TGS 06: PSP game showcase

by Andrew Yoon { Sep 22nd 2006 at 1:55PM }

For the non-believers, this is a demo reel (note: no sound) showcasing some of the hot new titles coming to the PSP soon. You'll see the Ape Escape Racer, Jeanne d'Arc, the new Talkman, PaRappa the Rapper, Ratchet and Clank, Ace Combat X, Gundam Battle Royale, Tales of the World, Boxer's Road 2, Monster Hunter Portable 2, and more.

It's clear that the games library is maturing quite a bit on the handheld. I'm really impressed by how far the handheld has gone graphically, and that's with the CPU clock still limited 33%. A lot of these games look like winners, too. I'm really psyched for Jeanne d'Arc and Tales of the World. Ratchet and Clank looks absolutely beautiful too.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

darkmoon @ Sep 22nd 2006 2:24PM

The only unfortunate thing is that even with region-free, I can't read it. Perhaps it's time to take up some lessons in Japanese so we can purchase the imports instead of waiting for a year for the translated.

steve @ Sep 22nd 2006 2:40PM

Yeah. I agree it's time to start learning more Japanese. I've been (very very) lax with my studies.

eric @ Sep 22nd 2006 5:09PM

I like the SF bags

LarryGe @ Sep 22nd 2006 6:08PM

Wow, if ratchet lives up to what daxter did, I'll preorder it....

Anything the ds can do, look at the psp

Mario Kart DS
Ape escape

Metroid
Socom

Starfox
Ace Combat

renaldo @ Sep 22nd 2006 7:28PM

Metroid and Socom are slightly different.

And I am sure people across the nation are lining up to preorder Ape Escape Racer.

Silver R. Wolfe @ Sep 22nd 2006 7:06PM

I'm hoping that they add some extra content to Parappa. It's a really fun game, but it's very short.

I'm so excited about Jeanne d'Arc. It looks absolutely spectacular and I hope it plays as good as it looks. I'm really hoping this game comes stateside! Please please please!

Ratchet and Clank: SM looks absolutely superb. I'd say that it's more graphically impressive than Daxter was, and that's saying alot. I can't wait for this new slew of games.

Ape Escape Racer looks really good as well, I hope that it really does deliver an experience on par with Mariokart DS. It'll need some great infrastructure multiplayer capabilities to do that and a game share feature would definitely be a nice addition.

renaldo @ Sep 22nd 2006 7:32PM

(I forgot to add this)

This is a really nice line up though. The new Parappa will slay, and whatever that cell shaded guy with the sword was looked amazing.

ronturon @ Sep 22nd 2006 8:32PM

nice games. but before playing, must take up japanese lessons for the import games.

Claudius @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:25PM

Ace Combat looks amazing. I just hope it plays as good as it looks.
A lot of us are already excited about Jeanne D'Arc. The game looks beautiful, and I was missing a Tactics game like that. It's been too long since the last time I played FF Tactics Advance.
And I'm really really looking forward to Tales of the World!!!

Now, Ape Escape Racer looks like fun, but its lack of well known characters will sure be a turnoff for many players. I mean, sure it's fun, but almost every character looks the same, something that doesn't happen in big hits like Mario Kart DS. I just hope it's as fun as it looks like.

Oh, and Monster Hunter Freedom 2! I loved the first one, and I hope the second one adds infrastructure support.