PixelJunk Monsters getting 'Ultimate HD' version on Vita, PC, and Mac [Update]

PixelJunk Monsters "Ultimate HD" is coming to Vita, with revised OLED visuals, touch support, the Encore expansion and PSP's Deluxe features.

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PixelJunk Monsters is coming to the Vita. The "Ultimate HD" version packs a few enhancements designed for Sony's handheld, but otherwise hews closely to the traditions set by the prior critically-acclaimed games.

The PlayStation.Blog notes that this version is being handled by Double Eleven, the studio behind the Vita versions of LittleBigPlanet and Limbo. The studio says it has been working in conjunction with original developer Q-Games, and together they planned out how to make this version a compilation of the Vita hardware features, PS3, and PSP versions.

Ultimate HD will include remastered visuals for the Vita's OLED screen, touch support, the Encore expansion, and the extra towers, enemies, and levels from the PSP Deluxe edition. Trophies have also been designed to tempt veterans with extra-hard challenges.

The blog also recounts how they considered adding elements like checkpoints to make the game a bit easier. Ultimately, though, they decided that getting a perfect completion ("rainbowing") a brutally difficult stage is part of the appeal. As a result, you can expect Ultimate HD to be as rage-inducing as its predecessors, so you'll just have to be extra-careful not to throw the controller.

Update: Eurogamer reports that PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD is targeting late summer on Vita, with PC and Mac versions to follow soon after.

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    June 25, 2013 7:30 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, PixelJunk Monsters getting 'Ultimate HD' version on Vita.

    PixelJunk Monsters "Ultimate HD" is coming to Vita, with revised OLED visuals, touch support, the Encore expansion and PSP's Deluxe features.

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      June 25, 2013 7:34 AM

      and still no PJM Deluxe to PS3. Still no coop across the internet play :(
      tweet 2 @dylancuthbert and tell him you want more PJM for the PS3 >:(

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      June 25, 2013 7:54 AM

      Now my Vita purchase is totally justified! Still want the Deluxe stuff on PS3 though.

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      June 25, 2013 8:12 AM

      haha figures :D

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      June 25, 2013 9:52 AM

      Also coming to PC and Mac! YES.

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        June 25, 2013 9:53 AM

        WHOAH I missed that, jesus wow. Online coop? ? ? ? ?

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        June 25, 2013 10:02 AM

        That'll bring the number of times I've purchased this to an even 4.

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