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Warhawk Jet Packs, Crash Commando, Savage Moon Invade Sony PSN
Posted by Brian Crecente at 2:33 AM on August 21, 2008
Riding high on the success of downloadable titles like PixelJunk Monsters, echochrome and Super Stardust HD, Sony packed their booth with a collection of upcoming digital goodies.
High on the list are such stand-outs from E3 as Flower, PixelJunk Eden and The Last Guy Standing, but there's also a nice selection of some newer titles like old-school side-scroller Crash Commando, tower strategy game Savage Moon and Warhawk's Operation Fallen Star expansion pack which includes, yes, jet packs.
Full list and descriptions on the jump.
PLAYSTATION®Network showcases major releases including Flower™, Fat Princess™, The Last Guy™, Rag Doll Kung Fu™ and Ratchet & Clank™: Quest For Booty - while Super Stardust™ HD goes portable
Leipzig Games Convention, 20th August 2008: PLAYSTATION®Network is the premier source of downloadable games content, with a huge offering of fun, innovative new games as well as classic PlayStation® titles. Already boasting huge successes with the likes of PixelJunk™ Monsters, Super Stardust HD™ and echochrome™, PLAYSTATION Network is ushering in a new generation of top titles from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) with the following on show at Games Convention 2008.
Flower™
A true escape from the modern world, Flower challenges traditional gaming conventions with a lush, vivid environment in which players control the wind, using petals to reshape and revive their game surroundings. Using simple SIXAXIS™ wireless controllers, play involves flight and exploration, as you guide a petal across the landscape. Collecting additional petals and feel the gameplay change from serene to chaotic as you collect more and more. With more than 200,000 individually animated blades of grass, Flower is a game only possible thanks to the power of PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™).
Fat Princess™
In modern life, obesity is a social concern but, in medieval times, it was a key battle tactic! The Fat Princess of the title is your own over-fed royal that you must rescue from your enemy's dungeon - if you can carry the porky madam to safety, that is. Choose the role of a warrior, archer, mage, worker or priest; your most important weapon here is teamwork as you work alongside up to 15 other players online to defeat the enemy team across ten individual maps and over numerous gameplay modes. Bringing countless players together on PLAYSTATION Network, Fat Princess™ is a blast of hilarious, furious multiplayer fun.
Crash Commando™
Old school gameplay meets next generation technology in Crash Commando™, mixing classic side-scrolling action with intense multiplayer fun in the ultimate slapstick shooter. Up to 12 players slug it out online or offline in frenzied death-matches, taking control of jetpacks, jeeps and tanks on two gameplay layers which can be moved between seamlessly via portals. Sign up with either the Jarheads or the Grunts in all-out warfare for world supremacy on a battlefield strewn with exaggerated gore and special effects. Track your victories with online leaderboards, rankings and trophy support.
Rachet & Clank™: Quest For Booty
Ratchet and Clank make their return in a bite-sized mini-adventure filled with their trademark crazy weaponry, side-splitting comedy and dazzling 3D animation in this treasure-hunting adventure. Help Ratchet sail solo into a world of galleons, parrots and cutlasses in his quest to uncover booty and his missing mate Clank. Journey through the dark caves of Hoolefar Island, navigate the treacherous Viper Caverns and take on foul-tempered buccaneer and new nemesis Captain Darkwater. Beware: danger lurks around every corner.
The Last Guy™
Set in the aftermath of a strange event that has caused many people to turn into fierce monsters, this fast-paced and fun game challenges players to save humanity by leading everybody else through the streets of world cities to safety. With a focus on gameplay rather than gore, The Last Guy is a game that'll keep you coming back for more monster mayhem every time. Gather the survivors into lines and lead them through the streets of 14 world cities - all recreated with stunning aerial photography. Each city has an escape zone which you must lead your lines of people into while avoiding the enemy at all costs...
Savage Moon™
Classic tower strategy gameplay heads into outer space in Savage Moon™, as players attempt to protect an isolated planetary outpost from rampaging hordes of gigantic, ravenous space bugs. Position your towers in the best position possible to beat the bugs and convert your victory points into weapons that suit your preferred tactics. Classic strategy gaming meets interstellar gameplay with endless strategic possibilities - can you beat the bugs and save the moon?
PixelJunk Eden™
Prepare to be stunned by PixelJunk Eden™, the game that challenges you to help alien plants flower and bloom in a psychedelic, hypnotic Garden of Eden. Smash into enemies to release batches of pollen, making your flowers grow. Swing higher and higher through your growing paradise, climbing up iridescent stems, swinging from twirling branches, swaying on psychedelic flowers and searching the undergrowth for hidden treasures - with mesmerising graphics and electronic soundtrack created by Japanese artist Baiyon.
