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Echochrome 2 shines light on Dec. 21 launch date
Shadow-manipulation puzzler Echochrome 2 will make its merry way onto PSN on December 21. The unique puzzle game, which uses PlayStation's Move controller like a virtual flashlight, is all about manipulating the shadows created by objects in each level to help the character escape. The game ships with 100 levels, each playable in three different modes, and will also feature a robust level editor. Still not making sense? Check out the previously released video to get a better idea of the flashlight-infused gameplay. %Gallery-98409%
PlayStation Move Starter Pack includes nine demos in the UK
The PlayStation Move is set to launch in the US on September 19 alongside several bundles. The Starter Pack -- a $99 bundle including one PlayStation Move controller, a PlayStation Eye camera and a copy of Sports Champions -- is apparently going to be a bit different when it launches in the UK on September 15. MCV reports that the UK Starter Pack won't include a full copy of Sports Champions, instead giving gamers a taste of nine different titles. The nine demos included in the package include snippets of six retail Move titles: Sports Champions, Start the Party, The Shoot, EyePet: Move Edition, TV Superstars and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11. The remaining three demos will be for PSN games: Echochrome 2, Tumble and Beat Sketchers. In the UK, the Starter Pack will have a suggested retail value of £49.99.
Ape Escape joins Japan's 2010 PlayStation Move launch library
We haven't seen much (or anything) of Ape Escape's first foray onto PS3 since it was announced at Tokyo Game Show last year. However, a new announcement video (after the break) showcases the first few seconds of footage of the Move-exclusive game. Furi Furi! Sarugetchu, as it will be called in Japan, joins a relatively small line-up of games launching this year for the PlayStation motion controller in Japan. In fact, only six games are planned for release on the hardware's October 21 launch date: EyePet (SCEJ, ¥3,980) Sports Champion (SCEJ, ¥3,980) Beat Sketch (SCEJ, ¥2,980) Fure! Fure! Bowling (aka High Velocity Bowling, SCEJ, ¥1,900) Machi Suberi (aka Kung Fu Rider, SCEJ, ¥3,980) Big 3 Gun Shooting (Namco Bandai, ¥6,279)
Echochrome 2 video angles itself to reveal gameplay, level editor
Were you intrigued by our E3 preview of Echochrome 2, but wished it had fancy moving pictures to better understand the gameplay? Awesome, because we totally have that now! You'll get a better idea of how the puzzler works with the Move controller and get some details on the robust level editor. Best part of the level editor: you don't have to spend hours designing levels that will make cool shadows, as the level editor will apparently take your shadow drawings and make levels out of them. Check out the video after the break. %Gallery-95580%
Visual overload: Sony's E3 PlayStation Move lineup
PlayStation Move is essentially a brand new platform for Sony. While many of the motion-sensing launch games for the new PS3 controller are "Wii HD" titles, there are a few noteworthy additions, including echochrome 2, Heroes on the Move and a Move edition of Heavy Rain. Check out trailers for all of Sony's first-party Move titles after the break.
Preview: Echochrome 2
Announced during Sony's press conference, Echochrome 2 is the PlayStation Move-exclusive sequel to Sony Japan Studio's M.C. Escher-inspired puzzle platformer, in which players change the camera perspective to create paths with intersecting shapes. This sequel is an extension of that concept -- except you're using the Move controller as a flashlight, aiming its beam to project shadows against a wall, which are used by your character to reach the exit. The concept and the controller couldn't make more sense together, based on what I played. Several levels -- there will be 100 in the final product -- were available on the show floor, each one introducing a new concept. For example, the shadow circles created by spheres can be used to bounce the game's indirectly controlled protagonist towards the exit. %Gallery-95580%
SingStar Dance and Echochrome 2 announced
Forget about Just Dancing, it's time to get your sing on -- SingStar Dance was just revealed at Sony's E3 presser. What, not a dancer? Perhaps you prefer the black-and-white stylings of Echochrome? Well you'll be glad to hear that Echochrome 2 was also revealed. We know, we know -- more disparate titles could not be found, but we figured you'd rather hear the news as soon as humanly possible. We do what we can, folks. It's all for you.
