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Andy787

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #1

To carry on the fine tradition of evangelizing the great, sorely under-appreciated PSP library, and also as a primer to introduce what will surely be many new PSP owners, I present the latest edition of the New PSP Thread of Excellent Games!

Excellent Games available now:

Wipeout Pure
Racing / SCEA / Studio Liverpool

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Stealth-Action / Konami / Kojima Productions

Jeanne D' Ark
SRPG / SCEA / Level-5

Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Stealth-Action / SCEA / Sony Bend

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Action / Rockstar Games / Rockstar Leeds

Tekken: Dark Resurrection
Fighting / Namco / Namco

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Action-Platformer / SCEA / High Impact Games

Killzone Liberation
Action / SCEA / Guerrilla

Mega Man Maverick Hunter X
Action-Platformer / Capcom / Capcom

Mega Man Powered Up
Action-Platformer / Capcom / Capcom

Ultimate Ghosts & Goblins
Action-Platformer / Capcom / Capcom

Monster Hunter Freedom
Action-RPG / Capcom / Capcom

Monster Hunter Freedom 2
Action-RPG / Capcom / Capcom

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Puzzle-RPG / D3 / Vicious Cycle

Crush
Puzzle / SEGA / Zoe Mode

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Action / Rockstar Games / Rockstar Leeds

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Flight-Combat / Namco / Team Aces

Me & My Katamari
Rolling a Ball Sim / Namco / Namco

Loco Roco
Rolling Little Blob Guys Sim / SCEA / Japan Studio

Daxter
Platformer / SCEA / Ready at Dawn

Ridge Racer
Racing / Namco / Namco

Metal Gear Acid
Strategy / Konami / Kojima Productions

Metal Gear Acid 2
Strategy / Konami / Kojima Productions

Sid Meier's Pirates!
Simulation / 2K Games / Full Fat

Field Commander
Strategy / Sony Online Entertainment / Sony Online Entertainment

Lumines
Puzzle / Ubisoft / Q Entertainment

Lumines II
Puzzle / Buena Vista Games / Q Entertainment

Every Extend Extra
Puzzle / Buena Vista Games / Q Entertainment

Gunpey
Puzzle / Namco-Bandai Games / Q Entertainment

Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee
Sports / SCEA / Clap Hanz

Brave Story: New Traveler
RPG / XSeed Games / Game Republic

Valkyrie Profile Lenneth
RPG / Square-Enix / Tri-Ace

Final Fantasy
RPG / Square-Enix / Square-Enix

Tales of Eternia
RPG / Namco / Namco

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
RPG / Namco / Alfa System

Gitaroo-Man Lives!
Rhythm / Koei / Inis

Exit
Puzzle / Ubisoft / Taito

Dead Head Fred
Action / D3 Publisher / Vicious Cycle

SOCOM: US Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo
Action / SCEA / Zipper Interactive

SOCOM: US Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 2
Action / SCEA / Zipper Interactive

Pursuit Force
Action / SCEA / BigBig

Burnout Legends
Racing / EA / Criterion Games

Burnout Dominator
Racing / EA / Criterion Games

Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure
Action-Adventure / Mastiff / Falcom

Powerstone Collection
Fighting / Capcom / Capcom

Gradius Collection
Shooter / Konami / Konami

Parodius Portable
Shooter / Konami / Konami

Salamander Portable
Salamander Simulation / Konami / Konami

Street Fighter Alpha 3: MAX
Fighting / Capcom / Capcom

Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
Racing / SEGA / Sumo Digital

Twisted Metal: Head-On
Car Combat / SCEA / Incognito

GripShift
Racing-Platformer / Red Mile Entertainment / Sidhe Entertainment

DJ Max Portable 1 & 2
Rhythm / Pentavision / Pentavision

Noteworthy Games to Look Forward to:

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII / TBA
Action-RPG / Square-Enix / Square-Enix

God of War: Chains of Olympus / March 3, 2008
Action / SCEA / Ready at Dawn

Wipeout Pulse / September 2007
Racing / SCEA / Studio Liverpool

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles / October 23, 2007
Action-Platformer / Konami / Konami

