Want to try PixelJunk Monsters before Thursday? You can!

by Jem Alexander { Jan 22nd 2008 at 5:30AM }

Imagine our surprise when we wake up to find an English demo of PixelJunk Monsters, of all things, on the Japanese PSN Store. The game is due to release on the US Store this coming Thursday, so this is a perfect opportunity for people to try it out before you buy. Monsters is the second game in the PixelJunk series. The first of which, PixelJunk Racers didn't manage to really inspire us.

PixelJunk Monsters seems to be a nicely designed little Tower Defense style game, with a much more pleasing aesthetic than PixelJunk Racers had (and, we're hoping, much less annoying voices). The kicker? It works via Remote Play. So if you've just woken up and are checking PS3 Fanboy on your phone or via some other wireless device (as we're sure most of you are!), you won't even need to get out of bed to try it.

[Thanks M3wThr33!]

Tags: demo, pixeljunk, pixeljunk-monsters

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

finelicker @ Jan 22nd 2008 5:58AM

Sweet, I've been looking forward to this game. Especially seeing as its co-op :)

Niels R. @ Jan 22nd 2008 6:09AM

How are you getting stuff from another PSN store than your continent's one?

Mortimi @ Jan 22nd 2008 7:38AM

It's easy, just setup another user on your PS3 and then go through the motions of filling in email addresses etc. But use a Japanese, US, UK etc address. The Japanese account is a bit of a pain to setup (for obvious language reasons) but it's worth having. I have UK, US and Japanese accounts, between these three you'll be able to get the best demos and videos.

gooftroop @ Jan 22nd 2008 7:59AM

very easily... just create a new account for another region

linebeginstoblur @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:03AM

"How are you getting stuff from another PSN store than your continent's one?"

Oh, it's easy, it only involves violating the Terms of Service of PSN.

Consolcwby @ Jan 22nd 2008 6:18AM

The PixelJunk games art design is cut above yet Racers was a snorefest when it came to gameplay. I hope this one fares better, but something tells me they have better artists than designers working for them. But, who knows!

Icebear4 @ Jan 22nd 2008 6:20AM

I believe the full game (in english) has been available on the Hong Kong site for a couple of weeks. I have certainly played it for that long maybe more. It is actually quite hard for an old fart like me! :-)

matjet @ Jan 22nd 2008 7:05AM

last i checked remote play didn't work with conventional phones or just any wireless device. i was under the impression it worked with the psp alone.

emaxximus @ Jan 22nd 2008 7:13AM

Thats what I was thinking. What the heck is he talking about?

Tim Parsons @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:12AM

guys he didnt mean remote play on any device he was sayign if you had been woken up by a device,. you know cell phone alarm, cell phone ringing something like that,. LOL learn to read :P

emaxximus @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:07AM

Tim, the article says "if you've just woken up and are checking PS3fanboy on your phone or via some other wireless device", not 'if you've been woken up by a cell phone alarm or a cell phone ringing' so mabey YOU should learn how to read.

Tim Parsons @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:14AM

lol yeha I realized that after ,. but still it had nothing to do with Remote play as you guys said just checking this site on a wireless device,.

Jay @ Jan 22nd 2008 7:06AM

Played the demo, this game is not just Desktop Tower Desfense. There are Boss monsters, upgrading through dancing and coin collection. It looks great on my HDTV.The coin collection gives you something to do while the creeps are marching towards your base.

Caedo @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:48AM

I downloaded the demo this morning and tried it out. Seems fun so far. I'll probably wind up picking this up just for something to do when I'm bored and want something quick and simple to play.

Tim Parsons @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:19AM

This Demo is actually pretty good I just started playing it,. it's no competition for Level 5 or SqaureEnix by any means but damn it might hold me over for a while,. this really is a nice lil game,. and it really does look awesome on a big HDTV sounds get in 5.1 Dolby Digital too ,. has good rumble support as well.