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.
"A branching battle map with multiple routes and an aircraft customisation loop that gets seriously addictive. For a first PSP Ace Combat, the work Namco put in still impresses and the replay value holds up."
"Daxter as a pest exterminator could have been a throwaway idea; it turns out to be one of the PSP's best platformers. The dreamlike minigames pay tribute to classic cinema and Josh Mancell's score is genuinely remarkable."
"The hunting game that long stood up to Monster Hunter on PSP, with hybrid God Arc weapons and monumental Aragami. Bandai Namco crafts a stylish post-apocalyptic tableau and the four-player co-op runs like a dream."
"The first Final Fantasy lovingly modernised, with the bonus Soul of Chaos dungeon and refreshed visuals and music; the ideal way to rediscover the saga's origins without pulling hair out. A madeleine, beautifully restored."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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 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."
"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."
