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Nov 26, 2007

Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command

PSP Review

Nov 26, 2007 Turn-based tactical strategy titles are surprisingly well represented on the PSP; in fact, this year's excellent Jeanne d' Arc and Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness - not to mention a certain Final Fantasy Tactics remake - may still have your brain cramping with cerebrally satisfying gaming. Despite these strong strategic offerings, gamers without a love for medieval magic, quirky Japanese story-telling or bizarre anime-inspired characters, may feel left out. Thankfully, Warhammer ...
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Nov 22, 2006

Warhammer: Battle for Atluma

PSP Review

Warhammer has finally gone portable. The Games Workshop phenomenon has now hit the PSP with Warhammer: Battle for Atluma. But it's not quite what you might think. Unlike the other Warhammer games to hit the PC and PS2 the past couple of years, this little number is based on Sabertooth Games' collectible-card game War Cry, not the miniatures wargame that geeks know and love. In any case, this is a letdown whether you're a Warhammer fan or not, as the gameplay is overly simplistic and lacking in ...
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Feb 12, 2007

The Warriors

PSP Review

Let's get one thing clear right away: if you've already played through The Warriors on consoles, you won't find anything new in the PSP version. But you won't find anything missing, either; from the tiniest beer bottle to the biggest multi-gang brawl, everything that made The Warriors an awesome beat 'em-up has been faithfully recreated on the handheld's small screen. That comes with its own set of problems, but for the moment, let's just bask in the glow of one of the few PS2-to-PSP ports to ...
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Jan 22, 2008

Warriors of the Lost Empire

PSP Review

Are you an extremely forgiving PSP gamer who's desperately in need of a dungeon-crawling fix? Like, really, really desperate? If so, you're one of the few who might find something to like about Warriors of the Lost Empire, the US port of an obscure Japanese Action RPG. Lost Empire drops you right into the middle of a plot that's utterly generic and barely comprehensible at the same time, thanks to pages and pages of text that read like they were translated by a lolcat. It has something to do ...
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Mar 18, 2008

Wild Arms XF

PSP Review

On the surface, the glitzy anime style and catchy music of Wild Arms XF scream "come play with me, I'm shiny." But underneath that, the hardcore strategy-RPG gameplay and complex battle system warn "noobs need not apply." Some familiar trappings of the Wild Arms series are there to sweeten the deal - an engrossing story, ARMs combat, etc. - but the desperado cowboy lore of old gets ditched in favor of a greener, more medieval fantasy ...
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Feb 9, 2007

Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer 2007

PSP Review

The joy when Konami first announced World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 was coming to PSP was fairly short-lived once the game hit shelves in January 2006. After only a few minutes of banging the ball about on the small-screen pitch a fair few problems became obvious. For a start, even the furthest back camera angle was too close to the players. Then there was a strange motion blur when sprinting or turning quickly. And, most disappointing of all, there was no Master League. What was Konami ...
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Dec 4, 2007

Wipeout Pulse

PSP Review

Dec 4, 2007 By now it must be more difficult to bugger up a WipEout game than to get one right. PSP launch title WipEout Pure perfected the anti-gravity ship racing to such an extent that Pulse can only evolve the series with more tracks, ships, weapons and extras. If its a revolution you want, then were afraid youre looking in the wrong place. So whats new? ...
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Jun 22, 2007

Wipeout Pure

PSP Review

PSP and Wipeout Pure go beautifully together. Both are modern, polished and a gleaming example of how lucky we are to be gamers in the 21st century. From the stylish intro movie to the minimalist, modernistic menus to the game itself, everything feels fresh, contemporary and appropriate for the year 2005. "Surely not?!" we hear you squawk. "Isn't it just a cynical and needless port of a PSone game from eleven thousand years ago?" Well, no, because, contrary to popular belief, Wipeout Pure is ...
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Apr 11, 2006

World Championship Poker 2 Featuring Howard Lederer

PSP Review

Within the first few seconds of World Championship Poker 2 Featuring Howard Lederer, you know you're in well-worn territory. The strains of digitized lounge jazz confirm that, hey, daddy-o, this here's a swingin' gambling game for hep cats with rolls of dough, dig? What, can't poker exist outside the shadow of Las Vegas and its cliches? For that matter, WCP2 doesn't even break out of the shadow of console gaming. The length of loading times is only exceeded by the slow rate of play itself, and ...
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Jun 30, 2006

World Tour Soccer '06

PSP Review

While some may decry a perceived lack of great games for the PSP, let it be said that soccer is well-represented on Sony's slick little handheld. Between the World Cup and Winning Eleven games (let's ignore FIFA Street 2, shall we?), fans of the world's most popular sport have a plethora of good choices. Into the fray steps the latest footie title, World Tour Soccer '06. It's a nifty little game that purposefully goes in a different direction than the others, giving it a sense of style and ...
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