I discovered the Unity-made Mouse Bounce a few short weeks ago while roaming Twitter. It hadn't made its way onto the Vita yet, but had coincidentally just passed its Quality Assurance testing so it was almost ready to be released onto the store.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Review: Mouse Bounce
I discovered the Unity-made Mouse Bounce a few short weeks ago while roaming Twitter. It hadn't made its way onto the Vita yet, but had coincidentally just passed its Quality Assurance testing so it was almost ready to be released onto the store.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
[10/28-11/4] North American PlayStation Store Sales
Howdy folks, thought I'd put together a list of the games that went on sale a few hours ago.
Games are for the Vita only unless otherwise specified.
Links to Sony's webstore are of course included with every title.
Links to Sony's webstore are of course included with every title.
Tiny Troopers Joint Ops is an epic bite-sized arcade shooter.
Cross-Buy with PS3.
$7,99, PS+-only discount to $6.39.
Following his father’s murder, Huang Lee has a simple mission: deliver an ancient sword to his Uncle Kenny to ensure his family retains control of the Triad gangs of Liberty City.
$4.99
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
Vice City, 1984. Opportunity abounds in a city emerging from the swamps, its growth fueled by the violent power struggle in a lucrative drugs trade.
$2.49
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
Once a trusted wise guy in the Leone crime family, Toni Cipriani was forced into hiding after killing a made man. Now he’s back and it’s time for things to be put right.
$4.99
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
Play as Lee Everett, a convicted criminal, who has been given a second chance at life in a world devastated by the undead.
$9.99, $7.99 for PS+ members.
The Walking Dead: Season Two SEASON PASS offers the best value for getting all five episodes in the sequel to 2012's Game of the Year.
$13.49, $10.79 for PS+ members.
The pinball masters at Zen Studios have partnered with Telltale Games and Robert Kirkman, the Eisner Award-winning creator and writer of The Walking Dead for his Skybound imprint at Image Comics, to create an all-new digital pinball table based on the award-winning The Walking Dead game series.
The legendary action game Castlevania: Rondo of Blood is reborn on the PSP® system with incredible 3D graphics and timeless side scrolling gameplay in Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles.
$7.99, $5.99 for PS+ members.
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy.
Silent Hill: Book of Memories is a chilling exploration of the best that Silent Hill has to offer.
$14.99, $11.99 for PS+.
A puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions, starring an ornery blob with an insatiable appetite.
$5.99, $4.49 for PS+ members.
PS3/PSVita Cross-Buy.
$3.99, $3.19 for PS+ members.
(Vita Only)
Challenge your friends to a unique and addicting puzzler in Chameleon!
$1.99
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
A gory, disturbing and uncomfortably exhilarating tale of mystery, fear and survival, in the tradition of the greatest Japanese horror classics!
$9.99, $8.99 for PS+.
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
A series of eight lengthy vignettes expanding and elaborating on the story of the 2011 cult horror classic “Corpse Party.”
$9.99, $8.99 for PS+.
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
$9.99, $8.99 for PS+.
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
Hack'n Slash your way through catacombs filled with unspeakable horrors as you seek out the evil plaguing your kingdom.
$2.99.
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy.
Mahjong Royal Towers:
Play Mahjong and experience royal generosity for yourself!
Mahjong World Contest:
Take part in a Mahjong contest. Plunge yourself into the myriads of golden tiles!
Mahjong Gold:
Join in the search for Long John Silver's buried treasure in this Mahjong pirate adventure!
$9.99.
Furmins is a unique blend of physics based set-up-and-go puzzle gameplay and real-time interactions.
StarDrone Extreme is a high-speed action thriller with a mix of arcade action, pinball, breakout, physics and collect-the-objects.
BreakQuest™: Extra Evolution – new concept interactive physics based break-out game. The energizing gameplay with a superior physics concept and advanced collision system creates never-seen-before game experience for the genre.
$9.99
$9.99
Monday, October 27, 2014
Live from PlayStation App Comes Out Tonight Along with Firmware v3.35
Senran Kagura Bon Appétit! Will Hit PS Vita Next Month
[Updated 10/28] Ekoro Is PlayStation Mobile Bound
As you might begin to expect from the image above our heads, Ekoro is a game that involves ROBOTS! Not only will it include robots, it'll incorporate pollution into the game as well.
This is a game about ecology, after all. According to the developer's blog, "Ekoro is drawn from the Japanese word エコロジー (Ecology)."
Ekoro was originally destined to be be a game on the iOS platform, but the Ekoro team switched gears and decided to launch the game on the PlayStation Mobile store.
