The PSP put a home console in your pocket, with the UMD format and big hits: God of War Chains of Olympus, GTA Liberty City Stories, Monster Hunter, Persona 3 Portable. This Top 50 gathers the best of Sony's handheld, re-tested and re-ranked by RomWize, each title with its re-evaluated score, its versions, their rarity and their collector value.
"Kratos searches for his brother Deimos through the realm of Death, and the Flames of Chaos refresh the gameplay nicely. Ready at Dawn arguably delivers the PSP's most beautiful game; that level of intensity remains unmatched elsewhere on the system."
"Tapping the rhythm to push a tribe of black dots forward is one of the most brilliant ideas ever born on a PSP. Monumental bosses and a tribal score make Patapon an utterly unique hypnotic experience."
"Okabe and his friends rig up a phone that sends messages into the past, and it grows into one of gaming's great alternate histories. 5pb. delivers a rigorous, devastating visual novel; the Japan-only release genuinely frustrates."
"Two years after the original, Emilia and Nagisa renew the formula with beefed-up photon arts and brand-new planets. Sega holds its course, ad hoc co-op stays a delight, and the scenario grows in scope and richness."
"Prince Laharl, Etna and Flonne on a handheld is simply perfect, and the exclusive Etna mode alone earns the price of admission. Over a hundred hours of ceiling-free Item World grinding; NIS tactics gone truly nomadic."
"Terra, Aqua and Ventus across three braided storylines: a Kingdom Hearts of wild scope for the PSP. The Command Deck brings real bite to combat, and Square Enix delivers one of the saga's most moving prequels."
"A clever compilation cherry-picking from the first three Burnouts to deliver a coherent best-of. Crash and Road Rage still hit like a freight train; perfect for taking on five friends over ad hoc without preamble."
"The sequel adds animated music videos in the background, Black Eyed Peas and Blink-182 in the mix, while keeping classic skins accessible. More pop, flashier, but it lands hard and the cadence stays unstoppable."
"Nayuta explores celestial ruins as the seasons shift, an unexpected Falcom title detached from the Kiseki saga. Fluid real-time combat, Sound Team score at its peak; one of the PSP's best-kept secrets."
"The Japanese Final Mix edition adds a secret episode, fresh enemies and a Critical difficulty; simply the definitive cut. To experience Birth by Sleep at full strength, this is the only place to find it on PSP."
