PSN Thursday: In time with Turtles, Silent Hill and George Takei

by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 10th 2009 at 5:49PM }

Oh, my! Although the release of Turtles in Time and Silent Hill on PSN this week is certainly noteworthy, it's the appearance of George Takei in PAIN that takes the cake. The original Star Trek star will be at your disposal to shoot from a canon and ... seriously, why would you want to hurt George Takei? He's awesome! The Andy Dick hurtable PAIN DLC character from a couple weeks back was a far more understandable option. Check out the rest of the update after the break.

Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list:

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

Playable Content

TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled ($9.99)
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain [PSone Classic] ($5.99)
Silent Hill [PSone Classic] ($5.99)
Syphon Filter 2 [PSone Classic] ($5.99)
Katamari Forever demo
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes demo
TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled – Trial Version

Add-on Content

High Velocity Bowling Heather ($0.99)
High Velocity Bowling Ball Pack - Graphic Patterns ($0.99)
High Velocity Bowling Ball Pack - Back To School ($0.99)
PAIN Celebrity Character 2 - George Takei ($1.99)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Juggernaut Playable Character ($1.99)
Red Faction Guerilla Multiplayer Pack 2 ($6.99)
Guitar Hero: 100 Little Curses" by Street Sweeper Social Club ($1.99); "Fight! Smash! Win!" by Street Sweeper Social Club ($1.99); "Somewhere In The World It's Midnight" by Street Sweeper Social Club ($1.99); Street Sweeper Social Club Track Pack ($5.49) - Downloadable Track Pack featuring "Fight! Smash! Win!", "100 Little Curses", "Somewhere In The World It's Midnight" by Street Sweeper Social Club. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading.
GHWT Disc Import ($1.99) - "Import songs from the Guitar Hero World Tour disc for use in certain other Guitar Hero and Activision games that have this feature (not all games may support this feature)."
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Gary Player GC ($4.99)
UFC 2009: Undisputed Additional Fighters ($3.99)

Rock Band

Videos

Pulse 9/10 Edition
NHL 2K10 1 on 1 Moves Trailer

Themes and Wallpapers

Godfather Theme ($1.99)
The Transporter 3 Theme ($1.49)
My Bloody Valentine Theme ($1.49)
Cosplay Girls ($1.99)
Ele'Gals Theme ($1.99)
Hyperdesk Pulse ($1.99)
Hyperdesk Deep Shadows ($1.99)
Hyperdesk Dual Pack ($3.99)
Beach Theme ($1.99)
Dark Matter Gamma Ray ($1.99)
Dark Matter Subspace ($1.99)
Dark Matter Solar Flare ($1.99)
Dark Matter Trilogy ($3.99)
Fate/unlimited Codes Wallpaper 1 (FREE)

PSP Content

wipEout PULSE ($22.99)
Wild Arms XF ($29.99)
Half-Minute Hero Demo
Pulse 9/10 Edition (free)
Hyperdesk Pulse PSP Theme ($1.49)
Hyperdesk Deep Shadows PSP Theme ($1.49)
Hyperdesk Dual Pack PSP Theme ($2.99)
Beach PSP Theme 1 ($1.49)
Beach PSP Theme 2 ($1.49)
Rock Band Unplugged DLC

Tags: george-takei, pain, playstation-network, psn, psn-store, psn-thursday, silent-hill, turtles-in-time

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Zexion_VI @ Sep 10th 2009 5:52PM

WOW. The original PS1 version of SH. Count me in,

JewUnit666 @ Sep 10th 2009 6:02PM

no avatars yet??? grr

Jawmuncher @ Sep 10th 2009 6:19PM

I know what's up with their being no avatars yet.
I want to see some new ones!!!

rd2000 @ Sep 11th 2009 9:45AM

Best update in a long time, TMNT was a great game

Fakeplasticball @ Sep 10th 2009 5:56PM

CRITTER CRUNCH?

that is all.

Sly Cooper, Attorney at Law @ Sep 10th 2009 5:58PM

* TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled ($9.99)
* Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain [PSone Classic] ($5.99)
* Silent Hill [PSone Classic] ($5.99)
* Syphon Filter 2 [PSone Classic] ($5.99)
* Katamari Forever demo

wow! amazing update. and is juggernaut a new character for MvC2 or is it just an unlock?

Sly Cooper, Attorney at Law @ Sep 10th 2009 5:59PM

oh, and i didn't even see the PSP stuff. wipeout pulse on the PS store, and a half-minute hero demo make this update even better.

brickwalker0 @ Sep 10th 2009 6:02PM

those who pre-order with Gamestop get Juggernaut for free.

others have to pay $2.

the game comes out next Tuesday.

Sly Cooper, Attorney at Law @ Sep 10th 2009 6:21PM

OHH, i thought that said Marvel vs. Capcom 2, not Ultimate Alliance 2. ahh.

tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 10th 2009 6:00PM

I'd buy silent hill, but I think I'd rather get the Wii re-make for the updated graphics and such. Blood Omen is enticing though....

hector88 @ Sep 10th 2009 6:02PM

yeah the Wii/PS2 remake is looking really good, the whole no weapons/combat thing will make the game more interesting IMO.

Fernando Rocker @ Sep 10th 2009 6:05PM

Wait... did you actually said those words, tmac...?

o_O

tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 10th 2009 6:08PM

I did. Did it blow your mind? It'll be a while before I get it though, I'll have more than enough wii stuff to catch up on first :\

WiredKnight @ Sep 10th 2009 6:10PM

I still have my original copy. Something about those old, grainy graphics make it seem even creepier.

