They got it right with Generations, but for whatever reason they're now batting 0-for-2 with Sonic 4. Hopefully Episode 3 will get it right.

The franchise is wildly popular and Ubisoft is a company that loves doing multiplatform games, this series is definitely coming to Playstation and I can't wait.

Burnout Legends was one of my first and favorite PSP games and I'd love to see the series on PS Vita. That said, I'm also a big fan of Need for Speed and really enjoyed Hot Pursuit so if they wanted to make an HP 2 I'd be fine with that as well.

I hope both this and LBP Karting get Vita releases. I already plan on picking both those games up for PS3, but I'm out of my house a lot and honestly I enjoy gaming on the PSVita and 3DS as much as I do the home consoles so I'll gladly get a portable version of these games as well if given the option. A deal like they did with MLB The Show where you can get both versions together for $80 would seal the deal.

Sony needs to do whatever possible to get an exclusive MH on the Vita, at this point that's the only way I can see things turning around. The only other option would be to get a Final Fantasy VII remake, but that would mean Square-Enix actually giving the people what they want and we all know that will not be happening any time in the near future.

I don't think 1.4 mil copies sold, especially the way things have gone for the industry lately, is that bad. But Capcom's timing was off on this one, it's not even the fact that we've seen a lot of fighters that hurt them, it's that they decided it was a good idea to release SF X Tekken the same day as Mass Effect 3. Eventhough it craps all over the garbage that is ME 3 it was never going to get as much attention.

I pre-ordered the game today just because I'm looking forward to playing a new Hitman. Haven't downloaded Sniper Challenge yet but I've heard it unlocks some stuff for the main game so I'm definitely going to play it at some point.

Completely agree with the review and the score. If it hadn't been for Batman: Arkham City, MK would've been my pick for GOTY in 2011 and this portable version was a huge reason I bought a Vita. Been playing this since it launched two weeks ago and I'm very happy with how well it made the transition from PS3 to Vita, it's great having the best fighting game of this generation to play on the go.

Easily my favorite game of last year so some story DLC is definitely welcome. Hopefully it'll drop hints of a possible third game.

Nice to see MLB 12 The Show in there. Phenomenal game.

Be interesting to see how many units it pushes. I think the best time to release this bundle would've been last Nov. but I'm sure MS signed a deal with Activision to get an exclusive time period on that 360 MW 3 bundle.

I'm happy for Nintendo, they did a great job turning the 3DS' fortunes around. Hopefully Sony gets things turned around for Vita very soon. A price drop would help but the easy solution is to just get Capcom hot on an exclusive Monster Hunter game for it.

@Zergling

That would be great. I'd also like an announcement for Resident Evil for Vita, even if it's just a port of Revelations.

I still say the Vita had more good stuff day one than the 3DS did for it's first 5 or 6 months on the market. That said, announcements are neccessary to generate excitement and Sony really hasn't made many on the Vita front. I also agree with people who say the Vita needs a price cut on the system and memory cards. Personally, I'd say for what you get, $250 is fair but it's obvious the mass market thinks otherwise. Sony just isn't in a position to do that though, at least not on the Vita itself, they could cut memory card prices but that probably won't happen either.

Maybe not the most original idea but gotta give Treyarch credit for trying something different. I'm now very interested in this game.

Great week. MK alone is enough for me but lots of other solid offerings as well. Awesomenauts from all accounts is an excellent game and as a bit of a retro gamer I'm very happy with the addition of Max Payne which I really enjoyed back in the earlier days of PS2. Never played Rayman 2 or Legend of Dragoon but I know a lot of people who hold the latter in very high regard.

Another one to add to the long list of upcoming Vita games I want to play.

@WolfRamHeart

Glad to help. I'm looking forward to the PushSquare review as well.

The cutscenes look great but the in-game graphics took a bit of a hit, in part so the framerate wouldn't suffer. That's really the only criticism I can come up with. As far as a 'lazy port,' I'd really like to talk to anybody who says that to hear their complaints because 'lazy' is not a word I'd associate with the work done on this. It has all the content of the PS3/360 version of the game plus some more costumes and bonus challenges.

Picked up my pre-order as soon as the local game store opened today. It's great to finally have the best fighting game of this generation to take on the go with me.

We've been seeing Japanese numbers every week and they're not good but I'm also not surprised because frankly it still doesn't have the library built up it needs to succeed there. When the inevitable Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and Monster Hunter hit, sales will go up. My question is, has there been any mention at all of North American or European sales? Right now I'm more concerned with the Vita's performance in those territories.

I'm a big fan of Wayforward, the 'Mighty' series on DS, 3DS and PSP is great and I really liked their take on Bloodrayne so I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on this, but I still can't shake the feeling that maybe Double Dragon is something best left in the past.

Nice, any new story DLC for this game is welcome, can't wait to play it.

@DavynD

For the North American and European audiences I thought the launch lineup was great, one of the better ones for any system in recent times. But yeah for Japan it was pretty bad. They need some Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil and especially Monster Hunter, asap.

