Spectral Souls - PSP Game (Retro Fam)

I went out to our local Retro Fam at midnight on Wednesday night to be one of the first to get my grubby little hands on the Sony PSP and to tell you the truth, as I was waiting in line to shell out my $249, I stood there thinking that I must be crazy. Prior to this my only exposure to the PSP was checking out sites like PSPWorld.com and PSP411.com for their reviews. I hadn't even seen a demo of it in person. Well, I get home, plug that sucker in to charge it up and pop in Need for Speed Underground Rivals...and I was literally blown away. For such a small device to be able to pump out the graphics the PSP delivers is really amazing. This game plays just as well as the PS2. I still can't believe how awsome the graphics are. I popped in the Spider Man 2 movie and it's like having my own personal DVD player. The movie looked that good. I can't wait for one of my friends to get one too so that we can test out the wireless multi player functionality.Now the system isn't perfect though. Luckily my screen was free from any dead pixels that others are complaining about so it is possible to get a good screen from the initial batch. My biggest complaint has to be the short battery life. I was able to play maybe 3 or 4 hours before the battery conked out right in the middle of a game. I thought I lost my game but was happily surprised to find out when I plugged it into the wall that my game was right where I left off. That was pretty cool. The buttons feel just like the P.

The Sony PSP arrived on December 14, 2004 amidst a flurry of press, rumors and excitement. If you've read any of my reviews on video games and video game systems, you will know that I'm a Nintendo enthusiast... always have been. My Nintendo excitement mostly stems from the systems (NES, SNES, N64, etc) - but I still have room in my heart for the gameboy lines and the Nintendo DS. That said - I gave the Sony PSP a 'fair shake' and am really impressed!First things first - the Sony PSP is gorgeous. It screams for attention the way that the iPod line does. Slick design. Huge, brilliant screen that renders fantastic graphics. Browses the internet. Plays DVDs. And more.The 4.3 inch screen is really the highlight of the PSP. Its beautiful. Whether you are playing a game or watching the Spiderman 2 DVD - its gorgeous and renders graphics wonderfully. So whether you are looking for a portable gaming system or a small movie player, the PSP is a great option.The PSP is laid out similarly to a regular Playstation controller: the buttons, directional pad, analog stick, L button, R button... The menu and navigational systems are all intuitive and all very much Playstation.While the video playback feature is super cool - there are a couple weak points. 1) Most everyone agrees that a large Memory Stick Duo card is a necessity to take advantage of the multimedia aspects of the PSP. 2) The multimedia aspects are not perfectly (or fully) developed. The MP3 playback is less sophisticated than so.

Wow. This thing really exceeded my expectations. I didn't want to buy one at first, but i'm really glad that I changed my mind.The PSP is the best portable gaming system out there. No joke. Not only can you play games on it, but you can also watch movies, download photos and music from your computer, and go on the internet. Also, it has an LCD screen, and the graphics are really great. Though they're not as good as the PS2 graphics, they're still very good, and I wouldn't even expect it to have graphics that are as good as a console's, because it's only portable.If you have read other reviews about the PSP, I'm sure you heard like a thousand times that the PSP doesn't have good games. Maybe this was true in the past, but right now there are many great games coming out. They're things like Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, Daxter, Ultimate Ghosts n' Goblins, and more, so all you'll need is some patience. Also, the movies play really great, and the sound effects for the music are awesome ( especially when you have the headphones on ). You can also download videos from you computer. All of these features are awesome, and they're really worth it, especially since they feel fleshed out and not just tacked on.However, this system does have its flaws. For one, the 32MB memory stick that comes with the PSP can only hold a few songs and photos, even though it can hold a lot of videogame memory. You'll probably want to buy a memory card that holds more memory, but these things aren't very ch.