minis Round-Up: Meat Eating Dinosaurs And A Kung-Fu Fly

We have another two minis out this week for fans of all creatures great and small.

Fly Fu

Fly Fu is a side-scrolling beat-’em-up game with characters designed from photographs of dead insects mixed with doodle art.

Your girlfriend, Kate Moth, a fluffy moth was kidnapped by evil spiders and dragged away to the suburb. But do not fear as you are not a common housefly, but one that is trained to fight. Being a Kung-Fu master, only you can save your love from the claws of the evil insects.

The game features five chapters, each ending with a unique boss, as you fight against the strongest members of The Cuticulous Gang.

Features:

• Watch the famous ‘dead fly art’ in smooth motion.
• Fight your way through bees, wasps, lady bugs and more than 20 different insects.
• Get really mad at insects bugging around and GO BERSERK!
• Arm yourself with matchsticks and needle-pins to gain more fist power.
• Put your endurance to the test in survival mode.

Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter

Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter is a hunting game, which lets players explore huge non-linear locations as they attempt to track down a variety of dinosaurs that are armed with advanced AI.

These are dangerous creatures that are able to see, hear and sense the hunter. If you’re not careful, it’s very easy for the hunter to become the hunted. With 15 different dinosaurs across five distinct environments including pine forests, muddy marshes and rolling hills. How you approach your target is important: wind direction, scent and the use of a special dinosaur call are all key elements in tracking your prey.

Features:

• Interactive 3D dinosaurs, from the Herbivorous (plant eating) for novice hunters to the Carnivorous (meat eating) for experts.
• Choose from among 6 weapon types – from a sniper rifle to an X-bow.
• Utilize the map and radar to locate and track dinosaurs.
• Exciting hunting: a non-linear hunting experience where players roam through vast landscapes, tracking and hunting a variety of dinosaurs.

‘Heads-Up’ Game Store Update (11th August 2010)

UPDATE: I’ve just been given the information about a new addition for PlayStation Plus today; Plus subscribers will have two week’s early access to PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap and have a 20% discount on it too. However, if you already own PixelJunk Racers then 2nd Lap is free.

Good afternoon pilgrims, hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Over here in PSN land we have new goodies galore hitting our digital shelves later this afternoon.

As you can gather from the above image, our highlighted piece this week is the game based on the Scott Pilgrim film, which is based on the comic series, which riffs on (and is pretty much based on) popular culture and littered with many game references; don’t you just love a good old full circle?

This game takes cues from the old side-scrolling beat ‘em-ups of yesteryear (such as my favourite, Streets of Rage) and restyles it all with a slice of Scott Pilgrim inanity, as well as reaching the heady heights of 8bit graphics! Don’t worry though; it’s all intentional, and the graphical style is very much part of the game’s charms.

Moving on, yesterday we released the first add-on content pack for Red Dead Redemption. Legends And Killers adds new multiplayer elements, such as additional characters and the new tomahawk weapon, and for those of you looking to add some fresh content to your online gunslinging, now’s your chance.

There’s a few titles released for your PSP this week too, and leading the charge is the first in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series, so get prepared to finely hone those demon collection skills, in this renowned RPG.

The final piece of content I want to highlight is the demo for Mafia II. I managed to spend some time with the team at 2K last week and get my hands on the demo, and had a jolly old time. I played the same demo you’ll all be able to get your hands on today, so I won’t say anything else in case I spoil it, but let me say this – you’ll have a ten minute countdown of free-roam before you have to reach the mission checkpoint, so make the most of cruising round and seeing how much chaos you can cause

Okay, that’s enough of me, now to the matter at hand… the full list. Enjoy!

Have a good week, and I’ll be sure to speak to as many of you as possible in the comments below.

