Best Games for PSP of 2005 / Page 2

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Card game, Casino

August 31, 2005

Metacritic: 49/100

A poker game centered on the 2005 World Series of Poker tournament, set in a recreation of Harrah’s Rio Suites in Las Vegas. It features tournament poker variants...

Pursuit Force

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

November 18, 2005

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...

Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee

Third-person view, Sports game, Golf

December 12, 2004

Metacritic: 81/100

This golf game lets players choose a character and compete on a variety of courses. Before teeing off, a golfer’s abilities, attributes and appearance can be...

WipEout Pure

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

March 16, 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 88/100

WipEout Pure combines futuristic anti-gravity racing with combat and the use of high-tech weapons. Players race at high speeds across new circuits and pilot a range...

World Rally Championship

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

October 31, 2005

World Rally Championship is a rally racing simulator with first and third person views. Expect a variety of vehicles licensed from the FIA World Rally...

Crash Tag Team Racing

Action, Racing, Third-person view

October 14, 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

December 16, 2004

Metacritic: 62/100

A tactical action game based on Luo Guanzhong’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms, set in ancient China during a period of turmoil. Players fight as one of 42 warriors...

NBA Street Showdown

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Basketball

April 27, 2005

Metacritic: 75/100

This arcade basketball game brings NBA stars to street-style three-on-three matches and offers a career in the King of the Court mode, where the goal is to become a...

PoPoLoCrois

Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

February 10, 2005

Metacritic: 66/100

World Championship Poker 2 featuring Howard Lederer

Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Card game, Casino

November 3, 2005

Metacritic: 68/100

A poker game with a single-player career in which the player starts out in their mother’s basement and works up through the ranks. Winnings can be spent on better...

Dead to Rights: Reckoning

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

June 28, 2005

Metacritic: 54/100

This action game follows a fight against criminal gangs in Grant City, where an important informant is kidnapped on the eve of an investigation into a major crime...

NBA

Third-person view, Sports game

March 16, 2005

Metacritic: 57/100

This basketball simulation focuses on NBA games, with fast breaks, precise passing and action around the rim. Single-player options include practice, playoffs and a...

PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle

May 26, 2005

Metacritic: 69/100

PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient is a 3D puzzle game that tests problem-solving skills through situations based on everyday life. The PQ score depends on how...

Archer Maclean's Mercury

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle

April 6, 2005

Metacritic: 75/100

Archer Maclean's Mercury is a third-person strategy game with puzzle elements from the developers of Awesome Studios. The game is published by Ignition...

Go! Sudoku

Strategy, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Puzzle

December 2, 2005

Metacritic: 63/100

This Sudoku puzzle game challenges players to fill a grid with the numbers 1 to 9, ensuring that each row, column and 3×3 box contains every number exactly once. It...

Kingdom of Paradise

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

July 21, 2005

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...

Con

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

October 18, 2005

Metacritic: 63/100

This 3D fighting game is set in an underground scene of illegal tournaments and high-stakes gambling. In Story Mode, players train a fighter for solo bouts or...

Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

June 2, 2005

Metacritic: 68/100

This single-player fantasy role-playing game with a top-down view follows a story set across 3D environments. Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion uses a...

Lumines: Puzzle Fusion

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic

December 12, 2004

Metacritic: 73/100

World Tour Soccer

Third-person view, Sports game

March 14, 2005

Metacritic: 70/100

A football game in which players choose from more than 150 club and international teams and compete in matches and cup competitions. Teams can be led to success at...

Jet de GO! Pocket

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

December 15, 2005

Players: 9.3/10

Jet de GO! Pocket is a first-person simulator with elements of a flight simulator from developers from the Taito Corporation studio. The main publisher of the game...

Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play

Collection

December 13, 2005

Metacritic: 63/100

This collection of classic arcade games combines single-player challenges with wireless multiplayer modes. Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play includes Spy...

Ridge Racer (2004)

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

December 12, 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Ridge Racer (2004) is a first-person racing game from the developers of Namco Limited. The main publisher of the game is Namco Limited. In some circles, Ridge Racer...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005

Golf, Third-person view, Sports game

September 20, 2004

Metacritic: 83/100

This golf sports simulation features PGA TOUR events and matches against professional players, including Tiger Woods, John Daly and Vijay Singh. Season Mode follows...

Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade

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

March 22, 2005

Metacritic: 68/100

This fantasy action RPG follows the struggle to defend Aven, a safe haven and the last stronghold of its people, from an encroaching threat. Heroes form the...

Ape Escape Academy

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

December 30, 2004

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...

Exit

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

December 15, 2005

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-puzzle platformer follows a professional escape artist who rescues people from dangerous situations. Levels take place in buildings, hospitals and...

NBA Live 06

Third-person view, Sports game

September 26, 2005

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

NBA Live 06 — In Dynasty Mode, the player selects 1 team (excluding All-Star teams) and controls a dynasty that crosses multiple seasons. Decisions are made...

Bleach: Heat the Soul

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

March 24, 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...

Championship Manager (2005)

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Sports game

December 9, 2005

Championship Manager (2005) is a top-down simulator with elements of strategy, business simulation and sports game from the developers of Gusto Games Ltd.. The game...

Coded Arms

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

June 23, 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...

Gretzky NHL

Hockey, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game

March 14, 2005

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 61/100

An arcade-paced hockey simulation focused on controlling a team on the ice, making precise passes, taking shots and delivering body checks. Gretzky NHL includes...

Princess Crown

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

December 10, 1997

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...

Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory

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

April 26, 2005

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...

Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Skateboards

October 4, 2004

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

This skateboarding sports game follows Team Hawk as it competes against Team Bam Margera on a no-rules world tour. In Story Mode, players visit cities around the...

Fired Up

Action, Shooter, Racing, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

September 1, 2005

Players: 10/10

Fired Up is a third-person action game with a dash of shooter and racing from the masters at SCEE Studio London. The game is published by Sony Computer...

Pac-Man World 3

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

June 22, 2003

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...

The Sims 2: Nightlife

Simulation, DLC, In real time, Third-person view

September 13, 2005

Metacritic: 76/100

An expansion for Sims 2 focused on Sims’ nightlife and relationships. Players can send Sims on dates or out for an evening with friends; the new dating system...

Mega Man Maverick Hunter X

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

December 15, 2005

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...

Frantix

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 19, 2005

Metacritic: 59/100

Frantix is a 3D puzzle adventure with action elements, in which a character navigates levels filled with traps and hazards. The game takes place in surreal...