Every Extend Extra

by Buena Vista

Product Features

• Little diamonds are left in place of the destroyed enemies -- grab them all before the screen fills up again
• Meet insidious Boss enemies that will thwart you with rainbow weapons, floating discs, and stars
• Exciting multiplayer mode lets you connect wirelessly to another PSP and explode a giant globe from your screen to your opponent's

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GAAW0W
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 17, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,193 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #4 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Puzzle

Product Description

Product InformationEvery Extended Extra is a unique arcade-style puzzle experience! When yourship enters a colorful vortex you're sucked into the action as you take oneweird enemies. Use your ability to set off explosions to take out enemies andyour skills at dodging and weaving to keep from colliding with them -- then setoff that big boom that takes them all out. Think fast and use your brain toavoid going BOOM yourself!Product Features Little diamonds are left in place of the destroyed enemies -- grab them all before the screen fills up again Meet insidious Boss enemies that will thwart you with rainbow weapons floating discs and stars Exciting multiplayer mode lets you connect wirelessly to another PSP and explode a giant globe from your screen to your opponent's

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arcade Action X Music, December 11, 2006

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Robert P. Inverarity (Silicon Valley, California, United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Every Extend Extra (Video Game)

Every Extend Extra is a very unique game in this day and age: it's an honest arcade action game. There's no exploration, no collecting of gadgets and upgrades, no gimmicks - just action, trancey visuals, and absorbing electronic music.

The core gameplay mechanic itself combines aspects of Asteroids (particle dodging) and Missile Command (chain explosions and timing skills). The concept and gameplay merge Golden Age design decisions (gameplay occurs on a single screen, your ship is small, normal enemies are mostly abstract shapes) with Silver Age shooter conventions (pattern recognition and bullet-dodging ability are useful skills, minibosses and huge bosses spice up the stages).

Complaints about the tutorial mode are unwarranted. The tutorial gives you an understanding of all the techniques you will need, but only practice will make you a competent player. In addition to the tutorial mode, however, I strongly recommend that those new to the concept should rank into the top three in the original Every Extend (either on PC or PSP) before trying the Arcade mode of Every Extend Extra.

As expected from the creators of Lumines, each stage has a unique and memorable skin -- themes range from Cambrian life to astrophysics. The package is solid and full of content -- a remake of the original PC "Every Extend", endless single-stage, and boss rush modes are included, along with a full-on multiplayer mode (which I've heard is good, but haven't had the pleasure of trying). Did I mention it includes a substantial demo of Lumines II for good measure?

So if you're a fan of classic arcade games, you can't go wrong with this one. There are complaints to be made about E3: it's a bit short, has a substantial learning curve to play the "right way" and another to become skilled, the graphics can sometimes be too busy, and there's not much variety in the gameplay. To my way of thinking, though, these are all positives rather than negatives. It's a great, lovingly-crafted game and a welcome anachronism among today's games.

BTW: those who haven't played the original PC Every Extend, a labor of love created by a single programmer, should try it out. The version included in E3 differs considerably.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinarly simple and fun..., December 23, 2010

By 

Dubyac99 "MC White" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Every Extend Extra (Video Game)

I'm not sure where I missed the boat, but I cannot understand the low reviews of this game? I suppose it may be that I waited until the game was in single digit pricing, I got it for less than a buck, before shipping, but I can't see why paying more than $5.00 would be a problem for this little gem.

The game's manual is, as mentioned before quite simple and non-complex. They do not explain very much. For those of you that have played "Rez" on the PS2, it is similar in gameplay and object. You try to blow things up, and there is a haunting trance beat that is actually quite enjoyable to listen to. Being a huge music game fan, I found myself tapping to the beat whilst I played the first time.

I'm also surprised that nobody else mentioned Rez in their reviews, it is strikingly quite similar.

Recommended!

2.0 out of 5 stars kind of boring, May 17, 2011

By 

Fernando C. Cardoso (Chapel Hill, NC, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Every Extend Extra (Video Game)

well in a nutshell: is kind of boring and the visual effects are not great as in rez for dreamcast (similar and much better game). the levels are kind of hard and challenger but the game is mainly boring... thats it. so boring that there are not much else to be said!