One of the most misunderstood titles, ever.

User Rating: 8.5 | GripShift PSP
By Geijuutsuka | Review Date:
Gripshift is unique. It's a puzzle game with cars, yes. Yes, it's like super monkey ball. But it's so much more. It's been criticized for bad controls, for the fact that you can stop in mid-air, for the fact that your car slides around fairly easily. But, this is how it was made, it is all intentional. It's one of the best puzzle games out there. You simply can't take it as a racer. You get a huge rollercoaster level, and three objectives, collect the stars, find the token, and finish in record time. So three completely different objectives letting you see each level in a whole new light. There are over 100 levels, each to be played 3 different ways...you can see where I'm going here. Not to mention there's a level editor.....come on. I've played the PSP version to death, and it's one of my top tier games (along with psychonauts, shadow of the colossus, suikoden and ico). And it's definately my favorite puzzle game.

I've recently started the PS3 version, and while, it doesn't have the editor, it's addictive as ever, and I'm in the process of unlocking everything all over again. If you can find a copy of gripshift, by all means, do yourself a favor and pick it up. It's going to be one of those games that people look back on and say "why did we think that was so horrible?"

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