Where last week’s PAL store update was as bleak as can be imagined , this week’s is certain to please, if only because it finally contains the re-release of Metal Gear Solid. Yes, better late than never, we know. Still, earlier is better than late. Also of note this week is the release of the addictive/adorable Critter Crunch, LittleBigPlanet’s digital release on PSP, some other great PSP releases (Disgaea, some Darkstalkers) and some Dragon Age DLC. PS3 STORE Special Offers (from 19th November until the 3rd of December) Buzz! Brain Bender (PSP) (was – £19.99/€29.99 now – £9.99/€14.99) EA Replay (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £11.99/€14.99) Medal of Honor Heroes (PSP) (was – £9.99/€14.99 now – £7.99/€9.99) Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (PSP) (was – £14.99/€19.99 now – £11.99/€14.99) Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £11.99/€14.99) Downloadable Game Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao (£9.99/€12.99) Rating: PEGI 12+ Gravity Crash Released on Tuesday the 24th of November Rating: PEGI 7+(£6.29/€7.99) PSone Classic Metal Gear Solid (£7.99/€9.99) Rating: PEGI 18+ Trial & Unlock Key Critter Crunch (Trial free, Unlock Key £4.49/€5.49) Rating: PEGI 7+ Demo Smash Cars Demo Rating: PEGI 3+ Add-On Game Content Dragon Age:Origins o Warden’s Keep (£5.49/€6.99) o The Stone Prisoner (£11.99/€14.99) LittleBigPlanet o Assassin’s Creed II Ezio Auditore Costume Released on Tuesday the 24th of November (£1.59/€1.99) o Thanksgiving Costume (only available for one week) (free) Pain o Flavor Flav Pack (£1.19/€1.49)Rating: PEGI 16+ EyePet o Medieval Styling Pack (£2.39/€2.99) o Lucky Dip Styling Pack 4 (free) High Velocity Bowling o Psychedelic 60’s Ball Pack (£0.79/€0.99) o Techno Modern Ball Pack (£0.79/€0.99) Beatles: Rock Band o A Day in the Life (£0.99/€1.49) o Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite (£0.99/€1.49) o Fixing a Hole (£0.99/€1.49) o Lovely Rita (£0.99/€1.49) o Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (£0.99/€1.49) o She’s Leaving Home (£0.99/€1.49) o When I’m Sixty-Four (£0.99/€1.49) o Within You Without You (£0.99/€1.49) o Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Album) (this pack contains the all tracks listed above) (£7.49/€8.99) Guitar Hero 5 o I Was Made For Loving You by KISS (£1.59/€1.99) o Lick by KISS (£1.59/€1.99) o Modern Day Delilah by KISS (£1.59/€1.99) o KISS Track Pack (£4.39/€5.49) Videos Final Fantasy XIII Announcement Trailer DC Universe Brian Stevens Interview Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time Space Trailer Army of Two: 40th Day Sniper Trailer Dante’s Inferno Greed Dev Trailer Premium Themes Wise Father Theme (£1.19/€1.49) Yuefeng Theme (£1.19/€1.49) King Zumo Theme (£1.19/€1.49) Cavalier Warrior Theme (£1.19/€1.49) PSP STORE Special Offers Buzz! Brain Bender (PSP) (was – £19.99/€29.99 now – £9.99/€14.99) EA Replay (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £11.99/€14.99) Medal of Honor Heroes (PSP) (was – £9.99/€14.99 now – £7.99/€9.99) Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (PSP) (was – £14.99/€19.99 now – £11.99/€14.99) Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £11.99/€14.99) Downloadable Games LittleBigPlanet (£21.99/€36.99) Rating: PEGI 7+ Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines (£23.99/€29.99) Rating: PEGI 16+ Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (£21.99/€36.99) Rating: PEGI 12+ The Warriors (£9.99/€12.99) Rating: PEGI 18+ Star Wars Battlefront II (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 12+ NBA 2K10 (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 3+ Mercury Meltdown (£4.79/€5.99) Rating: PEGI 3+ Megaman Maverick Hunter X (£13.99/€17.99) Rating: PEGI 3+ Capcom Puzzle World (£13.99/€17.99) Rating: PEGI 3+ Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (£13.99/€17.99) Rating: PEGI 12+ Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (£11.99/€14.99) Rating: PEGI 12+ Mana Khemia: Student Alliance (£19.99/€24.99) Rating: PEGI 12+ Williams Pinball Classics (£11.99/€14.99) Rating: PEGI 3+ minis Echoes (£2.49/€2.99) Rating: PEGI 3+ Pinball Dreams (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 7+ Demo MotorStorm: Arctic Edge Demo (free) Rating: PEGI 12+ PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe Demo (free) Rating: PEGI 3+ Add-On Game Content Rock Band Unplugged o California Über Alles by Dead Kennedys (£0.99/€1.49) o You’re No Rock and Roll Fun by Sleater-Kinney (£0.99/€1.49)

