Action 2006 for PSP — top best games in the Action genre

Tomb Raider: Legend - a game in the Action genre

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PSP → 9 June 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she travels the world in search of one of history’s greatest artifacts. The quest brings figures from her...

The Godfather: The Game

Action, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PSP → 22 September 2006

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The Godfather: The Game is an open-world action-adventure game with a third-person view, based on the cult gangster films “The Godfather”. USA post-war years...

Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PSP → 26 October 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Tomb Raider: Anniversary is an anniversary edition of the adventure saga about the legendary tomb raider Lara Croft. The game is based on the very first part of the...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 10 November 2006

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is a third-person action-adventure game that is a portable spin-off of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Vice City, 1984. In a city...

Marvel Ultimate Alliance

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Adventure

Game released: PSP → 1 December 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Marvel Ultimate Alliance is an exciting action role-playing game with an isometric camera view about Marvel superheroes. The game will allow you to create your own...

LEGO Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy (2006)

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

Game released: PSP → 12 September 2006

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

This action-platform adventure retells the events of Star Wars Episodes IV–VI with humor and LEGO-style characters and settings. Players battle through scenes from...

Gun

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view, Casino, Open world

Game released: PSP → 10 October 2006

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Gun is a third-person action-adventure game set in the open world of the Wild West. Fate took away everything Colton White held dear. Since then, White has trusted...

Power Stone Collection

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Collection

Game released: PSP → 31 October 2006

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This collection brings together enhanced versions of the 3D fighting games Power Stone and Power Stone 2, in which fighters battle across arenas with interactive...

Eragon

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

Game released: PSP → 25 November 2006

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 54/100

This third-person fantasy action game, based on the film, follows Eragon and his dragon Saphira on a journey to fulfill their destiny. Combat combines varied...

Thrillville

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Board / Group Game, Action

Game released: PSP → 15 December 2006

Metacritic: 71/100

A theme-park management simulator in which players create and develop five parks with different themed areas. Thrillville lets players build and customize...

Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Fighting, Platformer, Top-down view, Collection, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PSP → 10 November 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

This collection brings together more than 15 Capcom arcade games, playable solo or with other players over a wireless connection. Screen settings can reproduce the...

DJ Max Portable

Action, Music game, First-person view, Top-down view

Game released: PSP → 14 January 2006

DJ Max Portable is a first-person action game with a dash of music from Pentavision Entertainment. The main publisher of the game is Pentavision Entertainment. DJ...

Valhalla Knights

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PSP → 17 April 2007

Metacritic: 53/100

Valhalla Knights — the player fights monsters to obtain new items and equipment. There are five races available to your character: humans, dwarves, halflings...

Platypus

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

Game released: PSP → 17 November 2006

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Platypus is a fun side-scrolling arcade shooter. The events of the game will take you to an amazing plasticine world, where the peaceful country of Mungola is...

NBA Ballers: Rebound

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Basketball

Game released: PSP → 9 May 2006

Metacritic: 69/100

An arcade basketball game built around one-on-one matches, following a player’s rise from an unknown baller to an NBA superstar. NBA Ballers: Rebound is based on...

Ys 6: The Ark of Napishtim

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

Game released: PSP → 28 February 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This action RPG follows Adol Christin after he washes ashore on an uncharted island in the world of Canaan. He battles deadly monsters and bosses with sword...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials

Action, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 6 April 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This stealth action game follows Sam Fisher after the death of his daughter. Found in New Orleans in the company of known domestic terrorist Emile Dufraisne, Fisher...

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...

Micro Machines V4

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sandbox

Game released: PSP → 30 June 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Micro Machines V4 is an arcade racing action game. The player controls a toy car and drives it along the track. As with most games, the goal is to beat other racers...

Def Jam: Fight for NY

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: PSP → 29 August 2006

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Def Jam: Fight for NY — Expands the gameplay from the original game, which was primarily a wrestling game. Fighters can choose one, two or three of five...

