PlayStation Network Update: 02/19/2009

A great week on the PSN this week! We have games, demos and add-ons that are sure to please. The first big entry this week is Noby Noby Boy, a highly-anticipated game from the creator of Katamari Damacy. Early reviews on the game call it magnificent, uncut lunacy and glorious! It is a great price at $4.99, much better then the second PopCap game, Zuma, priced at $9.99 and taking up the enormous space of 19Mb on your PS3 hard drive.

Three demos this week on the North American store; Zuma is a maybe but Afro Samurai and LocoRoco 2 are no-brainers as far as I am concerned. Downloaded and installed already! If you have a European account, you should log into their store as well and download the Resistance Retribution demo that features the Resistance 2 PS3 interaction modes.

Add-ons are a big highlight this week with the Burnout Paradise Legendary Cars making an appearance. Individually, they are a little steep, but the pack with all the cars is a decent price at $7.99. Frankly, I am most excited for the Jansen 88 (Back to the Future car), which most excites everyone else? Not all DLC is created equally though; I am surprised to see a cheat pack for Burnout Paradise to unlock all the cars … pretty disappointing.

The rest is a mix of good and bad with the Mirror's Edge, High Velocity Bowling, and Naruto updates being either worthwhile for a cost or free. The Street Fighter, LittleBigPlanet, and Skate 2 packs being neither worthwhile or free. Of course, we have some pretty generic Guitar Hero and Rock Band tracks to download if you are so inclined.

Finally, we have a metric ton of media to enjoy with movie trailers, game videos, wallpapers and themes to try out. The Killzone 2 and Red Alert 3 trailers are very noteworthy and should be downloaded post haste. Below is a list of all the items added to this week’s PSN update. For more details, please visit the official PlayStation Blog.

Downloadable Games

• Noby Noby Boy ($4.99)
• Zuma ($9.99)

Add-on Game Content

• LittleBigPlanet WipeOut Mini-Pack ($2.99)
• High Velocity Bowling: Patches Pack Two (free)
• Street Fighter IV Brawler Costume Pack ($3.99)
• Skate 2 Dyrdek’s Fantasy Plaza Pack ($4.99)
• NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM Pack 9 (free)
• Mirror’s Edge Pure Time Trials Map Pack ($9.99)
• Burnout Paradise Time Savers Pack ($4.99)
• Carson GT Nighthawk ($1.99)
• Hunter Calvary Bootlegger ($1.99)
• Hunter Manhattan Spirit ($1.99)
• Jansen 88 Special ($3.99)
• Burnout Paradise Legendary Cars Collection ($7.99)
• Rock Band
• Guitar Hero World Tour

PS3 Game Demos (free)

• Afro Samurai Demo
• Zuma Demo

PSP Game Demos (free)

• LocoRoco 2 Demo (also available from PSP storefront)

Game Videos (free)

• Killzone 2 first look
• MLB 09 The Show – Mets Stadium
• MLB 09 The Show – PS3 Trailer
• MLB 09 The Show – Road to The Show
• MLB 09 The Show – Yankees Stadium
• LUMINES Supernova Trailer
• FIFA 09 Ultimate Team Intro Video
• Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition Trailer
• Resident Evil 5 Trailer 2009
• Watchmen: The End is Nigh Video
• Mount Snow Freeskiing Thrills
• Mount Snow Recap
• Mt Snow Snowboarding Highlights
• PK Hunder and JF Houle
• PS Pro Moments – Mount Snow
• Scotty Lago
• SNB Slope SLOMO
• Style in SNB Pipe

TV, Movie, and Blu-ray Trailers (free)

• GameTrailersTV: PlayStation Network Announcement
• Frozen River Trailer
• Quarantine Trailer
• Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist Trailer

PS3 Themes (free)

• Zuma Theme
• LocoRoco 2

PS3 Wallpaper (free)

• Watchmen: The End if Nigh Wallpaper (x2)
• Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition Tsunami Tank
• Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition Apocalypse Tank Wallpaper
• Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition Cryocopter Wallpaper