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    PlayStation Vita: 15 Games You Can Play at Launch

    By Chelsea Stark | Mashable – Tue, Feb 21, 2012

    1. Army Corps of Hell

    In this title, you play a king banished to Hell who must fight his way back and take revenge on his enemies. Harness an army of goblins to do your bidding. The game immediately felt like Pikmin or Overlord, as you command your goblin minions to take down bigger bosses with a range of attacks. They'll also build a shield to defend their king. In fact, some of Pikmin's developers worked on the game for Enterprise Co. The game debuted with the Japanese Vita as well.

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    The PlayStation Vita launches Wednesday with plenty of impressive features, but many may wonder if the system's launch titles will be worth grabbing right away.

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    Some of the biggest titles on the list include Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Rayman Origins, proving that Sony did not want to bring a new console into this world without top franchises to back it up. Notable also is Lumines Electronic Symphony, a sequel to the ubiquitous PSP puzzler that was a staple for the system.

    There are also other popular PlayStation franchises making the jump, including ModNation Racers, Hot Shots Golf World Invitational, and the quirky fan favorite Touch My Katamari, where you have to help cure the King of All Cosmos of his depression.

    The question around many handheld games is whether they can make the transition from console to small-screened portable, and in early play-throughs, many of these could, while benefiting from the Vita's new features like gyroscopic sensors, a touch screen and a capacitive touch back. There were some that utilized these in interesting ways. The most clever was the Vita's FIFA Soccer title, which allows players to direct passes using the touch screen on the front, and shoot goals by pressing locations on the back's touch-sensitive surface.

    Most of the titles run for $39.99 each, either in retail stores or through the Vita's own online store -- though you'll still have to buy blank proprietary media cards on which to store the games if you purchase them online. Sony will also offer many classics from the PSP as well.

    Do any of these games make you want to purchase a Vita? Or are you waiting on something better? Tell us in the comments.

    This story originally published on Mashable here.

     

    2 comments

    • Kira
      Kira  •  3 mths ago
      $99 for a 32GB Vita Card... seriously.... such a big rip off Sony... on top of the $250 Wifi Vita / $300 for 3G and the monthly $30 AT&T subscription.
    • Intelligentdare
      Intelligentdare  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      uncharted is good, did you know that uncharted got permision from tomb raider as it was a ripoff
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