Best Games for PS Vita of 2012 / Page 2

Adventure, In real time, First-person view, Visual novel

February 16, 2012

Metacritic: 86/100

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward — 9 main characters are kidnapped by an unknown person named Zero. Playable character Sigma is joined by Phi...

Ben 10: Galactic Racing

Arcade, Action, Racing, Futurism (Future)

October 18, 2011

Players: 10/10

Ben 10: Galactic Racing — Gameplay has been described as similar to Nintendo's 2008 and 2014 games Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 8, with...

Sound Shapes

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Action

August 7, 2012

Metacritic: 84/100

A side-scrolling music platformer where sounds and visual elements are tied to the player’s actions. As players move through levels, they can create...

Touch My Katamari

Arcade, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

December 17, 2011

Metacritic: 69/100

This arcade game follows the Prince as he rolls up increasingly large katamari balls from objects of all kinds at the behest of the King of All...

Sine Mora

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Arcade

March 21, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Sine Mora is a horizontally scrolling shoot ’em up in which time is central to combat. It combines classic shooter mechanics with a Story Mode that...

E.X. Troopers

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

November 22, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

E.X. Troopers is a third-person action game with shooter elements from the masters of the Capcom studio. The game is published by Capcom...

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

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

July 10, 2008

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 takes place in the fictional rural Japanese town of Inaba, located along a floodplain. Inexplicable murders begin to...

Tales of Innocence R

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

January 26, 2012

Tales of Innocence R is a third-person role-playing game with elements of anime or manga games and fantasy games from the masters of the studio...

Reality Fighters

Arcade, Fighting, Action

February 22, 2012

Metacritic: 54/100

This arcade fighting game with action elements uses augmented reality. Players can capture themselves with the device’s camera and fight other...

PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale

Arcade, Fighting

November 20, 2012

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

This arcade fighting game brings together characters and worlds from PlayStation games for arena battles. Its roster includes Kratos, Sly Cooper...

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Online

November 15, 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is a racing arcade game with a third-person view. In the game, the legendary Sonic the Hedgehog will have to...

Ninja Gaiden Sigma

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

June 14, 2007

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Ninja Gaiden Sigma — the art of ninja — is not only martial arts, it goes far beyond it. A warrior who knows how to control his body, who...

Aqua Kitty

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Isometric, Indie

October 3, 2012

Steam: 86/100

This arcade shooter follows kittens mining milk beneath the ocean and defending their operation from mechanical sea creatures. In Aqua Kitty, the...

New Little Kings Story

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

March 29, 2012

Metacritic: 70/100

This is an isometric real-time strategy game set in a fantasy world, where King Corobo seeks to reclaim his kingdom from the Devil King, known as...

Dynasty Warriors Next

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

December 17, 2011

Metacritic: 67/100

This third-person tactical action game is set in Chinese history. Players battle thousands of enemies and strive to become the greatest hero in the...

WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship

Simulation, Racing

October 12, 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 62/100

A racing simulator based on the 2012 FIA World Rally Championship, featuring its official teams, cars, and locations. The game also includes...

Hot Shots Golf 6

Golf, Third-person view, Sports game

December 17, 2011

Metacritic: 76/100

Hot Shots Golf 6 is a third-person golf simulator with a sports game twist from the developers of Clap Hanz Limited. The game is published by Sony...

Ciel no Surge: Song of the Lost Stars Offering

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

April 26, 2012

Ciel no Surge: Song of the Lost Stars Offering is an adventure game with elements of an anime/manga game, a fantasy game and a visual novel from...

A-men

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie

October 17, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 52/100

A-men is an arcade game with elements of action, adventure, platformer and indie game from developers from the Bloober Team studio. The game is...

Rock Boshers DX

Action, Adventure, Indie

October 23, 2012

Steam: 89/100

This arcade action-adventure casts the young Queen Victoria in an alternate history, stranded on Mars and trying to escape home. Styled as a...

Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus

Action, Slasher, Third-person view

February 21, 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus is a third-person action game with slasher elements from the developers of the Team Ninja studio. The game is published by...

Surge Concerto: Ciel no Surge

Arcade, Adventure, Interactive movie, Point & Click

April 16, 2012

Surge Concerto: Ciel no Surge is an arcade game in the genre of Point and Click with a touch of adventure and game in the genre of "interactive...

Alien Breed

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

July 19, 2012

Metacritic: 75/100

Alien Breed is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter from developers from the Team17 Software Limited studio. The game is published by...

Frederic: Resurrection of Music

Arcade, Action, Music game, Indie, Casual game

January 19, 2012

Steam: 85/100

Frederic: Resurrection of Music is a dynamic musical arcade game with a colorful visual style. You will be able to join Fryderyk, one of the most...

F1 2011

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

September 19, 2011

Players: 4.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

F1 2011 — the game has a career mode in which the player can go through several seasons of Formula 1 as a driver for one of the teams. There...

Unit 13

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

March 6, 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

This third-person tactical shooter features 45 missions focused on helping dismantle global terrorist networks and proving a place in the military...

Army Corps of Hell

Action

February 21, 2012

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 57/100

This action game with dark humor follows the King of Hell as he gathers an army of goblins to reclaim his throne. The player commands a hundred...

Gravity Rush

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

February 9, 2012

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

This third-person fantasy action game with role-playing elements follows Kat as she tries to protect her world from destruction and uncover the...

Mortal Kombat Vita

Arcade, Fighting, In real time, Third-person view

May 1, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Ragnarok Odyssey

Action, Slasher

February 2, 2012

Metacritic: 66/100

An action slasher set in an original world based on Norse mythology. After the fall of the gods, humans and giants were separated, and their conflict...

MLB 12: The Show

Baseball, Third-person view, Sports game

March 6, 2012

Metacritic: 82/100

MLB 12: The Show is a third-person baseball simulator with a dash of sports gaming from the masters at SCE Studios San Diego. The main publisher of...

Dream Club Zero Portable

Adventure, Interactive movie, Point & Click

December 17, 2011

Dream Club Zero Portable is an adventure game in the Point and Click genre with a touch of the game in the "interactive cinema" genre from the...

Marvel Pinball: War World Hulk

Arcade, Action, DLC, Pinball

June 19, 2012

Marvel Pinball: War World Hulk — the back wall of the table reflects the ruins of New York, devastated by the wrath of the Hulk and his War...

Dungeon Hunter: Alliance

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

April 6, 2011

Metacritic: 58/100

An action role-playing game set in the fantasy world of Gothicus, where a queen seeks to bring the land to ruin. Beneath the calm appearance of its...

ModNation Racers: Road Trip

Arcade, Racing, In real time, Third-person view

February 7, 2012

Metacritic: 62/100

Kart racing is combined with competitions on a variety of tracks and tools for making custom courses. In ModNation Racers: Road Trip, players race in...

Gravity Daze

Arcade

February 9, 2012

Gravity Daze is an arcade game from SCE Japan Studio. The game is published by Sony Computer Entertainment. There has still been no announcement of...

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

Arcade, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Indie, Action

February 21, 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in which you become an alien bubble and try to destroy all of...

Madden NFL 13

Rugby, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

August 28, 2012

Metacritic: 80/100

Madden NFL 13 is an American football game built around realistic player collisions and momentum transfer. Powered by the Infinity Engine, it makes...

Little King's Story

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Simulation

April 24, 2009

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This real-time fantasy strategy game follows a timid boy who finds a magical crown and becomes ruler of the kingdom of Alpoko. With Liam, Verde, and...

Angry Birds Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Logic

September 25, 2012

Metacritic: 64/100

This arcade action-puzzle compilation brings together three games in the Angry Birds series: Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio...