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

Silent Hill - a game in the Action genre

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...

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...

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...

Dino Crisis

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

Game released: PSP → 24 November 2009

Players: 7.6/10

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...

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...

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: 7.9/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Metal Gear Solid (1998)

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

Game released: PSP → 18 June 2009

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Ys Seven

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

Game released: PSP → 16 August 2010

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This fantasy action RPG follows Adol Christin on an adventure in Altago, a port city that has recently reopened to foreigners after a war with the Romun Empire. Its...

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...

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...

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...

Fighting Force

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 24 November 2009

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Fighting Force is a third-person action game with a touch of fighting from developers from the Core Design Ltd. studio. The game is published by Eidos Interactive...

Nuclear Strike

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

Game released: PSP → 1 October 2009

Nuclear Strike is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter, flight simulator and helicopter simulator from developers from the studio Electronic Arts...

Resistance: Retribution

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

Game released: PSP → 20 March 2009

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Resistance: Retribution is a third-person sci-fi shooter set after the events of Resistance: Fall of Man. Former British Marine James Grayson sets out to destroy...

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

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

Game released: PSP → 26 June 2009

Players: 3.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

This action role-playing game centers on hunting monsters in a fantasy world. The player tracks down and defeats creatures or captures them in traps, choosing...

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...

Pinball Dreams

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Pinball

Game released: PSP → 19 November 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Pinball Dreams is a top-down arcade game with action elements and a pinball simulator from the masters from the Digital Illusions CE AB studio. The game is...

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...

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...

Spec Ops: Covert Assault

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PSP → 23 July 2009

Players: 10/10

Spec Ops: Covert Assault is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter from the masters from the Runecraft, Ltd. studio. The game is published by Take-Two...

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...

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...

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...

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...

King of Fighters: Evolution

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: PSP → 14 May 2009

King of Fighters: Evolution is an arcade game with elements of action, fighting and games in the anime or manga genre from developers from the SNK Corporation...

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...

Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising

Action

Game released: PSP → 6 October 2009

Metacritic: 60/100

This action-adventure game based on the Naruto Shippuden animated series follows the search for Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, who has been kidnapped by the Akatsuki...

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

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

Game released: PSP → 4 August 2009

Metacritic: 46/100

This third-person action-arcade shooter, based on G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra, continues the film’s story as the G.I. JOE team counters a new plot by COBRA...

Dissidia: Final Fantasy

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

Game released: PSP → 8 October 2009

Metacritic: 79/100

This fantasy action fighting game with role-playing character progression centers on a war between Cosmos, goddess of harmony, and Chaos, god of discord. Heroes and...

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...

Star Wars: Battlefront - Elite Squadron (2009)

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

Game released: PSP → 3 November 2009

Metacritic: 62/100

A science-fiction shooter set in the Star Wars universe, where battles unfold across planetary surfaces and in space. The single-player campaign follows X2, a clone...

Wing Commander 4: The Price of Freedom

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PSP → 22 December 2009

Wing Commander 4: The Price of Freedom is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, shooter and flight simulator from the studio ORIGIN Systems, Inc.. The...

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Action

Game released: PSP → 7 April 2009

Steam: 97/100

This anime fighting game centers on duels between characters with distinct movesets. In Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, players can string attacks into Gatling...

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