Based on the innovative PlayStation original, this PSP edition of Ape Escape sets loose a whole new round of siren-helmeted simians, and challenges players to catch them all before they rewrite history to put themselves at the top of the evolutionary ladder. In the role of the absent-minded professor's plucky companion Spike, PSP gamers must use stealth tactics and an array of goofy gadgets to capture more than 200 escaped monkeys, hiding throughout more than 20 levels on eight historically inspired game worlds. ~ All Game Guide

Futuristic racing zips onto PSP in this launch title. As in earlier editions of Wipeout, gamers pilot anti-gravity vehicles in races where brutal combat can play as big a role as blazing speed. Wireless multiplayer connectivity supports as many as eight human-controlled racers in the same game. Publisher Sony promises the availability of future downloadable content, including new music, circuits, and vehicles, to help keep the race going long after the light turns green. ~ All Game Guide

After teeing-off on the original PlayStation and playing two successful rounds on PS2, the Clap Hanz-developed Hot Shots Golf series goes portable for the first time in this PSP game. Sticking with the well-established theme of "Golf for the People," Open Tee features exaggerated characters, useful power-ups, and a slew of unlockables, adding a friendly stroke of wackiness to an otherwise realistically challenging simulation of the sport.

A total of ten customizable golfer characters eventually become available, to be joined by one of five personable caddies on the game's six courses. As in the console versions of the title, shots are taken with three timed button taps, and the contours of the greens are easily read through a dynamic grid display. A practice mode is available, to help players get a feel for the idiosyncrasies of each course and character, and the PSP's "Ad Hoc" peer-to-peer wireless connectivity supports multiplayer golfing for up to eight. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

The PlayStation 2's first and foremost online gaming series deploys on PlayStation Portable in SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo. A single-player campaign sends players through 14 missions of military intrigue and action, set in locations around the world. Multiplayer missions are supported wirelessly, between two PSP Fireteam players. The PSP's Fireteam Bravo also interoperates with the PS2's concurrently released SOCOM 3, through special "cross-talk" objectives. These mission goals require players to accomplish objectives in both versions of SOCOM, to move the shared story forward. When a particular goal is reached on either PlayStation platform, players receive a notification that prompts them to connect the PSP to the PS2 through USB ports, so both versions of the game are updated with new goals and rewards. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

The first Grand Theft Auto game to hit the streets on PSP, Liberty City Stories follows in the tire tracks of the series' 2002 breakthrough hit. As in the PS2's Grand Theft Auto III, the three island boroughs of Liberty City are the setting for this portable game of violence, speed, and free-form criminality. Players take the role of a new character, however; another up-and-coming thug who follows a fresh underworld adventure to infamy, through a series of loosely related missions. Of course, as in the other contemporary GTA games, players are also free to explore the expansive, interactive game world on their own, participating in side-challenges or simply stirring up trouble however they see fit. Sprawling city streets are full of ineffectual police, cash-carrying pedestrians, and cars of a wide variety of fictional makes and models, all there for the taking. Also in line with series tradition, the game's soundtrack comes in the form of satirical radio stations which are available in any car, each featuring a long list of licensed music. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition offers free-form, open-road racing in re-creations of Atlanta, Detroit, and San Diego. Players can race for pink slips in (and against) detailed re-creations of more than 60 models of trucks, cars, and motorcycles by manufacturers such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hummer, Kawasaki, Ducati, and others. ~ All Game Guide

After teeing-off on the original PlayStation and playing two successful rounds on PS2, the Clap Hanz-developed Hot Shots Golf series goes portable for the first time in this PSP game. Sticking with the well-established theme of "Golf for the People," Open Tee features exaggerated characters, useful power-ups, and a slew of unlockables, adding a friendly stroke of wackiness to an otherwise realistically challenging simulation of the sport.

A total of ten customizable golfer characters eventually become available, to be joined by one of five personable caddies on the game's six courses. As in the console versions of the title, shots are taken with three timed button taps, and the contours of the greens are easily read through a dynamic grid display. A practice mode is available, to help players get a feel for the idiosyncrasies of each course and character, and the PSP's Ad-hoc peer-to-peer wireless connectivity supports multiplayer golfing for up to eight. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Based on the innovative PlayStation original, this PSP edition of Ape Escape sets loose a whole new round of siren-helmeted simians, and challenges players to catch them all before they rewrite history to put themselves at the top of the evolutionary ladder. In the role of the absent-minded professor's plucky companion Spike, PSP gamers must use stealth tactics and an array of goofy gadgets to capture more than 200 escaped monkeys, hiding throughout more than 20 levels on eight historically inspired game worlds. ~ All Game Guide

Futuristic racing zips onto PSP in this launch title. As in earlier editions of Wipeout, gamers pilot anti-gravity vehicles in races where brutal combat can play as big a role as blazing speed. Wireless multiplayer connectivity supports as many as eight human-controlled racers in the same game. Publisher Sony promises the availability of future downloadable content, including new music, circuits, and vehicles, to help keep the race going long after the light turns green. ~ All Game Guide

Sweet Tooth and his rivals climb back behind the wheel for this portable version of the violent vehicular combat game. Most similar to the fondly remembered Twisted Metal 2 (and crafted by Incog, home to many of that earlier game's developers), this PSP version of Twisted Metal offers battles that take place in a dozen diverse arenas, each full of its own devious secrets and hidden power-ups. Players choose from 14 familiar Twisted Metal characters and vehicles, each fine-tuned for play on the handheld. To ensure the action comes "head-on" at gamers, multiplayer competition for up to eight is supported through the PSP's wireless networking features. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide