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By 1UP Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n If the DS is the portable RPG and adventure machine, then we’d consider the PSP the portable “all sorts of games” system. Which, to be fair, maintains the PSP’s original mandate in being a portable version of a home console. We’ve occasionally joked about the sparse and uninteresting PSP lineup, but once you take an honest look at 2010, it’s time to admit that the PSP jokes have been worn thin. It’s hard to be snarky about a lineup that includes a new Metal Gear Solid, Valkyria Chronicles, and Resident Evil on it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dev: Kojima Productions | Pub: Konami <\/p>\n Who would have thought that a full-fledged installment in the Metal Gear Solid<\/a> series would be headed to the PSP? Hideo Kojima’s latest opus drops you into Big Boss’ sneaking suit once again and adds yet another chapter in the already completely off-the-wall story inhabited by characters named after animals and snakes of various physical states. Even though MGS has historically been a single player experience, Peace Walker tries its hand at cooperative play and seems to have pulled it off as Jeremy Parish suggests<\/a>, “Kojima wants you to play this with a friend, and you should.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Dev: Sega | Pub: Sega <\/p>\n Whether you considered Valkyria Chronicles<\/a> to be a really good strategic RPG with an awesome visual style, or a fantastic HD-generation update to the tactical gameplay of Jagged Alliance<\/a>, you came to the same basic conclusion we did: it was an awesome PS3 game. While it’s a bit saddening to not see another HD-generation follow-up, the fact that we’re getting any sort of sequel is still good news. Not only does this follow-up maintain the class-based real\/turn-based strategic gameplay of the original, but it also adds some new classes and multiplayer modes. Plus, it fits in your pocket.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n
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