Brave Story: New Traveler
Brave Story: New Traveler is an RPG based on a popular japanese manga. Players take control of a young boy as he sets on an exciting adventure to save his friend from a horrible illness.
Developer: Game Republic Publisher: XSEED Games Release Date: July 31, 2007 Platforms: PSP JustRPG Score: 85% Pros: +Great Animation +Fun Characters +Fantastic Game Mechanics Cons: -Tedious Encounters -FormulaicĀ RPG -Mundane Soundtrack |
Brave Story: New Traveler Overview
In Brave Story: New Traveler players take control of a young boy named Tatsuya. He sets out to save his friend, Miki, from a horrible illness that she is afflicted with. He does this by talking to a magical, disembodied voice which leads to him being sucked into an alternate world where he is given a magical sword, dubbed the Traveler’s Sword. He sets out to collect five magical gemstones so he can return home and cure his friend with their power.
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Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light
Players take control of a boy named Lance as he sets out to save the world from imminent destruction.
Developer: Hit Maker Publisher: NIS America Release Date: July 18, 2006 Platforms: PSP JustRPG Score: 78% Pros: +Fun battle system +Plenty of Missions +Ad-Hoc Multiplayer Cons: -Slow Pace -Weak Plot -Bland Visuals |
Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light Overview
Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light is a fun strategy RPG for the PSP. Players take control of a boy named Lance as he sets out stop the world he knows and loves from being destroyed with his motley crew of friends. The game is also known for having a unique combat system: The ’rounds’ of combat do not start until a monster is struck, so you can theoretically avoid all combat if you choose to.
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X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse [PSP]
X-Men Legends 2 is an enjoyable portable beat-’em-up packaged with a lengthy adventure. Super Hero fans rejoice!
Developer: Vicarious Visions Publisher: Activision Release Date: October 18, 2005 Platforms: PSP JustRPG Score: 81% Pros: +Large cast of playable characters. +Full use of the X-Men lore. +Destroyable environments. +High quality music & voice acting. +Unlockable content adds replay value. Cons: -Odd interface. -Long loading times. -Game freezes for several seconds from time to time. |
X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse Overview
X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse is the sequel to X-Men Legends and builds upon the original with additional characters, improved gameplay and a new 20 hour adventure. The PSP version largely maintains the graphic and sound quality of the console versions but does suffer from longer load times and other technical glitches. Legends 2 also brings co-op multiplayer functionality which allows up to four players to play through the campaign together. The story revolves around the mutants of Professor X’s and Magneto’s Brotherhood teaming up to defeat a common enemy: Apocalypse.
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Ys: The Ark of Napishtim [PSP]
This installment of Ys still provides a bunch of challenging, old-school hack-and-slash action for devoted thumb-warriors.
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim Overview
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim is an action RPG for the Playstation Portable. Players control the main character, Adol, and command his attacks, movement, and jumping ability. Ark of Napishtim has faster paced gameplay compared to its predecessors.
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