Two games per platform, as per usual, will grace August’s PlayStation Plus line-up. Unlike recent months there will be some cross-platform support between games in August, but nothing major. And for the first time in a while, it seems like the PlayStation 3 line-up is the star of the show over the PlayStation 4 and Vita selections. Here’s the full line-up, care of Sony:
Tricky Towers (PS4) Rebel Galaxy (PS4) Yakuza 5 (PS3) Retro/Grade (PS3) Patapon 3 (PS Vita) Ultratron (PS Vita, PS3, PS4)
For PlayStation 4 we have both Tricky Towers and Rebel Galaxy, as well as the cross-platform twin-stick arcade shooter title coming from the PS Vita line-up, Ultratron. Tricky Towers will be debuting as part of the PS+ service on PlayStation 4. It’s a multiplayer take on Tetris, but with proper rules of gravity and a bevy of magical spells to keep the action exciting. Rebel Galaxy is a take on space sims with trading and ship to ship combat. It had a bit of a rough reception during its October 2015 launch, but it has a dedicated fanbase that adores every bit of it.
On PlayStation 3 and PS Vita come some more familiar titles. Yakuza 5 is definitely the biggest release of August since it was only just released in late 2015 for North American platforms. But with the PS4’s Yakuza 0 now confirmed for western release, Sega must be wanting to build up some brand power. Patapon is a mainstay PSP franchise, though some might be surprised there are even three of the quirky rhythm god games out. Retro/Grade rounds out August’s games, another rhythm game featuring spacebattles in backwards flowing time.
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While the other titles in August’s PlayStation Plus line-up may not be headliners, they’re certainly all worth taking a look at. Tricky Towers in particular is an extremely fun idea, a throw-back to mutliplayer puzzlers from the early Sega and Nintendo years. It’s an evolution of mobile game 99 Bricks: Wizard Academy, which is worth checking out if you’re interested in the Tetris-like. Each of the other PlayStation Plus titles also have a ton of reason worth checking them out.
PlayStation Plus for August should go live on the first Tuesday of the month, which I believe is August 2. Make sure to download July’s PlayStation Plus games before their download window expires.
