The products discussed here were independently chosen by our editors. GameSpot may get a share of the revenue if you buy anything featured on our site. As you can probably tell, there were a lot of those AAA spin-offs, a fact which helped Sony elbow its way into the handheld game that Nintendo had been dominating for years. If you really loved a PlayStation series in the mid-aughts, there was a good chance it had an entry on the PSP.
And there was an even better chance that it was pretty good. If handheld gaming is what you're eyeing, take a look at our list of the best Nintendo Switch games.
See our Burnout Legends review. The first: It was really, really good! A unique puzzle game that takes cues from the mind-bending art of M. This intriguing story casts players as Danny, a young man with insomnia so bad it lands him in an institution. At the hospital, a psychiatrist uses a machine to take Danny inside his own mind, like Psychonauts--if Raz stuck one of those little doors on the back of his own head. A decade and a half after release, Crush remains a smart and challenging puzzler that manages to tell an engaging story between brain-breaking levels.
See our Crush review. Developed by Ready at Dawn, the studio that would go on to create PS4 title The Order: , Daxter gave the wisecracking Naughty Dog sidekick his own game to run, jump, and flyswat his way through. See our Daxter review. A portable remake of one of the best tactics games of all time? Yes, please. The studio was an undersung hero for Sony in this era, and Ghost of Sparta is proof that the developer had serious chops. While the controls occasionally frustrate, Ghost of Sparta mostly does a great job of translating the button-mashing combos of the console entries to the scaled-down control scheme of the PSP.
And it does all that while providing a visually impressive for adventure with graphics roughly on par with the PS2. See our God of War: Ghost of Sparta review. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is maybe most significant for bringing the old-school GTA gameplay to a generation of players whose first experience with the satirical open-world series began with 3. With more than 40 stages, players control and guide the LocoRoco through vibrant, thriving and lush worlds filled with slippery slopes, swing ropes , and more.
Featuring six different types of LocoRoco that include their own voices and actions, players will be enchanted by captivating music that communicates the joyous world of these LocoRoco. In addition, LocoRoco features the rewarding LocoHouse, three mini-games , and wireless features. The peaceful world of the LocoRoco are under attack by the not-so-nice Moja Corps. These evil outer space creatures want nothing but to capture the blissful LocoRoco and take them from their land of blowing flowers, lively creatures and pastel scenery.
As the planet where the LocoRoco inhabit, players must tilt, roll and bounce the LocoRoco to safety. MLB ' The Show for the PSP suits up for the season with the all-new Career Mode for gamers to create a player and take them out to play anytime, anywhere, and a Season Mode that now offers multiple seasons. Users can choose their favorite team, play the regular season, advance to the playoffs, be crowned the World Series Champion and even create their own dynasty.
With the new Historical Greats option, nostalgic fans of America's Pastime players can go up against baseball legends. Additionally, sports fanatics can utilize the new online news service to get the latest MLB news feeds online or save them to the Memory Stick Duo and review them offline at their convenience.
For the first time ever, characters can get in and out of vehicles, as well as ride creatures. Other exciting additions include free-roaming vehicle levels, the ability to switch ships at will in Free Play mode, cool new character-specific attacks and maneuvers, playable mini-kit vehicles, an adaptive difficulty option and more.
Unique to its genre, Crush introduces a valuable new puzzle gaming experience that is wholly suited to the PSP system. Set within a complex, hypnotic 3D world, players use the game's unique crush mechanic to "crush" the environment and transform it into a more simplified 2D platformer.
Once flattened, players utilize the 2D space to move to new areas to solve otherwise impossible challenges, and unlock secret items that were previously unobtainable in the 3D environment. Players then "uncrush" the 2D environment and return to the 3D world. Designed for a wide and varied audience, Crush tells the story of Dan, a man with a lifetime of unresolved issues and bottled up emotions that has turned him into a nervous insomniac who is too tired to turn his life around.
Desperate for a cure, he turns to hypnosis. It is during this state that he is given one last chance to sort through the wreckage of his past, before he loses the last thing he has — his sanity. Providing players with some additional performance incentives, the MLB franchise introduces the new Progressive Batting Performance feature, which both rewards players for superior performance and penalize them for hitting slumps.
Specific to each individual batter, players are rewarded with slight contact bonuses, or punished with slight decreases in contact, based on how that batter that performs beyond his "natural ability" while under user control. On the pitch, critical gameplay fundamentals have been enhanced to ensure that FIFA Soccer 10 mirrors real-world soccer, providing more sophisticated ball control, and physical interaction between players.
