Capybara Games, the group behind the widely successful Critter Crunch will be porting another game over to the PSN, this time bringing over Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes.  The game, originally released on the DS last December will now find its way onto the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.

With the announcement, Ubisoft have revealed the first trailer for the game along with new screenshots.  The game will be receiving an upgrade in the graphics department while also adding new equippable artifacts and tweaking existing ones to improve balance in the multiplayer.  Capybara Games expects Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes to be released this summer.

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Since releasing on the PlayStation Network last year, Critter Crunch has quickly become one of the most loved games on the platform, with a recent price drop to $3.49, there really is no better value on the PlayStation Store.  To add more to that ever growing value, the game is going to be receiving a patch tomorrow to fix and improve an already great experience.  Check out the full details of the patch below

Fixes

• No more annoying audio glitch
• No more Wins/Losses upload issues when the server is in ‘maintenance’ mode**
• Player score for Challenge levels now correctly handled in ALL cases
• “Barf Success” icon now shows up correctly in ALL cases
• “King of the Jungle” Trophy now successfully unlocks correctly even with a score of 0

Tweaks

• Player feedback regarding DIFFICULT LEVELS has been taken to heart. Tough levels got a little less insane!
• Coop networking tweaks to decrease pesky lag
• Multiplayer “Disconnects” are now awarded more accurately
• Catching a jewel while feeding glorious vomit to your son will no longer interrupt you
• Your rank will now be retrieved more reliably when playing Adventure

Additions

• XMB Audio support
• language select available for all!
• You get a little XP even if you lose in multiplayer

So will added features and a low low price, will anyone late to the party be picking this up?  For our opinions on the game, check out the review.

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Right now you can pick up the following titles for half off their original price on both the PlayStation Network.

PSN Games
Gravity Crash – $4.99
Zen Pinball – $4.99
Critter Crunch – $3.49
Braid – $7.49
Burn Zombie Burn – $4.99

PSP Titles
Savage Moon – $4.99
Crystal Defenders – $4.99
Creature Defense – $3.99
Kurulin Fusion – $2.99
Thexder Neo – $4.99

So, will anyone be taking advantage of these great offers?

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Critter Crunch was a puzzle title which came out last year and was largely under-appreciated by many. Although it was positively acclaimed by critics and entertained by the dozens, many consumers haven’t heard of the title.

The PSN exclusive title Critter Crunch is now on sale via Amazon.com for the unbeatable price of $3.49. With a regular price of $6.99, this offer more than halves the cost of this single-player and co-op title. Delivery is free via digital processing on the Amazon price, so there are no added fees after purchase.

For fans of puzzle titles, Critter Crunch is a unique title that definitely shouldn’t be missed. Check out the official PlayStation LifeStyle review now. To learn a little bit of backround on the team behind Critter Crunch, check out our interview with Capybara Games’ Nathan Vella.

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Want to see which region got what content? Look no further, as PlayStation LifeStyle has done the searching for you and compiled a list of what’s new in this week’s PlayStation Store Update, for all regions across the globe.

North American Update

Price Updates

• Uno is now 7.99

Downloadable Games

• Peggle ($14.99)

PSone Classics

• Resident Evil 2 ($5.99)
• Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver ($5.99)

PS3 Demos

• Smash Cars Demo

Add On Content

• Peggle Nights ($4.99)
• PAIN: Flavor Flav ($1.99)
• High Velocity Bowling: Psychedelic 60’s Ball Pack ($0.99)
• High Velocity Bowling: Techno Modern Ball Pack ($0.99)
• Way of the Samurai 3 Accessories (free)

Guitar Hero 5

• “Lick It Up” by KISS ($1.99)
• “Modern Day Delilah” by KISS ($1.99)
• “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” by KISS ($1.99)
• KISS Track Pack ($5.49)

Rock Band

• “Beautiful Thieves”— AFI ($1.99)
• “End Transmission”— AFI ($1.99)
• “Love Like Winter”— AFI ($1.99)
• “Medicate”— AFI ($1.99)
• “The Leaving Song, Pt 2″— AFI ($1.99)
• AFI Pack 01 ($8.49)- This pack includes “Beautiful Thieves,” “End Transmission,” “Love Like Winter,” “Medicated” and “The Leaving Song, Pt 2″ by AFI.
• “Walk Like An Egyptian”— The Bangles ($1.99)

Beatles Rock Band

• “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” — The Beatles ($1.99)
• “Within You Without You” — The Beatles ($1.99)
• “When I’m Sixty-Four” — The Beatles ($1.99)
• “She’s Leaving Home” — The Beatles ($1.99)
• “Lovely Rita” — The Beatles ($1.99)
• “Fixing A Hole” — The Beatles ($1.99)
• “Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!” — The Beatles ($1.99)
• “A Day In The Life” — The Beatles ($1.99)
• Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Album) ($13.49) – This album includes “Fixing a Hole,” “She’s Leaving Home,” “Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!,” “Within You Without You,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” “Lovely Rita,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise),” and “A Day in the Life” by The Beatles.

