The latest US PlayStation Store update is one of the most comprehensive we’ve seen this year, with new content spread fairly evenly across all sections of the Store.

This week the main attractions are Trine 2 and Sonic CD - two highly anticipated downloadable titles selling for $14.99 and $4.99 respectively. Thankfully demos are available for both games so you can see for yourself if they’re worth the asking price. I’ve tried out the full version of Sonic CD and while the presentation is a bit lacklustre compared to Sonic 1 and 2, it still seems like a worthwhile purchase for Sonic fans looking for an innovative entry in the series.

Another talking point regarding this week’s update is a number of amazing special offers. Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode I is just $6.99 while L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition is $34.99. If you’re a PlayStation Plus member then you’ll receive a further 30% off the asking price for both games, ensuring that you get plenty of bang for your buck.

You can find the full list of this week’s PS Store updates below:

PlayStation Plus

• Free minis: A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks!

• Full Game Trials:

  • Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway
  • NCAA Football 12
  • Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

• Discounted PSN Games:

  • Renegade Ops – 25% off
  • SEGA Bass Fishing – 30% off
  • Sonic Adventure (Game + Add-On) – 25% off
  • Sonic 4: Episode 1 – 30% off
  • SONIC’S HOLIDAY BUNDLE– 25% off
  • Space Channel 5 Part 2 – 30% off
  • Tales of Monkey Island Bundle – 75% off

• Discounted PS3 Full Games:

  • LA NOIRE Bundle/Complete Edition – 30% off
  • Red Dead Redemption Full Bundle – 30% off

• Discounted minis:

  • Prehistoric Isle – 20% off
  • P.O.W. – Prisoners Of War- 20% off

• Free Avatars:

  • PlayStation Plus Xmas Bones Avatar
  • PlayStation Plus Snowflake Avatar
  • PlayStation Plus Reindeer Avatar
  • PlayStation Plus Ski Skull Avatar

• Discounted Themes:

  • A World of Moving Shapes Dynamic Theme – 20% off
  • Burgerbrained Dynamic Theme – 20% off
  • Charlie’s Awfully Big Dynamic Theme – 20% off
  • Cosmic Pencil Dynamic Theme – 20% off
  • Fantasy Mountains Dynamic Theme – 20% off
  • Eyelevator Dynamic Theme – 20% off
  • Flicker Dynamic Theme – 20% off
  • If You Go Down to the Woods Dynamic Theme – 20% off
  • Lake of Sorrows Dynamic Theme – 20% off
  • Play Dynamic Theme – 20% off
  • Spawn Dynamic Theme – 20% off
  • Superfeierbend Dynamic Theme – 20% off

PSN Games

• Apples To Apples ($9.99)

  • Apples to Apples the video game has landed on the PlayStation Network! Make hilarious comparisons by playing the card you think is most like a word played by the judge. If the judge picks your card, you win the round! Play online with up to 5 of your friends in Classic Mode or two variant modes.

• Trine 2 ($14.99)

  • A world of stunning beauty, potent magic, and perilous adventure awaits…and if you choose, you may travel it alone or with your friends. Play as the powerful knight, the swift rogue, and the crafty wizard in this physics-based, action-platformer with 3-player local and online multiplayer.

• Sonic CD ($4.99)

  • It’s time to usher the past into the future with this enhanced recreation of Sonic CD! In order to put an end to Dr. Eggman’s nefarious schemes, Sonic must use the power of Little Planet to travel through time; breaking Dr. Eggman’s hold over the future.

PS3 Full Games

• NCAA Football 12 ($59.99)

  • NCAA Football 12, takes the journey of the college athlete to the next level of depth and authenticity. Experience the pride and pageantry of gameday Saturday with all new enhanced in-game presentation, traditions and school specific crowd celebrations.

• L.A. Noire ($31.99)

  • A dark and violent crime thriller, set against the backdrop of 1940’s Los Angeles. L.A. Noire blends breathtaking action of chases and shootouts with true detective work including interrogations and clue-finding in a city where everyone has something to hide.

• Just Cause 2 ($24.99)

  • As agent Rico Rodriguez, your orders are to find and kill your friend and mentor who has disappeared on the island paradise of Panau. With 400 square miles of rugged terrain, plus hundreds of weapons, vehicles, missions and Rico’s trademark parachute and grapple, experience freedom unparalleled.

• Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway ($29.99)

  • Brothers in Arms Hell’s Highway delivers the most immersive WWII squad-based shooter experience to-date, putting players in the boots of squad leader Matt Baker as he leads his men of the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden.

• Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands ($19.99)

  • Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is the next chapter in the Sands of Time universe. Visiting his brother’s kingdom following his adventure in Azad, the Prince finds the royal palace under siege by a mighty army bent on its destruction.

