There’s a bit of slowdown, but I’m not sure if that’s the video or the game itself. Chains of Olympus ran fine, so I’m not worried. I am intrigued by this PSP title though.
My PSP handhelds (I have two) sit on my desk untouched. I didn’t buy Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for it and I doubt I’ll be picking up Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep either.
However, I may pick up God of War: Ghost of Sparta. The prequel to God of War looks stunning for a PSP game and it may be one of the last PlayStation Portable titles if the rumors of a PSP2 turn out to be true.
Remember that PlayStation Portable of yours? Haven’t played with it for awhile, huh? Well, perhaps a new God of War game will convince you to find it and charge it up.
Today, Sony announced that God of War: Ghost of Sparta will be heading to PSP later this year. It’s being developed by Chains of Olympus developer, Ready At Dawn and according to them it’ll have “over 25% more gameplay, an improved weapon system, and new magical powers.” That’s not the greatest sales pitch, but I’ve heard worse. I enjoyed Chains of Olympus a lot, so I’m looking forward to this prequel.
According to the blog post, Ghost of Sparta will take place after God of War and will tell “the story of Kratos’ ascension to power”. I didn’t think that part of the story needed any fleshing out, but I guess Ready at Dawn and Santa Monica Studios must have something worthwhile if they’re delving into that.
Along with those key details, Sony provided a handful of screenshots.
PS3 software made a killing this month with God of War III leading the way. Needless to say, but it’s much deserved.
The most interesting story with these numbers are the multiplatform title splits. Final Fantasy XIII was approximately a 63/37 split in favor of the PlayStation 3 while Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was a 65/35 split in favor of the Xbox 360. A tale of audience tastes? Or perhaps news of the slightly superior PS3 version of FFXIII influenced it? I do wonder.
The new Pokemon Gold/Silver remake came in strong as expected and so were the reappearances of WiiFit and Super Mario Bros. Wii.
I guess kudos should be awarded to MLB 10: The Show for being the only baseball game to make it into the top 10 as well.
In the “Making of God of War III” bonus video, game director Stig Asmussen stated that he wanted this game to be one of the games “define the generation”. Having finished the final chapter of Kratos’ epic tale, I’d say he and Santa Monica Studios succeeded. I thought the game was going to be God of War II with an extra coat of PlayStation 3 paint, but I was wrong. On the surface, it can be viewed as such, but under that gorgeous layer of HD graphics was an action game offering a level interactivity which was both familiar and liberating. From beginning to end, this game entertained and one that I want to revisit time and time again.
That’s a whole lot of people for a project. The results speak for themselves though. If you don’t want to be spoiled, I wouldn’t check out this awesome interview by GiantBomb’s Brad Shoemaker.
Oh, how sweet it is. One of the many reasons why I wanted a PlayStation 3.
It’s the end of February. While in year’s past, this would be gaming business as usual, 2010′s March lineup rivals the best holiday lineups ever.
I placed my order for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, my Final Fantasy XIII order was placed earlier this year and God of War III was in the queue since mid-2009.
Unfortunately, I still have games I wish to spend with including BioShock 2‘s multiplayer which I will do a write up about later this week. I also have Trine to complete; I would have been a bit disappointed with if I had spent the full $19.99 for it. Then there’s Starship Defense, which didn’t particularly wow me, but I did just finish it with all “Perfect” medals. I did want to spend more time with Marvel vs Capcom 2 as well. After all these years, I really wanted to spend time into executing an “Air Combo” consistently.
Hardware
