PSN Store Update: 04/08/10

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   cc_star 04/08/10, 12:50

   Guitar Hero is dead isn’t it?

   The DLC has been utter rubbish in comparison to Rockband for years now, I suppose people will get carried away with the new Guitars for this years forthcoming GH: Warriors Of Rock, but the fact the tracks are 60% more expensive and there’s always far less of them means I’ll never touch the franchise again

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     DJ-Katy 04/08/10, 17:18

     Did you notice how one of the Rock Band tracks was 25p more expensive than usual this week? That has filled me with suspicion that they are going to creep the price up now.

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       cc_star 04/08/10, 17:23

       Good spot, they’re probably wondering how the only competitor charges 60% more and why they don’t narrow the gap somewhat

       Testing the waters?

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       DJ-Katy 04/08/10, 17:25

       Maybe I’m paranoid or maybe it’s a pricing error, but I fear you could be right :/

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   Forrest_01 04/08/10, 12:58

   Anyone played Switchball or Flock? Any good?

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     DJ-Katy 04/08/10, 17:19

     Switchball is good, Flock has retarded controls. If I was going to buy one or the other I’d buy Switchball (I have both). It does very much depend if you like that kind of game or not though. It’s a puzzler where accurate stick control is essential.

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       Forrest_01 04/08/10, 17:45

       Thanks DJ-Katy – Most appreciated.

       A quick browse around the net generally backs your opinion of Flock up, as some have even gone so far to say that the controls are broken (although i suspect that they intended to make it a tad on the difficult side).

       Switchball kinda reminds me of Marble Madness back in the day (for those of you that are old enough to remember that!), so i may take the plunge with that one.

       Saying that, they are both cheap now, so i may just push the boat out & get both! Check me out – Big spender!

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       DJ-Katy 04/08/10, 19:31

       I should add then, I paid for Switchball and got Flock for free. I would not pay for Flock. The controls are borderline broken in that, for example you have to heard the sheep and cows but it is very inaccurate and the isometric perspective makes moving the cursor awkward. The animals constantly go off randomly so you have to keep going back and herding one or two of them back into the group, which quickly gets frustrating. The game is solid and it’s a real shame because the concept is good and the controls absolutely wreck it like they did in topatoi before it was patched.

       Switchball is a bit different to Marble Madness, it’s a slow moving game because of the precision required, and it gets hard after just a few levels. An easier less cerebral choice would be Hamster ball, which is msotly fun in short bursts, it’s fairly braindead and all about hammering the ball down tubes at high speed. They look similar but play totally different.

       Anyway, report back and let us know what you think :)

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   icuyesido 04/08/10, 13:06

   I nearly bought Section 8 yesterday, thank god I didn’t! =D

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     DrNate86 04/08/10, 13:28

     I bought Section 8 last time it was on offer, I would say it is worth it for £8 as it has a good (if not short) one player, you can still find games easily online and it is nice to have a reasonably distracting FPS to hand whenever you fancy it. The jetpack mechanics and customisability of your character are both entertaining enough to come back to I find.

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   pabloamigo 04/08/10, 13:19

   I remember a mate of mine getting Tekken 2 (& Wipeout 2097). They were meant to be Xmas presents but he opened them early.

   My jaw literally hit the floor – they both looked incredible. I’ve not had that same feeling of excitement since; maybe I’m getting old!

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     mrfodder 04/08/10, 13:45

     I remember seeing the pair on them on a 6 ft projection screen. Went out and bought a PS One and both games the next day.

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   manicmushrom 04/08/10, 13:35

   this all means nothing to me as i do not have a working ps3 :(

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   Kennykazey 04/08/10, 14:10

   I’m interested in stardust soundtrack, the new mod, the + content. The fat princess wallpapers have been there for a week though

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   pitbullmern 04/08/10, 15:49

   sshd soundtrack is £1.59. they made a mistake on the blog :(

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     Jetpaq 04/08/10, 16:07

     Gutting :(

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       DJ-Katy 04/08/10, 17:24

       Yep was just about to point that out too. It’s 15 Norwegian kroner (£1.49) on the Norwegian store.

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   adamguest1985 04/08/10, 16:59

   I can’t see MW2 or Blur Demos. Hmm. Also, No Inferno Pool on Plus. (I didn’t see the full game trials last month either though. Nor did I get the ‘push’ demos.

   Ho hum.

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     adamguest1985 04/08/10, 17:01

     No heavy rain theme either…

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       Shakugan 04/08/10, 18:03

       OMG!!! It’s the end of the world!!! :D

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       adamguest1985 04/08/10, 23:14

       @Shakugan – Thanks, that’s ever so helpful.

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   Raider197 04/08/10, 17:57

   Where’s the MW2 demo?

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     adamguest1985 04/08/10, 23:19

     I couldn’t see it either. Found it in the US store though.

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    Shakugan 04/08/10, 18:04

    To me Gundemonium Collection, Tekken 2 and maybe 1942:Joint Strike

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