In addition, players now move, behave and position themselves more realistically. On attack, players analyze space more effectively, curve their runs in an attempt to stay onside, create passing lanes naturally, and drive for more variety in attacking options. On defense, new concepts like position priority enable defenders to multitask so dangerous spaces left open by teammates out of position are covered.
Plus, slide tackle targeting, press marking, and better-urgency clearance logic provide new options that make defending a tactical skill in FIFA Soccer In goal, a myriad of improvements and refinements to goalkeeper intelligence result in a more responsive and powerful rushing system and ultra-realistic saves. Better balance on lofted through balls, improved goalkeeper intelligence, more realistic shooting mechanics with less shots hitting the goal posts, a practice arena to perfect skills, and a more immersive soccer experience through continuous play and quick free kicks are just a few of the issues raised by fans and addressed in FIFA Soccer Three new innovations revealed today at E3 have been developed to change the player control experience in FIFA Soccer The first-ever true degree dribbling system gives players finer control of the ball, enabling them to find spaces between defenders that previously were not possible.
Using an all-new animation technology, skilled dribblers now have the ability to face the defender and use highly responsive lateral dribbling to skip past him. An innovative concept called Freedom in Physical Play enables players to perform wider dribble touches and new collision sharing creates a varied, less predictable, and extended fight for possession between the dribbler and a defender.
FIFA Soccer 10 also features a deeper iteration of the ever-popular Manager Mode with more than 50 major improvements, including new match realism, realistic player transfers based on multiple decision points, and true-to-life player growth curves. Get a dose of hyper reality as you can discover what the outside world is like at the very same time as Rozalin! Enjoy the all-new Axel Chapters, as you get a glimpse of what makes a Dark Hero tick.
Now you can take the fight to Overlord Zenon wherever you want to go! The story of Valkyria Chronicles 2 takes place two years after the conclusion of the original game. A group of young Gallian Military Academy cadets find themselves plunged into a bitter civil war when the newly formed Gallian Revolutionary Army stages a coup.
As the epic drama unfolds in the game, players experience stories of friendship, love and growing pains during a time of war and revolution. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix takes players on an all new skating blitzkrieg where they embark on the ultimate road trip from Tony Hawk's Underground 2 in addition to wreaking havoc in four never-before-seen city-levels - Las Vegas, Atlanta, Kyoto and Santa Cruz -- that feature original goals, level changing events and unlockable characters.
For the first time, players can live the Tony Hawk console gaming experience on a handheld device as they join either Tony Hawk or Bam Margera on a World Destruction Tour where they nail insane tricks with lightning speed or slow motion focus control, pull off mischievous pranks, and conquer sick terrain through 13 single-player levels, or face off against up to three friends in 10 wireless multiplayer games. Players can import their picture onto the PSP via any memory stick and map their face to create their own personalized game character in an instant.
As is tradition with the series, gamers trench race at high speeds in futuristic vehicles outfitted with weapons. New to the franchise with Pulse is a mag-strip, a part of the track that locks the vehicles onto the track, allowing them to race through loops, degree-angled parts of the track, and steep drops.
The game features seven different modes, wireless support, 24 new tracks, and eight teams including one called EG-X. Downloadable content is available immediately upon release. The game's soundtrack features tracks from Stanton Warriors, Loco Dice, and Mason, but players can opt to play their own MP3 files from a memory stick. SEGA Genesis Collection also features numerous unlockable items that delve into the soul of the Genesis including interviews with the original developers that created the games featured in the collection, a museum area with interesting facts about the games, a hint area to help gamers complete their favorite SEGA Genesis games, and SEGA arcade games from the Genesis era.
The classic, entertaining golf franchise returns to the PSP with new quirky characters, beautiful courses and a huge variety of customizable options that enable you to take your golf game wherever you go.
Tee off in Hot Shots tournaments up to 16 players. In-depth character customization with more than options. Experience the fun of Hot Shots Golf with the widely acclaimed classic game play. Tee off locally with up to 8 players and settle the score via Ad Hoc either head-to-head or in tournament play. Upgrade your clubs and golf balls to execute more accurate shots, longer drives, tighter approach shots and perfect putts.
MLB 07 The Show for the PSP system continues to be a fan favorite with its core features and ability to play anytime, anywhere, on the go. Plus, sports fanatics can utilize the PSP system's online news service to get the latest MLB news feeds online or save them to the Memory Stick Duo and review them offline at their convenience.
Mega Man is on a quest to restore peace in the world after Dr. Wily takes control of several robots in hopes to rule the planet. Completely re-designed for the PSP with new bosses and puzzles to master, Mega Man Powered Up is the only action platformer that lets gamers create their own levels and share with friends.
