I Got Portable Nut Part 1

So I was wandering around the mall 4 days ago and deiced to take a gander at the GameStop. They were having some buy 2 get 1 free sale and I thought I might find something of interest "I got a few bucks on me, why not?" Little did I know(cliches any one?) what I was getting myself into. I've had a GameStop card from a year or two ago, haven't really thought about it. I went to the check out counter to see if I had any store credit. I had 157 bucks in tricky dick fun bucks. So I bought a PSP 2000 and 4 games.

It's a Nut you can play outside

I've never had a PSP or played on for that matter, so it was an entirely new experience. I know, why a PSP when I could have saved it for a 3DS or the NGP(please change the name Sony)? Why not? I missed all that is PSP so I thought now was my chance to dive in. The games and systems are cheep with out being impossible to find.

At first I was just fiddling around with the system itself, no games played. I wanted to know what it could do.  Music and video play back is defiantly a plus over the DS (my only other handheld for the past 4 years or so). I understand why most people thought it would dethrone Nintendo from the handheld world. Obviously that didn't happen, mainly because of the software. You need software to make it in the tech world. It's near the end for the PSP so it would have a large library of killer titles I haven't played, which I look forward to after I finish my initial haul of games.  My only gripe so far is the analog stick. It is a little off in placement for my thumb to use it comfortably, other wise I'm happy with my purchase at the moment.

The four games used to pop my PSP cherry are Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, LittleBig Planet, and Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep. The games are enjoyable and easy to play so far. I only got into Assassin's Creed and LittleBig Planet right now though, I like to finish one story game before moving on to the next. With Assassin's Creed being the story game for the first round.

Conveniently placed hay will be Evil's undoing

Assassin's Creed is  a lot better than I expected, though not perfect. The camera doesn't seem to want to work with me when trying to jump in a series of beams and rooftops, causing me to fall. I might just be noobing it up, but at 44% in I think I should have the hang on the game mechanics by now. The story is alright but I find myself going "who cares, let me run around and kill things already" more often than not. The graphics are great, and the voice acting is good to tolerable. I would give it an 7 out of 10 if I had to give it a number.

LittleBig Planet is quite enjoyable. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy vibe from the narration and over all art style is great. The customization is a plus. I know you can create levels but I haven't gotten around to that. The platforming is solid and the physics are what you would expect, easily filling my need for a decent platformer whenever I get the urge. A solid 8/10 for me so far.

PSP Experience at 4 days

8/10

I plan on doing one or two more of these and finish with an over all score for my experience.