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Sony releases arcade-style 'pay-as-you-go' version of Trash Panic

JC Fletcher — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:31:00 EST

A new version of Trash Panic, just released in Japan, uses a pay structure more like coin-op arcade games than downloadable games: 100 Yen Gomibako costs just 100 yen (about $1) to download, but only allows three play sessions, at which point it prompts the user to pay another 100 yen.

Strangely, completing one of the two modes in 100 Yen Gomibako unlocks a bonus in the full version of the game: Steel Mode opens up the same mode in the original Gomibako. Clearing Normal Mode offers up to five Home Rewards.

It's an interesting experiment in alternative pay structures for arcade-style games. We look forward to seeing how the PSN audience reacts to it -- i.e., if users find the idea to be trash, and if they then panic.

Gallery: Gomibako aka Trash Panic

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Trophies: Trash Panic

Andrew Yoon — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:22:00 EST

Who knew taking out the garbage would be so much fun? Check out the Trophies of this upcoming downloadable PSN game.

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Joystiq hands-on: Trash Panic (aka Gomibako)

Kevin Kelly — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:30:00 EST

We already previewed Gomibako back in October at TGS, so when we were given the chance to take another look -- this time under the North American title Trash Panic -- we nearly passed it up. It's trash after all, right? Well, yes. "Gomibako" literally translates to "trash box," and plenty of attendees at Sony's Gamers' Day event walked right by, assuming, "Oh. Tetris with trash. I get it."

It's easy to dismiss Trash Panic as a Tetris knockoff, but this puzzle game has a robust physics engine, whimsical graphics, and Katamari-like inspiration that'll find your trash bin growing with each level -- until it actually sits on top of Earth. As you play, the trash also grows in scale, and you'll graduate from tossing away routine office trash to comets, meteors, space stations, and even aliens.

If this sort of gameplay counted as community service, then the world would be a much cleaner place.

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Gomibako may be coming to US as 'Trash Panic'

Andrew Yoon — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:30:00 EST

What is Gomibako? It's a downloadable game all about getting rid of trash. The end result of the PlayStation CAMP talent search, this PSN game released on the Japanese PlayStation Store not too long ago. Looks like this quirky puzzler may actually find release in America. The proof? Siliconera has found a new trademark in the USPTO database; Trash Panic is likely the name of the localized version of a game that literally translates to "trash box." That is, unless Sony is working on two trash-related games.

Check out the trailer above and let us know if you're interested in picking up the game if it comes to the States.

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