Top 5 Open World Games on Psp and Nintendo DS

Consoles and games come and go, but some are here to stay. We’re talking about some old-timers. Nowadays, open-world games are pretty much the norm on every platform. But back when they were not so common, every time one such title was released, it was a big deal. And then it was a whole different struggle to bring those games to portable platforms. Of course, portable consoles were all the rage back then. Specifically, two of the most popular handhelds, the Nintendo DS and PSP.

Many developers and publishers tried to do the impossible. And then fans got some unique games on those portable consoles. The first Nintendo DS and PSP got a number of open-world titles on par with their mainline counterparts. Here are a few of such games.

GTA Vice City Stories (PSP)

What was GTA back then, and what is it today? GTA IV and V changed the landscape of the franchise. And now fans are so close to getting a trailer for GTA 6. But meanwhile, it’s worth looking back at a classic. While it wasn’t Rockstar Games’s first open-world game on PSP, GTA Vice City Stories is so much more than what Liberty City Stories was. This game added a bunch of side content to it, all the while introducing players to a whole new vibrant side of Vice City.

Players could purchase businesses and even manage them in this game. It’s a step up from Liberty Stories in almost every way.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)

This list includes Nintendo games. Of course, it would have a Zelda game on it. This is a unique game, to say the least. It uses pretty much everything that DS has for its controls. For instance, players mostly control the train using the touch screen of the DS. This game takes players back to the overhead camera angle of classic Zelda games. If someone enjoyed Zelda: Wind Waker, they are sure to love Spirit Tracks.

The game also tells a compelling story, and as good as a DS game has any right to look

GTA: Chinatown Wars (PSP and DS)

With this game, Rockstar Leeds takes the series back to the basics. In perspective, at least, the game brought back the overhead camera view to the series. It was set in GTA 4’s rendition of Liberty City, and it looked excellent. Players take the role of the son of an ex-Chinese mafia leader who gets assassinated. He is tasked by his uncle to find their ancestral sword to maintain the balance of power within the family. Players then explore the city, complete side quests, and do substance smuggling missions. All that while trying to uncover who assassinated the protagonist’s father and why.

It was very fun to play, and to this day, it is considered one of the best games on both the PSP and the DS.

Gun (PSP)

A while before Red Dead Redemption launched, a game called Gun made its way to consoles and PCs. Not just mainline consoles, but also the PSP. No doubt it was a watered-down version in many ways, but it was still fun to play. It’s basically an open-world Western action game with multiple hours of story and hours and hours of missions and side missions to tackle.

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The best part is that, besides using low-fidelity visuals, the game is feature-complete on PSP. Players can do all the missions, experience the story, and do pretty much everything possible in its original version.

Driver 76 (PSP)

Yes, a driver game on PSP! Some people thought at launch that the city in this game was not so crowded. But the driving and its gameplay elements are something that one would expect from a typical driver game.

This game even looks better than GTA games on the PSP, and its cars drive somewhat better. The developer Sumo Digital and publisher Ubisoft really put a lot of work into this game’s driving mechanics. Over that, many people have been fans of its way of showing cutscenes to players, through various comic strip-style cutscenes.

If one is out to play some excellent open-world games on their portable consoles, there cannot be a better choice than this.

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