Assassins, terrorists, and a snowy void of death and despair highlight this week’s chipper PlayStation Store update.
Agent 47 goes back to work this week in IO Interactive’s brand new entry in the Hitman franchise. But the game, simply known as Hitman (PS4), will be delivered quite differently than your typical AAA title. Publisher Square Enix plans to release the game in chunks throughout the year and players will be able to kick back with the Intro Pack (a pair of missions, Contracts Mode, Escalation Mode, and other content) beginning March 11. New content for Hitman should arrive monthly.
Also available this week is Tom Clancy’s The Division (PS4), a multiplayer shooter in the Destiny vein that takes place in the aftermath of a terrorist attack on New York City. Players will search the city’s famous streets and avenues looking for the perpetrators of a smallpox outbreak, while also avoiding rioters and other players bent on causing havoc.
A trio of smaller titles that will surely appeal to players of all persuasions are also now available to download through the PlayStation Store. Kholat (PS4) is a first-person survival/exploration game where players will attempt to investigate the supernatural origins of the Dyatlov Pass Incident. PS4 owners are also be able to download Assault Android Cactus, a colorful twin-stick shooter starring an adorable squad of androids. Finally, Rise of the Kasai is a well-liked PS2 brawler that and the latest PS2-On-PS4 game from Sony.
More information on all of these games can be found after the break. And a complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons and discounts can be found at the PlayStation Blog.
PS4 + PS Vita Cross-Buy Games
Dreii ($11.99)
Experience the mesmerizing world of Dreii, the award-winning collaborative physics conundrum. Dreii is a puzzling game about skill, logic, and friendship. It subtly connects players in real-time across the world, to help one another in a battle against gravity.Blast ‘Em Bunnies ($4.99)
In Blast ‘Em Bunnies you are a cute, cartoon bunny called Bang Bang who must defend your rabbit burrow against an onslaught of evil bunnies. These bunnies have captured your offspring and one of them, the evil Throatslitter, is holding them hostage.PS4 Games
Tom Clancy’s The Division ($59.99)
Tom Clancy’s The Division is a revolutionary next-gen experience that brings the RPG into a modern military setting for the first time. In the wake of a devastating pandemic that sweeps through New York City. As an agent of The Division, you’ll specialize, modify, and level up your gear, weapons, and skills to take back New York on your own terms.Hitman ($59.99)
As Agent 47, you perform contract hits on high-profile targets in exotic locations around the world. In the March release, players have access to the Intro Pack content — Prologue Mission, the Paris Sanguine Fashion Show, full access to Contracts Mode, Escalation Mode, elusive targets, and other live content. (Available March 11)Kholat ($19.99)
Narrated by Sean Bean and powered by Unreal Engine 4, Kholat is an exploration adventure game with elements of horror inspired by a true event known as the Dyatlov Pass incident — a mysterious death of nine Russian hikers which led to countless, unconfirmed hypotheses.PS2-On-PS4… Rise of the Kasai ($14.99)
Rise of the Kasai is the prequel and sequel to the highly acclaimed The Mark of Kri. The struggle to protect the dark magic of Kri from spreading returns, with four playable characters, each with their own menacing weapons and deadly combos.Assault Android Cactus ($14.99)
Assault Android Cactus is about a team of androids trying to rescue a spaceship by fighting back against a robot uprising. Over a 25-level campaign, the androids will face screens of enemies, brave bullet hell style bosses and environments that switch, shift and transform around them.Casey Powell Lacrosse 16 ($49.99)
Featuring in-depth lacrosse gameplay, high quality visuals, multi-year be a pro mode, competitive online multiplayer, real-time RPG levelling, and character customization, Powell Lacrosse 16 brings the sport to life like never before.Action Henk ($14.99)
Action Henk is a game about an action figure trying to relive his heroic past. The goal of Action Henk to use physics and momentum to race through levels as fast as possible. These short levels require you to master all the subtle tricks that the physics-based platforming has to offer, including the famous butt-slide.Tetraminos ($9.99)
The classic arcade game is back in a supercharged version! For beginners or veterans, Tetraminos offers an easy-to-learn, limitless challenge. Give your brain a workout with the 50 Puzzle mode levels, survive as long as possible in Endless mode, and rack up the combos to climb to first place in the online ranking.Alien Shooter ($7.99)
Sinister hordes of bloodthirsty aliens have infiltrated our world! Take on the role of a soldier and head to a secret military laboratory to end this invasion. You’ll have a ragtag arsenal at your disposal, everything from pistols to machine-guns. Keep your eyes open: you never know what’s waiting around the corner…Don’t Die, Mr. Robot! ($3.99)
It’s Don’t Die, Mr. Robot! The cute, colorful, and blissfully frantic action game that arcade fans have been waiting for all their lives. Mr. Robot loves fruit! But whenever he tries to eat one it explodes. It’s not all bad, though! Those explosions destroy the endless horde of robotic machines trying to squish, zap, stomp, and bite him.PS3 Games
Alien Shooter ($7.99)
Sinister hordes of bloodthirsty aliens have infiltrated our world! Take on the role of a soldier and head to a secret military laboratory to end this invasion. You’ll have a ragtag arsenal at your disposal, everything from pistols to machine-guns. Keep your eyes open: you never know what’s waiting around the corner…Whitetail Challenge ($9.99)
It’s time to take the whitetail challenge! The objective is to harvest the legendary “monster buck.” To reach this plateau you must first hunt and survive in the preceding four levels progressing to the rugged alpine world, home of the legendary buck. Along the journey are perils that can cost you your virtual existence. This is the ultimate survival/hunting simulation. Do you have the skill to take down the legendary monster buck?PS Vita Games
Pixel Hunter ($1.99)
Pixel Hunter is about a hunter whose weapons were stolen. His only thought is to find them. During your trip you’ll fight a variety of enemies and face bosses at the end of each level to reclaim your stolen weapons.
