Joystiq's PlayStation Vita launch guide

• PlayStation Vita review: "It offers the most power, the widest variety of input methods, and the most convenient method of getting new games, of any handheld system in history."

• Uncharted: Golden Abyss: "... though Uncharted: Golden Abyss brings a little too much reality to Drake's day-to-day by making him polish artifacts in gimmicky touchscreen nonsense, there's still a good, if formulaic, adventure to be had." ★★★ 1/2
• Little Deviants: "So ... you get a virtual house filled with square-headed cats. You can't do anything with them. They just sit there. " ★★
• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3: "Even with the trouble I had pulling off combos, and the frustration of feeling lost and alone in the lobby, I still think this is an amazing port in many respects. Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is a game I would consider far too flashy to fit on a handheld, and Capcom accomplished it." (no score given)
• Lumines Electronic Symphony: "I come out of a 45-minute session feeling rested and kind of euphoric. How's that for an endorsement?"★★★★ 1/2
• Touch My Katamari: "Touch My Katamari is the best portable Katamari ever made by default." (no score given)
• Shinobido 2: "I must have killed the same fat merchant hiding in the same castle half a dozen times so far. To be fair, one time the merchant was wearing glasses, so it might have been a different guy." (no score given)
• Escape Plan: "It might sound backhanded to praise the ability to skip content, but being able to get away from unpleasant situations is in the spirit of this escape-themed game." ★★★ 1/2
• Army Corps of Hell: "I actually wish I had stopped playing after about, oh, five hours. Up to that point, Army Corps of Hell is a novel experience. "★★★

• Ultimate Controller mode: Vita and PS3 team up to play Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• We calculate the memory card space required by the launch lineup -- or what we have of it
• Welcome Park: Vita's built-in tutorial minigame collection
• How to apply an update to a Vita game

• Some American Vita games have Online Passes
• Vita deemed relatively easy to repair following teardown
• Wipeout, Ultimate MVC3, and Hustle Kings have nice cross-platform bonuses
• SF X Tekken will have 12 more characters on Vita when it launches this fall
• GAME won't carry Ubisoft Vita games at launch :(
• Retro City Rampage is going to be on Vita!
• Oh, and so is "Call of Duty," if you're familiar with whatever that is.
• Cheap games at Amazon, GameStop, and Target

Joystiq's PlayStation Vita launch guide originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

UK Game store won't sell Ubisoft Vita titles at launch

UK Game store won't sell Ubisoft Vita titles at launch originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations Lost Archive DLC release date

Assassin's Creed: Revelations' Lost Archive DLC will be released on 28th February for Xbox 360, Microsoft has just revealed.

The new expansion pack is named in the latest schedule of Xbox Marketplace content, posted on Microsoft mouthpiece Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb's blog. PlayStation 3 and PC release dates will presumably be similar.

Assassin's Creed developer Ubisoft has yet to announce the content, but it is likely the same single-player DLC whose existence was leaked last week.

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