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In SWAT®: Target Liberty™, you will lead a team of highly trained officers on missions to safely rescue hostages while subduing and eliminating enemies utilizing authentic SWAT combat tactics, close-quarters combat, and less than lethal weapons; all the while uncovering a plot that threatens to drive the U.S. To the brink of a world wide nuclear.
Meet the games you should have on your wish list
Is this the PSP's greatest Christmas yet? Quite possibly. Okay, in Europe it's only previously had two but even the most objective observer would have to concede its line-up this festive season contains an impressive collection of gems, regardless of the criteria you may care to apply to their gaming credentials.
Now, it's possible you may have a sufficient number of generous family members to guarantee you come down Christmas morning to find every autumn/winter PSP release of the year neatly wrapped up and under your tree.
But apart from being an unrealistic scenario, that would also be a considerable waste of money and time given that, as with any platform, a substantial number of the end of year releases won't be worthy of attention – not when placed alongside what we suspect to emerge as the best examples the format will have to offer.
So, below you'll find what we think are the ten top PSP titles for the rest of the year. Regular readers will note we've already reviewed one or two – that's because they've been released in the US. But, to be clear, as long as they're still forthcoming in Europe at the time of typing, then they qualify for inclusion here.
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Equally, we feel we ought to point out Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, our highest scoring PSP game to date, which has only recently hit the shops and as such just misses out on making this selection. (And while we're here, you may be interested in checking out the titles that made it into our top 10 'best of 2007' for the first half of the year.)
Right, that just about covers it. As ever, do let us know your thoughts in the comments section. Sundered.
The top 10 most anticipated pre-Christmas PSP releases
| 10. SWAT: Target Liberty Developer: 3G Studios Publisher: Sierra Another indication that PSP's software library continues to expand horizontally as well as vertically, SWAT: Target Liberty looks set to offer an accomplished action strategy experienced very unlike anything currently available on the handheld. Though originally on PC and using a mouse and a thousand buttons for its control system, what we've played of Target Liberty so far indicates a cleverly pared down mechanic that works well when countering extremists, clearing rooms and apprehending and interrogating subjects. As we say, it's a very different – and welcome – feel to what's around at the moment. Let's hope it delivers. | |
| 9. Tomb Raider Anniversary Developer: Crystal Dynamics Publisher: Eidos Something of an easy pick, this, considering we've already reviewed it – the US version came out in the summer although Eidos has wisely delayed the European release to capitalise on the end of year commercial rush. A revamped version of the original – and generally considered the best – Lara Croft adventure, Tomb Raider: Anniversary takes the elements of the 1996 game and feeds them through a considered facelift process, before combining them with current game mechanic principles. The result? An excellent puzzle-heavy adventure. | |
| 8. Dead Head Fred Developer: Vicious Cycle Publisher: D3Publisher Another title we've previously assessed following its US release and one we hope will prove successful despite the obvious disadvantage of going up against some big names without a franchise of its own to rely on. It certainly deserves to. Inventive (not least in the way you work through the game's obstacles by swapping your character's head), engrossing, darkly humourous, technically accomplished, immaculately presented and developed exclusively for Sony's handheld, Dead Head Fred is a wonderful, original adventure title we'd recommend PSP owners experience. | |
| 7. Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice Developer: BigBig Publisher: Sony Sequel to a game that has its flaws but which, to this day, warms our heart when we think of its wonderfully colourful, wildly exuberant arcade-like nature, Extreme Justice screeches towards PSP still as conceptually fresh as its predecessor did back in 2005. But it's also bigger, bolder and seemingly more assured when it comes to delivering the adrenaline-reliant, thrill-a-second experience expected of the franchise. By its own admission, it's the game developer BigBig wanted to make first time around. We imagine it won't disappoint. | |
| 6. Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command Developer: RedLynx Publisher: THQ According to the marketing spiel for Squad Command, in the grim darkness of the far future there is only war. Still, when it's potentially as engrossing as RedLynx's forthcoming turn-based strategy title, it's not something that's necessarily as bleak as it sounds. In fact, we're rather looking forward to it. Our hope, naturally, is that the game's tactical element lives up to its promise, whether in single- or multiplayer, and that we enjoy blasting the fully destructible 3D battlefields into rubble while on our way to crushing the opposition as much as we suspect we will. | |
| 5. WipEout Pulse Developer: Sony Publisher: Sony Much as we love driving on tarmac or mud, you can't beat the smoothness of racing in air. Often imitated though never bettered, WipEout returns for another exemplary outing on Sony's handheld. True, its 24 tracks, eight racing teams, seven game modes and new Mag Strip feature (which locks your ship to the track surface, enabling loops and vertical sections) are unlikely to amount to a revolutionary experience but why mess around with a formula many consider able to deliver the pinnacle of combat racing? | |
| 4. Silent Hill Origins Developer: Climax Publisher: Konami Psychological terror may not be what you'd expect to be enduring on Christmas day – well, aside from the aftermath of the inevitable family arguments, of course – but other than a welcome change of scene, a trip through Silent Hill's virtual horror would also put things into perspective, thereby potentially avoiding further rows with relatives. Besides, any game that includes a segment where you have to place organs back into a hollowed out torso has got to be worthy of attention. | |
| 3. Football Manager Handheld 2008 Developer: Sports Interactive Publisher: Sega Football Manager should come with a government-backed health warning. At the very least, potential players should undertake some form of evaluation to determine whether they possess the necessary abilities to play it. But we're not talking football knowledge and management acumen – rather, it's crucial to know if they're able to ration their time with the game so as to remember to eat, wash, sleep and keep in touch with friends and family. Because if they're not, Sports Interactive's latest creation threatens to devour their existence. | |
| 2. Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow Developer: Sony Publisher: Sony Even before reviewing it, Logan's Shadow found itself this high up in our list of the titles we expect to deliver the finest gaming this Christmas. Mostly because we'd already played enough of it to know it was special, though its heritage – Dark Mirror, its predecessor, was one of our favourite titles last year – and unrivalled technical accomplishments on PSP undoubtedly helped the decision. It certainly hasn't disappointed, then, and competing action adventures will find they'll need to deliver something exceptional to better this effort. | |
| 1. Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is widely considered to be one of the finest 2D platform action games ever created. And in Dracula X Chronicles, you'll find it in its pixel-perfect entirety. Just as you'll find, sleeping next to it, a similarly converted version of Rondo of Blood – a reportedly excellent iteration of the popular (and regularly exceptional) Castlevania series previously only available in Japan. The fact both games await awakening within the UMD is already cause for considerable celebration but the main coffin actually houses a three-dimensional reworked version of Rondo. Which could rubbish, not that it would matter provided the other two are faithful to the originals. But if it's good, then you'll be looking at an essential purchase. |
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