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PSP → 2 March 2007

Players: 3.2/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Avatar: The Last Airbender is a fantasy action game with a third-person view and fighting game elements, based on the anime of the same name. Events take place...

007: From Russia with Love

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 13 April 2006

Players: 5.3/10

Metacritic: 68/100

007: From Russia with Love is a third-person shooter in which the player takes on the role of James Bond. The game consists of 14 main levels, but includes four...

Need for Speed Carbon - Own the City

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

Game released: PSP → 3 November 2006

Players: 6.6/10

Need for Speed Carbon — Own the City — The story begins with the player taking part in an illegal street race with his brother Mick (full name Michael...

Sonic Rivals

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 1 December 2006

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Sonic Rivals — made in three-dimensional graphics with side-scrolling. Like most of the Sonic the Hedgehog series on handheld consoles at the time, Rivals...

Justice League Heroes

Role-playing game, Action, Comics

Game released: PSP → 22 December 2006

Metacritic: 63/100

This action-adventure game with role-playing customization follows the superheroes of the Justice League. Playable characters include Superman, Batman, Green...

LocoRoco

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: PSP → 5 September 2006

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This 2D platform action game is set in the peaceful world of the LocoRoco, which has come under attack by the alien Moja Corps. The player guides the LocoRoco away...

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view

Game released: PSP → 15 November 2006

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception — The Federal Republic of Aurelia is a peaceful nation located at the southernmost tip of the Osean continent. With a mild...

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...

Capcom Classics Collection Remixed

Action, Fighting, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Collection, Historical

Game released: PSP → 20 October 2006

Metacritic: 72/100

This collection brings together 20 classic Capcom games, including 1941, Avengers, Block Block, Captain Commando, Magic Sword, Quiz and Dragons, Street Fighter...

Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 16 June 2006

Metacritic: 63/100

An arcade fighting game set in the Viewtiful Joe universe, where players compete for the lead role in a new Captain Blue movie. Matches let fighters use enemies and...

Rengoku 2: Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N.

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

Game released: PSP → 12 September 2006

Metacritic: 51/100

This futuristic third-person action game follows A.D.A.M., a battle android trapped in a mysterious tower. The android must enter a new tower and eliminate the...

Pac-Man World Rally

Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 22 August 2006

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 54/100

An arcade racing game featuring characters from Pac-Man World and other Namco classics. Players race across tracks set in varied environments from the series...

Star Trek: Tactical Assault

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PSP → 1 December 2006

Metacritic: 64/100

A strategy game about real-time starship combat in the universe of the original Star Trek series. Players take part in Federation or Klingon campaigns, completing...

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

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

Game released: PSP → 11 May 2007

Metacritic: 87/100

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops is an adventure stealth action game with a third-person view in the Metal Gear Solid series. Together with Agent Snake and his squad...

Samurai Warriors: State of War

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PSP → 24 March 2006

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Samurai Warriors: State of War is an action fighting game set in 16th-century Japan amid civil war, as commanders struggle for control of the country. Historical...

Me & My Katamari

Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PSP → 11 May 2006

Metacritic: 75/100

This arcade action game centers on creating katamari islands for animals during the King of All Cosmos’s vacation on a tropical island. The Prince and his cousins...

Tekken: Dark Resurrection

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 13 September 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Tekken: Dark Resurrection is a third-person arcade game with action and fighting elements from the studio Namco Bandai Games Inc.. The game is published by Namco...

Bounty Hounds

Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PSP → 21 September 2006

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 63/100

This futuristic action game follows a band of mercenaries in a future where terraforming has enabled humanity to settle other planets and encounter extraterrestrial...

Medal of Honor: Heroes

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PSP → 29 November 2007

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

This first-person shooter is set during World War II and follows several missions against German forces. In the single-player campaign, Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson...

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...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2006 for PSP (Game released)