(bundle) - PlayStation Portable

About the PSP

With high-quality graphics processing capability equivalent to that of PlayStation 2, in addition to rich stereo sound, PSP offers the joy of playing full-scale 3D-CG games and viewing high resolution video images anytime, anywhere.

Equipped with a wireless LAN feature, PSP enables users to connect to the Internet through access points, making it possible for users to download game characters and content and also to play games on-line with families, friends and on-line community members. For a more intimate gaming experience, a maximum of 16 PSP systems can be connected wirelessly through the ad-hoc mode allowing family and friends to create an instant yet powerful local on-line entertainment community.

PSP features an integrated high output lithium-ion battery that provides play time of between 4 and 6 hours for game titles and continuous 4 to 5 hours for video viewing.

With PSP, the world of PlayStation, people's most favourite platform, is further enhanced. A 4.3 inch wide 16:9 high resolution LCD screen, the largest in a handheld gaming device, creates a personal environment in which to enjoy games, music and video anytime, anywhere, with a dynamism that has never been possible before.

World Tour Soccer: Challenge Edition: Manufacturer's Description
World Tour Soccer: Challenge Edition offers you the chance to prove you've got the skills to match the world's best. Choose from over 200 club and international teams each with fully licensed player names and likenesses, and attempt to take them to cup glory. The better you get, the more chance you have of unlocking new club sides, special teams, extra stadia and cup competitions by achieving success in various game modes.

World Tour Soccer: Challenge Edition encourages you to take your skills out to the wider world. By using the Ad Hoc wireless mode you will be able to challenge other PSP owners in the nearby area to a game; bragging rights in the train carriage are up for grabs!

Challenge mode is great if you only have one PSP and a large group of friends. It's not about scraping a lucky winning goal, it's about winning in style! The better your skills the more points you can score. Points are awarded for fabulous footwork, sharp shooting, pinpoint passing and dogged defending. Set your score against the 'AI team' then let your friends have a go to see if they have what it takes to beat your score and reach the top of the league.

If you've watched the football over the weekend, and are fed up with your team's performance, what better way to pass the time on the way to work on Monday morning? Just pick up your PSP and re-live all the action. Be the playmaker, scorer and the keeper to ensure your team does, for once, what you want them to! Just make sure you don't get too carried away and forget you're on your way to work rather than at the Nou Camp!

Colin McRae Rally: Amazon.co.uk Review
For years now Colin McRae Rally has been the definitive console rally game. Now this 2005 edition adds to the tumult of top notch driving games for the PSP, becoming its first rally title.

The obvious problem with rallying on a portable is that real rally races take a long time to complete -- which is a bit of a problem if you just want a quick race while you're on the train. For this reason the game features special five minute stages and automatically saves both your progress and your best time.

In most other respects, Colin McRae looks and feels exactly like its console equivalents, with some stunning graphics and realistic controls. The Career Challenge mode is home to the main single player experience, although there are also 4WD Championship, Rally and Stages modes. There's also a wireless multiplayer mode for up to eight players.

There are a total of 30 cars in total, from the Lancia Stratos to the Volkswagen Beetle Rsi. With twenty-three different events and over 300 different stages (even if they are just five minutes long) this sets an impressively high standard for PSP rally games. -- Harrison Dent