PlayStation Portable Game Reviews

Epic struggles involving dragons, wizards, demons, and warriors never really get old, do they? The first entry in the Lunar series--a game that blended all of the aforementioned elements deliciously--has seen a lot of love during the past few decades....

22 expert reviews | 10 user reviews

Cladun: This Is An RPG was one of the more daunting starts to a game I think I can remember playing recently, particularly in this era of game tutorials holding your hand for the first hour or two before setting you loose. However, the graphics and...

13 expert reviews | 4 user reviews

Getting tactical on the go.

24 expert reviews | 4 user reviews

With at least 10 hours of game time and a slew of multiplayer options, it’s hard not to recommend this game for those looking for an action-filled, balls-to-the-wall flight sim. The problem is that it's hard to recommend it for everyone else out...

13 expert reviews | 3 user reviews

It's difficult for me to articulate why I love TT Games' various LEGO titles so much. Maybe it's my deep-seated love of collecting digital trinkets, baubles, and doodads that stems back to Nintendo 64's many collect-a-thons. Perhaps it's the emphasis...

4 expert reviews

Remade for the PSP more than a decade after it was released for Japan's Super Famicom system, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together continues the saga of the Ogre Battle series as players take on the role of Denim Pavel, a Walstanian resistance fighter who

2 expert 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

As Ys continues to be one of the most ported games of all time, modern gamers once again have the opportunity to catch up to this classic tale over 20 years in the making. I for one am delighted I didn't buy some of these JRPGs when they came out...

11 expert reviews | 5 user reviews

Although it feels a bit like God of War: Lite, Chains of Olympus delivers a great, combat-heavy adventure with excellent production values.

39 expert reviews | 103 user reviews

Strategy RPG fans rejoice! NIS' fantastic PS2 classic Disgaea: Hour of Darkness has made it's way onto the PSP, with a new subtitle (Afternoon of Darkness) and a new second...

31 expert reviews | 2 user reviews

LBP PSP isn’t a bad game by any means—long-time residents of PS3’s LittleBigPlanet, however, might want to check their imaginative expectations at the door.

13 expert reviews | 6 user 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

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

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2 expert reviews

The story alone makes Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops required playing material for fans of Kojima Productions' long-running, memorable stealth action series. This isn't called Metal Gear Solid 4, but this PlayStation Portable game is a direct...

35 expert reviews | 33 user reviews

Wipeout Pulse is the follow-up to Wipeout Pure, an original PlayStation Portable launch game when the console arrived in 2005. Back then, Pure was one of the best reasons to pick up the handheld thanks to its superb graphics and excellent handling, and...

49 expert reviews | 96 user reviews

Hell hath no fury like after-school detention. The PSP is one of the greatest handheld gaming consoles to ever grace a glass container at a local Wal-mart, however one of...

23 expert reviews | 2 user reviews

The replay value of Calamity Trigger Portable is about the same length as the console versions, having all the same modes and including two new modes called Legion and Shop. Legion is almost a type of a board/strategy game. The player chooses their...

12 expert reviews | 5 user reviews

From the days of the PS one, this downloadable game allows you to play the classic original on your PSP handheld system or PS3 home console.

3 expert reviews

I'm of the opinion that survival horror games are a tough sell on any handheld console simply due to the smaller screen size and the need to wear headphones and possibly sit so that the light through the train window doesn't wash out the game's darker...

17 expert reviews | 16 user reviews

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12 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

There is usualy a spate of new releases at the beginning of major sporting events, so it is no surprise to find EA's 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (FWCSA) receiving an outing. After the frankly excellent FIFA10, you might wonder what FWCSA could...

10 expert reviews | 3 user reviews

If something doesn't work, the best thing you can do is retrace your steps, find out what went wrong and correct your mistake(s). That's what Konami has done with Silent Hill. The survival horror series started out strong, but over the years, it kind...

10 expert reviews | 5 user reviews

By keeping to the original game’s roots, Square Enix has managed to retain the original’s visual charm while fine tuning enough to make it visually appealing to today’s gamers. Sure, the CG cutscenes do look a little out of place next to the old 2D...

4 expert 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