The 10 Best PSP Games (Page 10 of 12)
- March 24, 2008 17:19 PM PST
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2. LocoRoco
GamePro originally gave LocoRoco a relatively moderate review score, but after playing the crap out of this game on several flights to and from Japan, I am officially re-staking it as one of the best PSP game out there. There are many reasons LocoRoco succeeds, but the main ones are simplicity and originality. More than anything, though, LocoRoco emanates fun and provides an emotional gaming experience unparalleled on any other platform.
If you don't love these Rocos, you have no heart.
LocoRoco is so simple, yet incredibly fun and addictive. The unique thing about it is that you don't really control the LocoRocos (ridiculously cute little blobs) at all, only the environment that surrounds them. The way it works is you lead the Rocos through each level by tilting the world left and right to roll them though a series of platform-y obstacles. You can also launch the Rocos and split them up to slide through tight areas.
Because the levels are relatively short, LocoRoco is a great pick-up-and-play PSP game. Its bright, pleasing colors, creative level design, and often challenging puzzles make it a great technical feat. But the emotions you feel toward the Rocos are what really make it a great game. When the Rocos are singing and smiling you feel happy. When they are scared and sad, you feel sad. It's a feat that is rarely accomplished in video games and deserves a heck of a lot of credit when it comes through like it does in LocoRoco.
