Hello PlayStation.blog readers. It’s Kumi! First, I wanted to thank everyone for reading my last post announcing the free demo for echochrome.
So as promised, I am back to tell you just when you can get your hands of the full version. echochrome will be available for you to download this THURSDAY, MAY 1 on the PlayStation Store for the PS3 and via the PC Store for the PSP. Both versions will be available for $9.99, so make sure you have funds in your wallet! There are 56 unique levels on the PS3 version, as well as 56 completely different levels on the PSP version (112 levels overall), so no matter if you are sitting at home or on the go, there are plenty of puzzles for you to wrap your brain around.
If you did not see my last post and are wondering “What is echochrome?” It’s a fun and addictive puzzle game with really elegant and simple graphics. The concept is inspired by the famous MC Escher artwork, which explores infinity, architecture and impossible constructions. In echochrome, you control the camera and perspective on an infinite canvas, guiding a mannequin figure by carefully tilting and turning the level to create a continual pathway, allowing your character to walk safely through the design. Also, there is a Canvas mode, where you will be able to create your own puzzles from scratch and share them with your friends, or even the world! You can still download the demo for free and sharpen your skills before taking on the full version when it is released on Thursday.
Stay tuned to the Playstation blog, because later this week, I will give you some tips on creating your own mind-bending levels to play and share with friends, as well as details on getting the top user-created levels each week for free (on the PS3 version). It blew 1UP’s mind … now it’s your turn.
that we werent getting add on content again at the same time as them or maybe not even getting it. you have to think about that. Please get add on for the good games concentrate on them more instead of echochrome like come on. no offence but you gotta work on some stuff and get it together guys , oh yeah nice job on updates though and keep them up. peace
Haha I didn’t see that “HOORAY!!” by “Goodfella2487”. I think this is so much more than simple game. I realize that xbox has updates before us (which annoys me to no end, as well), but this is really one of the great things about the PlayStation. Games like this take logic, much like many of the modes in Call of Duty 4. For some people, this is interesting (indeed, for myself) and for others it isn’t. Just realize, “sonycomeon”, that this is truly a different experience from many other games and there are many people out there (though evidently not yourself) who are quite intrigued by them.
Californian
How many megabites is the PSP version by the way?
Awesome….think i’ll go crazy with this game
Sonycomeon needs a ban. Now.
Will the PSP version also have a disk that you can buy?
@ Goodfella2487…
I need the run on sentences, poor punctuation and incoherent thoughts to make myself feel better about having an education.
BTW … great concept and execution of the game fellas. I’ll be using my newly powerful CDN dollar to purchase this tomorrow.
This is a very creative concept–simple to comprehend, but it looks like it could get challenging later on. I enjoyed the demos, and intend to get the full game for both systems.
holy crap moley this is perhaps the best announcement i’ve heard on this blog in quite some time. i was predicting late may but this is truly a surprise!
@kspraydad:
“sonycomeon” is one of the posters (last post on first page as well as another). Otherwise, your comment is hillarious.
Only 9.99? Seriously? Nice! Can’t wait.
One question, if you can answer– is the PSP download version the same as the Japanese UMD version for PSP, or do they have different levels?
@60…
Yes, I was responding to Goodfella calling out sonycomeon.
I think I’ll make a level for echochrome that spells out COMEON.
:)
PLAYSTATION STORE MEXICOOOOOOO!!!
Will definitely get this game. Btw. is the game going to be using AA? and how much of a tweak when rotating? is it in the options to speed it up?
Sony please start giving us more ps1 games
these games are ok at best there not what going
to sell consoles.
I bet what people really what to see is more
ps1 games “good ones” movie downloads,Home,
more ps3 games ect not echochrome im bored
sony!
cool……….
now how about Intelligent Qube?
add me
PSN= wyldekat
awesome game guys! can’t wait till tomorrow its my day off too!!!
@sonycomeon – yeah your post is meaningless here. try to keep it related to the topic. thanks.
@buri0819 – if you’re bored then try to doing something constructive, read a book. there are people, myself included, that have been looking forward to this title for some time now. don’t get me wrong i’m waiting for all those things too but your post comes of sounding very selfish.
peace,
Lh
@66
You DO know that you are posting in the blog thread about echochrome … which will be read and responded to by the echochrome AP, don’t you?
Save your request for Dille or Tretton.
I can dig this. I love some puzzle games. Especially original titles like this.
Are we going to see an expansion pack down the road with the PSN PSP levels for PS3 (and vice versa)? Any chance of sharing user-created levels between the PS3 and PSP versions?
So when’s it out for Europe?
Gotta love how all the blog posters ignore European posters as if they’re not meant to be here – ThreeSpeech is not a PlayStation blog, it’s terrible.
This announcement makes me feel so much better since I’m STILL waiting for my copy of GTA IV (blasted amazon). And since I loved the demo of this game so much I’m sincerely hoping you guys have more puzzle games in the works. My brain craves puzzles like you wouldn’t believe.
excellent ive always been excited for this particular title sinse E3 07 w/e wen it was unveiled very interesting concept keep rockin Sony!
anyone got GTA IV /MGO b then add me (if your worthy opponent haha)
PSN ID: Meko_Gear_Solid
This was a fantastic Demo. I can’t wait to get home later today to download. Great game!
I’m sad, as of 10:40 am EST, I can’t seem to find echochrome on the PC PLAYSTATION Store.
