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My PSP is Occupying Me Way Too Much
Sep 30th
You know, we all know that the PSP’s library is lackluster, but every once in a while a good game that’s worth playing comes out on it. Take it from a two-time PSP owner who originally sold his first PSP because of the game library, then came back to it because it had improved. The system does in fact have its ups and downs, but Sony hasn’t given up backing it, even to go so far to introduce a new ad campaign (that nobody likes) at E3 this year. Sure, the PSPgo fails, but now they know that physical media still prevails over digital distribution on the handheld market and will hopefully keep that in mind once the PSP2 arrives. (Which is all but confirmed since Sony denied its existence… we all know how that goes, right?)
Okay, so, Sony stereotypes aside, September was likely a good month if you’re both a PSP owner and RPG lover such as myself. For four weeks straight, a new PSP RPG released that was able to catch my attention for each of those weeks. (Though one came after a second opinion.) This, to me, is a rare occurence, and really had me stretching my wallet for all of them.
So… what were the games that had me investing so much in the PSP recently?
E3 2009: Nintendo Press Conference – HOOOOOOOOOOOOLY CRAP
Jun 2nd
It was a short conference, but Nintendo definitely learned from its lesson after last year’s weak showing. This year, they pulled out all the stops and announced something for just about everyone this year, and it’ll have hardcore gamers dusting off their Wiis in anticipation.
Nintendo’s press conference was pretty much rattling off game after game after game, a lot of which the core gamer will enjoy. There’s a full list of what they announced after the jump, but be warned, it’s LONG.
And Now For Something Completely Different: Sega Announces Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Feb 12th
Pardon my eagerness to write something about this, but as I’m an Olympic fanatic and the next Olympic games happens to be happening in my hometown, I just have to go through with this.
On a day where Canada is marking the one year countdown to the start of the opening ceremonies for the 2010 winter games, Sega decided to mark the occasion in their own way by uploading a teaser video on YouTube for their second Olympic-based game following their Mario and Sonic mashup of Beijing 2008, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.
Impressions: Phantasy Star Portable (PSP)
Feb 9th
Sega’s been really busy with their long-running RPG franchise in the past while, first releasing this, Phantasy Star Portable, in Japan, and then Phantasy Star Zero on the DS, and then getting their localizations underway. The demo for PSP, which takes you up to the first boss then leaves you to explore the multiplayer option as much as you choose, has been available for download on PSN for a good portion of the last week now. With turn-based combat pushed aside a long time ago, being replaced with the real-time combat of MMO entries Phantasy Star Online and Universe, how does this fare on the handheld?
