Sony uploaded a massive number of new titles to the PlayStation Store this week, so let’s get started…
This week’s top release is most likely EA Sports UFC 2 (PS4), the latest mixed martial arts simulation from Electronic Arts. In the sequel, players can take control of more than 250 fighters, or use the Create-A-Fighter mode to enter The Octagon as themselves. EA has also promised that EA Sports UFC 2 will include a deeper Career Mode and a “revolutionary new Knockout Physics system.”
This week also marks the kickoff of Sony’s Launch Party 2016 promotion, and the first game to be released is Salt and Sanctuary from Ska Studios. The PS4 game is a “brutal” side-scrolling adventure with “richly developed RPG mechanics.”
Paragon, Epic’s upcoming MOBA for the PS4, will also be available this week on March 18. The game will eventually be free-to-play, but the $19.99 Founder’s Pack will be the only way to play during the game’s current “Early Access” period.
Finally this week, the arcade classic Bubble Bobble is now available to download on the PS4. If you’ve never had the chance to spit bubbles as Bub and Bob, now’s your chance to fill a major gap in your knowledge of video game history.
More information on all of these games (and a few other new releases) can be found after the break. And, as always, a complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons and discounts can be found at the PlayStation Blog.
PS4 Games
EA Sports UFC 2 ($59.99)
EA Sports UFC 2 is the complete fighting experience you have been waiting for. With a bigger roster of fighters, stunning character visuals, and a revolutionary new Knockout Physics System, finishing the fight has never been more real and satisfying.Salt and Sanctuary ($17.99)
A doomed sailor is shipwrecked on an uncharted island. In fog-shrouded valleys, where grinning, mossy corpses cling to rusted arms, shambling figures begin to stir. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast, brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics. Explore a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, desecrated monuments, and the fallen lords they once celebrated.Paragon ($19.99)
Paragon is a MOBA from Epic Games that puts you in the fight with explosive action, direct third-person control, and deep strategic choice. (Available March 18)Bubble Bobble ($7.99)
Bubble Bobble is an action game that was released by Taito in 1986. Players control the twin Bubble Dragons that are called Bubblun and Bobblun, and travel through one hundred different stages. The game became popular and led to a long series of sequels and spin-offs.Samurai Warriors 4: Empires ($49.99)
Samurai Warriors 4 Empires provides an alternative take on the events depicted in Samurai Warriors 4, using the historical landscape as a setting for an exciting strategy-focused game. Players have the opportunity to create their own character to serve in the lower ranks of the army, gradually rising through the ranks to eventually rule the entire land through their conquests.Sheltered ($14.99)
Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival and post-apocalyptic disaster management game. After a global apocalypse, a frightened family finds its way to a deserted shelter. You take on the role of protecting four family members. Their wellbeing and survival is your responsibility. One mistake, one bad decision, and a loved one is gone forever.Senran Kagura: Estival Versus ($49.99)
A mystical phenomenon transports the shapely shinobi of the titular series to a parallel dimension to face off against their rivals in a new kind of battle. In this strange-but-sunny island paradise, the girls find themselves face to face with their departed loved ones. Can they bear to part from them a second time? Senran Kagura Estival Versus boasts more moves, more story, more attitude, and more destruction.Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault ($39.99)
Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault is a frenetic and explosive new spin on action strategy gaming. Plan out and build up your defenses as hordes of hulking monstrosities bombard your heavily fortified city in an attempt to wipe you off the Earth for good!Candlelight ($14.99)
After a mysterious entity extinguishes all the candles in the land, a lone surviving candle sets out on a most important adventure to bring light back to the land.Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf ($14.99)
Lone Wolf, the fantasy fiction/RPG gamebook classic by Joe Dever, is re-imagined for a new generation with a brand-new story, deep combat system, stunning graphics, and much more! Make meaningful choices and carve your own path through this epic non-linear adventure.Tetrobot and Co. ($7.99)
Help Maya guide Psychobot through Tetrobot’s cogs and circuits: by swallowing blocks of matter and spitting them out, we can repair anything. Learn how pipes, lasers, fans, and other electronic devices work, learn how to alter the chemical properties of slime, and collect all the memory blocks that you find on the way.D/Generation HD ($12.99)
A virus has escaped at Genoq HQ in London, and Derrida, the lead scientist at Genoq, has asked you to help save the day. D/Generation was a popular isometric puzzle game written in 1991 by Robert Cook. D/Generation HD has been recreated from the original source code and contains all the original features and puzzles but in glorious HD.PS3 Games
Samurai Warriors 4: Empires ($39.99)
Samurai Warriors 4 Empires provides an alternative take on the events depicted in Samurai Warriors 4, using the historical landscape as a setting for an exciting strategy-focused game. Players have the opportunity to create their own character to serve in the lower ranks of the army, gradually rising through the ranks to eventually rule the entire land through their conquests.Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault ($29.99)
Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault is a frenetic and explosive new spin on action strategy gaming. Plan out and build up your defenses as hordes of hulking monstrosities bombard your heavily fortified city in an attempt to wipe you off the Earth for good!PS Vita Games
Samurai Warriors 4: Empires ($39.99)
Samurai Warriors 4 Empires provides an alternative take on the events depicted in Samurai Warriors 4, using the historical landscape as a setting for an exciting strategy-focused game. Players have the opportunity to create their own character to serve in the lower ranks of the army, gradually rising through the ranks to eventually rule the entire land through their conquests.Senran Kagura: Estival Versus ($39.99)
A mystical phenomenon transports the shapely shinobi of the titular series to a parallel dimension to face off against their rivals in a new kind of battle. In this strange-but-sunny island paradise, the girls find themselves face to face with their departed loved ones. Can they bear to part from them a second time? Senran Kagura Estival Versus boasts more moves, more story, more attitude, and more destruction.Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault ($29.99)
Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault is a frenetic and explosive new spin on action strategy gaming. Plan out and build up your defenses as hordes of hulking monstrosities bombard your heavily fortified city in an attempt to wipe you off the Earth for good!Murasaki Mist: Akara’s Journey ($9.99)
Accompany Akara in a long journey that will take her to the deep bowels of Hell itself. Gameplay is fast-paced, with many monsters and demons offering a frenetic challenge while the player hacks his way through.
