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[Sanjuro]

The DS is a far better handheld for the money. Even with all these game releases it is till lacking originality (GTA, X-Men Legends, SOCOM....). Throw in some nice new franchises make somthing different it will be well worth the $250. Right now only thing that has stuck out still in my head is Lumines, the rest I have played just hasnt done anything for me.

But I am no where near bashing it in the longrun. PSP has too much potential that I feel isnt being used correctly at the moment. A massive ammount of UMDs dont seem to help IMO.

 

[Jacobi]

GB Micro > all handhelds
It is the best though out hardware and it has the best line-up, while the PSP has a weak line-up, the DS' isn't much better (it is becoming better in the next time though, but for PSP I don't really see hope, those "killer lists" don't really convince me too).

 

[Matix]

You must do this.

Eh, thats all I needed..





*PSP KILLER GAME LIST*



EXIT:

KINGDOM PARADISE:

BOUNTY HOUNDS:

TOKOBOT:

DAXTER:

ROCKMAN-ROCKMAN:

IRREGULAR HUNTER X:

Extreme Ghouls & Ghost:

SOCOM: Fire Team Bravo *ONLINE*:

EVERY EXTEND EXTRA:

METAL GEAR ACID 2:

TALKMAN+MIC:

INFECTED:

GRAN TURISMO 4 MOBILE:

KATAMARI DAMACY:

PURSUIT FORCE:

LOCOROCO:

-LocoRoco
-RockMan-RockMan
-Lumines 1
-Lumines 2
-Every Extend Extra
-TokoBot
-Hot Shot Golf
-Gekido
-WipeOut Pure
-Ridge Racers
-Taiko no Tatsujin
-Irregular Hunter X
-LandStalker Remake
-GTA: LCS
-GTA: PSP 2
-Exit
-Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper
-TalkMan
-Hideo Kojima PSP Project
-David Jaffe PSP Title
-Princess Crown
-Guilty Gear XX #Reloaded
-Team Ico PSP Game
-Level 5 PSP Project
-Sonic Team PSP Project
-Viewtiful Joe: RHR
-Hot Shots Golf 2
-Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core
-WWE SVR 06
-Untold Legends 2 *ONLINE*
-Gran Turismo Mobile *ONLINE*
-NFS:MW *ONLINE*
-X-Men Legends 2 *Online*
-Socom-PSP *ONLINE*
-Vulcanus *ONLINE*
-Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror *ONLINE*
-Infected *ONLINE*
-Twisted Metal: Head On *ONLINE*
-PSP MMORPG *ONLINE*
-Monster Hunter
-Ore No Dungeon
-YuGiOh
-Tales Of Eternia
-Metal Gear Acid 1
-Ultimate Muscle PSP
-Super Robot Wars MX
-Breath Of Fire 3
-Gundam Battle Tactics
-Tenchu: Shinboi Taizen
-Persona
-Monster Summoner
-Final Fantasy: Crisis Core
-DJ-Max Portable
-Lord Of The Ring Tactics
-Legend Of Heroes 1
-Legends Of Heroes 2
-Spectral Souls 2
-MegaMan Legends 1
-MegaMan Legends 2
-Field Commander
-Bounty Hounds
-Armored Core: Formula Front
-Pursuit Force
-Metal Gear Acid 2
-Rengoku 2
-Ghouls & Ghost
-Shin Megami Tensei
-OutRun
-Sonic Riders
-Innocent Life
-Kingdom Paradise
-Lemmings
-Tales Of ********
-Katamari Damacy
-BattleField 2
-Devil May Cry: Dance Of Sparda
-Resident Evil Outbreak
-Gradius
-Magna Carta
-Y's

_________________________________________________________________________


Hmm, now doesn't that feel better !!

 

[dark10x]

Good lord, that list is absolutely AWESOME.

Does anyone have a similar list for the DS handy? I'd like to see what's in store for both systems.

 

[Bartman3010]

Edit: How can you miss the DS game list? Its been posted here far too many times. Plus, again, a good number of those look like ports of other games, which I talk about down here...

I guess since we're showing gripes on other systems (For me, the PSP), I'll share mine.

My biggest gripe with the PSP is the battery life. Its extremely short. I play my handheld games adnauseum, for a long time without charging them up. Especially where I get my most game time.

Where is that game time being used, you ask?








The toilet.

Yes, I play my DS for about an hour before I turn the thing off. Leaving me to play the game while taking care of business that doesnt interest you, the one reading this, Mario 64, Castlevania, Kirby and many other DS (and GBA) games have kept me from boredom. Even throuhg all that, I still have difficulty keeping my DS charged because I'm still playing the games well after that. So if the PSP has a harder time leaving a good charge between plays, I'll be disappointed with the system, and wish I didnt own it.

The other gripe with it is that the majority of the line up would just be PS2 games ported to the system. Not exactly the big plan the system is going for, is it? Plus handheld gaming is here for quick play-and-go gameplay. The PSP's load times kill that factor for me =( Now dont go on saying "Oh you big baby, its just a minutes worth of load times" If I have a handheld system that moves quicker than that, well, I'd be better off just to switch.


All that said, I dont see how I can play a DS in public. Not for embaressment reasons (Never feel embaressed!) but that stylus can get lost...SO....EASILY. Be weary of walking in public with one of them, once you drop that stylus, bang, thats it, most of the games are useless, unless you have the thumb strap. (I've got mine on it all the time)

 

[SolidSnakex]

You can ad MGS BD to that list.

