Gamez writes: "The range of minis in the PlayStation Store has until now mainly puzzle games and few other genres. In the action-adventure Hero of Sparta you crawl into the skin of a Spartan hero and you can relive the ancient Greek on the PSP."
Prof. Kelvin Harris writes: "Every day in the United Kingdom, we spend approximately 2.5 million pounds on coffee. I, like many others, think nothing of walking into a high street coffee shop and spending three pounds on my Massimo, Double Shot, Skinny Gingerbread Latte; so why do people baulk at the idea of paying that for a mobile game? I’m Professor Kelvin Harris, Codec Moments’ resident scientist. I am on a mission to document interesting games that cost less than your cappuccino, which might entertain you at home, on your way to work, or even during your coffee break. This week’s game for the ‘Cost of a Coffee’ is Gameloft’s Hero of Sparta which we played on the PS Vita in PS Minis format."
Following Electronic Theatre’s report on the PlayStation Network’s PSP Minis sale last week, a small selection of new titles have been added to the promotion. With each and every title offered at the significantly reduced price of 99p, there are few gamers who could resist the impulse to pick-up one or two of these gems during the ongoing sale.
IGN writes: "Hero of Sparta blew us away when it first appeared two years ago. Originally developed for the iPhone, it was one of the App Store's boldest and most visually striking 3D action games -- we liked it so much that it earned a 9.0 rating and an Editor's Choice Award. Then, spurred on by that success, Gameloft started shipping the game around for some encore appearances -- it came to the PSP the following year, then it hit the iPad a few months ago. Both of those ports were still impressive in their own way, but not as impactful as the original. And now, for its fourth appearance, the game has finally arrived on a Nintendo system. But though we can still remember how much we loved it back in 2008, it's looking a little road weary here in 2010".