@76: Wait till 6pm est
Anywayz: want the editor NOW!! Gonna make a SMB level lol
can’t wait and sony u guys need to bring more games to the nework come on dont let xbox 360 out do u!!! …… buster
@Kumi
Played the demo on both platforms. Very cool. Howzabout adding Zoom?
Very excited for this. Can’t wait to get my digital hands on it later today.
hah microsoft especialy xbox out doing anyone maybe if they did out do sony its becuase they launched unfinished hardware at least a full year before it was ready (microshiz shizbox unworthy of 3 it never earned lol they just try and ryme with ps3 and launch before ps3 as their last resort to build an install base i agree they got like 2-3 dlc i would really like ikaruga and rez hd for example.. but sony does too much and with the way things are goin the junk box will be outclassed in all respects in due time ps3 was hurt by its price (was an amazing deal at launch but the general consumer is not much smarter then a damn cat i swear i pitty dem fools buyin xbox for halo most over rated series in history halo 2 had damn fine multiplayer but thats it (until they released map expansion pack) lol with games like warhawk n echocrome calling all cars everyday shooter flow etc etc you can get better only thing id like to c out of ps3 is of course ingame xmb.. but id really like if they unlock ps3s full gpu for F sakes wut da F!! like mac computers u could install windows n play old pc games like dungeon keeper n fallout on your ps3 now wouldnt that be mind blowing?
(im purely a console gamer) too much of the same stuff on computer while consoles have original kick ass games computer games used to be alot better but the future is blu n the future is now…
Guys, This blog is breakfast for Hardcore!, The early birds check here prior to going to work/school, Coast to Coast, It’s great to see a story or two on here almost every single day of the business week… Great Work Sony, please keep it up, We need this.
yeah dawg i love this blog nice articles on here specialy for mgs sonys knows whats best for their customers they dont steal them they earn them thanks for my bd drive in my ps3 too ps3 is too grand should cast 2 grand lol but with a damn pager for the wireless cons ahaha well good job sony i appreciate it i been wit u sinse twisted metal 2 haha n ill be around for the rest
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@Kumi
Will the PS3 version have Remote Play?
Thank You Ricky,
PSN: Skater_Ricky
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I’m quite excited for this. I downloaded the Japanese demo as soon as it was available and played it through a few times with friends just itching for a complete version.
I even blogged about it (http://techblog.mikebabcock.ca/2008/05/echochrome.html if you’re interested) and I hope everyone tries their hand at making new levels and sharing them online.
Please please please consider having a semi-open online review system for new levels so we can see what others have uploaded right away and vote on our favourites? I’d love to be able to log in through the game interface, see the newly uploaded maps, download and try them then rate them on how hard I think they are and how good I thought they were.
Best of luck!
@ skaterricky
Is there any sense left in your tiny spamming head? Is there? Is there? Is there?
If you could play the PS3 version on your PSP, you wouldn’t buy the PSP version would you? Would you? Would you? Would you?
They need money to operate their business, don’t they? Don’t they? Don’t they?
Stop it! Etc., etc.
I realize that was rather harsh to an extreme, but you (skaterricky) were being annoying to an extreme. Never mind that the PSP has no second analog stick and I don’t see why they would reconfigure it so you could take the cheap way out.
@Jeigh
How is asking for the PS3 version to support Remote Play being cheap? Since PixelJunk Monsters supports it and (yet) doesn’t offer a PSP version, I’m cheap because I play PJ Monsters via remote play while sitting in bed on my PSP rather than my couch… that makes me cheap?
WTF kind of silly logic is that?! I own a PS3 and a PSP. I own hundreds of games between the PS3, PS2, PSOne, and PSP libraries yet I’m cheap because I want to buy echochrome once?
Piss off ant.
I’ve downloaded the demo, and I was pleased! It was better than I thought it would be! (And I thought it would be cool!)
I’m hoping theres an echochrome PS3 them released soon too!
: )
This is a truly wonderful game. It doesn’t look pretty, but it’s elegant and ingenious.
I’ve seen a couple of Japanese user-made levels that stumped me. Maybe we Americans can even the score, eh? XD
thanx.
add me
PSN= wyldekat
so let me get this straight, you can only share custom created levels via WIFI/Adhoc????? You cant upload them on here or download other peoples levels to like a USB thumb drive and import them into the ps3????Or even go online with the ps 3 and download them that way?? thats pretty weak if thats the case….
@Jeih w/e unworthy person to be mentioned correctly dude if you know echo chrome youd know that the psp version is a different entity being cheap wtf r u talkin about how could u not get em both at 10 bux u must never leave ur dungeon u dungeon keeper! bloody hell go on a plane (pspless) n c y ud fly the plane into a building just to rally it on psp instead of listenin too anoying children shout n wine n cry omg… calm musik of echo chrome… n ill get to the point echo chrome on psp has different levels different modes more suited to the portable arena foo the only one who was cheap was god savin a couple bucks on the head on your shoulders…(im a jack ass sorry if i offend)
heres a question J did u put 5 bucks down for MGo b?? if u didnt then ur cheaper then anyperson you ever knew haha just sayzinz sheesh
anyone with mgo b?? add me!
PSN ID: Meko_Gear_Solid
Good show. I’m pretty impressed with the game engine and love the simplicity of the graphics. I may have been of the first few to have bought the full version and I am not disapointed. M.C. Escher would be proud…Thanx.
I am really excited to have Echochrome on my PSP. However, when I download the full version and Install it, it’s nowhere to be found. I’ve done this twice, Any ideas what might be happening?
will it come on UMD or just download only??