Game Videos (free)

• Pulse 11/19 Edition
• Pain: Flavor Flav Trailer
• Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Launch Trailer
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 15 sec Accolade TV Spot
• FIFA Soccer 10: Director’s Cut Trailer
• Madden NFL Arcade Trailer
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Flag Runner Trailer
• NBA 2K10 TV Commercial
• Assassin’s Creed II Arsenal Trailer
• Assassin’s Creed II TGS Trailer
• Assassin’s Creed II GP Trailer
• Critter Crunch “Feeding Time” Trailer
• Army Of Two: 40th Day Extraction Trailer
• Peggle Trailer

Themes & Wallpapers

• Peggle Theme (free)
• Celtic Maidens 2 Premium Plus Theme ($1.99)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Wallpaper (x5)
• topatoi Wallpaper
• Peggle Wallpaper

PSP Store

• Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines ($39.99)
• D-CUBE Planet ($3.99)
• Echoes ($2.99)
• Circles ($3.99)
• PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe Demo
• LittleBigPlanet PSP Demo
• Promethus Demo

PSP Add-ons

• RBU: “California Über Alles”— Dead Kennedys ($1.99)
• RBU: “You’re No Rock ‘n’ Roll Fun”— Sleater-Kinney ($1.99)
• Armored Core 3 Portable Theme (free)
• Celtic Maidens PSP Theme 3 ($1.49)
• Celtic Maidens PSP Theme 4 ($1.49)
• DJ Max Fever Wallpaper (x4)
• Armored Core 3 Wallpaper (x2)

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Critter Crunch released October 8th in North America to much acclaim from many top gaming publications, earning an extremely positive metascore of 86. Critter Crunch is due to launch in Europe and Australia on November 19. To coincide with Critter Crunch’s PAL launch, we caught up with Capybara Games’ Nathan Vella to talk about all things Critter Crunch as well as the history and future plans for the Toronto-based development team.

Read the full interview after the jump…

PlayStation LifeStyle: Tell us a bit about the history of Capybara Games? How large is the team? When were you established?

Nathan Vella of Capybara Games: Capy was started way back in 2003 and has grown to a 23-person studio. At the time, Toronto Canada had very little development studio’s, and all of us that wanted to make games were fighting over the 1 or 2 jobs that opened up every year. Fortunately, we all were getting frustrated at the same time, and it culminated with a thread on the Toronto IGDA chapter forum soliciting interest in starting a game development group.

That development group went from 30 interested folks to 12 solid folks, and we set out to make a couple cell phone games. None of us had dev experience, but we all believed we could (probably) make something cool. In the end, we all kept our day jobs and worked in our spare time making our first 2 projects. When they were done, with the help of Flashman Studios, we got in front of Disney who agreed to fund us to make a cell phone game for the Disney/Pixar film Cars. We didn’t have an office, or computers, or staff… but we sorted that all out. That was late 2005, and by 2007 we had made 15+ mobile games, many of which won a bunch of awards and all of which, no one reading this has likely played.

Now Capy works on iPhone, Nintendo DS™ and the downloadable console platforms, all of which are awesome platforms to develop for.

PSLS: Capybara Games… Where did the name come from? Did the name come from the semi-aquatic mammal from South America?

Nathan: For the PSLS readers not familiar with the Capybara, it is indeed a semi-aquatic rodent that can be found in South America. It’s basically a really, really big guinea pig.

As for how we ended up naming our studio after a big-ass rodent, it ties in closely with how Capy was started. The 12 founders needed to all agree on a name, and despite having some amazing ideas (and some terrible ones), everyone’s second pick was Capybara. So, in short, our name was chosen because everyone didn’t hate it.

PSLS: Critter Crunch was released on the PlayStation Network just over a month ago, are you happy with the acclaim it’s received?

