Action 2005 for PSP — top best games in the Action genre

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within - a game in the Action genre

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour

Game released: PSP → 6 December 2005

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view. The story of the game takes place several years after the...

Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (2005)

Action, Shooter, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 20 December 2005

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

This action game based on the Universal Pictures film takes place in a world crawling with predators, where survival as Jack is interwoven with the legend of Kong...

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 26 July 2007

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is a third-person action-adventure game that is a portable spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3. The main character is Toni...

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (2005)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Online

Game released: PSP → 18 November 2005

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This sci-fi action shooter set in the Star Wars universe follows the rise of Darth Vader’s 501st Legion of Stormtroopers. Its single-player campaign takes the...

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PSP → 26 October 2005

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a continuation of the third-person shooter in the universe of the cybernetic anime Ghost in the Shell. In the role of the...

Pac-Man World 3

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 26 May 2006

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 60/100

This 3D action platformer follows Pac-Man after he is mysteriously transported from Pac-Village to an unfamiliar land. Evil genius Erwin has built a machine to...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PSP → 17 November 2005

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 69/100

This third-person action-adventure, based on the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, follows the dangerous trials of the Triwizard Tournament. Harry is...

Coded Arms

Action, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game released: PSP → 16 September 2005

Metacritic: 59/100

This futuristic first-person shooter takes place in an abandoned virtual reality system originally designed as a combat training simulator in case of an alien...

Ape Escape Academy

Arcade, Action, Football, Boxing, Golf, Music game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Sports game, Olympics

Game released: PSP → 17 January 2006

Metacritic: 51/100

Ape Escape Academy is an arcade collection set in a school for monkeys, where winning minigames allows students to progress through the school years. Challenges...

MediEvil: Resurrection

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PSP → 13 September 2005

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 66/100

This third-person fantasy action game follows Sir Daniel Fortesque, resurrected after the evil sorcerer Zarok returns to Gallowmere and raises an army of the...

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics

Game released: PSP → 20 October 2005

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 56/100

A fighting game set in the Marvel Universe, where superheroes battle one another and new characters created in collaboration with Electronic Arts and comic-book...

Infected

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 29 September 2006

Metacritic: 74/100

Infected is a third-person shooter set in New York City at Christmas, where a strange virus turns ordinary people into violent, deranged Infected. Rookie officer...

Guilty Gear XX #Reload

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PSP → 29 September 2005

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This anime fighting game features battles between more than twenty combatants, including hidden characters and EX variants. Each fighter has a range of moves and...

Prince of Persia: Revelations

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PSP → 16 December 2005

Prince of Persia: Revelations is a first-person action game with platformer and fantasy elements from developers from Pipeworks Software. The game is published by...

Ape Escape: On the Loose

Action, Stealth, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Sports game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Snowboard, Table tennis, Adventure

Game released: PSP → 10 May 2006

Metacritic: 66/100

This adventure platformer follows a pursuit through time as escaped monkeys threaten to alter history. After the mischievous monkey Specter takes a professor’s...

Namco Museum Battle Collection

Arcade, Action, Racing, Top-down view

Game released: PSP → 14 December 2005

Metacritic: 73/100

This collection brings together new and original versions of Namco arcade classics. Its games include Galaga, Pac-Man and Dig Dug, alongside Xevious, Bosconian...

Kao Challengers

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 28 October 2005

Kao Challengers is a third-person arcade game with action elements from developers from the Tate Interactive studio. The game is published by Atari Europe S.A.S.U...

X-Men: Legends 2 - Rise of Apocalypse

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Isometric, Comics

Game released: PSP → 25 November 2005

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This comic-book action role-playing game follows an uneasy alliance between the X-Men and their hated rivals, the Brotherhood, as they join forces to reclaim Earth...

Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game released: PSP → 9 February 2006

Metacritic: 43/100

Set in a dark, distant future, this action RPG follows a battle android fighting its way to the top of a vast tower to confront a mysterious enemy. Its world blends...

