I still can’t get used to these Wednesday updates, they always make me believe we’re a day nearer the weekend than we actually are. Anyway, it is update day and with it comes the usual host of games, demos, add-on content, special offers and PSP stuff.
Picks of the week include the the release of The Secret Of Monkey Island, which earned a spiffing 9/10 in our review, and a huge range of SEGA discounts thanks to Sonic’s 19th birthday.
Elsewhere there is the Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Lost Planet 2 dlc and a special price reduction on Warhawk’s Fallen Star pack in preparation for a forthcoming official tournament.
PlayStation Store (via PS3, PSP and Media Go)
Special Offers
(Available until the 7th of July)
- Blue Toad Murder Files – Episode 1 (was – £4.79/€5.99 now – £0.99/€1.49)
- PixelJunk Monsters (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.39/€2.99)
- PixelJunk Monsters – Encore Pack (was – £2.39/€2.99 now – £1.19/€1.49)
- Ferrari Challenge Pack 2 (was – £4.79/€5.99 now – £2.39/€2.99)
- UFC Undisputed 2009 – Additional Fighters Pack (was – £3.19/€3.99 now – £1.19/€1.49)
- PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe (PSP) (was – £9.99/€12.99 now – £6.29/€7.99)
- Super Stardust Portable (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
- LittleBigPlanet – The Canyons Level Kit (PSP) (was – £2.39/€2.99 now – £1.19/€1.49)
- LittleBigPlanet – The Island Level Kit (PSP) (was – £2.39/€2.99 now – £1.19/€1.49)
- Constructor (PSone) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £1.59/€1.99)
- Mahjongg Artifacts: Chapter 2 (mini) (was – £3.49/€3.99 now – £1.74/€1.99)
SEGA Mega Sale (to celebrate Sonic’s 19th birthday!)
(Available until the 7th of July)
- Sonic Rivals (PSP) (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
- Sonic Rivals 2 (PSP) (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
- SEGA All Star Racing – Metal Sonic Death Egg (was – £4.79/€5.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
- SEGA All Star Racing – Ryo Forklift Truck (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
- Sonic Unleashed – Apatos & Shamar Adventure Pack (was – £2.39/€2.99 now – £1.19/€1.49)
- Sonic Unleashed – Chun-nan Adventure Pack (was – £3.19/€3.99 now – £1.99/€2.49)
- Sonic Unleashed – Empire City & Adabat Adventure Pack (was – £2.39/€2.99 now – £1.19/€1.49)
- Sonic Unleashed – Holoska Adventure Pack (was – £2.39/€2.99 now – £1.19/€1.49)
- Sonic Unleashed – Mazuri Adventure Pack (was – £2.39/€2.99 now – £1.19/€1.49)
- Sonic Unleashed – Spagonia Adventure Pack (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.39/€2.99)
- SONIC: Very Hard Shadow Missions (was – £2.39/€2.99 now – £1.19/€1.49)
- SONIC: Very Hard Silver Missions (was – £2.39/€2.99 now – £1.19/€1.49)
- SONIC: Very Hard Sonic Missions (was – £2.39/€2.99 now – £1.19/€1.49)
Permanent Price Reductions
- Mawaskes Puzzle (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
- International Athletics (PSP) (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
Downloadable Games (PS3)
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (£7.99/€9.99)
- Sam & Max Episode 3: They Stole Max’s Brain (only available to Full Season subscribers)
- Landit Bandit (£9.99/€12.99)
- NBA Unrivaled (£9.99/€12.99)
- Puzzlegeddon (£6.29/€7.99)
- Blue Toad Murder Files Episodes 1-6 Bundle (£17.99/€21.99)
- Fret Nice (£9.99/€12.99)
minis (PS3/PSP)
- Bloons TD (£3.49/€3.99)
- Arcade Darts (£2.49/€2.99)
- 4×4 Jam (£5.99/€6.99)
Add-On Game Content (PS3)
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – Onslaught Mode (£7.19/€8.99)
- Lost Planet 2 – Killzone 2 Character Pack (free)
- ModNation Racers – Princess Pack (£1.39/€1.75)
- Just Cause 2
- Agency Hovercraft (£0.79/€0.99)
