PSN Friday: Better late than never

by Alexander Sliwinski on Aug 28th 2009 12:53PM

Was it worth the wait? Actually, this week's PSN update is rather substantial, offering up The Legend of Han Tao (don't be fooled by its cheesy name, it's not that bad) and several demos worth checking out, including WET getting wild at the top of the list. Let's not overlook the classics either, as PS1's Tomb Raider 2 and SimCity 2000 are both available for $6. There's plenty more content to check out after the break.

Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list:

(Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists.)

Playable Content

The Legend of Han Tao full game ($14.99)
Cool Boarders 2 PSone classic ($5.99)
Tomb Raider 2 PSone classic ($5.99)
SimCity 2000 PSone classic ($5.99)
WET demo
DiRT 2 demo
NHL 10 demo
FEAR 2: Project Origin demo

Add-on Content

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Maps & Characters DLC ($9.99)
LittleBigPlanet Artist Vera Bee Sticker Pack ($1.99)
Crash Commando Add-On Bundle ($4.99)
Crash Commando Heist Map Pack ($2.99)
Crash Commando Character Pack 1 ($1.99)
Crash Commando Character Pack 2 ($1.99)
Crash Commando Character Pack 3 ($1.99)
Cross Edge Add TP ($1.99)
Cross Edge Add G ($1.99)
Cross Edge Add EP ($1.99)
Cross Edge Add PP 1 ($1.99)
Cross Edge Add PP 2 ($1.99)
Fight Night Round 4 Champions Pack ($4.99)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Tatooine Mission Pack ($9.99)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 Wolf Creek ($4.99)

Rock Band

Videos

PULSE 8/27 Edition
Crash Commando Heist Map Pack Add-On Trailer
Madden NFL 10 Accolades Trailer
Madden NFL 10 Season in Reverse
Madden NFL 10 Network Trailers (x8) (includes AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, AFC West, NFC East, NFC North, NFC South, NFC West)
White Knight Chronicles GamesCom Trailer
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time – Ratchet Trailer
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time – Clank Trailer
ModNation Racers Create A Track Trailer
LittleBigPlanet History Pack Trailer
Heavy Rain Gamecom Trailer
MAG "Choose Your Loyalties" Trailer
AST Dew Tour 2009 Videos (x8)
WET Video Short 1

Themes and Wallpapers

Batman Theme Pack (free)
Fractal Fire Theme ($1.49)
Mythical Creatures Of Pandora Theme ($1.49)
The Punisher: No Mercy Wallpaper 1
Punisher No Mercy Comics Wallpaper 2
Zen Pinball Shaman Wallpaper
Zen Pinball ZP Wallpaper

PSP Content

Mythical Creatures Of Pandora PSP Theme ($1.49)
Fractal Fire PSP Theme ($1.49)
Cosplay Girls PSP Theme ($1.49)
Metal Battalion Maidens PSP Theme 5 ($0.99)
Metal Battalion Maidens PSP Theme 6 ($0.99)
Rock Band Unplugged DLC

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Tags: cool-boarders-2, false, psn, psn-store, psn-thursday, simcity-2000, the-legend-of-han-tao, tomb-raider-2, wet

Reader Comments (85)

Good stuff.

Wet Demo, Cool Boarders 2, and a Free Batman Theme. Awesome.

Oh, and I forgot the Dirt 2 demo.

Don't forgot Cosplay Girls PSP Theme, only $1.49!

the batman theme is nice, until you notice it makes annoying sounds everytime you do anything

Wet needs work.. interesting idea but the controls are not up to snuff.

Wet is a lot like Stranglehold, only it has a considerably better soundtrack, and it's not as good.

I kind of dug the WET demo when I played it on the 360. It's nothing spectacular, but it was good fun.

If WET had better controls/camera, It would be a good game.I still had fun though.

It is the definition of "a rental"

just downloaded wet, seriously thinking about crash commando expansion but the weather has my internet up and down so maybe later

I was online late last night and there was no additional content added. It was all the same stuff from last week.

dude, Crash Commando update. I don't play it anymore, but I'll gladly give them 5 more bucks and play it for another weekend or two. They deserve every penny for making such a fun game.

not too bad of a release, nice to see a few more ps1 games

We seriously need more PSone classics, especially the J-RPGs that the system was known for (and go for big bucks on eBay).

Final Fantasy 7 is up, along with Suikoden and Wild Arms 1 & 2, but it's not enough. We need FF8 and FF9, along with Xenogears, Chrono Cross and more. It wouldn't hurt to put Persona 1 & 2 up there, either. Square Enix and Atlus need to get on that fast.