Nathan: We are really proud, happy and humbled by the critical and community response. We always believed in Critter Crunch, and so did SCEA, so when it received the amazing review scores it did, we were both ecstatic.

When we were crunching (pun totally intended) to get the game out, we kept telling ourselves that the hard work and love we put in would pay off. It’s unbelievably gratifying to see that come true.

PSLS: Once people try the demo, they’ll be hooked on Critter Crunch’s fun and addictive gameplay. Where did the concept of Critter Crunch come from?

Nathan: We certainly hope so! Anyone who isn’t sure about the game should really grab the demo – it has a good amount of content and really introduces you to many of the game modes.

The initial concept for Critter Crunch came from the brain of Capy co-founder and creative director, Kris Piotrowski. Since he does a lot of his thinking (and gaming) in the bathtub, I am going to go out on a limb and profess that he thought of the initial idea there.

The original idea was to make an old-school-inspired arcade-style puzzle game – something akin to the early Nintendo and NEO-GEO games that we all loved profusely as kids. We wanted to make one of those puzzle games that you could picture in an arcade – something fast and frantic and fun.

PSLS: How did you come up with the $6.99 price point? Which is a steal by the way. Our wallets thank you for that.

Nathan: And to your wallets we say, “You’re welcome”. The way I always explain it is that on platforms like the PlayStation®Network, there are classes of games, like items on a menu.

Games like Flower, or Braid, those are meal games, those are your entrees. When you are done playing, you are full. Those meal games are the ones that are $9.99 USD or over. Then there are games like Nobi Nobi Boy that are snack games, appetizers – you play them in snippets but they don’t tend to replace meal games. Snack games are the $4.99 games on PSN.

We always saw Critter Crunch in between the two – sort of a “large appetizer” game. It might not be enough to fill up every gamer, but it’s still a substantial amount of game.

In the end, we decided that $6.99 USD was a good pricepoint, and we’ve been really happy to see people so pleased with the price.

PSLS: Did you build your own engine, or was a third party engine used?

Nathan: We used PhyreEngine™ as our graphics engine, and it really was a great experience for Capy – our 2D pipeline integrated with it smoothly, so our artists could use the system they were familiar with, and the support was truly top-notch.

So many other awesome PSN games use it as well – Flower, Shatter, and many more. It really is a great option for indie PSN developers.

PSLS: Was Sony supportive of this venture?

That’s why you see Critter Crunch as a PlayStation Network exclusive – when we were looking for options to bring Critter Crunch to the console downloadable space, SCEA was extremely excited about the game. In fact, they were just as excited as we were, and that was really what we were looking for. We’ve worked with a lot of publishers before, and we weren’t keen on having one for Critter Crunch – fortunately for us SCEA was on the same page and were even excited about us self-publishing.

I could probably write a short novel about how awesome SCEA have been to Capy. They treated Capy with respect and nothing but positivity.

PSLS: Are you planning on releasing additional titles to the PSN? It’s ok, you can tell us. We wont tell anyone…

Nathan: Are we ever! While I can’t go into detail… yet… I can say with certainty that there will be more games by Capy on PSN in the (hopefully not so distant) future.

PSN really is a great service, full of some of the best games of this generation. We are pretty happy to be on the same platform as games we adore like Flower, Everyday Shooter, Shatter and many more. We’re huge fans to say the least.

PSLS: With the recent launch of the PSPgo, and the accompanied PSP Minis, does Capybara have any plans to release any PSP titles, or PSP Minis?

Nathan: I love the idea behind the PSP Minis – I really hope it shapes up to be an interesting venue for indie-developed games, with a focus on creativity.

In the short-term, Critter Crunch won’t be seeing a PSP release… we have to finish our new projects first! However, depending on the demand from fans and how well the game does over its first 2-3 months on PSN, it might make sense for Capy to bring Critter Crunch back to being a portable game.

The PSPgo is the first digital-download only gaming console, how do you feel about the gaming industry’s move toward digital downloads?

PSLS: Do you think Sony is taking the PlayStation Network in the right direction as far as digital content is concerned?

Nathan: I absolutely think the PlayStation Network is in the right direction. Any service that signs developers like thatgamecompany and (Toronto’s own) Jon Mak to make creative, interesting and original games in the indie-spirit is bang-on in my books.

I love that games like Shatter have found a great home on it as well, because without PSN we might have missed a great new iteration on the arkanoid game style.