 

[ToyMachine228]

I got my PSP at launch with Twisted Metal: Head-On...Beat Head-On with a few characters, traded it in and got Lumines. And that's the only PSP game I currently own.

When I get the money and the time (Xmas Break most likely) I will definitely get Liberty City Stories, and being a Metal Gear fan I might pick up Acid someday to.

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

Gradius FTW. That is going to be the game that breaks me. I can only hope it doesn't come out in the states too soon because I don' t have the money right now.

 

[dark10x]

Edit: How can you miss the DS game list? Its been posted here far too many times.

Then post it again.

 

[psycho_snake]

Give me PES5, GTA, SMT: Devil summoner, MGA2 and tales of eternia and I'm a satisfied customer.

So to answer the initial question: yes, PSP has plenty of great games on offer.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

I see the PSP hate has evolved from "It has no games" to "most of its games are PS2 ports."

This is just as much nonsense as the first statement. Unless you have trouble *not* buying games you don't like, just skip the ports.

As I see it, there are a few categories here:

1) Ports. Tony Hawk, X-Men II, Madden, etc.

2) Enhanced ports/updates. Ridge Racer, Burnout Legends.

3) New games in old franchises: Twisted Metal, Wipeout, GTA, SOCOM, Virtua Tennis, Hot Shots Golf.

This seems to be the most popular category of PSP games.
In the case of TM, significantly different than the last.
In the case of Wipeout, different and much, much better. Best ever Wipeout, in my opinion.
In both those cases it's been a long time since the last game in the series.

SOCOM, HSG, and GTA are all games that benefit from the mobile or wifi aspect in one way or another that makes them appealing.


4) Original games in established generes. Lumines, Metal Gear Acid, LOTR Tactics, Untold Legends

5) Original games in either overlooked genres, or with a significant new twist. Loco Roco, Exit, Pursuit Force, Gripshift (horribly underrated game-- I said it before, if it had a popular mascot, this game would be getting huge amounts of positive attention).


Anyway, the complaints (other than people who acknowledge that it's merely their own taste) seem to focus on categories 1 and 2, and associate category 3 with the first two. To those folks I ask-- do you buy sequels to games? The PSP versions are merely sequels, which is not a problem with the PSP any more than it is the whole market.

 

[koam]

Always the best way. They aren't like real gamers anymore. They've "evolved" into graphic whores that have lost touch with what makes a good game good.

*fixed to reflect the definition of sony fans*

 

[dark10x]

*fixed to reflect the definition of sony fans*

Err, that doesn't make a lot of sense.

PS2 was behind the other consoles and, while PSP is certainly far more powerful than the DS, there are much better visuals available elsewhere.

 

[Farmboy]

TALKMAN+MIC:

OMFG NON-GAMU!!!1!!1!!

I like both my PSP and my DS, and anyone who claims there's absolutely nothing good on either is either lying, or his mommy won't buy him the other console. Go mow some lawns.

QFT^2.

 

[lyre]

Good god, now I REALLY miss the decade where the GameBoys was the one handheld present. The bitching between the two sides is nauseating and repulsive. It's exactly like the console bickerings, like it was ported directly over with nothing added.

Both sides are just despicable. The thread shouldn't even have been made. If someone says your favoured console have no games and are ignorant, why should you care? You like your games, they don't. Get over it.

And stop posting your useless cut and paste list just to make yourself feel better. No one wants to waste their bandwidth seeing it yet another time when it won't change anyone's mind.

 

[DarienA]

Good god, now I REALLY miss the decade where the GameBoys was the one handheld present. The bitching between the two sides is nauseating and repulsive. It's exactly like the console bickerings, like it was ported directly over with nothing added.

Both sides are just despicable. The thread shouldn't even have been made. If someone says your favoured console have no games and are ignorant, why should you care? You like your games, they don't. Get over it.

And stop posting your useless cut and paste list just to make yourself feel better. No one wants to waste their bandwidth seeing it yet another time when it won't change anyone's mind.

You told them I'm sure we'll never see another thread like this... good job!

 

[SolidSnakex]

OMFG NON-GAMU!!!1!!1!!

Yah but it helps you pick up dudes.

http://www.playstation.jp/ch/cm/asx/cm_talkman_n.asx

 

[Oni Jazar]

The reason the PSP gets so much hate is easy: Fear. Nintendo was having a nice time all by itself in the handheld market for years until Sony finally took serious notice and entered into Ninty's little playground.

Now the chicken little n-fans are running around afraid that Sony will dominate the handheld market like they did the home console market so they reduce themselves to Karl Rovian clones attacking anything and everything about the psp.

What they don't realize is that Ninendo has had one of the greatest handheld lineups in years all thanks to Sony. Sony also forced Nintedo to innovate and upgrade their hardware laterally instead of just playing the graphics game.

Of course this forces devs to come up with new and alternative game styles which is the new n-fan mantra: innovaiton. The PSP has no innovative games. Many people however have no problem taking their well known console experiences and having fun with them on the go with little compromise.


The reality is there's room for both markets to thrive in this arena. Neither company will be going away from it any time soon.

 

[Dragona Akehi]

Good god, now I REALLY miss the decade where the GameBoys was the one handheld present. The bitching between the two sides is nauseating and repulsive. It's exactly like the console bickerings, like it was ported directly over with nothing added.

Both sides are just despicable. The thread shouldn't even have been made. If someone says your favoured console have no games and are ignorant, why should you care? You like your games, they don't. Get over it.

And stop posting your useless cut and paste list just to make yourself feel better. No one wants to waste their bandwidth seeing it yet another time when it won't change anyone's mind.

We have a winner.