Instead of listing down the qualities Jackass: The Game lacks (such as good taste, har-har), we should focus on the many things Jackass does have in spades. Below is a short list of wonderful things Sidhe Interactive's Jackass game possesses in spades:

1. People getting hit in the head by plastic bats.
2. Golf balls to the crotch.
3. A guy in his briefs, dancing in a store.
4. Someone getting rolled down a hill in a trash can.
5. Shopping cart racing.
6. A half-naked unicyclist.
7. Painful rag-doll physics.

The funny thing is, you'll get to see all of that in under a minute with the trailer below. Guess what would happen if you spent 30 minutes playing the game. Exactly: more insane action than you can possibly handle. Enjoy the video folks!

A few more details for the PSP version of Sidhe Interactive and Empire Interactive's Jackass: The Game have surfaced via a recent press release from Red Mile Entertainment and MTV Games.

The game features quite a lot of cool stuff: more than 35 scenarios, detailed ragdoll modelling, dynamic physics and a detailed in-game injury system that keeps track of the amount of punishment players inflict upon the game's characters.

The PSP version will also feature unlockable footage from the Jackass TV series. There's also a replay engine that will allow players to save and edit their very own Jackass moments. These replays and clips can then be shared with other players through the PSP's wireless connection feature.

Since this is from a press release (which are known for being riddled with quotes and the like), let's end this post with a quote from Johnny Knoxville:

For years on Jackass, we stressed 'do not try the stunts we do at home'. But with our new Jackass video game, you can now try our stunts at home ... but only while playing the video game -- you little juvenile delinquents!

Jackass: The Game is currently slated for a September 24 release.

According to a recently published interview by Gamasutra with Sony Online Entertainment producer Todd Carson, the puzzler on wheels title GripShift and Cash Guns Chaos would probably be the only titles originally conceptualized for the PSP to be released on the PlayStation 3. Quoting Carson, he said, "Not at this time."

 

Sidhe Interactive's GripShift was officially announced as an original intellectual property that first came out on Sony's handheld, the PlayStation Portable system. But as soon as Sony Online Entertainment had the opportunity to deliver a downloadable game to the next-gen console over the PlayStation Network, they released a souped up version of the game with a lower price point.

But it probably isn't a case of favoring one console over another. Sony's Cash Guns Chaos was released on the PlayStation 3, although it was first conceptualized for mobile gamers on the PSP handheld. SOE figured that if they were putting a lot of work into the game, they could feature a better version of Cash Guns Chaos over to the PlayStation 3 first. Carson expounds:

You buy games on the PSP because it’s a mobile device, you want to take it on the run. The two consoles really are two separate entities - and while people might have both and buy [GripShift] on both, we didn’t see them necessarily as competing with each other.

The other thing that actually helped influence our decision [to focus on the PS3 first] for Cash Guns Chaos is that you really need to play the game with two analog sticks. While the PSP has one analog stick, we had set up controls where you had to use the X, circle, square and triangle key to control which direction your character was shooting.

Sony Online Entertainment's High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition is slated for a summer release over the PlayStation Network, and SOE hopes to provide more games that take advantage of the feature set of SIXAXIS.

Back in November 2006, we informed you that video game developer Sidhe Interactive is bringing MTV's popular show Jackass to the PlayStation Portable (PSP) platform in the form of Jackass: The Game.

Since then, nothing's been heard about the game... until today. Empire Interactive just announced that it will be taking care of the game's publishing reins. If we are not mistaken, this is actually one of the few major announcements from Empire ever since it acquired technology firm Silverstar late last year.

Aside from the PSP version, Jackass: The Game will also be appearing on the PlayStation (PS2) platform and other versions will also be announced in the coming weeks. Furthermore, the PSP and PS2 versions of the title will be released this coming September as a full game.

This will coincide with MTV Europe's promotional events and materials (Jackass DVD) for the TV show. Empire CEO Ian Higgins commented,

We're really pleased with the deal. It shows that we're very much back in business. The genesis of the deal was two of our new directors, Joe Abrams and Geoff Heath, talking to the U.S. publisher and developer. We got involved from here by putting a string marketing campaign together for them.

Speaking of which, Empire Interactive is really going all-out for Jackass: The Game as a multimedia marketing campaign is being planned. Higgins added that he believes that this is their biggest title for some time in Europe and that, Jackass: The Game, has the potential to top the charts.

 

Despite the fact that it's been around for quite a while now, it looks like people are still spreading the GripShift love... and just in time for Valentine's, too! Over at the GripShift website, the folks from Sidhe Interactive have recently featured a fan-made custom track that was submitted to them. Created with the in-game track editor, the entire Valentine's day track still manages to stay within the 200-piece limit, AND still get points for being cute.

Dubbed as "Falling In Love", the custom track includes a whole set of obstacles, which should send some particularly imaginative people into fits of metaphors and allegories. If you're not into that kind of thing, though, then we'll just warn you that it's pretty easy to fall off the track, and watch out for those mechanical crushers.

The track is up for download over at the GripShift website, and is available in US, European/Australian, and Japanese editions.

Johnny Knoxville and the gang are set to make a ruckus over at your PSP. Being developed by Sidhe Interactive, Jackass: The Game will feature Online Play via Infrastructure Mode, Game Share Multiplayer, as well as Downloadable Content.

From whatever little info is known about this game, what is certain is that it will be just as wacky and crazy as the TV series. We may also very well expect it to have a Mature rating from the ESRB given that their pranks are not exactly what you'd say wholesome, or for the family.

Anyway, this game's good for as much as up to four players, so we're sure you're gonna enjoy catching your peers with their pants down in this game. It's set to be out both in Europe and Australia by December 31 of next year. No date is set as of yet for the U.S. release.

Keep it posted here for more updates. Meanwhile enjoy these screenshots.

More screenshots of the gang at their best after the jump!

Jackass: The Game was previewed at this years E3 expo in LA, and will allow gamers to perform stunts similar to those from MTV's TV series from the safety of their console. The game is due out in November for both a handheld and a home console – possibly the PlayStation and the PlayStation Portable, though developer Sidhe Interactive will not confirm this.

Sidhe is a relatively new company, but with 9 years of business, and PSP titles such as Gripshift behind them, which sold around 100,000 copies worldwide, Managing director Mario Wynands hopes that the Jackass franchise will provide an opportunity for Sidhe "to tap into a much larger audience than we have before. It's quite possible this game could sell more units than all our other previous game titles put together"

Due to the nature of the game Wynands anticipates a 'mature' rating for the game in the US, as Sidhe try to "create a game that's true to the licence". Players will also be able to play around with a Directors mode, allowing gamers to save replays, and replay them with different camera angles and trade them with friends.

Although this title hasn't been confirmed for the PSP, with Sidhe Interactive's Gripshift background, it's very likely. The ability to trade replays could also be an indication of PSP Ad-Hoc connectivity.