Before Naughty Dog struck it big with Hollywood-esque productions like Uncharted and The Last of Us, the studio was once a proponent of video game mascots. PlayStation attempted to turn the tide on Mario and Sonic with Crash Bandicoot's three platforming classics and his cart racer, but the blooming console found better success in other third-party companies. After that, well, Naughty...
Sony will launch another PlayStation 2 Classic on the PlayStation 4 this week, tapping into its own first-person library and selecting the action-adventure game Primal. Primal was released during the early years of the PlayStation 2 era and was developed by SCE Cambridge, best known for the fabulous MediEvil games and that bloodsucking Frogger remake that turned up everywhere in 1997...
Sony is rolling out the next PlayStation 2 Classic this week on PlayStation 4, and JRPG fans should be excited. Wild ARMs 3 brought the franchise into its second generation, and it did so with an excellent cel-shaded design that was widely praised at the time. Those who never got to play it back then will get a chance to do so next week, May 17, when Sony launches it for the...
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Sony’s initiative to put more PS2 games on the PlayStation 4, and with the majority of them being owned by Sony itself, one would think that it is running out of steam. Either that, or at least having a hard time convincing third-party companies to go back and re-tweak their older games to add trophy support and other modern commodities. Case in...
Rockman Corner has a very interesting poll for its frequent readers going on right now, asking which of the PlayStation 2-era Mega Man games they would most like to see emulated on the PlayStation 4. Of course, the main problem with asking this question is that none of the PlayStation 2 Mega Man games are particularly well remembered or loved except by the most hardcore of hardcore...
While most will be sinking their hard earned dollars into Batman: Arkham Knight this week, I'll be focusing my gaze on a long-lost JRPG friend, Suikoden III. The PlayStation 2 Classic will be available when the PlayStation Store updates, and it will set gamers back $9.99. Most will know that I am a die-hard fan of this game's predecessor, Suikoden II, but my opinion remains a little...
I see how this works! I get it now! Gaming companies are sitting on a treasure trove of classic beloved favorites, but they are only going to release them when people are angry with them to try and ease tensions. A kind of ace-in-the-hole if you will. Take Konami for example. Long time fans are a little antsy over the rift between it and Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, and what...
It's been a while since Sony released a PlayStation 2 Classic worth writing about, but Konami has reached into its library to deliver one of the greatest SHMUPs of all time for PlayStation 3 owners. Gradius V will launch this week on the PlayStation Store, and I highly recommend doing everything in your power to give it a try. The game in itself was a sort of throwback to the...
Got an itch for some PlayStation classics or indies? I always do, which is why these occasional Flash sales from Sony are always a brilliant way to turn up some memories. 26 games of all ages and sizes have been slashed to just $1 for the weekend, and there is bound to be something just for you. On the classic front, we have three of the PlayStation One’s defining B-tier series. All...
You know, I'm getting a little sick of writing about this series so much, but I feel I'm obligated to at least one more time. Atlus has confirmed that Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon will be released for the PlayStation 3 as a PlayStation 2 classic next week. With its release, we can call Atlus' three month push to release every PlayStation 2 game...