I look at it this way - Nintendo has dominated the portable gaming market for two decades, so them getting the 3DS rolling didn't surprise me at all. And while no one has been a bigger fan of the PlayStation Vita than I have, these sales right now are a bit worrisome for me. In fact, "a bit worrisome" might be the understatement of the year. My big hope is that Sony knocks one out of the park at E3 in regards to the Vita and this thing starts getting the recognition it deserves.

Those Vita sales are just downright sad. Hard to believe a system this powerful and functional is just languishing at the moment. Sony had better hope they have one hell of a Vita game lineup announcement at E3 or every developer and publisher outside of Sony will likely be dropping the Vita like a boiling-hot turd.

I hope you're right Zergling. I also hope Sony has some awesome Vita titles to announced at E3. I'm ready to see this black beauty get rolling.

Wow, now this could be huge. How about make it a Vita exclusive. Vita needs a defibrillator at the moment and STAT!

Rayman Origins was phenomenal, so I'm all over this sequel. Can't wait for it.

Sony had better start getting more top tier titles on the Vita before that thing ends up dead in the water.

This is great news. I was afraid this game might be a casualty of Sega cutting back on some projects. I'll be importing this game day one. Love me some Monkey Balls.

Great review Sammy! I said if it got an 8 or better, I'd pick it up today rather than wait a few weeks. I've almost filled up my 32GB stick. Come on Sony, how about a 64GB stick?

Right now Sony needs to focus on keeping PS3 relevant and getting Vita jumpstarted. I think it's a bit early to start thinking about PS4 when there's still plenty of life left in PS3 if they play their cards right.

I just start the update when I plug my Vita in to charge before I go to bed.

Gaijin Games rocks, PERIOD! And I hope they're showing off RUNNER 2 at E3 because it will be the first game I head for.

I think they should make God of War IV a Vita exclusive. That might cause a few systems to fly off of store shelves.

I'll wait until after I see what Sony announces for Vita at E3 and how sales are through the holiday shopping season before I begin considering the Vita in serious trouble. But clearly Sony need to get some top tier titles on the Vita, especially in Japan, and soon.

Looks cool, but I think I'll hold off for awhile given all the Vita games I still need to finish up.

Well with a game of this depth, it was tough to narrow down the things to talk about and what things I'd probably leave to the player to find. I really enjoyed the game from top to bottom and was actually rather surprised it was as balanced as it was.

@Mickeymac is right, the story lines of the characters are very good and very much worth exploring, even if you're someone who normally just likes to pick a character or two and stick with them.

Ah the good old memories. Standing in line outside of EB Games waiting to toss down $600 for the PS3 monstrosity. Good times.

I saw Robin smoking a cigarette outside of the convention center back at E3. If I hadn't been late to a meet-up with Jools, I would have liked to have at least said hello to her. Sad to see her leaving thatgamecompany. They've lost quite a few pieces lately.

Yep, this is well-deserved. I don't play the old PS3 much, but I couldn't put this game down.

I'm kinda like Sammy, I'm wondering if this isn't just an upgrade to the Move and Camera system. Personally I'm getting a little sick of all of this motion control stuff. Wish these console makers would take things back to basics a bit.

I just didn't care for the first Epic Mickey game much, but I'm going to pick up this sequel in the hopes that it's more up my alley.

Word has it, they're going to change the ending of the game. That should be interesting.

This game has really caught my eye. I hope it turns out really well. I love a good kart racer.

While it's killing me to wait to play RUNNER 2, I don't mind the wait to get the game just right. I do wonder why they think it's going to take that long to get this game ready. Could this perhaps be an attempt to launch the game alongside the Wii U? Could a deal with Nintendo be lurking?

Sony's got a long way to go in Japan if they want to get Vita rolling. Vita Game Heaven isn't going to cut it.

I doubt there will be much Japanese text in a game like this. I've imported quite a few Super Monkey Ball games over the years, and they've all been easy to navigate. I can't pass up rolling monkey balls.

I just don't see them lasting much longer with this current situation. I'm hoping Gamestop will snatch them up and help them out, because if they don't, this company may very well be a thing of the past, sadly.

I'll be importing this baby on day one. Love me some monkey-rolling action.

I got the chance to play an early WiiWare build and the game was quite awesome. Tons of stuff to do and I love the open world feel of it. I'll definitely be picking this up on Vita.

I also agree with Brian, if a game has plenty of content and is a good game, there's no reason to feel pressured by the iOS and Android titles to price it much lower than is warranted.

Good call Sega.

Yeah some of the mini games are better than others. I did like the Blast Pack DLC though. Added some fun modes to the mix.

I love Angry Birds and I can't wait to play Angry Birds Space. So I'll be really keeping my fingers crossed for a Vita release. Should be a nice fit for the system. Come on Sony!

My poor 3DS has seen little to no action over the past two months since I got my Vita. Here's hoping Kid Icarus: Uprising injects some new life into my poor 3DS.

This game was pretty fun for about 2 hours, but I found myself losing interest in the game rather quickly after that. Great idea, but it needed some variety and polish. Here's hoping for an Army Corps of Hell 2. Great review Patrick!

Jak 1 is the only Jak game I really liked. Just couldn't get into the others, especially 2, which I found completely all over the map area-design wise. In fact I borderline hated Jak 2.

I like the visuals the way they are. Fits more in with the silly RC theme. I love a gorgeous visual presentation just as much as the next guy, but I don't need it in every game.

I guess I'm gonna have to pick this one up too. Sheesh. You're killing me Sammy!

I'm not sure I particularly like this move, but hopefully Sony know what they're doing.

Well, it doesn't sound good, but I'd rather them get it right than get it out now. Let's face it, the Ridge Racer train hasn't exactly been flying down the tracks smoothly as of late.

@theblackdragon - That was exactly what I was thinking when I first saw the trailer.

Was already going to get this tomorrow, but now I get it for free. YAY! Can't wait to take this one for a spin.

I played a bit of it last night and it is very cool. Great review Chris!

Over the years I've put in over 1000 hours on the PSP Hot Shots Golf original release. The platinum trophy in this Vita game will be mine.

Great review Mike. Controls are a bit tweaky from time to time, but overall this is a really fun and unique game. Definitely worth the $15.

You'd better get Mutant Blobs Attack and quick!

Nope, this is a Vita-only title.

You should have been the one to pay $75 for the JP release only to find out it had so little content.

It's not the save files that kill you, it's the full games if you decide to download the digital versions. Save files tend to be very small, so you could put tons of them on a 4GB card and not even make a dent. But if you plan to download games, especially the retail releases that venture up to 3+GB, you're gonna need a bigger card than 4GB.

It would probably help if I played my PS3, but since I got it at launch, I think I've played it about 4 times. Kinda odd since I love the PSP and Vita so much, but the PS3 just doesn't do much for me.

I'm definitely going to go back and play through Mutant Blobs Attack again after I get all of these Vita review finished. That game just freaking rocked!