Ones to Watch on PS3 and PSP for November 2008

By Paul Munn | November 2, 2008

The PlayStation 3 gets just a few exclusive games this month amidst a flood of cross-platform titles, but those exclusives are all excellent titles on the system. The headliner this month is definitely going to be Resistance 2 (IGN: “Incredible” 9.5) with a strong single-player, separate 8-man co-op, and a dizzying 60-person online competitive multiplayer option. Also coming this month is something pretty rare on the PS3 these days, an RPG in the form of the Sega-published Valkyria Chronicles (IGN: “Outstanding” 9.0). Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm (IGN: “Impressive” 8.4) is another exclusive. All three of these are headed our way on November 4th, which is also Election Day in the United States.

Late-launchers on the console this month include Alone in the Dark: Inferno, which is a somewhat revised and tweaked verison of the same game that arrived on other platforms a few months ago and Age of Booty hits the PSN a month after launching on Xbox Live Arcade. Age of Booty was to get Trophies patched in after and October release but it’s not known if the delay allowed the developer to add Trophies in for this month’s debut.

The BioShock Challenge Rooms are slated to hit the PS3 on November 20th for an unknown price. I don’t believe these are headed to the Xbox 360 or PC versions of the game.

A number of other cross-platform titles this month are showing up with Trophy support.

Nov. 2: AC/DC Live Track Pack for Rock Band 2
Nov. 4: Legendary (no Trophies)
Nov. 4: Quantum of Solace will have Trophies (GamesBlog.UGO.com: B).
Nov. 4: Tom Clancy’s EndWar will have Trophies and the voice command is fun to see in action.
Nov. 11: Mirror’s Edge will have Trophies. You’ve probably already played the demo on this one.
Nov. 11: Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Nov. 16: Mortal Kombat vs. DC rolls into view with Trophies.
Nov. 16: Shaun White Snowboarding will have Trophies.
Nov. 18: Sonic Unleashed will have Trophies.
Nov. 18: Tomb Raider Underworld

There’s more than this coming to the system this crowded November. For more details check out Gamespy’s release list and IGN’s release list.

PSP

Two PSP exclusives for November are DJ Max Fever, a music game based on a hit title from Korea on the 11th and Mytran Wars, a mecha strategy game whose promotional video gives me a very strong Field Commander vibe, coming on the 28th.

Other than those two games I don’t see anything to write home about but occasionally PSP ports of full-sized console games hit a home run so you might want to check out IGN’s PSP list or Gamespy’s PSP List for anything you might like.