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Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign headed to PSP

by Justin McElroy { Oct 12th 2009 at 1:57PM }

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Usually, when games head to a mobile platform from a home console they, by necessity, tend to get pared down. But it sounds like just the opposite is happening with the PSP version of PSN tower defense game Savage Moon. For The Hera Campaign, you'll now additionally have the option to access the Tactical Layer, a zoomed out view of the action that casts you as the Supreme Commander of the armada, deciding how and where resources will be used in the humans' fight against the Insectocytes.

If you're interested in the plot of the new campaign (incomprehensible to the Savage Moon neophytes among us) you're gonna need to read for yourself.

Gallery: Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign (PSP)

Savage Moon producer responds to patching problems

by Griffin McElroy { Aug 7th 2009 at 3:00PM }

Have your days of extraterrestrial tower defending come to a screeching halt due to problems brought about by the latest patch for FluffyLogic's Savage Moon? The title's creators hear your cries -- producer Simon Livesey recently responded to complaints from players whose copies of the game have been rendered unplayable by the patch, and explained that the error is only hitting people who downloaded the trial version of the game, then later unlocked the full version.

FluffyLogic is hard at work to fix the game-wrecking bug -- fortunately, Livesey mentioned an easy workaround for the error: Simply delete the game, download the trial version again, and unlock it. There, see? That wasn't so bad. You can now return to your regularly scheduled insect-alien genocide.

PSN Thursday: A savage, bejeweled moon will challenge your brain

by Jem Alexander { Jan 29th 2009 at 7:10PM }

Savage Moon finally makes an appearance on the American PSN Store this week alongside a smattering of other tasty offerings. PopCap's first PSN release, Bejeweled 2, is available as well as a pretty decent amount of LittleBigPlanet downloadable content. There are also the normal rhythm-based add-ons and Burnout Paradise's price has been dropped to only $19.99. At that price you'd have to be insane not to pick it up.

Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list:

PS3 / PSP

(Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists; Euro releases here.)

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Savage Moon finally heading to America January 29

by Jem Alexander { Jan 28th 2009 at 7:00PM }

Okay, okay. Stop shouting at us, you silly Americans. We know you're desperate to get your hands on Savage Moon and, you'll be pleased to know, it's almost time. The UK-developed tower defense title will be released in North America this week for $9.99. It's been out in Europe for a few weeks now and if you're intrigued -- but not sure you want to drop ten bucks on it -- be sure to check out our review.

If that's not enough, there's a new trailer to whet your appetite after the break. We'll have the full PSN release list for you as soon as we get it tomorrow.

Gallery: Savage Moon

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PS3 Fanboy review: Savage Moon

by Jem Alexander { Jan 22nd 2009 at 12:00PM }

For a relatively new genre, Tower Defense games have become incredibly popular. Among the PS3 crowd this is in no small part thanks to Pixeljunk Monsters, but that hasn't stopped other developers trying their hand at competing. For Tower Defense fans variety can only be a good thing, but how do they stack up against each other. Savage Moon has a very different aesthetic to Pixeljunk Monsters, but is difference in gameplay worth the purchase?

The gameplay follows the same basic principles of every other Tower Defense game. Your base is at one of the level and beasties (in this case, Insectocytes) approach from the opposite end. It's your job to build a series of gun towers in their path to prevent them from reaching and damaging your base. Simple stuff, on paper. Not so easy in practice.

Savage Moon builds you up and, to begin with, lulls you into a false sense of security. The first few levels will train you up via an extensive tutorial, which is necessary because the game is slightly more complex than most in the genre. As usual you'll spend money on different sorts of towers and you'll receive money from each individual beasty you kill. The levels are laid out so that there are areas of rocky mountains, level ground and lava. Lava cannot be built upon and usually marks the Insectocytes' pathways. Towers can be built everywhere else but are much more protected when on large rocks.

Gallery: Savage Moon

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Trophies: Savage Moon

by Jem Alexander { Dec 18th 2008 at 8:17PM }

Release date update: Lumines & Savage Moon

by Andrew Yoon { Dec 11th 2008 at 9:30PM }

So many of y'all are like "where's Lumines?" We're wondering the same thing too. Although the PlayStation site still says Lumines is out "next week," the video was actually created in the future, a future in which Lumines is only a week away. "We're targeting later this month, but not today and not next week," Q Entertainment's Kyoko Yamashita told us. There aren't that many weeks left in December, so the wait shouldn't be too long.

