You’ve read what we thought about “Echochrome,” WipEout HD,” and “Elefunk,” and now you can take a look at these games for yourself.

First up, a look at the high speed action of “WipEout HD”

Next, two lengthy sets of puzzles from “Echochrome.”

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Want to play “WipEout HD”? You better own an HDTV.

“WipEout HD” is, without a doubt, the best looking futuristic racer to arrive on a console since Sega and Nintendo teamed for “F-Zero GX.”

I wanted to deliver impressions on Friday, but technical hiccups meant that didn’t happen. The extra time paid off, though; I spent the weekend playing through every available race — there are 14 on the playable code Sony provided us — and loved almost every minute of it.

Which minutes didn’t I love? I haven’t really dug into a “WipEout” game since the PS One days, so “WipEout HD” introduced me to the series’ severe learning curve all over again.

After sucking up my pride and switching the difficulty to easy, however, “WipEout HD” opened up and I let the game’s “Rez”-like audio visual dance take over.

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UPDATE: Added release timeframes for the games

UPDATE 2: Echochrome PSP details divulged

Thanks to some thoroughly unconventional machinations I was able to play the next wave of Sony’s downloadable PS3 games last night.

And as has been true to the PS3’s PlayStation Network games for the last year, the new slate of offerings are rich with originality and ambition.

Plus, I’ve learned that “Elefunk” isn’t what it sounds like.

Here’s the run-down of what I’ve got, with impressions coming throughout the afternoon…

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