What PlayStation®3 games are gamers playing in March? Let’s check it out now!

March 2013 -  PlayStation®3 Game Downloads Top 3
1st Place: Hatsune miku -Project DIVA- f	2nd Place: Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires	3th Place: Journey

Hatsune Miku Ranked Top with her Epic songs!

Rhythm game “HATSUNE MIKU –PROJECT DIVA- F” ranked top in March! The game features more than 30 songs by Hatsune Miku and other vocaloids. You can listen to music, enjoy the gameplay and watch the dances – threefold entertainment in one game! You are also able to dress the characters. The game is just awesome, no wonder it has ranked top!

The 2nd place goes to action simulation game “Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires”. Become different famous dynasty warriors including Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan or even warriors created by you and fight for the world! “Empires” series has combined “Warrior” style action and simulation of ruling a kingdom, so you need to master both action and simulation parts in order to take control of the world!

It seems that many players are still enjoying their adventure in the desert. I said so because adventure game “Journey” is ranked among Top 3 again! Start your journey in the desert and you will feel how big the world is and how small you are. It’s beyond words to describe how great the game is so just play it and feel it yourselves!

How about the ranking of PlayStation®Vita? Let’s see!

March 2013 -  PlayStation®Vita Game Downloads Top 3
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1st Place: SOUL SACRIFICE	2nd Place: ONE PIECE KAIZOKU MUSOU 2 INITIAL PREMIUM*	3rd Place: Senran Kagura SHINOVI VERSUS

Stars of the Month: Magicians, Pirates, Ninjas

“Soul Sacrifice”, an action game created by the legendary game creator Keiji Inafune, has a great impact on the game industry and has seized the Top of the ranking of PS Vita games in March! As a magician, you always face hard choices in the game – save your allies and enemies? Or “sacrifice” them for greater powers?

The title ranked 2nd is “ONE PIECE KAIZOKU MUSOU 2”. The game is based on a famous Japanese manga series “ONE PIECE”. You can play as different characters including Captain Luffy and navigator Nami. Feel the “Warrior” style action, take part in the famous scenes in the comics yourself and become the king of pirates!

* The special offer “ONE PIECE KAIZOKU MUSOU 2 INITIAL PREMIUM”  was ended on 3 April 13 and “ONE PIECE KAIZOKU MUSOU 2 full game” is available on PlayStation®Store from 4 April 13.

Ranked on 3rd is action game “Senran Kagura SHINOVI VERSUS”. Play as cute and sexy ninja girls and fight with other ninjas, knock them down and break their clothes to complete missions! You can also change the characters’ clothing and hairstyle and fight with the style you like!

PSN Top 10 PS3™ Games in March

1.Hatsune miku -Project DIVA- f

2.Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires

3.Journey

4.Chaos Code

5.Sound Shapes

6.Double Dragon Neon

7.Castlevania Harmony of Despair

8.Bomberman ULTRA

9.Sleeping Dogs

10.DmC Devil May Cry

PSN Top 10 PS Vita Games in March

1.SOUL SACRIFICE

2.ONE PIECE KAIZOKU MUSOU 2 INITIAL PREMIUM*

3.Senran Kagura SHINOVI VERSUS

4.OBORO MURAMASA

5.MALICIOUS REBIRTH

6.DEAD OR ALIVE 5 PLUS

7.NINJA GAIDEN 2 PLUS

8.Persona 4 THE GOLDEN

9.Ragnarok Odyssey

10.Sound Shapes

Let’s see what are PlayStation®3 games gamers playing in the new year?

Emotionally Moving “Journey” Top the List Again 

January 2013 -  PlayStation®3 Game Downloads Top 3
1st Place: Journey	2nd Place: Chaos Code	3rd Place: THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4

I believe many of you have already heard of “Journey”, the heartwarming and unique adventure game, and yes, it is our top downloaded PS3™ games in January (The fact that the game got the 1st place several times does prove how popular the game is). In “Journey”, walk through a desert with historical remains while enjoying the aesthetic beauty against the backdrop of Grammy Award nominated music.

Our 2nd place goes to Japanese 2D fighting game “Chaos Code”. The gameplay is easy to learn, battles are speedy and gorgeous, characters are unique and moves are well-designed. Players can even utilize "Special moves editing" and "Choosing between run and step" modes to perform your own battle styles! Let’s join the characters and fight for the mysterious “Chaos Code”!

“THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4” has gained the 3rd place this month. The game supports Playstation®Move motion controller so players do not need to go to game centers for the realistic gameplay – hold the controller, point to the screen and shoot’em up! Shooting game lovers, have you downloaded this game yet?

The PS Vita ranking below tells us what our portable console gamers are playing in 2013.

