Platform reviewed: PSP Bomberman, how we love thee, even though you've suffered through a most shameful incarnation of late - the best forgotten Bomberman: Act Zero for Xbox 360. Konami's trying to make up for the horror of Act Zero with Bomberman PSP, and for the most part, they've done an excellent job of atoning themselves. Offering players a new twist on an old favorite, wireless multiplayer and a version of the original game, Bomberman for PSP. While it might not be worth the $40 suggested retail, it's certainly worth checking out at $25 …
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Not many games on Sony's PSP live up to the handheld system's billing as the "PlayStation Portable." By and large, they either they look like a chunky handheld game or play like a poorly ported console game. But with the 2006 World Cup down to the final two teams, a timely little miracle has descended upon PSP that should make handheld gamers yell gooooooaaaaaallllllll. That miracle is called World Tour Soccer 06. Hardcore football/soccer fans won't find much sophistication in World Tour Soccer 06, but its pick-up-and-play nature suits the PSP …
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Lately I've been spending a lot of my limited reading time catching up on years of graphics novels. I've been burying my face in everything from The Dark Knight series to to Y: The Last Man. My one rule of reading these has been, "It has to be unique, and not just a bunch of comics glued together into a novel's binding." When Konami's Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel hit my desk, I had a feeling I was about to check out something that was going to fit quite nicely into my "rules." After making my way through this, I have to say that all …
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For a long time, UbiSoft looked invincible in the games market. With the Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six and Splinter Cell franchises, they were dominating in a marketplace saturated with either retro games, or more "me, too" games. So it's been sad to see how recently, UbiSoft appears to be slipping down the slope of mediocrity more quickly every day. First, it was the butchering delivered to the current-gen console versions of UbiSoft's most popular franchises, and now, UbiSoft seems dead-set on trying to parrot the success of NiS America, Sony and …
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If Field Commander is Sony's attempt to copy Nintendo's Advance Wars: DS, then Sony's done a bang-up job and should be commended. If they were attempting to create a new product for the PSP, well, they've pretty much failed. But is being a near carbon-copy of another platform's game a bad thing? In the case of Field Commander, probably not, since when it comes right down to it, derivative or not, the PSP needed this game. It's fast, fun and can lure in even the non-hardcore strategists out there, and with plenty of online options, it finally …
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In Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Essentials for PSP, Ubisoft attempts to take gamers back in time and give them some more of Sam Fisher the Super Spy's backstory. As far as fleshing out Sam's story goes, the game succeeds, but as far as being playable, well, that's left to question. If you've never played any of the Splinter Cell games, the simplistic gameplay might make this a passable purchase, but hardcore fans are going to be let down by the poor camera, average graphics, bland mission design and unimaginiatve multiplayer. The story starts …
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While the PS2 was known for its lineup of amazing RPG's, the PSP has yet to come into its own when it comes to the genre. With Ys: The Ark of Napishtim (who comes up with these names?), Konami was hoping to change that. Sadly, Ys' lack of any depth has killed its chances at being that key RPG for Sony's handheld, and frankly, wouldn't make it on any other console. It's a basic game that feels like something developed then shelved a decade ago, then resurrected because someone was hoping to make some money off their original investment.Do you …
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It seems like only yesterday everyone was complaining that there were too many "extreme" sports titles on the market, and for the past few months, it seems our pleas of "give us a break" were headed by publishers. But alas, that lovely break is ending, as we now have MX vs. ATV Unleashed: On the Edge, which is a strong competitor for longest name in game industry history, and a strong competitor for the "is this necessary?" award of 2006. MX vs. ATV, for those uninitiated to THQ's perennialextreme sports series, promises to let players "Choose …
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