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by Published on October 24th, 2006 06:36
Via PSPFanboy
The early reviews for Namco's PSP-exclusive flight game are in, and they're good! The critics have unanimously applauded the game's graphics, sound, music, depth and controls. With such care placed into games like Tekken: Dark Resurrection and the original Ridge Racer, it appears that Namco is quickly becoming the PSP's leading publisher. Let's see what the critics had to say:
Gamespot (82/100) - "Ace Combat X plays surprisingly well on the PSP. Although its visuals aren't quite as slick as in the PS2 installments, it's a remarkably intense action game that you can take with you on the go."
GameBrink (89/100) - "I didn't think I'd see another quality air combat game like it until Namco's eventual PS3 outing but Ace Combat X has arrived to prove me wrong. From the visuals to the audio and the controls, the developers custom tailored the PS2 Ace Combat engine to fit in the PSP's profile. And they didn't just port it; they actually improved on it as if Ace Combat X was the next title in the series and not a portable spin-off."
IGN (87/100) - "Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception makes a spectacular landing on the PSP. It has everything longtime fans of the series could possibly want, along with a few extras they're probably not expecting. Deception also looks great and runs well, offering a near identical experience as what's on the PS2." ...by Published on October 24th, 2006 06:34
The biggest PSP release from Korea is to get an International release TODAY , heres some info for those who need it:
features
English Version
Contains one new song "River Flow" (composed by Planetboom), not found in the original release
description
DJing and Bemani fans listen up!
From the Korean game maker Pentavision comes a special PSP™ version of the web-based and mobile music mixing game DJ Max. The game resembles Konami's popular beatmania series: You take the position as DJ and are challenged to hit the correct button(s) on your PSP™ handheld at the right time to complete the song.
As expected from a music game, most parts are completely in English and make DJ Max easy to understand and to pick up for persons without any Korean knowledge. With more than 50 tracks to choose from (including K-Pop, Techno, Breakbeat, Hip Hop, Rock and other popular genres), every music game fan will find a tune of his taste. Lyrics of all songs are included in the game's manual as bonus.
Prior song selection, you will have several options available, such as speed & fader adjustment, mirror mode selection and more. After completion of a song, you will receive a summary of your performance, including a combo & break counter, rating and score.
Your achievements are saved into a Ranking Chart. Additionally, you can unlock new tracks and items in the Gallery Mode.
Depending on the difficulty level, DJ Max can be played in either 4 button (left, up, triangle, circle) or 6 button mode (left, up, right, square, triangle, circle). You can further manually increase the speed with the L/R buttons.
DJ Max contains a number of game modes and extras as listed up below. Be warned that rookies might have their difficulties in the beginning; DJ Max's difficulty level is adjusted to experienced gamers.
Portable Game Mode
Rookie DJing: Easy difficulty 4 button mode. 10 tracks are selectable from the start.
Pro DJing: Normal difficulty 6 button mode. 11 tracks are selectable from the start.
Club DJing: Expert difficulty 4/6 button mode. Select a music theme and unlock new genres.
Unlimited Mixing Stage: Choose from 40 tracks from the start in either 4 or 6 button mode.
Gallery: Shows your disc collection and a number of images and videos once you have completed parts of the game.
Ranking Chart: Your high scores are saved here.
Options: Adjust settings such as Gear Display (left/center/right), Sound (speaker/earphone), Control Settings & Save Settings
OST
All 58 tracks that are included on the Collector's Edition double disc soundtrack album are also stored on the UMD. The player includes useful functions, such as random and repeat play. Ideal to chill out and listen to DJ Max Portable's sound on the go.
M/V Clips
Select from 39 music videos to play back from the start. Here you can sit back and relax and watch DJ Max's music videos without being challenged as DJ at the same time.
DJ Max Portable (International Version) is completely in English and contains one new song.
More Info --> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-1ml0.html ...by Published on October 24th, 2006 01:33
Ive been posting news about this flashcart for weeks and today i finally got a chance to try it out for myself, firstly heres a pic of it:
The DS-X (DS-Xtreme) is a revolutionary storage, homebrew and media player flash cart compatible with all DS Lite and original DS consoles.
Offering a SINGLE unified solution which allows you to do the unthinkable and push the limits of Nintendo’s ™ top selling handheld console. The DS-X does NOT require the use of a passme, external memory or any unsightly GBA cart, just one intelligently designed piece of kit, the same size as an ordinary DS cart, giving an unrivalled experience to any DS enthusiast.
Its plug and play in its finest hour, an in-built USB port on the DS-X paves the way for you to communicate easily between the DS-X OS and your computer. Drag ‘n drop all your favourite media and homebrew as you please directly onto the included 4GBit (512-Mbyte) memory with minimal effort as the DS-X will be instantly recognized by your machine.
