My wife just surprised me with a new PSP battery after listening to me moan about not having one ever since reading PerfectDark’s most recent PSP article. After messing around with broken USB cables and jumping through hoops to un-spoof my old prome-2 firmware version for too long last night, I finally got ARK4 running and had a blast playing Wipeout Pure.
My favourite PSP game back in the day was probably Monster Hunter Freedom Unite… so many late nights spent playing that with friends in my freezing flat. There was something special about LAN parties with handheld games. I remember putting serious hours into Peace Walker and Dissidia too.
Now I want some game recommendations… tell me which games you loved on the PSP! I might even have a look around for some UMDs!
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe & Everyday Shooter are amazing games from small indie studios.
LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet and Clank and Daxter are some must plays from Sony.
GTA Vice City Stories, MGS Peace Walker, Star Wars Battlefront Renegade Squadron are fun games from third parties.
Honourable mention for The Sims 2, not for being good. But for being interesting
It seems crazy to me that The Sims 2 is on a handheld… but it looks like the PSP version is a bit different to the original?
It’s like a point and click adventure game. With sims characters, vampires, ailens, and a cow worshipping cult
Sounds bonkers!
It’s not a good game by any stretch. But it’s a fun experience. If you can’t play it, a YouTube play through is well worth the watch