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.

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Bundles
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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.

JCrichton · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='breakfuss']HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You have got to be fuck

ing kidding me.

The person who answers this should be banned, actually, for being an enabler.[/QUOTE]

Go ahead and report the post.

:booty:

affa · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Did you buy the PS3 game and redeem your cross buy copy of the Vita version? Did you go and fully purchase the Vita version from the PS Store to attach it to your account?[/QUOTE]

yes, it's through disk benefits of the bluray. i didn't realize that changed the price to 'free' -- i assumed it would show normal price with a dl button like games i buy through the store. sorry if i got anyone's hopes up. i was also confused because it was showing in the 'featured' section of the store.

affa · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='popular penguin']Is it normal for the Vita's touch screen to be unresponsive while using the Content Manager? It takes me about 20 minutes to go through the menus. Before anyone asks, USB charge is off and the Vita is completely charged.[/QUOTE]

no, not normal. my content manager is quite quick and responsive. worth looking into. simply being a 'defective vita' doesn't really make sense... perhaps tech support might have an idea as to what to do, though if they're anything like all other tech supports you'll be formatting your vita and restoring default settings, lol.

MrNinjaSquirrel · Mar 12, 2013

anyone pick up Voodoo Dice? I've never heard of it, but the trailer looked interesting enough. Would be interested to know from anyone that's played it

tylerh1701 · Mar 12, 2013

^It's one of my biggest regrets. I bought it for $5 on Xbox and only got through the first world and half of the next one. It got really hard pretty quickly, but mostly it just became super fuck

ing obnoxious trying to get the right number on the die to show up at the top in the right spot.

perfectmf1386 · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='Graff^']It's a pretty fun game. It's very different from the normal Assassin's Creed games, in that it's a side-scrolling platformer/runner, but it's got some really neat level design and missions. It reminded me of Prince of Persia II more than anything. I actually played it on the iPhone (it seems to no longer be on the app store though) and I can only imagine it would be significantly better with a D-pad and buttons.[/QUOTE]

I think the iphone/mobile version is closer to the DS version (or vice versa). From my understanding Bloodlines was PSP exclusive.

6er · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']It's not that good since it's basically what AC would look like with the technical limitations that keep it from being the open world game that console and Vita games are.[/QUOTE]

Thanks. I'll save the $22 left for my second fifty for something else.

Too bad asphalt is just a good port of an IPhone game. Vita needs a in depth racer BAD.

CaptainJoel · Mar 12, 2013

Man, I'm loving this $10 back deal. Already spent 135 and planning on making it an even $200 before the month is up.

Graff^ · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='perfectmf1386']I think the iphone/mobile version is closer to the DS version (or vice versa). From my understanding Bloodlines was PSP exclusive.[/QUOTE]

Shit, you're right. I was thinking of Discovery. I really thought that was the PSP one, not the DS one. Discovery is good, I know nothing of Bloodlines.

TheHelix · Mar 12, 2013

I recorded a full playthrough of Wallace in action. The beginning of Stage 1 didn't show up because it didn't render properly.

http://www.twitch.tv/cooplounge/b/377070270

This is the ending for those who want to see it.
http://www.twitch.tv/cooplounge/c/2020618

johnnypark · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='6er']Thanks. I'll save the $22 left for my second fifty for something else.

Too bad asphalt is just a good port of an IPhone game. Vita needs a in depth racer BAD.[/QUOTE]

Need for Speed MW would like a word with you. That game is awesome.

FriskyTanuki · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='Graff^']It's a pretty fun game. It's very different from the normal Assassin's Creed games, in that it's a side-scrolling platformer/runner, but it's got some really neat level design and missions. It reminded me of Prince of Persia II more than anything. I actually played it on the iPhone (it seems to no longer be on the app store though) and I can only imagine it would be significantly better with a D-pad and buttons.[/QUOTE]
Are you talking about Bloodlines? It's nothing like a 2D platformer since it's in full 3D like the console/Vita games in the series, but due to the PSP's limitations. The areas you're in are really small with plenty of fog, if I'm remembering correctly.

Graff^ · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Are you talking about Bloodlines? It's nothing like a 2D platformer since it's in full 3D like the console/Vita games in the series, but due to the PSP's limitations. The areas you're in are really small with plenty of fog, if I'm remembering correctly.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I was mistaken. I was thinking of AC: Discovery. >_

thefurrypanda · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Are you talking about Bloodlines? It's nothing like a 2D platformer since it's in full 3D like the console/Vita games in the series, but due to the PSP's limitations. The areas you're in are really small with plenty of fog, if I'm remembering correctly.[/QUOTE]
indeed.