Silent Hill: Origins / November 6, 2007
Survival Horror / Konami / Climax

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops PLUS / TBA
Stealth-Action / Konami / Kojima Productions

Patapon / TBA
Rhythm-Action / SCEA / Japan Studio

Echochrome / TBA
Puzzle / SCEA / Japan Studio

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow / October 2, 2007
Stealth-Action / SCEA / Sony Bend

SOCOM: US Navy Seals Tactical Strike / November 6, 2007[/i]
Action / SCEA / Slant Six

SWAT: Target Liberty / October 16th, 2007
Action-Strategy / Sierra Entertainment / 3G Studios

Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command / November 11, 2007
Strategy / THQ / THQ

Final Fantasy: Dissidia / TBA
Fighting / Square-Enix / Square-Enix

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions / October 9, 2007
SRPG / Square-Enix / Square-Enix

Star Ocean: First Departure / TBA
RPG / Square-Enix / Square-Enix

Star Ocean: The Second Evolution / TBA
RPG / Square-Enix / Square-Enix

Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness / October 30, 2007
SRPG / NIS America / Nippon Ichi Software

Harvey Birdman / November 13, 2007
Courtroom Sim / Capcom / High Voltage Software

Pursuit Force 2: Extreme Justice / November 6, 2007
Action / SCEA / BigBig Studios

Notable games not shown due to lack of screenshots and/or lulz:

GT Mobile
Racing / SCEA / lolol

Devil May Cry
Action / Capcom / lolol

And of course, feel free to add any of your personal favorites that I may have missed, or that you think deserve special praise. When it came to multiplatform or compilation titles, I tried to limit the selections to titles that had been given PSP-specific attention, or were particularly suited to the PSP's features/design.

 

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flarkminator

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #2

By the way we officially announced our release date.

check gamespot I believe.

edit: fantastic job with the thread!

 

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mysticstylez

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #3

PSP has no games........jk. Great list dude, I gotta rebuy some of these now to see how they play on my new PSP.

 

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Stench

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #4

PSP, I salute you.

 

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Metalmurphy

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #5

Here you go:

 

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Pterion

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #6

Stench said:

PSP, I salute you.

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PSP, I'm buying you.

 

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typhonsentra

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #7

I wanted to get one so bad today, but I already have Daxter and the Family Guy DVD so the extra $30 turned me off.

I'd be interested in getting that sexy FF7:CC edition but would miss the opportunity to watch UMD movies on my TV.... not that big of a deal I suppose.

 

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mandiller

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #8

mmm, great list

Anyone know the release date for Wipeout Pulse? It's been a long time coming and the promo/demo can only last me so long.

 

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PistolGrip

sex vacation in Guam

• Sep 8, 2007

• #9

My favorite Handheld ever. Great list. If it wasnt for this system, I would have never taken handhelds seriously.

mandiller said:

mmm, great list

Anyone know the release date for Wipeout Pulse? It's been a long time coming and the promo/demo can only last me so long.

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sometime in september.

 

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Matix

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #10

Andy787 said:

Salamander Portable
Salamander Simulation / Konami / Konami

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:lol :lol

Keep spreading the good word Andy !!

 

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Catchpenny

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #11

Awesome, another "look at all the great games [insert system here] has!" thread.

Then again, at least somebody is hyping the PSP Slim. I had no idea it was out until logging onto GAF today.

 

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rollingstart

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #12

PSP has many good games at this point.

 

Schrade

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #13

Here's some info and a screenshot for Salamander Portable (it's not a salamander sim...)

Salamander Portable contains PSP ports of Salamander, Life Force and Salamander 2. As an added bonus, Xexex, a one-shot arcade game by the staff that created Gradius II, makes its first console appearance ever.

 

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RobertM

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #14

Linkzg said:

PSP has many good games at this point.

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But...but...oh fuck it, need to get some games.

 

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B-Ri

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #15

i want my av cables D=

 

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Rodeo Clown

All aboard! The Love train!

• Sep 8, 2007

• #16

Mega Man Maverick Hunter X is a remake of the original X, correct? Was much changed or is it quite faithful to the original?

