LAST MONTH ON PS PLUS

New Year, new you. Whether you were jumping on the bandwagon of healthy resolutions or simply welcoming the fresh start, January’s PS Plus games were right there with you. This lineup seemed to ask, “What better time to try something a little different?” Diving straight into the new year was PS4 headliner Steep. This open world extreme winter sports game plopped you down on a mountain and gave you the choice between skis, snowboards, wingsuits, or a paraglider. With a heavy focus on online multiplayer, this title was reinvigorated from its PS Plus inclusion. Also on PS4 was fantasy-themed craft-’em-up Portal

Knights. You partied up, with a range of classes to choose from, either online or for split-screen couch co-op across a blocky, randomly generated land.

If you’d yet to get your fantasy fix even after that, there was Fallen Legion on PS4 and PS Vita. This action RPG told a different story depending on the platform you played on. On PS4, you were princess Cecille. On PS Vita, you were opposing general Laendur. Either way you legged it between battles and mashed through bosses with each party member mapped to a different button. On PS Vita alone you could enjoy

Super Mutant Alien Assault. This arcade shooter starred a scrappy little robot besieged by aliens, with nowt but the thin hope the RNG gods would smile upon them with a powerful weapon drop.

Lastly on PS3 was Zone Of The

Enders HD Collection. This mecha throwback updated the first game and The 2nd Runner with crisp visuals. Jehuty was joined by the similarly sci-fi, though far more musical, Amplitude on PS3. From Harmonix (of Guitar Hero fame), in it you sailed your ship through 30 tracks from a number of videogame composers into the new year beyond.