Totally redesigned level structure - every level features modified map structures as well as varied item locations. Intuitive level editor option allows endless possibilities. Players can design their own stages creating challenges that are only limited by their own imagination.
Customize everything from enemy and object placement to music. Mega Man Challenge — take a break from the main story mode by putting skills to the test in different short stages, each with its own objectives and challenges. Play as any of the eight boss robots in the game — utilize their unique abilities and characteristics to zip past obstacles. Tekken 6 sees the return of many familiar faces as well as new characters to create the largest line-up the series has ever seen. With a growing roster of fighters, each equipped with their own deadly techniques, martial art moves, and attack combinations, Tekken 6 promises to be the best "King of Iron Fist Tournament" yet.
Adding to the already rich gaming experience, a deeper character customization feature will only enhance the incredible fighting intensity as players go mano-y-mano. Optimized for the PSP system, Tekken 6 not only contains all the explosive action of its home console brethren but also feature additional stages, content, items, and an ad-hoc multiplayer mode.
Fighting amongst friends is encouraged as players can battle wirelessly against each other using original or fan favorite characters. Rounding out its list of impressive features is the return of the Ghost Infrastructure mode, which allows players to upload their "ghost" character data and download others' from the Internet onto their PSP system. SOCOM offers fans of the multi-million selling franchise all-new single-player and wireless multiplayer gaming missions in four different Areas of Operation AO.
Players are tasked with completing 14 unique, realistic international single-player missions, including Chile, which is a unique AO only available in the PSP release. After successfully completing a level, players can replay the mission in an entirely new way through the "Instant Action" option, with different objectives, enemy and object placement.
Long before Sora was chosen by his Keyblade, the worlds' safety lay in the hands of the true Keyblade Masters. Three youths - Terra, Ventus and Aqua - have been training long and hard under Master Eraqus to prove that they, too, exhibit the Mark of Mastery. But they will soon find themselves in the middle of a crisis affecting worlds far beyond their own - just as another Keyblade Master, Xehanort, goes mysteriously missing.
Three friends, three destinies. Everything will link back to the beginning. In Sid Meier's Pirates! Players test their skills as a sea captain exploring the high seas and dueling in land and sea battles in a richly detailed 3D world.
Additional features for the PSP system include wireless Ad-Hoc multiplayer for up to four players, widescreen graphics, new treasure hunts and more. This game is the ultimate 2D fighting game on the go! BlazBlue features all of the console modes—Arcade, Versus, Score Attack, Training, and Story…in addition to the all-new Shop and Legion modes, where you control your own party of fighters in an attempt to conquer the world of BlazBlue. OutRun Coast to Coast features a choice of 15 fully licensed Ferrari models, featuring the all-new F and F Spider, as well as the dazzling Superamerica and the stunning Barchetta.
Race from coast to glorious coast with a fresh new mission structure, a license mode and online play, with up to 6 players for a thrilling head-to-head journey. After a personal tragedy — he is forced to kill his own brother inside a Chimeran conversion center — Grayson goes on a vendetta to destroy every conversion center he can find. Eventually Grayson learns that his efforts have been futile The war to retake the European continent has begun.
A third person action-adventure game created specifically for PSP with an advanced third person targeting system designed specifically for the platform. Intense eight player multiplayer gameplay with five game modes including Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Containment and Assimilation available via ad-hoc and infrastructure. Defend and control the field using a diverse selection of upgradeable towers in a limitless adventure, using a wide array of tactics and strategies against countless waves of unique land and air combatants!
Hours of entertainment and replayable challenges! Enjoy a growing experience through free content updates! Do you have what it takes to dominate the fieldrunners and rise to the top as the ultimate Tower Defense master? The title, a massively expanded edition of the European PSP system title "TOCA Race Driver 2" comes complete with real performance cars, real damage, real physics, and intense pack racing with up to 21 cars on-screen competing for position.
Plus, with WLAN multiplayer gaming modes enabling up to 12 players to race simultaneously and an all-new WLAN game mode, competitive racing has never been so aggressive or closely fought. Designed especially for the PSP system gaming, a further race mode, the Trans-World Cup, delivers high-octane racing in short bursts making it perfect for gaming on the go.
Through a variety of event-based challenges, including Time Trials and Skill Tests rather than a series of straight races, players must drive hard to become the World's No. In Where is my Heart? Their world gets broken up into fragments which you have to piece back together in your mind. Each of the three characters can transform into a magical creature along the way.
