked up on the story so strongly. It was smart of Insomniac to follow up with a conclusive video explaining the departure — even though the news is so obviously tinged with sadness.
We wonder what this means for the future of the Ratchet & Clank series.
[via Eurogamer]
Scoff the lot with Laughing Jackal's Hungry Giraffe.
Forget everything we told you yesterday about Laughing Jackal’s upcoming PlayStation Mini, Hungry Giraffe. It turns out that the game’s titular scoffer is hungrier than expected — so much so that Sony’s been forced to push forward the game’s release date by seven days.
Hungry Giraffe will now drop onto the PlayStation Store on February 1st where it will be an exclusive for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Non-premium chongers will get to pick-up the scran obsessed mini-game from February 15th for £2.49.
There’s more details about the world’s hungriest giraffe through here.
You'll need to wait a little longer for Aliens: Colonial Marines.
SEGA’s pushed the release of Aliens: Colonial Marines outside of its original Spring launch window. The Gearbox developed first-person shooter will now drop sometime in “Fall 2012″. No reason was given for the delay, but SEGA promised that a brand new trailer would drop later today in order sate impatient fans.
Naturally Mega Man fans aren't best pleased with the character's portrayal in Street Fighter X Tekken.
Sony’s lined up another two exclusive characters for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions of Street Fighter X Tekken. As previously hinted, both Pac-Man and Mega Man will be entering the crossover fray — the latter of which sporting his awful 1980′s boxart get-up.
“In the spirit of crossover fun, the dev team wanted both Capcom and Namco’s mascots to join the fray in a slightly silly, goofy way,” said a post on the Capcom Unity blog. “Pac-Man riding Mokujin is about as weird as it can get, so the best equivalent for Mega Man would have to be the so-bad-it’s-good-but-still-kinda-bad box art from Mega Man 1 in the US.”
The announcement of the characters brings the tally of PlayStation exclusive fighters to five — with inFamous’ Cole McGrath and the famous Sony kittens, Toro and Kuro, being confirmed at previous events.
Hit the jump to see the madness in motion.
Separate releases of Silent Hill 2 and 3 are looking extremely likely.
It looks like next month’s Silent Hill HD Collection is set to get broken up for digital release. Video games blog Joystiq has uncovered two separate ratings for Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3. Given the manner in which many of these HD upgrades have been distributed in the past — with a full collection at retail and separate releases digitally — we’d put money on the remastered versions of Silent Hill hitting the PSN before the year is out.
Get a taste for the insane from next week.
We’ve known for a while that Eat Sleep Play’s upcoming Twisted Metal reboot would be getting a demo — but we certainly didn’t expect it to be dropping quite so soon. Outlined on Sony’s Official PlayStation Blogcast podcast, senior social media specialist, Sid Shuman, has confirmed that fans will get to sample the car combat exclusive from January 31st when a demo races onto the PlayStation Store.
It’s unclear what the demo will entail at this stage — but we’re expecting machine guns and exploding cars for one.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus is looking sharp on PS Vita.
While it’s possible to own three different versions of Ninja Gaiden at this point, the upcoming Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus on PS Vita makes a case for purchasing a fourth. Publisher Tecmo Koei’s released a brand new trailer of the title ahead of its launch, and it shows off all the features you’d expect from a Ninja Gaiden release: ridiculously fast-paced action, slick visuals and ladies wearing completely inappropriate clothing.
It looks neat. The game’s due out on February 22nd in Europe and North America.
Nab some exclusive MP3s when you pre-order Lumines: Electronic Symphony from Amazon.
Lumines might be a great puzzler, but a lot of the franchise’s underlying appeal comes down to its audio. As such, it’s totally befitting that Amazon should be handing out free MP3s to those that pre-order a copy of Lumines: Electronic Symphony for the PS Vita.
You’ll get three tracks for your troubles, each composed by Makoto Asai and pulled from the game’s secret unlockable stages. The game’s due out alongside the PS Vita’s First Edition bundle on February 14th.
Click through here for more pre-order details.
[via Joystiq]
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