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Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD

I downloaded the Vita version of this recently as it was free for PS+ members (and I think it still is). I love the Oddworld games, but had never played this one because the Xbox is the only modern console I never owned. It’s certainly quite different from the platform puzzling you usually get in an Oddworld game, presented as a 3rd person actioner, with lots of zooming in to first-person to use your crazy-ass crossbow. I haven’t played much yet, so I’m still not sure if I’m really digging it or not – I find the controls to be a bit frustrating at times – but I do like revisiting this world, with the wacky touches you see throughout (like your ammo taking the form of tiny critters). But isn’t it about time we get a brand spanking new Oddworld game, not just another HD remake?

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Rymdkapsel

Another one of those games I’d been meaning to play forever, and have now finally had the chance – thanks to the fact that the PlayStation Mobile version (so on Vita) is currently available for free. I’m not the biggest strategy head, but man, I sure had fun playing this. There’s something really comforting about the simple abstract graphics, that don’t make you feel overwhelmed, even though as your base starts evolving, you’re rapidly tapping around to make things happen. It’s fun on the Vita, but I can see that the iPad version would be better, giving you more screen real estate to see your entire base.

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Rayman Legends

Picked this up for Vita last week because it was on sale on the PSN Store – and I think I may have access to the PS3 version as well. So damn good. If you like Rayman Origins, then it’s just more of that, but looking even better – believe it or not – and with fun new gameplay gimmicks like levels where you don’t really control the character but rather touch the screen to interact with elements of the level. Oh, and did I mention how good this game looks? Truly like playing a living cartoon, looks absolutely stunning on the Vita screen.

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Sound Shapes

This is like Flower, in that if you have the PS3 version you can download the new PS4 version for free. Since I originally played it on Vita, it’s hard for me to tell how much better it is than the PS3 version, but again, like with Flower, it gave me a nice excuse to revisit the game. I truly love this game – such a great combo of music and visuals – and you really need to own it if you don’t (to play on Vita, PS3, or PS4).

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Muramasa Rebirth

While everyone is playing Vanillaware’s latest, Dragon’s Crown, I’ve just hopped in Muramasa Rebirth on Vita (it’s currently on sale for about $20 on the PSN Store). This game looks absolutely gorgeous on the Vita screen, and I’m having a decent amount of fun with the hack-and-slash gameplay (admittedly not really my favorite kind of thing). I’m of course also looking forward to playing Dragon’s Crown, once the price on it goes down a bit.

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Killzone: Mercenary Beta

This week if you’re a PS+ member you can download and play the multiplayer beta of Killzone: Mercenary for Vita. I’m not much of an FPS guy – much less Killzone, of which I think I’ve only played a bit of the first game – but it’s pretty impressive to see what they’ve been able to do on the Vita. I’ve played a few matches, and although I’m getting killed tons (as expected), I’m still having a lot of fun playing through it – it all looks fantastic, and runs smooth as silk (the controls). This has convinced me that I’ll want to get the full game when it comes out.