2008 rocked and then half-way through, things started to slow down a bit for the good ole' PSP. 2009 appears to be even more exciting with more exclusive games.
DJ MAX FEVER - Yo! Yo! I wants to spin dat turntable. Bust phat caps like I'm a DJ to da max star... YO's and HO's! This music title has been getting huge press with it's Guitar Hero/Rock Band playability as you spin massive techno beats. This 3rd party exclusive is gonna be sick!
FINAL FANTASY: DISSIDIA - Big. Massive. The battle we've all been awaiting for has arrived. You get to play your favourite hero or villain and beat the crap outta your opponent in this huge, big ass production experience. It received a monster 35 outta 40 from Famitsu and I can't wait to play it! It's Final Fantasy, so it's gotta be awesome!
KINGDOM HEARTS BIRTH BY SLEEP - Square Enix's other big franchise makes it's PSP debut with tons of Square and Disney characters intact. The game returns to it's awesome fast paced melee combat without the crappy card decks. Expect fantastic visuals as the game is using the same engine as the mega-impressive Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.
LOCOROCO 2 - The action-puzzler returns with all it's sweet charm intact. New puzzles, abilities, 6 new mini-games and a challenging 4 player new battle mode rounds out all that is good.
MONSTER HUNTER FREEDOM UNITE - This series is huge in Japan. It's Dragon Quest huge. The game was released in Japan at the end of March, 2008 and has sold over 2.3 million copies. It's taking it's sweet time getting released on these shores and when it does, we can finally see what all the fuss is about.
PATAPON 2 - Sony's exclusive portable series continues with this sequel. Promising double the content and a multilayer mode makes this title a welcome addition. PATA! PATA! PATA-PON IS AWESOME!
PHANTASY STAR PORTABLE - PSP... Get it? This I can't wait for. I'm a huge Phantasy Star Online fan. I played the crap outta the Dreamcast edition, offline and online. I even played on the final day before the North American DC servers where gonna close. Phantasy Star is a huge series across the world and a portable edition is gonna rock it hard!
RESISTANCE: RETRIBUTION - This is the big one, for me at least. The development studio behind the Syphon Filter series, is gonna dial this one home with all their killer PSP experience.
Sony's Official Description:
Set in the weeks after Resistance: Fall of Man®, Resistance: Retribution™ follows the story of former British Marine, James Grayson. After a personal tragedy – he is forced to kill his own brother inside a Chimeran conversion center – Grayson goes on a vendetta to destroy every conversion center he can find. Eventually Grayson learns that his efforts have been futile... in Western Europe the Chimera have evolved a new method of converting humans. The European resistance – the Maquis – enlist Grayson's help, and he joins Cartwright and Parker in Operation Overstrike. The war to retake the European continent has begun.
Key Features:
* A third person action-adventure game created specifically for PSP that bridges Resistance: Fall of Man® and Resistance 2™.
* Revolutionary Targeting System: Advanced third person targeting system designed specifically for the PSP® system.
* Over 10 different types of enemies, including Chimera from Resistance 2™ and Resistance: Fall of Man – including the Titan, Slipskull, Hybrids and Leapers – and all new enemies like the Hag and Cloven.
* Intense eight player multiplayer gameplay with five game modes including Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Containment and Assimilation available via ad-hoc and infrastructure.
Holy crap! Awesome! I love my Resistance 1 & 2 on the PS3 and to have it portable... I'm in heaven.
That's a sweet lineup. Most of these titles are being released in the beginning of 09. So what surprises are in store for the rest of the year? Only time will tell...
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