Frogger: Helmet Chaos

Action, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: PSP → 24 February 2006

Metacritic: 68/100

This top-down action platformer with puzzle elements follows Frogger as he tries to protect his home, Firefly Swamp, and the nearby kingdom of Bunnington Hollow. He...

Pursuit Force

Action, Shooter, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 7 March 2006

Metacritic: 75/100

Pursuit Force — There are a total of 30 missions in the game, 6 per gang, in which you fight enemies on foot, on a boat and while chasing a car/motorcycle or...

Mega Man Maverick Hunter X

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PSP → 3 March 2006

Metacritic: 79/100

Set in 21XX, this futuristic action platformer follows a revolt by some of the Reploids, robots created to aid humanity. Maverick Hunter X and his ally Zero must...

Kingdom of Paradise

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PSP → 29 March 2006

Metacritic: 72/100

Kingdom of Paradise is a dynamic action role-playing game with a third-person view in the Japanese style. The game will tell the story of Shinbu, a swordsman and...

Armored Core: Formula Front - Extreme Battle

Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: PSP → 9 June 2006

Metacritic: 66/100

WipEout Pure

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PSP → 25 July 2006

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 88/100

WipEout Pure is a first-person action game with a dash of racing from SCEE Studio Liverpool. The game is published by Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc...

Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PSP → 1 September 2005

Metacritic: 68/100

Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade is a third-person role-playing game with action and fantasy elements from the developers of Sony Online Entertainment Inc...

Dead to Rights: Reckoning

Action, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 9 February 2006

Metacritic: 54/100

Dead to Rights: Reckoning is a first-person action game with a dash of fighting from Rebellion Developments Ltd.. The game is published by Namco Hometek Inc.. Dead...

Mega Man Legends

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PSP → 4 August 2005

Mega Man Legends is a third-person arcade game with action, shooter and anime or manga elements from developers from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is...

Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection (2005)

Action, First-person view, Pinball

Game released: PSP → 6 December 2005

Metacritic: 69/100

Burnout Legends

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 20 October 2005

Metacritic: 62/100

Burnout Legends is a first-person action game with racing elements from the masters of Criterion Studios. The game is published by Electronic Arts, Inc.. But...

Princess Crown

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PSP → 22 September 2005

Princess Crown is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action, anime/manga and fantasy games from developers from Atlus Co., Ltd.. The main publisher...

Crash Tag Team Racing

Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 10 November 2005

Metacritic: 67/100

Crash Tag Team Racing — The player controls Crash Bandicoot, who must find and return to Ebenezer Von Clutch his Black Power Stone, along with the rest of the...

Dynasty Warriors (2004)

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PSP → 1 September 2005

Metacritic: 62/100

Dynasty Warriors (2004) is a third-person action game with a dash of strategy and fantasy from the developers at KOEI Co., Ltd. and Omega Force. The game is...

Bleach: Heat the Soul

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PSP → 24 March 2005

Bleach: Heat the Soul is an arcade with a mixture of action, fighting, anime or manga and fantasy games from the masters from the studio Eighting Co., Ltd.. The...

Death Jr.

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 17 March 2006

Metacritic: 61/100

Death Jr. is a third-person action game from Backbone Emeryville. The game's main publisher is Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.. Possibly Death Jr. is also being...

Me & My Katamari

Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PSP → 11 May 2006

Metacritic: 75/100

Me & My Katamari is a third-person action game with a touch of anime or manga from the developers of Namco Bandai Games Inc.. The game is published by Namco...

Mega Man Legends 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

Game released: PSP → 8 September 2005

Metacritic: 76/100

Mega Man Legends 2 is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of role-playing, action, shooter, puzzle and anime/manga games from the developers of Capcom Co...

Frantix

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PSP → 23 February 2006

Metacritic: 59/100

Frantix is a third-person action game with a dash of puzzle from the masters at Killer Game studio. The game is published by Platform Publishing. Frantix is also...

Con

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 23 February 2006

Metacritic: 63/100

Con is a third-person action game with a dash of fighting from the studio Think & Feel Inc.. The game is published by Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc...

Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PSP → 1 September 2005

Metacritic: 74/100

Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and anime or manga games from the masters of Capcom Production...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2005 for PSP (Game released)