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As of this article posting there was no available release date for the game, but it had been in development for a year so the game was expected to be well on its way to seeing a timely release.
This inference was recently confirmed by a tweet sent out by the developer in reply to this article's posting on Twitter, we now know that Ekoro has a planned release window of early 2015!
The developer will be releasing a gameplay video soon, at which time I'll update the article so you can see what its like.
This inference was recently confirmed by a tweet sent out by the developer in reply to this article's posting on Twitter, we now know that Ekoro has a planned release window of early 2015!
The developer will be releasing a gameplay video soon, at which time I'll update the article so you can see what its like.
Ekoro is a game mixing elements of the puzzle and tower defense genres, so it'll certainly be interesting to see how that is implemented.
If you'd like to hear more from the developers as they release information, you can follow them on the game's Twitter account, @ErokoGame.
Anyone intrigued by this game?
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Sunday, October 26, 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
Ivent Games is Considering Bringing Strength of the Sword 3 to the Vita
After exchanging some tweets with the developer's official twitter account about bringing the game to the Vita, I became quite curious about how this game would be received in the Vita community.
Some games are received quite well, a la a Phoenix Force which I previously tossed up to the Vita community and will be coming to the Vita soon as a result.
Other games like Ray's The Dead have not had the same such luck in terms of support from Vita owners, so it is certain nothing is a guarantee. (That game is actually coming to the Vita, by the way. Cross-Buy with PS4!)
No matter the result, I have the platform with which to seek this information, so why not?
Better to try and fail than to not try at all.
I've looked over the game extensively in preparing this article and it seems like a quite fun and imaginative game with quite a bit of difficulty one must overcome in mastering it. I've never played it before, but I might just pick it up even if it doesn't come to the Vita. The price tag on it is certainly attractive enough.
Since its release, Strength of the Sword 3 has had a so-so reception with critics, garnering a 67/100 on Metacritic through a total of 15 reviews were submitted to the site.
This places the game as a solid playing experience and an above average game, so there could indeed be far worse games to be brought over than something like this.
At this time, Strength of the Sword 3 is an exclusive game for the PS3, but both the Vita and PC are in its sight as potential destinations depending on what turns out to be the better option when all things are considered.
There was gonna be #PSVita version, then there wasn't. IDK. The game fits the medium, but is it worth the dev cost. pic.twitter.com/3cwJxzU7cb
— Ivent Games (@IventGames) October 24, 2014
If you are a PlayStation Plus Member you are currently entitled to the game for only $1, but if you aren't it'll run you a bit more at $4.99.
Given its low cost, why not give it a go up close and personal to see if its something you'd like to have on the go?
If interested in purchasing it, you can find it here on the webstore or through your PS3.
I asked if the game could by any chance become cross-buy if it made it to the Vita, obviously making picking it up now a an even more appealing option, but have not yet received a reply as of yet.
I'll update the article should I receive a reply on this matter or have any other useful information.
Strength of the Sword 3 was created by a small development of two people, Lyubomir Iliev
& Georgi Rakidov, over five years. Five. That's a long time.
You can watch the announcement trailer for the game below to get a feel for what was put into the game by these devs.
SotS3 is a "challenge-driven Sword Combat game" where "the player assumes control of a blade-toting, magic-fueled war-machine from the heavens and take on the Dark Mechanism and his minions"
You can view some gameplay in the YouTube video below.
The game has 12 stages to fight your way through featuring four different bosses you'll need to overcome as well.
Weapon and defense diversity isn't the most varied you'll find in a game, but there is a noteworthy amount of 5 weapons and 5 shields for you to try out throughout the game.
& Georgi Rakidov, over five years. Five. That's a long time.
You can watch the announcement trailer for the game below to get a feel for what was put into the game by these devs.
SotS3 is a "challenge-driven Sword Combat game" where "the player assumes control of a blade-toting, magic-fueled war-machine from the heavens and take on the Dark Mechanism and his minions"
You can view some gameplay in the YouTube video below.
The game has 12 stages to fight your way through featuring four different bosses you'll need to overcome as well.
Weapon and defense diversity isn't the most varied you'll find in a game, but there is a noteworthy amount of 5 weapons and 5 shields for you to try out throughout the game.
For a full list of features and a variety of screenshots of the game, you can visit Ivent Games' official website.
So, with what you know now do you want this game on the Vita, PC, or perhaps even both?
Well, make it known!
You can tweet the devs, comment on here, tell your friends, or, if you're feeling particularly ambitious, do all three.
