Hidden gems of the PSP

[soop]

I'm constantly surprised at the large number of great games of the PSP that completely slipped me by the first time around.  And the best thing is, these games are currently going for pocket change.  I picked up Echochrome (which I had BITD, but is still worthy of owning and replaying) and Echoshift, a semi-sequel.

Echoshift has you playing and replaying levels, manipulating platforms and switches within a time limit, in order to get to the exit.  However, you'll never get to the exit on your first try.

You see, you keep replaying the level over and over again, alongside the ghost images of your former attempts, and you're judged by the number of attempts you use. An example might be a series of ledges running towards the door, and a long ledge running underneath it.  On your first run, you might have to walk underneath, standing on switches to connect the ledges overhead, timing them so that your future self can cross over in time.

It quickly gets more complicated, and like chess, you have to think ahead to where you're going to be and when, on the next go and even the go after.  And then you get one little thing wrong on the first attempt, and it will be impossible to get the best grade.

At the moment, I'm quite far through the standard levels, though it's getting tricky, but even after that, each stage has two variant modes.  I picked up this game for about £2, and I can't put it down.

Now is the time to grab yourself a PSP and start buying up all the great games!

[Opethian]

Jeanne D'arc is one of the best exclusive PSP RPGs to me.
all the Ys remixes are pretty damn nice as well

Peace Walker was good but I rather play it on PS3 with the MGS:HD collection

[soop]

Jeanne D'arc is one of the best exclusive PSP RPGs to me.

ah, I remember being interested in that when it was announced.  I'll look out for it.

Peacewalker is AMAZING.

[Ji-L87]

Yeah, the PSP is now a really economical system.
Especially when all many of the great games can be had used, in UMD format, under the price Sony is charging through PSN.

Also, everything that is region free gets an extra 1000 points in my book : D

Edit: Funny you mentioned MGS: Peacewalker. I picked it up last week or so for an obscenely low price on GameSpot with a gift card I found. When I tried the demo earlier though, I ran into some problem with the finer parts of movement control. Thanks to Monster Hunter, my analog thumb-joystick thing isn't what it used to be

[JoshTurboTrollX]

Just started fumbling around a bit with PRINNY.  Finding it to be almost exactly what I hoped it would be.  A good 2D side scroller!

[Opethian]

yea the Disgaea remakes are cool too
Prinny's dood! those games are fun

also Half Minute Hero!!!! good time waster

[geise]

Ikuze! Gen-san (Hammern' Harry)
Lunar Silver Star Harmony
PSP Star Soldier (import)
Parodious Collection (import)
Salamander Collection (also has Xexex) (import)
Gradius Collection
Ridge Racers
Ys Seven
Ys Oath in Felghana
Ys Chronicles I&II
Gurumin
Ys Ark of Napishtim (if used as iso with custom firmware)
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max
Metal Slug Anthology
Lumines
Capcom Puzzle World

[soop]

Capcom Puzzle World

Wow!  Pomping World on the PSP!  DONE.

[Arkhan Asylum]

Exclusives?

Growlanser.

Winning.

[geise]

I forgot about Twinbee Collection and Princess Crown.  Again...import only.

[Lilgrafx]

half minute hero!

[meka]

I liked the PSP's Resistance game, a lot better than the one on the PSV.

[hizaygizirlz]

half minute hero!

3rd recommendation on that one can kill 5 minutes or be deep enough to keep you interested for a long period of time

[VenomMacbeth]

I wish Darius Burst wasn't so damn expensive...

[Nando]

Every Extend Extra

[soop]

E4 on xbla I think is better.  But then I'm not sure I really understood it at the time of EEE.

[Nando]

E4 on xbla I think is better.  But then I'm not sure I really understood it at the time of EEE.

some times I kinda sorta wish I had a 360, like rarely, but sometimes.  ;)

I did take me a few plays to get the gist of EEE; still one of my favorites.

Is Patapon a hidden gem?

[Lilgrafx]

half minute hero!

