Greg on Games

Considering that the PSN got a little mixed up, (none of these show up on newest) I thought I would post the update. You can find everything by looking in the “View All” section.

Game Demos
Condemned 2: Bloodshot Single Player Demo

SEGA Superstars Tennis Demo

Add-on Game Content

Rock Band
“Blinded by Fear” - At the Gates ($1.99)

“D.O.A.” - The Haunted ($1.99)

“Thrasher” - Evile ($1.99)

Earache Thrashpack 01 ($5.49)

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08
Doral Golf Resort - Blue Monster Course ($4.99)

Expand your game with the legendary Doral course! Play online and offline, post and play your EA Sports GamerNet clips, and experience one of the most challenging courses on the PGA Tour.
Maxed out Player ($2.49)

Max out your original Game Face golfer’s skills.
Turnberry Golf Resort (free)

Expand your game with one of Europe’s finest courses.

Game Videos
MotorStorm 2 Teaser Video

Eye of Judgment “Set 2″ Trailer

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Japan Intro Movie

Ape Quest PS3 spec trailer

Turning Point Trailer

Soul Calibur Character Reveal Trailer

Condemned 2: Bloodshot Launch Trailer

Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers
Gattaca Special Edition Blu-Ray Disc Trailer

Sleuth Blu-Ray Disc Trailer

PLAYSTATION Store for PC

Downloadable Games
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee ($10.99)

Game Demos
Flat Out: Head On Demo

Game Videos
Patapon GAP QA trailer

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Japan Intro Movie

Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee behind the scenes #1

Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee behind the scenes #2

Ape Quest trailer

PSP Wallpaper
Ape Quest wallpaper (x3)

Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee wallpaper

PSP Themes
Ape Quest theme

**Update** Everything is normal now so disregard what I said the beginning of the post.**

The Need for Speed series on PSP has always had good graphics (for a portable game), good gameplay, and a long campaign. I know this because I’ve played all of the Need for Speed games for PSP except Need for Speed Underground. Need for Speed Pro Street for the PSP is no exception. Even though I think the other NFS games for PSP are great, but Need for Speed Pro Street is even better. It has better graphics, such as the track and the car reflections, better gameplay, a simple damage system, and a longer campaign. For those people that have trouble turning around a sharp corner, the developers of this game thought of you when making it. If you press circle when racing, then the game shows you when to turn so your car doesn’t crash into the wall or slow your car down that much.

There is also local and worldwide multiplayer that has ranking and is tons of fun.

I highly recommend you to buy Need for Speed Pro Street for the PSP ASAP.

Here’s the most recent trailer for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, and a gameplay video.

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII has already come out in Japan, but it comes out in North America on March 25, 2008 for $40. If you have any questions about the game message me on the PSN or Xbox Live at spinalfap, because I own the game and I am almost halfway done with it.

Just like Rainbow Six: Vegas, GRAW 2 just sent to the PSP. The only difference is that Rainbow Six:Vegas for PSP was as good as the console version. Sadly GRAW 2 for PSP isn’t good. Each button is used for too many different things, so it gets confusing very fast. It would be more appealing if the developers made more like Rainbow Six: Vegas, and less like some of the other shooters for PSP. The game is pretty short and doesn’t make you want to finish it, for me it made want to return it. Instead of getting this, get Rainbow Six: Vegas for PSP.

Twisted Metal 2 is out on the PS Store for just six dollars, and included in that price is the game to put either on your PSP or PS3, and the ability to play it using the PSP via remote play streaming off of the PS3 so you don’t need a bigger memory stick. I think that Twisted Metal 2 is a fun game, but I don’t like the controls, and the fact that you don’t have to play it that long before it gets boring. I don’t like some of the controls because you have to push up on the D-Pad to accelerate your vehicle, so it’s hard to move left and right. Other than that I like it, but that’s only until I bored of it. I don’t think you should buy it.

Today I got a PSP Slim because it has a TV output, it weighs almost nothing, you can charge using a type b mini usb cable, and future PSP updates will have exclusive PSP Slim apps and bonuses like Skype. What I like about the PSP Slim after actually trying is it doesn’t hurt your hands like the previous PSP, because of how of how slim it is and flat, the controls feel a lot better and the analog stick has more resistance on it so you don’t turn to sharp in a racing game or something else, and the pixels on the screen don’t stick at all (unlike my previous PSP). On my old PSP the pixels stuck so much that every game seemed like a had mediocre graphics and games weren’t fun too play. The things that I don’t like about the PSP Slim are that even though Sony redesigned the speaker location and said that the speakers would be louder, I don’t think they are, and the UMD slot is more noisy than my old PSP and it doesn’t cradle it as well as the old PSP. So you have be extra careful when opening the UMD slot. Besides that, I think it’s a lot better than the previous PSP and I recommend getting one.

PSP Slim

PSP Slim

PSP Fat

PSP Slim
PSP Fat

I got Jackass: The Game recently thinking that it would be a good game because I like Jackass. But sadly, Jackass: The Game isn’t that great. To start the game is played in episodes, and each episode has five stunts and there are seven episodes. Each stunt is like a sort of fun mini-game. You can also save replays of your stunts, which I think is a cool feature.

I would not recommend buying Jackass: The Game, instead borrow it from a friend, or rent it.

Worms: Open Warfare 2 is my most recent favorite game. It is a perfect game. It has a challenging but fun campaign: you can create your own map and it has online with multiplayer. Downloads include maps, flags, and other things to customize your worm team. It also has local multiplayer, custom match and a great tutorial to teach you how to become a Worms Pro in just a short time. At $30 dollars Worms: Open Warfare 2 is a fantastic must-have game that never gets boring.

Even though the Simpsons Game was released slightly after the Simpsons Movie, it has nothing to do with the movie. Instead it makes fun of some video games like Need for Speed, Madden, Grand Theft Auto, and Medal of Honor. In the game you can play as Bart, Homer, Lisa, and sometimes even Maggie. It has 16 levels, and free roam Springfield. It has voice overs for almost any character you can think of.

The Simpsons Game is worth $60 because there is so much gameplay, but I would rent it because it has practically no replay value. I would rent it from Blockbuster just because the game will take you a while to beat, and Blockbuster lets you keep the games for a long time without late fees.