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Indulge in the fusion of puzzle, lights and music! The latest installment to the blockbuster franchise from Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Q Entertainment comes packed with brand new skins and new modes, exclusive to the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

LUMINES Supernova combines puzzles, block-dropping beats and video entertainment to create an addictively-fun gameplay experience that will keep you playing day after day. The game offers 40 skins in the Challenge Mode alone, with several brand new skins keeping the Lumines experience fresh. Choose from several different single player modes, battle it out with a friend or create your own background music in the all-new Sequencer Mode.

Crash Commando is a fast-paced, side-scrolling humorous multiplayer action game with over-the-top, slap-stick action that features exaggerated gore and effects. Combining the thrill of frenzied multiplayer combat with the straightforward nature of a classic side-scrolling platform title, Crash Commando is the perfect combination of modern, sophisticated technology and traditional arcade gameplay.

The player controls a commando soldier and navigates through the maps on foot and with a high-powered jet pack. Each map consists of two gameplay layers the player can seamlessly move between via portals in the environment. Enemies will attack from the sides, as well as from above and below. With a host of both multiplayer and single player modes included, players can enjoy Crash Commando either on or offline.

Key Features:

• Weapons and Explosives Galore – Master an array of weapons, from machine guns, shotguns, rocket launchers, to grenades, C4, mines and more. Or you can jump into any of the controllable vehicles, such as jeeps and tanks, to deal even more damage
• Fun and Frenzied Multiplayer Action – The intense yet hilarious action never slows with 12 players battling online
• Single Player and Multiplayer Modes – Crash Commando features multiplayer modes like Death Match and team-based game modes as well as single player modes like Boot Camp and custom games versus AI-controlled bots
• Player Profiles – A Duty Records Award system, along with Player Rankings, Trophy Support and online Leaderboards, will track player stats and accomplishments

The critically acclaimed franchise returns with an all new epic journey.

Led by the all-star team that created the previous Prince of Persia® Sands of Time trilogy, Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio behind Assassins Creed™.

• A new hero emerges: Master the acrobatics, strategy and fighting tactics of the most agile warrior of all time. Grip fall down the face of a building, perform perfectly timed acrobatic combinations, swing over canyons, buildings and anything that is reachable. This new rogue warrior must utilize all of his new skills along with a whole new combat system to battle Ahriman’s corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light.
• A new epic journey begins: Escape to experience the new fantasy world of ancient Persia. Masterful storytelling and sprawling environments will deliver to action-adventure fans an experience that rivals even the best Hollywood movies.
• A new open world structure: A first for the Prince of Persia franchise – now you have the freedom to determine how the game evolves in this non-linear adventure. Players will decide how they unfold the storyline by choosing their path in the open-ended world.
• Emergence of a deadly new ally: History’s greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic AI companion who joins the Prince in his fight to save the world. Gifted with magical powers, she interacts with the player in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving enabling the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks.
• All new for Next-Gen: The franchise’s debut on next-generation consoles utilizes Ubisoft’s proprietary Anvil engine, the same engine used to develop Assassins Creed™.

Super Stardust™ Portable brings the PlayStation®Network favorite, Super Stardust HD, to the PSP® system. In this classic arcade shooter and cult favorite, the player’s mission is simple: destroy everything in sight! Controlling a ship, the player must defeat enemy forces and save his home solar system from total annihilation. Based on Super Stardust HD, the game has been tuned and redesigned to take advantage of the unique power and features of the PSP system.

With five highly detailed 3D planets to save, hordes of enemies and asteroids to destroy, and various game play modes, Super Stardust Portable
presents super intense action on the PSP system.

KEY FEATURES

• Super Intense Action - With three awesome, upgradeable weapons, blast your
  way through massive hordes of enemies and intense boss battles.
• Game Modes Galore - Plenty of modes to satsify your trigger finger needs,
  including Arcade Mode, Planets Mode, Endless Mode, Bomber Mode and more.
• Specifically Redesigned for PSP - Based on Super Stardust HD with extensive
  tuning and redesigned controls, plus the brand-new gameplay mode Impact.

Super Stardust is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. ©2008 Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Developed by Housemarque OY.

Set in the distant future, Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer is a fast and furious shoot ‘em up with state-of-the-art graphics, driving soundtrack and classic fun gameplay sprinkled with fresh innovations. In the storyline, planet Earth’s resistance aims to stop a deadly infection consuming both life forms and technology alike, oddly having to rely on an anti-hero mercenary and bounty hunter to pilot a mighty prototype star fighter. His goal: To fight his way to the virus’ origin, save civilization and earn cash to boot!

