Ok, as promised, back with some very quick impressions:
First up, the PSP itself. What can I say that hasn't already been said. Damn, that screen is nice. It's just so sharp, and clear. Awesome. This is what I wanted out of a handheld gaming system. Very impressive stuff.
Untold Legends: Spent the most time with this game so far. Load times are slow when first getting going, but not bad once you're in the game. When zoomed out, the graphics don't look like anything special, and the game screams out with it's generic nature. But once you zoom in, you can really see the details and the graphics look much better. It takes a bit of practice to get use to the camera, but not bad after you've played with it a bit. The characters are what you would expect, but there is a lot of customization you can do as you bulid up levels. Combat is very simple, hack-n-slash fare. I'm a couple of levels in, and so far the story is run of the mill. However, I did find myself having lots of fun, talking to towns people, exploring around the town, picking up items, and killing weak stuff that you fight at the beginning. The sounds are definetly the week point. Music is very average, and the attacking sounds get very repetitive, but you can customize a lot so turn down the volume! This game should be a blast multi-player and I found it to be a lot of fun once you got use to the controls and figured out what you were doing. Much more time needed on this one.
WipeOut Pure: Oh! My! God! Wow! The graphics are excellent and the music is awesome. This game really shows off the PSP screen and power. Fast and fun. Only ran one race so far, and need to get use to the controls, but it's everything you've heard so far. Didn't notice much slowdown at all. Another great multiplayer game.
Twisted Metal: I have to admit, I mainly bought this one due to the online multiplayer. But now I'm glad I got it. Played through the first level in Story Mode, and once I got use to the controls a bit, the old TM vibe came back. Lots of fun to blow stuff up and all the old characters are there. The opening sequence was very nice, and controls are perfect once you get back into the TM mode. Can't wait to try this one online.
NFL Street 2: So far this game is the most unimpressive of the bunch. I haven't played Street on the consoles, so this is my first go around. The character models look decent, much better close up, and the speed is great. Animation is nice, but the textures on the field are very blah. Seems pretty fun once I get into it though. I'm a huge football fan, so I think this will be a blast in the long run, but my first impression was rather so-so. The field that I played my first game on just didn't look nearly as good as the other games I've got on the PSP. Load times are rather long on this one too. I'll post more impressions once I get a chance to spend more time with it.
I'm thinking about swinging by the store on the way home and grabbing Lumines. I like a nice puzzle game for quick play and I think the GF may like that one too. PSP is so addictive. I'm getting nothing done this afternoon.
