Quarterly Report: The 25 Best PSP Games

Our "Quarterly Reports" provide a handy list of the 25 best games for each platform, both for the current year so far and for all time. There's a separate report for each platform, and they will be updated again during the first week in April.

Best-reviewed PSP games of 2011 (through Dec. 31)

Games released during the last three months (if any) are marked with a symbol.

	Game	Publisher	Metascore	Users
1		Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together	Square Enix	87	8.4
A remake of the 1995 Super Nintendo title, this tactical RPG actually makes a number of changes to the original, mostly for the better.
2	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky	Xseed Games	80	9.2
3	Where is My Heart?	Copenhagen Game Coll.	80	n/a
4	Legends of War: Patton's Campaign	Enigma Software	79	8.8
5	Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy	Square Enix	78	7.5
6	Angry Birds	Chillingo Ltd	77	5.7
7	Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection	Square Enix	77	8.5
8	MLB 11: The Show	SCEA	77	n/a
9	Shift Extended	Zallag	76	9.7
10	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2 - Innocent Sin	Atlus Co.	76	8.2
11	1000 Tiny Claws	Mediatonic	76	n/a
12	BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II	Aksys Games	75	n/a
13	ClaDun x2	NIS America	74	8.0
14	Corpse Party	Xseed Games	74	8.6
15	Patapon 3	SCEA	74	6.2
16	Gods Eater Burst	D3Publisher	71	9.1
17	The 3rd Birthday	Square Enix	70	5.6
18	Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!	NIS America	68	6.8
19	Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle	NIS America	65	5.5
20	Ys I & II Chronicles	Xseed Games	63	9.2
21	Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact	Namco Bandai	59	6.2
22	Naruto Shippuden: Kizuna Drive	Namco Bandai	57	n/a
23	Ninjamurai	Open Emotion Studios	55	n/a
24	Lord of Arcana	Square Enix	53	5.2

Best-reviewed PSP games of all time

Games released during the last three months (if any) are marked with a symbol.

	Game	Publisher	Metascore	Users
1	God of War: Chains of Olympus	SCEA	91	9.1
2	Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars	Rockstar Games	90	7.0
3	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable	Atlus Co.	89	8.6
4	Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	Konami	89	9.0
5	Lumines	Ubisoft	89	6.5
6	Wipeout Pure	SCEA	88	7.8
7	Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions	Square Enix	88	8.5
8	Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories	Rockstar Games	88	7.5
9	Tekken: Dark Resurrection	Namco Bandai	88	8.7
10	Ridge Racer	Namco	88	8.2
11	Jeanne d'Arc	SCEA	87	8.3
12	Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together	Square Enix	87	8.4
13	Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror	SCEA	87	9.6
14	Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops	Konami	87	8.7
15	Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness	NIS America	87	7.8
16	LittleBigPlanet	SCEA	87	7.9
17	PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe	SCEA	86	8.6
18	Burnout Legends	EA Games	86	8.5
19	Patapon	SCEA	86	8.8
20	God of War: Ghost of Sparta	SCEA	86	7.1
21	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories	Rockstar Games	86	7.9
22	Daxter	SCEA	85	8.9
23	LocoRoco 2	SCEA	85	8.4
24	Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow	SCEA	85	8.8
25	Tetris	EA Mobile	85	9.7

For a complete list of all PSP high (and low) scores, visit Metacritic's PSP section.