Josh1billion · Mar 12, 2013

Out of today's import releases, I bought Ozu no Mahoutsukai (Wizard of Oz) and Favorite Dear, trying them both out briefly. They're both text-heavy, but the level of Japanese you'll need to play is quite different. Here are my thoughts on that for anyone who's interested...

For Ozu no Mahoutsukai, the vocabulary is pretty basic and the text is large enough to read, and it doesn't use any obscure kanji. Some kanji are written in kana even when they'd normally be written in kanji elsewhere. It also has a fair amount of voice acting. So, I estimate beginners will have a little trouble, and intermediate learners of Japanese will have no trouble at all. I'm still in the "beginner" phase myself (currently using JLPT4-level materials, for those who are familiar with that terminology).

Favorite Dear is suitable for much more advanced learners. There's a lot of text, and the font is pretty small, so the kanji (and there is a lot of it) can be hard to read. It has some voice acting, but not much.

6er · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='johnnypark']Need for Speed MW would like a word with you. That game is awesome.[/QUOTE]

I have it. I Love it, but it was neutered too much IMO. Probably because of the open world, but the damage models are weak and the AI cars are few

Blabadon · Mar 12, 2013

I really liked Bloodlines, but I would only recommend it if you haven't played any other AC like I have(n't). If you have, the flaws will be amazingly apparent.

The climbing mechanics and jumping is excellent because the camera's handled splendidly. The combat's meh, story's weird and dumb, and there are barely any unlockables. But I enjoyed it a lot.

Graff^ · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='Josh1billion']Out of today's import releases, I bought Ozu no Mahoutsukai (Wizard of Oz) and Favorite Dear, trying them both out briefly. They're both text-heavy, but the level of Japanese you'll need to play is quite different. Here are my thoughts on that for anyone who's interested...

For Ozu no Mahoutsukai, the vocabulary is pretty basic and the text is large enough to read, and it doesn't use any obscure kanji. Some kanji are written in kana even when they'd normally be written in kanji elsewhere. It also has a fair amount of voice acting. So, I estimate beginners will have a little trouble, and intermediate learners of Japanese will have no trouble at all. I'm still in the "beginner" phase myself (currently using JLPT4-level materials, for those who are familiar with that terminology).

Favorite Dear is suitable for much more advanced learners. There's a lot of text, and the font is pretty small, so the kanji (and there is a lot of it) can be hard to read. It has some voice acting, but not much.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for that. I'm currently at about JLPT 4 myself, working towards 3. I might check out Ozu no Mahoutsukai based on this. My only attempt at gaming in Japanese thus far has been attempting to replay TWEWY on iPad, and that's pretty much a 1 with all the obscure kanji and vocabulary.

On a related and sort of on-topic note: Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection allows you to play with the original Japanese text if you so wish. I didn't even try since I had never played it before and would have been grabbing the dictionary constantly and ruined my enjoyment of the game, but the option is there and I might do that if I go for a second playthrough.

jmbreci · Mar 12, 2013

Love the free Joe Danger 2 - well, my son does and it is a game we can play together.

dEvAnGeL · Mar 12, 2013

is this the cheapest rayman origins has been for vita?

FriskyTanuki · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='dEvAnGeL']is this the cheapest rayman origins has been for vita?[/QUOTE]
By about $1.30 for PS+ members.

the_ENEMY_ · Mar 12, 2013

is cellfactor online dead? i remember the demo and thought it was decent.

FlyingMonkey9 · Mar 12, 2013

Joe Danger makes me very very angry for some reason. I hate having to do "perfect" runs in one to collecting everything

guardian_owl · Mar 12, 2013

Will look up reviews, but are there any hidden gems among the ubisoft PSP games which are on sale? I've played AC2 and have Revelations in my backlog so no need to pick up bloodlines.

affa · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='6er']Thanks. I'll save the $22 left for my second fifty for something else.

Too bad asphalt is just a good port of an IPhone game. Vita needs a in depth racer BAD.[/QUOTE]

While definitely not a AAA title, Asphalt is quite fun so far on the vita.

As for in depth racer, NFS:MW is supposed to be awesome on vita. i know it was fantastic on ps3, just waiting for a buy price on vita to play it again.