3rd recommendation on that one can kill 5 minutes or be deep enough to keep you interested for a long period of time

it's a way to kill a few minutes, but it's very good

[nectarsis]

Ultimate GnG is a MUST own IMO.

[bartre]

I still dig on the persona remakes, mostly 1+2.
popolocrois was great too, if a little simple.

[PikachuWarrior]

Hexyz Force is interesting. There's Fate/Extra, both Star Ocean games, and Tales of Eternia (Pal only-in English)

[ParanoiaDragon]

Every Extend Extra

Yup, that's one of the one's I just recently discovered.  I also just picked up Exit, Mercury &Mercury Meltdown(on one UMD!), & Samurai Warriors, though I haven't played them for myself just yet.

[TR0N]

Ultimate GnG is a MUST own IMO.

2nd i agree,hmm man i need to back to collecting for the psp again.Mostly because once the stock runs out all that will be left is used games.

[bartre]

Ultimate GnG is a MUST own IMO.

2nd i agree,hmm man i need to back to collecting for the psp again.Mostly because once the stock runs out all that will be left is used games.

yup, and for now, prices seem to keep dropping on the damned games

[xcrement5x]

Yeah, PSP is totally cheap right now to pick up games for, I've been scoping out Gamestops near me pretty frequently to grab the used stuff that comes in.  Thankfully they don't gut the games either, so the ones that come in complete are sold that way.

If you like puzzle games, Crush is a very fun and addictive game that not a lot of folks know about.  I also recommend Half Minute Hero as well, and there's even a localized Dungeon Explorer game by Hudson for the PSP!

[Ji-L87]

Sadly, most GAME stores over here stopped carrying PSP games a while ago, but GameStop still have a few lying around. Never understood why the PSP didn't make more of a splash...

[bartre]

because it didn't say nintendo....


the sad part is that it's only a 1/2 joke, look at rayman origins, largely the same game as new super mario bros wii, but better.

[Lilgrafx]

because it didn't say nintendo....


the sad part is that it's only a 1/2 joke, look at rayman origins, largely the same game as new super mario bros wii, but better.

Other than that they're reboots of classic series there not that similar, Rayman is the much better game though

[ParanoiaDragon]

Sadly, most GAME stores over here stopped carrying PSP games a while ago, but GameStop still have a few lying around. Never understood why the PSP didn't make more of a splash...

Walmart(& to a lesser extent), Target, & Toys R Us still have PSP games in my area, but all the Gamestop's round' these parts sent the games to corporate, probably for re-distribution.

[8bitForLife]

how about the imports of the pc engine games they released on the psp those are pretty nice.

[bartre]

because it didn't say nintendo....


the sad part is that it's only a 1/2 joke, look at rayman origins, largely the same game as new super mario bros wii, but better.

Other than that they're reboots of classic series there not that similar, Rayman is the much better game though

how are they not that similar?
sidescrolling platformer, up to 4 players, when a player dies, they respawn by touching an active player.
which was i describing?

but yes, Rayman was much better, imo.

[munchiaz]

Also theres a breath of fire 3 port (PAL, English) then there is castlevania drax X which is an awesome set. There are lot of PS games i wanna start collecting while they are pretty cheap

[Flare65]

Anyone know whats rare and hard to find for the PSP?  Was there any limited edition games on it?  As far as I can tell, only the Ultimate Ghouls and Ghost seems a bit uncommon, but isn't impossible to find if you are looking for it.

[nectarsis]

Anyone know whats rare and hard to find for the PSP?  Was there any limited edition games on it?  As far as I can tell, only the Ultimate Ghouls and Ghost seems a bit uncommon, but isn't impossible to find if you are looking for it.

XSeed, and Atlus did a number of LE's....and Ultimate GnG is uncommon?

[munchiaz]

^ you can find all the LE atlus and Xseed games on amazon, but they are going up in prices. Like Y's 1&2 is like $70 now

[sauce55]

infected it was a fun game

[bawitback]

Gurumin
Talkman
Patapon

[Nando]

Patapon

Pon, Pon, PATAPON!!!

such a fun game!