I adore the PSP! I know a lot of titles feel kind of weird or like they’re having to make major compromises due to the lack of triggers and a second stick. Many games felt sort of stuck in-between handheld and consoles because of it.

In no order here’s a list of some of my absolute favorites on the system:

• No Heroes Allowed!
  • Amazing, funny dungeon building game where you play the bad guy. Like Japanese dungeon keeper with ecological systems and 16-bit inspired graphics.
• Cladun: This is an RPG
  • Fun, simple action RPG. Has a sequel that was also really fun.
• Half-Minute Hero
  • Light-hearted parody RPG where you play in small bursts.
• Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman
  • Sentai parody mystery dungeon game, and does both very well.
• Tactics Ogre
  • A very very impressive remaster of the SFC game. One of the best SRPGs ever made! The PSP version of Final Fantasy Tactics is also good, but I prefer Tactics Ogre by a wide margin myself.
• Ys Seven
  • Really all the Ys games on the system are really good. Ys Seven is the most modern feeling and gives you multiple characters to swap between. Fun series of action RPGs if you like that sort of thing. Kind of Zelda-y but with less puzzles and more combat and RPG elements.
• Super Stardust Portable
  • Really fun shmup published by Sony.