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…)
The initial European release was basically summed up as an interesting idea that needed better execution. But the developers, Dynamic Systems, took the criticism to heart and went back to the drawing board and retooled the game (and renamed it to Age of Hammer Wars) for its upcoming NA release (which will hopefully be soon?).
This update is apparently also available in Europe, free if you’ve already bought the game or won it in the contest here. They addressed the main complaint (the controls) and changed some of the levels for the better.
The ESRB has just rated this game from Fair Play Labs. It’s rated just for the PSP, but it’s originally an iPhone game, so it seems likely to be a Mini. Curiously, the publisher on the iPhone was Chillingo (who have brought over numerous Minis, including the upcoming Angry Birds) but the ESRB lists Creat as the publisher in this case (they also bring over a lot of games).
Basically it’s a beat-em up where you play a giant monster. Sort of like the old game Rampage, only deeper.
WackyLands Boss is a frenzied virtual monster game, where players assume the role of a gigantic creature attempting to destroy the magical kingdom. Once players have designed and given life to their monster, they will explore the quirky environments of WackyLands and fight brave heroes defending each region. Princesses beware – they are the monster’s most favorite food in this fun, role-reversal game!
Read the rest of ”Wackylands Boss becoming a Mini?” »
Rush Rush Rally Racing is a top-down racing game originally made for the Dreamcast (which is unique among consoles in that anyone can make discs that boot on it, thus giving indie developers the opportunity to make games for it, though its audience is pretty niche these days).
A Wii-Ware version is in the works, but according to forum poster fr4nz who attended GamesCom where the developer/publisher had a booth, it’s also headed to the Mini platform, though a date is not given. Indeed, in a picture of a poster from that event, it just says “Playstation Minis TBA”. Read the rest of ”Rush Rush Rally Racing rolling onto Minis” »
After a long drought, it looks like Gameloft is back in the Minis business. They announced on their facebook page that they are bringing over their HALO clone, N.O.V.A. to the “PSP Go”. They still seem confused that PSP download games work both on the PSP Go and the regular PSP, but it’s one of their better games, so we can excuse that.
Join the fight for mankind’s survival against the aggressive aliens known as Judgers in this revolutionary sci-fi FPS. With Earth no longer able to sustain life, huge artificial satellites called “near-orbitals” were constructed for people to live on. To protect themselves, the near-orbitals banded together to form N.O.V.A., the Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance. Against his will, retired marine hero Kal Wardin is forcefully returned to active duty to prevent mankind’s annihilation.
- An epic single-player campaign with 13 levels set in the jungle, snow, spaceship, bunker and an alien city
- 6 weapons: Assault rifle, shotgun, sniper rifle, handgun, rocket launcher and plasma gun – plus grenades & machine gun turrets in certain levels
- Full 3D rendered environments enhanced with highly detailed graphics
The iPhone version had online play, which presumably will be chucked if this is a Mini. On the other hand, perhaps if it turns out to be a regular PSN title (like UNO) it will be kept.
(hat tip to ichybaca from our forums for spotting this)
