POP Classic and Novastrike on PSN News

24 October, 2008

Prince of Persia Classic and Novastrike arrived on the PS3's PlayStation Store this week, while PSP owners were invited to buy previously UMD-only titles Puzzle Quest and Practical IQ and nostalgic owners of both systems can glory in memories of, er, Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped.

Meanwhile, there's a host of PS3 add-ons for current games, including new suits for Dead Space (out today), new modes for Mega Man 9 and various packs for Civilization Revolution, including some free content. Those of you who bought the PS3 version of Soul Calibur IV can now get your hands on Yoda, too, having previously had to make do with boring old Darth Vader.

Rock Band fans can also get their hands on the Nirvana tracks released on Xbox Live this week, either as a multi-song pack or individual downloads, and Motley Crue's album Dr. Feelgood is up there too.

There are also demos of NBA 2K9 and WWE Smackdown Vs. RAW 2009 for PS3 owners and lots of other trinkets, which we've neatly summarised for you below, along with all the prices.

Proper games on PS3 Store

Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped (GBP 3.99 / EUR 4.99)
Novastrike (GBP 6.29 / EUR 7.99)
Prince of Persia Classic (GBP 7.99 / EUR 9.99)

Proper games on PSP Store

Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped (GBP 3.99 / EUR 4.99)
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (GBP 15.99 / EUR 19.99)
Practical IQ (GBP 15.99 / EUR 19.99)

PS3 Demos

NBA 2K9 demo (free)
WWE Smackdown Vs. RAW 2009 demo (free)

PS3 Add-ons

Buzz! Horror Movies Quiz (GBP 3.99 / EUR 4.99)
Dead Space Obsidian Suit (free)
Dead Space Scorpion Suit (GBP 2.39 / EUR 2.99)
G1 Jockey 4 2008 Additional Horses Data (free)
Mega Man 9 Hero Mode (GBP 1.19 / EUR 1.49)
Mega Man 9 Special Stage (GBP 1.19 / EUR 1.49)
Mega Man 9 Superhero Mode (GBP 1.19 / EUR 1.49)
Sid Meier's Civ Rev Scenario Pack #1 The Victory Pack (GBP 0.79 / EUR 0.99)
Sid Meier's Civ Rev Scenario Pack #2 The Survival Pack (GBP 0.79 / EUR 0.99)
Sid Meier's Civ Rev Single Player Map Pack #1 Brave New Worlds Pack (free)
Sid Meier's Civ Rev Single Player Map Pack #2 Surreal Pack (free)
Soul Calibur IV Yoda character (GBP 3.19 / EUR 3.99)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 Spyglass Hill (GBP 4.99 / EUR 7.99)

PS3 Rock Band stuff

Nirvana - "Breed" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
Nirvana - "Lounge Act" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
Nirvana - "On A Plain" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
Nirvana - "Polly" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
Nirvana - "Something in the Way" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
Nirvana - "Stay Away" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
Nirvana - "Territorial Pissings" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
Nirvana Pack 01 inc. all the above (GBP 4.99 / EUR 7.99)
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood album (GBP 8.99 / EUR 10.99)

Other things of interest for PS3

GT Academy Silverstone trailers (free - all six of them)
Linger in Shadows Cat and Robot (both free)
WipEout HD Theme Colour (free)

Are you excited about Prince of Persia Classic on PlayStation 3?
View Eurogamer readers most anticipated games

Yes

Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!

Poster

Comment Low-scoring comments hidden. Log in to see them!

dpb135

24/10/08 @ 08:32

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Bit expensive for POP, cheaper on XBLA, does it have trophies?

Tiel

24/10/08 @ 08:49

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Is it the same pop as on xbla?

Also surprised at the cost--psn is normally quite a bit cheaper.
I wondser if Sony are starting to experiment with how sales fare when they charge a bit more?

I personally would guess that cheaper prices equate to more sales. I for one wouldn't hesitate to take a punt on a game for less than a fiver, but at 8 quid you are starting to get nearer the price of a second hand year old full price game.

Having said that, wipeout HD seemed like a bargain at 11.99 as it was effectively a full priced game, and I bet at that price it sold in huge numbers!

Long and short--no pop sale for me, despite being quite interested.

windowlicker

24/10/08 @ 08:52

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

The games seem to have had a price rise across the board.

sailesh

24/10/08 @ 08:53

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Bought the PoP game, no trophies - which has kinda tarnished it for me (I know! Tell me about it, i'm just a bad man!). It's okay, cannae really tell how HD quality visuals benefits it. Just looks like an okay PS2 game tbph.

TheFamousKevin

24/10/08 @ 10:09

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

I bought POP. It's nice, but I wish the �8 had done a better job of putting me off. I just needed something to do to fill the time I'd booked off for LBP.

betahoven

24/10/08 @ 10:18

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

PoP and Novastrike are both third-party published, Sony didn't set the price for those titles.

phatb0y

24/10/08 @ 10:32

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

POP is nice, but Novastrike is absolute gash. It'll stay on the hdd for a trophy or two but thats it.

It looks like an Amiga game. If only it played like one!

Cyhwuhx

24/10/08 @ 10:53

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

.::: Wait, does this mean Puzzle Quest (PSP) finally has been updated to remove the companion bug? If so, this might become an instant purchase.

TonCapone

24/10/08 @ 21:22

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Too expensive. Therefore I will not be buying.

dominalien

24/10/08 @ 23:09

#10

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Puzzle Quest is ridiculously expensive on European PSN. It's $14.99 in the US. Plus, over there you get to choose between the PSP version without the expansion and the PS3 version with the expansion - each at the same price.

Which sort of explains why I haven't bought it yet. Choice is evil.

dominalien

24/10/08 @ 23:19

#11

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

@Cyhwuhx

IGN reviewed the PSN PS3 version of the game, released October 9, gave it 9.3 and said:

"(...)you no longer need to worry about your companions not helping you in battle."

I assume this is the bug you are talking about. I don't know about the PSP version, though.

Actually, that makes my response sort of useless. Oh well.

saku_luk

25/10/08 @ 09:24

#12

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Yeah, PoP doesn't have trophies....Sony has to do smth, I mean cmon, the game is on a frikin Playstation Store. Every game at PSS should have trophies period....

Also PoP isn't as badass as I thot it would be, and no trophies made me feel like I wasted my money.....should have just get mega man with addons instead *sigh*

RandomTerrain

25/10/08 @ 17:09

#13

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

These are a bit over priced. I'll wait for a nice juicy price cut.

Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!