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Online Chess Kingdom is an interesting game on PlayStation Portable which provides a lot of entertaining moments for chess lovers. Portable online chess offers an excellent option to play with multi players adding to conventional rules an interesting twist.

The story is about forces such as law, order, spirit, magic and chaos created by an omnipotent deity. These forces are sent packing by the deity after they start squabbling with each other. Each of them develops and gains enough strength to reach the borders of their neighbours where they decide to battle. A lot of interesting chess games start from here.

The game features Sci-Fi and alien characters as chess pieces. As a player, you can choose to play with the traditional looking chess pieces in the quick games. Apart from the online mode, players can choose to play the campaign mode where you have the option of moving your armies around by taking turns with your opponents in a strategic layer. You have to navigate your armies through a chessboard-like grid map.

As two armies meet, it ends up in a chess game. The losing army is eliminated from the game and the winning army continues. In the battle mode of the Online Chess Kingdoms PSP game you are required to make quick and swift moves around the field and defeat your opponent as fast as possible. You win if you are the first player to reach the point limit as each piece carries a point value. This mode is in fact one of the most exciting modes in this game.

Online mode comes with a pretty interesting structure. As a player, you join hands with one of the factions you choose and try to wipe out the other factions. You can choose a territory and attack a particular faction. You can also choose to just stay around and defend your territory from attackers.

If you find an opponent in the online mode, it is fine. If you do not, then you have the option of playing with the computer. Offline mode offers players difficulty levels numbering four which ranges from the novice to the master level. Online Chess Kingdoms is an interesting enough game for chess fans which allow you to play competent chess online on your favourite PSP.

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Slitherine Software is an independent UK developer and publisher who launched the Slitherine Strategies in 2002 and hence forth providing the gaming world with various strategy games. Military History – Commander Europe at War is yet another new high strategic game from the award winning videogame publisher Slitherine. It is the first of high level strategy game introduced to the PlayStation Portable. The game was released on March 20, 2009.

Military History – Commander Europe at War is a single player game where the gamer can control everything, may it be the diplomacy, the economics, the research or the military action. The game Military History – Commander Europe at War is based on the Second World War. The gamer can easily control the axis power and the allied forces through out the entire war. The gamers can actually plan their own strategy, master mind the game plan to win the war.

Military History – Commander Europe at War is easy to learn and hard to master game play as it has been the specialty of Slitherine to design this game in such a way. Military History – Commander Europe at War is a detailed and realistic combat game with morale, terrain, equipment, training, strategic weapons and fog of war. The game includes various features which makes it a high level strategy game. There’s this huge campaign map that covers USA, Africa, Scandinavia and Ural which provides the gamer to plan his game strategically and experience the historical event of the Second World War.

There are 6 epic scenarios which also includes the operation Barbarossa, D-Day and the Grand Campaign. There are also 12 different unit types which include the Infantry and Motorized Corps, Armour, Destroyers, Subs, Carriers, etc. each of which have their own strength and weakness for the gamer to utilize to plan his strategy and win the war. The gamer can also recruit and attach historical Commanders to their unit so as to bring a realistic scenario to the game. All-in-all Military History – Commander Europe at War is an impulse buy for the gamers.

(5 votes, average: 4.2 out of 5)

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The game that is really enticing every game enthusiast is Metal Gear Acid (PSP). This awesome game provides utmost entertainment to the game lovers at the same time make them use their grey cells to form strategy to be victorious. The game is developed by Konami who is a well known game architect. Metal Gear Acid (PSP) really tests your strategy making as well as sharp decision-making skills. It is basically turns based espionage game where you are supposed to collect cards based on your performance and form a deck to complete various missions and objective attached with the game. Metal Gear Acid (PSP) game comes with superb graphics and has play as well as replay ability. This Metal Gear Series game really represents great implementation of new technology which casts its shadow on all other game available in the market.

