Sony Announces "Cash Money Chaos" for the PSP

[bapenguin]

Today, Sony has announced Cash Money Chaos for the PSP. What is CMC? Think of a modernized version of SmashTV.CMC contains more than 50 hyper-fast levels, from circus tents to swamps to medieval settings, where players will grab cash, prizes and weapons as they unleash to rrents of destruction upon their foes. Set to a hardrocking soundtrack, players will annihilate alien chickens, mutant hillbillies, and homicidal clowns, in addition to tackling monster bosses, such as the enormous bearded lady and her cadre of deadly unicyclists.

Official site (http://cashmoneychaos.com/)
Full press release Inside (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?p=371014#post371014).

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I love SmashTV so I'm definitley going to have to check this out.

[bapenguin]

SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES CASH MONEY CHAOS FOR THE PSP® SYSTEM

Retro Arcade Game Play Combined With an Action-Packed, Twisted Game Show Scheduled to Rock the PSP(R) System In Early 2007

SAN DIEGO, CA August 9, 2006 Sony Online Entertainment LLC ( SOE ), a global leader in the online games industry, to day announced Cash Money Chaos for the PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system. Cash Money Chaos ( CMC ) is expected be available in Q1 2007 for the suggested retail price of U.S. $29.99.
Cash Money Chaos is an action-packed, arcade-style shooter that explodes a new genre on to the PSP, said Chris Sturr, Senior Global Brand Manager, Sony Online Entertainment. CMC will have players scratching their heads, asking themselves if they really just saw and shot what they think they did. Of course, taking your hands off the controls to scratch your head may be detrimental to surviving the next wave of killer gorillas or demented clowns.
CMC contains more than 50 hyper-fast levels, from circus tents to swamps to medieval settings, where players will grab cash, prizes and weapons as they unleash to rrents of destruction upon their foes. Set to a hardrocking soundtrack, players will annihilate alien chickens, mutant hillbillies, and homicidal clowns, in addition to tackling monster bosses, such as the enormous bearded lady and her cadre of deadly unicyclists.

CMC will also take full advantage of the PSP systems network capabilities, delivering both local and internet games for up to eight players, allowing them to bash their way through the game cooperatively or to compete against each other in prize-laden death matches. CMC is a futuristic and brutal experience with a sarcastic sense of humor.

About Cash Money Chaos

After being captured by an alien race, you struggle through their idea of a twisted 70s game show to save yourself and the human race. With over 50 blood-filled and body part-laden levels, CMC puts you right in the middle of a televised free-fire zone with two goals: get the cash and survive to the end. Featuring wickedly fast-paced, arcade-style action in a fully 3D world, you will fight dozens of enemies at once as you fight to stay alive. CMCs multiplayer functionality allows up to eight friends to wirelessly team up or compete against each other in exciting online scenarios. As you kill enemies, they drop both cash and prizes to help you finish your goal. CMC is a futuristic and brutal experience with a sarcastic sense of humor.

Cash Money Chaos features the following:

* Insane Arcade Action!
o Uber Fast -Enjoy fast action and blistering frame rates.
o Arcade-style Shooter Move and shoot in 360 degrees.
o Chaotic Arcade Action Fight hordes of swarming enemies and/or other players at once.
* Infinite Replayability!
o Up to 8-Player Multiplayer Mayhem Versus mode (Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc).
o 2-4 Player Co-op mode Game Show Mode (Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc).
o 2 Single Player Game Modes
+ In Game Show mode - Play through 10 full seasons -- thats 50 episodes!
+ Rerun mode - Improve your record by replaying any completed season or single episode for the highest score!
o 3 Difficulty Levels: Starting at Wuss, moving to Cool, and finally to Bad Ass.
* Wicked Battle Arenas! More than 50 dynamic levels, from Graveyards to Circus tents.
* Tons of Stuff to Collect in Your Arsenal! Weapons, Power-Ups, Awards, Prizes and (most importantly) lots of Cash!
* Dozens of Crazy Enemies to Whack! Ninjas, Hillbillies, Clowns, Pirates, Aliens and more.
* Huge Transforming Bosses Will End You! In classic shooter style, kill anything that moves and collect massive prizes.
* Alien Game Show Gone Wild! Wild, violent, and funny cut-scenes during scoring rounds show the background story of your alien abduction.
* Rockin Punk Soundtrack! Driving music to get your death on with.
* Fight to the Top of the Hill! Online leader boards and stat tracking will let you see who's the best.
* Unlockable Extras
o The Lost Episodes (8 Player Multiplayer Maps!)
o Achievement Vault showing all the items you have won!

