Last week Sony launched the Digital Comic reader with the PSP 6.2 firmware update even though the official store launch is not until December. To help celebrate the launch PS Comics and IDW Publishing has given away free codes to redeem on your PSP.
Getting Started
Upon boot-up you will be shown your most recently read comic with the option to resume. You can also browse your collection, view recently added comics, view unread comics as well as bookmarks you set. The app is very fast and responsive to your selections.
The first comic I started with was Astro Boy, followed by a little of Aleister and Star Trek. Considering I only finished Astro Boy, I was impressed by the autoflow presentation of zooming in and out of comics. This allowed me to read the panels in order as they are meant to be read. It wasn’t until I got into Transformers where I really became impressed.
The Transformers comic continued the panel zoom in as the others did. It also moved throughout panels like you would expect in a motion comic. When it got to a panel where there was an explosion and people running, the Digital Comic app, shook the screen to simulate what was happening in the comic. That is when I responded “Now THAT is cool”. It’s the little things that gets me going.
The reader also allows you to play music from your memory card while reading. I didn’t test this out as all my music is on the iPhone and my PSP memory card isn’t that big. The only problem I have with the reader is that I am left without more comics to read until December.
Redeemable Codes (US codes only. Expire 12/16/09)
- Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1: EC2N-9HBR-HJD6
- Astro Boy #1: FF3N-H7B6-M2JF
- Aleister Arcane #1: 63N8-R2BF-9E4D
- Star Trek Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment #1: 724K-A4BG-JLD7
*Warning: The codes must be redeemed on your PSP itself and not through your PS3 or Media Go!