Sammy

I have always viewed PAIN as a very expensive package or demo. It may have a lot of depth in its single stage. But at least three is fair value for money. It seems the updates only offer what should have been available from start.

It is the blight of the PSN paying for parts of games to the point where the initial amount of quick fix good value is undermined. Release full games...then add levels to expand and refresh the experience.

Surely this only is allowed to happen because of the lack of third party companies developing exclusive titles for the network.

Nobody wants you to be alone Steve!

Don't die Steve!

There is bound to be a ND appearance they have not missed a year since Crash first appeared. Like Insomniac they deliver polished titles in a short time frame.

It will probably be a new Jak game I'd imagine. Which could be a bit underwhelming.

A lot of titles from Europe on there...so one would think they'd have more fire power from across the atlantic. Japanese releases seem very thin on the ground this gen.

I imagine there are more tricks up their sleeve.

It really does not look that great, the models are fairly nice. The backgrounds are a little drab. This is more to do with design than the engine I'd imagine.

I have always enjoyed the series and it has provided vast amounts of longevity and replay value in the past. Namco is slowly mastering how to bring the vs fighter into the home environment. Online play if used imaginatively will be a huge bonus.

This is sort of a DLC game like Warhawk as opposed to a full release. It is not even made by Zipper, who were apparently supposed to be making the next proper SOCOM title.

My question is, regardless of its quality, surely going off on a tangent is risking harming the reputation of what has always been a solid franchise. Maybe they need to be careful to make a greater distinction. I know they did a pretty good job with the PSP game but this seems more like a SOCOM lite game.

Maximo was a fine game in my opinion. Although I'd have preferred a full scale Ghost and Goblins title.

I used to have a problem with The Magic Box and my firewall (ZoneAlarm) blocking images for some reason... it does not happen any more but it could be something similar.

It is actually the internet.

Sony did promise all wars would end when they first showed PS3 videos...but it was just a tech demo :( maybe by time PS4 comes out :/

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