[Deadend]

This is what the PSP needs.

[UnderHero5]

I like that style of gameplay but from what you just posted I can safely say that the theme for this games sounds like absolute crap.

I also think they might be overdoing is based on those screenshots. It took me about 10 seconds just to find the player character in the one screenshot.
Sure tons of gore is good, but there is such a thing as too much when you can't even see your character.

I'll keep an eye on it though, since I feel bad that I never use my PSP.

[jacktion]

Is it just me or does anyone else find the pools of blood and body parts scattered on the ground slightly disturbing? Is that really necessary? I guess no one ever lost money appealing to the lowest common denominator.

[pseudopseudo]

I also think they might be overdoing is based on those screenshots. It took me about 10 seconds just to find the player character in the one screenshot.
Sure tons of gore is good, but there is such a thing as too much when you can't even see your character.
You never played the original Smash TV, did you? It was the same way (except sub in explosions for gore) and it was still one of the most fun games ever.

[Kamalot]

Is it just me or does anyone else find the pools of blood and body parts scattered on the ground slightly disturbing? Is that really necessary? I guess no one ever lost money appealing to the lowest common denominator.
I find it disturbing. I don't need tons of blood and gore to enjoy a good game. They could make it look like Geometry Wars and I'd probably be more excited to play it than if it is clearly aiming to appeal to those who love buckets of blood.

[Jiguryo]

Smash TV = instant win for me

[Dr.Finger]

I swear when I read that headline I thought "They're giving Cash Money Records a video game?"

[Knite]

I don't need tons of blood and gore either.

Now excuze me while I try to think of an excuse to leave early to go buy Dead Rising.

[pheriannath]

When I saw the title, I instantly thought of the PS3 price model....

...but Smash TV was awesome, and I'll definitely be watching this one.

[EternalGamer]

I find it disturbing. I don't need tons of blood and gore to enjoy a good game. They could make it look like Geometry Wars and I'd probably be more excited to play it than if it is clearly aiming to appeal to those who love buckets of blood.


On a related note, I just saw "The Descent" yesterday and it was by far one of the worst movies I have seen in a long time. I'm sure it's better than most "torture porn" flicks, but I was not aware that this is what it was nor did I have any desire to see this type of film. I read a few reviews that were really positive on it, but I had no idea I was just going to watch what amounted to two hours of peoples veins being ripped out, eye sockets being gouged and bones being crushed. It wasn't my first choice of films to see to begin with (we were too late to see the one I wanted to see), but I got a lot of grief for it from my friends nonetheless. All of them, like me, hated it.

[J Arcane]

Is it just me or does anyone else find the pools of blood and body parts scattered on the ground slightly disturbing? Is that really necessary? I guess no one ever lost money appealing to the lowest common denominator.
It's only disturbing if you fear your own mortality.

Besides. It's not real. It's a bunch of pixels on the screen.

You want disturbing go watch the Fear factor guys bob for apples in vats of cow blood.

[Soap]

This game actually makes me want to dust off the PSP and give it a try. I'm seriously hoping that the load times aren't that bad. After dealing with the 20-25 second load times in Sims2 and World Championship Poker 2 (long load times for poker, I shit you not.) I had to shelve my PSP and I've been seriously considering getting a DS Lite for when I got on vacation next month.

[Kamalot]

After looking at how bad the graphics are, I can't imagine load times being all that terrible. But then again, I could be mistaken...

[Kamalot]

Besides. It's not real. It's a bunch of pixels on the screen.It does not have to be real to evoke an emotional response. Why do you think movies are so compelling? How about art? Paintings and illustrations aren't real either.

[pseudopseudo]

I think in addition to Cash Money Chaos, Sony should make a PSP port of Kung Fu Chaos. I loved that game.

[J Arcane]

It does not have to be real to evoke an emotional response. Why do you think movies are so compelling? How about art? Paintings and illustrations aren't real either.
There comes a point though, where one must distance oneself from fiction, and recognize the difference between fantasy and reality.

It's an exceedingly important skill, and the difficulty some people have in even understanding this fact, it is at the heart of all the big controversies about violent media.

[fitbabits]

Has anyone mentioned how ironic the title of the game is?

[Kamalot]

There comes a point though, where one must distance oneself from fiction, and recognize the difference between fantasy and reality.

It's an exceedingly important skill, and the difficulty some people have in even understanding this fact, it is at the heart of all the big controversies about violent media.
I won't argue that there is a difference, yet fiction evokes emotional responses. It shapes us; much like the food we put into our body shapes our bodies. It isn't just what goes in, but what you do with it too. I'm not laying blame on movies, video games or art, but filling your mind with trash isn't helpful for a healthy mind.

[J Arcane]

I won't argue that there is a difference, yet fiction evokes emotional responses. It shapes us; much like the food we put into our body shapes our bodies. It isn't just what goes in, but what you do with it too. I'm not laying blame on movies, video games or art, but filling your mind with trash isn't helpful for a healthy mind.
I've been playing violent and gory video games for years, yet I remain an avid pacifist.

I think people blow the effects of media out of proportion, because they don't understand that the mind simply doesn't respond to false images the same way it does to real ones.

Being desensitized to virtual violence doesn't really translate into similar responses in reality. I'd be really, really surprised if you found to a soldier in Iraq who said that playing GTA made it easier for him to adjust to real combat.

It's not the same. And most people are smart enough to register that.

[IRONGUSTAV]

After looking at how bad the graphics are, I can't imagine load times being all that terrible. But then again, I could be mistaken...

dude your trolling on everything psp related is getting old

[Kamalot]

You can't eat only junk food and expect to have a healthy body.

You can't only consume junky media and expect to have a healthy mind.

Sure, you can work out a lot more to burn off the extra fat you may eat, but you still won't be as healthy as you would if you heat healthy.

Sure, you can be a stable person if you live off of trashy media, but imagine how much better you would be if you consumed more healthy media.

[J Arcane]

Again, your analogy is off.

Media doesn't affect the mind in the same way or on the same level that a cheeseburger affects my ass.

[Kamalot]

dude your trolling on everything psp related is getting old
You are funny! I'm here saying the load times shouldn't be long, which would be a good thing (tm). Also, have you seen the screens? They aren't at all attractive. Do you deny that screens like this should be easy to load? :rolleyes:

[Kamalot]

Again, your analogy is off.

Media doesn't affect the mind in the same way or on the same level that a cheeseburger affects my ass.
Well, you can believe what you want. I'll believe what I want.

Compassion and empathy can be tought and learned. I'll have you note though, I never said consuming violent media makes one violent.

[J Arcane]

Yanno, I'm a developing fan of the PSP, but I gotta admit those screens are a wee bit on the pixelly side.

But I've also found that screens of most handheld games tend to look much more hideous than seeing the game in actual play.

It's just a side effect of blowing up the photo for the PC.

[J Arcane]

Well, you can believe what you want. I'll believe what I want.

Compassion and empathy can be tought and learned. I'll have you note though, I never said consuming violent media makes one violent.
Such is human nature.

Besides, if everyone agreed on everything, the Internet wouldn't be so much fun. ;)

[SexualChoc]

If it's cheap, I may give it a look. I mean the concept sounds pretty good, and it look okay, but it's not a game I would normally pick up.

[Camalot]

Wow, must be a really good game, Kamalot is in panic mode over it :)

[Dag-Sabot]

Has anyone mentioned how ironic the title of the game is?
... is it anything like raiaaainn on a wedding day? or a free ride when youre already there?

Pheri kinda did a few posts above yours:
When I saw the title, I instantly thought of the PS3 price model.....

[Khash]

I'll keep an eye on this one. Could be good. Could suck. We shall see...

[IRONGUSTAV]

You are funny! I'm here saying the load times shouldn't be long, which would be a good thing (tm). Also, have you seen the screens? They aren't at all attractive. Do you deny that screens like this should be easy to load? :rolleyes:

maybe im funny but ur excuses are funnier xD

[IRONGUSTAV]

Yanno, I'm a developing fan of the PSP, but I gotta admit those screens are a wee bit on the pixelly side.

But I've also found that screens of most handheld games tend to look much more hideous than seeing the game in actual play.

It's just a side effect of blowing up the photo for the PC.


yup,the game looks mediocre,but if even the game looks like gears of war on portable,kamalot will bash it anyway

[J Arcane]

Please don't agree with me. It makes me look bad.

[thecrazyd]

After looking at how bad the graphics are, I can't imagine load times being all that terrible. But then again, I could be mistaken...
Why do you only post trolls against Sony, and ridiculous Nintendo fanboy-isms? Do you really think in such a binary manner?

