TheSixthAxis writes:
TalkPlayStation.com writes:"Echochrome, the mind numbing puzzle game, already out in America was meant to be released in Europe as part of last weeks Playstation Store update. Did it make it? No.
Both EchoChrome and Elefunk were previously meant to hit the European PSN Store today, but failed to do so. A cursory glance at the official PlayStation site suggests EchoChrome will land next week, with Elefunk the week after. Let's hope so.
According to the Official UK PlayStation website, the puzzle game Echochrome will be released on the PlayStation store this thursday. As well as completing the pre-created puzzles players are also able to download user created puzzles.
Kumi Yuasa at PlayStation.Blog writes:
With digital distribution making it possible for a greater variety of unconventional titles to reach the market, imaginative new forms of puzzle gameplay are emerging. Echochrome for the Playstation 3 and PSP, whose art direction mirrors the logic-defying line drawings of M.C. Escher, is one such example. The physical laws of the in-game environment are determined by the way the player manipulates the perspective, making illusions of perception the literal truth. For the music accompanying the game, Hideki Sakamoto has created a collection of classical music tracks, recently released in a soundtrack album by Team Entertainment. For this discussion on the sound of Echochrome, the composer joins Siliconera for a deeper look at the design underlying the innovative puzzle game and its original soundtrack.
Elefunk, Echochrome and Pixel Junk Eden have all been given release dates for Europe. They will all be available for download on the Playstation Store.
Sony is keeping the Echochrome content rolling through thick and fast, with ten more levels to appear in the PS3 version of the game this week.
This comes after 20 user-created levels were selected by Sony to appear in the game last week.
The new stages will, as before, appear in the Freeform mode at random depending on the difficulty level you have chosen. It seems like a bit of an awkward way of doing things, but Sony advises ...
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