Original Release: Crave, 2008, PS2 / PSP / WiiOther Releases: Xbox 360 / PS3 (2009), 3DS (2011) A nice collection of some of the biggest hits of the Williams pinball catalog. Pinball Hall of Fame (PSP, Crave, 2008) Where to Buy: Amazon / PlayAsia How to Emulate: PSP Emulation Guide The Williams pinball heyday was…
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PAYOUT POKER & CASINO
Original Release: Namco, 2006, PSP / Xbox A casino collection with a good range of games but a rough interface. Payout Poker & Casino (PSP, Namco, 2006) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: PSP Emulation Guide Payout Poker offers a very solid array of casino games – video poker, table blackjack, a few varieties…
NHL ’07
Original Release: EA, 2006, PC / PS2 / PSP / Xbox / Xbox 360 NHL ’07 is notable for being the first hockey game in the 7th console gen and for adding European leagues to the franchise. NHL ’07 (PSP, EA, 2006) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PSP Emulation Guide (Update 09/17 –…
KING OF POOL
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…
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…