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Keep a PlayStation Eye out for Trials of Topoq

by Justin McElroy { Aug 20th 2007 at 4:26PM }

The rapscallions of PS3 Fanboy weren't content with just seeing Folklore and Eye of Judgment when they visited 3Rooms, a Sony PR hangout in London, today; they wanted the new stuff. Much like pre-Dirt McGirt Ol' Dirty Bastard, they like it raw. Sony was able to accommodate on this occasion with a look at a new PlayStation Eye titled called Trials of Topoq.

The fanboys have a deeper explanation, but the basic idea is that you're trying to roll a ball through a level using an image of your body to control floor height. ... Yeah, we don't exactly get it either. But we're pretty sure it will make you look nearly as nerdy as Eye of Judgment, which sets off the wedgie GPS of every bully in a 10-mile radius when activated. Here's hoping we'll hear more about Topoq when Leipzig rolls (get it!?) around.

New PlayStation Eye title spotted: Trials of Topoq

by Jem Alexander { Aug 20th 2007 at 1:30PM }

While at Sony's 3Rooms brand space in London today we had some hands-on time with Folklore and Eye of Judgment (more on those later today). We also saw a couple of things we didn't expect to see, including a PS3 attached to a PlayStation Eye running a game we haven't seen before. Trials of Topoq is a "run the ball through the level" game which reminded us of Kula World on the PS1.

The game requires you to move the ball around the different layers of each castle, breaking open cages as you go. Each level has a different task, including getting to the end within a time limit and breaking a certain amount of cages before reaching the finish line. Crossbows can be found around the levels which, when the ball is rolled into it, will shoot you to a hidden area of the level.

The ball is not moved via the analogue stick, nor the SIXAXIS. Instead, the floor of the castle shows an image of what the PlayStation Eye can see. By moving your arms (or any other part of you, really) you affect the height of the floor temporarily. The idea is to create slopes to guide the ball around and collect the items (or "smash the cages" as the game calls it) whilst making yourself look like a prat in the process.

We snapped a few photos of the game in action, check out the gallery below to see all three. There's no word on whether the game will come bundled with the PlayStation Eye, sold separately or be downloadable. No doubt we'll hear more at Leipzig.

Gallery: Trials of Topoq

Rumor: Leipzig to be vehicle for three new PSN titles

by Nick Doerr { Jul 30th 2007 at 3:00PM }

As Phil Harrison said at E3, over 80 PSN titles are going to slide our way before the end of the fiscal year. The big Leipzig show is coming up and rumors are three of these titles will get announced and detailed there. The three games below are the ones that are most likely to get such announcements:

Aqua Vita
Operation Creature Feature
Trials of Topoq

That's not to say they are getting announced or detailed, but that's where the pendulum appears to be swinging. Now, Aqua Vita was actually announced a long, long time ago but there's never really been any detail on the title. The others sound like some sort of arcade-style games, but not necessarily analog-stick hungry shooters. We've got lots of those. So, we'll take this time to let you decide what these games are all about.
[via N4G]