F.E.A.R. 2 demo heads PS Store refresh

By Robert Purchese Published 23 January, 2009

Plus plenty else to keep you busy too.

Sony has stuffed the PlayStation Store with a F.E.A.R. 2 demo and plenty of other bits and bobs.

There's Episode One of the Penny Arcade Adventures series (GBP 7.99 / EUR 9.99), an American-themed question pack for Buzz! to celebrate Barack Obama's inauguration (GBP 3.99 / EUR 4.99), and a Time is Money extra for Skate 2 (GBP 3.19 / EUR 3.99).

The latter unlocks all the locations, skaters and gear that would otherwise be restricted to finishing the career and online modes. Time is money. Skate 2 launches here today, and you can find our freshly-minted review elsewhere on the site.

The PS Store also offers a free fifth pack of additional content for Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm. Inside are four new versus events as well as an additional support character.

The PSP gets Tom Clancy's EndWar (GBP 39.99 / EUR 49.99), Riff: Everyday Shooter (GBP 6.29 / EUR 7.99) and EA Replay (GBP 15.99 / EUR 19.99), which compiles Road Rash, Desert Strike and Jungle Strike together.

There's also Super Pocket Tennis (GBP 7.99 / EUR 9.99), Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules (GBP 3.99 / EUR 4.99) and The Little Mermaid II (GBP 3.99 / EUR 4.99) for the handheld.

Meanwhile, the Guitar Hero World Tour library beefs up with the Aussie Track Pack (GBP 4.39 / EUR 5.49). This boasts "Tomorrow" by Silverchair, "Dimension" by Wolfmother and "Outtathaway" by The Vines.

Rock Band, meanwhile, gets a Steve Miller Band pack for GBP 2.49. Inside are songs "Space Cowboy", "Take the Money and Run" and "The Joker".

There's a selection of individual songs on offer for GBP 0.99, too. These are "Feed the Tree" by Belly, "I Stand Alone" by Godsmack, "Wind Me Up" by Ghost Hounds, "War Zone" by Rob Zombie and "Typical" by Mute Math. Never heard of them.

All that plus new trailers for Mafia II, God of War II and Uncharted II to keep your weekend busy.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (34) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • LockeTribal #1 3 years ago

    New trailer for God of War II? Should be 3 (or III) surely, no?

  • Rpt81 #2 3 years ago

    £40 for a PSP game with no box, instructions or trade value. Let's take a minute to think about that and laugh.

  • septimus #3 3 years ago

    Kind of bored of the PS Store right now, well very bored is probably more true. Just rename is to the PSP store Sony, you know you want to.

  • JohnnyWashnGo #4 3 years ago

    FEAR 2 was a bit of a let down. The lack of configuration options for the controller means that you are stuck playing the game their way or no way at all :(

  • Malek86 #5 3 years ago

    Maybe it's just me, but the framerate in the FEAR 2 demo was horrible.

    That, and I still can't manage to keep L2-R2 for more than a short time without losing the grip. Stupid convex triggers.

  • Dizzy #6 3 years ago

    >Sony needs to make up for losses

    ???? What is this all about? Having an angry moment? ;)

  • Rash' #7 3 years ago

    I'd forgotten just how excellent everyday shooter is. one of PSN's true hidden gems and now available on the move. plus it's a mere 43MB. with this and SSDP my PSP has transformed into a proper games console. more like this Sony.

  • kangarootoo #8 3 years ago

    @Malek86

    Have a nosey at these. Good price on them too, though I think GAME store sell them these days so they might be cheaper without postage.

    http://ww w.amazon.co.uk/Gioteck-RG1-Real...

  • Widge #9 3 years ago

    I'm sure I saw Endwar in Game's buy one get one free section. £40 is just sheer NO. Who would pay that?

    If they stick non-new release PSP games up for £10, then that would be right on the tempting side of things. Anything more and no.

  • PlugMonkey #10 3 years ago

    @Malek86

    Have a nosey at these. Good price on them too, though I think GAME store sell them these days so they might be cheaper without postage.

    http://ww w.amazon.co.uk/Gioteck-RG1-Real...

    Yeah, I got some in Game for a quid. They're actually quite comfy.

  • DrDamn #11 3 years ago

    I thought the Endwar stuff must be mispriced - wouldn't be surprised to see it changed swiftly ... actually scratch that I'd be surprised to see it done swiftly because the Euro PSN rarely does anything at speed :)

  • chessboxer #12 3 years ago

    I thought Endwar was a PS3 download when I saw the price yesterday.

    Everyday Shooter? Does this game have a different name in the UK because I have never seen this on the store for the PS3 and i didn't see it yesterday for the PSP.

    Has anyone else seen Everyday Shooter for the PS3 on the UK store?

