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Dungeon Explorer Famitsu downloadable demo

Posted Dec 24th 2007 12:20PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Demos

Christmas is tomorrow. But why wait for a present? Download this Famitsu-flavored edition of this Dungeon Explorer demo.

1. Download the demo zip file.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file.
3. Connect your PSP to your computer using a USB cable.
4. Go to the PSP/GAME folder.
5. Copy NPJG90011 folder into the GAME directory. Make sure there are no sub-directories in this folder.

Check out our demos site:
demos.pspfanboy.com

Who is the man responsible for Patapon?

Posted Dec 22nd 2007 8:45PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Patapon

We're really enjoying Patapon over at PS Fanboy HQ. The game is unique, unlike anything before it. The PlayStation.blog features a few new factoids about the game. For example, "the development team for Patapon is called Pyramid, but is being produced by Japan Studios, the same studio that developed and produced LocoRoco." So, saying it's from the same team as LocoRoco is, in fact, a little incorrect -- but not entirely.

The creator of the game is actually Hiroyuki Kotani, the man responsible for the cult PS1 game Devil Dice. Of course, his greatest accomplishment (in our opinion) is Mad Maestro!.

First Dissidia hands-on impressions

Posted Dec 22nd 2007 1:45PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Final Fantasy

We're so jealous of you IGN-Anoop. You got to attend Jump Festa, and you were able to play the first ever playable build of Dissidia, a brand new PSP-exclusive fighting game. The impressions, unsurprisingly, are overwhelmingly glowing. Here are a few snippets:

"Rather than trying to adapt the Final Fantasy characters into some existing fighting game formula, the designers of Dissidia seem to have attempted to create an original fighting engine around the Final Fantasy characters -- at least the characters as they'd probably combat one-another in a Tetsuya Nomura movie." Yes, your characters will perform all the acrobatic moves that you'd find in Advent Children ... or the upcoming FFXIII games.

"Dissidia also manages to push the PSP to new visual heights. The game is a visual feast, with detailed combatant models, and plenty of lighting effects. Definitely a step above Crisis Core, which already had some thinking that the PSP really was a portable PS2." Really, it looks better than Crisis Core? That game was already pushing the boundaries of the PSP!

Please read IGN's full hands-on, and bring a change of clothes. You might be drooling on yourself the entire time.

Pursuit Force gets Extreme new trailer

Posted Dec 22nd 2007 9:00AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Pursuit Force, Video

The original Pursuit Force holds a dear place in the hearts of many hardcore PSP fans. The over-the-top Hollywood-style arcade action racer looked and played like nothing before it. Now, Extreme Justice is trying to make the series go into even more extreme places. Will it succeed? Well, you can be the judge based on the new trailer released on the PlayStation.blog.

The blog also details some of the new multiplayer Ad-Hoc modes added to this sequel: Rampage, Ram Jam, Survivor and Cops 'n Robbers. The official site also mentions downloadable content, which will be available through the PC-based PLAYSTATION Store. There's a lot of potential here -- let's hope it gets used well when the game releases early next year.

Best of 2007: PSP Reader's Choice Awards

Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:01PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Best of 2007

We heard your complaints: Where the hell is Silent Hill Origins? Syphon Filter BETTER win. Castlevania is totally the best.

There sure is a lot of passion regarding the PS Fanboy awards -- and for good reason. There's just too many good games to choose from. Thankfully, we're giving you the chance to voice your opinion! Get ready to vote in the awards that really matter. The Reader's Choice Awards let you chime in and set things straight. From now until December 26th, feel free to cast your vote or your favorites. Don't see a game in one of these polls? Leave a comment and we'll add your write-in vote. The winners of PS Fanboy's and the Reader Choice Awards will be unveiled on December 27th.

Rock the vote.

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PS Fanboy 2007: Disappointment of the Year

Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:00PM by Nick Doerr
Filed under: Best of 2007

Stay tuned all this week as we reveal the our nominees for the very best games of 2007. Winners will be declared on December 27th.

Every year, no matter what console you own, there are a few games that fall to the market with such a thud you feel your reputation for playing video games drop a little. Yes, these games damage everything we've come to support and whether the game itself is bad or suffered from a gigantic hype machine that everybody jumped on for no apparent reason, the games simply didn't do what we wanted. This award isn't for "worst" game of the year, no, but the biggest disappointment. The games that could have been something, but weren't. For all intents and purposes, this award could actually be construed as "worse" than the "worst".

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PSP sales mysteriously double in Japan [Update]

Posted Dec 21st 2007 3:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News

We're happy for the PSP's newfound success in Japan. In fact, last week it sold 184,610 systems in Japan alone. That's more than double of last week's numbers! (That's actually more than any other system, minus the DS.)

