3.09.2008

PSP-2000: Part 2.2 GAMES - Echochrome

Here's a unique game made for the PlayStation Portable: Echochrome. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan released a demo of this game on 3/6/08, so of course I tried it out.





















The concept is innovative and simple. You rotate the world so that an illusion is created. For example, here's a stage from the tutorial: you just want to avoid the hole (left image) to get from one end to the other, so you rotate to get the top bar to hide it (right image) while the model guy automatically starts walking. Sometimes you want to use these holes or you want to make an invisible path, etc. The concept is basically, "whatever you see is true." EDIT: "seeing is believing" sounds more elegant huh.

The game accompanies classical music, another interesting element, but I don't know if I can sustain my interest. I can see how you'll have to start thinking on how to solve these puzzles though. In any case, it won't hurt to try it out, it's less than 4mb. Download at pspdemocenter or straight from your psp browser homepage.

No comments: