PSN Weekly Deals - 3/26: Huge Square Enix Game/DLC, THQ, PixelJunk, and Worms Sales!

FriskyTanuki · Mar 13, 2012

Welcome to the best thread for all of the deals on games, add-ons, and other stuff in the PlayStation Store both on and off of PSN.

Index
Current Deals
Upcoming Deals & PlayStation Plus Schedule
Bundles
Persistent PlayStation Plus Deals
Alternate Deals
Frequently Asked Questions
History of Free PlayStation Plus Games

Current Deals (Full Update Here) - Store Updates Every Tuesday, Usually Between 4-8 EST

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Key: * - New This Week, * - Expires With Next Update, * - Permanent Price Drop, * - Cross Buy (Vita/PS3), * - Demo or Full Game Trial Available

Storewide Promo - For every $50 ($49.99 works) that you spend in any part of the PS Store that uses the PSN wallet for purchases from February 26 at 12:01 AM PST to March 31 at 11:59 PM PST, you'll get $10 back for every $50 spent around April 12, 2013 via your PSN inbox and your email. Meaning if you spend $100, you'll get $20 back and so on above that.

Bundles
BioShock Infinite & Season Pass Bundle - $79.99 **
Patapon Bundle - PSP/Vita - $14.99 -

Includes Patapon, Patapon 2, and Patapon 3

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Sega Fight Pack - $9.99 -

Includes Fighting Vipers, Sonic the Fighters, and Virtua Fighter 2

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Sega Vintage Collection: ToeJam & Earl - $6.99 -

Includes ToeJam & Earl and ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron

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Tales of Graces f: Knight Edition - $54.99 -

Full Game + 13 DLC items

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Pre-Orders
Defiance - $59.99 - Ends 4/2

PS3
Amy - $1.99 *
Costume Quest - $7.49 ***
Darksiders II - $34.99 **
de Blob 2 - $7.49 ***
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - $9.99 **
Foosball 2012 - $4.99 - Move Compatible ***
Game of Thrones - $24.99 *
Jeopardy! - $14.99 **
Just Cause 2 - $9.99 **
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - $7.49 **
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days - $9.99 **
Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light - $7.49 ***
MX vs. ATV: Alive - $14.99 ***
Page Chronica - $6.99 **
PixelJunk 4am - $4.99 - Move Required *
PixelJunk Eden - $4.99 **
PixelJunk Monsters - $4.99 **
PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap - $3.49 *
PixelJunk Shooter - $4.99 **
PixelJunk Shooter 2 - $4.99 **
PixelJunk SideScroller - $4.99 **
Red Faction: Armageddon - $9.99 ***
Red Faction: Battlegrounds - $4.99 ***
Red Faction: Guerrilla - $9.99 ***
Red Johnson's Chronicles - $3.99 ***
Sleeping Dogs - $24.99 -

Includes Retro Triad Pack, Red Envelope Pack, and Street Racer Pack

Includes Swimsuit DLC

- Ends 4/16
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable - $29.99 *
escapeVektor - $4.99 *
Foosball 2012 - $4.99 ***
Persona 4 Golden - $29.99 *
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - $19.99 **
Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz - $14.99 **
Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition - $14.99 *

Free Vita Games
Cliff Diving - Free
Ecolibrium - Free
Fireworks - Free
Frobisher Says! - Free
Jetpack Joyride - Free
PlayStation Home Arcade - Free -

Includes Ice Breaker, Wipeout 2D, and Scribble Shooter Demo

Abstract Art - Dynamic
Assassin's Creed Revelations - Dynamic
Cuckoo - Dynamic
Daytona USA
Double Dragon Neon - Dynamic
Dragon - Dynamic
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit - Dynamic
The House of the Dead III - Dynamic
The House of the Dead 4 - Dynamic
I Am Alive - Dynamic
Infamous Festival of Blood - Dynamic
Jet Set Radio - Dynamic
Leap Year - Dynamic
Mesh - Dynamic
Mexican Skulls - Dynamic
PlayStation Plus - Dynamic
Robot - Dynamic
Samurai - Dynamic
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 - Dynamic
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - Dynamic
Stripe Shift Part 2 - Dynamic
Tales from Space: About a Blob
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown - Dynamic

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I'll be filling this thread out a bit more as we go and I'll answer questions whenever I can. Feel free to provide feedback for ways to improve this thread. Thanks.

josekortez · Mar 9, 2013

FYI, it says that Megaman X Maverick Hunter is only available for free for PlayStation Plus owners now. Damn it, I wanted some free Capcom love on my PSP Go!

handsomepete · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='excellen']Because I want to buy a few vita games from the current week's sale using the 50% PS+ discount. They should be good until Tuesday afternoon when PSN usually gets updated so I would activate PS+ and buy them on Tuesday morning.

