Action 2009 for PSP — top best games in the Action genre

Metal Gear Solid (1998)

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

Game released: PSP → 18 June 2009

Players: 7.8/10

This stealth-action game follows an infiltration of Shadow Moses, an island facility for disposing of nuclear weapons seized by terrorists. Solid Snake must free...

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival horror, Adventure

Game released: PSP → 3 December 2009

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a continuation of the series of popular action-horror games with a third-person view. You will once again plunge into the chaos of the...

Tomb Raider (1996)

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

Game released: PSP → 13 August 2009

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she searches for the pieces of an ancient artifact called the Scion. Her quest takes her through Incan...

Silent Hill

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PSP → 19 March 2009

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Silent Hill is a mesmerizing action-horror game with a third-person view and puzzles. The events of the game will tell the story of writer Harry Mason, who went to...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Role-playing game

Game released: PSP → 12 November 2009

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a legendary top-down real-time strategy game set in a sci-fi...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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

Game released: PSP → 19 November 2009

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, which is a sequel to the game Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Events take place 1500...

Dino Crisis

Action, Strategy, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Adventure

Game released: PSP → 24 November 2009

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Dino Crisis is an action game with a third-person view. A special forces group lands on the small tropical island of Ibis with the task of finding and delivering...

Gex

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PSP → 21 December 2011

Players: 9/10

Gex is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The events of the game will tell the story of a witty gecko named Hex, who by chance ends up in the Television...

Tekken 6

Action, Fighting, Arcade, Side view

Game released: PSP → 24 November 2009

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Tekken 6 is a side-scrolling arcade action fighting game. In this game you have to fight with other characters to become the champion of the tournament. A large...

Tomb Raider 2

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

Game released: PSP → 28 August 2009

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This third-person action platformer follows Lara Croft on a journey around the world to find the Dagger of Xian, an artefact said to grant its possessor the power...

Pandemonium!

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 8 October 2009

Steam: 63/100

This 3D platformer follows Fargus the Jester and Nikki the acrobat as they search a world of magic and mystery for the Wishing Engine. The pair make their way...

LittleBigPlanet

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

Game released: PSP → 17 November 2009

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 91/100

LittleBigPlanet — Players can control a fully customizable Sackperson (often known as Sackboy). This Sackperson is controlled using the left analog stick...

Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation

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

Game released: PSP → 15 October 2009

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 84/100

This action-adventure with platforming elements follows Lara Croft as she accidentally frees the god Set from a secret tomb in Egypt. To stop him and prevent the...

Spyro: Year of the Dragon

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PSP → 14 May 2009

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 91/100

This platform action game follows Spyro as he sets out to recover a brood of stolen dragon eggs. A gateway to the Forgotten World has been uncovered in the Dragon...

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

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

Game released: PSP → 22 September 2009

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 53/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is a continuation of the Marvel Ultimate Alliance series about Marvel superheroes. The number of heroes has increased — there are...

ObsCure: The Aftermath

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PSP → 30 September 2009

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 60/100

This third-person survival horror game follows the events at Leafmore High two years later. The students who survived the monster attack have started college, where...

Medal of Honor (1999)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PSP → 2 June 2009

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 92/100

A first-person shooter about covert operations behind Nazi lines during World War II. The player takes the role of an elite special forces agent sent behind the...

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Adventure

Game released: PSP → 20 October 2009

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. Chosen by the fickle finger of fate, Master First Class was catapulted into a...

Tomb Raider 3: Adventures of Lara Croft

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

Game released: PSP → 17 September 2009

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements follows Lara Croft’s search for an ancient meteorite rumored to have life-giving powers. The journey spans...

Nuclear Strike

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters

Game released: PSP → 1 October 2009

This action shooter with flight-simulation elements follows a special operation in Southeast Asia to stop Colonel LeMonde from using a nuclear weapon. Nuclear...

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: PSP → 11 March 2010

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a portable top-down action-adventure game in the Grand Theft Auto series. In the game, you will try on the role of a rich boy...

Medal of Honor: Underground

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PSP → 11 June 2009

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A historical first-person shooter about the fight against the Reich during World War II. After German forces invade the country, its leaders surrender, and some...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

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

Game released: PSP → 2 July 2009

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) — in the game you can freely travel throughout all the lands of Hogwarts and cast spells on any object, like its...

LocoRoco 2 (2008)

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Platformer, Music game, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: PSP → 10 February 2009

Metacritic: 82/100

This arcade platformer follows the LocoRoco as they try to save their planet from the returning Moja, whose song drains the life from living things. The LocoRoco...

Street Fighter Alpha 2

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

Game released: PSP → 4 June 2009

Street Fighter Alpha 2 is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and anime or manga games from the masters from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game...

Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009)

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

Game released: PSP → 30 October 2009

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 71/100

A third-person action shooter about a paranormal threat in New York City. When Manhattan is overrun by ghosts and other supernatural creatures, a new recruit joins...

Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (2009)

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

Game released: PSP → 19 June 2009

Metacritic: 59/100

This third-person action adventure combines fighting and puzzles in a quest for the Staff of Moses. Set in 1939, it follows archaeologist Indiana Jones on a journey...

Fate/Unlimited Codes

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PSP → 10 September 2009

Metacritic: 72/100

A 3D fighting game based on the visual novel Fate/stay night. Set in a fantasy world, it centers on one-on-one battles between...

Cho Aniki Zero

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all

Game released: PSP → 24 March 2010

Cho Aniki Zero is an arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and "beat 'em all" game from developers from the studios extreme Co., Ltd. and G-Gee. The main...

Pinball Dreams

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Pinball

Game released: PSP → 19 November 2009

Players: 5.5/10

This pinball simulation features four tables with distinct layouts and themes: space exploration and rocket launches, the Old West and steam trains, the music...

New Adventure Island

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 15 July 2009

New Adventure Island is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from developers from the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The game is published by...

Tekken 2

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 20 August 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Tekken 2 is a third-person action game with a dash of fighting from the masters at Namco Limited. The game is published by Namco Limited. In some circles, Tekken 2...

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce

Action, Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: PSP → May 2009

Metacritic: 63/100

An action game with strategic elements in a historical setting, focused on infiltrating enemy strongholds. In Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce, the player can team up...

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

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

Game released: PSP → 17 November 2009

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a medieval setting. In this part you will play as the assassin Altair and help the...

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues

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

Game released: PSP → 11 December 2009

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This LEGO action-adventure platformer with puzzles presents a humorous take on all four Indiana Jones films, including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal...

R-Type Delta

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PSP → 7 May 2009

Players: 10/10

R-Type Delta is an arcade with a mixture of action, shooter and anime/manga game from the studio Irem Software Engineering, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is...

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 23 June 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 60/100

This third-person action shooter follows the global war between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS over the fate of humanity. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen features...

Marvel Super Hero Squad

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PSP → 20 October 2009

Metacritic: 50/100

Marvel Super Hero Squad — Adventure mode has 6 chapters for each hero: Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Hulk, Wolverine, Falcon and Thor. When choosing a character...

Fighting Force

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 24 November 2009

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 80/100

This futuristic beat ’em up follows four heroes fighting their way through city streets to confront a criminal leader and his army. Players choose one of the four...

Bloons

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

Game released: PSP → 24 November 2009

Bloons is a third-person action game with strategy, platformer and puzzle elements from the masters from the Digital Goldfish, Ltd. studio. The game is published by...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2009 for PSP (Game released)