Actual Crimes: Jack the Ripper is a Hidden Object Game (HOG) originally called Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper on other platforms, but brought to Minis with the name change by Sanuk Games. Other than the gruesome theme (which is glossed over, there’s no gore or anything), it’s pretty much a standard hidden object game. Basically you are given a list of items and shown a scene. The goal is to find those items in the scene, and then you move on to another scene. Sounds pretty basic, and I guess it is, but it can be surprisingly fun and is to casual gaming what FPSes are to hardcore gaming.
As the name implies, it’s about a real actual crime, the murders committed by Jack the Ripper. It’s even actually based on a real life, albeit after the fact, investigation of those murders by Sir Melville Macnaghten, though they heavily fictionalized the details for the game. Modernized, really, using relatively recent theories about the Ripper’s identity. Read the rest of ”Actual Crimes: Jack the Ripper Review – Good Game, Great Port” »
Icon Games Entertainment previously offered us Arcade Darts, a great mini clamped down by a suspicious control scheme. With their Air Hockey And Bowling, the controls are smooth and absolutely fantastic. Add the robust content, I’m not just talking about the fact that this is a 2-in-1 game, this game is hitting the right notes. And I tell you in advance that these are only a couple of things that make this game incredibly awesome.
The in-game graphics is good, the menu interface is better. Several of the minis out there don’t even pay attention to their menu interface but this game in particular implements an edgy and modern one. Opening the game for the first time, you’ll be asked to create a profile and choose one among a number of varied avatars to represent yourself, and after that it will be all fun.
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4 new minis in the World this week
Actual Crimes: Jack the Ripper is a hidden object game. Its PC version got pretty good reviews from critics.
Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder is an extension of its iPhone origins, this game isn’t serious about itself and calls itself the worst game ever but it did receive rave reviews as an iPhone app.
Caterpillar is still unkown, will update you as soon as it becomes available (the announcement comes first before it actually goes available in the PSN Store)
Interestingly enough, Tehra: Dark Warrior and Dynogems are now available as a bundle.
Here’s the release list:
*Red = New Worldwide
US Minis
- Coconut Dodge –-($3.99)- Review
European Minis
- *Actual Crimes: Jack the Ripper– (£3.49/€3.99)
- *Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder– (£3.99/€4.99)
- *Caterpillar– (£3.99/€4.99)
- *DynoGems/Tehra: Dark Warrior Bundle– (£3.49/€3.99)
Price Drops
- DYNOGEMS — Sale (was–$2.99 now–$1.99)-Review
- Tehra: Dark Warrior — Sale (was–$4.99 now–$2.99)-Review
Price Drops (EU)
- Monsters (Probably) Stole my Princess!–Sale (was – £3.49/€3.99 now – £1.99/€2.49)-Review
Immersive Game’s Fort Commander: King’s Gambit is a twist to the tower defense genre. In fact, they twisted it so much you are not dealing anymore with towers but units. The game has Mogul Empire theme but it does lack enough “Mogulianess” in it. Sure the units has Mogul Empire written all over them, but that’s all to them. You are thrown into a war without knowing a thing about it.
The game has great graphics, not mind-blowing great, but it is great for its own sake. However, the main menu reminds me of a Sega Genesis game, not that it’s bad but it’s dull. Right after opening the game the game mechanics greets you, without finesse. You will then conclude right at the beginning that you’re in for a great disappointment.
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Of the 9 titles featured on the “Most Popular” tab of the PSN PSP store in Europe, a whopping 6 are Minis.
1) Tekken 2 (PS1)
2) Supermarket Mania (Mini)
3) Gravity Crash (PSP)
4) Carnivore: Dinosaurs (Mini)
5) Young Thor (Mini)
6) Car Jack Streets (Mini)
7) Toy Story 3 (PSP)
8] Pallurkio (Mini)
9) Star Hammer Tactics (Mini)
Hopefully this translates into decent sales and isn’t so much because nothing else is selling (though I’m not sure there has been a major release in Europe for a while, so…)
