The PS Vita is finally here in the EU! Here at Gaming Boulevard we are very excited about the Vita and will be sharing our thoughts on the actual device and the launch day games soon. A Vita size compare video will also be posted this week. In the meantime here is a quick guide to the Vita’s release.
As you may have noticed the PS Vita store went live early yesterday evening. The Vita store allows you to purchase games, DLC, demos and applications for the Vita. Here’s a list of the games now available on the store and their current prices:
- Everybody’s Golf (£29.99/€34.99)
- Little Deviants Trial & Unlock (£19.99/€24.99)
- Modnation Racers: Road Trip (£29.99/€34.99)
- Reality Fighters (£19.99/€24.99)
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss (£39.99/€44.99)
- Wipeout 2048 + Network pass (£29.99/€34.99)
- Escape Plan (£9.99/€12.99)
- Hustle Kings (PSN Only) (£6.49/€7.99)
- Motorstorm RC (PSN Only) (£4.79/€5.99)
- Super Stardust™ Delta (PSN Only) (£6.49/€7.99)
- Super Stardust Delta & DLC Bundle (£7.99/€9.99)
- Top Darts (Psn Only) (£6.49/€7.99)
- Plants Vs Zombies (£8.99/€11.25)
- Cliff Diving (Ar Suite – Digital) (Free)
- Table Football (Ar Suite – Digital) (Free)
- Fireworks (Ar Suite – Digital) (Free)
- Army Corps Of Hell (£34.99/€39.99)
- Virtua Tennis 4 – World Tour Edition (£34.99/€39.99)
- Asphalt: Injection (£19.99/€24.99)
- Lumines Electronic Symphony (£29.99/€34.99)
- Rayman Origins (£29.99/€34.99)
- EA Sports FIFA Football (£44.99/€49.99)
- Shinobido 2 (£34.99/€39.99)
- Touch My Katamari (£24.99/€29.99)
- Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend (£34.99/€39.99)
- Michael Jackson The Experience HD (£24.99/€19.99)
- Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 (£39.99/€44.99)
- Dynasty Warriors Next (£29.99/€34.99)
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus (£29.99/€34.99)
- Ridge Racer Gold Pass (£5.49/€6.99)
- Ridge Racer (£16.99/€19.99)
- Dungeon Hunter: Alliance (£29.99/€34.99)
- A-Men (£11.99/€14.99)
- F1 2011 (£44.99/€49.99)
- Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack (£5.49/€6.99)
Included in this list are the Augmented Reality games. In total there are 3 launch day AR games with 3 more later to follow in the coming weeks. Here is a quick one minute video to show off some of the Augmented Reality titles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXWSpcTnKTw
Also in the list is Motorstorm RC. Purchasing this game gives you both the Vita and PS3 versions of the game which is great for its low price tag. I downloaded the PS3 version last night and my first impressions are great – there is a huge element of fun in the game.
Some gamers yesterday were also lucky enough to pick up the full game of Uncharted: Golden Abyss for pennies following an error on the store. Buying the DLC pack for the game at 79p actually turned out to be the full game. This error only lasted for a few minutes but in that time many gamers luckily downloaded the full game for a serious bargain price!
Uncharted Golden Abyss looks fantastic – even better when it’s 79p!
The Vita store has around 30 games on offer at the moment showing that the Vita’s launch line up in quite extensive.
I myself have also purchased Rayman Origins, as well as Uncharted and Motorstorm, and I am really excited to play all of them. I hope to also purchase Escape Plan and Little Deviants in the near future.
Moving on from the games on offer there are also free downloadable apps. These include the Vita versions of Facebook and Twitter for social networking lovers. Also Flickr and Foursquare are available to download. As well as apps there are demos for most of the games on the store and day one DLC to buy.
A memory card is essential in order to download any above onto the Vita. Here in the EU it is possible to order a 4GB, 8GB or 16GB memory card. The prices range from £15 for the 4GB to around £40 for the 16GB. The 32GB has not become available in the EU as of yet.
So that is it for now. We hope to supply you with more information about the Vita in the next coming days. Keep a look out for a Vita games reviews and also a hardware review here on Gaming Boulevard.