In addition, Savage Moon was incorrectly listed as being ready for release on December 23rd. SCEA's Scott Goryl confirmed that the date has been pushed back to January. The game is close to ready, but isn't quite there yet. You'll be able to find out more in our hands-on impressions soon.

Crash Commando, reported for release next week, will still arrive on time.

Lumines Supernova, Crash Commando and Savage Moon all coming this month

by Andrew Yoon { Dec 6th 2008 at 12:55AM }

~~December 11: Lumines Supernova~~
December 18: Crash Commando
~~December 23: Savage Moon~~

Three weeks. Three games. The PlayStation Network is getting a huge update in December. All of these downloadable games come with Trophies, and they'll make sure that you'll be having fun in December, even if Santa doesn't get you exactly what you want. Enjoy!

[Thanks, Patriotbball5460!]

Update: Release dates have been changed. Read more here.

See PSN title Savage Moon in action

by Justin McElroy { Sep 3rd 2008 at 11:30AM }

We've just watched the first, straight-from-PAX video of upcoming PSN title Savage Moon (don't worry, we've put it after the break for you) and it looks (as Sony said it would) like a sophisticated tower defense game, albeit a really attractive one.

We do have one quibble we feel compelled to pass on though: The decision to put crowd noises into the game is a bizarre one. They're almost louder than the guns! C'mon, Sony, get it together! Who wants to hear that?!

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Savage Moon gameplay finally comes out of PAX

by Andrew Yoon { Sep 3rd 2008 at 11:00AM }

The lucky attendees of Penny Arcade Expo 2008 were able to get their hands on the upcoming PSN game Savage Moon before anyone else. We described the game as "Starship Troopers meets PixelJunk Monsters" at Leipzig -- and it looks like our description was spot-on. Check out the first (off-screen) gameplay footage of Savage Moon, after the cut.

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Set course for Savage Moon this Fall

by Jem Alexander { Aug 26th 2008 at 6:30PM }

Not really announced per se, Savage Moon was shown off at the Leipzig Game Convention during a sizzle trailer at SCEE's press conference. Now, the PlayStation Blog, has more details on the game. This PSN downloadable title is a tower defence game, but set in a "gritty sci-fi" environment, so it will have a very different feel to PixelJunk Monsters, though the gameplay will be similar.

It'll be out this Autumn, along with a whole host of other PSN titles such as Crash Commando, Fat Princess and Flower. As if Sony's 1st party Blu-ray titles for the next six months aren't awesome enough, the tidal wave of PSN downloadable games coming should keep us all busy well into 2009. Bring it on.

Gallery: Savage Moon

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Bug-filled PSN game, Savage Moon, revealed

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 20th 2008 at 4:30PM }

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As expected, Savage Moon was revealed for PSN at Leipzig today. This download exclusive is a strategy game with a terrifying bug-infested twist. Players must try to protect an isolated planetary outpost from rampaging hordes of gigantic, ravenous space bugs. It's like Starship Troopers ... meets PixelJunk Monsters. See the very first ever screenshots here.

Gallery: Savage Moon

GC 2008: PSN lineup reveals Warhawk expansion, Savage Moon

by James Ransom-Wiley { Aug 20th 2008 at 4:00PM }

Sony packed a suitcase full of PSN titles for its trip to Leipzig, with at least one new face emerging from the bag: Savage Moon. Sony describes the game as "classic tower strategy" with a catch ... it's in space! Players are assigned to protect a planetary outpost that's being overrun by "gigantic, ravenous space bugs" (true story). You know the drill: plop towers in the most ideal positions to handle the infestation and convert kill points into better weapons.

In addition, more details about the third Warhawk expansion have been released. Dubbed, Operation: Fallen Star, the premium add-on introduces a forested location, Tau Crater, where, sure enough, some "experimental technology" is recovered from a crashed Chernovan warship: Jetpacks! The booster pack also includes 10 new battlefields. (A coinciding free update will add two new game modes and Trophies).

We've posted the debut trailer for Operation: Fallen Star along with the complete Games Convention 2008 PSN lineup after the break.

Gallery: Savage Moon

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Savage Moon: military strategy game discovered on USK

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 13th 2008 at 5:18PM }

Discovered on the USK (the German equivalent of America's ESRB) is a brand new PS3 title coming from Sony Computer Entertainment: Savage Moon. Not much is known about this title except we can expect it to be a military strategy game. Considering it's published by SCE, expect it to be exclusively on PS3. The Leipzig Games Convention is just around the corner -- wouldn't that be a dandy place to make a few surprise announcements? Stay tuned.

[Via NeoGAF]