Recent PSN Purchases

My PSP Go review is SLOWWLLLYYY being written. I want it to be the "definitive" review for the product, so it is taking TIME.

In the meantime, I've been playing the system plenty. Last week I purchased a number of sweet titles for it. Here we GO!

BEATERATOR - Wow! This baby is a full featured mix studio. Very impressive stuff! Thankfully it's filled with plenty of help, including tutorial videos. Give yourself a couple of hours and you'll start mixing gold. Thank you RockStar!

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TACTICS - Loved the movies and all of EA's video game attempts with the franchise met with success. I've never played Tactics and it appears it got some good reviews. I'm looking forward to playing it.

TOMB RAIDER LEGEND - I just completed Tomb Raider: Underworld for my PS3. A great title, that would have been fantastic if Eidos gave Crystal Dynamics more time to polish. Still, I enjoyed the experience. In celebration of my triumph, I purchased LEGEND which I still find far superior. It's only $12.99 and worth every penny!

THEXDER NEO - $9.99 of pure old-school, platforming action. This is the stuff dreams are made of. Beautiful. Brilliant. The transforming mech PC game of the mid-1980's returns in all it's triumphant glory! A must purchase!

TETRIS - EA's MINI version of the classic is awesome. It's Tetris, you want it. Get it. The $9.99 price I felt was a bit high. However again, it's friggin' Tetris and it's finally available the PSP!

Enjoy your PSP's everyone!

Commercial Potential

Sony's PlayStation 3 was off to a rocky start. Not only was their launch rough but the original ad campaign as well. Remember this one? I know you do. It's creepy stuff that neither shows the consumer what the product is nor the value of it. WTF SONY? WTF!?!



Today's ventures are much more successful. Yet, back in the day there were still are some gems. Here's a brilliant European Commercial. Enjoy!

LittleBigPlanet PSP Lookin' Sweet

Yesterday's PSN update was a non-event for PSP owners. We got a couple of NBA games and that was about it. Critter Crunch is now available for the PS3 which interests me. Compared to last week's mega-update, I'm a bit disappointed. Oh well, I guess all store updates can't be so exciting. *sniff*

LittleBigPlanet PSP is coming along nicely. Pre-order goodies for the title have just been announced from the PlayStation Blog. Looks like I'm SOL since I plan to download the title for my GO. *double sniff*

I am excited about the game. It retains all that warm love and feelin' of the PS# edition. Minus the multiplayer of course. *triple sniff*

What a bummer blog. Let's pump this up a bit! Here's how we build a car. Sweet! Enjoy! The game is on track for a November 17th launch.

Video Games | LittleBigPlanet PSP | TGS 09: Build A Car Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Chinatown Wars Trailer

I'm still waiting for the PSN to update. What will be added? What UMD-Legacy titles? What Minis? Hmmmm...

To hold over everyone's anticipation, here is Rockstar's latest trailer for GTA: Chinatown Wars for the PSP. I can't wait for this game! It's lookin' like great stuff! PLUS! Click here for a great interview with Rockstar from IGN about the upcoming title.

Video Games | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | PSP Debut Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Games and Games... Oh, My!

This past Thursday not only did we see the launch of the PSP GO but a HUGE UPDATE to the PSN. The complete list is HERE.

Presented in the order of purchase, are the the titles I downloaded during the launch with mini-opinions.

GRAN TURISMO - Wow! This game looks and plays beautifully. Where's the career mode? A worthy purchase, yet I still wonder if down the line an update will appear with the feature placed back in.

SEGA GENESIS COLLECTION - I had to get it. 28 Genesis titles. 5 unlockable. Sonic 1 & 2. Phantasy Star II to IV. Golden Axe 1 to 3. All on the Go for $15.99.

PRINNY: CAN I REALLY BE THE HERO? - A gorgeous looking, old school platformer that packs quite a challenge. It was on sale for $9.99.

DISGAEA: AFTERNOON OF DARKNESS - Haven't even played it sadly. It received fantastic reviews though! Another NIS game on sale from $29.99 to $14.99.

SUDOKU - Finally! I own a friggin' version of Sudoku for one of my systems. It's the addictive, classic game for $4.99. I couldn't pass it up.

SONIC RIVALS - Challenging, fast paced Sonic combat racing. Beautifully realized in 3-D, thankfully it plays like Sonic's classic 2-D action. Great stuff!

That rounds out my launch purchases for my beloved PSP GO. Now to get back to some gaming! ;)

QUICK! PSP GO Impressions. ^_^

I love the portability of the unit. It's a sleek and sexy "mobile device" rather than a "portable video game system".

Love the design, the controls feel much more comfortable even though I never had a problem with the 2000 to 3000 series. Still, the new layout is very pleasing.

Even with a screen size reduction from 4.3 inches to 3.8 inches, the GO still provides a very nice "large screen". The iTouch has a 3.5 inch display.

Bluetooth ability is awesome. I've connected a headset as well as a PlayStation 3 controller to the unit.

Overall, I'm very pleased with the latest incarnation of Sony's PSP line. I don't miss UMD. I am in the process of writing a full review which will be posted later in the week. ;)

Thunderbirds... Whoops! PSP Are Go!

It launched and the world may rest now. I spent most of time updating, charging and filling my PSP Go with awesome content. I love the unit for sure. Hopefully I'll have a review soon.