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MasonMk    Location: England Age: 15 |
07-28-2010 20:27 GMT [+]
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 So it's been almost 10 months now since the minis service started, and during that time these minis have seen PS3 emulation, over 80 games released, and over 1 million downloads passed. The purpose of this thread though, is to find out what you think of the service (just out of curiosity).
Do you feel minis are good, or that they're nothing to get excited about? What's been your favourite mini released so far? What do you thing needs improving with the service? Do you tend to play minis more than full games? Any other comments about the minis service is also welcome, because i want to see what the playstation community thinks about minis, especially since it's a gaming platform that isn't mentioned often, and does have potential. My views of the minis service are that they have some decent games on offer, but it could be improved by including more original games, and games more value for the money you pay for them. I also think they should advertise them more, because some just get dumped on the store without a word. This post was edited by MasonMk (07-28-2010 20:33 GMT, 39 days ago) |
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cameraguy256   Location: Canada Age: 14 |
07-28-2010 22:26 GMT [+]
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My View Of Minis (LIST) Are :
-Too Expensive!!! -We need first person shooters like Coded arms which had grat grapics and was only 96mb -we should have milton bradly board game minis like operation -sony should be focused on making ARCADE minis like pacman, dig dug,ect. -we need SIM CITY NOW! P.S. if you are reading this SONY please put these into concideration because so far MINIS ARE LAME, LIKE running out of a forest by clicking  for $3.99? or a tank game that i beat in 3 mins?and much more BAD
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heyyou  Location: Belgium Age: 14 |
07-28-2010 22:42 GMT [+]
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Quotesecond that |
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|-|eartbreak  Location: Canada Age: 15 |
07-28-2010 23:46 GMT [+]
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I thought they were going to be on the level of most fun iPhone apps, $0.99-$2.99. But that's not the case. The only Mini that I thoroughly enjoyed was Age of Zombies.
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Halladay  Location: Canada Age: 15 |
07-29-2010 00:11 GMT [+]
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A mini in my opinion should be a "pick-up-and-play" at any time experience, not just a short game. I mean, games like Stand O' Food and Fieldrunners are great examples of how minis should work, especially SoF since FR is simply a tower defense. The gameplay should be engaging and replayable, especially at the $3.99 price tag. In simpler terms, minis should be worth the cost and not just cheap.
My minis choices are ... Bloons, Fieldrunners, and Stand O' Food, with SoF being the best so far. |
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Kyuudaime  Location: United States Age: 18 |
07-29-2010 00:21 GMT [+]
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QuoteThis ^ I'd also like to see older games like Pacman, Galaga, and so many more go into the "minis" category, because I don't want to buy a full fledged PSP game for $20 with a bunch of games that I won't even care for. I want to buy them individually, launch them individually. |
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Astig_Darkra  Location: Philippines Age: 15 |
07-29-2010 05:50 GMT [+]
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IMO, some minis are great, some are not. Some are nicely priced, some are expensive crap.
Minis probably specialize in puzzlers, strategy, and some actions games. They're the kind to pick-up-and-play, yet can have you playing for a while. The biggest problem in the minis category is, most of the time, the price. Seriously, paying $10 bucks for something that you can play online forn free (Yes you, Tetris.) is not worth the money. I'd rather use that for a PSOne game or something. And even that could cost less. Also, some of the minis have relatively long loading times, which can cause problems for the pick-up-and-play thing. My personal picks are Age Of Zombies, Fieldrunners, Echoes, and Blast Off. I'm looking forward to Flying Hamsters, which is, I think, the first side-shooter. This post was edited by Astig_Darkra (07-29-2010 05:58 GMT, 39 days ago) |
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phinal  Location: United States Age: 29 |
07-29-2010 06:40 GMT [+]
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i've purchased three minis and then have gotten 3 for free via PlayStation + membership.
out of the three i purchased (Blast Off, Echoes, and Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess), they all seemed to entertain me for the amount i spent. all were $5 or less and all were a decent buy. out of the three free ones (Age of Zombies, Fieldrunners, and Kahoots), only Kahoots has disappointed me and it is because it is overly kid-ish and could have been made better in terms of graphics but the game play is fun enough and you can't really complain too much about it because it was free and it wouldn't have been anything i would have picked regardless. i think cheaper games would be good but some of the wants of those who are asking for online games and quality graphics ... these are cheaply made games that can't have online (one of Sony's rules), that are supposed to be brief time wasters. they are not meant to be a replacement for a full fledge PSP game. i likely won't purchase anymore on a whim, unless they look really good (like Flying Hamsters). |
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heyyou Location: Belgium Age: 14 |
07-29-2010 13:24 GMT [+]
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as for me i bought tetris, the game with the running from a killer,and breakquest (accidentallly)
the only good one which was entertaining for mor than half an hour was tetris and tetris was 4.99 wich is a very high price |
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connorjones Location: Canada |
07-30-2010 23:51 GMT [+]
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I like the idea of the minis,some of the games are fun,I really like adventure,but it would be cool if they added more board games,and if they added more remake of older games(pac-man for example,or an example of one already made tetris),the minis go have allot of potential but they should widen the variety of the games.
