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E3 2010: Ys Seven Brings Back Classic Gaming (Hands-On Impression)

The recent partnership of XSEED Games and Nihom Falcom several weeks ago gives gamers the chance to play the good titles of Nihon Falcom, namely the Ys Series. A game that XSEED has in store for us in this year's E3 is the collection of Ys games that was completely remade on the PSP.

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E3 2010: Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Hands-On Impression Lives Up to the Original

Square Enix has a lot of games in store for us, but the game that a lot of people want to play is the upcoming Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep on the PSP. At E3, there were about a dozen people at the PSP kiosk on the show floor and the level that everyone got to play, including myself, was the Cinderella level.

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E3 2010: God of War Ghost of Sparta Hands-On Impression

With the release of God of War III on the PlayStation 3, fans might think that the series has come to an end. Fortunately, that is not the case. A new God of War game, which takes place between the events of God of War I and II, is coming out on the PSP late this year. For fans who played Chains of Olympus, Ghost of Sparta on the PSP plays exactly the same.

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Hexyz Force Preview

Aside from Persona 3 Portable, another role-playing game that has high expectations is Hexyz Force. From the developer who brought us Riviera: The Promised Land, Hexyz Force is a classic RPG title that follows the story of two separate characters. Today, we participated in the demo presentation of the game and learned new information that got us excited. From the traditional role-playing experience we already expected, another feature to look forward to in the game are the multiple endings on offer. Hexyz Force is scheduled to be released on May 25th 2010 exclusively on the PSP. Let's take a look on the new things we've learned from the presentation.

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ModNations Racers PSP Hands-On Impression

The ability to Create, Play, and Share was first introduced when LittleBigPlanet was released in 2008. A lot of gamers liked this concept therefore, Sony Computer Entertainment is releasing another game where those three elements will be put together to create a racing game with infinite possibilities. ModNation Racers is the game I'm talking about and it's coming out in just a few months. I had the chance to play the preview build of the PSP version of the game and from the first hour of play that I've spent, I am enthralled.

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Fat Princess: Fistful of Cakes Hands-On Impression

Fans who love playing Fat Princess on the PlayStation 3 would be happy to know that in just a couple of weeks, they will finally have a chance to play on-the-go as the PSP version of Fat Princess will finally be released. A couple of weeks ago, I received the final build of the PSP version of Fat Princess and one of the first things I noticed is that the game is very similar to its PSN counterpart; its controls, functions, and modes are completely identical.

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SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 Hands-On Impression

Recently we had the opportunity to sit down with the developers of Fireteam Bravo 3, Slant Six. Shortly after our arrival we were treated to some hands on gameplay. We tested the new features and played around with the Socom arsenal. Now we are going to share our newly gained knowledge with you to hold you over until its release.

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Lunar Silver Star Harmony Hands-On Impression

Lunar Silver Star Story is one of the earliest RPGs to release on PS1 and easily one of the classics. Surprisingly, Lunar has had few remakes, with only one appearing on the Gameboy Advance back in 2005. The latest, Lunar: Silver Star Harmony, brings the classic story to the PSP with some new additions and upgrades.

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