Thats the info now check out the DS-Xtreme Review. ...by Published on October 24th, 2006 01:04
Stumbled across this PSP stand at Radioshack tonight. It's only $9.95 so I figured I had to try it out...Design is pretty good and the holder actually tillts forward/backwards for good viewing angle. It does have a built in amplifier but I found either the speaker is crap and cann't handle it or the amplifier is just too dirty because at more then half volume it distorts something fierce.
There is a headphone jack in the back, so I ended up plugging my Creative 2-piece speakers into it and they sound 100x better compared to the built in speaker. There is a switch to disable the illumination wich is a must...those blue LEDs are BRIGHT!!! I'd give this unit an 8 out of 10 due to the poor sound quality of the speakers. If the unit didn't come with a headphone jack, it would have been given worse.
This is a pretty decent unit and for $9.95 it's a pretty good bargain compared to the other competition. Check it out on RadioShack's website at http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search ...by Published on October 23rd, 2006 23:48
Never reviewed a Car Cradle before, so before i go to the review, heres the info about the Talismoon Car Cradle :
Talismoon hands free car mount for PSP (cradle holder) is made out of the toughest material to ensure quality holding and a long lasting product.
Very simple to install, it keeps your PSP at reach while driving or just sitting in the car. With all the applications available and soon coming on PSP, it is a great accessory for the PSP hard core user!
And as always with Talismoon, it comes with a low price tag for such quality product!
Read the Full review of the Talismoon Car Cradle ...by Published on October 23rd, 2006 22:31
New release from Dragula96
hi all,
i have been hard at work all day today to bring you this little app demo
its a game maker for psp
you import sprites to it and tell it what you want it to do when you press the controls and it generates the lua code for you!
it's still in its early stages but here it is
Under Request the file can only be downloaded at Dragula96 site ...by Published on October 23rd, 2006 22:25
News/release from SG57
Unstuck
Features:
Fix/Repair Stuck Pixels (possibly dead ones?)
Works by flashing Red, Blue and Green (contain 16 million colors) color'd pixels on each pixel randomly very fast for an extended period of time in hopes of unsticking a stuck pixel.
Search/Find Stuck Pixels
Works by manipulating the screen in 3 ways: Black, White and Fading. This allows you to look for stuck pixels yourself, any color, thus saving you time since if you DONT have any stuck pixels, you'd be repairing/fixing nothing.
Very short intro!
All my projects released so far have had quite an intro, this is the first to actually not keep you waiting during the intro.
Power Tick
This is in the latest version. It is a crucial thing to have in all screen repair apps as it will update the psp, as if a button were pressed, so the screen doesnt shut off.
Controls:
Menu:
Up/Down - Navigate
X - Run option
Testing for Stuck Pixels:
L Trigger - Black Background
R Trigger - White Background
X - Fading Background (black->white->black smooth transitions)
[] - Hide Message Dialog
Global:
Start - Return to main menu
HOME - Exit
Music Note - Screenshot
Extras:
Heart-warming exit screen
Credits (also cool looking)
'Easy to use' interface
Source Code included (very good for beginners as its commented alot and has alot of useful techniques
/* UPDATE
Fixed download link + added power tick + optimized some code. Read features for more info.
UPDATE */
I just hope someone finds this useful as it took me ~4-5 hours to produce (had to break in the middle for food :P)
Download and Give Feedback Via Comments ...by Published on October 23rd, 2006 22:21
News/release from Glynndor:
Heres something I just decided to make and release, basically down to boredom, dont flame it as if just one person downloads it I'll be happy lol!
It was solely down to boredom, its quite useful and fun though!
I present- PSPWorldClock (looks for front page!)
Shot:
To do:
Just need to add DST into it.
Features:
Scrollable personalisable message- just go into
message.txt and change speed etc..
24 Major Time zones
Nice text
Select enables USB
Circle takes a screenshot
Simple to use
Start returns to XMB
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via glynndor ...by Published on October 23rd, 2006 22:16
News/release from the unique warrior:
Hello everyone...
Its The Unique Warrior again .
I was wondering of something like xFlash by Art ... So I'm trying to make uFlash
This is the Beta Version and I was testing my code on it .. So wait for a GUI version and I will add other stuff to it... (like adding Mp3 to Flash).
there are samples in it so you know how to do it . // Holding Start will Exit After 10 sec
It dumps your Registry to ms0:/registry/
and It can Dump Flash into ms0:/Dump/
Carefull with your Flash dump only u your self can use it...
USE WITH CAUTION
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via unique warrior ...by Published on October 23rd, 2006 22:09
Glynnder posted this news/release:
I saw unnecessary RAM usage in this, as the text for the counter and stopwatch were images, I also discovered that the counter could only reach 60 and the timer kind of crashed at some point.
So, I rewrote both of the so they are both unlimited, the counter shows any number, (all from -99 to 999 fit in the 'box') and the timer shows milli's, secs, mins, and hours.
I also put Xandus iCalculator in this.
Changelog:
Bugfix
Added iCalculator
Freed up RAM
Switched from images to text (keping the file size
and RAM usage small)
Completely rewrote Counter
Completely rewrote Timer
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