2008 Handheld Game of the Year
Recent years have seen a great amount of terrific handheld titles. Prior to the release of the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP, quality wasn’t necessarily something you associated with portable gaming, but in the 10 years since the Game Boy Color, gamers have been treated to what could only be described as a handheld renaissance. 2008 in particular was a solid year on all platforms. Sony’s PSP not only brought us a prequel to one of the most celebrated RPGs of all time in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, but we were also introduced to the eclectic musical masterpiece, Patapon. Not to be outdone, the Nintendo DS delivered a surprising amount of must have titles, ranging from RPG remakes like Final Fantasy IV and Chrono Trigger, to DS originals like The World Ends With You and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2. The DS was also home to the perplexing puzzles of Professor Layton and the Curious Village, and the too cute for words tower defense game, Ninjatown.
Of course, there can be only one Best Ever this year, and even though it was a tough decision, this title had just enough to edge out the stiff competition to claim its throne.
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This game increase the sales on PSP to show how awesome this game is. It looked fantastic on the PSP and the game mechanics worked well. I enjoyed playing it and I look forwards to God of War 3.
selly
Thu, 01 January 2009 11:00AM
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"Prior to the release of the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP, quality wasnt necessarily something you associated with portable gaming".
The GBA had plenty of high quality carts: Metroid Fusion, Metroid Zero Mission, Final Fantasy IV/V/VI, Castlevania: Circle Of The Moon, Zelda: A Link To The Past, Advance Wars, Super Mario World 2, Mario Golf Advance, Golden Sun 1/2, Zelda: The Minish Cap, Final Fantasy Tactics (didn't like this one in particular but can't deny it was a quality production) and the list goes on.
These games are still very playable today (and look great on the DS' brighter screens).
Even the GB had some great games that were a cut above most of the crap available for the system: Metal Gear Solid, Dragon Warrior III, the Zelda Oracle games, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Wario Land 3, Pokemon pinball, Super Mario Bros. DX, etc.
Of course the quality of portable gaming seems to be getting even better (your Best Ever choice is proof!) and it is just awesome beyond words that we can play portable ports of all the classics.
Relayer71
Tue, 30 December 2008 06:27PM
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That game looked fantastic on the PSP, I was blown away by the presentation. And I agree QMarc, it's nice to see the PSP getting some love! If only more developers would take advantage of its power.
Sarah
Tue, 30 December 2008 08:58AM
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great choice.. i had fun for the little bit i played it
Voyou San
Mon, 29 December 2008 05:51PM
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Good choice! All these nay-sayers about the PSP not being good and look what comes from it. This may be a Gamervision thing, but it's good enough for me!
QMarc80
Mon, 29 December 2008 04:26PM
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