Rag Doll Kung Fu™
Rag Doll Kung Fu is a party fighting game based on the ancient principles of kung fu and rag-doll physics. Fast-paced combat, exaggerated action and unique visuals come together in a game that is easy for beginners but has enough depth in its combat system to keep hardcore fighters coming back for more. Using simple SIXAXIS motions to pull off special moves and combat sequences, players compete in matches with up to four other players either online or offline. The perfect party game for experts and beginners alike.
Warhawk™: Operation: Fallen Star expansion pack
The third expansion pack for mighty online warfare title Warhawk, Operation: Fallen Star introduces the remote, forested Tau Crater - the site of a crashed Chernovan warship containing invaluable experimental technology. With the Chernovans trying desperately to salvage the ship, the Eucadians have arrived with a view to stealing it for themselves. This pack brings ten new battlefields to the Warhawk experience - as well as the Infantry Jetpack - a personal rocket pack that allows soldiers to soar above the fray of battle into the aerial realm of the Warhawks themselves.
WipEout™HD
The arrival of WipEout® HD on PLAYSTATION®3 marks the dawning of a new era for the iconic racer, so strap yourself in for anti-gravity combat racing in full 1080p High Definition. Choose a futuristic craft then speed into the thick of the action in adrenaline-fuelled races across eight reversible tracks full of smooth loops, sharp bends and sheer drops. Master the ultra-realistic motion sensitive controls; unleash high-tech weapons to blast your opponents off the track. Take part in global online racing for up to eight players, compete for trophies and test your skills against the best pilots on the planet.
Super Stardust™ Portable for PSP™
One of the most popular PLAYSTATION Network titles arrives on PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable), making outer-space action mobile, so wherever you go, a blast of furious intergalactic shooter fun is close at hand. Retaining all the aspects that made Super Stardust a hit on PS3, Super Stardust Portable is sure to follow in the successful footsteps of its home system counterpart.
All of these titles will be on show at Leipzig 2008, so make you check out the future of PLAYSTATION Network gaming with these incredible, inventive downloadable titles.
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AddictedAndy
Posted 3:16 AM 21/8/08
Just give us a date for Wipeout please!!!!!!!! Why can't you just guve us a date!!!!!
AddictedAndy
Strong Arm
Posted 3:15 AM 21/8/08
@PsyComa: @noliferuin (PSN+XBL): I did not know that either of these games were out! I am going to have to check them out ASAP!
Strong Arm
def PD
Posted 3:15 AM 21/8/08
I'm going to be getting at least 5 of the d/l games listed.
I just wish that Braid & Castle Crashers would appear on PSN also. =*(
def PD
Grandreaper999
Posted 3:13 AM 21/8/08
I want a Map editor for Warhawk. That's what I want!
Grandreaper999
LettuceD
Posted 3:11 AM 21/8/08
@jackal888: I'm willing to bet there are some great teamwork strategies that can be worked out with jetpacks. Dylan hinted on the PS blog that one could bail out of a plane using a jetpack... this leads me to believe that a passenger in a plane could feasibly jump out and try to take out someone that's on your tail..
LettuceD
Grandreaper999
Posted 3:07 AM 21/8/08
Wow.... if they add much more of these annoucements of new games, they'll end up surpassing their E3 presentation! Maybe.
Starting to notice that Sony isn't just buying up old games and re-selling them, alot of these actually sound pretty entertaining. I think Flower is going to be a real mindfuck- in a good way.
Grandreaper999
Punkateer
Posted 3:07 AM 21/8/08
Hmm. I may need to get back into Warhawk. Although everytime I do, I still find people fighting uselessly, needlessly, for the center base when the first two bases aren't even linked together for the bonus. And sniping, stop effing sniping in zone play it does nothing. Anyone else need the soap box?
Punkateer
Cufol33tcat
Posted 3:06 AM 21/8/08
Wow, 200 000 individually animated blades of grass, now thats pretty impressive. It would be awesome if other developers take there time to try and see what they can do with the Cell, I'm pretty sure that more breakthroughs in graphics in games would be made. But the majority of game developers don't care about that, do they?
Cufol33tcat
LettuceD
Posted 3:03 AM 21/8/08
@walls99: They put dropships and APCs into the older maps, so I don't see any reason why they wouldn't add the jetpacks, too.
LettuceD
jackal888
Posted 3:03 AM 21/8/08
Fat Princess,sounds great.It. am looking forward to i
I do not like Warhawk jetpacks. The game needs more teamwork not less. I would rather have a vehicle were two players work together maybe a Warhawk with a second gunner.
jackal888
PsyComa
Posted 3:01 AM 21/8/08
@Shadowed: I can see them using weird control schemes like in some fps games, but truth be told they should have made the ps3 SSHD version playable in PSPs, not just launch another version and charge us for it.
Come to think of it, one of the big things back when PS3 was still in the oven was the idea of playing some of its games away from home, in your psp. Heck I know I was very, very happy with the idea.
