No Single #1 PSP Game — But These Are the Consensus Greats

No objective #1. Critics, sales, and players disagree. Here are the titles that top most lists.

Critical Darlings

• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker — Kojima's portable masterpiece, co-op, base building
• God of War: Chains of Olympus / Ghost of Sparta — Console quality on handheld
• Persona 3 Portable — Definitive P3, female MC, direct control
• Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions — Tactics Ogre team, deep SRPG, multiplayer
• Valkyria Chronicles II — Canvas system, BLiTZ tactical, school setting

Commercial Giants

• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite — 4M+ Japan, defined local co-op culture
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories / Vice City Stories — Full 3D GTA on UMD
• Gran Turismo PSP — 800+ cars, ad-hoc multiplayer
• Daxter / Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters — Platformer excellence

Unique to PSP

• Patapon / Patapon 2 / 3: Rhythm-strategy hybrid — nothing else like it
• LocoRoco / LocoRoco 2: Tilt-world, pure joy, soundtrack
• Echochrome: Perspective puzzle, M.C. Escher logic
• Half-Minute Hero: RPG in 30 sec — parody, speed, brilliance

Personal #1 = Your Favorite

Mine? Peace Walker for systems depth. Yours might be Monster Hunter for 500 hrs with friends. Play the ones that match your taste.