Those of you who enjoyed belting out some synthesized tunes on the PlayStation Portable using developer Guyver2's Monome can now try out the final version of this interesting homebrew app. For details on the changes implemented since our previous coverage of Monome, please read the full version of our article on it.


Download: Monome final version

If you enjoy spinning your own synthesized tunes on the PlayStation Portable, homebrew developer Guyver2's new musical app will certainly entice you with its upbeat electronica feel. Monome is basically an electronic beat machine which allows you to set timed beats across a checkerboard layout for varied synthesized tunes much like a DJ turntable. For more details, check out our full article.

Download: Monome

And once again, Guyver2, Yan2yan and Genevois are back with their homebrew, Who is on Fire, which is now at v0.4. We last heard from them about a week ago, and it seems that they're pretty quick when it comes to polishing up their game.

For those who may not be familiar with this homebrew, the objective is simply to rescue some poor penguins who were trapped inside a burning building. To do this, the player will have to put out the fire so that the penguins can climb out of the window, and then a ladder will have to be placed to help the penguin get safely to the ground. In any case, for v0.4 of this game, the following updates and fixes were made:

• Principal Bug almost entirely corrected
• There is from now on an animation of the "angels" of the penguins flying towards the sky
• Bug with these same angels in level 2 are corrected
• The images are from now in png format

The creators of Who is on Fire? have also included two versions of the game, one of which runs on OE and the other on non-OE.

As for the controls of the game, just remember that L and R are for shooting water onto the flames, while X, Square, Triangle and Circle move the ladder around. Meanwhile, you can cancel the game by pressing the Home or Start buttons, and you can take screenshots by pressing Select. Enjoy!

Download: Who is on Fire? v0.4

  

 
Flaming and penguins appear to be the order of this application we picked up earlier, appropriately named Who is on Fire? v0.2. This Lua-coded homebrew game is a three-man effort by coders Guyver2, Yan2Yan, and Genevese over at the Xtreamlua site.

The object of the game is for players to rescue penguins trapped in a burning building. Players will also need to douse the fires with water to let the penguins pop out of the windows - the player then places a ladder on the window to bring them down. The game currently carries one level with 20 birds to rescue, with graphics being done by Genevois. The background music may also be changed in later updates - keep alert in case a new version is released. As for game controls:

• L/R buttons: Shoot water
• Analog joystick: Aim water
• Triangle: Move ladder up
• X: Move ladder down
• Square: Move ladder left
• Circle: Move ladder right
  
• Select: Screenshot
• Start: Pause menu
• In the Pause menu:
• X: Resume game
• Triangle: Return to Start menu

There are two files available for download: One is for PSPs running on fw 1.5, the other for PSPs running on SE and OE firmwares. To install Who is on Fire? v0.2, download the appropriate bundle according to your PSP's firmware version. Unzip the bundle, and load the two files found in the GAME folder into your PSP's corresponding GAME folder. Enjoy the game.

Download: Who is on Fire? v0.2 (fw 1.5)
Download: Who is on Fire?  v0.2  (SE and OE)