Josh1billion · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='Graff^']Thanks for that. I'm currently at about JLPT 4 myself, working towards 3. I might check out Ozu no Mahoutsukai based on this. My only attempt at gaming in Japanese thus far has been attempting to replay TWEWY on iPad, and that's pretty much a 1 with all the obscure kanji and vocabulary.

On a related and sort of on-topic note: Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection allows you to play with the original Japanese text if you so wish. I didn't even try since I had never played it before and would have been grabbing the dictionary constantly and ruined my enjoyment of the game, but the option is there and I might do that if I go for a second playthrough.[/QUOTE]
Ah sweet, thanks for the info; I will have to check out the FFIV Complete Collection soon. Maybe next time it goes on sale. I wish more games offered Japanese text support like that. The only other game I've heard of doing that would be Half Minute Hero (PC, not sure about the PSP version).

If you're looking for another game suitable for learners around our level, I've found Ni no Kuni to be excellent, with its furigana, voice-acting, generally easy vocabulary, and plenty of word repetition.. I'm sure I'll never forget the kanji for "magic" (魔法) with the number of times it's been said, heh. The only thing that threw me off in the beginning is that the doll guy (Shizuku aka Drippy) has a dialect that can initially be tough to understand, or at least it was for me. And the game cost me less to import new than I've seen it go for the U.S. release.

And while we're on the subject.. I've recently written a couple of scripts that can be useful. They're moderately buggy, as I didn't spend much time on them, but they've helped me a lot:
- Greasemonkey script that magnifies all Japanese text on a page
- rapid-lookup dictionary (uses jisho.org). Has my above script built-in. Convenient when you need to want to look up several words at once without opening a bunch of browser tabs.

FriskyTanuki · Mar 12, 2013

Anybody that likes Advance Wars should definitely check out Tom Clancy's End War for the PSP from the Ubisoft sale, as it's basically AW with a hex grid instead of the traditional square grid.

johnnypark · Mar 12, 2013

I just noticed PSP Petz Hamsters and another Petz game are selling for $15 on sale, $2 more than Lumines and Rayman.

Clearly a case of the lesser games being cheaper, while paying a premium price for premium software.

Blabadon · Mar 12, 2013

Ho damn, I was thinking Rayman was $10.

6er · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='affa']While definitely not a AAA title, Asphalt is quite fun so far on the vita.

As for in depth racer, NFS:MW is supposed to be awesome on vita. i know it was fantastic on ps3, just waiting for a buy price on vita to play it again.[/QUOTE]

I have bad memories of the original asphalt on the DS. You got to a point where winning was impossible on.some tracks. That friggin hummer would always outrun my Lambo..

FriskyTanuki · Mar 12, 2013

It looks like a PSM game has gone free, which is ZooZooGo! that now has some in-app purchase options to get all of the modes in the game without grinding a bit. It's supposed to be pretty good, so those with a Vita or PSM-compatible Android device should check it out.

Alkalinejoe · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='dEvAnGeL']is this the cheapest rayman origins has been for vita?[/QUOTE]
It was $10 last year I think around summer when Best Buy did its first big game sale. In the ad it said all platforms for Rayman were $10, but Best Buy made the mistake of not excluding the Vita version. Most BBs honored it.

johnnypark · Mar 12, 2013

[quote name='Blabadon']Ho damn, I was thinking Rayman was $10.[/QUOTE]

You're half-right, the PS3 version is $10. Wish they would just make it even for both versions, but that might confuse people further now that cross-buy is more common.

huldrelok · Mar 13, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Anybody that likes Advance Wars should definitely check out Tom Clancy's End War for the PSP from the Ubisoft sale, as it's basically AW with a hex grid instead of the traditional square grid.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, picking this up. I think i've always enjoyed hex based strategies better all along, or it may just be King's Bounty influence, that game is seriously addicting

Bagel Bear · Mar 13, 2013

Another junky update this week IMO.

Sporkis · Mar 13, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Anybody that likes Advance Wars should definitely check out Tom Clancy's End War for the PSP from the Ubisoft sale, as it's basically AW with a hex grid instead of the traditional square grid.[/QUOTE]

You have have peek my interest. Thanks Fisky

therealdanhill · Mar 13, 2013

[quote name='Bagel Bear']Another junky update this week IMO.[/QUOTE]

What, you don't like petz? You don't want psp games on your vita? What do you mean if you wanted psp games you would have bought a psp? Lol

Flowstance · Mar 13, 2013

Synching trophies on a new console

I want to be playing Scott Pilgrim, or God of War, or Joe Danger 2! I'm at 40% now, after 2 errors. Last time it took me like 9 hours and dozens of errors but my internet is quite a bit better so hopefully I can play something today.

dchrisd · Mar 13, 2013

Raiden III. So jumping on that. Love the Raiden series.

