Reality TV shows were never this whack (unless you count "A Simple Life" but that's of its own class, entirely). Cash Money Chaos from Sony Online Entertainment kidnaps you into a reality TV show that pits you into battlezone-ified game shows like "The Price is Right" and other 70s hits.

You choose one of the four characters forced to participate in ten seasons (levels), each having five episodes (stages) where you must fight for your life and collect heaps of cold hard cash for the win. (Do I hear Smash TV?) You'd have to blast your way through demented circus clowns, diabolically possessed bouncing balls, evil bearded women, and other bizarre baddies. There are different weapons to help you give those enemies something worse than a Sunday morning hang-over.

The multiplayer mode will also bring the game to newer heights, whether you want a 2-4 player co-op to finish the story or pit it against each other in versus mode with up to eight people.

So, is it a proverbial "deal" or "no deal"? Let the official trailer help you decide:

Sony Online Entertainment has been developing this for some time now, and Cash Money Chaos looks like it won't disappoint fans of frenzied action games.

In CMC, you can play as one of four kidnapped humans who are forced to participate in a game show where you have to kill everything... waitaminute... this sounds like Smash TV! Chances are, it is, which means we can forget the real story and look at the big picture.

Long story short: Everything goes BOOM = You get cash and get to kill more people next level for more Boom + Bucks! Since it's a game show, that means multiple "seasons" and in this case, you have to go through 10 "seasons" of five "episodes" each, and that's a lot of bang for your buck.

The game also has weird enemies for each season, such as clowns and demonic bouncing balls in the clown season. Also, look to bosses to be almost as weird as a Japanese game show, from a giant exhibitionist bearded lady whose minions come out of her *AHEM* to a more normal football guy who throws explosives at you from his truck (if you could call that normal). Of course, you could focus instead on Multiplayer and have a team of four aiming to complete story mode or just beating each other senseless.

While waiting its PSP debut in 2007, here are some vids and screens of Cash Money Chaos. Enjoy!

  

Download: [Cash Money Chaos - Circus Balls]
Download: [Cash Money Chaos - Fat Cash]
Download: [Cash Money Chaos - Killed by Clowns]
Download: [Cash Money Chaos - Marathon Run]

Sony has just announced a new PSP title to hit shelves early next year. Called Cash Money Chaos, the game is a fast-paced arcade shooter that puts players in a twisted 70’s game show made by aliens. To survive and rescue the human race, they have to fight against demented clowns, killer gorillas, alien chickens and similar wacky creatures, with the chance to grab cash, prizes and weapons. Set to a hardrocking punk soundtrack, Cash Money Chaos will offer more than 50 hyper-fast levels, organized in seasons and episodes, where players wreak havoc in circus tents, swamps and medieval settings.

Multiplayer modes will include a "Versus" mode for up to eight players, as well as a co-op "Game Show" mode for 2-4 players.

Cash Money Chaos is going to be released in Q1 2007, retailing for only $29.99. The whole concept sounds like an obvious homage to the arcade classic Smash TV - hopefully, the game won't disappoint.