Sony unveils its official Q2 lineup
More than 100 first and third party games will be arriving on PS3, PSP and PS2 in Q2 of this year, according to a recent press release. "Our second-quarter line-up of PS3, PSP and PlayStation 2 software titles demonstrates a continued commitment from both SCEA and third-party developers to the PlayStation family of products," said Peter Dille, senior vice president of marketing, SCEA. "We are excited by the content being developed by our partners, but are also looking forward to launching PlayStation-branded exclusive games created by our own worldwide studios this quarter and throughout the rest of 2007." According to Sony, the "key titles" for their handheld in the next few months include:
- Alien Syndrome
- Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars
- CRUSH
- Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground
- FINAL FANTASY
- FINAL FANTASY II
- Harvest Moon Boy & Girl
- Ridge Racer 2
- Test Drive Unlimited
- Tom Clancy's Ranbow Six Vegas
- Valhalla Knights
PSP Fanboy readers should be familiar with most of these titles. However, these are but a handful of titles that we can expect in the Spring. Continue on to see even more titles, with a few of our picks.
April
7 Wonders
Aedis Eclipse ~Generation of Chaos~
Why we're excited: Cube is a simple, great-looking puzzle game with a really nice price: $20. With Game Sharing, a level creator, and tons of challenging levels, this looks to be a strong addition to the PSP lineup.
The Fast and the Furious
Hard Rock Casino
Ultimate Board Game Classics
May
Legend of the Dragon
Steel Horizon
Winx Club: Join the Club
Spider-Man 3
Taito Legends 2
Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon
Why we're excited: Not only is the subtitle to Innocent Life awesome, but the game has the potential to revive the tired and true farming franchise. We haven't heard much from the game–let's hope that changes soon.
Why we're excited: As proven by Rockstar, Grand Theft Auto-style games work incredibly well on PSP. Ubisoft's approach takes the genre to NYC. Let's hope that the gameplay can come close to Rockstar's series.
Heatseeker
Hot Wheels Ultimate Racing
Puzzle Scape
Shrek the Third
Brooktown High: Senior Year
Diner Dash: Sizzle & Serve
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Coded Arms Contagion
Surf's Up
World Championship Cards
June
Fantastic 4: Rise of the SIlver Surfer
PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient 2
Why we're excited: At GDC, there was one PSP game on everyone's mind: Crush. This dimension-smashing game has the potential not only to be one of the most innovative titles on PSP, but of all games this year.
Why we're excited: It may not have the graphical polish that we'd like from a PSP game, but the Crazy Taxi franchise always offers tons of fun. Its budget price makes it an attractive addition to the library.
Why we're excited: Hot Brain may just be a Brain Age clone–but it looks to be a lot funnier than Nintendo's famous edutainment title.
Why we're excited: This may come as a surprise, but we're big-time nerds here. So, when a new Dungeons & Dragons game gets announced for our handheld, we pay attention. Hopefully, we'll find out more about the game soon.
Super Collapse 3
Transformers: The Game
The Bigs
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Alien Syndrome
Why we're excited: You should know by now.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Why we're excited: Ever since the last game, Tomb Raider has become good again. Will the Anniversary remake hold up? We hope so.
Ratatouille
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
[Release dates via GameSpy]