Sony Announces This Week's PlayStation Games; ‘Hotline Miami 2,’ ‘DmC Definitive Edition’ And More

The second week of March sees no new AAA releases, but gamers finally get to sample Ninja Theory’s remastered entry in the “Devil May Cry” series at 60fps. Also on the docket are “Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number,” "Sniper Elite 3 Ultimate Edition," "Flame Over" and more. All told, this week sees 10 new PSN store releases, representing a wide variety of genres.

This week’s list was posted on the PlayStation Blog, which spotlights "DmC Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition” as the big release. Ninja Theory’s entry in the long-running Capcom series split fan opinion when it was first launched in early 2013 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game ran at 30fps, half the framerate of the typical series standard, which affected the fluidity of combat.

Despite the mixed reaction from fans, the original “DmC” was well received by critics. Gamespot awarded the game an 8/10 in its review, praising the game’s storytelling, deep combat systems and imaginative enemy designs. ”DmC Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition” features upgraded 1080p graphics at 60fps, a rebalanced and re-tuned combat system, new gameplay modes, costumes and all previously released DLC.

As noted by CinemaBlend, gamers have been looking forward to the release of "Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number," the sequel to 2012’s gritty cult-hit. PlayStation owners are able to take advantage of the platform owners generous cross-buy feature, gaining access to the game across all three platforms with only a single purchase. As reported previously, “Hotline Miami 2” is part of Sony’s Spring Fever promotion, meaning buyers can save 10% on their purchase.

Gamers looking for even more intense action can check out Rebellion Developments’ “Sniper Elite 3 Ultimate Edition,” available on PS3 and PS4. The “Ultimate Edition” includes nine additional DLC packs, free updates to the main game and six brand new multiplayer maps. The original release of “Sniper Elite 3” indicated that though flawed, the game was a huge improvement for the series. In its review, IGN scored the game an 8.2/10.

The rest of this week’s PSN store games are made up of smaller titles like PS Vita exclusive top-down shooter “Flame Over,” PS3 and PS Vita Japanese visual novel "Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters" and much more. The full list of this week’s PSN store releases includes:

- "Alter Echo," PS2 Classic — Digital

- "Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea," PS3 — Digital, Retail

- "Battle Hunter," PSone Classic — Digital

- "DmC Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition," PS4 — Digital, Retail

- "Flame Over," PS Vita — Digital

- "Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number," PS4, PS3, PS Vita — Digital (Three-Way Cross Buy)

- "Scram Kitty DX," PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross Buy)

- "Sniper Elite 3 Ultimate Edition," PS4, PS3 — Digital, Retail

- "Sparkle 2," PS3 — Digital (Three Way Cross Buy)

- "Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters," PS3, PS Vita — Digital, Retail