16/04/2009 : En 2006, From Software nous avait involontairement bien fait marrer avec son dépressif Tenchu : Time of The Assassins. Deux ans plus tard, revoici le tueur de l'ombre qui profite de l'épisode Wii pour s'octroyer le droit de revenir sur PSP à l'aide d'une "adaptation" bien sentie... Bien sentie ? Oui, enfin, plus ou moins. Test de Tenchu Shadow Assassins sur PlayStation Portable, chez JeuxVidéo.com.
16/04/2009 : Buzz, le plus célèbre des animateurs de la galaxie vidéoludique est de retour sur PSP dans Buzz! Le Plus Malin des Français, un quiz interactif qui fleure bon le camembert et le cassoulet. L'occasion d'en apprendre un peu plus sur notre douce patrie tout en s'amusant. Test de Buzz ! Le Plus Malin Des Français sur PlayStation Portable, chez JeuxVidéo.com.
16/04/2009 : Après une première tentative avortée, Activision tente tant bien que mal de faire avaler aux possesseurs PSP un Monster Jam potentiellement indigeste. Très largement inspirée du contenu de son aînée, cette version fait tout autant office de réédition que de véritable suite bien qu'il s'agisse du premier volet PSP. Reste à savoir si les retouches et corrections apportées suffiront à nous charmer... Test de Monster Jam : Chaos Urbain sur PlayStation Portable, chez JeuxVidéo.com.
16/04/2009 : Suite directe de Phantasy Star Universe paru fin 2006 sur consoles de salon et sur PC, Phantasy Star Portable a réalisé un véritable carton au Japon l'an passé en s'écoulant à des centaines de milliers d'exemplaires. Il faut dire que ce jeu de rôle futuriste clairement orienté action n'est pas sans évoquer la série Monster Hunter dont raffolent les Japonais. Son succès s'explique-t-il néanmoins uniquement par cette seule référence à la célèbre saga de Konami? Réponse en quelques lignes. Test de Phantasy Star Portable sur PlayStation Portable, chez JeuxVidéo.com.
15/04/2009 : While they’re built on often tired and repetitive formats, dungeon crawlers are still exceedingly popular amongst PC gamers who do nothing but grind, and grind… and grind. Sega’s Phantasy Star is one of the few series still around that has that as the basis, and since it reached its pinnacle by going massively online with the Dreamcast, it’s been a fan favorite. Now the game is available on the PSP, but without an online option, it’s hard to judge the game as anything but bare. Test de Phantasy Star Portable sur PlayStation Portable, chez Gamer20.
15/04/2009 : The team at Sony Bend is back with another PSP game to try once more to prove that shooters can be done well on the PSP, this time with a faster-paced game in the Resistance series. Resistance: Retribution attempts to link Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2 with a new hero, a new gameplay style, and a smaller screen. Test de Resistance: Retribution sur PlayStation Portable, chez Gamer20.
15/04/2009 : With opening day still about a month away, it’s that exciting time when the baseball games are out to give us our baseball fix before the real action starts in a few weeks. Sony’s MLB 09: The Show continues to build upon a great foundation with this year’s entry with tweaks to Road to the Show and other areas of the game. Is it enough for MLB 09 to top its predecessor? Test de MLB 09: The Show sur PlayStation Portable, chez Gamer20.
15/04/2009 : Revealed during a Square Enix Party in 2007 alongside Star Ocean: First Departure, which was just released a little more than a month ago, Star Ocean: Second Evolution was a remake that fans have long been waiting for. Originally titled The Second Story, the game was the first actual Star Ocean game to be released in the United States, and it’s widely considered to be a PlayStation classic. Yoshinori Yamagishi, producer of the series, stated that he wants the remakes to feel as though they are completely new games. While both games do essentially feel new, does it actually make Second Evolution worth a purchase? Test de Star Ocean : Second Evolution sur PlayStation Portable, chez Gamer20.
12/04/2009 : You may not have heard of international game developer Ivolgamus, this is because they tend to specialize in niche titles with unique gameplay. Puzzle-platformer Fading Shadows certainly falls into this category. Exclusive to the PSP it promised to offer a riveting and immersive storyline, action-packed gameplay and stunning graphics – but sadly, as you know not all promises can be kept. Test de Fading Shadows sur PlayStation Portable, chez Strategy Informer.
12/04/2009 : Football Manager Handheld is, if you will excuse the pun, a funny old game. On the surface it looks and feels very much like it’s bigger PC cousin. However after only a few minutes with it you soon start to realise that this is very much a cut-down version and actually has more in common with the old Championship Manager games of yesteryear, rather than Football Manager as we know it. Test de Football Manager Handheld 2008 sur PlayStation Portable, chez Strategy Informer.
12/04/2009 : The Greek mythos is one that is so expansive that trying to capture its essence is no easy task. However, a few years ago SCE’s Santa Monica team managed to capture a piece of that essence in God of War for the Playstation 2.This time around, Ready at Dawn, the same studio that put Daxter into his own successful game on the PSP, takes Kratos’ story and puts it into a portable portion as a prequel to the PS2 hit. Keeping with the formula established by its console-based forerunners, Chains of Olympus is a spectacular accomplishment for handheld gaming. Test de God of War: Chains of Olympus sur PlayStation Portable, chez Strategy Informer.
