Tekken 5

MLB 06: The Show

Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower

Final Fantasy X

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

Lumines

Ratchet & Clank

Tekken 5

Damn near perfect.

In most of my reviews, I tend to lean towards having a certain level of candor and professionalism. But, my God, this game is amazing. Smooth, gorgeous visuals. A great soundtrack. Enough value to make you scream... Read Full Review

MLB 06: The Show

Challenging with a great presentation and control scheme, this is - by far- the best baseball game for the PSP yet

Most baseball games, if playing on the easiest difficulty level, will soon become absolute blow-outs every game you play. You'll finish the game with 35-3 on the scoreboard in your favor. But even on the easiest diff... Read Full Review

GripShift

Never has such a wealth of variety felt so monotonous. But when you're driving 10 mph, who wants variety?

Contrary to the GS review, the handling is what bothered me. It takes a bit of getting used to, but you can get a handle (no pun intended) on it rather quickly. It's the monotony of this game that drove me up the w... Read Full Review

Vampire Chronicle: The Chaos Tower

Old school 2D fighter sports a great aesthetic but suffers a bit from the PSP's unwielding D-pad.

I love this franchise - the aesthetic blends humor and monster-movie characters brilliantly complete with a fantastic final boss. Oh, and lesbians. A Darkstalkers game has never been so complete, with a lot of grea... Read Full Review

NBA Street Showdown

You'd be much better off buying NBA Street Vol. 3 for the PS2. You'd actually spend about the same amount of money.

This game gets the core gameplay, but let's be honest - this is about as true to the term "watered down port" as you can get. It's basically the console game taken down a notch, and that notch is important on a game so ... Read Full Review

Burnout Legends

Despite a slight sense of "been there done that", Burnout is Burnout is Burnout and, oh, is it fantastic.

The Burnout series is damn near perfect. I've given this an "8" in value out of mixed reactions. On one hand, if you've played Burnout: Takedown, you've got a very strong idea what this is about. In fact, a lot of i... Read Full Review

MediEvil: Resurrection

One of the better "also-rans" from the PsOne days lags behind almost a decade later.

Gaming evolves. They build - as more and more titles come to fruition and fame, newer games take the conventions used and attempt to add layers or alternatives to them. Each time they build to a new level, we wonder ho... Read Full Review

Wipeout Pure

Outstanding presentation and gameplay make up for a lack of overall value.

Some games just feel like outstanding games - a true "AAA" title. This one ALMOST gets it. It has the production values, it has the graphics and the gameplay, the sound's fine...but there just isn't that much of th... Read Full Review

Final Fantasy X (Mega Hits!)

It's hard to get any more epic in scope or personal in theme than FFX.

As my headline says, this game perfectly blends the epic with the personal and intimate, crafting a lead character whose personal problems (yeah, he gets a little whinny sometimes) coincide brilliantly with a world's "l... Read Full Review

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Greatest Hits)

A genuine GTA experience that's just short of amazing because it doesn't stand to par for the series on two fronts.

...those two fronts being story and the music. The GTA series has historically brought us fantastic storylines filled with quirky, engaging characters and fantastic music and details to help "set the scene" for the ti... Read Full Review

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo

A short campaign and lackluster graphics redeemed by great controls, a strong presentation and an engaging multiplayer.

Had I reviewed this game last week, I'd have said that, for an action title, this game nailed the control scheme better than any so far. But having played Syphon Filter since, I can't do that. This game's really wort... Read Full Review

Lumines: Oto to Hikari no Denshoku Puzzle

Very solid, fun experience.

I'm not sure if this game quite attains classic status, but it's still pretty freakin' good. The puzzle system itself is relatively new and easy to pick up and moves up in difficulty nicely over time. The first thing... Read Full Review

Metal Gear Acid

Hits more than it misses

Everyone's calling this a "love or hate" game. I neither loved it nor hated it. I enjoyed the innovation of it, but I got frustrated from time to time on a couple key sequences and nearly bored. Everyone picks up a ... Read Full Review

Ratchet & Clank (Platinum)

Addictive, Accessible and Remarkably Memorable

For those rare gamers who still haven't put in a disc and played through the original Ratchet & Clank game, more than 3 years later, I must highly recommend it. The most notable piece of the game is simply the addicti... Read Full Review