Sony psp games 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. While the PS2 trilogy opted for a third-person perspective that focused more on the human characters than the cars they used to get from A to B, Chinatown Wars resurrected the top-down perspective of the first two games in the series to entertaining results.

And, if a historical RPG sounds a little dry, just know that this variation of Joan of Arc spends her time fighting orc armies. Colorful visuals, a catchy soundtrack, and widely varying levels and objectives made LocoRoco 2 a must-play platformer on PSP.

See our LocoRoco 2 review. Before he dazzled us in and out of VR with Tetris Effect, Tetsuya Mizuguchi designed what is possibly the best falling-block puzzle game not named Tetris. However, rather than creating horizontal lines to make blocks disappear, Lumines asks players to make squares of matching colors.

Pair that compellingly playable action with a hypnotic soundtrack and Lumines is an easy way to make hours disappear. Lumines Remastered is available on modern platformers, including Nintendo Switch. See our Lumines review. In this turn-based tactics game, cards control everything. Want to move?

You need a card for that. Fire your weapon? Prior to a mission, you need to build a deck that you think will be effective, and this interplay between stealth and strategy makes for a surprisingly compelling mixture.

See our Metal Gear Acid review. The PSP is the ideal platform since the portable aspect allows the game to be experienced on the go. Online capabilities, connections to other Final Fantasy games, and new cinematics all help The War of the Lions become the definitive version of Final Fantasy Tactics. The Wipeout series is Sony's solution to Nintendo's F-Zero as a futuristic and fast-paced racer that caters more to quick decisions and trippy visuals than a realistic racing experience.

Set in , Wipeout Pure leans into the futuristic aspect and creates some highly memorable cars and tracks that feel truly unique. Wipeout Pure looks and plays like a dream, but it was also a big deal for being the first PSP game to feature downloadable content, with new cars and tracks becoming available, and all free of charge. Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid is one of the biggest video game series of all time. Peace Walker offers both standard stealth missions, but also a mode that caters towards army management.

The incorporation of co-operative play also helps the game stand out from its predecessors. There's a rich history between handheld platforms and puzzle games , but the PSP's Lumines: Puzzle Fusion is a great example of the kind of magic that can be accomplished. Lumines began as a new Tetris game until licensing issues led to it forging its own path, and for the better.

Lumines pulls from other popular matching puzzle games like Tetris and Columns , but the game puts a heavy focus on the integration of music into its puzzles through the use of the PSP's headphone jack.

Lumines started as a humble experiment, but it's turned into a massive franchise. The Shin Megami Tensei series, more commonly known as Persona , took some time to catch on outside of Japan, but the franchise is now one of Atlus' biggest successes. Unfortunately the same could not be said about the triangle, circle, x, or square buttons which are still pretty loose. The built-in microphone is definitely valuable addition to the system, especially for those who take advantage of the handheld's built-in skype or online gaming functionality.

Ultimately, however, the new finish, improved d-pad, and added microphone can't really make up for the PSP's underperforming screen. And make no mistake, this issue is hardly minor, the overwhelming response from consumers in the past few days has garnered a prompt response from Sony, who says that the problem is inherently tied to the expanded color performance and that they have no plans for alleviating it in the near future. Given our impressions of the "improved" color performance, it is not much of a trade off.

The newest version definitely has some commendable traits, but ultimately it's the screen just doesn't satisfy. Was this article informative? YES NO. Presented by truth. IGN Logo Recommends. Policy Jared Moore The Last of Us Matt Purslow Ryan Leston Kirby and the Forgotten Land Logan Plant Pokemon Blue Matt Kim