Valkyria Chronicles 2 PSP
Tags: PSP Strategy Scared Gamer Reviews

Valkyria Chronicles 2 expertly fits the PS3 game into the diminutive PSP. In doing so it shouts from the rooftops how good the under-appreciated original turn-based action strategy really was. The unsettling tension and unnerving decisions that arise from the nuanced play style continue to haunt me on the PlayStation Portable.

Echoes PSP
Tags: PSP Minigames Considered Gamer Reviews

Echoes is a good examples of frivolous gaming. It's one of the new PSP Mini range that are soon playable on the PS3 as well. As such, it doesn't offer anything more than a distraction compared to meatier games. What it does offer though is challenging fun for five minutes, even if it's not exactly thought provoking. More suited to PlayStation Portable then than big brother PS3

Blast Off PSP
Tags: PSP Minigames Considered Gamer Reviews

Much like Echoes, Blast Off is another great example of a game that you can dip in and out of. Fitting it's PSP Mini format well, it might not be the lengthiest of games nor the most complicated of games but it is certainly enjoyable. Blast Off on the PlayStation Portable is that strange combination between compulsion and frustration that at times came close to being thrown out of the window.

Half-minute Hero PSP
Tags: PSP Minigames Twenties Technical Gamer Reviews

Half-minute Hero on PSP is a frantic little game of three parts - each one having 40 missions that can be completed in just 30 seconds. Those that can revel in games that are simply fun, funny and entertaining and aren't put off by geeky gamer in jokes will have a blast here. It's a technical marvel that so much gameplay has been crammed into so short a playtime.

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines PSP
Tags: PSP Adventuring Twenties Technical Gamer Reviews

Assassin's Creed comes to the PSP complete with an open world, pakour moves and of course Assassins. Set bet, set between the PS3, 360 and PC Assassin's Creed 1 and 2, Assassin's Creed Bloodlines aims to answer remaining questions. While it delivers a smooth flowing visual, the game is ultimately hampered by players memory of the big console Assassin's Creed games, and awareness of compromises taken here..

Tekken 6 PSP PSP
Tags: PSP Fighting Frugal Gamer Guides

Tekken 6 for Sony's PlayStation Portable redefines the handheld fighting game genre with its excellent controls and engaging style. The new High-definition graphics and flawless 60 frames per second mean that this latest iteration of the popular fighting game is the best yet. With forty unique characters to master and destructible scenery you can punch your enemies through, Tekken 6 for PSP is the best fighting game you can buy for a portable system.

Formula 1 2009 PSP
Tags: PSP Racing Frugal Gamer Guides

Formula One returns to the gaming consoles with this new Sony PSP title, Formula 1 2009. Featuring all the official drivers, teams and circuits from the 2009 FIA season, this fully licensed game breaks new ground with its authentic look and feel. With exciting ad hoc co-op and multiplayer features as well as a comprehensive single-player mode, Formula 1 2009 immerses players in the most exciting motorsport on the planet.

Invizimals PSP
Tags: PSP Fighting Twenties Technical Gamer Reviews

Invizimals is a spiritual sequel to Eye of Judgment, except here on the PSP you don't have to collect cards - all you need is one Capture card. Add to this the got to collect them all Pokemon gameplay and you have a PlayStation Portable game with grand ambitions. Unfortunately, the PSP's hand held technology isn't quite up to that of EyePet's static PlayStation Eye and things get a little haphazard.

Mosnter Hunter Freedom Unite PSP
Tags: PSP Adventuring Twenties Returning Gamer Reviews

The Monster Hunter series is monstrous in Japan and the far east. So monstrous in fact, that its enormous claws are stretching over to western shores as Capcom tries to make the PSP release every bit as desirable to us uneducated gamers. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite on PlayStation Portable includes Monster Hunter Freedom 2 and it's titular expansion pack. And is, as I found out, very tough to love.

Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier PSP
Tags: PSP Platforming Frugal Gamer Guides

Back together for the first time on PSP, Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier takes the series to new heights as the duo battle space pirates and head into the clouds to stop their planet from destruction. Offering a new PlayStation Portable twist on the traditional platforming style of the past, The Lost Frontier mixes the usual running and jumping mechanics with some excellent new air combat sections that will have you blasting down Pirate cruisers and upgrading a variety of stunning fighters.