- Bull’s Eye Assault Rifle (£0.79/€0.99)
- Chevalier Classic (£0.79/€0.99)
- Super Street Fighter IV – Super Shadaloo Pack (£3.19/€3.99)
- Skate 3 – Black Box Distribution Skate Park (£2.39/€2.99)
- Nat Geo Quiz! – Wild Life Question Pack (£4.79/€5.99)
- Clash of the Titans – Hades’ Challenge (£1.59/€1.99)
- LittleBigPlanet – Solstice Costume (free)
- Agarest: Generations of War
- 4 God Set (£0.79/€0.99)
- 1st Generation – The Erin of Holy Post (free)
- 2nd Generation – Trum Coast (free)
- 3rd Generation – Maguna Val (free)
- 4th Generation – Trezor Island (free)
- 5th Generation – Naruvia Deep Forest (free)
- Additional PP (£3.19/€3.99)
- Additional TP (£4.79/€5.99)
- All Power Set (£1.99/€2.49)
- Animal Set (£0.79/€0.99)
- Chastity Set (£1.59/€1.99)
- Ellis Set (free)
- Emperor Set (£1.19/€1.49)
- Enhance Point Pack (£3.19/€3.99)
- Fusion Pack (free)
- Gold + Enemy Point Pack (£2.39/€2.99)
- Grim Reaper Set (£1.99/€2.49)
- Healing Pack (free)
- Healing Pack + (free)
- Legend Set (£1.19/€1.49)
- Magic/Power Up Set (free)
- Meu + Koron Set (£1.19/€1.49)
- Neverland Set (£2.39/€2.99)
- Power Up (free)
- Power Up + (free)
- Power Up Set (£0.79/€0.99)
- Rusty Set (free)
- Service Point Pack (free)
- Skill Set (free)
- Small Magic Set (free)
- Trial Point Pack (free)
- Rock Band
- 7 Things by Miley Cyrus (£0.99/€1.49)
- Can’t Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus (£0.99/€1.49)
- Fly On The Wall by Miley Cyrus (£0.99/€1.49)
- See You Again by Miley Cyrus (£0.99/€1.49)
- Start All Over by Miley Cyrus (£0.99/€1.49)
- Rock Band Network
- Creepy Doll by Jonathan Coulton (£0.99/€1.49)
- HTML Rulez D00d by The Devil Wears Prada (£0.99/€1.49)
- Jumper ‘09 by Third Eye Blind (£0.99/€1.49)
- Paralyzer by Finger Eleven (£0.99/€1.49)
- Requiem for a Dying Song by Flogging Molly (£0.99/€1.49)
- Guitar Hero 5
- All Time Low Track Pack (contains the following tracks which are also available separately) (£4.39/€5.49)
- Damned If I Do Ya (Live) (£1.59/€1.99)
- Dear Maria Count Me In (£1.59/€1.99)
- Weightless (£1.59/€1.99)
Add-On Game Content (PSP)
- LocoRoco Midnight Carnival
- Ultimate Edition (Contains the full game, BuiBui Level Pack and Strategy Guide) (£4.79/€5.99)
- BuiBui Level Pack (£2.39/€2.99)
- Official Strategy Guide (£1.59/€1.99)
- LittleBigPlanet
- Unidentified Sacking Object Costume (free)
- Unidentified Sacking Object Level Kit (£2.39/€2.99)
FirstPlay (PS3)
- Episode 012 (£0.99/€1.20)
Videos (PS3)
- Alpha Protocol A Man Alone Trailer
- Alien vs. Predator Launch Trailer
- Alien vs. Predator Ultimate Multiplayer Video
- Alien vs. Predator Kill Moves Video
- Yakuza 3 Introducing Yakuza 3
- Yakuza 3 Memories Video
Videos (PSP)
- Valkyria Chronicles II Trailer
- Xyanide: Resurrection Trailer
Avatars (PS3)
- LittleBigPlanet (£0.20/€0.25 each)
- Sackboy Algérie
- Sackboy Argentina
- Sackboy Australia
- Sackboy Brasil
- Sackboy Cameroun
- Sackboy Chile
- Sackboy Côte d’Ivoire
- Sackboy Danmark
- Sackboy Deutschland
- Sackboy England
- Sackboy España
- Sackboy France
- Sackboy Ghana
- Sackboy Hellas
- Sackboy Helvetia
- Sackboy Honduras
- Sackboy Italia
- Sackboy Japan
- Sackboy Korea DPR
- Sackboy Korea Republic
- Sackboy México
- Sackboy Nederland
- Sackboy New Zealand
- Sackboy Nigeria
- Sackboy Paraguay
- Sackboy Portugal
- Sackboy Slovenija
- Sackboy Slovenská Republika
- Sackboy South Africa
- Sackboy Srbija
- Sackboy United States
- Sackboy Uruguay
- Flower (£0.20/€0.25 each)
- Door
- Light Blue Flower
- Pictures
- Pink Poppy
- Red Flower
- Bundle 1 (collects the above five avatars) (£0.79/€0.99)
Dynamic Themes (PS3)
- ModNation Racers Theme (£1.59/€1.99)
Wallpapers (PS3)
- LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 Wallpapers 1 and 2
Source: EU Blog.
