PSP Games Can’t Keep My Interest
on 12.10.05, 07:49am in gadgets • comments (8)
It’s interesting: while I really like the screen of the Playstation Portable, I haven’t been particularly taken with any of the games. For some bizarre reason, even the big hits like Grand Theft Auto and Star Wars Battlefront 2 haven’t really kept me interested for more than a day or so.
As I’ve previously mentioned, it’s been a real long time (Sega Genesis) since I’ve owned a console. The most frustrating thing I find with today’s games is that there’s like 300 controls that make playing a game near impossible. What I want: A game that’s super easy to play that I can just pick up and blast crap. Or something that just is a good mental challenge (Mercury is pretty good, IMHO).
Or, perhaps I should just get a recommendation for a good Poker game instead. What games are people really into right now?
Charlie Owen (December 10, 2005 @ 9:13 am)
Isn’t it sad when we get old and yearn for the good ole Centipede days.
Michael Brundage (December 10, 2005 @ 9:19 am)
Xbox Live Arcade man. Twice now I’ve stayed up til three in the morning playing Hexic, Bejeweled, and Zuma. Not to mention Geometry Wars — two sticks and occassionally a trigger (for bomb) — it doesn’t get any easier than that.
Ian (December 10, 2005 @ 10:38 am)
Yep, xbox 360 arcade is the thing for you, especially geometry wars 2-ign have a review if you are interested
MikeyP (December 10, 2005 @ 2:09 pm)
I think you would be much happier with a Nintendo DS than a PSP. The DS is a gaming-only device, with no pretensions of multimedia, web surfing, etc. Instant on, instant off, and just close the clamshell to suspend your games in-progress. With MarioKart, you turn the DS on, and three button-presses later, you’re racing. Bomberman DS is instant explosion satisfaction. And Advance Wars DS is the most addictive, easy-to-learn strategy game I’ve played… ever.
gdkzen (December 10, 2005 @ 11:29 pm)
iPoker on mac - bloody marvelous.
Eric (December 11, 2005 @ 12:49 pm)
I second the DS comment - personally I couldn’t justify the PSP’s high price for everything. If I’m going to buy a 50 dollar game, it is going to be for a console or PC. The DS on the other hand is really affordable and is perfect for easy to learn games that you can pick up quickly.
Matt (December 13, 2005 @ 5:50 am)
You’ve gotta check out Super Monkey Ball Deluxe. Available on Xbox, Gamecube, and probably some others. A host of ultra-simple games that all have the one-more-go factor. With a bunch of mates, it regularly keeps me up until way past stupid o’clock.
pepe (August 5, 2007 @ 8:57 pm)
Do you want REALLY GOOOD PSP games? Here you got some: Mercury Meltdown (although I think you have mentioned it before :p), Burnout Dominator, and Mortal Kombat Unchained. Those last games are REALLY great. Really great. ….. to those who said that a DS is better, do you know what? The DS can be emulated
(PSP NOT).
bye good luck! enjoy those games