January 2013 -  PlayStation®Vita Game Downloads Top 3
1st Place: When Vikings Attack™	2nd Place: Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken	3rd Place: Persona 4 The GOLDEN

The Vikings Rises Back to Top on PS Vita Ranking

On the top of the ranking is “When Vikings Attack™”, who has made its way again to the top place since November last year. The game has a unique gameplay, which involves throwing everything that you can lay your hands on at the Vikings, including tables, cars or even missiles! A new add-on “When Vikings Relax!” is already out bringing you 10 new levels and modes! 

The popularity of “Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken” for PS Vita has shown no sign of weakening, pushing the title from the 3rd place to the 2nd this month! Together with the PS3™ version, gamers of different platforms can play as rocketbirds to complete missions and beat enemies in this horizontal-scrolling game.

“Persona 4 The GOLDEN” ranks on the 3rd place. In this impeccable Japanese RPG title, explore mazes and engage in battles as you find out the truth behind the incidents and influence the ending!

PSN Top 10 PS3™ Games in January

1. Journey full game

2. Chaos Code full game

3. THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 full game

4. Castlevania Harmony of Despair full game

5. Resident Evil® 6 full game

6. When Vikings Attack™ full game

7. THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 3 full game

8. Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown full game

9. Bomberman ULTRA full game

10. Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires full game

PSN Top 10 PS Vita Games in January

1. When Vikings Attack™ full game

2. Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken full game

3. Persona 4 The GOLDEN full game

4. Plants vs. Zombies™ full game

5. Ragnarok Odyssey full game

6. Sine Mora full game

7. Monster Monpiece full game

8. UNCHARTED™ Fight for Fortune full game

9. OPEN ME! digest ver.

10. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed full game

1st Place: Dressed-up Sackboy from “LittleBigPlanet PS Vita” Rises to the Throne  

Sackboy has finally arrived in PlayStation®Vita! In the first week after release, PlayStation®Store even brought us a value “LittleBigPlanet™PS Vita Special Edition”, which includes two limited costume packs “Knights of Old” and “BioShock”. This value bundle offer might have ended but that does not mean that you should miss the normal one as tons of cross-title DLCs are coming – at one single price you can enjoy the DLCs in different “LittleBigPlanet™” games! If you haven’t played this game, read Vanessa’s review on “LittleBigPlanet™ PS Vita” and you will realize that it is well up to its name on this month’s 1st place.

2nd Place: “Ragnarok Odyssey” (Chinese Version) has kept its position

It seems that the popularity of “Ragnarok Odyssey” cannot be underestimated. Though the Japanese version was released in February, the popularity of the title has taken a further surge after the release of the Chinese version earlier. Turn yourself into different characters and hunt for the giants’ heads. If you have not downloaded the PS Vita exclusive “Ragnarok Odyssey”, go to PS Store and download it now!

3rd Place: Gold Sales Remains Encouraging! Well I meant”Persona 4 THE GOLDEN”(Chinese Version)!

Games with both stunning gameplay and nice storyline are rare, but “Persona 4” surely is one of them. The game has a mix of traditional role-playing game and simulation game elements, featuring Yu Narukami’s fighting adventure and interaction with other characters in daily life. These would not only result in different scenarios but also has an impact on your abilities in battles! “Persona 4” in PlayStation®2 was already a big hit, and now with new features, characters and elements in the PlayStation®Vita version, the game is ever more exciting and entertaining. No doubt it continues to sit on our Top 3 games of the month.

4th Place: Hatsune miku -Project DIVA- f full game Genre: Music   The newest installment of "Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA-" series! Press the button in a singing manner and scratch as if you are playing an instrument! Charming characters crafted in high resolution are truly of next-generation quality! Enjoy music with your eyes, ears and heart in this rhythm game.

5th Place: Everybody's Golf™ 6 full game Genre: Sports   Golf With Your Friends! The over-the-top golf franchise is back using a wide array of PS Vita system features including front and rear touch for shot preparation, 3G asynchronous gameplay, online tournaments, and the ability to look around the course in real time. Golf has never been so deep on a handheld system.

6th Place: WipEout® 2048full game Genre: Racing   High-speed combat racer WipEout® soars onto PS Vita. The world has witnessed the birth of adrenalin-fuelled, antigravity racing; and they love it. Blast through the city at breakneck speed with unique touch and tilt controls – the future of racing is here.

7th Place: Pure Chess® full game Genre: Puzzle   Download Pure Chess® to experience chess the way it's meant to be played, in stunning high definition. Play against two differently skilled computer opponents using the sumptuous wooden Staunton chess pieces, in a stylish penthouse apartment setting.

8th Place: METAL GEAR SOLID 3 HD EDITION full game Genre: Action   The stealth survival action game "Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater" has been remastered and released in HD on the PS Vita! Re-experience the mind-blowing detail, stunning visuals, and compelling story in High Definition glory that goes far beyond an upscaled port!

