Manic Monkey Mayhem PSP

Manic Monkey Mayhem PSP sounds exciting frantic and fun, but isn't. It's rather shallow and lacking any real spark or vibrancy. Offering no storyline or variety in its game play, it wasn't long until it was cast aside in favour of more enjoyable pastimes.

Cycling Pro Manager 2010 PSP

Cycling Pro Manager 2010 PSP throws strategy and biking knowledge into the pot. It did more than enough to tickle my bike gamer itch. But if running a real Tour de France team is anything like this, maybe I should rethink some of my ambitions.

Persona 3 Portable PSP

Persona 3, the shining light of role-play games, streamlines the experience on PSP. Its blend of social interactions and night-time dungeon crawling caught me up in the atmospheric world. The new female perspective adds a fresh social angle to the story and creates one of most involving and beautiful role play games on any system.

Minis: Coconut Dodge PSP

Coconut Dodge PSP keeps things vibrantly simple and creates a compulsive diversion for you and the kids. Don't ask why a crab would be collecting gems, instead just enjoy beating your previous score.

LocoRoco 2 PSP

LocoRoco 2's perfectly flowery world is perfectly executed, but not for me. That, as I've come to realise is more interested in those games where I can dress-up, role-play and lose myself in another character's shoes.

Patapon 3 PSP

Patapon 3 sticks with the mind-stretching rhythm controlled battle strategy, but takes things online for their new global multiplayer.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP

Metal Gear Peace Walker PSP takes the best aspects of the franchise, and not only provides satisfying stealth-action game play but also delivers a worthwhile story. Its understated approach made the narrative believable and grounded in some sense of realism, letting the emotional links to past Metal Gear games to provide the knockout blows.

SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 PSP

SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 PSP impresses technically, but sometimes struggles to deliver narratively. Although there wasn't much dressing up there was plenty of scope for getting into character and losing yourself within the role.

Lumines PSP

Lumines PSP is a simple block puzzle game. By fusing music with the game play developer Q Entertainment were able to make rhythm a key element. Tiny tweaks and alterations, made by the incorporation of music, constantly changes the pace and tactics, while the aesthetic keeps the experience appealing for both newcomers and seasoned players.

Minis: Age of Zombies PSP

Age of Zombies PSP brings twin stick shooting with plodding zombies and is up against some stiff competition. Going up against the likes of Super Stardust Portable though is giving yourself a fairly high standard to be judged against.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories PSP

Breathing an icy-like blast of fresh air into a tired franchise, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the PSP is a beautifully atmospheric and thoughtful re-imagining of the Silent Hill series. The way the game profiled me as I played meant the emotional story carried far more weight than I was expecting. Though it never went as deep with the issues of family, love and sex than I would have liked, it still gave me an unsettling experience that lives long in the memory.

Valkyria Chronicles 2 PSP

Valkyria Chronicles 2 expertly fits the PS3 game into the diminutive PSP. In doing so it shouts from the rooftops how good the under-appreciated original turn-based action strategy really was. The unsettling tension and unnerving decisions that arise from the nuanced play style continue to haunt me on the PlayStation Portable.

Minis: Echoes PSP

Echoes is a good examples of frivolous gaming. It's one of the new PSP Mini range that are soon playable on the PS3 as well. As such, it doesn't offer anything more than a distraction compared to meatier games. What it does offer though is challenging fun for five minutes, even if it's not exactly thought provoking. More suited to PlayStation Portable then than big brother PS3

Minis: Blast Off PSP

Much like Echoes, Blast Off is another great example of a game that you can dip in and out of. Fitting it's PSP Mini format well, it might not be the lengthiest of games nor the most complicated of games but it is certainly enjoyable. Blast Off on the PlayStation Portable is that strange combination between compulsion and frustration that at times came close to being thrown out of the window.

Half-minute Hero PSP

Half-minute Hero on PSP is a frantic little game of three parts - each one having 40 missions that can be completed in just 30 seconds. Those that can revel in games that are simply fun, funny and entertaining and aren't put off by geeky gamer in jokes will have a blast here. It's a technical marvel that so much gameplay has been crammed into so short a playtime.

Narultimate Accel 3 PSP

Featuring characters from the latest anime, Narutimate Accel 3 for PSP continues the Naruto brawler series in spectacular fashion with over fifty characters and four-player local multiplayer. With a storyline that follows the Naruto Shippuden anime and one that follows the exploits of Sasuke, the game also features a unique tale exclusive to the PSP. The variety of fighters and the involving fiction mean that Narutimate Accel 3 is a must for all fans of Naruto and fighting games.

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines PSP

Assassin's Creed comes to the PSP complete with an open world, pakour moves and of course Assassins. Set bet, set between the PS3, 360 and PC Assassin's Creed 1 and 2, Assassin's Creed Bloodlines aims to answer remaining questions. While it delivers a smooth flowing visual, the game is ultimately hampered by players memory of the big console Assassin's Creed games, and awareness of compromises taken here..

Tekken 6 PSP PSP

Tekken 6 for Sony's PlayStation Portable redefines the handheld fighting game genre with its excellent controls and engaging style. The new High-definition graphics and flawless 60 frames per second mean that this latest iteration of the popular fighting game is the best yet. With forty unique characters to master and destructible scenery you can punch your enemies through, Tekken 6 for PSP is the best fighting game you can buy for a portable system.

Formula 1 2009 PSP

Formula One returns to the gaming consoles with this new Sony PSP title, Formula 1 2009. Featuring all the official drivers, teams and circuits from the 2009 FIA season, this fully licensed game breaks new ground with its authentic look and feel. With exciting ad hoc co-op and multiplayer features as well as a comprehensive single-player mode, Formula 1 2009 immerses players in the most exciting motorsport on the planet.

Invizimals PSP

Invizimals is a spiritual sequel to Eye of Judgment, except here on the PSP you don't have to collect cards - all you need is one Capture card. Add to this the got to collect them all Pokemon gameplay and you have a PlayStation Portable game with grand ambitions. Unfortunately, the PSP's hand held technology isn't quite up to that of EyePet's static PlayStation Eye and things get a little haphazard.