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PlayStation All-Stars, Sportsfriends free on PS Plus next month
Sony revealed next month's PlayStation Plus lineup, announcing that subscribers will get free access to PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Sportsfriends, Velocity 2X, and other featured games throughout the month of September. Starting September 2, PlayStation 4 owners can download Futurlab's hybrid shooter-platformer Velocity 2X and Die Gute Fabrik's competitive multiplayer party game compilation Sportsfriends free of charge. PlayStation 3 members receive copies of the Super Smash Bros.-like mascot brawler PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and dragon-riding multiplayer action game Hoard, while PS Vita players can expect to see Hello Games' motorbike stunt sim Joe Danger and Llamasoft's Tempest variant TxK. [Video: Sony]
Velocity 2X teleports to PS4 and Vita on September 2
Velocity 2X makes bold claims about its quantities of shooting, jumping, and teleporting right in the title, implying that it's not only a sequel to FuturLab's signature game but a multiplication of it. Players will decide for themselves if it delivers on that promise when Velocity 2X hits PlayStation 4 and PS Vita on September 2nd. The original Velocity was an unexpected hit when it released as a PSP Mini in 2012, blending the bottom to top screen 2D shooting of classics like Ikaruga with the unique ability to teleport your ship between obstacles on the screen. 2X does in theory deliver on its name, as it expands beyond spaceship shooting stages with sidescrolling platforming stages starring the ship's pilot. These sections also have you trying to rescue hostages, similar to Konami's long lost GBA game Ninja Five-O. Sony's put a lot of faith in the Velocity series. That game proved so successful, Sony backed Velocity Ultra, a remastered for PS Vita and consoles, and even led the PlayStation company to sign a significant funding deal with FuturLab. [Images: FuturLab]
Velocity 2X blends shmups with Metroid platforming on PS4, Vita
Indie developer FuturLab has detailed Velocity Ultra's upcoming PlayStation 4 and PS Vita sequel Velocity 2X, showcasing an in-progress alpha version in the newly launched trailer above. While its predecessor Velocity Ultra was an overhead-view shooter that encouraged players to backtrack throughout each level to find hidden switches and item pick-ups, Velocity 2X takes these exploration elements to new extremes, introducing side-scrolling platforming segments that bridge short bursts of shoot-'em-up gameplay. During each level in Velocity 2X, players infiltrate enemy strongholds and search for survivors from a Metroid-like side-scrolling perspective. Gameplay maintains the same frantic pace throughout, and players retain the ability to teleport through walls in both shooter and platforming sequences. Velocity 2X is due to hit the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita via the PlayStation Network later this year. [Image: FuturLab]
