This week’s The Drop delivers a variety of options for all your gaming needs. Apparently, there’s a big NFL licensed game dropping this week — I’m sure you may of heard of it. The PlayStation Network has an offer you can’t refuse, a PlayStation fan favorite kart racer returns this week as a PSOne Classic, and finally — you take on the world, when a comic book series transforms into a side-scrolling beat-em up brawler.
I think I hear our very own Jeff Rubenstein chanting “Fly Eagles, Fly” outside our office window. Hit the jump and catch up on this week’s new releases, as I run out and join Jeff’s one-man wave in the parking lot.
PlayStation 3
Madden NFL 11 — Twenty-Two years in the making, Madden NFL 11 promises to deliver a list of new features and improvements, according to the EA Tiburon team. They promise an authentic approach to situational game planning, one play at a time with GameFlow. Also, faster game times, a new locomotion animation system, a new audible system, and a brand new kick meter, just to name a few. EA Tiburon is determined to deliver a genuine NFL experience with Madden NFL 11. But, let’s not forget my personal favorite; official NFL team fights songs — hear that? “Miami Dolphins #1!”
PlayStation Network
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game — Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim series turns its comic-book pages into a side-scrolling beat’em up, coinciding with this summer’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World film. Play as Scott Pilgrim, Ramona Flowers, Stephen Stills or Kim Pine and defeat Ramona’s seven evil exes. There’s also a demo you can download for sneak peek.
Mafia II Demo — The sequel to Mafia: The City of Lost Heavens; Mafia II, is nearly upon us (read our impression on the exclusive PlayStation 3 DLC, The Betreyal of Jimmy,) 2K Games is giving you early access to Empire Bay when the demo drops this week.
PSOne Classics
Crash Team Racing — When classic kart racers are brought up, PlayStation fans think Crash Team Racing. The 1999 ragtag team racer returns as a PSOne Classic title this week. Race against the Nitrous Oxide villains by using fifteen Crash-series characters to save their planet from disaster.
PlayStation Portable
Madden NFL 11 — Take Madden NFL 11 with you wherever you go this football season. Gus Johnson and Cris Collinsworth call the action on the field as you fight for fumbles, design your own plays and rock out like an NFL star, all packaged on your PSP. Don’t have a PlayStation Portable? We have you covered when we unveiled a new Madden NFL PSP bundle earlier this week.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Nice. Sounds like a great Store Update this week.
I like how “The Drop” doesn’t mention the add-ons. No, really, I’m not being sarcastic. Last week, I was very pleasantly surprised to see the new Trine stage had finally came out in America. It is nice to keep the element of surprise so you don’t know what is coming out before the store updates.
I’ll be picking up SvWorld as soon as it launches.
(**so you don’t know EVERYTHING that is coming out, I meant to say)
Hey Rey, where did you get that avatar? i want a personalized avatar too =(
finally Mafia demo this week and not a month after the game is released.
Freaking finally. A TRUE PSX classic that isn’t Disney or shovelware.
I may buy CTR this week. Not too sure how it’s aged, but it was freaking fun to play back in the day, so what the heck.
CTR Finally! Thanks you God, Shiva, Zeus, Allah, Buddha, Jebus, Mohamed, Angel Gabriel for answering my prayers and finally letting Sony release this game in North America.
CTR! One of the best PS1 games is finally here! Woot woot!
I still have CTR original disk. I just played it 2 months ago with my college buddy that came in for the dmb concert.
still holds up and i remembered how to do the boost mechanic
Where’s the RDR DLC?
I like how Sony forgot to mention the red dead redemption add on LoL
No PS + news? Please let us know what to expect at least a few days in advance!
TOOK DAMN LONG ENOUGH FOR CTR TO BE ON PS3 FTW!!!!
ogm! crash!!! yayyy!!!!!!!!! :D
Legend of legaia. But CTR is finally another great choice
How is the ps one classics list determined? Can u vote? because the list seems really short.
I read all of scott pilgrim and the game looks beastly i soooooo want this but tho sadly ima have to wait till it gets it port to the psp
I wanted to purchase Crash Team Racing from Amazon but it isn’t available, any idea when I’ll be able to get it from there? (I have some credit there that I want to use, so purchasing it from the PSN Store is not an option): http://www.amazon.com/Crash-Team-Racing-Online-Playstation-3/dp/B003YUCJFW/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1281806859&sr=1-1