PlayStation Portable Game Reviews

As yet another SOCOM game, Fireteam Bravo 3 on PSP delivers predictably. Generic Important Guy is missing; dudes sent in to find Generic Important Guy have also gone missing; you the Navy Seal and three of your boys must go to Soviet-sound-alikevia,...

12 expert reviews | 6 user reviews

Who’s That Flying?! as another hit for Mediatonic and another great traditional shooter for the PSP Mini lineup. While it might not have the best story or much variety, it makes up for it with quality all around. In particular, the tower defense...

5 expert reviews

Quick Specs - Developer: Sumo Digital - Genre: Driving.

26 expert reviews | 4 user reviews

Happiness is a magical feeling that is unique to every person, but in the world of Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip, you bring smiles wherever you venture by whacking a felt ball past slow swingers. It's a silly premise, but the delight you dole out with...

7 expert reviews | 6 user reviews

The ability to select stages in different orders ensures that you’ll be able to play this game in several different ways. The difficulty compensates based on your choice. I made an effort to select random stages and am happy to report that there is...

6 expert reviews

The music is, for the most part, classic Metal Slug, with themes harkening back to the older games. Nothing as memorable as Metal Slug 3, but certainly not so bland or boring as to make you want to turn it down. Blaring music and sound effects are a...

16 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

11 expert reviews

The PSP games that have typically shined the brightest are titles designed exclusively for Sony's portable platform. Ports of console games tend to disappoint due to missing features, diminished graphics and audio...

7 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

Polyphonic Digital and Sony Computer Entertainment did a fantastic job bringing such a big series to a portable system. Sure infastructure mode is not supported, and the game lacks a proper career mode, but the overall Gran Turismo experience is alive...

22 expert reviews | 34 user reviews

A little self-awareness can go a long way. Grip Games knows only too well that most of what we play is terrifyingly cliched nonsense that's been covered a thousand times over.

3 expert reviews

Much like the other LEGO games, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean comes packed with a ton of cheats. Entering in the cheats gives you access to everything from the ability to triple your score to unlocking extra characters and even cool new modes. Of...

6 expert reviews | 2 user reviews

Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier plays very similarly to the other Jak & Daxter games, particularly the first game which was more platform focused. It hasn't completely gone back to roots though, as the gun combat returns and there are plenty of new...

23 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

Mediatonic were behind the excellent Who's that Flying last year, a game which had a developed sense of humour, a simple yet attractive design and a tough challenge throughout. Now 1000 Tiny Claws comes along with a story of sky pirates wanting to save...

3 expert reviews

Brandon Cackowski-Schnell is a regular contributor to GameShark and is the cohost of Jumping the Shark , GameShark.com's official podcast and co-founder of No High Scores.

4 expert reviews

In much the same way as white grapes are in fact green, EyePet Adventures is something of a misnomer for the little furry guys' fourth outing. It's really a shame that despite the strong design of the creatures themselves, there is yet to be a game...

3 expert reviews

Taking on quests, killing monsters, and slowly advancing from a relative weakling into the greatest warrior the realm has ever seen. It's the stuff of legends passed down from generation to generation, and when it's done right, it's the stuff of...

33 expert reviews | 8 user reviews

Check out Bright Hub's full review of Rockstar's epic open world adventure, Red Dead Redemption: a vision of the old west that reflects the epic scope of Rockstar's previous game, Grand Theft Auto IV.

2 expert reviews

Hot Shots Golf and innovation are two things that apparently don't go well together. The series has always provided a good round of arcade-style golf, but the lack of improvement in Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 for the PSP is hard to understand and even...

18 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

In a perfect world, Lumines wouldn't have been sold separately from Sony's slick, new portable gaming system. But the world is still better off now that Lumines is in it. This ingeniously designed, addictive, mesmerizing puzzle game from the creator of...

48 expert reviews | 122 user reviews

The massive pair struggle a bit in the PSP's tight confines.

30 expert reviews | 9 user reviews

Not too long ago, an aspiring designer created a series of death traps for ninjas. These traps were not merely cunning mazes or killing-machine-filled rooms, but also a downloadable game for the PC. The game was known as N, a stylishly short...

17 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

War of the Lions proves that even a decade-old game can pack quite a punch.

19 expert reviews | 21 user reviews

If the sole objective of a game for a handheld system like the PSP were to emulate an existing console video game, then Virtua Tennis: World Tour would be a smashing success. Everything found in Tennis 2K2 for the Dreamcast (which became Sega Sports...

43 expert reviews | 52 user reviews

It’s also disappointing that the repetitive, bite-size levels don’t reveal as much nuanced effort as the narrative: No amount of backtracking can be made more enjoyable with co-op online play, which your in-the-ear sidekick constantly hectors you to...

25 expert reviews | 73 user reviews

If you heed the game’s opening, and play it with the lights off and the headphones on as I did, you’ll find that Silent Hill: Origins is every bit as creepy and atmospheric as any of the previous console installments have been. While I found it a...

23 expert reviews | 14 user reviews