Archive for March, 2009

PSP Review – Daxter
Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Ready at Dawn Studios has made an impressive debut on the PSP with Daxter, a spin-off of the Jak & Daxter trilogy. The game begins by revisiting the opening moments of Jak II, and comes to explain what happened during Jak’s two years of imprisonment, as well has how Daxter was able to save his [...]

Trophy Guide – Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection is a title just about everyone is happy to see.  General gamers love it because it includes so many great games, and Trophy hunters love it because it’s fun and one of the more simple Platinum trophies you will encounter.  If you’re of the latter type, you’ll be happy to know [...]

PSN Review – echochrome
Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Phil Harrison was onstage at E3 2007 when he first showed off echochrome, a title he described as having “possibly the least graphics and most gameplay.” And I find it hard to disagree with him on those two topics. But despite the innovative gameplay and irresistible aural presentation, there are several glaring problems that end [...]

PlayStation Horizon 03/16/09
Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Welcome to our new weekly feature where we cover all NEW games coming your way.  Here, we will cover all PlayStation platforms, including the 10 year old PS2, the hand-held PSP, and the all-mighty PS3.  This week doesn’t look so hot as far as new games go, unless you own a PSP.  The PSP will [...]

12 New Tekken 6 Screenshots
Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Here are 12 new Tekken 6 Screenshots! Let us know what you guys think. [Images]

Deals of the Week 03/15/09 – 03/21/09
Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Alright, it’s that time of the week again! This week is a little better then last, but nothing too spectacular. The PS3 has some decent deals, especially at Toys ‘R Us where anything over $39.99 is “Buy One Get One $20 Off.” Unfortunately, the PSP did not have any good deals to mention. As always, [...]

Two Brand New Games Coming from Creat Studios
Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Creat Studios, the guys behind Magic Ball, Cuboid, and Mahjong Tales, are bringing two new games to the PS3. One will be a wakeboarding game, and the other a cart racing game. Just like their first three games, these two will  be available on PlayStation Network for download. Little is known about the two games, [...]

Media Molecule Working on a Secret Project
Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Evans hints at MM’s next big project.

PS3 Review – Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Saturday, March 14th, 2009

Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction is Insomniac’s second game on the PS3, but their first next-gen iteration of the Ratchet and Clank series. Insomniac’s previous games were some of the top-rated titles on the PS2, and their first PS3 release, Resistance: Fall of Man, became one of the platform’s top performers at over [...]

PSP Review – MLB 09: The Show
Saturday, March 14th, 2009

Let me start off by saying that I’m actually NOT a close follower of baseball. I normally prefer basketball or occasionally football. But I happened upon a copy of SCEA’s excellent MLB08: The Show for my PSP sometime last year, and have been hooked on the series ever since. I built up my character from [...]

Aussie PSP Bundles Come Infected
Saturday, March 14th, 2009

This announcement may have slipped by some of you a while back. Our cousins Down Under are getting a Resistance: Retribution PSP Bundle. Those of you who enjoy importing special edition PSPs should take note of what this bundle has to offer. You get: A PSP-3000 Resistance: Retribution A Resistance: Retribution PSP Skin A Resistance: [...]

Alex Evans Reveals Future Plans for LBP
Saturday, March 14th, 2009

In a recent interview with Gamasutra, Alex Evans was able to discuss future plans for his studio’s critically acclaimed title, LittleBigPlanet.

Trophy Guide – Astro Tripper
Saturday, March 14th, 2009

Pod Oppressor (Bronze) – Destroy 10 mutated pods in any one level of Training Grounds. – You can easily do this on the first level of the game.  When the game starts, a bunch of pods (enemies) will spawn.  If you let them live for about 10-15 seconds they will mutate.  Let 10 of them [...]

Trophy Guide – NOBY NOBY BOY
Friday, March 13th, 2009

Eat Your Words! (Gold) – Eat the words NOBY NOBY BOY within the manual or in the staff credits. – Press Select to bring up the in-game manual.  Press Triangle to active Boy.  Then proceed to eat (L2) the words Noby Noby Boy! Eat the words one letter at a time, in order, and try [...]