Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Here's a little bit on why my PSP is getting lots of game-time from me these days. A list of reasons why PSP rocks.
1) Number one reason: the library is terrific. Forget what you've heard, if you haven't decided firsthand, but there are a lot of great games available RIGHT NOW. For example:
Wipeout Pure -- the latest Wipeout, and the best since the first one (which only gets that status for being the first, and completely fresh). It's got a ton of tracks and ships-- and when you're done with those, there are even more to download. If I am counting right, there ought to be around 24 tracks when all is said and done. A whole bunch of modes and skill levels, as well.
Lumines -- addictive and pretty. More need to be said? No, it's not the next Tetris, but the fact that people even tik that way should tell you something.
Ridge Racer -- I've never been a huge fan of the series, but the rave reviews got me to try it, and I was hooked.
Namco Museum -- the best classics compliation on a handheld ever.
Darkstalkers -- console quality 2D fighter with beautiful art
Untold Legends -- console quality dungeon crawler (in terms of both graphics and length) with wireless play!
Shortly, there will be a bunch more, with Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories leading my list of must-haves.
2) That gorgeous screen. Not just for games, but for the ancillary use as a photo-viewer and movie viewer. Best screen on any portable device I've ever seen smaller than a laptop (and better than lots of those, too).
3) Speaking of which, it's a movie and photo viewer. Awesome bonus.
4) Homebrew. I love to play around with little free stuff. I love emulating systems I have in the closest (and not just the NES, SNES, Genesis and Gameboy, but things like the Amiga and Atari ST as well). I love taking my games and putting them on memory stick so they have no load times, and so I don't carry around a bunch of UMDs.
5) WiFi. Within 10 miutes of arriving home with my PSP, I was on the internet playing Twisted Metal (another great game) with a few people.
1) Number one reason: the library is terrific. Forget what you've heard, if you haven't decided firsthand, but there are a lot of great games available RIGHT NOW. For example:
Wipeout Pure -- the latest Wipeout, and the best since the first one (which only gets that status for being the first, and completely fresh). It's got a ton of tracks and ships-- and when you're done with those, there are even more to download. If I am counting right, there ought to be around 24 tracks when all is said and done. A whole bunch of modes and skill levels, as well.
Lumines -- addictive and pretty. More need to be said? No, it's not the next Tetris, but the fact that people even tik that way should tell you something.
Ridge Racer -- I've never been a huge fan of the series, but the rave reviews got me to try it, and I was hooked.
Namco Museum -- the best classics compliation on a handheld ever.
Darkstalkers -- console quality 2D fighter with beautiful art
Untold Legends -- console quality dungeon crawler (in terms of both graphics and length) with wireless play!
Shortly, there will be a bunch more, with Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories leading my list of must-haves.
2) That gorgeous screen. Not just for games, but for the ancillary use as a photo-viewer and movie viewer. Best screen on any portable device I've ever seen smaller than a laptop (and better than lots of those, too).
3) Speaking of which, it's a movie and photo viewer. Awesome bonus.
4) Homebrew. I love to play around with little free stuff. I love emulating systems I have in the closest (and not just the NES, SNES, Genesis and Gameboy, but things like the Amiga and Atari ST as well). I love taking my games and putting them on memory stick so they have no load times, and so I don't carry around a bunch of UMDs.
5) WiFi. Within 10 miutes of arriving home with my PSP, I was on the internet playing Twisted Metal (another great game) with a few people.
