PS Fanboy Best of 2007: Best Driving Game
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Dec 19th 2007 at 11:00AM }
The PSP has always been a strong system for racing games. However, how do this year's releases stack up? (And sorry, Wipeout Pulse won't be eligible until next year.)
And the nominees for PSP Fanboy - Best Driving Game of 2007 are:
Burnout Dominator
EA UK | Electronic Arts
EA UK | Electronic Arts
Burnout Dominator faithfully brings the Burnout experience to the handhelds. In fact, the PSP version was the one to get, featuring more content than its console cousin, and downloadable levels to boot. Good graphics, tight controls and the series' trademark penchant for destruction. What more could you want?
Gallery: Burnout Dominator
Sega Rally Revo
Bugbear | Sega
Bugbear | Sega
Sega Rally Revo takes off-road racing and puts in the palm of your hands. Sega's slippery racer controlled very well on the PSP and featured some advanced graphics and physics. In fact, some consider the PSP version to be far superior than its next-gen counterparts.
Gallery: Sega Rally Revo
Test Drive Unlimited
Krome Studios Melbourne | Atari
Krome Studios Melbourne | Atari
Atari promised to recreate the open-world experience of Test Drive Unlimited for the PSP port. And they succeeded. Test Drive lets you drive around a virtual recreation of Hawaii, and lets you race against others in a massively multiplayer online environment. Ambitious? Very much.
Stay tuned to PSP Fanboy on December 27th for the winners. Best of 2007 image based off of work from Studio469.
Gallery: Test Drive Unlimited
Stay tuned to PSP Fanboy on December 27th for the winners. Best of 2007 image based off of work from Studio469.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Barts_706 @ Dec 19th 2007 11:18AM
Correct the text - it is not the best SHOOTER, dammit.
Mark Dell @ Dec 19th 2007 11:19AM
"And the nominees for PSP Fanboy - Best Shooter of 2007 are:"
Hmm, copy and paste much? :)
Andrew Yoon @ Dec 19th 2007 11:22AM
It WAS corrected--but it takes a few minutes for it to propagate on the site.
Alien @ Dec 19th 2007 12:30PM
Best from this list is Burnout ... than Test Drive than SRR ...
Autobon @ Dec 19th 2007 12:33PM
wow, there are so many jerks on this site. Some people above me, need to chill out.
Anyways, Test Drive Unlimited is one of the better driving games for the PSP, so i will go with that
upz @ Dec 19th 2007 1:57PM
While we're being jerks, "superior TO," not "superior THAN." Sorry, had to do it.
required @ Dec 19th 2007 1:00PM
My pick is Burnout Dominator (though I prefer Burnout Legends).
I like the idea of Test Drive Unlimited but I don't think I can put up with driving games where there isn't any car damage.
emaxximus @ Dec 19th 2007 1:10PM
Mabey you should try to finish a race without crashing! haha!
Brello @ Dec 19th 2007 1:10PM
Test Drive was decent. I liked Burnout Legends better than Dominator, so that sort of ruined it. Why is the picture of these articles made out of PS3s? I don't really understand that.
Brello @ Dec 19th 2007 1:12PM
Oh I see. It's "PS Fanboy". Ignore me.
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Dec 19th 2007 7:52PM
I already was.
Just kidding Brello! I love you!
fireflymr @ Dec 19th 2007 1:28PM
1. Burnout: better then Legends, I had them both with me on vacation, and Dominater is better then Legends.
2. Test Drive Unlimited: very big, and nice off/online combination
3. SRR: Sux. Plays like a game for cell phones...
EDW @ Dec 19th 2007 7:51PM
burnout
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Dec 19th 2007 7:53PM
Agreed
Kspraydad @ Dec 19th 2007 10:03PM
How about Gran Turismo for PS1 played by Remote Play on the PSP? :)
emaxximus @ Dec 20th 2007 12:00AM
Yeah, the lag makes it like a whole new experience!
diab0lical_h8r @ Dec 26th 2007 4:54PM
First off, i absolutely LOVE driving games, been hooked since the first gran turismo
I haven't played Burnout (never much of a fan of the burnout series) so i can't render an opinion on that.
I did buy TDU and SRR, and i would have to say that out of the two TDU is better, but IMO driving games on the PSP just dont work for me, i have to play em on a console. So i guess my vote would be for TDU.