12/04/2009 : There was once a time when great mystery surrounded Final Fantasy II. Its English release was abandoned quite abruptly, despite the translation allegedly reaching an advanced beta stage, largely due to the upcoming launch of the SNES, and the apparent age of the NES. After Final Fantasy VII took the world by storm, an English version of Final Fantasy II was finally released as part of Final Fantasy Origins for the PlayStation, then again as part of Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls for the Game Boy Advance. Test de Final Fantasy II: Anniversary Edition sur PlayStation Portable, chez Strategy Informer.
12/04/2009 : Think back to what you were doing 20 years ago. Some of us were young children, playing outside gleefully, ignorant of the world-at-large, some were yet to be born, but a few others were playing a little game called Final Fantasy on the NES. It’s been two decades since the release of Hironbu Sakaguchi’s RPG – aptly titled at the time as it was believed it would be Square’s last game. In celebration of the milestone, Square Enix has released special anniversary editions of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II for the PSP. Test de Final Fantasy: Anniversary Edition sur PlayStation Portable, chez Strategy Informer.
12/04/2009 : Patapon is an example of that rare beast in the videogame industry nowadays; a genuinely innovative and charmingly designed title that simply defies categorisation on many levels. It's an experimentation in control and design that could easily have fallen flat at the first hurdle, and yet somehow manages to break down any preconceptions that you may have about fitting a specific control scheme to any particular genre. It also serves as a hearty lesson in how to go about making an emotional connection with the end user, without defaulting to the stoic concepts of photorealism and gigabytes of spoken dialogue. It's a rhythm-action, real-time strategy title at heart, with some incredibly deep RPG elements included in the mix. Whilst that may sound like needless complexity, it works out as quite the opposite in practice. Test de Patapon sur PlayStation Portable, chez Strategy Informer.
12/04/2009 : Dragoneer's Aria is a Nippon-produced RPG for the PSP that's seen a Japanese and North American release – but has so far failed to land on European shores, meaning that dedicated fans of the genre will have to import the game if they relish the chance of taking on mythical beasts from across the Pacific. Is it worth it though? Test de Dragoneer 's Aria sur PlayStation Portable, chez Strategy Informer.
12/04/2009 : The Medal of Honor series – yes, without the U, I suppose – has become a byword for World War 2-related action, with the first-person franchise appearing on every major machine since it's PlayStation début in 1999. There's been a version of the game on PC, Xbox, 360, every PlayStation, GBA, Gamecube – and now there's the 'Heroes' spin-off that shares the PSP and, hilariously, Nintendo's underpowered Wii. The pedigree is there, though, but the question remains – does the latest handheld title storm the Nazi stronghold or fall at the first charge? Test de Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 sur PlayStation Portable, chez Strategy Informer.
31/03/2009 : Les Patapons se sont échoués sur une rive inconnue dans leur légendaire parcours vers le bout du monde. C'est donc tout naturellement que vous reprendrez votre costume de dieu pour les guider dans leur périple et les emmener aux confins de l'univers. Pour ce faire le concept n'a pas changé, il vous suffira de leur donner du rythme à l'aide des quatre touches à votre disposition, inspirant ainsi courage, folie, et provoquant la victoire ou la défaite face aux armées de vos ennemis de passage aidés à l'occasion de quelque miracle dont vous avez le secret.
Test de Patapon 2 sur PlayStation Portable, chez Krinein Jeux Vidéo.
26/03/2009 : Phantasy Star Portable includes the original PSU content, the Ambition of the Illuminus expansion pack, 4-player local multiplayer, PSP exclusive bosses and weapons, and a new History mode playable as a new character Vivienne.
Test de Phantasy Star Universe Portable sur PlayStation Portable, chez WorthPlaying.
25/03/2009 : Allez! Tous en rythme, Pata pata patapon … C’est en bonne humeur et joie de vivre illuminé par de petits êtres sympathiques que commence ce test. Alors amis des bonshommes qui ne ressemblent à rien si ce n’est des ronds noirs, bonsoir. Adepte du rythme et des bagarres déchainées à coup de chants guerriers, bonne journée. En effet, ce test devrait vous intéresser. Allez, en file indienne… Pata pata patapon.
Test de Patapon 2 sur PlayStation Portable, chez Game Focus.
25/03/2009 : Autant vous le dire tout de suite, j’aime le baseball et ce pour plusieurs raisons. Que ce soit parce que le début des camps d’entraînement annonce le retour du beau temps ou encore parce que ce jeu n’est pas limité par le temps mais bien par les performances des joueurs sur le terrain, j’aime «la balle». C’est donc avec un immense plaisir que j’ai inséré le UMD de MLB 09 The Show dans ma PSP afin de goûter à la nouvelle mouture de cette franchise maintes fois primée. Play Ball !
Test de MLB 09 the Show sur PlayStation Portable, chez Game Focus.
