300: March to Glory

PSP review by Chris Gravelle - Friday 18th April 2008

"...for tonight, we dine in hell". Well good, take this game with you.

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  WipEout Pure

  PSP review by Oliver Banham - Wednesday 2nd April 2008

  “It sounds like the perfect match, the WipEout series - itself an uber-cool franchise of the future - making its way onto Sony’s sleek and sophisticated PSP, and it’s exactly that. WipEout Pure is entirely complementing of the console it plays on; they work off each other to create a truly enjoyable experience. This is classic WipEout in its purest form, this is handheld nirvana. ...” Read more »

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  Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

  PSP review by Kelvin Tay - Monday 24th March 2008

  “Final Fantasy VII. The RPG that took the gaming world by storm. And in recent times, the most milked role-playing saga ever. The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII has been mildly amusing, to put it nicely: Advent Children was an eye-popping, brainless fight-a-thon; Dirge of Cerberus was a similarly mindless, albeit somewhat entertaining blast-a-thon; and Before Crisis will forever remain a mystery to non-Japanese folk...” Read more »

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  The State of Handheld Gaming

  PSP DS GBA feature by Patrick Coakley - Monday 18th February 2008

  “Since the creation of the original Gameboy, portable gaming has taken off in such a way that many people, especially “non-gamers”, are able to enjoy software without the hassles of having to spend large amounts of money on a console and accessories. It is now the year 2008, and the DS has taken an incredibly large part of the gaming market, emphasizing more simple and...” Read more »

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  Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

  PSP review by Stuart Edwards - Tuesday 15th January 2008

  “Over the course of recent years, last generation consoles were bombarded with some of the blandest and most mediocre gaming experiences to be had in the shape of film licensed games. Most of these consisted of flicking switches and hitting the same enemies with the same attacks for six hours, whilst the developers stuck in a timely clip from the movie every now and then...” Read more »

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  Manhunt 2

  PSP review by Kelvin Tay - Thursday 13th December 2007

  “Rockstar is no stranger to controversy, they love it: just look at the San Andreas Hot Coffee scandal which no doubt boosted sales of the game due to well-publicised infamy. But at least Grand Theft Auto packed some serious heat. On the other hand, Manhunt 2 is a poorly thought out third-person execute 'em up that thrives on the supposition that most gamers enjoy killing...” Read more »

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  Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

  PSP review by Kelvin Tay - Saturday 10th November 2007

  “I'm sure you've all heard about that famous game - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It was first in the series to really make a dent in the market. It borrowed the concepts of exploration and self-discovery from Nintendo's Super Metroid and fused them together with good ol' vampire whipping. Needless to say, it was an unprecedented success and it is widely regarded as one...” Read more »

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  Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure

  PSP review by Kelvin Tay - Friday 17th August 2007

  “Poor Parin. Her mother and father have decided to go off on a grand adventure and believing that their dear sweet child is too juvenile to tag along with them, they unceremoniously dump her with the grandfather who resides in a remote mining town with absolutely nothing to do apart from twiddling one’s thumbs. What’s a twelve year old girl to do in such a...” Read more »

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  Brave Story: New Traveler

  PSP review by Kelvin Tay - Friday 17th August 2007

  “This is the story of a young boy named Tatsuya. He absolutely loves to play videogames (who doesn't?), so much so that his girlfriend often feels neglected around him. One day, his dearest falls ill under mysterious circumstances; this is Tatsuya's wake-up call. Desperate to save her, our ten year old protagonist drops to his knees and as fortune would have it, he opens up...” Read more »

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  Riviera: The Promised Land

  PSP review by Kelvin Tay - Wednesday 15th August 2007

  “In 2002, game developer Sting crafted an awe-inspiring tale of a Grim Angel who questioned what his true purpose in life was. Alas, this RPG was Japan-only. But then, in 2004, they ported it over to the GBA and saw fit to localise it in English not too long after that. By that time, some dated mechanics made it less of a big deal than...” Read more »

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  LocoRoco

  PSP review by Kelvin Tay - Sunday 29th July 2007

  “What's yellow and round, always smiling and never one to let fruit pass by uneaten? If you guessed Pac-Man, you're dead wrong; he's terrified of them ghosts remember? But LocoRoco, now here's a character that looks evil straight in the eyes, never flinching, never backing off. He and his multi-coloured buddies are the stars of the show here, presenting us with an all-new kind of...” Read more »

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  Crush

  PSP review by Kelvin Tay - Wednesday 25th July 2007

  “Danny is not your typical troubled adolescent. He has been having some girl problems as of late, but that's the least of his worries. More importantly for him, Danny can’t sleep, afflicted with an insomnia crisis that he just can't seem to shake off. Enter one mad scientist and his abomination of an invention: Cognitive Regression Utilizing pSychiatric Heuristics; AKA C.R.U.S.H. Dr. Reuben proposes a...” Read more »

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  Daxter

  PSP review by Kelvin Tay - Tuesday 17th July 2007

  “Boy, I wouldn’t want to be in Jak’s shoes right now. Fresh from a victorious debut adventure, he and his Ottsel pal, Daxter, tinker with their hard-earned Precursor artefact, only to have it shoot them all the way to a world where the sun don’t shine. Well, not their galaxy’s sun anyway. Jak and Daxter land far, far away from present-day home, in the middle...” Read more »

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  Final Fantasy: Anniversary Edition

  PSP review by Kelvin Tay - Sunday 8th July 2007

  “A brave warrior, a nimble thief, a holy white mage, and a somewhat dodgy-looking black mage altogether walk into a castle. The rest is history. It’s hard to believe that the Final Fantasy franchise has come so far in two decades. After all, the original Final Fantasy was meant to be Square’s swansong before filing for bankruptcy. We now know them as Square-Enix...” Read more »

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  WTF (Work Time Fun)

  PSP review by Kelvin Tay - Tuesday 3rd July 2007

  “Mr. Walter Theodore Friedlander rises up early every morning to a big bowl of cereal and a tall glass of milk. He needs all the energy he can digest in preparation for what his strange line of work requires of him. His occupation? Professional oddjobber. You see, Mr. WTF doesn't know what the day has in store for him. Forces beyond his control dictate the...” Read more »

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  Mega Man Powered Up

  PSP review by Kelvin Tay - Saturday 2nd June 2007

  “He’s tiny and adorable, but he sure does pack a wallop in that little arm of his! Mega Man Powered Up is a complete reinvisioning of the original game that started it all. The very first Mega Man game has aged remarkably well, still being completely playable to this day and the target of many a speed runner. Admit it – we all thought it...” Read more »

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