Category: Sony PSP
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Review: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Sony PSP)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Genre: Stealth/Action Developer: Kojima Productions Publisher: Konami Release Date: 12/5/06 I’m something of an off-and-on fan of the Metal Gear Solid franchise. MGS was, to me, one of the best games released on the PS1, but MGS2 felt like less of a continuation of that, and more of a tech…
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Review: Guilty Gear Judgement (Sony PSP)
Guilty Gear Judgement Publisher: Majesco Genre: 2-D Fighter/Brawler Release Date: 09/XX/2006 The Guilty Gear series has developed a cult following from those who still yearn for the 1990s days of fighting glory in arcades. Now as the next generation emerges and 2D gaming becomes more of a distant memory, the appearance of full scale 2D…
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Review: GTA: Liberty City Stories
Grand Theft Auto. Three little words that have had a huge impact, both positively and negatively, on the gaming industry. After taking a trip back in time in Vice City, and then stopping for some Hot Coffee in San Andreas the controversial game hit the Playstation Portable so that you could kill hookers during your…
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Review: Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (Sony PSP)
Genre: Fighting Platform: Playstation Portable Rating: E (Everyone) Publisher: Capcom Release Date: 03/22/2005 It’s tough being a hardcore 2D fan in the current gaming landscape. Our last bastion of 2D goodness, Gameboy Advance, is suddenly on its dying days, with very few new titles on the horizon. It’s successor, Nintendo DS, has had a nice…
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Review: Ape Escape: On The Loose (Sony PSP)
Genre: Sports Platform: Sony Playstation Portable Rating: E (Everyone) Publisher: Namco Release Date: 03/16/2005 The Dual Shock controller is now the standard Playstation controller, but some fans may have forgotten the PS1 actually shipped with a Digital pad, and it was only after Nintendo 64 was released that Sony upgraded the controller. One of the…
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The Sony PSP Launch Guide (Part 2)
Gretzky NHL Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Genre: Sports Release: Launch Title With the hockey season itself still in a will-they-won’t-they-play situation (except for the UK national league, which is still going song, and seeing a lot of big-mane talent coming over from the NHL in search of a game), it seems that the PSP…
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The Sony PSP Launch Guide (Part 3)
NBA Street Showdown Publisher: Electronic Arts Genre: Sports Release: 04/25/05 If you haven’t gotten enough of NBA Street after playing Volume 3, get ready for NBA Street Showdown for the PSP! EA Promises to deliver the same arcade-style action games have grown accustomed to on console versions, with a few extras to keep fans satisfied.…
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The Sony PSP Launch Guide (Part 4)
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Publisher: Electronic Arts Genre: Sports Release: Launch Title For those of you who feel the need to have a Tiger in your pocket have I got news for you! EA Sports is supporting the launch of Sony’s PSP in a big way, bringing many of it’s biggest guns to the party.…
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The Sony PSP Launch Guide
The Sony PSP Launch Guide On March 24th, the handheld gaming world changes forever. With the masses used to handheld graphics and power closely resembling games from a few generations back, Sony seeks to change all that with the Playstation Portable (PSP), a powerful new handheld that comes extremely close to the performance of modern…
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Review: Ridge Racer (Sony PSP)
Genre: Racing Platform: Sony Playstation Portable Rating: E (Everyone) Publisher: Namco Release Date: 03/22/2005 Sony has launched every system to date with a Ridge Racer game, and the PSP will be no exception. On PS1, the original Ridge Racer was part of Namco’s 1-2 punch to power Sony’s early dominance, and it was followed by…
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Review: Need for Speed Underground: Rivals (Sony PSP)
Genre: Racing Platform: Sony Playstation Portable Rating: T (Teen) Publisher: EA Release Date: 03/16/2005 I remember years ago playing the original Need for Speed on 3DO – it was unique and fun, but who could have predicted that the series become as big as it has. The latest incarnations of the series are the Underground…
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Review: Spider-Man 2 (Sony PSP)
Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Sony Playstation Portable Rating: E (Everyone) Publisher: Activision Release Date: 03/16/2005 Spiderman has seen a renaissance in the world of video games with the latest titles on consoles. Spiderman 1 was a great action title, but Spider-man 2 busted everything wide open, allowing Spider-man to travel throughout New York City, combining a…