9th Place: UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss™ full game Genre: Adventure   Uncover the dark secret behind the 400-year-old massacre of a Spanish expedition as Nathan Drake follows the murderous trail of an ancient and secret Spanish sect.

10th Place: Escape Plan™ full game Genre: Action   From the producers behind Fat Princess comes a new touching adventure. Escape Plan™ takes advantage of the PlayStation®Vita system's multi-touch display, rear touch panel and motion sensor, putting the fate of Lil & Laarg in the palm of your hand. Only you can help them survive each deadly room before their captor, Bakuki, recycles them and turns them into his minions.

Some PlayStation®Vita games have been released on PlayStation®Store in Chinese version last month, which is a good news to gamers. Why? Because you don’t have to check up dictionaries, read walkthroughs on the internet and play the games with no idea about what the characters are doing! Amazing! Let’s see if the Chinese version PS Vita games have caused any great impact to the ranking.

1st Place: Golden Content with Chinese Gameplay: ”Persona 4 THE GOLDEN”

I guess many of you have already watched the animation for “Persona”, which is  about a mysterious adventure triggered by a mid-night TV show (…not porn…), and so does the game is popular. Now that we have a Chinese version, this game is undoubtedly a must-buy for Chinese gamers. Retaining the PlayStation®2 version gameplay and adding new characters and functions in this PS Vita version, the “Persona” series is brought to its golden era with this title; and gamers can now fight with the main character Yuu Narukami and his friends again.

2nd Place: Ragnarok Odyssey Chinese Version
Japanese version “Ragnarok Odyssey” was out early in February and has been highly popular among gamers. After the Chinese version “Ragnarok Odyssey” was released last month, the game gained even more popularity and has won the first runner-up among all PS Vita games this month. In the game, you become different characters and try to hunt the giants’ heads by all means! This version does not only include “Expansion 1-3” which are already released for the Japanese version, but also allows the transfer of your saved data from the Japanese version to the Chinese version through backup or recovery functions. From now till 23^rd October, buying this game will earn you the “Taekwon” costume. Your attacking strength and defensive strength will be greatly increased by the “Taekwon Card” that comes with the costume, so how can you miss it?

3rd Place: Be Charmed by Digital Singer in “HATSUNE MIKU-Project DIVA- f”

“HATSUNE MIKU-Project DIVA- f” was only released for two days in August, but that didn’t prevent it from achieving huge download volume and seizing a place among the top 3 PS Vita titles. This really tells us how popular the digital singer Miku is! The gameplay of this title is simple: just tap the touchscreen of PS Vita to sing and play with Miku. Place the AR marker wherever you want, with the AR function, Miku will “appear” before you to sing and dance!

4th Place: Sound Shapes full game Genre: Music / Rhythm Equal parts instrument and game, Sound Shapes gives everyone the ability to make music. Play through a unique campaign that fuses music and artwork into a classic 2D platformer. Create your own unique musical levels with all of the campaign content and share with the world. Sound Shapes creates an ever-changing musical community for everyone to enjoy at home or on the go. (This content is compatible with both PlayStation®Vita and PlayStation®3.)

5th Place：DYNASTY WARRIOR NEXT full game Genre： Action RPG Experience the thrill of "One vs a thousand" combat, defeating countless enemies with simple controls. Play a variety of game modes - experience the story of the Three Kingdoms, vie for control of ancient China with other players using the game's online features, or fight with friends in ad hoc mode. Play intuitive combat using touch and motion controls and online functions to facilitate player communication.

6th Place：Escape Plan™ full game (PSN Exclusive) Genre：Puzzle   The game takes advantage of the PS Vita's multi-touch  display, rear touch panel, swipe interfaces and motion sensor, putting the fate  of Lil & Laarg in the palm of your hand. Players can swipe, squeeze, poke  and slap our hapless heroes and interact with the unique and twisted puzzles of  each room. Escape or die trying!

7th Place: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED BATTLE DESTINY full game Genre: Action Play the entire Gundam SEED Series! The newest installment of Gundam Battle series is finally here! Relive the original classic scenes in the era of "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" and "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY".

8th Place：UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss™ full game Genre：Adventure Uncover the dark  secret behind the 400-year-old massacre of a Spanish expedition as Nathan Drake  follows the murderous trail of an ancient and secret Spanish sect. Drake races  into the treacherous river basins, undiscovered temple ruins and karst caverns  of Central America in search of a legendary lost city, only to find himself  pushed to the edge of the Golden Abyss.

9th Place: GRAVITY RUSH full game Genre: Action A girl falls from the sky. This is an adventure drama in which a girl named Kat who has lost her memory and manipulates gravity to roam the space. Experience gravity actions realized by motion sensors and stunning visuals exclusive to the PS Vita in this “gravity action” game that will give you sensations like never before.