DJ-Katy
FIRST!!! … to buy the Miley Cyrus song pack *drool*
cc_star
Yeah, I really need to trade this GH:WT for an RB alternative
PoorPaddy89
Agreed. If solely for Requiem for a Dying Song, personally. Love FM.
Boomshanks
You haven’t done so already O.O
Danza Di Fuoco
If it was Ancient Bards instead I would buy it in a heartbeat
seedaripper1973
@ DJ-Katy, gay! …oh hold on…
DJ-Katy
LOL you made me giggle out loud :)
justinjh
For 99p I might give the first Blue Toad Murder files a go…
Nauraph
Secret of Monkey Island for sure!
jikomanzoku
Is it the old one from the PC in days of yore or another crappy new one like the demo I played last week?
DJ-Katy
A proper look reveals some absolute bargains – Stardust Portable and PJ Monsters for PSP, the Encore pack for £1.19, all instant buys.
For anyone who hasn’t played them yet, Mahjongg Artefacts 2 for the PSP is really good (much better than the PS3 one) and easily worth the £1.74. But avoid Puzzlegeddon, it’s terrible.
Danza Di Fuoco
Thanks I will ignore Puzzlegeddon but I don’t know if I could play Mahjongg unless there was tutorial…
nofi
Mahjongg is great on the PSP, this is a really good version and it’s got an ‘easy’ mode which only highlights the valid tiles. Get it.
T-82
Eh? Mahjong Artefacts is better than Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom? errmm……NO.
cc_star
The PSN has received a bumper pack of reduced price SEGA DLC, but Xbox live gets Sonic 1, 2, 3 and Sonic & Knuckles reduced
Their absence on the PSN has gone from baffling to annoying
colmshan1990
Just get the Mega Drive Collection. It’s dirt cheap pretty much everywhere in Ireland, surely the same in UK?
cc_star
Yeah had it on rental, but would prefer it on the HDD and there’s only Sonic 1 & 2 on there, rather than all 4 good ones
colmshan1990
I have it and it has 6 Sonic games: Sonic 1,2,3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 3d Blast, and Sonic Spinball. Oh, and Mean Bean Machine.
cc_star
Would be better installed, for me.
colmshan1990
Fair enough. But we’d probably pay way more for the privilege. I could easily see €5 each being charged for them, when I bought the blu-ray of 40 games for €12 new.
webby_15-0
i think the name of the guitar hero 5 track pack is quite fitting :)
Boomshanks
I was actually thinking the exact same thing when I read it :P
debasemasonsgrog
I haven’t seen anything on the store for a while that I’ve really wanted. Saying that, I think I might give Blue Toad Murder Files a try if its only 99p.
cheekyMcB
They (Sony) missed the Warhawk Fallen Star DLC being reduced to £1.59 until July 6th to mark the DLC tournament being held from 1st to the 5th.
Since I’ve got none of the DLC and I love jetpacks in games I’ll be getting that and the Blue Toad Episode 1 offer.
cc_star
You’ve got none of the DLC?
The bundle of all 3 has been relatively cheap for a long time and the maps and the APC are awesome.
I’m in two minds about jetpacks, they do add an element of fun to the games when they come up in the rotations, but… errm perhaps it just interferes with my normal game
Kevling
Oh I LOVE the Warhawk jetpacks. OK I’m crap at actually flying them, but they’re great for a boost of speed when you’re running around. And although I’m crap in Warhawks too, dogfighting through the Tau Crater map gives a great Return of the Jedi feel…
cheekyMcB
Yup none….I was going to buy the triple pack a while back but since I’ve barely played the original game so far I couldn’t justify it with money being tight and all…
Tuffcub
Aliens Vs Predator LAUNCH trailer? Really Sega?!?
Bahamut44-4
I also ‘loled’.
Jas-n
I don’t know what to say about that, its funny, but why so late… unbelievable.
Danza Di Fuoco
What else can Sega do so wrong?
DelBoySmiffy
£5.99 for a mini, never expected to pay that much for any mini.
colmshan1990
I thought the limit was £5.
Danza Di Fuoco
4×4 jam? bit too overpriced