Well it’s time to start up this year’s Games of the Year awards! We have, I think, 3 less categories than last year (that were honestly pointless anyways), so it’s going to be a bit quicker.

We’re gonna start our awards this year with what is basically the underdog every year. The support of the PSP is fairly low, so finding enough winners for it is never really that hard… unless less than 4 good games came out for it in the year, but thankfully that was not the case here, there were actually a few other possible winners.

Keep in mind we can only play/buy a limited amount of games every year (since we don’t make money off this site), so we haven’t played EVERY new PSP game. And a few games, some that might have been your favorites, were omitted from the list for various reasons. If you wonder about a certain game, just ask about why it’s not there, we’ll be happy to reply (no trolling).

So without further ado, let’s go at it and start this thing! Here are our winners for best PSP games of the year!

Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS. Darkdeath Evilman

Z.H.P is really badass. I’ll go out on a limb and say it’s by far the best thing Nippon Ichi Software has made since Disgaea. It’s a really fun rogue-like, it has a good amount of content, there’s some really good customization, it’s really funny…  Definitely a great game.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, considered to be MGS5 by fans, is the true successor to Guns of the Patriots. Covering the genesis of the entire series, players are put into the boots of Big Boss himself as he seeks to create a nation of mercenaries. With some of the best visuals and gameplay seen on the PSP, Peace Walker is a game that’s hard to distinguish from its console big brothers. (thank you Wintrale for the text)

Persona 3 Portable

Persona 3 Portable is the second remake of the much loved Persona 3, which was widely considered to be one of the best RPGs on the PS2. While it lacks the shine of the FES Edition remake, P3P is still a very well done remake, this time with a better battle system than both previous version, more playable characters, simpler navigation outside of Tartarus, cameos from Persona 4 and Catherine… Overall a great remake of an already great game. (thank you Wintrale for the text again)

What Did I Do To Deserve This! 2 AND No Heroes Allowed!

Yes, 2 games as one winner. Why? Well, basically, both games are really similar, and it’s not really possible to choose one winner out of the 2. The original What Did I Do To Deserve This! game was very simple (albeit deceptively complex), but it only had 2 levels (one of which was unlockable). The sequel adds a bunch more levels, each progressively harder, and it added a few very interesting gameplay elements, like evolving monsters. No Heroes Allowed! continues the same way. It adds water and IQ as new gameplay elements, more pickaxes with different powers and more levels again, as well as a “daily” challenge mode. Both great games, both much better than the really good original, neither being really better than the other. So I’m combining them into one winner!

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