But what could possibly have caused the sales increase? Could it have been Minna no Golf Portable 2? Only three games for the system made the top 50 charts this week, so it couldn't have been that. Perhaps it was firmware update 3.80 and its ability to record 1seg TV shows? It actually might just be that ...

[Update: Or it could be that new red PSP bundle. Whoops!]

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How Dissidia will control

Posted Dec 21st 2007 1:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Final Fantasy

Click for full-resolution image.

Reader Cheun Ngen Chong found the control scheme for Square Enix's upcoming Final Fantasy Dissidia and translated it into English for us. (The original file can be found at levelup.cn.) The left shoulder button is used for locking on, while the right shoulder button is used for defense. There are two kinds of attacks, one attacking HP and one attacking BP. This is an interesting change for the genre, and we can't wait to see how well it works when actually in our hands.

PS Fanboy Best of 2007: Game of the Year

Posted Dec 21st 2007 11:00AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Best of 2007

Stay tuned all this week as we reveal the our nominees for the very best games of 2007. Winners will be declared on December 27th.

Finally, this is where we get to decide the very best of the best. Disagree with our choices? Don't think we nominated the right games? Good! You'll be able to vote for your favorites starting this Sunday.

The nominees for PSP Fanboy - Game of the Year are...

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Falcom bringing yet another port to PSP

Posted Dec 21st 2007 9:00AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Imports

Falcom has found considerable success in porting over their vintage games to Sony's handheld. That's probably why they're looking into releasing Vantage Master Portable to the system (notice the play on words there?). Falcom has a surprisingly devout base of hardcore fans in both Japan and in the States, and chances are they'll happily add this to their Legend of Heroes-heavy collection. There are new additions made for the PSP version, which include a new Ad Hoc mode, and characters from the previously-mentioned Legend of Heroes series.

We're not sure if this'll ever see the light of day in the States, but chances are it will. But how many months will hardcore Falcom fans have to wait?

[Via PSPHyper]

Official external battery charger found [Update]

Posted Dec 20th 2007 9:15PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Peripherals

It looks like Sony's releasing an official external battery charger. At least, that's according to photos unearthed from SCEA's press site. An external charging solution is great for those that have more than one battery -- quite possibly because of the purchase of a new extended-life battery. No official details on price or release date yet, but we're sure that Sony isn't really rushing to get this peripheral out into the wild.

[Update: The only difference between this and a previously released charger is that this Sony official peripheral is also compatible with the PSP-2000 series. At least, according to the packaging. ~~We're pretty sure the original chargers will also work with the new systems.~~ The old battery chargers do not work with the PSP-2000.]

American PSN updates for December 20th

Posted Dec 20th 2007 7:21PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Store

We missed you last week. But, we're back with another update to the PC PS Store. Get your browser pointed to store.playstation.com and get ready to check out this new content:

PS1 Classics:

Warhawk ($5.99)

Game Videos:

PS3 "Only On" TV spot (free)
PS3 "Universe" TV spot (free)
Uncharted trailer (free)

Wallpapers:

MLB 07 The Show theme (free)
LocoRoco holiday wallpaper (free)

See you next Thursday (or the week after that?) for hopefully another ~~great~~ update to the Store!

Daisenryaku VII Exceed gets enhanced PSP port

Posted Dec 20th 2007 7:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Imports

Daisenryaku VII Exceed just came out on PS2. If you didn't hear of it, we don't blame you. However, those that are interested in this grid-based strategy game may want to wait. The PSP is getting an enhanced port next year, with new missions and Ad-Hoc support. And, as you may know -- PSP is the system for strategy games.

For fresh new screenshots, check out Famitsu.

[Via Siliconera]

Merry Christmas from the Patapon tribe

Posted Dec 20th 2007 5:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Patapon

Sony is sending yet another Christmas gift to members of the media. This time, it's a Christmas card featuring the Patapon tribe. Stephen Totilo from MTV is as much love with the game as we are, and who can blame him? The music-war game is one of the most innovative in recent memory, and it has a truly endearing style. Totilo expresses a valid concern about most portable gamers: many seemingly play their systems on mute -- something that simply won't work for Patapon. Hopefully, when players are able to get their hands on Patapon next year, they'll bust out some headphones for this rhythmically inclined game.

PS Fanboy Best of 2007: Best Strategy Game

Posted Dec 20th 2007 3:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Best of 2007

Stay tuned all this week as we reveal the our nominees for the very best games of 2007. Winners will be declared on December 27th.

This is the one category to rule them all. PSP became the de-facto system to own for fans of the strategy genre, and chances are, the winner of this category will end up winning the coveted Game of the Year award. This is easily the most difficult genre to pick a winner from.

The nominees for PSP Fanboy - Best Strategy Game are...

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