I’ve been playing on the PSP quite a bit lately. There’s been Vagrant Story, which is still very atmospheric and awesome, even though changing weapons every few seconds with a trip to the menu gets a bit old at some point. Very much worth the 5€. Then there’s Pom Pom’s Alien Zombie Death, a PSP Mini retro-shooter cos [...]
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Half-Minute Hero
I’ve been playing on the PSP quite a bit lately. There’s been Vagrant Story, which is still very atmospheric and awesome, even though changing weapons every few seconds with a trip to the menu gets a bit old at some point. Very much worth the 5€. Then there’s Pom Pom’s Alien Zombie Death, a PSP Mini retro-shooter cos [...]
Games of the year 2010
As usual, I’ve missed out on several “game of the year” candidates in 2010, only getting to them some time later, if ever. These include Red Dead Redemption (which I will get), Mass Effect 2 (will play), the new Call Of Duty (was it Black Ops in 2010? Not interested), Civilization V (not interested, never was into Civ beyon [...]
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
I never learned how to play Metal Gear despite finishing several titles from the series. Peace Walker teaches you how to play Metal Gear properly, and it feels good to finally be on even terms with the series.
It’s quite simple, really: all the missions are split into short segments and you can choose to r [...]
What I’ve been playing this sum...
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren The Wanderer
Brütal Legend
Alan Wake (Xbox 360)
Alan Wake finally came out and for me, it was well worth the wait. Top of the line storytelling all through, with unparalleled pacing and cinematic conventions. Great setting, great writing, great characters and good gameplay. It could have used a bit more variety in the [...]
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
Fighting games on handheld consoles are something of a weird combination. Obviously the big problem is that unless there happens to be a PSP-player with the same game in the same room (and that room isn’t an airline cabin), I will be playing against the computer. Playing fighters against the computer is neve [...]
The best of 2009
My 10 best games of 2009
For the most of 2009 I spent my gaming time playing games from 2008 – Far Cry 2, Fable II, Rock Band 2, lots of cheap PSP & DS titles, Company Of Heroes, Dawn Of War (the first one) – but I thought it could be fun to put together a list of what was the best 2009 had to offer. For future reference, see [...]
Rock Band Unplugged
Rock Band Unplugged
I got the PSP incarnation of my favorite franchise on a trip to Guildford, UK. It continues to baffle me why I need to pay so much more for the games over here in Finland. I would certainly buy a lot more new games if they weren’t quite so expensive.
You’d think that it’s all about the peripherals (I have [...]
R-Type Command (Tactics)
R-Type Command (Tactics)
I got the US version of R-Type Tactics, titled R-Type Command. Hooray for region-free games, it should all be this way. (Incidentally, I also finally got Professor Layton And The Curious Village for the DS from San Francisco during GDC09 – and Every Extend Extra for the PSP – having been unable to find it [...]
Speaking of Super Stardust
The 4€ Expansion Pack, adding some new music and three new game modes? Totally worth it. The three new modes are Survival, Bomber and Endless, all equally great at taking the base game’s mechanics further. Come on, that’s less than a lunch.
Super Stardust Portable
Super Stardust Portable
Housemarque’s space shooter has been through a great many incarnations. I’ve played the latest on the PSP for quite a bit.
As a score shooter, it’s the best “just one quick go” experience I’ve had in years. My favorite used to be Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved on the Xbox 360, and the [...]
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