Best Games for PSP of 2008 / Page 2

Action, Horror, Platformer, Collection, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

October 23, 2007

Metacritic: 80/100

This action-platformer unfolds in a gothic fantasy world, where vampire hunter Richter Belmont battles Dracula. Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles reimagines...

Everyday Shooter

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Casual game, Music game

March 29, 2006

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 76/100

An abstract arcade shooter combines shooting with musical and geometric imagery. Each level has its own visual presentation, sound, and gameplay style, while shots...

Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection

Simulation, First-person view, Top-down view, Pinball

February 26, 2008

Metacritic: 82/100

This pinball simulation collection recreates eight Williams tables in 3D, including their visuals, sound effects, and gameplay. The line-up includes Gorgar, the...

Pipe Mania

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle, Arcade

September 25, 2008

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Pipe Mania is a real-time puzzle game about laying pipes, in which Alfonso Junior and his sister Fawcett race to save their paradise island from pollution and...

Rainbow Islands Evolution

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

February 8, 2007

Metacritic: 47/100

This arcade platformer with puzzle elements is set on the Rainbow Islands, where an evil record company is polluting the ecosystem with mass-produced music. The...

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - Amazing Allies Edition

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

October 21, 2008

Players: 9/10

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows — Amazing Allies Edition is a third-person action game with fighting and platforming elements from developers from the studio Amaze...

Aqua Panic!

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game

February 5, 2008

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A puzzle game with arcade elements about sea creatures thrown out of the water by a tropical cyclone. The player guides fish back to the ocean, navigating obstacles...

Riviera: The Promised Land

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

January 12, 2002

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This fantasy role-playing game with turn-based battles follows a journey to Riviera, an island floating in Asgard. At the command of Hector, one of the Seven Magi...

SaGa Frontier

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based

July 11, 1997

SaGa Frontier is a third-person role-playing game with anime or manga game elements from the masters of Square Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Square Co., Ltd...

Suikoden

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

December 15, 1995

Suikoden is a top-down RPG with a fantasy twist from the developers of Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Konami Co...

PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer

Third-person view, Sports game

October 16, 2008

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

This football simulation features updated graphics designed to make players resemble their real-life counterparts. PES 2009 lets players tailor the game to their...

WipEout Pulse

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

December 14, 2007

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

WipEout Pulse is a dynamic racing arcade game with a third-person view in the futuristic WipEout universe. You will be able to drive along amazing tracks in unique...

Neverland Card Battles

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game

October 27, 2008

Metacritic: 57/100

This fantasy role-playing game with card battles is set amid a war between humans and demons that is tearing Neverland apart and threatening to free the evil god...

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

March 11, 2008

Metacritic: 76/100

A football simulation in which computer-controlled opponents adapt to the player's style and adjust their tactics during matches. The Teamvision system learns to...

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

September 13, 2007

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is a role-playing game and part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, a series of works connected to Final Fantasy VII. The...

Sno-Cross Championship Racing

First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox, Motorcycle racing

August 6, 2000

Metacritic: 64/100

A snowmobile racing game in which players choose a sled and tackle courses in changing conditions. Races take place by day and night, in sun, rain, or snow, across...

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009

Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox, Wrestling

November 7, 2008

Metacritic: 74/100

This wrestling sports game focuses on WWE matches and tag-team bouts. In tag-team gameplay, players build momentum and attributes, perform double-team attacks and...

Ben 10: Alien Force

Action, Adventure, Platformer

October 28, 2008

Players: 8/10

Ben 10: Alien Force is an action game with a dash of adventure and platforming from developers from the studios 1st Playable Productions, LLC and Monkey Bar Games...

Boulder Dash Rocks!

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 22, 2007

Players: 5.5/10

Boulder Dash Rocks! is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action and puzzles from the masters of 10tacle Studios Mobile GmbH. The game is published by...

BRAHMA Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

November 15, 1996

BRAHMA Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9 is a first-person action game with shooter and robot simulator elements from developers from the studio Genki Co., Ltd...

Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars

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

August 7, 2007

Metacritic: 64/100

This arcade racing game casts players as cab drivers competing to deliver passengers while avoiding traffic and obstacles and earning fares. Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars...

Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts (2008)

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Top-down view

February 15, 2008

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This top-down action RPG with real-time combat is set in a world inspired by the Three Kingdoms, where heroes rise to oppose a looming evil. Dungeon Explorer...

Major League Baseball 2K8 (2008)

Baseball, Third-person view, Sports game

March 3, 2008

Metacritic: 67/100

Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice

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

November 21, 2007

Metacritic: 73/100

This action game combines shooting and racing in a campaign against criminal gangs in Capital City. Players take the role of the Pursuit Force commander and other...

Shaun White Snowboarding (2009)

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Skiing

November 13, 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 65/100

This snowboarding sports game lets players explore open mountain environments and choose how to ride. They can tackle demanding peaks, find their own routes through...

Tom Clancy's EndWar (2008)

Strategy, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Tactics

November 4, 2008

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Set during a futuristic World War III, this military strategy game puts the player in command of an army fighting for one of three factions: the U.S.-led Joint...

UmiharaKawase: Shun

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Side view

February 28, 1997

UmiharaKawase: Shun is a side view arcade game with platformer, puzzle and anime or manga elements from developers from Jackpot, Japan Clary Business and Studio...

Hellboy: The Science of Evil (2008)

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

June 24, 2008

Metacritic: 44/100

This third-person action game, based on the Hellboy comics, follows the hero as a hunt for a crazed witch leads to a Nazi plot for world domination. Hellboy must...

echochrome

Simulation, Isometric, Puzzle

March 19, 2008

Metacritic: 80/100

This isometric puzzle game revolves around optical illusions: the player shifts perspective to connect walkways, conceal hazards, and create new paths through...

Einhänder

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

November 20, 1997

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 89/100

A futuristic shooter about a pilot tasked with stopping Earth’s final assault. The combat craft pushes through enemy fighter formations and battles large foes. Its...

To LOVE-Ru: Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkō-hen

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

October 2, 2008

Players: 5.1/10

To LOVE-Ru: Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkō-hen is a first-person adventure with elements of an anime or manga game and a visual novel from the masters from the studio...

Ben 10: Protector of Earth

Action, Third-person view

October 30, 2007

Players: 7.7/10

Ben 10: Protector of Earth is a third-person action game from developers from the studio High Voltage Software, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is D3Publisher...

Dissidia: Final Fantasy

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

December 18, 2008

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...

N+ (2008)

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

February 20, 2008

Metacritic: 81/100

N+ is an arcade platformer set in a futuristic world where a ninja tries to survive among robots that inadvertently kill everything around them. Players run and...

Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

December 22, 1995

Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams is an action game with a mixture of fighting and anime or manga games from the masters from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd...

Baroque Syndrome

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Visual novel

July 27, 2000

Players: 9.9/10

Baroque Syndrome is a first-person adventure with horror and visual novel elements from the studio Sting, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Sting, Inc.. It is...

Bust-A-Move '99

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Sandbox

March 28, 1997

Bust-A-Move '99 is a strategy game with a mixture of puzzle and sandbox from Taito Corporation. The main publisher of the game is Taito Corporation. Sometimes...

NBA 09: The Inside

Third-person view, Sports game

October 7, 2008

Metacritic: 71/100

This basketball simulation follows players seeking to advance from the development league to the NBA. In the story mode, “The Life,” the player controls three...

Pro Cycling: Season 2007

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sports game, Bicycles

2007

Players: 10/10

Pro Cycling: Season 2007 is a third-person simulator with a mixture of business simulator, sports game and cycling simulator from the studio Cyanide S.A.. The game...

Star Ocean: First Departure

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

October 21, 2008

Metacritic: 74/100

This science-fiction role-playing game with action elements follows the arrival of a Terran Federation ship on the planet Roak in Space Date 346. The crew must work...