  • Rash' #13 3 years ago

    chess, try Riff:Everyday Shooter. Both PS3 and PSP versions are in the euro store.

  • Malek86 #14 3 years ago

    kangarotoo: hey, nice there. I've had enough with my fingers slipping out while I'm firing. Guess i'll give those a try.

    Umberty: don't know, I thought it was real bad in some points. And sometimes without particular reason, like, at times the framerate would drop while looking around in an empty room, or walking in a corridor.

  • chessboxer #15 3 years ago

    Cheers Rash'. Will look under R instead of E.

  • Doctor_What #16 3 years ago

    Ooo. I like the sound of those trailers!

  • tomnol #17 3 years ago

    The lack of configuration options for the controller means that you are stuck playing the game their way or no way at all :(

    Yes, nice idea to put the crouch button on R3. Besides that, it was probably the dullest demo I've played, ever.

  • mainaman #18 3 years ago

    The shooting in Fear 2 was fun,but frame rate and jaggies weren't.I hope the 360 version is better.

  • Darren #19 3 years ago

    So aren't European PS3 owners ever going to get the Street Fighter HD game then? Didn't it come out for the 360 and US PS3 users almost TWO months ago?!? Considering the 360 version was multi-language (presumably, since it got a worldwide release) why does it take so long for SCEE to release it over here? Can someone explain that to me? I'm sure it isn't just sheer incompetence...

  • chessboxer #20 3 years ago

    @ Darren

    I don't think the current build of HD Remix is good enough to pass SCEE's testing process. There have been lots of people complaining about the bugs.

  • beckyh #21 3 years ago

    Still no Cuboid game. Its out in the US.

  • shotgun44 #22 3 years ago

    I thought the FEAR demo was awesome! The bit in the cinema was coooool. I vaguely remember the Hercules game being pretty decent at the time??

  • shotgun44 #23 3 years ago

    Brombeer that was the weakest comeback I've ever heard...

  • jonsaan #24 3 years ago

    40 quid for a psp game? mental

  • jonsaan #25 3 years ago

    I heard Street Fighter has no trophy support. Perhaps that is the hold up. Are not all releases supposed to have them now?
    Edited by 1 at 23/01/09 @ 17:30

  • teabagger #26 3 years ago

    "No Umberty, I HAVE a knob...."

    Well of course, how else would you open your drawers???

  • Entity #27 3 years ago

    "Rock Band, meanwhile, gets a Steve Miller Band pack for GBP 2.49. Inside are songs "Space Cowboy", "Take the Money and Run" and "The Joker"."

    Nice song titles. Sounds like a bad joke at consumers expense.

  • callum9999 #28 3 years ago

    This is why I don't like digital distribution. End war PSP - £39.99, or boxed with UMD for £20 at game - with the added benefit of you being able to give to friends, trade in etc.

    Its the same with iTunes etc. Albums are released at a set price, over time they get reduced until something like £2.99 at play.com, whereas its still at launch price on iTunes.

  • HermitArcader #29 3 years ago

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  • m0thr4 #30 3 years ago

    Didn't like the FEAR 2 demo at all. Bland, drab graphics, some stupid blurry thing attacking me in that I can't kill, lights flickering on and off giving me a headache... is this supposed to be someone's idea of fun?


  • jonbwfc #31 3 years ago

    I find the subtitle very misleading. Almost nothing in that update kept me busy at all, since I don't have GH or Rock Band.
    FEAR 2? Oooh, I haven't played an FPS in.. at least 5 minutes. Maybe they should put up another tower defense game while they're at it. Where the hell are StreetFighter and Lumines?


  • doomster71 #32 3 years ago

    It looks like the 360 version of fear 2 is better than the PS3 one. I downloaded the demo on both and there is quite a bit of frame rate drops in the ps3 one. There is none in the 360 one. Unless they fix this in the ps3 one before launch expect more negative ps3 comparisons.
    Edited by 1 at 25/01/09 @ 17:42

  • Darren #33 3 years ago

    I've played all three demos of F.E.A.R. 2 and thought the PS3 version was the worst with a poorer framerate and a lack of anti-aliasing. No surprises there really. The 360 version looks much nicer but compared with the superb PC version its capped 30 fps and slightly blurry look puts in second place.

    Considering the PC demo is over twice the size of the console ones, it's no surprise that it looks and runs better. PC version ordered... loved the game, it has atmosphere and the A.I. is superb compared with most other FPSs. Can't wait to play it... this is the first game of 2009 that I'm looking forward to.

  • bodypopper #34 3 years ago

    Hmmm, there's a stylish survival horror FPS, a competent HL2-style shooter and a next-gen Shogo: Mobile Armour Division in here. But trying to do all three in one game comes across as a bit messy.