PlayStation Move is the new motion control system for the Sony PS3 that launches in Europe and North America in September 2010 and in Japan the following month. It consists of two hand-held devices - a wand and a navigation controller - that are used to control the action in selected PS3 games.
The motion of the wand is tracked using the PlayStation Eye camera that also needs to be purchased and is reported by some Web sites, including TechRadar, to be a more advanced system than the motion control of the competing Nintendo Wii.
As well as a range of new PS3 games that will support the PlayStation Move, including Killzone 3 and SOCOM 4, there are also several existing games that will be patched using the PlayStation Network to include motion control. These include Heavy Rain, LittleBigPlanet and Resident Evil 5 but there are other existing PS3 games that would great to play using PlayStation Move and here are a few...
Super Street Fighter IV
Although there'll be at least one fighting game launching for PlayStation Move this year, The Fight: Lights Out, a more popular choice for gamers would be Super Street Fighter IV by Capcom One of the most highly rated fighting games on the PS3 (scoring 92% on Metacritic), it features the popular characters of Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and 26 other playable characters and combines the classic Street Fighter gameplay with HD graphics. PlayStation Move would make this great fighting game even better, especially in two-player mode.
Bioshock
Originally released for the Xbox 360 and PC, Bioshock is an FPS game set in an alternative 1960 where the player finds himself in an ocean after a plane crash and must explore the underwater city of Rapture. In addition to weapons for fighting off the many enemies, the player can also use genetic enhancements that are activated and controlled through the characters hands. These enhancements, including telekinesis and turning enemies into ice, would all be more intuitive and responsive to use with the motion control of the PlayStation Move.
God of War 3
With intense combat using weapons such as the Blades of Exile and the Nemesis Whip against an almost never-ending army of monsters, PlayStation Move would add an extra dimension to what is already one of the most amazing games on the PS3 (also scoring 92% on Metacritic). Being able to control Kratos directly using motion controls would bring this action-adventure to life like never before, especially when played in HD on the biggest screen possible.
Batman: Arkham Asylum
One of the most acclaimed games of 2009, this action-adventure gives players control of Batman as he fights the merciless Joker who plans to wreak havoc on Gotham City. Enemies in Batman: Arkham Asylum are fought using a combination of hand-to-hand combat, stealth and gadgets such as a grappling gun and the famous 'batarang'. Fans may have to wait to see if the sequel in 2011 supports motion control (an official site for Arkham Asylum 2 is now available) but a chance to get closer to the world of the Dark Knight now using PlayStation Move would make some players very excited.
Game Replay with PlayStation Move
For PlayStation Move to be successful it needs new games, especially exclusive titles that won't be available as well for the rival Kinect motion control system for the Microsoft Xbox 360. But a selection of existing PS3 games would allow gamers to take advantage of the system quicker, especially for those people who already own the games.
Not all of the best games on the PS3 would necessarily benefit from PlayStation Move but all of the games above would better from motion control.
Jason Glover - Jason Glover has worked in the marketing teams of major companies for over twenty years, including over ten years in online marketing ...
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