The Rainbow Spirit allows you to rotate the world around and jump across space; the Bat King can see hidden platforms which only exist for him; the Antler Ancestor can jump on the stars.
Help the three spirits find their home tree again! Lumines II is the sequel to the extremely addictive puzzle-based video game, Lumines. Gamers control squares made of four smaller block pieces that are dropped into the playing field one at a time to form same-color squares. The vertical "timeline" sweeps across the playing field from left to right and wipes the same-color squares from the playing field.
Unmatched blocks pile up, and the game ends when the pile gets to the top of the playing screen. Advance through many action-packed levels, each with its own musical theme and sound effects. The Monster Hunter world is always changing and you will need to be ready for anything - but killing and trapping monsters will always be most important part of your duty. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is the biggest game of the series so far, letting you adventure with up to three friends through over hours of gameplay.
In MHFU you can battle previously unseen monsters in new environments, not to mention the many new weapons and armor sets available. From devising the strategy to executing the attack, team play with your friends is going to be key to hunting down the ferocious beasts.
MHFU rewards considered tactics and well-executed combat sequences so plan and work together and you will prosper. Players can create a super hero literally from head to toe. If you wish to use drills instead of hands or wheels instead of legs you can do so by simply swapping out your body parts.
Battle maps are all randomly generated for mad replay value and there are tons of character and secret base customization. Also known as "Minna No Golf" and "Everybody's Golf" Take on a cast of colourful characters in the coolest clubhouse around. No need for airs and graces here — just select a golfer from a range of friendly faces, and customize their abilities, attributes and appearance before teeing off across a series of challenging courses and game modes.
Go head-to-head with both friends and foes via WiFi compatible Ad Hoc Mode and become a true golfing legend. Features 6 new courses, classic venues and favourite characters from the ever-popular Hot Shots Golf series. Directly connect PSPs via a wireless network to simultaneously link up with several golfers and take part in gala golf tournaments and challenges.
Command a secret subset of the most elite and deadly fighting force on the planet as players defend America and her allies through broad combat experiences including new non-linear mission progression, over 40 authentic real world weapons and a huge area of operation spanning multiple terrain types and environments. Multiple players once again be able to form clans and take on their friends for team based high-action gameplay in SOCOM U. Up to 16 players in close proximity in Ad Hoc mode and online in Infrastructure mode can compete wirelessly through 3 new game types across all new multiplayer maps and original SOCOM U.
Fireteam Bravo 2 is complete with a variety of new gameplay features including new non-linear mission progression, which allows players to choose which mission to tackle next and also provides players with the ability to go back to previous mission areas when enemy activity resurfaces there.
Additionally, a new persistent performance rating system tracks the player's success and failure throughout the campaign. By completing mission goals, discovering bonus objectives, and rescuing civilians, the player earns "Command Equity" points that can be used to add new weapons to the armory or purchase in-game air strikes and supply drops.
They also increase their "Local Influence" rating, which will give them access to black market weapons and intel from locals. PES 6 once again features the graphical and gameplay tweaks that enable each new title to play completely differently from previous incarnations.
The shooting system has been the subject of extensive retouching, now enabling players to pull off much more accurate snap shots as well as being able to exert a much larger feeling of control when going for quick half volleys or difficult full volleys.
The intelligence of players has seen a marked improvement. For example, players now make more realistic runs into space, often pointing where they would like the ball played. The physical aspect has also been beefed up, with strikers using their sheer presence to turn defenders and likewise, the defenders stepping a yard away to enable them to force players away from goal and not letting them spin into dangerous positions. PES 6 also has a number of new teams licensed for inclusion, with the International roster now featuring the official kits for Argentina, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Sweden.
New gameplay modes have been added and features like the much loved Master League mode also returns, together with a host of new tricks, feints and animations that can be used to bamboozle your opposition. The story of the Patapon tribe marches forth as they hunt for the fabled Earthend.
Shipwrecked in a new and strange continent the Patapon are depending on you, their god, to lead them safely through this perilous new land.
As you guide the tribe through this new world with your mystical drum, they will come face to face with a new tribe, encounter a mysterious and mighty Hero Patapon and uncover the ruins of Patapolis, a mystical place long spoken of by the Patapon.
All-new modes to Patapon 2 include thrilling multiplayer stages, a huge array of missions and deep tutorials that will have you drumming to the beat of the Patapon in no time.
Head to patapon-game. Lead your loyal followers through 60 rhythmic stages. Keep the beat going with tons of hidden items and mini-games to reveal.