Metal Gear Acid (PSP) takes you to the year 2016 on Lobito Island which is located on the fictitious Tejan republic of South Africa. You will be in the role of solid snake, the famous spy agent who has to complete the mission after the plane is hijacked over US airspace. This game is considered not only strategically highly intellectual but also quite entertaining. The best part of this game is its board and architecture changes from mission to mission. The Metal Gear Acid (PSP) is a very robust game and while playing it you will find it to be very different from the rest of the games you have played. Apart from the action, it gives user the joy of deck building as well as card playing. Metal Gear Acid (PSP gives you classic metal gear storyline as well as feel. It comes with incredible sound effect which increases your gaming experience manifold. All these features make it the best game to buy for the customers.

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Spectral Souls is a strategy RPG from developer NIS America and Idea Factory. This is the story of Neverland the alternate world. Here, the demonic lords rule over the humans. There are clashes and rebellions at frequent intervals. The war is interspersed and slowed down by the peace initiatives and talks and the civilization is brimming with a discontent ready to manifest and erupt any time.

Demonic troop’s burn down several villages and the Seven Year War revolution kicks off. The war kicks off with a bang taking players through various twists and dark themes.

The human fighters form the Reformed Simba Empire and the Neverland Army features the demons. You as a player can be a part of any of the two armies or even the third peace loving Rozess Liberation Army.

Any point during the game allows players to switch between the teams. As you complete an event with a particular army, you have the option of eliminating battles for the other sides. As with the standard RPG games, you can go around the towns in order to prep up your characters. Towns feature a host of item shops, guilds and workshops. Item shops sell a host of things including accessories, healing items, armour and weapon.

Battle involves choosing people who are going to fight with you and adjust to the various conditions in order to succeed in a mission. Battle system revolves around the Hold and the Charge skills. For stronger attacks, it is possible to combine skills too. Load times are slow and this is one of the biggest drawbacks in the game. You will find the visuals are similar to other games from Idea Factory, like Generation of Chaos IV, and on the all, aside from a few certain attacks, are not anything special.  Soundtrack is impressive enough but not exceptional.

Though Spectral Souls is a game with a good storyline and game play, the effect is severely undermined by UMD technical difficulties. With better load times, this game could have created quite an impact. Those who have all the time in the world to sit and wait for the game to load at every stage can try this RPG game on their PlayStation Portable.

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The Tom Clancy’s EndWar game was developed by Funatics and published by Ubisoft. It is a tactical strategy game with a wonderful gameplay. It consists of three campaigns in the continents of Asia, Europe and America. There are dozens of missions to be accomplished in each of the campaign to be ultimately adjudged the winner. Thus this game features a lot of interesting factors to keep the players engaged. There are two actions namely the move and attack. Unlike the usual playing fields which are square shaped, this Tom Clancy game has a hexagon shaped playing field. The hexagon shaped playing field provides players with a lot of opportunities to attack the opponents and to defend themselves. Units like land, sea and air make the game very interesting.

In the battling sequences, the game graphics attains a new level and gives a warming display. The game’s multiplayer mode allows two players to play at once. One of the most unique features of this game is that players can create their own map by using the map editor tool. You can also share the maps created with your friends. If you feel the game is lengthy, you can shorten them with the tools provided in the menu. This enables players to put their creativity to use. As the players move to various levels, they are given tasks to be completed. On completion of these tasks, players can increase their ranks. A lot of strategies are involved in solving these tasks which sustains the lively atmosphere of the game.

There are as many as 30 battlefields in each campaign. As you move from one battlefield to the next, the fun factor is well maintained by the objectives laid in front of you. The battles in this game are simple yet needs well planned strategies. These strategies should be executed at the right time to get the desired result. Surprisingly enough, the PSP edition is very similar to the Tom Clancys EndWar PS3 version, excepting a few major differences with the graphics of course. Many critics also feel the PSP edition’s graphics could actually be better than they currently are. Apart from this the Tom Clancy’s EndWar is an exciting game with a wonderful gameplay.

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Online Chess Kingdoms is an interesting chess game in which you actually play against human opponents. Beginners and intermediate players face quite a few challenges here with the game providing a lot of challenging difficulty levels.