[UnderHero5]

Why do you only post trolls against Sony, and ridiculous Nintendo fanboy-isms? Do you really think in such a binary manner?
He's not trolling.
Do you own a PSP? Have you played many games on it?
Many of them have horrible load times, regardless of whether they have crappy graphics or not.
Since when is making a comment based on truth considered trolling?

I have a PSP. Loads times on most games blow, regardless of graphics. He makes a valid point which I agree with. I hope the load times aren't long, and the games graphics aren't very good.

[pseudopseudo]

Do you own a PSP? Have you played many games on it?
Many of them have horrible load times, regardless of whether they have crappy graphics or not.
Do YOU have a PSP? Or have you played many games on it?

I've had my PSP since about a month after they came out, and used Gamefly to rent quite a few games for it. The only games where I ran into SIGNIFICANT load times were Raw vs. Smackdown 2006 and Madden '06. So I'd say that's FAR from "most". Unless you're comparing load times for the PSP against load times for cartridge-based systems, which is beyond unfair. Understandably, if you're gaming on the go, any load time is bad load time, but calling 3-5 seconds "horrible" is pushing it.

And I've never been that dissatisfied with the graphics. They're about as good as they come on a handheld.

Regardless, an earlier post in the thread beckons me to yell "Cash Money Records takin' over for the 9-9 into tha' 2-thousand!" (Yeah, rap is dumb sometimes.) :)

[J Arcane]

I would correct that by saying the graphicss just plain ARE as god as they come on a handheld.

But more importantly, there are games for it I like. And more coming out in the future that look good. I was a big fan of the DS at launch, because it seemed like Nintendo was really gonna try sometihng new, but all that's come out since then is either GBA updates that ignore the touch screen, and gimmicky minigames.

And really, games are what's most important, on any console.

[thecrazyd]

He's not trolling.
Do you own a PSP? Have you played many games on it?
Many of them have horrible load times, regardless of whether they have crappy graphics or not.
Since when is making a comment based on truth considered trolling?

I have a PSP. Loads times on most games blow, regardless of graphics. He makes a valid point which I agree with. I hope the load times aren't long, and the games graphics aren't very good.
I do, and I have. Even if we do accept that PSP games generally have long load times, it is still a blatant troll.

[Metal Jesus]

Is it just me or does anyone else find the pools of blood and body parts scattered on the ground slightly disturbing? Is that really necessary? I guess no one ever lost money appealing to the lowest common denominator.

Stay far, FAR away from the game Dead Rising! :P

[Kamalot]

I love SmashTV so I'm definitley going to have to check this out.
I think the big difference is: Smash TV can be purchased on XBLA for $5.

[Kamalot]

Waitasecond!

Smash TV is always played with 2 joysticks.

How the hell is someone supposed to play this on the PSP?

[Tentaro]

<sarcasm>This oughta steal some market share from the DS.</sarcasm>
There is a reason people love their DS's, I think Sony is having a hard time grasping it. Not to say the DS doesn't have some craptacular titles as well though...
edit:The concept art looked kinda interesting. The screenshots not so much.

[BlackPete]

Hmm... compare Smash TV to its sequel... uh... dang, I forget its name already.

My point still holds -- Smash TV was far more addicting than the sequel, which was essentially a bloody crapfest of running thru the desert, wiping out squads of soldiers and tanks, rescuing hostages, etc. I want the game show host back, dammit!

EDIT: Total Carnage! That was the name I couldn't remember.

[beefyjr]

I like gorey games. There, I said it. I'm just excited that someone is going to be using infrastructure mode. Hopefully they'll support the headset, too.

[OrangePulp]

Waitasecond!

Smash TV is always played with 2 joysticks.

How the hell is someone supposed to play this on the PSP?

Check out Super SmashTV on the Genesis. First crack I got at SmashTV, and Genesis controller only had a dpad and three buttons. And I still managed to lay waste to the super giant robot host.

Also, why don't you stop posting in Sony-related threads. We all know you hate everything sony-related, whether there's a reason to or not. And as to your food-media analogy, you're retarded. Eating lots of junk food will make a person fat and unhealthy (as evidenced by SuperSize Me); gory games and movies have no effect on health, mental or physical, whatsoever (aside from the fact that if you play too many games, even super happy funtime games, and dont' get exercise, you end up a fat slob). No one likes a Self-Righteous asshole.