PlayStation Store (via PS3, PSP and Media Go)

PlayStation Plus

• PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap (Plus subscriber 20% discount – £5.05/€6.49)

This content will be free if you already own the original version of PixelJunk Racers

Special Offers

(Available until the 18th of August)

• High Stakes on the Vegas Strip (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £3.99/€7.99)
• Switchball (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
• Section 8 (was – £19.99/€24.99 now – £7.99/€12.99)
• Flock (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £5.49/€6.99)
• 1942: Joint Strike (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
• Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon (PSP) (was – £9.99/€12.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
• WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 (PSP) (was – £23.99/€29.99 now – £17.99/€21.99)
• R-Type Tactics (PSP) (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
• Stellar Attack (mini) (was – £3.49/€3.99 now – £2.49/€2.99)

Downloadable Games (Trial and Unlock) (PS3)

• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (£7.99/€9.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: All locales

Downloadable Games (PSP)

• Madden NFL 11 (£23.99/€29.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: All locales

• Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (£19.99/€24.99) Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: Not available in Austria, Germany, Russia, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: All locales

• Bejewelled 2 (£6.29/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: All locales

• Playenglish Rating: PEGI 7 (€26.99)

Availability: Spain only

minis (PS3/PSP)

• Fly Fu (£1.99/€2.49) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Russia

• Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter (£1.74/€1.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: All locales

Demos (PS3)

• Mafia II Rating: PEGI 18

Availability: Not available in Germany

Add-On Game Content (PS3)

• Red Dead Redemption – Legends and Killers Pack (£7.99/€9.99) Rating: PEGI 18

(Released on Tuesday 10th August)

Availability: All locales

• Dragon Age: Origins – The Golems of Amgarrak (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 18

Availability: All locales

• Yakuza 3 – Challenge Pack (£3.19/€3.99) Rating: PEGI 18

Availability: All locales

• Rock Band
  • Ministry Pack 02 (£2.49/€3.99) (contains the following tracks which are also available separately)
  • Jesus Built My Hotrod (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Stigmata (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Thieves (£0.99/€1.49)

Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates

• Rock Band Network
  • ’Descend into the Eternal Pits of Possession’ by The Project Hate MCMXCIX (£0.59/€0.79)
  • ‘Icarus’ Song’ by Furly (£0.59/€0.79)
  • ‘The Crying Machine (Live)’ by Steve Vai (£0.99/€1.49)
  • ‘Tree Village’ by Dance Gavin Dance (£0.99/€1.49)
  • ‘We are the Nightmare’ by Arsis (£0.99/€1.49)

Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates

• Guitar Hero 5
  • Sum 41 Track Pack (£4.39/€5.49) (contains the following tracks which are also available separately)
  • Fat Lip (£1.59/€1.99)
  • In Too Deep (£1.59/€1.99)
  • Still Waiting (£1.59/€1.99)

Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates

Add-On Game Content (PSP)

• Buzz! Quiz World – Culture Quiz (£3.19/€3.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Greece and Russian Federation.

FirstPlay (PS3)

• Episode 019(£0.99/€1.20)

Availability: Ireland and UK only

Videos (PS3)

• Brink Developer Diary #1
• Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Focus on the Job Multiplayer Trailer
• Enslaved E3 Trailer
• Enslaved Trailer
• Dragon Age: Origins Golems of Amgarrak Trailer
• Neverdead E3 2010 Trailer
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Announcement Trailer
• Vanquish E3 Trailer
• DC Universe Online Inside the Studio Vlog 1
• DC Universe Online Inside the Studio Vlog 3

Dynamic Themes (PS3)

• Aqua Panic! Summer Animated Theme (£0.79/€0.99)

• South Park Dynamic Theme (only available in France, Germany, Spain and UK) (£2.69/€2.99)

Themes (PS3)

(static)

• Disruptive Themes Great White Shark Theme (£1.19/€1.49)

• Disruptive Themes Industrial Revolution Theme (£1.19/€1.49)

• Von Chrono Themes Light and Shadows Theme (£1.19/€1.49)