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32 unusual facts about PlayStation Portable


Advent Shadow

Advent Shadow was an action-adventure game developed for the PlayStation Portable handheld and a side story of Advent Rising, however, the game was cancelled in January 2006.

Apply Some Pressure

The song has also been featured in several video games such as SSX On Tour, Burnout Revenge, SingStar Rocks!, and the PlayStation Portable version of Asphalt: Urban GT 2.

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines is a video game exclusively for the PlayStation Portable and is part of the Assassin's Creed franchise, taking place in between the events of Assassin's Creed and Assassin's Creed II.

ATV Offroad Fury Pro

ATV Offroad Fury Pro is the second game in the series for the PlayStation Portable, developed by Climax Racing and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America.

ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails

ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails is a racing video game in the ATV Offroad Fury series, developed by Climax Studios and released on April 19, 2005 in North America and on February 10, 2004 in PAL Region, exclusively for the PlayStation Portable.

Audition Online

In South Korea, PSP (called Audition Portable) and cellphone versions were released on June 1, 2007 and June 4, 2007 respectively.

Ayaka

Ayaka's 6th single, "Why", released on September 5, was used for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, a PSP game by Square Enix, as the theme song to the game.

Blood Red Summer

The video was on the first preview disk packaged with the PlayStation Portable.

Coded Arms: Assault

It is a sequel to Coded Arms for the PlayStation Portable, but does not have any relation to it or the direct sequel, Coded Arms: Contagion storywise.

Congo Bongo

An emulated version of the original arcade release is featured as an unlockable in the PlayStation Portable version of the Sega Genesis Collection (Sega Mega Drive Collection in PAL regions).

Crusader: No Remorse

In 2006, Slovakian company Outsider Development tried to convince EA on porting Crusader: No Remorse to the PlayStation Portable, but their Crusader: No Pity project (which included a working prototype) was rejected despite the support from Andrew Sega.

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

The game was originally released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable on November 25, 2010 and was later ported to iOS and Android devices on August 20, 2012.

Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover

Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover is a fighting game for the PlayStation Portable.

DJMax Portable

DJMax Portable (Korean: 디제이맥스 포터블, dijeimaegseu poteobeul; abbr.: DMP) is a music video game developed by Korean game maker Pentavision for the PlayStation Portable.

DJMax Portable 2

DJMax Portable 2 (DJMAX Portable 2, DMP2; Korean: 디제이맥스 포터블 2) is a music video game published and developed by Pentavision, for the PlayStation Portable which was released on March 30, 2007.

DJMax Portable Clazziquai Edition

DJMax Portable Clazziquai Edition (DJMAX Portable Clazziquai Edition, DMP:CE; Korean: 디제이맥스 포터블 클래지콰이 에디션) is a music video game published and developed by Pentavision in South Korea for the PlayStation Portable released on October 20, 2008.

Duke Nukem: Critical Mass

A PlayStation Portable version entitled Duke Nukem Trilogy: Critical Mass was developed but was cancelled.

Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole

In 2005, it was announced that Landstalker will be remade for the PlayStation Portable, but the release date was canceled.

LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

It is the fourth game of the main LittleBigPlanet franchise; a series of puzzle platformers for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable centered around user-generated content.

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects is a fighting game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, DS, and PSP, which ties into the "Marvel Nemesis" comic book series.

Moral Orel

All seasons of Moral Orel as well as the special are available for purchase from iTunes and the Sony PSP marketplace.

MotorStorm: Arctic Edge

MotorStorm: Arctic Edge (MotorStorm Raging Ice in Japan) is the third entry in the MotorStorm series of video games, developed by Bigbig Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.

ProStroke Golf: World Tour 2007

ProStroke Golf: World Tour 2007 is a golfing simulator game for the PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Xbox original and PlayStation Portable.

Risa Coda

Coda also was part of a controversial venture by h.m.p. to offer adult videos for UMD media, the proprietary disc format used in the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP).

Sailing Free

"Sailing Free" is a collaboration single with Inoran, guitarist of Luna Sea and the theme song to a new game exclusive to the PSP of the video game saga Sengoku Basara (or in English, Devil Kings), titled Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes.