Basically I'm just trying to increase my potential "weeks of deals" by 1 to maximize the chances of something I want coming up as a PS+ discount.[/QUOTE]

Aren't the one month codes 30 days long?

ritchardf · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='handsomepete']Aren't the one month codes 30 days long?[/QUOTE]

and 4 weeks is 28 days.....so you should have a day before new deals and a day after new deals, right?

Backlash · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='xenozfan2']If your plus ends while you are playing a game will it kick you out of the game or just when you quit? My plus ends tomorrow and I want to finish bioshock 2.[/QUOTE]

I'm guessing it kicks you out immediately. I got kicked out of Ratchet and Clank All 4 One in the middle of a game (it warned me that content was about to expire first) erroneously. My plus wasn't up, and I had played it for several hours already so I know it wasn't the one hour demo thing. Next day I turned it back on and it worked fine. It was very weird.

FriskyTanuki · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='excellen']Not sure if anyone would be able to answer this, but do PS+ subscriptions expire at midnight on their last day? I have a 1-month code and I'm thinking of using it Tuesday morning to take advantage of a few of the vita PS+ discounts before the store gets updated.

Fast forward 30 days I think it lands on another Tuesday, so if the subscription runs out at 12 midnight, would I theoretically be able to take advantage of any new PS+ discounts announced for that upcoming week starting after the store updates?[/QUOTE]
Check the information for a PS+ game and it'll tell you the specific time of the day that your sub ends. It should end at the same time that you start it.

z3razerviper · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='Backlash']I'm guessing it kicks you out immediately. I got kicked out of Ratchet and Clank All 4 One in the middle of a game (it warned me that content was about to expire first) erroneously. My plus wasn't up, and I had played it for several hours already so I know it wasn't the one hour demo thing. Next day I turned it back on and it worked fine. It was very weird.[/QUOTE]

Whats wierd about plus it the expire datetime is set on the game when you download it its not a system wide setting so say download a game and plus it set to expire next week then you add a year of plus games you all ready downloaded will still expire next week. If you redownload (via history) them the date is reset . Kinda stupid if you ask me should be a system wide setting.

Whats all so weird is when you add a session of plus it MOVEs all the plus downloaded titles up in you download history to the new subscribe date.

captaintek3304 · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='josekortez']FYI, it says that Megaman X Maverick Hunter is only available for free for PlayStation Plus owners now. Damn it, I wanted some free Capcom love on my PSP Go![/QUOTE]

Now? It's always been Plus only. That's how free games work, aside from these:

PSP - Check This Thread For Vita Compatibility Details
Patapon - Free - Available Only On Vita or PSP's PS Store *
Patchwork Heroes - Free - Available Only On Vita or PSP's PS Store *
Piyotama - Free - Available Only On Vita or PSP's PS Store *
Wild Arms

admiralvic · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='z3razerviper']Whats wierd about plus it the expire datetime is set on the game when you download it its not a system wide setting so say download a game and plus it set to expire next week then you add a year of plus games you all ready downloaded will still expire next week. If you redownload (via history) them the date is reset . Kinda stupid if you ask me should be a system wide setting.

Whats all so weird is when you add a session of plus it MOVEs all the plus downloaded titles up in you download history to the new subscribe date.[/QUOTE]

How do you expect Sony to resolve it? You got to download something / patch something and it's impossible for them to know what, if anything you still have on the harddrive.

All that stuff is tied to plus, so rebuying counts as buying that stuff again. Though I always found it odd that they get listed in a new order.

z3razerviper · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='admiralvic']How do you expect Sony to resolve it? You got to download something / patch something and it's impossible for them to know what, if anything you still have on the harddrive.

