Today’s European PlayStation Network Store Update is a good one for anyone looking for full, meaty gaming experiences that represent great value for money. Yes, that sounds like the nasty verbose nonsense you get in a PRESS RELEASE but it’s true, there’s some great games out today.
First up is The Cave, a game that Teflon took a good look at recently and came away with positive vibes – we’re playing through the full game just now and it’s a good one. It’s a tenner, but there’s a trial and unlock so you can give it a go for free first. That’s on PS3, by the way.
Also on PS3 is Demon’s Souls, the rock hard adventure-em-up. It’s only £16, too, which is a bit of a bargain. If you’ve played the second game but not the first this is a nice way to get into the series, it’s a little different but still well worth picking up.
Zombie Driver HD also hits PS3 today, that’s £8, and the Dust 514 Beta lands too. Keep an eye out for the ‘classic’ shooter Mad Dog McCree, the 1990’s arcade laserdisk game, if you like your action cheesy (and a bit low-resolution).
PS Vita owners should definitely pick up the free Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed demo. It’s fantastic on Vita, with some really clean visuals (some bits actually look better than they do on the Wii U, especially on the Afterburner stage) and the same excellent gameplay as the big console versions. Doodle God, the top selling iPhone game, also lands on Vita for £4.79.
A new arrival on PSN is something called Mix Superstar. “Think you can be the next big music star?” it says. “Well now you’ve got all the tools right at your fingertips with Mix Superstar. Create, mix and record your own royalty-free musical masterpieces right on your PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. There are over 1,000 Dance, Hip Hop and Rock loops included across multiple instruments like Drum, Bass, Synth, Guitar and even voice tracks.”
There’s a shop in there for DLC too, with 20 packs of music loops to buy. The base package is £8, but there’s a free demo too.
Dead or Alive 5 fans will no doubt be delighted to see there’s a “hotties” swimwear DLC pack. It’s a tenner. Yeah. There’s also DLC for Angry Birds Trilogy, the Dead Space 3 demo (which is obviously free) and the Metal Gear Rising demo (again, free).
We’re expecting more to be confirmed in the next few hours, we’ll update this post as and when those games come through.
Jim Hargreaves
Looking forward to finally trying MGS and Dead Space 3.
Kennykazey
The Cave! Oh, and finally a demo of Sonic Kart Vita.
Danny-c-2k9
Ooh gotta try the sonic racing vita demo and metal gear rising maybe (even though its the worse metal gear, won’t be buying it at release…)
KeRaSh
I randomly tuned into a Gamespot stream about The Cave on Twitch yesterday and within minuted they announced a swag giveaway that I won. Quelle surpise!
I’ll keep an eye on The Cave.
JBoo
Thank GOD i have unlimited downloads each month now from TalkTalk LoL:D Sooooooo much to download & play :P Ahh, the PlayStation brand just can’t be beaten ;)
Omac_brother
Seen a nice discount on PS All Stars this week on the PSN, but is it the cross buy version? Know that if you buy it from Retail you get both PS3 and Vita version but not quite sure about the digital versions.
Kivi95
Yes you get both versions.
CR8ZYH0RSE
Put me down for Zombie driver hd and i’ll have a go of the Sonic demo for the Vita.
jbni
I’m a bit confused, I thought the Demon’s Souls servers were still active, although, according to Jawad, responding to post #45, he said: “As far as I am aware, yep. The online functions were deactivated for Demon’s Souls.”
I platinumed the game and have no intention of playing it again, but that’s a huge loss to anyone playing it now. The online aspect was excellent.
Sympozium
Maybe for EU?
jbni
Ok, he got it wrong. The servers are still up.
Sitorimon
Plenty for meeee wehey!
RFC2007
Super Mix Star is awful! You can only use pre-set loops and cannot build your own track from scratch. It looks bloody terrible too.
I know its only £8 but there are iPhone apps and even PS1 games out that are far more advanced than this.
The only effects you can change are volume, and pan left/right. God knows why anyone would require a tutorial either lol.
Total waste of money. 3.99 for a pack of another hundred preset loops…no thanks.
Was really hoping this could have been the next Music Generator that i spent endless hours on, but its nothing near close.
I want to see Nanostudio on PS3…make it happen!!
Alex C
Yeah, Nanostudio is awesome.
I bought a PS2 for Music Generator!
freezebug2
Presuming that you tried the demo rather than shelling out for a full blown, I had a quick ten minute go of the demo last night and as you say it does looks a bit naff, and limitations with pre-set loops and sequences are a hindrance. Although I did notice a mic button somewhere on screen, so I’m not sure whether you can actually input and edit your own sounds.
With no import feature to be seen, it seems a bit of an oversight especially as most people who might be interested in the program would be of the musician type.
Anyhoo I put together a quick rock sequence using their presets which sounded ok during my quick ten minute stint, but I’ll have a further investigation later.
Most important thing though……always great to get a demo first! ;)