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The Ultimate List for PSP Game Demos Downloads

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Are you sick and tired of your old boring UMD games? Can’t you play game backups on your PSP because you don’t have custom firmware?  Or do you want to buy a game but you want to test it first? Leave all your worries behind now and just relax. There are tons of PSP game demos out there. The only trouble you have to go into is searching for them. But you don’t have to worry about that anymore because I’m here to provide you a list of websites where you can download PSP game demos. The only trouble you have to go into now is downloading them.

I’m not gonna make you wait longer. So get ready and taste the fury of my ultimate website list for PSP game demos downloads!

PSPDemo.org - This site is dedicated for PSP Game Demos and like QJ.net downloads, this site is complete. The only good thing about this site is all the games here are categorized so you can choose and download only the games you like.

Demos at PSPFanBoy - One of my favorite PSP sites, PSPFanboy offers you a list of the best downloadable PSP Game Demos with complete instructions on how to install them on your PSP.

Game Demos on QJ.net - This site is the most complete of them all. In here you will find the latest game demos and even the hard-to-find ones. The only thing that I don’t like about QJ is the files aren’t organized that well.

PSP Game Demos on Official Playstation Site - So where else do we find legit game demos than on the official PSP website. There are tons of Game Demos here but you have to register first to get their game demos.

PSP Game Demo List on Wikipedia - This is a list of all the PSP Game demos available there is. There’s no download link though.

So there you go. I hope you do enjoy my ultimate PSP Game Demos list. If you want to add something on the list, well you can leave your comments below. But like I told you, this list is ultimate.

Flow

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

I first heard of Flow from a friend. I was just curious of the game because of the fact that he was like playing “snake” on his PSP. So I decided to try it.

The gameplay is so simple that even my 4-year old kiddo became addicted to it. The game starts on a water-filled space in which you swim and eat organisms to survive. Enemies range from a tiny sperm-like organism to a large and long dragon-like creature. You must get rid of them before they finish you off and break some of your glowing appendages. Each level has a red and blue orb which acts as your entry and exit points. The blue orb lets you go back to a previous level while the red one lets you go deeper into the game’s few levels.

Flow’s graphics is uncomplicated which makes you so focus on the game that you won’t notice you’re already on the next level. It offers no fussy level details. No colorful and intricate design backgrounds, just a plain sea floor where you can freely swim your way in and out of the levels. As for the audio part of the game, the game lets you somewhat experience meditation while playing. My better-half even said it feels like playing snake while having Yoga.

The only thing that’s keeping the game nice is the multiplayer option. Enabling this would slow the screen and you’d feel like the organisms are not as flow-moving as compared to when you’re the only one playing.

Generally, Flow is a game still worth of your pastime.

Here are some screenshots from the game:

PSP Screenshot from the Flow Game

Screenshot of the PSP Game: Flow

PSP Game Review Submitted by: darwin v.

The Most Anticipated PSP Game of All-time in Stores Now!

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

God of War: Chains of Olympus is already out on the stores now! This is the most anticipated PSP game of all-time. Since the rumor of it’s release has spread out last year, thousands of PSP fans out there are eagerly awaiting for this bad ass game. This game has all the killer stuff many of us hardcore PSP gamers look for in a game. The combat, the awesome levels, the nudity, myth, blood, sex and gore — you better admit it, this is the formula of one kickass huge game!

You can visit the God of War official website in here. Before you can view the site it will ask you for your birthday since the game is rated Mature, only 18 and above can view the site. But this is the web, you can always cheat your way in. Just be sure your mom doesn’t catch you.

If you haven’t seen the God of War trailer for the PSP yet, feast your eyes on the video below.

Transformers: The Game

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

After days of thinking whether or not to make a game review, I finally decided to create my first one. Thanks to StyleMo for encouraging me and giving an ample space from his site. And so I thought it would be nice to start this with a great game title in mind – Transformers: The Game.

The moment I started to play, I found myself meeting with disappointment for the first time on a PSP game. Transformers: The Game for the PSP is actually worse than the Nintendo DS version notably. The entire game is dumbed down, plays far worse, and is more linear than the console versions. Transformers makes a poor first impression on you as soon as you start playing it. Visually, it seems to be stuck somewhere in between a Tetris and PlayStation game running in a slightly better resolution. This is most certainly not what I expected of the game.

Awful geometry, repetitive textures, and some of the worst animation issues I’ve seen make Transformers one of the worst looking PSP games to date. And when you have graphics as bad as this, it’s not something you’re going to really care too much about. The textures are so poor and flat that it’s almost comical. Not even the framerate was decent, seeing as how it stuttered frequently. Feels like they’re almost “transforming” everytime they walk.