All that stuff is tied to plus, so rebuying counts as buying that stuff again. Though I always found it odd that they get listed in a new order.[/QUOTE]

I was just trying to explain to backlash how it worked. I dont know how sony would fix it. Maybe a licence update tool or a check psn for new plus date on launch if conneted? Its just a wierd design and you cant rebuy they stuff again for free cause some is no longer free you have to go to your download history.

filmthedead · Mar 9, 2013

FYI, my LittleBigPlanet 2 had an expiration date of around Feb 26, 2013. I noticed this on March 3rd or so, after having already reupped my PS+ sub. So rather than redownloading the game, I just attempted to play it again. It let me start it and get to my pod, at which point I quit the game and checked the expiration date again. It had updated to May 31st, 2014.

filmthedead · Mar 9, 2013

Wish I had tried that on Darksiders and Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition rather than just assuming I had to redownload them because of what I read here.

z3razerviper · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='filmthedead']FYI, my LittleBigPlanet 2 had an expiration date of around Feb 26, 2013. I noticed this on March 3rd or so, after having already reupped my PS+ sub. So rather than redownloading the game, I just attempted to play it again. It let me start it and get to my pod, at which point I quit the game and checked the expiration date again. It had updated to May 31st, 2014.[/QUOTE]

Cool then it sounds like its been fixed that did not used to work.

FriskyTanuki · Mar 9, 2013

For anyone that may be interested, I will be streaming some MLB 13 in a little bit right here.

affa · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='Josh1billion']That was my first thought too, but they are all bubbles (you know, how not-yet-installed games show up), and it doesn't seem to allow bubbles to be placed into albums. So now I have a bunch of bubbles between the game disc menu option and my downloaded game albums, heh.[/QUOTE]

if i recall correctly, there is a limit to the number of uninstalled games you can have on your ps3. i think it's either 10 or 20... 20 sounds right.

but you don't really need 20 uninstalled psp games on your ps3 just to get them on your psp -- as long as you know an hour or two before you need them, just download as you need it. or... can't you just download directly to your psp when you're ready for it?

marjincharge · Mar 9, 2013

Just tried the demo of BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien. I definitely recommend it if anyone was thinking about getting it.

Tourista · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='marjincharge']Just tried the demo of BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien. I definitely recommend it if anyone was thinking about getting it.[/QUOTE]

jumping on it the minute it's out on vita.

i can't see myself playing it on the couch for long stretches, but it would be perfect for bursts of portable play. solid evolution of the series.

gettinmoney662 · Mar 9, 2013

Sweet, I just passed the $50 point with the Vita sale and last week's award sales. Now I don't have to worry about having to spend more to reach that mark.

Bumslie · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='gettinmoney662']Sweet, I just passed the $50 point with the Vita sale and last week's award sales. Now I don't have to worry about having to spend more to reach that mark.[/QUOTE]

Until more games come out and your spending $100.

mars009 · Mar 9, 2013

Man I'm digging Vanquish big time

. It is an underrated gem

gettinmoney662 · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='Bumslie']Until more games come out and your spending $100.[/QUOTE]

Shut up, I'm tryin not to, haha.

Bumslie · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='gettinmoney662']Shut up, I'm tryin not to, haha.[/QUOTE]

Watch what goes on sale in the next coming weeks. Haha

FerDK · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='mars009']Man I'm digging Vanquish big time

. It is an underrated gem[/QUOTE]

Yes it is.

breakfuss · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='marjincharge']Just tried the demo of BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien. I definitely recommend it if anyone was thinking about getting it.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, the HD love it got is tempting (beat the first on wii), but I'm still trying to hold out for the vita version.

Knytt or Dokuro....Knytt or Dokuro. Can't decide. Wasn't even considering Knytt before some of the glowing reviews here.

gettinmoney662 · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='breakfuss']Yeah, the HD love it got is tempting (beat the first on wii), but I'm still trying to hold out for the vita version.

Knytt or Dokuro....Knytt or Dokuro. Can't decide. Wasn't even considering Knytt before some of the glowing reviews here.[/QUOTE]

Dokuro, hands down.

admiralvic · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='gettinmoney662']dokuro, hands down.[/quote]

+1

PancakesAreLove · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='Tourista']jumping on it the minute it's out on vita.

i can't see myself playing it on the couch for long stretches, but it would be perfect for bursts of portable play. solid evolution of the series.[/QUOTE]

I got it for the PS3 and definitely getting it for the vita too.

I've been playing all day trying to get perfect runs, man is it challenging but very rewarding at the same time.

Tourista · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='gettinmoney662']Dokuro, hands down.[/QUOTE]

I want Dokuro but there's no demo... It looks like a charming puzzler.
The reviews and play videos make it look fun, but are the controls solid and intuitive?

I want to believe...

captaintek3304 · Mar 9, 2013

I see Bit.Trip has no asterisk...does this mean it's a multi-week sale? Probably won't get to try the demo until later next week, so I hope I have time to decide about buying it.

