The 10 Best PSP Games (Page 3 of 12)
- March 15, 2007 16:44 PM PST
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9. Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Considering how incredibly complicated and intricate the control scheme is in Syphon Filter PS2 games, it's amazing how well it works in Dark Mirror on the PSP. It's standard terrorist business as usual, but the story doesn't turn you off or take anything away from the gameplay. If anything, it sucks you in deeper.
Dark Mirror's shooting controls are a Godsend on the PSP.
An array of gadgets and vision modes exist, and they're made accessible through the surprisingly easy-to-use controls scheme based on using the left stick to move and the face buttons to aim. The sensitivity mapped to the face buttons is just about right, so it's not jerky like other failed PSP shooters. But the magic left shoulder button links it all together, allowing either scoped view or enemy lock-on that makes taking on a group of baddies unrestrictive.
Almost a year after its release, Dark Mirror still has some of the most robust multiplayer features in a PSP game, which is really not surprising because that was one of the biggest draws in the console series.
