Wow. I'm glad I joined PlayStation Plus earlier this year. The $50 annual membership fee paid for itself in less than a month. The Instant Game collection offered a dozen free PSN and PS3 games in June. Now there's even more good news: Renegade Ops, Gotham City Imposters, and Pac-Man Championship DX have been added* to the collection of free titles.
Sony is kicking off a PSN promotion to start 2012 with 30% off numerous downloadable titles for normal members and 50% off the same titles if you have PlayStation Plus. There's lots of great games on sale both single player and co-op like Dungeon Defenders, PayDay, and Rochard. Here's what's on sale with the co-op games linked for reference.
Sideway: New York hit the Playstation Network last month with a decent 3 out of 5 overall score, but a disappointing 2 out of 5 for the co-op. It appears that one of the best tactics for co-op success was for the better player to just keep moving forwards; player two was forced along anyway! If the thought of dragging your co-op partner around appeals to you as a PC player, then here is the good news. Sideway: New York is now available via Steam.
I hadn't heard of Sideway: New York until very recently. It's one of those stealth titles that sneaks in with a fairly low profile, but when I read up on the premise, I got excited. A crazy platformer where you're always stuck to the surface of the platform? Nice! A graffiti theme? Double nice! I loved Jet Grind Radio! How does it actually hold up? Let's find out.
Have you heard of Sideway: New York? You haven't? That's a shame. Well, now's your chance to check out a trailer for this graffiti platformer. To be honest, I saw still images of the game, and they did nothing for me. Then I saw it in action, and I instantly regretted not queuing up for a chance at a review code. Don't take my word for it, check out the video. It's a cool mix of 2D platforming in 3D environments. You'll see what I mean.
Some high profile PlayStation Network games have been priced and dated. Payday: The Heist, Sideway: New York, and Rochard have all been given their marching orders. All of these games will be released later this Fall. Two of these games have co-op, and one of them was one of my favorites form E3.
