![]() Peace Walker took many people by surprise. This isn't just conjecture of educated guessing, the game literally started out as MGS V, as outed in 2010 by Kotaku. ![]() This was literally the last game Kojima worked on before starting production on MGS V and a ton of the ideas put forth in Peace Walker are evident in V. ![]() This is the type of game that changes the definition of a handheld.Īre you currently obsessed with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain? Well, this is where it came from. One of the best handheld games I have ever played, hands down. It was eventually surpassed by its predecessor which, sadly, does not make the list. Regardless of all that, Liberty City Stories is an amazing game that is still fun today. It's a pity such intense support never occurred on the PS Vita a Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Stories, or Grand Theft Auto: Roman Belic Stories could have been a literal game changer for the handheld. Getting one of the world's biggest developer, Rockstar, to make an original game that was only on its handheld showed belief and support that made gamers believe in the system. ![]() This game highlighted Sony's dedication to making the PSP a great platform with some highly impressive games. It's a technical marvel and a pure joy to play. Rockstar could have easily ported GTA III to the handheld but they made a brand new game that looked every bit as good -maybe better- and created a whole new story. It's still baffling to me how this thing even fit on the PSP, I mean, it's a giant game and it looks really good, too. Without doubt, GTA: Liberty City Stories is well worth a place on the list. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City StoriesĪny list of PlayStation games would be far from complete if it didn't have at least one Grand Theft Auto among the ranks. New modes, new characters (the slow-but-powerful Dragunov and the speedier mash-friendly Lili), incredible graphics, and plenty of other add-ons not only make Tekken a fantastic fighting experience, but one hell of a great PSP game as well. Tekken has always been one of the very best fighting games, mechanically a personal favorite, and it's represented stunningly well here. Yes, this game has a host of awesome features and it looks good but ultimately the basic fighting mechanics are what make it great. It's what we now call a "Definitive Edition." While being basically a straight a port, the PSP version added some new moves, new music, a cleaner interface and every character is available from the outset. Tekken Dark Resurrection brought all of the great fighting action to the PSP and also some mini-games and a surprisingly great multiplayer. Basically a port of Tekken 5, Dark Resurrection was an amazing PSP game that somehow effortlessly translated arcade action onto a handheld. While it might look pretty darn rough around the edges, literally, I recall being blown away by the graphic fidelity of Tekken Dark Resurrection on the PSP. Hit next and find out what 10 games made the list, as well as some honorable mentions, and learn what made them so special! And quite a few UMD movies to watch as well.Īnyway, let's get on with the show. If you were to pick up a PSP today, which I don't recommend (cause PS Vita is 10X better), you would have about 1000 games to play. And, as we all know, games are the primary reason anyone buys a console. That's not to take away from the genuinely phenomenal library of games on the PSP. The PSP is an incredibly easy system to emulate games on and so once this fact was realized and shared, millions of people began buying the handheld so that they could play Nintendo games, as well as PS One classics. One of the major reasons why it was a success is actually something Sony didn't plan for and actively tried to counteract: emulation. The PSP was a massive success for Sony, and rightfully so. To put that into perspective, the PS3 and Xbox 360 clocked in at around 84, the NES at 63 million, the SNES 49 million, the Xbox 24 million, and the Wii U 10 million. The PlayStation Portable sold somewhere around 82 million units. There are still some PSP games coming out in Japan. Sony has a history of supporting its devices long after they've been succeeded, or at least had their day in the sun, and the PSP was no exception. Without overstating it, the PSP was a runaway success. Sony's first handheld was released in 2004 in Japan, then a year later in North America, and a few months later in Europe. However, that shouldn't detract from the amazing history of the PSP. ![]() Maybe it's because the PS Vita has been out for several years now and sadly never found itself in the hands of enough gamers. It feels like the success of the PSP has been somewhat forgotten. ![]()
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