Jasper Nikki from pspminis.com writes: In an unexpected channel, I found out that Sanuk Games is porting Hysteria Project 2 to the Minis program. I found this information in Google’s social network, Google Plus, after Sanuk Games added me up. Sanuk Games posted an album of Hysteria Project 2 photos and described it as ”coming soon” as a PSP/PS3 Mini. The iOS version of Hysteria Project 2 was already released early this year. Hysteria Project 2 is the sequel to, obviously, Hysteria Project. These games are interactive FMV-based horror-adventures. The usual screenshots below.
GB: "Hysteria Project 2 will remind you of Dragons Lair and Heavy Rain, except the latter is a really good ‘game’. There is hardly any gameplay here and requires a lot of trial and error, and has a horror theme, which should have been obvious from the title. It’s comprised completely of cutscenes and has a few puzzles and some interactivity element. Also, it’s one of the worst games I have played this year."
PushSquare: "In many ways Hysteria Project 2 is a step-backwards. In trying to flesh out the ideas established in its predecessor, BulkyPix has crafted a game with more ambition and less polish, resulting in a frustrating mess of trial-and-error puzzles."
ATemporaryDistraction.com: "With the golden age of survival horror ending with the PS2 and the genre’s top franchises either falling off the map (like Fatal Frame/Project Zero, whose fourth entry never officially made it outside of Japan) or embracing action over scares (like Resident Evil 5), next-gen console frights are becoming fewer and farther between. Gaming horror fans sadly have to take what they can get, even if it’s a PlayStation Mini title. But while Hysteria Project 2 has some creepy potential on paper, on PSP it’s a disappointingly inert game burdened by painfully awkward controls and a lack of engaging gameplay."