This chess game for PSP requires you to find an opponent and as the title suggests, this can be played on the move. A real time twist is provided to traditional rules with the help of a storyline and a purpose to play. For those who love the game of chess, this is an ideal entertainer.

Story line starts with a deity who is omnipresent and has created this world with the help of certain forces like spirit, law, order, magic and chaos. With passage of time, as these forces start squabbling, they are sent back to their respective realms by the deity. As these forces start advancing towards neighboring borders, a battle of chess ensues between them.

These challenging games of chess between the forces is offered in a 3D graphic mode featuring exciting and intriguing sci-fi characters and aliens bordering on fantasy, turning the traditional game of chess into almost something of an action arcade game. Of course, all of the characters still resemble the classic chess pieces for identification purposes. Players find music repetitive though and a tad too blaring. While you can opt to play a quick game with pieces resembling the original chess pieces, the fantasy figures dominate online and campaign mode.

In the campaign mode, you play on a chess board resembling grid like map on which you move your armies on the strategic layers as you play with your opponents. A game of chess is played when two armies meet. The army which wins the game, gets to stay back. Matches usually last for twenty to thirty minutes.

Battle mode is exciting as it takes classic chess to a new level and provides you with a real time experience. A much quicker game, the battle mode allows you to move your pieces quickly to advance upon and crush your opponent. In fact, such matches only take a few minutes.

The online mode is very interesting where you side with a faction and start wiping out other factions one by one. For a keen chess enthusiast, Online Chess Kingdom does provide for some interesting moments.

(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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Sid Meier’s Pirates! It’s one of the most awesome games to be released on the PSP. It sat proudly at number 6 in IGN’s Top 100 games of all time. The game is actually a remake of the original Pirates! Gold, which was released for the PC in 1993, and later released as Sid Meier’s Pirates! For the Xbox. It has now made its way to the PlayStation Portable as Sid Meier’s Pirates! Live the Life.

The game is what a gamer would truly call a classic. For the first timers, I must say that you have missed out on one of the nicest, most open- ended sandbox game of all time. Here’s the basic rundown of the Sid Meier’s Pirates! PSP version. In career mode, you start by choosing your allegiance, difficulty and year of starting. You can choose to side with the French, Dutch, Spanish or English. Your standing towards each country will change over time, as you perform actions and tasks.

Whenever you attack someone, your standing with the enemy’s country will lower while the standing with your own will increase, and you’ll be rewarded greatly.

If you get on a country’s bad side, you’ll face attacks from their ships, your ship routes may be blocked, or you might even be denied entry into some towns. If you attack townspeople and anger them enough, they might even open fire at you every time you approach them.

Possibly the most awesome feature of the game is Town Ownership. Ownership of towns can change over time, with Indians or rogue pirates taking over or looting towns. You can also take over towns for your country.

The game doesn’t revolve around only battles either. You can start trades and make some money. You can also sell the loot that you get off other ships to make more cash. You might even get a treasure map, and have a little adventure of your own. Keeping your crew happy is also a major part of the game, as they do all the work for you.

Overall, Sid Meier’s Pirates! Is one of the most exciting titles for the PSP, letting you live life as a true pirate in all ways. It’s a great game, and a must have for all PSP enthusiasts.

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One of the main players of the gaming industry, Sony has given shape to many of the outstanding games of today. Their success factor is that, the games would be related to something that had been under discussion of people. One such extraordinary game that swept the gaming markets all over the world is Jeanne d’Arc. The game was released first in the end of 2006. The sophisticated labs of Level-5 are the origin of this game.

Jeanne d’Arc is a strategic game that had its story line taken from the ancient history of France. Among the few historic characters of France, one important name would be Joan of Arc. This historical character is of great importance in the French history and also among the French. A young girl who was supposed to have been talking to God is Joan of Arc. She was a warrior who managed to unite the country and eventually fight back at the invading English forces.