In short, I really have trouble faulting the amazing quality of many of the PlayStation Networks titles, and I really believe they are taking the platform in a great direction.

PSLS: What was the most consumed snack during development? We know Capybara eats grass, water plants, and leaves. What are the staff’s favorite food?

Nathan: The 3 major food groups during Critter Crunch development were:

Soda, Orange Juice and not-so-great Canadian Burritos.

It is unbelievable how impossible it is to find a really high-quality Burrito in Toronto. Spending time in San Francisco and LA has really tainted my experience on the burrito front. But we still ate a ton of them during Critter Crunch.

PSLS: Were there any particularly humorous staff moments during development? Anything embarrassing? Give us dirt!

Nathan: We were once asked “What inspired Critter Crunch” by a journalist writing for one of the largest mainstream press outlets. Capy co-founder Matt Repetski jokingly responded that Critter Crunch was directly inspired by the North American obesity epidemic. He explained that Biggs using his tongue to set the foodchain in motion was a veiled commentary on Western society, and that Biggs was so tubby to mimic the obesity rate in the West.

They did not get the joke, and printed it as a key part of the article – something along the lines of “Small studio aims to fight obesity through Critter Crunch”. We decided at that point to no longer joke with non-gaming press.

PSLS: Other than gaming, what are some other hobbies of the members of the Capybara Games staff?

Nathan: My personal hobby right now is being a mediocre Cammy player in Street Fighter 4. The Capy team has lots of different hobbies around the office, from music, to art, to sports.

Right now one of the studio-wide hobbies is preparing for the birth of Critter Crunch and Might & Magic Clash of Heroes writer Dan, and his amazing wife Jen’s, baby. We do things like suggest names (such as Smalls, or Hank Hudson), offer to join him at ultrasounds, that sort of thing.

PSLS: It’s been a pleasure working with Capybara since Critter Crunch was first announced. Are you always this nice?

Nathan: We are always nice. Even if you punch our mothers, we’ll probably get you ice for your hand. But please don’t test that.

On that note, I’d like to thank PlayStationLifeStyle and its amazing audience for supporting our game from the very beginning. You guys are great.

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Below is a list of the top downloaded items from the PlayStation Store for the week ending October 22nd. This week Call of Duty: World at War and Fallout 3 both dominate the chart.  The number one spot is occupied by the latest COD: WAW Map Pack for the second straight week.  Fallout 3′s add on content has been very popular over the past few weeks. Check back each week for the lastest and most popular downloads from the PlayStation Store.

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Want to see which region got what content? Look no further, as PlayStation LifeStyle has done the searching for you and compiled a list of what’s new in this week’s PlayStation Store Update, for all regions across the globe.

North American Update

Price Updates

• Lumines Supernova Permanent Price Drop (now $9.99)
• Burnout Paradise Temporary Price Drop (now $14.99)
• Siren Halloween Sale! (full game now $29.99, originally $39.99 – three bundles now $11.99, originally $14.99)

Downloadable Games

• Trine ($19.99)

PS3 Demos

• Ratchet And Clank Future: A Crack In Time – Clank Demo
• Critter Crunch Demo
• Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Demo

PSone Classics

• Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee ($9.99)
• Oddworld: Abe’s Exodus ($9.99)

Add On Content

• FIFA Soccer 10 Live Season 2.0 All Leagues ($9.99)
• Lumines Supernova Add-on Bundle ($4.99)
• Lumines Supernova Holiday pack ($2.49)
• Way of the Samurai 3 – Head & Apparel Items

Rock Band

• “Because” by The Beatles ($1.99)
• “Oh! Darling” by The Beatles ($1.99)
• “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” by The Beatles ($1.99)
• Abbey Road Album — The Beatles ($16.99) – Build your library for The Beatles: Rock Band by purchasing Abbey Road (Album).
• “Another One Bites the Dust”— Queen ($1.99)
• “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”— Queen ($1.99)
• “Fat Bottomed Girls” — Queen ($1.99)
• “I Want It All”— Queen ($1.99)
• “I Want to Break Free”— Queen ($1.99)
• “Killer Queen”— Queen ($1.99)
• “One Vision”— Queen ($1.99)
• “Somebody to Love”— Queen ($1.99)
• “Tie Your Mother Down”— Queen ($1.99)
• “Under Pressure”— Queen ($1.99)
• Queen Pack 01 ($15.99)

