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Yes it’s a big let down that Resident Evil 5 won’t be coming out this year along with all the other big games but we will still get our yearly Resident Evil fix. It won’t be a game this time around but instead the animated feature Resident Evil: Degeneration is coming to home video, guaranteeing we get our annual dose of RE creepiness all the same. Degeneration will be coming out on December 30, 2008 on Blu-ray, DVD and PSP.

Degeneration is a computer-generated movie that takes place seven years after Raccoon City was destroyed by the government. This time our zombie splattering heroes are trapped inside Harvardville airport when an outbreak of zombie madness…

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So maybe the UMD movie format didn’t work out as well as Sony may have hoped. A lot of stores have given up selling movies on UMD or at least cut back its numbers considerably but, believe it or not, there are still new UMD movies on the horizon for PSP.

Most if not all of the new and unreleased UMD movies are made by Sony Pictures thus making the selections pretty limited. If you happen to know some enthusiasts that get a kick out of watching movies on PSP, or someone who has the PSP 2000 with video-out support, consider these movies as stocking stuffers.

Click through for a list of recently released and yet-to-be released UMD movies from Sony Pictures…

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Title: Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 (aka Shonen Jump: Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress)
Price: $39.99
System(s): PSP
Release Date: June 24, 2008
Publisher (Developer): Namco Bandai Games (CyberConnect2)
ESRB Rating: “Teen” for cartoon violence, crude humor, mild suggestive themes and simulated gambling.
Pros: Fast action, good animations, a couple fun minigame, easy to use fight controls make this fairly addictive. Wireless game sharing for multiplayer battles using one UMD.
Cons: Too few minigames that become highly repetitive and limited character building.
Overall Score: One thumb up, one sideways; 80/100; B-; * * * out of five.

Except for the choose-your-own-type rooms, three additional characters (Third Hokage, Shizune, and Kabuto Yakushi) and equipping characters with items before each Battle, this is essentially the same as the first Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes PSP game. While neither a technical masterpiece nor a unique game, Ninja Heroes 2 is surprisingly addictive.

Click through for the full review…

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Title: Patapon
Price: $19.99
System(s): PSP
Release Date: February 29, 2008
Publisher (Developer): Sony Computer Entertainment America (Sony Computer Entertainment Japan)
Genre(s): Rhythm/Music, Action, 2-D
ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for mild cartoon violence
Pros: A cute and fairly easy to play game that will appeal to gamers of all ages. Takes a fairly unique approach to the music game genre with a bargain price release.
Cons: Repetitious beat tapping can become a bit monotonous.
Overall Score: 8.5/10

Click through for the full review…

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Check out the gallery: Patapon for PSP

A lot of industry watchers were skeptical when Sony opted for the proprietary Universal Media Disc (UMD) as the PSP’s exclusive media storage format. And, as it later turned out, there doubts were not unfounded as Sony’s choice of format didn’t really go down well with the gamers for various reasons. However, a major factor for UMD’s notoriety was Sony’s inability to provide enough games and media for the PSP.  But the company is certainly rectifying its follies by making more content available, and now popular MTV programming will be available on the UMD.

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GameStop and EB Games have a massive sale going on a large selection of UMD movies. There are 39 different movies which have had the price lowered the $4.99. These are all new movies, not used. To make things even better, the coupon code “SAVER” can be entered at the checkout to provide free value shipping. So if you order right now, you can have your new movies in five to ten days. Tax is still included on the games, so if you only buy one game, the price will be about $5.41.

The titles offered are a selection of that offers both classics and fairly new releases. The two best deals are Final Fantasy: Advent Children, which was originally $24.99 new, and the edition of Stealth that comes with a copy of the racing game Wipeout Pure. Other notable titles include Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Ghostbusters, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, House of Flying Daggers, Kung Fu Hustle, The Dark Crystal, and The Fifth Element. Of course there are some really atrocious movies that aren’t even worth $5, like Man of the House, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Christmas with the Kranks, and Daddy Day Care.

This sale could not have come at a better time. I recently got a PSP, and have been thinking I’d like to pick up a UMD movie or two for it. Of course I leapt at Final Fantasy: Advent Children. Too bad they didn’t have Mirrormask as well. This is such a great deal. The selection of cheap movies is so varied that anyone should be able to find at least one good game. The free value shipping only cinches the deal.

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Sure, the PSP price reduction to $169.99 is good news, but the commercial may actually work against Sony.

Why would a marketing company go ahead with a commercial that implies people around you will become truly annoying if you own its product? Sony certainly wants to promote the amazing gaming and movie watching aspects of the system, which are implied by Mr. Annoyance’s exuberant sideline enjoyment of the PSP, as well as the price drop, which gets a quick mention at the end.

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