Missed the Japanese release of this demo about five months ago? Well, don't fret. It looks like you can have a trial taste of this tasty puzzle game... in English (and other European languages). You can get it off of YourPSP, or right off our site.
1. Download the demo ZIP file. 2. Extract the contents of the ZIP file. 3. Connect your PSP to your computer using a USB cable. 4. Go to the PSP/GAME folder. 5. Copy ULED90018 folder into the GAME directory.
Play-Asia just keeps the PSP deals coming. Like Kangaeru Exit, the import site is offering Tama-Run (aka Mercury Meltdown) for cheap: only $8.90, plus shipping. That makes it a heck of a lot cheaper than buying it in the US. You don't need to know Japanese in order to play this game, as evidenced by the demo, so you may want to jump on this deal now, before it gets sold out.
Gamers complain that too many games make the jump from PS2 to PSP. But, fanboys don't get too pleased either when a game makes the transition from PSP to PS2. Not too many games have done it in the past, but it appears that the upcoming Mercury Meltdown will also be getting a PS2 rendition, joining other titles such as Lumines, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, and the upcoming Tokobot. The PS2 version will not feature any enhancements, except for the ability to use the second analog stick to control the problematic camera. The PS2 version will come out one month after the PSP version, which comes out in October.
If your one of those gamers who think the PSP is full of ports and other cheap rehashes, you should have welcomed Mercury – one of the more original titles in the PSP's library. And if you enjoyed the first game, you may be delighted to knowIgnition plans release a sequel, Mercury Meltdown, Aug. 29, 2006.
In the preview, 1up's Patrick Joynt reveals there will be more than 160 new levels. What can possibly be better than that many more levels? Well, how about you being able to play through any one of them any time you want. There's nothing more frustrating to me in a puzzle game than being stuck on level and not being able to advance the game. With this feature, you can go through as many of the puzzles you can beat, saving the harder ones for later.
Developer Awesome Studios also tightened up the graphics just a bit, as well as added tons of unlockables that will surely add to the replay value. No more will levels be divided into Race, Percentage, and Task types. Instead, levels will be much more like the boss battles from the original, combining all three into one level.
If you've whined and complained about not having enough original titles on the PSP, then here's your chance to support one. Keep in mind, if these titles sell well, publishers and developers will be more inclined to bring them to us.
TechEBlog is running a story about the top 5 strangest PSP & DS mods. Because this ain't no DS fanboy site, we'll focus on the PSP mods that the article covers:
5. CollecTic We've featured this pretty nifty "game" on our site before. Regardless, for those of you that missed it the first time around, it couldn't possibly hurt to see it again, right? The point of the game is to walk to the horrifying world outside, risk sun exposure, and collect wifi hotspots. I'm hoping that one day, Hideo Kojima creates a Boktai-spinoff for the PSP that uses the very same concept.
3. PSP Robot Remote v.0.3 This modification allows you to control a robot! A ROBOT!!! Sure, it's not a crazy mech... or even a Roomba...