PsyComa
TacoGrande
Posted 3:01 AM 21/8/08
As much as i would like to try fl0wer, the "With more than 200,000 individually animated blades of grass..." statement makes me rethink my gaming priorities.
And 'Fat Princess' is probably the only other title i will be following up on.
I really am hoping to see resident evil 1,2,3 on the psn. ( i mean japan's psn has them! c'mon sony!) as well as many, many other ps one games.
TacoGrande
dfx
Posted 3:00 AM 21/8/08
Isn't there some type of wind/flower/petal game coming to the Wii? Or am I confused?
I'm ready for PSN mash-ups:
-Warhawk : Flower Expansion Pack
-R&C : Quest for Fat Booty
-Pixeljunk Wipeout
dfx
SilverFireshot
Posted 2:59 AM 21/8/08
Warhawk is one of the few games that I really, really suck at, but I still love playing it anyway.
SilverFireshot
sayoko
Posted 2:59 AM 21/8/08
I still need to try Warhawk... they totally need a demo. Looking forward to Fat Princess.
sayoko
Jackel2072
Posted 2:59 AM 21/8/08
Man give us a price and date on wipeout HD already!
Jackel2072
noliferuin (PSN+XBL)
Posted 2:58 AM 21/8/08
@Shadowed: it'll use the face buttons in the same way as everyday shooter or smash tv.
noliferuin (PSN+XBL)
DethKl0k666
Posted 2:57 AM 21/8/08
any date on fat princess release?
DethKl0k666
Shadowed
Posted 2:54 AM 21/8/08
How will Super Stardust Portable work with only one analog stick?
Shadowed
noliferuin (PSN+XBL)
Posted 2:54 AM 21/8/08
@Tingle: pixeljunk eden came out a few weeks ago. it's brilliant too.
noliferuin (PSN+XBL)
rdcarvallo
Posted 2:53 AM 21/8/08
Warhawk Expasion III + Update 1.5 (Trophies + Custom music) this is a game I'll never leave.
PJ: Eden, very funny, got 2 trophies, playing with my wife (she is an obsesive collector in games).
rdcarvallo
FP Bleentastic has cake
Posted 2:52 AM 21/8/08
ghad i want my jetpacks now and 10 more maps? or is it just 10 more configurations of 1-3 maps? if 1 map has 10 different area's you can use for "maps" that's gotta be huge
Fat Princess meet-up days
hey if you like PJ: Monster why not try Tower Defense in space! if there's a demo i might end up buying it
Wipeout HD just needs to come out
FP Bleentastic has cake
NewYork214
Posted 2:52 AM 21/8/08
cant wait to try out the warhawk jetpacks. hope there is a post on PS blog soon about it
NewYork214
PsyComa
Posted 2:50 AM 21/8/08
@Tingle: You do know its already out, right? :)
PsyComa
asTer0id
Posted 2:48 AM 21/8/08
any release date in sight for wipeout?
asTer0id
SolidEyeSystem
Posted 2:48 AM 21/8/08
Can't wait to try out Flower and Fat Princess.
SolidEyeSystem
gomerkyle9
Posted 2:47 AM 21/8/08
I still hope you can shoot the fuel tanks on the jetpacks... That would be brutally astonishing.
gomerkyle9
Strong Arm
Posted 2:46 AM 21/8/08
Still getting over the shock over the name and concept of Fat Princess. Bad pun intended, but this certainly takes the cake.
Oh, i am looking forward to Pixel Junk Eden.
Strong Arm
s0nlxaftrsh0ck
Posted 2:45 AM 21/8/08
I seriously can't wait for Wipeout HD. The warhawk pack may very well get me back into warhawk. Maybe...>.>;
s0nlxaftrsh0ck
walls99
Posted 2:43 AM 21/8/08
Warhawk jet packs: sweet
I wonder if they will put the jet packs in the old maps as well or will they only be available in the 10 new maps in the expansion :(. Probably just the expansion maps only.
walls99
Sparx
Posted 2:42 AM 21/8/08
Can't wait for the Warhawk expansion. Is the Kotaku clan even still active? If so I need to get back in there so we can do something
Sparx
Erwos
Posted 2:42 AM 21/8/08
Looking forward to the Warhawk expansion. Should have some decidedly fascinating effects on how maps play out.
Erwos
AngryEddy
Posted 2:42 AM 21/8/08
I love Warhawk, and I'm impressed at how they're keeping it constantly fresh with these updates and booster packs. Jetpacks - a must have! Can't wait to see what chaos those bring to the mix.
AngryEddy
owen99
Posted 2:41 AM 21/8/08
when is wipeout coming out ive not played one since the psone ones but the new one i cant wait for
owen99
TheFaze
Posted 2:41 AM 21/8/08
hey, they're kinda announcing wipeout hd! There must be a good chance it'll come out before the end of the year, right?
