PlayStation Portable Game Reviews

An old classic comes to the PSP. But has the demon summoning and ambience aged nicely? Read our Persona 2: Innocent Sin review to find out.

4 expert reviews

By now, the Ace Combat name has practically become synonymous with reliable, high-quality dogfighting action. Joint Assault, the second outing on the PSP for the series, certainly doesn't disappoint in this regard. Unfortunately, the story and the...

17 expert reviews | 7 user reviews

Prinnies are done with being used as mere cannon fodder in other people's elaborate games of turn-based war. The combustible penguins from the Disgaea series have ditched the strategic grid in favor of a starring role in an action platformer, but even...

39 expert reviews | 2 user reviews

Speeding down an airport runway in a shiny red sports car is cool; speeding down an airport runway with an out-of-control aircraft thundering toward you is insane. That's the idea behind Split/Second, an arcade racer in which you wreck your opponents...

13 expert reviews | 3 user reviews

There was a lot to like about the original White Knight Chronicles; once you got past the cheesiness, it was actually a rather nice tale it had to tell. Of course, there were lots of nice little touches too, like the lack of loading between towns and...

12 expert reviews

This PSP Tekken manages to be everything you could possibly want from a portable 3D fighting game … and a whole lot more!

31 expert reviews | 339 user reviews

Here on earth, the origins of golf are still up for debate, but on Pangya Island--a world of dreams and fantasies that exist in an alternate dimension--the sport's history is well documented. Known as Pangya by the island's inhabitants, golf was...

14 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

When it was first announced that Sony's mythological blockbuster God of War series was going to be arriving on the PSP, there were some nagging doubts. Would the development team...

20 expert reviews

Never underestimate the raw power of unbridled charm. LocoRoco is a platformer with a unique control scheme and a one-track mind that has you essentially performing the same handful of activities at roughly the same difficulty level from start to...

64 expert reviews | 103 user reviews

The Syphon Filter series has been a staple of the PlayStation since the very beginning. It has seen three games on the PS1, one on the PS2, and also the highly acclaimed Dark Mirror on the PlayStation Portable. With this being the sixth game in the...

34 expert reviews | 54 user reviews

Daxter may be the fifth game in Sony's flagship Jak and Daxter franchise, but it's still responsible for many firsts. It's the first game in the series that doesn't star Jak, the once-mute-turned-brooding protagonist. It's the first game in the series...

48 expert reviews | 160 user reviews

Rockstar's juggernaut Grand Theft Auto series debuted on the PlayStation Portable late last year in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, a side-story prequel to the events that took place in Grand Theft Auto III for the PlayStation 2. With Liberty...

47 expert reviews | 313 user reviews

Japanese Role Playing Games are a rarer breed nowadays. I'm not talking about the Final Fantasy's and Dragon Quests' with their massive fan bases and well known franchises, which are few and in-between, but rather the smaller, quirkier, less famous...

3 expert reviews

L.A. Noire' from Rockstar Games and Team Bondi is a hybrid game utilizing gameplay elements from different genres such as: adventure games, open world sandbox games, and third person shooters. In general the developer's have managed to seamlessly...

3 expert reviews

The mixture of over-the-top action, outrageously powerful weapons and cinematic presentation ensures that the non-stop thrill-ride action keeps the adrenaline flowing throughout. Floors fall out from under you, mega-beasts burst through walls just when...

3 expert reviews

The real story of Joan of Arc is as dramatic as any ancient myth or legend. Driven by religious visions, Joan led French troops to nigh impossible victories, but eventually fell victim to political hypocrisy. A sham trial resulted in her execution in...

32 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

Forget complex storylines, plot intricacies, and profound character exposition: The Lego version of Harry Potter has slapstick. That's really the only option left for a game where none of the characters can speak, but luckily, it works just as well...

7 expert reviews | 6 user reviews

All things considered, Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 is a fine game that should please those who want a quality football game to play on their PSP. Whether it will satisfy those who are expecting some worthwhile improvements from last year's Pro Evolution...

15 expert reviews | 18 user reviews

Replay value is limited, but there is always the option to rescue any civilians you might have lost. There are also screws that play into increasing your level as you progress through the game. There isn't any apparent effect as you increase levels...

9 expert reviews | 2 user reviews

MLB 10 The Show is a great baseball sim for the PSP, but the curious removal of online play will irk fans wanting to upgrade from MLB 09. If you can live without that, then MLB 10 is a good choice.

9 expert reviews

Hoard's main objective is simple: plunder as much gold as you possibly can by ravaging a medieval countryside, further expanding your shiny, shiny treasure hoard. To accumulate more treasure, all you need to do is be evil, which tends to entail burning...

4 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

Genuine originality in video games is rare, and when it comes to puzzle games, doubly so. Even some of the best, most recent examples of the genre, such as D3's inventive Puzzle Quest, have merely been really good amalgams of well-established game...

42 expert reviews | 2 user reviews

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP collects two (or three, depending on how you look at it) separate installments of Konami's Castlevania series together on a single disc. The formerly Japanese-exclusive Dracula X: Rondo of Blood...

43 expert reviews | 6 user reviews

Given that the last game was released just eight months ago, and considering that it wasn't very good, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Medal of Honor Heroes 2 on the Wii would be just another WWII first-person shooter with the same problems as its...

61 expert reviews | 59 user reviews

Need for Speed Shift on the PSP could have been a fun title as the controls are pretty responsive and powersliding around corners is fun. It also runs really well, which is always a plus. However, the bottlenecked career mode is way too restrictive,...

18 expert reviews | 19 user reviews