
Best Handheld

I have been a fan of handheld gaming systems for a long time. I had the original Gameboy, and subsequentally, all of its future versions. I also have a DS, which I admit doesnt get much playing time.
With that being said, the PSP is the best one that I have ever owned. It has a variety of quality games that no other system, including the normal household consoles has.
Positives:
The unit is very light and made solid. The buttons work much better than the old version, they have a much more responsive, tactile feel. The screen is absolutely amazing. It gets extremely bright so you can see what you are doing even outside during the day. It has so many options, and integrates with the PS3 very well. In the future, you will be able to stream games from your PS3 to your PSP anywhere in the world as long as you have a wifi connection. Its hard to comprehend how cool this is. I have about a dozen movies and 40 GB of music on my PS3's hard drive. If I am connected to WiFi, I can use the PSP to access the main menu of my PS3 and use it to play those music and movie files directly on my PSP. There are many other things that the PSP can do, but for the sake of keeping this review compact, I will leave the rest up to you.
Negatives:
The battery life is short. If you are going on a longer trip, you will definitely need an extra battery or a car charger. They make extended batteries as well that will improve the life greatly. Just dont think this thing will last anywhere near the DS' life. The screen and the processing power is much more demanding. The analog stick is another thing that leaves much to be desired. Its the only handheld that offers an analog stick, so we cant complain too much but it is not easy to keep your thumb from sliding off of. Im not going to dwell on it though because its been complained about many times before. Finally, the cost. It is not the cheapest thing in the world, but once you actually get it and see what it can do, you will absolutely feel like it is worth the money. I put this under negative because of the initial sticker price is a little more than one would think for a handheld, but dont worry, this baby delivers.
Screen *****
Build *****
Buttons ****
Features *****
Battery Life ***
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Overall ****
Dont let the negatives keep you from buying this thing. It is much better than the DS in my opinion. The games are based on an older demographic and have much better graphics, sound and traditional style of gameplay.
Recommended games:
God of War: Chains of Olympus
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
MLB 08: The Show
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
That should get you started. I hope this review was helpful!
Review ID: 10000000006638418

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