Sony PSP Portable Favorites

[digitalpress]

OK, time to get this started for the classic discussions forum. Let's start building a list that others can use as a guide - even if your suggestions don't make the list, at least your suggestions get seen! These threads should be especially handy to people who got their systems recently and want to start out with the "A List" of games to pick from.

So let's start the "A List". What would you add to it?

NOTE: * = exclusive to this system (for now)

Final Fantasy Tactics *
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Jeanne D'Arc *
Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters *

[Wolfrider31]

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters *

[Hwj_Chim]

Wipeout pure*
Dracula x Chronicles*
Darkstalkers Chronicles (there is a ps2 version in japan so i wont count it as exclusive)

[TurboGenesis]

My top PSP games are as follows:

Lumines
Every Extended Extra
Gurumin*
Gradius Collection
PoPoLoCrois

Lumines has to be on the list! I have not played a more addictive puzzle game since Tetris on the Game Boy. This game lives in my PSP.

[gepeto]

Metal gear portable ops*
Street Fighter alpha 3 Max
Killzone*
Mlb06 the show
Sega genesis collection
pursuit force*
Syphon filter dark mirror*

[rurouni318]

Tekken: Dark Ressurection
Gitaroo Man Lives
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars*
Silent Hill Origins*
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
Disgaea:Afternoon of Darkness
Ultimate Ghosts N' Goblins

Just a couple off the top of my head

[Juganawt]

Wipeout Pulse*
Ridge Racers 2*
Lumines
Lumines 2*
Killzone Liberation*
Metal Gear Portable Ops+*
Locoroco*
Every Extend Extra
Field Commander*
Football Manager Handheld 2008*
GTA Vice City Stories
Parappa The Rapper
Sega Rally Revo
Silent Hill Origins*
Powerstone Collection

[mills]

Parodius Collection
Loco Roco
Puzzle Quest
Ultimate Ghosts n Goblins

[Sotenga]

I heart my PSP, so I'll just mention the seven games I currently own for it.

Here's what's been named so far:
Dracula X Chronicles*
Gradius Collection*
Ultimate Ghosts 'N Goblins*
Tekken: Dark Resurrection (to which I am currently addicted)

Two that haven't been mentioned yet:
Mega Man: Powered Up*
Me And My Katamari*

And can we allow imports here?
Salamander Collection (worth it alone for a port of Xexex, at long last!)

[G-Boobie]

Patapon*
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
Jeanne D'Arc*
Tekken: Dark Resurrection
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles*
Lumines I and II
Metal Slug Anthology
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops*
Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony*
Princess Crown

[RetroYoungen]

Lessee...

-Dracula X Chronicles
-Street Fighter 3
-WipeOut Pure
-Infected (SOMEBODY had to like it I guess... ^_^ )
-Twinbee Portable
-Lumines I and II
-Every Extend Extra
-Gunpey

Just a few. :-)

[G-Boobie]

We can just go ahead and put this one on top of the list:

God of War: Chains of Olympus.*

[Icarus Moonsight]

Crush*
Wipeout Pulse*

Nothing else at the moment that hasn't already been mentioned.

[Kaboomer]

I would have to add:

Sid Meier's Pirates :) Great game !!

[GnawRadar]

Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core

It maybe my first PSP game, but it is very, very good.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Time for some "classic collection" love! :love:

Namco Museum Battle Collection*
Capcom Classics Remixed*
Capcom Classics Reloaded*
Midway Arcade Treasures Extended Play*
Sega Genesis Collecion

I especially enjoyed the Midway collection ... and while all of the Midway Arcade Treasures collections have suffered from pretty sub-par emulation, the PSP edition (while also suffering from some of it's own) has some of the best emulated versions of the games on it IMO.

[Joe West]

Hot Shots Golf..............................

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Medal of Honor Heroes 1*
Medal of Honor Heroes 2

The best use of the PSP's analog/button control scheme in an FPS game (very Goldeneye64-esque), and some of the best online multiplayer (32 player matches) on the handheld.

[ScourDX]

My favorite

- Burnout Legend
- Flatout: Head on (Flatout 2 with carnage mode. Really sweet port)
- Brave Story: New Traveler
- Dead Head Fred
- Megaman Maverick Hunter X (Megaman X with enhance graphics)
- Megaman Power Up (Megaman with enhance graphics)
- Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
- Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure
- Jeanne D'arc
- Metal Slug Anthology
- Tales of Eternia
- Valkyrie Profile Lenneth
- Tekken: Dark Resurrection
- Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max
- Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I'm adding

SNK Classics Volume 1

to the lsit of classic collection love on the PSP

Everything looks and plays great (possibly a touch better than the PS2 version, but everybody knows the PSP has better emulation resources) and the fighting games like King of Fighters and Samurai Shodown have GREAT fireball-move responsiveness on the D-pad and Analog Nub.

[c0ldb33r]

What? no love for Final Fantasy?

The new sprites are fantastic.

[Bloodreign]

Gradius Collection
Salamander Portable
Parodius Portable
Twinbee Portable

Took me awhile to get all 4 of these, but these games get the most playtime on my PSP (Ultimate Ghosts N Goblins did, but when I beat it on normal mode, never went back to it).

[kupomogli]

I'll skip all the games that have already been listed and just some new ones that are great.

Wild ARMs XF(amazing tactical RPG.)*
Gundam Battle Universe*
Star Ocean First Departure(better than the original version.)
Star Wars Battlefront Renegade Squadron(the customize option makes it better than the original games)*
Space Invaders Extreme(classic upgraded)

I would have listed Gundam Battle Chronicle, Gundam Battle Royale, and Gundam Battle Tactics, except that Universe has everything those do and more.

[Draven~]

Madden NFL 09
GTA: Vice City Stories
Killzone

My top 3.

[Rickstilwell1]

If games you can buy from the Playstation 3 online store count, the PSP exclusive:

Beats

That game is awesome and addictive if you are into music. Try playing fast rock music on extreme difficulty and try not to miss if you want to have a really good time. Too bad for non-PS3 owners it's not available on a UMD.

I also recommend

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

if you like action RPGs or liked the console version of this game, it looks very good on PSP and doesn't seem to be missing a thing. Actually it has a few more characters added to it.

[Nebagram]

Crisis Core*
CRUSH* (woefully underappreciated game)
echochrome
GTA Vice City Stories
Loco Roco 1 & 2*
Lumines 2* (well, sort of exclusive)
Mercury Meltdown
Power Stone Collection* (again, sort-of exclusive)
Space Invaders Extreme
Wipeout Pulse*

...That's a lot considering I don't play on my PSP that much.

[Joe West]

the best psp game is.......Hot Shot Golf