I wonder who owns the IP to all of those Working Designs games. I yearn for Lunar 1 & 2 to be released on PSN. Perhaps Ubisoft? They have been releasing the newer (but crappy) Lunar games lately.

i would love to have Tactics ogre as that game is really Rare .. and atlus brought it to us for PS1 but now ... Square Suck owns the company who originally brought the game out to Japan so who makes the decision .. squaresuck or Atlus ?

VAGRANT STORY!

I would probably rebuy all the PS1s from SE if they released them, just so I can play them on the go. If they released those along with more niche RPGs like Record of Agarest War, I'm going to be very happy (and broke).

@ Elranzer - You forgot Valkyrie Profile. Also, why would it take Song so long to have Legend of Dragoon available.....they own the damn thing lol. And not having a sequels or the mention of such is a big shame on Sony's part...moreso now that the PS3 is starved for good traditional JRPGs.

The chick from WET looks like Lena Headey.

Your right she does.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DLMbxIoKN3c/SNW0OP0lgKI/AAAAAAAAKHE/4MBJRx0rKuY/s1600-h/lena2gs1.jpg

Wet Demo, Sim City 2000 GREAT for PSP gaming and the Dirt 2 Demo....no complaints

the wet demo reminded me of strangehold mixed with kill bill

I thought the WET demo was cool, unrealistic but fun. I didn't expect this game to be realistic but at times you just have to say this is fake, like who can jump cars in a freeway while shooting at the same time, lol. It's good though but I hope bosses are an actual challenge in the full game.

....have you not seen The Matrix!?

another FEAR 2 Demo?

I think the other one was a multiplayer demo....cant remember

No it was single player, I still have the demo

Yeah is that a typo?

The demo is for the new SP DLC that comes out on Sep. 3. You play as a Replica soldier.

you right it was single player.....looks that this is for a addon to the Campain or something....

Awesome RB content!

Hey the RB link is from last week. I've had those Foo Fighters tracks for a while now.

Free Batman themes are always win.

can we as a community stop using the word "win" in this manner?

Can we as commenters stop using the word "community" in this manner?

deal!

Well if it's no longer a community then I get to use Win how ever I like. WIN!

Its a win that we stop using the word win. BUDUMPH CHH!!!!

What does the PSN update so late? They should update their stuff on Tuesdays by 12pm Noon.

How is Tuesday any better than Thursday? If it were Tuesday, there would be people like you saying "They should update it on Saturday." And then people would be saying "They should update it on Thursday." Just like it is now.

It's a weekly update. The day of the week doesn't really matter. New content is seven days apart, regardless of the day it is released.

Ummmmm Tuesdays?? its normally Thursdays by like 6pm EST...latest I remember(until now) was right before midnite

People like u love to complain, eh? How bout Sony not give us A DAMN THING? How bout you sell you PS3? Gtfoh...

if someone could answer this for me, it'd be much appreciated.

i own a 360 and am thinking of also getting a ps3. i know that PSN is slowly releasing some ps1 titles for download, can anyone tell me about how they play? are they available in hi-def, can you save state, do some titles have online mutiplayer, etc. i'm just curious as to whether or not they didn't anything to make playing the ps1 titles any better.

thanks.

For the most part, they're direct ports. No saving state or online multi.

trophies? i'm addicted to achievements on xbox, and nothing sounds better to me than getting trophies in ff7 for stuff i already would have done anyway (emerald and ruby weapon, gold chocobo, etc.)

no trophies. the draw with them is that they are playable on PSP as well. so you can play FF7 and MGS on the go

Digital PS1 classics's only real improvements over their original counterparts is that you can save without a memory card and you can play them on the go with your PSP.

As for the few PS2 games that had online multiplayer, I think that they are still supported, but don't quote me on that.

But seriously, if you're thinking of buying a PS3, you really should be considering is its awesome line-up, unless you want to miss out on some of the best games made this generation ;P

ps1 games are usually just the original games - no changes were made.

thanks for the replies. was kind of hoping to see save states and trophies, so for now i think i'll keep emulating on my ps1.

still planning on buying a ps3 though, with the price drop there's no excuse not to.

Everyone else answered about the PS1 games. As for the PS2 online multiplayer games they work perfectly. It all depends if the servers are still up. For example I tried the Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal multiplayer and didn't find anyone else. On the other hand, I found quite a few people on the Killzone servers.

Hope that helps.

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