I'm definitely going to try the StarDrone Extreme demo, the game looks interesting enough and it's affordable which is nice. Not sure House of the Dead 4 is worth the $10 or not. Anybody here played it?

Any kind of Syphon Filter announcement would be great. I really enjoyed Bend Studios' PSP efforts and would love to see the series continue on the Vita, but a PS3 game would be great too.

Doesn't really surprise me, it was a decent show but nothing special. I've always liked Pulse better.

@TitanBryan

That's something that definitely varies from person to person. I play games on my 3DS a lot, mainly Kid Icarus these days which I just started a second playthrough of, but I also play the Vita a lot. I'm on my third playthrough of Uncharted and play MLB 12 almost every day.

Clearly too soon to say the Vita is 'dead' but I am surprised to see the sytem getting crushed by the 3DS like this week in and week out. I still think it's too soon for a price cut, they need to get a few big Japanese franchises out soon though. Just open the wallet up to Capcom already.

Any kind of a boost in sales right now is a good thing for the Vita, hopefully they get some more good Japanese-centric games soon to boost sales even more.

@shinobi88

Agreed. It's never fun to watch a company struggle but I do think we'll get some great gaming news out of this, especially if it's true that Hirai would like to make PlayStation a huge part of the company's plan to get back on track.

I'm a big fan of Rock Band Unplugged so this is welcome news indeed. Can't wait for its release.

They should've just stuck with the garbage ending they provided the first time around and learned from it going forward. I'd love to be wrong but I really don't think this will change things, you'll have some who like it, some who don't care for it. Bioware screwed the pooch because they were trying to set the game for post-launch DLC and it bit them in the ass. Move on and don't make the mistake in the future.

I'm still working through Vita's launch games myself though to be honest, Uncharted: Golden Abyss and MLB 12 The Show have been more than enough to keep me entertained. But for those wanting more May and June should be awesome between Mortal Kombat, Resistance: Burning Skies, Gravity Rush and Little Big Planet.

Anything free for the consumer is always nice but Sony needs to just take some of the money its put towards advertising, throw it in the laps of the higher ups at Capcom and beg them to put out a Monster Hunter game for the Vita asap.

Well, I don't know about others but for me it's just a matter of comfort. I've been using the dualshock controller for years and still find it to be the best option available. I feel like it's more accurate than motion controls even for first and third person shooters, but obviously there are others who feel differently and that's the nice thing about Sony's products, you have plenty of options. Hopefully it'll stay like that.

What Sony has done right, unlike its competitors, is not force motion control on the gamer. The option to use motion is there but for people like me who don't care for it, we can just use the dualshock, hopefully Sony stays on this course because Nintendo and MS seem intent on pushing stupid crap on people rather than providing options.

Nice to see a solid release date, it's set for May 1 here in North America. Can't wait, already have my copy pre-ordered.

Whatever they do, just don't force me to play games with anything other than a dualshock controller. I hate any form of motion control with a passion.

Hopefully he has a quick and full recovery from whatever it was that caused the health concerns. It'd be nice to see him get back into game development at some point as he pretty much brought back the fighting game scene with SF IV but his health is obviously more important, and it seems like he had a pretty crazy schedule, a nice, long break was probably overdue.

Capcom did a nice job with this port but I just can't get into the Marvel vs. Capcom games anymore for some reason (liked 2 a lot back when it first released but didn't really care for it when I played the HD update). I think I'm into fighting games that need a bit more strategy and this one seems too much like button masher to me but maybe I'm just playing it wrong. Still, not bad for those who want a decent fighter and the job they did with this has me really looking forward to Street Fighter X Tekken. I've highly enjoyed that game on PS3 and expect another great port for Vita.

Hope he has a quick recovery.

Aside from Resistance 2, I've really enjoyed every game in the series so I'm definitely looking forward to this. If nothing else, it should be an interesting look into how Vita will handle FPS.

The problem is, those loyal fans keep buying their DLC. If they weren't then Capcom would be forced to change its business practice.

I finally got around to playing the game after borrowing a copy from a friend. The gameplay is great but yeah can't justify the up front price and then the nickel and diming that's going to happen afterwards. It's a shame Namco decided to go this route especially after RR on the PSP was so damn good, this one plays just as well and had potential to be better but the developers let the almighty dollar cloud some of their decision making.

This version of the game can't be released soon enough for me. It'll be great to have this during my break time at work.

Well, I can see why people would like them, it does mix up the formula a bit and sometimes that's a good thing. I'll admit, a lot of my problems with the races were probably my own fault so maybe that's why I didn't care for them too much.

Awesome game, I bought both the PS3 and Vita versions and I'm pretty impressed with the cloud save feature. It's nice not to be able to play the same franchise season in the game whether I'm at home or on my break at work.

Nice review, I'd say a 7 is about a right, it's a very fun game but I just think Super SF IV and Mortal Kombat are better brawlers. That said, I do expect to get some distance out of this game over the next few months and I will be getting the Vita version as well if it has some good cross-platform stuff.