TGS 06: PSP game showcase

Posted Sep 22nd 2006 1:55PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Jeanne d'Arc, PaRappa the Rapper, Talkman, Boxer's Road, Gundam, Monster Hunter, Software, Tales of..., Ape Escape, Video, Ace Combat

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)

9-22-2006 @ 2:24PM

darkmoon said...

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.

9-22-2006 @ 2:40PM

steve said...

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

9-22-2006 @ 5:09PM

eric said...

I like the SF bags

9-22-2006 @ 6:08PM

LarryGe said...

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

9-22-2006 @ 7:06PM

Silver R. Wolfe said...

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.

9-22-2006 @ 7:28PM

renaldo said...

Metroid and Socom are slightly different.

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

9-22-2006 @ 7:32PM

renaldo said...

(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.

9-22-2006 @ 8:32PM

ronturon said...

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

9-22-2006 @ 11:25PM

Claudius said...

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.

9-23-2006 @ 12:10AM

Yashamaru said...

ya, I'll play some Monster Hunter 2

9-23-2006 @ 4:32AM

Kurifurisan said...

SFBags rule....oh and so did this video...thanks PSP Fanboy!

9-23-2006 @ 9:40AM

pixelator said...

Just want to say PSP FANBOY FTW with all the great TGS coverage... You guys make us proud to be PSP owners, and the future is looking brighter all the time! Thanks, guys.

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