Drum along with friends and tackle multiplayer missions. SmackDown vs. RAW delivers the deepest and most realistic wrestling experience ever. New high-resolution textures and motion-captured technology bring WWE programming to life like never before.
The improved fighting system brings a new level of realism and tactical thinking to matches. Lace up your boots for the definitive wrestling experience. Features over 50 playable WWE Superstars. Full Season Mode and dozens of exhibitions. Transfer season mode and created characters between the two game systems. Exclusive PSP unlockables: up to 4 player multiplayer wireless gaming. Players assume the roles of more than 20 Marvel Super Heroes including Spider-Man, Wolverine, Blade and Captain America, and through their actions determine the fate of both planet Earth and the Marvel universe — revealed in one of multiple epilogues.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance offers total team customization, where players create their own team name, icon and vehicle, as well as establish their team reputation as they play throughout the story. Gamers also have the option to level up each character individually to their liking, or all team members at the same time to keep their heroes balanced.
With the game's new combat system, players battle against the world's most notorious Marvel Super Villains in the air, underwater, and on the ground, using grappling, blocking and dodging moves, by charging up their Super Hero powers before unleashing them, and using environmental objects as one and two-handed weapons. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance features a storyline where the missions players accept, the objectives they complete, and their interactions with other characters throughout the game directly impact how the story plays out.
The game also features a robust multiplayer component where fans can band together with friends as their favorite Marvel Super Heroes, and fight evil in both on and offline cooperative story modes. There's also a Competitive Mode where the game tracks various in-game stats so players can see how well they stack up against one another — affecting the amount of experience points earned and how equipment is distributed.
Based on the cult classic Paramount Pictures film, The Warriors expands the stylized cinematic journey of the film into a gritty, interactive experience set in 's New York City. Since time immemorial, through eons of time and dozens of game consoles, one thing has remained true: humans love hopping into a spaceship to shoot up hordes of alien invaders! Take control of Commander P. Jefferson and go on an intergalactic shooting spree, hopping from galaxy to galaxy in your attempts to wipe out hordes of swarming alien baddies.
With over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek humor from the game. The 2D Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character is a twitchy, fast paced platform game which you control with just two buttons. Rotating Octopus Character can't stop spinning, and he sticks to everything, but he can change direction, and he can jump. So, armed with those two moves - Reverse, and Jump - you're tasked with helping ROC to collect all the baby octopi who have been so unfortunately scattered all over the world.
LocoRoco 2 is a platform players playground, using unique gameplay mechanics to shift the world and mold your LocoRocos to manoeuvre obstacles and traverse the level to the goal.
As a follow up to the cult classic LocoRoco, the sequel includes many new features like the ability to swim through water and new mini-games like Loco Stamp. The storyline follows the LocoRoco on a mission to defeat the Moja Corps, who have crash landed on the planet, using a fearsome song that sucks the lifeforce out of living things.
LocoRoco 2 is an excellent game for casual and hardcore players alike. Hours of entertainment that stems from the cutesy graphics, physics based gameplay mechanics, and whimsical music. Dissidia is a fighting game at its core, with some action RPG elements, where players duel in open 3D environments.
Despite some minor camera issues, the game manages to merge two completely different genres together splendidly. Dissidia Final Fantasy shines in the visuals department and provides a deeply rewarding experience that has tons of replay value. Developed by the grandmasters themselves, Polyphony Digital brought one of the most renowned racing franchises to the PSP. Simply titled Gran Turismo, this PSP version of the franchise included race tracks, cars, and gameplay modes from the first five main entries of the series.
Gran Turismo features vehicles, 45 tracks including layout variations like reverse , and a physics engine is based on Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. This game is the epitome of racing titles on the PSP. In this handheld edition, players are able to choose the gender of the protagonist and play as a male or female, which can alter some aspects of the story. In addition, composer Shoji Meguro created 10 new musical tracks for Persona 3 Portable, with most of them being done for the female playthrough.
Finally, there are two new difficulty levels, Beginner and Maniac, that have been added to the PSP version. All of which works great and runs smoothly.
Persona 4 characters like Yukiko Amagi also make cameo appearances in the game. The story takes shape when the King of the land dies and the two successors are too young to claim the crown. The Dukes end up fighting over the land and crown and the protagonist gets caught up in the struggle. Much of the gameplay is the same as the original, with the exception of some new cutscenes, character designs, multiplayer, and other features.
The game uses job systems for character development with 33 original jobs to choose from such as Knight, Archer, White Mage Priest in US version , and Cleric. The game also featured permadeath, so if a character dies in battle, they are gone forever. For multiplayer, you can choose between Melee and Rendezvous modes using ad hoc.
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