Secret Agent Clank

Secret Agent Clank (known as Clank & Ratchet: Mission Ignition in Japan) is a platform game developed by High Impact Games for the PlayStation Portable and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.

Silent Bible

#*Opening theme for PlayStation Portable game Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces

Ste Curran

Curran is credited with writing the script to Sega's PSP title, Crush, with British video game journalist Simon Parkin.

Sticky Balls

After Zed Two was bought out by Warthog, a version was in development for the PlayStation Portable, until Warthog was bought out by Tiger Telematics and development was switched to the Gizmondo.

Super Stardust

An enhanced remake, entitled Super Stardust HD, was released in 2007 for the PlayStation 3, and another entitled Super Stardust Portable has been released for the PlayStation Portable and is available to download from the European and US PlayStation Store.

Te no Hira no Yūki

# "Te no Hira no Yūki" was used as an opening theme song in the Konami game Tokimeki Memorial 4 for the PlayStation Portable.

Thank You for the Venom

It was featured in Need for Speed: Underground Rivals for PSP.


AFX / LFO

A song from each side of the record was featured on the soundtrack for the PlayStation Portable video game Wipeout Pure.

Audition Portable

Audition Portable, also called It's Time For Audition, is a PlayStation Portable port of the T3 Entertainment and Yedang Online game Audition Online.

Be Your Wings/Friendship/Wait for You

Be Your Wings was used as the theme song of PlayStation Portable game Tales of VS., Friendship was used as a Coca-Cola commercial song, and Wait for You was used as the theme song of NHK's broadcast of J-League.

Cameltry

A version of the game is also available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC, as part of the Taito Legends 2 collection, and for the PlayStation Portable, as part of the Taito Legends Power-Up collection with the remake version was included in the latter.

Cheating in chess

He was using the program Chessmaster on a PlayStation Portable, and that was probably the reason why the moves were not particularly strong.

Exed Exes

It was also included with its original name on the Capcom Generations Volume 3 for Saturn and PlayStation, Capcom Classics Collection of PlayStation 2 and Xbox and Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded for PlayStation Portable.

Gamestation

The chain mainly focused on the sixth & seventh generation of consoles: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable, as well as the PC and previous generations of consoles (such as PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, and Game Boy Advance).

Lexar

Lexar's Memory Stick Duos also have versions adapted for the PSP which includes a version of Xploder.

Marcus Rivers

Marcus Rivers (portrayed by child-actor Bobb'e J. Thompson) is a fictional 12 year-old character that was used by Sony Computer Entertainment America as part of their Step Your Game Up advertising campaign for the PlayStation Portable and PSPgo consoles in North America, much like the PlayStation 3's "It Only Does Everything" advertising campaign commercials with Kevin Butler.

Media Design School

The school also includes console video game development in its game development course curriculum, with access to Sony PlayStation Portable and Nintendo GameCube development kits.

Meredith Molinari

On February 18, 2010, Meredith Molinari's first reality series, The Tester, aired, which can be downloaded from the PlayStation Network on the PlayStation 3 and PSP.

Reel Fishing III

Reel Fishing and Reel Fishing II were followed by Reel Fishing III, the last console game of the series for the PlayStation series, but it went on to have some games on the PSP and a game on a Nintendo console.

SBK-09: Superbike World Championship

SBK-09: Superbike World Championship is a motorcycle racing game developed by Milestone S.r.l. and published by Black Bean Games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Windows, and Xbox 360 in 2009.

Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll

Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll, known as Trinity: Zill O'll Zero in Japan, is an action fantasy RPG video game set in part of the Zill O'll series, which had previously appeared on PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.

UTV Ignition Entertainment

Currently focused on the production of games for the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS, the company has so far only produced a selection of budget titles for the Game Boy Advance: Pool Paradise from Awesome Studios as well as the Nintendo DS game Zoo Keeper.

Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command

Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command is a turn-based tactics game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, released on November 16, 2007, for the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS.

XENDEX

XENDEX's core business is to develop games for handheld devices, including mobile phones (Java ME/BREW, Windows Mobile, Android) as well as for the PlayStation Portable, the Apple iPhone and the Nintendo DSi.