As a Playstation 3 owner, I never would have expected games such as LittleBigPlanet, Pixeljunk Monsters, and especially echochrome, to be developed and sold on the PSN Store for as little as $10 USD. But then again, I did only buy a PS3 for Metal Gear Solid 4... but we'll talk about that later.
Available for PS3 and PSP, echochrome is incredible in the fact that it's such a simple puzzle game that is both addicting and innovative. The only objective is to guide your mannequin figure safely through the level - "shift the perspective, and follow the echo." The controls are incredibly simple, and the soundtrack consists of mainly violins. The soothing strings really do help contain you when the levels increase in difficulty.
The entire structure of the seemingly basic game is around the famous artwork of Escher and five perpetual laws that govern the echochrome universe:
Going through the demo was a unique experience, as you can see that the game forces you to change visual perspective you're used to in our world. I haven't actually purchased the game yet, but I plan to when I'm done with the adventure that is Grand Theft Auto IV. There are 56 exclusive levels for the PS3 and PSP (112 unique levels overall) and players are able to generate from scratch their own levels using the level editor, and share with the world, for free! I can only imagine some of the ridiculous puzzles that can be created. The violins won't be able to save me there...
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