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Best games for your new Sony Vita console

It's not every year that the gaming world changes completely, but 2013 was that year. We got a new Xbox and a new Playstation, with more power and more features than anything we've ever seen before — but that means every game you've played for the last decade is now woefully out of date. If you got a new console this year, or unwrapped a slightly smaller package with a Nintendo 3DS or a PlayStation Vita, what you need next is to find something to play. Here's where to start.

-Tearaway

-Persona 4 Golden

-Velocity Ultra

-Guacamelee

-Sound Shapes

Tearaway

We could all use a little more whimsy in our lives, and Tearaway is the most whimsical experience you're bound to find. From the creators of LittleBigPlanet, the platform game thrusts you into a world made of paper, where something as simple as a stream of running water is a thing of wonder.

Persona 4 Golden

High school is tough, and so is investigating a series of mysterious and grisly murders. Persona 4 Golden manages to combine these two seemingly disparate activities into a seamless game, one that forces you to choose between doing homework and fighting demons.

Velocity Ultra

Top-down space shooters have been with us forever, but Velocity Ultra manages to make the genre feel fresh again with one simple addition: the ability to teleport. Instead of simply blasting waves of aliens, you'll also be frantically zapping your way around the screen to survive, and you don't even have to pump in any quarters.

Guacamelee

Guacamelee is a side-scrolling action game that combines the exploration of Metroid with the action of a good fighting game. Even better, it manages to do so with an incredible sense of humor. It’s a game that's absolutely filled with enough jokes and memes to make you look past its occasionally punishing difficulty.

Sound Shapes

Sound Shapes lets you play with music in a new way. On the surface it's a simple platform game, but the way the gameplay and music work together makes for an unforgettable experience. And the amazing soundtrack doesn't hurt either, with music from the likes of Beck, Jim Guthrie, and Deadmau5.