Guitar Hero 5

• “Lay It On The Line” by Triumph ($1.99)
• ”Show Me The Way (Live)” by Peter Frampton ($1.99)
• ”Freeze-Frame” by J. Geils Band ($1.99)
• Classic Rock 2 Track Pack ($5.49)

Game Videos (free)

• Pulse 10/22 Edition
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves – Eye of Indra 1
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Behind The Scenes: Technology and Gameplay
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Behind The Scenes 2: Story And Art
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Behind The Scenes 3: Making of the Cinematics
• Aliens vs. Predator – Predator Trailer
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infamy Trailer
• Guitar Hero Van Halen Trailer
• FINAL FANTASY XIII TGS 2009 Trailer
• Dragon Age: Origins Sacred Ashes Trailer
• Dragon Age: Origins Stone Prisoner Trailer
• Dragon Age: Origins Warden’s Keep Trailer
• Summer Dew Tour Videos (x8)

Themes & Wallpapers

• Hot Pockets PS3 Theme (free) (U.S. Only)
• School Girls Attack! Hook-Ups Theme ($1.99)
• Tokyo City Police Hook-Ups Theme ($1.99)
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Theme ($1.99) (U.S. Only)
• 40’s WWII Pinups Theme ($1.99)
• Beach Theme 2 ($1.99)
• Zombies On TV Theme ($1.99)
• LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival Wallpaper
• Hot Pockets PS3 Wallpaper (x3) (U.S. Only)

PSP Games

• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories ($19.99)
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories ($19.99)
• The Warriors ($19.99)
• Lemmings ($15.99)
• Undead Knights ($39.99)
• The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun ($29.99)
• Marvel Super Hero Squad ($29.99)
• Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament ($29.99)
• Hammerin’ Hero ($19.99)
• R-Type Command ($14.99)
• Crimson Gem Saga ($29.99)
• Riviera: The Promised Land ($14.99)
• Yggdra Union ($14.99)
• Capcom Puzzle World ($19.99)
• FIFA Soccer 10 PSP (and French version) ($39.99)
• Armored Core 3 Portable ($14.99)
• Half-Minute Hero ($39.99)
• WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2010 ($39.99)

PSP Demos

• Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Demo

PSP Add-ons

• Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce DLC Pack 6 (free)

Rock Band Unplugged

• “All I Want”— The Offspring ($1.99)
• “The Rock Show”— Blink-182 ($1.99)

PSP Themes

• LocoRoco Midnight Carnival Theme (free)
• Cat Girl Akiko Hook-Ups PSP Theme ($1.99)
• Ice Cream Girls Hook-Ups PSP Theme ($1.99)
• Nurse Girl Nikki Hook-Ups PSP Theme ($1.99)
• School Girl Attack! Hook-Ups PSP Theme ($1.99)
• Tokyo City Police Hook-Ups PSP Theme ($1.99)
• 40’s WWII Pinups PSP Theme 1 and 2 ($1.49 each)
• Beach PSP Theme 3 and 4 ($1.49 each)
• Zombies On TV PSP Theme 1 and 2 ($1.49 each)

PSP Videos

• Pulse 10/22 Edition

Next Page: European Update »

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Despite great reviews and a relatively small price of $6.99, the oddly adorable Critter Crunch did not ring through for high sales. Originally developed for the iPhone platform, Capybara Games gave the game a complete next gen retool for the PS3.  The developer has recently commented on the disappointing results.

The developer also revealed a demo for the game is in bound.  Hopefully the change in strategy will boost the sales numbers for this cult favorite.

Not selling so hot. Very sad over here too. Hopefully the demo will help, but what can you do – we made the best game we could for the best price we could, but in the end it’s the gamers that define your level of sales success.

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Mushroom Wars is set for release on the PlayStation Network tomorrow the 15th and what better way to pump up your troops ready then with a trailer!

Creat Studios, developers behind the widely popular Magic Ball and Critter Crunch give you Mushroom Wars, a unique RTS for the PlayStation Network. Creat Studios official website gives this description for the upcoming game:

“Mushroom Wars™ is a fast-paced, accessible single and multiplayer RTS game with a quaint visual style that brings skirmish gameplay to the forefront. Battles of opposing tribes of Mushroom armies take place in close-quarters maps using simple, straight-forward controls against AI or friends. Short campaigns challenge players to take control of key strategic points. Conquest battles require complete annihilation of opponents.”

Mushroom wars will feature a Campaign mode with 25 levels, Skirmish Mode with 18 levels, local multiplayer, custom music support and youtube uploading.