Another thing is, you’re unable to switch between playing as an Autobot or Decepticon, unlike with other versions which you can do. Instead, you’ll play a few missions with the Autobots, and then a few as a Decepticon and that makes the game a lot more linear. The PSP version basically takes whatever doze of fun the console version has, and downsizes it some more, leaving you with a dried-up PSP game.

Regarding the sound effects of the game, Transformers is basically crap. Despite the pandemonium you cause on buildings and things you blow up, the explosions are barely audible, which diminishes the scale of the game greatly. Everything beyond the explosions is totally common. By the way, the movie characters lend their voices on the game but it didn’t really booze up the sound in terms of quality. Voice acting is decent, but nothing impressive.

The game will take about half a day to complete, basing from the owner-of-the-UMD’s gameplay - that is assuming you’ll be able to put up with the game for more than you could think of. And forget about the multiplayer option, it’s limited to ad-hoc and why bother playing with others when you can’t even withstand the poor gameplay yourself.

This is a game that was quickly thrown together with the most basic and juvenile concepts videogaming has. Talking about striking while the iron is hot. There is really nothing worth your time in Transformers:The Game, you might as well play Sudoku. As soon as you boot the game up and notice those rough visuals, together with the badly compressed cut-scenes, you know what you’re in for.

Oh I forgot one good thing about the game, you get to play as a number of different Transformers more than the console version. That’s all I could think of.

darwin v. is a guest writer and will be a regular contributor for Stylemo in the future. He is a PSP gamer, a DS maniac and loves the iPod Touch. You too can be a guest writer. Just email fatfingur [at] gmail [dot] com for details.

The Simpsons Game: A Review

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

So who’s a fan of The Simpsons around here? I’m guessing everybody is. How did I know that? Because it’s a fact that it’s the best damn cartoon series ever. One proof is that it has been plagiarized by many wannabe cartoon makers out there. I’m gonna mention one cartoon show. Family Guy. Sounds Familiar? Yeah because it sucks. But I’m not here to talk about the cartoon show. I’m here to talk about the game.

Last last week I finally got my own The Simpsons PSP Game. I’ve been anticipating the release of this game since I bought a PSP. The graphics are cool and just the way that I want it to be. It’s like watching cartoons while your playing a game. I love the game cliches that pops out when you discover something new. It’s like funny but in a way it’s true.

But like all games, everything has a bad side. An almost perfect game, I really don’t like the camera view of the game. I mean it looks kinda stiff and it’s really hard to control. It’s like a pain in the ass and I get dizzy just trying to rotate the camera and stuff. It’s really hard to turn to directions because the camera is real bad. I saw the Wii version of this game at my brother’s house and it looks kinda same except for the controls. The graphics, story and gameplay on the Wii is much finer of course but yet the same.

This game review may be a bit late but I’m still posting it anyway. I love The Simpsons and I love the game too. I haven’t been able to play the game and the other games for quite sometime. My wife has my PSP and I have her iPod Touch. I have a lot of stuff to write about the iPod Touch so hold on your horses.

I have no screenshots for the game yet but I’ll be posting it later once I get my hands on my PSP.

Spider-Man: Friend or Foe

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Last week I borrowed a new game from one of my PSP buddies. I was really attracted by the title because I’m a big fan of Spider-Man. It was called Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. In this game, Spider-Man fights alongside his notorious enemies, such as Green Goblin, Venom, Sandman and Doc Ock, as they try to defeat an even greater threat.

I really liked the game intro and all the graphic stuff but I was really glad I didn’t buy this game. There’s no repeat factor. I was able to beat the game in like 6 hours or more. But I went through hell and all. Not that the game was hard but the game was very boring. I got sleepy fighting all the same enemies over and over. And also the bosses were weak. I really don’t recommend this game at all. But who am I to tell you what to do with your money. If you are a fan of the web-slinger, well you can invest on this one and make it a collectors item. Who knows, maybe in the future it’ll worth a million.

Oh about the gameplay, the controls are ok. The graphics sure look nice. One thing I don’t like about the game, why can’t  Spider-Man crawl on walls. And he has very few moves. I really didn’t want to finish the game but I had to. I had to finish what I started.

