PSP™ (PLAYSTATION®PORTABLE) SYSTEM SOFTWARE TITLE SUMMARIES
The following is a list of titles that Sony Computer
Entertainment America will be showing at the Electronic
Entertainment Expo 2006 for the PSP
(PlayStation®Portable) system. All information contained
below is subject to change and represents the best
information on the titles that we have to date.
ATV Offroad Fury® Pro
The most intense handheld off-road racing package is back
with ATV Offroad Fury® Pro for the PSP
(PlayStation®Portable) system. In addition to the adrenaline
rush of pure ATV racing, players can now choose from more
than 30 total vehicles to race, including MX bikes, buggies,
and Trophy Trucks to compete on 64 all-new tracks, including
tracks from the original ATV Offroad Fury titles.
Supporting up to four players via wireless multiplayer
connectivity, players will speed through more than 30
visually stunning environments with six distinct terrain
types including snow, dirt, mud, ice, water, and grass.
Featuring five new events, new vehicles and mini-games, and
cross compatibility with ATV Offroad Fury® 4 for the
PlayStation®2, ATV Offroad Fury Pro will provide players the
opportunity to tackle the trickiest off-road courses anytime,
anywhere.
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc.
Developer: Climax Group Incorporated
Platform: PSP (PlayStation®Portable)
system
Genre: Racing
Players: Single player, 2-4 players via
wireless multiplayer connectivity
Launch Date: October 2006
Rating: "RP" for Rating Pending
Gangs of London
Created by Sony
Computer Entertainment Europe's London Studio, developers of
The Getaway franchise, Gangs of London was
designed specifically for the PSP
(PlayStation®Portable) system and will be presented in
stunning graphic-novel style narratives. Dynamic storylines
enable each player to experience their own unique progression
in nearly 60 different missions that immerse gamers in an
elite criminal underworld in modern day London. Complete with
new gameplay modes, Gangs of London provides intense
free-roaming gameplay perfectly tailored for a handheld
system.
Gangs of London also supports a completely original Game
Share mode that will generate a new level unique to each PSP
system, with the content dependent on the serial number of
the target system. Once activated, players will find
themselves faced with uniquely different mission objectives,
environments, characters and weaponry.
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc.
Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment
Europe
Genre: Shooter
Players: 1-5 players
Platform: PSP (PlayStation®Portable)
system
Launch Date: Fall 2006
Target Age: Males, 18-34 years
Rating: "RP" for Rating Pending
Killzone: Liberation
Developed by Guerilla, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony
Computer Entertainment Europe, Killzone: Liberation
for the PSP (PlayStation®Portable) system is a
third-person action game that puts the players into various
missions to rescue hostages from the evil Helghast. Inspired
by the events in Killzone for PlayStation 2 computer
entertainment system (released in November 2004), the story
continues in Killzone: Liberation with the battle against the
Helghast still raging on. Featuring an intelligent
third-person camera system, Killzone: Liberation allows
players a more tactical surveillance viewpoint to view their
action and read the enemy's behavior during gameplay. Set in
an intense postmodern war reminiscent of the previous
PlayStation 2 title, Killzone: Liberation features the unique
graphical style to showcase pure grit and realism. During
gameplay, players will have access to online and offline
missions, supported with a variety of weapons that are unique
and innovative, inspired by modern military equipment
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc.
Developer: Guerilla
Platform: PSP (PlayStation®Portable)
system
Genre: Third-Person Action
Players: Single player, 1-6 players via
wireless multiplayer connectivity
Launch Date: October 31, 2006
Rating: "RP" for Rating Pending
Lemmings
Re-introducing one of the most popular puzzle games of the
past 15 years, Lemmings is ready to go anytime,
anywhere with its introduction to the PSP
(PlayStation®Portable) system. In Lemmings, players will
guide a group of cute, but hapless little creatures within
each level from an entrance point to an exit point. Fast
reflexes and quick wits are necessary to ensure the Lemmings
don't walk to their doom as disaster is at every step,
including the perils of raging rivers, steep cliffs, pits of
lava, and mechanical spikes that stand between the Lemming
masses and safety of the exit.
Developed by Team 17, Lemmings delivers the ultimate in
puzzle gameplay, perfect for quick on-the-go gaming on the
PSP system. Considered to be one of the most widely
platform-ported video games of all time, Lemmings will
feature more than 150 levels, including new puzzles
exclusively for the PSP system. In addition, the game will
host a new mix of music, custom level creation, and wireless
capability for players to share newly created levels.
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc.
Developer: Team 17
Platform: PSP (PlayStation®Portable)
system
Genre: Puzzle
Players: Single-player
Launch Date: May 23, 2006
Rating: "E" for Everyone / Descriptor: Mild
Cartoon Violence
LocoRoco
Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan,
LocoRoco is an innovative 2D platform/action game
available exclusively for the PSP
(PlayStation®Portable) system. Featuring unique controls
utilizing the "L" and "R" shoulder buttons, players are
tasked with controlling via "tilting or bumping" the
landscape of the LocoRoco in order to help them navigate
through the level and keep them out of harm's way. With more
than 40 stages, players control and guide the LocoRoco
through vibrant, thriving and lush worlds filled with
slippery slopes, swing ropes, and more. Featuring six
different types of LocoRoco that include their own voices and
actions, players will be enchanted by captivating music that
communicates the joyous world of these LocoRoco. In addition,
LocoRoco features the rewarding LocoHouse, three mini-games,
and wireless features.