 

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el Diablo

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #17

Hmm it's just not the same without the little testimonials describing why people thought the games were excellent. That was the best part of the old thread IMO, gave it a more personal feel heh. Also, not a fan of putting upcoming releases on there. Regardless if this thread ends up sticking or not thanks for the effort.

 

KZObsessed

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #18

Great thread! PSP is so awesome!

Add Final Fantasy: Dissidia to ones to look out for.

 

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ram

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #19

gunpey, every extend extra and puzzle quest dont deserve the tag "excellent psp game" - they are all mediocre and have broken gameplay.

 

Schrade

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #20

el Diablo said:

Hmm it's just not the same without the little testimonials describing why people thought the games were excellent. That was the best part of the old thread IMO, gave it a more personal feel heh. Also, not a fan of putting upcoming releases on there. Regardless if this thread ends up sticking or not thanks for the effort.

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Exactly. The games need their descriptions and stuff in the original post, too.

And I agree about the upcoming releases.. those should be in a separate post.

 

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Grayman

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #21

Is the first post ordered by quality or something else? Some games in a series like monster hunter are in order while the GTAs are far apart.

 

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Lostconfused

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #22

To be honest while metal gear acid keeps more to the general metal gear storyline the game is utter and complete crap. Metal gear acid 2 is an incredible improvement over it visually and gameplay wise that i would suggest skipping the first game.

 

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Stumpokapow

listen to the mad man

• Sep 8, 2007

• #23

ram said:

gunpey, every extend extra and puzzle quest dont deserve the tag "excellent psp game" - they are all mediocre and have broken gameplay.

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Every single major video game media outlet that reviewed Puzzle Quest gave it 80+. It's fine for you think it's broken, but you're pretty much outside the norm here.

EEE wasn't quite as well received but still Game Informer, IGN, PSM, Edge, and games all gave it 80+. Gaming Age, Games Radar, Gamespot, and 1up all gave it mixed reviews. I personally found it awesome.

I'll give you that Gunpey is a mediocre title, although it's still worth buying IMO. Better than the DS version as well.

 

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TheTruth523

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #24

*drool*

SO1
SO2
FFT


...I'm in love.

 

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Kafel

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #25

juniors can create threads now ?

 

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Flo

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #26

Why does the Star Ocean: Second Story look like a reaaaaally bad port with high res character sprites? Those background bitmaps look really fuzzy and compressed.. too bad.

Or is it just a bad screenshot?

 

Schrade

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #27

Kafel said:

juniors can create threads now ?

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Yeah what's up with that I had to wait like 5 months or so to become a member so I could post.

 

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Hcoregamer00

The 'H' stands for hentai.

• Sep 8, 2007

• #28

God, this pisses me off that we can't get USA releases of all those awesome Tales remakes.

 

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Metalmurphy

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #29

Kafel said:

juniors can create threads now ?

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As long as they're great threads like this one yeah.

 

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Ecchi-Time7

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #30

Hot Shot Golf PSP is the only PSP game that I've enjoyed for more than an hour and have kept instead of trading in for DS games.

 

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Gossack

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #31

This thread makes me want to get a PSP Slim, thanks for the list of good games.

 

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el Diablo

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #32

Kafel said:

juniors can create threads now ?

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Yeah juniors with 5000+ posts heh. As someone who also has a junior in his tag but isn't one. Don't be fooled!

 

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duk

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #33

fantastic thread! thanks for this... can't wait to get my psp p

 

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Hcoregamer00

The 'H' stands for hentai.

• Sep 8, 2007

• #34

Ecchi-Time7 said:

Hot Shot Golf PSP is the only PSP game that I've enjoyed for more than an hour and have kept instead of trading in for DS games.

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I love the DS as much as the next gamer, but as they say in Antarctica "Keep that shit out of here."

 

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Ecchi-Time7

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #35

Sorry it was just an opinion

 

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MoxManiac

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #36

Are the star ocean games confirmed for us?

 

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neojubei

Will drop pants for Sony.

• Sep 8, 2007

• #37

awesome thread. kudos.

 

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Vennt

Unconfirmed Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #38

Kafel said:

juniors can create threads now ?