Kidorangepanda · Mar 13, 2013

Great price on that, had I not bought the physical copy I'd be all over this.

zeldaking · Mar 13, 2013

[quote name='Flowstance']Synching trophies on a new console

I want to be playing Scott Pilgrim, or God of War, or Joe Danger 2! I'm at 40% now, after 2 errors. Last time it took me like 9 hours and dozens of errors but my internet is quite a bit better so hopefully I can play something today.[/QUOTE]

9 hours to sync trophies!!!! if it takes longer than 3 minutes, just quit and try again at a later time

destro4eva · Mar 13, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Anybody that likes Advance Wars should definitely check out Tom Clancy's End War for the PSP from the Ubisoft sale, as it's basically AW with a hex grid instead of the traditional square grid.[/QUOTE]

U had me at Advance Wars. Thank you! :applause:

affa · Mar 13, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']It looks like a PSM game has gone free, which is ZooZooGo! that now has some in-app purchase options to get all of the modes in the game without grinding a bit. It's supposed to be pretty good, so those with a Vita or PSM-compatible Android device should check it out.
[/QUOTE]

for those interested, on the vita store in the psm section, it's under 'puzzle'.

here's hoping it's as good as, say, kitten sanctuary. always nice to have some games my wife likes available.

i've got a pile of new games on my vita, a couple hundred games in my ps3 backlog, and yet i still can't tear away from sine mora. i don't think i'm even close to capable of tje skill required to gett the last 2 or 3 promotions...

Ashlee · Mar 13, 2013

Sweeeeetttt!!!! I just got my $10 credit from Sony

I thought they would never give me a penny since I was not very "loyal" to them (one time I got refunded because my plus renewed automally for 3 months and I emailed them telling that I did not want it or need it, then they politely cancelled PS+ and refunded me).- I don't know how "loyal" that is haha. Anyway, you should check your account too if you haven't receive anything so far

Well finally I got mine haha, it feels nice to get free money this way

very nicely from them; thank you a lot Sony!!! They will be good used during this spend $50 get $10 back promotion

excellen · Mar 13, 2013

I thought the $10 credit expired March 5th or something

whoknows · Mar 13, 2013

[quote name='the_ENEMY_']is cellfactor online dead? i remember the demo and thought it was decent.[/QUOTE]

Yep. Online was shut down.

Don't buy it.

Flowstance · Mar 13, 2013

[quote name='zeldaking']9 hours to sync trophies!!!! if it takes longer than 3 minutes, just quit and try again at a later time[/QUOTE]

I'm talking about syncing a brand new console to your trophy list. For some reason it took 9 hours last time, it was about 3 hours this time, for 4500ish trophies. It only error'd twice this time, so it must have been my spotty internet before.

Both were super slims so it had to be that. Playing Scott pilgrim with an arcade stick online now, woo!

WNYX585AM · Mar 13, 2013

[quote name='Flowstance']I'm talking about syncing a brand new console to your trophy list. For some reason it took 9 hours last time, it was about 3 hours this time, for 4500ish trophies. It only error'd twice this time, so it must have been my spotty internet before.

Both were super slims so it had to be that. Playing Scott pilgrim with an arcade stick online now, woo![/QUOTE]

Doesn't PS Plus automatically sync trophies? Someone with 4500 trophies seems like they would be someone who would have PS Plus also.

gacktyay · Mar 13, 2013

I wish the just plain "Prince of Persia" was included in the sale. Trying to decide between Outland or I Am Alive.. have this weird feeling I Am Alive might be up for free on PS+ at some point.

GamingGator · Mar 13, 2013

[quote name='gacktyay']I wish the just plain "Prince of Persia" was included in the sale. Trying to decide between Outland or I Am Alive.. have this weird feeling I Am Alive might be up for free on PS+ at some point.[/QUOTE]

Do you just want digital or something? That game is $3 used at Gamestop now in case you didn't know. I just recently played it and I enjoyed it. If the DLC for it was a buck or 2 during the sale, I probably would have pulled the trigger.

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