Best PSP Games: These 20 PlayStation Portable Games Remain Great In 2022

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Sony's PSP fared better than anyone could have possibly imagined. Nintendo's dominance in the handheld market has easily thwarted most challengers, but the PlayStation Portable found its way into the hands of around 80 million people across the world. No, it didn't outsell the Nintendo DS, but it did give the clamshell portable a scare. Considering the massive success of the PSP, it's no surprise that the library was chock-full of great games. We've rounded up the best PSP games of all time. Wonderful spin-offs of popular PlayStation franchises were plentiful during the the PSP's run, as were charming new franchises such as LocoRoco and Patapon. Our picks for the 20 best PSP games are listed in alphabetical order.

For more modern PlayStation recommendations, check out our roundups of the best PS5 games and best PS4 games. If handheld gaming is what you're eyeing, take a look at our list of the best Nintendo Switch games.

As we noted above, the PSP was a great place to play portable versions of popular console franchises, and 2005’s Burnout Legends was one of the best. Less a fully original game than an on-the-go greatest hits compilation, Criterion Games’ PSP outing packaged some of the best tracks and modes (World Tour, Time Attack, Race, Eliminator, Face-Off, Burning Lap, Pursuit, Crash, and Road Rage) from the three previous Burnout games and 95 unlockable cars for one stellar package. Given that racing games rarely give players full camera control, Burnout Legends was able to skirt some of the issues that other AAA series heading to the handheld faced due to the PSP’s sole pseudo-thumbstick.

See our Burnout Legends review.

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