Crash Commando and Soldner for PSN

By Tom Bramwell Published 19 December, 2008

Plus a few downloadable PSP games.

Sony has updated the PlayStation Network shops with several new downloadable games, including Crash Commando for PS3 and Football Manager Handheld 2009 for the PSP.

There's also Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer, which Wikipedia reckons means Mercenary-X: Romantic Idealist, and which is a horizontally scrolling shooter with screenshots worth admiring in our Soldner-X gallery.

Sony hasn't quite sorted out its pricing structure for downloadable PSP games, though, with FM Handheld up at a whopping GBP 29.99 (versus about 25 quid in the shops) while Buzz! Brain Bender is GBP 19.99 (15 quid). At least Ultimate Board Game Collection is only GBP 9.99.

Otherwise there's the usual assortment of Rock Band and Guitar Hero stuff, and those Christmas bits for LittleBigPlanet. Yay.

PS3 Games

  • Crash Commando (GBP 7.99 / EUR 9.99)
  • Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer (GBP 7.99 / EUR 9.99)

PSP Games

  • Buzz! Brain Bender (GBP 19.99 / EUR 29.99)
  • Football Manager Handheld 2009 (GBP 29.99 / EUR 34.99)
  • Ultimate Board Game Collection (GBP 9.99 / EUR 12.99)

PSP Add-ons

  • Super Stardust Portable Expansion Pack (GBP 3.19 / EUR 3.99)

PS3 Add-ons

  • Everybody's Golf World Tour - Costume Pack Pirate (GBP 3.19 / EUR 3.99)
  • LittleBigPlanet Santa Hat and Beard (free)
  • LittleBigPlanet Festive Goodies (GBP 2.39 / EUR 2.99)
  • Mercenaries 2: Blow it up... Again! (free)
  • Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Pack 3 (free)

PS3 Guitar Hero: World Tour stuff

  • The Eagles Track Pack (GBP 4.39 / EUR 5.49)
  • The Eagles - "Frail Grasp on the Big Picture" (GBP 1.49 / EUR 1.99)
  • The Eagles - "Life in the Fast Lane" (GBP 1.49 / EUR 1.99)
  • The Eagles - "One of These Nights" (GBP 1.49 / EUR 1.99)

PS3 Rock Band stuff

  • Going Country Pack 01 (GBP 5.25 / EUR 6.59)
  • Brad Paisley - "Mud on the Tires" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
  • Brooks & Dunn - "Hillbilly Deluxe" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
  • Dierks Bentley - "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
  • Dixie Chicks - "Sin Wagon" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
  • Miranda Lambert - "Gunpowder & Lead" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
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Comments (11) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • quantumsheep #1 3 years ago

    Soldner X looks like my cup of tea! :)

  • windowlicker #2 3 years ago

    I like how the Rock Band track pack is more expensive than buying the songs individually.

  • chessboxer #3 3 years ago

    Soldner X is quite hard but everything gets easier with practice. It almost reminds me of Einhander from the PS1. That game was awesome but too short.

  • Eldritch #4 3 years ago

    Söldner X is ace, already have it for PC. Just when I thought they don't make 'em like that anymore!!! \o/

  • Miths #5 3 years ago

    Crash Commando turned out to be a lot of fun, and in my opinion potentially among the best PSN titles - assuming it can get and maintain a decent multiplayer community.
    I had no clue what this game was about until I decided to buy it last night, and rarely have I been so positively surprised by a downloadable game. Even "bootcamp" against AI bots was fun, and 12 player online obviously even more so - though I did admittedly got lost more than a few times during objective based matches :).

  • Beano #6 3 years ago

    Crash Commando is great and recommended but it's only fun online since playing against bots get boring quickly.

  • Stuz359 #7 3 years ago

    Still no Streetfighter.

  • Doctor_What #8 3 years ago

    Needs more SingStore updates :(

  • sickpuppysoftware #9 3 years ago

    Unless it has been fixed up avoid Ultimate Board Game Collection like the plague. I bought it to take on holiday when it first came out. Several of the games were broken for two players. Spinners didn't spin, games stopped. Took at back and every version was the same. Really, really broken.

  • toy_brain #10 3 years ago

    Having a lot of fun with Söldner X, though the second half of level 2 is a right tricky bugger!
    I'm starting to get the hang of the unusual combo system though, and now I'm able to get a lot more powered-up by the end of level 1, which makes things a bit easier.
    The game still thinks I suck though. I think a D rank is the best I've ever gotten.

  • RandomTerrain #11 3 years ago

    Crash Commando is great fun.
    Not a clue what the life is for it, as the formula is pretty simple, but loving it at the moment.