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Kotaku Review Round-Up: Borderlands, Ratchet, Marvel, And More [List]

October 23, 2009 by admin
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We reviewed the following games this week. Just for you. Not for that guy. Or her. Or them. Borderlands Review (In which McWhertor pauses from praising the game to warn how not to play it.) Critter Crunch Micro-Review (In which Crecente explains how one mashes Space Invaders with Donkey Kong Jr.) Bakugan Battle Brawler Review (In which Crecente continues his efforts to convince us Bakugan is cool) A Boy and His Blob Review (In which Fahey admits a blind spot and demands more hugging.) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games Review (In which our reviewer contemplates violence against a Boo and his TV.) Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time Review (In which I said nice things about almost everything, except Captain Qwark.) Marvel Super Squad Review (In which Fahey admitted his age, praised Stan Lee, and told us what he’d do if he had Magneto’s powers.) What games will we review next week? Check back each day to find out. Not that you’ll be surprised.

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Critter Crunch Micro Review: Gross In a Cute Way [Review]

October 19, 2009 by admin
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The cute-and kinda gross-puzzler that’s had iPhone users bursting bugs for sometime now, finally infects the PlayStation 3 with the same addictive, arachnid-munching action. Controlling Biggs, a tubby, cuddly creature, players snap up bugs with his tongue from an above board (that’s a cross between Space Invaders and Donkey Kong Jr.) and feed them to other creepy crawlies. The goal being to burst their bellies, and eat the jewels that spill from their adorable innards. Once Biggs has gobbled up enough sparkly stones, his hunger meter fills and he moves onto the next level. Loved Simple, Yet Super-satisfying: Critter Crunch ’s concept will be familiar to anyone who’s ever cleared a board or filled a meter in any other puzzle game, but the execution is complemented by solid gameplay and enough variety to keep you engaged throughout. Shooting out Biggs’ big tongue—it puts Yoshi’s lengthy licker to shame—players gobble bugs, then spit them into bigger bugs. When an insect is fed two unlucky bottom-feeders, it bursts, dropping a jewel to satisfy the void in Biggs’ ample belly. Once the hunger meter fills, it’s time to move on to the next buggy buffet. Strategy enters into the food-chain fun when you arrange bugs so they can eat each other, or chain like-ones together to clear a large portion of the board with a single burst. When you do this, Biggs’ hungry son waddles out, and you’ll make daddy vomit a rainbow of big bonus points into his mouth. Additional variety comes from skilled insect species that can do things such as spill hunger meter-siphoning poison. Outside the lengthy adventure” mode, Critter Crunch’s charm and challenge translates to “Puzzle” and “Challenge” games, as well as scary-addictive local and online multiplayer. Gorgeous and Gross: Critter Crunch’s puzzling action unfolds over beautifully rendered hand-drawn 2D visuals. Biggs, the bottom-of-the-food-chain bugs, and the lush backgrounds all pop off the screen with Pixar-like crispness. Additionally, animations are surprisingly detailed for a PSN puzzler; from fluttering flies’ wings to Biggs’ satisfied chomping, everything animates with eye-catching fluidity. Even the gross-out moments are made more cute than stomach-churning-Biggs barfing rainbows into his son’s maw is a highlight. Perfect Pacing: My biggest complaint with most puzzle games is that they’re often pathetically easy in the early stages, then have you yanking your hair out by the later levels. With Critter Crunch, though, I was never bored or frustrated by the pacing. Don’t misunderstand, it gets super tough late in the “Adventure” mode. However, by the time the action gets frenzied, your brain and reflexes have been taught to keep up. And, even when the arachnid army does manage to overwhelm Biggs, you should find it more fair than unnecessarily frustrating. A relatively simple puzzle game concept is nicely complemented by appropriately paced challenge and an engaging presentation that manages to be adorably charming without ever becoming annoyingly cute. Critter Crunch was developed and published by Capybara Games for PSN on September 30th. Retails for $6.99. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Completed Adventure mode on normal difficulty and participated in multiplayer modes on the PlayStation 3. Confused by our reviews? Read our review FAQ .

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Critter Crunch Brings Barfstravaganza To PSN This Thursday [Playstation Network]

October 6, 2009 by admin
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Personally long awaited puzzler Critter Crunch cutes up the PlayStation Network this Thursday, bringing those precious puke rainbows into your home in HD. Capybara Games ‘ debut PSN effort will launch October 8th for $6.99 USD, hopefully with downloadable licensed skins for Biggs due shortly thereafter. (Consider that more of a plea to the Capy folks than a hint, dear reader.) Launch trailer, full of adorable vomiting, after this.