Sony has unveiled all of the new PlayStation Plus Game Catalog games coming to Extra and Premium subscribers in March 2024, including highlights like the Resident Evil 3 remake, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.
The lineup, detailed in a new PlayStation.Blog post, revealing a solid list of 13 games to dive into across the service’s offerings. It’s a catalog drop that adds eight PlayStation Plus Extra titles and five Premium titles with a lot of variety to explore.
While survival horror and strategy players on the Extra tier will find something to love in Resident Evil and Midnight Suns, sports fans can look forward to NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition. Premium users, who will be able to every game in the list, are getting a few classic bonuses in the form of titles like Cool Boarders and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy. Their real highlight, however, might be the often-forgotten PSP offshoot, Jak and Daxter The Lost Frontier.
All games drop on March 19.
PlayStation Plus Games Catalog Additions for February 2024
- NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition | PS4, PS5
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns | PS4, PS5
- Resident Evil 3 | PS4, PS5
- LEGO DC Super-Villains | PS4
- Mystic Pillars: Remastered | PS5
- Blood Bowl 3 | PS4, PS5
- Super Neptunia RPG | PS4
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | PS5 (PS4 version already available on PS+ Game Catalog
PlayStation Plus Classics Games Catalog Additions for February 2024
- Jak and Daxter The Lost Frontier | PS4, PS5
- Cool Boarders | PS4, PS5
- Gods Eater Burst | PS4, PS5
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy | PS4
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure AllStar Battle R | Platforms N/A
NBA 2K24 launched in September 2023, bringing updated player rosters for the annual basketball game series. We reviewed the latest in 2K’s series but came away feeling like it was a mixed bag. In our 6/10 review, we said, “NBA 2K24 scores big with gameplay, but its microtransaction tactics feel like a costly turnover.”
Marvel’s Midnight Suns saw XCOM developer Firaxis Games blending turn-based combat with superheroes to create a unique Marvel experience. We said that it “makes great use of card game mechanics to inject variety and unpredictability into its excellent combat” in our 8/10 review. Four DLC packs eventually added to the list of notable characters, including fan-favorite names like Deadpool, Venom, Storm, and Morbius.
Capcom’s Resident Evil 3 continued its series of remakes in 2020 and tells the story of Jill Valentine and Carlos Oliveira as they work to together to escape Raccoon City and the relentless Nemesis. Although not quite as beloved as the Resident Evil 2 remake it followed, we still found plenty to love about how Capcom reimagined this story. We called it “stellar” in our 9/10 review.
Lego DC Super-Villains is yet another Traveller’s Tales Lego game that brick-ifies classic DC characters. This time, however, the adventure tells its story through the lens of some of the universe’s most iconic villains while packing in more Lego humor and more things to do. We enjoyed its anti-hero antics at the time of its release in 2018, giving it a 7.8/10 in our review.
Mystic Pillars: Remastered gives players dreamy puzzles to sift through with a story set in Ancient India. Based on the classic boardgame Mancala, players take control of a traveler who resolve droughts and bring water back to the Kingdom of Zampi. With hand-drawn 4K visuals and improved UI and art, this remastered version of the adventure makes everything look and feel that much crisper.
Blood Bowl 3 is developer Cyanide’s latest take on wacky Warhammer football. Released in February of last year, this third entry brings the gameplay fans love to modern devices following an eight-year wait after the launch of Blood Bowl 2. Unfortunately, we didn’t love our time with the game, giving it a 5/10 in our review, saying, “Blood Bowl 3 is a sloppy, muddy, buggy rehash of a better game.”
Super Neptunia RPG is Artisan Studios and Idea Factory’s 2019 anime adventure RPG. Its narrative follows Neptune, a girl with amnesia who works together with her friends to save the world the 2D world that she’s trapped in. Neptunia series fans will find both new and familiar elements to get lost in a meta story with turn-based combat.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot give anime fans a full-fledged video game retelling of the events they’ve known and love for decades. That means playing through classic storylines like the Saiyan and Buu Sagas while playing as some of Dragon Balls most powerful characters. It’s a love letter to some of creator Akira Toriyama’s most famous work that we enjoyed, giving it a 7/10 in our review.
Jak and Daxter The Lost Frontier took PlayStation’s iconic duo to the PSP to tell a spinoff story from High Impact Games. At the time of release, we praised its platforming, puzzles, and upgrade options but felt it could have used a bit more time in the oven to create something truly special. You can read our 7.4/10 review here.
Cool Boarders is a snowboard racing game from that took PS1 players down slippery slopes back in 1996. Now, this new version of the game comes with up-rendering, a rewind feature, quick saves, and custom video filters. We gave it a 4.3/10 in our 2007 review.
Gods Eater Burst, originally released on PSP, is set in a world where mysterious lifeforms known as Aragami have appeared. You and up to three friends can team up to stop them, with this remastered version of the game offering up-rendering, rewind, quick saves, and custom video filters. We gave it a 6.5/10 in our 2011 review.
The Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy bundles three of Capcom’s classic courtroom dramas together for a collection that’s hard to pass up. We gave it a 7.5/10 in our review, saying, “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is a solid collection of courtroom dramedies, but far from essential for fans.”
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R takes the over-the-top world of the anime and gives it a fresh coat of game-ified paint. While we came away a bit underwhelmed after our time with it, we still enjoyed the overall experience enough to give it a 7/10 in our review.
Finally, as an added bonus, My Hero Academia Season 1 is coming to Sony Pictures Core for Premium/Deluxe members come April 1, 2024. Select series from Crunchyroll are also coming to additional regions starting today. You can see the list of added areas here: Mexico, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and France.
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