TITLE : PSP MINIS PLATFORM : PSP  PUBLISHER : SONY RELEASE DATE : OUT NOW ON PSN     DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN OUR END OF YEAR AWARDS
PSP Minis are a new idea they are tiny little games that are big on fun but most importantly highly addictive. They are small and cheap and offer a real pick up and play game but they also will keep you glued to them for hours as they have something a lot of games nowadays lack game play. Remember snake on the old Nokia and how many hours you spend on such a simple little concept there was nothing flashy about it, it was a simple game but yet you couldn’t put it down. This is what Minis are all about.   Here are 12 Mini reviews for the latest PSP minis. Not in any particular order but as luck would have it the first 3 are the best 3. Tetris : One of the simplest games ever made but still to this day one of the best. Even in this day of HD graphics Tetris does what every game should do challenge and entertain. It has sold over 125 million copies at this stage ( which makes modern warfare’s predicted 7 mill look pathetic !!). Its simple you stack blocks of different shape together when you create a line the explode. Its addictive its fun and its rewarding. The PSP Mini version also has a few different versions to give added fun. Fortix : This is another ridiculously addictive game the premise is you are a knight and you are trying to capture castles. When you start you have a open view your character runs along a base line you have to leave the base and get back to it to create a box once you do this it is highlightd and you have captured that area. Sounds easy ? well its not. The second you leave the base line you get attacked by cannon balls and flying dragons you need to get back to the safety of the base line before they get you or your trailing line. This was the game that kept me coming back it reminded me of the old Nokia mobile game snake similar view similar movements etc. A great game that will challenge, infuriate and bring untold joy in equal measures. Field Runners : Field runner is a very good little game if you have played games like Harvest moon you will know what to expect. You have a set amount of money to start with you set up a number of turrets that have different capabilities. Wave after wave of enemies come at you then and try to make it across the screen. Different types of enemies have different strengths and it will take a well worked out strategy to survive the onslaught of enemies.   Bloons : Bloons works on the principle that popping ballo ons is fun you may have seen this game before its quite simple you are a stationary money with a set number of darts. You control the power and angle of the darts and you have to pop a set number of balloons with each throw to move onto the next level. Very simple but very addictive as the level increase they get very tricky. Hero of Sparta : Is a side scrolling beat em up in the old style of double dragon. You are a Spartan warrior equipped with your sword and shield you battle through a number of different enemies and levels in one of the more impressive mini games graphics wise. Vempire : A puzzle game I hadn’t come across before and took a bit of getting used to but once you get to grips with the concept its just as addictive as the other brain teasers. You are met with a series of squares with different icons shown. You have to rotate them 4 at a time to line up 4 of the same kind. When you do they explode to reveal more. You have a set time to reach a set limit to pass the level. Funky Punch : This came a surprise the other games seemed to be simple either puzzles or side scrolling games. This is a full 3D fighting game. It is nice and colour full and simple with some really fun moves. Held up against the other mini games this goes above and beyond the others for looks but a simple 1 v 1 fighting game doesn’t have the same impact as the other puzzle games have. Alien havoc : The idea behind this game is you are an Alien who has arrived on earth to steal farmers cows ! the puzzle is set up with fences, tractors and of course the farmer to dodge. You have to run down grab a cow and get back to the UFO before the farmer can catch you. A good idea but it is let down by the way the screen flows the same pattern is repeated so rather than having one set map to beat  if you get to the end of the screen you just get the same version of the map just below it. It makes it quite confusing to see what you are actually meant to be doing and where you are meant to be going. Break quest : Nothing new here it is just another variation of the good old fashioned brick break games. New layouts and weapons alright but not a new concept and better versions are out there all ready. Pinball fantasies : This looks great and plays just like a real pinball machine but that’s the problem its pinball, a game I never could get into. The concept of flipping a ball up a table for points only for the ball to drop right in between the 2 paddles !!. Brainpipe : I have no idea what was going on here it looks interesting but I was completely lost as to what was going on or what I was meant to be doing. I think if you found out what was going on it could be really good graphically it is the most impressive.   Kahoots: Similar style to lemmings, you need to drag blocks around to create a pathway for the Kahoots to escape. Blocks have different features some are stuck some are spikes that kill the Kahoot some are spring boards that bounce your Kahoot over the spikes and gaps. Very addictive, nice little puzzle game.