Game Demos (free)

• Trine 2 Demo
• Scene It? Movie Night Demo
• Sonic CD Demo
• Apples To Apples Demo

Add-on Game Content

• Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition DLC Pack (Bundle) ($6.99)
• LittleBigPlanet 2 Add Ons (x6) ($1.99 – $5.99)
• SingStar Bundle Packs (x7) ($6.99 each)
• Gran Turismo 5 Course Pack Family Upgrade (free)
• Gran Turismo 5 Racing Car Pack Family Upgrade (free)
• Gran Turismo 5 Car Pack 2 ($3.99)
• MotorStorm Apocalypse Holiday Livery (free)
• WHITE KNIGHT CHRONICLES 2: White Knight Chronicles II – LANTERN (10 – 30) ($1.99 each)
• Goldeneye 007: Reloaded – Emilio Largo (free)
• Need For Speed: The Run – Signature Edition Booster Pack ($2.99)
• Ace Combat Assault Horizon Add Ons (x14) (free – $14.99 each)
• Renegade Ops Coldstrike Campaign ($4.99) -Renegade Ops: Vehicle Pack ($2.99)
• Elevator Action HD – Additional Character 3 – Original (free)
• Champion Jockey – Special Pack ($2.99)
• Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends Add Ons (x3) ($0.99 – $2.99 each)
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Add Ons (x5) ($2.99 – $9.99 each)
• Dungeon Defenders: The Quest For The Lost Eternia Shards: Part 1 ($3.99)
• Rocksmith – Free Holiday 2011 Song Pack (free)
• Batman Arkham City Add Ons (x3) (free – $14.99 each)
• Magic 2012 Foil Add Ons (x8) ($0.99 each)
• Magic The Gathering: Duels Of The Planeswalkers 2012 Deck (Pack 1 – 2) ($2.99 each)

Rock Band 3

• “All Along the Watchtower” – The Jimi Hendrix Experience ($1.99)
• “Gypsy Eyes” – The Jimi Hendrix Experience ($1.99)
• “Long Hot Summer Night” – The Jimi Hendrix Experience ($1.99)
• “Angel” – Jimi Hendrix ($1.99)
• “Dolly Dagger” – Jimi Hendrix ($1.99) -“Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (Live)” – Jimi Hendrix ($1.99)
• “Freedom” – Jimi Hendrix ($1.99)
• “Courage” – Alien Ant Farm ($1.99)
• “Cry of an Eagle” – Free Spirit ($1.99)
• “Echo” – Dance for the Dying ($0.99)
• “Selkies: The Endless Obsession” – Between the Buried and Me ($1.99)
• “Show Me What You’ve Got” – Powerman 5000 ($1.99)
• Experience Jimi Hendrix Pack 01 ($10.99) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: Experience Jimi Hendrix Pack 01. This pack includes 4 songs by Jimi Hendrix and 3 songs by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Updates

• Resident Evil 5: Untold Stories Bundle (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $12.49)
• Alpha Protocol Gear Pack (Sale) (now $5.99, original price $14.99)
• Section 8: Prejudice Blitz Pack (Sale) (now $2.09, original price $ 2.99)
• Section 8: Prejudice Overdrive Map Pack (Sale) (now $2.79, original price $3.99)
• Section 8: Prejudice: Frontier Colonies Map Pack (Sale) (now $2.79, original price $3.99)
• 1942: Joint Strike (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Age Of Booty (Sale) (now $2.99, original price $4.99)
• Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $14.99)
• Bionic Commando: Rearmed (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Final Fight/Double Impact (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Flock (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition (Digital) (Sale) (now $19.99, original price $29.99)
• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Wolf Of The Battlefield: Commando 3 (Sale) (now $2.99, original price $4.99)
• Grandia (Sale) (now $5.99, original price $9.99)
• Blokus (Sale) (now $1.99, original price $4.99)
• Earthworm Jim HD (Sale) (now $2.99, original price $9.99)
• Modern Combat: Domination (Sale) (now $2.99, original price $7.99)
• Bomberman Ultra (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Trine (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• L.A. Noire (PS3) (Sale) (now $31.99, original price $39.99)
• L.A. Noire Complete Edition Bundle (Sale) (now $34.99, original price $49.99)
• Red Dead Redemption Digital And Undead Nightmare Collection Bundle (Sale) (now $34.99, original price $49.99)
• Daytona USA (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• Renegade Ops (Sale) (now $11.99, original price $14.99)
• Sega Bass Fishing (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• Sega Rally Online Arcade (Sale) (now $5.99, original price $9.99)
• Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• Space Channel 5 Part 2 (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• Armageddon Riders (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• Homefront (Sale) (now $19.99, original price $29.99)
• Cuboid (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Interpol: The Trail Of Dr. Chaos (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Magic Orbz (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $6.99)
• Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Wakeboarding HD (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Hamsterball (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Ricochet HD (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Far Cry 2 – Digital (Price Change) (now $19.99, original price $29.99)
• Activision Hits Remixed (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99)
• Bakugan: Defenders Of The Core (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)
• Cabela’s African Safari (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99)
• Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts Ultimate Challenge (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99)
• Cabela’s North American Adventures (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)
• Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $29.99)
• Crash Of The Titans (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)
• Crash Tag Team Racing (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99)
• Gun: Showdown (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99)
• Monster Jam: Path Of Destruction (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)
• Rapala Pro Bass Fishing (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)
• Rapala Trophies (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99)
• Swat: Target Liberty (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)
• Doodle Pool (Price Change) (now $0.99, original price $4.99)
• Retro Cave Flyer (Price Change) (now $0.99, original price $4.99)
• Zombie Racers (Price Change) (now $0.99, original price $6.99)
• Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Capcom Classics Collection Remixed Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Capcom Puzzle World Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Darkstalkers: Chaos Towers Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Fate Unlimited Codes (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)
• Mega Man Maverick Hunter X Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Digital (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)
• Power Stone Collection Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $5.99)
• Ultimate Ghosts N Goblins Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• 5-In-1 Arcade Hits (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $3.99)
• Blimp: The Flying Adventures (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
• Minisquadron (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
• One Epic Game (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
• The Impossible Game (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $2.99)