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Andy787 isn't a junior member, he was given the tag, an old punishment once dealt to posters who tried to spam their way out of having Junior Member status before we added the "true" perma-junior nuclear option. Its a badge he'll have to wear forever.. (Or until he gets tagged again )

 

iceatcs

Junior Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #39

Flo said:

Why does the Star Ocean: Second Story look like a reaaaaally bad port with high res character sprites? Those background bitmaps look really fuzzy and compressed.. too bad.

Or is it just a bad screenshot?

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I hope it might be a bad screenshot.
I have played it by POPstation on my psp and it's nothing like that blurry.

 

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Secks4Food

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #40

Andy787 said:

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops PLUS
Stealth-Action / Konami / Kojima Productions

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Wow, missed this bit of awesome news.

And I was almost sure I was going to get a DS, the decision just goes back and forth every goddamn day ;_;

 

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Izzy

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #41

No Capcom Puzzle World or Twin Bee Collection love?

 

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callous

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #42

Hey, nice roundup of PSP games! Really useful. Thanks, dude!

 

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Hcoregamer00

The 'H' stands for hentai.

• Sep 8, 2007

• #43

Ecchi-Time7 said:

Sorry it was just an opinion

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Yeah, but opinions like that create sadness in a happy thread, you are killing the happy vibes.

Hope you sleep happy knowing you are killing the happy vibes.

Secks4Food said:

And I was almost sure I was going to get a DS, the decision just goes back and forth every goddamn day ;_;

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If you are gamer and you don't have a PSP and a DS, you should get your gamer license revoked.

 

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Ecchi-Time7

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #44

I could kill the vibes more by stating that most of the games listed are terrible but I don't force my opinion as fact : )

 

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Andy787

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #45

Schrade said:

Here's some info and a screenshot for Salamander Portable (it's not a salamander sim...)

Salamander Portable contains PSP ports of Salamander, Life Force and Salamander 2. As an added bonus, Xexex, a one-shot arcade game by the staff that created Gradius II, makes its first console appearance ever.

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This post contains many lies.

Salamander Portable is an excellent and wholly worthwhile substitute for Nintendogs.

Grayman said:

Is the first post ordered by quality or something else? Some games in a series like monster hunter are in order while the GTAs are far apart.

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There is no order. Well, perhaps some of the higher ones were first in mind just out of subconscious preference.

 

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echoshifting

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #46

Great thread...I might actually buy a PSP next year instead of one of the next-gen consoles. The library has finally gotten to the point where it is very hard to resist, especially at the current price point.

 

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Vennt

Unconfirmed Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #47

Ecchi-Time7 said:

I could kill the vibes more by stating that most of the games listed are terrible but I don't force my opinion as fact : )

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[evil eye] I can kill a posters vibe more effectively than they can kill a threads happy vibe... [/evil eye]

 

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Secks4Food

Member

• Sep 8, 2007

• #48

Hcoregamer00 said:

If you are gamer and you don't have a PSP and a DS, you should get your gamer license revoked.

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Or I never had time for a portable until I reverted back to the ways of public transportation, that works too.

*cries over temporarily revoked drivers license*

 

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Hcoregamer00

The 'H' stands for hentai.

• Sep 8, 2007

• #49

Secks4Food said:

Or I never had time for a portable until I reverted back to the ways of public transportation, that works too.

*cries over temporarily revoked drivers license*

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Nope, the game lineups are so good on both consoles that you do a disservice to yourself by not having either of them. By not having both consoles you need your gaming license revoked.

For great justice!!!

 

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Andy787

Banned

• Sep 8, 2007

• #50

Flo said:

Why does the Star Ocean: Second Story look like a reaaaaally bad port with high res character sprites? Those background bitmaps look really fuzzy and compressed.. too bad.

Or is it just a bad screenshot?

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It is a really bad screenshot. It is probably from a Japanese magazine scan and sized to PSP resolution, simply because there do not seem to be any direct feed screens online.

Kafel said:

juniors can create threads now ?

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Schrade said:

Yeah what's up with that I had to wait like 5 months or so to become a member so I could post.

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I am above the law. I am the king of the juniors.