Eh, my PSP Review....

OK, so I get the box, open it up...

First thing I see are the earbubs, instruction BOOK and the Memory Stick packed up nicely!

After throwing that stuff aside, I dig deeper into the bottom of the box underneath the white FLAP!

There is a smaller box in the bottom, and I'm like, holy shit, this thing is small.

I hurried up and placed the memory stick in the side, the door is like a rubber piece that pops back into place, very sturdy.

Next comes the battery.

The battery door is kind of cheap, you'll see when you get yours, it stays a little (little) loose, no biggie.

Next I apply the handstrap, its a nicely made leather strap with the PS XOtriangleSquare logo on it.

I'm very excited to try it out!

I grab my Ridge Racer and pop it in.

The disc door works rather well, and closes tightly on both sides.

Next I turn on the power...

I am greeted by a gray scrren that asks me to set the time and date...

I hurried up and set it...

Then the machine boots up and shows the "PSP" logo...

I'm in awe, its beautiful!

The menu screen pops up, and I have to figure out how to start the game...

I find it.. (If you leave "UMD" highlighted, a short demo of what game is in there pops up, very neat)

So I start Ridge Racer...

I notice the load times.

Not really bad...

So I get a screen with Rally X and some Japanese text at the bottom... so I play it for a little bit, and I'm thinking the game is loading....

So after 5 minutes of "loading" I notice the word "SELECT" has benn on the bottom of the screen for some time...

I press the select button...

PSP logo pops up again...

Then the intro for Ridge Racer starts playing...

I watch as this little machine puts the PS2 to shame.. You have to see the screen with the droplets on the car, and the detail on the headlamp!

I press start and just keep pressing start as I have no clue what the fuck is going on.

Suddenly I get to pick my car...

Then the course and the race starts...

The announcer is actually cool in this version (sounds black)

The visuals are sometihng to behold... but thats not where it ends.

This is the BEST Ridge Racer game I have played since the original back in the day!

Drifting was never so easy, and if you do some crazy shit, your NOS bottle fills up!

I'll be honest, there is really no real sense of speed... but its very easy to control.


All in all I'm very excited with this system!

Was it worth the price of admission? To me, yes... but in reality, no.

Is it going to own the DS? That depends on Nintendo and their will to win.

Am I happy with my purchase? A big YES!

Congrats on your purchase. When I was in Tokyo a few weeks back I saw them in the stores. The ones that had any units left were selling them at $350 a pop for the value pack. I decided to hold off until the US release. The system holds a lot of promise. I got a chance to play hot shots golf on it and I love it. Pick it up if you see it on ebay cheap.

tonk, while you were writing this something new came out

The announcer is actually cool in this version (sounds black)

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Can you change the in play text of the games to English or is it going to be in Japanese? Is it that you can only change the Menu to English? Just curious.

kernow said:

tonk, while you were writing this something new came out

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I hope I'm not the only one that appreciated this little quip.

neogeofl said:

Can you change the in play text of the games to English or is it going to be in Japanese? Is it that you can only change the Menu to English? Just curious.

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Text stays in Japanese...

D-Lite said:

I hope I'm not the only one that appreciated this little quip.

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hahaha, nope...

TonK said:

So after 5 minutes of "loading" I notice the word "SELECT" has benn on the bottom of the screen for some time...

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5 minutes? Could you expend upon this some more?

Electroman said:

5 minutes? Could you expend upon this some more?

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he was playing for 5 minutes although it had already loaded.

Good Review, Thanks!

Electroman said:

5 minutes? Could you expend upon this some more?

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By the time the RallyX loads up, RR has already loaded. You can even turn off the minigame in the options.

Yeah turn off rally x...

I like to hand the system to my friends while Rally X is playing and say... "LOOK AT THESE INSANE GRAPHICS"

They go... Wtf???? and then I tell them to press select.... Jaws then procede to drop.



Also, last night I JUST completed the Basic mode, the 1-9 Courses... and you start drifting at 300+ nearly 400 miles an hour around insane bends...

the courses are all a delight...

And I must say it's amazing how the tiny console, actually CAN produce a sensation of insane speed.

400 miles an hour in car..


yeah.. sounds AWESOME

kernow said:

tonk, while you were writing this something new came out

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even kernow can make a funny every now and then

roke stAr said:

sucks having to bow to kernows comedic prowess every day

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why thanks

sweet i cant wait to get it thanks for the review

Dammit tonk stop posting unless I can play it.

No really you guys are making me want to buy a psp instead of a new video card and monitor...