PS3 demomanic

Goodbye WoW, hello PS3. Being able to download demos right to your next system is so sweet. So I've gone hogwild and here are some demo reviews! Just think, 15 years ago when the undisputed best game of all time, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, was released (damn I feel old saying that), "camera controls" were non-existent in games. Now it alone can break a game.

Heavenly Sword

Here was my complete experience with the demo: Long download, long install, long load time, /skipscene, 6 minutes of play time, long load time for friend, /skipscene, 6 minutes of play time, delete the demo. I thought the game would be far more God of War feeling, but alas.

Bladestorm

WAAAAAAANT!! The demo can take 15 minutes or 2 hours. I'd recommend dragging it out 2 hours. Still another month until this is released, can't wait. Fight in the 100 Year War as a mercenary. Lots of upgrades to get, lots of killing to do.

Clive Barker's Jericho

A FPS with plot? What? No. If you wanted to play this game, watch the intro movie, where all the characters are introduced. You won't want to play the game anymore.

Stranglehold

Cool in theory, though far from original, going into slow-mo mode for shooting guys, but the controls are no good. Using two sticks moving around and shooting, I always end up looking at the sky or ground. Need a mouse.

Stuntman: Ignition

I didn't play the original Stuntman, but I heard the load times killed the play experience. This has very quick level resets and has very fun levels. I'm hoping the full game lets you control the camera angles in the replay, the AI ends up making a terrible movie. I think this would be worth the investment, could be a really fun game (until Burnout is released for PS3).

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I was trying to stack some furniture so I could talk to the painting that was calling me over and get a warning saying "demo will expire in 1 minute". WTF? A timed demo? They removed content from the demo AND limit how long you can play. Doesn't make me want the game at all. Bet this is fun on Wii, waving your wand around.

Full Auto 2: Battlelines

1080p Twisted Metal, hmm. Put guns and missiles and mines on your car and blow up other cars, what's not fun about that? Guessing this is good as a party game, assuming 4 people can play on one system.

Skate

Very interesting control system for a skateboarding game. Rather than skating up to a rail and hitting square to automatically start griding on it, you flick the right stick to make your character ollie up onto the rail. Seems more realistic, but I'm not about to master the game and assume that knowledge transfers to the real thing (I'm looking at you, Guitar Hero fans).

Armored Core 4

At the start of the demo, it says it features the game at an early stage of development. I'm hoping that's it. The controls are a mess.

Folklore

Pokemon, but it's with demon souls. Nice use of the motion sensing controller, you "yank" the souls out

Blast Factor

A puzzle game purchasable from the PSstore, $9.99. Hectic, but fun.