Game Rating:2.5/5

Busy With Work and Games

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

One month has passed and still I haven’t posted anything new here. Thanks to the dynamic plugins that’s keepin my site dynamic everyday. Like the recent comments, the Last.FM and the del.icio.us plugins, these are the ones that makes sure that my sites being updated whenever a Googlebot crawls my site.

I’m supposed  to be releasing the Coolmo this month but I guess you guys have to wait again. Sorry for that. I’ve been very busy with a lot of projects - freelance, work and personal. And also I’m spending time with my baby. Managing time is really hard for me nowadays. I don’t even play a lot of games on PSP anymore. The last game I played was Brave Story. Brave Story is an RPG. RPG stands for Role Playing Game for the sake of the newbies out there. What you have to do is travel into the land of Vision to rescue your beloved leading lady. I’m still on the beginning part of the game. It’s a turn-based RPG and I really think the graphics are good, well at least for a PSP. The fights are repetitive but that’s what RPG is all about - leveling up and fighting the same monsters all over again. But then again this is just my opinion so don’t take my word for it. Tokobot is also on my list of “to-beat” games. I’m already in the middle of the game the last time I played it. Tokobot is one cool game, in my own opinion at least. So again, don’t take my word for it. I guess you have to play the game and see for yourself.

On the other hand, this theme will experience evolution in the next few days and then when I’m good with it, I’m gonna release it to the public. One of the things to do on my list are of making the sidebar widget ready so anyone can customize it. I’ll also try that on the header but I sure wish it will be easy. I’m no programmer but I sure know the Wordpress codex. Time to get the thinking cap on and stop slacking around.

Hot Brain

Friday, July 13th, 2007

I’ve been very busy these days that I barely touch the PSP except when I’m listening to music and when I’m choosing tracks. Have you already heard about the new, ‘ahem’ , PSP? It’s not actually the PSP2 we were hearing about but it’s just a modification of the old PSP. They made it lighter, thinner and they removed the infrared port. Why the heck did SONY do that?

Anyway, I’ve got a new game called Hot Brain. It’s more than just a puzzle game. It’s a series of puzzles that makes your brain really hot, literally - well kinda. It’s got a nice and simple intro movie featuring the character Professor Warmer. The intro explains the theory about the temperature of the brain getting warmer when it’s working on a speedy series of Puzzles. The game is a creation of Midway, who also has other educational game titles on the Nintendo DS.

The game has five categories: Logic, Math, Memory, Language and Concentration. Each category has 3 different sub categories. You can either start by choosing the practice mode or you can go ahead and take the test right away. On the Practice mode, you can either try on of the 3 subcategories and master each. By taking the test, it will be a series of puzzles in 5 different categories. The questions are random so no set of questions are repeated, The results of the test are recorded on a daily basis and it provides a graph of your improvement. Hot Brain is really fun and educational. I suggest this game for all types of PSP gamers out there. And yeah, the game requires SONY’s 3.40 firmware. It works on the 3.40 OE though. This game is the reason why I’ve upgraded my 3.03 OE-C to 3.40 OE-A. Will there be 3.50 OE? Not without Dark Alex.

Here are some screenshots for you to enjoy.

Hot Brain featuring Dr. Warmer

Professor Warmer will get your brain warmed up!

Hot Brain Screenshot

At the end of every test, your brain temperature is shown. My brain was red hot after I took this shot.

Hot Brain Screenshot

This is an example logic question. Now do you know the answer? Hint: It’s square.

Hot Brain Screenshot

The graph above shows your daily improvements. I play this game once a day.

Hot Brain Screenshot

This is the main menu. And yeah there’s a multiplayer function where you can play with your PSP buddies.

To Crush or not to Crush

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

This past weekend, I loaded my Playstation Portable with Crush, a new mind boggling puzzle game from SEGA. The game lets you switch the game environment from 2D to 3D or vice-versa. It’s actually the key to solving the hard puzzles and reaching places. The game also features camera view switching and when used with the dimension toggling makes it easier to solve the puzzles. The goal here is to collect as many blue and red spheres to open the doorway to the next area. You can also collect jigsaw puzzles and trophies to unlock game extras like character sketches and trophy levels which are timed and really hard to beat. (more…)

Valhalla Knights: Another RPG on the PSP gone bad

Monday, May 14th, 2007

When I first saw this game, I really thought it was so cool. The intro was very good actually. It looked like Vagrant Story from the PSOne at first glance of the graphics. I’m a big fan of the RPG so I thought of having this game. This game has good graphics but don’t let the graphics fool you.  Some games are really meant to be deceiving but don’t take my word for it. It’s your choice to buy this game or not. Well, read along. (more…)