I just wanted to say that I got a rental trial at game and rented two titles I’ve kind of dismissed in the past and recent past. Those being Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and inFamous. I’d never played Uncharted before but I have played the inFamous demo, which turned me off the game at the time, but since then I’ve realised I actually do want to play more of the full game.

So far I’ve only got Uncharted sent to me but I started playing it tonight and I really enjoyed what I played so far. The controls feel tight and very fun, the story is interesting and the graphics are extremely impressive. The main reason I dismissed it before was because I really don’t tend to finish or enjoy single player games. That may not change with Uncharted, but at least what I do play will be highly entertaining, and at the end of the day, that’s really the most important thing.

I’ll have more on that and inFamous when I play more of each.

Fat Princess came out today, and of course I downloaded it and played it quite a lot. It takes a while to get used to but once you get the hang of it and understand all the tactical options, and how the more strategic elements of the game work, it’s really fun. So far I’ve had the most fun and success as a priest but I’m planning to get into the other classes more soon.

The title may still be a little overpriced but I don’t feel ripped off. It would have been nice to have a platinum trophly like WipEout HD does but it’s not a deal-breaker by any means. I feel like this game is worth the £11.99 price tag more than wipeout to me personally because I can see myself getting much more from the game. It’s not that wipeout isn’t good, I just have much more incentive to return to Fat Princess.

I’ll have a full review soon, but if you’re on the fence about the game, I would say don’t wait and just get it now. It’s very difficult to regret it.

This game is fantastic. It’s such a great blend of traditional breakout fun with new twists and fantastic modern graphics and music. The gameplay mechanics that they’ve added in which include power collection, sucking and blowing objects to collect power and such and more make this definitely a stand out title on PSN.

The only thing that really holds this game back from being a must have casual game as opposed to a fantastic hardcore game is that someone like my Mum, who loves breakout games and would definitely enjoy the majority of this game. When someone like her would get to a boss battle, they would have trouble completing it and would probably never get past the first one.

So that’s really the only way this game fails. Breakout would traditionally appeal to a more casual audience, and by putting in these boss fights, you’re really limiting the appeal of the game to a large audience. They should have done what PopCap do with games like Bejeweled by including different game modes. In Bejeweled 2 and Bejeweled Twist there are the more hardcore game modes, especially the timed mode in Bejeweled called action. What PopCap does in their games is includes a stress free mode called endless. If they had done that here, the game would have been so much more relaxing and fun just to chill out to. It’s a shame that they chose not to cater more to the casual crowd but it’s stull a very cool game.