As debuted at Comic-Con, Sideway: New York has now been squeezed out of the Sony central mainframe, right onto PSN for you to access. It’s the dimension shifting platformer that see’s you switching between different planes of the urban landscape of a comic book style New York. It has to be seen to be understood:

Here’s the details, from publisher Sony:

Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced that the 2D adventure platformer set in a 3D environment, Sideway: New York, is now available for download on the PlayStation Network. While navigating through various boroughs in New York City, players must guide main character Nox past enemies and obstacles in order to save his street posse from the sadistic motives of nemesis Spray.

While in the street-savvy shoes of graffiti artist Nox, players are sucked into the gritty twisted turns beneath New York’s towering walls. Bouncing between 2D and 3D world views, players will need to explore every crack and crevice of the city while learning to utilize unlockable abilities to soar, slide, jump and blast through Spray and his goons, ultimately gathering your entourage and jumping back to reality.

Sideway also features unique camera angles to deliver a visually stunning environment, while keeping a fun yet edgy beat with original tracks from hip hop artist Mr. Lif. With the volume pumped and action packed, gamers are given the option to experience either single-player campaigns or drop-in / drop-out local co-op to team up for unworldly boss battles – watch out for flying pink bunnies!

It’ll set you back just $9.99, and it’s a crazy enough idea that it just might work. No word on an EU release date just yet, but hopefully that’s coming soon too. It’s going to end up on the PC eventually, via Steam. I can’t wait to give it a try, my only concern is that the jumping looks a little floaty. It looks like it’s got plenty of style though.

[Playbrains]

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