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majicianman1 Location: United States Age: 17 |
07-31-2010 06:58 GMT [+]
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Looks like many people dislike most of the minis. I have Poker Blast. I thought it was going to be a real poker game, not that crap. I'll probably never buy another mini........
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jukitas  Location: Netherlands Age: 12 |
07-31-2010 08:24 GMT [+]
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minis are noob.
only pinbal hero's series are cool |
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cam51037 Location: Canada |
07-31-2010 19:49 GMT [+]
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I like the idea of minis, but not the price so much.
I though Sony wanted to make minis sort of like apps for iPods. If they wanted to, then some of the minis would have been $0.99. My favorite and only mini is Monopoly. (Great game, I highly recommend it), but I play full games much more than minis. |
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acelaflash Location: United States Age: 15 |
07-31-2010 21:29 GMT [+]
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get the pinball dreams or fantacies, great pinball games, really get them they are so good!
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domo-kun Location: United States Age: 17 |
07-31-2010 22:47 GMT [+]
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I think minis are too expensive for what they should be priced (around $.99- $2.99 would sound about right). And they should put a trial version of a certain mini (kinda like Apple's App Store's "Lite" apps). Kinda like a demo so people get a taste of what they want.
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Astig_Darkra Location: Philippines Age: 15 |
08-01-2010 05:31 GMT [+]
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Quote Technically, they are not "free" since you lose access if you don't renew subscription. More like "rent". |
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noaht99 Location: United States |
08-08-2010 15:35 GMT [+]
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Galaga! >.< Or Killer Instinct...... Whaaaat? One cant dream. ;)
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japanmonte Location: United States |
08-08-2010 17:39 GMT [+]
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i own 3 mini age of zomies
monster sole my princess problay and echoes i enjoy all three off them but echoes and monster i wait for a sale to buy them beacuse 5 for a mini is too much (age of zomies was worth 5 bucks) and they should be like 1 or 2 dollars nothing more beacuse any thing more than that should make it the same type of game u can get on the psn for 5 or ten bucks |
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Knuckles987 Location: United States Age: 17 |
08-08-2010 18:00 GMT [+]
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I bought Hysteria Project, Archibald's Adventures, Bloons, and Funky Punch. I enjoyed Hysteria Project for a while, LOVE Archibald's Adventure and Bloons, but was very disappointed at Funky Punch (poor choice). As far as prices go, they need to bring down those prices a bit. However, the quality of these Minis are starting to improve (ex. Young Thor), so it looks as though things are getting better for these bite-sized games
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gabe2238 Location: United States |
08-10-2010 16:08 GMT [+]
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i tried some and looked at some on youtube and my OPINION is they all need work on graphics
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ethankjfan Location: United States Age: 22 |
08-10-2010 18:24 GMT [+]
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I haven't tried the other two I got from PS+ but I see Age of Zombies worth it. It was thoroughly enjoyable.
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MightyKon16  Location: United States Age: 16 |
08-12-2010 00:05 GMT [+]
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i believe they should be cheap and not charge taxs for them ethier!!!
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Muzzum Location: Canada Age: |
08-12-2010 05:56 GMT [+]
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They have to charge taxes man... otherwise they couldn't sell them :\ (legally that is ;) ). Anyways I think the idea of the "mini" is fantastic... but Sony's lack of both presentation and good minis makes it something to pass up, for now. So far the only really enjoyable ones that I have boughten so far are Age of Zombies and Fieldrunners. My advice, wait for quality to go up and price to go down.
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duc1001 Location: United States |
08-13-2010 04:55 GMT [+]
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i played fieldrunners a couple of time and then i deleted it. so boring
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|-|eartbreak Location: Canada Age: 15 |
08-13-2010 06:42 GMT [+]
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QuoteThat depends on the province/state you live in. Out of Sony or the publisher's reach. |
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~LEDZEPPELIN Location: Canada |
08-13-2010 23:03 GMT [+]
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I think they should have taken online out of fp:ffoc and made it a 5 dollar mini. 20 was waaay too much.
This post was edited by ~LEDZEPPELIN (08-16-2010 01:40 GMT, 21 days ago) |
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Failman Location: Canada Age: 16 |
08-17-2010 19:24 GMT [+]
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I hate the cost, but they are time wasters, just like (good) flash games. From what I said the pirce should be down around 99¢ too 2$
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blue~psp Location: Netherlands Age: 15 |
08-17-2010 21:22 GMT [+]
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Red Bull X-fighter is the best mini in my eyes, followed by Rocket Racing and Fieldrunners.