FlyingMonkey9 · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='Tourista']I want Dokuro but there's no demo... It looks like a charming puzzler.
The reviews and play videos make it look fun, but are the controls solid and intuitive?

I want to believe...[/QUOTE]

Just bought it its a very clever simple puzzle game with emphasis on not only navigating room but making it safe for your escort

realit3y · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='captaintek3304']I see Bit.Trip has no asterisk...does this mean it's a multi-week sale? Probably won't get to try the demo until later next week, so I hope I have time to decide about buying it.[/QUOTE]

its a 2 week sale as it was announced on the blog by them so until 19th march

captaintek3304 · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='realit3y']its a 2 week sale as it was announced on the blog by them so until 19th march[/QUOTE]

Ah, missed that. Thanks!

Bumslie · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='Tourista']I want Dokuro but there's no demo... It looks like a charming puzzler.
The reviews and play videos make it look fun, but are the controls solid and intuitive?

I want to believe...[/QUOTE]

Dokuro shouldn't be missed if you own a Vita. The PS+ price is crazy cheap and controls are very solid.

tylerh1701 · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='breakfuss']Knytt or Dokuro....Knytt or Dokuro. Can't decide. Wasn't even considering Knytt before some of the glowing reviews here.[/QUOTE]

Both, but since I haven't completed Knytt, I'd suggest if you're only getting one, go with Dokuro.

Tourista · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='Bumslie']Dokuro shouldn't be missed if you own a Vita. The PS+ price is crazy cheap and controls are very solid.[/QUOTE]

Wound up pulling the trigger. Will get into the nitty-gritty of it tomorrow.

Takes me up to $86.49 spent, have a feeling I'll be getting at least $20 back for march

Solh0und · Mar 9, 2013

So far I have bought SFxT and Sine Mora. Both have been good purchases. I bought Big Sky Infinity and Knytt last month and they are both good games. Big Sky is sort of a hardcore space shooter though.

I only have $26 until I reach 50. Renewing your PS+ on PSN also counts towards the $50 too.

[quote name='Kazuya']Following up on my own thought here, but does anyone know if the code that comes with SF X T retail package expires? Since getting the 12 characters as DLC is a big motivation for me in this deal, that would factor in for me whether I should get this in the sale or wait for the retail cart to drop.[/QUOTE]

You should get it digially. You'll get the additional characters via download for the PS3 as well as 38 alternate outfits(Not swap) for the original cast. The 12 characters are already playable in the vita game.

handsomepete · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='Solh0und']So far I have bought SFxT and Sine Mora. Both have been good purchases. I bought Big Sky Infinity and Knytt last month and they are both good games. Big Sky is sort of a hardcore space shooter though.
[/QUOTE]

I tried Sine Mora on a higher difficulty tonight and wet my pants. How will I fare in Big Sky Infinity?

MrBonk · Mar 9, 2013

2 week sale? So will there be new deals on Tuesday?

tylerh1701 · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='handsomepete']I tried Sine Mora on a higher difficulty tonight and wet my pants. How will I fare in Big Sky Infinity?[/QUOTE]

I can only speak from the Big Sky demo, but the only reason I found it challenging was because I couldn't see what was hitting me. Too much was going on, and it seemed like a lot of the projectiles were blending with the backgrounds.

FriskyTanuki · Mar 9, 2013

[quote name='MrBonk']2 week sale? So will there be new deals on Tuesday?[/QUOTE]
What's a two week sale?

gettinmoney662 · Mar 10, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']What's a two week sale?[/QUOTE]

I think it's a sale that lasts for three weeks, so rest assured, MrBonk, there will definitely be new sales next week.

Josh1billion · Mar 10, 2013

2 GB is killing me. Just upgraded the ol' PSP memory stick to 32 GB to fix that. $23 on eBay, not bad.

affa · Mar 10, 2013

[quote name='tylerh1701']I can only speak from the Big Sky demo, but the only reason I found it challenging was because I couldn't see what was hitting me. Too much was going on, and it seemed like a lot of the projectiles were blending with the backgrounds.[/QUOTE]

so i've been avoiding big sky in large part because of the negative reviews here, but is there anyone here that loves it? i love dual stick shooters, and i don't mind if they're super intense. and i can't tell if people aren't liking it because it's hard, or just bad. any more feedback?