TheFaze
rwhp3
Posted 2:38 AM 21/8/08
i'm waiting for wipeout hd since it was my favorite racing game on psp with pure and pulse
rwhp3
Rage142
Posted 3:27 AM 21/8/08
MUST... HIJACK...WARHAWK...IN...MIDAIR...
Rage142
PsyComa
Posted 3:22 AM 21/8/08
@Tingle: You do that, man. PixelJunk kicks ass. Fat Princess is still in the oven though.
PsyComa
fragilenin
Posted 3:57 AM 21/8/08
@baxterpunch: the training thing is coming with 1.5 update. Which I think is next week. But yeah if you do the training things you get a trophy for doing it. So that's an easy one right there. But more importantly, it will get more new people into warhawk because the learning curve is waaaay too steep for new people
fragilenin
tironabardheblu
Posted 3:51 AM 21/8/08
@baxterpunch: Yes, there is a training mode. In fact, you get a Trophy for completing it. It comes with Patch 1.5. I hate bots though. I don't see why people want them in online games. Maybe to make the atmosphere bigger or what, I don't know. I hate bots in online gaming. Fine for practice, but not in online games.
tironabardheblu
baxterpunch
Posted 3:48 AM 21/8/08
I'm sure I can look for it somewhere... but wasn't there some announcement about a training mode in Warhawk? I could see that being useful. And bots would be nice, but that might be asking for a little much.
baxterpunch
tironabardheblu
Posted 3:44 AM 21/8/08
@Punkateer: Play in player-created rooms, not dedicated servers. That's where the hardcore players play at. Friendly Fire 100% on. True teamwork. A lot of headset use depending on what region the server is in.
tironabardheblu
tironabardheblu
Posted 3:43 AM 21/8/08
I'll get the Warhawk add-on depending on my playtime with LittleBigPlanet and SOCOM: Confrontation. I love Warhawk a lot and continue to play it everyday, but damn, I don't know if I'll be able to play it when SOCOM comes...Only time will tell. I'm glad Incognito continues to support the game though. I've gotten more bang out of the buck to tell you the truth. Warhawk is a spectacular game :)
tironabardheblu
rdcarvallo
Posted 4:29 AM 21/8/08
@PapaBear434: About the 10 extra maps, I think they are talking about map layouts, no map terrains. The only new terrain mentioned is the forest.
rdcarvallo
jfm3
Posted 4:27 AM 21/8/08
@PapaBear434: It's not 10 maps, but 1 map and 10 new layouts (on old maps). It sounds weak, but if you play often it is actually very refreshing. As for me, I can't wait to get the "That was some Bug" trophy for splattering a jetpacker with my Warhawk.
Oh, and to the WipeOut HD testers: I feel for you having to put up with epilepsy. But for the greater good, please at least PRETEND that the next seizure is just good ol' excitement for the game.
Exec 1) "Look! He's foaming at the mouth with pleasure!"
Exec 2) "Jackpot. Let's release."
jfm3
baxterpunch
Posted 4:18 AM 21/8/08
@tironabardheblu: Well, in all honesty, I prefer just playing with friends. So, when I can only get one or two other people to play Warhawk, I'd prefer to pad the playing field, or even turn it into a co-op game.
baxterpunch
PapaBear434
Posted 4:13 AM 21/8/08
As much as I love Warhawk, I was actually thinking about not buying the next update. The game keeps getting fragmented by some people buying it and most servers not running it.
Seriously, make the official servers run the expansions. Encourage the purchase.
But this update sounds cool. I expected the one extra map and a new vehicle like the last two updates. But TEN extra maps? This might be MORE than worth it.
PapaBear434
Bando
Posted 5:57 AM 21/8/08
RAH RAH RAH, Wipe Out, RAH RAH RAH *foam at the mouth*, RAH RAH RAH, when?
Bando
gamerholic
Posted 6:30 AM 21/8/08
They weren't kidding when they said quality before quantity!
gamerholic
PapaBear434
Posted 7:39 AM 21/8/08
@jfm3:
@rdcarvallo:
Shush. Let a man have his dreams and delusions to justify another purchase.
PapaBear434
Scuba Steve
Posted 8:31 AM 21/8/08
I called it. DLC for sure.
Scuba Steve
Technogamer1992
Posted 10:19 AM 21/8/08
am i the only person in this world that doesnt like warhawk??????
Technogamer1992
Xemnas
Posted 11:16 AM 21/8/08
Man, the PSN is the BEST downloadable game service. I find myself buying multiple games every month now.@
href="#c7336674">Technogamer1992:
Yes. Yes, you are.
Xemnas
Ondrei
Posted 2:45 AM 21/8/08
no system sellers here!
Ondrei