The PSP needs more platform games. I told the same thing to Alfred, my chauffeur, the other day. I said, "It's utterly ghastly that the PSP has so few platform games on it." To which he replied, "Yes, suh." I continued, "Death Jr. doesn't count because it was a terribly horrid game, so I've heard from the Montagues at the club last week." To which he replied, "Yes, suh."

After I woke up from my dream as a disgustingly rich, snobbish heir to a shipping empire, I noticed a review for Daxter in my RSS feed that exultingly shouted loud, raucous props to the technically-proficient title from Sony and developer Ready at Dawn Studios. The review cites the game's slick animation, "refined controls", great level design, graphics, and soundtrack as strong reasons to pick up Daxter. Never mind that the game is also a bit too easy and has a story about as complicated as a Top Model contestant's thought processes; fabulously wealthy shipping magnates like my dream-self should take the Lotus down to that downtown slum they call a shopping center and hobnob with the natives to get a copy of the game.

So says IGN's Chris Roper: "Daxter is simply an outstanding PSP game that brings back the old-school platform gaming the industry has been shying more and more away from. Sure, its story is kind of ridiculous and even a little boring, but the events that said story lead into are fantastic. From the great level design to the ultra-refined controls to the excellent production values, Daxter is a game every PSP gamer should check out."