Original Release: Nordcurrent, 2010, PSP A budget, simplistic pool game. King of Pool (PSP, Nordcurrent, 2010) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: PSP Emulation Guide King of Pool is an OK little pool sim with varied modes of play, but is a bit too “budget” in the graphics and physics department and also is…
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HOT SHOTS GOLF: OPEN TEE / EVERYBODY’S GOLF PORTABLE
Original Release: Sony, 2004, PSP Continues in the usual style of the Hot Shots / Everybody’s Golf series, but this time for PSP. Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (PSP, Sony, 2004) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PSP Emulation Guide I missed the PS2 entries, but Open Tee is at least a definite improvement…
HARD ROCK CASINO
Original Release: Jamdat, 2003, PCOther Releases: Mac (2004), PS2 (2006), PSP (2007) A collection of casino games with a “quest mode” that just has you meet certain gambling objectives. Hard Rock Casino (PSP, Crave, 2007) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: PSP Emulation Guide Hard Rock Casino’s interface was criticized heavily as being too…
BLOOD BOWL
Original Release: SouthPeak, 2009, PCOther Releases: PSP / Xbox 360 / Nintendo DS (2010), iOS (2014) A turn-based football-ish game derived from the Warhammer world. Blood Bowl (PSP, SouthPeak, 2010) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PSP Emulation Guide I imagine a lot of gamers will come into this one assuming it’s a hyperviolent…
AFL CHALLENGE
Original Release: Sony, 2009, PSP A very simple interpretation of Aussie rules football. AFL Challenge (PSP, Sony, 2009) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: PSP Emulation Guide Normally I don’t attempt games that are of a sport that I have zero familiarity with, but AFL Challenge makes it easy on a complete newcomer with…
WIPEOUT FUSION
Original Release: Sony, 2002, PS2 Wipeout jumped to the 128-bit era with this installment, seeing a nice graphical improvement but a more controversial turn in the gameplay. Wipeout Fusion (PS2, Sony, 2002) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide Wipeout Fusion was the first (and as it turned out, only) game…
SSX
Original Release: EA, 2000, PS2 One of the most popular PS2 launch games, SSX set the template for snowboarding games in the 128-bit era. SSX (PS2, EA, 2000) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide SSX was the toast of the PS2 launch in 2000 … hasn’t aged tremendously well, and…
MLB POWER PROS
Original Release: Konami, 2007, PS2 / Wii A 3D continuation of the “Powerful Pro Baseball” series that Konami began in the 16-bit era. MLB Power Pros (PS2, Konami, 2007) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide MLB Power Pros strikes a great balance of having enough depth and options to satisfy…
FAMILY FEUD
Original Release: ShareData, 1987, Apple II / Commodore 64Other Releases: NES (1991), Genesis / SNES (1993), 3D0 (1994), PC / PS1 (2000), PS2 / GBA (2006), Wii (2009), Xbox 360 (2011) The game show that has families trying to put their finger on the pulse of America. Family Feud (PS2, IGS, 2006) Where to Buy:…
ESPN NHL 2K5
Original Release: 2k Sports, 2004, PS2 An extremely solid hockey title from 2K with lots of features and easy-to-learn gameplay. ESPN NHL 2K5 (PS2, 2K Sports, 2004) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide NHL 2K5 takes place during the “non-season” of 2004-05, when the real NHL took a year off…