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Posted on 06.17.08 6:33AM under News
Console gaming takes a week off, as High Impact Games’ PSP headliner joins classic gaming staples Space Invaders Extreme on DS, PSP, Arkanoid on Nintendo’s handheld.
In the wake of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, there isn’t much that could have made this week not seem slow. However, the gaming industry seems to be giving Konami and Kojima Productions’ masterpiece plenty of breathing room, as this week’s slate suffers from a paucity of console releases.
While the stream is weak, a few portable titles may turn to gems in the sifter. Namely, Sony and High Impact Games will be releasing Secret Agent Clank on the PlayStation Portable. A spin-off of Insomniac Games’ popular Ratchet & Clank franchise, Secret Agent Clank sees the franchise’s titular robotic Swiss Army knife going undercover to clear his imprisoned cohort’s wrongfully maligned name. The game offers a variety of action and puzzle sequences, as well as the ability to play as a number of characters from the Ratchet & Clank universe, including the dubiously aligned Captain Qwark.
A pair of arcade classics land on Nintendo’s and Sony’s portables this week. Square Enix hopes to breathe new life into Space Invaders for its 30th anniversary with an Extreme edition on the PSP and Nintendo DS. A 21st-century redux of Taito’s seminal alien invasion game, Space Invaders Extreme updates the game on all fronts, adding trippy visuals, new gameplay mechanics, and a spiced-up soundtrack.
Square Enix and Taito will also be teaming up to release Arkanoid DS on Nintendo’s handheld this week. The game will feature similarly restyled presentation and gameplay mechanics, and players will be able to plug in an optional scroll-knob peripheral to the Game Boy Advance cartridge slot. Also exclusive to the DS is Namco Bandai’s Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3. Developed by NanaOn-Sha (of PaRappa the Rapper fame), Corner Shop 3 offers 13 new shops that let aspiring entrepreneurs practice their task management and minigame-playing skills.
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