Polina Belavskaya // Product Manager, Alawar Entertainment:
PS Vita is the perfect platform for people on the go with short blocks of time to play games. The first free-to-play game on the platform is Treasures of Montezuma Blitz, the newest game based on the popular Treasures of Montezuma franchise. ToM has actually been around for years with its familiar match 3 gameplay, but each generation of the game has added new challenge and power-ups. This was one of the main things we wanted to ensure we hit with the PS Vita version. It had to be fresh and new, and most of all be fun.
Cheat Code Central's Josh Wirtanen writes: "I’ve recently ventured into the Vita’s free-to-play section of the PlayStation Store, and there I’ve found my new addiction."
Jetpack, Blitz And Pinball are three shit games. I didn't buy a Vita for phone Games.
You cant expect sony to put most of their big titles for free, specially since we dont have a big library yet. The small games are fun and i enjoy them on my vita. You should appreciate the small things we get specially because they are FREE
You should get PlayStation Plus. They give you many great big title games. I am now loving MGS HD Collection and I just finished MGS2 Sons Of Liberty and I am playing MGS3 Snake Eater.
Best games I have ever played.
Naw, I understand the importance of smaller titles etc. I was just giving it a hard time. They are nice titles, but really I'm not looking for free games. I'm looking for blockbuster... which is coming (slowly but surely).
I agree, I'm loving the vita, my wife's loving it even more than me -which is always a good thing :)
Sony has said in the past that they are going to move ahead with free-to-play with the PS4 and Vita. Thing is, Vita already has an excellent free-to-play game: Phantasy Star 2. So, I don't think the future of the Vita's free-to-play library will be limited to smartphone games only...
I honestly phone games are a very important life cycle in Vita being able to breach into the market as a multi functional multimedia device.
I don't think the console should be raised on it, but I think having the cell phone games, indie and home games in one package is awesome.
Also it's free to play how can you bitch about that?
Do you get angry at every free coffee you get from McDonalds and say "I didn't come to MCDicks for a coffee but for nuggets!"
pfft redonkulous.
I would love to see more f2p games like Sonic Dash, sonic jump and SImpsons tapped.
:)
Still waiting for killzone though xD
The more money we pump into this crap the more commerically viable it will become for developers and the games industry. If you want to see games become something to truly take seriously, you shouldn't promote this stuff.
It's only making you the author, a casual gamer, because you choose to play it, I have these games installed but I haven't touched them since I downloaded them, I keep them because I have the space, and maybe one day when I have no other game play, Ill play them as a backup, but it's your fault
i had to delete most of the free games i downloaded on my vita.. My 32GB card was maxed out because of how many i got.. Its not turning me into a casual gamer though.. Theres lots of core games for PSN, PSP, & PSV available through PS Plus that i have for it...
Major updates include: instant activation of time bonuses, comboing after the timer runs out, and a better chance to win the daily scratch card.
Digitally Downloaded writes: "The Vita is more than a games system. It’s a portable entertainment unit, and while many would suggest that’s what the iPhone or iPad is for (and that would explain the lacklustre sales to date), the Vita is more focused on the gaming side of things, and so it is differentiated from Apple’s devices. The fact that you can do so much on it for free is something that deserves far more attention than it’s currently getting."
Must integrate the existing apps as well. Otherwise it is a broken network. If there is one gripe I have against Sony it is that they take forever to pull everything together. They talk about crap too much too soon and makes everything they do seem to only happen on lunar eclipses. I love everything they bring, but wish it was a completed idea BEFORE they reveal it. Everything is always 'unfinished'.
No it needs games !!! The apps offered there are easily accessible else wear. Thank god LBP is coming. Then fall is packed with ps3/psvita compatible games which should be a blast.
@Bowzabub
Nintendo does the same except Sony is letting out stuff this year. 3DS I bought 1st day thinking all the features supposed to have and games. Where's Animal crossing, Luigis Mansion, Paper Mario, and Monster hunter(maybe 2 years after release)? Where's the 3d movies I've heard of? Took them long enough to release a fully downloadable game out (Super Mario Bros) on the eshop. So no one is perfect. Sony games this year for Vita list.
Uncharted, Shinobido2, Unit 13, Ninja Gaiden, Resistance, Disgea3, Persona4, Gravity rush, Ragnarok odyssey, Call of duty, Assisn creed3, and PS all stars. Nintendo 3ds list a whole year in a half. Super Mario 3d, Zelda3d,Starfox, New super Mario, Kid icarus, heroes of ruin, and kingdom hearts 3d.
A. you dislike Sony
B. you dislike PS Vita and/or handheld gaming
C. you're uninformed
D. all of the above
I'm guessing D. Vita really has no games that interest you? Come talk to me when you're interested in video games a bit more. There's plenty of great games for the Vita.
not for nothing but ppl that view netflix on my vita which is half the time lol say "damn this looks so clear and crisp" Even if i didnt buy a game id be using my vita regularly or someone else.
Yeah I use mine for GPS and my main MP3 player. The netflix works well over home Wifi. At my college, people will walk over and ask,
"Is that the new psp?" to which I'll say, "Uh, yeah."
"Oh," they say, and walk away.
It's a fun little puzzle game, and really nicely done... Just a shame you can only play for a certain amount of time a day unless you pay for more time.... :\
If they had released a demo, and made the game unlimited in terms of play time for like 5-10 bucks, I probably would have bought it. Oh well, it IS (kind) of free, even if it's only (kind) of free for like 10 minutes a day haha.
(Not sure if it's per day it refills your play time, or how long you have to wait exactly to be honest.)
I am not sure on the timing too, but often I get 6 lifes instead of 5 because during playing the first life already got recharged. So after about 30 Minutes or so you should be ready to go another 5 rounds.
What is more stupid though is that, if you want to get higher scores you'll need Totems and those other thingies. However, using them costs crystals. So again, they want to force you to buy crystals.
I am not gonna throw money their way but playing a couple rounds now and then is nice.
I agree that a buyable full-version would have been preferable, but not for more than 3 bucks. If they add more play-modes then maybe 5 bucks, but I can't see myself paying 10 bucks for something that is more of a cell-phone-game...
Paying for crystals to play sucks , rather let us pay for the full game.
3 in a row of same type and they will explode!!!!!!!
how original. oh and you have to buy crystals to play.
don't give these people money.
Bejewelled 2 via PS3 Remote Play for me instead of this stinker.
PS. PS1 games are ALL playable via PS3 Remote Play on the VITA :)