MoCiWe · Mar 10, 2013

Grabbed all the free games, I used to love Wild Arms back on the PS1, so I look forward to playing that one again sometime.

fei33 · Mar 10, 2013

What does everyone think of Sumioni: Demon Arts? I was thinking of possibly purchasing that, Sine Mora, Blazblue: Continuum Shift Extend, and Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7. I would purchase Dokuro and Knytt Underground, but bought Dokuro when the price dropped to $9.99 and I got Knytt Underground the last time it was on sale.

FriskyTanuki · Mar 10, 2013

[quote name='affa']so i've been avoiding big sky in large part because of the negative reviews here, but is there anyone here that loves it? i love dual stick shooters, and i don't mind if they're super intense. and i can't tell if people aren't liking it because it's hard, or just bad. any more feedback?[/QUOTE]
I enjoyed it when I tried it out for a livestream a few weeks ago. It's a neat mix of randomly-generated, shmup-style levels and dual-stick shooter controls that emphasize not shooting every single second. There are also a bunch of different modes that changes up the formula with limited lives, perks, and other things that makes it hard early on with the way the upgrade system works for your abilities. If you're into games that push you to get better, this might be a game for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7kN7_xrLw8

Noblesse Oblige · Mar 10, 2013

[quote name='affa']so i've been avoiding big sky in large part because of the negative reviews here, but is there anyone here that loves it? i love dual stick shooters, and i don't mind if they're super intense. and i can't tell if people aren't liking it because it's hard, or just bad. any more feedback?[/QUOTE]

I have put some hours into big sky infinity (playing on the ps3 entirely, haven't touched the vita version so take it as you will) and have all but 2-3 of the trophies.

The issues with projectiles blending into the background you mostly get used to. There are cascade and blackhole events that change the color of the screen to the point of making asteroids and lasers very difficult to see or completed blended until you hit them. Some of the randomness of it every once in a long while puts you into a situation where death is almost unavoidable. I find a common complaint for people who have even put several hours into it is that they get frustrated because they aren't exactly sure why they died.

As you level up in classic mode by collecting starbits the game gets increasingly harder to match and from what i have read from most people and my own experience makes it that much more difficult to see the various bosses in one run (you can see multiples of the same boss in one run like seeing 3 of the same and none of the others). The better you are doing in the game the difficulty scales with you. There are multiple modes that you unlock but the differences aren't huge (there's a mode where you can't use your weapon and have to only dodge, you can only earn upgrades in classic but the rest of the modes you can pick perks that it randomly lets you choose between 1-3 of them). They did release a patch that made ranking up faster and added a few things in

I liked it for a few bucks but I felt it was going to be more fun as I upgraded my ship as you start out kind of weak purposely, I get way higher scores now but it is much less fun. The way the difficulty scales it just puts me in the more annoying sections (they are a bit more difficult but I think they are more annoying than anything) far more often. The narrator really grates on you fast but luckily you turn that off. There is a shield upgrade but there is no "shield bar" to know how much it depletes and regenerates and you just kind of have to base it on noise and how glowy your ship is for your level of upgrading

affa · Mar 10, 2013

ok, wow, thanks for the vid frisk and the long review Noblesse. Sounds like i might actually enjoy the game. i have plus so it's under 5... but it was free on eu+ so i hope i don't get burnt next month, lol. but i don't mind supporting this genre on the vita.

KneeKnee · Mar 10, 2013

I tried Bigbig sky before it went on sale and was disappointed. First, the announcer is the WORST I have ever heard in a game. Hes corny, lame, and unfunny. Luckliy you can turn him off.

The game (as mentioned before) is made harder because you cant see what is hitting you. I've died countless times and always felt like there was nothing near me. Some times white bullets kill you, other times they are part of the backround. Starbits (the collectible things) look like bullets, and the "hyperspace" portions are just chaos.

I'm not a fan of bullet hell games, i thought this was more like Super Stardust before I got it, but it just isnt fun to me.

JMusic · Mar 10, 2013

[quote name='mars009']Man I'm digging Vanquish big time

. It is an underrated gem[/QUOTE]

I tried it out for the first time last night. I'm liking it a lot more than I thought I would and wonder why it hasn't gotten more discussion. I planned on playing it for 10 minutes before bed to see what it was like and went to bed three hours later.

The only downside of the game is it is a little heavy on the cutscenes. At the same time, at least they are entertaining cutscenes, and seem to be used in place of a loading screen to get you to the next level, so you never really feel like you're loading the next level.

breakin2 · Mar 10, 2013

If I "buy" one of the PS Vita games that are free and then let my PS+ membership run out, can I still play the games I bought?

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