![]() If you have a small amount of time to play your PSP, the mini-games here are ideal. What it misses in terms of scale and features, it makes up for in novel ideas like Shot Blocker, a hot mini-game. Rated "E for Everyone.As a zany three-on-three arcade hoops game that's all about showboating and beating your opponent in the most unsportsmanlike like way possible, Showdown delivers a solid experience worth playing on PSP. The illusion of movement will have players twisting their bodies into the turns (and later popping doses of Dramamine). ![]() and that's a good thing! Race through futuristic urban settings to driving techno music. ![]() What the game lacks in originality, it makes up in playability especially when PSP owners go wireless in head-to-head battle. "Twisted Metal" is your most basic of titles, a PlayStation 2 remake where players drive around in rocket-loaded cars looking for trouble. Pick your vehicle and urban battlefield than go at it in a no-holds barred race to the death. "Tiger Woods" includes commentary and a ton of personalization including the return of Game Face, the custom player creation tool that allows players to design characters right down to the size of their eyebrows. The PSP's wide-screen is used to maximum effect to take in the tiny greens. Playing the preview version of "Tiger Woods" on the PSP is more of a thrill than on the PS2. New York City's skyline looks pretty nice on the PSP, but the lack of a multiplayer option means you can't share Hell's Kitchen with the one you love. Last summer's console action-adventure has been shrink-wrapped for the PSP with smaller levels, a less-then open-ended playing environment and occasionally clunky control. Both titles feature the usual roster of pro-teams, over-the-top moves and sassy back talk. In comparing the preview versions, "NBA Street Showdown" looks like the sharper title with the PSP's wide screen complementing the shape and width of the basketball courts. "NFL Street 2: Unleashed" and "NBA Street Showdown"Įlectronic Arts's "street" franchises go shrinky-dink for the PSP. Yet another Electronic Arts console port to the PSP, "Need for Speed" brightens up the urban race tracks a bit to facilitate the move to the smaller PSP screen but otherwise the sights, sounds and car tweaker screens are the same. Cards introduce a strategic challenge and besides, the game looks great. ![]() I almost spilt my coffee when I discovered that the PSP version of "Metal Gear" turned a stealth-action thriller into a turn-based card game where every action, from walking to shooting, is controlled by the cards in your deck. Who would have guessed that the best game for the Sony PSP is a plain old puzzle game? Techno beats, wireframe graphics and addictive puzzles meld into an experience that will have PSP-lugging commuters missing their bus stops for months to come. Solid effort on graphics, but the animation - or frame-rate - seems more suited for zamboni racing than sport that prides itself on speed and quick-second decisions. "FIFA 2005" nevertheless scores a goal with excellent commentary and both games deserve an "Ole! Ole!" for an encyclopedic offering of international leagues and teams. Tiny pixels on parade! Translating soccer (or fine, football) has been a challenge for consoles so it was probably hoping for too much to have a PSP version that did not reduce the "beautiful game" to an interactive ant farm.
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