Qore

• Qore Episode 43: December, 2011

  • In December’s Episode 43 of Qore, Presented by the PlayStation Network New host Jesse Blaze Snider enters the expanding universe of Final Fantasy XIII-2, puts a sword in one hand in the epic fighting of Soul Calibur V, and enters the violent and shadowy world of The Darkness II.

Avatars

• PixelJunk Racers Avatars (x4) ($0.49 each)
• PixelJunk Eden Avatars (x8) ($0.49 each)
• Max Payne 3 Avatars (x9) ($0.49 each)
• Under Siege Avatars (x10) ($0.49 each)

Game Videos (free)

• Need For Speed The Run Signature Edition Booster Pack (Trailer)
• Yakuza: Dead Souls – How To Kill A Zombie Trailer
• Pulse 12/20 Edition
• Starhawk From Warhawk to Starhawk
• GT Academy USA Episode 1-5
• Dew Tour 2011 – Las Vegas (1-5)
• Dew Tour 2011 – Salt Lake City (1-4)

PS3 Themes

• Crazy Taxi Static Theme (free)
• Sega Bass Fishing Static Theme (free)
• Sonic Adventure Static Theme (free)
• Space Channel 5 Part 2 Static Theme (free)
• Dynasty Warriors 7 – Custom Theme Wang Yuan Ji (free)
• Dynasty Warriors 7 – Lu Xun Theme (free)
• Dynasty Warriors 7 – Xiahou Dun Theme (free)
• Destinations: Madagascar Paradise Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Utherworlds: Aadyasha Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Utherworlds: Reckoning Day Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Utherworlds: Language Of Fear Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Utherworlds: Christmas Town Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Utherworlds: Cohabitations Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Honey Badger Static Theme ($1.99)
• Dynamic New Years Theme ($2.99)
• Earth View Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• A World Of Moving Shapes Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Burgerbrained Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Charlie’s Awfully Big Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Cosmic Pencil Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Fantasy Mountains Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Eyelevator Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Flicker Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• If You Go Down To The Woods Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Lake Of Sorrows Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Play Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Spawn Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Superfeierbend Dynamic Theme ($2.99)

PS3 Wallpapers (free)

• Armageddon Riders Merry Xmas Wallpaper

PSone Classics

• Centipede ($5.99)

  • Navigate the Shooter through dangerous lands as you attempt to eradicate the insect threat.

Bundles

• Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition Complete Pack ($19.99)
• Dragon’s Lair Trilogy Bundle ($19.99)
• L.A. Noire Complete Edition Bundle ($34.99)
• Just Cause 2 Ultimate Edition ($29.99)
• Section 8: Prejudice – Holiday Bundle ($10.49)
• Sonic Adventure Bundle ($11.99)

PlayStation Store for PSP

Downloadable Games (also available from PS3 Storefront)

• Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (Digital) ($19.99)

  • Pro Evolution Soccer has always been regarded as the quality soccer title, but PES 2011 undergoes the most important improvements made to date. Fans of the beautiful game can now get their hands on the digital version and bring the game to life.

Game Demos (also available from PS3 Storefront) (free)

• Cars 2: The Video Game PSP Demo

Add-on Game Content (also available from PS3 Storefront)

• Patapon 3 Mission Pack 3 (free)

PSP minis (also available from PS3 Storefront)

• Orbit ($3.49)

  • The Space Program is in peril now that there’s NO MONEY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!! That won’t stop two scientists from taking on the Orbit project, a high flying, asteroid dodging, no-budget exploration of our solar system. Featuring almost 200 unique upgrades, hidden relics and blueprints to collect, stat tracking and 12 challenging medals to earn, are you ready to get into Orbit?

• P.O.W. – Prisoners Of War ($2.99)

  • Control a military prisoners who breaks free from his cell, and fight through waves of incoming enemy combats. Eliminate their leader and escape from the enemy base!

• Prehistoric Isle ($2.99)

  • Pilot a fighter airplane, and face off against legions of dinosaurs and cavemen over a tropical island filled with mystery and danger!

Game Videos (free)

• Pulse 12/20 Edition
• Cars 2: The Video Game PSP Trailer

PSP Bundles

• 101-In-1 Megamix+Fading Shadows Bundle ($13.99)
• Arcade Essentials + Arcade Essentials Evolution Bundle ($6.99) - Jewel Keepers + Urbanimix Bundle ($5.99)

Source: PlayStation Blog