Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony (PlayStation Portable, 2006)

I received the PSP for Christmas from my wife, and this was one of the first games I bought. Out of a half dozen games I now own, it has been one of my favorites. Its a quest style game where you can choose from three different characters. I chose Mogrim the Half-Giant Warlord, which is basically a hack and slash type of character with a few kill'em style Mana abilities. The other choices for characters is a Battle Mage, and an Elven Shadow Stalker. The game consists of different quests, these can be finished in a couple hours each, or shorter. I did a little cheating when I ran through the game, I found an online manual by another player that had played through the game already and it helped me quite a bit (it kept me from getting stuck, but probably shortened my length of game play). I finished the game in probably 20 hours (2 days, lol). Even though it is a hack and slash style game it isn't over violent in my opinion.

After completing the initial quest, the game goes into an Elite Mode. This allows you to replay the quest (20 hours or more worth) with the same character. At these higher levels all the monsters increase and you enter another level of play. I didn't think I would be interested in running through the same quests, but I've found myself playing through the game enjoying it. So the playability value is kind of high in my opinion.

I hope this helps you in deciding to make you purchase. I think its a great game.... I like the style of games that allow your characters powers to build.