Wow. I'm glad I joined PlayStation Plus earlier this year. The $50 annual membership fee paid for itself in less than a month. The Instant Game collection offered a dozen free PSN and PS3 games in June. Now there's even more good news: Renegade Ops, Gotham City Imposters, and Pac-Man Championship DX have been added* to the collection of free titles.
Sony is kicking off a PSN promotion to start 2012 with 30% off numerous downloadable titles for normal members and 50% off the same titles if you have PlayStation Plus. There's lots of great games on sale both single player and co-op like Dungeon Defenders, PayDay, and Rochard. Here's what's on sale with the co-op games linked for reference.
Sideway: New York hit the Playstation Network last month with a decent 3 out of 5 overall score, but a disappointing 2 out of 5 for the co-op. It appears that one of the best tactics for co-op success was for the better player to just keep moving forwards; player two was forced along anyway! If the thought of dragging your co-op partner around appeals to you as a PC player, then here is the good news. Sideway: New York is now available via Steam.
I hadn't heard of Sideway: New York until very recently. It's one of those stealth titles that sneaks in with a fairly low profile, but when I read up on the premise, I got excited. A crazy platformer where you're always stuck to the surface of the platform? Nice! A graffiti theme? Double nice! I loved Jet Grind Radio! How does it actually hold up? Let's find out.
Have you heard of Sideway: New York? You haven't? That's a shame. Well, now's your chance to check out a trailer for this graffiti platformer. To be honest, I saw still images of the game, and they did nothing for me. Then I saw it in action, and I instantly regretted not queuing up for a chance at a review code. Don't take my word for it, check out the video. It's a cool mix of 2D platforming in 3D environments. You'll see what I mean.
October is here and it is on! It's game time!. We have a healthy stable of new releases this week. There's a zombie game redux, a high flying sequel, a variety of downloadable titles, and there's even something for the kids. Is it just me, or do Frank West's hands look weird? He's got some monkey fingers.
Some high profile PlayStation Network games have been priced and dated. Payday: The Heist, Sideway: New York, and Rochard have all been given their marching orders. All of these games will be released later this Fall. Two of these games have co-op, and one of them was one of my favorites form E3.