Levi @ Sep 10th 2009 7:34PM

They look like verrrry different games. I'm willing to bet playing the original and playing the Wiimake will be far more of a difference than playing, say, Bionic Commando on NES and BC:R.

I have the original black label Silent Hill, and I agree, super creepy. I LOVE that game.

David Black @ Sep 10th 2009 6:02PM

I bought Wipeout Pulse on clearance at Target for $7.50. I understand that I took advantage of an incredible deal but what the hell is Sony thinking with the $23 price point? Don't they want anyone to actually buy these games?

Solace @ Sep 10th 2009 6:09PM

Sony just being ignorant as usual

Jawmuncher @ Sep 10th 2009 6:37PM

Sony and MS fail when it comes to pricing their digital downloads.

CrashSpyro123 @ Sep 10th 2009 8:33PM

It's one of their odd pricing tiers for Sony PSP games that somehow thought was a good idea.

kanweil @ Sep 10th 2009 6:03PM

Holy Balls its Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain!

Phil @ Sep 10th 2009 7:06PM

Thanks for being excited with me for Kain.

Vae Victis!

N3M3515 @ Sep 11th 2009 2:06AM

I KNOW! I instantly bought that.

timmy-cat @ Sep 10th 2009 6:07PM

What is this Guitar Hero World Tour disc import for $1.99? I thought it was $3.50. Anyone know what the deal is on this.

Sly Cooper, Attorney at Law @ Sep 10th 2009 6:22PM

is there any need to ask about it? nearly half off is fine with me.

Reuben @ Sep 10th 2009 6:07PM

HOLY HELL

Here I was ready for another lackluster PSN classic update, and then I notice the two games that I've been pining for.

It's like my birthday.

Gibbeynator @ Sep 10th 2009 6:09PM

Oh my...

Veign06 @ Sep 10th 2009 6:10PM

Sweet PS1 update...need Soul Reaver now and Vagrant Story!

Tim Parsons @ Sep 10th 2009 6:52PM

Still no FALLOUT 3 : DLC?!?

Mein Bratwurst @ Sep 10th 2009 6:11PM

Hmm, what happened to the LBP demo? I already have the game but more people to play with and more user created levels is always nice.

Lunastra78 (PSN: lunastra78) @ Sep 10th 2009 8:03PM

And what about Oddworld, wasn't that supposed to be out now too? :-/

TreyIM @ Sep 10th 2009 8:24PM

LBP demo is in the UK PSN store...and so is the Fifa 10 demo, if anyone is interested...as well as the Katamari Forever demo. I always check the UK store first on Thurs since they are 5hrs ahead of the US. I grabbed Fifa and Katamari early this afternoon.

TreyIM @ Sep 10th 2009 9:01PM

Oh, and they have new dynamic themes such as one for Motorstorm and a couple others that the US doesn't have.

DangerMouse @ Sep 10th 2009 6:11PM

Wow, nice. I was looking forward to the LBP demo, since i haven't tried the game out yet, but SH & Blood omen are tempting.

LordAbsu @ Sep 10th 2009 6:13PM

VAE VICTUS!!

/laughs like villainous dick, sucks blood of victim from 30 feet away

Kombat @ Sep 10th 2009 7:01PM

TMNT .. sweet

No Avatars .. Boooo!

Roger @ Sep 10th 2009 6:21PM

my blu-ray drive just HAD to up and die a week back didn't it.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

Special Agent Steve @ Sep 10th 2009 6:33PM

I didn't know you needed a Blu-ray drive to play DLC?

I kid; :(

Miku @ Sep 10th 2009 6:27PM

Damn it. I still have my original copies of Silent Hill and Blood Omen. I was REALLY hoping they'd come out on the PSP like FFVII did.

ZombieRobot @ Sep 10th 2009 6:32PM

all PSN Classics can be played on PSP that is all

Reuben @ Sep 10th 2009 6:38PM

Every original Playstation game can play on the PSP.

Miku @ Sep 10th 2009 6:42PM

If I can buy them through the store on the PSP then I apologize for being a moron and have never been happier to be completely wrong.

Sly Cooper, Attorney at Law @ Sep 10th 2009 7:49PM

yes you can buy them off the store on PSP, and play them on PSP.

Zemus101 @ Sep 11th 2009 2:07AM

Hell, I download it on my ps3 (cuz it's much much faster) and then install them, and "then" copy it over to my psp connected through usb. Goes much faster for me than doing it wirelessly. It even prompts you afterwards if you want to delete it off your ps3.

Miku @ Sep 11th 2009 11:43AM

Thanks everyone. I'm a bit of a moron apparently. Since they weren't under the "PSP" section of the article I assumed the worst. I don't have a PS3, so, I was upset because I assumed they wouldn't be in the PSP store.

Already purchased and downloaded them, and I'm stoked to have two of my favorite PS1 games available to be played at any time.

guillemot @ Sep 10th 2009 6:28PM

What a update!
G R E A T !

Michael @ Sep 10th 2009 6:31PM

to anyone who's played tutles in time is it good downloadable game?,because Damon "Hatefield" over at IGN said the game was terrible and thrashed it on the xboxlive version.

DangerMouse @ Sep 10th 2009 9:35PM

There is a demo for it. I tried it out and it just didn't feel right. The music was extremely bland, which only added to the uninspired graphics to make it even more boring. I understand the appeal for it, but from what i played (which was quite short), it's a bad transition from 2D to 3D.