The storyline of the game starts quite before the hundred year’s war with an ancient battle known as the War of the Reapers. The demon lord was fought against by the united people with the help of the sacred gems and the holy armlets numbering five. Even after several attempts, they were not successful in destroying the evil. This creates a grave situation during the hundred year’s war. A horde of creatures including the Demon Lord is released by the Duke of Bedford.

Jeanne would be initially assisted by two of her friends Liane and Roger to help her spread the word. Moving forward, she gains more allies to fight towards the liberation of France. As the player moves forward with the game, his powers could be boosted by collecting skill stones. Red, blue, green and purple are the different colored skill stones that enhance the different skills of the player. The well balanced tactical strategy and fast paced action with rich game mechanics are the attractive features of the game. But the game is not at alll an RTS like, say, Warhammer 40.000: Squad Command. Nevertheless, the extremely deep gameplay in Jeanne d’Arc with an interesting twist on a well known tale provides the necessary excitement for the players. The top notch graphics sound and gameplay of the Jeanne d’Arc makes it an outstanding one.

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Dynasty Warriors is one of those gaming series that never die. New games come out as you get older, and it’s always a pleasure to play. Now venturing into the PlayStation Portable, the Dynasty Warriors Volume 2 provides some improvements over its predecessors to bring the fans some fine gaming.

As expected, the PSP version is a smaller, cut down version of the console version. The console versions of Dynasty Warrior had such large levels that took a long time to complete even on horseback, providing great levels of detail during those epic battles that take place. Well, considering the hardware limitations, the PSP version has been cut down into a board game style of playing, with missions becoming smaller and fights in mini arenas with just a few hundred enemies.

Killing everyone isn’t the point here, as the clock is still ticking, and finishing faster is better. So advancing from one section really relies not on killing everyone there, but rather on finishing key goals quickly, like taking out the leader of the enemies, or just demoralizing the opposing army. Battles range from a minute or two for small ones, and up to six for large ones.

Battles against the scrubs of the army can get boring and repetitive, as most soldiers don’t even fight back, and just wait to be taken out. The battles against leaders and officers, however, are more spaced out, putting those combos to good use.

Other notable changes from the old game are that you can now pick our horse, but that isn’t much of a deal right? Morale is given more importance, which can really speed up battles, by demoralizing soldiers by taking out their leaders or officers.

Dynasty Warriors Volume 2 lives up to the expectations of the fans to some extent. Though there are some areas in which Dynasty Warriors 2 lags behind, it’s still a good improvement over the previous title. It’s basically a great hack ‘n slash for those looking to just kill some mindless pawns. The game will definitely keep you occupied for a lot of time, but without much variety.

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The Marvel trading card game has been provided for the PSP by Upper deck entertainment in association with Konami. Resembling the Vs system which is one of Upper Deck’s most flexible, solid and robust systems, Marvel’s licensed TCG packs some of the most interesting and exciting features in its online representation which has been witnessing a multitude of activities.

For those who are not very experienced in similar TCG games earlier, this game may be a bit confusing at first glance. As you venture into playing this game, you will realize that this is b other with uniquely characterized cards. Cards are the arms with which they attack and try to deased on a whole lot of strategies. Played between two players, each player is required to attack thefeat each other until one of the players finds his or her points completely depleted.

There are different categories like equipment, twists in plot, characters and locations the cards are divided into. The main category character cards are used to attack opponents and the others are used as enhancements to aid characters in their battle by providing them with abilities.

Twists in the plots add to the excitement and challenge as you can use this option to perform various effects like forcing your opponent to discard his cards by buffing up the character cards. You can also create a host of fortune reversals during a single character clash by chaining plots twists together. As you start playing and learning the nuances of the game, you find yourself rooted to your place not wanting to give up at any stage.

Of course, luck plays a major role here as cards are draw at random from the deck. But strategy plays a major role too. Choosing the character you want to play with their different defense rating and attacks and placing them at the right place on the field plays an important role in your success.
It takes a little time and perseverance to get a hang of this game, but once you know how to go about it, no one can wean you away from the Marvel Trading Card Game and your favorite PSP.

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