10th Place：METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION full game Genre：Action Snake's  beginning. Raiden's beginning. METAL GEAR SOLID's beginning.The  stories that cover all origins, includes "MGS2" &  "MGS3" with HD quality have arrived on the PS Vita! As with parent to  child, so is the METAL GEAR saga passed on to the next generation in this  collection, through tales that span half a century.

What’s better than gaming at home under such hot weather? But such superb gaming experience can now be enjoyed anywhere with our next-generation portable console PlayStation®Vita. That’s why PS Vita titles remain hot among gamers! Let’s see what the Top 10 PS Vita titles are in July!

1st Place: The Skull in “Dokuro” becomes Prince Charming & the King of the Games

Gamers were already crazy about downloading the demo version of “Dokuro” when it was first out, so when the full game version finally came out in the beginning of July, things -I mean the download clicks- just went out of control, bringing “Dokuro” to the top of our PS Vita ranking. “Dokuro” maybe a typical horizontal side-scrolling princess-rescue adventure game, but you do need to wrack your brain to solve various gimmicks with PS Vita’s diversified controls. One tap on the rear touch pad can even turn Dokuro into a prince! The cute visual style of the game also explains why it is a title loved by all ages.

2nd Place: A Special Visual Journey in “GRAVITY RUSH”

The French-comics-inspired “GRAVITY RUSH” is not new in stores, so as its place in the top 3 places of our ranking. Our heroine Kat has lost her memory but gained the ability to control gravity and has taken on a mission to protect Hekseville the floating city. What are the secrets behind her memory loss and her unique ability? Follow her story in the comics that are woven into the story. Try tilting your PS Vita and see what happens on-screen! Your PS Vita is a comic book!

3rd Place: Their Actions Still Impressive “Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny”

“Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny” was already a blast on its release. Not a surprising news, as this is the long-awaited Gundam title on PS Vita. Not only has the number of new mobile suits increased, the screen quality is also improved thanks to PS Vita’s features. Just imagine the impact of the classic scenes of “Seed” and “Destiny” under HD, you will just agree that this title has to stay on our Top 10 ranking.

4th Place：ASSAULT GUNNERS full game Genre：Action Shooting The game offers you some real robot battles realized by simple controls! Smash countless hostile aircrafts as you complete the missions. Customize the aircraft your way with parts you have obtained along the way and challenge the powerful bosses! There are more than 100 types of parts and a Score Attack Mode to ensure that you can’t stop playing! Co-op and battle play for a maximum of 4-player is available via ad-hoc connection!

5th Place：DYNASTY WARRIOR NEXT full game Genre： Action RPG Experience the thrill of "One vs a thousand" combat, defeating countless enemies with simple controls. Play a variety of game modes - experience the story of the Three Kingdoms, vie for control of ancient China with other players using the game's online features, or fight with friends in ad hoc mode. Play intuitive combat using touch and motion controls and online functions to facilitate player communication.

6th Place：METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION full game Genre：Action Snake's  beginning. Raiden's beginning. METAL GEAR SOLID's beginning.The  stories that cover all origins, includes "MGS2" &  "MGS3" with HD quality have arrived on the PS Vita! As with parent to  child, so is the METAL GEAR saga passed on to the next generation in this  collection, through tales that span half a century.

7th Place：Escape Plan™ full game (PSN Exclusive) Genre：Puzzle   The game takes advantage of the PS Vita's multi-touch  display, rear touch panel, swipe interfaces and motion sensor, putting the fate  of Lil & Laarg in the palm of your hand. Players can swipe, squeeze, poke  and slap our hapless heroes and interact with the unique and twisted puzzles of  each room. Escape or die trying!

8th Place：UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss™ full game Genre：Adventure Uncover the dark  secret behind the 400-year-old massacre of a Spanish expedition as Nathan Drake  follows the murderous trail of an ancient and secret Spanish sect. Drake races  into the treacherous river basins, undiscovered temple ruins and karst caverns  of Central America in search of a legendary lost city, only to find himself  pushed to the edge of the Golden Abyss.

9th Place：Resistance: Burning Skies™ full game Genre：Shooting             1950s in New  York, city fireman Tom Riley finds himself confronted with hordes of Chimeran  on an ordinary fire call. What should he do? Put down the water pipe right away  and grab various weapons to SHOOT! This very first true portable multiplayer  FPS title retains the spirit of the Resistance series and is developed with the  goal of “bringing a high-quality console experience to a handheld”.

10th Place：NINJA GAIDEN Σ PLUS full game Genre：Action One of the highest-rated action games is back and better than ever.  Experience a new way to play Ninja Gaiden Sigma with motion & touch controls, tons of content, and new challenges to test even the toughest ninja.