Sega's Crush flattens PSPs
Puzzler for PlayStation Portable switches between full 3D and 2D with the press of a button; Kuju-developed game coming this summer.
The move from 2D to 3D for platformers was a big step for gamers. However, the resurgence of retro games has proven that there's still enough room for both perspectives.
Now gamers can get the best of both worlds with Crush, a new PlayStation Portable game announced today by Sega. Currently in development at Kuju Brighton, the multidimensional puzzle game is expected to hit shelves this summer.
Gamers take the role of Dan, who is forced to undergo hypnosis for his insomnia. While under hypnosis, Dan must navigate a strange, dreamlike world to resolve his sleeping issues. Gamers will have the ability to "crush" the 3D world and flatten it into a 2D world, and vice versa, bringing distant platforms and objects together in the same plane. The effect of the game mechanic is to introduce puzzle-solving elements into the traditionally dexterity-driven platformer genre.
Crush has not yet been priced or rated.
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.... cool
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"and i dont mean where all the original games are original by the fact your poking them with a stick"
Good call.
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This looks interesting...
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thats damn cool!!!!
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Finally something new and innovative! Sounds great!
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this game looks awesome. ive found a lot of original games on the psp. and i dont mean where all the original games are original by the fact your poking them with a stick.
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Woah! At first I didn't get it, but half way through the video I realized what the game was about. Really cool concept, I hope it turns out to be a great game!
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I think they might have a hit with this one
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n2Deepeth "Wow, this looks like a really fun title to play. And I despise when people say a console is dead simply when it doesn't sell as many units as competitors. As long as the PSP's making profit, I would consider it to be far from dead."
Unfortunately, www.next-gen.biz has reported articles stating, that while the PSP hardware is selling well the software isn't. The ratio is absolutely horrid, and some of the top-selling PSP games in 2006 were released in 2005, with the #1 being GTA: Liberty City Stories. That's so embarassing.
I think I could pin it down to many of the PSP owners being tempted into either downloading illegal ROMs of the PSP games onto their memory sticks, and/or downloading from one of those PSP game & movie download sites with a one-off subscription fee (probably illegal). These sites have particularly been popularized by us gamers often noticing them in the google text ads here & in many other sites!
That is why I am so frustrated that Stubborn Sony is still refusing to provide or allow legal online download services for the PSP games to download onto your memory sticks.
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That small picture alone totally pigued my interest. Wow, what smart, original idea & premise from Kuju!
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Wow, this game looks really interesting. Nice to see some new, unique ideas making there way to the PSP. And for those that say the PSP is dead, go play with your DS and leave us alone...
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Wow.... That's all I can say.
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this game sounds sweet!! add it to metal gear: portable ops, daxter, tekken dark ressurection and guillty gear as a reason to own a psp!
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Wow, this looks like a really fun title to play. And I despise when people say a console is dead simply when it doesn't sell as many units as competitors. As long as the PSP's making profit, I would consider it to be far from dead.
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wow now this looks interesting sign me up
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PSP needs games like this.
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The PSP isn't dead. It's actually selling pretty well here in England. I know more people who have PSPs than DSs.
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the PSP is doing better in the US than in Japan but Sony keeps pouting all their money into the Japanese market and leaveing the US customers out on a limb. Hopefully this kind of game will do well in the US as it sounds like if they do it right it could be great fun.
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PSP dead? haahah Sony hasnt even had to release new colors in the US to bump sales yet.... Although I wish they had so I could have gotten the white one I really wanted.
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I have no idea what this game is like
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Sounds unique and interesting to me. Hopefully they nail it.
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im so happy with my PSP right now.. things couldnt get any better with all the games it has lined up for 2007.. and OMG! MetalGear OMG! Rocks on it!!
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i like the concept, but the presentation and level design looks a little bad. but i suppose its in its early stages no doubt
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Re HyperMetaDragon: Wow, you just stated how stupid you are. even if you were sarcastic, PSP is far from being dead. There was massive amounts of units prepared for boxing day and they were all sold-out. I got one of them.
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PSP = dead. Let's all just ADMIT IT.
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Another promising title for the PSP.Damn,I couldn't be happier with this 2007 line-up.I will definately be getting this if it plays as good as it looks like it does.
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The game sounds promising. I hope it turns out good and selss well so we can see more original and kool games on PSP.
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Cool there is another reason to get a PSP...i need money though!
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Another reason why I love my PSP.
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Looks great, for about 5 mins. I hope they keep the puzzles really coming, and not just some sort of boring "oh look, just keep doing this same systematic thing over and over".
It seems more like a game like the DS should have, games like this sell much better on the DS. And the dual screen thing could be really handy for what Ive seen on the videos of this game, one screen could be a map, or hints etc.
The graphics don't look everly complex for the DS, but maybe this game needs a large data storage medium for quality music, and large levels (by the looks of things, mixing 3d and 2d like that can get pretty big).
But then, this might introduce large loading times, which is NOT good for puzzle games.
Which is why I think this should be on the ds aswell. If not just to show which console is better.
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That is really cool. I love arcades and puzzles... I wonder if you can crush monsters from 3D to 2D and back...that would be cool too.
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Huh. That is a pretty cool idea! I couldn't really wrap my head around it until I watched the video. I will definitely be watching for this title!
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A nice idea.
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More people should give the psp a try. I got one last week and was blown away by what it could do.
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Sounds intresting and original.
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I dunno.
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Wait, a new, unique, interesting concept. On a PSP. From SEGA.
If we're in a parallel universe, please don't take me back. The idea certainly has the "why didn't anybody think of that before" factor of Portal. Now to see if level design is up to par and we might have something on the line of Exit... but more fun to play.
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An original IP from SEGA, and it looks great? Huh. Another PSP game to put on watch, but I'm still gonna hold off on buying the system until the inevitable version 2.0 is released.
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That looks really good. If I only had a PSP.
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Sound interesting.
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Wicked idea. If only that was enoigh to make a good game. Hope it turns out well.
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This is the first game in a long time I looked at and went "wow". I doubt I would pick it up because I'm not into puzzlers, but I'm glad they're bringing innovative type games to the PSP. I hope it turns out great and does really well.
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Sounds interesting.
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Very cool, these are the types of games we need to see more of on PSP, I could care less about ported PS2 shooters or action games. This is what the PSP was designed for, I can't wait to pick up this game.
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Sounds like an awesome game, can't wait to grab it this summer.
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good to see Sega's not making another shi*ty Sonic game
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That sounds really cool. Hopefully its not just some gimmicky technique and actually adds to the gameplay or story.
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I like it.
I think it looks pretty cool.
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This game looks pimp-@$$
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