I think Bloons is 50% luck and in the menu you can`t go immediately to the level you are. Haven`t played it for a while, but I am stuck at about 64. My opinion on mini's is that there are good titles, but you really have to check the internet what to buy and what not. |
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ZOMBully Location: United States Age: 25 |
08-18-2010 18:36 GMT [+]
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I like them, thanks to ps+ and myself I own 10. kahoots, aero racer, young thor, hero of sparta, tehra dark warrior, freekscape, monopoly, fieldrunners, zombie tycoon, age of zombies. graphic wise freek scape is awesome. great puzzle/sidescrolling. zombie tyc is a great command & conquer style game and i could go on. some minis are worth it and i'd say over 1/2 of the ones i own are
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jp71395  Location: Virgin Islands (u.s.) Age: 15 |
08-18-2010 18:42 GMT [+]
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my favorite mini i own so far is aero racer it have great graphics and the music is awesome and the price is not bad
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renz Location: United States Age: 14 |
08-20-2010 10:37 GMT [+]
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If Sony wants a descent psp mini then bring plants vs zombies! Best game ever!
If this game entertained me on iPod touch then it should amuse me even more on psp. |
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ROXAS1 Location: United States Age: 16 |
08-22-2010 21:52 GMT [+]
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i have bought 8 minis
shogi red bull x fighters carnavours:dinasour hunting monopoly monkey mayham field runners egypt engeneering an empire and hysteria project my favorits are shogi dinasour hunting monopoly field runners and egypt engineering. those are great minis shogi is good if you learn to play and egypt is easy to learn but hard to master the only regret is x fighters. and i going to buy age of zombies most minis are lame and stupid thogh.... This post was edited by ROXAS1 (08-22-2010 21:59 GMT, 14 days ago) |
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travelerking Location: United States |
08-24-2010 05:38 GMT [+]
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i think they should have mini packs with 2 or 3 games in one for a reasonable price
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kenko  Location: Japan Age: 0 |
08-25-2010 19:34 GMT [+]
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@Gray360 STOP posting in All colors
Minis are all right tetris and vecter are pretty good ones. |
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Starkiller13  Location: |
08-25-2010 20:55 GMT [+]
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they need better pricing. i bought tetris when it was 10 bucks, and a week later it had a price drop
 (but it was worth it because tetris is epic)... also more genres. what do i want??? Mrs. Pacman, 'cause shes sexy 
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cameraguy256 Location: Canada Age: 14 |
08-25-2010 23:43 GMT [+]
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QuoteThat happened to me to and 4 other games. One week later after my purchases it really pissed me off... tetris $4 less, ape escape $6 less, mercury menltdown came with the second mercury game same price, Work Time Fun $4 less
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|-|eartbreak Location: Canada Age: 15 |
08-26-2010 02:12 GMT [+]
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Angry Birds is coming out as a mini. Anyone with an iPod or an iPhone would know what that game is.
Definitely the best Mini in the whole library if it's under 5 dollars. |
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blue~psp Location: Netherlands Age: 15 |
08-27-2010 22:01 GMT [+]
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Quote Oh, that game is so awesome. I have even played it today on the ipod of a friend. |
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travelerking Location: United States |
08-29-2010 03:31 GMT [+]
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dyno gems is a good time waster
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Starkiller13 Location: |
08-29-2010 05:25 GMT [+]
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Quoteagreed, that was my first mini |
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Dark2257 Location: United States |
08-29-2010 19:02 GMT [+]
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i spend alot of time on VectorTD mini good mini
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blue~psp Location: Netherlands Age: 15 |
08-30-2010 21:28 GMT [+]
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Quote I can`t even finish 1 level in Vector TD. Although, I do love the pc version |
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heyyou Location: Belgium Age: 14 |
08-30-2010 22:08 GMT [+]
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Quoteshe shure iz
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campos3452 Location: United States Age: 32 |
09-01-2010 23:25 GMT [+]
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I like it. When I purchase stuff off of PSN. I end up having some spare change or so, then I by something in minis. Like today I bought 2 games for .99¢ echoes and Let's GOLF. There are good deal I may add. And fun.
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Soher Location: United States Age: 14 |
09-01-2010 23:38 GMT [+]
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I like minis. First one I bought was Age of Zombies and it was fun. Bought several others and had a blast.
But they need to add Ottomatic and Bad Toys. (Don't ask what the games are, just google.) |
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smish34 Location: England Age: 15 |
09-02-2010 00:01 GMT [+]
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well they actually need the robot chicken games on the pss as minis.
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travelerking Location: United States |
09-04-2010 10:33 GMT [+]
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they should make a frogger mini that would be fun
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shakil2797  Location: Iraq Age: 1 |
09-04-2010 16:00 GMT [+]
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QuoteI love that game and if not online multiplayer atleast a Online HighScoreBoard would be great! |
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