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc.
Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment
Japan
Platform: PSP (PlayStation®Portable)
system
Genre: Platform/Action
Players: Single-player
Launch Date: September 2006
Rating: "RP" for Rating Pending
NBA '07
Delivering the most engaging NBA experience with fast, fluid
gameplay, NBA '07 for the PSP (PlayStation®Portable)
system expands upon the franchise by offering the most
feature-rich, handheld NBA action available. Officially
licensed by the NBA, and introducing all-new gameplay modes,
mini-games, and presentation, NBA '07 is ready to deliver the
thrill of and excitement of NBA action on the go.
An all-new Conquest Mode allows players to take a team and
challenge NBA squads across the country, while a new Pick Up
Mode give gamers a chance to choose from 10 different NBA
players for a playground-style match-up. In addition to the
instant replay function, a new Highlight Reel option provides
players the opportunity to view a select reel of highlight
shots, passes, steals, and dunks at the end of each game.
Players will also have more choices of quick pick-up-and-play
mini-games, including an all-new rhythm-based dunk contest as
well as carnival-style games including skee-ball, pinball,
and pop-a-shot. Additionally, the game brings back popular
mini-games such as Dodgeball and HORSE, as well as a
comprehensive ladder challenge and virtual trading
cards.
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc.
Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment
America, San Diego
Platform: PSP (PlayStation®Portable)
system
Genre: Sports
Players: Single-player, 2 players via
wireless multiplayer connectivity
Launch Date: October 2006
Rating: "E" for "Everyone"
Rachet & Clank®: Size Matters
Early next year, get ready for what the firepower players
have come to expect from the multi-million unit-selling
Ratchet & Clank® series in Ratchet & Clank®: Size
Matters, an all new sci-fi action adventure made exclusively
for the PSP (PlayStation®Portable) system. Featuring
many new and returning weapons and gadgets, Ratchet &
Clank: Size Matters will draw players into a galaxy spanning
adventure set across new levels with diverse gameplay.
As the first title developed by High Impact Games, Ratchet
& Clank: Size Matters goes back to its franchise's roots
with hallmark Ratchet & Clank gameplay sure to please
fans of the series.
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters features all new gameplay
for Ratchet's brainy robotic sidekick, Clank, who steps out
from behind the shadows to assume a prominent role alongside
Ratchet. Capturing all of the humor from previous PlayStation
2 installments with engaging cinematics, Ratchet & Clank:
Size Matters will allow up to four players to blow one
another away in
action-packed wireless multiplayer gaming.
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc.
Developer: High Impact Games
Platform: PSP (PlayStation®Portable)
system
Genre: Action Platform
Players: Single-player, Up to 4 players via
WiFi multiplayer gameplay
Launch Date: First Quarter 2007
Rating: "RP" for Rating Pending
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo
2
Get ready to once again take the SOCOM military franchise
with you, wherever, whenever this Fall with the release of
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2. This original title
created in association with U.S. Naval Special Warfare
Command will be available exclusively for the PSP
(PlayStation®Portable) system this fall.
Command a secret subset of the most elite and deadly fighting
force on the planet as players defend America and her allies
through broad combat experiences including new non-linear
mission progression, more than 40 authentic real world
weapons and a huge area of operation spanning multiple
terrain types and environments. As the SEAL commander, the
player will be supported by an artificial intelligence (AI)
teammate executing traditional SOCOM team-based tactical,
stealth and action gameplay. Multiple players will once again
be able to form clans and take on their friends for team
based high-action gameplay in SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam
Bravo 2 via a Wi-Fi connection. Up to 16 players in close
proximity in Ad Hoc mode and online in Infrastructure mode
can compete wirelessly through three new game types across
all new multiplayer maps and original SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs
Fireteam Bravo maps.
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc.
Developer: Zipper Interactive, Inc.
Platform: PSP (PlayStation®Portable)
system
Genre: 3rd Person Shooter/Military
Strategy
Players: Single-player, Wi-Fi Multiplayer
-16 players via Ad Hoc connectivity and Infrastructure
Mode
Launch Date: Fall 2006
Rating: "RP" for "Rating Pending"
World Tour Soccer '06
Designed from the ground up specifically for the PSP
(PlayStation®Portable) system, World Tour Soccer '06
introduces a new style of play for soccer videogames.
Featuring quick, bite-sized gaming sessions, while allowing
users to advance and unlock the next challenge in a ladder
type system, World Tour Soccer '06 lets players test their
skills in two new central modes of play, Medal Mode and World
Tour Mode. Within those modes, World Tour Soccer '06 features
a collection of point-based gameplay options, each offering
its own unique set of challenges and requiring players to
utilize a different set of soccer fundamentals as they
attempt to take on the World's best from Africa, Asia, North
America, South America and Europe, and ultimately dominate
the Globe. Additionally, for hardcore soccer fans, Exhibition
Match Mode offers the traditional soccer simulation gameplay,
featuring more than 70 International Teams with more than
1,500 world-class players and eight international stadiums.
Featuring a unique, fast-paced and engaging style of gameplay
that is easy to pick up and play, yet difficult to
master,
World Tour Soccer '06 is soccer at its core.
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
America
Developer: London Studios, Sony Computer
Entertainment Europe
Platform: PSP (PlayStation®Portable)
system
Genre: Sports
Players: Single-player, 1-4 players via
wireless multiplayer connectivity
Launch Date: June 2006
Rating: "RP" for "Rating Pending"
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