It’s here: PlayStation Move. From concept to reality, Sony’s take on motion control has finally hit home, and it’s available to buy today. In order to assist your purchasing, we’ve put together a quick guide on everything that you need to know about the brand new hardware and which games we think you should be picking up with the system when you head down to your friendly retailer during your lunch break. Go on, you know you want to.
Your first stop should be our fantastic (and extensive) guide to the PlayStation Move, in which Josh spills all in an easy to digest question and answer format. The guide should cover everything you would ever want to ask, including cost, accessories and details on which games will be getting patches along the way to support the new tech. Seriously, give that a read, and then come back here for the rest of the goodies.
We got our hands on with the press version of Move back at the beginning of August, so if you’d like to read our initial thoughts on the system and our first impressions with the main games, click here for our hands-on article, which covers the hardware itself, how it feels and how easy it is to use, and touches on the games too. We also talked about how Move would be suitable for non-gamers as much as the hardcore, with particular reference to Start The Party.
Finally, before we get onto the games, you probably want to know what the Move can do apart from the games, and you’ll be surprised to learn it can also control the PlayStation 3’s menus, videos, photos and music – have a look here at the full article. But enough of that, you’re buying Move because of the cool games, right, so here are our reviews of the five key games at the launch of the new system – we’ll be updating this list with the rest once we’ve reviewed them.
Sports Champions, is the perfect game to pick up alongside your Move when you grab one in a couple of weeks. It’s priced well (at around £25), offers lots of gameplay and a couple of real gems. Whilst I’m not a huge fan of the archery, I know some people are and it’s reasonable to assume that everyone will have their favourites. After all, I couldn’t stand Wii Sports Boxing but I know someone that played it ad infinitum. 8/10
EyePet Move Edition is an interesting title and one that works really well with the Move. It’s like it’s a natural fit and although there’s still some annoying design choices, for the most part the game now flows much better than it ever did before. If you’re fond of Eyepet and can look past the niggles, interacting with your chosen furball has gotten a whole lot easier and more intuitive – and whilst it’s not going to hold your attention for too long, it’s well worth the upgrade for fans. 6/10
Start The Party is Sony’s evolution of pretty much everything that came before on the Eyetoy, wrapped up into a gloriously colourful bubble of fun that can’t fail to raise a smile. It’s not going to change the world and the fact that it’s one player at once is a real shame, but it’s highly likely to get the grandparents giggling like kids, and, to be honest, when you’re buying a game like Start The Party, that’s all you can ask for. Just don’t expect it to last very long. 6/10
Flight Control on the PlayStation 3 is absolutely the best version of the game currently available. It’s also a great way to introduce anyone that’s already played the game on their phone to the new controller, as they won’t have to learn another game, just the input method. Flight Control might not be the most technically impressive game on the PS3 (or even in the Move library) but it’s one of the best, and comes highly recommended to anyone that’s already fallen in love with the timeless gameplay, subtle graphics and – yes – that music. 9/10
Tumble’s prescence at the Move launch shouldn’t be underestimated – it’s a very clever game with some really impressive ideas and a main mechanic that sets the game apart from the rest of the line-up. For the most part, it’s a great example of what’s possible with Move and the slick interface, full 3D visuals (if your TV supports it) and intelligent, thought provoking puzzles mean that anyone looking for a more pensive game to test their Move skills these coming weeks should make sure it’s in your queue. 7/10
Phil_E
the shoot demo is pretty fun
TSBonyman
It wasn’t bad at all, i found myself wanting to play more when the demo ended but i’m also wondering how long thefull game will be.
Peter Rushton
same, hopefully they’ll release dlc for it
TSBonyman
Nice round-up guys, i’ve few days off so today i spent trying out all the Move demos. I’ve been trying some of the patched games today too, planet minigolf, hustle kings , high vel. bowling and tiger woods.
Planet minigolf played quite well , i played and won a warm-up round on my first attempt using the Move.
High Vel. Bowling was a mild surprise, it’s a game i had only played a few times before but it felt instantly more playable with the Move vs the sixaxis.
Hustle Kings i found far too twitchy for lining up your shot, even the fine tune didn’t improve it much for me.
Tiger Woods ’11 was probably the most frustrating as it now mirrors my real world golf skills :s talk about exceeding the hole-limit..
Heavy Rain still to try yet..but it’s been a long day aready :)
I bought Tumble which i think is quite good and i’m enjoying the slower pace of it.
Sports Champions is the only other game that really appeals to me atm but at €40 it’ll have to wait.
I thought Kung Fu Rider was absolute toss. Sony should bury that one before developers start to believe that sort of thing is acceptable. :)