Category: You know what they say, it’s very seldom that you get a product that satisfies both its critics and its customers. This is very true with movies. Some movies will make a killing at the box office while being lambasted by movie critics. The reverse is also true. Some movies can be critically acclaimed but may perform poorly in terms of ticket sales.
PSP games are no different. There are games that are highly rated and yet they don’t manage to crack the top ten bestselling PSP games list. Here’s a clear picture.
Wikipedia cites the following PSP games as the bestselling games of all time as of December 2008;
1. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (3 million shipped in Japan)
2. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2,725,507 approximately: 2 million in US, 125,507 in Japan, 600,000 in UK)
3. Daxter (2.3 million)
4. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (2.25 million)
5. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (1.96 million during 2008)
6. Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (1.3 million approximately: 1.1 million in US, 200,000 in UK)
7. Monster Hunter Freedom (1.2 million)
8. Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 (1,127,151 approximately: 1.1 million in US, 27,151 in Japan)
9. Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (1 million)
10. Tekken: Dark Resurrection (1 million)
11. Wipeout Pure (1 million)[136]
Total PlayStation Portable games shipped as of December 31, 2008: 200 million.[137]
Gamespot.com however rates the following PSP games as the best games ever
1. Tekken: Dark Resurrection – 9.2
2. Daxter – 9.1
3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII – 9.0
4. Patapon – 9.0
5. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops – 9.0
6. Burnout Legends – 9.0
7. Lumines – 9.0
8. Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror – 8.8
9. World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 – 8.8
10. Wipeout Pure – 8.8
11. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo – 8.7
12. FIFA Soccer 06 – 8.7
13. Sid Meier’s Pirates! – 8.6
14. MLB 06: The Show – 8.6
15. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories – 8.6
As you may have noticed there are games in both lists that did not make into the other lists. Could be that there are market behaviours that aren’t taken into consideration when a particular video is rated. Hot Shots Golf for example.
Perhaps when Gamespot rated this game they really weren’t impressed with it. Also, maybe because the game is played more by adults somewhat diminished the game in Gamespot’s eyes, I don’t know. No matter, the game sold really well– with sales breaking the 1 million barrier. Makes you wonder if there are a lot of adults who play PSP as well. Hmmm…
Nevertheless, despite the very minor discrepancy, these lists should at least give you an idea on what games you’re still missing in your collection. You might think of getting them now. ☺
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Hmm, there certainly is discrepancies among the list huh? I just recently took a film class, and it was astonishing how the author of our text book beat up on Independence day. He thought it was an overhyped movie, a box office success but really a failure as a film.
Monster Freedom has sold 3 million units???
That's a big number…
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Thanks for the list I just got my PSP
This is a good resource for someone like me who doesn't really know what to look at. Thanks!
Wow, impressive statistics!
Though I don't think the list from Gamespot.com is a good reflection of critics, i personally don't get their system of rating and i think their might just be bias to game making giants…
…plus a game's popularity is influenced a lot on it's availability as well, it's not like you can play games on Youtube like you would for movies, i guest you can always download, but most download-able games are ones you can buy… lol… well… good post :)
Great resource.Monster Hunter Freedom is my all time favourite.Thanks!!!!
Yaaiy! my favorite game is in the third rank ^_^
Anyway, it's a great list.. Thanks..
i'm just wondering if this site is translated for me by google or what else happened that everyone comments in english and the post in german for me!?
good post btw!
Good list, there are definitely some games up there that I have devoted a lot of time to playing. Makes me want to dig up my PSP and see which games I still have laying around.
exactly what i was looking for.
True stats!
gamespot, pocketgamer, amazon, gamepro, etc., doesnt even have Monster Hunter on their top list. Every person that i know that owns a psp owns this game.
don't play psp much. but here are my two favorites.
Grand Theft Auto:Liberty City
and Grandia 2
Out of the 15 games mentioned I love the games Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops & Burnout Legends.
Thanks for an excellent review.
Well it just claerly shows that sometimes, just being good i not enough. Humans are complex beings and what one wants may not be what the majority like.
i'm just wondering if this site is translated for me by google or what else happened that everyone comments in english and the post in german for me!?
hmmm, i used to play need for speed most wanted on my psp all time.
Nice list, but I like tekken 6 for this coming month!
SUCKY LIST!!
God of War: Chains of Olympus should be there! TOP1!!
Right this is a good source of info for newbie gamers
Right I agree with the comment above this.
Not that it sucks but God of War: Chains of Olympus should have been included
anyway thanks for the info
Both FF: Crisis Core and Dissidia are my favorites in PSP
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep should be one of them once it has been launched later :D
I played Tekken 6 and Crisis Core, man those games are fantastic! Nice list by the way.
were is GOD OF WAR
Try GTA CHINATOWN WARS, TEST DRIVE, THE WARRIORS & METAL SLUG ANTHOLOGY. My most played games at the moment.
The best has got to be Resistance Retribution. Best multiplayer on the PSP.. other great games that I like are Fifa 10, and GTA.
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Do not forge to include the God of War like Dante's Inferno and all the GTA series.
weres god of war tht shud be like no1 :o
I agree. It's crazy how the critics and consumers are never on the same page with video games. You see the same thing with movies quite often too. That's why I try to not pay too much attention to the "critics".
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