Key features:

Originally developed solely by Jonathan Mak, Everyday Shooter won three awards at the Independent Gaming Festival at the 2007 Game Developers Conference and was a hit on PLAYSTATION®3. Now you can experience this unique shooter on the PSP® system in this faithful port. Unlike traditional arcade shooters, each level is presented as a different “music track,” complete with a different look and chain combo system, and typical arcade sounds of destruction are replaced with guitar riffs harmonizing over the instrumental soundtrack.

Key Features:

• Album of Shooter Games – Each of the eight ’songs’ or levels has a completely different visual vibe and chain system.
• Vector-Based Graphics – Graphics are created from mathematical equations celebrating the beauty of geometry.
• Stunning, Evolving Synaethesia - Every shot, hit, or explosion creates a visual and musical inspiration that produces a note, chord or riff that harmonizes into the song for each level.
• Faitfully Recreated for the PSP – This is a perfect port of the original PLAYSTATION®3 hit, with aiming controls mapped to the face buttons of the PSP.

The critically acclaimed franchise returns with an all new epic journey.

Led by the all-star team that created the previous Prince of Persia® Sands of Time trilogy, Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio behind Assassins Creed™.

• A new hero emerges: Master the acrobatics, strategy and fighting tactics of the most agile warrior of all time. Grip fall down the face of a building, perform perfectly timed acrobatic combinations, swing over canyons, buildings and anything that is reachable. This new rogue warrior must utilize all of his new skills along with a whole new combat system to battle Ahriman’s corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light.
• A new epic journey begins: Escape to experience the new fantasy world of ancient Persia. Masterful storytelling and sprawling environments will deliver to action-adventure fans an experience that rivals even the best Hollywood movies.
• A new open world structure: A first for the Prince of Persia franchise – now you have the freedom to determine how the game evolves in this non-linear adventure. Players will decide how they unfold the storyline by choosing their path in the open-ended world.
• Emergence of a deadly new ally: History’s greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic AI companion who joins the Prince in his fight to save the world. Gifted with magical powers, she interacts with the player in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving enabling the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks.
• All new for Next-Gen: The franchise’s debut on next-generation consoles utilizes Ubisoft’s proprietary Anvil engine, the same engine used to develop Assassins Creed™.

SingStar® ABBA lets you shine on stage while singing to the bands most unforgettable music and videos on your PlayStation®2 system.

SingStar® ABBA features 20 fabulous pop tracks so you can shine on stage and sing along to authentic ABBA music videos. Spark your party with some of the most unforgettable songs of all time, such as ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’, ‘Waterloo’ and ‘Dancing Queen’, exclusively on your PlayStation®2 system.

Key Features

• 20 famous tracks with the original ABBA videos, including ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’, ‘Waterloo’ and ‘Dancing Queen’.
• Compete against your friends and family to see who has the best chance at singing stardom.
• Multiple gameplay modes including Solo and Freestyle modes, plus several Multiplayer modes including Pass the Mic, Battle and Duet.

Created by Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, Rock Band is the ultimate platform for gamers to experience music, giving players the chance to rock out in the shoes of the biggest guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers of all time – as a solo superstar or as part of a hard rocking band. Built on unprecedented deals with top record labels and music publishers, the music featured in Rock Band spans all genres of rock and includes many master recordings from legendary artists.

Rock Band Track Pack Volume 2 is a standalone software product that allows owners of Rock Band Special Edition and Rock Band 2 Special Edition or Rock Band (1 or 2) peripherals to keep the party going with more hit songs from the pantheon of rock music, hand-picked with care by Harmonix.

Sonic the Hedgehog is on an adventure unlike any other! Powered by an all-new engine, Sonic Unleashed™ merges classic Sonic gameplay with the latest in next-generation innovation. Merging blistering 2D action with meticulously rendered 3D environments, players race through intriguing locations across the globe as Sonic to save a chaotic world.

On a quest for domination once more, Dr. Eggman unleashes a slumbering beast from the center of the world. The event causes a devastating tremor that splinters the world into seven continents and triggers a hair-raising transformation in Sonic. With the world divided and Sonic altered with new abilities and powers, the stage is set for a climactic battle.. for when the sun sets, a whole new adventure awakens!