Click here to view the embedded video.

So who is ready to lead their mushroom’s to war? Let us know in the comments and as always stay tuned to PlayStation LifeStyle for you PS3 news.

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Critter Crunch was first released back in July of 2008, for the incredibly popular iPhone platform. Capybara Games has now brought the title to the PlayStation Network as of October 8, 2009.

When Critter Crunch for the PlayStation Network was debuted earlier this year, we were immediately smitten with its hand drawn animation and hilarious concept, but is this “critter” really worth crunching into?

The premise for Critter Crunch although very simple, is great fun. The player takes control of a creature known as Biggs. Biggs is a somewhat large, furry creature that feeds on the jewel droppings of other creatures in the game. To get these jewels, the player must feed other smaller critters to larger creatures, and complete a necessary food chain. Biggs uses his massive tongue to suck up creatures, and spit them out at their appropriate hunters. By feeding two of these creatures to their hunters, the hunters will then pop, and give you their precious jewel droppings. Be quick though, as the critters will slowly climb down the vines to get at Biggs.

Collecting jewel droppings gives you more energy into your hunger bar, and when that fills up, the player is done the level. Popping large chains of enemies will get the player more points, and popping a massive chain will get a small Biggs, ready for a feast. The player must run over to the little Biggs, press the O button, and begin puking in it’s mouth. It’s disgustingly cute.

Critter Crunch is possibly one of the most addicting titles on the PlayStation Network. From it’s massive single-player, to it’s fun multiplayer modes, there is no reason to not go back. The first mode, appropriately titled Adventure, has the player going through 22 stages. Each stage is filled with numerous Puzzles, Challenges, and Adventures to take up your sweet time. The single-player mode is good in a sense, that it never does get old, because something new is introduced each time. The second mode is called Puzzle. This mode gives you all the puzzles from the Adventure mode into one nice menu. The goal of the Puzzle mode is easy: to completely rid the board of critters in a certain number of moves. The third mode, titled Challenges, features numerous amounts of different, well, challenges. They usually contain a certain time limit for the player to get rid of all the critters. Survival mode is as simple as it sounds, and that is surviving for as many levels as possible. While Survival mode is not in Adventure mode, both puzzles and challenges are. Since the Adventure mode already has them, the menus used for both Puzzle and Challenges are just shortcuts; to get to them more quickly.

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Capybara Games announced the title Critter Crunch some time ago, and instantly won the hearts of many gamers. Well today not only was the release date was announced, but also the price point.

October 8th is the big day to pick up this title on the PSN. It will retail at a price point of $6.99. So why was this price point chosen? The answer to that is actually quite simple. According to Kris Piotrowski, the Creative Director of Capybara Games had this to say.

(Biggs + Smalls + Critter Crunch) x (October 8th (You – 6.99)) = AWESOME FUN PUZZLE PARTY.

Quite a simple math problem don’t you think?

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A few weeks ago, we reported on an odd game called Critter Crunch. At the time, and even now, the game is hard to put into words. Quite simply, the main objective of the game is for your character to feed small critters to bigger critters, until they burst.  The game will feature feature local singleplayer and co-op, as well as 2-player online versus modes.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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One of the stranger games we have seen, Critter Crunch is making its way onto the Playstation Store this coming summer.

Critter Crunch is an action-puzzle game where your character, named Biggs feeds smaller critters to larger critters until they burst. The game is being developed by Capybara Games, and will feature local singleplayer and co-op, as well as 2-player online Vs. modes.

Critter Crunch features:

• Hand-animated characters and beautiful backgrounds come to life in gorgeous 1080p resolution at 60fps!

• Co-op and Versus Multiplayer: Battle a friend or work together locally or on the PlayStation Network.

• Award-winning and Addictive “Food Chain” puzzle-style: Feed smaller critters into larger ones and watch them pop! The longer your chain, the larger the jewel!

• 4 unique Single-Player game modes: Choose your play style – Story, Puzzle, Challenge and Survival modes offer something for every puzzle gamer!

• Loads of power-ups and special critters keep things fresh and offer tons of new challenges.

• Intuitive controls make Critter Crunch a pick-up-and-play experience that will have players popping critters in a snap!

• Earn bragging rights with Trophy achievements and smack talk your opponents with Voice support

Enjoy the video and let us know what you think!

Critter Crunch PSN Debut Trailer from Capy! on Vimeo.

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