5 Best Playstation 3 System Exclusive Games

Hardware manufacturers like Sony often go to great lengths to ensure that their system has compelling system-exclusive games. It’s not hard to see why, as an amazing game will often be enough to prompt gamers to purchase one system or another, or convince them to pick up a second system just to play that hot new exclusive.

The Playstation 3 certainly has its fair share of great system exclusives. These games are five great reasons to pick up that PS3 you’ve been considering.

Infamous was released a short time ago, and it’s already shaping up to be one of the PS3’s best system exclusive games of all time. In Infamous, players take on the role of Cole McGrath, a bicycle messenger who finds his life irrevocably changed when a package he is sent to deliver explodes, wiping out an entire section of the city and imbuing him with the power to manipulate electricity.

Developed by Sucker Punch, famous for the Sly Cooper games, Infamous is a mash up of platforming, combat, and open-world exploration. Fans of superhero games and those who enjoy open-world mayhem should definitely give Infamous a look.

The original Killzone was a moderate success on the Playstation 2; the sequel is one of the PS3’s must-play first-person shooters. Players join a squad of soldiers participating in the invasion of Helghan, the home planet of the oppressive Helghast horde.

Run and gun tactics will quickly you get you killed in the world of Killzone 2. Careful use of cover and accurate aiming are necessary here. This realistic combat style is one of the most appealing parts of the game.

Another amazing part? Taking the reins of a giant mech and dealing out ridiculous amounts of damage all while avoiding enemy missiles.

One of the most critically-acclaimed games of last year, Little Big Planet is one of the most interesting 2D platformers every created, but the single-player campaign is only one tiny piece of the entire amazing package.

Playing through the game with friends opens up a multitude of new possibilities. First, there are puzzles in the game that simply cannot be solved without more than one player to activate switches or manipulate various in-game assets. Few games offer the level of camaraderie that comes from deactivating enormous gouts of flame at precisely the right time to allow your partner to pass. Now imagine the same scenario, but with four players instead of two.

Most gamers have found themselves thinking they could design a better level than the one they’re playing at some point during their gaming career. Little Big Planet offers you the opportunity to actually do so. Playing through the campaign levels unlocks pieces that can then be used by players to create incredibly-detailed custom levels. This level of freedom to create whatever you can imagine is unprecedented in the world of gaming.

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