Jason Evangelho writes:
"Now that Sony has officially revealed their plans for PSP Minis, no doubt game developers are eager to jump onboard the download service. After all, there are 50 million PSP's out there in the wild...
I just got an email from Phil Larsen at Halfbrick Studios confirming that four games under their "Halfbrick Fridays" banner (bite-sized casual games) will be refined and released for the service on or after the PSP Go launch on October 1st, 2009."
Gaming Nexus writes: "Even though Sony trumpeted the arrival of the inexpensive PSP Minis (a sub-section of downloadable games that are smaller projects with cheaper price tags) months ago, I have yet had a chance to give them a fair shake. That ends now, thanks to Halfbrick Studios' Echoes. This exciting action game proves that you can do a lot with the medium and still charge a meager $2.99. But even with the small price tag, some gamers may feel like Echoes doesn't live up to its promise."
Impulse Gamer writes: "It was only recently that Sony announced the concept of PSP Minis - basically smaller games at smaller prices that hopefully don't compromise too much on fun. Echoes PSP is a one of the newest games and is now appearing in the Minis section of the Playstation Store. It was developed by Halfbrick, a Brisbane outfit and it's a game that tries to fit into the rapidly crowding casual game-space. The story is simple - a girl called Charlie who needs to collect crystals through increasingly difficult levels."
ZeroTolerance writes: I think the idea of PSP Minis is absolutely brilliant. After the success of the Apple's iPhone and its plethora of cheap forms of entertainment, bringing the same structure to the download-only PSPgo is a no-brainer. Developer Halfbrick is one of the most avid supporters and have released their latest title Echoes for the service. Echoes is a simple premise that reminds me of Crystal Quest on XBLA. The object is to collect crystals while avoiding what are called Echoes that you leave behind after collecting each of the said objects. Simple in design this little time-waster is actually quite a bit of fun once you get the feel for it.
Does anyone know how much these kinds of games are gonna cost?
Wow. I'd be brutally honest here... These look s**t.
Hopefully, the iPhone/PSP war will be as civil as the DS/PSP one.
I can't wait to see how the MINI system works out.