I hope this game is good. SmashTV style action on the go would be totally awesome.

[Kamalot]

Check out Super SmashTV on the Genesis. First crack I got at SmashTV, and Genesis controller only had a dpad and three buttons. And I still managed to lay waste to the super giant robot host.
Cool! I didn't know there was a playable version of Smash TV for the Genesis. I'll have to track it down and give it a shot. How can one play though? Does it shoot in the direction you are moving? If it was on the Genesis, it may show up on Nintendo's Virtual Console.

Very curious. I've only played Smash TV in the arcade and on the 360 ($5). 2 joysticks seems the only way to play to me.

[Mr.Condescension]

Cool! I didn't know there was a playable version of Smash TV for the Genesis. I'll have to track it down and give it a shot. How can one play though? Does it shoot in the direction you are moving? If it was on the Genesis, it may show up on Nintendo's Virtual Console.

Very curious. I've only played Smash TV in the arcade and on the 360 ($5). 2 joysticks seems the only way to play to me.

Single player with 2 controllers if memory serves.

[Magnanimous Gnome]

Waitasecond!

Smash TV is always played with 2 joysticks.

How the hell is someone supposed to play this on the PSP?


You do realize that this ISN'T Smash TV right? Fitbabits made the comparison because it looks similar - that doesn't mean it has to control the same though.

[Kamalot]

Single player with 2 controllers if memory serves.
How is that going to work on the PSP?

[Kamalot]

You do realize that this ISN'T Smash TV right? Fitbabits made the comparison because it looks similar - that doesn't mean it has to control the same though.
Well, the reference to Smash TV is the ONLY thing this game has going for it. It looks like total ass from the provided screen shots and the press release is the worst kind of 'hip' pandering I can imagine.

3 Difficulty Levels: Starting at Wuss, moving to Cool, and finally to Bad Ass.

Huge Transforming Bosses Will End You!

CMC will have players scratching their heads, asking themselves if they really just saw and shot what they think they did.

Yeah. You REALLY want your audience scratching their head. Probably wondering what smear of pixels on the screen is supposed to represent the player. Can ANYONE find the player in those screen shots or tell WTF is going on?

[Kamalot]

Look, I can understand defending some kind of innovative, creative or unique PSP games. But seriously folks, take a long, hard look at this game before you defend it. I know some people are fans of hardware first and they LOOOVE their PSP; but honestly, look at this game and tell me this is quality gaming.

[J Arcane]

Looks like a fuckton of fun to me.

Give me a gun, and an endlessly spawning horde of enemies, and I'm having a fun time. The more mobs the better.

[Kamalot]

Looks like a fuckton of fun to me.

Give me a gun, and an endlessly spawning horde of enemies, and I'm having a fun time. The more mobs the better.
Cool. I can respect that. I'd much rather have a portable Geometry Wars though.

[Mr.Condescension]

How is that going to work on the PSP?

It has 4 buttons, just as a d-pad has 4 directions. Not too hard to figure out how to hold down 2 buttons at the same time for diagonals.

[Kamalot]

It has 4 buttons, just as a d-pad has 4 directions. Not too hard to figure out how to hold down 2 buttons at the same time for diagonals.
I suppose. That would feel awfuly wierd, especially since you are steering with the right and and shooting with the left.

It would be even better if they would allow you to flip the damn thing over, or if they give you a 2nd analog stick in the package. :rolleyes:

Still, Smash TV isn't a game that should be ported to the PSP for the controls alone. Why not make games that work well on the control scheme provided instead of trying to shoe-horn inappropriate control schemes on the device; FPS games for example?

I still believe the text entry method used in Beyond Good And Evil should be the default text entry method on the PSP. It would make such excellent and intuitive use of the analog nub. Text entry would be fast, easy and fun. Instead they took the worst part of the phone and mashed it into a plus pad, getting the worst of both worlds for no reason whatsoever.

[pseudopseudo]

Still, Smash TV isn't a game that should be ported to the PSP for the controls alone. Why not make games that work well on the control scheme provided instead of trying to shoe-horn inappropriate control schemes on the device; FPS games for example?

Once again, THIS ISN'T A PORT OF SMASH TV. I see your point, but this isn't Smash TV. It just looks similar. Hell, the control scheme might (and more than likely will be, given the limitations of the PSP) be completely different, and damn, might actually be good.